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Living green is dull? Nothing could be further from the truth, especially when it comes to environmentally friendly home decorating.
Continuing my quest to decorate my home using only green products, eco-friendly paint is a must-have to ensure my home is not only beautiful, but healthy too.
As you may be aware, many paints contain VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) a combination of chemical compounds, solvents, binders and additives, which make up the liquid constituent of the paint, are used to hold pigment and resist mildew and frost.
However, did you know these toxic chemicals are not only potentially harmful when paint is first applied, they can still be harmful up to 5 years after application?
Which means compounds such as Formaldehyde and Benzene could be leaching harmful fumes into your home, night and day for years!
Fortunately, legislation is now in place to restrict the amount of VOCs allowed in paint products and there are more low VOC and no VOC products coming onto the market place, including the trailblazing brand, Earthborn.
With over 20 years of innovation in the paint industry and the first UK brand to be awarded the prestigious EU Ecolabel, Earthborn paints are totally VOC free and gorgeous to boot.
With no nasties, pungent niffs or harmful emissions, Earthborn natural paints are rich, creamy and are a delight to paint with and come a stunning range of mellow finishes. From the warm tones of Muddy Boots to the vibrant The Lido, not forgetting sweet Cupcake, every little (and big) girls dream bedroom colour, Earthborn has sixty timeless shades that work across any interior platform.
I've had the pleasure of sampling a pot of their summery 'Fuggles' in Eggshell and I can confirm the fabulous reputation that Earthborn is fast gaining, is well deserved.
Totally oil-free, Earthborn's Eggshell paint has fantastic coverage and dries super-fast to a subtle, silky smooth sheen. Also, being almost odourless (it may be hard to believe but their paint only has the very slightest smell similar to powder paint which you may remember from your school days) and totally free of any harmful chemicals, it is ideal for any interior woodwork. I'm using my sample to paint a wooden desk I'm upcycling for my bedroom (photos to follow soon) so I can sleep easy knowing I'm not breathing in any nasty smells or harmful chemicals for years to come.
Another great feature of Earthborn's eco paint is that it has such good coverage multiple coats are not necessary, saving both time and money into the bargain. I only used one coat of Eggshell on my furniture and achieved the same results (if not better), than when I've previously used another brand. Don't just take my word for it, see for yourself.
Finally, cleaning up, as Earthborn's Eggshell paint is oil-free, rather than having the hassle of soaking brushes in toxic white spirit and safely disposing of it once done, all you need to do is simply wash your brush in cold water – job done, in a fraction of the time.
So, if you are looking for a stunning, designer, hardwearing and high performance paint that is sustainable, healthier and beautiful, I can thoroughly recommend Earthborn natural paint.
What's in store for AW13 from Earthborn?
Taking their inspiration from dramatic skies and hearty walks, Earthborn's new collection, including The Yorkshire Moors features the earthy tones of Dark Cocoa and warmth of Inglenook – here's a sneak peak.
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Welcome to the home page of the second International Workshop on Empirical Requirements Engineering (EmpiRE 2012). EmpiRE will be co-located with RE 2012.
Requirements Engineering (RE) is by now a well-established discipline where several approaches, techniques and tools have
been proposed. Systematic attempts to evaluate and compare usefulness, effectiveness and usability of such proposals result in
a growing attention to methods for empirical assessment.
Empirical Software Engineering (ESE) aims at applying the empirical method to the software engineering field. In other
terms, it aims at studying and proposing qualitative and quantitative methods to use experimentations as a means for evaluating
software engineering approaches, techniques and tools. Surveys, case studies and experiments, hence, become valuable ways
to check ideas and proposals with respect to the reality, thus allowing to understand their actual values in particular contexts.
On one side, the Workshop on Empirical Requirements Engineering (EmpiRE), encourages the exchange of ideas to
understand why and how the empirical methods from ESE can assess and improve existing or new approaches in RE and in
On the other side, by stimulating the discussion about the join between ESE and RE and promoting the creation of a
new network of researchers for designing and conducting empirical studies in RE, the workshop intends to push the crossfertilization
between RE and ESE: new evaluation techniques from ESE to RE, and new domains and problems from RE to
ESE for exercising new evaluation methods or building new ones.
The main benefits the EmpiRE participants can get are:
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

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American Aquarium's Van + Gear Stolen
UPDATE: June 27
Between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m., last night, American Aquarium's van was stolen in Indianapolis, IN, along with their trailer and gear. Good news: they've since found the trailer and most of the gear. Bad news: their van is still missing.
The guys were in town playing a show with Turnpike Troubadours.
The van is a 2007 White Ford E-350 XLT 15 Passenger Van, North Carolina License Plate #BBD1591. It has a large crack on the the windhshield and a "White Water Tavern" and a "Mercury Lounge" sticker on the back glass. It was stolen from The Wyndham Indianapolis West at 2544 Executive Dr. in Indianapolis, IN 46241.
If anybody has any information about the theft are asked to call (317) 504-5292, or the Indianapolis Police Department.


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Are you on a work trip to the States? Or do you plan to tour the US? Either way, brace yourself for an exciting experience at the infamous Los Angeles International Airport, because you'll most likely land there. Popularly known as LAX, this airport is the fourth busiest airport in the world and the second busiest in the United States. With its four parallel runways and 9 terminals spanning 3,500 acres of land, LAX promises a spectacular view.
Los Angeles International Airport sits south of Westchester district, Los Angeles, California and it's known as the world's busiest origin and destination airport, since many travelers begin and end their journey there.
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International Standard Bible EncyclopediaHUMTAH
hum'-ta (chumTah): A place mentioned between Aphekah and Hebron in the mountain of Judah (Joshua 15:54).
Strong's Hebrew2547. Chumtah -- a city in Judah
... 2546, 2547. Chumtah. 2548 . a city in Judah. Transliteration: Chumtah Phonetic
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Smith's Bible DictionaryHumtah
(place of lizards), a city of Judah one of those in the mountain districts the next to Hebron. (Joshua 15:54)
ThesaurusHumtah (1 Occurrence)
...HUMTAH. hum'-ta (chumTah): A place mentioned between Aphekah and Hebron in the mountain
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Kirjatharba (6 Occurrences)
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Bible ConcordanceHumtah (1 Occurrence)
Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
Humtah: A City of the Territory of the Tribe of Judah
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text: On November 4, a meeting of the board of "Georgian House" will be held in Tartu. The meeting aims to meet with Georgians living there, to familiarize them with the work of "Georgian House" and to discuss possible establishemnt of the local organization. The meeting will be held at Pushkin's School Hall, at 1 pm


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Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (16,330.67, up 79.92 points)
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Healthcare. Down 58 cents, or 9.8 per cent, to $5.34 on 12.8 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Up 15 cents or 3.31 per cent, to $4.68 on 9.4 million shares.
Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH). Healthcare. Down 92 cents, or 9.54 per cent, to $8.72 on 5.69 million shares.
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Down $2.89, or 8.25 per cent, to $32.15 on 5.08 million shares.
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Oil and gas. Down 50 cents, or 3.85 per cent, to $12.50 on 4.62 million shares.
Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Oil and gas. Down 15 cents, or 3.85 per cent, to $3.75 on 4.13 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Hydro One Ltd. (TSX:H). Utilities. Up 23 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $19.33 on 2.43 million shares. The partially privatized utility named the 10 new members of its board, just over a month after the previous 14-member board resigned en masse following pressure from the newly-elected Ontario provincial government. Former CIBC executive Tom Woods will serve as the interim board chair until the position can be filled permanently.


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"This move will allow us to have a very rapid expansion and hiring movement due to the dense population on the Eastern seaboard," says CEO Brian Wedding. "I plan on opening another branch in New Jersey by the end of 2012."
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) November 15, 2012
One of the nation's fastest growing contractors Jasper Contractors Inc. announces its expansion into the Philadelphia area bringing 100 new jobs. With 12 offices located nationwide, this Northeastern city marks the fourth expansion for Jasper this year alone. This announcement comes at a time when many homeowners are in need after the devastation left from Hurricane Sandy.
"I am very excited about this expansion due to all the upsides of this area," says Brian Wedding, Owner and CEO. "Jasper will start hiring all positions immediately in Philadelphia and surrounding areas."
Career paths at Jasper Contractors consist of management positions, warehouse staff, and outside sales representatives along with others. The company offers 100% paid healthcare for all employees and their defendants. Pay varies depending on the positions from hourly rates to base salaries plus commissions that can exceed $100,000 annually.
"This move will allow us to have a very rapid expansion and hiring movement due to the dense population on the Eastern seaboard. Millions of homes within a tight proximity will help company expansion and revenue goals we have set for the future," Wedding says. "I plan on opening another branch in New Jersey by the end of 2012."
This Inc. 5,000 company had a three-year growth that amounted to a staggering 163% in gross sales and reflected earnings of over $42 million in revenue in 2011. Wedding states that since making the Inc 5,000 list, the company is approaching 2013 with optimism and looking for the best candidates to join the team.
Jasper Contractors has been in business since 2004 and is a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and an Owens Corning™ Platinum Preferred Contractor. For more information visit http://www.JasperContractorsInc.com, or call 404-772-2468.
About Jasper Contractors
Jasper Contractors, a national roofing and HVAC company headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA., has offered roofing services since 2004. With offices located in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Evansville, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, St. Louis and now Philadelphia, Jasper has earned an excellent reputation as the go-to contractor. All company contractors are certified, licensed, bonded and insured. Jasper specializes in offering a no-cost inspection and helps customers navigate the insurance claims process when they have sustained hail or wind damage to their roof or HVAC unit. The company provides superb customer service and employs only highly-trained, highly-skilled HVAC and roof installers.


