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"It's worse for mom and dad than it is for baby."
Austin is officially ten weeks (and two days) old and we finally feel like we're starting to get the hang of this whole parenting thing. Each day brings new challenges but also new developments in Austin that are super cute and sweet. Austin loves to smile at us now and he has a couple of toys that are his favorite to look and coo at. I am loving this new stage he's in and am so excited to see how he grows in the next couple of months.
Since he's a little over two months old now, Austin had to endure his first vaccinations this past week. The majority of parents won't actually know a baby's "hurt" cry until his or her first shots. We thought we knew what sound Austin was going to make since he's been colic for a while now. We felt so prepared and strong going in – but hearing those cries was so sad! Think about the saddest cry you've heard from your little one; mix that with a little bit of shock, scared, and a "my puppy just died" sound and you've got your match.
I think it was especially sad because there was literally nothing we could do and we knew how confused he must have been. Luckily our pediatrician told us to be prepared with a bottle afterwards and that helped tremendously. The next two days after his shots were off days for Austin. The first day, he slept almost the entire day. He would still flinch if you touched his legs and we could tell he did not feel well. The second day, he barely took any naps and wasn't as interested in eating. Finally day 3 and Austin was himself again.
While the shots were painful for Austin, I have no doubt it was worse on us than it was on him. He was such a trooper and showed how tough he was. Meanwhile, Jay and I were trying to hold back tears when he heard him cry. Don't worry moms and dads: your baby will survive the shots, he will be healthy and happy because of it, and you won't be judged for your over-dramatic reaction in the doctor's office.
Tips to Survive Newborn Shots
- Be prepared to feed.
- Right after they hand your little one back to you, be prepared to let them eat! In addition to your cuddles, eating is very soothing for them and will help them forget about the pain.
- Have Children's Tylenol on hand.
- Money Saving Hack (thanks to our rock star pediatrician): Buy Children's Tylenol instead of Infant Tylenol. These two medicines have the exact same ingredients. The only difference is that the infant version comes with a syringe and the children's one comes with a cup, making the infant version much more expensive.
- You can use a MediFrida Pacifier to give your baby the medicine. This paci is truly a lifesaver. It dispenses the medicine to your baby's cheeks and bypasses his taste buds. Plus, you can reuse this for a long time, instead of just for the Tylenol.
- **Be sure to ask your doctor for the correct dosage!
- Let your caretaker know.
- If you're working, be sure to let your caretaker know about his vaccinations. This way they can be prepared for different behaviors and can be sure to watch for rashes and/or fever.
- Give your baby a warm bath.
- A warm bath will do wonders for their sore little legs! Also, if your baby is anything like Austin, they will have so much fun in the water that they forget they're sore.
- Exercising your baby's legs can also help with pain. We tried to keep his legs moving as much as possible so they wouldn't get too stiff and sore.
- Snuggle that baby!
- Give him a little extra dose of snuggles and love over the next few days after shots. Cuddles will help baby's legs and your emotions feel better!
Overall, if you're worried about anything at all, ask your pediatrician. They are there to help transition you as a new parent and to take good care of your little baby. You've got this – just make sure you're prepared with a little extra caffeine that day.


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The Uyghur Human Rights Project has released a new report analyzing the Chinese government's attempts to craft and promote a narrative responding to international criticism of its large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples.
Kerry Brown
Monday 24 September 2012 08.50 EDT
The 80 million-strong Communist party of China is famously contradictory – impressively unified in its ability to maintain power, but riven with internal divisions about issues like the role of the market in China, or the function of non-state companies. A botched leadership change this autumn would cause the sort of vicious infighting that led to the collapse of other one-party systems elsewhere.
For this reason, the current Chinese leadership, led by Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao have been planning this tricky succession for many years. All looked smooth at the end of last year, but as the all-important party congress nears, the process looks increasingly shaky. The fall of key contender Bo Xilai after his wife was accused of murder and he of corruption in the spring was the start of it. The fact that Xi Jinping, heir apparent to Hu, disappeared from view for two weeks in September further raised the temperature. In a political system as opaque and controlling as the current Chinese one, speculation becomes the sole recourse for a population – inside and outside China – which has never been hungrier for information.
The Hu-Wen period leaves one major legacy to successors: immense growth. China's economy is now four times the size it was in 2002 when they came to power, rising from sixth to second place in global rankings, with the greatest amount of foreign reserves, and the largest levels of exports and second largest imports.
Growth has created a number of problems however – greater inequality, environmental and energy supply problems, and a rise in visible tension in society as elites and other interest groups clash, using newly available social media or other legal means to press their case. The eruption of anger over pensions, lack of property rights, and legal redress over official malfeasance is expensive to keep under control. China now spends more on internal security than on national defence. The headache for the new leaders will be how to balance the continuing need for growth against other sociopolitical reforms that will be politically risky, but are the only way to try to create stability and balance in a society which is becoming wealthier, freer and more unruly.
The life of elite leaders is not made any easier by the fact that China is now in an era when the tension between the officials and those they are meant to be ruling has reached fever pitch. Surveys show that central leaders just about maintain some moral credibility in society – but local leaders are regarded with large amounts of loathing. Levels of cynicism about politics in China are on a par with, or even in excess, of those in the west. Most regarded the treatment of Bo Xilai as crude political theatre, created to manoeuvre a clever communicator and a potentially threatening popular leader out of the way. The only given in the current situation is that levels of suspicion against official discourse is high, and the default of most people is disbelief. This is not a good context in which to try to undertake radical reforms.
The new leaders have their hands tied because their macroeconomic policy is already set out in the five-year programme from 2011 to 2015. Only catastrophe would make them change this important statement of consensus. They will also be curtailed by questions about the legitimacy of how they were appointed – this is a process which has never been tried before in this way in China, and many could question it, inside and outside the party – and by the need to keep on board "retired" leaders who are likely to remain active behind the scenes. Their political capital will be low at the start, and it will be a hard slog trying to find easy ways to acquire it quickly.
The post Hu and Wen leadership will have, in addition to the ally of growth, one other great helper. There is, at the moment, no alternative to the party – all effective opposition has been crushed. The party is able to present itself, under whatever leadership, as the great stabilising force, and it can wave horrifying visions of the debilitating effects of instability and disunity before a population that, for the most part, shows strong interest in getting richer and little in pushing for risky political change.
So far, this social contract seems to be holding up. The party rules, and the people get more prosperous. But the question of how long that can continue – of what happens if the growth rate falls, or the wealth gap continues to increase – is a real and pressing one.
For Hu and Wen, China had to grow rich and strong. For the next generation, Chinese society must grow more balanced, more just and more predictable. Achieving that will be a hard task, especially if it also involves maintaining the Communist party's utterly unique place in society.

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text: Good afternoon friends. I came from Manav Parivar and I'm back at the office now. You see the picture there? We put that banner so that everybody can see it. Its written in the banner…" Manav Parivar Service Center- well come for food." Everybody can go there and can take their food. That place is at Dakor in Kanij. It is aroung 30 km from Ahmedabad. It's in the main highway. The giving of free food to everyone is on going.


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Livermore, Plunger, Bankrupt Fourth Time; $2,259,212 Debts, $184,900 Assets Listed
source: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nytimes/950 ... ets+ListedNY Times wrote:Jesse L. Livermore, celebrated stock market plunger, is bankrupt for the fourth time in his spectacular career. He filed a petition in Federal court yesterday listing liabilities of $2,259,212.48 and assets of only $184,900, which includes the face value of insurance policies totaling $150,000.
Couldnt he just deposit for his retirement some of the millions he made after his spectacular operations in New York and Chicago markets?
To be wiped out 4 times thats extraordinary.


