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The City of Cedar Park has many projects that are in the planning stages, ongoing, or have been completed. Here you will find a list of these projects with additional information. Please click on the links below or scroll down. RM 1431 Pass-Through Finance Project Other major transportation projects Capital Improvement Projects Status Report (includes Transportation Projects PDF and Projects at a Glance PDF) Future Projects (includes RFP/RFQ and invitation for bid information)
RM 1431 Pass-Through Finance Project
Pictured: The contractor broke ground in mid-August and is currently working on Phase One of the project which will widen the roadway to the north (westbound lanes), as shown in photo one on the left. During November and December, crews will be focusing on installing storm sewer systems and placing base material. Phase One is expected to be complete in March 2015 at which time work will shift to the south side of the roadway. In the second photo (at right), you can see that the contractor has begun drilling piers and constructing wing walls for the widening of the bridge over Brushy Creek.
Update: October 27, 2014: Construction began along RM 1431 from Market Street (just west of Parmer Lane/Ronald Reagan Boulevard to Sam Bass Road) in mid-August. Lanes were narrowed to allow the contractor space to begin the construction necessary to widen RM 1431 to a six-lane divided roadway. Unfortunately, the contractor had to reduce the dual left turn lanes from two to one, turning from RM 1431 to Parmer Lane/Ronald Reagan Boulevard in order to have adequate room to build the new intersection there. We have adjusted signal timing at this intersection to help compensate for the lane reduction and are closely monitoring traffic patterns there - especially during peak rush hour traffic. We will make adjustments to the signal timing as necessary. However, drivers should expect slightly longer wait times. In order to avoid delays, you may choose to use an alternate route during the construction period which is expected to last through early 2016.
About the project The Pass-Through Finance Project, which is a cooperative effort between Cedar Park, Williamson County and Texas Department of Transportation (TXDot) to reconstruct and widen RM 1431 to a six-lane section between Market Street just west of Parmer Lane/Ronald Reagan Boulevard to Sam Bass Road. It is referred to as the "Pass Through Project" because of the way that TxDOT will reimburse the City of Cedar Park for the up-front construction costs via a method referred to as Pass-Through Financing.
About the Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) The Pass-Through Project also includes the construction of a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of Parmer and RM 1431.
In 2012, approximately 70,000 vehicles per day were using the intersection at Parmer Lane/Ronald Reagan Blvd. and RM 1431. The intersection is currently operating at capacity, and as traffic volumes continue to increase it has become a congested, bottleneck location which negatively affects drivers and businesses in the area.
The CFI is an innovative intersection design which provides the best alternative to a grade separation (overpass) at this location due to the limited available right-of-way and limited access to businesses at the corners of the intersection. The CFI design services higher traffic volumes more efficiently than a conventional intersection.
A conventional intersection with increased capacity (six lanes on RM 1431) will reach peak hour capacity sooner than a CFI and peak hour delay for a CFI is reduced by 46 percent vs. conventional intersection with similar lane use characteristics in 2020. There is an annual network delay reduction of 15 percent, versus a conventional intersection with similar lane use characteristics. Ultimately, improved capacity of the CFI will result in increased service life, thereby resulting in long-term savings for taxpayers over a conventional intersection.
While some might find the CFI to be confusing at first glance, the intersection is well-marked and is actually quite easy to navigate if you follow the signage. The CFI functions similarly to a left hand exit on a freeway and will be well-marked with instructional signage for drivers. To see TxDOT's video of how to drive through a CFI, click here. To see TxDOT's video animation of the CFI to be constructed at Parmer Lane/Ronald Reagan Boulevard and RM 1431 click here.
