text: Wellness Health & Well-being Can Hypnosis Really Help You Lose Weight, Quit Smoking and Nix Nail Biting? By Starre Vartan Writer Columbia University Syracuse University Starre Vartan has been an environmental and science journalist for 15-plus years. She founded an award-winning eco-website and wrote a book on living green. our editorial process Starre Vartan Updated June 13, 2019 Photo: mastrobiggo/Flickr. Share Twitter Pinterest Email Wellness Health & Well-being Clean Beauty While we still don't know exactly how hypnosis works, for people with seemingly intractable habits, it can be a powerful tool for change. Many of us have perceptions of hypnotism rooted in Hollywood or entertainment versions of the process, but in reality, there's nothing that magical or even strange about it. Hypnotism is simply a means to access the subconscious mind, and many experts think it's not all that different from states that we experience while absorbed in watching a movie that we closely identify with, reading a book we love, driving, or any other activity wherein it seems the outside world has less impact on our perceptions. (If you've ever missed a train stop because you were sucked into a new novel, or driven your car miles past your exit, you're experienced a similar state of mind.) And if you've long been a tad afraid of hypnotherapy (I have) even as you've heard friends or family members tout its benefits, once you understand how it actually works, it's not all that creepy. Contrary to popular thought, a hypnotist can't make you do something you would never do, or "plant" an idea in your head that's the opposite of what you believe in. And certainly, no responsible practitioner (there are many trained therapists who can utilize the method) would do so. So why can't someone mess with your head the way we've all seen on TV shows? According to HowStuffWorks, even when one is hypnotized, one's conscience still exists, so we will never do anything under hypnosis that we don't believe in doing. Similarly, if one is using hypnosis to change a habit, it must be one that the person genuinely wants to kick. That being said, hypnosis does access the subconscious mind, which is why someone can be encouraged to act silly (flap their arms like a chicken) but not immoral (hurt someone or themselves). Our conscious minds govern our "thought-through actions," whereas our subconscious is very much who we are, but without the more logical, rational conscious mind (which makes decisions about how to walk from the office to the burrito place, but doesn't monitor your body movements, footfalls, eye gazes or other more automatic behaviors — that's the subconscious' job). The two parts of our mind usually work together in everyday life; hypnotism skips over the conscious part, putting us in touch with our automatic processes (like bad and good habits). The subconscious gets us to buckle up, and stop at a red light, so our conscious mind is free to think about the email our boss just sent or how we really need to get plane tickets to Greece by next week. Hypnosis is really more of a trance-like state in which we are simply more open to suggestion, more relaxed, and more imaginative (and also more able to access memories easily), because we are bypassing the conscious mind for a time. Our free will is still very much intact, we are just more flexible, and for those of us with myriad defenses built up over the years, hypnotism can help us move past those to change bad habits. Nobody can be hypnotized against their will. That's because, according to HowStuffWorks: "Hypnotists' methods vary, but they all depend on a few basic prerequisites: The subject must want to be hypnotized. The subject must believe he or she can be hypnotized. The subject must eventually feel comfortable and relaxed. Once you understand all of these details about hypnotism, and how it works, it's a lot less scary. Using hypnotism to change habits can work, but the method that's most effective is the one that's tailored to you and your bad habits. Unfortunately, group sessions and those found on tapes and downloads have been shown to only have short-term positive results. So if you're interested in getting over a phobia or kicking that unhealthy habit, a one-on-one session with a licensed therapist can really work, and has worked for millions of people who report positive results. Some people even say that hypnotism helped them deal with chronic pain, or extreme temporary pain, like that typically experienced in childbirth. We still don't know how the mind-body connection works, only that there is one, and hypnosis can help us get closer to its mysteries. MNN homepage photo via Shutterstock


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It's going to take time to sort out all of the implications of Gannett's announcement this morning that it is spinning off its newspaper division, which is comprised of 81 daily newspapers, including The Des Moines Register and USA Today.
But here's one likely scenario: a bust-up of the newly created print-only division by selling off the properties, including the Register, to buyers in their home communities.
The parent company, which has yet to be named, said it plans to retain Gannett's broadcast and digital properties.
That is a crushing blow to the print operations, because it means that the digital properties, which are the only significantly profitable vestiges of what was once known as classified advertising, will no longer be available to the community newspapers.
The Gannett announcement said that CareerBuilder and Cars.com will be housed on the TV side of the split, removing them as profit centers from the print operations.
That shift, will make it even more difficult for the print operations, which are already suffering from losses of advertising and circulation revenue in recent years, to be profitable.
Without the digital properties, the future of print-only operations become much darker.
The most likely scenario for maximizing shareholder value on the print side will be to sell the newspapers. And since no investor in his or her right mind would buy all 81 Gannett newspapers, the best option becomes selling the newspapers to possible buyers in each of their home communities.
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A system developed by investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine allowed successful transplantation of rat livers after preservation for as long as four days, more than tripling the length of time organs currently can be preserved. The team describes their protocol - which combines below-freezing temperatures with the use of two protective solutions and machine perfusion of the organ - in a Nature Medicine paper receiving advance online publication.
"To our knowledge, this is the longest preservation time with subsequent successful transplantation achieved to date," says Korkut Uygun, PhD, of the MGH Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM), co-senior author of the report. "If we can do this with human organs, we could share organs globally, helping to alleviate the worldwide organ shortage."
Once the supply of oxygen and nutrients is cut off from any organ, it begins to deteriorate. Since the 1980s, donor organs have been preserved at temperatures at or just above freezing (0˚ Celsius or 32˚ Fahrenheit) in a solution developed at the University of Wisconsin (UW solution), which reduces metabolism and organ deterioration ten-fold for up to 12 hours. Extending that preservation time, the authors note, could increase both the distance a donor organ could safely be transported and the amount of time available to prepare a recipient for the operation.
Keeping an organ at below-freezing temperatures, a process called supercooling, could extend preservation time by further slowing metabolism, it also could damage the organ in several ways. To reduce those risks the MGH-CEM protocol involves the use of two protective solutions - polyethylene glycol (PEG), which protects cell membranes, and a glucose derivative called 3-OMG, which is taken into liver cells.
