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OAO Gazprom Neft (SIBN RX) added 0.1 percent to 132.14 rubles after rising as much as 1.6 percent earlier. The oil arm of Russia's biggest company said net income rose 21 percent in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates.
OAO Rosneft (ROSN RX) rose 1.7 percent to 198.34 rubles, the most in almost two weeks. Russia's biggest oil producer gained after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he ordered Rosneft's board to appoint Igor Sechin chief executive officer.
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Bank Vozrozhdenie (VZRZ RX) gained 3.3 percent to 478.90 rubles, increasing the most since April 11. The Russian lender advanced after posting a 66 percent jump in first-quarter profit.
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We are planning to buy new carpet in our living room (lightly used), hall, and master bedroom, and are trying to decide between Shaw Design Texture carpeting, and Karastan Windsor Luxury carpeting. Both are nylon, and both have good warranties, both have stain protection. However, I can't seem to find the specs for the Karastan - face weight, pile density, etc. The dealer doesn't have the specs, and the Mohawk technical line wouldn't give them to me. Does anyone know how to get them - or maybe someone has the specs. I guess the dealer could get them for me, but Karastan has a sale that ends tomorrow. Also, any opinion on the two brands would be useful. One last question. We are primarily interested in durability. The salesman at the Karastan dealer actually steered me away from products that were too "deep" saying that they would matt down sooner than a carpet with the same density, but shorter pile - does that sound reasonable. Thanks |
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This was going to be year three of a five year garden renovation until I discovered hostas last year and decided to expand up the hillside into the woods. Now I figure I'm in year three of a ten year project. This is what got done since last summer. |
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- Posted by bungalowmonkeys Va 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 8:26
Oh, I love that! Im a total sucker for stacked stone beds and a walking trail. You have a great backyard. What are those grass clumps, are they a type of sedge? And what is that tall red flowing plant? Love that. |
- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 9:00
i like the stone... and the lack of grass.. crikey.. cant even use my best grass joke.. lol ... i like the way.. you used the stone.. to make terracing ... to ease watering ... did the rock come from the property.. or are you getting all buffed up.. moving stone ... that is tough work ... in volume ... Gods work.. keep at it .... you are winning ... ken |
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- Posted by sandysoil_2008 6 MA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 10:06
Very nice! I also love the stonework. I think your hostas will be very happy. And you have so much room for many more hostas - I'm jealous! |
Stone borders, stone walls that start out of sight and meander along like a lazy stream, pines, a few accents.....I'm feeling weak. Jon |
- Posted by Marta_in_QC 4b (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 11:56
Absolutely beautiful! I LOVE this. What you've done is very similar to what I was envisioning for a hillside of my own. Yours is a couple of years ahead of mine. :o) Please post more pictures! |
- Posted by HostaTakeover 6a swMO (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 12:25
Fantastic rock work! LOVE your gardens, zkathy....a nice mix of textures and colors. Very, very pretty. |
Thanks for the compliments! Marta, I posted this for you. It's great fun, enjoy transforming your hillside. Bungalowmonkeys, the grasses are some sort of carex and cheap, under $4 apiece. The red flower is Cardinal flower, I don't know the Latin name and I didn't know it would be that tall. Ken, this whole hill is sand and sand rock. I have to buy the rocks and the dirt for the beds. I place the beds to impound any rainwater. Grass is creeping up the hill slowly so I guess eventually I'll have a lawn. I hate it, but DH will just have to cut it. I try to leave enough space between the beds for a riding lawn mower to fit. Kathy |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 14:10
Talk about good drainage, you sure have that. I like the way you can see things better like it is a natural ampitheater. I bet all those pine trees make a wonderful sighing music for you working on your hillside. Lovely garden! GREAT job of it. |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 18:41
Looks fantastic, Kathy. Love it. Great work! Don B. |
- Posted by josephines67 5 ON (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 19:14
Gorgeous!!! I'd be constructing me a little log cabin on the left so I could sleep with the hosta! It's incredible, zKathy! You must love it! Jo |
- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 19:45
Great start to a future hosta heaven! I'm surprised any grass will grow on those paths anyway - too shady. But perfect for our little friends! |
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Very nice! It looks like you've gotten a lot done in a short time. |
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SYRACUSE, N.Y.- SUNY Upstate Medical University will host Legacy of Heroes, an award-winning exhibit and film commemorating the contributions of orthopedic surgeons in World War II, Feb. 3 through 5 at the Institute of Human Performance, 505 Irving Ave., Syracuse. Exhibit hours are Feb. 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Feb. 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The multimedia exhibit, a project of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, tells the courageous, inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories of orthopedic surgeons who served in World War II.
"The significance of this exhibit is not only that it provides us with a great history of World War II, but it also gives a historical perspective on the role orthopedic surgery played in the war," said Stephen Albanese, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
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Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chilean banks borrowed 19 times more pesos than U.S. dollars from authorities in December, indicating that a surge in bank funding costs was more local than external.
Banks borrowed $49.8 million in U.S. dollars from the finance ministry as policy makers fought to control a liquidity squeeze, according to the budget office's written response to a Bloomberg News freedom of information request. That compares with the equivalent of $952 million in pesos lent by the central bank during the same period.
December's surge in short-term debt yields, a sign to central bank President Rodrigo Vergara that the European financial crisis was impacting Chilean markets, forced mutual fund managers to revalue their funds and recognize losses. The low demand for dollar loans suggests the crunch wasn't caused by foreign banks cutting off access, said Felipe Alarcon, who worked on the central bank's markets desk until 2010.
"Banks clearly were more concerned about liquidity in pesos," said Alarcon, now an economist at Banco de Credito & Inversiones in Santiago. "There was doom and gloom internationally and there may have been a bit of a local overreaction."
The government lent $25 million for 30 days at an average annualized interest rate of 1.6 percent and $24.9 million for 90 days at an average rate of 2.19 percent between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30, Budget Director Rosanna Costa wrote.
The average yields Chilean banks pay to borrow in pesos for between 30 and 89 days rose to 6.96 percent on Dec. 22, the highest since January 2009, according to the central bank. The rate fell to 5.28 percent on Jan. 31. The average rate at which banks lend between 30 and 89 days fell to 9.84 percent in January from 10.2 percent in December.