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Hugetz Named Interim SVP for Academic Affairs and Provost
Dear Faculty and Staff:
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Hugetz as interim senior vice president for Academic Affairs and provost of the University of Houston-Downtown, effective immediately. In this role, he is responsible for the overall academic direction of the University.
Hugetz has served the University of Houston System for 34 years in various academic and administrative roles. He joined the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) in 1978 as an assistant professor and progressed through the rank and tenure process to become full professor with tenure in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. While at UHCL, he served a term as chair of the faculty senate and also served for a time as interim senior vice president and provost. In both positions, he worked to strengthen and streamline the shared governance process. As senior vice president and provost, he oversaw the university's reaccreditation process with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
As an administrator with the UH System, Hugetz played an instrumental role, under the leadership of Interim Chancellor Bill Hobby, in facilitating the creation of the UH System at Sugarland as a system center. He guided the transition of the University of Houston-Cinco Ranch into the center and worked to create a UH System presence at Lone Star College-University Center. Most recently, Hugetz served as associate vice chancellor of Planning and University Outreach for the UH System and associate vice president of Planning and Outreach for the University of Houston. Throughout his tenure with the UH System, he has advanced the development and growth of off-campus and distance learning across the universities, particularly in the fast-growing regions of Fort Bend and the north Houston, Cypress-Fairbanks region.
Hugetz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern language from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Arts in Humanities degree in media studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
I know you'll join me in welcoming Provost Hugetz to UHD and I look forward to his capable leadership at our University.
Very shortly, I will announce the search committee for the senior vice president for Academic Affairs and provost position and I expect we will move forward quickly to identify permanent leadership for this important role.
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Target 8: Missouri phone users wage unceasing battle with telemarketers
HALLSVILLE – Records from the Missouri Attorney General's Office show Missourians requested 40,403 telephone numbers be added to the state 'No-Call' list, between Sept. 20, 2017 and Sept. 20, 2018.
In the same time frame, phone users in the state submitted 49,776 complaints claiming that a telemarketer had violated the No-Call list law.
The No-Call list is a compilation of residential and cell phone numbers of Missourians who have indicated they don't want to be called by telemarketers.
As long as someone keeps the same phone number, their registration in the state No-Call list never expires.
Also, there is no cost for people to register on the list. After someone completes the registration, it could take up to three months before telemarketers add the number to their own no-call lists.
Jeff Asbury, who owns Murphy's Motor Service in Hallsville, is one of the people who filed complaints against telemarketers.
"They just call any time during the day," he said. "They might call once a day, they might call three times in the same day, they may not call until next week, they may call back three times again in the same day, you never know."
Asbury said his problem with telemarketing calls has been going on for a couple of years, but it wasn't until April when he started to keep a log of those unwanted calls.
"I've sent letters to the Attorney General's Office, they reply back, 'we'll look at it.' I've heard nothing from them," he said. "And these people, they just keep calling."
Depending on which law is violated, "a telemarketer faces a civil penalty up to either $1,000 or $5,000 for each knowing violation," according to the state attorney general's website.
Consumer law professor Amy Schmitz said both federal and state no-call lists could help people reduce the number of telemarketing calls they receive but not stop all of them.
"Legitimate telemarketers actually do abide by those lists," she said. "What you're talking about are scammers who are not legitimate telemarketers, who don't care about those lists and aren't even going to look at it. It's very difficult because they feel as so they're untouchable."
Missouri law allows certain telemarketers to continue calling consumers on the No-Call list. According to the state attorney general's website. Those exceptions include:
- Telemarketers who have a current business relationship with those consumers
- Telemarketers that consumers have expressly invited or permitted to call
- Certain non-profit groups if the person calling is a member of the group
- People calling on a referral or working from their homes, or people licensed for a trade of profession who are setting or attempting to set an appointment
Schmitz said, another challenge to stop telemarketing calls is that some of those come from abroad.
"How do you establish jurisdiction and go after somebody in another country," she said. "That's incredibly difficult for prosecutors."
Earlier this year, the Senate Commerce Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings on robocalls and caller ID spoofing.
Based on those hearings, the National Law Review reported that from the more than three billion robocalls placed in March, nationwide, "about a quarter of these calls are scam calls."
Michelle Gleba, regional director of Columbia's Better Business Bureau, said it could be hard for people to identify scammers because many of them appear to be legitimate charities, businesses and organizations.
"Our best advice is to not answer a phone line if you don't recognize the number," she said.
Asbury said that may not be something business owners could actually do.
"When I call a business and I call the phone number listed and they don't answer, you kind of question why aren't they there at nine o'clock in the morning, they should be open for business," he said.
Robocalls advancing with technology
Schmitz said telemarketers are using technology to make it more difficult for users to differentiate robocalls from real phone calls.
"A lot of the information is spoofed, so when you look at your phone it would look as though it's coming from a local number, but in fact that's completely spoofed and it's not truly where the number's coming from," she said.
Schmitz said cellphones make it harder for people to screen out the calls they decide to answer.
"For example, many of your friends here in Columbia, Missouri, may have numbers from all over the country, so it's very difficult to decipher when a phone call is from someone that you don't know," she said.
Schmitz said, in some cases, robocallers might even spoof someone's own number, making it look like if you were calling yourself.
Asbury said, "They look like local calls. If I don't answer, it may be a potential customer that I am not attending to, so it's kind of a catch-22."
Gleba said she doesn't answer phone calls when she doesn't recognize the numbers, even when they have the same area code and prefix of her own number.
"Nine times out of 10 a message is not left, so that tells me it probably was a scam call," she said. "If it was a legitimate call then usually I'd get a message."
Telemarketing calls taking a toll on consumers
Asbury said he mainly receives calls from people trying to get him to update his Google listing.
"It's a nuisance, they call and especially when I'm trying to talk to a customer or I'm trying to work and they interrupt that and it's very frustrating," he said.
The robotic, telemarketing calls could even result in higher phone bills for consumers.
"If you are somebody who actually pays for incoming calls and that adds to the amount of calls on your list it affects your bill," Schmitz said. "Next, what if this is a scammer that's actually adding charges to your telephone bill (under the auspices that you supposedly had agreed to it), something called 'cramming.' This is another very significant impact on a consumer."
What can phone users do?
Asbury said he has tried different things to stop receiving unwanted telemarketing calls.
"I have pressed two, I have pressed seven to be removed, whatever they say, I've done that," he said. "Even if you go through the process and listen to them and physically speak to a live person and asked to be removed it still doesn't. I still keep getting these calls."
Experts say pressing any button during the phone call and just even answering the call could turn against you in the battle with telemarketing calls.
"How do you know that that's real", Schmitz said. "What if you press two and what that really means is that you just agreed to have some cell service that you don't want?"
Gleba said, "Simply by answering the phone call that alerts the scammer that you have an active line, so that opens you up to future phone calls. It also puts you on a list that scammers sell to other scammers alerting them that this is an active line."
Schmitz recommends consumers not to give away their phone number when they enter raffles or sweepstakes.
She also said there are certain subscription-based smartphone apps designed to identify and reduced the number of robocalls. Some of those are Truecaller, RoboKiller and Nomorobo.
The TRACED, or Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence, Act is a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress that would update the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
"Nothing would happen in this year, but it's possible that that would provide for greater resources for enforcement specifically and fines up to $10,000 if those perpetrators are caught," Schmitz said.
The TRACED Act would also "require call authentication and blocking technologies, and establish an interagency working group to explore further ways to prosecute robocallers who intentionally violate the law," according to the National Law Review.
But Schmitz said the battle against robotic, calls from telemarketers may not be over, no matter what new methods service providers employ.
"The minute they establish something using one technology, the scammers would find a new one," she said.