After removal from donor animals, the livers were attached to a machine perfusion system - in essence, an 'artificial body' that supports basic organ function - where they were first loaded with 3-OMG and then flushed with a combination of UW and PEG solutions while being cooled to 4˚C (40˚ F). The organs were then submerged in UW/PEG solution and stored at -6˚C (21˚F) for either 72 or 96 hours, after which the temperature was gradually increased back to 4˚C. The organs were then machine perfused with UW/PEG solution at room temperature for three hours before being transplanted into healthy rats.
All of the animals that received organs supercooled for 72 hours were healthy at the end of the three-month study follow-up period. Although only 58 percent of animals receiving organs supercooled for 96 hours survived for three months, analysis of several factors done while the organs were being rewarmed could distinguish between the organs that were and were not successfully transplanted.
"This ability to assess the livers prior to transplantation allows us to determine whether the supercooled organ is still good enough for transplantation," explains study co-author Bote Bruinsma, MSc, of the MGH-CEM. "Even among the livers preserved for four days, if we had only used those in which oxygen uptake, bile production and the flow of perfusion solution were good, we would have achieved 100 percent survival."
While much work needs to be done before this approach can be applied to human patients, extending how long an organ can safely be preserved may eventually allow the use of organs currently deemed unsuitable for transplant, notes Martin Yarmush, MD, PhD, founding director of MGH-CEM and co-senior author of the paper. "By reducing the damage that can occur during preservation and transportation, our supercooling protocol may permit use of livers currently considered marginal - something we will be investigating - which could further reduce the long waiting lists for transplants." Yarmush and Uygun are both on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Writer-director-producer Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone are to announce Oscar nominations Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif., producers said.
MacFarlane, creator of TV's "Family Guy," is to serve as host of the Feb. 24 Oscars ceremony honoring the best in film for 2012.
Thursday will mark the first time since Charlton Heston did it in 1972 that an Oscar show host has participated in the nominations announcement.
Stone starred in the 2011 Best Picture nominee "The Help" and the summer blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man." Her other film credits include "Superbad," "Zombieland," "Easy A," "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "Gangster Squad."


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Weekly insight into the world of drinks with Paul Clarke from the Cocktail Chronicles and Imbibe magazine.
"It's an exciting time for American whiskey."
Five years ago, if a curious drinker were to walk into a liquor store and purchase an American whiskey, the choices were almost exclusively bourbon, rye or Tennessee whiskey, almost all of which were produced in a more-or-less identical manner in either Kentucky or Tennessee. Today, as the craft distillery movement hits its stride, the choices are opening up, and the profile of American whiskey is starting to look much different from what it was just a few years ago.
A sign of the growing prominence of craft-distilled whiskies became clear last week, when British liquor giant William Grant & Sons announced a partnership with Tuthilltown Spirits, a small distiller based in the Hudson River town of Gardiner, New York. The arrangement gives William Grant the opportunity to add Tuthilltown's line of Hudson Whiskeys—which includes a bourbon, a rye, a corn whiskey, a single malt, and other styles of the spirit—to a distribution portfolio that includes Glenfiddich, Hendrick's Gin and Milagro Tequila.
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Just over a month ago, American craft whiskey distillers gathered in Louisville to discuss the state of their industry, and as Jason Wilson wrote last month in the Washington Post, the situation is generally positive. While distillers continue to face the very real challenges of getting their whiskies into a crowded market dominated by massive brands and global liquor conglomerates, they have enthusiasm—and, increasingly, numbers—on their side. Recently, these craft distillers received a vote of confidence from the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., a trade group that began offering affiliate memberships to small-scale distillers.
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Japanese Police Arrest 2Channel Founder Because Users Talk About Illegal Stuff Occasionally
from the here's-your-award deptAs we wrap up 2012, I think it's an appropriate time announce the first annual "Most Incorrect Law Enforcement Action Of The Year" award (yes, I just made that up). While it would be obvious hyperbole to claim that law enforcement in general is somehow inept or evil, it's been a hallmark year for silly LEOs. We once again saw several countries attempt to make it illegal for citizens to film police in action, despite such filming often occurring in public places. We also discussed how the German government whoopsie'd its way into informing the world of all the ways it monitors its citizens. Seriously, if you're going to go all 1984 on us, at least have the capability to not shove it in my face. These are just a few examples we've seen this year.
That said, for the truly deficient aficionado, you just can't beat the Japanese police, who recently announced charges against the founder of 2Channel (the super popular Japanese forum site), named Hiroyuki Nishimura, because some users of the site have been found to discuss illicit narcotics. And it all appears to have stemmed from one nonsense news report on one single little 2Channel post.
Since last year 2channel, Japan's largest internet forum, has been subject to pressure from Tokyo police. According to a January 2012 post by Avery (2channel Fights Police Pressure, So-Called "Viral Marketers"), the whole police investigation began after Fuji TV aired a sensational news report about drug dealers making posts on the site. The news report was aired only a few days after 2channel users helped organize street protests condemning Fuji TV's alleged anti-Japanese bias.So, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way, because then we can really have fun. 2Channel is Japan's largest internet forum. It's huge. Policing every post on it would be similar to owners of a private beach checking each individual grain of sand on their property. If such forums are going to exist, forum operators need to be protected from these kinds of charges in order to survive. On top of that, just as with Craigslist, dedicated law enforcement officers should be able to make at least some use of the forums themselves for their own activities, but not if they attack the site's owners.
"Their evidence for the drug trade was a single post from 2010 that used code words to refer to MDMA, marijuana, and cocaine….investigators are calling 2ch a "hotbed of crime" because moderators did not delete the single post from 2010. (Over 1,800,000 posts are made on 2channel every day.)"
Great, the normal stuff out of the way. Now let me explain why these charges are really stupid.
Nishimura will be charged with abetting drug dealing. However, some twitter users have pointed out that the statute of limitations for the drug law in question is 3 years, and Nishimura sold 2channel more than 3 years ago.Oops. So charges are being brought against the guy who simply founded the site that someone else may have once used to talk about something illegal, even though he sold the site 3 years ago and the statute of limitations has expired. I'm certain Unites States LEOs will soon be bringing charges against the long-rotting corpse of E.L. Cord, founder of American Airlines, since terrorists used a plane of his to attack the World Trade Center. I mean, they really have no choice at this point, assuming they want to make a late entry into this year's "Most Incorrect Law Enforcement Action Of The Year" award.
