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STL Funding and Lebanese Polity
And so Lebanon dodges another bullet. What was billed, by all sides, as being potentially an explosive event ended up being a whimper just like the Elliot had predicted in "The Hollow Men" :
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
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Not with a bang but a whimper.
But has the problem been solved or have we applied the traditional Lebanese formula that has been in control of the country for over fifty years. La Ghaleb wa la Maghloob. No winners no losers. What a crock. Why anyone should be obligated to act responsibly if the outcome never matters. It always ends with the La Ghaleb wa la Maghloob.
In the last round things are different. No matter what kind of a spin anyone wishes to apply to the outcome Mr. Mikati has scored a touchdown in the last seconds of the fourth quarter. As a result the big losers are both Hezbollah who promised that the STL will never be financed and then obviously the clAoun who never seems to know what he wants. It is as if he is always waiting for orders from Damascus.
But this apparent victory is hollow. It does not mean much. Lebanon is still waiting for the real independent Najib Mikati to stand up and make a statement that is based on nothing else but the Lebanese national interest. He has not done that yet and it is highly unlikely that he would. The FPM on the other hand is busy bending itself into a pretzel form to say that what they have always cared most about is the integrity of Lebanon more than the simple singular issue of STL finance. The only response to that is bunk!!! This fiasco has demonstrated again the lack of professionalism, the amateurism in decision making and the total incompetence of those in charge of the FPM. But don't blame them blame those that have voted for them without holding them responsible for anything and blame those that will vote for them again.
But the biggest looser by far is Hezbollah. A party that has threatened and cajoled a people on this very same issue that they had to eventually agree to. It will be next to impossible to explain rationally this flip flop of Hezbollah.
But Lebanon has not won except a small moral victory. HA still acts as a state within a state. Note the recent problem with electric generation at AlZahrani power generation plant. The official Lebanese authorities have not been allowed to enter that area because it is only a "ghost" part of Lebanon an incorporeal region. The South is ruled by HA and neither the Lebanese Army, nor the Lebanese PM nor the Lebanese President have much to say about that.
Unfortunately Lebanon's problems are not limited to those mentions, as seminal as they might be. The opposition; March 14; is not in a much more enviable shape. Sa'ad Hariri has demonstrated amply enough that he was not born to lead. He is neither charismatic, nor well read he is neither creative nor principled. He simply has no vision; if he does he has not articulated it. The others in his camp are at least equally as disadvantaged and even more so. Samir Geagea carries so much baggage from the civil war that he must never be given even the chance to lead while the Gemayels will never be able to escape from their self made image of religious and political dinosaurs. Mr. Jumblatt appears to be a liability to both sides.
Lebanon's salvation is in modernity, democracy and a clearly defined bill of rights, i.e. a truly secular society. But how can we have a secular society when the Patriarch, the head of the largest Church in Lebanon behaves on a daily basis as a political chieftain, a non elected one for that matter. What hubris and what chutzpah. Why does he think that he is qualified and/or entitled to act as a political feudal lord when he is at best a priest, a man of the cloth who is supposed to offer some guidance to his flock on strictly spiritual basis? The Maronite patriarch and all the other Christian church leaders must, in the name of Christianity, renounce all semblances of political power and simply encourage their flock to develop an identity that transcends religion. If they fail to do that then they fail the basics of the Judeo Christian ethics, the egalitarianism of St Francis of Assisi.
And in all fairness the same is true of the Moslem Sunni Mufti. He must emphasis to his followers that to be a good citizen of a state does not diminish one's ability to be a good observant Moslem. Religion is a personal matter and must not be brought into the public square. That is purely for the secular. And that is another fatal flaw in Hezbollah who have stated clearly their belief in Wilayat Al Faqih. It simply states that the head of the church is to dictate and rule. No one else is important. That is autocratic and dictatorial. That is the interpretation of Qom and not Najjaf.
Yet I will be willing to put at risk everything of value to me in order to protect the right of Hezbollah to the freedom of self expression and belief but not for the right to abuse this freedom by taking a whole country hostage. They can rationalize it any way that they want but no one has a monopoly on resistance and no one has a right to establish a state within a state through illegitimate force and foreign interference.
A democratic Lebanon shall rise from the ashes and the tyranny of hooliganism and vigilantes shall perish. Either the outright fall of the Syrian regime or the introduction of meaningful democratic changes ogre well for Lebanon. They would only mean the diminution of the HA power. But let us remember that that is not enough in itself for the establishment of a potentially vibrant democracy. We have to declaw the other clerics also, the Patriarch and the Mufti.
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Bring back the basic setup and deployment project type Visual Studio Installer.