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Someone stole my beer photo.
There have been some weird sites that has taken whole blog posts and republished them, but there have been many years since I have discovered unauthorized use of my photos.
When I look back, there is a strong possibility that I have a general crappy level of photo quality, meaning there are far better sources for nicking beer pictures than this site.
But one of my readers is a brewer at Trondhjem Mikrobryggeri. And he must have a very good memory of photos. Photographic memory? Because he spotted a photo of his beers. That had appeared in my blog post from last year. But he found it on the web site of the Hopvine Brewery in Aurora, Illinois.
This is my original photo:
What's wrong with their own beers? Don't they look good enough?
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What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a life long disease that affects the way your body deals with glucose; a kind of sugar in your blood.
Most people with the condition have type 2 which develops when your body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas stops producing enough insulin.
In the U.S.A there are 27 million people suffering from diabetes, most of which suffer from type 2.
Although, there another 86 million people that have prediabetes, meaning that their blood glucose is not normal, but it is not sufficiently high to qualify as diabetic yet.
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes can be so mild you don't notice them. In fact, about 8 million people already have it but are unaware that they have it!
Yeast infections that keep coming back
Other symptoms may include:
Apart from the causes already discussed covered, it is thought that acidity in the body is the main cause of all illnesses in the human body, including diabetes type 2.
It seems everything we eat, is acidic to the body, causing oxidation or internal rusting.
If, in turn you do not control your diet, acidosis can take place in the body which is a stepping stone to many other cronic illnesses including diabetes.
What preventative cures are available?
Try to lose weight. Aim for between 5 to 10 % of your body weight.
It may be hard but you can do it, if you put your mind to it.
Moderate your diet.
Be active, take regular exercise. Take minimum half hour walks.
Eat less high fat foods and more alkaline fruit and vegetables
Drink hydrogenated, alkaline Kangen water.
Many diabetes and prediabetes sufferes have improved their health simply by drinking this water.
Kangen water returns your body to natural alkaline balance enabling your body to return to perfect health.
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How Safe is My Tap Water?
Bearing in mind that between 60-90 % of our bodies and all the bodies components, are largely made up of water, I feel it is very important that we learn to enjoy clean, high quality water daily.
Humans have a habit of consuming large quantities of water in and at an exceptionally rapid rate. Of course, the most convenient way to go about quenching your thirst is by turning on the tap and pouring yourself a glass. But is your tap water safe to drink? Should it be trusted?
Maintaining high water quality standards is one of the most challenging problem engineers face today.
How Water Gets From Source To Tap
Water travels from source ( lakes, rivers, reservoirs) to filtration treatment plants. Once treated, it is routed through miles and miles of pipelines before it finally runs out of your tap.This is where the problem starts because between the water source and your glass, there's a lot of scope for contamination. From eroding pipes, chemical additives, and inadequate treatments.
The consequences of consuming polluted water vary. The type of toxins ingested causes different illnesses. But elevated levels of any toxins in your water will cause health problems. From nausea, loss of consciousness, and even death in severe cases.
We have drugs!
If you live in a world with chronic pain, your doctor might prescribe you oxycodone. If you've got acid reflux, they might tell you to take zantac . And if you are experiencing heart failure, you will probably get some captopril.
But what you might not realize is that it's not always necessary to get a prescription to get your fill of these medications.
According to a national study, drugs are detectable in our water in higher doses than previously imagined.
These medications are released into our water systems through human urination, poor disposal practices, and accidental loss. Because the majority of water we consume is recycled, chances are good that when you turn on your tap, you just poured yourself a diluted pharmaceutical cocktail.
Watch this video for full report.
Flint lead poisoning
Many people still believe that U.S.A have the best drinking water in the world, but tell that to the residents of Flint, Michigan, who drank lead-laced water for more than a year, even though officials in Gov. Rick Snyder's administration knew about its toxicity.
After all, researchers found that the city's water supply became highly corrosive after officials switched water sources to save money, and a class-action lawsuit alleges there are high levels of lead in the water supply as a result.
Flint-area pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, also discovered that the lead levels of toddlers in the area have doubled since the water switch occurred.
A state of emergency has been declared in Flint, and numerous celebrities are speaking out about the issue. Cher even donated more than 180,000 bottles of clean water to the city. "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion, and shocking that it's happening in the middle of our country," Cher said in a press release, adding, "I cannot wait for the water to get there to help these people who have been poisoned."
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Alarmingly, there are 3,000 areas nationwide facing lead poisoning rates worse than Flint. Or the 218 million Americans unwittingly drinking chromium-6 (the carcinogenic "Erin Brockovich" chemical) right from their faucets.
"We did an analysis and found more than 300 contaminants in the nation's water," a manager said. "One of the biggest problems is that more than half of those were unregulated — they have no safety regulations association with them." As a result, the average citizen should be "cautious" about what they're drinking.
Bottled water
As for bottled water, more than $100 billion is spent each year on bottled water around the globe, with Americans alone spending nearly $12 billion on bottled water each year. Clearly, there is a demand for bottled water, but is it any safer?
The answer is quite clear – no!
Bottled water is often just public or tap water bottled, and sold for a much higher price.
The Environmental Working Group points out that while tap water suppliers are required to publish all their water quality tests, bottled water companies are not.
The group found 38 contaminants in 10 popular brands. Not only that, some water bottles are made of #7 plastic, which can leach a harmful chemical called bisphenol-A (BPA) into the water it contains. Even if the bottle is made of recyclable material, most people do not bother recycling—about eight out of 10 plastic bottles end up in a landfill or the incinerator.
You can test the alkalinity pH value of your water simply by adding a couple pH drops purchased from Amazon. But be aware, governments put something called Lye (caustic soda) in the tap water to give an alkaline reading and to preserve the pipes.
Summing up, it seems your tap water MAY be safe depending on where you live in the world, but, bottled water is a complete waist of time as can be contaminated, very expensive, zero health benefit and, the empty bottles are polluting our planet and oceans.
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VELVET REVOLVER Performs Four-Song Set At 'Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien'
VELVET REVOLVER reunited with singer Scott Weiland for a one-off performance at last night's (Thursday, January 12) "Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien" at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The band played a four-song set — including a cover version of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wish You Were Here" — at the event, which paid tribute to award-winning ASCAP composer John O'Brien, who was found dead in his Chicago hotel room last August.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Sucker Train Blues
02. She Builds Quick Machines
03. Slither
04. Wish You Were Here (PINK FLOYD cover)
Several photos of the performance and the pre-show soundcheck can be seen below.
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner told RollingStone.com last week that he brought the group back together to honor O'Brien, who was his best friend.
"I found out he passed away on August 20, and it was like out of nowhere," Kushner told RollingStone.com. "Next day I was in shock and my wife said to me, 'You gotta have a benefit concert for his wife and you have to get VELVET REVOLVER back together.' That's how it started."
He then approached the different band members. "We did a benefit show for this thing called Road Recovery — me, Duff [McKagan], Slash and Matt [Sorum] — in New York, and that's when I asked those guys individually if they would agree to do it," Kushner says. "Once they said so then I got in touch with Scott, and he agreed."
"Because we hadn't played with Scott in a long time I said, 'Look, let's just do three songs.' It's not too much of a commitment," he says. "So we just got a bunch of people, everyone will do three songs."
Regarding the possibility of VELVET REVOLVER carrying on with Weiland after last night's concert, Kushner told RollingStone.com, "We haven't played together in four years, and so we're really just like, 'Let's see how this goes.'
"I know everyone's got other commitments, but I think everyone's like, 'Let's get this thing done and get through this and then we'll see.'"
It's been almost four years since VELVET REVOLVER parted ways with Weiland, and time appears to have healed all wounds. Although Scott and the band split on unfriendly terms, the vocalist told Classic Rock magazine last year, "We patched things up and we get along. I see them every now and again, we text each other. And you know, we can never say never. Who knows, maybe we'll do some shows some time."
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Weiland was reflective in the interview about his time in VELVET REVOLVER, which teamed him with former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. He said, "That was right when I was getting off dope and those guys were all sober and clean, and I had a very special kind of kinship because we'd all experienced the same things . . . It was a great band to see live, and I think we made two exciting albums."
Weiland reunited with his original band, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, just as his run with VELVET REVOLVER was coming to a close. STP has toured constantly since and recorded a new album in 2010.
VELVET REVOLVER has still not found a replacement vocalist and is more or less on hiatus, although it was recently revealed that the group recorded an album's worth of material with STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor.
In a July 2011 interview with Brazil's "Lokaos Rock Show", VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum said about the band's current status, "After [we parted ways with] Scott Weiland [in 2008]… We had such a great first record, especially. The second album is still a good album, but… It's hard to replace Scott for that particular band, I think.
"When we did VELVET REVOLVER, we wanted to make a modern rock album, and we had to figure out a way to make that work. We didn't wanna be like GUNS N' ROSES. We knew we had that in us anyway, especially the Slash and Duff sound was the initial sound of [GN'R's classic debut album] 'Appetite For Destruction', the way they played together and everything. Part of that chemistry was there, and when we added Scott, it brought it into a more modern rock element. He came more from grunge — the Seattle [sound like] SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM and bands like that. So it took it sort of forward. We became more of a modern rock band and we were on modern rock radio."
O'Brien's first prominent composing job came in 1997, when he provided music for the horror film "Nightwatch". He stayed active until his death, composing additional music for "Anywhere But Here", "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2", "Pineapple Express", "Four Christmases" and "Couples Retreat". O'Brien also scored the ABC series "In Case Of Emergency" and "Detroit 1-8-7". He was most recently working as a music supervisor on the NBC sitcom "Up All Night".


