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Israeli coffee shop grants discount for being politeCEO of coffee chain hopes move will 'encourage more respectful conversation in Israel society -' while boosting sales.
Halacha Headlines Radio ShowJoin a special radio broadcast after the Shabbat - debating issues of Hassidut, Chabbad, secular studies and more.
Puppa Rebbe's granddaughter dies at 22The granddaughter of the Puppa Rebbe, 22 year old Feige Greenwald, died suddenly, presumably from an overdose of a dangerous drug.
Erlau Rebbe passes awayRabbi Yochanan Sofer dies at age 93, funeral to take place Monday.
Hassidim watch Fiddler on the Roof for first time45 years since iconic movie first released, Jew in the City website asks real-life hassidic Jews what they think.
Despite Opposition, Rebbes Meet IDF SoldiersA successful program where Hassidic leaders meet with IDF soldiers has been slammed by haredi extremists opposed to the State.
Montreal Suburb Limits Jewish Sukkot ObservanceWith severe limits on holiday, Outremont borough becoming 'most restrictive municipality in the world' according to hassidic councillor.
Rare Anti-Hassidic Excommunication Edict RevealedOnly existing copy of pakshevil (wall poster) from mid-late 1800s publicizing ban by Vilna Gaon will be on auction in late January.
Jew Stabbed in Boro Park During RobberyHassidic manager of wine store released from hospital after suffering stab wounds to the head, latest in string of anti-Semitic attacks.
Hassidic Confab to Set Policy on EnlistmentGrand Rabbis of Belz, Gur, Wizhnitz, Bayan, Slonim, Tzanz, other hassidic sects to decide how to respond to demands to serve country.
Hassidic 'New Year' Celebrated in JerusalemThousands flood to Jerusalem in honor of the anniversary of the release of the founder of Chabad hassidism.
Gur Hassidic Synagogues to Close at 9:30, SharpA spate of latenesses has promoted the Gur Hassidic movement to close its synagogues at 9:30 PM, so students can get a good night's sleep
Hassidic Business Consultant GuruWant to change your business? Take the advice of Hassic Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, a consultant guru for big and small businesses alike.
Composer of 'Ani Maamin' DiesMotty Parnes composed popular melody to piyyut by Rambam.
Hit-and-Run Killer Due in Court Again WednesdayMeanwhile, driver of livery cab that carried the Glaubers says he'd trade his life for theirs.
Galliano's 'Hassidic Garb' a 'Complete Distortion'New York Post story accusing fashion designer John Galliano of dressing in Hasidic garb, is "a complete distortion," says ADL.
Sadigura Rebbe Passes AwayFuneral is scheduled to leave the Sadigura Beit Midrash on Gutmacher Street in Bnei Brak at 1:30 p.m.
Video: Rebbe of Spinka Visits Joseph's TombThe Rebbe of Spinka, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Weisz, heading the largest Hassidic dynasty of that name, visited the Tomb of the Biblical Joseph.
Video: Evening of Modzitz Hassidut at Tovei Ha'IrThe Tovei Ha'ir Senior Citizen Residence in Jerusalem connects to the holidays with songs and stories of the Hassidut of Modz'itz.
Two Men Attempt to Run Down Hassidic Jews in NYTwo men were arrested in New York after they allegedly drove a vehicle into a crowd of Hassidic Jews standing outside local bakery.
Rabbi Wolfson: Disaster, Redemption May be NearEsteemed U.S.-based rabbi calls on Jews to wake up to danger, says a world war is to be expected.
Fury in Williamsburg Over 'Right to Bare Arms'Ultra-Orthodox business owners in Williamsburg are trying to ban customers who do not adhere to a strict dress-code from entering stores.
High-End Hassidic Art Gallery Opens in BrooklynThe highest-end Hassidic art gallery in the world opens Thursday with an exhibition by renowned artist Itshak Holtz in Brooklyn, NY.
Oprah Winfrey Visits Crown HeightsWinfrey: Judaism offers a wealth of lessons for people all over the world
1,200 Jews Visit Kever YosefSome 1,200 Jews visited Kever Yosef (the Tomb of Joseph) on Monday night in honor of Hanukkah and Rosh Chodesh
Interview: Mendy WerdygerHassidic Music Singer Mendy Werdyger came out with his 5th studio album. The album is entitled "Tomid B'Chol Yom" ("Always, Every Day").
Ultra-Orthodox Most PoliteFirst ever national politeness survey conducted in Israel ahead of Yom Kippur.
One Parent in Jail at a TimeHigh Court says only one parent in each family may be jailed at at time. The parents must report to jail before the giant protest.
Thousands at Belzer Bar MitzvahThe Belzer Hassidic community marked the Bar Mitzvah of a grandson of the Grand Rabbi on Sunday. New music albums were produced for the occasion.
Zionist Youth Stream to HassidutMany colorful knitted yarmulkes stood out brightly at the various recent "Chabad New Year" celebrations – and Ramat Gan yeshiva dean explains why.
Academics Study Hassidic StoriesThe Michlala-Jerusalem College held a day of study and research relating to the Hassidic fables and stories. IsraelNN was there.


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MEXICO BEACH � Mexico Beach is poised to give city employees a 5 percent pay raise and an increase in other employee benefits.
MEXICO BEACH � Mexico Beach is poised to give city employees a 5 percent pay raise and an increase in other employee benefits.
Council members heard from City Manager Chris Hubbard regarding fiscal year 2013-2014 at a budget workshop on Wednesday. Each fund showed new expenses attributed to a 5 percent pay raise for non-managerial positions, 5 percent increase in Workers� Compensation and a tentative 20 percent increase in health insurance contributions.
�The increases are personnel costs. Health insurance and workman�s comp goes up every year � you can almost count on it,� Hubbard said. And �just like everybody else, we won�t have any choice but to budget for it in our normal budget process.�
Allowing a position to remain vacant, negotiating lower pay for another position, deleting fire department pay and health care insurance code enforcement are �cost saving measures� that will save the city an overall $28,807, according to Hubbard.
He said the city will bid out health insurance in order to �(alleviate) some of those costs.� The 20-percent figure is tentative and may cost much more, he added.
The presentation also showed increased expenses of $64,431 in the general fund budget that was mainly due to repairs and maintenance, of which $50,000 was used for dredging, and an $18,809 increase in expenses in the enterprise funds budget.
According to his presentation, some burdens of those expenses may be lightened through increasing fees for dumpster and water service.
�In the past, our fees have been very low for the use of (the city�s dumpster). So, we�re just proposing to increase the fees to offset some of the actual costs.�
He noted fees at Gulf County�s landfill, which the city uses, have increased and the city plans to pass it down to the citizens � a similar situation in regards to a 2-cent increase per thousand gallons of water Bay County has applied to water services.
Despite $68,876 in new revenue from the 2-cent fee to the city, the increase evens out, Hubbard noted.
�Really it�s just a wash because it shows an increase there because it is an increase in overall revenue, but what we pay Bay County will also increase,� he said.
However, with property values decreasing by 1.2 percent, Hubbard said, residents can expect a 1.2 percent decrease in property taxes, if the budget proposal is approved.
�Since 2007, Mexico Beach has decreased taxes by approximately 26 percent and I think it�s important to note that in this bad economy, we�ve taken every measure to keep our expenses decreased and we�ve passed those savings onto the citizens.�
In another recent development, City Council members agreed Tuesday to prohibit fish carcasses from being thrown into the canal.
�People who are cleaning their fish in the canal are responsible for disposing of carcasses in an approved manner of their choosing � it�s left up to those individuals. They can take it home with them, take it back out to use as fish bait, but they won�t be able to dispose of it in the canal,� Hubbard said.


