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Flickr user rtype17 passes along a House of Hades tile he found in LA's Pershing Square Our post on the history of the Toynbee Tiles and their various homages (House of Hades, that little mummy guy you see in crosswalks everywhere) still gets a good amount of traffic and comment activity so I thought I'd follow up with a few more notes on the subject: + Netflix is streaming Resurrect Dead, the excellent documentary on the search for who is behind the Toynbee Tiles. (Filmmaker's page) + There's a Google Map showing the location of Toynbee Tiles around Philadelphia, ground zero for the Toynbee Phenomenon + The perennially badass Becky Stern over at Makesine brings an excellent how-to video on making your own Toynbee-style linoleum tiles. From back in 2009 (yeah, I totally slept on that one) + Oh and in your wanderings, ignore links to toynbee.net. It's dead an […]
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Gnome stalking residents of Argentina
Northern Argentina residents of Suncho Corral are reporting a series of gnome attacks, according to a translation to an article on Rosario3 done by UFO blog Inexplicata. Inexplicata's translation says: Local residents state that the small creature appears in dark places and pummels people. Police has issued a statement asking people not to walk alone in the dark. Those who follow the wide world of weird may recall that this isn't the first time Travelocity's mascot has stalked Argentina: in 2008, according toThe Sun, a gnome was spotted and video recorded (see below). A group of lads returning from a fishing trip shrieked in horror at seeing a little guy in a pointed hat shuffled across the road. This 2008 incident happened in General Guemes just 500km/311mi from the garden statue staple's most recent spotting.
Kate Bush – Army Dreamers
Kate Bush is an army of one.
VisitBritain.org Knows How to Make You Foreigners Comfortable
Britain's tourism agency, VisitBritain, has come through with a list of handy stereo… I mean, tips, on how to handle the strange foreign visitors that may stumble onto the shores of Airstrip One. Choice cuts: Do not be alarmed if South Africans announce that they were held up by robots. To a South African the word robot means traffic lights. ''Takkies'' means trainers, a barbecue is a 'braai', and ''howzit'' is an informal way of saying hello. When in a social situation with a South African do not place your thumb between your forefinger and your second finger – it is an obscene gesture. … Avoid physical contact when first meeting someone from India. … Avoid saying ''thank you'' to a Chinese compliment. Instead, politely deny a compliment to show humility. If you compliment a Chinese person, expect a denial in reply. The Chinese are famous for communicating by "Saying […]
Muammar Qaddafi and Michael Jackson: the Oneness
Am I the only one that thinks Muammar al-Qaddafi and Michael Jackson look like the same person? I mean, add 20 pounds and a limp and you're basically there. Oh and a pulse. And a crack team of lady bodyguards. Really. MQ? Sleeps in a tent. MJ? Slept in a tent. Face like wood putty? Check. Rambling conspiracy theories, a love for costumes and radical decisions prompted by financial troubles? Check, check and check. Two men, two vast reservoirs of ego and paranoia swirling around in big piles of money, leaking weird gibberish across the land. Only natural that they'd have the same tailor, eh? But what if it was more than that? What if Michael Jackson, hounded by his debts and public reputation, entered in a secret pact with mysterious Libyan nationals to support a clandestine coup, a neat little switch that whisked the real Qaddafi off the pedestal […]
12 Lies Every Douche in a Bar Insists Are True
There are many, many lies we all believe. Every douche at a bar will swear these 12 fictoids are true despite science– As everyone know these things to be 'true'. Here are twelve of the most common that I have heard recently. Ostriches put their head in sand. If you have seen it, it's called "Photoshop" as in the case of a recent Newsweek cover. We can all blame Pliny the Elder (23-79 CE) who attempted to catalog all knowledge of the Roman Empire. In Book 10, Chapter 1, he wrote "…they imagine, when they have thrust their head and neck into a bush, that the whole of their body is concealed." Thanks, Pliny. In fairness animals are hard to categorize; for some time it was thought a kangaroo had two heads due to the young baby in tow. Disney is frozen Disney maintained an extremely private life leading to rumors […]
Disney on Mars
Disney cartoon from 1957 shortly after Sputnik orbited Earth. The cartoon speculates on life on Mars. You know, before NASA messed everything up and made Mars boring and full of useless rocks. I remember seeing this as a child, well after Mars was established boring and free from horny Mars princesses.
Tin Foil Hats are Sexy: New Lifeform in Sewer?
Supposedly this is video from a snakecam in a North Carolina sewer that shows a new (or undiscovered) lifeform. The video shows what appear to be blobs pulsating and moving. Though many questions remain. Holy crap. At least that's what I hope it isn't. I may not have received my Cryptozoology merit badge in Boy Scouts but I am skeptical. Who took this video? Why was the camera in the sewer? Where is this in North Carolina? Extraordinary calims require extraordinary evidence. But I do have one more question: what the hell is it? Update: Actually its a "bag of worms" or bryozoans according to the News & Observer newspaper. These animals live in colonies so what we see in the video is actually many of them finding food and going on with daily business. They develop an external shell known as a cystid to protect them which we see […]
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program links urgent warfighting requirements with small innovative companies and
their technology. While the Navy engages
with small businesses all year, the annual
Forum for SBIR/STTR Transition, or FST, is
the one event when small companies, primes
and program managers come together.
This year, the FST will be held April 3-5 at the
Gaylord National Convention Center in National
Harbor, Md., and for the second consecutive year will
take place concurrently with the Sea-Air-Space, the
Navy League's global maritime exposition, bringing
innovative small companies up close and personal
with warfighting requirements. FST exhibit space and
presentation facilities are provided at no cost to the
participating small businesses.
As in 2016, the FST schedule will be completely
integrated with Sea-Air-Space, said Jeanne Ellinport,
the Navy League's staff vice president for strategy,
integration and development.
"Anyone attending one event can also attendthe other. We're excited to be working with theDepartment of the Navy's Office of Small BusinessStrategy again this year to include FST with Sea-Air-Space," Ellinport said. "Small businesses are anincredibly important part of the supply chain sup-porting our national defense, and Sea-Air-Space is aIn 2016, there were 97 companies exhibiting and 822confirmed registrants. More than 100 technology briefswere presented and an estimated 3,000 people visitedthe FST exhibit floor, which was open to Sea-Air-Spaceattendees. Sea-Air-Space is the largest maritime tradeshow in the United States. Having the two events simul-taneously adds value for all participants.

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- The Great Theological Debate is over the doctrine of Justification. For the first millennium the Catholic Church pretty much got it right. Then they started down the path of a complicated penitential system which ultimately, in the view of the reformers, became the tail wagging the dog, and so a half a millennium later we split over the issue.
- The Great "way too much energy has been spent here" debate is over the end times. I'm not saying eschatology is not important—I'm saying that it is not and should not be the line-in-the-sand issue many people take it to be.
- The third debate is over the law. What Old Testament laws are still in effect? The answer varies from none, not even the 10 Commandments to all of them. This is the greatest debate over the practical application of our salvation. This is tough.
Is God's Law Absolute?
- What was moral has become immoral.
- What was right is now wrong.
More from Leviticus
Three Systematic Theologies
- A clear and utter distinction between Israel and the Church
- A commitment to an as-literal-as-possible hermeneutic
- A complex end-times view including the Rapture and an earthly millennial kingdom where Christ rules and God's attention returns to the Jews.
Covenant Theology
New Covenant Theology
Continuity in the three frameworks
What Laws are still in effect?
But I say unto you
- ceremonial (what the priests did)
- civil (crimes and punishment in a theocracy) and
- moral (the Ten Commandments)
- The bible does not speak of three types of laws.
- It doesn't appear that Jesus is correcting the Pharisees. For one thing, he quotes the 10 Commandments exactly: You have heard it said you shall not comment adultery. This is exactly what is written on the stones. Where is the bad teaching that he is correcting? In Matt. 23 Jesus uses the construct "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees" seven times. He is not shy about calling them out. If he is correcting the Pharisees in the Sermon on the Mount, where is the "woe to you.." that we might expect?
There is an old covenant,
There is a new and better covenant,
administered by an older priesthood (Aaronic),
administered by a new and better priesthood (Jesus),
In an old temple,
In a new an better temple (Jesus),
with old laws (Mosaic)
with new and better laws (The Sermon on the Mount)


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By virtue of her strong 2014 season, Killeen barrel racer Shelbie Parrish has picked up three sponsors and will remain on the Women's Professional Rodeo Association tour.
"October is the big month for the WPRA and the big competition is in Waco and I feel my horse 'Biscuit' and I will be ready for it," said Parrish, 20.
"I can always go back to college later."
Parrish rode for Tarleton State last season and has completed her freshman year.
"Getting the sponsors was key for me, and now I can compete while living here in Killeen," she said.
One of her sponsors is RD Creations, a company which specializes in making horse tacks.
Parrish has already taken first place in two rodeos this year (Bridgeport, Sonora), earned $5,225 in prize money, and ranks 18th in America of all rookies.
"I wasn't expecting anything all that special this season," Parrish said. "You're going up against the best of the best. It shocked me how well my horse handled everything. All the credit for this year goes to Biscuit, my horse. And when Biscuit got hurt, I was lucky enough to be offered another great horse named 'Momma.' Biscuit will be ready to ride in October. He's coming along very well with his injury. Until October, I'll compete in some smaller events here and there."
The October competition in Waco counts toward 2015 standings.
"My goals are huge for the 2015 season," Parrish said. "I have no doubt that Biscuit can get me to the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) in December of 2015."


