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Parents. People of the general Public. Strangers who don't know me and might give a F%$k.
If you want to know if your teenager is messed up or if you may have been messed up, read my blog detailing signs that indicate true issues and indicators of neuroses, et. al.
Note: I do not have a psychology degree. Just 60 credits of psychology, and 60 years of therapy.
If you are still not sure, seek mental help or ask your parents to remind you of how badly they screwed you up. If you still need more clarity and happen to be married, I can assure you.
You were messed up.
Sign #1: Hanging out with Total Dirtbags
I had quite a few jerks I hung out with. Most of these individuals were overage, and had no business hanging out with someone my age. One dude looked like a washed-up, receding hairline version of Meatloaf. His friend was worse. ZZ Top with a pit-stained wifebeater, handlebar mustache, and dirty acid washed Wrangler Jeans.
Need I say more?
If your kid or you are hanging out with total degenerates, chances are you've got low-self-esteem.
Thank me later when you're knee-deep in psychoanalysis.
#2 Dropping Acid Alone
If you were taking drugs by yourself or your kid is, chances are there are some major issues. Drugs are more fun when taken with others I imagine, but I guess I was so depressed taking acid alone became a good idea.
Add ten bonus points and at least an extra three years in therapy if your kid or you took drugs alone while listening to morbid music.
#3 Sign you are Messed up: Low Standards
If your idea of true love was some guy not kicking, hitting, or berating you and calling you a whore, your standards were pretty low. If a guy gave you a simple hug and you fell in love with him on the spot, you had or have, issues.
If You have a complicated relationship with your dad, you earn one antidepressant and at least three family therapy sessions along with your twelve plus years of psychoanalysis.
#4 Signs you were messed up: If You Dressed ugly, but thought it was cute
If you wore some dark depressing clothes or gave yourself some retarded haircut because you felt it would "relate" your true inner self, you were probably a depressed and messed up teenager.
Add one trip to the dreaded psychiatrist if you cut yourself.
#5 Signs You were a Messed Up Teenager
If your sexual partners were over the age of 18 and you were under the age of 15, sign yourself into a mental hospital or "day spa."
Do Not Pass Go.
I hope these signs help you or help someone you love.
Actually, if you are reading this blog and can say you have all five signs, we should just get together and start group therapy.
Actually, if you are reading this blog and have all five signs, and are still alive and kicking, damnit, you deserve a beer and a hug.
Teenagers: It gets better. It does. It does if you want it to. No individual can decide your fate. Only you can. People tried to bring me down, and damn did I live in the muck for awhile, but look at me now.
I special.
I smart.
I purty.
Well, I'm not uber-purty, but I clean up well.
With Chocolate,


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TMZ reports that Brittany Murphy died from cardiac arrest Sunday morning, December 20th. She was 32.
Murphy was discovered unconscious in the shower Sunday morning, and a 911 call was placed at 8:00 AM from a home registered to Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack. Murphy was then rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced "dead upon arrival" two hours later.
Update: 2.11.2010 — In TMZ's continued coverage, the L.A. County Coroner has concluded that Murphy's cause of death was "accidental…caused by 'community acquired pneumonia,' iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication."
And in a follow-up story, TMZ reports that L.A.County Coroner officials say that Murphy's condition was "treatable" and that the primary causes of death were "pneumonia and anemia":
As for the multiple drugs found in her system, we're told they were both prescription, including medicine for cramps, and over-the-counter medications, including cough syrup. Our sources say the drugs "pushed her over the line" but the underlying problems were the pneumonia and anemia.
A fundraiser was planned for February 3rd as a "launch party" for the Brittany Murphy Foundation which the official site says is "dedicated to arts education for children." TMZ says, "Monjack insists the party was simply postponed — but so far, no new date has been set."
I am truly sorry for her loss, and my sympathies go out to her family and friends. I will continue to provide updates on this story as needed.
It was believed that Murphy died of natural causes. Celebuzz.com states that Murphy "had reportedly been suffering from flu-like symptoms in the days prior to her death, and had been vomiting early Sunday morning."
Murphy's mother, Sharon (who found her in the shower Sunday morning) told paramedics that Murphy had a history of hypoglycemia and had been hospitalized in April 2009 for low blood sugar.
TMZ reported Dec. 21st that both Monjack and Murphy's mother Sharon appeared on "The Today Show" to silence rumors that Murphy abused drugs and that she had an eating disorder.
In a Dec. 22nd interview with People.com Murphy's husband Monjack again denied rumors of a drug overdose and anorexia:
He added that his wife of three years did suffer from a heart murmur (mitral valve prolapse), which can cause fatigue, dizziness and irregular heartbeats – but is generally not life threatening. Murphy didn't require medication to treat it, says Monjack. But on Saturday, he says, his wife was ill, resting in bed all day suffering from laryngitis, which the actress treated with herbal tea, ginger and lemon.
"She was on herbal remedies that wouldn't speed up her heart," Monjack says. "There was nothing here that could endanger her; there was prescription medication in the house for her female time and some cough syrup. That was it."
There had been earlier claims that Murphy's health was suspect in the months prior to her death, and that her own alleged erratic behavior and relationship with her husband (who is said to have behavioral problems) had caused difficulties with her work on at least three films. In November 2009, it was rumored that she was fired from the film The Caller, amidst accusations that she and her husband had caused problems on set and even allegations that they were intentionally attempting to "sabotage" the film. A representative for Murphy stated at the time that she was merely "released" from working on the film and had, in fact, "never been fired from a film" but that she left due to "creative differences."
Update: 1.27.2010 — TMZ reports:
The producers of "The Caller" tell TMZ "The decision for Brittany to leave the film was mutual and amicable, and was in fact related to a serious illness in Brittany's family. Any rumors to the contrary are false, and in the circumstances, particularly hurtful."
Monsters and Critics has a related report that Murphy was described as "upbeat" in one of her last public appearances December 3rd at a red carpet event in Los Angeles. She was quoted as saying, "I've been very blessed to have a really great loving husband… I spend more time with my family than anyone else in the world. As far as having a New Year's resolution, I'd love to have a child next year."