You really need to bring back the basic Setup and Deployment project name Visual Studio Installer. It was a clean, simple, and effective installer for home grown applications that were to be deployed internally. I downloaded and used InstallShield LE and it's too complicated and overblown to build simple effective install/uninstall capabilities. Why did you remove it to begin with? We have to support desktop applications for the foreseeable future.
We have just released an extension which delivers the Visual Studio Installer projects functionality present in Visual Studio 2010 for Visual Studio 2013.
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We'd like to thank you all for your comments on this UserVoice entry. We have been discussing the comments on InstallShield Limited Edition (ISLE) raised here with Flexera and we are currently working with them to address the top issues. At this stage we have no plans to include the former Visual Studio Setup Projects in future product versions but we will continue to work with Flexera and the community to ensure Visual Studio customers' setup needs will be met with no-cost tooling that supports a broad range of scenarios.
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Vicasso Interior commented
@Anonymous: If you cannot find extension for VS 2012 then you can use NSIS/Inno Setup extension (Visual & Installer) and convert your .vdproj project. Then it will work in any Visual Studio version.
Did you create released an insaller extension for Visual Studio 2012? I need to run the setup project made in 2008.
Hi, I really dislike the fact that Microsoft removes some features from its older products while adding new features. I belive, old features should be kept in new products even if they are not very popular. I prefer the simple interface of VS setup projects. I cannot use Installshield, because I am blind and I use JAWS (screen reader) and IS is not accessible with JAWS.
Murat Zorer commented
You have a culture specific url-encode defect (url shows BlobNotFound error). Here is the url that extension download redirects me:
Note that "ınstallerprojects" should be with 'i', "installerprojects" (that url works)
sharath s nair commented
please give me solution for this problem
sharath s nair commented
there is no visual studio installer projects for vs 2012
Slappy commented
Hello Phil, are you talking about NSIS/Inno Setup extension (Visual & Installer)? That is definitely working in Community edition!
Please download latest version from product website http://visual-installer.com/
Recently new version was released with Visual Studio 2017 support (all editions!)
Phil commented
Unfortunately this extension doesn't work in the Community edition of VS2015.
yuval commented
I would like to see Microsoft's developer themselves using this slow buggy **** of cr*p IS for their installations before asking us to use it. Understanding that Microsoft has very good developers and horrible horrible Product managers led me to the conclusion to move to WIX. If the developers are using it its because they know better, and the PMs don't seem to care about the clients. Dealing my self with PMs and sales teams, I know that business and logic usually has very little in common.
I really hope that after the decision of releasing Skype for busyness without an option to migrate your regular Skype account to it someone in Microsoft went home, in this rate of idiotic decisions while getting increasing competition from open source the future of Microsoft seems grim
Ian Tompsett commented
If it's so readily available as an extension, why not just include it in the main VS product? That would make life much easier on build servers.
As it is I end up developing software in VS 2015, but need to keep VS 2010 around to build my install projects - a major pain.
There are also many other options how to create Setup in Visual Studio. Please try this NSIS and Inno Setup extension https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/5e57fe9a-ae5d-4740-a1c3-7a8e278e105b or any other.
For everyone tired of ISLE I recommend to try the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) or Inno Setup installation systems which are really good.
There is also Visual Studio extension for these systems (https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/5e57fe9a-ae5d-4740-a1c3-7a8e278e105b) so they are deeply integrated with IDE.
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Sushil Dudani commented
Why is Microsoft team making things difficult. Because you made things so difficult for me, I moved from Visual Studio 6 to Python and Node.JS and I am happy with those two latter languages. Bad decisions made by Microsoft programmers.
MackE commented
You need to either include InstallShield LE as part of the basic install or give us something else so in work environments where we don't have to ability to download and install extensions, we can create a basic msi or exe.
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Please dont release version again n again .First fix the bugs and release after long time.
Microsoft please bring back the "Setup and Deployment" on VS 2012
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So, Microsoft has decided to make the operating system more and more complicated to install to (UAC, user folders, etc), while simultaneously removing the tools that would normally handle such complexities.
You are killing your own operating system. If you make it so painful to create programs that install in a way that correctly adheres with your operating system security principles, then people will instead simply make programs that do not adhere to those principles.
The decision is not only ridiculous from a development toolset point of view, it's utterly asinine when considered in the light of increasing OS complexity.
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However, not all great minds agree. Scientist Stephen Hawking has offered different perspectives over the years, first contending the concept was impossible, yet more recently outlining several philosophies including that of a fourth dimension. But what is the actual probability of stumbling into time travel? Will we ever fully know the extent of our universe? Explore this playlist and be inspired to decide for yourself.