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Friday, August 14, 2009
Want some Money Honey FOTD!
Posted by BeautyGUMBO at 7:36 AM
Using otherwordly p/p as a base I blended it out with my fingers, works better for me.
Aquadisac in the inner corner and blending upwards stopping halfway in.
staying a little below the crease I have added newly minted to the mid part of my lid
then I added clarity to the outer 4th.
Sweeping clarity inwards and into the crease slowly to control color with 222 brush
I also went into the outer v with smut to add some extra spunk to it.
I am applying Nixie nico as under brows makes a great under color, blending well
Add Mac's rice paper on top of that Nixie color right under the arch for sheen
Face: MUFE HD foundation was to orange but I went over it with Loreal true match powder. Dolly Mix blush and NYX l/p in burgandy pure rose l/s with a hint of gloss in the middle. Sephora brand Mascara. Hope you liked todays FOTD!
P.S. You see my hyperpigmentation leaving away on my cheeks in the no foundation pic's! Yay!
7 comments:
- Karma Cee on August 14, 2009 at 1:41 PM said...
i love this!! im sooo gonna try this.
- BeautyGUMBO on August 14, 2009 at 6:01 PM said...
Thanks Karma
- Ebony Beauty Goddess on August 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM said...
This is so hot!!! I love this look .
- Drea J. on August 14, 2009 at 7:22 PM said...
This is cute Pink! I love greens! Especially on WOC =)
Get it giiiirl!
- 1xellus1 on August 15, 2009 at 7:03 AM said...
I love it! Plz share which color of MUFE foundation you used. Thanks.
- Hair and Beyond on August 15, 2009 at 7:06 AM said...
LOVEEEEE the look.
- BeautyGUMBO on August 15, 2009 at 8:11 AM said...
Thanks ladies and 1xellus1 girl I got this one in a swap its 175 and its has so much orange it in when I first put it on. I tone it down with a cool shade powder!
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So day two of our journey in the Amazon, we rose (I say rose and not woke up, because believe me, I was sleep walking) at 5AM. We got dressed and headed to our boat with the bird clay lick as our destination.
"On a good day you can see up to 20+ species of birds at the clay lick," so said our confident guide.
So we arrived — and to our delight– several species of parakeets and even a few macaws were in the trees and on the clay lick. They were eating the clay and making lots of noise enjoying themselves in the process. Thankfully they were not cognisant to our presence, the eco-lodge has a floating catamaran in the middle of the river covered in dry leaves that works wonders as camouflage. So we sat and snapped photos gallor for about 15 minutes.
We were really hoping that some yellow-bellied or red macaws might show up over the next few hours, unfortunately it began to pour. The birds were having none of it and flew off in a hurry and flurry. The rain eventually stopped, but the birds did not return. After waiting for a few hours, we gave up and headed back to the lodge.


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|When we first started developing the Ecosystems it was just another artificial reef. However; over time we quickly expanded it to areas that entail: wave attenuation, snorkeling reefs, oyster reef restoration, mitigation, personal dock reef, coral reef restoration and to be used as a research tool.
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|EcoSystems can be placed in high-wave energy areas without worry about storm event damage. The Florida Limestone rock we use replicates natural reef substrate and PH. The EcoSystems create an environment for all marine life to attach and also include boring animals that no other artificial reef is able to do. The piling mount system guarantees the unit will stay upright and not sink into the bottom.
EcoSystems are inexpensive to manufacture and easy to install. They can be adapted to fit any need by using different shapes, different sizes, offset mounting holes, piling or pedestal mounts. We can also reconfigure them to different heights and adjust the complexity (rugosity).
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Good morning, dolls!
I'm continuing with my romanctical anniversary mani's today by featuring the red rose. Red roses have symbolized love and amorous affections for a very very very long time and like most women... I'm a sucker for cut flowers lol...
Colors Used: Rimmel - Black Satin, China Glaze - Hey Sailor and Fairy Dust
I was actually inspired by Work, Play, Polish. I love her Minnie Couture nails and thought the rose looked awesome. While I think hers is leaps and bounds better than mine... I still love the way this turned out :) Coincidentally I just realized that she also has the Eiffel Tower on her nails in that mani. Maybe I had her subconsciously in mind when doing my last one? I dunno! I swear it was not intentional :P
This is 2 coats of black satin with a free-handed rose using my handy dandy striper and 1 coat of Fairy Dust on my middle finger. I topcoated with Color Club Clear.
There's something very romantic about black and red. I almost chose them as my wedding colors but then had a change of heart because they weren't "happy' feeling to me. I'm a complicated cookie, ladies... in case you haven't already figured it out lol.
It's been a cool minute since I've welcomed my new followers. Welcome!! I'm so glad to have you with me on this nail journey. And as always I thank my constant band of bubbly, bewitching, bedazzling, bombqastic (can you tell I'm reaching??), beauties that have stuck with me! Love you all to pieces!!
Until next time!
Stef <3


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Sunday, 11 November 2012
I just had a cursory look on a couple of my latest posts and I was horrified! So many spelling and grammatical errors in there! But then again, I remembered that I've already spotted some of them before but didn't have the courage to correct them.
Courage? Did you really mean courage? Well yes. I'm sorry to say that, but Blogger is rather a difficult platform to be working with (to put it very mildly) and I didn't want to risk losing of all my formatting just because I'd like to correct some spelling.
So let's make an agreement: I won't touch the old posts (sorry...) but the new ones will be seriously proofread and not just jotted down and published in the spur of the moment. Promised!
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- Yu-Jie Lin said...
We bloggers all make same errors, not really a big deal. It's a blog post not some article on magazine or newspaper, minor typos are acceptable.
About Blogger blogging platform, from time to time, it messes up some old posts which I wrote in Markdown or reStructuredText (still writing in reST depending on post contents) and use "<br/>" for newline. Somehow, after a year or two, Blogger messed some up, it's so annoying and you don't even know which posts are affected.
- 11 November 2012 at 21:05
- Marek Krj said...
@Yu-Jie thanks for your understanding mate!
- 14 November 2012 at 03:20
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Our life is beginning to look alot more normal as the days go by. Stephen continues to get stronger. He is attending rehabilitation on Monday Wednesday and Friday's and seems to be handeling it fairly well. He has had trouble with blood pressure remaining stable while he is exercising, and he is exhausted when finished, but he comes right home, takes a shower and goes right into church. He works until around 4:00 pm - and then most nights he is back at work by 6:30 - so his schedule is pretty much the same as it was before the heart attack.
I've taken on most of the household chores and work. I've mastered the snowblower! Hey, that is a fun toy. I thought Steve was working hard when he was plowing us out, but now I know that he was having the time of his life! Emptying the trash is not as fun as blowing snow- but it's not terrible - especially when the neighbor comes over to take the trash can out to the curb for me! I've cleaned the carpets and moved furniture all by myself! The gutters still need cleaned out - Steve's heart attack was in October while the leaves were still falling. The first month home we only took care of Steve - now that I can get to the eaves - they are full of ice. We have icicles hanging over the garage. I keep knocking them off, but they come back. I hear the weather will get up to 45 degrees this weekend - I will try my hand at climbing ladders and getting those leaves out of there. Actually it sounds like a great adventure!
I will have to take a picture of Steve here shortly so you can see how much weight he has lost - over 35 pounds and still loosing. I guess he has another 10 pounds to go before he has met his goal. Already his clothing hangs on him. Actually, he doesn't look very groomed when he puts on a sweater and it just hangs on him - and his pants hang down to his knees! We did purchase a new belt so the belt could hold the pants up at least. We don't want to purchase any new clothes until he has met his target weight. So, until then, he doesn't look very professional. It makes me laugh (but not so that he can hear!)
I have been very impressed that Steve does not complain about eating salad anymore. He never complains about the salt shaker being removed from the table. He even seems grateful for a popcicle since he can't eat ice cream at night. I was afraid that I would have to be the food police, but he actually is taking responsibility for his own eating. And, we are not eating out as much. It is so difficult to be on this kind of diet and eat out. I thought it would save us money, but fresh fruit, vegetables, high fiber breads, low-fat meats, shellfish, fresh salmon and tuna are very expensive - our grocery bill has more than doubled. What I would give for a warm homemade tollhouse chocolate chip cookie! Now that is a long-lost dream. Funny thing, I haven't lost any weight and I eat the same thing Steve does. He must have been sneaking food when I wasn't looking before! Ha.