FoxNews.com reporter Holly McKay was at the same event and conducted what is reported to be the last known interview with Murphy. "I feel very blessed for everything I have in my life and my family," Murphy said at the time.
On Monday, Dec. 20th, McKay was interviewed by Australia's Daily Telegraph, and said that Murphy was "more than excited" about her New Year's plans to fly to Australia with fellow Happy Feet voice cast member Elijah Wood where they would be reprising their roles recording dialog for Happy Feet 2.
McKay said Murphy "was like a lost little girl" — as though she "seemed to need a friend" and that "she sat very close, spoke softly and kept reaching for my hand":
She was "noticeably distracted" and would stop talking mid-sentence. "One moment we were talking about fashion and Clueless then she opened up about the makeup artist that bleached her eyebrows and burnt them off years ago," McKay said.
Murphy had denied her erratic behaviour was from cocaine abuse. "My worst vice is caffeine," she said. "I can't even take a Sudafed. Can you imagine? My God. I think my heart would explode."
Writer-director René Eram, who had cast Murphy to co-star in his film Shrinking Charlotte (originally scheduled to begin production in January 2010) says in an interview with E! Online that he was "really looking forward" to working with Murphy, and describes her as "professional" and a "perfect fit" for the role, but "very skinny."
"When I met Brittany, she was very impressive and very professional, but I noticed that she had dropped a lot of weight in the last six months," Eram said. "I didn't know or hear anything about eating disorders or anything like that, but I did notice she had lost some weight. She really had a deeper look into the characters she was playing. She was a very perceptive actress who brought a lot to the table as far as creative ideas and different layers of emotions."
"It was all very positive and that's what is so sad for me, to not have her involved in this movie," he says. "This is a great loss of someone I felt was tremendously talented, had a lot to offer and had a long ways ahead of her career-wise."
Murphy was born in Atlanta, GA in 1977, but after her parents divorced two years later she was raised by her mother in Edison, New Jersey. In her early teens, they moved to Los Angeles so she could pursue acting. In a 2003 interview with the Associated Press, Murphy said, "When I asked my mom to move to California, she sold everything and moved out here for me. I was really grateful to have grown up in an environment that was conducive to creating and didn't stifle any of that. She always believed in me."
Murphy found early success landing supporting and principal roles on a number of TV series such as Murphy Brown (1991), Drexell's Class (1991-92), Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1992), Almost Home (1993), Blossom (1993), Party of Five (1994), and Sister, Sister (1994-95).
Her starring role as Tai in Clueless (1995) was a tremendous boost for her career, and she went on to star in more than two dozen feature films, including memorable performances in 8 Mile (2002), Don't Say A Word (2001), and Girl, Interrupted (1999).
But animation fans and voice actor enthusiasts will remember her always from King of the Hill as the voice of Hank Hill's niece, the naive but sweet and loveable Luanne Platter, for which she was thrice-nominated (1997, 2000 and 2004) for an Annie Award for "Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production", and won the award in 2004.
Murphy also had other notable roles in animation: "Tank the 8th grader," a recurring character in Disney's Pepper Ann (1999-2000); the singing penguin "Gloria" in the popular computer-animated feature Happy Feet (2006); and Colleen O'Hallahan, Fry's shared girlfriend and a pivotal character in Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs (2008).
Following Murphy's death, there has been an outpouring of sympathy from fans on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, and many of her co-stars, friends and family are expressing their grief publicly as well:
– Kathy Najimy (via People.com), Murphy's co-star on King of the Hill :
Brittany Murphy was like no other. A bright light. Never a mean or judgmental word, wildly fun, silly, loyal friend. Sweet, funny, smart, unbelievably talented actress and singer. Brilliant, moving body of work. I was lucky enough to know, love and work with her for 15 years. Love to her family and the many many people who adored her and were touched by her. We hope that in honor of her life and in the reflection of her glorious light, the pressures that girls and women face, will fade. Her spirit still soars.
– Ashton Kutcher (via Twitter.com), co-star in Just Married (2003): "[Today] the world lost a little piece of sunshine."
– Alicia Silverstone (via E! Online), co-star in Clueless:
I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm and so sweet. I always felt connected to her as we shared a very special experience in our lives together. I feel love in my heart for her and hope she is at peace.
Popeater.com has collected other statements via Twitter.com from other of Murphy's former co-stars, friends and acquaintances such as Alyssa Milano, Peter Facinelli, and Eliza Dushku.
Murphy's family has released the following statement to The Associated Press: "The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star."
Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, also tells AP, "She was just an absolute doll since she was born. Her personality was always outward. Everybody loved her. She was just talented… And, I loved her very much."
TMZ reported Dec. 21st that Murphy had willed her estate to her mother, Sharon, and reportedly never revised the will to include her husband.
RadarOnline reported Dec. 23rd that Murphy's funeral was scheduled for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th.
Murphy will appear in five more films which were recently released, currently in post-production or will be released soon:
– Deadline [<– official MySpace movie site], a horror flick directed by Sean McConville and starring Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Marc Blucas. Released on DVD December 1st, 2009.
On a related note, TMZ reported Dec. 23rd that DVD kiosk vendor Redbox is working to remove promotional posters for Deadline which show a tragically ironic image of Murphy's character in a bathtub. The distributor for the movie also plans to reissue the DVD with an alternate cover.
– Across the Hall, an indie thriller directed by Alex Merkin and co-starring Brittany Murphy as June. Released on DVD Jan. 19th, 2010. Trailer:
– Abandoned, an indie psychological thriller directed by producer/director Michael Fiefer with Murphy in a leading role and co-starring Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers and Peter Bogdanovich. As of this writing, the movie will be released sometime in 2010 but a specific date has not been announced.
Added: 12.23.2009 — Abandoned director Fiefer talks with People.com about working with Murphy on his film (article includes publicity photo):
Brittany was a pro. When she needed to turn it on, she just threw a switch and she was on. She didn't have to be all method. There was a moment where she needed to cry, and we were kidding around where she actually said she could cry out of one eye and you just had to pick which eye you wanted. She was that good at her craft. So playing frantic came really easy and playing sweet came really easy. It hurts me to hear all this salacious stuff because my experience with Brittany was really one of my best experiences with an actress.