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Liquidity often falls at the end of the year in Chile as companies seek cash to bolster balance sheets, withdrawing money from the short-term debt funds that lend to the banks. This year's squeeze was worse than usual on concerns that European banks would cut lending to Latin America.
"The local financial market has observed increased friction of late because of the tightening of global financial conditions," the central bank's Vergara said on Dec. 20.
Chile is the most connected to the European banking system among Latin American economies, according to research from the International Monetary Fund. Economists at Santiago-based brokerage Larrain Vial SA wrote on Dec. 26 that the spike in yields might be "the first symptoms of the financial market reacting to the euro crisis."
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The central bank bought $952 million worth of assets denominated in pesos for repurchase in three months or less between Dec. 21 and Dec. 30. Short-term borrowing costs in pesos plunged after the intervention. In the repurchase, or repo, market banks can pawn bonds in exchange for a cash loan. The central bank will stop providing loans through its repo program tomorrow.
The government's announcement that it would lend dollars to banks was part of an effort to ease funding shortages, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain said on Jan. 3. The government auctioned the funds on Dec. 27 and Dec. 29.
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"From an investment point of view we are getting a better return from investing those deposits in Chile compared to what we could get outside, but at the same time we're providing liquidity to the local market," Larrain said.
He declined to comment on the amounts involved. Costa's response to Bloomberg's request for more information, submitted to the finance ministry on Dec. 27 under the country's transparency law, does not mention two further auctions that Larrain had said would be carried out on Jan. 3 and Jan. 5.
Budget office officials weren't available for comment on the planned January auctions, a press relations officer said by telephone after normal business hours on Feb. 3.
After December's surge in yields, the central bank unexpectedly lowered its benchmark interest rate in January, saying that while the money market had normalized, financing for some borrowers was still restricted. Data published since the bank's decision have shown that unemployment fell to the lowest in more than two years and the economy grew faster than expected in December.
Economic activity expanded 5.3 percent in December, the central bank said today, faster than the 3.9 percent median forecast of 15 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Unemployment was 6.6 percent in the last three months of the year.
The National Statistics Institute is due to publish data on Feb. 8 that may show prices rose 0.17 percent in January, according to the forwards market for unidades de fomento, Chile's inflation-linked currency unit. Annual inflation of 4.31 percent in January may not slow to the central bank's target of 3 percent until February 2013, according to the forwards market.
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PHOENIX -- An illegal killing of a juvenile desert tortoise has the Arizona Game and Fish Department searching for answers this weekend.
According to KPHO.com, non-game biologists last saw the tortoise, which carried a tracking device, alive on Aug. 18. It was found dead earlier this week 15 miles north of Fountain Hills.
The deceased tortoise, a female, was taking part in AGFD's Sponsor A Turtle program as well as a long-term research study. As part of the study, she was tracked and located more than 300 times since 2010 using a transmitter.
"The illegal killing of wildlife is always a concern, especially when that animal is non-threatening like the tortoise and it's part of a long-running research study," said Josh Hurst, the Operation Game Thief coordinator for Game and Fish."The department has been conducting research for years to monitor and conserve desert tortoises - a protected species - in an effort to help keep them off the federal Endangered Species List," Hurst said. "Now the study has one less animal and years of study data is compromised."
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Sanoe Garcia-Suguitan, owner and founder of Akala Dance Studio, leads a team of instructors in teaching hip-centric movements during hula and Tahitian dance classes. Across three different dance spaces, the 45-minute classes impart basic steps in a fun, noncompetitive setting, ranging from the smooth, foot-grounded sways of hula to the energetic rhythms of Tahitian dance. The studio also puts on productions, in which professional dancers don grass skirts and colorful headpieces for special events such as weddings, luaus, or amateur competitions.
As an accomplished ballroom-dance instructor and television actor, Ed Nix derives joy from seeing his students land coveted roles. The Nix Performing Arts Center is meant to help them across each stepping stone, from introductory classes to audition prep. While highly skilled teachers pass on their expertise in dancing, acting, voice work, and modeling, pupils perfect their maneuvers atop the marley and sprung flooring of the 1,000-square-foot facility.
NixPAC welcomes guests of all experience levels, whether they are aiming to dazzle cruise-line talent scouts or are simply harnessing a sense of rhythm. Staff members strive to cultivate a familial bond with their groups; they readily dispense career advice on choosing a future dance school, where they then send care packages filled with extra feet.
The son of a Californian flamenco dancer, Greg ?The Salsaman? Henry was captivated by dancing early on. At the age of 3, he joined in on performances with his mother?s dance troupe. Years later he went on to found the Hot Salsa Dance Company, which puts on interactive latin-dance shows throughout Hawaii and California. Henry and other company members also lead the company?s instructional arm, Hot Salsa Hawaii, teaching group classes to beginning and intermediate dancers.
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Directors Emily Hodges and Stefan Kant both discovered salsa while attending college. They learned the art of salsa at several renowned New York dance schools, including Santo Rico Dance School, before both becoming teachers at Santo Rico. They have performed nationally and internationally, and now showcase their skills at Hawaii Salsa 101. Students with a desire to move effortlessly to the beat of the music or waves crashing onto a surfer's head can learn basic and advanced dance skills in a group or private setting. Social events on Thursday and Friday nights allows students to show off their newly acquired mambo, salsa, cha-cha, merengue, and bachata moves.


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- Revista cubana de medicina tropical 04/2005; 57(1):47-48.
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ABSTRACT: 48 adult bovine females dividided into 6 groups were used aimed at characterizing the immune response induced in breastfeeeding cows by an homologous bacterin formulated with different adjuvants. They were intramuscularly administered 2 milliliters of a bacterin formulated with Leptospira interrogans serovars uam, wolffi, hardjo, bratislava, grippotyphosa and panama added with different adjuvants, such as aluminum hydroxide, Freud's complete adjuvant, Freud's incomplete adjuvant, liposoluble vitamins, bacterin plus disparasitization with levamisol. The control group was administred only with bacterin. Immunization took place in 2 occasions at a time interval of 28 days. Blood samples were taken every 7 days during the first month after vaccination, and every 28 days for the next 8 months. All the sera were analyzed by the microscopic agglutination test. The results were transformed into Log10 and they were analyzed by NLIN and GLM of SAS. The period of greater response was estimated by the prediction model (Wood). The bacterin did not produce alteration either in the physiological constants, or in milk production. The serovars of Leptospira interrogans that induced higher titers were uam, hardjo and wolffi. The statistical difference between treatments and between serovars was determined.Revista cubana de medicina tropical 01/2005; 57(1):38-42.