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Monday, 31 July 2017
Dr Tan Liang See, Head of the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice and Assistant Dean (School Partnerships) at Office of Education Research in NIE, Dr Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy, Lecturer with the Early Childhood and Special Needs Education Academic Group at NIE, and Dr Quek Chwee Geok, Principal Specialist, Gifted Education Branch at the Ministry of Education, Singapore, edited a book titled "Curriculum for High Ability Learners: Issues, Trends and Practices.
Published by Springer, this book draws attention to the practice of teaching for conceptual understanding that has been heralded as an effective approach within many curriculum frameworks. This book is pivotal in documenting and analyzing efforts in creating concept-based curriculum and pedagogies for high ability learners.
Contributors of this book discussed key concepts and trends in their curriculum development efforts for high ability learners, as well as the challenges and solutions in their work. Drawing from a wide group of educators ranging from practitioners, curriculum writers and administrators to researchers – this book has assembled a range of perspectives on the processes, outcomes and implications of using concept-based curriculum and pedagogies in a dynamic educational landscape. These informed perspectives highlighted by the contributors will prove insightful and inspirational to practitioners, policy makers and other stakeholders alike.


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Replacement bushings for all the hinge points on the Johnson Sickle Servicer Tool. The S54 Sickle Servicer Tool usually lasts 30 to 40 years, and with lots of use, the pivot points eventually wear out. This set consists of four steel pivot bushings that are the correct OD, ID and length. They can be pressed-in to replace the original pivot bushings.
Grind off one end of the old bushing, hammer it out with a large drift punch, press the new bushing into the joint and tack weld the bushing to the outer plates.
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The Armory Show
Brand positioning, brand identity, website redesign, print collateral design & production, print & digital advertising, social media strategy, on-site signage
The Armory Show was experiencing a decline in gallery applications and attendance, and their image was suffering amid a proliferation of art fairs and the entry of Frieze in the NY market.
A complete rebranding. From the creation of an iconic new logo to a visually-driven website to a print campaign that merged massive gallery walls with the bustling energy of the NYC streets, every aspect of the rebranding was crafted to solidify the Armory's position as New York's premier international art fair.
To create additional excitement and engagement for the show, we commissioned Stephen Mallon to shoot a time lapse video of the 2014 show installation, and deployed an #ArmoryDreamPiece social media campaign that had hundreds of attendees posting images of their favorite pieces, further extending the show's reach.
This rebranding is credited with driving a record number of attendees to the 2014 show, and significant increases in 2015 gallery applications.


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Set among picturesque mountains, Quetta is a laid-back city unspoilt by tourism where you can get a glimpse of the traditional Pakistani way of life.
For stunning views of truly amazing scenery, make the trip to Hanna Lake, which lies some 10km outside the city. Tree-lined pavilions provide the perfect place to take a relaxing stroll while the towering mountains reflect in the still, turquoise water to create an awe-inspiring effect.
You can get around Quetta by rickshaw or taxi. Rickshaws are a very common form of transportation, are cheap and readily available. Taxis are available at the airport and can also be arranged by your hotel.
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Sunderland 2 – 0 Arsenal
Match Report | Highlights | Arsene's reaction
It's been a bad week for Arsenal fans. A crushing defeat in Milan, followed by a comprehensive loss at Sunderland, and the evaporation of any remaining hopes of bringing home silverware. Arsene clearly broke a mirror in 2005, and good behaviour has not granted him any time off fortune's sentence: it will now be seven long years without a trophy.
Yesterday Arsenal were beaten on a ground where just one week earlier they had been victorious. The matchwinner on that occasion, Thierry Henry, was conspicuous by his absence, and a succession of defensive injuries stacked the odds against us. Nevertheless we were outrun, outfought, and occasionally outplayed by a fresher and patently more motivated Sunderland side.
There is no point masking our disappointment. The FA Cup represented our most realistic chance of glory this season, and the draw could certainly have been more cruel, but this is an Arsenal side showing early yet familiar symptoms of the annual end-of-season collapse. We have played ten games since January 1st, losing five. Injuries are mounting fast and belief is fading faster.
There were some fans declaring that yesterday marked the end of our season. They could not be more wrong. To be out of the cup is tremendous blow, but Arsenal still have their biggest prize to play for: fourth place.
I have never subscribed to Arsene's view that a top four finish is equivalent to claiming silverware. It's nonsense. There is no explosion of joy, no entry in the record books, no trophy. But it remains absolutely vital. As bad as things are, falling out of the top four would be disastrous. It's not a prize – it's a necessity.
I'm gutted about the defeats to Milan and Sunderland, but if I had to choose between going out of the cups or suffering two league defeats, I think I'd choose the former. To win the FA Cup would be fantastic, but I'm not sure it'd be enough to keep Robin van Persie, or attract major talent to augment (or indeed replace) him. Fourth place might.