The New York Daily News has a related article with additional publicity photos from the film.
Abandoned movie trailer and preview clip:
– Something Wicked, an indie film directed by producer/director Darin Scott with Murphy in a lead role. No release date has been announced.
– The Expendables, written/directed/starring Sylvester Stallone with a cast of action stars galore: Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, Arnold Schwartzenegger and reportedly even Bruce Willis. It was reported in May 2009 on the film's official blog that Murphy's character was written out of the film; however, a follow-up post in July states that her role was "diminished" and became a "bit part" that ended up being barely more than a cameo. The release date
is currently slated for April 23, 2010 has been pushed back to August 10th, 2010 after it was reported Jan. 5th, 2010 that Stallone was severely injured while filming a fight scene.


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Over the past year and a half Samsung has used probably the biggest differentiation feature for tablets (and very large phones) among all tablet and smartphone manufacturers, including Apple. That feature is of course the S-pen, an active pen that is much more accurate than a capacitive pen, which I've personally found to be barely more usable than your finger, in general.
With rumors about a whole bunch of devices supporting the S-pen this year, this news of Samsung buying 5% of Wacom comes as no surprise. The S-pen was made in partnership with Wacom, which is the best active pen maker on the market, so of course the S-pen is as good as it is. Buying share in Wacom ensures that Samsung will have a long-term relationship with Wacom, and they should be helping them make such pens for years to come.
Contrary to what Steve Jobs said years ago that if you need a stylus, you're doing it wrong, I believe the stylus, or at least active pens are making a come back into the mobile market. The difference between now and then, is that back then those PDA's would've been very hard to use without a pen, and they needed the pens to work properly. But today any touchscreen device works very well without a pen. However, the active pen can be very useful for things like drawing and handwriting.
Some people may like to take notes by writing them down on the screen, as they would if they had a paper notebook, or they like doing school work on these devices in this way, while others like to draw on them, especially people with an eye for drawing and design. So Samsung is really exploring that part of the market.
I think we'll see a lot more Note-like devices in the coming years from Samsung, and all of them from 5" to 10" will probably have an S-pen, especially if the price of the S-pen becomes almost negligible, and they don't have to worry about adding the pen but compromising on other specs, such as using a lower resolution than they should, like in the upcoming Note 8.0.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
14th TSF&VF: Beyond Yangon
I hear much about Burmese cinema, aside from the Southeast Asia Theater Project's foray into the country that's also known as Myanmar.
Sure, I've seen documentaries, like Burma VJ (co-produced by the now-late activist "Sam" Sittipong Kalayanee), about the 2007 democratic uprising, which was an Oscar nominee.
And Mystic Ball.
Or how about Shan at Dawn?
But as far as movies by filmmakers in Burma, I don't get to see many.
So it was interesting to watch the Beyond Yangon package of short documentaries at the 14th Thai Short Film & Video Festival. Not to be confused with John Boorman's 1995 thriller Beyond Rangoon, Beyond Yangon is a selection of shorts from the Yangon Film School, a non-profit organization founded in 2005 by Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison.
The films mainly spotlight the work of other non-governmental organizations doing social work, but the documentaries are also a look at real life all over Myanmar – ordinary folks and their daily lives.
A Farmer's Tale by Lay Thida interviews a former opium-poppy grower
in southern Shan State. A guy who's had some hard knocks – including a stint in Thailand, where he followed a girl, and a hateful stepmother – he's now growing beans and oranges and training others in his village to do the same. He's eeking out a living, supporting his lottery-addicted father and grandmother and has hopes of getting married to an educated young woman in a nearby village.
Other tales of hardscrabble lives are in Beyond the Tsunami by Shin Daewe, which has a woman living in a fishing village on the Ayeyarwaddy Delta telling a hair-raising story of survival in the 2004 tsunami.
And there's a focus on Myanmar's rich arts-and-culture scene.
A Sketch of Wathone by Kyi Phyu Shin is a touching profile of an artist – the painter, sculptor, writer and graphic novelist Wathone. He's a incredibly humble man of modest means but also of great talent and heartfelt sentiment. An oil painting he made of one his cats is not for sale because the cat died of old age, and he'll never paint another one like it.
A Million Threads by Thu Thu Shein is a frenzied look at a 24-hour weaving competition by women seamstresses working traditional manual looms. It has every bit of the thrill of victory as ABC's Wide World of Sports. Though I don't know about the agony of defeat, because the fruits of the loom-workers' labors go to make a saffron garment that's used to wrap around a sacred Buddha and is carried through the streets and hung aloft on a Buddhist monument for all to see. So everyone's a winner. But the top prize is $100, which is a lot of money for ordinary Burmese people.
Like Father, Like Son by Pe Maung Same is a look at dancer-actor Zaw Oo and his theater troupe's performance of the Ramayana. It's a centuries-old tradition, but the performers are doomed to a life of poverty. Yet Zaw Oo's son seems determined to carry on.
Sobering real-life issues come up in My Positive Life by Wai Mar Nyunt, which focuses on a social worker for FXB, an organization that provides support and outreach to people living with HIV. The social worker, who is HIV positive, frankly tells how he came down with the chronic disease, but is full of energy and hope as he teaches others that with proper treatment and precautions, HIV is not a death sentence.
All the documentaries seek to tell the truth, not push an opinion – just present the facts.
Yet perhaps the most controversial, just for its harsh, sad truth, was the last short, Far from Home by Thi Ha Thwe. The director interviews a 13-year-old boy who's working on a farm 500 miles away from his native village, feeding pigs and tending goats, and basically taking care of himself. What kind of circumstances exist when children are compelled to such a lonely existence? Nonetheless, he's a bright and resourceful kid, but knows of little beyond what his slingshot will hit. The director asks him if he'd ever want more for his life, like maybe school, and the boy just shrugs.
The shorts in Beyond Yangon don't get into politics, which is a sensitive topic.
If they did, it would jeopardize the school's ability to continue the work of teaching other filmmakers and supporting eye-opening documentaries.