Other major transportation projects
TxDOT RM 1431 Operational Improvement Project TxDOT's improvement of RM 1431 between Bagdad Rd. and Anderson Mill, known as the TxDOT RM 1431 Operational Improvement Project, will reconstruct and widen RM 1431 to a five-lane section with a center turn lane. The anticipated completion of this project is December 2014. RM 1431 Gap Project The 1431 Gap Project will extend from Cottonwood Creek Trail to the western limits of the Pass-Through Project and will match the same six-lane design as the Pass-Through Project. Design is expected to be completed in May of 2015.
Bagdad Road between RM 1431 and Kettering Drive Bagdad Road will be reconstructed between RM 1431 and Kettering Drive to include turn lanes at most major intersections and sidewalks along the entire roadway. The section of Bagdad north of New Hope Dr. has been completed and paving of the southern section is set to begin soon. This project is anticipated to be completed in December 2014. Little Elm Trail from Bell Boulevard to Lakeline Boulevard The design for the completion of Little Elm Trail from Bell Boulevard to Lakeline Boulevard is underway and should be completed in January 2015. Cypress Creek Road at Lakeline Boulevard intersection Dual turn lanes will be constructed at on Cypress Creek at the intersection of Bell Boulevard. Construction is set to begin at the end of October and is scheduled to be completed in March 2015.
Capital Improvement Projects status report
Click on the links below to see a complete list and details of other current and planned transportation projects, along with the latest overview of projects.
Transportation Projects [PDF]
Projects at a Glance [PDF]
Animation of Proposed Continuous Flow Intersection at RM 1431 and Parmer Lane
Future Projects
RFP/RFQ (There are none at this time.)
Invitation for Bid/Proposal
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Bill Gates: Piketty's Attack on Income Inequality Is Right
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There is a TED talk from the author of the book Bill Gates is commenting about at https://www.youtube.com/watch?... pretty good watch
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Yes, better packers will come from this.
Work from home. (95 comments)
In other news congressional interns are now encouraged to work from home and on their mobile devices.
Logo - turtle graphics (313 comments)
In elementary school (in the 80's for me) We used logo, and it was a good introduction to programming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
economics (88 comments)
To me it seems crazy to spend so much on a 3-D printing costs when there are cheaper, easier solutions. The umbilical chord clamp: Teach people they can just leave the baby attached to the placenta till it dries out, or tie it of with string or anything else they have at hand before cutting the chord.
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NI LabView has had flow based visual programming for more than a decade. The nice thing is make parallel flows to your data, and it's multi-threaded.. It makes an easy way to visualize that something is run in parallel.
technical challenges (127 comments)
Usually at some point the server needs to be able decrypt the data so it can be displayed to a user, so the key needs to be handy. So if you have the key and data on the same sever it's of little security value.
If you want to have this data in some kind of database, there is a good chance you want to be able to search and index this data. Possible to index and pre-sort encrypted data without giving away the content?
Yes, maybe encrypt some sensitive parts, but encrypting all customer data is counter productive.
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If you add ATM and AAL5 overhead that DSL has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATM_Adaptation_Layer_5 Then 20% sounds reasonable. 30% sounds reasonable if they are encapsulating traffic with PPPoE and a lot of your packets are not at the max MTU.
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DSL uses ATM AAL5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATM_Adaptation_Layer_5 So you have ATM overhead, AAL5 overhead. So you have 40 bytes of payload, which then contain overhead from higher layers Then if your DSL is using PPPoE you have Ethernet overhead, and PPP overhead. Then you have IP and TCP or UDP overhead.
WhatsAPP spam comming (27 comments)
If WhatsApp doesn't add more security, my prediction, is we will start to see WhatsApp spam. If you know phone number and it's IEMI you can fake the sender using the WhatsApp protocol. All it will take now is someone to acquire a database of IEMI's and the phone numbers before the spam can start flowing.
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"I prefer the buffet anyways,"
Everyone pays the same and get's the same benefit. You socialist!
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Yes, temp data is written to
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International law enforcement needs to get to work flowing the money. Follow it through botnet rentals, affiliate marketing programs, etc. Cut off flow of money and botnet dies.