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His camera wasn't very higher quality, and thus it was very affordable. Putting the camera within a backpack made specifically for storing it's beneficial in lots of ways. Indeed, a particular camera requires a special bag such as this one. The majority of people owning great camera know too well that a optimal/optimally camera calls for a fantastic storage space. Some digital cameras are extremely compact and just require a tiny case. If all you need is a tiny digital camera, you don't need a case with four or more compartments. Some cameras and the extra equipment can get extremely heavy, and utilizing a rolling bag makes the task much easier.
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Reliable sources indicate that North Korea are funding a new movie called 'The Playstation'. We believe that the initial plot was based around Sony devices that are secretly helping people to have fun, the dastardly scheme is uncovered by the Hero Kim Jong-un, played by Kim Jong-un who foils the evil electronics giants plan by organising a full scale nuclear attack on the Sony HQ.
We understand from scriptwriters that the leader was advised to calm the fuck down and consider a non holocaust type ending and so as far as we know the final cut will instead show the North Korean leader kicking the shit out of the entire Sony board members.
A spokesman for North Korea told our reporter "Kim is good man, he will stop all the evil, he will kick shit out of Sony and save world"
The movie is due for release next summer and is expected to be sold in baskets at fuel station tills for 99p.


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On April 19th, I wrote a post regarding the Boy Scouts changing their policy on gay scouts. That day, FrumBeast recieved an email from the BSA Public Relations Director, Deron Smith.
One point of clarification, if passed resolution would remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone and would maintain the current membership policy for all adult leaders of the Boy Scouts of America.
Why do you want people to realize this?


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LLAMA is soliciting programs for 2013 and beyond. If you have an idea for a program, no matter how new, the program committee would love to meet with you and discuss it. Attached is a Doodle poll with a list of available times to meet at Anaheim. Please sign up for one fifteen minute slot per program. Please do not sign up for a spot that has already been taken by someone else, even if it is someone you are presenting the idea with.
Please review the program proposal form and some guidelines and information on how to get the ball rolling. We look forward to hearing from you.


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This is what I call a "cheater" recipe – adding ingredients and creativity to something that is already mixed for you. If you would like to make the dough from scratch, I recommend this recipe:
I do recommend making the dough yourself, if you have the time, and actually, it will make the overall recipe a whole lot cheaper assuming you probably already have most of those ingredients in your pantry if you've ever baked anything ever.
For this lazy version of the recipe, you will need:
- 4 tubes of Pilsbury country biscuits
- Sugar – both regular white granulated and brown
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease a bunt or fluted pan.
- Open tubes and cut each biscuit into four pieces. Roll each piece into a little ball. Combine 2/3 cup of sugar and 3 tsp of cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar so it's coated thickly and evenly. Arrange evenly in prepared pan. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon-sugar.
- Melt 1/2 cup of butter.
- Combine butter and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Pour over the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting bread on a serving platter.


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Practical information
Wizdom Conference 2020
Copenhagen is a very popular travel destination year-round, so booking accommodations and making travel arrangements as early as possible for our Wizdom Conference 2020 is the smart choice as other events is in town at the same time.
Below we offer some practical information when participating at our conference.
Tivoli Gardens, The Lumbye Hall
H.C Andersen Castle
Event venue
Tivoli Garden
The Lumbye Hall
Vesterbrogade 3
1630 Copenhagen V
When arriving enter Tivoli by the Main entrance, Here Tivoli personnel will guide you to the conference venue.
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H.C Andersen Castle inside Tivoli Gardens
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Feel free to use your favorite hotel search engine to book your accommodations or take advantage of Tivoli's overview of hotels including number of stars plus distance to Tivoli Gardens – very convenient.
Just scroll down to get the entire overview.
Things to do when you're in Copenhagen
Here for a couple of days? Check out Visit Copenhagen for great input as to what is going on, where to go, dine and all in all enjoy the capitol of the world happiest people to the fullest.
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Significance & Meaning Of Angel Number 748
748 is your lucky number this season. You have been seeing the number during your daily routine. You know this means a thing or two.
Abundance is a stamp by angel number 748. This is multiple providence. It is having favor from Mother Nature. It is the reception of blessings. You are going to be receiving a chunky check this year. It is not through your power. This is grace from the universe. Your children are taking their studies seriously. Your partner has turned into this amazing compatible lover. Your friends at work cannot stop inviting you for dinner. Your neighbors have never been sweeter. You are experiencing abundance.
Karma is a symbol given by number meaning 748. This is the simple law of the universe. You have to do well for good to be done to you. If you give to the universe it will give to you.
Angel Number 748 Meaning
748 has a number of indications. Number 7 is the virgin number. It means innocence and purity. 4 symbolism represents the angels are on duty. 8 meaning is a number of continuum. It represents progress and development. 74 is a guard of simplicity and naivety. 48 is a number representing the continuum of an entity or an era.
Foundation is the first symbol given by angel number meaning 748. This is having a strong beginning. A solid start in everything you do. You are planning a wedding. You are about to start a long life commitment. The pressure is up. The wedding arrangements have been so time consuming.
You have not had time to have a real conversation with your partner to be. There are some things you two need to clear out. It is time to come clean on everything. Make it a fresh start. No secrets and no lies. A strong foundation is the beginning of a long future.
Prosperity is a signal by number 748. This is the presence of progress. It is the occurrence of development. All this is a result to hard work and effort. You have been working very hard. Everything you have done has led to this moment. This is a promotion of a life time. You have waited for so long. The guardian angels want you to enjoy this moment. Do not worry about your promotion party or your speech of policies. Just be happy to be prosperous.