I don't see the point in discussing the future of Arsene Wenger now – whatever your opinion, everyone is surely unanimous in their agreement that, for better or worse, he will be here until the end of the season. If he and the club decide to part ways then, I'd far rather we were able to offer a new a manager a brief to rebuild with the economic support and talent-tempting allure that Champions League brings.
In the light of recent results, some supporters have declared that we have "no chance" of achieving a top four spot. They are, of course, wrong. Take a glance at the league table – we're the present incumbents. Arsenal have been incredibly fortunate that in a year when we've spent much of the time in disarray, our closest rivals (Liverpool and Chelsea) have conspired to be similarly calamitous.
Our next three league games see us face Tottenham, Liverpool, and Newcastle. As painful as our experiences at Milan and Sunderland were, I'd happily accept those defeats if fate were able to trade them for nine points from those forthcoming fixtures.
If, however, we lose, to Spurs next week, all hell could break lose. The day before, Chelsea and Newcastle both have relatively easy home games, and defeat to our rivals could leave us in sixth place and coming off the back of three consecutive defeats.
There have been big London derbies before. For Arsene Wenger, there has never been one quite as big as this.


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Hey! This video is a long-expected gift for every whipped ass lover, and hell you will be sure to love it! Two really cruel chicks do their best in humiliating one submissive girl, who's tied up and humiliated like a worthless slave. She gets her ass spanked while being drilled in both tight holes and mouth. Aww, those strap-ons seem to be too giant, and the girl can do nothing but crying out and begging to stop the torture! Let the action begin…
?fter all un-fucking-believable tortures, she's pissing in the garbage pail!
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2015 is going to be one of the biggest years at the box office in a long time.Not only are we getting a new "Star Wars" movie, but we'll finally see the next "Avengers" grouping, which has been nearly three years in the making. Those two movies alone have the potential of being billion-dollar films.In comparison, 2014 only had one movie gross $1 billion "Transformers: Age of Extinction."
Why it will be huge: One name. Chris Pratt.
Andrzej Zulawskis Cosmos. Based on the 1965 novel by Witold Gombrowicz. With Sabine Azéma, Jean-François Balmer, Jonathan Genet, Johan Libéreau, Victória Guerra and Clémentine Pons. From the Wikipedia page on the novel: The narrative revolves around two young men who seek the solitude of the country; their peace is disturbed when a set of random occurrences suggest to their susceptible minds a pattern with sinister meanings. The humor arises, as it often does in Gombrowiczs work, in the extremity of paranoia and confusion exhibited by the protagonist.
ROSENBERG: The film - a period piece about a mid-20th century Soviet scientist - was known simply as "Dau." Its director, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, had only one previous title to his credit. But now, supplied with a seemingly endless amount of money from various investors and four years into the production with no end in sight, Khrzhanovsky has supposedly gone mad with power, insisting that his cast and crew live full-time on an increasingly large and elaborate set, cut off from the outside world.IDOV: It was 1 a.m. and even at 1 a.m. it was huge and it was populated. There were janitors in Soviet dress sweeping the streets. There were militia men in Soviet uniforms patrolling the perimeter, just sort of, you know, imbuing it with some sort of crazy authenticity. And you might ask when was he directing and the answer is he wasn't. That whole month the cameras weren't rolling.ROSENBERG: In other words, most of these actors weren't actually actors at all. Or if they were they weren't acting anymore. The janitors, the barbers, those were their real jobs now. They worked and even lived on the set whether Khrzhanovsky was shooting or not. As if to prove it, he would take Michael into structures which Michael thought were just facades, but which proved to be fully functional apartment buildings, complete with 1950s refrigerators stocked with 1950s food, stamped with 1950s expiration dates.