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Publish the patches on the project mailing list, forum, or on your own website or blog. The most important thing is to get the patches out there. That will open it up to peer review and discussion. From there you have the possibility of linux distros picking up the patch and using it. Eventually the project may pick up your patches. A fork would be a last resort.
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This is where your social networking sites come in. Find some reliable people with electronic design experience. I myself do mainly embedded HW and SW.
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Seems like you want to sell it with commercial license + NDA over the source code. .
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I've hired a few people in IT. Usually you get 100 resumes for a position, then I select the 10-20 CV's/Resumes I like the best. Then I give those 10-20 people a test of basic concepts. You can get rid of the people then that have no f***'ing clue and not waste you time on them. If they pass the test they get an interview.
Too many people have read an article on
Some people say that's what on the job training is for, but when I hire somebody, I want them to come in and hit the ground running.

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Exactly. When your worker finishes you could return a collection of ObjectIds to the main thread. Then you wouldn't have to search for them, nor would you be unnecessarily opening and applying the DBText.AdjustAlignment() method to text entities that existed in the database before you ran the worker.
I'm not sure how much difference this will make. I'm thinking it would depend upon on how many other entities (particularly text entities) you have in your drawings. But this is what I would do.
For an example of how to return data from a background worker you can refer to the "Return a value from the background operation" at the bottom of this post :
I understand I did what you recommended and it worked perfectly, had a gain in performance and I am pleased with the results, and again thank Artvegas!
I just wanted to re-iterate the warning that someone else already made that AcDb (the entity code) is absolutely not multi-thread safe. So, while your background thread is running, if the Acad main thread does anything that uses any of the AcDb code that text is using, you are very likely to have problems.
I understand that the risk of performing transactions outside the main thread can cause problems, but I've imported some 368,000 objects between (Polylines, Text, Blocks etc. ..), and so far had no problems, saved the file its countless times and performed tests and everything is correct. Yet another study it more secure way to do the job, and I am studying the proposal made in a video (taget Gopinath, member of the Autodesk Developer), which teaches how to work with multi-thread smoothly.
Parallel Programming in an AutoCAD® Application
Thank Staff.
Hi prmgame,
I just came across a link for another class at Autodesk University...
Multithreading and Message Handling in Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) Applications:
And the class description...
"If your AutoCAD® plug-in spends a long time processing data, you know how frustrated your users can get when their user interface freezes or Windows shows that all too familiar "Program Not Responding" message. How do you prevent that? Depending on what you are doing, you have a choice between message handling and multithreading. This class will show you when to use each technique and how to handle them both from within your WPF user interface."
I haven't watched it yet but it seems that this discusses the exact issue you are trying to address - so hopefully will be most useful to you.
Hello Artvegas,
Yes, I'm watching the videos Autodesk AU, no doubt I'll be doing tests with the examples shown.
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I saw a car show where they installed a matched set of special injectors on a diesel truck. They made a point of saying they would make the truck run much better and maybe make a lot more power? Nothing was said of more boost or increased exhaust flow or stuff. At a certain load, the fuel is injected into motor. Just changing injectors MAY improve power? How is that? |
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If the engine was running ok before the change-out, I would expect little change in power. However, if the original set of injectors were not feeding the cylinders the same, there could be an improvment in both smoothness and output. As you can see, a demonstration like this one can be easily rigged. All that is required is that the first set of injectors contain mismatched injectors or several badly worn ones. |
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The instrumentation doesn't reveal much, and that very brief clip is a pretty melancholy affair: Ciara pines over a guy in her car, then Ciara pines over a guy in her house. But it leaves viewers with a lot of questions: Who's sorry? Ciara? Her man? Are they both sorry? What are they sorry for? Is it too late to apologize? Does "Sorry" seem to be the hardest word to say? Or are they sorry for party rocking?