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Lake Breeze Langhorne Creek Bernoota Shiraz Cabernet 2014
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"It's 60% shiraz and 40% cabernet and it couldn't be more Aussie feeling if it was an Akubra-wearing dingo eating a kangaroo pie on a bush walk.
Generations of Follett family have trod the Langhorne Creek soil growing grapes. Wonderful stuff. It's a wonderful wine, ludicrous at the price, should last a couple of decades in cellar too. Indeed, it feels primed for a long life, rippling with fine tannin, bright in perky acidity, fine and elegant in the palate.
There's loads of black olive, salt bush, dark berries, ripe plums and suggestions of eucalyptus, but the key thing is just how well it drinks - a glorious, supple flow, medium weight and superbly structured. It sticks to the gums but sighs over the tongue. Strewth, this is good."
94 Points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, Jan 2017, Drink: 2017 - 2035
The Follett family has been growing grapes at Langhorne Creek for over 120 years, where the deep alluvial soils of the Bremer flood plain coupled with cooling 'lake breezes' provide ideal conditions for premium grape production.
This classic Australian blend uses a combination of old vine fruit and dedicated winemaking to produce a rich, velvety textured wine which can be enjoyed now, or cellared with confidence over the next 8-10 years.
The wine was fermented on skins in open static fermenters for 7-10 days, followed by maturation for 20 months in American and French oak barriques. Winery Notes
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GOLD - 2016 Small Winemakers Show Class 46
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WHY I Wrote Flat Army: The Flat Army Golden Circle
During some recent travelling, I used it as an opportunity to re-read (power read, you might say) fellow author and Speakers Spotlight brother Simon Sinek's book "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Others To Take Action".
The fact it was first published in 2009 still gives me goose bumps. Simon was — and continues to be — ahead of his time. If you haven't done so already, watch his TEDxPuget Sound Talk to get a condensed 18-minute version of his fantastic hypothesis and theory centered (literally) on The Golden Circle.
But you really should buy the book. (support those authors – we need new ribbons for the typewriter)
Aside from a man-crush on Simon and being highly influenced by his book, I was struck by the simplicity in his overarching point:
"People don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it."
In my personal situation, the WHAT is clearly the Flat Army book — and the other pieces that are going along with it now or in the future — but the WHY is something I care deeply about.
I hope you do too.
I hope the WHY is why you might have bought the book in the first place, wanted to hear me speak, or continue showing up at this site.
I hope the WHY is why we might share a café, beer or an exchange on social media.
WHY art thou?
The WHY of Flat Army is simple … I'm fed up with the current state of leadership.
I'm fed up with current levels of disengagement in the organization. I'm fed up with pervasive levels of command and control in the organization. I'm fed up that although zillions of books have been written about 'leadership' over the past 30 years we have witnessed no discernible difference or improvement in employee engagement. I'm fed up that leaders have not truly recognized that an engaged employee will and can result in improved levels of productivity, customer satisfaction and yes … business results such as revenue or profit or shareholder return growth.
Put slightly more succinctly and with less ranting venom, the WHY of Flat Army is:
to improve levels of organizational and employee engagement and to make leaders and the organization more collaborative such that work gets done in a more harmonious, meaningful and productive manner for everyone.
My WHY is my passion for people. Whether employees, leaders or anyone in between, I believe the organization needs to become a mecca of togetherness.
My WHY is my wish for employee engagement to actually become the state in which there is reciprocal trust between the employee and leadership to do what's right however, whenever and with whomever.
I wrote Flat Army inspired by the WHY that Simon puts forward in his ground-breaking book.
Now you know WHY … WHAT are you going to do to change employee engagement in your organization and/or leadership style?
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Behind Dearbhalla the Coach and Consultant
I am a mum of four who is continuously working on making it work – running my own business, being a mum, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and everything else. I managed the transition back to work after maternity leave and all of the challenges that entails. I stood at the crossroads while trying to figure out what changes I needed to make to create the vision of success that I had written down a number of years ago. Fitting it all in is not always easy but I absolutely enjoy the journey and firmly believe that if you can get that clarity around what you are striving for, the simpler job is putting a plan in place to achieve it.
I love to travel. I love to learn. I love to cook. I love to see my family grow and thrive. I love that we are this little international unit (with my lovely French husband) that has had many adventures already and will continue to be as adventurous as we can in the coming years.
I do love planning and organising - as friends and family will testify. I'm never far from a flip chart, post-its or a white board - even in my kitchen! As a management consultant for much of my career this is almost part of my DNA. To Do lists are close to my heart. And I love helping others who don't find planning and structure to be such a joy!
Building Clearbird involves being an active member of many associations and networks. Networking was not something I particularly enoyed early in my career but now these groups are a huge source of support, inspiration, learning and of course business development at times. I love the power of the random conversation and I particularly enjoy meeting people, often women, who are striving to succeed, on their terms, every day.


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IT'S one of Mark Saltzman's favorite moments in his play with music, "The Tin Pan Alley Rag," and he won't even take the credit. Near the end of the show, which imagines a meeting between the composers Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin, Joplin responds to a painful memory by playing "Bethena," a ragtime waltz he wrote in 1905. And when he plays, nothing else happens. There are no words, no dances, no set changes. There's just the sound of a classic piece of American music.
"The Tin Pan Alley Rag" is in previews at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theater (it opens July 14), and for Mr. Saltzman, who's been a fan of Joplin's ragtime for more than 30 years, the wordless scene is a risk that pays off. "It's kind of rare in the theater for it all to boil down to a piece of music," Mr. Saltzman said. (That music is played live by offstage pianists while actors sit at pianos, hands obscured.) "You wonder if people are going to be fidgety, or if they're going to say, 'We didn't pay for a piano concert.' "
"I'm so happy when I see that the audience is listening to this music as intently as if they're listening to dialogue," he said. "I feel some kind of personal triumph about that."
Yet despite the "Bethena" moment, "The Tin Pan Alley Rag" is not a jukebox musical (or Victrola musical) of hits from pre-Depression America. Mr. Saltzman and the director, Stafford Arima, have created a show about the lives, work and aesthetics of two influential songwriters without relying heavily on their songs.
Joplin's and Berlin's tunes do figure throughout the production, but they are often subservient to the plot. Joplin (Michael Boatman) might play a section of his "Maple Leaf Rag," but it underscores a scene about his past. The ensemble might sing "I Love a Piano," an early chestnut from Berlin (Michael Therriault), but the number is interspersed with dialogue.
Mr. Arima, who is best known for directing splashy musicals like "Altar Boyz" and (coincidentally) "Ragtime," said he likes using the music this way. "Our instincts in the musical theater are about buttoning the numbers or extending them," he said. "By avoiding that musical comedy feel, we allow the audience to focus on the story instead of the greatest hits. I want them to discover who these men were and not just wait for the next song they know."
Strangers to the history of American music can learn from the show. Mr. Saltzman may have invented the relationship between his lead characters, but he includes facts about their troubled personal lives and their enormous influence on the nascent pop-music business, which was often boosted by sheet-music sales of a Joplin rag or a Berlin hit.
Mr. Arima said he feels that highlighting the composers' lives could instill new appreciation for their music. "If all you know of someone is that they were perfect and they wrote perfect music, then they're untouchable," he said.
Audiences can also learn from the musical styles alone. Joplin's early ragtime tunes sound starkly different from his ambitious opera "Treemonisha," written a few years before he died in 1917. When the ensemble performs a snatch of the opera, it's striking to realize how much he evolved. Berlin, meanwhile, is represented by "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and other songs from the beginning of his career. While they rarely stray from the Tin Pan Alley formula he perfected, they exhibit his genius for delivering exceptional variations on a theme.
These compositions also demonstrate the conflict between art as personal expression and art as commerce. Mr. Saltzman's plot hinges on Joplin's unsuccessful attempts to publish "Treemonisha," and when he asks Berlin to back him, they clash over whether music should be creative or profitable. The question is moot for "Treemonisha," of course, since by the time it had its premiere with a full production in 1972, Scott Joplin's music had already passed from commercial viability into canonized respectability.
But for Mr. Saltzman, Joplin's decision to write the piece was an act of artistic integrity. "If you're Joplin, why would you want to risk an opera?" he said. "There's the ridicule that could come from people saying: 'Where do you get off, writing like you're Puccini? Why defy the fact that you're comfortable, wealthy, famous?' "
Mr. Saltzman added, however, that things weren't as simple as Joplin the Artist and Berlin the Industry, and that both men strove to balance those extremes.
The struggle between art and business is partly what drew Todd Haimes, the Roundabout artistic director, to the play. "I'm not sure which perspective is correct," he said. "Sometimes art can be commercial, and sometimes being a martyr doesn't serve anybody. Who's to say that 'God Bless America,' " which Berlin wrote, "isn't as great as 'Treemonisha?' "
Mr. Haimes said he faces these questions when he's programming the Roundabout's season and that engaging the company's 42,000 subscribers sometimes means eschewing untested work in favor of proven titles. While the company does produce smaller productions of new plays including this year's "Distracted," a comedy about the attention-addled Internet age, and 2007's "Speech & Debate," a dark high school romp the company's mainstage slate generally features stalwarts like "Waiting for Godot," "Hedda Gabler" and "Pal Joey."
"Does that make our work any less valid, or is it just valid in a different way?" Mr. Haimes asked. "I constantly get into this argument."