THE LOVE WITCH is a film about a woman who becomes a witch in order to get love into her life. The script was originally inspired by pulp novels and cult films from the 60s and 70s. There was a lot of prurient curiosity during the sexual revolution about naked witches and their rites and orgies, as people became both curious about and afraid of womens new sexual powers. But the main character, although a sexy witch, is mostly interested in the thing that has traditionally been every witchs real specialty love.In much of literature love is almost presented as a womans form of violence, with female characters doing anything, no matter how horrible, for love. This is perhaps because love has almost always been seen as a womans domain, while sex has been seen as a mans domain. The film will demonstrate that men fear love because they fear losing control of themselves and being eaten alive, especially by a female that they deeply desire. Elaine, the main character in the film, has a problem in that she loves too much. This is her incentive to lure men, and yet her sexuality and the intensity of her love are very destructive. Thus from the outside she will be seen as evil, but from the inside her experience is one of longing and heartbreak. Her situation is further complicated by the highly volatile men she encounters, and by other women in the film who do not understand her.Apart from reading pulp novels I did a ton of research and reading on witchcraft, which helped me to see witchcraft as a religion and to write the character from the inside. I also saw a few films which were inspiring for both style and content, including Damianis La Strega In Amore, Romeros Season Of The Witch, Pasolinis Medea, Dreyers Day Of Wrath, anything by Bergman or Fassbinder, trash sex films, and films featuring sex symbols with a certain type of studied allure. What ties all of these films together is that they see a woman not just as a smaller, weaker man, but as a special creature with her own qualities.Ive finished most of the set and costume design for the film and made some set pieces for it, including a large Persian wool pentagram rug, an altar inscribed with magical signs, wands, renaissance costumes, spell books, paintings, etc. The film will feature robes and candles, coffee and tea, wine and cake, special dishes and goblets, jewels, rocks and gemstones, things made from wood, and symbols from the tarot. I want the objects to create a mix of the earthy and the magical, which is what witches represent to me. The film will also feature symbols of romantic love and fairy witchy symbolism, such as aromatic herbs and wildflowers, roses, a Rennaissance Faire wedding, ethereal maidens, and magical unicorns.


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Jeanna and Brian are exceptional. From our first sit down meeting, I knew I had to work with these two – full of life & joy, they are one of my favorite couples of the year.I'm so incredibly thankful I was able to serve them this summer as their Wedding Photographer, it was simply a joy. You know what's cool? When two days after a client's wedding they stop by and drop off cookies for you and your assistant. That's freakin' cool 🙂And that's who these two are – simply loving and kind people. It shows too in their wedding images – I'm a big believer that true artistic wedding photography is always a representation of who the couple really is at heart, rather than some posed & false set up image.For sure, their heart shows through these artsy images – you can see it in their candid and photojournalistic wedding photographs. Being a candid and photojournalitic wedding photographer in Cleveland means that I have a keen eye for capturing true and lasting moments as they unveil.I also have a heart for the small stuff – the wedding details. There is so much story in all the little bits and pieces of a wedding day.I took some time and found Brian getting ready in his hotel room. He had a little bit of nerves, but he was excited and ready to see Jeanna. This is the joy of being a modern cleveland wedding photographer – being able to capture all this story and preserving it. I was there and ready when Jeanna entered St John's Cantius church in Tremont for her wedding.Moments like this is why I am a big believer in all day wedding photography coverage, not just hours of coverage. How could I miss this stuff? All these candid moments are so important to Jeanna's wedding day!And Jeanna is beautiful – strikingly beautiful. We took a few moments before her guests arrives for a quick image session. I let her be her natural self – no surprise – she looks great 🙂As I said, the wedding was at St.John Cantius Church in Cleveland (tremont). St John's Cantius is a simply beauitful church for a cleveland wedding. Full of old world architecture and charm, and set in one of my favorite Cleveland neighborhoods.I caught the guys walking to the church and stole a few moments for a quick creative wedding photography session. So much fun!How awesome is St John's Cantius church? Seriously – epic beauty.After the wedding at St John Cantius, we then embarked on our creative wedding photography session. We struck out in the neighborhoods of tremont – I know some really cool nooks and crannies that are just wonderful for modern cleveland wedding photography.I love working with bridal parties – there's always so much energy and fun to be had, and this group was no exception.One of the groomsmen showed off his mad karate skills by showcasing an awesome jump kick.Epic. Love this image.And this is creative and different cleveland wedding photography. We found some awesome puddles in the area I took them (it was something of a rainy weekend!) and rocked it.Seriously – I ♥ the clouds in this reflection shotThis set of artistic cleveland wedding photography above is some of my favorite ever crafted. A little cleveland skyline in the background, and Jeanna's veil naturally blowing (no joke) in the wind. So cool.I love the fun and joy of creative wedding photography sessions. They are relaxed and laugh-out-loud fun, not awkward and stiff. After rocking their creative image set, we headed to Pine Ridge Country Club at the Clubhouse for their wedding reception. Pine Ridge country club is awesome for wedding receptions – Check out the glory and grandeur of this reception venue!Much credit goes to Michael Angelo's Bakery for their epic wedding cake.Jeanna & Brian's first dance was a knockout – full of sweet glances and laughs. These two are so in love. Here you can for sure see the beauty of a wedding reception and Pine Ridge Country Club, the late summer light created an enchanted feel to the evening.I love wedding reception dance photography – so fun and funky to capture.Jeanna and Brian have a special spot in their heart for Ruby – their sweet little pup. She made a planned appearance at Pine Ridge Country Club during the reception for a little evening pet photoshoot. So sweet.Sparkler exit from the reception? Love it.We are freaks about wedding ring images around here too – and using their giant metal letter W (I think from anthropologie?) for their ring photograph seemed so perfect.