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Latest Study on Gender Disparity in Art Museum Directorships Shows Gains and Reversals in the March Towards Gender Equity in the Field
While incremental gains were observed, the study shows that women still hold fewer than 50% of directorships, earn less than male counterparts, and typically lead institutions with smaller budgets
The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas today released findings from the second iteration of their gender gap study, which was designed to deepen understanding of the gender disparity in art museum directorships to help AAMD member institutions advance towards greater gender equity. Through a combination of quantitative analysis of 2016 data collected from AAMD member institutions and interviews with female museum directors and executive search consultants who specialize in recruitment for art museums, NCAR and AAMD researchers—led by Zannie Voss, Director, NCAR, and Christine Anagnos, Executive Director, AAMD—examined the ongoing and historical factors of the gender gap in art museum directorships, and compared their findings to those of the previous study, conducted in 2013. While incremental gains have been observed in the last three years, the study found that the gender gap persists: women still hold fewer than 50% of directorships and, on average, earn less than their male counterparts. The study also found that museum type and budget size were influential factors on representation and salary differentials.
In 2016, AAMD conducted a survey of its members, collecting data from 210 respondents that included each institution's operating budget, endowment, the salary of the director (or top leader), the director's gender, and the self-reported museum type (e.g. encyclopedic, contemporary, etc.). Of these 210 museums, 181 also participated in the 2013 survey, allowing for examination of trends. The study sought to answer three main questions: What is the current state of women in art museum directorships? How has the gender gap in art museum directorships shifted in the past three years? What are some factors that may drive the gender gap?
The NCAR and AAMD study had several key findings:
- While men continue to outnumber women in director roles, there has been a 5% increase in female directorships from 2013: women represented 48% of art museum directorships in 2016 (compared to 43% in 2013).
- Women hold the majority of directorships in College/University museums (60%) and Culturally Specific museums (57%). Men hold the majority of directorships at Single Artist (67%), Encyclopedic (59%) and Contemporary (54%) museums.
- There are clear disparities in gender representation depending on operating budget size: the majority of museums with budgets of less than $15 million are run by a female, rather than a male, director. The reverse is true for museums with budgets of over $15 million, where female representation decreases as budget size increases.
- Women are at a salary disadvantage: on average, female directors earned 73 cents for every dollar that male directors earned.
- When segmented by operating budget, the gender disparities are more nuanced:
- For museums with a budget of over $15 million—roughly the top quarter of museums—female directors earned 75 cents for every dollar a male earned, an improvement from 2013, when women earned only 70 cents per dollar earned by a man.
- For the other three-quarters of member museums (those with budgets of less than $15 million), female directors on average earned 98 cents to every dollar earned by a man. This represents a reversal from three years ago, when female directors at these same museums earned an average of $1.01 for each dollar earned by their male counterparts.
- Museum types, which are also tied to budget size, also help reveal salary dynamics at play: some museum types with higher average budgets have less of a salary gap as compared to some museums with lower average budget size. The biggest pay disparity is at Encyclopedic museums, where female directors average only 69 cents for every $1 of their male counterparts, while the smallest gap is at Culturally Specific institutions, where women earn 91 cents for every dollar a male director earns.
Drawing from interviews with executive search consultants and female museum directors, the report also includes a qualitative analysis that examines the personal as well as the institutional barriers in achieving gender equality in the field. Overall, interviewees observed that while progress is incremental, the needle is moving, with changes accomplished through cultural shifts within the field and in broader society, and with the emergence of a new generation of leaders.


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Tracks: Sun Glass B/W B.O.K.
Released: 2014
Label: Matador Records OLE 1072-7
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Pressing Info: 2000? TBC
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Published November 29, 2010
Massachusetts courtrooms would open up to "citizen journalists and bloggers" under new rules proposed by a subcommittee of the Supreme Judicial Court.
"The proposed rule changes are designed to accommodate the changing nature of both journalists and the way news is reported while still maintaining order and decorum in the Massachusetts Courts," reads an overview of the changes.
The proposed changes to Rule 1:19 include:
- Allow laptops and other Internet-connected devices inside courtrooms
- Redefine "news media" to include citizen journalists and bloggers
- Add another video camera position for non-mainstream media
…all subject to a judge's discretion, of course. The rules protect jurors and prospective jurors from photography or recording.
The committee is made up of members of the state and federal judiciary and journalists in print, radio, television and the Web. One member is WBUR's John Davidow, the executive editor of wbur.org, who recently launched a Knight Foundation-funded project called Order in the Court 2.0. The aim of the project is to experiment with new media in Quincy district court.
Project director Joe Spurr and producer Val Wang have been hired to help build a model for other courtrooms that want to open up to new media.
"We're attempting to create an ideal environment for the way a modern courthouse should behave," Joe tells me.
"For instance we're aiming to set up a video stream — high upstream, high-quality camera, and will have a site that's usable where citizens can interact. It could be a hub for any citizen journalist."
The proposed rules are open for public comment until Jan. 28, 2011. You can send comments to Christine Burak at email@example.com.


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BMES is a professional development org for students interested in BME. We host biweekly meetings with guests from companies large and small in the BME field (free pizza included) where they tell us about what they're looking for in employees and what they do on a daily basis. We also have outreach programs with other student orgs, research lab tours all around campus, visits to company facilities in the Madison area, and fun socials where members can get together and have a good time.
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Jason Momoa's solo DC Extended Universe film Aquaman is moving through production and is now scheduled to wrap by the end of the month. Audiences have so far only seen a brief look at Momoa's DC hero, but with Justice League right around the corner, it may not be long before he is a breakout hit. Warner Bros. is surely hoping that will be the case as his solo movie is set to be the first film released after the team-up (and the only DCEU film of 2018).
With Conjuring and Furious 7 director James Wan at the helm and a talented ensemble surrounding Momoa, production on Aquaman began back in May. The Australian based production has been the source of quite a few set photos and videos, but none too terribly revealing. Any chance of those looks coming are continuing to diminish with the film looking to wrap this month.
The Aquaman Shrine - a Twitter account that has closely followed the production of Aquaman - has provided the latest production update. The film will now reportedly skip out on a previously scheduled visit to Sicily (one that many thought could bring the Amazon's into the film), but has allowed them to move up the wrap date to the end of September. No definitive date has been stated yet, but the cast and crew will surely commemorate the wrap as it happens.