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About six months ago the initial previews for True Detective boldly announced The McConaissaince was coming to TV, and just look at how gristly Woody Harrelson had become! It promised yet another slow-burning mystery…this one on the oilfield strewn and smokestack choked bayous of Louisiana (the cable network's favorite homestead, seen also in True Blood and Treme). The big boys at HBO were gonna show the basic cable boobs behind The Killing and The Bridge how it should really be done. It all felt a little tired. We'd seen this before. And it was with a morbid curiosity that I tuned into the first episode.
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AllRestaurants - Terms and Regulations
1. Project owner:
All T&M Company (LLC) based in Poland - Wroclaw , Legnicka 28/82, represented by Mr. Fadi Alkhatib, Company TAX Nu: PL 897-178-64-38, Trade Registration Nu : 022030202, hereinafter referred to as "Service Provider" , And …The Client… based in …… Address ……… represented by ……… TAX Nu: ……… Trade Registration Nu: ……… hereinafter referred to as "Service Recipient".
2. The Service Provider : run advertisement on the website WWW.ALLRESTAURANTS.EU which will placed by the Client or the Service Provider, and it will be known in the rest of this TERMS AND REGULATIONS as word " Service ".
3. The elements and functionality of the Service are set out on the website WWW.ALLRESTAURANTS.EU / About Us.
4. The length of the " Service " is related and conditional with the registration period of Client on the website WWW.ALLRESTAURANTS.EU website.
1. The client can be legally registered company or legal person.
2. The client is responsible for advertising legitimate business and products under the laws of the European Union, and also client is solely responsible for the advertising information, registration information and brand or trade mark.
3. Registration information , advertisements and images must not contain any material that is incompatible with EU law, and if that happens - the account is blocked without reimbursement for advertising costs. The service provider has the right to report the case to the police without the permission of the use of the information published by the Client.
4. Privacy of personal information: Registration information is stored by the service provider, which cannot be used for any other goals, cannot be used or published by third parties only if it is shown by the user in the ad.
5. Advertising information can be used by AllRestaurants by displaying on the website, in the Magazine or in any other place where it is advertised www.AllRestaurants.eu site without separate consent / permission of the Client.
6. The service provider is not responsible for incorrect information entered by the Client, particularly the information needed to issue a VAT invoice. The invoice is automatically generated by the system and it is not possible to make any change or remove.
7. The user can delete his account at any time without permission of the Service Provider. In this case, the registration information will be completely removed, while the advertisement /s posted by the Client will be moved to the archive and will be stored in a database.
8. If client have any problems or concerns, he can contact the Service Provider via e-mail (contact information is contained on page www.AllRestaurants.eu - contact page). Solving the problem occurs within 7 working days.
9. The user can modify, change and control all the information it contained (the ad text, photos, contact information) and to add new ads or stop or delete his account.
10. Clients passwords are securely stored in the system AllRestaurants and no unauthorized has access to them. If you lose your account password you can change it.
§ 3. Payment and promotion codes:
1. Client must buy or obtain pre-paid code only from his country Agent , and if the has been bought or acquired from another country Agent , system will not accept this code, a service provider is not required to recover the cost of such a code.
2. The user may use his account to add a lot of ads from the same country using pre-paid codes or electronic pay methods , promotional codes must be used in the same country where it was given. If the Client wants to add advertising from other country he must only pay by electronic methods.
3. The settlement of credit card transactions and e-transfer are carried out through "PayU" www.payu.pl.
4. When the system accepts a pre-paid codes or promotional code, this means that it is legitimate and its value must be paid.
5. The agreement is a confirmation of payment. After payment of debts Client receives an invoice that confirms the payment of debts.
6. The period of registration or advertising starts when the system PayU (electronic payments) paid for registration fee or advertising fee , in case of using prepaid code advertising will begin at the time of acceptance of the code by the system.
7. If the Client makes a payment using the pre-paid codes the invoice must be issued from our agent in his country or directly from the Service Provider. If Client makes a payment by electronic channels invoice will be generated automatically, it will be found in client file in My payment. The invoice does not require any stamp or signature by the issuer pursuant to the Minister of Finance of 27 April 2004 on invoicing rules (OJ No. 97, item. 971).
8. The Client will automatically receive a notification email within 7 days before the expiry date of Ads.
9. Prices and fees for advertising and registration on the website and the magazine are the same regardless of the country place an advertisement.
10. Registration fees and charges for advertising according with the following price list in Euro (converted to PLN at the average rate of NPB on the day before the transaction):
I. Registration fee:
- 12 months: 5 € net around 26 PLN.
II. advertisements fee:
- One month: 3 € net (+23% VAT) around 16 PLN.
- Three months: 8 € net (+23% VAT) around 42 PLN.
- 6 months: 15 € net (+23% VAT) around 78 PLN.
- 12 months: 28 € net (+23% VAT) around 145 PLN.
- Advertisement in AllRestaurants Magazine size (A5)/10000 copy minimum : 200 € net (+23% VAT) around 1035 PLN.
- Main Page Flash Ad (size 200 x 750 pixel): 1 Week 15 € net (+23% VAT) around 78 PLN, 1 month 50 € net (+23% VAT) around 260 PLN.
- Newsletter (New Products / New Meals), 1 item with picture / description / contact information : 20 € net (+23% VAT) around 105 PLN.
Price renewal or advertisements for subsequent periods is consistent with the above price list.
11. If there is a technical problem on the website and the ads are not running , Service Provider will extend the period of validity of advertising for such number of days in which the ads were not displayed, or at the request of Client will pay back the fee for advertising in proportion to the number of days on which the advertisement was not displayed.
12. Client Agreement is drawn up in three identical copies. One copy to: Client, Provider and Agent.
13. Registered agents and accredited agents in the Agents page in the website (www.allrestaurants.eu) are authorized to sign contracts for clients such legal capacity of the company.
14. In the case of advertising in the magazine, Client must send the text and pictures he want to post it in the magazine in time. In another case, serves provider has the right to copy the data from advertising on this website AllRestaurants and post in magazine.
15. Client must pay the fee for advertising in the magazine (AllRestaurants) by cash , or through a link will be sent to client E-mail by the Service Provider "PayU" Payu.pl.
