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Unusual, unique and unforgettable; these adjectives have been liberally used to describe the dining experience at Gitano Restaurant & Love, an eccentric restaurant decked out in outrageous colours and décor, between Cherng Talay and Surin.
It certainly is unusual and a one-off event dining there and, alongside Natural (Tamachart) Restaurant in Phuket Town, it excels at being different.
Gitano is a veritable kaleidoscope of colours with yellow being the common theme running throughout.
Owners Lin Prachakrich and Miguel Kirjon have long been known in Phuket as innovators and Miguel's artwork is prevalent throughout with 'crazy paving' colourful ceramic floor tiles, a centrally located fish tank, 3D acrylic paintings, a headless mannequin on the toilet door and much more including an exchange bookshelf and, over in the corner next to the semi-open kitchen, a Kids' Club with Disney Channel on its large LCD screen, kids' books and toys.
This is one fun place to be compared to the average, rather staid décor of its rivals.
There have been previous versions of Gitano Restaurant & Love and each one featured standout music choices. This incarnation is no different, with Beatle tunes redubbed into salsa, pure Country & Western, Sinatra and more – all at a pleasant conversation-friendly volume.
Obviously, the colour scheme has a lot to do with the lighthearted feel to the place but the cheerful and smiling wait staff also plays an important part in making diners feel welcome. This is not the place to take a date if it's romance you're after but if you're up for a bit of fun and a laugh with your meal, or if you're with kids, it's perfect.
Gitano has a simple, 14-label wine list with the equally distributed white and red selection coming from New Zealand, Italy, Chile, Spain, France and Australia. The house wine is a Chilean Talamanca Sauvignon and is the only wine from the list that is served by the glass.
It's a young yet full wine with a crisp, even body and it adapts extremely well with the dishes on offer. If you really want to push the boat out you can order a bottle of Billecart-Salmon Brut Reservé NV Champagne.
Some people drink up and run away as soon as a photo menu is brought out but Gitano's menu (photographed by Miguel of course) is a mine of information. Featuring one page of Mexican choices and several of Thai dishes with a back-page children's menu, you can choose the piquancy of ordered dishes and sample such delights as stir-fried grated white snapper, crispy chicken in a sauce reminiscent of both panaeng and massaman curries, and moving to the Mexican side, an outstanding chile con carne along with a near-perfect chicken enchilada.
The beauty of this food is that it is complementary, with Thai ingredients intermingling in the Mexican dishes and clever touches to the Thai offerings. There's even a lunchtime set menu (changed every two weeks) with lemon ice tea thrown in at very reasonable price. As for the kids, they can choose between quesadilla, spaghetti, a six-inch pizza, fried rice and more.
As mentioned, the service here is all smiles, considerate and charming. The constant presence of Lin helps as she has good dish suggestions and adds glamour to the amiable wackiness that is Gitano Restaurant and Love.
Gitano has the advantage of standing out like a light bulb in a dark room by the side of the road leading from Cherng Talay to Surin, near the Laguna Complex.
Standing on the opposite side of the road to the Tesco Lotus/McDonald's enclave, the bright yellow-and-pink façade is not easily missed. And relax, there's plenty of parking space.
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As slides go, the Virre slide is one of the most aesthetically pleasing I've seen (and reasonably priced) with that distinctive Swedish look and smooth curves. As long as you have the room indoors and your bambino is over 18 months, this beech veneer delight could be yours for £79. And yes, whilst Ikea does sell online, this is one of their products that is only available in store.