Wrapping at the end of September means Aquaman was in principal photography for roughly six months, a schedule that falls in line with DC's previous efforts like Wonder Woman. However, unlike previous productions plagued by doubt and rumors of quality, Aquaman has avoided those, all while Momoa shines in Justice League marketing and as the brief SDCC footage made an impression on attendees.
As production winds down, Aquaman will now begin to turn to post-production work and marketing. The film is still over a year away so Warner Bros. has plenty of time to nail down the final cut of the film once it is wrapped, but with toy designs starting to be revealed, it will not be long before fans begin to ask about the release of a trailer. Since production will wrap about a month and a half before Justice League hits theaters, it is not unrealistic to think the first teaser will arrive in the lead up to Momoa's big "debut." If not, it will surely happen soon after - especially if he is a big hit.
More: Aquaman's Budget is Reportedly $160 Million
Source: The Aquaman Shrine


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It's that part of the year when all official activities would be rounded up for the year and every worker will proceed for a break till next year. As often as this period comes every year, so many workers still struggle to find the appropriate Christmas gift to buy for their boss. What is the best Christmas gift to get for my boss? Is it appropriate to buy Christmas gift for my boss and his wife? Or I should just buy for my boss and his family? And if I must, what is the appropriate gift for them? All these runs through your mind for mind.
I know your boss has been good to you all the way, and it's a good thing to show gratitude and appreciation as everyone is going home for the year. Yet, you have to note these important points:
* Don't feel pressured into spending huge amount of money on anything you can't afford to get a Christmas gift for your boss.
*Don't give an extravagant gift to your boss to show appreciation. Even if you have the money, don't buy him a car, a laptop or something extremely expensive.
* Giving some material thing does not give your boss the same jolt of happiness that verbalizing and expressing gratitude does.
Yeah…you don't have to break the bank before you can get your boss a very thoughtful gift for the year. You just have to spend within your limit and he/she will appreciate you. In case you are considering giving your boss a gift in this year Christmas, here is idea on how to get him/her a thoughtful gift.
1) Get Your Boss A Customized Frame As A Christmas Gift: You don't need to think of placing an order from the internet. Just get something within your locality and get it customized for them. No doubt, everyone wants a gift that tells them they are special.
For your boss, a thank you customized wall frame will be nice. Use the frame to tell your boss that you appreciate what he/she has done for you over the past year, and that you feel lucky to be working for him/her. Imagine the joy of seeing that frame being hanged in his office when you resume back to work.
2) Get Him/her A Personalized Coffee Mug: Almost everyone takes coffee in office, so get him a nice personalized coffee mug with his name engraved. He/she will really appreciate that and will not hesitate to consider it for a usage as soon as you resume office next year.
3) Get Him An Hamper: A covered big basket packaged with some special gift there in will also be wonderful. It could be a hamper of wine, a hamper of clothes or a collection of some special wonderful gift for him.
Getting an appropriate Christmas gift for your boss in office is a great idea to appreciate and show gratitude to your boss. It will also strengthen your relationship with them.
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I want to be too cool for a post like this. Like I'm so above it and CARPE YOLO over here that turning 30 doesn't even register on my meter of worthy thoughts. But the truth is that it does. It falls right between "oh my gosh, do I have enough k-cups to get through the week" and "oh my gosh, am I doing anything important with my life at all?"
So you know… towards the middle of my priority list.
I have to be careful with making lists like this because I'm a chronic obsessor over future things. I've always been very good at telling you what my life should look like in the eventual Nirvana of Someday. But now? Well who cares about NOW? Now doesn't matter. Now is just something I have to slog through until I get to that eventual serenity and wholeness of self.
I actually made a 30-Before-30 list when I was a freshman in college. I found it last year, crumpled beneath a stack of half-filled moleskines.
I was amazed by how many things I'd crossed off the list:
Of course, I never planned for the following things to be on there:
Looking back, it's possible the experiences on the second list made me more of who I am today (a person I mostly like most of the time) than the experiences on the first aspirational list.
Takeaway Lesson For You: Make no plans in life, just run around making terrible decisions because that's what's going to make your life interesting when you eventually succumb to the inevitability of death!
No, no, wait, that's not what I meant to say. Life is wonderful and amazing and full of light and wonder.
Shit. Not that either. Maybe I don't mean to say anything at all, other than life is weird and fascinating and messy and annoying and mostly uninteresting until it's passed you by and you look back with weird nostalgia and think "aww! I would give anything to trade my current misery for that past misery!"
Back to the Now. The NOW in which I write this post (which could have been months ago, for all you know—I'm sneaky like that). Right now, I'm not even sure I'm going to make it to my 30th birthday (which is April 26th 2016 BTW, send gifts and also never forget Cherynobyl) because we can never really be sure of anything, right? So I'm going to try and not even think about what life should look like at that point. Instead, I will focus on what my life should look like right now.
So Here's the rest of my 30 Before 30 List:
And to take myself mildly serious for a minute/CARPE YOLO:
I've got a few months left, you guys. There's no telling what I might accomplish with that much Netflix streaming capacity and wine-metabolizing potential. I hope you'll stick around for the ride.
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Outrage on Michelangelo's David
In most the Western world Michelangelo's David is considered one of the greatest pieces of art ever chiseled from stone by the hand of man. In Abilene, Texas it is considered offensive and causing a neighborhood to take up arms.
A new family moved to the neighborhood and they brought with them a knock-off of David with them, which they placed in front of their home. And now the good people of Abilene are having the vapors, fanning themselves with a fury to avoid fainting, and considering how to make these people remove the offending statue.
One woman was complaining because, "It's there. It's right there." Another told reporters that art belongs in museums, not someplace where people will have to look at it.
One horrified matron of decency says the statue caused her child to ask "Mom, what is that, uh...what can you tell a child if you haven't talked about sex yet?" I should point out that this mother apparently has an incredibly stupid child, in the next sentence she referred to the child as "him." Apparently her son doesn't know what a penis is, which, no doubt, make urination something of a challenge. I guess the poor boy spends hours pointing his ears at the urinal, or perhaps bending over the toilet with his mouth open.