16. Recipient interested in restaurant development department should contact the Service Provider and make an appointment. Costs associated with the development of restaurants are individual for each Client and dependent on the offer presented by the Service Provider. The offer will be presented at the meeting and discuss the individual needs and problems of the Client.
17. It is possible to obtain from the Service Provider (AllRestaurants sticker). Recipient deciding to place a sticker in a visible place (e.g. at the entrance to the restaurant) will receive a free code from the service providers of pre-paid with a validity of 3 months.
18. In case of complaint, please contact us at the email email@example.com.
19. Electronic copy of the terms and regulation (Regulation ).
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Lady Gaga was in Chicago over the weekend with boyfriend and "Vampire Diaries" actor Taylor Kinney, who is filming the Dick Wolf pilot "Chicago Fire" in the city this month.
The couple dined at Lou Malnati's in River North Sunday night. They ordered salad, pasta and, of course, deep dish pizza.
Frontera Grill, Topolobampo and Xoco chef Rick Bayless tweeted a photo of himself and Gaga in the early hours of Sunday. "Who knew Lady Gaga is such a knowledgeable fan of mole&cochinita; pibil?" Bayless tweeted. "Who knew she is such a warm, easy-going woman?
During past visits to Chicago, Gaga was spotted at Table Fifty-Two and Kuma's Corner.
Heads up: Actor Brian Dennehy will be the special guest narrator at Old St. Pat's 16th annual Siamsa na nGael program entitled "The Journey to Justice: The story of An American Slave and an Irish Patriot" March 12th at Chicago Symphony Center. For tickets, go to cso.org. ... The Bulls' CJ Watson will host a benefit for his Quiet Storm Foundation at Public House March 14. You can RSVP at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About this week: "The Hunger Games" cast members Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson will promote their film at Westfiled Fox Valley mall in Aurora Wednesday.
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Despite controversy over her dubious Cherokee heritage, Elizabeth Warren secured more than 95 percent of the delegate vote Saturday at Massachusetts' Democratic Convention, all but assuring voters in the state's looming senatorial race that incumbent Scott Brown will prove himself a big jerk and resort to his old body snarking tactics.
NPR reports that Warren easily avoided a primary contest with immigration attorney Marisa DeFranco, and is now able to focus all of her energy on what will probably be a tight contest with Brown. Controversy surrounding reports that Warren told law schools at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania that she was Native American (her campaign has maintained that she's 1/32 Native American) didn't seem to hamper her primary bid — 72 percent of voters, according to the New York Times presents the The Boston Globe, said it wouldn't affect their vote. Those voters, though, are Democratic primary voters, so they'd probably vote for a really charismatic tortoise if it could scowl with justifiable derision at Scott Brown. Warren will still have to convince the 31 percent of self-described independents who've been jaded by all this genealogical speculation that she'd make a good senator.
Elizabeth Warren Leaps Over Primary Challenge In Massachusetts [NPR]


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2020 (69) Volvo V90CCV90CC D4 AWD Cross Country Plus Automatic (WINTER PACK, BLONDE INTERIOR)
D4 AWD Cross Country Plus Automatic (WINTER PACK, BLONDE INTERIOR) Automatic 188 hp
D4 AWD Cross Country Plus Automatic (WINTER PACK, BLONDE INTERIOR) Automatic 188 hp
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information and images, some inaccuracies may occur. Further, please note that a selection of the cars advertised on this site may have been used for business purposes and/or had multiple users. Please check with the retailer for more information or regarding any questions on this car.
|3,000 miles
|Model Year
|Cross Country Plus
|2.0 l
|188 hp
|Fuel type
|721 Mussel Blue
|Interior colour
|UA02 Blond/Charcoal
|Registration Plate
|Registration date
|Feb 2020
|ø CO2 Emissions
|147 g/km
Great Western Way, Swindon SN5 8UY
- Heated Washer Nozzles
- Heated Steering Wheel
- Metal Mesh Inlays
- Tempa Spare Wheel and Jack
- WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System)
- IC (Inflatable Curtains)
- Emergency Brake Assist
- High Positioned Rear Brake Lights
- ISOFIX Attachment (Rear Seats)
- Rain Sensor - Automatic Windscreen Wiper Activation
- Steering Wheel Remote Infotainment Controls
- Bluetooth Handsfree System
- Rear Park Assist Camera
- Drive Mode Settings
- Iluminated Gear Knob
- 2-Zone Electronic Climate Control
- Passenger Airbag Cut Off Switch
- Dual Stage Driver and Passenger Airbags
- Road Sign Information Display
- Lane Keeping Aid
- Active Bending Headlights with Adaptive Shadow Technology
- Front LED Foglights with Cornering Function
- DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) Radio
- Sensus Connect with High Performance Sound with 2x USB. 10 Speakers/330W Output
- Autofolding Heated Power Door Mirrors
- 12.3" Active TFT Crystal Driver's Information Display
- Adaptive Cruise Control with Distance Alert & Queue Assist
- Head-Up Display in Windscreen (feature is removed if Heated Windscreen is ordered)
- Pilot Assist (up to 80mph)
- Anti-theft Alarm including Immobiliser. Volume Sensor and Level Sensor
- Power Operated Tailgate
- Keyless Drive (includes Keyless Entry and Keyless Start) with Remote Tag
- Colour Coordinated Door Mirrors
- "CleanZone" Air Quality System and Pollen Filter
- Lockable Glovebox
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- Power Driver's Seat with Memory for Seat
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Happiness fulfilled in the Lanna style.
Siripanna offers The magic of the Lanna style…will always impress, attract and make for an unforgettable memory for you to experience. Siripanna located in the middle of a natural habitat, offers a family-like service in the typical Lanna style, which will enchant you through all it has to offer during your stay. Explore and experience the distinguished uniqueness of the Lanna way through its history, art, cultural charm, serenity and beauty at the Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa Chiang Mai.
Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai was selected as one of Top 25 Hotels in Thailand in 'TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice 2014 Award'. The resort was also awarded in 'TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice 2012 Award' as one of top hotels in 4 categories, including Top Hotels in Asia, Top Hotels in Thailand, Top Hotels for Service in Thailand and Top Bargain Hotels in Thailand. Moreover, the resort received the Prime Minister's Silver Award as the top luxury city hotel for Green, Nature & Environment from the Thailand Boutique Awards in 2011 has received the prestigious Certificate of Excellence 2015 from TripAdvisor.
