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Rishi Kapoor, who has often made news because of his unabashed social media personality, recently did something that is quite uncharacteristic for a senior film actor -- he sent abusive messages to women over DMs on Twitter.
It all started when he innocuously asked this on Twitter:
Let's just say it didn't quite go down as well as he expected it to.
But turns out, this isn't the only time Kapoor was abusive to another user on Twitter.
Soon enough, a couple of people shared screenshots of abusive DM's that Kapoor had sent them.
And these are not your regular abuses but very specific insults directed on looks.
That's one of Hindi cinema's iconic actors, right there.
While one would think he'd regret his words or at least the degree of the abuse, that's as far from the truth as Rohit Shetty is from an Oscar.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, an unapologetic Kapoor said: "These buggers deserve this. I am a daring bugger, if you mess with me I will not leave you. I have decided to not do it openly but if they write shit to me, I abuse them via DM and block them."
Sounding increasingly like a drug-dealer from a ghetto, he said, "You try and mess with me, I will hit you below the belt and screw you."
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The End of the Nye
Professor Allyson Pollock, a senior consultant in public health medicine, gets far less public recognition than she deserves, because she has a track record of being right and spotting disasters long before anyone else has woken up. She was a fierce critic of the internal market introduced into the NHS by the Conservatives in 1991, arguing rightly that it would be wasteful and inequitable, and had no evidence base. In 1995, she pointed out the dangers of the NHS abandoning long term care of the elderly and farming it out to means-tested social care that transferred the costs of care, and the fear of paying for it, from society to the individual (precisely what Bevan was trying to reverse when he established the NHS 70 years ago)
In 1997, Pollock was one of the first to highlight the lack of transparency, inadequate risk sharing and unaffordable long term costs of Private Finance Initiative projects, which are now crippling many hospitals. And she immediately saw through Andrew Lansley's disastrous Health and Social Care Bill, campaigning vigorously for an NHS Reinstatement Bill that would restore the duty of the Health Secretary to provide universal care, rather than just 'promote' it, and end the massive waste and fragmentation of re-tendering community contracts every few years and outsourcing them to for-profit private companies.
With health secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England CEO Simon Stevens locked in a Mexican stand-off over whether the NHS has sufficient staff and funds to provide safe, timely universal care (it doesn't), Pollock is again focusing on the policy, trying to enforce proper consultation before the English NHS rushes headlong into its latest ruse of US-style Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs). Hunt and Stevens hope to change secondary legislation to enable ACOs to operate in England but have consulted on technical changes only. In US ACOs, government and private insurers award contracts to commercial providers to run and provide services in defined locations, and thus far they have not produced great savings or massive improvements in care, although the idea of dissolving the boundaries between health and social care, and joining services up is a seductive one.
In theory, a small number of very powerful English ACOs could be given multi-billion health and social care budgets, running the entire service for 10 or 15 years. Will they have the power to introduce more charges and erode universal care? Could entire ACO contracts be outsourced to the private sector, now or in future? ACOs are not recognised in the UK, and given the turmoil of Brexit, Hunt and Stevens are trying to rush them through without proper scrutiny or primary legislation, which would have to pass all parliamentary stages.
Pollock argues that ACOs 'will be non-NHS bodies "designated" by NHS England, even though there is no statutory provision conferring such a function on NHSE. Behind the ACO it appears that there will be a network of companies—providers, subcontractors, insurance companies, and property companies—but the consultation is silent on ACO membership or their contractual relations. According to NHSE, ACOs will be in charge of allocating resources—effectively deciding which services are provided and to whom; which services are available free, through insurance, or out-of-pocket payments; and which services are to be means tested. They can take over patients on GPs' lists, and they can subcontract all "their" services.'
Hunt and Stevens will doubtless try to ignore Pollock, so she and her supporters have recruited Stephen Hawking and filed a case in the High Court seeking a judicial review 'to stop Hunt and NHS England from introducing new commercial, non-NHS bodies to run health and social services without proper public consultation and without full Parliamentary scrutiny.' If Hunt and Stevens have nothing to hide, they would surely welcome the chance to set out their proposals openly and clearly in a White Paper, and to invite wide public and professional responses. And now that Parliament has woken up to its power, it could put Brexit on hold and focus on keeping the NHS honest. Just as not all NHS trusts can be trusted, accountability doesn't just happen if you call an organization 'accountable'.
You can support of donate to Professor Pollock's campaign at @jr4NHS

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Jose Mourinho will wait no longer than the opening weekend of the Barclays Premier League season to be reacquainted with the Stamford Bridge support, and he welcomes the fixture list released this morning (Wednesday).
The Portuguese won all four of his opening league fixtures during his first spell as Chelsea manager, three at home and one away, and the 2013/14 schedule begins with Hull City travelling to London.
'Starting the season at home is a great way for our supporters to show the players they are ready to be behind the team all the way, and at the same time it is a great way for the players to show how much they are motivated and committed,' Mourinho says.
'I am so happy to start at the Bridge, but at the same time Hull City is a team who were promoted from the Championship and they will have that spirit, even if now they are in the Premier League. So it is an emotional but a hard start.
'I wish every club well for the season and I especially hope we can all make it a great competition for Premier League fans all around the world.'
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The pair, who were among the most popular and influential artists of the 60s, will play in the US this autumn.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel went their separate ways after their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water, but have performed together occasionally since.
Their most recent appearance was at the Grammy Awards in February, where they sang The Sound of Silence.
They made the announcement at a New York nightclub on Tuesday with a performance of their 1970 hit The Boxer.
"I never actually thought that we'd lost our ability to
sing together and have a blend," he added.
"What we had was a friendship that was estranged, and the Grammys was an opportunity to put that behind us."
Garfunkel said it was "truly a joy" to sing again with Simon, whom he has known for 50 years.
"It's family, the two of us," he said. "Our moms know each other. They're still alive. There has been a deep, buried affection for the last decade or so and it was the Grammys that forced it out of burial."
Tickets will go on sale on Monday, the site said.
Global hits
After meeting as children, the pair's first single as Simon and Garfunkel, A Hazy Shade Of Winter, was released in 1966.
That was followed by songs like Mrs Robinson, Scarborough Fair and The Boxer, which were hits around the world.
Despite often acrimonious relations after they split, they released a new single, My Little Town, together in 1975 and played to 500,000 people in New York's Central Park in 1981.
A US arena tour took place two years later and the duo played 21 sell-out dates in New York in 1993.
"We've known each other since the age of 11. Forgive, forget, move on. It's not like you live forever in life," Simon said at Tuesday's press conference.
A new greatest hits album with 32 tracks will be released to coincide with the tour.


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Know known as Bluebell, Belle for short. Her new owners are over the moon with her and I think, I am pretty certain, that Belle is over the moon with them :)
Shirley & Bob have been kind enough to give me a daily report on Belle and I could not thank them enough.
Here is some of Yesterday and todays updates from Shirley
'Bluebell went off lead from just outside the car park until just outside car park coming back. No problems, she is great off lead, always stopping and checking I am still there or coming back if she can't see me. What a star! She is such a happy little soul and our Annie has been ever so good with her. I am going to take her for her microchip hopefully later today.
