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I love to work with committed and productive entrepreneurs to grow their businesses without blowing themselves up. Part of that equation is to help them to look a the activities that help attract more quality clients and have productive work time so that they can have a great inspiring personal life, which includes spending time doing the things that they love to do that fill them up and makes life worth living. How does that sound to you?
Another thing that I have noticed is that there is nothing more frustrating for an entrepreneur or business owner to think that they know what their ideal client is and to discover that they have not a clue and are spending real cash money not gaining any traction in their business.
When I go through the exercise of helping my clients discover their ideal client, I perceive there is a misconception that if the business owner only focuses on one particular segment of their market place that it will result in less sales or clients for them. In fact, the opposite is true.
Energetically, if your attention is so scattered, you are shotgunning your ideal market place with so many messages about what you do, what actually happens is that you make no meaningful connections with anyone. How frustrating is that? For you? Also for the clients who really need your special brand of services and awareness?
A few years back, determined to be more adept at talking about my business in a meaningful way. I hired a professional coach to assist me with creating my signature talk. One of the exercises in the program was to stand on stage and connect with the true audience for my message. It was a profound experience. The message I received was that if I didn't get out there and connect with my "tribe" of people, that they would simply never get what they were truly looking for. They would go years without my assistance and struggle without it. It would make me selfish for not giving it my all. Since then I have done everything I could to connect with my clients so that they could find me and engage with me no matter where I was in the world.
Today's marketplace is global and our clients could be looking for us from anywhere. So what do we do? Let's get to work! Get out your journal or open evernote.
Here are a few important questions to ask about your ideal client:
What is the name of your ideal coaching client? (personalize your ideal client by giving her a name)
How old is she? What generation is she?
Is she in a relationship or out of a relationship?
Kids or no kids? Grandkids?
A Career or Retired?
Write out 4 to 6 words for the energy you bring to the table in the transformation that she will make by working with you?
When she has all of these things who will she be then? (give her a new name)
What are the words that are "hot" or "POP"?
Tap into (new name) and what she would like to be and to know about the planet and what her gifts are… how is her family changed? How is her personal life changed? How are her relationships changed? What does she eat differently? What does she do differently?
Connecting with your ideal client is a personal journey.
What do you get out of the relationship with the pre-transformation client and post-transformation client? What is your "win" besides "helping her"? How do you feel?
Why is it important to you to continue this work? How does it "fill you up"? In my opinion, for any work to be sustainable, there must be a component (or even all of it) that fills up your soul.
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Is Sewing Good for You?
Sewing is among the DIY projects practiced by people all over the world. Not long ago, stitching was in the category of an old lady's job, but thanks to technology things are different. You can now buy a portable sewing machine for simple sewing projects at home. You can even teach your kid the amazing art. If you have not yet started sewing for whatever reasons, this article will try to convince you to start by giving you some benefits of sewing. Read on.
It Is a Good Way to Spend Time with Your Family
Sewing is fun when the whole family is involved. Well, if someone does not like it, please do not force it on them but you will be lucky if all your family members come on board. You can, for example, come up with a project with your daughters. You can tackle something as simple as fixing shirt buttons. If you notice that they are interested, you can now teach them more ambitious projects like sewing seat covers or making their torn clothes. What a fantastic way to spend time and impact the life of your children.
Stress Reliever
Sewing involves focusing on a particular task for long. It can be a good way of forgetting the ups and downs experienced during the day. By the end of the project, you will have calmed down and gotten peace of mind. You see, it is not only an excellent way to relieve stress, but you will be doing something productive at the same time. Do not hip yourself with many projects because it might turn put stressing than relieving.
It Allows You to Be Creative
Irrespective of whether you are a beginner or experienced, sewing opens the doors for you to become creative. Yes, you can think of anything and bring it to life. Some people go as far as redesigning their clothes. When you learn sewing, boredom times will be over because you can think and do something productive during your free time.
It Is a Way of Saving Money
Think of it this way, instead of buying new clothes, how about you start making your own? Instead of throwing that shirt, how about making it into something else you can wear? You can get ideas from YouTube videos and DIY blogs. If you are the type that likes altering their clothes, how about you do it yourself instead of paying someone? All the above are ways to spend less and save more.Tags: Sewing, Sewing projects

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Accommodation trading is a strategy that involves the cooperation of two or more investors in creating a transaction that involves the sale of assets at below market prices, with a subsequent repurchase of those same assets at the purchase price at an agreed-upon future date. This process, sometimes known as a wash sale, makes it possible for an investor to realize a capital loss, which in turn means a deduction on taxes. While this particular approach is legal in some jurisdictions around the world, there are nations that have imposed regulations that either limit or forbid this type of activity. In addition, some brokers will not participate in this type of arrangement, considering it to be unethical.
In order to understand the way that accommodation trading functions, consider the case of an investor who needs to sell an asset at a loss in order to lower his or her overall tax burden. That investor will find a buyer who agrees to buy the asset for a price that is roughly a third of the current market value, hold onto the asset for a period of several months, then sell the asset back to the original owner. In order for the sale to be considered a wash, it must be even, meaning that the buyer sells the asset back at the same price he or she paid for it at the beginning of the accommodation trading deal.
Both parties stand to benefit from accommodation trading. The seller is able to secure the capital loss and obtain a tax break that saves a fair amount of money. At the same time, the buyer has use of the asset for the agreed-upon time frame and will also receive any dividends or interest payments on the asset that are realized during the period in which he or she holds that asset. Under the best of circumstances, both parties are able to complete the final phase of the accommodation trading and walk away from the deal having gained the benefits that both hoped to achieve.
There are some potential drawbacks to accommodation trading. For the buyer, the asset may fail to perform as anticipated, resulting in less of a return from the strategy than anticipated. Should that fall in market value reach a certain point before the seller files his or her tax returns, this could also mean that a greater tax break would have occurred if the asset had not been sold, effectively defeating the entire purpose for the trading activity. Owing to the fact that some in the investment community frown upon accommodation trading in general, and the potential risks involved in the activity, it is often a good idea to find other ways to manage the tax burden.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Ahn, Gail-Joon
- 1 Arizona State University
- 1 Doupe, Adam
- 1 Huang, Dijiang
- 1 Rubio-Medrano, Carlos Ernesto
- 1 Santanam, Raghu
- 1 Zhao, Ziming
- 1 English
- 1 Public
- Computer science
- Derivation
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- 1 Attribute
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- Dwarf Galaxies as Laboratories of Protogalaxy Physics: Canonical Star Formation Laws at Low Metallicity
- Evolutionary Genetics of CORL Proteins
- Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19
- Deep Domain Fusion for Adaptive Image Classification
- Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment
Access control has been historically recognized as an effective technique for ensuring that computer systems preserve important security properties. Recently, attribute-based access control (ABAC) has emerged as a new paradigm to provide access mediation by leveraging the concept of attributes: observable properties that become relevant under a certain security context and are exhibited by the entities normally involved in the mediation process, namely, end-users and protected resources. Also recently, independently-run organizations from the private and public sectors have recognized the benefits of engaging in multi-disciplinary research collaborations that involve sharing sensitive proprietary resources such as scientific data, networking capabilities and …
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Lusine Remixed
Jeff McIlwain (a.k.a. Lusine) already impressed us with 2004's Serial Hodgepodge full-length and a series […]
Jeff McIlwain (a.k.a. Lusine) already impressed us with 2004's Serial Hodgepodge full-length and a series of 12"s. His sound has been meticulously crafted to equally emphasize the precise quirk of IDM and the dancing compulsion of techno, but now the time has come for a remix album.
Robag Wruhme, Apparat, and several other high profile artists have tackled an assortment of particularly representative tracks that provide each artist the raw material to move in different directions, while producing a record that comes together on its own.
Podgelism is out March 20, 2007 on Ghostly.
1. Drip (Apparat remix)
2. Make It Easy (John Tejada remix)
3. Flat (Lusine remix)
4. Flat For You (Matthew Dear remix)
5. Still Frame (Lusine remix) – THE FOLLOWING TRACK IS AVAILABLE FOR
6 Auto Pilot (Deru remix)
7. Flat (Cepia remix)
8. The Stop (Robag Wruhme remix)
9. Everything Under the Sun (Lawrence remix)
10. Flat (Dimbiman feat. Cabanne remix)
11. Falling In (Lusine remix)
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Yes, I got up at 4 A.M.
Yes, I got up at 4 A.M. this morning to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate.
Did you?
How could I not? I LOVE weddings! AND it's a royal wedding!
I have to say, I loved Kate's dress and its simplicity.
I was quite surprised her dress was able to remain a secret until the revealing moment in this day and age of technology and up to the minute news.
And how about those hats? Definitely saw some
weird interesting ones. Some were nice, don't get me wrong, but others were… not my taste? I thought it was interesting that pretty much 99% of the women that they showed were wearing a hat at the wedding.