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Most of radio observatories are located in isolated areas. Since radio sources from the universe is very weak, astronomer need to avoid radio frequency interference (RFI) from active spectrum users and radio noise produced by human made (telecommunication, mobile phone, microwave user and many more. There are many observatories around the world are surrounded by a Radio Quiet Zone (RQZ), which is it was set up using public or state laws. A Radio Quiet Zone normally consists of two areas: an exclusive area in which totally radio emissions are forbidden, with restrictions for residents and business developments, and a larger (radius up to 100 km above) coordination area where the power of radio transmission limits to threshold levels. Geographical Information System (GIS) can be used as a powerful tool in mapping large areas with varying RQZ profiles. In this paper, we report the initial testing of the usage of this system in order to identify the areas were suitable for Radio Quiet Zone. Among the important parameters used to develop the database for our GIS are population density, information on TV and telecommunication (mobile phones) transmitters, road networks (highway), and contour shielding. We will also use other information gathered from on-site RFI level measurements on selected 'best' areas generated by the GIS. The intention is to find the best site for the purpose of establishing first radio quiet zones for radio telescope in Malaysia.
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Scott Place Mounds
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Coordinates | 32°46′27.2″N 92°26′39″W / 32.774222°N 92.44417°W |
Country | USA |
Region | Union Parish, Louisiana |
Nearest town | Farmerville, Louisiana |
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Culture | Coles Creek culture, Plaquemine culture |
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Scott Place Mounds is an archaeological site in Union Parish, Louisiana from the Late Coles Creek-Early Plaquemine period, dating to approximately 1200 CE. The site is one of the few such sites in north-central Louisiana.[1]
The site a five-mound complex located near the confluence of Corney Bayou and Lake D'Arbonne. Mound A is the largest mound at 11 feet (3.4 m) in height with a square base measuring 125 feet (38 m) by 125 feet (38 m) and its summit 70 feet (21 m) by 45 feet (14 m). Mound B is the second largest at 6 feet (1.8 m) in height and 65 feet (20 m) in diameter and is located 270 feet (82 m) to the northeast of Mound A. The three remaining mounds (Mounds C, D and E) are approximately 2 feet (0.61 m) in height and range from 65 feet (20 m) to 25 feet (7.6 m) in diameter. All of the mounds were built in single stages. Charcoal samples taken from underneath Mound B have been dated to approximately 1200 CE.[1]
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- ^ a b "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Scott Place Mounds". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACRDr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Medical Editor:
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Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. In this Article
What is the prognosis (outlook) for patients with scleroderma?A patient's prognosis is optimized with close monitoring of overall health status and treatment of complications, especially elevated blood pressure. This can involve medical subspecialists, including rheumatologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists, and cardiologists. Research indicates that the critical period of organ risk is generally within the first three years of skin involvement. This means that patients can be reassured that their risk of organ-threatening complications is significantly less after three years of having skin symptoms and not having internal organ problems. Patients with diffuse skin involvement tend to do worse than those with limited skin involvement. Those with limited disease of the skin can develop serious lung scarring and pulmonary artery hypertension even after a decade of disease. Lung disease is the leading cause of death. Those with poor pulmonary function tests can have worse outcomes. Much more research is needed in all areas of scleroderma disease, from cause to treatment. Today, scleroderma continues to challenge medical scientists. Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of thalidomide (Thalomid) for the treatment of scleroderma. More sensitive tests to detect early lung disease of scleroderma are also being evaluated. Psoralen and ultraviolet light therapy (PUVA) are being studied as a possible treatment for limited scleroderma. Ongoing research into new medications for pulmonary hypertension are in clinical trials. Researchers are also evaluating the possible role of stem-cell transplantation for certain serious forms of scleroderma. Many researchers are investigating the roles of various cell messengers, called cytokines, in causing scleroderma. Researchers are also currently studying a hormone of pregnancy, called relaxin, for the treatment of scleroderma. Preliminary results suggest that it may improve scleroderma. Relaxin normally loosens the ligaments of the pelvis and ripens the womb for childbirth. How it might work in scleroderma is unclear. It is clear that our understanding of the effects of the immune system in scleroderma is greatly improving. A vast number of clinical research trials are under way to evaluate potential treatments for various aspects of the disease to improve the prognosis for patients with scleroderma. Further research supported by the Scleroderma Foundation, Arthritis Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health will lead to better understanding the illness and more optimal care for patients with scleroderma. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 12/10/2014 Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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Edmonds schools ban edible classroom birthday treats
Maplewood Elementary School Principal Michelle Mathis says when someone is marking a birthday they want to celebrate the children, not the sweets.
The Daily Herald reports (http://is.gd/vQYiR9 ) the new policy was inspired by the federal Wellness Policy, which requires superintendents to monitor nutritional standards for unregulated items such as food prepared by parent groups.
The rules applying to all participants in the national school lunch program also affect vending machines and student stores.
The federal policy does not apply to events after school hours and only governs food sold to students, not given away. School officials in Edmonds have decided to take it a step further by banning food at birthday celebrations.


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Three die Mpuma smash
Comment on this storyJohannesburg - Three men died and two others were injured when two cars collided on the R510 near Malelane, Mpumalanga, paramedics said on Monday.
"On scene, ER24 paramedics found that three males in one of the vehicles had already succumbed to the fatal injuries they sustained," said ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring.
"Provincial rescue service personnel used the Jaws of Life to free the two men who survived the collision from their vehicle."
The two men were then immobilised on spine boards and treated for the moderate chest and leg injuries, before being taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
Meiring said the cause of the accident, which happened on Sunday evening, was not known.
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Last month, D.C was home to the 41st annual Capitol Classic All-Star Game, hosting some of the nation's best and elite ballers going head to head with D.C's finest. The game this year featured talents such as Romelo Trimble, attending University Maryland next season, to Brooklyn's own Isaiah Whitehead, attending Seton Hall next season. The game is one of the nation's best high school showcases and definitely lived up to the bill. Read More »


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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical family film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film-a film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-tells the story of Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum, in his only film appearance) as he receives a Golden Ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other children from around the world.