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Kpop Music Mondays: 2NE1 "Come Back Home"
Now that I look at the final edit of the Music Monday, I'm not sure if I made my point clearly enough with 2NE1's video. Doing videos on the internet means you have to compete with limited attention spans, so you gotta get to your point as soon as you can before people drift off. People have longer attention spans when they're reading blog posts, though, so I can get a bit more in depth here, I think:
Here's what I was trying to get at: 2NE1's video poses a bit of a conundrum for me, and I'm not sure if it's the core message that poses the conflict or if it's just that they didn't get enough time in their video to flesh out the argument. From what I saw, the video in a nutshell suggests "virtual world = bad, real world = good." Connect more with the real world around you than the virtual world on your phone. My point, though, is this: 2NE1 exists in the virtual world. You view them on your phones and on your laptops and iPads. You don't know them in real life. You're lucky if you can see them in concert. There's nothing real to you about 2NE1, by their definition of real vs virtual, that is.
2NE1's virtual world is so much more colorful and vivid than Dara's real monotonous world – both in color and pattern, so Dara's boyfriend plugs into Virtual Paradise. But…but…real life is better, right? Is that what 2NE1's getting at? If that's the case, then isn't the way the Virtual Paradise is described a lot like how Kpop is described? It's so much more vivid and colorful. People look different. They speak a different language. They live in a different world. Their music sounds different. And gotdamn they're so much prettier than we are. Kpop is the virtual paradise. Your life around you is the real world.
Kpop isn't only a genre of music. I'd argue that it isn't a genre to begin with, the way Rock and Folk and Electronica are genres, because Kpop has no consistent sound to it. Kpop is more of an aesthetic than a genre. Kpop is more often music for eyes than it is for ears. And the music for eyes that Kpop makes is, for many people outside of Korea, a version of Virtual Paradise.
So, I'm not really sure how 2NE1 can reconcile their video's message with their careers. Are 2NE1 saying "don't drink that poison! I just saved you! Here: drink OUR poison instead!" I don't want to think that 2NE1's saying that. It's like us here at Eatyourkimchi saying "get off the internet! YouTube sucks!" when our careers are on the internet.
My basic argument is that I don't agree with what 2NE1 are posing as opposites. The dichotomy between real world and virtual paradise doesn't exist. Nothing is virtual. Everything around us is a part of our real lives, and seeking distractions is a part of human existence. If we don't do it online, we do it in books. If we don't do it in books we do it in play. If we don't do it in play we do it in our minds as we walk and think. We do it when we listen to other people's stories when they talk to us. It's exceptionally challenging to be in the moment, when so much of what we do depends on things not in our immediate vicinity.
We're built to think about things outside of us. We're all escapists in one form or another. Sure, our current world makes it easier for us to do so, by giving us interesting pictures and videos to look at much more easily than it would be for us to conjure them up in the aether of our thoughts. To argue against distraction isn't going to get us anywhere. I welcome distraction, and so I'm not really agreeing with 2NE1 here.
I will find a middle ground with them, though. Hey: maybe they're not arguing against all distraction and "virtual paradises" altogether. They might not be arguing against the dichotomy; maybe they're just arguing for moderation, which is something I can agree with. Don't check your phone constantly when we're talking face to face, please. Most people can't carry on two conversations at once, and talking on your phone makes you suck at talking in person. Unless you're the rare exception that can keep up with both conversations, in which I don't mind, but I haven't yet met someone who can do justice to both at once. Technology's doing so much to help us connect with others away from us that we're forgetting how to connect to people in front of us.
Aw hell. That's too much to talk about in one blog post, but at least I could talk about it more here than I could in the video! I'll leave it at this: I know we sometimes talk about deep stuff on Kpop Music Monday, like we did in the Cleansing Cream review, the Grasshopper Song review, and now, in a small way, this review. Can we do this for every Kpop Music Monday? No. A lot of kpop videos are very superficial and empty. Some videos use symbolism, but not in any ways that convey messages that interest us. I won't care about love songs from people that have been singing about love for less time than I've been married, because I don't think that their messages can contribute anything of value to me. Maybe they can be of interest to others. Sorry that we can't help in that way. The same way some people can read illuminati symbolism into videos, we're also not interested in those kinds of analyses, because they bore us.