Here's to hoping for a long and happy marriage for the two of them!
P.S. Don't forget to leave me a comment below on your thoughts! As always, I'd love to hear from you.
3 responses to "Yes, I got up at 4 A.M."
Ms. Blasé says :
I love weddings too, but this event was hyped up to the moon. The media got so insanely obsessive that by the time today arrived, I was already sick of it and purposely avoided television. Hopefully, all of the hoopla will die down soon so that life can resume as normal. That being said, I do wish them the best.
Carrie says :
I loved her dress. So fun to watch the wedding on TV. I remember my mom watching Prince Charles and Princess Di get married when I was little so it was fun to watch.
Misha says :
"99% of the women that they showed were wearing a hat at the wedding"

They had to! It was part of the royal protocol for women's dress code.


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"It surprised me how close everyone got, despite our differences."
Am I eligible to join?
If you live in any borough of NYC and are in grades 10-12, you are eligible! The only other thing you'll need is to find a teacher at your school who can "nominate" you and be your advisor. This just means they'll check in with you at school- they won't need to come with you to workshops.
What are the Fall 2019 workshop dates?
Applications for Fall 2019 have closed. Check back the last week of January for Spring 2020 applications!
Wait. What if I'm not "dramatic" or a "poet?"
Not a problem. The great thing about storytelling, actually, is that there's no right way to be or perform– it's just about being yourself. If you're quiet and shy, you can tell a quiet/shy story. If you like doing imitations when you tell your stories, do those.
What is a Moth story?
A Moth story is a true personal story that you tell live to an audience, without notes. It can be about anything that has happened in your life– big or small, as long as it mattered to you or changed you in some way. It's usually about 5 or 6 minutes long.
Where will All City SLAM Team meet, and how will I get there?
We'll meet at the Moth Office (known as the Moffice), at 75 Broad Street, in the Financial District. We'll give you a Metrocard so that you can make it every week.
Will there be snacks?
Yes. Lots of them, plus lunch. Every time.
I have more questions. Who can I ask?
Ask us! Email email@example.com with any questions at all.
"It's not what you think it's going to be. It's going to be so much better."


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The results are in for our latest Coin Update poll, which asked readers to vote for their favorite modern commemorative silver dollar. Following a long neck-and-neck race with the 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Silver Dollar, the 1999 Yellowstone National Park Silver Dollar came out ahead with 26% of the vote. In the end, the Yellowstone dollar gained just 27 more votes than the Buffalo commemorative for an overall difference of only 1%.
It's not surprising that these visually impressive and popular issues continue to rouse the enthusiasm of commemorative collectors, but these results are interesting in that the Yellowstone victory runs contrary to the story told by the sales figures. The U.S. Mint sold 500,000 American Buffalo Proof and Uncirculated silver dollars in 2001, making it one of the most successful modern commemoratives. They continue to command a high premium years later on the secondary market — a quick glance at offerings on eBay shows that, on the low end, these issues are selling for around three times their original $30 retail cost.
The Yellowstone dollars saw above-average demand when they were released in 1999, ultimately garnering orders for 270,158 Proof and Uncirculated coins. Unlike the Buffalos, however, sales did not near the half-million-coin maximum. The comparative scarcity these issues now enjoy might drive up prices in some cases, but the Yellowstone dollar can still be purchased for its original issuing price with relative ease.
Of course, bigger sales do not necessarily equate to a better coin. Those who chose the Yellowstone commemorative may prefer its original, energetic designs and subject to the Buffalo's homage to a classic circulation issue. The American Buffalo silver dollar is undoubtedly a great commemorative, but it is also a replica of the 1913-1938 nickel. The Yellowstone dollar is unique.
Third place in our poll went to the "Other" category, which received 16% of the votes. This make sense as there were so many great commemoratives that we were unable to include. This poll is admittedly unscientific and we appreciate those who voted despite not seeing their preferred coin among the options. We'll be interested to see which modern commemorative silver dollars you thought should have been among the selections in the comments below.
It's apt that the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Dollar had plenty of fans as well, as the coin sold an impressive 405,985 Proof and Uncirculated coins. It also shares its design with the clad half dollar that recently took home the international Coin of the Year Award for best overall coin produced in 2014. The Hall of Fame silver dollar garnered 322 out of 3,053 total votes.
Thank you to all who participated!
Mintage figures and other historical information has been gathered with the help of Mega Red 2017: A Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition.


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Krabi is a province in southern Thailand, about 815 km from Bangkok.
Krabi is very popular tourist destination because it has a lot to offer: you find beautiful beaches here, as well as a vibrant city life and many natural attractions.
One of the most popular beaches in Krabi is the Ao Nang beach – located on the mainland. It's just a 20 minute car ride from Krabi town.
Once you're in Ao Nang and still want more beach, get on a long-tail boat. Cruise among the beautiful scenery until you reach the Railay peninsula after about half an hour. There are plenty of beautiful beaches, the most popular and stunning of them being Ton Sai beach where nature has created one of the most beautiful landscapes on earth.
The Phra Nang cave can also be found on the Railay peninsula, and there are plenty of rock climbing opportunities.
About 6 kilometers away from Ao Nang you find Nopparat Thara beach. This is a very long beach – divided by a river which leads into the ocean. However, during low tide this river dries up and connects the two parts into a beach that's around 5 kilomters (3.1 miles) long. That's why this place is also called Klong Haeng (which means "dry river" in Thai).
The most Southern islands of Krabi province are the Lanta islands. This is a group of more than 50 islands, the biggest and most popular one being Koh Lanta Yai. Other popular islands of the group are Koh Taleng Beng, Mu Koh Hah (the 5 islands with coral gardens), Koh Ngai, Koh Rock Nai and Koh Rock Nok.
And then there are the Phi Phi islands: one of the most stunning tourist attractions in the world. If you take a long-tail boat from Ao Nang it takes about 2 hours to get here. The island Phi Phi Leh (sometimes also written Phi Phi Ley) is a is absolutely free of human inhabitants, and it's also where the famous movie "The Beach" with Leonardo DiCaprio was shot. The biggest island of this group is Phi Phi Don, and there are no roads here. Turn of your phone, take of your watches and enjoy nature. Koh Phi Phi Bamboo island (sometimes also called
Phi Phi islands are something that you definitely should not miss. One of the best tourist destination in the world. It takes about 2 hours from Ao Nang by long tail-boat. Phi Phi Leh is absolutely free of the human ingabitants and has the famous Maya beach (from the movie "Beach" with Leonardo Di Caprio). Phi Phi Don (largest Phi Phi Island) is island without roads, so turn off your phones, hide watches and feel pure nature. Koh Pai (sometimes also written Koh Bpai or Koh Bai) is often referred to as "Bamboo Island" and is surrounded by a beautiful coral reef – it's uninhabited too, with the exception of a National Park warden house and has the kinds of beaches you usually find only on postcards 😉
There's also the Krabi river which is always busy with activity of fishing- and taxi-boats and ferries going to the Andaman Sea. It meanders through two steep 100 meter high hills, which are called Khao Khanap Nam. 100 meters doesn't sound like a lot, but it looks magnificent when you see it.
And Krabi province still has more to offer: like Su-San Hoi, the shell fossil beach or shell cemetery. Here you'll see huge slabs which consist of fossilized shells from 75 million years ago.
And then there are the Klong Thom hot springs in the jungle – they're about 70 kilometers away from Krabi, near the Khao Phra Bang Khram nature reserve. These natural mineral water hot springs flow into a small pool where you can let the stress melt away from your body in the 35°C – 40°C hot water.
The Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) is 9 kilometers out of town, and once you're there you have to take 1237 steps to get to the top in order to enjoy the great view. It's a popular meditation temple nowadays.
Krabi has plenty of activities to choose from, whether you want to go scuba diving, hiking, rock climbing, snorkeling, trekking, fishing, boating, kayaking…


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Photography Classes in Cottonwood AL
Looking for photography classes in Cottonwood AL? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the most effective way to improve your photography abilities is through hands-on classes with professional instructors.
There are many accredited and recognized photography schools in Alabama. Subjects covered in photography classes include lighting techniques, digital capture, outdoor photography, exposure, composition, and many other basic and advanced camera techniques. Being an expert photographer can result in a booming professional career or lifelong hobby.