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I splurged and ordered some Morgana lip glosses and lipsticks and thought I would swatch them for you! Morgana Cryptoria has the *best* vegan lipstick around. Really beautiful deep rich colors in nice formulas. I ordered on 1/18/12 and received my order on 2/14/12. You can sign up for an account on her site and keep track of your orders which is really nice. I also ordered a couple of eye shadows and swatched those as well. The shadows are swatched over Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. One of the glosses had a cracked lid so I emailed and had a reply within and hour that a replacement would be sent out. That's pretty awesome customer service! It's a little bit of a wait (TAT is clearly posted on the main page of the site) but totally worth it, let me assure you!
These look as beautiful to you as they did to me? Then you should go check out the cool stuff now!


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The Orgonite Gifting Movement
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Crystals have been used for thousands of years. From a scientific perspective, minerals play a huge role in todays leading technology and our health/food industry. Crystals are also widely known for their healing properties as metaphysical teachers. At Fingerprint Orgonite, we are passionate about sharing an incredibly powerful crystal healing tool called Orgonite.
Modern orgonite is comprised of various crystals, metals, minerals and herbs compressed within resin. The layering of these materials create a bio energy filter that naturally balances radiation from electromagnetic sources. Orgonite also emit negative ions, a natural healthy state of energy that guides the body into a state of healing. Orgonite is commonly used as a metaphysical healing tool. They can be worn or kept close to support the bodies natural energy flow, and remove stagnant energy from ones home or work environment- a bedside table or office workspace are both very practical places to keep orgonite.
Each year we host several local Orgonite Gifting Initiatives. Each piece comes with a card that explains a little about orgonite and a positive healing message. Gifting orgonite is a fun, simple and effective way to uplift others, spread love and raise energetic awareness. It is really nice to keep on hand, we love random acts of kindness, and we love having the opportunity to offer a such a beautiful and powerful healing tool to others. Each year we bury hundreds of orgonite to restore balance in areas of geopathic stress, throughout cities and around natural water. Since 2012, we have collectively gifted somewhere between eight and ten thousand pieces, although we wish for this movement to expand beyond our personal reach.
We have created an infrastructure for those who would like to participate in this energetic revolution. We are calling on lightworkers and gridworkers worldwide. Together we can raise energetic awareness and restore balance on our planet. We are inviting you to be part of a unique opportunity- a mission to spread good vibes on a global scale. By joining Fingerprint Orgonite Gifting Movement, you are joining the ranks with countless Lightworkers that are already involved in this movement. Your ongoing support will allow us to continue making and moving these powerful energetic tools around the world. Our goal is to expand our network, share knowledge and provide top quality orgonite for those who wish to participate in the Orgonite Gifting Movement.
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After being absent, it was a struggle getting here.
I'm blessed with a Wi-Fi connection at the present.
I've sure missed everyone.
I'm sorry for worrying you all. I know how it is to worry about
our friends who drop out for one reason or another.
I'm still alone here with no fur baby. I have given most of Kassey's
things to my son's cat. He was so sweet looking up hoping to
fill my lap. I declined because he isn't de-clawed. His woofie
brother, Duke,a Great Dane , backed up and sat on my knees
twice. It was a missed photo op which I regret.
I'm so thankful that I got on today. I'll start visiting. Thank you all
for visiting in my absence.
Monday, July 28, 2014
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Tile and grout cleaning services are important to your home because your home is a reflection on you. The style, the décor, and the condition it is in all say something about the owner and inhabitants of the home. We all want to put our best foot forward for our guests, both expected and unexpected, but that can be hard to do when we are all so busy. Furthermore, many homeowners don't know the best methods for safe and effective cleaning of tile grout.
Cleaning Temecula Home and Pool Tile
Tile and grout cleaning is one of those chores we are probably all guilty of taking for granted most of the year. Then, when a big holiday comes around we look down at that grimy, grungy floor and realize that something needs to be done. It's natural to procrastinate but the holiday season is certainly not the most optimal time to learn how to do something as important as tile and grout cleaning. With all the preparations needed for the festivities, you are not likely to do the best job possible. We all get tempted to cut corners, but with a house full of guests spending significant time in the home there really is no substitute for thorough and professional tile and grout cleaning.
Tile Grout Cleaning
If your grout is not sealed, it is probably absorbing lots of dirt and stains. Many tile installers do not seal the tile since it needs to be done after the grout cures which can take longer than 24 hours. Regular sweeping and mopping just will not do the trick. Eventually your bright, radiant tile grout is going to take on deep stains that make it look much older than it really is. Tile grout cleaning is one of the most effective ways to refresh your tiled surface. Unfortunately, this usually takes lots of elbow grease. If you are doing tile grout cleaning on the floor, you will have to get down on all fours and scrub with a small brush. Some even resort to using an old electric toothbrush. No matter what method you use, none will match the ease of tile and grout cleaning services. Temecula home owners exercise the option to outsource tile & grout cleaning quite a bit since there are a plethora of companies servicing the area.
Tile & Grout Cleaning
Grout and tile cleaning need not be a chore that causes you stress. Having a spotless kitchen floor, a pristine countertop, and a clean pool worthy of a backyard BBQ is just a phone call away. A. Andrews and Sons have been creating happy customers for 25 years with their highly professional grout and tile cleaning.
Many of your neighbors' best kept secret is our thorough and exacting tile grout cleaning. Temecula is a major market for our residential and commercial grout and tile cleaning services – see why by booking your first tile and grout cleaning appointment with us today. Our courteous customer service and highly professional cleaning technician will make you wonder how you ever did without our tile