Filming took place in Munich in 1970, and the film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 30, 1971. It received positive reviews, but it was a box office bomb. However, the film has since developed a cult following especially due to its repeated television airings and home entertainment sales. In 1972, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, and Wilder was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, but lost both to Fiddler on the Roof. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka
- Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe
- Franziska Liebing as Grandma Josephine
- Ernst Ziegler as Grandpa George
- Dora Altmann as Grandma Georgina
- Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket
- Diana Sowle as Mrs. Bucket
- Julie Dawn Cole as Veruca Salt
- Roy Kinnear as Mr. Salt
- Pat Coombs as Henrietta Salt
- Paris Themmen as Mike Teevee
- Dodo Denney as Mrs. Teevee
- Denise Nickerson as Violet Beauregarde
- Leonard Stone as Sam Beauregarde
- Michael Bollner as Augustus Gloop
- Ursula Reit as Mrs. Gloop
- Kurt Grobkurth as Mr. Gloop
- Gunter Meisner as Mr. Arthur Slugworth\Mr. Wilkinson
- Aubrey Woods as Bill the Candy Man
- David Battley as Mr. Turkentine
- Peter Capell as The Tinker
- Werner Heyking as Mr. Jopeck
- Peter Stuart as Winkelmann
- Madeline Stuart as Madeline Durkin
- Bob Roe as Peter Goff
- Gloria Manon as Mrs. Curtis
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11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, | 11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, |
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Monday, August 25 14:04:02
Fashion retailer ECCO officially unveiled its new store on Thomas Street in Limerick today, which is the Danish company's thirteenth stand-alone store in Ireland.
Celia Holman-Lee, along with the Store Manager Louise O'Hagan, cut the ribbon on the new outlet, which sees the store creating 10 jobs in the city.
Located on the junction of Thomas Street / Augustinian Lane, it comprises 1000 sq. ft. of floor space.
ECCO said it plans to further expand its presence in Ireland with the opening of a flagship store on Grafton Street, Dublin in October.
Speaking about the new store, Managing Director of ECCO Ireland, Paul Lyons said "It gives me great pleasure to announce the opening of our new ECCO store in Limerick. The city has really evolved with the introduction of new retailers over the last few months and we are delighted to be one of them! I am excited to be able to introduce and welcome new and already loyal ECCO customers to the new store which I know will be a successful part of the global business."
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1977 > Class A > 1977 Mexican Center League
Overall: 30-36
Scored 406 runs, Allowed 442 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 30-36
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Manager: Domingo Rivera and Alfonso Pena
Represented: Lagos de Moreno, MX
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Other Years: 1976
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Oh, maybe... I think he's just acting; we don't know if memories *can* be erased, and he's been acting kind of suspiciously anyway (and not doing ANYTHING). It'd be cool if he was suddenly like "I'm a Noah! w00t!" and started killing Rabi or something. (Not succeeding.)
Board game? Between who?
...Oh, apparently Tiki *has* kind of hit on Rinari before. Hm. Tiki now needs to molest Allen in some way and then everyone will be connected.


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In this scene, Bilbo exhibits a virtue that exceeds both mere cleverness and the noble ethic of the warrior: mercy. Rendered invisible by the magical ring, he has the opportunity to kill the murderous Gollum, but he stays his sword and simply passes by Gollum on his way out of the cave. In so doing, he practices what Gandalf had taught him earlier in the story, namely that true courage consists in knowing "when to spare a life." For viewers of LOTR this advice should call to mind the more ample advice Gandalf gives to Frodo, who regrets that Bilbo did not kill Gollum when he had the opportunity in their first encounter in the cave. To Frodo's insistence that Gollum deserves death, Gandalf presciently responds,
Deserves [death]! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. . . . I have not much hope that Gollum can be cured before he dies, but there is a chance of it. And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells me he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many — yours not least.
The problem with Jackson's The Hobbit is that the subtle and significant moments get lost in the proliferation of mini-adventures. With the amped-up 3D technology, the action scenes have the look and feel of a high-speed Disney theme-park ride. Now, that experience can be enjoyable so far as it goes, and so long as it does not last nearly three hours. But here it is a distraction from the action itself, as the viewer's vision gets tugged — occasionally startled — this way and that by the sharply defined and rapidly moving images.
There is a certain irony here, one that would not be lost on Tolkien himself, who was a dissenter from the modern belief that technological development was always to the good. In his letters, he likened technology to magic, in both of which the basic motive is"immediacy: speed, reduction of labour, and reduction also to a minimum (or vanishing point) of the gap between the idea or desire and the result or effect." With the ease and alacrity of production comes the capacity to satisfy human wishes instantaneously. Magic or technology thus comes to serve the ends of human fantasy, whether these fantasies be noble or base, good or evil, healthy or unhealthy. It also has the effect of shifting our attention from the natural and the ordinary to the artificial.
As Tolkien scholar Ralph Wood observes, "True fantasy, Tolkien declared in his 1939 essay On Fairy-Stories, is escapist in the good sense: it enables us to flee into reality. The strange new world of hobbits and elves and ents frees us from bondage to the pseudo-reality that most of us inhabit: a world deadened by bleary familiarity. Fantasy helps us recover an enlivened sense of wonder, Tolkien observed in this same essay, about such ordinary things 'as stone, and wood, and iron; tree and grass; house and fire; bread and wine.'" But the effect of the new 3D technology is not to return us to an appreciation of the ordinary and natural as wonderful but to get us gawking at, and jabbering about, how slick and alive the artificial images are. More real than reality, one is tempted to say.
After the success of the LOTR trilogy, for the final installment of which Jackson won both Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, one can understand the temptation to try to repeat the performance — to create something as vast as LOTR and to present it in an even more dramatic fashion through the use of the latest technology. Like the wearing of the ring of power, it is a temptation he should have resisted.
— Thomas Hibbs is dean of the Honors College at Baylor University. An updated and expanded version of his book Shows about Nothing was published recently by Baylor University Press.


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Naked Ape, Naked Boss: Bernard Harrison's no holds barred memoir
Night Safari designer Bernard Harrison's biography includes accounts of why he resigned from Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Former Wildlife Reserves Singapore chief Bernard Harrison is revealing all in his new biography, Naked Ape, Naked Boss. The book cover sports a picture of him covered only by a strategically placed leaf.