The four ways of our Lanna services
Our unique Lanna services offers a quality that will provide you with excellent experiences from our accommodation, natural spa, exquisite dining ranging from a la carte through to the most amazing Lanna style banquets. You will find that your stay at Siripanna will be one filled with wonderful memories and happiness, found from the warmth of our hospitality and friendly staff.
As you step into every room at Siripanna, it opens you to the Lanna world of luxury and serenity, which helps to fulfil your senses.
The warm and friendly services of Siripanna will entrance you and help add new and memorable experiences to fulfil your holiday dreams.
Siripanna offers 104 luxurious and beautiful appointed Lanna style rooms for your enjoyable time here in Chiang Mai.
Deluxe Lanna
42 sqm (excluding the 9 sqm balcony)During your stay, we would like you to experience the comfort of our Lanna style rooms, along with our convenient facilities that look onto our lush green gardens for you to enjoy.
Deluxe Gallery Room
40 sqm (excluding the 7 sqm balcony)Serenity of stay amidst surrounding nature in a beautifully designed building. You can feel the sense of warmth and tranquility through all the spaces in the building from the open-aired lobby surrounded by verdant nature to the modern tropical Lanna style rooms.
More than 10 top Lanna artists are happily painting commissioned art pieces to decorate the entire building and all rooms, giving our guests glimpses of beauty in every corner of Siripanna. Surrounded by fine arts, lush nature and elegant architecture, you will find your stay at SIRIPANNA GALLERY the perfect base from which to explore Lanna and all her charms.
Grand Deluxe Lanna
50 sqm (excluding the 9 sqm balcony)We would like you to experience the comfort of our Lanna style rooms, along with our convenient facilities that look onto our lush green gardens for you to enjoy.
Royal Lanna Villa
60 sqm room, 15 sqm Thai pavilionSiripanna offers you a wonderful indulgence where you can relax and replenish your soul. The Thai pavilion and outdoor balcony will help you enhance your senses, through the wonders of its private and secluded lush green garden.
Lanna food is unique and is often spoken about. We will never forget to cook our Lanna specialties and delicacies to
add spice to your holidays in our true Lanna warmth and services. We invite you to reward yourself with our vast variety of Lanna tastes at Siripanna.
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In our Lanna style dining room, you will be served with international foods at breakfast, lunch, snack time and dinner. Our renowned buffet, ideal for any business lunch is ready to entice you and your guests with all its delectable delights. The bar serves guests with delicious cocktails, wine, and local specialties.
Opening hours: 6.00 am - 11.00pm.
Siripanna Art lounge
Try a variety of quality wines at your leisure accompanied by our fine selection of chesses or sip a cup of coffee or tea whilst enjoying our delectable pastries. Our art lounge features leading Thai and local – Lanna artisans works. You will find the lounge
Opening hours: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm.
|Rejuvenate and refresh your senses at the Siripanna
Spa and enjoy impeccable service by our dedicated spa therapists.
Our unique spa recipes are specially created to provide an exclusive
|From an intimate party to meetings, conferences and events
in Chiang Mai our meeting rooms and ballroom provide the perfect venue for
any occasion. Our personalized service and facilities, flexible packages
and attention to detail is designed to meet all your needs.
|Siripanna Villa Resort and Spa offers guests outstanding leisure
facilities. Discover the secrets of Thai and Chiang Mai cuisine at our cooking
class or simply relax at Siripanna Spa or in our outdoor pool.
|Fitness Center
|Swimming pool
|Kids Club
|Cooking Class
|Rice Field
|Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai is situated in the city
centre of Chiang Mai. The resort is approximately 6 kilometers from
Chiang Mai International Airport, only 2.5 kilometers to the famous
Night Bazaar, 1 kilometer from Railway Station, and 0.5 kilometers
to Gymkhana Golf Course.


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ODU Rowing Shoves Off For First Spring Season In The Sun
By ODU Athletics
March 7, 2009
Norfolk, Va. - The Lady Monarch rowing team is getting ready to head to sunny Florida for its inaugural spring training trip. After an unseasonably cold winter in Norfolk, the Lady Monarchs are ready to put all of their winter training to the test on the calm, warm waters of Cocoa Beach, Fla. next week during Old Dominion's spring break.
"The team has worked incredibly hard this winter and they're really excited to see how it all comes together on the water," said head coach Heather Weisel. "Since this is the very first spring training trip for the brand new Division I Lady Monarch rowing team, each aspect of the trip will be a new experience for everyone in a year of firsts."
The week will culminate with a race in Melbourne, Fla., the Governor's Cup on Canal 54, against the Florida Institute of Technology, Nova Southeastern University and Dowling College.
"This regatta is a great opportunity to experience sprint racing against very competitive teams," adds Weisel. Nova Southeastern has had a strong presence in the NCAA and both Dowling and FIT had really successful fall seasons this year. Our goals are to use the racing strategies and focus skills we'll learn over break and see where our fitness training leads us."
ODU rowing will follow up this trip with a race against Clemson University on April 4.


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DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced today its 2012 Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
The Company will refer to slides on its conference call. Interested persons can access the conference call and slide presentation via AGCO's website at www.agcocorp.com under the "Investors" Section.
The webcast will also be archived for twelve months immediately afterwards.
About AGCO:
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), is a global leader focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery. AGCO supports more productive farming through a full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage, implements, grain storage and protein production systems, as well as related replacement parts. AGCO products are sold through four core machinery brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed globally through 3,100 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. Retail financing is available through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2011, AGCO had net sales of $8.8 billion. http://www.AGCOcorp.com
Greg Peterson, 770-232-8229
Director, Investor Relations
Source: AGCO


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LOS ANGELES (AP) –– Michael Morse keyed a six-run first inning with a two-run single, and the San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles 8-4 on Friday, spoiling a Dodgers' home opener played nearly two weeks after they began the season in Australia.
David Huff (1-0) got the victory, allowing two hits in 1 2-3 innings of relief while striking out three.
After retiring the first two batters, Hyun-Jin Ryu got pummeled for six runs while giving up six hits, including four in a row as the Giants batted around. They finished Ryu with two more runs in the second, extending their lead to 8-0.