I am in no doubt she is definitely not going anywhere but here for ever now. She has certainly got her feet under the table, taken over all the toys and if she had her way all the cuddles as well. We have to make sure we fuss Annie at the same time as Bluebell so she doesn't get her nose put out of joint! Just going out for our luchtime walk when Bluebell will be introduced to Bertie (chocolate Labradoodle) for the first time. I walk him weekday lunchtimes and he is very good with other dogs.'
Todays update
'Bluebell seems to spend her evenings zonked out on the sofa with us having spent her day in a combo of play, walk, eat, sleep but not necessarily in that order. Think she loves the companionship she is getting as I am with her most of the time and I am able to leave her with Annie or another dog if I don't take her out with me so she is never on her own. We are amazed how quickly she has settled. You would think she had come straight here from you at 8wks! She is so easy.
Weather permitting, we hope to go away for the weekend to a lovely Caravan Club Site in Hampshire where there is a huge enclosed dog area and you can walk for miles in the woodland adjacent to the site. We feel confident she will stay with us off lead so that is going to be fantastic for all.'
Shirley was kind enough to send me these 3 pic's and more of Belle on her morning walk. They live in such a beautiful area that must have been designed with springers in mind :)
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I've had a lot of great tour guides in my time at Travel Agent magazine but none top the one I had for my Hokuriku & Chubu fam trip in Japan. Yoshi Sadamatsu is a certified, freelance tour guide registered with the Japanese government. He is a native of Japan, fluent in English, funny, smart and is like everyone's lovable dad. He handled our group of more than 20 people, mostly from different countries, with ease and had fun doing it. This guy was hilarious and truly enjoyed every moment and every site he showed us.
When your guide is truly excited and passionate about his work and his country, it rubs off on the group. He made arrangements to show us some sites that weren't on the itinerary and worked his hardest to make sure all of our needs were met. It is not custom in Japan to tip your tour guide and may even come across as an insult if you do. So, this is my tip to you, Yoshi, an introduction to some of the United States' best travel agents. When booking a group to Japan, recommend Sadamatsu. He can be reached at [email protected].


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This is weightlifter Jonathan Walker hoisting the winning 119lb, 54kg, marrow grown by Peter Glazebrook. That's a zucchini to Yanks, although arguably the diminutive "-ini" ending is not appropriate here. As with most critical news, this report from the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show came from the BBC [1].


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Money Man is living up to his name, buying himself out of his Cash Money contract, going back independent. A major name on the indie scene is Da Baby, who represents Charlotte. Together, Money Man came with Da Baby for "1 of 1," his newest single.
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John M. Ford died. This sucks. We'll be at Boskone, and try to make the auction.
tnajt (Dave Alway) died. This sucks more. I had spent a fair amount of time around him right before, too, ending with GaFilk (which he died on the way back from). I've got some pics up at pics.livejournal.com/mnemex including Dave pics in the GaFilk 07 and "Glimmerglass Housefilk" galleries. I need to post my GaFilk report, but that will happen when it does.
I've been doing a lot of gaming, including running a third session of my "Etheric Sea" game. This is cool. And I've been practicing harp again and using a metronome (not always at the same time).
Molly Ivins died. Taste the suckitude. I've been following her collumn for years. Not as sucky as Dave, though.
I'll be at D'Zenove this weekend (travelling overnight tonight). See all of youz who are going! I won't be bringing a harp, though (see: "air travel")
Later in the year (through the summer), I plan to make, in no particular order, Boskone, Origins, Gencon, Lunacon, FKO, Conterpoint, Dexcon, and Intercon G. Might also make Balticon, and/or Mythcon. See people there who are going.
Also, we still have two Worldcon memberships, for sale for "best offer". Because, you know, I don't feel like going to Japan.
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It was obvious what this sparrow was working on. The nest is in a knot hole of a tree by the 69th street park entrance. Solid, cozy spot.
Not nest building- but definitely territorial squabbling. There just aren't enough trees for two downy woodpecks. The face-off went on for quite a while, "yelling" and flashing. Both males.
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Forbes: The Inextricable Link Between Cloud Technology And The New, Untethered Workforce
Cloud computing has changed more than just how applications are bought, where they run and how data is stored.
It has changed the interaction between customers, code and business outcomes. More importantly for business information technology executives, it creates opportunities to lead initiatives well beyond the traditional IT stack — into areas ranging from e-learning to customer service. And instead of simply being a more efficient way of doing work, it's giving IT leaders the ability to reshape work for the better.
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May 7, 2009
Gosh Cosmetics Summer 2009: Gosh Cosmetics Golden Glamour
An unusual mix of gold, bronze, and smoky black and gray make up Gosh Cosmetics Golden Glamour Summer Collection.
The Muse can get on board with gold but she's not sure she's convinced on black?
Gosh Cosmetics paired up two rather gorgeous trios for it's Summer staple look one of which is a stunning golden, bronze affair where as the other is a black and gray trio for a smoky eye look.
The idea of wearing a smoky eye out in the Summer does puzzle a Muse but hey whatever floats your boat. The collection also includes a brand new Giant Sun Powder meant for all over application to get a kiss of the Summer's glow!
The collection isn't terribly big and most of it is made up of items already found within the catalog but none the less I'm liking the promo image at the very least.
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Watch out IKEA!
I'm sharing these super easy Swedish Meatballs that are ready in less than 15 minutes and sure to knock your socks off!
Yesterday was turning into a loooong day for me… until I decided to win at parenting.
My husband has been out of town for several days, leaving me to take care of our four rascals. It was your typical Tuesday; my kids got home from school, they dumped everything at the door and proceeded to start whining for snacks and bugging the crud out of each other.
Fights, messy house, crying about spelling words, blah blah blah.
I was at the end of my rope.
My oldest daughter had gone to a friend's house to play, so at around 6pm we went to go pick her up. I told my kids to go get in the car and hustled them out the front door.
Just as the walked out I quickly ran back into the house and turned all the clocks forward one hour.
I had to hide my kid's iPods to make sure they wouldn't see the real time, but once we got home I told them it was time to get ready for bed!
They looked at the clocks and begrudgingly got themselves ready.
At 8pm (7pm) they were quietly tucked away in their beds and I was able to chillax on the couch watching one of my favorite shows… in peace. I totally win.
I also win at meatballs, because these Swedish Meatballs are ridiculously good guys!!
They're swimming in a super easy, creamy beef gravy that's glorious when served on top of a warm bed of fluffy mashed potatoes.
If you've made a batch of my Frozen Meatballs, this tasty dinner can be ready in less than 15 minutes!!
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- 25 to 30 Frozen Meatballs or fresh meatballs
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- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp finely minced parsley, divided
- If you're using frozen meatballs, place them on a microwave safe dish in a single layer and microwave for 1 minute. Turn them over and microwave for one more minute. Set aside. If using freshly made meatballs just set them aside for now.
- In a large pan melt the butter over medium heat. Once it's melted gradually whisk in the flour until it's thick and somewhat crumbly.
- Slowly pour in the beef broth while whisking constantly until it's all added. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add in the sour cream and whisk to combine. Season with salt, pepper and half of the parsley.