This video, though, had a message that we found stimulating, so we dealt with it more than we did with other, personally less interesting videos. I hope you found this somewhat interesting as well, I hope! Let us know your thoughts and what you take away from it. Are 2NE1 raging against their own careers? Or is there another way to view their hostility towards Virtual Paradise?
Another opinion we need of you, to fan the flames of Fanwar (the Struggle is real!) let us know what comeback you liked more. We can't agree amongst ourselves. Whose side do you agree with?
On a less serious note: here's more footage of Spudgy and Meemers being freaking cute as hell!
Aaaand, just in case some people want the 2NEmum video on its own, we made a separate video for it as well. Check it out here if you're interested :D
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I just tought that the video was the remake of TOTAL RECALL!!!!
2ne1 is the best in the world
I personally LOVE the acoustic (unplugged) version of Come Back Home that is on the album. It's my favorite song of the bunch. I don't mind at all that they incorporated part of it into the music video.
Now all I can think of whenever I hear this song is Spudgy waiting at the door for you guise lol
"There's nothing real to you about 2NE1″
I don´t agree, their music is real to us. -
This just didn't do that much for me. I seems way too much like the stuff I hear here in American and that bored me enough that I became REALLY interested in KPop.
That's why it didn't really surprise me that it did so well over here on the Billboard 200. I'm a fan of GaIn and think she's one of the sexiest women alive…but the group, I don't dislike them, I'm just not finding anything to be really excited about. -
SNSD all the way!
I don't know I like it but I am more of a fan of simplicity. I like when just the suggestion of something is able to convey a message. The message was blaring, it was a strong message, but just not my thing on a personal level. I prefer less fancy and elaborate sets. Either way, it was a good music video and the song was decent enough.
Also, I know that SNSD and 2NE1 are both kpop groups but I don't see them as similar enough to be compared. Their songs do not even share the concept, nor do they share the same mood. Not every song needs to be compared just because they come out at the same time. They're not even within the same company.
I get Simon's point, but to me 2NE1 isn't just in the 'virtual' world. You can go to concerts, fan meet/greets, buy CD's/DVD's, IRL to oogle the photos and artwork.Or, share the awesomeness while hanging with friends, at school during lunch, chillin' over the weekend, or shocking everyone at a party with a kickass dance track that leave them wondering who sings it, etc. So in destroying that world, it pushes people to interact and connect on a level that most of us older fans remember, and for me it's a bit nostalgic.
And all I can say is heck, Meemers is HUGE! o_O
I was calmly agreeing with all the points in the video when all of a sudden anger filled me. SHERLOCK SEASON FOUR COMING BACK IN 2016!!!! I DON'T THINK I CAN SURVIVE THIS HIATUS. I'VE WAITED TWO YEARS BEFORE FOR SEASON THREE. WHAT ARE MOFFAT AND GAITISS TRYING TO DO THE SHERLOCKIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I liked the song, but still i didn't LOVE it. Did love the video though, very cool.
2ne1 has been my fav group for a long time, but I totally agree with martina in that I wasn't really into their more recent songs.
love CL's solo songs though.. DAYUMN. -
Come Back Home reminds me a lot of Adam Lambert's Never Close Our Eyes but less coherent and even more over the top.
Just wanted to know your take on both albums?? which do you prefer??? what songs would you have chosen as the title songs instead of the ones releases??