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Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean.Aristotle
The vices respectively fall short of or exceed what is right in both passions and actions, while virtue both finds and chooses that which is intermediate.Aristotle
Again, it is possible to fail in many ways (for evil belongs to the class of the unlimited ... and good to that of the limited), while to succeed is possible only in one way (for which reason also one is easy and the other difficultto miss the mark easy, to hit it difficult); for these reasons also, then, excess and defect are characteristic of vice, and the mean of virtue; For men are good in but one way, but bad in many.Aristotle
It is well said, then, that it is by doing just acts that the just man is produced, and by doing temperate acts the temperate man; without doing these no one would have even a prospect of becoming good. But most people do not do these, but take refuge in theory and think they are being philosophers and will become good in this way, behaving somewhat like patients who listen attentively to their doctors, but do none of the things they are ordered to do.Aristotle
For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who do not effect it miss their mark, and it is in this that a good constitution differs from a bad one.Aristotle
May not we then confidently pronounce that man happy who realizes complete goodness in action, and is adequately furnished with external goods? Or should we add, that he must also be destined to go on living not for any casual period but throughout a complete lifetime in the same manner, and to die accordingly, because the future is hidden from us, and we conceive happiness as an end, something utterly and absolutely final and complete? If this is so, we shall pronounce those of the living who possess and are destined to go on possessing the good things we have specified to be supremely blessed, though on the human scale of bliss.Aristotle
The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.Aristotle
For pleasure is a state of soul, and to each man that which he is said to be a lover of is pleasant.... Now for most men their pleasures are in conflict with one another because these are not by nature pleasant, but the lovers of what is noble find pleasant the things that are by nature pleasant; and virtuous actions are such... Happiness then is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world, and these attributes are not severed as in the inscription at Delos: Most noble is that which is justest, and best is health; but pleasantest is it to win what we love.Aristotle
For some identify happiness with virtue, some with practical wisdom, others with a kind of philosophic wisdom, others with these, or one of these, accompanied by pleasure or not without pleasure; while others include also external prosperity. Now ... it is not probable that these should be entirely mistaken, but rather that they should be right in at least some one respect or even in most respects.Aristotle
If ... we state the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man to be the good and noble performance of these, and if any action is well performed when it is performed in accordance with the appropriate excellence ... human good turns out to be activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are more than one virtue, in accordance with the best and most completeAristotle
For just as for a flute-player, a sculptor, or an artist, and, in general, for all things that have a function or activity, the good and the well is thought to reside in the function, so would it seem to be for man, if he has a function.Aristotle
The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits; it is evidently equally foolish to accept probable reasoning from a mathematician and to demand from a rhetorician scientific proofs.Aristotle
If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the good. Will not knowledge of it, then, have a great influence on life? Shall we not, like archers who have a mark to aim at, be more likely to hit upon what we should? If so, we must try, in outline at least, to determine what it is.Aristotle


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I know a few of you cycle to work, so Im looking for some advice looking at a resonably prices (max. £50) laptop backpack, which would be good for cycling to work wearing. All suggestions will be gratefully recieved and also Panniers being the best option are not viable as its a 29er MTB and panier racks dont fit over my back wheel/tyre
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Best one I ever had was swissgear, solid, ample room for bits and bobs, padded section for laptop, section at top with headphone passthrough, drinks holders - awesome
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I can highly recommend these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fusion-Orang...aptop+backpack
Slightly more than your budget, but a lot of storage for a small bag, lots of cubby holes, a laptop sleeve/pocket and reflective straps. Had mine ~3 years of use every day and it's been great
+1 for Swissgear, I've got a slightly larger one then posted above, I wouldn't recommend it for cycling but anything made by them is good.
I looked at it again after I posted, and can see it being in the way of your bum if you sit towards the back of your saddle
Swissgear bags are excellent - bought one very similar to the one linked above in a sale for £20 6 years ago, still going strong and get's used almost everyday for work, has been on every holiday I've been on in that time (abroad and camping), acts as my day bag at weekends when I'm out walking, holds all my clothes when I go off to stay with family oop north for the weekend every couple of months - it's had some serious use, so I highly recommend them!
I think the swissgear bag is the winner...looking at the green one rather than the black one...pretty much the same style though.
Going to send the link to my wife now, she told me she would buy me it as a present for being good (doing everything she cant becasue shes pregnant)
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Jelly Batteries: Not for Eating (Unless You're a Robot)
September 14th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have invented some new batteries, that are smaller, cheaper, lighter and safer than current batteries. It's also possible they will even last longer than what you presently have in your devices.
These lighter lithium jelly batteries might someday replace polymer gel batteries. They will contain about 70% of a liquid electrolyte that can be molded in all sorts of funky shapes. This could mean the advent of non-rectangular phones and tablets. While the thought seems interesting, it's going to be a design challenge to get a device like that right.
These jelly batteries are supposed to cost as little as 10 to 20% of polymer batteries, easy to produce and resistant to damage. But they're still not edible.