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For its 40th anniversary, Steven Spielberg's 1977 masterpiece "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" has been restored with a glorious 4K print and a special one week release in theaters, allowing us to once again see this classic film on the big screen. And while it's hard to believe this film is actually 40 years old (it was released on December 14, 1977), the film stands the test of time, both in the ideas it explores, as well as the awe inspiring images on screen. A short vignette prefacing the film's presentation features Spielberg's home movies shot on set and interviews with several directors who were inspired in their own careers by Spielberg and specifically the film. One of which is J.J. Abrams ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") who describes "Close Encounters" as a film in which Spielberg created the template for how a blockbuster and epic film should look. Quite a compliment indeed, and it couldn't be more true.
For the younger generation watching "Close Encounters" today, the technology used by the human characters will certainly warrant an eye roll as to how primitive even the most simplistic of tasks were at the time. In one important scene, a group of government analysts, with the very best in technology at their disposal, try to decipher a set of numbers they are intercepting via satellite in which one of the men deems are actually coordinates to a specific location. Today, finding out that location would be as simple as looking it up on the phone in your pocket. In the film, four guys go into an office and steal a giant Earth globe in order find the predicted landing site of the alien visitors just to figure out the location is in Wyoming. It's rather comical when you look at it today and you start to think about what we do and don't take for granted.
Speaking of things we take for granted, it's also fair to say movies like "Close Encounters" simply aren't made in this manner any longer. Now I'm sure the current generation has their favorites, and certainly a hand picked few which they will someday refer back to as having been influential in their lives, but "Close Encounters" is one of the films that began the blockbuster era and is responsible, as J.J. Abrams points out, for the look and feel of today's tentpole event films. If only filmmakers didn't have the tendency to use available technology to the point of excess while jamming their films with thousands of CGI shots in order to give their creations an eye candy like appeal. While the modern thriller and Summer blockbuster began with Spielberg's 1975 shark fest, "Jaws", both "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters" began perfecting the art of the event film in 1977, doing so by focusing on narrative and characterization first and only then creating groundbreaking special effects to wow the audience. Like "Jaws", we only get small glimpses of the would be visitors until we arrive at the final 20 minutes of the film. Today, there never seems to be time allotted for a build in tension, and many times a film's marketing completely gives away the story's most coveted secrets.
"Close Encounters" feeds the audience a little bit a time, ensuring there is always that hunger to know more. Has any other film managed to spend its final ten minutes with no dialogue at all until the very last frame in which Barry (Cary Guffey) utters the words "bye bye" to the departing mother ship, due simply to the sheer awe inspiring gravity of the situation and all that led up to it? "Close Encounters" achieves this by telling a story about regular everyday people who are suddenly thrusted into extraordinary circumstances, but does so by immersing us into the characters first. Within a half hour, we know specific details about three different sets of people who will be effected by the alien arrival in multiple ways. First, there's Lacombe (Francois Truffaut), a French scientist who along with his team move about the world having been notified of various reappearances of lost aircraft, ships, and other strange phenomenon that seem to be linked to the possibility of otherworldly visitors. Next, we meet Jillian (Melinda Dillon) and her son Barry (Cary Guffey) who live in a rural area of Indiana and seem to peak the interest of the incoming visitors. And finally, we spend considerable time with Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), his wife Ronnie (Teri Garr), and their four kids as they navigate a cluttered and turbulent life that goes into a complete tailspin when Roy has his first encounter with the visitors.
For all its iconic imagery and locations, "Close Encounters" thrives because we get to know these characters, and at the time, we could relate to them too because all of us back then (late 1970s to early 1980s) were growing up in the same exact household with all of the same problems. Imagine then the thought of possibly escaping that norm and suddenly finding yourself in the midst of a full blown visit by beings from another world. That's what "Close Encounters" meant to someone who was growing up at the time, especially me. It's why to this day, I can't eat mashed potatoes without sculpting Devil's Tower with my fork. It's why John Williams' magical score, which he miraculously composed the same year he did "Star Wars" for George Lucas, is part of a soundtrack playlist I listen to regularly. And it's one of many films that influenced the way I look at them today, as it remains a shining example of how to get an audience to root for a character to succeed, regardless of what he must sacrifice in order to do so.
As good as the characters are; however, the imagery on display throughout the film clearly demonstrates Spielberg's ability to leave us in awe as we see and experience a story that seemed fresh, yet familiar. Once Roy and Jillian make it all the way to the landing site next to Devil's Tower, the story has built up to a sequence that had to come across as nothing short of special in order for those sacrifices the characters made to have been worth it. This may be where Spielberg was first recognized as the master director he is known as today. Sure, "Jaws" is a classic as well, but isn't the true measure of a great filmmaker the ability to sustain success over a long period of time? Could he prove to be as good in a completely different arena? Of course, we know the answer now as being yes, and for me that was cemented during the sequence in which the mother ship arrives at the landing site. The sheer size and magnitude of the ship as it rumbles over the top of Devil's Tower and dwarfs everything around it instantly became one of those iconic sequences that is now ingrained in film lore. The scene accomplished everything it needed to, with not a single word uttered by anyone on screen, by way of Williams' powerful score, our first look at the visitors, and communication between two worlds based solely on sound, tone, and gesture. We also get satisfying closure for every character involved, but there was also plenty of mystery and intrigue as to how the aliens may have perceived us and why they visited in the first place. Which is exactly why we are still discussing and dissecting this film some 40 years later. Because we always do wonder, are we alone? GRADE: A+


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Tuggeranong Hawks win the 2017 Premiership
Canberra Southern Cross Club members have helped the Tuggeranong Hawks Football Club Under 17 and Under 15 teams win more than just a premiership this year.
The $7,729 that members donated through the Community Rewards Program last financial year enabled the Hawks to run gala clinics for junior players – from the Hawks as well as from the Tuggeranong Lions, Tuggeranong Bulldogs and Calwell Swans.
Hawks president Annette Ellis said it was expensive to run a football club and it couldn't be done without the support of the Southern Cross Club.
"The Community Rewards Program means we can invest in those junior clubs," she said.
"Football is about more than just premierships. They learn how to grow up in a team atmosphere, boys grow into young men, they learn about morals and it teaches them about community and regarding things outside themselves as well as how to have their mates' backs. How they participate is then reflected in the results the team gets."
Launched in July 2015, the Community Rewards Program sees Canberra Southern Cross Club members nominate one group from almost 100 groups to receive the equivalent of 10 per cent of the funds the member spends on food and beverages at the Woden, Tuggeranong, Jamison, and Yacht Club venues.
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If you´re looking for peace and quiet, you´ve come to the right place. The fantastic nature in and around Torsken municipality helps to charge the batteries in an otherwise stressful day-to-day life. Here, you can experience the wide open sea or take a hike to the small lakes high up on the mountain. The municipality has approximately 1.000 inhabitants a covers a area of 243,3 km2 and lies in Troms. The administrative center is in Gryllefjord. Other villages is Sifjord Medby, Grunnfarnes and Flakstadvåg.
Sifjorden is 10 kilometers long. It begins between Varden in the north and Blåstranda in the south, where the fjord is about 4.5 kilometers wide. From here it goes east to Sifjordbotn. Just next to Varden the fjord arm goes Veidmannsfjord eastwards to Veidmannsbotn. The fjord has an inlet on the south side between Varden in the west and Stonga in the east. Kaldfarnes is on the northwest side of the fjord and a little further east lies the Elvejorda. Veidmannsbotn stretches from the bottom of the fjord and slightly beyond the north side. On the south side there is also the Veidmann and Veidmannsfjellet mountain (508 moh).