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The following testimonials have been sourced from a number of different blogs and informational reference points across the net, and are all from individuals not seeking financial remuneration from testimonials given. Rather, these are pieces of correspondence from other seekers of the truth, regaling us with their own personal experience with MMS.
Rapid de – congesting of vascular system
The stuff in question is 'MMS' or 'Miracle Mineral Supplement' which is a 28% solution of Sodium Chlorite, which is activated by interaction with acetic acid or citric acid, then is ingested and becomes Chlorine Dioxide in the body.This stuff is ENORMOUSLY powerful and unfortunately, can be DANGEROUS by virtue of the fact that it can strip arterial plaque out so fast that it doesn't allow any time for healing of those arteries.
How do I know? Because I've done it, and am having heart trouble right now because of it. This is not a negative post. Before launching into this, do not do so without getting and reading the second book, where the author does warn about this very thing. I didn't understand. Now I do.
Before doing this, if you have the slightest notion that you may have any heart troubles, or even if you're older than 30, build yourself up first with a full range of L-Ascorbic Acid and natural Vitamin C containing products like Acerola Powder, and/or eat a lot of citrus fruit if you can handle it, for at least 2 weeks previous to taking MMS.
Also load yourself with potassium and magnesium first.
Once you start MMS, it *may* destroy Vitamin C in your system, so it may be best to take MMS only once a day, and take the C products on the other 12 hour side. C in the morning, MMS at night.
MMS can induce the most extreme of Herxheimer reactions. I have bought activated charcoal and have Bentonite Clay on hand to deal with the Herx when I have my next run at MMS, which won't be for another week at least, maybe longer.
Now to the specifics of how MMS can 'cause' heart trouble:
The arteries of the heart, the ones that deliver blood from the heart to the heart, those arteries collapse with every heartbeat. Without enough vitamin C and collagen*, they weaken at the stress points. The body packs cholesterol onto these weak places. The cholesterol becomes pathogen infested and turns into plaque. Chlorine Dioxide attacks and strips this plaque, exposing the weakened arterial wall beneath. Then you have problems. All of this is in book two, but perhaps not warned about harshly enough.
(*I have just started taking 'Super Collagen' by Neocell, and it also seems to help my heart.)
In just a very few days, MMS exposed and killed a large infection in my right sinuses. I knew I had it but I had no idea how truly bad it was until the MMS went after it.
Don't jump into this with both feet and go splashing around. Don't be stupid like me, and a few others. MMS is great stuff, but so powerful that you must use caution with it.
Now, don't anybody get all worried about me. I'm fine. This has been a learning experience for me and I do believe I'm going to emerge from this even stronger. I sure am smarter already ;>)
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September 20th, 2009 4:30 pm
Thanks for going to the trouble of giving a SPECIFIC warning
I have had 20/30 heart attacks after a Tiger snake bite and just had my 13th stent [new medicated type]in last 18 years
Take q10, Lcarnitine, alpha lipoic, b12 plus other stuff that l have researched for circulation and oxidisation
Will start on 1/2 or 1 drop and take it from there…
your comment was CON..not DEstructive and has put me on guard more than l would have been , and that is good..will literally take to heart ALL you have said.
Will also post here when any results come through
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January 25th, 2011 1:37 pm
Can you please provide more details as to your use MMS to treat cardiovascular disease. How many days, weeks or months did it take to remove the plaque. How many drops a day were you taking and how many times a day were you taking them,
Did you use any other therapy in conjunction with MMDS.
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January 28th, 2011 10:49 am
I submitted this inmquiry two days ago and have not received an answer as of yet.
I will ask again.
Regarding the person who had problems using MMS to clean his artieries, becasue iot worked too fast and he did not prepare his artiers properly.
How long did the person take MMS, how many drops (dosage) did he TAKE AND HOW MANY TIMES A DAY.
How long did it take to strip the plaque from his arteries.
I would like some more specific details as to how he used MMS and any other inforamtion you may have regarding how to use MMS to reverse Heart Disease.
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A View 'Across Another Century'
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By Steve Inskeep
NPR correspondents are on the Grand Trunk Road. The team has undertaken this project to hear from "young people along one of the world's historic highways."
Today, we get to go along with the team to a restaurant in Lahore that offers much more than just food.
From Coo Coo's Cafe, you can look back across time. (John Poole/NPR)
There's no need to get into what we talked about. There's time for that later, in a few days. Let me just tell you where we talked about it.
First we drove down Mall Road, a main street in Lahore. We passed gorgeous old colonial buildings from when the British ruled this city as part of India. Looking at the buildings from bottom to top, we could see that many start out stolid and British, with foundations made of stone and built to last. Then, as they climbed, we spied frilly archways and high turrets that seemed ready to float into the sky.
So Queen Victoria was alive again; then we turned a few corners and went back another few centuries in time.
We came to the door of a restaurant. The grill stood outdoors, on the sidewalk, coals gleaming in the gloom just after sunset. We noticed a large metal bowl beside the grill, suspended in the air. It hung from a rope in front of the building. My eye followed the rope up, and up, to a pulley and a watchful face maybe 40 feet above. It was a giant-scale dumbwaiter, designed to haul grilled meat up to the roof, because that's where the tables were.
This was Coo Coo's Cafe, the place that everybody said we should not leave Lahore without seeing.
Coo Coo's owner was a son of a prostitute. He'd become famous as an artist, painting portraits of prostitutes. Now he had opened a restaurant in the old red-light district.
We walked in, past the ornately carved door, and into a room filled with framed paintings of women. This was the entrance to the restaurant. Then we passed into — no other way to describe it — a bedroom. The man who lay on the bed watching television motioned us through to the door on the far side; it was nothing to him. Next we climbed a series of staircases that violated every American building standard for steepness, narrowness, and consistency. The last flight was in the open air — if you fell, there was a great chance you'd miss the tiny landing and tumble into space. Nobody fell. It was exhilarating.
And there we stood on the roof amid the restaurant tables, looking out across another century. To the left we saw three onion-shaped domes of the Bad Shahi Mosque, a centuries-old structure that filled a city block across the street. To the right we saw the gates of Lahore Fort, built even before the British times, when this was a great city of India's Mughal Empire.
The scorching sun was long gone; a cool breeze blew across the tables. And from the very best table, right at the railing with a perfect view of a lost world, Maria Khan stood to greet us. She is a 25-year-old barrister. She beamed as we looked at the historic landmarks strewn about us as far as we could see.
She'd invited us here to explain why, after getting an education at the finest schools in America and England, she decided to return home to Lahore.
Her reasons were complicated, as we would find out. But after choosing this location, did she really have to say a word?