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On this day 100 years ago the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage to New York. 1,517 passengers and crew members lost their lives on board as the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean in a tragedy which would be remembered forever.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic a selection of memorial services are taking place, many of them will be aired across BBC channels and on BBC radio today- see full listings here. I will be watching BBC footage live from Titanic memorial voyage which is sat on the exact spot where the Titanic sank 100 years ago.
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Spielberg's debut studio film is a reasonably solid movie. It features a young Goldie Hawn as a woman who helps her almost ex-husband escape from a pre-release program (prison) to kidnap their child back from the foster home he is in. This leads to a chase across Texas with hundreds of police cars in pursuit.
The movie is decent enough with emphasis on the chase, but little incentive to care about the characters is given. A moderate thumbs up to this one.


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Published June 12, 2012
Greyhound may be named after a fast dog, but it's got nothing on this puppy.
A high speed electric Superbus built in The Netherlands is now street legal after the government there issued a license plate for the radical form of mass transportation.
The 23-passenger vehicle is being developed by a program at the Delft Institute of Technology headed up by physicist and former astronaut Wubbo Ockels, who in 1985 became the first Dutch citizen to travel into space on the last successful flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The sleek, 50-foot-long six-wheel vehicle looks more like a stretch limo version of an exotic sports car than a typical bus, and features 16 gullwing doors and a central seating position for the driver.
Powered by lithium-ion batteries it has a theoretical range of 134 miles per charge and a top speed of 155 mph.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/06/12/155-mph-electric-superbus-ready-for-road/?intcmp=obnetwork#ixzz1xnweIelO
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DENVER -- Fuel efficiency will be on the minds of visitors to Denver's auto show this week.The auto industry is changing deeply and quickly, partly to accommodate fuel economy regulations but also to confront changing attitudes toward environmental responsibility and higher gas prices.Energy analysts predict fuel prices will continue to rise as demand grows from developing countries, and that will encourage future auto buyers to focus on fuel economy.
They'll find plenty of options at the auto show at the Colorado Convention Center.Auto-show officials estimate that one of every five cars on display features a hybrid, electric or alternative-fuel power system.Those are things car companies talk about when showing off cars such as the Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid or the Acura NSX hybrid performance car concept.
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By: Dale Jewett on 6/04/2012
The Ford F-150 pickup gets a handful of upgrades for the 2013 model year. The key changes include a redesigned center stack, the availability of high-intensity discharge headlamps and the addition of a new range-topping Limited trim.
The changes come as rival General Motors prepares to launch redesigned versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. Those trucks are expected to arrive in spring 2013.
The F-150 was last redesigned in 2009.
The 2013 F-150 Limited becomes the new top of the F-series lineup. This gives Ford four luxury trim levels in its pickup lineup-Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum and Limited. Those four models get the MyFord Touch telematics system with an eight-inch screen in the center stack. The technology includes the Sync voice control, two USB ports, audio/video input jacks and an SD card reader.
Ford redesigned the F-150 instrument panel to include a four-inch video display for trucks that don't use the eight-inch MyFord Touch system. The four-inch display, which is flanked on each side by rows of buttons, also includes Sync technology.
On the exterior, Ford gave the F-150 redesigned grilles and L-shaped headlamps. HID headlights are optional.
Other mechanical changes include the expanded availability of hill-descent control technology, which had been limited to the high-performance Raptor model
Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120604/carnews/120609937#ixzz1wqClEpnO
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Toyota considers its Scion brand an incubator for new ideas. It's a place for the company to toe into new segments that the mother ship wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole, let alone a 10-foot car.
The Scion iQ is just that: An otherworldly city car with an edgy design that gives it the appearance of a probe recently arrived from Saturn, if not Uranus.
It's not the first of its kind to explore these shores in recent years, that dubious honor goes to the even smaller Smart Fortwo. But just as the U.S. was second into the great beyond, Scion has its thrusters on full and is hoping to do both better and bigger than the competition from Europe.
To the latter point, the iQ is a four-seat car. Well, Scion likes to say 3+1, because the spot behind the driver is little more than trompe l'oeil, but two six-footers can fit in tandem on the shotgun side. (Note: I didn't say comfortably.) If you ever wondered what the smallest family car is, question answered.