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Playing its second straight ranked opponent to start the season, the FGCU men's soccer team dropped a hard-fought contest at No. 16 Georgetown, 1-0, on a hot Monday afternoon at newly-renovated North Kehoe Field.
After applying good pressure on the offensive end for a majority of the second half, the Eagles gave up the game-winning goal in the 81st minute as Georgetown freshman Brandon Allen used a quick turn at the right side of the goal box to create space before firing a left-footed shot into the far corner.
The loss dips FGCU to 0-2 on the season heading into its home opener on Sunday, Sept. 2 against Patriot League favorite Bucknell. Meanwhile, Georgetown improves to 2-0 after also beating No. 23 Virginia in overtime on Friday.
"I'm pleased with the fight we showed and our ability to respond from a tough result on Friday with a good effort today," said head coach Bob Butehorn. "I thought we did a better job today of possessing and moving the ball, but with all that said I'm disappointed in the result. Playing a tough opening weekend like this against very good opponents will benefit our young team and we'll build off this during our upcoming week of preparation for Bucknell."
A fairly-evenly played first half saw both clubs possess the ball for periods of time, but it was Georgetown that had the best scoring chances in the opening 45 minutes. The Hoyas' best effort came in the 41st minute when MAC Hermann Award Watch List member Steve Neumann put a dangerous shot on frame, but was denied by sophomore keeper Nathan Ingham (Ontario, Canada/Keswick HS), who made a diving save going to his right.
The scoreless first half ended with Georgetown putting five of its seven shots on goal, but Ingham was up for the task on all five. Seniors Will Morse (Sugar Land, Texas/Clements HS) and Andres Navas (Miami, Fla./Sunset Senior HS/FIU) accounted for all of FGCU's four shots.
Just over 12 minutes into the second half, FGCU started to build momentum, getting off six shots to Georgetown's one over a 20-minute span. The last and best of the six shots came off the right foot of Navas, who worked his way out of traffic on the left flank to the middle of the 20 where his shot to the right post was saved by a diving Tomas Gomez.
Just after Navas' shot and with FGCU controlling the ball in Georgetown's end, play was stopped due a medical helicopter landing near the field, a common occurrence at Georgetown games. The helicopter landing pad in just yards away from the end of the field in which the Eagles were attacking towards in the second half.
Just moments after a second brief stoppage for the helicopter to take back off, Georgetown was able to score the game's lone goal at the 80:57 mark. Gomez's goal kick flew nearly three quarters of the way down the field where the ball found Allen. Working his way to the right corner of the goal box, Allen was able to turn inside to his left foot where the former New York Red Bulls Academy forward hit a strike for his first collegiate goal.
FGCU was unable to muster any real potential game-tying scoring chances the rest of the way, as the final shot count edge went to Georgetown, 14-11.
The matchup of keepers that both spent time with their respective U-20 National teams in the offseason saw Ingham (Canada) make seven saves, while Gomez (U.S.) made three second half stops.
FGCU's home opener against Bucknell (No. 46) on Sunday will mark its third consecutive game against a team that was in TopDrawerSoccer.com's Preseason Tournament 48 poll. Kick-off at the FGCU Soccer Complex is slated for 1 p.m.
FGCU season tickets can be purchased in person at the Alico Arena ticket office or by phone at 239-590-7145. Tickets are also available at www.FGCUathletics.com/tickets. The FGCU ticket office is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday through Friday. An adult ticket is $30, while a youth (3-12 years) ticket is $15. Single game tickets can also be bought at $6 for adults and $3 for youth. Groups of 10+ can get in for $3 a person. FGCU students and faculty/staff get in free with their student ID.
New to the 2012 season, FGCU Athletics is excited to offer the Half-Price Sunday Soccer Punch Pass for both adults and youths. This offer is available now through the ticket office and will be available through September 16. They will also be on sale at the ticket office on soccer gamedays.


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Indonesia is our next stop on our VeganMofo culinary world tour. I've only seen a sliver of this incredibly diverse country, but if there is a paradise on earth, I think Bali may just be it. Pristine beaches. Lush jungle. Gorgeous mountains. Green rice fields. Oh the beauty! I'm itching to get back to visit more of the country and try more of the cuisine.
The beaches in Bali are spectacular. Gentle waves, water so clear and incredibly warm. Whenever I could take a break from my busy schedule while there, I would head right to the beach, dip my feet into the water, feel the sun on my face, breathe in the ocean air and just savor the moment. Of course, I managed to get in some time for a swim too!
Bali is home to amazing art and crafts. I indulged my silver earring obsession while there, but also brought home with me stunning textiles, plates and bowls, and a gorgeous painting that sits above my bed, among other things.
Intricate sculptures, detailed stonework and wonderful wooden carvings are just about everywhere you turn.
Often, the art and nature combine to breathtaking effect…
Seriously, the sheer beauty of this country cannot be overstated…
Indonesia is also a vegan heaven. After all, we are talking about the country that invented tempeh, which is definitely one of the foods of the gods. Tempeh and tofu are staple foods and feature in many traditional dishes, although I have to admit, I sometimes struggled to find vegan options on menus. That said, if you know where to look you can find vegan nirvana. There is a growing raw food scene: in Ubud I stumbled across wonderful places serving raw treats and dreamy smoothies. And Bumbu Bali is one of all-time my favorite restaurants. Oh, and vanilla! On each of my trips I loaded up on the freshest, softest vanilla beans to bring home with me.
The dish I'm sharing today is inspired by a tempeh dish I ate at Bumbu Bali the last time I visited. It was unlike anything I had before. The tempeh was crisp and nutty and coated in a sweet, thick soy sauce.
It was thoroughly delicious! Ever since, I have dreamed of recreating it, but wasn't quite sure how to get the same texture. I knew frying alone didn't do it. And then of course it hit me: they dry it.
I used a dehydrator to dry the tempeh, but you can dry it in the oven as well.
- 1 package of tempeh
- 3 tbsps tamari
- 2 tbsps coconut palm sugar
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- ¼-inch piece of ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp arrowroot powder (or corn starch)
- ¼ cup finely diced onion
- 1 hot chili pepper
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
- Aroma-free coconut oil, or other vegetable oil, for frying
- Sesame seeds and cilantro for garnishing (optional)
- Thinly slice tempeh.
- Place in a single layer on a dehydrator sheet or parchment-lined baking pan.
- Dehydrate at around 120 degrees for about an hour or bake on your oven's lowest setting for about 30 minutes until the tempeh is dry and crisp, but not browned.
- Make the sweet soy sauce by combining tamari, coconut palm sugar, garlic, ginger and apple cider vinegar and whisk until sugar has dissolved.
- Add the arrowroot powder to the mixture and stir again until well combined.
- Add a small amount of coconut oil to a pan and heat on medium-high.
- When hot, add tempeh in a single layer and brown on each side.
- Remove tempeh from the pan and set aside.
- Add a little more coconut oil, if needed, and sauté the onion, chili and scallion until soft.
- Return the tempeh to the pan.
- Add the sauce and turn off the heat. It should come to a boil and form a glaze almost immediately.
- Move to serving dish and garnish with fresh cilantro and sesame seeds.
- This may not seem like a lot of tempeh once it has been dehydrated, but it is. I kept the serving size pretty small, because you'll get a hefty amount of protein in just a quarter of this recipe!
I just recently found out that I am allergic to peanuts (sob!), and so need to avoid them in my diet. So I decided to make a version that is nut-free, subbing peanuts for sunflower seeds. I adapted this recipe from a raw version created by Renée Loux. And, it actually tastes amazing.
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup coconut milk (not light, canned)
- 1-inch piece of ginger
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsps brown rice vinegar
- 2 tbsps umeboshi plum vinegar
- 2 tbsps coconut palm sugar
- 2 tbsps tamari
- 1 small birds-eye chili
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (or more to taste)
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup cooked rice (I used red rice)
- 3 cups of greens of your choice
- ½ avocado
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ red pepper, sliced
- 1 carrot, grated or julienned
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- Cilantro
- Place all ingredients except cilantro in a blender and blend until smooth. Add cilantro and pulse a few times to incorporate.
- Add rice to bottom of your salad bowl and layer greens on top.
- Place your other vegetables, apart from scallions, on top of the greens in wedges.
- Sprinkle chopped scallions over the salad.
- Top with dressing (you will only need about half of it for a salad this size)
- Sprinkle sesame seeds and fresh cilantro on top.
- Before serving, mix all ingredients together.
- If the dressing is too thick, you can add some water a tablespoon at a time. However, this dressing is meant to be thick!
And the leftover tempeh from your dinner makes an awesome sandwich the next day! Just add some avocado, lettuce, tomato, sriracha and cashew cream.
I also used the left over gado gado dressing on a wrap the day after with some tofu and veggies and it was pretty amazing too. So try this! I guarantee you'll love it!
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Tempeh is my favourite! I started making it after going to Indonesia and I could eat it quite happily every day.
Both the place and your food looks heavenly. I've never tried tempeh bit I really want to now.
Oh wow, crispy tempeh sounds amazing! I'm hoping to make it to Bali next year so hopefully I'll get to check out Bumbu Bali!