On the southern side of the fjord lies Kvænbukta furthest east of the fjord, and a little further north lies Gjeska. Sifjorden continues to the northeast, where the village Sifjord is located on the north side of the fjord almost all the way in the fjord.
Kaperelva is a river on the eastern side of Kaperskaret. From here it flows towards the southeast through the Kaperdalen and passes through several smaller lakes, of which Kapervatnet is the largest. Below Kapervatnet form the river Kaperfossen and turn east. About two kilometers west-southwest of Svanelvmoen it flows alongside Svanelva, which comes from the north, forming Lakselva.
Fv232 goes along the north side of the fjord, while Fv243 goes along the eastern side.
High peaks and deep fjords carve out the landscape. If the weather is suitable, we strongly recommend a fishing trip out on the open ocean - to a 40 metres deep underwater plateau, with shoals of fish coming in to feed - even whales come to this spot to hunt for food. There is nothing strange about the name of the ferry between Gryllefjord and Andenes - it is known as "The Whale Route".Explore the plateau even further out, and it plunges to a depth of over 400 metres. Here you´ll find the deep water cod, on the hunt for herring and coalfish. You may also discover another fish lurking in the depths, wolf fish (also known as sea catfish) waiting to strike fiercely at any lures that hang around too long or dare to get too close. Or maybe it´s time to stop, let the boat drift with the current, and see if the big halibut are around.
Senja is the second largest island in Norway. Senja is located along the Troms county coastline with Finnsnes as the closest town. Senja is connected to the mainland by the Gisund Bridge. The municipalities located on Senja are Lenvik (part of which is on the mainland), Berg, Torsken, and Tranøy. The island has an area of 1.586.3 km² and less than 8000 inhabitants. Population centroid is along Gisundet inside the island. This is also the largest settlement, Silsand. The largest fishing village is Gryllefjord, with a summer ferry to Andøya in Vesterålen. If you arrive with the ferry from Andenes to Gryllefjord, you´ll find the Hulder- and Trollpark located at road E86 on the right side of the road, direction from Gryllefjord towards Finnsnes.The north and western coasts of Senja are facing the open sea. Here, steep and rugged mountains rise straight from the sea, with some fishing villages wherever there is some lowland. The eastern and southern parts of the island are milder, with rounder mountains, forests, rivers and agriculture land. The good feeling makes it easy to get away from it all and find peace of mind. Here you can fully enjoy the fresh air and the splendid natural surroundings that are so difficult to describe in words alone. The scenery is something else and will surely take your breath away. Certainly it takes ours away, and we spend our lives in this ever-changing wonderland of weather and wind.On the seaward side of Senja island where the ocean meets the sky, the tourist route winds across the hill overlooking the village of Bergsbotn. From a 44-metre long platform you can enjoy the grand vista of the Bergsfjord and the surrounding peaks.Tungeneset on Senja brings viewpoints and picnic areas to the next level, with its Nordic design structure nestled between the Steinfjord and the Ersfjord. From this walkway constructed with Siberian larch wood, you will enjoy views of the Norwegian Sea in the west, and the intense Okshornan mountain range, also known as Devils Jaw, in the north.
Segla is the most recognizable mountain on the Senja island in Norway. It was the picture of Segla that immediately convinced me to visit Senja. And there is no surprise why! Segla rises 639 meters above the sea level and the view of it looks almost unreal. The east side of the mountain is rising gently, whereas the steep cliffs on the west side drop directly into the fjord.
Try great Senja hiking opportunities and go for Hesten hike to be rewarded with wonderful views. For that, you need to climb a mountain just next to Segla, called Hesten. Hesten is a mountain where the iconic picture of Segla is usually taken from. Hike to Hesten for the best views of Segla and camp on the top. As it turned out, camping on the peak wasnt possible, but we still managed to find a spot below.
MIDNIGHT SUNWe have the Midnight Sun in our region from 20th May - 20th July. During this period, the sun stays above the horizon, and it is light 24 hours a day. The sky must be clear and there must be unobstructed visibility northwards in order to see the Midnight Sun. A summer night on the fjord or in the mountains is an experience not to be missed, you can go fishing in the fjord, which contains splendid variation of fish, or you can take a walk in the wilderness surrounding.NORTHERN LIGHTSAurora Borealis is the Latin name for the Northern Lights solar winds that meet the atmosphere in a zone around the magnetic North Pole. The Northern Lights are only visible when the sky is dark and clear, from August to April, and they are most intense from 10 pm to midnight. The region on the 700 northern latitude is a fantastic place for experiencing the beautiful and intense play of colours given off by the Northern Lights.POLAR NIGHTThe dark time, or the long, dark Polar Night, lasts from 30th November - 12th January - there is only a twilight-dusk type of light (the blue light) for a few hours during the middle of the day. This does not mean that it becomes totally dark, however. The aurora borealis trails its multicoloured banner across the sky and the moon lights the scene just like the nightlight of Our Lord. The experience of the winter with the uniqueness of the light, the northern lights and snow is fantastic. Especially beautiful is the blue light southwards, just before it becomes dark.
FISHINGThe fishing possibilities here on the outer coast are unique. Large shoals of fish are brought in by the tides. Torsken has a great advantage due to it's sheltered location. Even when strong winds blow in from the Atlantic Ocean, you can almost always find sheltered places to fish. The possibilities are many, and you can adapt your fishing technique for certain species. Change course and head for the light buoy if you're looking to catch bream. If you're fishing for fighting mackerel, we recommend the bay on the way into Gryllefjord. Cod, seithe, bream, wolf fish, haddock and pollack are the usual species, and catching a halibut or a grey gurnard could really make your day.


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Saviours are always flavour of the month in December, but among the good shepherds and wise men it is always easy to spot the false messiah.
Erik Lamela is Tottenham's record signing at £30million – the most expensive component of their £110m trolley dash in the last transfer window.
But if he is the answer to Spurs' prayers, as they sweep up the fallen masonry from the aftershock of Andre Villas-Boas' sacking, he has been hiding his light under a bushel.
While Southampton's pied piper Adam Lallana continues to look the real deal, and a regular England midfielder in the making, Lamela is not even flattering to deceive.
As Spurs reaped the dividends of attacking football at St Mary's , Lamela was a peripheral figure, skirting around the edges of a vibrant contest, but rarely threatening to be its heartbeat.
While Lallana, Emmanuel Adebayor and Tottenham kid Nabil Bentaleb, 19, brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the party, Lamela brought only a bale of hay for the donkey.
As an Argentine arriving in English football from Serie A with only a smattering of the lingo, it was always going to take Lamela a while to settle.
But to date, the midfielder's contribution as an attacking force has been negligible, and caretaker boss Tim Sherwood may have to adopt the approach of his cheerleader for the job full-time, Harry Redknapp. When 'Arry inherited an under-achieving squad in 2008, he circumvented the language barrier where another former record signing, Roman Pavlyuchenko, was concerned.
Redknapp told the Russian's interpreter: "Just tell him to f****** run around a lot." Lamela could do a lot worse than taking a leaf out of his Anglo-Russian phrasebook.