Behind everyone is a claimed 3.5 cubic feet of cargo space, much of which must exist in another dimension. You'd have a hard time fitting the owner's manual back there, which you'll need to find room for because there is no standard glove compartment. Fold down the rear seats, however, and you end up with a two-seater that has more luggage room than a Toyota Camry.
Front seat passengers are well taken care of and the iQ's enormous doors offer easy entry and an unexpectedly satisfying thunk when you close them. Thirsty? Feel free to fill one or all of the the five cup and bottle holders scattered about.
Like the geometric exterior, the cabin is done up in a sci-fi motif, complete with lots of glossy black plastic, a triangle-topped center stack and a deeply-sculpted steering wheel with controls for the standard HD radio, which sits in a pod on top of the dash. It's hard to imagine that the Scion designers didn't have a lot ton fun working on this little guy.
Hidden on board are 11 airbags -- including one that covers the rear window -- which help it achieve an astonishingly good four-star crash test rating. I still wouldn't want to find myself in the middle of a Suburban sandwich behind the wheel of an iQ, but four stars, that's good, right?
Under the hood – look closely, it's there - the iQ has a 1.3-liter 4-cylinder engine with 94 hp and a CVT automatic transmission driving the front wheels. It's not the slowest car in America, and I'll leave it at that.
Actually, around town it's zippy enough and, if you don't mind driving a car that sounds like a power tool, entirely adequate. The only time it truly disappoints is when you try to merge onto a highway and head out of town, at which point its lackluster effort comes across as the iQ trying to remind you that it doesn't like to leave the nest.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/29/test-drive-2012-scion-iq/#ixzz1wIjnXvxo
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23 Spring Easter Dinner Recipes from Martha Stewart
Freshen up Easter dinner by employing seasonal green veggies, oven-loved side dishes, and your choice of either classic smoked ham or juicy roasted lamb. You'll breathe new life into your post egg-hunt meal when you put spring produce to good use in these recipes from Martha Stewart.
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I've done zip to ensure my health. Nothing. Although I did just buy a new bottle of Vitamin C. I have started asking my mom to brew up more broths and herbal teas for me to drink and I'm trying really hard to lay off the soda and fast food (a bad habit I picked up since meeting my new boyfriend).
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4 months (nearly 5) and I'm still doing quite badly at this :(
I haven't gotten a workout in over 5 weeks, nor have I really eaten healthy foods.
I'm beginning to keep some sort of notations each week of what I've done. Nothing super specific but if I find and note that one week, I've been snacking overly much, I'll then figure out how to remedy that next time or figure out what emotional state I might be in to propel me to treat my body like shit.
I just want to keep better track of what I'm doing to myself. I'm also drawing up a work out schedule. It's hard since some things are up in the air at the moment. We shall see. I'm aiming for swimming 3x a week, running 1-2x a week, and badminton 1x a week. That should work out. :)
As for skincare, I'm washing my face more often and definitely definitely putting on more moisturizer. I'm still working on actually taking care of my feet, though I just got a ped-egg from Ross. That'll be something.
I just haven't felt up to doing anything to take care of myself. I just eat whatever crap comes my way, like ramen if it's there or I'll buy a bunch of frozen food (like steamed buns). I mean, it's not like I'm eating fast food but I'm not eating healthy stuff either.
I haven't had a consistent workout in any given week for the last 6 weeks, which also depresses me because I was doing so very well up until then! And then I messed up on some academic stuff and well, finals week was quite hellish. It's just so hard right now. And I tell myself that I need to take care of myself before anything else falls into place, but it's hard to motivate myself. It really is.
I am still doing my swim workouts (but only 3x a wee now)...
I hope to take up running once a week starting in December (mostly because I left my sneakers at my parents' house and I need to wait for them since I can't afford new ones).
I bought a nutrition book at a used book sale and it's great. Super easy to read and it has a lot of good advice for well-rounded nutrients of all kinds and suggestions of how we can achieve daily requisites.
Good luck, everyone!
Over the summer, I took a break from school and went home…and took advantage of the free pools. So I ended up swimming 5-6 times a week. That was really good and helped my mood a LOT. My weight came down a little, which made my doctor happy, though he wants me to lose 5 more pounds (a lot harder than it sounds).