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Darvill, T. and Wainwright, G., 2009. Stonehenge excavations 2008. Antiquaries Journal, 89 (1), pp. 1-19.
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The following paper is the first published account of an excavation that took place at Stonehenge during April 2008. As this was the first excavation to take place within the stone circle for some forty years, the excavation has attracted an uncommon degree of interest, hence its publication in the Antiquaries Journal as an interim account of work in progress, in the form of an edited transcript of a paper first given at the Ordinary Meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 9 October 2008. The paper explains that the 2008 excavation set out to date the construction of the Double Bluestone Circle at Stonehenge and to chart the subsequent history of the bluestones and their use at the monument. Evidence is presented for a provisional working date of around 2300 BC for the construction of the Double Bluestone Circle, while it is argued that the history of the site is far more complex than has been allowed for in existing interpretations, with a multiplicity of overlapping and intercutting (though not continuous) events, including substantial late Roman, medieval and early modern activity. The excavated material, and the evidence from the surviving stones, supports the suggestion that bluestones were brought to the site because of their perceived special qualities, perhaps for their supposed healing properties, and that some knowledge of those qualities remained current in later times with the result that in excess of two-thirds of the original bluestone volume has now disappeared.
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I believe a pay rise for all public sector workers, both in my constituency and across the country, is fair and affordable.
Public sector workers have been subject to years of falling real wages and I do not believe that this is sustainable.
A report published by the Office of Manpower Economics in July found that real earnings have fallen since 2010 and remained below their 2005 level in 2015.
The report states that the decline in earnings from 2010 coincides with the wage freeze imposed on public sector pay settlements by the Government in 2011-to-2013 and the average one per cent rise in 2014-15.
In September, the Government announced a partial lift of the one per cent pay cap for police and prison officers.
This will come as cold comfort for other public sector workers who have been ignored.
Furthermore, with inflation now at 2.9 per cent, the reality is that the Government is still going ahead with a pay cut in real terms for police and prison officers.
At the General Election, I stood on a manifesto that pledged to end the pay cap in the public sector.
I also supported an opposition amendment in the House of Commons which called on the Government to give public sector workers a fair pay rise.
Unfortunately, the Government voted against the amendment and it was defeated.
I will continue to press the Government to lift the pay cap so that public sector workers are paid at a level which recognises the skill and dedication they bring to their jobs.
This week also saw the release of the 'paradise papers' which detailed the lengths that the super-rich will go to avoid paying their fair share.
These deeply worrying revelations are further proof, in my view, that this Conservative Government has completely failed to take the action required on the scandal of tax avoidance.
I believe hardworking taxpayers are being let down by the Conservatives who only last week voted down Labour's amendments to the Finance Bill to tackle the scandal of tax evasion and avoidance. In my opinion the Tories continue to deprive our schools, hospitals and public services of the funding they desperately need while refusing to take the required action to end the scourge of tax avoidance and evasion by the super-rich.
Only a Labour Government will bear down on this scandal and take the action required to build an economy which works for the many and the not the elite few.


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Hey Humans!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th is the first lecture of the Dwight Terry Lectureship by Columbia Professor Philip Kitcher. These lectures will focus on Professor Kitcher's defense of Secular Humanism and its positive benefits. The lecture will be at 4:15 pm in LC 102.
"In the first lecture, titled "Beyond Doubt," Kitcher will review major doctrines of faith – such as the belief that the deity has a covenant with a particular people or the literal truth of resurrection — that can make non-believers skeptical, and he will address objections to humanism raised by believers, such as: Can it provide any basis for objective values? Can it allow for the meaningfulness of human life and offer consolation in the face of death?Does it inevitably reduce the depth of human existence or overlook the darkness at the core of human nature?"
The full lecture series takes place during the weeks of March 24th and 31st. The lectures are Tuesday, March 26th, Thursday, March 28th, Tuesday, April 2nd, and Thursday, April 4th, all at 4:15 pm in LC 102. Please see the poster for further details.
Want to eat dinner with Professor Kitcher? On Thursday, April 4th, at 6:15 pm the Humanist Society will host Professor Kitcher for dinner. If you would like to attend, please email Yale.Humanists [@] gmail.com. There are still a spots available, but email soon to reserve your spot.
See you there!
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Small, tender moments portray honest take on graceful ageing
Date: May 30, 2013
Reviewed by Sandra Hall
A triumph for its two leads: Genevieve Bujold and James Cromwell in Still Mine. Photo: Supplied
Reviewer rating: Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael McGowan
OFLC rating: PG
Still Mine
Written and directed by Michael McGowan
102 minutes, rated PG
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Reviewer's rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
There are many stratagems for facing old age with dignity, style and a generous measure of independence and more movies are testing them out.
Some reach heartening conclusions. Others offer no hope. Michael Haneke's Amour sits at the darkest end of the spectrum and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel capers around at the other. Its oldies do better than recapture their youth. They get the chance to remake it in new and gaudier colours.
Canadian director Michael McGowan's Still Mine is more closely aligned with reality, while avoiding the black depths that Haneke charted. Yes, Genevieve Bujold's Irene Morrison is suffering from dementia but her husband, Craig (James Cromwell), is endowed with enough optimism, strength and determination to see them both through. And he has an added stimulus. In his bid to secure their future together, he has to overcome his natural enemy, the forces of bureaucracy.
McGowan was inspired to make the film after reading a news story about Morrison, a farmer in New Brunswick on the spectacularly beautiful Bay of Fundy. At 87, Morrison decided to simplify his and Irene's household routine by moving out of their homestead to a smaller, one-storey house he himself would build on their land.
His building and carpentry skills had been taught to him in his youth by his father, a shipwright, and he set to work, felling his own timber, cutting it up and having it milled by one of his sons. Then he was forced to concede he would need a building permit, which he grudgingly purchased, and the battle was joined as the authorities started monitoring every step he took.
McGowan's script doesn't spell out all the details. That would be another kind of film. He concentrates on the Morrisons' 61-year marriage and it turns out to be a triumph for his two leads. Bujold, who's 70 playing 80, went without make-up for the part, tied her long, grey hair in a ponytail and settled for a uniform of shapeless trousers and a lumpy black belted jacket worn indoors and out. Yet there are still traces of the gamine star of her heyday during the 1970s and '80s.
And Cromwell, too, maintains an unbreakable connection to his younger self. The wry smile, the lanky frame and the loping stride all signify a character who is not going to let the years rob him of his self-sufficiency. And neither of them has forgotten how to flirt. Irene's short-term memory may be damaged but she vividly remembers the highlights of their early days together – along with one or two of their more turbulent patches.
They have brought up seven children together and each one worries about them but none can shift Craig in his conviction that he alone can ensure his and Irene's continuing life together. His fond but nosey neighbour, Chester (George R. Robertson) with whom he shares a testy friendship, can't influence him either. They've been irritating one another for years.
It's a film built of small, tender moments infused with the tinder-dry wit which still enlivens the Morrisons' conversations.Yet McGowan doesn't hold back when it comes to the bad times.
Best of all, he never turns them into lovable old fogeys demanding our indulgence. They remain what they've always been – two resourceful people doing their best with the hand they've been dealt.
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Meet Aaron, he trades (stocks) by the day, and parties by night. He just broke up with his girlfriend too, so lets hear what he has to say. Also, Find out why Arty thinks he was suffering Opiate withdrawal symptoms. JJ wants to change his look a little, maybe growing a nice set of Mutton Chops would spruce up his look just right. Can the crew convince him to start growing them or will he just keep the same look he's had since… well ever. Ben never ceases to voice his opinion, so why is it pissing JJ off? Find out on this edition of the
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CHESS won €3.9m funding under the Horizon2020 MSCA and the project commenced in September 2015. It is Europe's first networked Connected Health PhD training programme and will recruit 15 PhD students internationally to cover 4 main areas of research and training in Connected Health.. More >
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Experiences from a Medical Doctor back to Academics By Estefania Guisado Fernandez Have you ever experienced that feeling like butterflies in your stomach when jumping from a cliff into the sea?
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Hey Friends! I am back from Vegas! And boy oh boy did I have a blasty blast! So I have started thinking already about the B2S. I don't think that I have shared the good news yet! BUT...
I AM GETTING A NEW ROOM!! I am tickled pink!! So I have started packing up my stuff and moving it over. My favorite tip is, store your classroom materials in tubs by month.
I love storing my stuff this way! Top row is "stuff" and bottom row is books. I know that it is painfull to think about Back to School, but I am already scanning B2S add to scoop up the deals!! And speaking of deals, me and my girls at Freebielicious have teamed up with Educents with some instant downloads for you! Loaded with great products for back to school including book studies, craftivities, classroom prep, and content materials for back to school! With 23 instant downloads... you have to check it out!
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Mining machinery industry in China to is growing gradually under the ring of the progress of science and technology, and the crusher industry also has received a great development, the market scale is rising gradually grow with each passing day of fierce competition situation, which at the same time when made a breakthrough development opportunity also drove the green environmental protection, energy saving and emission reduction of crusher as an outstanding representative of the industry.
The crusher as a very important equipment in the mine crushing equipment, whose development impetus is very fast in recent years, as a key enterprise in the environmental protection industry, Fote Machinery continuously research, update, reform the technology, and has developed some set of high efficiency cone crusher combined with high frequency, optimizing the cavity and reasonable stroke.
With the development of China's iron ore demand growth, the mining machinery industry will once again took the vanguard, of course, Fote cone crusher its technical advantages are incomparable. A series of spring cone crusher, hydraulic cone crusher, JY cone crusher etc. are a leading position in the industry and the Fote cone crusher has played high productivity and durability in the rigorous operating conditions, and has met the needs of customers and strict requirements of the production. Because they always remember that our old and new customers need not only the high performance products, but also look forward to the efficiency, profit, and the competitiveness, we can establish the best value standard for the consumers. Fote Machinery will not be complacent because of the excellent products, but to be proud for assisting the users to get efficiency! This is the commitment when a reporter recently visited the company, the leader of Fote Machinery made solemnly. Facing the dilemma in our iron and steel industry, Fote cone crusher will create new achievement and result for the country economic, and only this problem solved, the other problems will be smoothly done easily solved.