In the book written by his friend of 36 years, Dr Kirpal Singh, associate professor of English literature at Singapore Management University, Mr Harrison talks about taking orang utans to meet Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor at the Raffles Hotel in 1993; the failure of his first two marriages; and why he resigned as CEO of Wildlife Reserves Singapore in 2002, following a strained relationship with then group chairman Kwa Soon Bee.
Mr Harrison receives no fee or royalties for Naked Ape, Naked Boss, but had final say over what went in the book. He says: "I think it's an easy, very light read and is juicy in parts. The sex life is one thing probably women will be interested in and why I left the zoo, how I kind of had a problem with my boss, would be what a lot of the zoo people would be interested in.
"I don't have a problem being honest and I think that's one of my traits, I don't mask too many things. Even in my management style, I'm a direct, honest person."
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Season series: Reds lead 3-2.
Monday: 7:05 p.m., WCIU-26.
RH Alfredo Simon (10-3, 3.05) vs. RH Jeff Samardzija (2-6, 2.60).
Tuesday: 7:05 p.m., CSN.
RH Homer Bailey (7-3, 4.68) vs. RH Jake Arrieta (3-1, 1.98).
Wednesday: 6:05 p.m., WGN-9.
RH Mat Latos (0-0, 3.86) vs. RH Edwin Jackson (5-7, 5.12).
Who's hot: The Reds' Ryan Ludwick is hitting .410 (16-for-39) in June. Joey Votto has reached base in all 12 games since coming off the disabled list. The Cubs' Starlin Castro's 17 RBIs in June are third-most in the NL. Anthony Rizzo is only the 12th left-handed hitter in Cubs history to reach 15 home runs before the All-Star break.
Who's not: Nate Schierholtz is batting .111 (4-for-36) in his last 12 games. Reds reliever Sean Marshall has been placed on the 60-day disabled list and is scheduled to have left shoulder surgery.


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TV or not TV
Monday on TV: 'Hostages' disappoints; baseball playoffs continue
One of the main characters on Hostages (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) has to die. Because, at this point, there's less tension in this new series than there is in the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."
And that's a problem with a show that's supposed to be a thriller.
"Hostages" is about a plot to assassinate the president of the United States (James Naughton). A team led by a rogue FBI agent (Dylan McDermott) takes the family of the doctor (Toni Collette) who's about to operate on the president hostage and orders her to kill the commander in chief during the surgery.
<Which could be exciting. Except that, up to and including tonight's third episode, it's not. There's no real feeling of tension. No real feeling of danger.
These characters have to be in some sort of danger for this to work. And, to date, it sure hasn't felt that way.
That's a real problem for a show that's supposed to be a thriller.
Frankly, I'm about ready to give up on "Hostages" altogether.
Elsewhere on TV ...
Baseball playoffs: Oakland A's at Detroit Tigers (11 a.m., MLBN); St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (1 p.m., TBS); Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (4 p.m., TBS); Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (7:30 p.m., TBS)
NFL (6:25 p.m., ESPN): New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons
How I Met Your Mother (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Barney learns that Ted still has feelings for Robin.
Dancing with the Stars (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The competition continues; Julianne Hough is a guest judge.
The Voice (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The blind auditions continue.
Bones (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): The team tries to trick Pelant.
Hart of Dixie (7 p.m. CW/Ch. 30): Zoe is back in town after spending the summer in New York. (Season premiere)
We Are Men (7:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Stuart battles his ex-wife for the dog.
2 Broke Girls (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Max wants to keep a stray cat.


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Predatory US Veils 'Disaster Capitalism' w/ 'War on Terror'
US drones are destroying many "collateral damage" civilians in Yemen and thus inspiring more and more Yemenis to bitterly and momentously side with Al-Qaeda against the US. Declares Glenn Greenwald, the droning is not only amoral but strategically STUPID.
Greenwald also points out how the extremely brutal and repressive Bahrain regime is so rigorously supported by the US and its non-democratic Saudi allies, while at the same time the US champions or postures to champion (and propagandizes it's championing of) the democratic rights of the Syrian citizens under Assad.
Such hypocrisy and crony-based double standards have lost credibility and good will for the US throughout the Middle East. The vast number of arms supplied by the US to such crony Middle East oppressive regimes adds to the anti-Americanism.
Pepe Escobar has this to say about American-provided arms to Qatar, thereafter bestowed upon terrorist mercenaries and jihadists:
Qatar unloaded tons of weapons "like candy" (according to a US arms dealer) in "liberated" Libya. Only after the Benghazi blowback did the Pentagon and the State Department wake up to the fact that weaponizing the Syrian rebels may be, well, the road to more blowback. Translation: Qatar will keep unloading tons of weapons in Syria. ...".
Escobar continues on about the US and NATO empowerment of vicious foreign jihadists pummeling the Syrian army for an ulterior imperialist agenda. The hapless and doomed citizens of Syria are now caught in a merciless cross-fire, US pro-humanitarian bullshit, notwithstanding:
...What the NATOGCC war has already accomplished is one objective - very similar, by the way, to Iraq in 2003; it has completely torn the fragile Syrian social fabric to shreds.
That is disaster capitalism in action, phase I; the terrain is already prepared for a profitable "reconstruction" of Syria once a pliable, pro-Western turbo-capitalism government is installed.
Yet in parallel, blowback also works its mysterious ways; millions of Syrians who initially supported the idea of a pro-democracy movement - from the business classes in Damascus to traders in Aleppo - now have swelled the government support base as a counterpunch against the gruesome ethnic-religious cleansing promoted by the "rebels" of the al-Nusrah kind.
Regarding American double standards and hypocrisy, Ismail Salami explores the US cynical categorization and qualification of terrorists into "good" and "bad" groups in the Middle East. Apparently the pragmatism of "lesser evilism" has travelled to this dimension of US militaristic realpolitik and consequently brazen corporate media propaganda.
Salami writes:
To the dismay and disappointment of many, US State Department decided in September to remove the MKO from the terror lists.