I also successfully managed to avoid having more than a pint of ice cream per month (I used to chow that stuff down pint per week). That's a definite plus, and I've been looking into recipes that involve no butter (because I have cholesterol issues). I'm trying a lot harder but I still slip up a LOT.
I got the chance to buy a lot of new juices to stock up on! Also got a box of Go-gurt (love that stuff, I can't help it) so yay for portable breakfast as well! :D
I'm planning to make a curry this week, although I don't have much rice left to go with it. I am trying so much harder to cook more and eat out less. I definitely need to pick up slack on fiber and protein, though. I've been taking in carbs like a maniac.
Unfortunately, I have not broken my ice cream habit yet. I don't think I want to.
Watching the Olympics are so inspiring. I really want to get back into running and the wonderful endorphins. The adrenaline is great even though I feel like utter crap at first :p. Hopefully I will be able to work this into my schedule real soon.
saving money.
I'm beginning to bring home lunch – mainly salad because I don't care for sandwiches (I used to eat a LOT of them so I'm kind of over it). This way I don't have to spend unnecessary money on lunch or just buying tea/coffee (and ruining appetite, budget, AND my stomach). So I think it'll work out. On Wednesdays, I have a 9 hour school day though so I might have to bring 2 lunches or bring lunch and lots of snacks. I haven't decided yet. It's only the first week of the quarter.
I'm also going to start partitioning off my meals at least a couple days in advance – make it all ready to heat up (if I've cooked it in advance or if I need to defrost it, I'll transfer from the freezer to fridge overnight). I hope this way I get all the nutrients I need. I'm also beginning to be doubly sure I stay hydrated by bringing bottled water (or tea or both) when I go to class. I am using a lot more lotions as well for my skin. I dry out super easily. I'm still taking my vitamin C daily but I need to start adding more vitamins. I also just bought a lot of juice. Yay nutrients and yay healthy body!
at least I'm staying hydrated with copious amounts of tea, water, juice, and soymilk!
Been so stressed and tired that all I do is eat frozen food or buy Subway. I also substitute those Starbucks fraps for meals….not good.
I bought some things at Trader Joe's the other day (yay housemates with cars) and I'm going to try doing a salad focus next week…just to sort of get all that frozen yuckiness out of my system…less preservatives-ridden food. I'm hoping to put more carbs, fruits, and veggies into my diet. Trying my hardest to stay hydrated too. I have pitcher of water always at the ready, and orange juice and soy milk in the fridge.
Planning to stop buying drinks at Starbucks and just enjoy my own steeped tea :) (yay english breakfast and irish cream tea, strawberry green tea, etc)!!!
There's a great running route around here, supposedly. I'll need to go look for that soon.
And catch up on sleep.
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"In southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff is the hub of activity," says Randy Ort, publicist for the Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department.
In the past the highway department received some criticism from taxpayers who complained the state devoted so much time and money toward the Pine Bluff bypass that it neglected its commitment to completing a four-lane U.S. Highway 71 in northwest Arkansas.
The state's largest highway project, U.S. 71 from Alma to Fayetteville is a 43-mile stretch. From the time it was started in 1987 to the time it's complete in 1999, more than $350 million will have been spent on a relocated, four-lane U.S. 71.
"We build highways based on need," Ort says. "There is a need for major highway improvements in southeast Arkansas."
The transportation system is often a key reason why businesses locate in Arkansas, which has the 16th-largest highway system in the country.
Much of the highway construction in progress statewide is part of the Highway Improvement Program of 1991. It's a state- and federal-funded program allotting for more than $2.5 billion to be invested into improving about 6,000 miles of highways, 600 bridges and more.


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This study guide, part of a set from noted Bible scholar John MacArthur, takes readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. With probing questions that guide the reader toward application, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series is an invaluable tool for Bible students of all ages.
The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. It records the story of the church from its explosive beginning on the Day of Pentecost to the imprisonment at Rome of its greatest missionary. During those three decades, the church expanded from a small group of Jewish believers gathered in Jerusalem to embrace thousands in dozens of congregations throughout the Roman world. Acts describes how the Spirit of God superintended, controlled, and empowered the expansion of the church.
Although a work of history, not theology, Acts nevertheless emphasizes the doctrinal truths concerning salvation, the work and person of the Holy Spirit, and other theological issues. Join John MacArthur as he searches the pages of the book of Acts to uncover the intricacies of God's Word spoken to His people.