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We finally sat down with Jose and Claudia and went over what we are looking for in our first home. Like many first time home-buyers in the Orlando area, we were under the impression that with so many homes on the market, the process would be relatively easy. Wrong. Because we want to close on our new home within just a few months, Jose and Claudia recommended we eliminate short-sales from our search. That reduced the available homes by nearly 50%! What a pain! short-sales (pre-foreclosures) are just so tricky and nearly always have unrealistic sticker prices. They also take months to negotiate.
We still found about 10 good options throughout Seminole County and set out to look at each one.
The first house we saw was a terribly run down (but beautiful!) 2 story historic home in Sanford. Both, my husband and I, felt that this house could be SO wonderful once restored! Seeing that one first definitely started the search out on the right foot! I have always loved historic homes, new homes just can't compete with the old wood floors, crown molding and character of an old home.
The next house we saw was also a historic home. It was not in as good a location as the first, but the interior already had been completely re-done and it was beautiful, with a great floor plan. The outside however needs some love and was a little overgrown.
We looked at two other houses that were more contemporary "Florida" homes. Block with stucco, traditional floor plans, traditional neighborhoods. A little boring. And even they need work. The carpet was torn out in one of them, exposing the stained concrete, the closet doors were broken and the smell was offensive in both of them. I guess that's what happens when a home is vacant for too long.
Most of the homes we are looking at are bank owned. Which means we could get a great deal on the price, but not with out some compromise. All of the homes need a work. Some more than others. I guess it is pretty common for the owner to destroy the house before the bank takes it. Probably even more common in our price range, lol.
We still have a few more houses to look at and Jose and Claudia set up an alert, so we will be emailed when new properties come on the market. We want to keep an open mind, but my husband and I just can't stop thinking about the two historic homes in Sanford.Pin It


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Ronald J. Colombo, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, joined 15 other securities law professor in an amicus brief in Chadbourne & Park LLP v. Samuel Troice, Nos. 12-79, 12-86 and 12-88 (U.S. 2013), on cert. before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Professor Colombo and the Amici argue that SLUSA (the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act) does not preclude a state-law class action alleging a fraudulent scheme that involves misrepresentations about transactions in SLUSA-covered securities when the fraudulent scheme itself does not involve a purchase or sale of a covered security.


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CRANBERRY TWP — A fire that appeared to start in a garbage truck sent smoke billowing into the air and closed Unionville Road in the township Thursday.
The fire was reported just after 10 a.m. Thursday. Within minutes, Cranberry police and fire were on scene to battle the fire.
The contents of the garbage truck were fully engulfed and dumped onto the road. Firefighters extinguished the flames within about 15 minutes of the initial call, though they then used long sticks to move the pile around and address lingering hot spots. A second fire truck was brought on scene to provide further assistance.
No information was available at the scene, though cleanup of the scene looked like it could take a while. In addition to Unionville Road being closed at both ends, the intersection of Unionville and Ogle View was is also temporarily closed.


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Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche are among the most outstanding personalities in the history of philosophy. This paper is made up of two different essays, with the one devoted to Sigmund Freud and the other one covering one of the most interesting aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy. In terms of Freud, the basic premises of his philosophy of the unconscious are discussed. Repression and suppression, the significance of dreams and slips of the tongue, association of ideas, and psychotherapy approaches are evaluated. Comparison to the earlier theories of the unconscious are provided. Later, Nietzsche's death of god and its religious and ethical implications are discussed.
Introduction to Philosophy
Sigmund Freud: Theory of the Unconscious and Therapeutic Implications
Sigmund Freud is believed to be one of the major contributors to the current science of psychoanalysis. His theory of the unconscious is valued and used as much as it is also hated. Of all major theories of personality, no theory ever generated as much controversy as that of Sigmund Freud. Nevertheless, Freud's professional, scientific, and practical significance should not be disregarded. Freud's theory of the unconscious is just one of the many ways to judge and interpret the surrounding reality. Basically, Freud perceives the human mind as made of conscious and unconscious elements; the latter is considered as the largest part of human personality and mind (Boeree, 2009). In Freud's opinion, the unconscious serves the major source of human motivations, desires, and actions (Boeree, 2009). Nevertheless, individuals either repress or intentionally suppress their unconscious motives and motivations.
Repression and suppression are the two most common defense mechanisms described by Freud. The former implies that the human organism does not allow individuals to recall painful or traumatizing events (Boeree, 2009). In other words, repression is a defense mechanism that occurs against the human will; it is the way the human mind seeks to protect itself from the pain of recalling a threatening situation. By contrast, suppression is used whenever individuals consciously and intentionally forget the threatening situation, moving forcibly the unwanted information from their direct awareness. Both repression and suppression in Freud's theory can serve relevant instruments of psychoanalysis; but of particular importance are the unconscious meanings and motivations revealed through dreams.
Dreams occupy a special place in Freud's theory; according to Freud, dreams are so-called "wish-fulfillments" (Brians, 1998). That is, in their dreams individuals often see how they themselves make their wishes come true. Needless to say, dreams can be used to understand individuals' hidden desires. I remember that when I had family problems, I often saw myself visiting my family, talking to my family members, and resolving the dilemma that was pressuring me. At that time I thought the recurrent dream was the sign of my obsession with the family; however, based on Freud's theory, in my dreams I simply fulfilled one of my biggest wishes – to have stability and peace in family life. Apparently, dreams exemplify an essential element of Freud's psychotherapy, as they facilitate the interpretation of the unconscious. Likewise, slips of the tongue and associations of ideas serve the foundational ingredients of Freudian therapy. It is interesting to note, that Freud called slips of the tongue "parapraxes" and turned them into an essential ingredient of his psychic determinism (Boeree, 2000). In Freud's view, all parapraxes have their meaning and are crucial to understanding the nature of human psychology. Yet, these are not the only instruments of psychoanalysis in Freud's hands.
In Freudian therapy, free and open atmosphere lays the groundwork for understanding the subconscious. Associations of ideas occur when individuals are allowed to talk openly and freely: Freud discovered that in the atmosphere of relaxation and comprehension, individuals built their ideas logically, leading themselves to uncover the true reasons of their psychological unrest (Boeree, 2009). Transference, catharsis and insight also help individuals to turn the subconscious into the conscious (Boeree, 2009).
Objectively, Freud was not the first to explore the meaning and value of the subconscious. Before Freud, the subconscious had been described by Leibniz, Herbart, Schopenhauer and von Hartmann (Boeree, 2000). However, it was not before Freud that psychoanalysis became a science. Freud's philosophy of self sends two important implications: first, nothing is accidental, and even slips of the tongue can help individuals to expose the hidden sides of the unconscious; second, no person can truly know him (her) self. Only psychotherapy and psychoanalysis can help individuals understand their psychology and problems in detail.
Friedrich Nietzsche: God Is Dead
"God is dead" remains one of the most popular and controversial Nietzsche's statements. The exact meaning of the sentence is poorly understood. The statement generates multiple interpretations, but it is clear that, by having God dead, Nietzsche puts the long era of religiosity and commitment to religious morality and ethics to an end. "God is dead" means that the lives of people are no longer centered on God. Science displaces religious morality and turns into the main source of social norms. All these processes occur, as humans themselves have chosen not to obey the laws of God:
The Christians have never practiced the actions Jesus prescribed them; and the impudent garrulous talk about the 'justification by faith' and its supreme and sole significance is only the consequence of the Church's lack of courage and will to profess the works Jesus demanded. (Nietzsche; in Kaufmann, 1974, p.343)
In this sense, Nietzsche is clearly against the weaknesses and slavery morality of the Christian religion; no other religion is criticized by Nietzsche as heavily as the religion of Christ.
The ethical implications of the God-is-dead statement are far-reaching. To begin with, the death of God implies that God is a human creation. Second, the death of God is the same as the loss of value: God used to exemplify the source of moral, emotional, and philosophic value, and with his death earlier values are thrown into oblivion. Third, God used to be the basic criterion of morality for Christians; and with the death of God morality as a notion ceases to exist. The fear of God is gone, and humans are no longer restrained in their decisions and actions. Certainly, those who perceive Christian religion as the source of hypocrisy and slavery morality, the death of God cannot be totally negative. Simultaneously, when Nietzsche talks of religious hypocrisy and failure to obey God's commands, he also implies that we ourselves are primarily responsible for everything that happens to us. Nietzsche is not against religion; rather, he is against pretence and hypocrisy, and these can easily apply to any religion.
Death of God is a metaphor used by Nietzsche to describe the crisis of identity across all European states. An admirer of religion as the highest state of culture and art, Nietzsche could not reconcile with the tragic anti-religious situation in Europe. However, it seems that every modern religion faced similar philosophical difficulties at least once in a lifetime. Recently Islam has become a popular object of political and military attacks. Islam is associated with the notion of terrorism and is believed to have nothing to do with the concepts of democracy and enlightenment. The Muslims are blamed for having lost their tolerance. Secularization is shown as a relevant and desired antidote against the spreading of Islam. Unfortunately, most of what is told about Islam is the reflection of ignorance. Most European nations have reconciled with the loss of the Christian God and Christian values, but the Muslim world continues to rely on the basic premises of its religion. Our religion and worldviews are fully compatible with the principles of democracy and openness to the whole world. We seek to act morally and responsibly, and we want the Western world to develop a better understanding of the eastern philosophy and values. Only by coming in close contact with us can other nations develop respect and tolerance of our values. Nietzsche himself suggested that bringing the East and West close to each other would let Europeans develop a better understanding of their own identity (Tutt, 2011). We are not guilty of the identity crisis affecting Europe, and according to Nietzsche the death of God in Europe does not allow Europeans to look beyond themselves and their world. The loss of religious worldviews in Europeans does not mean that all other nations must follow the same path. Only by developing close collaborative ties and being more patient toward diversity and difference we will bring God back into our souls and build a morally conscious and open society, be it Christian, Muslim, or otherwise.