US State Department said its decision to delist the group was made because the group has not committed any terrorist acts for a decade and brashly whitewashed the fact that the group has been to all intents and purposes instrumental in carrying out nuclear assassinations in the last few years in Iran. Although the group has never officially assumed responsibility for the assassinations (which is quite natural), there is solid evidence suggesting that it has been complicit in these terrorist acts.
Just 24 hours after Israeli military chief warned of unnatural events for Iran, Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was assassinated in broad daylight. It soon transpired that it had been a joint Mossad-MKO operation.
The MKO has reportedly assassinated over 12,000 Iranian citizens, seven American citizens, and tens of thousands of Iraqi nationals.
Anyhow, the dichotomization of 'terrorists' into good and bad is far uglier than any form of apartheid.
A comparatively similar story is being repeated in Syria. Washington has branded the Qatar-funded Al-Nusra Front as a terrorist organization. But why? They are fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad together with other militants in Syria who are chiefly composed of foreign mercenaries. The former are considered terrorists simply because they to a large extent fly in the face of Washington's policies in Syria. So, it is Washington or the US-led West which decides who is a terrorist and who is not.
The US qualifying of terrorists into "good" and "bad" categories is Orwellianly hypocritical since terrorism is the use of violence for intimidation and coercion, and that is the long-time ferocious MO of the United States with its "shock and awe" militarism beyond the p.r. veil of "spreading democracy" and "humanitarian intervention" when the real goal is illegitimate regime change.
Salami reminds us of what came of the US's creation of and relationship with the dangerous Al Qaeda:
Let us not forget that the notorious al Qaeda which is sowing seeds of blind extremism and religious sectarianism in the world was founded and financially supported in the seventies by Washington and CIA in an apparent bid to fight the Soviets. Robin Cook laments the creation of al Qaeda and says, "Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians. Inexplicably, and with disastrous consequences, it never appears to have occurred to Washington that once Russia was out of the way, Bin Laden's organization would turn its attention to the west."
This CIA-created Frankenstein's monster has not changed but has grown up monstrously.
And now, in Libya and Syria, history is repeating itself as the US enables ruthless terrorist militias, death squads, to bring about illegitimate regime change (with little concern for mass civilian deaths or displacement in its 'ends justifies the means' amoral willfulness) and naively -- STUPIDLY -- ignores the inevitability of blowback to its imperial self from these temporarily useful US/NATO-empowered foreign terrorists.
Francis A. Boyle writes of the US and its "unlimited imperialism" which he compares to that of "Alexander, Rome, Napoleon and Hitler."
By shamelessly exploiting the terrible tragedy of 11 September 2001, the Bush Jr. administration set forth to steal a hydrocarbon empire from the Muslim states and peoples living in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf and Africa under the bogus pretexts of (1) fighting a war against international terrorism; and/or (2) eliminating weapons of mass destruction; and/or (3) the promotion of democracy; and/or (4) self-styled "humanitarian intervention"/responsibility to protect. Only this time the geopolitical stakes are infinitely greater than they were a century ago: control and domination of two-thirds of the world's hydrocarbon resources and thus the very fundament and energizer of the global economic system – oil and gas. The Bush Jr./ Obama administrations have already targeted the remaining hydrocarbon reserves of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia for further conquest or domination, together with the strategic choke-points at sea and on land required for their transportation. In this regard, the Bush Jr. administration announced the establishment of the U.S. Pentagon's Africa Command (AFRICOM) in order to better control, dominate, and exploit both the natural resources and the variegated peoples of the continent of Africa, the very cradle of our human species. Libya and the Libyans became the first victims to succumb to AFRICOM under the Obama administration. They will not be the last.
This current bout of U.S. imperialism is what Hans Morgenthau denominated "unlimited imperialism" in his seminal work Politics Among Nations (4th ed. 1968, at 52-53):
"The outstanding historic examples of unlimited imperialism are the expansionist policies of Alexander the Great, Rome, the Arabs in the seventh and eighth centuries, Napoleon I, and Hitler. They all have in common an urge toward expansion which knows no rational limits, feeds on its own successes and, if not stopped by a superior force, will go on to the confines of the political world. This urge will not be satisfied so long as there remains anywhere a possible object of domination--a politically organized group of men which by its very independence challenges the conqueror's lust for power. It is, as we shall see, exactly the lack of moderation, the aspiration to conquer all that lends itself to conquest, characteristic of unlimited imperialism, which in the past has been the undoing of the imperialistic policies of this kind... "
It is the Unlimited Imperialists along the lines of Alexander, Rome, Napoleon and Hitler who are now in charge of conducting American foreign policy. The factual circumstances surrounding the outbreaks of both the First World War and the Second World War currently hover like twin Swords of Damocles over the heads of all humanity.
Bill Van Auken in an article entitled "US retools terror war in scramble for Africa" explores this "unlimited imperialism" as it bulldozes its way into and over Africa in the guise of enabling Africa to "battle extremists". Apparently there is a reassignment of the 2nd Brigade, First Infantry Division (the "Dagger Brigade") of approximately 3,500 troops to Africa which the Pentagon has scheduled for 104 separate missions beginning in March involving 35 countries across Africa. Van Auken:
The re-assignment of this brigade is only part of an effort to beef up the Pentagon's Africa Command, or AFRICOM, which was created in 2007 but remains headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, with, until now, no African government willing to provide it with a base of operations on the continent.
Since then, AFRICOM has drawn blood in Libya, where it coordinated the US-NATO war for regime-change that toppled the government of Col. Muammar Gaddafi in October of last year, It has deployed over 100 troops in central Africa, supposedly to track down the guerrillas of the Lord's Resistance Army, and provided training to a number of countries' armies, which Washington hopes to use as proxy forces, or cannon fodder, in pursuit of US interests.
[I hope you caught that last sentence. "... which Washington hopes to use as proxy forces, OR CANNON FODDER, in pursuit of US interests."]
In other words, any number of US military operations, ranging from disaster relief to so-called humanitarian assistance, as well as training African troops, all serve as a means of "shaping the environment," i.e., preparing the ground for direct US armed intervention.
Van Auken quotes J. Peter Pham, a permanent member of the advisory board of AFRICOM, on our involvement in Africa:
"protecting access to hydrocarbons and other strategic resources which Africa has in abundance, a task which includes ensuring against the vulnerability of those natural riches and ensuring that no other interested third parties, such as China, India, Japan, or Russia, obtain monopolies or preferential treatment."