John MacArthur, Jr. pastors Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and serves as President of the Master's College and Seminary in Santa Clarita. A well-known Bible expositor and conference speaker, he has written over 75 books. He is also the Bible teacher on Grace to You, an international radio broadcast. The slogan of Grace to You captures the essence of MacArthur's expositional approach to ministering the Scriptures: "Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time."


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- Lightweight bout: David Douglas vs. Caros Fodor
- Fodor defeated Douglas via TKO (strikes) at 2:12 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Lorenz Larkin vs. Scott Lighty
- Larkin defeated Lighty via TKO (punches) at 3:15 of round 2.
- Catchweight (165lbs.) bout: James Terry vs. Josh Thornburg
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- Welterweight bout: Damian Douglas vs. Wayne Phillips
- Douglas defeated Phillips via Majority Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).
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In case you have not attended one of our events before, we created Interchanges Wednesdays (a free event) to build a community of high caliber professionals that are deeply committed to helping one another succeed both personally and professionally.
We expect to have between 250 to 300 business professionals in attendance this evening. This is a great opportunity for you to connect with some of Jacksonville's business leaders.
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The following is an excerpt from the "H" section of our new A-Z book, 150 Shades of Play: A Beginner's Guide to Kink. Every bolded word below indicates an entry in our encyclopedia of sorts. The book is on sale now!
A hardware store is a one-stop shopping center for all your BDSM needs. Who needs specialty sex shops when you can find everything at your friendly neighborhood True Value at half the cost? Even Christian I-Fly-My-Own-Helicopter Grey does it, and he could afford freakin' diamond-encrusted BDSM gear if he wanted. (And how convenient if your potential sub just happens to work at the hardware store — oh, the foreplay possibilities!)
Of course, you've got to have a bit of a D.I.Y.-streak, but if you're willing to put in the extra elbow grease (or should we say Crisco?), you can completely decorate your dungeon or playroom with the following: welded-link chains with "quick links" to aid in adjusting chain lengths; two-by-fours, tubing, and rods of wood, metal, or plastic to create spreader bars; duct tape for bondage (over material only please, to avoid pulling off hair and skin); keyed locks (safer than combo locks which may take too long to undo in an emergency sitch); single- or double-ended snap hooks, snap shackles (or "panic snaps"), and carabiners for securing D-rings to other things; eyebolts (not flimsy screw eyes) to anchor chain ends; block and tackle devices for suspension; and miles of natural filament rope for bondage masterpieces.
But please, whatever you do, don't buy cable ties as wrist and ankle restraints like kink "expert" Christian Grey does in the first book of Fifty Shades – not only is that bush league, it's dangerous. If your hardware store doesn't have the high quality and durable materials you're looking for, try boating or outdoor adventure stores instead.
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Growing up as the child of a Hollywood star is definitely not all mansions and private schools -- sometimes, it is quite a pain to go through childhood in the limelight. But it also comes with some benefits as you get older.
When your parents are celebrities like, Clint Eastwood and Jacelyn Reeves, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, or Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, you are bound to inherit their fame, talent, and -- most importantly -- good looks!
Here are 10 sexy celebrity offspring who hit the gene pool jackpot.
Scott Eastwood
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Parents: Clint Eastwood and Jacelyn Reeves
There is no denying that the 27-year-old is the splitting image of his movie star dad, but Scott Eastwood is more than just Clint Eastwood's son! The actor heated up the web when photos from his steamy Town & Country photo shoot were released. He has already snagged roles in Flags of Our Fathers, Gran Torino and Trouble With the Curve. With many acting projects currently in production, we can't wait to see more of the blue-eyed babe!
Ireland Baldwin
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Parents: Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
It is hard to believe the blonde beauty is only 17-years-old! The 6'2" model not only inherited her parent's stunning looks, but also her mother's killer fashion sense and ability to rule the runway!
Patrick Schwarzenegger
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Parents: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
Aside from being super sexy (we wouldn't expect anything less from Arnold Schwarzenegger's son) the 20-year-old is talented! He kicked off his acting career in the flicks The Benchwarmers, Stuck in Love, and Grown Ups 2. He also has his own fashion line, Project 360, where he donates 10 percent of proceedings to charity (so sweet!).