I should also note the mentality of these people in that they automatically equate nudity to sex. Clue: most people are not having sex while nude and one can have sex without being nude. Though I suspect such things would be illegal in the Theorcratic Republic of Texas.
Even the comment about leaving art in museums is disingenuous in Texas. Ms. Sydney McGee had been teaching art for 28 years. She organized a trip to the Dallas Museum of Art for students. In all 89 students, 5 teachers, 12 parents and one lecturer from the museum accompanied the children. Guess what? One of the poor, pure, little darlings saw a nude statue and was corrupted for eternity, gave their soul over to Satan and rushed out to rape illegal immigrants of the same sex, while marrying 32 wives and fornicating with sheep. Okay, maybe he just saw the statue and told his hysterical, brain-dead parents.
The next day Ms. McGee was verbally bashed by the principal. A few days later the school board suspended her. And then they sent out a notice to the lynch mob, I mean the parents, saying that she would not be allowed to transfer to any other school, nor would her contract be renewed, in addition a new art teacher will be hired, presumably one that will not allow the children to actually see art. School officials won't reveal who complained or which piece of art got their heart beating so violently. After the sacking became news school officials started retroactively finding reasons for termination that were unrelated to the "statue" incident.
In Lubbock, Texas police arrested eight members of the Chippendales dancers. Police attended their performance and waited until a dance routine included a "pelvic thrust," which was then described as "simulating sex."
In Texas a clerk who sells a dildo and actually calls the item a dildo can be tried, and if convicted, forced to register as a sex offender. However, if they sell the same item and call it a "safe sex demonstration device" then it is legal. Really! Do we want a sex offender's list that includes dildo clerks as people that appear on flyers warning the neighbors to protect their kids. For some of the antics that comes out of a fundamentalist controlled state view the excerpt below. Oh, and by the way, I saw two news stations in Texas cover the store about the David statues. Both felt it necessary to have the groin of the statues blocked from view.
To illustrate how the fundamentalist Christian thinks, or doesn't, let me turn to well-known fundamentalist writer Tim LaHaye and his poison pen book The Battle for the Mind, which allegedly exposes the humanist conspiracy to turn Americans into perverts and communists. LaHaye wrote about Michelangelo's David. I quote him:
The giant replica of Michelangelo's magnificent David stands nude, overlook that beautiful city. Quite naturally, this contradicts the wisdom of God, for early in Genesis, the Creator follow man's folly by giving him animal skins to cover his nakedness... The Renaissance obsession with nude 'art form' was the forerunner of the modern humanist's demand for pornography in the name of freedom. Both resulted in the self-destructive lowering of moral standards.
I guess that is where I part company the most with the moralistic pricks in Christian fundamentalism. For them "moral standards" are defined by things like nudity and what people do with their genitals in private. For me moral standards are defined by who you treat others, whether you respect their rights to their own lives, liberty and property. So I don't get upset by statues of David, even cheap concrete knock-offs but I do get upset when people hurt one another. Fundamentalists don't mind hurting people, its sexual pleasure that offends them. I wish they would crawl back into the caves from which they emerged, and take their theology and petty, tyrannical, mythological Jehovah with them.


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The ion pistol was a type of ion gun that fired ion energy instead of blaster bolts. This type of energy disrupted electrical systems, making it an effective weapon against droids, vehicles, electronic devices, and cybernetically enhanced creatures. It was designed to be much more portable and less cumbersome than the ion rifle. Unlike the ion rifle, this weapon could be operated one-handed. The weapon was typically available for a cost of 250 credits.[1]
Variants of the ion pistol included the ion stunner pistol which could disable electronic devices and security doors. Another variant was the DEMP Ion Pistol.
Jawas carried ion pistols to disable droids and other electronics during their scavenging operations.[3] A number of races, such as Jawas and Squibs, created ion pistols from scrap droid parts and blasters to assist in their capture of droids for refurbishing and selling. Often of shoddy quality, these weapon weighed considerably more than standard ion pistols and were said to have sometimes exploded in the user's hands.[2]
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How can the cycling product industry grow by 20%?
How can the cycling product industry continue to grow? The answer is pretty simple really. It comes down to understanding:
- The nature of the market
- What consumers want
- Why the two have struggled to connect
Here's my analysis.
The cycling industry's product-focused DNA
First. We have the cycling product industry. Stand up Mr Trek, Mr Specialised and Mr Giant and Mrs Giant. Professional. Quality. Design. Marketing Machines.
For these brands, their strength and their achilles heel are the same: the focus on the product and the disconnect with the point of sale.
Notwithstanding the attempts 'humanise' their awesome products, you just have to ask yourselves when did they 'discover' these customers called 'women'.
I don't know if you have heard of women, but I have been told they might actually be 50 percent of your market. And they might also make many of the purchasing choices for new riders (aka kids!).
Yes, Trek has its TrekTavel and the ProjectOne. Giant has its Liv program. However, I think their DNA is still about the product.
This isn't helped by the (until recent) lack of vertical control at the point of sale. The brands were somewhat divorced from helping to understand and shape their customer's experience.
Apologies if this is harsh. While I will admit to exaggerating for effect, the point is still largely valid. And if you don't believe me, have a look at industry growth of product over the past 15 years.
While there has been some upturn, given that cycling is meant to be the 'new golf', where is the growth?
Customers want experiences first, products second
The cycling product industry was up until (and for some still largely is) all about product. But for customers, the fundamental driver is not the product. It is the experience. And hence growth has been constrained by this disconnect.
Fortunately, there is an answer where we all win.
The answer is what I have termed the cycling experience industry. This refers to the self-guided and guided rides people have, and the industry of for-profit and not-for-profit providers that support them. This is where the fun, the experience happens.
This is the true DNA of cycling. This is an ecosystem of providers and contributors working in a somewhat haphazard and disjointed manner to provide the opportunity to experience a ride.
Unlike the product industry it is largely under-served. There are great providers and awesome experiences, but it struggles from a lack of business-to-business and government-to-business coordination.