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CyanogenMod custom ROMs are already spreading for the HTC One smartphone and it has only been several days since the device was officially shipped to various customers worldwide. Users who want to test new Custom ROMs should be happy now, seeing that one of the first tools released is the CM pre-alpha build.
A CyanogenMod 10.1 alpha build is an experimental release and it should be used only for testing purposes. Creating a NANDROID backup is a 'must-do' thing, as you will surely restore your device after using this Early Alpha CM 10.1 ROM. This release will help developers create new applications and port new tools from AOSP Android 4.2.2 OS to the HTC One.
The HTC One smartphone is one of the most desired device out there and this is because it packs great hardware specs and software apps that should impress even the most skeptical customers.
CyanogenMod 10.1 Early-Alpha build has some bugs and errors which should be fixed with future releases. It has been posted to XDA thread by 'h8rift'. The currently working features are the boot, USB, GPS and the touchscreen. The Audio has some problems but it is usable, while the RIL voice/data, WiFi, bluetooth, capacitive lights and some other functions aren't currently supported. That's why you should use this ROM for testing purposes only. If you want to find out more you should check the XDA thread here.
It packs a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU, 4.7 inch Super LCD3 display, 2GB RAM, 32GB or 64GB internal storage, 2300 mAh battery, 4MP UltraPixel camera, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 5.o. These are some of its most important hardware specs which makes it one of the 2013 smartphones. It will also receive HTC-edited Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS upgrade in the next couple of months.
If you want to flash this new CM 10.1 early alpha build for HTC One, then you should proceed with caution. As the developer says, "this build is not yet a daily driver, only flash if have a NANDROID and want to just look at it". If you don't know how to flash it, then yo should check this article as we will post a working guide shortly that guides you through the installation process.
Do you plan on installing this 'early alpha build' of CM 10.1 or, you'll wait for a more stable CM 10.1 build to surface for your HTC ONE?


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This little apple tree pin was just the quick fix I needed. First of all, I must mention Elsa's felt pins, because I never would have thought of making the apple tree pin had I not viewed her works of art. Her Garden pin is by far my most favorite one.
What is it about roots that are so fascinating to me? They seem to come up from the earth to take a little peek and then down they go, plunging into the deep, dark, earthly, abyss. And metaphorically it's true to say that there is so much more to a tree, person, or situation than meets the eye. I often need to remind myself of this before I go jumping to conclusions.


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City of Lewisville, TXHome Menu
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Arts Support Grants Application Meeting
- Date: March 05, 2019 6:00 PM
- Location: MCL Grand
100 N. Charles
Lewisville, Texas 75057
- Introduction: Mandatory application meeting in regards to art support grants.
The City of Lewisville will be accepting applications for the 2019-20 Arts Support Grants. There is a mandatory Grant Application Meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 6 p.m., at the MCL Grand. At least one member of any interested applicant organization must be in attendance in order to be qualified to apply for a grant. The application deadline is April 12, 2018. For more information on the Arts Support Grant Program for the City of Lewisville, please contact Arts Center Manager Denise Helbing at 972.219.8478 or by email at email@example.com or visit mclgrand.com/the-arts/art-related-grants.
New this year, all applications will be filed through an online portal. Instruction and tips for using this tool will be given at this workshop.


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HOUSTON, Texas–Up to 2,000 migrants who entered the United States illegally will be transferred to housing facilities in Dallas.
According to WFAA, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced the city's decision to take in minor immigrants at the Democratic Convention in Dallas. He said, "We can't help all, but we can help some."
Jenkins apparently "reached out" to the Department of Homeland Security and offered Dallas as a location for migrant facilities, which will be funded by the federal government.
At this point, the location of the facilities has not been disclosed. It is also unclear when the migrants will arrive in Dallas.
Thousands of illegal immigrants continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border each day. Upon arrival, rather than being turned away they are given a myriad of taxpayer subsidized benefits–this includes transportation, housing, food, education, vocational training, and even legal counsel. Ultimately, most of the illegal immigrants will ultimately be allowed to stay in the U.S.
Currently young migrants are being housed in facilities in numerous states including Texas, Arizona, California, and Oklahoma.
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Space is running out in our house. We're looking to clean out one of our bed rooms. Amanda had her craft room and I had my office. I read an article recently from Elijah Manor, a developer I follow on twitter, about how he moved his office into his closet. I got a little inspired. I probably have A.D.D. and being in a smaller space would probably do me some good.
I moved into the closet and used a spare plank and some shelves I had for a desk. This worked, but the desk was shaky and wasn't a comfortable height. I decided that I really needed to build a desk into my wall to really utilize the space. I did little bit of research and found out I could do all of this at a fairly low price.
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Making Tracks: The story of Rockfield
Tomorrow writer and broadcaster Paul Morley takes us on a journey to Monmouthshire's famed Rockfield Studios. Making Tracks (BBC Radio 4, 11.30am) examines the history and legacy of Wales' best-known recording facility.
Beginning a series on recording studios, Morley starts at a farm that gave birth to some of rock music's finest recordings - everything from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to the Stone Roses' eponymous debut album, from Dr. Feelgood's Down By The Jetty to Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory, and even Adam Ant's Kings Of The Wild Frontier.
Those trying to explain what part the studio played in creating such musical magic include performers (the veteran Dave Edmunds and the newcomers Iko), technicians (John Leckie and Sean Genockey) and the people who (in some cases, quite literally) built the studio and the business (father and daughter, Kingsley and Lisa Ward).
As the money flowing through the music industry continues to dry up - Paul also asks what future there may be for the historic recording studios that helped build the industry in the first place?
If you want to find out more about the history of Rockfield, I heartily recommend Jeff Collins' Rock Legends At Rockfield (UWP, 2007).
Quoted in the book, Queen's producer Roy Thomas Baker said of the recording in 1975: "I remember Freddie playing me Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time on his piano at his place in London. Then later at Rockfield, with the basics mapped out, he focused on pinning down what was right. He played me the beginning part and said, 'Right, now this is where the opera section comes in' and he'd leave a gap and I'd have to imagine this dramatic opera style segment.
"And it just kept changing all the time at Rockfield. It took three weeks to record on a 16-track tape machine and we used 180 overdubs, which was very, very unusual for back then."
While not much of the song was actually recorded at Rockfield, it was largely honed and polished there. And a lot of its parent album, A Night At The Opera, was put to tape at the Monmouthshire facility.
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When you are seeking wine values I suggest that employ the Famous Neighbor Strategy (FNS).
The FNS is an easy one to follow. You find a wine appellation that you love but cannot afford to drink on daily, or weekly, basis. Chances are that these wines are also famous. Instead of waiting for a special occasion to enjoy this favorite wine you could look to see if a neighboring wine zone makes similar wines. Often right next door is a lesser known appellation making wines with similar or identical varieties, on comparable soils, and with near identical climatic conditions.
I love Châteauneuf-du-Pape but I'm not always up for laying down $50 a bottle. However, less famous neighbors like Rasteau and Lirac make wines with the same grapes in like conditions and sell for half the price.
In Spain's Catalonia region you will find the world famous appellation (DOQ) of Priorat. The wines of Priorat deserve their reputation but there is precious little of it to go around and the prices reflect the scarcity and the demand. Right next door is Montsant, a Catalonia DO that virtually surrounds Priorat. Frequently, and quite unfairly, the wines of Montsant are given the moniker, "poor man's Priorat."
The vineyards of Montsant are usually not as old and the elevations and terrains are not as wild and wooly as Priorat. Priorat's famed licorella soils of granite and slate are only occasionally in evidence in Montsant. Montsant's soils are mostly sandy limestone, chalk, and clay, but granite and slate lie underneath these soils and the landscape and climate match Priorat's.
The primary grapes for the famed red wines are identical: Garnacha and Cariñena (Grenache and Carignan). The wines, like in Priorat, are rich with dark fruits offering bold and often rustic flavors. The old vine red wines from Montsant are among the very finest in all of Spain.
Like in Priorat, red wines are king in Montsant accounting for greater than 90% of the area's total production. The DO is rather new as the wines were sold as a sub-zone of the Tarragona (DO). Approval for the unique Montsant DO came in 2001 taking its name from the nearby Montsant mountains.
There are roughly 5,000 acres of vineyards in Montsant with more on the way. The producers here range from small to large with a good mix of local and foreign enterprise. Well over half of Montsant's production is exported as the foreign markets have seen the great value in these gorgeous wines.
While the white wines are clearly a minority they are worth seeking out. These wines are typically based on Macabeo and White Grenache. The wines are frequently barrel-fermented resulting in wines with a silky texture and dense, complex fruit notes.
Rosé wines are also made in Montsant. As you would expect Garnacha is used along with Syrah to create bold and fruity Rosé wines that are powerful and elegant. Hopefully Rosé will become a thriving export as the Montsant offerings are unique and offer a great alternative to the ubiquitous Southern French Rosés that are now so popular.
In sum Montsant has much to offer and for the time being the prices asked for these wines are quite attractive. Jump into the wines from Montsant before they too become rich and famous.