There are numerous Photography Classes in Cottonwood AL:
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Darton College
2400 Gillionville Rd
Albany, Georgia 31707-3098
Phone: (229) 317-6000
73.09 miles away
Lively Technical Center
500 N Appleyard Dr
Tallahassee, Florida 32304-2895
Phone: (850) 487-7555
73.44 miles away
Albany Technical College
1704 South Slappey Boulevard
Albany, Georgia 31701
Phone: (229) 430-3500
74.14 miles away
Community College of the Air Force
100 S Turner Blvd
Montgomery, Alabama 36114-3011
Phone: (334) 649-5000
106.19 miles away
Pensacola State College
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, Florida 32504-8998
Phone: (850) 484-1000
120.02 miles away
Southern Crescent Technical College
501 Varsity Rd
Griffin, Georgia 30223-2042
Phone: (770) 228-7348
160.49 miles away
Birmingham Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35254
Phone: (205) 226-4600
189.59 miles away
Portfolio Center
125 Bennett St NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Phone: (404) 351-5055
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The Creative Circus
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S. Res 120 § 1 (b)(3)(G) authorized the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters to investigate the "lending activities of Perry County Bank, Perryville, Arkansas, in connection with the 1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election."
The Committee began its investigation into these lending activities by subpoenaing documents from a number of agencies and individuals. Although the Committee did receive relevant records, it did not complete a comprehensive examination of this matter. The Committee deferred to the Office of the Independent Counsel's concerns and has decided to not hold public hearings, or compile a public record on this matter.
The Office of the Independent counsel stated in letters dated April 30, 1996 and May 13, 1996, in response to the Special Committee inquiries of March 28, 1996 and April 18, 1996, that its investigation would be hindered if the Committee examined a number of witnesses regarding Perry County Bank. Also, as requested in a June 12, 1996 letter from the Independent Counsel, the Committee has not included matters relating to the Perry County Bank in its report.
In the interest of ensuring the ability of the Independent Counsel to pursue its investigation the Committee deferred to the request of the Independent Counsel and did not pursue matters relating to the Perry County Bank. It is unfortunate that the Committee could not fully complete its mandate under S. Res. 120. Nevertheless the Committee does not wish to impede or hinder the efforts of the Independent Counsel, or create a situation that may impinge on the rights of any individual to receive a fair trial.
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We own 15 acres of land here – a gift we have been given the honor of caring for. Most of that land is pasture, long opened up from the native oaks, cedars, and poplars that once covered it. The hillsides are etched with the tree lines that have remained with fences or spring heads.
Yesterday, we walked down to one spring and greeted our neighbor's cows – two gals round with babies, who stared at us, flared their quarter-size nostrils, and waddled on. Philip had found a huge cedar tree just above the spring – 150-200 years old and wide around as two of us hugging it.
One of the reasons I love that man is that he takes such deep joy in such simple things.
We and our fathers gazed at that lovely beauty, and I wondered whose hands had also slid on that bark – farmers, enslaved people, tired women who wandered out from the house on a cool winter afternoon for just a few minutes of the kind of break that only crisp air can bring?
Beyond the cedar, the bright, crimson droplets of barberry dangled – an invasive species Dad tells me, and yet, it is beautiful – all that color against the beiges and grays of winter.
We spend more time walking the land – trying to figure out just where our property stops, marveling in the abundance of firewood we can gather, breathing.
Later, we we all stand in the hay field on the other side of the house – pink and orange flags marking the footprint of what will be our barn – I am caught breathless by the great gift that it is to have found this place, to have come to it with a man who dreams just as big as I do, to have parents who help and marvel and celebrate with us.
Olive and Acorn, the dwarf goats, jumped up into the swing set and watched – cuds dancing the whole time. And Bliss, our biggest, goaty gal, danced, her cashmere coat warm, her feet light – bucking and leaping as if to say, Isn't this all just amazing – this life? All this joy in so much that is simple.
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House Republican leadership will call a vote tonight on legislation reflecting President Obama's preference for a "clean," unconditional raise of the debt ceiling. The bill will fail overwhelmingly, by design. Boehner, Cantor & Co. want to send an unambiguous message to the White House: if and when the debt ceiling gets hiked, it will come at a steep price (namely, substantial, mandatory spending restraints). Republicans say the move will also telegraph a seriousness of purpose on debt control to financial markets, a gesture they contend is just as important as the implicit assurance that the debt ceiling adjustment will eventually pass:
In a bit of political stagecraft, House Republicans plan to bring to a vote on Tuesday evening a measure that President Obama and the Democrats were demanding not so long ago: a clean increase in the national debt ceiling, unencumbered by any requirement that spending be cut.
Given that all Republicans and more than a few Democrats oppose any debt-limit increase that is not accompanied by some commitment to future fiscal restraint, the measure is doomed to fail. And for all the talk of economic crisis should Congress fail to raise the debt ceiling by August, the financial markets are likely to yawn at this vote — if only because Republican leaders have privately assured Wall Street executives that this is a show intended to make the point to Mr. Obama that an increase cannot pass absent his agreement to rein in domestic programs.
As the Times story notes, every Republicans is expected to vote to torpedo the bill. It now appears that dozens of Democrats may do the same:
@jakesherman [Democratic Whip Steny] Hoyer will advise his members to vote against clean debt ceiling hike.
This tactical move marks a significant shift by Democrats, more than 100 of whom recently pledged to vote for this legislation, in accordance with the president's stated position:
Welch last month spearheaded a letter urging Democratic leaders to unite behind a clean debt-limit bill. It was endorsed by 114 Democrats. The potential economic fallout of flirting with default, he warned, is too serious to saddle the debt-ceiling vote with politically charged budget conditions.
If large numbers of Hoyer's caucus defect and vote with Republicans this evening, Democrats will have dealt a second embarrassing black eye to the White House in as many weeks. Last week, you'll recall, the Democrat-held Senate unaninmously rejected President Obama's 2012 budget -- the only Democratic budget blueprint on the table. Perhaps Hoyer can simply read a poll as well as the next guy; the public despises the notion of raising the debt ceiling at all, let alone without any meaningful included spending reductions.
Say, you know who else once forcefully opposed a debt ceiling hike?
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.
Democrats will decry tonight's planned vote as political theater. I'm eager to see how many of them will still actively participate in the production, reading from the GOP script.
UPDATE - A House GOP source informs me the vote is likely going to occur around 6:30pm ET.


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A beautiful assortment of lilies are anchored onto natural foliage to create this standing wreath.
Our flower web site allows you to buy flowers directly from us. Your flower orders are made fresh daily by a local florist and hand delivered to the funeral home for the service. Our flowers are always sent fully arranged and never in a box.
When you buy from us directly you save on wire service fees. Just choose a floral arrangement, add your message, sign your card and pay online. Your order will be sent to our local area florist to prepare and deliver.
We will send you an order confirmation after we receive your order.
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How can I schedule a tour, get pricing and check availability?
Contact Bayou City Event Center directly at (281) 501-6720, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or stop by during normal business hours (M-F) (8am-5:30pm).
Where is Bayou City Event Center located?
Bayou City Event Center is centrally located near the Galleria, Downtown, Reliant Stadium and the Medical Center at 9401 Knight Road, Houston, TX 77045. We are only a few blocks south of Reliant Stadium.
How many guests can Bayou City Event Center accommodate?
Bayou City Event Center is a very large, multipurpose event center. Seating capacity in the Grand Ballroom is around 1600 banquet-style or 2500 theater-style. If additional space is needed, there is another indoor ballroom as well as two other outdoor areas. Our smallest ballroom will accommodate 120 banquet-style or 220 theater-style.
Do you have separate ballrooms?
Yes, Bayou City Event Center's Grand Ballroom can be divided in up to three ballrooms (Cypress, Magnolia A and Magnolia B). There is a forth ballroom, Lakeview Ballroom, off Magnolia Ballroom A and also a newly built outdoor patio that is also easily accessible for a fifth space. Lastly, we have a very large outdoor pavilion and 125,000 square foot parking area that are frequently utilized for outdoor festivities and completes are sixth area for events. This area includes, but is not limited to, ample space for helicopter landings, firework shows, concerts, barbeques, walks for cures/causes, motorcycle and car shows, horse carriages, jump houses, water slides and wedding festivities to include baraats.
What is the Lakeview Ballroom?
The Lakeview Ballroom is perfect space for an intimate wedding ceremony, lunch, holiday party, VIP room or additional auction space for charity galas. This ballroom is our most elegant room, featuring a 22′ fireplace, crown molding and elaborate chandelier.
Can I get married and have my reception all at Bayou City Event Center?
Of course, and Bayou City Event Center will make you a custom package to be able to do both.
How long has Bayou City Event Center been open?
Bayou City Event Center opened its doors in May of 2011 and was named "Building of the Year."
What kind of events does Bayou City Event Center accommodate?
Bayou City Event Center can accommodate and is versatile in all types of events, but is primarily geared toward the larger events in Houston.
Do you have in-house catering?
Yes, Bayou City Event Center offers one of the industry's best caterers, Rosemary's Catering. Rosemary's Catering is a member of the RK Group, out of San Antonio, and has been in the catering business for over 65 years. Best known for their creative and customized menus, you can count on Rosemary's Catering to take your menu and professionally extrapolate it out exquisitely for hundreds or thousands at your next event. You will enjoy the same excellent quality and service as you did in your intimate tasting for four.
Can I use my own caterer?