Zoe Kravitz
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Parents: Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet
Sorry boys, Zoe Kravitz may be off the market! The actress-singer was spotted getting cozy with ex-boyfriend Penn Badgley. But that doesn't mean you can't watch the sexy star in films like X Men: First Class and the upcoming flick Divergent.
Chester Hanks
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Parents: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Suave star! Chet inherited his parent's gorgeous genes, but did he inherit their talent as well? He sure did! The 23-year-old appeared in the films Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Larry Crowne and Project X.
Riley Keough
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Parents: Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough
Riley may not have followed in her grandpa, Elvis Presley's, footsteps of being a music legend, but she is making a name for herself in Hollywood. Not only has the actress starred in The Runaways and Magic Mike, but her model credits include Dolce & Gabbana and Vogue. Her runway-ready looks are all Lisa Marie's doing!
Trey Smith
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Parents: Will Smith and Sheree Zampino
Can it be that all of the Smith children are talented? It can! For Trey Smith, aka DJ AcE, it is all about the music. The oldest (and may we say sexiest) offspring of the legendary actor turned tables at the Vanity Fair pre-Oscar party.
Corinne Foxx
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Parent: Jamie Foxx
You may recognize Jamie's gorgeous daughter as the woman on his arm at the 2013 Oscars. The 19-year-old is currently in college and is "living an extraordinary life," according to her Twitter.
Max Irons
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Parents: Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack
Max Irons is his father's son! Like dad, he has acted in many films such as Red Riding Hood and The Host. He also inherited his smoldering eyes and sweet smile.
Daisy Lowe
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Parents: Gavin Rossdale and Pearl Lowe
The 24-year-old English model has an impressive track record. She has been on the cover of Italian Vogue, and UK's Esquire, GQ and InStyle. She has even graced the runway in shows for Vivienne Westwood and more. With her perfect physique, beautiful smile, and long brown hair, we aren't surprised!
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Washington, DC —The San Mateo Creek, which was named by American Rivers as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers™ in 2007, could learn its fate this week. On Wednesday, the California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether a proposed toll road complies with existing state laws. Thousands of people are expected to attend a public meeting… Read more »
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Seattle, WA - A massive new water storage project in the Black Rock Valley east of Yakima would cost $6.7 billion and return only 16 cents on the dollar, according to a draft Environmental Impact Statement released today by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington Department of Ecology. The project would pump water… Read more »
Klamath Negotiators Announce Proposed Agreement
For additional information, visit www.AmericanRivers.org/Klamath Nevada City, CA – A sustainable future for the Klamath Basin became a lot closer today, as American Rivers and 25 other parties finalized a proposed Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement to restore salmon runs, revitalize tribal and commercial fishing and provide security to the basin's farmers. Participants in the… Read more »
Setting Free a Wild & Scenic River in Bucks County
Pipersville, PA— Communities in the Delaware River Valley will soon have a free flowing river in their own backyards to enjoy. Today, crews will begin removing an outdated and dilapidated dam on Tohickon Creek, home to High Rocks Vista. The dam lies in Ralph Stover State Park; the creek is part of the Wild & Scenic Lower… Read more »
New Lapham Fellowship Dedicated to River Protection
Washington, D.C. — Today American Rivers™ announced the creation of a new Fellowship Program established to honor the memory of its former Chairman of the Board, Anthony A. Lapham. The Fellowship program will train talented post graduates to become the next generation of conservation leaders. Mr. Lapham passed away one year ago; his legacy of… Read more »
It's official: Removing Klamath dams is cheapest, most effective option
Nevada City, CA - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on PacifiCorp's Klamath hydropower project, concluding: Dam removal would improve water quality, reduce fish disease and increase fall chinook spawning by more than 20,000 fish in the project area alone. Removing all four dams and replacing their generation would… Read more »
54 Dams Slated for Removal in 2007
Washington, D.C. — With dams across the country falling into disrepair, dam owners in 12 states have chosen to eliminate obsolete infrastructure by removing their dams. An annual survey of government agencies and private conservation organizations shows that 54 dams in 12 states have been removed or are slated for removal in 2007. Since 1999,… Read more »
Legislation Introduced to Protect the Perquinmans River
Washington, D.C.— The Perquimans River, an ecological wonder in Northeastern North Carolina, is one step closer to being preserved forever, thanks to legislation introduced today by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC). If passed the legislation would direct the National Park Service to study the river for potential addition to the National Wild… Read more »
Scientific Data Supports River Restoration Efforts
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Bill introduced to protect Pratt River's clean water, recreation, wildlife
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Originally published on Tue November 27, 2012 7:53 pm
Never have so many Chinese people spoken so freely than on Weibo, China's answer to Twitter. Just 4 years old, the series of microblog services now has more than 400 million users.