Love in Tremont
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These are so lovely Brett!!! And the picture of the church?? Wowza!


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I read, therefore I am…
Forget the fashion for a second. Another window into the personality of a subway rider is the material they are reading. Pair that with their outfit and you have a very good idea of who they are, or are trying to be.
She was reading My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black. It's a comedy book, and written by a man who while a cast member of The State, was never on The Kids in the Hall. I admit I've made that mistake.
What kind of a woman reads that book? The kind that carries a tote bag that had cartoon illustrations of whimsical food items. There were muffins, pink glazed donuts, broccoli, lemons, and coffee mugs. The best ones were actually hearts with the letters BFF or bfo in the middle, like those candy Valentine's hearts grade schoolers give each other. The canvas tote had red accents and straps with silver grommets fastening them to the bag. Curiously, the lining was exactly the same print. Reversible tote perhaps?
On her head was a big red knit hat. Worn almost like a beret – off her forehead. That hat matched the red hoodie she had on. Her winter coat was black wool with small white dot pattern. And her gloves were black cotton. The scarf was a plain white ribbed wool number. Her age really started to show with her grey faded skinny jeans and her black worn Chuck Taylors. I couldn't figure out why she only had on ankle socks on such a cold day though.
Her shoulder length hair was dark brown. No bangs. At first glance, her face looked clean. But a second look revealed very subtle eye shadow – her own light version of the smoky eyes look perhaps? She pulled out a tube of Burt's Bees lip balm and did a light application in the middle of her ride.
It struck me that if she was reading a different book, or none at all, she would have given off a Parisian or sophisticated French girl kind of vibe. Heck, she could have been reading Twilight, or even Harry Potter. Why did it have to be Michael Ian Black?
Or maybe that was exactly the glance into her personality we needed?
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- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I have slept with countless homely, diseased, and downright hamburger-resembling girls for the mere fact that they WERE reading Michael Ian Black's book. But hey; some of us have good senses of humor (i.e. her), some of us don't. Some of us have syphillis. (I have syphillis.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 9:48 PM
hahahahhaha that comment is totally from MIB. It's exactly his style of writing.ReplyDelete
Which I know because I've read his book.
And as a result have slept with him.
(Now I have syphillis.)
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:20 PM
You would rather see her reading Twilight than MIB? You're retarded.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Anyone who doesn't know EXACTLY who is in The Kids in the Hall isn't worth knowing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 2:10 PM
The fact that she had that book in her hands would be reason enough for me to plop right down next to her and chit chat about how friggin' awesome MIB is...you my friend are lame-o.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 3:43 PM
I've read the whole Harry Potter series and Twilight series, plus Michael Ian Black's book and I'm a really wonderful person. Stop judging a book by it's cover! Although it'd be much harder to judge me by what book I'm reading because I take the covers off all of my hardcover books.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 3:49 PM
I don't know who "The Descriptionist" is. But thanks to the blog, I've discovered Michael Ian Black. Just bought the book today.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 5:00 PM
I dont know who Michael Ian Black is. But thanks to his blog I discovered "The Descriptionist". Just bookmarked this great site.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 5:41 PM
The comment the Anonymous poster above me posted doesn't make sense. They are trying to be like the Anonymous poster above them, but that comment makes sense. Fail Anonymous. Fail.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Your comment on Blacks blog was very classy.ReplyDelete
Nicely done Descriptionist. :-)
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Hey now. I'm not kidding - I have made friends based on the fact that they like Michael Ian Black/and/or Stella/and or other workings of ppl from the state. Plenty that are girls. The people that do like MIB just seem to have an amazing sense of humor. On that note 'My Custom Van' made me laugh so hard I cried, anddd I think I just may go rewatch all of Stella now when I am finished writing this sentence.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear that you do not like girls who have personalities. Just saying.
- The DescriptionistJanuary 30, 2009 at 10:06 AM
You know, I'm going to miss all this vitriol and hate directed my way. I've been laughing so hard from all the comments posted on both blogs. It's funny how an irrelevant blog (that maybe 5 people read on a regular basis - and none of them are related to me) has gotten so many hits and comments over one post.ReplyDelete
But seriously, did any of you (not you 5) really read the post? Or any other posts? Well, a lot of you seem to know who FOB is, which surprises me.
Do you think Ben Stiller has rabid fans too?
Thanks for reading. Back to toiling in obscurity now.
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2009 at 11:24 AM
People who have fans:ReplyDelete
Billy Crystal
Rodney Dangerfield
Descriptionist (psych!)