Yes, Bayou City Event Center allows you to use outside caterers that are approved by Bayou City Event Center. Outside caterers must be approved by Bayou City Event Center for standard, quality, health codes and to maintain the integrity of the building. Outside catering fees may apply, especially when kitchen usage is needed.
Can we bring our own food?
Yes, in the outdoor pavilion only. You may also request access to our ice machine and refrigerator in the outdoor pavilion.
What types of bar packages do you have available?
Bayou City Event Center is a fully licensed liquor, beer and wine venue that offers cash, hosted and consumption house and premium bar packages. Please get with a staff member today to discuss our great bar pricing!
Can we bring our own liquor, beer and wine?
Yes, in the outdoor pavilion only.
Do you have parking?
Yes, Bayou City Event Center has 125,000 square feet or 800 complimentary parking spaces that are only steps from our front doors.
Do you have an outdoor option?
Yes, we have two outdoor options. Bayou City Event Center has a covered outdoor pavilion on the south end of the property as well as a newly added outdoor patio off of the main event center.
May I use my own decorator or florist?
Of course, we encourage all great third-party vendors to work at Bayou City Event Center. We do have some in-house capabilities as well as offer preferred vendor recommendations. The staff at Bayou City Event Center are very knowledgeable of the best vendors in the industry and likely can also obtain the best pricing for you. All vendors must comply with Bayou City Event Center's insurance requirements.
Do you have tables and chairs, or do I have to rent them?
Our in-house tables and chairs are complimentary with all venue rental space at Bayou City Event Center.
What is your audio/visual like?
One word, "WOW!" Unlike most venues, our in-house audio and visual equipment is included COMLIMENTARY with your rental!!! We have the best equipment in town, so please stop by to view our amazing built-in screens and projectors today. In addition, you will also have access to our wireless microphones, staging, wooden podiums and in-house audio system.
Can you accommodate special guests and celebrities?
Yes, Bayou City Event Center is fully equipped and experienced in accommodating special guests and celebrities. Some more recent special guests include Clint Black, The Gatlin Brothers, Steve Wariner, Demi Lovato, Jay Leno, Elizabeth Smart, Tory Johnson, Andre Agassi, Jo Dee Messina, Kylie Bisutti, Lyn Swann, JJ Watt, General Tommy Franks and many of our congressman, country, state, city and foreign officials and representatives.
Can you cater off-premise?
Yes, Rosemary's Catering also caters off-premise. Please contact our catering team at (713) 796-2680 X 21 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Do you have a covered porte-cochere?
Yes, we do have a very large, covered porte-cochere at the front of the main event center. This provides VIP access for all of our guests, especially during inclement weather.
Does Bayou City Event Center permit smoking?
Smoking is not allowed inside of the venue, but areas can be designated outside to facilitate these needs. In addition, please ask us about having a unique and exquisite outdoor, cigar bar experience in our new outdoor patio or pavilion!
Will I be charged if my party goes over my contracted time frame?
More than likely, you will not be charged for additional time on the venue space, but approval would need to come through your dedicated Event Manager at Bayou City Event Center. We want you to take advantage of setting up as early as possible and leaving when you, your guests and vendor needs dictate. However, any additional hourly items needed (i.e. staffing, security and bar) will cause additional costs to the client's final bill. Please speak with your designated Event Manager at Bayou City Event Center to be informed of the additional costs before extending your time needs.
Where is Bayou City Event Center located?
Bayou City Event Center is centrally located near the Galleria, Downtown, Reliant Stadium and the Medical Center at 9401 Knight Road, Houston, TX 77045. We are only a few blocks south of Reliant Stadium.


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What is the Definition of Penny Stocks?
What is the Definition of Penny Stocks?
So what is the definition of penny stocks? You hear that term tossed around all over the financial channels and in all kinds of online forums and message boards. If you're like me, your name has somehow been added to every stock investment newsletter known to mankind, and everyone and their grandmother is telling you why this next oil stock, or that next biotech stock, or the next big gold mining stock is going to explode and produce 1 trillion percent profits within a matter of months. Most of the time when you're presented with stocks like this, they fall under the penny stock category. A penny stock is basically any stock that trades for less than $5.00 per share, although some would argue that the official definition of a penny stock should be a stock that trades under $1.00 a share, because only then would each share be literally made of "pennies". Other common criteria for penny stocks are that they have a market capitalization (total shares outstanding times price per share) of less than $100 million dollars, and they are more loosely regulated than their bigger-priced counterparts. Penny stocks are usually not traded on the larger exchanges such as the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange), NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations), or AMEX (American Stock Exchange, which very recently has been acquired by the NYSE). This is not to say that you can't find stocks on those exchanges that are trading for under a dollar a share (Enron, anyone?), but most of the time for a stock to be listed on those exchanges and take that kind of a tumble (especially on the NYSE), something drastic may have happened, and they should probably be avoided. The common understanding is that the NASDAQ is a little different, because the NASDAQ is considered to be the next step above the Over the Counter Bulletin Board exchange (OTCBB), which is the ultimate haven for penny stock trading. Since the NASDAQ is only one slight step above the OTCBB, you can often find stocks trading for less than $1.00 on the NASDAQ exchange as well.
Penny Stocks Definition
But I mentioned the OTCBB earlier, and I wanted to reemphasize that the OTCBB is the ultimate place to find penny stocks. The OTCBB is basically the "Wild Wild West" of the stock trading world, because the regulatory oversight is very light. There's not a whole lot of transparency or accountability required by such watchdogs as the SEC (Securities Exchange Commission), so many companies can really get away with lax standards as long as they file their SEC paperwork on time—which, by the way, is one of the reasons why you might see a penny stock (or other stock) with a fifth letter on the end of their ticker symbol—yep, the dreaded "E"—because that's what happens when the company turns their SEC paperwork in after the deadline. Most stock ticker symbols for penny stocks are four-letter symbols, especially on the OTCBB and NASDAQ exchanges. The NYSE is different in that it has several one, two, and three-letter ticker symbols. But anyway, before I go off on a major tangent, let me talk about the risk factor involved with penny stocks. Penny stocks are considered to be a much higher-risk investment, due to the leverage that's involved in the price of the average penny stock. If you think about it, if a stock trading at $0.10 per share moves to $0.11 per share, that's a 10% gain on your investment. Break out the calculator and see it for yourself. While that's not a spectacular percentage gain, what if the stock goes to $0.15? That's a 50% gain. Or what if it doubles to $0.20? You know what that means…the bottom line is that it's much easier for a stock trading at $0.10 to move to $0.20 per share than it would for a blue chip stock trading on the NYSE to go from $250.00 per share to move to $500.00—as a matter of fact, hell is more likely to freeze over than to see a blue chip move like that. So, in short, to summarize what is the definition of a penny stock, it's basically a small stock issued by a small company with a smaller price per share, thus providing the potential for larger gains due to the wonderful power of leverage.
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As many of you know, Bog Standard is my baby. It started at my kitchen table 12 years ago and I never could have dreamed that we would be where we are now with stockists and customers worldwide.
But in recent months, I've been mulling over making some changes - taking into account customer and stockist feedback as well as considering the changing trends in home fragrance, interiors and the retail industry. So after much deliberation (and there were a few late nights involved!), I have made the decision to change the name of the range from Bog Standard ® to 'Field Day ®'.
First up, the products themselves are not changing however we are discontinuing some fragrances - more on that in a minute. The packaging look and feel will remain similar with the same floral illustration and cream background.
Linen, Sea, Field and Wild Rose will be our 4 key fragrances and will come in the full range of products - candles (votive & large), soap bars, liquid hand soap, hand cream, diffusers (new & improved bottle!), fresheners and sachets, as well as our new product - drawer liners, something that lots of you have told me you would love to see. Wild Rose is the new name for Rose but the fragrance is the same.
New & Discontinued Fragrances
As part of the changes and taking into account trends in home fragrance and customer demand, we will be discontinuing some of the existing range, namely Hedgerow, Clover, Orchard and Moss. This makes space for me to launch 5 new fragrances in large candle format only. The new fragrances will be called Garden, Tea, Fireside, Gorse and Woodland. Mindful of the number of dedicated fans of our Moss candle, the Woodland fragrance will contain similar fig notes.
When can I order the new Field Day range?
The Field Day range will begin to arrive with our stockists and will be available online from the beginning of March - co-inciding with the launch of our new Field Day website. Until then, the website will remain branded as Bog Standard and the entire Bog Standard range is discounted by 20% until Field Day launches. Stock is limited - so if you're a fan of any of our discontinued range, this is time to pick it up before it is gone forever.
I'm very excited about these changes and looking forward to 2017. Thank you for all your support over the years and I hope you love the new range! Watch out on our Facebook page for competitions and offers at the beginning of March!


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Rich's Rules for Change # 1: Then, Now & NEXT!