And, increasingly, Chinese are using it to expose corruption, criticize officials and try to make their country a better place — even as China's Communist Party tries to control the Weibo revolution.
Were it not for Weibo, you would never know Tang Hui's extraordinary story. She wouldn't be free to tell it; she'd be sitting in a Chinese re-education-through-labor camp eating porridge.
Originally published on Tue November 27, 2012 4:51 pm
On Tuesday's Morning Edition, NPR's Neda Ulaby has a story about Chuck Lorre, the producer whose name is attached to three of the five highest-rated comedies on American television last season: The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men, and Mike & Molly.
Originally published on Tue November 27, 2012 6:31 am
A new Indian feature film was inspired by a group of prisoners who formed a well-known classical dance company. Commentator Sandip Roy has the true story of a famous Indian dancer and the convicts she befriended.
Alokananda Roy walked into Calcutta's Presidency Jail on International Women's Day, 2007. The Indian classical dancer had been invited to watch female inmates perform, but it was the men who caught her eye.
"They shook me," she says. "Their body language — it was as though they had no future, nothing to look forward to."
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Most people try to avoid ticks. But not Tom Mather.
The University of Rhode Island researcher goes out of his way to find them.
He looks for deer ticks — poppy seed-sized skin burrowers — in the woods of southern Rhode Island. These are the teeny-tiny carriers of Lyme disease, an illness that can lead to symptoms ranging from nasty rashes to memory loss.
On Oct. 9, in Mingora, Pakistan, in the country's picturesque Swat Valley, Kainat Riaz left her high school and climbed into the back of a small van. The bright-eyed 16-year-old sat near another schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai.
At just 15, Malala, an outspoken critic of the Taliban, had already earned a name in her country — and internationally — for her courage. Kainat says there was a lot of chatter in the six-seat van as it shuttled the girls home.
Then, in the middle of a busy road, the van suddenly stopped, and a masked gunman got into the vehicle.
For holiday shoppers, retailers' approach to fees, returns and other practices can bring praise or anger. And when customers rant or rave, Consumer Reports takes note — and compiles them into its annual "Naughty and Nice" list of companies.
"They're policies and practices that people either felt were consumer-friendly or not," Consumer Reports senior editor Tod Marks tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. He adds that the list isn't related to the ratings his magazine is known for.
Originally published on Fri November 30, 2012 3:12 pm
I'm often asked how I choose the books that I'm going to talk about on Morning Edition's "Under the Radar" segments. Simple: I just pick some of the titles that I've most enjoyed since the last time I was on, without concern for whether they're fiction or nonfiction, genre or not, or aimed or classified as being for children or teens.
Originally published on Mon November 26, 2012 7:21 pm
After a series of controversial decrees by Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, the country's judges are conflicted over what to do.
The president and Egypt's highest judicial authority met Monday to try to resolve the crisis, but the decrees, which essentially nullify judicial oversight, remained in place. And the judges are going ahead with plans for a strike.
Yussef Auf has been a judge for 10 years and says he has never witnessed such an affront to his profession.
Originally published on Mon November 26, 2012 5:42 pm
There are several exotic snake species that have become a problem in the Everglades. But for wildlife managers, the biggest headache is the Burmese python.
Earlier this year, researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey captured the largest Burmese python yet in Everglades National Park. Three USGS staffers had to wrestle the snake out of a plastic crate to measure it. The snake was a 17-foot-7-inch female carrying 87 eggs.
Wildlife managers are working to get a handle on the problem of exotic snakes in South Florida; but the snakes have already made a big impact.
Intrade, the prediction website that accepted bids on, among other things, the result of the presidential election, is shutting its operations to U.S. customers. The move came Monday just hours after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission accused the Ireland-based company of violating the agency's ban on off-exchange options trading.
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