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Tap on customers to select them. Once you've selected a group of customers, you can then tap on a table to seat them.
When seating customers, it might be a good idea to color coordinate the customers to their seats where available. You will receive bonus points for doing so.
When the customers have finished eating, you will need to take their checks before they can leave the restaurant. Make sure you complete this quickly so that the next customers can be seated soon after.
Happy Hour makes every customer worth more points, customers will not get angry and impatient, and you will receive a huge influx of customers.
Boosts can make the rounds you play easier, so you should use them if you are struggling in meeting customers' demands.
Charming Flo boost will improve your customers' patience, in turn taking much longer for the customers to get angry.
Fast Flo is a boost that offers the ability for Flo to move faster.
Full Hands Flo offers the ability to have Flo carry four items at once.
Mega Boosts are another tier of boosts that offer instant help when you need it the most.


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I just installed Xubuntu 13.04 and enabled the drivers from fglrx-update for my Radeon HD 5400 Series video card. However, once the login screen comes up, I get a warning from my monitor about the resolution not being supported.
I can change the resolution once I'm logged in, but I keep getting the same warning when I boot up the computer and try to log in.
Most guides/sites I could find about this problem suggest editing xorg.conf, but that file is not present on my system. I tried the solution in http://www.bingshui.org/tech/defining-display-resolutions-in-xubuntu-12-04/ but this caused the system to freeze right before the login screen comes up, and I had to delete the file created when trying that solution.
How to change the screen resolution for the GDM login screen? suggests editing /etc/gdm/Init/Default, but again, there is no gdm directory in /etc.
Is there a way to fix this?


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Governor Parkop calls on PM to address Unitech situation
City Hall, 27thJune, 2016: I would like to make a statement about the situation in Unitech. It is getting out of hand.
I call upon the Prime Minister to take immediate and decisive action to arrest the situation. I also call upon the Prime Minister to make some decision to reduce the stress in the nation.
I call upon the students to think beyond today and beyond just themselves. Take a step
back because tomorrow you will be able to take 5 steps forward. Think about the future generation who are also entitled to study at the University in the facilities you are destroying, it equally belongs to them. It's easy to destroy but harder to rebuild. Same goes to the students; destroying your future without regard of what you can influence later on, in your life.
I urge all the people behind this action to reconsider their strategy! It's not working and it will not work. The end does not justify the means. How you go about doing something is as important as what you end up doing. If you use illegal means to accomplish a legal and even desirable result, the good result does not make the bad means you used justifiable. So burning public properties, murder, harassment and torture, now a possible retaliation, disruption of classes and damaging a possible bright future does not justify the outcomes that the students are seeking for.
I also call upon the family who is seeking retaliation for the murder of their relative at Unitech to not take the law into their own hands. It will only exacerbate the situation. Let the police deal with the matter. Violence of any form does not solve disputes of any form.
In the capital city, at UPNG, we have managed to contain the situation so the public can be assured that we will not tolerate such barbaric acts in NCD. I urge all MP's mandated by their people to take action immediately so normalcy can return.
I urge the public to remain strong and continue to be positive and we will stand together to see our nation through these dark moments. God Bless Papua New Guinea.


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This page lists the meetings for Constitution.
The Constitution of Exeter City
To view the current Constitution, please
click on the most recent date from the list above.
Exeter City Council agreed a new constitution in May
2001 which sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are
made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are
efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of
these processes are required by the law, while others are a matter
for the Council to choose.
The Articles of the Constitution set out the basic
rules governing the Council's business. More detailed procedures
and codes of practice are provided in the other parts of the


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The TekBot
The TekBot PFL is used in many classes to give students a practical experience in Electrical and computer Engineering. Student receive and assemble a basic TekBot their Freshman year and get experience working with analog sensors. Sophomore year students are introduced to digital logic and have the oppurtunity to apply what they have learned with their TekBot using a digital logic controller. Junior year students are introduced to micro controllers and use a ATmega128 AVR 8-Bit RISC Microcontroller to run their Tekbot.
Relevant Courses
- ECE 112: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering II
- ECE 272: Digital Logic Laboratory
- ECE 323: Electronics II
- ECE 375: Introduction to Computer Organization & Assembly
Hardware Used With Tekbot
- Mechanical Base
- Analog Sensor Board
- Analog Controller Board
- Motor Contoller Board
- Charger Board
- Digital Logic Controller
- ATMega 128 Microcontroller


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I pondered bony in a shroud,
And gloat and glide o'er graves on hills,
Then all at once, I saw a cloud,
The ghost of Obadiah Mills.
In centuries or maybe more,
I ne'er saw such a spirit soar.
What horrors or internal strife
Saw this man exiled after life?
Jo Withers is a cheery soul who loves writing about death, doom, and dinosaurs. She managed to combine all three topics in her middle-grade novel 5 Simple Steps to Saving Planet Earth.