Time flies. When clients ask me about generations in the workplace I have to stop and think hard because the subject is such a moving target. Same with technology. Yesterday I didn't think about Algorithms, Today I do. And tomorrow they will rule the world – if not already.
To stand a chance at navigating change, or at least being AT the parade route when it all passes by, let this series provoke your thinking towards staying relevant. Here are some things to consider NOW. They may change by my NEXT blog!
The World You Were Born Into Is Not The One You Live In Now
Not to sound cruel, but no one cares about hearing you say "When I was a child," even if you're only 19, because they're too busy trying to keep step with what's NOW and NEXT. Your kids might get a chuckle from stories of walking miles to school in the snow while listening to Roxette sing The Look on your Walkman. And it might be fun to reminisce with high school friends at that 2007 ten year reunion over a drink or two about the Good Old Days. No Mooning Allowed! But, as soon as the story ends or the reunion is over, it's back to business – the business of staying in step with change on a fast moving treadmill in the middle of a raging river in turbulent times – not to mention on a revolving planet orbiting a sun in a hardly known solar system and less familiar universe. Unless you're all New-Agey and stuff.
The World You Live In Now Is Not The One You Will Live In Tomorrow
It's hard to imagine that some of today's cutting edge technology, high tech gadgets and compelling advertisements will seem so dated and ridiculous tomorrow. Heard last week from a friend, "Sell your lap top? No one buys laptops anymore?" Me, "But wait! I have a fairly new one I'm not using that I'd like to sell." And that sentence explains the whole concept. Buckle up buddy boy, or girl, or transsexual – the new and the next is coming from that mysterious neighborhood just over the event horizon.
As Is Vs. Will Be
You, me, and everyone and everything else has an As Is situation. Current reality. Right Here, Right Now to put it in Van Halen-ish words (crap, was that 1993)? We also have a Will Be situation waiting for us after that reunion. Be alert. Stay Relevant. Mount up. And don't let the bucking speed of change throw you out of the saddle and stomp you into the dirt of obsolesce.
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I haven't done a Let's Get Translatin' post in a while, so I thought I'd bring it back. For those new to the series, what I do is take a bunch of well-known movie quotes, lines or monologues and I spin them through a complex set of translations and then back to English again, with […]
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5 Memorable Tension-Building Sequences in Movies
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This short list is of five scenes in movies that I consider to be particularly memorable for the way they create tension. Not the five best scenes, mind, but just five I consider to be notable and worth checking out. I'm sure there are dozens of scenes that could be added here, but since I'm […]
Paul Thomas Anderson Characters Who Deserve Their Own Movie!
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Continuing the series of fun posters where we pretend the characters of a certain director have been given their own spinoff movie are six posters featuring characters from the films of the great Paul Thomas Anderson. Imagine if they had their own movie… — Those are my posters. What do you think? Any suggestions you'd […]
20 Great Scenes from 20 Great Movies
One might be surprised to discover that my two favourite scenes of all time from movies are both from films directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. About two months ago, I revealed my favourite scene of all time and promised to try and work on a list of great scenes. Well now I've finished compiling the list, and here it is, unleashed. They're in no particular order, as it would be too hard to rank them, but I'll start off with my second favourite scene of all time.
1: The Drug Deal Scene, Boogie Nights (1997)
Everything in this scene is pitch perfect. The tension works brilliantly, with the firecrackers and nervous tics. And the soundtrack… unbelieveable. You've got to hand it to P.T.A., he can pick the right music for any movie and it suits perfectly. There's also a 45-second closeup of Mark Wahlberg (6:30-7:15) that is perhaps my favourite shot in the movie. Not because I like Mark Wahlberg, but just because it's a perfect little piece of Anderson, and it reveals so much about Dirk Diggler without saying a word. Fantastic.
2: The Goy's Teeth, A Serious Man (2009)
A perfect example of what makes the Coen brothers so unique. They can have a long, rambling, incredibly interesting monologue with virtually no meaning and it makes sense. The scene is both fun to watch and full of anticipation. Sure, it might be a let down to discover there's no point in the whole thing, but it's part of life. A lot of what we go through is long, tedious and has no real affect or reason, and yet, we live through it. The truth is, some questions weren't made to be answered, and this scene sums it up perfectly.
3: The Street Shootout, Heat (1995)
Michael Mann's visually daring 1995 heist movie features one of my personal favourite sequences of extended violence and warfare. Imagine a gritty shootout between many men, placed in the middle of a bustling street. Might not sound like the most original idea now, but back in 1995, it sizzled.
4: The Briefcase, The Killing (1956)
Though I sadly cannot find a video for this fantastic final scene to Stanley Kubrick's heist movie, I can assure you it is brilliant. When two thieves are getting on to a plane escaping with millions in a briefcase, the unexpected happens, the briefcase opens, and all Hell breaks loose. A visually stunning shot, that in some ways anticipated Kubrick's whole career.
5: Gutterballs, The Big Lebowski (1998)
A perfect combination of stylistic music and sexual innuendo combined with the Dude's love of bowling, this priceless sequence makes the entire movie worth watching and symbolises (like #2) the uniqueness of the Coen brothers. No other director/s could have pulled this off.
6: "Hello, Dimitri?", Dr. Strangelove (1964)
If there was a top prize for awkward, subtle humour in film, Dr. Strangelove would be a definite contender for top spot, and this scene explains exactly why. It makes me laugh every single time I watch it, and the first time I saw it, I was in tears by the time it ended. Fantastic. If you like to think you have anything resembling a sense of humour, you must see this movie.
7: Alice's Monologue, Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
This is not actually the whole scene, but it's enough of it to get the point across. Nicole Kidman is absolutely fucking fantastic in this scene, spitting out each line perfectly in character and in a manner that almost puts the viewer into the same drug-induced trance as her. A fantastic look at the effects of marriage and human relationships, this is definitely the film's highlight.
8: Mr. Blonde, Reservoir Dogs (1992)
There are a lot of scenes which deserve a spot on here from QT's breakthrough debut and it was really tough making a decision, but no other scene has the raw impact and masochistic beauty of this brilliantly filmed violence overblow. QT laughs in our faces and left me gaping when Mr. Blonde exited the warehouse and everything changed for those brief few seconds. He's a genius, and this scene is a testament to his ability.
9: The German Girl, Paths of Glory (1957)
I hope you have a box of Kleenex, because you may be about to cry. The following is technically two scenes, one in which Kirk Douglas tells his boss where to stick his promotion (my favourite line in the film occurs at 0:59, listen for that one), and in the second part, in a scene that really is a testament to the heartlessness and cruelty of war, a German girl is forced to sing by a bunch of rowdy, drunken, ogling American soldiers, but the unexpected happens. Seriously, this scene… I cannot express my love for it enough, and it is one of the main reasons it's placed so high among my favourite movies of all time. The best scene Kubrick ever directed. Ever.
10: Perfect Day, Trainspotting (1996)
Apparently, embedding is disabled so you can watch it here if it doesn't work. What follows is an example of Danny Boyle's great talent. He hear combines a scene where we see the protagonist Renton (Ewan MacGregor) take a "final" hit of heroin, and uses the best possible music to ironically describe the hellish levels to which he has sunk. Spectacularly depressing.
11: The End, Dogville (2003)
I warn you now, do NOT watch this scene if you have not already seen the movie. It contains spoilers that should NEVER be spoiled. It is the almost perfect, sadistic ending to Lars von Trier's amazing stage-play filmed Dogville. It's definitely in my Top 5 for jaw-dropping scenes. You will be stunned.
12: The Club Silencio, Mulholland Dr. (2001)
A beautiful, artistic, memorable scene from David Lynch's amazing movie, this is a really well-done look at the thin line between dreams and reality, and how easily we can be tricked.
13: Don't Leave, Magnolia (1999)
I know I've mentioned and shown this scene all over Southern Vision a few times, but if you haven't seen it, it really is worth it. In general, I dislike Tom Cruise as an actor. But in this scene… wow, he really packs a punch that's difficult to shake. Amazing portrayal of grief and loss.
14: Plastic Bag in the Wind, American Beauty (1999)
The scene has such emotion, and beauty, that there's really nothing much left to say that Wes Bentley doesn't say himself. Great background score from Thomas Newman, one of my favourite musical score composers of all time.
15: The Pool Scene, Let the Right One In (2008)
Almost poetic in its use of strewn body parts, sudden deaths, and great audio, this scene forces the audience to use their imagination which produces much more horrific results than any scary imagery. A beautiful, terrifying scene.
16: The Boardwalk Scene, A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The perfect combination of sickening violence and amazing classical music, Stanley Kubrick's controversial masterpiece features countless great scenes of amazing direction, but this one tops them all.
17: Standing In Line for a Movie, Annie Hall (1977)
Woody Allen's famous comedy works more like a series of hilarious sketches, and it's difficult to pick just one, but when I watched it the first time, this scene really struck me as very funny, and has been parodied often in pop culture.