Van Auken points out how China's trade with Africa has proliferated. In 2000 it was at $11 billion but by 2011 it topped $160 billion and promises to reach $200 billion this year. The US, discloses Van Auken, is counting on West Africa for 25% of its petroleum imports along with important minerals and other raw materials. The competition with China and other non-allies in the quest for hydrocarbons by the US and NATO in Africa, Van Auken concludes, will be as mercilessly violent as it has been in the Middle East.
Van Auken:
"The preparations for predatory acts of militarism in Africa, however, are being made under the pretext of combating "terrorism" and the threat of "extremism" on the continent.
AFRICOM's commander, Gen. Carter Ham, has made a series of speeches in both the US and Africa on this theme, claiming that widely disparate groups ranging from the Islamist Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Mali and Libya to al-Shabab in Somalia and the Boko Haram group in Nigeria are threatening to link up and coordinate their activities, posing a serious threat to the US "homeland." Neither he nor anyone else has presented any evidence of such collaboration between movements that have shown no ambitions outside of their own national spheres.
The Wall Street Journal earlier this month put forward the same thesis in a front-page article entitled "Terror Fight shifts to Africa." According to the Journal, the Obama administration "is considering asking Congress to approve expanded authority" to carry out military actions against alleged terrorists in Africa. Such an authorization of the use of military force was the basis for the more than decade-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This new authorization "would be aimed at allowing US military operations in Mali, Nigeria, Libya and possibly other countries where militants have loose or nonexistent ties to al Qaeda's Pakistan headquarters," administration officials told the Journal.
In reality, while exploiting Al Qaeda—and organizations with "loose or nonexistent ties" to it—as a pretext for US militarist intervention, Washington has armed and directly supported Al Qaeda-linked elements, first in Libya and now in Syria, as proxy forces in its wars for regime-change.
The buildup of AFRICOM and the preparation of new wars on the continent make clear that the interventions in Libya and Syria are only the beginning of what amounts to a global offensive aimed at re-dividing and re-colonizing much of the world. This eruption of American militarism, the byproduct of the historic crisis of US and world capitalism, goes hand in hand with ever more savage attacks on the social conditions and democratic rights of the working class at home.
Will Americans ever seriously connect the dots to the grotesque amorality and illegality of US militarism and its devastating impact on the world's populations as well as the impoverishment of -- and susceptibility to a much provoked blowback upon -- our own?
[cross-posted on correntewire]
And you wonder if they'll.....
""seriously connect the dots to the grotesque amorality and illegality of US militarism and its devastating impact on the world's populations as well as the impoverishment of -- and susceptibility to a much provoked blowback upon -- our own?""
Hahahahahahahaha..... surely you jest?!
I just knew that someone was going to jump right in and prove your point to a "T". I was going to respond to that unbelievable comment but I confess, I just cannot handle someone that stupid tonight. All I can do is shake my head in wonder at that foolish interpretation of what has been said here.
Connect the dots? My dear woman, some can't even SEE the friggin' dots!
Sad....... so very sad.
The U.S. empire has one major purpose. That is, to feed corporate capitalism and private, for-profit capital. We fight wars and impose our will to extend the reach of dollar hegemony, and by extension, our corporations. And, as noted in Libby's post, that really is the exact same reason Hitler sought empire. And, the only reason he invaded Russia; to capture her massive energy and mineral reserves needed for the fascist corporate state. American companies loved Hitler. Just as they love communist China. --> Both nations fully embraced capitalism. That is, until the monsters corporate capitalism creates turn against us and created world wars.
The situation in this country is clearly not so simple. There have been massive attempts to hide the truth in this nation. This is control fraud to the nth degree as William Black's book points out. Except the fraud is perpetrated on a nation by politicians while Black points to CEOs and corporations in his definition of control fraud. That Americans have had a 8-14% approval rating for Congress for the last 17 years is a better indicator of conscious awareness of what is going on. Americans may have been kept consciously ignorant on many issues but that does not qualify them as stupid or amoral. Everyone's belief system is eventually shattered in some way.
As I have noted before, the hotbed of ideas for a better world are coming out of the U.S. almost exclusively. We will lead the world out of this crisis because for most Americans sans the ruling class, the cat is out of the bag. And, we are already exposing and digesting the rampant fraud and planting the seeds of better ideas for a new and greater reality.
Sky, Jan and TL. I think the four of us are on the same page in terms of our concern and frustration and exasperation with what has been going on. Each very conscious of the plight of America and the world.
Jan and TL, Sky's sarcasm, anger, frustration and bitterness (not joy (!)) about the U.S. citizenry in general resonates with me, especially after this past election and in view of the nightmare global killing sprees under the Obama regime which just ramped up the evil of the Bush regime. Sky over-generalizes it seems out of anger. God, I know that provoking feeling.
Those within and without of the U.S. citizenry have huge cause for concern of the paths of destruction of the U.S. leadership. This holiday I find many who have such trust in Obama and stress I must give him time and he is incrementally trying to rein in corporate and military evil. I see the reverse. And the media merrily goes along with the big "con" which promotes citizen denial and minimization.
TL, I am glad you have hope. I appreciate what you say about respect. I know to try to communicate with others I need a base line of respect , but it is heartbreaking and crazymaking so often to be confronted with a stubborn "truthiness" of denial and minimization.
The droning, for one thing, keeps on escalating. More and more foreign peoples' lives are shattered and they are converted into our mortal enemies from the violence -- the shock and awe -- of our callous use of massive weaponry. More and more of our young people will be cannon fodder for the corporate war agenda -- to be killed by the enemies we are earning with our illegitimate killing sprees.
Our leaders perpetrate evil.
I am glad you read this blog. I have been distracted from the blogging these days with IRL demands and appreciate your time and commentary.
best, libby
I also pointed out that general technology had advanced to the point that communication and information such as performed by Wikileaks was a real threat to established power and governments around the world are frantic to suppress it. There might be one Achilles heel to concentrate on.