So having fans is an awesome metric. It's not hate and vitriol, it's pure love. We're just trying to get you layed, man!
- AnonymousJanuary 31, 2009 at 1:56 PM
First thing I did when I got MIB's book. I fucked it. I fucked the shit out of it. Then I told it I loved it, ignored it for awhile, and kept finding myself coming back to it for some more.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2009 at 3:10 AM
I think your writing is very good for someone who appears to be approximately 8 years of age.ReplyDelete
Either that or you're a creep with a thing for pictures of eight year old boys.
Either would explain your fondness for FOB.
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2009 at 4:59 PM
You guys, be nice! All Descriptionist needs to do is get acquainted with Michaels humour, he's just not entirely in the know at this point.ReplyDelete
Descriptionist, go buy his book and leave a sparkling review my man! All will be forgiven.
- AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Michael Ian Black is hysterical. You are not.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Seriously, Twilight? I'm sorry you don't like girls with a sense of humor. You should really try it sometime, it may rub off on you.ReplyDelete


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With Fedora plus updates (although this was happening with basic test2), when I
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Diversions – before development can begin any companies on the positioning which have to be stored operational to serve different adjacent websites must be diverted in order that they run outdoors the footprint of the brand new building. Combining audio, video and a whole lot of graphics & onsite building photos, this program takes your training expertise far past what can be performed in the typical classroom setting. Residential construction managers also observe work high quality, ensure secure work situations and ensure contractors are paid on time. After working for 10 to twenty years, Residential Construction Superintendents make a median salary of $61K. Survey results suggest that Residential Construction Superintendents put a variety of skilled expertise to use.
Tight housing stock is another facet of the residential market that consultants predict will proceed to pose a problem. Homeowners can use the Guide to find out whether a doable building defect may be lined by house warranty insurance coverage and to raised understand how warranty providers might consider claims in new homes. Where practical, organise quick-time period noisier jobs so they don't happen first-factor within the workday. Residential customers building a brand new residence or gut rehab that may receive electric or gas service from Eversource, UI, CNG or SCG might qualify for this program.


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Richard J. Meldrum
23023 Orchard Lake Rd. Suite D
Farmington, MI 48336
Phone (248) 477-0061
Fax (248) 477-5585
Location: In Farmington Professional Park Building, between Ten Mile Rd. and Grand River Ave. near Shiawassee St.
Office Hours
Monday 8:15 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 am to 10:00 am
Thursday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday lunch is between 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm.
Patient Services
Our office provides orthodontic treatment for children, adolescents, and adults (our youngest patient is 6, and our oldest patient is 80!). We use small stainless steel braces, ceramic aesthetic brackets, removable clear aligner appliances as well as metal and plastic retainer appliances. Our goal is to produce excellent orthodontic results, a comfortable bite relationship and a beautiful smile!
How to Start Orthodontic Care
Please call our office phone number to schedule a new patient examination appointment. There is no charge for this new patient exam, and it can be scheduled during any of our regular office hours. An orthodontic diagnosis with be performed, and treatment options will be discussed. The process of starting orthodontic treatment will be described. The cost of treatment will be determined, any insurance benefits will be investigated, and payment plans will be clearly explained. Orthodontic treatment is very approachable.
Progression of Treatment
Following the initial placement of orthodontic appliances, adjustment appointments are scheduled every three to five weeks. At these appointments, our Orthodontic Assistants seat the patients, and as a preliminary procedure, remove some small parts of the appliances. Following this preparation, Dr. Meldrum comes in and performs all the actual orthodontic adjustments procedures for every patient, start to finish. The parents of the child patients are always welcome in the treatment rooms to observe everything we do. Many of the parents eventually become orthodontic patients themselves after they see the kind of results achieved with orthodontics.
Richard J. Meldrum, DDS, MS, complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Richard J. Meldrum, DDS, MS does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. If you require any aids, assistance or services, please ask to speak directly with Richard J. Meldrum at (248) 477-0061.


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We shortened Bohemian Glass to Boha Glass to come up with our company name.
Although we admire glass from all over the world, both of us are fascinated by Eastern European Glass.
We decided to specialise in this area and have searched Bohemia and Eastern Europe to find the very finest studio glass artists.
Each Bohemian glass vase, bowl or ornament is individually handmade and each piece is personally signed by the studio glass artists.
No two handmade glass pieces are exactly alike. Each piece finds it own identity in the glass blowing process. In the heat of the furnace and the turn of the blowpipe.
Bohemian Glass History
Bohemian Glass is a decorative glass produced in Bohemia and Silesia by studio glass artists since the middle ages.