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Nestled around the mystical tree Glynhillder the town of Wyndhaven has never known winter. Through the trees great magic the towns inhabitants enjoy perpetual spring, health, and great wealth. Needless to say over the years this has made the town a popular stop for travelers and a busy trading post.
Unfortunately all is not well in Wyndhaven. The tree's leaves have taken to autumn colors and the towns very first winter is starting to roll in.
What mysteries await is up to you!
Town of Wyndhaven contains 16 beautiful maps fully furnished and ready for use. 8 maps of iconic Wyndhaven under the influence of spring or winter.
Additionally we've included 2 maps that are just the spring / winter base for the town along with all the premium assets from our building essentials series we used to make the furnished maps. This will allow you to make something truly custom or add additional areas to the town!.
Town of Wyndhaven is a great pack for the GM who wants to be a be able to easily visually show the impact of their players actions in game OR for anyone who simply needs a quick town map for a random encounter.
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Foodies Feted Yet Again – Seabourn Raises the Bar on Culinary Offerings
Travel Monitor – April 11, 2018
Food, food, food … what the people want, the people get, and with so many travellers looking to combine culinary experiences with great destinations it's no wonder tour operators and cruise lines – even airlines – are upping the ante when it comes to fabulous foodie offerings.
Now Seabourn has introduced a new dining experience for guests – "Earth & Ocean at The Patio" – an a la carte dinner venue developed by consulting Chef Anton Egger to entice guests with candlelight seating and a sophisticated menu celebrating flavours rooted in authentic local favourite foods from around the world.
To debut with the launch of the line's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, in May 2018, this new poolside al
fresco culinary option will be offered during dinner service, and will be fleetwide by spring 2019.
"Earth & Ocean at The Patio continues the evolution of dining experiences across the Seabourn fleet, offering guests a culinary voyage to far-flung regions of the world served in a remarkably welcoming and relaxing open-air space," said Richard Meadows, president of Seabourn.
"The new concept, which has some really unique service elements, will be one of many highlights for guests to savor with the launch of Seabourn Ovation, and we look forward to expanding it to all of our ships in the year ahead."
Chef Egger has worked with Seabourn on numerous culinary projects and developed the concept for the new dining experience, creating recipes, table settings, and background music, and working closely with Corporate Chef Franck Salein, who assisted on various aspects of the new venue.
Diners at "Earth & Ocean at The Patio" can look forward to a distinctive dining experience unlike any other on board, with an imaginative array of fresh, inventive dishes from around the world served in a relaxed setting under the stars illuminated with help of fading sunlight and soothing moonlight.
Guests arriving at "Earth & Ocean at The Patio" may be welcomed with items like smoked bacon grissini and house-made artisanal country bread. Other dishes will be served in simple and memorable ways, such as in still-sizzling long-handled black iron skillets, or ceramic Moroccan tagines covered to hold in moisture and smoke to produce succulent, full-flavored results. The restaurant's menus will change daily, including a different dish cooked in a tagine each night.
There will be more cooking methods and innovative presentations including salads and tasty dishes; meat brochettes quick-fired or grilled; beef brisket slow-cooked or braised; and traditional Chinese-style filled bao buns. The venue will also offer a different farmer's-style finishing course each evening, such as shareable oven-baked camembert or brie accompanied by a pot of honey pommery mustard and toasted rustic bread. Desserts of similarly shareable sweet temptations such as oven-baked peaches or slow-roasted pineapples served with house-made gelato will also be featured.
The entire menu will be served with distinctive table settings created in collaboration with ceramic artist Wynne Noble of Noble Plateware in New York and fashioned in the soothing colors of our earth and oceans.


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Fall on Rock, Protection Pulled Out, No Hard Hat
Colorado, Boulder Canyon, Practice Rock
Reid Pletcher (22), and I (Mali Noyes) were climbing together on May 26. This was going to be our last climb of the day. He was leading the climb, placing gear as he ascended. When he was about 20–30 feet up the wall, he unexpectedly fell. At this point, he had four trad pieces in, but the top two pulled out. He landed on the rock ledge next to me. Because the ledge is downward sloping, I had to keep Reid on belay to keep him from sliding off the ledge. So I called for help.
For the minute or two that I waited for help, I could see Reid spitting and slowly moving his arms and legs. The four other climbers that were nearby were very helpful. We tried to calm him down and stabilize his head. He had a laceration on the back of his head and was bleeding a lot from his left ear. He was very confused and uncooperative. He kept on trying to stand up. While it was not ideal, he was most comfortable in the fetal position with his head in my lap. I applied pressure to the laceration on the back of his head and treated him the best I could for shock. While I was not next to him for the first one to two minutes after the fall, he was conscious and knew his name and my name the entire time. The Nederland Fire Department, Pridemark Paramedics, and Rocky Mountain Rescue safely removed Pletcher from the rock ledge and he was taken by helicopter to St. Anthony's Hospital where he was diagnosed with two skull fractures, brain contusions with a subdural hemorrhage and a wrist contusion. He is expected to make a full recovery after rehabilitation.
Reid was not wearing a helmet. Wear a helmet! Helmets are designed to protect the climber's head by absorbing energy and protecting against penetration. The consequences of not wearing a climbing helmet and sustaining a head injury could lead to impaired motor skills and paralysis, memory loss, altered personality, speech difficulty, and other life - changing issues. (Source: Mali Noyes, mountainproject.com)


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What better way to kick of spring than with a fantastic giveaway from my friends at General Mills, Stop & Shop, and MyBlogSpark – thanks everyone. In addition to the in-store promotion where you could win one of two fabulous eco-friendly 2010 hybrid cars, I have a $20 Stop & Shop card to give away to one of my lucky readers. To win a chance at the $20 Stop & Shop gift card all you need to do is comment on this post and tell me what General Mills products you fancy from the list below – easy peasy. Oh, and if you use re-useable bags at the grocery, why not share what motivates you to do so?
So how do you enter? Entering could not be easier. From April 16-29, buy 5 participating General Mills items with your Stop & Shop card, use a re-useable shopping bag and you'll automatically be entered to win. How easy is that? Come on people, this one is a no brainer. You get to help the environment, save money with your Stop & Shop card, and get entries to win a 2010 hybrid car. I am a HUGE Stop & Shop fan and my local Super Stop & Shop has the most amazing gluten-free section a Celiac could hope for. Oh, and just so you know, when you use re-usable bags at Stop & Shop you always get $.05 off for each bag – very nice indeed. You can also enter without making a purchase by completing an official entry form at your local Stop & Shop store.
There are two different groups of participating General Mills items for each week of the promotion (see the embedded PDF below for the full list). Yes, not everything on the list is gluten-free but I already spied quite a few fun options on there that we can indulge in.
Now for the fine print:
No purchase is necessary. You can also enter without making a purchase by completing an official entry form at your local Stop & Shop store. There are two 2010 Hybrid cars up for grabs, and the more you buy the better your chances are to win! Limit one entry per visit. Open to residents of MA, RI, CT, NH, NJ, NY, MD, DE, VA or DC and individuals at least 18 years old. For details about the sweepstakes, see in-store for complete rules.