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The management of leadership succession at various levels of the enterprise is something every organization faces; but in recent times education researchers in the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand, and Australia have all reported an increasing difficulty in attracting principals for Catholic schools. The problem is not restricted to Catholic schools. This article details a flexible 12-phase process designed to ensure that when a vacancy occurs the organization has available people who have received some preparation for the position. A framework for the development and induction of leaders in Catholic education is provided. The strategy, developed and implemented by the author in recent years, is both practical and appropriate for use at various levels, from faculty coordinators and principals to superintendents.
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The effective functioning of a democratic society—including social, business, and political interactions—largely depends on trust. Yet trust remains a fragile and elusive resource in many of the organizations that make up society's building blocks. In their timely volume, Trust and Distrust in Organizations, editors Roderick M. Kramer and Karen S. Cook have compiled the most important research on trust in organizations, illuminating the complex nature of how trust develops, functions, and often is thwarted in organizational settings. With contributions from social psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, economists, and organizational theorists, the volume examines trust and distrust within a variety of settings—from employer-employee and doctor-patient relationships, to geographically dispersed work teams and virtual teams on the internet.
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Members of the various Ceannic knightly orders: branches of the military that are more specialized and require more skills than the regular Army and Navy.
For knights of the past, see Historical. For the knight who invented the idea of knighthood, see Sir Rhódon on Myths and Legends.
Otherwise, keep reading.
Knights in the Order of the Chalice, working under Thorn Estragon. Most members of the original team died in the fight against the dragon; all the survivors have exciting new fire-related traumas.
The knights are typically paired with a mage, including Holly Cerise and Atarangi Neineikura.
Appearances: Juniper Sel
Thorn's sardonic second-in-command (replacing Moss after the dragon), who runs the team when Thorn is on a date, on psych leave, or out sick with tentacles. Practical and rational, in a way that makes a good check for Thorn's more romantic impulses.
Agender (they/them), on testosterone since heartsword training. Still uses their birth name, which is androgynous in Ceannic. Smallest member of the original team…but definitely not the easiest to beat in a fight.
Speaks limited Sønska: basic vocabulary, almost no grammar ("show him the thing").
Appearances: Violet Dupont
Low-key strategist and voracious reader. She reads fluently in multiple languages, including Old Ceannic and Sønska, though she's prone to getting the pronunciation wrong.
Grew up in Limestone Cliffs, a poor coastal neighborhood with streets designed to turn into canals when the tide comes in. She and Rowan met when they were 14-year-olds; now they're housemates and long-term BFFs at 28.
Violet's parents are an interracial couple, and she's visibly mixed by Ceannic standards (along with her sister, Cymbeline Dupont). She can codeswitch on a dime between a Feabhric (southern Ceannic) accent and a more mainstream one. Sometimes gets called Violette by people who assume she'd use the more Feabhric variation of the name.
Reads voraciously in several languages, including Sønska (as well as Middle and Old Ceannic). She has an extensive Sønska vocabulary, excellent grammar, subtle grasp of idioms and allusions…and a chronic problem with pronouncing things weirdly.
Appearances: Birch Baker
Big cuddly cinnamon roll. (Or, in the local-cuisine-related metaphor, roseberry dumpling.) Fell in love with Annie Persil while they were stationed in the steppes, and married her during the rescue effort from the mine collapse. Texts her cute pictures when he's thinking of her.
Lost his right leg to the dragon, so now he's a below-the-knee amputee. His prosthetic is high-quality, with the most advanced magitech and some cool attachments, and durable enough that he's still field-ready. Has vague plans about maybe retiring from the Order and going back to school at some point.
Can't communicate in Sønska on his own, relies on auto-translate.
Birch's parents are a poly triad (m/m/f), which is common in Getsunese culture.
Appearances: Rowan Muscade
Brilliant, flirty, easily annoyed. Has a lot of unsuccessful dates, where he'll charm them into bed but ultimately find out that they have Wrong Opinions on anything from science to fiction.
Award-winning physics prodigy as a teenager, but his tutor was his abusive uncle Aspen (which also made him vulnerable to the whispers), and he abandoned the field for knighthood instead. Violet is the only person who knows the full details.
Obsessed with Leachtric since Violet finally convinced him to listen to the soundtrack. His siblings Rosie and Rhodey work for the production.
Appearances: Pascentia Zikos
Backup team. Dancer, polyglot, compulsive overachiever.
Pascentia tested into the Army Northern Force, the Ceannic Navy First Fleet, the Order of the Horn, the Order of the Axe, the Space Corps, the Medical Corps, and the Ceannic Army Chorus. (But not the veterinary corps.) She's also the choreographer and lead dancer in the heartsword ballet, wrote a guest script that became an episode of Ville-de-Prince General, once delivered a baby unicorn by hand, and can calculate, cook, and contact juggle.
Her only observed weakness is fighting people with wings, and she's working on it.
The rest of Pas's family is typical dark-skinned Islanders, including her sibling Agent D10, but Pas has albinism, so people regularly assume she's from Sønheim (or mixed, if they notice her non-pointed ears). Doesn't help that she's highly fluent in Sønska. She also goes to Sønska specialty stores to pick up sunscreen, and the makeup she wears while off-duty.
Appearances: Quince Malina
Backup team. Quiet but speedy.
They were on it during the dragon mission. For various reasons, they aren't now.
Deceased knights: Damask (backsword), Chestnut (broadsword), Ramtil (backsword), Edith (of Sønska descent, rapier), Wreath, Taro.
The team mage at the time was Hestia.
Appearances: Peach Pescher-Argyros
Alive, semi-retired. The oldest member of the team on the dragon mission. Left afterward, as she wanted to spend more time with her family, though she's filled in at the Embassy a couple times when an active team member was called away. Used to be in the Order of the Horn, but had to get a transfer when she fell for the official she was bodyguarding.
She's the "young trophy wife" of Senator Lysidice Argyros, and has two children from a previous marriage.
Only knows a handful of phrases in Sønska.
Appearances: Marula Sheaver
Alive, quit. The only teammate who was sure the dragon-attacking plan meant certain death. She was put in the backup ranks, was one of the few survivors, then flat-out quit the Order and wasn't seen again until she got arrested for murder. (Twice.)
Marula is a high-functioning sociopath. She doesn't form attachments to other people, or feel grief or concern over their pain, although she's pretty good at recognizing when to fake it in order to blend in. She follows laws, rules, and social norms only to the extent that they benefit and/or entertain her.
All that said, she can be a decent ally if you set firm boundaries, find ways to direct her interest, and remember not to rely on her for things she doesn't do.
Appearances: Moss
Deceased. Thorn's second-in-command during the dragon mission. They coordinated with each other very well. Juniper, who was promoted to take Moss's place after her death, still has a hard time filling her shoes.
That's not a scar on her cheek, it's a birthmark.
Heartsword type: Backsword Ethnicity: Aibreán Likes: Breaking records, pushing limits Dislikes: Embarrassment
Other knightly types.
Minor/unnamed Order of the Horn members are in this tag: security guards
Minor/unnamed trainees: knightly students
Appearances: Agent Delphinium
Also known as Secret Agent D, from the time when her full name hadn't been revealed. Undercover vampire hunter, recruited after she was identified as an axe-wielder during heartsword training. Glamorous trans woman. Frequently partnered with the Woman in Black, not that she remembers it afterward.
Juniper knew her during training, pre-transition, so the main characters are aware of her deadname but not her current one. She's also used the alias Nasturtium Amande.
Appearances: Artie Carver
High-ranking knight, former co-trainer with Gerri Sureau. Nonbinary, they/them. Reincarnation of the historical Artemisia, but not a long-runner, so they only discovered the connection (and, per Getsunese tradition, changed their name to match) after drawing their heartsword.
Appearances: Geranium Sureau
High-ranking knight (a brigadier) involved in the coordination of all the teams in her Order, in between training new recruits. Previous trainer of Thorn, Juniper, and Delphinium, among others.
Formerly the leader of a team Thorn belonged to; he still goes to her for advice sometimes.
Appearances: Jonquil Sel
Long-runner who was a knight-captain in his previous incarnation. Currently works for the Second Life Resource Center, because he has all the memories and knowledge of an adult but is too short to use most of it.
Appearances: Turion
Student with a high opinion of his own abilities.
|Thorn • Knights • Thorn's Family • Mages • Historical • Other Ceannic characters
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"As I focus on the next wave of retail innovation, I am delight that Kevin Johnson – our current president, COO, a seven-year board member and my partner in running every facet of Starbucks business over the last two years – has agreed to assume the duties of Starbucks chief executive officer. This move ideally positions Starbucks to continue profitably growing our core business around the world into the future," Schultz said in a news release.
Starbucks had opened a flagship Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle 2014. These locations are designed to be much larger than traditional Starbucks cafes where smaller batch roasting allows people to enjoy "rare and exotic" Reserve coffees. "This is an opportunity for us to elevate food," Schultz reported back in July. "This will once again reaffirm Starbucks' leadership in all things coffee."
Schultz had previously vacated the role of CEO previously from 1987 to 2000, where he returned to the position in 2008. "It is obvious that he thinks Starbucks is in a good place," restaurant industry analyst from NPD Group, Bonnie Riggs had said to CNBC. "He stepped back in when they were struggling and most definitely turned the concept around. HE can now move on to other areas of interest, but I have no doubt should they falter, he would jump back in."