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"Choice of Law in International Contracts – The Objective Proper Law Reconsidered"
Laurette Barnard, 1996
This article presents a detailed analysis of the way in which New Zealand courts determine the objective proper law of a contract in the absence of a choice by the parties. With reference to case law, the author argues that the current practice of determining such proper law on the basis of the "closest and most real connection" test does not translate into certainty and predictability and does not serve the goals of commercial convenience and business efficacy. The author proposes the development of a set of coherent presumptions, or rules subject to flexible exceptions, for each kind of contract.


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Trial 2..Lotter Appeals
Once in prison, John Lotter began to fight his conviction for the triple murder in Humboldt, Nebraska in 1993. He'd been unprepared for Marvin Nissen to take the stand, describe their week-long premeditation, and then turn on him as the shooter. Nissen had said that he'd merely stabbed one of the victims, Teena Brandon, after she was shot to make sure she was dead. For his cooperation, he'd received life in prison, while Lotter faced execution.
Lotter claimed that contrary to Nissen's testimony, Nissen himself had been the shooter, and Lotter could prove it. According to Kevin O'Hanlon for the Associated Press, Lotter believed that DNA testing on gloves, shoes, and clothing that Nissan had worn on that fateful New Year's Eve would exonerate him, because blood from at least one other victim, if not both, would be found, and that it would show patterns of high velocity spatter consistent with a shooting. Thus, Nissen would be caught in a lie about where he was at the time each person was shot. In 2001 Lotter petitioned Richardson County District Judge Daniel Bryan, under the Nebraska DNA Testing Act, to order the test. Since he was indigent, Lotter also asked the state to fund it.
Prosecutors protested this appeal, pointing out that Lotter could have requested DNA testing during his 1995 trial but did not. Yet Soucie claimed that the kind of testing they sought (named in State v. Lotter S-02-1072, 266 Neb. 758 as Power Plex 16 amplification and multiplex identification system with the ABI Prism Genetic Analyzer) had not been available in 1995. He also pointed out that until 1997, DNA evidence was not declared legally admissible in Nebraska. In addition, Lotter had not known until the trial that Nissen would be testifying against him. He had not expected to need any such proof. Lotter also claimed that there was no evidence that he was even with Nissen in the farmhouse at the time of the shootings, other than Nissen's word.
The State argued that there was other evidence against Lotter, including his theft of the murder weapon earlier in the day, he successful efforts to obtain the gloves and knife used in the crimes, his appearance with Nissen just prior to the murders, Lotter's stated desire that day to kill someone, and his effort to seek a false alibi from his girlfriend during the time the murders had occurred.
Judge Bryan rejected Lotter's petition, saying that DNA testing would not indicate how blood had gotten on the gloves or clothing, and that spatter patterns would only indicate that Nissen had been near the victims when they were shot, not prove that he was the shooter. And even if Nissen had been mistaken in how close to a victim he was that night, contrary evidence would not necessarily catch him in a lie, since memory can be faulty. Thus, none of the claims had merit, in terms of proving exculpatory evidence.
In June 2003, Lotter's attorney, Jerry Soucie, took his petition to the Nebraska Supreme Court. In another appeal to get a new trial, Lotter also argued that his trial judge made an error when he barred testimony from an inmate, Jeff Haley, who had shared a cell with Nissen at Lincoln Correctional Center and who'd allegedly heard incriminating comments as to who had actually committed the murders. Lotter also asked the high court to declare the electric chair to be cruel and unusual punishment, and stated that a 2002 Supreme Court ruling in an Arizona case indicated that in death penalty cases, juries, not judges, should decide a killer's fate. Lotter had been sentenced by a three-judge panel. If he could not get a new trial, his sentence should at least be commuted to life. With the addition of favorable DNA evidence, he would no longer be death eligible.
In other words, the condemned John Lotter was throwing everything he had into his final appeal.
On July 11, 2003, Nebraska's high court said that the Supreme Court's 2002 ruling was not retroactive, and therefore Lotter was not entitled to a new trial. Nor would his death sentence be commuted to life, since the jury had ruled that the two men had equal culpability in the incident and Nissen's lesser sentence had been the result of his cooperation, not his status of diminished culpability. Had he not cooperated and been convicted just on what he described of his participation, it was likely that he may also have gotten a death sentence.
Yet Lotter still had hope for his appeal to have DNA testing done.
By the end of September, that hope disappeared. On the 26th, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously upheld Judge Daniel Bryan's earlier decision to reject the petition for DNA testing. The conclusion of the justices was that DNA findings would not offer conclusive proof that Lotter had been wrongly convicted or wrongly sentenced. They cited that prosecutors had pointed out that Lotter had wrapped the knife and gun in the gloves, so blood from all three would likely be present on the gloves.
"DNA evidence is not a videotape of a crime," Judge John Wright was quoted as saying in the Sioux City Journal. They agreed with Judge Bryan that a DNA test would not determine just how blood might have gotten on the gloves. That means the test would not establish that Nissen had shot anyone. In short, the DNA test would not offer Lotter what he believed it would in terms of evidence against Nissen and in favor of his claim of innocence.
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Location: Holmfirth, Yorkshire
Event: 2 June 2013
Report: Snowdon Sports
Nick Coupland (We Love Mountains) led the way home as he prevailed in the Eric Biddulph Memorial Road Race in Holmfirth, Yorkshire.
The 35-year-old Brough rider made a break from the bunch after three laps and Sam Ward (Dirtwheels Cycles) joined him.
The two leaders managed to open up a minute gap over three chasers who were themselves a minute in front of the main pack.
With no real threat of being caught, Coupland went on to open a small gap on Ward at the end of the race and went on to take victory by around 15 seconds.
The course has no flat road at all and as a result the riders are either climbing or descending and although the sun was out, the route was lashed with a stiff breeze making the exposed sections difficult.
Nick said after the race: "Sam and I got away and worked well together. When we got to the bottom of the main climb, we had a peep over to see if anyone was coming. After we opened up a bit of a gap, we sort of knew there wasn't anyone there.
"But you can never be certain and so we kept our heads down. On the last lap coming up to the bottom of the climb, I was worried that Sam might spring me and the wind was quite stiff by then. I decided to get my head down and attack.
"I had a little look over my shoulder and noticed I'd broken the elastic and had opened a little bit of a gap."
1 Nick Coupland (We Love Mountains)
2 Sam Ward (Dirtwheels Cycles)
3 Ashley Proctor (Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo)
4 James Allen (Langsett Cycles RT)
5 James Baillie (Langsett Cycles RT)
6 Jake Womersley (Team Sportscover)
7 Nicholas Barnes (www.zepnat.com)
8 Alastair Hepworth (Clay Cross RT)
9 Jake Cowen (Biketreks Racing Academy)
10 Jacob Trotter (Squadra RT)
Please credit www.britishcycling.org.uk and link back if you use any of our race results.
British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.