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If it was feasible, believe me, I would be. As it is, all I'm doing lately is thinking about cooking.That's about all you can do when your new place is full of boxes, you have no real cooking utensils or apparati, you're still organizing your kitchen (and reorganizing the pantry for the third time), and you happen to be leaving the state in T-3 days to go home for a week. What's the point in cooking when it'll just go bad in storage?
I have a tiny kitchen that, while it kind of scares me with how tiny it really is, I'm itching to test out. (I've only made tea and pain perdu, currently. Nothing w.r.t. real food.) Will I be able to cook anything effectively? How am I going to have to change my techniques, my movements, my thought process, to better use my space? I would really like to use my island as it was meant to be used – a cooking and utensil storage space, not a 'stack-stuff-on-top-because-there's-nowhere-else-to-put-it' space. I need a butcher block or cutting board to put on it, first, because I don't want to slice through the polyurethane. 354 has a slab of white granite on the back of his truck, but I really only want a piece of it for a cold board. A 2'x1′ piece of it would be perfect for making homemade pasta, or slab ice cream scoops, or kneading bread dough… and I like it better than marble. Maybe it's the country girl in me, but why should I want to pay obscene amounts of money for a slab of rock? Granite and marble are still heavy when you drop them on your foot, and granite is sparkly.
My mother is giving me the old Cuisinart ice cream maker, which thrills me to no end even though I'll have to store all my freezer goods either in a cooler or clean the freezer altogether before making ice cream so I can store the container. Or use one of the other freezers in the building (I could trade scoops of homemade for freezer space, right?). But I want to make homemade ice cream before the heat leaves (which I never thought I'd say, and in Georgia, I've got time). I love making homemade, especially the powerful gourmet vanilla that I'm so fond of.
The photos in this post almost made me tear up, they were so vivid. I wish that I could actually lick the screen and taste the vanilla, because that is what those photos say. 'Eat me, I'm real!' Sadly, no; at least, not in a tangible kind of way for me, just for Hannah. (And I'm supremely jealous of her because of that.) After I pushed away all my sadfacing over a lack of that gelato-looking beauty, I read the entry and it got me thinking: How would coconut cream do as an ice cream base? I have two cans sitting in my pantry, waiting patiently to be used in tom kha gai or a silky curry, but it's too hot as far as I'm concerned. What would the effects of that coconut cream be in my gourmet vanilla? Or a Dutch-process cocoa? Or in a Vietnamese coffee-flavored frozen treat? Cookies and cream? The possibilities could be endless! And delicious!
But what would you have to change?
In the meantime, I bought bologna and cheese last night after karate, so I'd have something to eat for the next few meals of the week while I'm still in Georgia. (Don't knock it. I'm well aware that bologna, like hot dogs, are made of chicken lips, phonebooks and pig knuckles, and I love it anyway.) I told myself that I wouldn't buy anything that wouldn't keep while I was gone – and then I bought a ready-mix bag of salad, and some limes, and two mangoes, and a red onion. I didn't buy dressing, because I was convinced that I'd make my own damn dressing and it would be tasty. And then I realized that I have no dressing recipes, and my olive oil vinaigrettes never turn out tasting like anything but oil and vinegar. So I've been perusing the Internet for salad dressing, and come up with some pretty basic – and some not so basic – recipes that I like. They're posted with credit under the cut. Tonight I'm going to go home, hard boil some eggs, open and drain a can of black beans and a can of beets, sliver up some sharp cheddar and grate some Parmesan and have a little salad party of my very own. That is, in between unpacking boxes and doing financial accounting spreadsheets and packing my bag(s) for next week.
Never heard of a salad party, have you?
Balsamic Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
3 tablespoons chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (optional)
1. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, chicken broth, sugar, salt and pepper in a medium size bowl and whisk until well blended.
2. Cover and refrigerate.
3. Bring to room temperature and whisk well before using. Add freshly chopped basil last.
Makes 10 servings.
Cooking Tip: Use as a dressing on mixed greens, or as a marinate for fish, chicken or pork.
Blue Cheese Dressing
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley (1/2 teaspoon dried parsley)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Kosher or coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1. Combine all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl, stirring well to combine. Pour into a container with lid and refrigerate for a several hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.
Makes 16 (2-tablespoon) servings or about 2 cups.
Nutrition Facts (per serving): 57.9 calories; 78% calories from fat; 5.1g total fat; 11.8mg cholesterol; 113.7mg sodium; 49.0mg potassium; 1.1g carbohydrates; 0.0g fiber; 0.3g sugar; 1.1g net carbs; 2.1g protein.
Fresh Herb Vinaigrette
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves
1 small clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1. In a blender add white wine vinegar, fresh basil leaves, fresh oregano leaves, fresh rosemary leaves, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper.
2. Blend 10 to 15 seconds until all the herbs and garlic are finely minced.
3. Gradually add Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil and continue blending for 10 to 15 seconds or until everything is mixed well.
Makes about 2/3 cup.
Green Goddess Dressing
2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
2 cloves garlic
1 large egg yolk
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 anchovy fillets
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 green onions, minced
1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sour cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1. Combine in a food processor or blender the vinegar, garlic, egg yolk, lemon juice, anchovies, herbs and green onions. Run the processor and drizzle the olive oil through the feed tube.
2. Transfer the sauce to a bowl. Fold in the sour cream and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Makes 2 cups.
Raspberry and Walnut Vinaigrette
1/2 teaspoon honey mustard
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons walnut oil
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon
1. In a bowl whisk together the mustard, vinegar and salt; add the oils in a small stream, while whisking, until vinaigrette is emulsified.
2. Stir in the tarragon.
Makes about 1/2 cup.
Sesame Soy Vinaigrette
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted lightly and cooled
1. In a bowl whisk together sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and salt to taste. Mix the oils together in small cup and then whisk oil mixture in a small stream into the soy/vinegar mixture until it is emulsified.
2. Stir in the sesame seeds.
Makes about 1/2 cup vinaigrette.
Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
12 ounces stemmed California strawberries
3/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
Granulated sugar, if needed
1. Puree strawberries in blender or processor. Transfer to bowl. Add dried herbs, garlic, salt, pepper and pepper flakes; whisk thoroughly. Whisk in vinegar. While whisking, add oil in a slow, steady stream. Adjust seasoning with salt and/or pepper, and balance flavors with a small amount of sugar, if needed.
Makes about 2 1/4 cups.
**From cooksrecipes.com
Creamy Basil Salad Dressing
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves,
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped parsley
3 scallions with tops, chopped
3 tablespoons vinegar
1/8 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons chopped chives
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
**From recipegoldmine.com
Creamy Garlic Dressing
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, water, onion and garlic; simmer until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add sugar; simmer until dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper.
**From nikibone.com
Buttermilk Dressing
1/2 c buttermilk
2 T mayo
2 T cider vinegar
2 T minced shallots
1 T sugar
3 T chives, chopped fine
Whisk thoroughly until creamy and combined. Keep refrigerated up to 1 week.
Balsamic Dressing
1/3 c grated Parmesan
1/4 c mayo
2 anchovy fillets
1 1/2 T balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 T lemon juice
1/2 t Dijon
1/2 t Worcestershire
1/4 c olive oil
1 garlic clove
Puree smooth. Keep refrigerated.
**From epicurious.com
Champagne Vinaigrette
1 cup mild olive oil
1/4 cup champagne vinegar
1/2 cup champagne
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Pinch sugar, optional
Whisk together olive oil, champagne vinegar, and champagne. (You may use a blender for this if you wish.) Season to taste with salt and pepper. If the vinaigrette tastes too sharp, add a pinch of sugar and whisk until dissolved. Refrigerate any leftover salad dressing and use within 1 week.
Yield: 1-1/2 cups, enough for 6 to 8 salads.
**From homecooking.about.com


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Avatharam Movie Review
Hitmaker Joshiy, who tasted back-to-back failures with Lokpal and Salaam Kashmier, is back to form with the Dileep starrer mass entertainer Avatharam. The movie revolves around an educated villager who comes to the city to stay with his brother's family and the problems he faces there. The movie is produced by the scenarist duo, Udaya Krishna-Sibi K Thomas under their production banner Four B Productions.
Madhavan (Dileep), an educated youth from a small village of Idukki, comes to Kochi to stay with his brother's family after his brother's sudden death. His brother Sudhakaran (Ganesh) was a customs officer. He was found dead in a mysterious circumstance and Madhavan doubts that it is a cold-blooded murder. In the mean time, he befriends an insurance agent Manimeghala (Lakshmi Menon) and falls in love with her. Madhavan's struggles to find the mystery behind his brother's death forms the rest of the story....
Cast and Performance
Dileep delivers an energy packed performance as an innocent villager and a revenge-driven brother. As usual, he excels in the comedy sequences too. Lakshmi Menon, who is an established actress in Tamil movie industry, debuts as a heroine in Malayalam movie industry with Avatharam. The actress completely fits into the character of a smart insurance agent and looks charming in the song sequences.
Joy Mathew, Shammi Thilakan, Sreejaya, Sijoy Varghese, Mithun Ramesh, Kalabhavan Shajone, Nandhu Pothuval and Chali Pala forms the rest of the star cast. Joy Mathew and Shammi Thilakan shines in their roles. Bangalore Days fame Sijoy Varghese deserves a special applause. Rest of the cast have also done their roles to near perfection.
Script and Direction
Joshiy once again proves his excellence in craft. The veteran director has delivered a mass entertainer which can completely the satisfy Dileep fans; as well as family audience.
The crispy script by Vasan Edavankkadu makes the movie a good entertainer; despite its familiar story line. The first half of the movie is enriched with the situational comedy scenes and second half is packed with mass action sequences, punch dialogues and interesting twists.
Technical Aspects
R D Rajasekhar's cinematography is above average. Shyam Sasidharan's editing has helped in avoiding the movie falling into a low pace.
Songs and Background Score
Songs by Deepak Dev are average; but the background score completely sinks in with the situations and helps in creating an impact for the movie.
A complete entertainer for mass audience.