Bohemia is now part of the Czech Republic. It was renowned for its beautiful colourful glass art and Bohemia crystal. Their crystal was made by combining potash and chalk. Bohemia became famous for its engraving and excellent cut. The cut was made by expert craftsmen on a wheel. Even now, Bohemian studio glass artists still wow the world with wonderful cut crystal glass creations.
Polish Glass Artist – Adam Jablonski
We have some select art glass pieces from Adam Jablonski. He is a world-famous Polish studio glass artist. He has won 12 gold medals in both national and international exhibitions. His Jablonski Glass studio in Wolka Kowsowska, Poland has forged some of the world's most exciting art glass. His work can be found in galleries and collections across the globe. His art glass is all hand blown and is made of a quarter lead crystal. Every piece is personally signed by the artist. Adam Jablonski began working with glass in 1952 and he finally closed his studio doors last year.
He is an international legend on the art glass scene with admirers on every continent. Adam Jablonski has patented some fantastic techniques. One of which blends metal and glass into a stunning glass art infusion.
For a brief history of the life and work of Adam Jablonski click here.
Our stock is some of Adam Jablonski's very last pieces before he retired and closed his studio.
Lithuanian Glass Artist – Remigijus Kriukas
Our Lithuanian studio glass artist is Remigijus Kriukas. He has produced some of the most exciting and innovative pieces on the whole site.
He has mastered control over glass bubbles and weaves them into sumptuous glass ornaments.
His modern styling and urban chic have won him admirers across Europe.
The Teggno ornaments are just some of his fantastic creations.
Bohemian Glass – Czech Glass Artist – Daniel Stepanek
Daniel's highly sought after work is an exotic mix of metallic hues, crazed bottles and combed vases.
He is a true talent with many years in the Bohemian Glass business, producing both traditional cut Bohemian Crystal and highly stylish modern glass work – all to an exceptionally high standard.
We hope to bring you more glass artists soon – so please come and visit us regularly.
Please enjoy your time here at Boha Glass.
Kind regards,
Anna and Barnaby Kirsen
More on Bohemia and Bohemian Glass
Bohemian glass production began in about the 300BC, and by the 10th Century the Bohemian furnaces were producing glass costume jewelry (bijouterie)
The expression Bohemian (from bohème, or bohèmien) surfaced around the mid nineteenth century in France in relation to the erroneous idea that freedom-loving gypsy travelers came from Bohemia.
Bohemian glass, also known as Bohemian crystal, is a term used to describe brightly coloured engraved and faceted glassware that was popular in Europe in the 19th century. From then on it became a well recognised type, like Nailsea glass or Venetian Glass.
Bohemia is now part of the Czech Republic, and was famous for its beautifully coloured glass. As opposed to usual perception this was non-lead.
The history of Bohemian glass started with the plentiful natural resources found in Bohemia and neighbouring Silesia. In the Bohemian countryside there were large quantities of silica and limestone and plenty of wood for firing the kilns and creating potash.
The oldest Bohemia glass-making sites that have been found in the mountains of Northern Bohemia date to the 13th century and Glass-workers in Bohemia had discovered that when potash was combined with chalk it could be used to create clear, colorless glass that was more stable than glass being produced in Italy.
This new glass could be cut with a little stone or copper wheel and the term Bohemian Crystal emerged, although this was still not lead based at this time. Glass workers perfected their crafft of working with crystal and Bohemian cut crystal became famous for its workmanship and engraving.
By the beginning of the 19th century, English and French lead crystal began competing with Bohemian glass. Lead crystal was glass with a high lead content and lustre and was very good for cutting.
After the decline of business due to the Napoleonic Wars, Bohemian glassworkers learnt how to make lead crystal and started their successful come back. They used the English diamond cut and combined it with more complicated cutting decorations and engravings to create their own unique style.
In the late 19th Century Bohemian exports flourished and coloured glass with painted enammelling depicting floral subjects and lithographic prints of famous paintings were produced on huge quantities in Bohemian factories and sent out to as far afield as America.
Even today, Bohemia Crystal is a well guarded trademark and every piece of an entire Crystal chandelier, such as prisms and bowls, has to be made in the Czech republic for the chandelier to carry the label 'Bohemia Crystal'.
Even today, Bohemian Glass is held in high esteem by people all over the world.


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PG-13 143 min Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi May 4, 2012 86/100
Director : Joss Whedon
Writers : Joss Whedon (screenplay), Zak Penn (story), Joss Whedon (story)
Stars : Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Plot : Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 36 wins & 77 nominations.
Verdict : excellent (86/100)
Genre : Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
MPAA rating : PG-13
Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Country : USA
Language : English, Russian
Runtime : 143 min
Release date : May 4, 2012
US Box Office : $623.3M
DVD release date : September 25, 2012
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