Contrast Lamela's lame performance with the assured debut of Bentaleb, who was a model of frugal possession when he came on for the injured Mousa Dembele.
Bentaleb, the captain of Spurs' Under-21 side which Sherwood nurtured before his audition as a Premier League manager, was a timely reminder that courage on the ball and youthful enthusiasm are rare gifts which need not cost £30m.
Sherwood turned to the French-Algerian teenager instead of Etienne Capoue, one of AVB's summer signings, saying: "I know him, that's the difference. I don't know Capoue or a lot of these players as I've only been working with them for five minutes.
"It's about the heat of battle and who you can trust – and the kid's ready to play."
Sounds like glad tidings of comfort and joy for youngsters waiting for their chance to play first-team football at Spurs. Southampton have been doing it for years and it has served them well.


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The Motueka River is famous for its trout fishing. The river is close by (see map above) and Ian can arrange guides. Ian doesn't need much of an excuse to take his boat to sea either, if you'd rather fish for snapper.
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As the largest waterfront urban renewal project in Queensland, the old Brisbane port will become home to an estimated 15,000 people, along with a workforce of 10,000.
With Brisbane primed to join Sydney and Melbourne as a leading global city over the next decade, the Northshore precinct plays a vital role in meeting the city's growth potential.
Located just six kilometres from Brisbane's CBD and occupying a prime position close to the city's key economic drivers, the growth corridor includes the Brisbane Airport, the Australia TradeCoast precinct, and the rapidly growing inner northeast.
Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership, working in collaboration with Jeppe Aagaard Andersen (AHH), were first appointed in 2012 by Economic Development Queensland (formerly Urban Land Development Authority) to undertake a site assessment and masterplan of this key development area.
Designed to celebrate the Brisbane River and foster community, the public domain masterplan will guide transformation of the Northshore precinct over the next 20 years.
With 4000 apartments due for completion by 2024, the 304-hectare precinct will be transformed from an old industrial wharf into a vibrant inner-city hub for living, working and recreation, complete with roads, parks, open spaces and a 2.5km river walk.
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Can we not change this bounty to creation of AROS-64bit and let Kalamatee have the money.AROS-64 works just fine running the ISO from night builds. Should someone that does a distro of his and others work just take the money?https://power2people.org/projects/64bit-distro/
we can donate as aurabin did, but how did he?
kalamatee is currently improving the graphics support for AROS. He also upgraded OpenGL support for AROS which is a really big deal for graphics developers! He will use the built-in graphics for the Ryzen cpu for the moment but he will need a standalone grahics card.
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Let's face it, signals are a nuisance! They never make the trains run faster, only slower; they make people late for meetings; they prevent train crews from getting home on time and they allow signallers to relax and drink coffee in the knowledge that they can only cause delays rather than derailments or crashes.
Well this railway puts all that right! It's my own creation [who else would be lunatic enough to design a railway without signals?] It's York on a (fictitious) busy summer Saturday, plenty of trains and plenty of action, but no signals to get in the way and slow things down. There are non-stop north/south services, stopping services to and from Liverpool, Scarborough, Derby and Leeds, and fast and slow freight and parcels services. When the clock starts, you have one minute to collect your thoughts and prepare, then the action begins!
Your job will much more exciting than normal. You'll need to watch carefully for trains entering and set appropriate routes for them, but take care not to set routes too long in advance as other trains may need to cross them. There are several close shaves, but trains can be routed successfully without incident, providing you are alert and act quickly when necessary. Only unrestricted (red) routes are possible as there are no preferred directions, and sometimes it's necessary to change points manually without setting routes. You'll see that there's a gap between platforms 3 and 4, so that arrivals from Scarborough can stop before the points and thereby avoid interfering with southbound services from the north.
Note that all the action takes place on the York station screen, there are no points outside that screen, the side screens just show trains entering and leaving. Warnings are given for all approach lines, so keep a sharp eye out for them.
Note that trains departing south are able to change from the slow (Leeds) lines to the main (London and Midlands) lines outside the displayed area, but not vice versa, so all traffic to Leeds and points west must leave on the slow lines. The York2 version separates the Leeds and Doncaster exits and includes Leeds exit information in the train descriptions where relevant to make operation easier.
Thanks as ever to the Quail Map Company and also to TrackMaps, publishers of the Track Atlas of Mainland Britain – what would we do without these magnificent publications?


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Operation Overlord, the Allied effort to stop Nazi Germany during World War II, began on June 6, 1944, commonly referred to as D-day. The largest air, land and sea operation in history included 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and more than 150,000 military members from the Allied Forces. Operation Overlord began with the invasion of France via the beaches of Normandy, which led to more than 10,000 casualties. The scale and scope of Operation Overlord and D-day cause the beaches in Normandy to be a favorite stop for tourists visiting Europe.
The beaches of Normandy are located along the English Channel in France's northwestern corner. Ferries operate between Ireland, England and cities in Normandy, including Cherbourg, Ouistreham, Le Havre and Dieppe. Additionally, travel to cities in Normandy can be accessed via rail from Paris. Traveling to Ouistreham will give the best proximity to Caen, which is the capital of Normandy and the starting off point for visiting D-day beaches. The beaches, including, Utah, Omaha, Juno, Gold and Sword, are north of Bayeux and cover approximately 50 miles of French coastline.
There are two World War II Museums worth visiting near the D-day beaches of Normandy. The Museum for Peace in Caen offers visitors the opportunity to learn about WWII and the Nazi occupation of France by tracing events from the Treaty of Versailles through the Battle of Normandy. Events are portrayed through several forms of media, including artifacts, animation, audio and movies. The Musée du Débarquement on Utah Beach is the first museum to commemorate the Battle of Normandy. The museum offers guided tours of its five sections that include gift shops, the showing of a film, museum collections and a gallery of working models that overlook the historic site.
Normandy American Cemetery & Memorial
Located on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach in Colleville is the largest American cemetery in Europe. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is home to the graves of 9,387 American soldiers and a memorial, the Garden of the Missing, for the 1,557 soldiers whose remains were never located. The memorial and gravesites are marked with white crosses and Stars of David surrounded by an expansive lawn. The site also has a visitor center that offers multimedia presentations about the D-day landings.
Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument
While visiting the D-day beaches in Normandy, visitors will have the opportunity to see the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument, which pays homage to 300 U.S. Army Rangers who attempted a climbing assault of the cliffs that were covered with German troops. This strategic location was the most heavily guarded position along the coast and gave the Germans the opportunity to fire guns along the beaches. The Rangers succeeded but only 90 survived the attack. The site remains virtually unchanged, with bombed German bunkers considered as grave sites.
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Tour Pyongyang by public transportations
Tourists who visited Pyongyang so far, made sightseeing tours by riding on buses or cars provided by the travel companies. But, the KITC developed a new itinerary to see Pyongyang riding on public transportations like street cars, trolley buses and subway. It enjoys a great popularity among the tourists.
Tourists look around the central streets of Pyongyang with a wealth of monuments riding on street cars or trolley buses while seeing the details of lifestyle of the people. Visiting each station of Pyongyang Metro decorated with the mosaic paintings and group sculptures of high artistic level, tourists appreciate the unique underground architecture.