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Have you offered to host a large crowd to celebrate a special occasion? Thanks to your generosity and efforts, a great many people are about to enjoy a spectacular evening. Whether you're commemorating a birthday, kicking off wedding festivities or celebrating a well-earned retirement, follow these tips for entertaining a large crowd from professional event planners and seasoned caterers. You event is sure to be a hit.
The first steps are to define your budget, set your dates and assemble your guest list. If this is a casual event and your guest list is large, it's perfectly acceptable to send eVites. There are a multitude of websites that offer free templates and dashboards that keep track of invitees that have opened the eVite as well as a tally of responses. This takes the huge task off the host for keeping up with guests' responses.
The easiest way to entertain a large crowd is to set up a buffet. A buffet can set the stage for a more casual event and allows guest to circulate and help themselves. If you have a separate dining room, this is the ideal location for a buffet. Place half of the dinner plates at either end of the table to allow guests to approach the buffet from either side. Select a centerpiece from cuttings from your garden or an arrangement from a florist. Position serving platters on the buffet a few days in advance in order to determine necessary spacing. Have serving utensils available on the table. Roll flatware in napkins to make it easier for guests to retrieve.
You don't need to be an executive chef or hire an expensive catered to prepare dinner for a large crowd. The trick is to depend on recipes that you can easily master in advance. If it's a crowd pleaser for your family, it will certainly work for this event. Consider taking advantage of the awesome deals offered by Groupon coupons and order an assortment of fabulous steaks from Omaha Steaks. Enlist a capable family member or close friend to oversee the grilling. Add a toss salad, fresh bread and a baked potatoes with a selection of toppings and you have a fabulous menu with limited work that sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Finally, set up a bar in a separate location. The kitchen table is ideal. Have a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available from which guests can select. Stock up on ice and extra glasses and you've set the stage for successfully entertaining a large crowd.


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Here Are 12 Worst Places in Your Home for Hiding Money
Posted on Oct 24, 2016
Do you save your money in the bank or at your home? If a bank is not your choice, you probably save cash in one of the following ways and should stop, because thieves know about all of those hiding spots.
1. Mattress
This is literally the first place any thief would look at if they enter your home, so it's a really bad idea.


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To the left is the before and the right is one week after.
When I saw these in my Influenster Holiday VoxBox I was so happy! I wanted to wear them right away!
I have used press-on's when I was younger and stopped because they always looked fake and fell off way too soon. Oh and to add the messy GLUE!
Well these are in a whole different level!
They are super siimple to put on, not too long, and last way over a week!
Straight from Broadway Nails:
Introducing imPress Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPress is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all 36 colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPress, your nails will always be your best accessory.
imPress Manicure retails for $5.99 for colors and $7.99 for patterns, and is available at CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, Walmart and more. For a full list of online and in-store retailers, visit imPressManicure.com, where you can download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!
So I LOVE THESE! I recommend them to everyone!
Visit them at imPressManicure.com
Disclaimer: I was sent this box by Influenster to review. I am not being paid to do this blog post.


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Voice : Speaking for Your Brand
A change is coming. And sooner than you think it could be time to say "goodbye" to keyboards, the mouse and even touchscreens and "hello" to Siri, Alexa and Cortana. Voice may still be in its early days as a human-machine interface, but it's already building a legion of fans who have fallen for its simplicity, immediacy and crucially, how natural it feels. In other words, welcome to the business and customer relation channel of the future.
Drawing upon its existing experience in the design, development and implementation of conversational tools, plus all available existing data, TSC has been reflecting on the topic for some time. It has built the clearest picture of this channel's true business potential, as well identifying the right strategy for brands that are ready to create a vocal presence that its customers will hear loud and clear.
In this White Paper
Why voice has everyone talking
1. Decoding:
1.1 Voice assistants: say you want a revolution
1.2 Why voice assistants are already in tune with daily life
2. Expert Analysis:
2.1 How will customers hear you?
2.2 Going vocal: why time waits for no brand
3. Discovering:
3.1 Voice assistants: talking brand innovation
3.2 Key initial experiences
Say hello to the era of conversational business
Enjoy you reading !
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42nd CIFF Shanghai.
The 42nd China International Furniture Fair (Shanghai) will take place at NECC (Shanghai) in Hongqiao (1), on September 10-13, 2018.
It will host more than 2,000 brands that are distributed in the Import & Design Hall, Trendy Furniture, Quality Furniture, Customized Intelligent Home & Kids Furniture, Sofa & Ding/Living Room Furniture, Sofa Hall, Sleep Center, Homedecor & Hometextile & Lifestyle, Outdoor & Leisure, Office Life Pavilion and China International Furniture Machinery & Furniture Raw Materials Fair, which complement each other and have extraordinary strength.
The 400,000-square-meter exhibition is jointly hosted by CFTE (2) and Red Star Macalline (3)
The participation of Red Star Macalline will provide CIFF Shanghai with the resources including domestic and overseas high-end home furnishing brands, excellent designers and dealer channels covering 29 provinces and 182 cities across China, infuse more fashion, designs and crossover elements close to the consumer demand and market trends and greatly enrich the exhibition experience.
Exhibition Highlights
The EAST Design Show, held for 3 consecutive sessions, will take place with a new look in the 42nd CIFF (Shanghai) in cooperation with the designers, design brands and design academies at home and abroad to bring the industry a visual feast that "good design creates good business".
The Pinnacle Awards Asia-Pacific is jointly launched by CIFF, the American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) and High Point Market, and is a sub-award of the Pinnacle Awards created for the first time in the countries and regions outside the United States. It is the only international furniture & home furnishing award in the Asia-Pacific region, created to select the enterprises and designer's products well-received by the furniture market and industry, aiming to improve the overall design level of the US furniture and home furnishing industries.
China Interiors & Decorations Conference 2018 will explore the starting points for design under the theme of "Design·Beginning". It transmits different life philosophies and attitudes of designers based on their understanding and feeling for the established themes through a series of events such as exhibitions, forums and seminars, tells their stories and discusses more questions about interior design.
Tmall Ideal Home Life Show is a strategic cooperation and strong alliance between CIFF and Tmall to create value for the industry, give the enterprises an experience in the synchronous online and offline launch, display the new functions of "Internet+" of the show, create synchronously online and offline visits and purchase of the latest products at the show, making the brands directly face hundreds of millions of consumers.
The Trade Matching will spare no effort to create the Road & Belt features and effective matching. The overseas and domestic trade matching will be held respectively during the exhibition to further optimize the event process and service support and help the merchants reach the cooperation intention in a short time.
To make the Office Theme Pavilion better serve exhibitors and audiences and increase the collective exchanges of excellent exhibitors in the Pavilion, CIFF works with the Pavilion advisers to formulate a topic for collective exchange according to the main guiding direction for each session of the Pavilion and convenes excellent exhibitors to participate in the events and brainstorming forums.
CIFF works with Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design (4) to create the Global Furniture Exhibition Organizing Committee Chairmen Summit 2018 and the peripheral design of the exhibition and interacted with 50 well-known art and design institutions in Shanghai.
The feast for the home furnishing industry is about to begin. CFTE and Red Star Macalline will jointly start a new era of China's home furnishing industry!
(1) NECC - National Exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai) is the largest exhibition complex in the world with a total construction area of 1.47 million square meters, among which 1.27 million square meters are above ground. It is only 1.5 km away from the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, and is connected with Hongqiao Airport and Hongqiao Railway Station. It's connected with the city centre via Metro Line 2.
(2) CFTE (China Foreign Trade Exhibition Group) is the organizer of CIFF, that takes place annually in Guangzhou Pazhou in March and Shanghai Hongqiao in September. CFTE is wholly owned by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) under the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
(3) Red Star Macalline is a leading operator in China's home decoration chains and furniture malls. Backed by the 4 trillion home furnishing market, Red Star Macalline has operated 260 malls across China with a total area of over 15.14 million square meters. The total sales of merchants exceeded RMB78 billion in 2017.
(4) Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design had stablished in 2013 under the guidance of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy & Informatization and Shanghai Community Administration, Shanghai Promotion Center for City of Design, is a nonprofit social organization providing services for the promotion of Shanghai's creative design industry and the construction of "City of Design" as authorized by the UNESCO.