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Since departing Turkey 15 days ago, our rate of progress has been such, that we are experiencing the rare overland phenomenon of bus lag. It would seem that every country in Central Asia must have its own unique time zone. We find ourselves going to bed well after midnight in spite of long days on the road.
There is some sense of relief when I wake in our room. I say some… as we no longer require the immediate issue of any visas, but we still have two border crossings over high mountain passes to consider before reaching Pakistan. Both are in sensitive areas and can be closed without warning. Transport is limited and soon the holy month of Ramadan will be ending, adding further complications.
Despite the curtains being drawn, our room is filled with sunlight. The small air-conditioner that sits in the corner has been fighting a losing battle with the heat all night. As if with anticipation of its failings, the manager of the hotel has also provided a fan which unlike the curtains is performing admirably. It creaks as it swivels from side to side. I lie in bed watching its pendulum journey with anticipation; offering respite every 10 seconds.
As far as I can see in our wonderings, the streets of Osh contain none of the central Asian gems found in Uzbekistan. The architecture is mainly limited to Soviet era apartment blocks. Only the central bazaar offers an echo of this once historical city along the Silk Route. While the buildings of Osh are a little bland, the same cannot be said of its inhabitants and the surrounding landscapes. Most of the men are adorned in traditional felt hats called Kalpaks and clasp onto strings of colourful worry beads.
From a linguistic point of view travelling through central Asia is proving difficult. The Uzbeks were speaking Tajik. The Kyrgyz in Osh are speaking Uzbek. Some can speak Russian, none can speak English. Our enquiries for onward transport are limited to stating our destination and then writing the price on dusty taxi windows. Being two is also confusing as we never know if the agreed price is for one or both of us. This is normally resolved by holding up the number of fingers and placing it above each of our heads. I vow next time to learn Russian for… How much per person?
The road from Osh to Bishkek starts along patchwork hills of golden wheat and green corn. As we round a bend on a small crest, I get a glimpse of the Pamir Mountains to the south in Tajikistan but today we are heading north east to the Kyrgyz capital. The road continues past a series of dark emerald lakes trapped in deep canyons. The strata in the walls are twisted into psychedelic patterns by the movement of the earth.
Overtaking in precarious situations is something we have become accustomed to, but today we have the extra disadvantage of the steering wheel being on the wrong side of the car. Our driver is in the running as the worst we have encountered on our journey so far. His slows down to shout into his phone only to accelerate in short bursts between calls to compensate for his loss of speed.
We eventually escape the canyons and drive along the shores of an ice blue lake framed by dry hills and fields of sun flowers. The road starts to climb, but our driver is trapped behind trucks unable to see if he can overtake. We develop an understanding where I hold up a finger to wait and then wave to overtake. At the top of the pass the mountains are turning green. We find ourselves on the edge of a vast broad valley. The road straightens and stretches out of sight. Rocky outcrops to our left and right still cling to winter snows. We pass by traditional yurts and fine looking horses of all colours running wild. This is a magical place. The sun is now low in the sky behind us, shining the way forward. Our driver has stopped taking calls and seems transformed by this beautiful setting. On such a long journey you encounter moments of special beauty, this is one of those moments.
By the time we reach Bishkek and drop off the other passengers it is nearly 10pm. The journey has taken nearly 12 hours, but had we driven with consistency and not had such long food stops, it could have taken 8. Our driver has become exhausted by his many phone calls and lost the will to find our hotel. He passes us off (despite some feeble protests) to a local taxi who is better acquainted with the dark streets of Bishkek.
After a small struggle, we find the Alpinist hotel but the rooms are grossly overpriced at $75.00 USD. I try to negotiate with the girl at the desk but they won't budge on the price. Despite being very tired we try up the road but the next hotel is over $200.00 USD. I don't even bother to look at the room. I walk back to the taxi dejected and resigned to going back to the Alpinist. Our taxi driver is perplexed so I rub my fingers together to indicate money and then shake my head. The person from the second hotel who can speak some English offers assistance and translates for us. It would appear he can take us to some cheap lodgings, but it is made clear that it is not a hotel. I assume it's a guesthouse. A phone call is made and we are driven around the corner, down a dark street and stop outside an apartment block. It sounds menacing but our driver is a kind and thoughtful soul and we feel no danger.
I am a little confused as it looks to be a private residence. I go up the stairs while Emma waits in the taxi. Our driver accompanies me into someone's apartment. My confusion is now turning into intrigue. A lady is sitting on a chair watching TV. She stands up and shows me around, then commences negotiations with the aid of a pocket calculator. The unit only has one bedroom and I begin to wonder if we will be sleeping on the couch. Neither can speak English, so we all play a late night game of charades. I place my head on my hands and then point to the couch. She shakes her head and points to the bedroom. I now wonder if she knows I am married and wether the negotiations are for something else. I point at her and then point at the couch. They both laugh and point out the door indicating she will not be staying here. We agree to $25.00 USD. She then points at 10 on a clock and waves out the door, which I take to mean she wants us out by 10am. I nod my head in agreement and go down to get Emma. I feel a sense of adventure and fiscal achievement. An unusual ending to a wonderful day.
There is no time to linger in Bishkek and the next morning our taxi driver returns to collect us. We have by sheer luck found an upmarket café nearby and indulge in ice coffees and porridge with fruit for breakfast.
Central Asian transport seems restricted to share taxis and our journey to the resort town of Cholpan Ata on Lake Issyk Kol is no exception. The drivers in Kyrgyzstan are however more subdued than their Uzbek counterparts and normally with patience we manage to pay close to the correct amount. Most journeys of about 5 hours incurs a fee of around 6 to 8 USD per person.
The lake itself is vast and serene but the same cannot be said of the developments along it shores. The main strip is a collection of unattractive buildings with unreadable signs in Russian and Kyrgyz script. We look for the Angelina Guesthouse but it's impossible to locate. Among this sea of unrecognisable words we spot a sign in English for the Green Pub and decide to rest and take lunch. The sign outside may be in English but the menus inside most certainly are not. Our meal is yet again restricted to pointing at what others diners are eating. In this case a tomato and cucumber salad accompanied by bread.
It's easy to ask for Coca Cola but difficult to receive cold. Who drinks warm Coca Cola for heaven's sake? We have become accustomed to holding the bottle and then wrapping our arms around ourselves and shivering in an imaginary blizzard to indicate cold. The message is understood and the cokes are taken away never to be replaced with chilled versions.
Further attempts at locating the Guesthouse Angelina are futile, but a friendly shop assistant directs me around a corner and up a street to a blue gate; behind which lies a lovely garden and rooms overlooking the mountains to the north. The room is elevated on the first floor and has the luxury of windows on both sides affording much needed cross ventilation. The garden below is filled with wild flowers and a rustic day bed. A single wire is strung between two trees and I instantly think about much needed washing. A large watermelon sits in a bath of cold water chilling.
The mountain peaks are obscured by dark gloomy clouds. We lie on our bed relaxing. The breeze is now strengthening and carries the cool fragrance of a storm. In the distance we hear the deep rumble of thunder. It is a welcome sound after so many weeks in hot dry conditions.
Later that night we return to the Green Pub for another round of Guess that meal. Emma is relishing the opportunity to play more charades and orders a Laghman which is a stew made from meat and noodles. This can come in the form of Chicken, Beef or Horse. She holds up 1 finger and states Laghman. Our waitress nods. Emma then enquires about the choice of meat but our waitress is not familiar with chicken, cow or beef and looks confused. Emma holds two fingers to her head and moos while extending her neck in a bovine arc. It is a confidant and accurate representation. In between laughter and nods, she then holds her elbows to her side and flaps them while making unmistakable chicken noises. The waitress understands and replicates the flapping wings of a chicken. Needless to say the other diners are in fits of laughter but Emma has secured her meal with no chance of horse appearing in her stew.
The next day we drive around to the southern side of the lake to the town of Karakol. While the town itself is not overly attractive the mountains and valleys 10km to the south are of outstanding beauty. We are compelled (despite our short time left) to spend at least a couple of days trekking in Kyrgyzstan. The upper valleys of Altyn Arashan are filled with Pine forests, waterfalls and green meadows covered in alpine flowers. Our tent is unwrapped and still covered in dust from Kenya. It feels good to use it again… it reminds us of Africa.
The temperature drops rapidly as the sun sets. A cold wind is descending down the side of the valley. For the first time on our journey we unfold both sleeping bags. The lions and buffalo are gone but the Altyn Arashan area is apparently home to some 20 snow leopards. For a rare animal this seems an extraordinarily high number. Later that night I hear movement outside our tent. I peer cautiously outside but it's only an inquisitive goat. Still the opportunity and the surroundings provide an exciting night.
It is time to cross the first of the mountain passes from Kyrgyzstan into China. The Torugart Pass is a restricted area, unless of course you pay for a special permit and are met by a driver at the top of the pass. We have travelled from Karakol to the town of Naryn which is the starting point in Kyrgyzstan when making the crossing to Kashgar in China. All foreigners must have registered and have paperwork in order with both Kyrgyz and Chinese drivers. The daily bus which costs a fraction of the price is strictly forbidden.
Unlike the western side of the country the land here is a high altitude desert, but it is no less beautiful. Huge white mountains rise out of the brown landscape. We pass through the outer checkpoint without any issues. The inner checkpoint is where we are stamped out of Kyrgyzstan. The building is empty apart from ourselves, a French couple and a French family. For some reason the driver for the French feels there is a rush and pushes in front of us. It seems a pointless exercise, as we all have to wait for about an hour at the top of the pass before our Chinese drivers arrive. I feel a sense of justice when the first vehicle appears and the driver calls out Australia. There are two checkpoints on the Chinese side to negotiate, the second is where we are stamped into China.
It feels so strange to be here. Two weeks ago it felt such a long way in front of us. I look out to the east. China is a massive land. The largest country we will encounter on our travels. Despite its size we are forced to move the clock forward by three hours to Beijing time. China is not interested in the curvature of the earth and time zones, but the local people in Kashgar still refer to local time which is now 1 hour ahead of Kyrgyzstan; all very confusing.
The last time we entered the city of Kashgar we had driven for 12 days across the Tibetan plateau from the east. Now 4 years later we are coming from the relative luxury of Kyrgyzstan in the west. We ask the driver to take us to the Sahar hotel where we stayed last time. When I inspect the room I am left with little doubt that the last time we travelled, we must have been much harder than we are today. The rooms are disgusting but cheap at 80 RNB about $12.00 USD. The sheets appear clean-ish, but the state of the floor has me considering how to pole vault into bed. I cross the road to the Seman hotel, and inspect a room which is grim, but relatively palatial when compared to the Sahar. The price is almost double at 150RNB but he takes it down to 100 and an easy choice is made.
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Here's something you don't see every night: the far side of the Moon, photographed by one of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft.
The Moon is "tidally locked" in its orbit around the Earth, meaning its rotational and orbital periods are exactly synchronized. As a result, we always see the same view of the Moon no matter when or where (on Earth) we look at it. In this interesting video, released last week by NASA, we get a rare glimpse of the Moon's other side, starting with the north pole and moving toward the heavily cratered south.
The video was captured on January 19 by the "MoonKAM" aboard one of a pair of GRAIL spacecraft that were launched last Fall and began orbiting the Moon on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The primary mission of GRAIL is to study the Moon's interior structure and to learn more about its thermal evolution.
GRAIL is also the first planetary mission by NASA to carry instruments dedicated solely to education and public outreach. The "KAM" in "MoonKAM" stands for Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students. The program, led by former astronaut Sally Ride, will engage fifth- to eighth-graders from across the country in selecting target areas on the lunar surface to photograph and study. Educators interested in participating can register at the MoonKAM website. To learn more about the video and GRAIL, see the NASA news release.