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En route back to the States from Zurich, we had a brief stopover in Reykjavik, which was cut short a day by a flight cancellation from Geneva to Oslo. Even still, we managed to pack in as much sightseeing as we could in less than 48 hours, and despite bitterly-cold temperatures, Iceland managed to charm and intrigue us. It was indeed the "Land of Ice and Fire", as portrayed so well in Game of Thrones.
We landed at Keflavik International Airport from Oslo at 11:00pm, with the temperature a balmy 15 degrees. Due to confusion between Keflavik (the international airport) and Reykjavik City Airport (the domestic one), we decided on a taxi instead of the city bus, thinking the ride would be five to ten minutes. The taxi sped away into the dark night and soon there were no city lights to be seen, only an 50 kilometer stretch of highway and darkness all around. There are few things as daunting as being in a foreign country with no internet access, no way to check Google maps, and the sound of a rapidly-clicking taxi meter. We could only look at each other nervously, the taxi driver oblivious to our plight. An hour later we arrived in the city center, 16,000 Krona ($120) lighter. Oops.
We stayed at an AirBnb in Leifsgata, near the heart of Reykjavik. The population of Iceland is only 323,000 and it's the most sparsely-populated country in Europe, with two-thirds of its citizens living in or around the capital city. After a restless night's sleep, we awoke to an icy rainstorm pelting the streets.
Our first stop was the famous Cafe Loki, which served traditional Icelandic fare for breakfast. Although the walk was short, the wind was unrelenting, and the icy sidewalks made it difficult to walk. Once seated, we channeled our "When in Rome" attitude as Kara ordered herring on rye bread, and I had an interesting smorgasbord with different kinds of smoked fish and a side of sweet potato puree. It was delicious.
The cafe was conveniently located across the street from the Hallsgrimskirkja, an impressive Lutheran church and one of the most famous landmarks in the country. It took forty years to complete construction in 1986, and the church was named after a famous Icelandic poet. In front of the church was a statue of Leif Eriksson, whom we remember from primary school as a Viking explorer and the first European to discover North America.
We paid $7 to take a tiny elevator to the very top of the church and looked down on Reykjavik and the colorful houses below. The wind was howling and it felt like the crow's nest was swaying.
After picking up our Enterprise rental car, we drove to the Blue Lagoon, the most famous natural hot spring in Iceland and also it's most well-known and popular tourist attraction. It was a 45-minute drive on slick roads heading southwest of Reykjavik. Since we had time to kill before our 5:00pm entrance ticket, we drove through the fishing village of Grindavik. The village felt isolated and empty, but the drive there was certainly interesting. Aside from the sheer incredulousness of being in Iceland (can you believe it?!), there was nature that we hadn't seen before. We stopped to take photos of the expansive landscape of volcanic terrain, as well as a pair of beautiful Icelandic horses.
I'm not sure what it was like ten or twenty years ago, but nowadays the Blue Lagoon has been Disney-fied, complete with expansive gift shop, spa treatments, pre-booked time slots for entry and an overpriced restaurant. They are even adding a 5-star hotel that will be completed in 2017. Even so, the Blue Lagoon was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. We spent nearly three hours soaking in the waters, which apparently have a restorative effect on the skin. Walking the ten feet from the warmth of the locker room to the freezing outdoors before jumping into the warm pool was both exhilarating and invigorating. It was raining lightly but it really didn't matter to us, or to the hundreds of others in the pool. We ordered drinks at the swim-up bar and reveled in the warm water. Amongst our fellow revelers were those from China, Korea, the UK, the U.S. and Europe — making it the United Nations of spas.
To make it more surreal, there was a constant mist hovering around us due to the temperature difference between the water and the air. There we were, in swimsuits wading comfortably in the middle of an Icelandic hot spring, icy rain falling on us, surrounded in misty fog. I remembering thinking it felt like being in a dream.
After the Blue Lagoon, we drove back into Reykjavik and had dinner at Snaps, which served excellent North Atlantic salmon and had a great ambiance. It was the kind of bistro that would not seem out of place in Brooklyn or San Francisco. We then walked over to Hotel 101 and had drinks with our close friend AnnMarie, who just happened to be in town from New York. Apparently Reykjavik is only a four-and-a-half hour flight from JFK, which makes Iceland closer to New York than San Diego.
The next morning, we left Leifsgata. As I packed our things in the car, Kara scrapped ice off our windshield, and it certainly didn't feel like Southern California. It was 9:30am and still dark outside, and there was no sign of the sun. We drove toward Thingvellir National Park, a place where the North American continental shelf hits its European counterpart and you can literally walk in between two continents. Along the way, we stopped to take photos of the stunning scenery, despite the biting, numbing cold.
About thirty kilometers from the park, the wind picked up and began to blow the snow all around us. Suddenly our visibility disappeared and we could barely see five feet in front of the car. I pulled off to the side of the road, but buses and other 4X4 vehicles passed me and kept going, so we bravely forged on. Cautiously, I drove around 10 MPH, hazards blinking and windshield wipers working furiously to clear away the snowdrifts. It reminded us of a similar situation a year ago when we drove from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and got caught in a sandstorm. It was scary, alone and snowblind in the middle of Iceland, and I kept thinking we were going to be buried by an avalanche any second. I contemplated turning back but fortunately Kara coaxed me to keep driving to Thingvellir.
As soon as we made it to Thingvellir, the windstorm stopped and the sun came out, as if someone dramatically pulled back the drapes to let the light in. We pulled the car in a parking lot with a number of tour buses, and suddenly we were surrounded by hundreds of tourists. It was yet another surreal Iceland moment, going from driving slowly on a snowy, wind-swept highway with no one around for miles to the parking lot of a major tourist attraction.
We were glad to have pressed on. Thingvellir was simply incredible.
We walked down the path separating the two continental plates, and on both sides were jagged volcanic cliffs. When the wind was blowing, it must have been zero degrees and we were freezing, but the 1 kilometer walk was well worth it. The contrast of the frozen lake, the pure white snow and the black rocks with the sun shining on it all was a sight to behold.
On the way back to Reykjavik to drop off the car and take the bus to the airport, we stopped once more take photos, this time on an expansive open plain filled with snow. It was like being in the South Pole. We marveled at the wide-open snowy landscape and pondered when the next time will be when we'll see such an amazing sight.
It was a nice way to say goodbye to Iceland, but in two days we became certain of a return trip, as there was so much we hadn't seen. Next time we will come in the summer, do some long hikes, camp near waterfalls and stay out in the midnight sun. This trip was just the tip of the iceberg.


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Could 2014 Tour of Britain leader Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) be a dark horse for the world road race championships in Ponferrada in two weeks' time?
The 24 year-old Pole comfortably defended his lead at the Tour of Britain on stage five from Exmouth to Exeter on Thursday.
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Not only does he look good for the yellow jersey in London on Sunday but he seems to be coming into a rich vein of form ahead of the worlds road race on Sunday September 28.
"Favourite is a big word, you know?" Kwiatkowski said of the world championships at the finish in Exeter. "Because in the history of Polish cycling; I think we've just had one silver medal. I don't know which year it was. After that we were always somewhere there, but never as a favourite."