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Last week, a five-year-old cow at a farm in County Louth was picked up as a possible risk – although it had not been taken to slaughter, or entered the food chain.
Beef producers have only just regained access to the US market, after a 16-year hiatus for European imports since the BSE crisis in the late 1990s.
Ireland was the first country to gain full access earlier this year and, soon after, ABP Food Group became the first European company to agree a contract to supply beef to the US, in a deal worth up to €15 million. Deliveries started in March and it has been supplying more than 20 Sysco outlets in the New York and Boston area since then.
The firm declined to comment on the suspected BSE case. However, Irish Food promotion body Bord Bía insisted the issue would not affect exports. Trade marketing specialist Henry Horkan called it, "a minor bump in the road".
He said: "We're confident that this isolated case will not adversely impact the reputation of Irish beef among its European and international customer base."
Horkan said it was unfortunate, coming after the recent decision of the World Organisation for Animal Health to award Ireland 'negligible risk status'. However, Ireland would retain its 'controlled risk status' under which it continued to trade successfully in Europe and internationally. Said Horkan: "It is this 'control risk status' that has also enabled Ireland to achieve access to the US, Japan and to secure the recent lifting of the beef ban in China."
The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine said it was undertaking a full examination. A spokesman added: "It is important to note that there is no food safety risk here and it is our rigorous control systems which identified this case."
The results are expected later this week.


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Recently, I saw I had an opportunity to submit recipes for the Made Just Right recipe contest. The contest was sponsored by Earth Balance and you had to create an original recipe using one of their products. It seemed fitting to go ahead and play with an idea I'd had for a raw vegan dish.
I recently received a spiralizer for my birthday, and I loved the idea of using zucchini to make a kind of interesting pasta. This dish is all about texture. I really like it, and it's ridiculously healthy which is good because I am still dieting (which is probably part of the reason why I haven't had so many recipe out of late).
Raw Zucchini Pasta with Peanut Sauce
- 4 Zucchini
- 4 Carrots
- 1 Jalapeno
- 1/2 cup of Crunchy Peanut Butter
- 2 tbsp. of Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp. of Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 tbsp. of Lime Juice
- 1/4 cup of Water
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the Peanut Butter, Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Lime Juice and Water. Mix together until smooth and set aside.
Cut the Zucchini and Carrots into ribbons. If you have a spiralizer, you can use this, but if not the easiest thing to do is to take a vegetable peeler and use it to peel down the whole vegetable. You'll be able to make thin ribbons, which will look almost like pasta
Deseed and mince the jalapeno pepper. Mix half into the dressing and taste. If you are happy with the heat level, stop there, if not just keep adding more.
In a serving bowl, mix together the dressing with the zucchini and carrots. The zucchini will have released a little water, which will thin the sauce out enough to coat everything nicely.
Grab a fork and dig in!
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You need a strong understanding of email marketing to do it effectively. Of course you have to avoid being filtered out as spam, but there are other ways to make your messages more effective at selling your products. Read this article for solid advice about email marketing.
To get subscribes psyched up about your emails, offer special promotions and discounts that are only available for those on your mailing list. Email marketing makes your readers feel more valued, as well as encourages them to invite friends. In fact, a referral program is a great way to grow both your email base and your customer base.
Prior to contacting customers through email, be sure to obtain their permission to do so. People consider emails that they didn't sign up for as spam so they generally just throw these messages away and don't bother reading them. Violating your ISP or web host's policies can lead to major catastrophe.
The primary reason for email marketing is to lead customers to purchase your products or services. Your marketing emails should drive customers to purchasing your services or products. Share information on a brand new product, talk about how to use an older product or offer a special promotion.
Avoid sending your email marketing near holidays. People generally don't spend as much time on the Internet during these major holidays, so they may never open your email, or open it too late to take advantage of your offer. Of course, you can take advantage of certain exceptions. Such exceptions may include emails with Black Friday promotions or other messages that are centered around a specific holiday.
Be certain that anyone you send messages to through email channels has given you permission to do so. When you do not use an opt-in method for emails, you destroy trust and credibility with your existing and potential customers. This will have negative effects on your business as a whole. Some ISPs and web hosts will also refuse to do business with you, which isn't exactly good for a business that relies on the internet for survival.
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Two Olympic gold medalists were showcased in a recent article on Dentistry.co.uk, thanks to their beautiful new smiles. The couple used Invisalign's clear aligner technology to achieve fantastic, straight smiles without the hassle of braces.
A Champion Couple
Jason Kenny and Laura Trott were both members of Team Great Britain at the Olympics in Rio in 2016. During the global competition, Jason matched Sir Chris Hoy's record, attaining six Olympic gold medals for cycling. Laura Trott also gained the distinction of "most decorated female athlete" in Britain.
Gold Medals and Crooked Teeth
The pair have been together since before the 2012 Olympics in London. During that Olympics, photographers took shots of the two kissing and showing off their medals. In some photos however, Laura and Jason were pictured biting their medals, which revealed some of their imperfect and crooked teeth.
After seeing those images, the lovebirds decided to take action. Jason says, "In pictures taken over the last eight years I had become very aware that my teeth were getting worse and I wanted to be able to smile on the podium at the Olympics." Both of them wanted to be able to take great photos and smile with confidence, both at the Olympics and elsewhere.
The Invisalign Option
They began researching ways to straighten their teeth, and with the help of Dr Bilal Bhatti of Manchester, both Jason and Laura discovered Invisalign. They found that the clear aligners would allow them to keep training, fulfilling their obligations, and also enable them to continue wearing Invisalign in public without them having a visible effect on their appearances.
Smile Predictions
Invisalign providers also offer ClinCheck, a specialised software programme that shows patients what their teeth will actually look like at the end of the treatment. Laura particularly liked this part of the technology. "I think it is a real bonus to be able to see what my teeth would look like at the end of my treatment," she says. "I was able to give my opinion about the look I wanted to achieve before I started."
A Marriage of Champions
Laura and Jason wanted to have their perfect smiles ready in time for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio— a feat that they achieved. But they had another reason for wanting those perfect smiles. After the games, they got married in a secret ceremony in September, right after the games. Other gold medalists attended the ceremony along with family and friends, and the couple's smiles in every photo are brilliant and beautiful.
Your Smile, Your Future
Do you have a special event coming up in the next year or two? Plan ahead and get your teeth straightened using Invisalign. Orchard Scotts Dental is a well-known Invisalign provider in Singapore. We also provide teeth whitening, dental implants, and porcelain veneers to get your smile in shape for the next phase of your life, whatever that may be. Even if you don't have a big day planned in the future, take time to invest in your smile. Many of our patients find that their new smiles and higher confidence have given them fresh opportunities in every area of life, from the workplace to the social and personal relationships they have with people.
Source: Dentistry.co.uk, 23 August, 2016