18: Lovefool, Hot Fuzz (2007)
This list would go uncomplete without a reference to the funniest of all the hilarious scenes in this Edgar Wright classic. The look on Simon Pegg's face is hysterical.
19: The Copacabana Shot, Goodfellas (1991)
You'll have to skip to two minutes before the actual shot starts, but it is a brilliant one. One of the most famous and influential tracking shots in all of cinema, this really pumps up the class in this Scorsese classic and is one of the many reasons it is as brilliant as it is.
20: Dreams, No Country for Old Men (2007)
A fitting way to finish off this list is with the disquieting, eerie, brilliant final scene that tops off an amazingly fantastic movie. Tommy Lee Jones leads the Coen brothers' western-style classic to an awesome conclusion.
There, that's my list. There's plenty more I could add, but this is enough for now. So, what do you think? Anything you'd like to add? Leave a comment below.
The Five Best Characters Created by Paul Thomas Anderson
It's Paul Thomas Anderson's birthday today, so I've decided to honour the greatest living American film director (that's right, I said it!) by presenting us with a look into his amazing mind and five crazy, unique characters that only he could have created.
1: Rahad Jackson, Boogie Nights (1997)
Even more astoundingly memorable than Mark Wahlberg's Dirk Diggler or Burt Reynolds's Jack Horner is Alfred Molina's Rahad Jackson, who appears in only one scene, but one of the best scenes Anderson ever directed. His great tastes in American music and fiery rage with a gun are only two of the great reasons he's on this list. Anderson created a character that any director or writer could easily have taken overboard, but has the right amount of great comedic value and genuinely chilling attitude.
2: Officer Jim Kurring, Magnolia (1999)
A warm source of naive empathy and contrasting experienced wisdom that is naturally necessary for a film like this, John C. Reilly delivers perhaps the most convicted and developed performance of his career as a young cop who falls in love with a drug addict, just one of various storylines in Anderson's epic Boogie Nights follow-up. Delivering empowered Cops-style monologues to an imagined camera, and suffering for his job in the name of a God he's forced to believe in following the death of his wife, Kurring is one of the most easily relatable and intricately accurate portrayals of hilarious naivety and saddening realization. Tough part of the job. Tough part of walking down the street.
3: Frank T.J. Mackey, Magnolia (1999)
In a brilliant film like Magnolia with so many characters, it's easy to pick more than one and so here is another: an Oscar-nominated performance from a surprisingly excellent Tom Cruise as one of the most basically complex characters in the Anderson universe. Mackey is a man who is easy to despise. But he, like many of us, has been hurt, his life changed forever, by cruelty. He's more of a victim than he is a perpetrator, and misogynistic or not, he's a broken, unmended man, and Anderson has captured that perfectly.
4: Barry Egan, Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
It just goes to show that Paul Thomas Anderson can get a brilliant Oscar-worthy performance out of an acting failure like Adam Sandler. His performance as Egan is multilayered and filled with mental complexity, but he is written so brilliantly, so excellently, that it is easy for Sandler to rip his teeth into it and shine in the role he was born for.
5: Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood (2007)
Daniel Day-Lewis gives one of the best acting performances of all time in a stunning role as a man consumed by greed and sin, a man on whose face we see nothing but unrelenting age, and in whose eyes we see only brutal, unflinching hatred. I look at people and see nothing worth liking, says Plainview, and it is one of many chilling observations that are windows into the soul of a truly evil man. Sure, Day-Lewis brought him to life, but Anderson conceived him, and without him, we'd be without one of the most formidable, terrifying villains of all time, beating the hell out of Hannibal Lecter or Norman Bates by miles.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Anderson, and hopefully with The Master, there'll be yet another character/s to add to the list.
Twenty Five Great Quotes from the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson, as I'm sure you know, is a fantastic director who has made a continuous string of brilliant, extraordinary movies. He's probably the best American director working in cinema today, and we're eagerly awaiting more news about the creation of his newest film, The Master. When I heard that he was working on this film, I got so excited I decided to rewatch all his other films in preparation. You can never see a P.T. Anderson movie too many times.
Here are 25 great quotes I picked up from his five movies. Enjoy.
Sydney (1996)
1: "If you stay here, you don't wanna get caught, okay? We're talking about kidnapping, extortion, other things, I dunno what. But not good things."
2: "I know three kinds of karate: jujitsu, aikido, and regular karate."
3: "I have the money to give you right now, in this moment. I will give you all that I have. Maybe before you were gonna kill me. Maybe. I don't know. I know John, and I love him like he was my own child. But I can tell you this: I don't want to die. I killed his father. I can tell you what it was. This is not an excuse. I'm not begging for clemency. All that matters, I do not wish to sacrifice my life for John's well-being. But I will sacrifice this money for mine because you have asked me. Because after this, I will have done all I can for John and for myself. I'm going to ask you with all the heart and sincerety that I have, please do not put a bullet in me. And, please, don't tell John what I've done. I trust that once I gave you this money, you and I will take separate paths and that this negotiation will settle everything. That is my hope. I don't wanna die."
4: "I know some things about Atlantic city…"
5: "This is a very fucked up situation."
Boogie Nights (1997)
6: "I got a feeling that behind those jeans is something wonderful just waiting to get out."
7: "I'm ready to shoot right now!"
8: "If it looks like shit, and it sounds like shit, it must be shit!"
9: "I'm gonna keep trying if you guys keep trying. Let's keep rocking and rolling."
10: "I'm a star. I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a star. I'm a big, bright shining star. That's right."
Magnolia (1999)
11: "These strange things happen all the time."
12: "And the book says, 'we may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
13: "I'm quietly judging you."
14: "The biggest regret of my life… I let my love go."
15: "Don't go away, you fucking asshole, don't go away, you fucking asshole, don't go away…."
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
16: "I don't like myself sometimes."
17: "I didn't do anything. I'm a nice man. I mind my own business. So you tell me 'that's that' before I beat the hell from you. I have so much strength in me you have no idea. I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine. I would say 'that's that', Mattress Man."
18: "I'm lookin' at your face and I just wanna smash it. I just wanna fuckin' smash it with a sledgehammer and squeeze it. You're so pretty."
19: "Healthy Choice and American Airlines got together and put this promotion: If you buy any 10 Healthy Choice products, they will reward you with 500 frequent flier miles; with this special coupon, they'll up it to 1,000 miles. So, I think they are trying to push their teriyaki chicken which is $1.79, but I went to the supermarket and I looked around and I saw that they had pudding… for 25¢ a cup… comes in packages of four. But insanely… the barcodes… are on the individual cups! So, quarter a cup, say you bought $2.50 worth. That's worth 500… with the coupon it's 1,000 miles. It's a marketing mistake but I'm taking advantage of it. If you were to spend $3,000, that would get you a million frequent flier miles. You would never have to pay for a ticket the rest of your life."
20: "Yes-that-would-be-great-but-I'm-not-exactly-sure-I-have-so-much-going-on-here-a-lot-depends-on-this-thing-if-it-happens-I-won't-be-able-to-go-but-if-it-doesn't-happen-I-might-be-able-to… I probably won't though."
There Will Be Blood (2007)
21: "There are times when I look at people and see nothing worth liking."
22: "One night, I'm going to come to you, inside your house, wherever you're sleeping, and I'm going to cut your throat."
24: "I told you I would eat you!"
25: "I'm finished."
There are so many more I could list than the above 25, especially from Magnolia and There Will Be Blood (in fact, the whole final scene of the latter film could be easily and appropriately quotable), but I'll leave that up to you.
Leave a comment with what you thought of my selections, and list some quotes of your own. What directors do you find easily quotable? What do you think of Paul Thomas Anderson's films? Let me know.
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5 Memorable Opening Shots in Movies
When I watch movies, I often look for great opening shots. These are the first things we see when the camera fades in from black and the film begins. A good director will often make a good opening shot to hook the viewer into the film, and here are five of my favourites, in no particular order:
Caché (2005)
The film opens with a deceptively simple stationary shot of the house of a wealthy French couple and their son. We soon release, in a perfectly Michael Haneke manner, that this is a videotape of their house recorded by an unknown person/s, who have then mailed the recording to the couple. A fantastic film which opens in an excellent manner.