Zbigniew Spruch was the rider, and he did so in 2000 behind Latvia's Romans Vainsteins in Plouay, France. However the course this year in Spain could suit Kwiatkowski's talents, with two relatively short climbs on a 18.2km circuit to be tackled 14 times over a total distance of 254.8km.
Kwiatkowski showed his finishing speed on Wednesday's stage into Bristol with a blistering kick past Nicolas Roche, Jack Bauer and Albert Timmer to take the stage and the overall race lead.
He's only 24, but the Pole's record in the one-day classics isn't too bad either; he won the Strade Bianche ahead of Peter Sagan this spring, which has a tough, grippy and hilly parcours through Tuscany.
He also impressively finished third at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, third at La Fleche Wallonne, and fifth at Amstel Gold.
"It [the Worlds] is a classic, and I think I've made big steps forward in the classics, so why not use this to be there and fight," he added. "I like classics. For sure I will try to do something."
Kwiatkowski confirmed he will skip the world championships time trial four days earlier in order to prepare for the road race, a departure from last season when he also found himself touted as one to watch.
"Last year I was in good form before the world championships but during the worlds I didn't feel so great," he added. "Somebody put me as favourite as well, last year, but I couldn't even finish the race."
Kwiatkowski finds himself at the vanguard of a small blossoming of Polish cycling talent. Przemyslaw Niemiec recently won a stage of the Vuelta while Rafal Majka was the revelation of this year's Tour de France.
The team has qualified the maximum of nine riders for the road race by virtue of having sat eighth in the WorldTour rankings on August 15, ahead of Great Britain in ninth.
It's a fact not lost on Kwiatkowski and, with pressure on the traditional nations of Italy, Belgium, France and home team Spain, Poland could well benefit by slipping under the radar.
"This year we're going to have nine riders there, which of course that's going to be good for us," he added.
"I'm not confident, but I have to see myself being up there and fighting for the result. Polish cycling is getting bigger and bigger, so I believe I can represent Polish cycling very well."
Michal Kwiatkowski in the rainbow stripes? It's a long shot, perhaps. But the Pole could just be the thinking man's 2014 world champion.
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Latin America
Chile: Death Squad's Defiance
|This undated file photo shows Chile's former president Salvador Allende (R) with his then-army commander Gen. Augusto Pinochet (L) during a ceremony in Santiago. Pinochet overthrew Allende in the bloody Sept. 11, 1973 military coup and ruled Chile with an iron fist until 1990 (Photo: AFP).
Chile's bitter legacy of political repression during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet has re-emerged to cast a shadow over the nation's democratic government. Press reports have exposed the continued existence of a feared death squad, Comando Conjunto (Joint Command). In an investigative report published in La Nación (Sept. 8), Víctor Gutiérrez revealed that members of the squad "no longer torture or murder," but remain active in waging a rear-guard action to frustrate legal efforts to investigate their human-rights violations.
Even as Chilean courts have continued to pursue actions against retired military officers alleged to have participated in the torture and murder of political prisoners, Gutiérrez wrote, a leading participant in the Comando Conjunto asserted that members of the unit still obey "strict orders to lie, deceive, block, and hide evidence."
In a series of interviews, the anonymous informant identified as "Colmillo Blanco," or "White Fang" (alleged by El Siglo to be Otto Trujillo), revealed how Comando Conjunto—formed in 1975 as a special unit drawn from all branches of the armed forces under air force oversight to coordinate repression of leftists—has resumed its covert activities. "We have access to economic resources for operatives, surveillance, wiretapping, threats, theft of court papers, bribes, and domestic and international operations—all under the protection and orders of the Chilean air force," he said.
The air force high command disclaimed any support for the unit, but became embroiled in a public confrontation with the government of President Ricardo Lagos. Commander in Chief Gen. Patricio Rios claimed that the air force had disclosed to the Eduardo Frei and Lagos administrations evidence that Viviana Ugarte Sandoval, the wife of civil aeronautics director Gen. Patricio Campos Montecinos, had served in Comando Conjunto.
Blanca Arthur and Patricio González reported in El Mercurio (Sept. 24), "The government did not mince words" in refuting Rios' claim, "emphasizing that he bears responsibility for ascertaining the truth about accusations...regarding the hiding of information from the Roundtable for Dialogue," the panel of military, government, and human-rights representatives convened in the late 1990s to seek an official accounting of murders and disappearances during the Pinochet regime.
La Tercera (Sept. 17) observed that Gen. Campos had to submit his resignation in the aftermath of the published allegations, but that the air force gave "public recognition to his brilliant career." El Mercurio (Oct. 9) reported that the subsequent arrest of Campos on charges of obstruction of justice has increased pressure on Gen. Rios to stand down as air force commander in chief. (Rios resigned on Oct. 14.)
Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the allegations is the chilling account by "White Fang" of the unrepentant attitude of death squad members when they met during the roundtable talks. They "would dispute who deserved the credit for killing the most people," wrote Gutiérrez. "It was almost like when a group of friends gets together after many years to recall the old days."
About the sources:
La Nación (government-owned), Santiago
El Siglo (Communist Party weekly), Santiago
El Mercurio (conservative), Santiago
La Tercera (conservative), Santiago


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Taco Balls
2 tablespoons flaxmeal
6 tablespoons water
1 cup corn meal
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup vegan shredded cheddar cheese (I use Daiya)
2 hard taco shells, crushed
4 tablespoons chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
4 tablespoons olive oil
1. In a small bowl, add the flaxmeal and water; mix well and set aside. Pour the corn meal on a flat plate and set aside. In a large bowl, add the black beans and mash with a potato masher or fork.
2. Once the beans are mashed, add the flaxmeal mixture, cheese, crushed taco shells, green onions, cilantro, chili powder, and cumin; mix thoroughly.
3. Form the bean mixture into balls, then roll it around on the plate with the corn meal, covering all parts of the taco ball with the corn meal. Put the taco balls on a flat plate, cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour. This step helps the taco balls stay firm when you cook them.
4. Heat the olive oil on medium high heat and fry the taco balls, turning to cook on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Serve.
Source of recipe: I wrote this recipe.
I followed the directions to the letter but mine turned out more like Tasty-Mushy-Lumps and less like Balls. Maybe they would have worked better with some flour in them to give them stability, or deep fried. I will totally use the recipe for refried black beans, though. Great flavor and creativity!
Made these and they are very good and very easy to make. I would take the recommendation and put them in the fridge for 1 hour. I did cool them down, but not long enough. I might cut back on the cheese a bit and chop the green onions really tiny. But other than that, we are good to go.


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Neither would be my choice, but the fact is, it is more about the contractor then the brand you choose. A quality install , along with correcting issues that you likely have with the duct system, will do more for your utility bill,and comfort then the brand.Check the DOE website ( department of energy), and you'll find that installation is the most important thing, and that most are not done correctly. Check their site and then ask questions when looking for a contractor,lots of questions. Check www.natex.org and www.acca.org as well as Angie's List, as a means to pre-screen contractors.
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I have found Carrier to be one of the best AC units. Ours has been running over 20 years and keeps our 2500 SF home quite comfortable. It is a self contained unit and very quiet.