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Why the House is to blame for the Senate's polarization
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Two blog posts about how to go about creating choreography (especially if you are considering trying it for the first time - hint, hint!).
The first deals with things to consider and steps to follow, really helpful if you are new to it. http://www.anankedance.com/how-to-courageously-create-belly-dance-choreography/
The second talks about how we get stuck in choreography "formulas" of what a dance piece "should" look like http://bdpaladin.com/
I'm already reserving dance slots for the December show, so if you want one, let me know!


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Have you ever had a mix that sounded really great until you turned it down?
My hand is definitely up on this one. It's so tricky! There are actually scientific reasons as to why that is happening when it does.
It's the same situation that occurs in a choir setting. There is always that one person (God love'm) that just can't carry a tune, and so everybody else starts tying to drown them out. The result is a choir that sounds good until they get to that quiet part where all the singers have to bring them notes down a notch. Then all of the sudden the awkward smiles start forming on faces, and everyone starts trying to pinpoint "that guy".
The same thing happens in a mix when we start out mixing to loud. We get it sounding good and then we add that next instrument. Suddenly things aren't sounding quite right so we grab them faders and go to town. Ahhhh, there we go, it's gone! Until that break comes and things start dropping out right before the big swell pre chorus. Then like a thorn in your side it begins to grate against you. Problem is, now you have done so much to mask it earlier that it is hard to find it in the crowd of tracks.
The best way to avoid this that I have found is to simply mix at lower levels. Then not only is my imperfect room performing better but the mix has added clarity. Turn that mix down a bit from the get go and take that mask off the mix.


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The True Role of Inspiration, Epiphany and The Muse
Do you know what I love? I love it when I get excited about something. Excited in the way where every fibre of your being tingles with the knowledge that you are doing what you are meant to be doing, despite impracticalities and a smaller voice telling you why such a thing should and can't be. Do you know what I am talking about? Have you had that experience? This feeling is also known as inspiration, epiphany and 'the muse'. It's a moment and a state of being where something between you and the outer world clicks in such a way that an opening is created in the realm of possibility. Whether or not, like Alice, you choose to fall down the rabbit hole in moments such as these is entirely another matter.
I am fortunate in that I have that feeling on a semi-regular basis- enough to know that when it comes around that I need to pay attention and follow my nose and all the signs because it is leading to the next path on what has been a pretty amazing creative journey. And I really love living my creative life in this way because I know that when I am inspired in this way that I am living in alignment with my purpose on this planet. That may sound a bit corny, but I really do! It is what connects me not just to my creative path as a designer, artist and coach but also to my role in the creation of my own life. Because, whether you like it or not, this is what we are all doing every single day!
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Shelf Life: "All Quiet on the Western Front"
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Francois Truffaut once famously said that all war movies are pro-war, because they make the action look exciting. But long before "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line" and even "Paths of Glory," Lewis Milestone made "All Quiet on the Western Front," an emphatic antiwar tome that then and perhaps now still ranks among the most powerful ever made. It's actually hard to imagine, even now, a film which manages not even to honor the sacrifice of soldiers, and instead highlights the pointlessness of war, its physical toll, its psychological impact, and the immediacy of survival that gets forgotten among civilians' ignorant rhetoric and politicians' arrogant authority.
With those other, flashier, more conspicuously cinematic or more existential takes on war, Milestone's film has been largely forgotten, and its legacy certainly wasn't preserved through the years in which its distributor, Universal Pictures, re-edited the film and changed the director's original vision. But now that it's been restored and re-released on Blu-ray, does that version still retain the power that won it awards seven decades ago? We're determined to find out in this week's "Shelf Life."
The Facts
Released April 21, 1930, "All Quiet on the Western Front" was immediately praised in America, but elsewhere in the world it was seen as propagandistic, criticized, and in some countries banned altogether. At the 1930 Academy Awards, however, the film won Best Picture and Best Director for director Milestone, and received nominations for Best Writing and Best Screenplay.
Commercially, the film's box office haul is not publicly available, but according to IMDB, it earned $3 million in rental revenues opposite its almost $1.5 million budget. It was also re-released multiple times, although in several different formats: upon its re-release in 1939, anti-Nazi statements were read throughout the film, and subsequent versions were substantially recut by Universal, who changed content and musical elements against the wishes of Milestone. Before Milestone passed away in 1980, he requested that his original cut be restored, but it wasn't until almost two decades later that the United States Library of Congress undertook a detailed restoration. In the meantime, it was added to the National Film Registry in 1990.
What Still Works
As a vivid and specific portrait of the horrors of war, "All Quiet" is a peerless film: from start to finish, it seems to comprehensively depict the perspectives – and subsequent truths – about the fates of young men who go to war. Early in the film, a boys' high school professor incites his students to enlist and help the war effort, and their reactions vary from determined patriotism to abject terror to simmering resentment; even before the viewer has seen what "war is like" according to the film, there are multiple points of view about how it affects people, publicly and personally.
Once the teenagers head off to war, however, the film chronicles an escalating series of awful incidents, starting with the unpleasantness of their training, which is run by their local postman, now virtually crazed with power. He tortures them simply because he is in charge, and his mistreatment sets a tragic precedent for their subsequent adventures. Just minutes after they are shown arriving at the front, bombs drop on their company, killing dozens, and the survivors struggle to maintain their sanity as explosions ring out around them, and later, when they're desperate from hunger.
The first big battlefield scene I both a technical and emotional marvel, as it puts the audience in the middle of the action and makes it as disorienting as it must be to actually be there as a soldier. Although the film was released in 1930, it manages to be surprisingly graphic, such as when a soldier reaches the barbed wire in front of the Germans' fox hole, he's hit by a bomb, and the only thing left are his hands, still grasping the wire. Later, one of the main characters dies, and he leaves to another soldier a pair of beautiful boots. But rather than the boots being some poignant tribute that gets recalled every few scenes until the end, there's an immediate sequence in which one soldier after another dons the boots in different battles and dies, ultimately leaving them as an empty trophy on the battlefield.
Towards the end of the film, the main character Paul (Lew Ayres) returns home and reconnects with his family, friends and community members. At home, his mother still worries after him like a child, in a local pub, town leaders and politicians suggest he's got no perspective on the bigger picture and suggest that he and the remaining soldier fight on despite that plan's impossibility, and at his old high school, current students, looking more baby-faced than his class, brand him a coward because he discourages them from enlisting, citing how horrible the experience has been. Somehow, the film manages to provide a deeply sympathetic, unjudgmental and yet unflinching portrait of soldiers sent off to war, making Paul less a hero than a tragic figure who knows only too well of the horrors that await him, and the inevitability of succumbing to them.
What Doesn't Work
While the film shows an early scene in which Paul's mother frets of his enlistment and his father celebrates it, there's relatively little in the way of set-up for the character's family or interests. While this isn't strictly necessary, the story introduces a few developments during Paul's leave that do pay off, but because of the film's laserlike focus on war itself, it doesn't make much of an effort to show who these boys really were before they left, and/ or what they left behind.
The Verdict
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a film I admit I'd never seen before, but it now ranks among my all-time favorite war films, mostly because it is staunchly, consistently, brilliantly antiwar. And by that, I mean, not as a political point of view I share, but as a concept that's executed; although Saving Private Ryan, which was deeply influenced by this film, always faithfully depicts the horror of the battlefield, it has a sense of sentimentality that always reminds viewers that what the soldiers are doing is noble and respectable. Milestone's film doesn't disrespect soldiers and their sacrifices by any means, but it also never portrays war with any sense of glory or virtue, and in fact emphasizes the pointlessness of waging war, sending young men off to their deaths, for any reason. And ultimately, its decision to depict this from the point of view of German soldiers in WWI is something of a master stroke, knowingly or not, because it truly allows audiences to see the universality of its condemnation, and tell its story in a way that forces them to identify and care for the people on screen regardless of their nationality, political affiliation, or philosophical disposition. In short, "All Quiet on the Western Front" is an epic tragedy, and one in which we are all complicit, by our very natures.