Somewhere (2010)
Sofia Coppola's newest film, and undoubtedly her best, is the excellent indie drama Somewhere. It opens with one of my favourite shots of all time, a shot quite similar to the opening of The Brown Bunny, except this shot is stationary and unmoving, a wise decision. If you find this boring and meaningless, then I suggest you watch the whole movie. If, after that, you still find it boring and meaningless… I'm sorry, but I can't help you.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Oh, wow. Who could forget that awesome movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey? Obviously, a lot of people, as I was the only one in my family who didn't doze off while the movie played on when I watched it when I was twelve after Stanley Kubrick died. From this magnificently epic opening shot and onwards, it catapulted my life into a realm of film and cinema. It's so simplistic, yet so beautiful:
Boogie Nights (1997)
Steadicam, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Boogie Nights is easily number one. The opening shot actually really made me feel like I was cruising around the disco, checking out all the funky characters. Everything about it is perfect; the timing, the way it moves so rhythmically, and how awesome the seventies looked through the eyes of Paul Thomas Anderson.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Unfortunately, I couldn't find a video for this, which is sad, because the music is absolutely perfect in this scene, but let me cut it down to the bare basics. This is Stanley Kubrick being cheeky, which is something we very rarely get from the director, and is what makes the opening so unique. No one knew how to get an audience's attention like Kubrick:
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Leave a comment with what you thought of my five choices, and name some of your own.
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The 3-Way Movie Challenge: Boogie Nights vs. Magnolia vs. There Will Be Blood
Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood:
They're three great–no, fantastic movies from legendary director Paul Thomas Anderson. The films are epic mosaics of extraordinary colour and vision and they present amazing and enthralling tales. They're all among my twenty favourite films, and this makes it even more difficult to pick the best one. An almost impossible task. But one I will attempt.
I'm not shy to admit that my personal favourite is Magnolia, but one of the other two follows very closely behind, and the third is an ever-lingering shadow trying to catch up. Just because it's my favourite, does that mean it's the best? Not necessarily. One of the others could be better. Let's examine them, one by one, in chronological order, and see if we can figure it out.
Boogie Nights (1997)
This was P.T. Anderson's second film, after the often-neglected Sydney (1996). It has a great ensemble cast of colourful characters, whose lives are all affected by involvement in the pornography industry. The cast is led by Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg), a young nightclub dishwasher who is discovered by porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds, the epitome of still got it) and propels to stardom through the films in which he 'stars.' He believes he is a big bright shining star, and along with his amateur kung-fu moves and a naive determination attempts to make it big. Anderson directs with grace, showing us beautiful tracking shots and a stunningly well-picked and suitable soundtrack. He recreates the 70s and 80s with the skill of experience, making a more realistic vision than we ever could've hoped for. Excellent.
Magnolia (1999)
Unashamedly my personal favourite, Anderson's most sweeping, ensemble-casted film is ripe with emotion and deep, deep scars of humanity. The whole cast manage to give Academy Award-worthy performances, in my opinion. Anderson tells a story of cancer and cruelty, and the lasting effect such disasters have on the human mind and soul. Almost all the characters are hurt and feel alone, and many regret their past choices. The film's screenplay is one of the most well-written pieces of the nineties, right up there with Pulp Fiction, a rather similar film. But Pulp never had the emotion and honesty of Magnolia. There was far less truth in Pulp, and it was more focused on the comic side of humanity, with a helpful splatter of violence. Magnolia has a unique knowledge of coincidence and chance, as well as ripping acting performances and a decent spoonful of heartfelt monologues. The coincidence theme is original and well-done, and helps to provide a more unique view of life in the San Fernando Valley and… life in general. Never have I felt the way I felt while watching Magnolia. Fantastic.
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Now the real contest begins. I've plead my case for Magnolia, but There Will Be Blood is a close runner-up in my favourites. But is it generally a better film? Let's see… The story is an honest one with nice factual anecdotes and a vital attention paid to detail. The perfect Daniel Day-Lewis delivers his career-best performance as oil tycoon Daniel Plainview, who lacks but two emotions: greed and hate. By the sweeping, stunning ending, the greed emotion has been overcome by the hate, which seeps through his skin and explodes out of his body in fits of emotional, frightening rage. In Plainview's words, "I look at people and see nothing worth liking." His relationships with people are all mostly fake, and he lacks any real respect or love for his son, whom he cruelly abandons. There Will Be Blood pulls no punches, and is painful in its truthfulness. The cinematography earned an Oscar, and with good reason. The beautifully recreated early 20th century is punctuated with a sweeping camera which makes for enthralling, amazing viewing. The soundtrack is also worth noting. As usual, Anderson picks music which perfectly matches the mood and atmosphere and provides a notable addition to an awesome image. Spectacular.
So there you have it. Three quick reviews of three long, beautiful films. So which is the best? While Magnolia is my favourite, I'm going to have to go with There Will Be Blood. Every aspect of this film was perfect, and its cruel defeat at the Oscars by the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men was a painful sight to see. The true fact is that TWBB is a cinematic success, whatever way you look at it, and is a true masterpiece which tells, brutally, the true attitude and atmosphere of a greedy, sinful era.
Anywho, those're my thoughts… What's yours? Leave a comment and let me know.
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By Jonathan Cainer
We may be reaching the end of the pantomime season but this week's sharp alignment from Mars to Neptune means we should expect silly situations to arise all around us. There's always an element of the farcical in evidence when these two planets form an antagonistic angle. Prepare for conversations at cross-purposes, emphatic statements of fact followed by sheepish retractions and laughably pitiful displays of distraction and deception. That's bad enough when it comes from people who are supposed to be in high office but this week, all who are overly officious risk slipping on psychological banana skins.
ARIES (March 21 – April 20)
Can we really make a difference if we try? Or are we like children, riding toy cars on fairground roundabouts? We press on our imaginary accelerator. We stamp on our make-believe brake. We believe that our actions are having an impact, but things would be just the same if we were to sit perfectly still. Now I am not trying to say that you are powerless. But if you seek success you must take energy away from a pointless pursuit and give it all to a worthwhile cause. Then, you really will make a difference this week.
TAURUS (April 21 – May 21)
Maybe you need to try a different bus route. Perhaps you can walk along a different street or drive a different car or travel on a different train. Or maybe the journey that you need to alter is psychological – not physical. Do you perhaps, always travel from one idea to another via the same old mental pathway? Do you reach a very similar conclusion, every time you think about the same old topic? Things don't have to carry on in that tired, predictable way. If you genuinely look for a new way forward this week, you will find one.
GEMINI (May 22 – June 22)
You can just walk away if you want to. You have the freedom. No one is forcing you to stick around and struggle with a difficult situation. No one will think any the worse of you if you decide to back away. Indeed, most will express surprise that you didn't do that much earlier. Something within you, though, just will not take that option. Are you a fool to show such faith and loyalty? Absolutely not – as events this week, will soon delightfully demonstrate. Your sense of duty is doing you more of a favour than you yet realise.
CANCER (June 23 – July 23)
There are times when you can achieve a great deal. You merely have to look at people and they start offering to do your bidding. Sometimes, they even read your mind and realise what you need without you even having to ask. Then there are the occasions when you may as well be speaking Swahili for all the impact you are having. Nothing works as it should. It all seems almost unbelievably silly. But this week, you've got incredible power to be heard and to inspire others – if you can see beyond whatever is worrying you.
LEO (July 24 – August 23)
Sometimes, we have to learn to live with an issue that we can't make sense of. Or a factor that we don't fully understand. It's like learning to accept the existence of an awkward pillar in the middle of an otherwise lovely building. It may spoil the view of a room and you may wonder why the architect ever put it there, but its purpose is structural and it can't be moved. Don't waste your energy, this week, trying to eradicate a nuisance. Focus instead on a very real opportunity that you can do something truly useful with.
VIRGO (August 24 – September 23)
Some people think you can't achieve success until you have first encountered failure. That's not strictly true. You can get it, but if you don't recognise any of the warning signs, you are unlikely to be able to hang on to it. Life's downs are not just unfortunate opposites to life's ups, they are the essential connections between them. If there were no downs, there would be no ups. Everything would just be flat. Despite current conflict and tension, you now have the capacity to ascend to an impressive height – and to remain there.
LIBRA (September 24 – October 23)
What will happen if you play with fire? Before you supply the obvious answer, let's ask another question. How cold are you? It is all very well to say, 'Keep away from volatile situations', but a part of you is fed up with the wrong kind of stability. For too long, too much has been unsatisfactory. Mars in your sign is an incendiary influence. Something in your life simply has to light up! There is real justification for being adventurous and strong now, but only if you try to be wise. Don't play with fire. Use it, instead, to set a new hope alight.
SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22)
You have been on a learning curve for a while. Lately, it has been getting pretty steep. You are tired of going over the same old lesson, repeating the same scenario. There's an arrangement, a plan or a situation which ought to be working well – but, for some reason that you can't quite fathom, this is just not happening. You keep on trying (all credit to you for that). But you keep on discovering that things are not so simple. Soon, you will solve a mystery. Then, you will start making the rapid progress you deserve.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 21)
All laws, no matter how cleverly written, contain loopholes. You are looking for a way round a problem. You can't go around breaking or even bending rules. Ignore that temptation. Instead, look again at precisely what is or is not being 'allowed'. Consider your legitimate options. One of these will turn out to offer much more than just 'an acceptable way to proceed'. It will prove to contain your perfect answer. This week, despite recent appearances to the contrary, you will discover that all is better than you fear.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 20)
Sometimes, we say we want success, but then, faced with some crucial decisions, we will make surprising choices that effectively set ourselves back. We can be similarly self-defeating when it comes to the decisions that might bring us greater personal happiness. We say one thing; we do another. Why? Well, we may fear that if we get what we want only to lose it again, it would be unbearable. Thus, we would rather not have it in the first place. You have a real opportunity this week. Either take it fully, or leave it completely.