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Premier Li Keqiang visits the Shenzhen-based Han's Laser Technology Industry Group, a high-end manufacturer of laser processing and automation systems integration equipment, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province on Oct 13.[Photo/Xinhua]
The State Council has rolled out many measures this year to boost manufacturing, including promotion of the internet, technological development, and quality enhancement.
"Made in China 2025" and "Internet Plus" are closely connected, said Premier Li Keqiang while meeting with entrepreneurs from around the world at the 2016 summer Davos in June.
Internet, cloud computing and big data are essential tools to push ahead the smart development of manufacturing, he added.
A document released in May promotes integrative development between manufacturing and the internet. It set a target of 80 percent of key manufacturing enterprises having internet-based platforms for entrepreneurship by 2018.
Seven tasks were put forward for the move, including building internet-based platforms for entrepreneurship and drawing on internet enterprises' investment in services supply.
In August, the State Council laid out a blueprint for technological development in the coming five years, as a major part of the smart, green and service-oriented development of manufacturing. Also, research in advanced manufacturing technologies is among the priorities.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also stressed the development of an innovation system for the sector through building national and provincial-level innovation centers.
Quality is one of the major concerns of the State Council, which issued a document in June to develop good brands as a requirement for the development of high-quality manufacturing.
Two documents in April and September highlighted the importance of developing advanced standards, as a crucial measure to push ahead quality and upgrade the industry.
One of the documents said a basic standard system for consumer goods should be established by 2020.


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GE and other manufacturers back exemption in financial regulation bill
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
A last-minute fight has emerged over a proposed amendment to the Senate's financial regulation bill that would limit the government's power to address high-risk financial practices at companies if their main business is manufacturing.
The amendment, which the Senate might vote on early this week, could make it difficult for federal regulators to address threats to the global financial system posed by such companies as the industrial giant General Electric, which extends tens of billions of dollars a year in customer loans through a subsidiary.
In recent days, GE and other manufacturers have ramped up their efforts to draw attention to how the Senate legislation affects industrial companies. GE has been discussing its concerns with other manufacturers, trade associations, lawmakers and their staff, a company spokesman said.
"This is a 'Save GE' kind of amendment," said Raj Date, executive director of the Cambridge Winter Center for Financial Institutions Policy. He said GE stands to benefit more than other industrial companies that also provide financial services -- for instance, Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson -- because the size and scale of GE's activities could potentially endanger the broader economy.
Under the bill being debated by the Senate, a council of federal regulators would examine all sorts of firms, banks and non-banks alike, to determine whether a company's business practices could pose a potential risk to the wider financial system. Those firms deemed systemically risky would be subject to tighter regulation by the Federal Reserve Board, which could, for instance, require them to reduce the amount of money they borrow or increase the amount of capital they hold against possible losses. Although this tighter oversight could reduce the chances of another financial crisis, the restrictions would cut into profits.
The amendment offered by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) would exempt from this stricter oversight any companies that earn less than 85 percent of their revenue from financial services.
"I have a big concern about the bill overall, that it is overreaching and bringing in a lot of sectors of the economy way beyond true financial firms," he said. "My amendment is one attempt to correct that."
Supporters of the provision, which include the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, say the amendment makes common sense. They argue that companies such as John Deere and Harley-Davidson provide financing for their customers but should not be caught in the same net as, for instance, insurance giant American International Group.
Opponents of the amendment say a company's internal revenue breakdown is irrelevant to whether its banking business is critical to the economy. A manufacturing company, for instance, can build a banking business big enough to cause concern for regulators.
In the case of GE, its subsidiary, GE Capital, last year extended $72 billion in credit to commercial customers. Only a small percentage of the company's financing is for customers buying the company's locomotives, turbines and other products. Most of GE's lending and leasing is to small and mid-size firms that do not purchase GE equipment.
GE Capital is not legally considered a bank, a classification that has traditionally come with more stringent regulations. But it was considered such a vital part of the financial system that GE Capital has been a major beneficiary of emergency government help intended for the banking sector through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The program, known was the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, or TLGP, helped guarantee the firm's corporate debt.
Critics of the Vitter amendment say it would exempt GE Capital from being treated as a potential systemic risk because GE, the parent company, earned only 33 percent of its revenue in 2009 from its financial business.


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Men can enjoy some of the same benefits as women by performing Kegels, an excise the strengthens the muscles in the pelvic area.
To do Male Kegels, follow this advice from a Nurse's blog:
So, basically you have the squeeze the same muscles that you would squeeze as if you are holding in urine or a bowel movement, when you really have to go, but have to wait. It is best to actually do these exercises with an empty bladder, but try to contract and relax these muscles 15 times a day, and work up to 75 times and them start holding the contraction for 3-5 seconds and try to get in two sets of 50 per day while holding the contraction.
I know it seems like a lot BUT you can do them anywhere at any time without it being noticed: while driving, in the shower, at work, watching TV, etc. No one has to know that you are exercising, and really the benefits to you out weight the few minutes a day you will be strengthening your pelvic floor muscles and doing something positive for your body! You will start to see the benefits in 4-6 weeks after starting the exercises and, I promise you, you'll thank me!
The source of this information: http://www.nursebridgid.com/2011/07/male-kegels.html


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Amazon Green Tours Jungle Lodge is located 200km southeast of Manaus on Mutuca River. It is
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This "pure politics" of Alain Badiou, Jacques Rancière, and Etienne Balibar, more Jacobin than Marxist, shares with its great opponent, the Anglo-Saxon Cultural Studies and their focus on the struggles for recognition, the degradation of the sphere of economy. That is to say, what all the new French (or French oriented) theories of the Political, from Balibar through Ranciere and Badiou to Laclau and Mouffe, aim at is - to put it in the traditional philosophical terms - the reduction of the sphere of economy (of the material production) to an "ontic" sphere deprived of the "ontological" dignity. Within this horizon, there is simply no place for the Marxian "critique of political economy": the structure of the universe of commodities and capital in Marx's Capital is NOT just that of a limited empirical sphere, but a kind of socio-transcendental a priori, the matrix which generates the totality of social and political relations. The relationship between economy and politics is ultimately that of the well-known visual paradox of the "two faces or a vase": one either sees the two faces or a vase, never both of them - one has to make a choice. In the same way, one either focuses on the political, and the domain of economy is reduced to the empirical "servicing of goods," or one focuses on economy, and politics is reduced to a theater of appearances, to a passing phenomenon which will disappear with the arrival of the developed Communist (or technocratic) society, in which, as already Engels put it, the "administration of people" will vanish in the "administration of things."
The "political" critique of Marxism (the claim that, when one reduces politics to a "formal" expression of some underlying "objective" socio-economic process, one loses the openness and contingency constitutive of the political field proper) should thus be supplemented by its obverse: the field of economy is IN ITS VERY FORM irreducible to politics - this level of the FORM of economy (of economy as the determining FORM of the social) is what French "political post-Marxists" miss when they reduce economy to one of the positive social spheres. In Badiou, the root of this notion of pure "politics," radically autonomous with regard to history, society, economy, State, even Party, is his opposition between Being and Event - it is here that Badiou remains "idealist." From the materialist standpoint, an Event emerges "out of nowhere" within a specific constellation of Being - the space of an Event is the minimal "empty" distance between two beings, the "other" dimension which shines through this gap.
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The best mechanism I've found to cope with Las Vegas traffic is to assume:
10% of drivers never took driver's ed.
10% of drivers are txting or browsing the internet while driving.
10% of drivers are very intoxicated.
10% of drivers are in the midst of some kind of emergency.
10% of drivers are blindfolded and being directed by a passenger.
And 5% of the time there will be something completely unexpected in the roadway in front of you — like a ladder, scuba gear, or a life-sized plastic kangaroo.
If you assume these things, it becomes almost a game to spot which is which — while also trying to survive the roadway.
Just sayin'.