Responding to the disconnect
This is where CycleLifeHQ comes in. Our vision is to make cycling better for everyone.
If we are successful, we will help create better quality riding experiences. We also believe we will have the data analytics to help the cycling product industry grow.
We'll have data on where the cycling hot spots are. Data on what people want to do. Data to help local communities identify and address gaps in their customer experiences.
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The Tefal Toast n' Bean - Revolutionise meal times with the Toast n' Bean, a unique toaster which cooks ½ a tin of baked beans at the same time as it makes tasty toast.
- Slices: 2
- Muffin Compatible: Yes
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- Cord storage: Yes
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- Material: Plastic
- Colour: Black
- Power: 1200W
- Frozen Bread setting: Yes
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- Capacity: 1/2 tin beans
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Litfuse Review: The Curiosity Keeper by:Sarah E. Ladd
About the Book:
"It is not just a ruby, as you say. It is large as a quail's egg, still untouched and unpolished. And it is rumored to either bless or curse whomever possesses it."
Camille Iverness can take care of herself. She's done so since the day her mother abandoned the family and left Camille to run their shabby curiosity shop on Blinkett Street. But when a violent betrayal leaves her injured with no place to hide, Camille has no choice but to accept help from the mysterious stranger who came to her aid.
Jonathan Gilchrist never wanted to inherit Kettering Hall. As a second son, he was content working as a village apothecary. But when his brother's death made him heir just as his father's foolish decisions put the estate at risk, only the sale of a priceless possession—a ruby called the Bevoy—can save the family from ruin. But the gem has disappeared. And all trails lead to Iverness Curiosity Shop—and the beautiful shop girl who may or may not be the answer to his questions.
Curious circumstance throws them together, and an intricate dance of need and suspicion leads the couple from the seedy backwaters of London to the elite neighborhoods of the wealthy to the lush, green Surrey countryside—all in the pursuit of a blood-red gem that collectors will sacrifice anything to possess.
Caught at the intersection of blessings and curses, greed and deceit, two determined souls must unite to protect what they hold dear. But when a passion that shines far brighter than any gem is ignited, each will have to decide how much they are willing to risk for their future, love, and happiness.
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Camille Iverness doesn't need anyone to take care of her and she's proven that time and time again. With her mother gone and her family's curiosity shop to run, she doesn't have time to day-dream or dilly-dally. When her father trades for many fancy treasures, she believes they will finally sink completely. But little does she know her life is about to change abruptly.
Jonathan Gilchrist is to inherit Kettering Hall, whether he likes it our not. His dream is to be a village apothecary and nothing more, but his brother's death changes that completely. Jonathan feels he must help his family in any way possible. So when, his father calls on him to find a stolen ruby, he is lead to a small curiosity shop. Where he finds a pretty girl in a whole lot of trouble.
Camille finds herself thrown into a whirlwind of trouble with only a stranger to help. As everyone races to find the expensive gem, Jonathan and Camille protect all they love, if they expect to make it out in one piece.
The Curiosity Keeper is book one in the Treasures of Surrey series. I love Sarah E Ladd's books. I've read every single one and loved them all. I'm so excited she is beginning another series and I had a chance to read this book. I can't wait to read another!
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An old car with a smooth condition successfully drawing attention in a community event in Los Angeles. Yes, this old car was ever used by Adolf Hitler, the leader of NAZI, ie a 1941 Mercedes-Benz W150 Grosser 770K Offener Tourenwagen.
This antique car is owned by William Lyon, a veteran aged 92. General Lyon is a man enjoying a well-earned and well-funded retirement. A pilot who flew in the second world war and Korea and later ran the air force reserve, he has loved planes and automobiles since he was a young man. But not until he made his fortune as a developer could the general indulge his mechanical passions in the manner he does today.
|1941 Mercedes-Benz W150 Grosser 770K Offener Tourenwagen, a Hitler's car when he visit to Finland. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LbLrSV)
As reported by the Guardian on Monday, September 14, 2015, remarkably, despite aging this car is still smooth and sleek. The old car is recorded several times brought Hitler during his visit to Finland on June 1942. Usually, the car was used by him for the purposes to go or leave the airport.
|Left front 'suicide' door of 1941 Mercedes-Benz W150 Grosser 770K Offener Tourenwagen. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LbLrSV)
Because became a vehicle for very important person such as Hitler in its heyday, so the vehicle has several high-level security facilities. It can be seen from the car body is made of steel with a thickness of ¾-inch and together with the 1½-inch-thick window glass.
|The massive steering wheel of 1941 Mercedes-Benz W150 Grosser 770K Offener Tourenwagen. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LbLrSV)
This car was specifically designed for Hitler and able to withstand the explosions of grenades and landmines. Because it uses thick steel material, and no wonder that the car weighs up to five tonnes.
There is a unique story that this car had trouble finding a tire that can withstand a weight of five tons. In fact, according to Lyon, it took about 15 years for them to get a qualified tires. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE GUARDIAN]
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Most of us who live in the United States should know who John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan was, but when we fly into other airports, such as Lambert or Dulles, do we really know who those people were and what they did to deserve the name of an airport? It is time for an AvGeek history lesson, folks.
Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C.: John Foster Dulles
Dulles Airport, located in Washington D.C., is the Capitol's international gateway. The airport is named after John Foster Dulles, who, in 1953, was appointed 52nd Secretary of State. Dulles was appointed under President Eisenhower. In order to suppress Soviet power, Dulles is famous for creating alliances with other nations. He also strongly opposed communism and did what he could to prevent it . In 1954, Time Magazine named Dulles "Man of the Year." In 1959, after his death, Dulles was awarded the Medal of Freedom and the Sylvanus Thayer award. On November 17th, 1962, John F. Kennedy dedicated Dulles Airport to John Foster Dulles. The name has not changed since.