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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians began voting on Saturday in national elections to decide whether to end more than 11 years of conservative rule or give Prime Minister John Howard, who trails in opinion polls, a fifth term.
"Its in the hands of the people," Howard said as he took his morning walk from his Sydney Harbor-side residence.
Howard, 68, again warned voters that if they elected a Labor government it would threaten Australia's economic prosperity."
The government to be chosen today will set the direction of the country for years into the future," Howard said on YouTube Web site, in a pitch to young voters he has struggled to woo.
"So if you think the country is heading in the right direction don't risk that right direction by changing the government," he said.Howard, a staunch U.S. ally, has made a commitment to keep Australian troops in Iraq if re-elected. He has offered voters A$34 billion ($29 billion) in tax cuts, but few new policies.
In contrast, opposition Labor leader Kevin Rudd has pledged to withdraw combat troops from Iraq and sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, further isolating Washington on both.
The Mandarin-speaking former diplomat would also be expected to forge closer ties with China and other Asian nations.
An Australian commando died fighting the Taliban on Friday, the third soldier killed in recent months in Afghanistan.
Both Howard and Rudd want to keep troops in Afghanistan, but opinion polls show Australians opposed to operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and are losing faith in Howard's tough security stance, which has won him previous elections.
Howard has been written off by opinion polls throughout the six-week campaign, with some predicting a landslide win for Rudd, after only 11 months as party leader.
But a Newspoll on Saturday had Labor only slightly in front.Howard risks becoming the first prime minister to lose his own seat in an election for 78 years.
Boundary changes have turned his blue-ribbon Sydney electorate, which he has held since entering parliament in 1974, into a marginal seat."LAZARUS"Many voters of Asian origin see Howard as anti-immigration, due to his tough stance against boat people. An anti-Muslim leaflet distributed by his party in the closing days of the campaign may reinforce their belief.
Labor needs to win an extra 16 seats to take office and both Howard and Rudd say the election will be very close, possibly decided in a handful of marginal seats.Howard once described himself as "Lazarus with a triple bypass" for his ability to be resurrected from political defeat.
Even if he wins it will be his last hurrah, as he has promised to step down mid-term for his treasurer, Peter Costello.Rudd, 50, is offering voters a generational change, saying Howard is too old and tired to lead Australia."I offer Australia new leadership for the future, a positive plan for the future because Mr Howard's government's best days now lay behind it," Rudd said on Friday. "Mr Howard has gone stale in his government's approach to the future."
Howard has attacked Rudd's lack of experience, insisting that a Labor government dominated by former trade unionists would wreck an economy which has recorded 17 years of growth and record unemployment.
He says that under his tenure, dominated by security and the economy, Australia has become more secure and stable.Since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, Australia has been on medium security alert.
Australia's military in 2006 was at its highest operational level since the Vietnam War, with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere.
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Tiger Woods likely to play at Royal Melbourne after Masters win
Tiger Woods' extraordinary comeback from personal and physical wreckage to win a fifth US Masters title was so significant that even President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama were in almost unprecedented agreement.
"Love people who are great under pressure," Mr Trump tweeted. "What a fantastic life comeback for a really great guy!"
"Congratulations, Tiger!" said Mr Obama. "To come back and win the Masters after all the highs and lows is a testament to excellence, grit, and determination."
And Australian golf fans should benefit from Woods' stunning success, 11 years after his previous victory at a major championship and 14 since his most recent triumph at Augusta, with Royal Melbourne hosting December's Presidents Cup tournament.
Woods is captain of the US Presidents Cup team - an event between the United States and the Internationals, a team made up of the best players from the rest of the world except Europe.
"I'm captain this year, but I'm hoping to make my own team," said Woods after his one-shot victory on Monday morning.
The 43-year-old has rocketed from 17th to ninth in the US Presidents Cup standings, and it would now be a surprise if he did not secure enough points to make his own team. Even if he didn't qualify automatically in the top eight players, he could select himself as one of four "captain's picks". And no one could possibly argue with that.
Australian golf great Peter Senior was full of praise for Woods.
"I think the way he's going, he'll be in the team regardless," Senior said.
"He's such a hard guy to leave out. Winning the Masters now, he's definitely proved to everybody that he's back, and to have him in any team is a big plus."
Senior added that it would be a boon for Australian golf if Woods were to play.
"Any time that we can get that calibre of player into Australia is going to create a sensation."
A Golf Australia spokesman said The Presidents Cup would be taken to "a whole new stratosphere" if Woods plays at Royal Melbourne.
"We saw when Tiger Woods came out just before Christmas what it means to have him in town," said Golf Australia's Mark Hayes.
"There was a real buzz around him, and that was just promoting the Presidents Cup. He's taking the captaincy reins for the first time, and he's very excited about that. He knew that the prospect of being a playing captain, which has only happened once before, was on the table, but he wasn't committed to it.
"I think the buzz around him as captain would be enormous. If he were to be a playing captain it would just be next level. It would take the Presidents Cup to a whole new stratosphere."
Woods, who has struggled in recent years with injury and undergone four back operations, has played in Melbourne several times before, including the 2011 Presidents Cup. It was also in Melbourne in 2009 that his personal life unravelled when details of a wide-ranging sex scandal emerged.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was also excited by the prospect of Woods playing at Royal Melbourne in December. "It'll be wonderful to have Tiger back in Victoria later this year, after his incredible Masters win," he said.
'Golf fans will be at Royal Melbourne in record numbers - it'll be another great success."
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Civil Liberties in San Francisco with Stan Yogi and Elaine Elinson
Join Stan Yogi and Elaine Elinson, co-authors of Wherever There's a Fight : How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California, 2010 Gold Medal winner in the California Book Awards.
Wherever There's a Fight captures the sweeping story of how freedom and equality have grown in California, from the gold rush right up to the precarious post-9/11 era. It connects the experiences of early Chinese immigrants subjected to discriminatory laws and expulsion to those of African Americans who challenged the color bar on San Francisco Streetcars and workers who fought for union contracts on the docks and in the fields.
With vivid, illustrated stories, the authors will take you on a tour of key civil liberties sites in San Francisco – places you may have passed every day without realizing the hidden history they hold. They will also share some treasures they found in the archives of the California Historical Society.
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VIBE LDN presents SIP 'N STROKE - The Urban Paint Party 🎨
🎨 Painting session with a twist. Unleash your creativity - 🍹cocktail in one hand, paintbrush in the other, Hip Hop + R&B in the loudspeakers.
🔈 Art x Music x Self Expression. Sip 'N Stroke feeds your creativity, while providing an atmosphere for you to be surrounded by like minded young professionals, as you listen to the music you love, sip your favourite drinks and paint your imagination to life on canvas.
🎟 Your Sip N Stroke paint party ticket includes admission to the paint party, all paint and supplies, artist instructors to help you create, and entry into the Hip Hop Soul after party! Drinks can be purchased from the bar and food is also available starting at 10:30pm.
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Sip N Stroke starts promptly at 8:00pm so please arrive at least 15 minutes early to get your desired seat (first come, first served) and drinks from the bar. 🍹Our events usually last about 3 hours but times may vary.
📣 Paint supplies will be provided; all you need to bring is your creativity! No experience necessary; we have experienced instructors ready to guide you. We provide seating for everyone but you don't have to sit.
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🎁 Sip 'N Stroke £10 tickets for birthdays (Anyone celebrating in the month of the event; Discounted tickets are valid for the birthday person only. All discount birthday ticket patrons must be present valid id on arrival.
MAIN ROOM seating is located in the basement and UPSTAIRS SEATING is on the ground level and has wheelchair access.
📍 Location: Junction House (Dalston) 578 Kingsland Rd, London E8 4AH.
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Archive for March, 2018
Guess what? Sidechaining!
Posted by bobmaccsblog in General on March 15, 2018
Been a while eh? Here's another one anyway. Client: "How was the kick drum level in the mix?" Kick drum wise, it's actually a little hard to say. I mean, it's absolutely fine level-wise from a certain point of view. With what seemed to be very heavy sidechaining holding absolutely everything rigidly in place though, […]