AQUARIUS (January 21 – February 19)
People are sometimes perversely attracted to complication. We like the sound of easy options but only if we can tell, instinctively, that they are not really as easy as they sound. If shown a genuine, simple way to make things work, we feel suspicious. If told about a problem of some kind, we walk towards it with open arms, ready to accept what (we feel sure) must be a punishment we deserve. You can now get all worked up about something irritating. Or you can decide to travel down a better, much more straightforward road.
PISCES (February 20 – March 20)
It's always a pleasure to watch a real expert at work. They can take something that seems devilishly difficult and make it look simple. Over many years of experience, they have mastered their art. In some ways, you are an expert. There are some situations that might daunt others, yet within which you are in your element. Someone is now trying to talk you out of an arrangement or agreement because, in their eyes, it seems to be fraught with problems. That's because they don't know how to handle it. You do.
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Smokin' Bettys with the Girls
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
This is probably long overdue, but I wanted to post some pictures from the last brunch few weeks ago we did for Iis with the Indonesian Ladies before she departs to Denmark with her husband Flo for a new adventure!! We had brunch at this restaurant called Smokin' Bettys in Philadelphia.
Bye Iis! I hope you have a great time with the new adventures. Now, I have one more reason to go to Denmark! Best wishes and good luck!
Xoxo, S
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Background Heartrate (HR) displays are valuable gadgets for fitness-orientated people. 6.4, 8.0, and 9.6?kilometres/h (5?min in each protocol quickness) with HR manually recorded every minute was completed. Outcomes For group evaluations, the mean overall percentage error beliefs had been: 3.3%, 3.6%, 4.0%, 4.6%, 4.8% and 6.2% for TT, BP, RH, MA, FH and MB, respectively. Pearson product-moment relationship coefficient (r) was noticed: r=0.959 (TT), r=0.956 (MB), r=0.954 (BP), r=0.933 (FH), r=0.930 (RH) and r=0.929 (MA). Outcomes from 95% equivalency examining showed displays were found to become equal to those of the criterion HR (10% equivalence area: 98.15C119.96). Conclusions The outcomes demonstrate which the wearable activity trackers offer an accurate dimension of HR during strolling and running actions. Keywords: Validity, Exercise, Health promotion, Evaluating physiological needs of exercise, Evaluating dependability and validity of check of physiological variables What exactly are the brand new findings? Criterion-related validity discovered between all displays as well as the criterion measure. Wearable activity trackers utilising built-in photoplethysmography (PPG) heartrate (HR) sensors have got potential to progress the research and practice of exercise assessment. The right keeping the sensor is normally important to get accurate HR from PPG HR CS-088 receptors. Introduction It had been in 1982 which the world's first cellular heartrate (HR) monitor comprising a upper body strap transmitter using a wrist-worn recipient was presented by Polar Electro to provide athletes real-time feedback during workout.1 Through the past due 1980s and 1990s, HR monitoring during exercise (PA) CS-088 continued to grow in reputation, and by the first 2000s, there have been as much as 26 the latest models of open to the recreational sportsman.2 Before 5?years, HR monitoring gadgets have been coupled with other activity displays, such as for example pedometers, accelerometers, and global setting systems Rabbit Polyclonal to CEBPZ. (Gps navigation) to supply people more accurate quotes of activity strength and energy expenses.3C6 Recently, wearable activity trackers possess utilised optical blood circulation sensing using photoplethysmography (PPG) ways to measure HR. PPG is normally a noninvasive way for the recognition of HR and it is linked to the optical properties of vascular tissues utilizing a probe, lEDs usually. PPG sensors utilize the probe (eg, LED lighting) to glow directly into your skin and connect to adjustments in the bloodstream quantity to configure a HR. HR is set based on the idea that blood circulation through the artery is normally inversely linked to the quantity of light refracted.7 PPG methods using optical LED blood circulation sensors possess allowed HR monitoring gadgets to become ever more popular, numerous new models entering the marketplace each full year. By 2012, customers spent over $800 million on watches, rings, and bracelets7 to monitor HR utilizing a technique which has not been validated and published scientifically largely. Given the large influx, curiosity, and investment property on these little, noninvasive, and easy-to-use activity displays, validated analysis is required to make certain the experience displays task HR under relaxing accurately, light, CS-088 moderate, and energetic intensity circumstances.3 The six newly developed wearable activity trackers that are popular on the market and offer continuous HR utilising optical blood circulation HR monitoring capabilities include: Scosche Rhythm (SR), Mio Alpha (MA), Fitbit Charge HR (FH), TomTom Runner Cardio (TT), Microsoft Band (MB) and Basis Top (BP). The goal of this research was to judge the accuracy of the wearable activity trackers with HR monitoring features during rest and a managed treadmill protocol. Strategies Individuals 50 individuals were recruited in the School of Nebraska in Omaha campus primarily. Relative to the inclusion requirements, participants were between your age range of 19 and 45?years, and engaged in jogging activities in least 3 x weekly. Volunteers also transferred a blood circulation pressure check (below 140/80?mm?Hg) preceding the fitness treadmill protocol. All individuals done a PHYSICAL EXERCISE Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and health and wellness history screening ahead of.
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[Purpose] The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of exercise capacity, heart rate recovery and heart rate variability after high-intensity exercise on caffeine concentration of energy drink. organizations, ECG was showed the longest of exercise exhaustion time more than CON group (p = .05). Result of heart rate during exercise relating to intake organizations, there was significant differences of each time (p < .001), however, not significant differences of each organizations and group verse time (p > .05). Result of RPE during exercise relating to intake organizations, there was significant differences of each time (p < .001), however, not significant differences of each organizations and group verse time (p > .05). [Summary] In conclusion, EDG showed the significant increase of exercise exhaustion time more than CON group (p=.05) and not significant variations in HR, RPE, RER, HRV, HRR, blood pressure (p > .05). Consequently, 2.5 mg/kg-1 ingestion of energy drink might be positive effect to increase work out performance capacity without side-effect in cardiovascular disease. Keywords: Energy Drink, Caffeine, HRV, HRR, Exercise, Cardiovascular Intro Necessity and purpose of the study Among energy drinks available in Korean market, Hot Six, an energy drink from Lotte Chilsung, designated 250 million received sales in Jan. 2011. Since 2012, its sales possess recorded more than 3 billion received every month, indicating rapid growth of energy drink market in Korea. A sales analysis on the market showed that energy drinks are sought mostly by young people – those in their teens and 20s accounted for 23% and 41% of the consumers RG7422 respectively. Energy drinks are known to boost mental and physical energy of those who drink them [1]. Caffeine, taurine and citric acid are considered main ingredients that boost mental and physical energy in consumers [2]. The primary ergogenic ingredient in the drinks is known to become caffeine [3]. The caffeine level in energy drinks makes a whole lot of difference [4]. Caffeine is definitely readily accessible in everyday living and consumed through numerous drinks and foods RG7422 [5,6]. However, too much caffeine consumption could cause a variety of unwanted effects – nervousness, sleeplessness, accelerated heartbeat, caffeine cravings, caffeine drawback, etc. [7]. Taking into consideration these undesireable effects, Koreas Ministry of Meals & Drug Basic safety made caffeine articles warning label necessary for all beverages except green tea extract and espresso. The label warns individuals who beverages containing a lot more than 0.15 mg/mL degree of caffeine are classified as a higher caffeine drink and really should be prevented by those sensitive to caffeine such as for example children and pregnant woman [8]. When caffeine is normally utilized in the physical body, it stimulates sympathetic anxious system RG7422 P21 and leads to a growth in plasma catecholamine which allows your body to adjust to the stress made by physical activity. In the center, it prompts secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine to improve the speed and drive from the muscle tissues contractions. The speed is normally elevated by them and drive from the center, thereby raising the blood circulation pressure and make the pulse quicker [9]. Catecholamine creation increases the option of free essential fatty acids as muscles substrates during function, allowing glycogen sparing thus, improving physical functionality [10,11]. Since Costill et al. [12] reported the improvement of physical functionality after intake of caffeine, many reports have got reported the same and stated that ergogenic aftereffect of caffeine was observed in people who acquired at least a lot more than 2.5 mg/kg-1. dosage of caffeine intake [13,14]. Nevertheless, caffeine intake greater than 3 mg/kg-1 or 200 mg/kg-1 led to side effects such as for example stomach pain, nervousness, hypersensitiveness,.