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Before Christmas Hubby & I were discussing various activities for Elyse to enjoy this Spring, and the one that we were most interested in was swimming lessons. My parents have a pool & I'm a beach lover...so being able to swim is a must!
I actually ended up with gift cards for 3 months worth of swimming lessons for Elyse for Christmas and we finally got started back during February. Our facility limits the classes to 4 students, they keep the water super warm, and we also have access to weekly family open swim time on the weekends which is a nice bonus!
We started out and are currently still in the Babies & Me class which is where I'm still in the water with her. We'll move up to an Aquababies class soon...but for now I'm actually enjoying the activities while being with her in the pool. The first few weeks she was not quite sure of what was going on as it was such a new environment. Hubby went with us to snap a few pictures, but Elyse constantly just kept saying..."OUT!" so he couldn't really get all that close!
The second trip Elyse was more excited to go, but this time she REALLY wanted out once we got in. And she kept hollering DADDY!!! So...he left and went to the viewing area to hide while we had our quick 30 minute lesson.
And then finally on the third trip she was COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE. She's getting so much more at ease & willing to be by herself in the water or to kick off on her own while she's in her little pink ring. I don't think it will be too long before she transitions into the next class where she'll really start learning to kick and paddle on her own.
We have enough gift cards to get us through the middle of May, and I really hope we can continue going even after summer arrives. It's such a fun time for us and lots of time Hubby goes along with us and we make a family date night out of it. Our little fish is learning to LOVE the water...can't wait until summertime so we can enjoy the pool even more!


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red label crossover contrast playsuit*
ruined by rain
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The quality really isn't that bad! & let's face it, all of us from the UK know how you're feeling towards the weather! I love your fedora, I'm looking to get a few more and you always style them so beautifully :) XReplyDelete
- Anonymous25 April 2014 at 20:25
Totally know how you're feeling about the weather, it sucks! Love the outfit though, especially the hat! xoReplyDelete
The weather is sooo annoying in the UK. It even affects photos you take of products :( that being said however, you look amazing! I love your nails :D xxReplyDelete
I love these photos actually, it gives it a slightly grungier effect which suits the post!! I love the nails too!ReplyDelete
I think your photos still look pretty perfect! And wow your nails are amazing! So gorgeous girlyReplyDelete
Charissa, you ALWAYS manage to look gorgeous and pull off those big, floppy hats so well! You can't really tell you've had much length taken off your hair so i'm sure you'll get used to it :)ReplyDelete
Aw I'm glad you like it hun. XDelete
Not ruined at all...gorgeous..love the shorter hair! XxxReplyDeleteReplies
Glad you like it hun! XDelete
I still think your photos are amazing as always! Beautiful! xxReplyDelete
your pictures are lovely?! Don't think they are bad because they're really not. I love your outfit and I need to try and paint my nails the same way yours are, they look amazing! Thanks for sharing xReplyDelete
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Thanks for the reassurance, glad you liked it. XDelete
British weather really is a bloggers biggest foe, but these pictures look amazing Charissa! Stunning as always xReplyDelete
This is such a perfect outfit, love the fedora! I've pretty much given up with trying to do outfit posts in the British weather ha your pictures are lovely though :)ReplyDelete
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Yeah I know our weather is so temperamental isn't it? Thanks though hun. XDelete
Gorgeous look, love the trench xxReplyDelete
love the styling! you look greatReplyDelete
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You look amazing! I'm so in love with your nail design :)ReplyDelete
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You look fab! Love the hat and coat, I bought a similar coat in H&M yesterday <3 nails are amazing too!ReplyDelete
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I like the hat.ReplyDelete
You always look so amazing!!! Those nails are soooooo cool :0 !ReplyDelete
You look amazing!ReplyDelete
Wish i had a steady hand to try these nails :(Replies
Thanks hun! I wish I could do them myself, luckily I've got a good nail artist to do them for me. XDelete
your nails are beautiful and you look stunning , I have no idea what you are complaining about.ReplyDelete
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Thanks lovely, I was complaining about the quality of the photos though not how I thought I looked. XDelete
AMAZING nails!! your hair looks really lovely too! xReplyDelete
Always love reading your posts, it is what has inspired me to set up my own blog a few days ago. You look lovely and the outfit, despite you saying it isn't very you, looks gorgeous! keep up the amazing work xxReplyDelete
Lovely post!ReplyDelete
I feel the same with not getting photos I 100% like- but these photos are lovely! You have nothing to worry about :)ReplyDelete
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US Tech.Ed Session Catalogues Live
As I said, I'm off to Tech.Ed Developers in Orlando at the beginning of next month (and our event manager, Fran Barlow, is off to Tech.Ed IT Professionals the following week). I also noted that the track owners for Tech.Ed New Zealand and Australia are in the process of sorting out sessions for this year's events down under.
The US have introduced a sensational new session rating technology allowing you to rate each of the session abstracts before the event to help with capacity planning and tweaking the content. We're hoping to use the same system for our events later in the year, but for now, check out the
- IT Pro Conference Sessions (778 sessions of various types at last count)
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Have a browse through the sessions, rate them if you like and if you see one or more you think we simply have to have down under, contact the appropriate track owner and let him/her know.


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The Street Maintenance Division is responsible for the upkeep of city streets, alleys, sidewalks, trails and signs. Shakopee currently has more than 160 miles of roadway.
Responsibilities include:
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