LaGuardia Airport, Queens, New York: Fiorello H. La Guardia
One of New York's busiest airports, LaGuardia, is named after a major figure in NYC's history, Fiorello H. La Guardia. From 1934-1945, La Guardia served as one of New York's mayors. In 1915, he began his political career as Deputy Attorney General of New York. Later, in 1934, he became the mayor of New York with a strong agenda. He wanted to reform the city and continue to make it flourish even during times of Great Depression. Due to his devotion to the city, officials decided to change the name of the new airport, originally called New York Municipal Airport–LaGuardia Field, to LaGuardia Airport. Additionally, when the airport was being built, La Guardia was currently mayor, which played a factor in the naming process.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois: Edward O'Hare
Chicago's main international and domestic hub, Chicago O'Hare (ORD), is named after Edward O'Hare. Born in 1914 and later joining the military in 1973, O'Hare was a true wartime aviator. In fact, he was the first to become a Navy flying ace. He also was the first member of the Navy to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II. These awards come after his heroism when O'Hare shot down a bomber approaching an aircraft carrier. Later, after O'Hare's aircraft was lost, a writer for the Chicago Tribune believed that officials should name Chicago's Orchard Depot Airport after Edward. They did and in 1949, Orchard Depot Airport was named Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Today, his legacy lives on with a replica of O'hare's Grumman F4F-3 displayed post security in terminal 2.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore, Maryland: Thurgood Marshall
Born on July 2nd, 1908, Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was the first African-American justice. Marshall is notable for his achievements in assisting in the desegregation of public schools. Before being nominated to the supreme court, Marshall served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was born in Baltimore and went to Frederick Douglass High School in which he graduated one year early. Following high school, he has a successful career in law. On October 1, 2005, Baltimore/Washington International Airport is renamed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Marshall's honor.
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport: Albert Bond Lambert
Once a bustling domestic hub for Trans World Airlines (commonly known as TWA), Lambert has diminished into the shadows of its former self. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was established mainly due to the efforts of Albert Bond Lambert, a former Major in the U.S. Army. Receiving his pilots license in 1911, Lambert learned to fly with the Wright Brothers. In 1920, Lambert leased 170 acres of land from a St. Louis County farmer, having the acreage cleared, graded and drained at his own expense. By 1923, the Major had talked the International Air Races into coming to the city, along with establishing business relations with the Missouri National Guard and Robertson Aircraft (which later merged with Douglas Aircraft). While walking through the terminals today at Lambert Airport, one may not see anything recognizing Major Lambert, however the airport is named after him in honor of the work he did to assist in making St. Louis a major player in the aerospace industry.
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Panaji: A magistrate's court in Panaji on Friday remanded Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president Chetan Dessai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla in a one-day police custody after they were arrested for an alleged fraud.
Their bail applications would be heard on Saturday.
While Dessai and Phadke were admitted in Goa Medical College and Hospital after complaining of high blood pressure after their arrest last evening, Mulla spent the night in the police custody.
The Economic Offences Wing of Goa police on Thursday arrested them for alleged misappropriation of over Rs 3 crore belonging to the GCA.
The EOW had filed an FIR against the trio on 3 June after GCA life member Vilas Desai filed a complaint accusing Chetan Dessai and the other two of forging signatures and opening bank accounts to siphon off the association's money.
They allegedly opened accounts between 23 October, 2006, and 23 May, 2008, when GCA was headed by Dayanand Narvekar, Dessai was its secretary and Phadke the treasurer.
They prepared forged documents as well as a resolution of GCA and submitted it to the Development Credit Bank to open an account and then encashed a cheque of Rs 2.87 crore given by BCCI to the GCA, the complaint says.
The three are further alleged to have forged signatures and withdrawn Rs 26 lakh from the Federal Bank on the pretext of making payment to a sports goods company called 'Hako Enterprise'.
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Albert Cuyp Market
The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on the Albert Cuypstraat between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, in the De Pijp area of the Oud-Zuid district of the city. The street and market are named for Albert Cuyp, a painter from the 17th century.
The market began as an ad hoc collection of street traders and pushcarts. By the beginning of the 20th century, this had become so chaotic that in 1905, the city government decided to set up a market, at first only held on Saturday evenings. In 1912, the market became a daytime market open six days a week. Originally the street was accessible while the market was taking place, but more recently the street has been completely closed off to traffic during market hours.
The product selection at the market varies from the traditional range of vegetables, fruit and fish to clothing and even cameras. There are many products sold that are of interest to the city's residents of Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish, and Moroccan origin, giving the market and neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel.
The market is the busiest in all of the Netherlands and is reputedly the largest daytime market in Europe. It is also an important tourist attraction. The famous Dutch Stroopwafels are prepared fresh here.
Also popular are the many ethnic restaurants and bars that are found behind the market stalls.
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Coordinates: 52°21′21.5″N 4°53′43.3″E / 52.355972°N 4.895361°E
External links[edit]
- Market page (in English)
- Market page (in Dutch)
Further reading[edit]
100 Jaar Albert Cuyp Markt, Marcella van der Weg en Maria Douwes. Uitgeverij Bas Lubberhuizen, Amsterdam (2005). (in Dutch)
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Pelosi: 'It's All About Fairness in Our Country'
October 19, 2010
by Jonathon M. Seidl
Speaking at a United Steelworkers event on Monday, Nancy Pelosi railed against the wealthy and income inequality in America:
"We're talking about addressing the disparity of income where the wealthy people continue to get wealthier and some other people are falling out of the middle class when we want to bring many more people into the middle class.
But that disparity is not just about wages alone, that disparity is about ownership and equity. It's all about fairness in our country," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said to the United Steelworkers on Monday.
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Pelosi Event Protested In Pittsburgh
Oct 18, 2010
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attended an event in Pittsburgh.
While she was met with cheers on the inside, outside a group of people protested.
Pelosi spoke to female, mostly Democrat, union steelworkers. She told the audience the country could not go back to what she called the failed policies of the Bush administration.
"The Republicans say if they took over, they would go back to the exact same agenda," she said. "We are not going back. We are not going back."
She said Pennsylvania would be one of the most important states in the upcoming election.
Meantime, KDKA's Jon Greiner reports a small group of protestors taunted Pelosi supporters in the convention center, saying it's time for Democrats to stop blaming the Bush administration for current economic troubles.
"If Obama really wanted to do something, he could do something and he's not doing it," Cheryl Whitehouse, a protestor, said. "He's making it worse as far as I'm concerned and [Pelosi's] not helping matters."
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