Ryu (1-1) gave up eight runs — six earned — and eight hits while getting six outs. The left-hander walked three and struck out two while making his third start in six games. He was moved up in the rotation after injured ace Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled list for the first time in his career with a strained muscle in his back. Kershaw may be out a month.
Pablo Sandoval walked, Buster Posey singled and Morse singled them in for a 2-0 lead. Center fielder Matt Kemp bobbled Morse's hit, allowing him to take second on the error, and Brandon Belt singled in another run.
Activated from the disabled list before the game, Kemp wasn't originally in the lineup but was inserted after Yasiel Puig arrived late to the ballpark and was removed from the batting order.
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Pitcher Ryan Vogelsong's bloop single scored Belt and Brandon Hicks after an intentional walk to Joaquin Arias, extending San Francisco's lead to 5-0. Angel Pagan's RBI single tacked on another run.
Hicks had an RBI double and Arias added an RBI single to make it 8-0 in the second.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy successfully challenged a call in the seventh after Hanley Ramirez singled leading off and was called safe in stealing second. Second base umpire Marty Foster's call was overturned under the new video review rule.
Ryu and four relievers combined to hold the Giants hitless over the final 7 1-3 innings.
The Dodgers got back-to-back homers by Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Ethier leading off the fourth to trail 8-2. Kemp doubled in a run in the fifth, his first hit in his season debut after rehabbing left ankle and shoulder injuries.
Vogelsong allowed seven hits and four runs in four-plus innings. He struck out four and walked two.
Notes: The Dodgers allowed the most runs in a home opener since 2006, when they lost 11-10 to Atlanta. … The Dodgers' entire team was introduced for the fifth time this season, including twice in Australia and twice in San Diego, where they opened the North American portion of the schedule. … Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully rode in a baby blue 1965 Mustang convertible to home plate, where he handed rather than tossed the first pitch to Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax while other Dodger greats who had defining career moments announced by Scully ringed the plate. … Former Dodgers broadcaster Ross Porter, who spent 28 years with the team starting in 1977, served as honorary public address announcer.


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Recently, the Exempt Organizations Office ("EO") of the IRS released a list of 2011 initiatives, including international activities and compliance. The following are just a few of the items on the IRS's radar for the coming year.
Employment Tax Examinations. In 2011, the EO plans to conduct full examinations of 500 exempt organizations to determine compliance with employment tax rules as part of a project reviewing employment tax practices of both taxable and tax-exempt organizations. The EO will be examining randomly selected returns for information regarding worker classification, fringe benefits, officer compensation, employee expense reimbursements, and non-filers. However, it is likely that the exempt organizations examinations will extend to other compensation-related issues such as excess benefits, self-dealing, and private inurement.
501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) Organizations. In 2011, the IRS plans to begin a new project focused on section 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations, examining political activities, inurement, and compliance.
Governance. Exempt organization governance will continue to be a focus for the IRS in 2010. The EO plans to examine the governance check sheets completed in 2010 for information regarding governance practices and internal controls.
International Activities. The IRS will continue to focus on international transactions and their potential to divert charitable assets for non-charitable purposes. The IRS plans to look at foreign entities receiving an exemption, exempt organizations with foreign addresses listed on their Forms 990, valuation of non-cash items sent by exempt organizations to foreign organizations, and large private foundations with foreign activities.
Non-Filer and Gaming Non-Filer Initiatives. This year, the EO will continue efforts to combat non-filing by conducting compliance checks on intermittent filers. In addition, the EO will review state filings to identify gaming activities that may have federal filing requirements.
Because it is commonplace in the tax exempt environment, gaming can be a "trap for the unwary" for non-profits. Many organizations are unaware of the laundry list of federal and state laws potentially triggered by a bingo game, poker night, or duck race. Organizations considering these types of activities should consult with legal counsel to ensure compliance with both federal and state law.
Form 990 Compliance. With the Form 990 revisions, the EO anticipates gathering a more complete picture of each exempt organization. Going forward, the updated form will be used to develop target compliance projects in order to identify non-compliant organizations as well as to create more focused educational efforts.
The EO is also planning to review submitted Forms 990-N for eligibility to file, issue final regulations to implement the Form 990 revisions, and modify the public support test.
Supporting Organizations. In recent years the EO has focused heavily on supporting organizations, making efforts to combat abuse and incorporating changes made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 into its compliance process. In September 2009, the IRS issued temporary regulations regarding the new requirements for Type III supporting organizations. This year, the IRS plans to finalize these regulations.
Other Areas of Focus. In addition to the above, the IRS has numerous other guidance projects in its 2010-2011 Priority Guidance Plan. Many of these have been on the IRS's agenda for several years:
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When Barry Vaudrin goes on a cruise, he packs the usual smart casual wardrobe, swimsuit and vacation excitement. He also carries a few extras: a video camera, microphone and curiosity about the ship, from what's cooking in the kitchen to how the engines work. The Bloomington resident is host of a podcast called "Cruising Authority," and once aboard, he interviews the crew and shoots detailed footage for the show, featured on his website, www.cruisetalkshow.com. Vaudrin has been on more than 300 cruises, including a recent Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2.
Q: When did you become smitten with cruises, and when did you take your first?
A: My first actual cruise was a three-night trip out of San Pedro, Calif., to Ensenada, Mexico, in 1985 aboard the Azure Seas, which sadly was scrapped a few years ago. I was fascinated with ocean liners and cruise ships after visiting the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif., in 1977. Of course that was when "The Love Boat" was on every Saturday night, and that fueled my desire to cruise even more.
In 1987, I made my first crossing from England to New York aboard Queen Elizabeth 2. While in college, I took a break and worked on cruise ships for about two years, which led to me working as an entertainer and finally a cruise director. I also sold cruises as a part-time business while in college, and worked as a consultant to travel agents.
Fast-forward to 2007, when I stumbled on the idea to produce a podcast about the cruise industry.
Q: What should we pack beyond the obvious?
A: It depends on your itinerary, of course, but there are some items that people might not think about. I bring an extension cord and a power strip so I can charge up my electronic devices.
I also recommend bringing earplugs for sleeping because sometimes there are unique sounds associated with cruise ships and the usually gentle movements of the ship at sea.
Every day you will receive a cruise program of events and activities throughout the day, so bring a highlighter to mark the things you would like to do that day and carry your program with you around the ship so you don't miss that lecture, bingo or stage show.