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The recent video reported as showing the beheading of James Foley has caused controversy and outrage since its release last week. On the one hand it shows a level of media savvy no other Middle Eastern terror group has managed to achieve before in terms of addressing a Western audience but on the other hand it's not a beheading video. The purpose of this article isn't to go too deeply into the mechanics of beheading and nor am I going to start regaling you with conspiracy theories as to what might have been because they are just noise. Let's stick to what we have clearly seen.
Before we get to the video itself we need to look at the reactions from our politicians and – more importantly – our media. Firstly the video itself is often referred to as "the beheading video" despite the fact the video at no point actually shows any form of beheading. On the news it was also frequently reported that the video was too graphic to broadcast, too violent yet the video itself contains only one graphic still image at the very end. This image is indeed graphic, it shows James Foley's severed head resting on his back and you can understand why it's not suitable for mainstream media but given our news reports have been full of images and video showing – for example – horribly mutilated children from the Israel / Gaza conflict you have to wonder which parts of the video were actually "too graphic".
I'd seen these reports over and over on the television and I have no doubt whatsoever it's this description which drove so many people to take a look from themselves. No matter how people like to portray their sensitivities many do have a streak of morbid interest. Whatever the reasons for viewing, and there are many, people were titillated by the media into taking a look for themselves. Along with this the leaders of both the UK and the US returned from their holidays to voice their outrage before returning to whatever it was they were doing on their jollies. It's worth pointing out that, at this time, I've already heard of certain websites who have had their sites taken offline while they are being encouraged to remove the video despite having far, far stronger content available. I suppose that's a case of the authorities wanting to be seen to be pro-active. This has been predominately in Europe as far as I am aware.
The police in the UK hinted that it may be an offence to even view the video (it isn't) and this was run with by various outlets online to further stir up the levels of interest and fear. Yet all along there was nothing here in terms of graphic content which was shocking. Since the outbreak of the war in Syria videos have emerged of both sides carrying out horrific acts and quite literally since the inception of IS they have been releasing documented evidence of the most awful slaughters yet nobody really seemed to care in the wider world, we only started paying attention when the mainstream media decided to cover the fate of the Yazidi people. The 'world' still didn't get too worked up until a certain video emerged, a video in which nobody was actually killed.
Now to the video itself. I'm going to work from the premise that James Foley was indeed murdered. The image at the end shows no artefacts I can see which would indicate it was faked and until those far more experienced than myself can prove otherwise it's reasonable to assume he is no longer alive. As I said at the top of the article, I want to deal with what we can see not what people suspect because those suspicions often bear ever more ludicrous fruit. Let's break down some of the anomalies present in this video alongside some of the more common questions which have lead to conspiracies flying around.
James Foley seems remarkably calm in the video.
He does seem remarkably calm for a man about to be killed doesn't he? I wouldn't say relaxed, there are clear signs of stress and discomfort during his speech but there's little in the way of terror. Some are claiming it's because he's an actor but I would suggest an actor would insert more terror into that situation. I believe a more likely explanation is that he, along with other hostages held with him, was subject to several mock executions. It would be very interesting to hear how these mock executions were carried out but it's hardly unreasonable to assume that after a few of these your mental condition could very possibly collapse into one of miserable acceptance. Each time you think it could be the time it happens but each time it doesn't your mind must convince you the next time won't be either. Many have commented on how victims of beheadings rarely struggle, try to escape, or simply make it difficult. I believe this has a lot to do with a collapsing mental state and a belief that 'this won't happen to me'.
There is another video from a decade ago we can draw parallels with and that is the video of Ken Bigley. In his execution video he was reasonably calm and the content of the speech was a lot more 'positive' than that of James Foley. Mr Bigley sounded like there was still a possibility of his life being prolonged. He'd already given more than one speech kneeling in front of his captors, perhaps he thought this would be another time that he would give a speech before being returned to confinement. Perhaps it was the same for Mr Foley. There is another similarity with the Ken Bigley video but we will come to that later.
The Knife in "Jihaddi John's" hand didn't match the knife in the image at the end of the video.
This much appears to be true from what I can see. There have been beheading videos before where one man has started the execution but another has finished it due to the first man being incapable. Is that the case here? I personally don't believe so but it's important to consider all possibilities which have been previously evidenced rather than leaping to the first conclusion you come up with.
Why would they cut away rather than show the full execution?
Many have claimed this is without precedent and this is not the case. There have been several 'lower profile' beheadings in recent years which haven't shown the full act although almost all show the beginning of the act and even there you can see a marked difference. In the Foley video the victim appears to have his neck sawn at around nine or ten times (I haven't slowed the video down to count) without any obvious signs of damage. This is completely inconclusive with any other video of its kind. The only higher profile video which didn't show the act that I can recall was, once again, the Bigley video. In that they cut away as Bigley was rolled onto his side. At the time this lead to people theorising they might have killed him in some other manner. I couldn't say, I wasn't there, but you have to keep in mind one important fact which has been documented, quite often the people carrying out these beheadings get it wrong. Horribly so. But would they show it anyway? I suppose that would depend on the intention of the videos.
There is one final thing which I want to address which does cast a great deal of doubt that the video we saw was actually the video of James Foley's execution. Only one of his captors appeared in the video. In every video shown of this type there is never a single murderer. There are normally at least two more people with them (often more) and they often have to help subdue the victim who, naturally enough, often tends to struggle once the murder has begun. In this video we see one reasonably calm victim and one of his captors. Nobody else is in evidence. In all of the videos I have been unfortunate to have watched I have never seen only one assailant.
Does this mean it's all a fake? Not really, no. To my mind it seems very much as if they released a video of a mock execution. This would explain the relative calmness of the victim who was probably mentally brutalised enough at that point to be pliable. It would also explain the single captor being in the video as well. There is one important thing though, one massively important thing. If you accept that James Foley is indeed dead, and there is no reason not to, the validity of the video is pointless next to the fact a man is dead. Murdered for a religious ideology.
So what conclusions can we draw before falling down the conspiracy rabbit hole of CIA dirty tricks and a way of getting boots on the ground in Syria? What I can conclude is that IS are incredibly media savvy. They've released a relatively calm video which has inflamed the west. Sensational headlines screaming about something nobody saw happen. Sensational wording describing events nobody saw happen (unless you were there or a part of the company responsible for the editing and distribution of said video I suppose). They're already playing the world's media (social and mainstream) like a violin and that's something I don't want any part in. I've no doubt that their current stockpiling of hostages might well lead to far more graphic examples of execution but I feel they'll still all be wrapped in this cynical, slick packaging and our media will eat it up like sweeties whilst all the while practically ignoring the many other atrocities being carried out by IS.
It would be remiss to not point out that given that James Foley was most likely murdered it doesn't actually matter that the assailant in the video might not have carried out the murder himself. He's still guilty and if the authorities are correct in identifying him then when he is caught he has earned whatever comes his way be it a trial and imprisonment or an undramatic ending via a bullet somewhere in the Syrian / Iraqi wilderness.


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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), a 2016 presidential candidate, lashed out at the federal government after a Kentucky clerk was ordered to jail on Thursday for refusing a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
"We must end the criminalization of Christianity!" Huckabee declared on Twitter later in the day.
The clerk, Kim Davis of Rowan County, steadfastly defied the Supreme Court's ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide — and a subsequent order to issue licenses.
Davis declared she was acting under "under God's authority." Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, used similar language to describe the ruling.
"We must defend religious liberty and never surrender to judicial tyranny. Five, unelected Supreme Court lawyers did not and cannot make law. They can only make rulings. The Supreme Court is not the Supreme branch and it's certainly not the Supreme Being," he said in a statement to his supporters Thursday.
But the legal system disagreed with that assessment, and Davis was found in contempt of court.
Many social conservatives said they were outraged that her religious rights were not being respected. Huckabee took things a step further, however, by writing on Twitter that it would make more sense for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, to be jailed:
Huckabee's tweet is likely referencing the ongoing email controversy dogging Clinton's campaign. Clinton exclusively used a personal email server while at the State Department, which she erased after turning over the emails she said were relevant to her job.
Additionally, she has been criticized for potentially leaving classified material on an unclassified system. She has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
Clinton has maintained that she did not send or receive emails that were marked classified at the time. However, dozens have already been retroactively classified as her emails are slowly released to the public. Additionally, some reports have claimed that certain material in her account was inherently classified under federal protocol.
Huckabee, who said he was heading to Kentucky next week, also suggested that San Francisco officials who flaunt federal immigration laws should be jailed if Davis is:


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By ANDRZEJ LUKOWSKI
Steve Hughes' new show Heavy Metal Comedy is so called not because it includes a routine mocking the metal fraternity for being the last to notice Judas Priest's Rob Halford was obviously gay (which it does), but because it's a show that revels in the fact both Hughes and his favourite musical genre can be construed as nutty, slightly disturbing outsiders.
In-between stuff we can all laugh at – Australia doesn't treat aborigines well, Simon Cowell's a bit of a tit – Hughes makes very provocative statements on the war on terror, Israel and the EU. Quite often it appears to intentionally stray out of the realm of actually being funny.
And while there are some obvious similarities with Bill Hicks, at least Hicks attempted to offer up some answers, some hope. But if Heavy Metal Comedy is as likely to make you angry as amused, it makes for a very refreshing change at a Fringe overrun with sycophantic gags about John Smeaton.
Until Aug 26, Assembly @ Edinburgh Comedy Room (V9), 9pm. http://www.assemblyfestival.com