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Tails were wagging, coffee was brewing and photo opportunities were boundless on Oct. 1 at the Barks & Baristas Ad Week event in New York City. Co-presented by Bark & Co., a company that sends Bark Boxes filled with a curated selection of dog toys and treats to subscribers each month, and event marketing platform Splash, the event served as both a brand activation and an adoption affair for more than 150 influencers. The combination of event marketing and puppies was just too much fun to resist, so EM was on the scene to get a firsthand look at the experience—and give a few belly rubs along the way.
Set in a loft in Times Square, Barks & Baristas was a morning event, which required a little extra mojo for human attendees. Fortunately, Bark & Co. and Splash recruited baristas Melissa Knott from Grounded Coffee Catering, and Craig Farelly from Brewklyn Grind, to keep the caffeine flowing. The pair's unique coffee concoctions were served in branded mugs made of chalkboard material while KG Fare passed around bite-sized breakfast treats to enjoy and Emre Yilmaz provided live tunes.
Meanwhile, small tables set up around the space offered dog-themed swag, like premium maple bacon dog biscuits and stickers with leg-lifting pups that read, "The world is my dog park, you're just living in it. #Barkbox."
And then there were the puppies. Around 25 dogs of every age, breed, size and personality were literally unleashed into the room to explore and mingle as they pleased. While some of the canines were celebri-dogs with serious social media followings, like Chloe the Mini French Bulldog and Hudson the Goldendoodle, most of the pups came from adoption shelters in Manhattan, including Foster Dogs NYC, Social Tees, In Our Hands Rescue and Animal Haven.
Finding families for homeless pets is a core part of Bark & Co.'s mission, meaning adoptable dogs are in attendance at all of the brand's activations, from its anchor event, Barkfest, to partner events and beyond. In addition, the brand donates 10 percent of all profits to dog shelters across the country.
"We want as many dogs to get adopted as absolutely possible," says Suzanne McDonnell, chief revenue officer at Bark & Co.
According to McDonnell, the brand is experiential by nature, from creating monthly moments when subscribers receive their Bark Boxes, to enhancing relationships between dogs and their owners.
"We're all about dogs and making dogs incredibly happy, but really serving relationships between pet parents and the pups… so we've probably been doing experiential ever since we started," says McDonnell. "Our mission is to drive more 'pawesome' moments between pups and pup parents so it's all about the experience."
Bark & Co.'s experiential nature certainly wasn't lost on us. As dogs of every variety dashed around the room chasing toys, sniffing new territory and looking for a good ear scratching, the experience was nothing short of pawfect (yeah, we said it). Considering all the excitement, the handful of doggy accidents requiring some cleanup were to be expected, but pets donning apparel like tutus, leather jackets and "Adopt Me" kerchiefs more than made up for it.
Such is a day in the life for Bark & Co. employees. From "yappy hours" to "open bark nights" to the countless canines wondering around the office, the brand lives and breathes its mission of celebrating the relationships between humans and their pets. And with the brand's social media platform, BarkPost, in full swing, sharing those moments is a breeze.
"We're more than just the box," says McDonnell. "We're really building a community and we realize that our community has grown—the way they support our event marketing initiatives, as well as how they communicate with us. They're always submitting content and sharing with one another… It's a hugely social audience."
A branded photo engagement at Barks & Baristas served as a confirmation of the Bark & Co. community's desire to share, with plenty of attendees participating in the experience and subsequently sharing it online.
Even as we (grudgingly) left the fur-filled event, we had an impromptu shareable experience of our own to enjoy. Before the doors closed upon stepping onto the elevator, a pack of adventurous canines jumped onboard with us, apparently ready to take on Manhattan. It was a classic "New York moment" as one man put it, but more than that it was a glimpse into the kind of joy pets are capable of delivering to their human counterparts. Pawesome indeed.
Gallery: Bark & Co. Activates Barks & Baristas 2015


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Trump meeting with automakers to demand more cars be built in the US
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump will meet with the chief executives of the major three US automakers, as he looks to persuade car manufacturers to keep production within the country.
"I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!" the president wrote in a posting on Twitter early Tuesday morning in Washington.
Will be meeting at 9:00 with top automobile executives concerning jobs in America. I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2017
The CEO of Ford Motor Co., Mark Fields, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV CEO Sergio Marchionne and General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra will meet with President Trump at the White House, which will present Detroit's automakers with a key opportunity to weigh in on major issues the administration plans to tackle in its earliest days, including trade, regulatory and tax reforms.
"He looks forward to hearing their ideas, on how we can work together to bring more jobs back to this industry in particular," said White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
On Monday, Trump met with prominent American manufacturers including Elon Musk, the head of Tesla Motors Inc., and said he would "massively" cut regulations and corporate taxes. However, Trump said that if manufacturers move production outside the US, they would face tough penalties.
Trump has openly agitated for US automakers to keep jobs in the US and cancel plans to build plants abroad.
"Car companies and others, if they want to do business in our country, have to start making things here again. WIN!" Trump previously tweeted.
will only get higher. Car companies and others, if they want to do business in our country, have to start making things here again. WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2017
All three automakers have responded to Trump's for efforts to boost US hiring. Ford has canceled a $1.6 billion car assembly plant in Mexico and has said it will spend $700 million to expand a Michigan factory instead. Fiat Chrysler and GM have each pledged $1 billion in investment toward domestic assembly, though both companies have said their plans were made prior to Trump winning the election. While all three still continue to produce vehicles in Mexico, Ford will assemble Focus compacts at an existing factory in Hermosillo already building Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans.
GM hasn't announced any step back from plans announced in late 2014 that it would spend $5 billion on new plants in the US by 2018, which will create 5,600 jobs. Fiat Chrysler has seven facilities south of the border building parts as well as Ram trucks and vans, Fiat 500 small cars and Dodge Journey SUVs.


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Are you stuck when it comes to finding a gift for your bff this year? Or Moms, is your teen hard to shop for?
I've got you covered this holiday season with some fun + affordable ideas for teen life…
a fun + comfy santa shirt that you can dress up with a little bling or dress down for lounging on the couch!
and if you're looking for cozy pajama ideas, check out ily's Christmas list, cute + warm ideas on her blog.
but if you want stay away from?buying the fashionista-teen new clothes,
then it's also cool to find ideas that shine in the house or car…
give her cup-holder some SPARKLE with a new gold + white travel tumbler,
or how about deck-the-walls with new inspiration?
A Kate Spade travel mug along with a writing journal is a neat?combo gift for the coffee/tea lover and writer in the bunch!
Add an oversized furry bean chair in the mix and they're?set for?a perfect rainy-day Sunday afternoon {with a good book}.
A good book…there's an entire gift list all together.
Just a few holiday gift ideas to help make this crazy-busy season a little easier so you can sit down
and enjoy what matters most….Family + Friends!
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and then they were gone
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yes, that august light...ReplyDelete
i was thinking today how everything is grey green now, no longer yellow green, and i love this grey green photo.
seeing your mom this way, in your dreams, it's a gift i think, the opposite of drought, love's rain.
god. thank you for that.ReplyDelete
Yes, a gift I agree. I will never forget one night, soon after my mother passed, I had just fallen asleep in my bed and felt the foot of the bed as if someone sat down near my feet. It wasn't frightening, it was comforting, so I know it was her. Nothing like that has happened to me since. I am thankful for that moment. Beautiful post.ReplyDelete
becca. that would be absolute comfort. a soothing. thank you.ReplyDelete
i never dreamed that when i opened the comment thread that i would read about the unforeseen gifts of the dead. i always worry i'm not doing enough to show my love to people. i fear regret at the end of my days. my own mother came to me for the briefest moment soon after she died and i knew then better than any time when she was alive that she loved me unconditionally. my father never came to me after he died and i waited with anxiety hoping he would. a friend reminded me that the messages of love come at moments that can sometimes pass us by if we are looking in the wrong direction. i couldn't say for certain but i think that my dad squeezed my hand when i took his into my own for the very last time. i almost missed it, i almost forgot that it counted as love. xoReplyDelete
Gorgeous comments here and gorgeous words. The visits are a true gift to be treasured. Often when I drive I feel my mother's presence in the passenger seat. She did love to ride in the car and to drive, but a few times she has appeared in a dream and I find her visit a gift to be treasured and thought about. Isn't life and death fascinating? Each of us has our own gifts to treasure.ReplyDelete
i believe our dead are with us often. we need only be open to their presence. if we are not, we miss them. my dead come often, mostly in dreams, but sometimes in a rush of silence i feel, sometimes just a feeling they are there. often, very often, a scent. i am always, always grateful. i have told my children and grandchildren, i will come. watch for me.ReplyDelete
in fondest. Tilda
breathless at the thought of raindrops and dreams of a mom .. both gentle quenching gifts to receiveReplyDelete
it is there - the light.ReplyDelete
Thank goodness for the infinite connection to those we love through dreams.ReplyDelete
The dreams won't leave. You'll always be able to meet each other there even if you can't exactly set an appointment. I always wake with sadness, yes, but gladness too when my friend Kim or the two cats of my heart, and (for some reason) my great grandmother, have visited me while I slept. ♥ReplyDelete