Q: Can people tell if they are susceptible to motion sickness even before booking? What can we do about it once we're aboard?
A: I tell people not to worry about this because today's ships are much larger and they have the latest in stabilizers. However, some people are more sensitive to motion than others, so there are some excellent preventive measures cruisers can take. I would recommend non-drug-related options first, like using Sea-Bands that you can get at most drugstores. Sea-Bands are comfortable bands you place on your wrists, which help to equalize your sensitivity to motion with a pressure point on the wrist. Another great option is ginger gum, which may also be available in your drugstore.
Anyone who gets motion discomfort riding in a car might want to consider Dramamine or the patch you place behind your ears.
While onboard, avoid alcohol until you get your sea legs, because alcohol exaggerates the motion discomfort. There's two types of motion discomfort, the kind that is associated with your head, and the type that affects your stomach. If the discomfort is in your stomach, eat an apple and saltine crackers, which should calm the discomfort. If the problem is primarily in the head with dizziness, your body simply needs to acclimate to being at sea, so try to get some fresh air, and remain as close to the middle of the ship as possible.
While you're making your cruise reservations, ask your cruise specialist to find a stateroom that is mostly midship.
Q: If you're seated at a dining table with people you wind up disliking, is there a way to graciously be moved?
A: Many cruise ships today have multiple dining options and specialty restaurants, so you could eat in a different location every night. The best way to graciously change your seating is to talk with the restaurant manager and he or she will be happy to find a more suitable table for you.
Q: With a limited budget, how should we best choose our shore excursions?
A: That's me, a limited budget, so I am very careful to find excursions that fit within my budget. It's not too difficult because in each port on most itineraries there are numerous options.
I would avoid going out on your own in some ports and just "winging it," because I've heard stories from passengers who had bad and even dangerous experiences. The cruise lines have vetted the excursions and excursion companies carefully, so they know who they can trust their passengers with.
Many cruise lines let you book your excursions in advance, which I would highly recommend, because oftentimes the best or most popular excursions are sold out even on embarkation day.
Q: Is there a cruise out there you'd recommend -- something unique, special, a little under the radar?
A: I live in Minnesota, which is an unusual place to live for a cruise journalist, and I found a couple fascinating cruise experiences in Norway and Sweden that many Minnesotans of Scandinavian descent might find appealing.
In Sweden, the Göta Kanal Steamship Co. has incredible and immersive cruises in the heart of Sweden between Stockholm and Gothenburg. I must admit that I never knew there was such a fascinating system of locks, rivers and lakes that allow boaters to cross right through Sweden. Another Minnesota connection: Borton Overseas in Minneapolis is the U.S. outlet for the Göta Kanal company, and they book this trip for other travel agencies all across the U.S. and directly to the consumer, as well.
Another company that Minnesotans could appreciate is the Norwegian cruise line, Hurtigruten. I have been on both an Alaska cruise and a Norwegian coastal cruise and can say with great confidence that Hurtigruten offers special cruises from the top of Norway to Bergen and back. It's important, however, that you research this cruise experience carefully, because these are no ordinary cruise ships, they are "working ships" that have multiple roles as mail boats, and they are cargo and car ferries. There is very little entertainment onboard like you would expect from your typical cruise ships; rather Hurtigruten offers scenic voyages that have been appropriately labeled the "most beautiful voyages in the world."
Kerri Westenber, The Star Tribune


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Group pushes for teen tanning ban
Nebraska lawmakers will consider a resolution in the upcoming legislative session to ban indoor tanning for children under the age of 18. It's an idea presented to lawmakers by Nebraska doctors with a growing concern over the increasing number of young people developing melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.
College student Kasey Shriver supports restrictions like this wholeheartedly, even though many of her peers are regular tanning bed clients.
Shriver said just three years ago, when she was 17, she had an annoying mole on her back. She wanted it removed before her junior prom so it wouldn't show in the backless silver gown she picked out. She bugged her mom about it for several weeks before Brenda Stephens gave in.
"We went and had the mole removed. The doctor gave her heck for tanning. We thought he was really mean. A couple days later they called and said it was abnormal," said Stephens.
The teen then learned some life-altering news. The diagnosis: malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
"If I wouldn't have caught it when I did, I would be in big trouble right now, big, big trouble," said Shriver, who's now a sophomore at Kansas University.
By the time doctors removed the melanoma, the cancer had already spread to Kasey's lymph nodes, making it stage three cancer. She had three surgeries, leaving a 7 inch scar on her back. The teen also endured a year of chemotherapy and she must have a battery of tests and doctor visits every few months to search for melanoma, the most aggressive and evasive of all cancers.
A recent CT scan checked her lungs and liver for any sign of melanoma.
"It's just not worth it. It's just not worth it," she said.
Kasey's doctors say a growing body of research points to indoor tanning putting more young women at risk for melanoma.
"I started tanning when I was 14, first for dances, then basketball season," said Kasey. She said she visited tanning beds with her friends several times a week as a social outing. Photos from high school show the freckled, brown eyed girl with tanned skin year round.
"It's absolutely alarming that we're seeing much more melanoma in younger women. Melanoma has the fastest rising incidence of any cancer," said Dr. David Watts, a dermatology surgeon with Dermatology Specialists of Omaha.
Watts said young skin is more susceptible to DNA damage from ultraviolet radiation delivered in tanning beds.
"The tanning machines are several times as intense as natural sunlight. We've known for decades that melanoma is linked with intense intermittent exposure to ultraviolet radiation. That's what you get in the tanning beds," said Watts.
One study said the use of tanning devices before age 35 increases a person's lifetime risk of melanoma by 87 percent. And with one in four teenage girls using indoor tanning equipment, Watts said we haven't seen the peak of this problem yet.
A study from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found that malignant melanoma is the most common cancer among young adults ages 25-29.
It's those numbers and Shriver's story that prompted Nebraska lawmaker Jeremy Nordquist to support a resolution to ban the use of indoor tanning devices for people under age 18. Lawmakers will consider the resolution during the new session which begins this week.
"Several countries have banned indoor tanning completely. We have states taking actions to implement restrictions on tanning beds because we've seen as these beds have gotten more powerful, we've seen skin cancers in young people increase also," said Nordquist, an Omaha legislator from south Omaha's district 7.