What really gets me is that the rebels controlling Aleppo have declared it an Islamic state and forbidden women there from driving. I posted a blog about this last week http://open.salon.com/blog/stuartbramhall/2012/12/24/vice-and-virtue_police_patolling_aleppo


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I bought this with the intent of covering up the broken capilliaries on the sides of my nose, along with other blemishes, as well as cleaning up my brows - so not really for under eye, though I do use it there sometimes. I first purchased medium but found it to be too good a match to my skin tone that it didn't provide highlight - so I went back and bought light/medium too. I noticed that the textures were slightly different - I find the medium is creamier than the light/medium, and that the latter is slightly chalky. I fix that by just putting eye cream on top though. I don't have much experience in the concealer department, but I guess this is okay. I'm still open to trying out other stuff though.
This is my favorite concealer of all time. It helps me hide my under eye bags perfectly, and is very highly pigmented. Definitely give it a go!
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I do love the formula of this concealer--my skin is very finicky (combo-dry) about base products, & it just seems to love this microcrystalline wax-based concealer.
I am about a NW15 in MAC cosmetics (pink undertones and pale to fair) & the shade "Lighter Than Light" fits the bill perfectly.
It's highly pigmented & very creamy with a soft/dewy texture (albeit no shimmer). It looks very natural on and lasts until I wash it off with just a "smidge" of high definition setting powder. I also find it flash-photographs without giving me a garish "ghost" white cast (which is a real thorn when it comes to paler concealers, I feel).
My only complaint, which is somewhat significant, is the packaging. I am on either my 4th or 5th one of these and I've had 2 lids crack. Yes, I can be a little clumsy, but I would really like to see the Balm upgrade to either a sturdier plastic or a glass jar. Still, it's love.
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I have super duper dark circles under my eyes, paired with pretty yucky acne most of the time, so I am always in desperate need a good concealer. I used to use the Lancome waterproof under eye concealer for years and years, which I still like but they are more expensive and I think I actually like thebalm concealer better. I think the first time I picked this up it was in their lightest shade, as the seasons go by I usually have to change concealers. I've actually got a good system going right now where I bought the lightest shade and the second darkest shade (which I use during the summer) and I dig out small bits of each to mix together to make the perfect costume shade and I am pretty pale in the winter, but quite tanned in the summer as I work outside. I found them on sale at London Drugs (Canada) a while back and bought like 3 of each of the colours I like for around $15, but I'm pretty sure you can get them for around $25 or so normally.
They are very creamy and apply the to skin really nicely. I usually use a concealer brush to swipe some over the problem area and then use my finger to blend it in, but if I'm in a rush I'll skip the brush and just use fingers. It gives superb coverage and it build-able if needed. It's also really each to blend out to look as natural as possible, and when I feel like it I use this to contour (as I have a darker and lighter shade) and they blend out very nicely. I've used these concealers with many different foundations and they always look great.
I will keep buying this stuff forever and ever and if they discontinue it I will die.
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Oh my, thick texture, I didn't hink it worked for me..I guess it depends what texture you prefer. I don't have dark circles or puffy eyes, so a thick concealer isn't for me..
I prefer fluid textures, and the Balm is so dry!!!
A warning for fair-complected people thinking the shade "Lighter than Light" sounds dreamy. It was too dark for my
I use the Balm's tinted moisturizer in the same shade on a daily basis which I am in love with and was expecting a color match here to conceal areas that the TM does not. I even bought this despite my dislike for any beauty product in a pot for hygienic reasons because I like the brand.
It covered well, but was also too dry and matte for my normal skin.
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This product covers my dark circles completely, i also use the time balm foundation. For the best coverage and to reduce fine lines you should pat it under your eyes and not rub it with your finger. a little bit pricy at about 22 dollars where i bought it but worth.
This product is thick and greasy but hides my dark circles amazingly, no peachy tone concealer to make up for it, unlike what Emilynoel83 on YouTube has informed me of. With that said, it surprisingly doesn't settle into my fine lines and due to sensitive eyes & tons of pulling with numerous tissues I have a lot of those. It works ok for blemishes if all you need is some color correction but if you have raised bumps this won't do. I got the color light/medium after my Khol's was out of the light shade so instead of a highlight I use this as a skin tone concealer. Despite the thick and greasy texture this does pretty good on my oily skin and holds up nicely. Since using Epiduo to get rid of my acne, though, I have gotten some not so nice dry skin all over which has made this cake up and flake off if used for more places than just my under eyes. I would repurchase as it makes me look more awake near the eyes but I need to look elsewhere for a blemish concealer. This packaging is my absolute favorite as I find little pots so adorable and unlike most reviews on here I've had mine for a few months now & have experienced no breakage, but that could be due to the fact that I also store mine in the little blue box it came with when I travel.
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I've discovered, I need two concealers. One for redness, and imperfections, and another for the dark circles I have. So I've used this for both...little less strength in the circles, but it is fantastic for my redness, and blemishes. I just use my concealer brush, and powder, and it does the job.
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I guess this is your typical "love it or hate it" kind of product. I happen to really love it now. When i first started using it (had to replace it with my Bobbi Brown concealer, as it ran out), i disliked that it was too matte, and give off a very "i have under eye concealer on" look, as compared to the rest of my face, until i paired it with my BB cream, which has a dewy finish. (I also realized that i was using too much product before)
Just a tip for normal or combination skin girls, light dust loose/mattifying powder before dewy-finish foundation/BB cream (after skincare routine), to off-set the dewy-ness (some korean BB cream tends to give a "i'm oily and need to bloat soon" rather than a fresh well-rested look. Trust me, it works wonders. Followed by concealer and then seal off with another dusting of powder, my ELF mineral booster in sheer works very well.
It's a med-full coverage product, works well to cover my very dark under eye circles and i personally feel it has some color correcting properties.
I hate the packaging, as with time, the cheap plastic case will start cracking. I havent found a perfect way to depot it, but i have also yet to find a better under eye concealer for my skin. So i use a layer of moisturizer to keep it moist, and wipe that layer off when i need to use it, it is kind of a waste of my moisturizer, but i dont mind.
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This salad is wonderful! As suggested, I added julienned red bell pepper, grated carrots and snow peas. The dressing was delicious. (I did use a little less oil, and seasoned rice vinegar.)
Found the dressing a little sweet, so added a TBSP of soy sauce. Also added a little more colour to the salad with julienned carrots and red pepper - will definitely repeat.
We really enjoyed this recipe! I added snow peas and toasted walnuts; I also used sesame chili oil instead of regular toasted sesame oil. It worked out very well, as everyone returned for a second serving.