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Morning resurrects bright glow
New day brings fresh hope
Gorgeous shot! I love the richness the sunset! Where was this taken?
Warm greetings from West Afica!
/Esther Garvi
This photo makes me feel calm. :)
Bela foto, parabéns.
Great photo. It is so peaceful.
beautiful Mickie...words and image...just beautiful!
Just a gorgeous sky, Mickie! The colors are beautiful and the scenery is pretty. Happy skywatching and I hope you have a great Easter weekend.
The last line of your haiku reminds me of why I get up so early (between 3 and 4 a.m.): These are the most hope-filled hours of the day (to an early-bird anyway)!
I wonder why
Some love the sky
But not the wind and rain.
I wonder, friend,
If sky will end—
It's too much for my brain!
© by Magical Mystical Teacher
Tree Folk & Sky
this is lovely.
stunning writing and image, smiles.
Beautiful golden glow.
What a great Easter Morning picture... I was just listening to an Easter song called "Then cam the morning..." This picture reminded me of the song.
A most stunning image! Beautiful poem paired with the wonderful photograph. A sense of calm comes over me when viewing this lovely image. Pure gold!
Beautiful Golden sunrise.
Hi Mickie ... Breathtaking! I was scrolling down and I love all of your posts this week ... the turtle and your flowers. Happy Easter to you too! No, I don't think that we are going to do anything very special this year. No full household this time. How about you?
God bless,
Kathy M.
Hi Mickie ~ thanks for the nice compliment on my header. Yes, that is one of my watercolors "Apple Blossums". Thanks for stopping by.
Mickie....You are so lucky to have a sunbonnet quilt made from your OWN dresses. That is truly a treasure. The fabrics in this old one were so similar to the ones my mother used when she made my outfits I just couldn't resist it. Now to this shot...it is absolutely gorgeous. And I love your turtle from the day before. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. See you soon. Genie
nice shots
happy SWF
A glorious shot full of magical light!
Beautiful photo and words
Stunning sunset, and a lovely haiku; love the last line!
Beautiful sunset!
I love the golden sky and water.
Sky and lake are bathed in golden sun. Dark silhouette is beautiful. Dream like scenery full of hope and happiness. Have a lovely week end!
your haiku is beautiful, and the photo too. and your header photo is delicious. truly. Wishing you a blessed Easter holiday Mickie.
Wonderful variety of silhouette shapes against the glorious depths of the sky! And the watery reflection is an extra touch of magic!
A fabulous evening to enjoy with good company. Wonderful photo. Greetings.
Wonderful sunrise shot - the reflections on the water are marvelous.
What a gorgeous shot! Love the play of sun on the water and the soft colours!
Happy Easter!
Mickie, the golden glow of the sun is as beautiful as your poetry.
May you have a blessed Easter!
What a nice shot, warm and comfortable.
Great sentiments for Easter weekend!
Such vibrant colors yet a serene scene! Enjoy the weekend. Thanks for stopping by!


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Hey guys! We're here again, so brace yourselves.
It's the end of another month, so today I'm bringing you a short vlog featuring snippets of what I've been up to over the past month.
I went to an event called DevCon, with one of my bestest pals and my family, threw it right back to 2014 by introducing one of my favourite card tricks to my friends, and even had a very fancy brunch with another one of my best friends (where we pretended we didn't know that the camera was in the car, but could not stop giggling).
It was also the month of incredibly late blog post uploads, which consequently meant I had to shoutout each post super early the next morning, just to ensure everyone knew I had actually posted!
I revamped my room ever so slightly, as I wanted a bit of a change, but I hate forgetting where I've put everything, so I cleared out my entire room and switched out a piece of furniture.
And last but certainly not least, on one fateful day, I had set aside an entire morning towards editing and writing, but alas, it was the exact same day that Windows decided my computer needed another lengthy update. Needless to say, after 5 hours of my computer being entirely out of action, all that this update brought me was the ability to change the theme colour on my laptop.
So that pretty sums up everything I've been up to over the past month, I had a good month, I hope you guys did too!
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Dental implants have revolutionized the replacement of teeth. Before the development of dental implants, people with dentures were unable to chew many kinds of food; this has all changed with the widespread use of dental implants. When I was in dental school, dental implants were being developed in Sweden by Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark, an orthopedic surgeon and research professor. I wasn't the only student at the time asking, "What is a dental implant?," so I followed Dr. Brånemark's work and realized that his research would revolutionize dentistry. Once dental implants became available in the United States, I started placing them, beginning in 1983. Since that time, the market for dental implants has exploded. According to the Dental Tribune, the global market for dental implants is estimated to be worth $9.1 billion by 2018.
Why Dental Implants?
A dental implant is a titanium screw that fuses with the jawbone. The process of fusing an implant with bone, called osseointegration, involves connecting the implant with a component called an abutment that supports the crown. But what is a dental implant able to do that other teeth-replacement options, such as bridges or dentures, can't do?
What bridges and dentures fail to account for is the fact that real teeth help to preserve the jawbone while bridges and partial dentures can actually do harm to the rest of your teeth. Fixed bridges require the cutting of good tooth structure from the adjacent teeth, and partial dentures require other teeth to hold them in place. These teeth are severely weakened by the chewing forces on partial dentures. The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) states that the average lifetime of a bridge is 5–10 years, and the failure rate of the teeth that hold a bridge or a partial denture is about 30 percent. As for full dentures, these can slip and restrict the types of food that you can eat.
When an implant replaces a tooth, however, the implant provides stability to the jawbone without damaging teeth. According to the AAID, the long-term success rate for dental implants is 97 percent. Dental implants eliminate the problems associated with other replacement methods, and they allow people to eat anything with confidence. An implant can replace one missing tooth, but as few as four implants can replace all the upper or lower teeth. The number depends on the quality and size of your jawbone. The longer the implant, the fewer implants needed to support the replacement of many teeth. Your replacement teeth will be attached to these implants. Soon, you'll be able to chew just as you did with your natural teeth.
An implant is placed by first making a slit in the gum tissue over the site of the missing tooth. A preparation is then made in the bone using various sized drills, after which the implant is screwed into the bone before the gum tissue is stitched closed. This procedure can be performed under local anesthesia or sedation, and it should be a painless operation. The implant must sit for four months before teeth can be placed, but there are some situations in which the implant can be used like a tooth. Successful placement of dental implants requires a team approach from an oral surgeon, who surgically places the implant, and a restorative dentist, who makes the teeth.
According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), people of all ages can have implants, except growing children. Even if you have bone loss from gum disease, there are bone-grafting procedures that can be performed so that implants can be placed. People with existing medical conditions can also have implants if their conditions are controlled. Your family dentist or oral surgeon can evaluate your condition and advise what implant treatment should be used.
If you have dentures or are missing teeth, implants can improve your quality of life and give you confidence when eating or smiling. They are easy to maintain by brushing and flossing, just like your natural teeth. Contact your dentist to discuss your options.
Learn more about dental implants in the Colgate Oral Care resources.
About the author: Dr. Pamela Alberto is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the International College of Dentistry. She has lectured nationally and internationally on oral surgery, implant surgery, alternative medicine, local anesthesia and enteral sedation. She also maintains a private practice in Sparta, New Jersey.


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The opportunity to make a difference in the patient experience is why I chose to work in healthcare. In my opinion, that's one of the greatest rewards.
Jennie Bauer
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Washington D.C.
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- Strategy
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Jennie has a proven track record of designing and implementing successful pricing and reimbursement strategies. In a rapidly changing reimbursement landscape, Jennie's healthcare clients value her experience spearheading projects that boost revenue generation and ensure regulatory compliance.
Prior to joining ECG, Jennie worked for Sentara Healthcare. There, she leveraged her financial and operational expertise to support the implementation of enterprise-wide strategic plans and profitable strategies. Jennie evaluated Sentara's position within the local market and developed a strategic revenue analysis to assist in determining charge levels for a newly acquired hospital. Jennie also has a strong background in analytics. She was previously responsible for identifying and resolving monthly variances in more than 1,200 statistical accounts for three of the four largest Sentara hospitals.


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It's exactly that feeling of walking into a room and forgetting why you're there, but ALL THE FREAKING TIME. I was hopeful this would maybe not apply to me but many things have led me to believe that it does. I think I am by nature an intelligent albeit scatterbrained person and the things I describe have happened to me (and probably most people) with varying degrees of frequency during my lifetime but now it's like every day, multiple times a day. Over the weekend while catching up on Tyrant and The Strain I had to look up some of the characters' names a handful of times. I was suspicious when after looking up one name and closing the browser, the name immediately vanished from my brain. Tomas started giving me the stink eye after the third time of asking "what's that guy's name again?" I would say well those shows have characters with foreign sounding names except I noticed it during Pixels yesterday at the movies too, and it would have been rude to start googling on my phone in the theater (not that all people care about being rude during movies but that is a rant for another day.)
I am now telling my family things and re-telling them an hour later. Every day for the last week I have left the house and had to return for something forgotten. I have made it anywhere from the end of the block or just my driveway. One day I was halfway to work when I realized my lunch was on the counter and my phone on my dresser at which point I said fuck it and continued on my way. At least I can safely assume I have not left my curling iron on except the other day I actually did briefly wonder if I had left it on even though IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE BATHROOM ANYMORE.