Across the country, 33 states have tanning restrictions in place for minors, including Iowa.
The resolution is backed by the Nebraska Dermatology Society, the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians and several other health organizations.
Some in the tanning industry said the resolution created by dermatologists is part of competition in the industry.
"It's us against the Dermatology Society. This isn't the first time they've attacked us," said Tracie Cunningham, who's worked with Ashley Lynn's Tanning for 20 years, most recently as vice president.
Cunningham said the tanning industry is shrinking in Nebraska because the medical field is out to get them.
"Three years ago, we had 218 tanning salons in the state. Now we have lost 103 of them, 48 percent of us have closed in the last 3 years," she said.
Cunningham said her 20 Omaha tanning salons are in direct competition with dermatologists when it comes to treating patients with conditions like psoriasis. She said tanning salons take money away from doctors and the issue isn't about skin cancer at all.
"Those folks come here because it's cheaper and they don't have to make a co-payment," said Cunningham.
In a news release, The American Suntanning Association said that banning teenagers from tanning beds will cause more sunburns from outdoor tanning, and the association believes the current system of parental consent works. In Nebraska, children as young as 14 can use indoor tanning devices with a parent's permission. The association said this is not a public health issue, it's a competitive issue.
Shriver said she won't be out of the woods with her melanoma diagnosis for another 7 years. She's said she's using her time to study for a career in the medical field and inform others about the dangers of tanning.
Her story was part of a skin health issue in Seventeen Magazine last spring and she talks about tanning and melanoma with anyone who will listen. A tattoo above the scar on her back is often a starting point to educate people. It reads, "Believe."
"Believe that you can get through it, stay strong, and help others," said Shriver.
She said it's challenging to show teenagers their actions now, have consequences. She remembers breaking the news to her high school basketball team that she couldn't finish the season because she needed cancer surgery.
"One of the girls walked out of the gym and said, 'I'd rather die beautiful and tan than have melanoma and live," said Shriver, holding back tears.
Nordquist said he'll introduce the resolution to the legislature this week and it'll likely be assigned to the state's Health and Human Services Committee. Doctors involved in the legislation have already presented their case to several committee members and Nordquist said there's strong support for it.


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You just kidnapped the wrong teenager.
-Richard Roeper
In theaters: Friday, 30 January 2009
Summary: A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson
If they gave out Oscars for Best Poster and Best Telephone Monologue, "Taken" would be the first contender of 2009 in both categories.
If you've seen the trailers or the TV ads, you have already seen the best moment in this film. Speaking on the phone to an unknown bad guy who has kidnapped his daughter, Neeson says, and I quote:
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for a ransom, I can tell you, I don't have any money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career in the shadows, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you. And I will kill you."
Yeah baby!
But wait. If you DO have such skills and someone overseas HAS taken your daughter and you ARE going to find him and kill him, do you tell him all that? Unless your goal is to scare him off, which hardly seems likely, why go all Dirty Liam on him?
That quibble is about the 467th most implausible thing about "Taken," an extremely well made and wildly, jaw-droppingly, astonishingly unbelievable thriller from producer Luc Besson, who specializes in this sort of picture. (He directed "The Professional," one of the weirdest and one of the best hitman movies ever made.) Neeson gives this picture more weight than it deserves with a first-rate performance as Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who has retired so he move to Los Angeles and be near his 17-year-old daughter. Nice timing there, as 17 is just about the age when kids are pining for college and want to spend as little time as possible with their parents.
Maggie Grace is Kim, Famke Janssen is the obligatory ex-wife who keeps reminding Bryan he was NEVER AROUND FOR ANYTHING EVER, and Xander Berkeley is her new husband, an obscenely wealthy guy who gives Kimmy a horse that looks like Secretariat in his prime for her birthday party, which looks like something out of "The Girls Next Door." (Clueless Bryan shows up with a cheap karaoke machine.)
Against Bryan's better wishes, Kim and her girlfriend go off to Paris----and within about 45 minutes of their arrival, they've been kidnapped by an evil cabal of Albanians who want to turn them into drug-addicted sex slaves.
From one single recorded phone call with his daughter that transpired as the kidnappers close in on her, Bryan and his CIA friends are able to determine the identities of the kidnappers, the region in Albania where they're from, and much more. He's even told he has just 96 hours to find her, "or she'll be gone forever." (Apparently Albanian sex-slave kidnapping rings have a deadline.)
The rest of the film is Bryan tracking down the bad guys and causing mayhem all over Paris. He wrecks cars, he blows up buildings, he kills countless criminals and he uncovers massive corruption in the Paris police department, even as he systematically makes his way to the villain behind the villains. How did the CIA ever let this guy retire? If they'd given him a cell phone, a compass and gun, he could have assassinated Hussein, captured bin Laden and given Kim Jong-il a wedgie in about 30 days.
Talk about a daddy-redemption film. Thanks to this crisis, Bryan goes from pathetic afterthought to Mighty Mouse--"Here I come to saaaaaaave the day!" There's got to be a part of him that's almost grateful his daughter was kidnapped, just so he can make up for that whole karaoke machine debacle.
There are multiple shootings in this film, and some fairly intense scenes showing young girls who are forcibly addicted to drugs before they're auctioned off like cattle. In one sequence, Bryan casually tortures one of the bad guys. In another, he pulls out a gun and shoots someone you do not expect to be shot. It seems like a completely unnecessary move and makes us wonder if super dad has completely lost it.
With all that violence and all that intensity, "Taken" still manages to snare a PG-13 rating. The MPAA is nothing if not consistent. If Maggie Grace (who's 25 and looks way too old to be playing the teen daughter) had done a topless scene, if we had seen more blood, if Bryan had resorted to the f-word, "Taken" would have been hit with an R. But this is just slick, loony, escapist violence. No harm in that, right?


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When we have the final reunion before tanked is officially shut down, for a majority of people it'll be the last time we'll ever talk to each other again, crazy to think 7 years flew by. But atleast we got old youtube videos of us playing to remember the good times on there. So for the final tanked reunion if we have one, we gotta do something special, im not saying make everyone a mod but something else besides give everyone shadow, or make everyone a mod because screw it games going bye bye anyways😂😭
Also this is rednecktank, couldn't let me log into my old forums account so i made a new one