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Here it is, the last development land available on Barkley Hill. Over 11 acres zoned planned residential/multi family with potential access points from Sussex, Bristol and Chandler Parkway. Upper portion of the lot will provide good Bay and City views.
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does anyone have any house/techno mixes from radio shows on sunset 102fm including anything from 808 state's shows from around 1990.
my old tapes have been nicked ages ago.
the kind of stuff I mean is the "steppin'into the house" era, and stuff like "madness" by Terry Hunter.
also anything similar from Piccadily 103 - was it Stuart Allen? - I can't remember!
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With the help of its raw and natural-looking form, first-time director Camille Vidal-Naquet creates a romantic and moving ode to freedom and love. Twenty-two-year-old Leo (the wonderful Félix Maritaud, known from BPM (Beats Per Minute)) lives on the streets. He wanders around aimlessly, with boys who provide sexual services for companions. His health is deteriorating and, although he takes his doctor's orders seriously, he is too distracted to follow them. He sells his body, but he never counts the money and he never has any. He wears dirty jeans and a worn-out jacket; he can't afford food, and yet he still believes in love: he's head over heels in love with a guy who doesn't reciprocate his feelings. Vidal-Naquet emphasizes that, in Sauvage,everything begins with Leo, a protagonist in whom we can see reflections of outcasts like Mona from Agnès Varda's Vagabond orof hopeless dreamers likeCool Hand Luke, played by Paul Newman. He proves that in Leo's helplessness and emotional confusion there is a hidden truth that is worth exploring in cinema.
Born in Nevers, France, in 1972, Camille Vidal-Naquet studied Literature but now teaches Film Analysis. He made his first short film in sign language. Sauvage, his full-length debut, premiered during Critics Week at Cannes.
2001 Backstage (short)
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It's not a gadget, but it's too funny not to post. Philipp Lenssen at Blogoscoped wondered just what Gmail might look like had the boys at Redmond designed it. He then set out to make it real.
You see the result above. Head over to see the full, and hilarious, design process. Sample quote:
I'm also putting less emphasis on search, moving the box to the bottom right and replacing it with a dog.
What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft? [Blogoscoped via Hawkwings]


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You may have heard the news that Amazon.com has begun offering MP3 downloads of songs that are DRM-free. You have to use Amazon's downloading application, but all songs are compatible with any mildly decent music playing software or portable music device. What you may have not heard, is that Justin Bianco is available there too! Siren and Finality are already up, for $7.99 each, and you can see them here. (P.S. It's an ugly link, so sorry if it expires or isn't correct!)
Also, Magnatune has released another compilation, entitled Music For Meditation, which features the title track from Forge as track 9. Check it out!


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Liquid Assets, a ninety-minute documentary, tells the story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. These systems — some in the ground for more than 100 years — provide a critical public health function and are essential for economic development and growth. Largely out of sight and out of mind, these aging systems have not been maintained, and some estimates suggest this is the single largest public works endeavor in our nation's history.
"We have about 2 million miles of pipe in this nation. If you look at what we're spending now and the investment requirements over the next twenty years, there's a $540 billion difference."
—Steve Allbee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Take control of your own water! Go to the PureEarth Technologies web site for information on a full line of water treatment products.


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Snake Diary: what to expect in May 2014.
Snakes and Ladders.
May 5th 22:16pm until June 6th 02:32 inclusive.
It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
This month is an Earth Snake. The last time the Earth Snake ruled an entire year was 1989. By most accounts that was pretty cataclysmic; as a Tweet correspondent reminded me this week, it was the year of the Second Summer of Love, the year of the smiley. And then there was the peripheral business of the Berlin Wall coming down, the end of the Cold War and of the Soviet Union. Last month the UN made an unequivocal statement on climate change. We are now officially sleepwalking over a precipice wearing sunglasses and state-of-the-art headphones. This month may mirror 1989 in terms of a change in the world order. Not so drastic though; it's only a month.
The Snake in the Snake Month.
Unlike Dragons, Snakes (1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001) get on relatively well among themselves, so a Snake month may bring them agreement and consensus. The Snake works well with teams that include the sensitive Ox – whose gifts include sticking to the point – and the photogenic Rooster – who can both attract attention and keep accounts. The Snake, the seeker after truth, brings something like spin. This Wood Horse year however with its constant bright light, is not the year for concealment. And no human action remains hidden for ever; ask Gerry Adams or Max Clifford.
Snake Month Animal by Animal.
During the Snake month:
The Dragon finds an audience,
The Horse shares the limelight,
The Sheep's invitation may not be taken up.
The Monkey's charm may not be enough.
The Rooster is in demand as long as the Ox invigilates,
The Dog may feel understood but not necessarily approved of,
The Pig may tire easily,
The Ratmay take up the role of disciplinarian.
The Tiger is apt to maintain a respectful distance,
The gentle Rabbit is often surprised by sudden popularity.
Note: do remember the purpose of this is to foster health, wealth and wisdom; it's a foolish Snake who uses the above to disdain Monkeys or avoid Tigers.
The Snake Pillars. How Snake are you?
Birth in the Snake hour (9-7am): children seek truth as do you, later in life.
Birth in the Snake month (May*): suits work in sales & marketing.
Birth on the Snake day: lifelong pursuit of truth, may start late.
Birth in the Snake year: brought up to question.
* Caution, the Chinese month generally starts and finishes a few days after ours.
Where to do what, when and why.
At the centre of this month's lo shu is the 5, to do with the double-edged sword of power. The 5 of course belongs in the centre. The bench mark lo shu supposedly observed by Fu Xi on the back of a "noble turtle" had 5 at the centre. So it's a return to influence, truth and certainty. Know where your power base is and consider retracing your steps.
This month: the North East which holds the tin yute gwai yan Noble Helper Star is doubly effective because it also holds the monthly 8 Star. If you take no other feng shui advice, perhaps just trust the 8 and locate yourself North East when the opportunity presents itself.
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Richard Ashworth©, early in the month of the Earth Snake, May 2014.
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By Matt Wickstrom
This feature originally appeared in Smiley Pete Publishing's Chevy Chaser Magazine October 2017 issue.
For many aspiring bands and musical artists, success comes slowly – if at all. But in just a few fast-paced years, Lexington-based "rhythm and bluegrass" group The Wooks has experienced a quick rise to national recognition that still has the band trying to catch its breath. Even before the release of its debut record, "Little Circles," in 2016, the group won first prize in a performance competition at Colorado's esteemed RockyGrass Festival, earning a "main stage" performance at the this summer's recent installment of the festival. During one of several tours out west, the band caught the attention of Colorado-based craft brewery Oskar Blues, striking up an official partnership that has allowed the group unique travel and philanthropy opportunities. And more recently, the group was nominated for a "Momentum Award" by the prestigious International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), with the winner to be announced at the IBMA Conference on Sept. 27.
Despite the band's relatively short time together, the connections amongst the group members go back years.
Read the full story at Smiley Pete Publishing.