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Sondi, Carrier would be my choice too. That said replacing a 20 year old unit will pay for itself in energy saving. So it's costing you more in utility bills to keep it, then to replace it. Seriously look into the savings, www.hvacopcost.com
you ask the question american standard or rheem. american standard are trane in disguides and rheem or ruud both brands are excellent only different is the way the heat mode is wired up they both will give you the comfort you are looking for but the rheem are the one I would stay with as long as you maintain it it would last you a little long than the american standard. rheems are american made where as american standard have some parts that are imported. The choice is yours both brands are good but one has a slight edge over the other.raymond gonzalezkoolray heating and air
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The installation of the ductwork is the most important thing - that all seams are well-taped and sealed. And that the ducts are also insulated.
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Don't let your installer talk you into a system where he gets a lot of markup (Goodman), and a guarenee labor payment when you call him back. Ask him to tell you what he paid for the system, and what his labor costs are. Most run like gazelles when you want to know how much you are paying for the equiptment and what THEY paid for it.
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Before you ask the wholesale cost of the AC unit , consider this.
Would you ask the restaurant the cost of the eggs and sauage in your breakfast? Would you try to make them prove it? What would be gained by asking the cost of anything?
Be reasonable, not combative. Compare retail, sale, installed price, etc.. Then decide which is the best value, may not be the lowest price.
As always, find the best on Angie's List!
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A few leaves are still hanging on the trees, but my yard is so covered that you cannot see grass; most of my neighbors have leaf piles along the street as high as a five-year-old. All day and all evening for the next few weeks, somewhere within hearing, leaf blowers wail. This morning the air was so cold it made my face hurt as I walked across campus. My brother Vaughn's birthday is two weeks from today. He will be forty-seven.
I read a post on Vaughn's Facebook page the other day, bemoaning the fact that it is time to winterize his hobby cars. He wrote, "What a sad, sad way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I prepped the MG for the long cold winter."
Cars are one of his hobbies. He has the MG, he has a red Autsin Healey, and he recently sold an antique VW Beetle. All of them are convertibles.
Vaughn drives his cars to antique car shows, whereas many haul their cars along on trailers to keep them pristine. At these shows, he stands around with men twenty and thirty years his senior, shooting the shit. When we were young, Vaughn and I shared a love for soccer, tennis, and beer. These three loves are no longer options for him.
He has some very nice cars. He also has Wegener's granulomatosis. Never heard of it? We hadn't either. The doctors in his hometown had not seen a case of it in over ten years. They didn't know to look for it when he came in with respiratory problems accompanied by sudden arthritis. They misdiagnosed several times over.
Wegener's granulomatosis—which is now being called granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), because apparently Dr. Wegener might have been affiliated with the Nazis—if not treated immediately and vigorously, destroys your kidneys, compromises your lungs and upper respiratory tract. It restricts blood flow to your extremities so gangrene sets in; you have to get the ends of your fingers, along with the fingernails, carved away to save your hands. At least that's what happened in Vaughn's case.
The disease has to be in remission—you're never cured, just in remission and watching for it to return—before you can start looking for a donor kidney. Vaughn has had two transplants so far, one from one of our sister's best friends, one from his wife. Two matching donors so willing and so close is a miracle in itself. Here's the thing about the donor kidney though: either your body rejects it and destroys it fast, or you take anti-rejection medication, which destroys it slowly. Either way, its days are numbered.
That is why, when I read this Facebook post he had dashed off, it was more than a little poignant. While no one has any guarantees, some are much closer to the brute fact we all try to ignore: not everyone's winter will be followed by spring.
This reality places itself in Vaughn's face every day—when he takes his pill cocktails, when he goes for his regular checkups, when his legs swell until they look like they will burst open. It would be understandable if he became obsessed with the suffering, with the disease, how it has destroyed his health.
We grew up hearing in church that this old sin-sick world was a bad and ugly place, that pain and suffering were our reasonable lot in life. In special Thanksgiving services, the congregation was given a chance to stand and proclaim what they were thankful for. It was not uncommon for the hour to descend into one litany of woes after another, with thanks to God for giving strength to cope tacked onto the end of each. The theme of the entire service became not thankfulness at all, but suffering.
It only made sense. We were taught that it was only going to get worse until Jesus came and swept up believers—and we could at least take some small comfort in knowing that once we were gone, those left behind would suffer more.
Reading Camus years later, I sensed the same weariness with a world of suffering. Though he was not waiting for Jesus to sweep him away, his was the same lament: the world is a hard and painful place; why stick around any longer than you have to.
Vaughn's not having any of the whining. Even though his existence now swings between discomfort and all-out pain, he is living, and for all I can tell, he is enjoying this world. His attitude is closer to Robert Jordon, Hemingway's protagonist in For Whom the Bell Tolls, who, as he stares at his imminent death, concludes, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it."
This past summer Vaughn and his son drove down in the MG to visit. From the living room I saw the little green car coming up the road with the top down, flashing in and out of overhanging-tree shade. He eased the car onto the driveway and pulled up. I opened the door to the house and waved. His son waved. In my memory, Vaughn is wearing fingerless, leather driving gloves, but I don't think he actually was. He looked up in his sunglasses, behind the wheel of his new toy, and gave me a proud flat smile.
Vic Sizemore earned his MFA in fiction from Seattle Pacific University in 2009. His fiction and nonfiction are published or forthcoming in Story Quarterly, Southern Humanities Review, PANK Magazine, Pembroke, Saint Katherine Review, Rock & Sling and elsewhere. An excerpt from his novel The Calling was a finalist for the Sherwood Anderson Award; other excerpts from The Calling are published in Portland Review and are forthcoming serially in Connecticut Review. His short story "Hush Little Baby" won the 28th New Millennium Writings Award for Fiction. Sizemore teaches at Central Virginia Community College.


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Lahore, March 11th 2017
Stage Line Professional Cosmetics is an emerging name in the beauty industry and has gained immense credibility in a very short span of time after its formal launch in Pakistan only a few months back. Stage Line Cosmetics has associated itself with the most renowned and credible names in the beauty industry.
This time around Stage Line has collaborated with the honorable Nina G for their event "The Beauty Exhibit" at the Fortress Square Mall. The aim of The Beauty Exhibit was to introduce Stage Line Cosmetics and its diverse product features to a mass audience.
The idea was to engage the customers through expert instruction and advice on the subject of beauty care and makeup techniques and who could have been a better choice than Nina G for this purpose!
The event took place on the 11th of March and proved a huge success with an impressive attendance by both general public and the media representatives and influencers. The Event PR was done by Transmedia Digital Solutions as their official PR agency. Here is to wishing team Stage Line and Keune International our very best on the success of their wonderful venture.
About Nina G
Nina G Beauty Boutique is an upscale salon which was created with a passion to make a difference in the beauty profession by offering an exceptional salon experience. Nina G offers all types of beauty related services and a variety of luxurious treatments including the world-famous Guinot skin treatment facials and aesthetic micro-dermabrasion treatments by Aesthipeel. Other services include Keratin Treatments, Rebonding Treatments for silky shiny straight hair and OPI and Essie Manicures and Pedicures.
The salon reflects the owner's calm and soothing personality with a salon that offers a cozy space of comfort and complete relaxation. Enjoy a manicure and pedicure in a dedicated area of soft plush sofas. Nina G is best known for their specialized facials and hair treatments, but more recently, the bridal make-up is becoming increasingly famous and is now considered one of their most popular services.
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