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Guess what happened to me a couple of weeks ago?? I actually won something! Made my day it did! I had just resubscribed to my foodie magazine "Taste" and managed to win one of 9 give away sets of a Kitchen Aid stand mixer in "boysenberry" colour (which is just a posh name for purple!) and a 14pce Kitchen Aid knife set. Brilliant! I've only ever won a roll of film previously so was pretty stoked! And even better it was delivered on my birthday, so hip-hip hoorah! And couldn't help myself, had to see how it worked on bread dough, so did what the man in the book said and gave it a whirl. Not nearly as satisfying as kneading it yourself, but it was great to try – the bread didn't turn out any better than "hand made" by the way.
So anyway, Kitchen Aids aside, next bread in Daniel Leaders "Local Breads" is baguette a l'ancienne, which I have actually made before in my previous life of just skipping through the book. Shiao-ping has written a wonderful blog about this bread, but her source for the recipe were different to mine. Interestingly after one quick glance I see that Shiao-ping's post (ex Peter Reinhart's BBA) says to use iced-water whereas Daniel says tepid – must try it Peter's way as well to see the difference.
In short, refresh your starter to 130% hydration – you need 310g of levain for the dough, so flour weight 135g.
Dough recipe – 150g water (tepid), 300g AP flour, 310g levain, 10g salt (Shiao-ping's recipe had a lot less levain in dough and more water).
Method – as this is quite a wet dough, Mr Leader recommends mixing using a machine (which I now so happen to have) but it can still wrangled by hand (be gentle yet confident).
Autolyse flour and water for about 20 minutes, add the levain then the salt. If you knead by hand you'll need to do it with oiled hands on an oiled bench. I like Dan Lepard's technique of knead for 10 secs, then rest for 10 mins, knead for 10 secs, the rest for 10 mins (then again a couple more times), then let it rest for about half hour then give it another 10 sec knead. If you knead it by machine (which I did) give it about 8 minutes on 3, then give it a gentle massage by hand to get it looking nice.
Ferment in an oiled container for about an hour at RT, then fold. Let ferment for another hour or two, maybe sneak in another fold just for luck!
Shape the dough into 3 baguettes (which I'm not particularly good at) or a couple of pointy ended batards (which judging by my photos, I'm not good at this either!). Proof covered, in the fridge overnight for up to 24hrs.
Score them with 3 parallel slashes and bake at 230C for about 25 mins (don't forget to chuck in some ice at the beginning for a bit of steam).
If you can let them cool, do it, if not, just eat!!
I remember enjoying this bread when I've made it previously, nice crumb, nice flavour, nice crispy crust, rustic looking and delicious, I think it would be nice with some rye flour in the dough as well. Sorry about the slightly over-tanned end on the thin end of one of the doughs - the oven timer went off, I heard it, but forgot to remove the bread! Duh! the crumb on these wasn't as open as I remembered - maybe it has something to do with using Mr Boysenberry instead of my hands for mixing! That'll teach me!
There is a variation making seeded petits pains, so I'll make some of those next (with a bit of rye in the dough) and not use Mr Boysenberry.
Very happy with this bread! YUM!
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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Super Bowl Sunday
Sixth Street and Cooper Square.
And the line outside Professor Thom's (a Patriots bar) on Second Avenue at 8 a.m. ...
They open at 10 a.m. for brunch in case you were wondering.
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8 hours of drinking before the game???? Yikes stripes, get hobbies people.
- February 4, 2018 at 10:46 AM
- February 4, 2018 at 10:47 AM
- Giovanni said...
Since the NFL only invited Justin Timberlake to do the halftime show, the perpetrator on Nipplegate, a man who has just released a really lousy album, today starting at noon it is officially Janet Jackson Appreciation Day. Here's one review of Justin Timberlakes "Man Of The Woods" album:
"We are now approaching the 12th year of the national delusion that Justin Timberlake remains an essential pop star." The New York Times
Vulture said : "At it's worst, "Man of the Woods" is like eavesdropping on the kinds of couples who go out in matching outfits."
As the Philadelphia Inquirer said, "Justin TImberlake needs a new brand manager"
And so begins Janet Jackson Appreciation Day:
"With music by our side, to break the color lines, let's work together to improve our way of life, join voices in protest to social injustice, A generation full of courage, we are a part of the Rhythm Nation" #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay
- February 4, 2018 at 11:34 AM
8.5 hours as the Super Bowl starts at 6:30pm.
I'm guessing these people are Eagles/anti-Patriots fans who want to numb themselves to the Patriots likely record-tying sixth Super Bowl win in a record ten tries (as the Steelers have six SB rings in eight tries.)
- February 4, 2018 at 12:52 PM
- JQ LLC said...
When JT comes on, put it on mute and play Discharge Hear, See, Say Nothing Album
Fuck Bald Brady, Go Foles and the Eagles. Final Score 31-13. (Apologies to fellow Giants fans)
- February 4, 2018 at 3:00 PM
I love you
- February 4, 2018 at 8:45 PM
I walked by there at 7am on Sunday monrning and there were already a half dozen or so patrons lined up, and seated in their beach chairs. Not only did they wait 11 eleven hours for the start of the game, they waited at least 3 hours until brunch was served. How crazy are football fans? Don't answer that.
- February 5, 2018 at 12:21 PM
JQ's score prediction was off by only two numerals / the first numeral of each team's point total.
He predicted 31-13 Eagles. The Eagles won 41-33.
Too bad he didn't place a bet with Vegas on what the second numeral of each team's point total would be (if such a thing could be bet on.)
There are only six outcomes up to 41-33: 21-13, 31-13, 31-23, 41-23, 41-33 (11-3 can't be counted as 3 is just one numeral thus the losing team has no second numeral.)
- February 5, 2018 at 6:48 PM
- JQ LLC said...
I wish I had connections too, but I don't really gamble anyway, although it's fun to guess and more fun to be right. I expected Brady to either show his age, for his luck to run out or get injured during the game, it looks like I was right on the second one and a little on the first because Brady made some awful plays and passes at the wrong time.
Football fans might be crazy but the majority of them are not stupid to wait outside for hours for one bar when you can go anywhere in the city or just have a house party to watch the game.
I don't know the deal with that bar so I will surmise that it's one of those status seeker ones. And those people and anyone like them are imbeciles to wait on a long ass line just to go in one bar or to buy some goddamn product. F' them.
- February 5, 2018 at 9:26 PM


text: Trying to figure out which Sniper to buy. Right now the car is N/A making about 350 HP and also has a 150 HP plate kit, which will be going on when we do the EFI upgrade. Future plans include a bigger engine making around 550 HP N/A and either a turbo or a ProCharger. My questions are can I get the "power adder 1250 kit" and use it on the small engine with the 150 HP nitrous kit, or do I need the 650 kit? If I get the 650 kit can it be upgraded to the 1250 at a later date? What makes the power adder kits different from the standard kits? When they label it 1250, are they talking about the engine power with the power adder added together, or do they mean 1250 N/A plus what ever the power adder is? Sorry for all the questions. I just don't want to buy something just to sell it a couple years later.


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FROM the iconic images of the Gorbals bairns oblivious to the poverty of their surroundings to the boys kicking a ball in the shadow of towers that signified high hopes for the future.
Whatever the era or circumstances, Scots children – of all ages – will always find new and ingenious ways to pass their time.
The Scots are famous for hard work but they are even more well known for their ability to have a good time.
Here, in the first part of our Unseen Scotland series, we look at Scots at Play.
Pioneers in printing, colour and newspaper photography for more than 80 years, our photographers have always been there to record society.
Our sister newspapers The Daily Record & Sunday Mail were the first in the world to carry news photographs in colour and we have always championed the importance of pictures across our pages – and now online.
As the hilarious images of ladies of a certain age "girding" show, you're never too old to have fun. Perhaps it's time for the "sport" to make a comeback.
Today's youngsters think all entertainment requires a screen and a mouse but the kids of yesteryear had hours of fun with nothing more than a game of hopscotch, blow football and marbles.
Nowadays our warmer winters don't allow curlers to take to the ice outdoors but in the past it was commonplace to see frozen lochs teeming with enthusiasts.
One thing that hasn't changed over the years is Scotland's love of the great outdoors – from families camping to our rich heritage of the Highland Games.
But one thing you don't see every day is a runner taking on a pony and trap in a flat race as legendary sprinter George McNeill did in 1955.
For every picture we have chosen, we could have selected 100 more because whatever else is happening Scots have always, always known how to have a good time.
Take a look at our gallery above for lots more images of Scots having fun.
All of our images are available to buy for a small fee.
Simply go to mediascotland.newsprints.co.uk or telephone the buyaphoto telesales team on 0191 2016000.
Next week, look out for Unseen Scotland: Celebrities over the years and their time in Scotland.


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There's only one Breaking Bad episode left in 2012, which means this is your last chance to check out Breaking Bad Story Sync — a live two-screen experience that allows you to vote in snap polls, answer cool trivia questions, and re-live tense moments via video clips during the initial broadcast of the week's episode. Were you shocked by Mike's murder? Did you disagree with Walt's decision to bring Todd on as a lab assistant? Story Sync lets you weigh in. Plus, it lets you know how many felonies have been committed in any given episode so you don't have to keep tabs yourself.
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The treatment of Spondylolisthesis (spon + dee + lo + lis + thesis) may vary depending on the severity of the patient's condition and underlying causes, as well as patient's age, they type of Spondylolisthesis and the symptoms the patient is experiencing.
In the case of a small slip where the symptoms are manageable, then we may opt for a conservative treatment that includes modified activity, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications as well as pain medications or possible epidural steroid injections by one of our pain management experts.
When the slip is more significant, surgery may be recommended as there may be a risk of the problem progressing. Patient with nerve pain from compression would benefit from surgery as nerves can become permanently damaged if there is prolonged compression of the nerve. The type of surgery depends on the type cause of the Spondylolisthesis as well as whether or not there is nerve damage or pain. Our experts at SCCNS evaluate each patient on a case by case basis to determine the most beneficial path for treatment.