2NE1 for the win
frankly speaking I don't follow 2ne1 or have any interesting in the group, It could be because I come to Kpop after they had a major hit and one of the members has not so good reputation so i wasn't never interesting in looking them up, I don't listen to their music or watch their MV including this CBH MV. However, this comeback i heard great things about the three songs, crush, happy, and bch from their fans. I first watched 2ne1 cbh was Inkigayo comeback stage wasn't impressed me at all… i actually thought, so this was what they have been bragging about…the performance was a total mess, on the same Music show, Girls' Generation also has their comeback, it was good. they also performed 2 songs, I would said Girls' Generation comeback leave more impression on me, it's pleasure to the ears and eyes with their voice and dance, the choreography was great and the members are absolutely gorgeous. Their ballad song was also good.
I feel the same way. I'm also a newbie with Kpop. So far 2NE1 hasn't impressed me. Specially because I don't like their heavy productions and use of autotune on songs. But their fans assume that I just hate them.
Admit it you hate them.
I don't hate them at all. In fact I even have some songs from them on my kpop playlist. Mostly old songs from their mini albums and Come Back Home and Happy from their new LP.
I think the video concept for come back home was great compared to SNSD Mr.Mr. mv.I think the song for both is good but ill have to choose 2ne1.
Actually I think what YG meant is not to stay away from gadget, well it's similar. I noticed that every time I ate dinner outside, I will see many family instead of interacting with each other, everyone was using gadgets. And tbh my family communicates with each other on the phone instead of talking to each other even though we're in the same place. As u can see in the MV, even though the guy is with Dara, he still went to the virtual world and interact with "virtual dara" instead of real dara. It shows that people prefer interacting on the virtual world(phone, internet etc) instead of in real life. The guy can do all those sweet lovely things with real dara but instead he choose to interact with "virtual dara". I think the message is YG wants family to interact with other physically and not through gadgets. After I watchrd the MV and understanding the MV on my point of view, I stopped interacting with my family through phone and started to interact with them more in real life. It's really a big lesson to me.
And tbh I prefer 2NE1 comeback. SNSD is good but it just didn't blow my mind. The song is catchy but not really interested for me. I prefer I Got A Boy tbh. While 2NE1, the MV blowed my mind and the songs literally stuck in my head for days especially Dara's part "come baby baby come come baby" *ehem dara is not so innocent after all ehem wanting us to "cum"* All the songs in 2NE1 new album all so good and I think it's probably the best album for this year for now. I'm not being biased but the way SM handled SNSD for this comeback kinda ruined it. A sone friend of mine told me about it and I feel bad actually. So I prefer 2NE1.
For a moment there, after I read the second paragraph, I was afraid that I wouldn't like what you were about to say. Fortunately, that was not the case at all, and for that brief prejudice on my behalf, I apologize. I perfectly understand the way you used that contradiction to strengthen your point and it was beautifully executed.
If I were to base my understanding of this video on the perception that it wants to emphasize the real and the virtual worlds as completely different entities, one as good and the other as bad, your analysis is flawless. I really don't have anything to add, I agree with everything you said. However, I can think of a couple more reasons why YG chose this concept for 2NE1's video, one of them a lot more symbolic and praiseworthy than the other.
I'll start with the more simplistic one. There are currently quite a few scenarios that are appealing to the mainstream audience. YG producers took advantage of one of them that seems to be trending these days, which is this 'anarchist turned hero' concept. Freedom fighters trying to save a world that is hypnotized by the system, but at the same time finding themselves struggling with the temptation, 'cause evidently, in order to spread their message as widely as possible, they have to go online, where most of the people are, which is the big irony. However, like zombies and vampires. this scenario is purely fantastic. We like to watch them play out on screen, but they don't pose a real threat to our normal lives. If doing something 'cool' was the sole purpose the producers had when picking this concept, they clearly failed, 'cause the message contradicts their whole careers and existences. Either they are part of the problem in their own POV, or they illustrated a situation that applies nowhere in our reality.
Another scenario is the one I wish they attempted to portray in this video. The creators of this MV acknowledge the virtual world does overlap with the real one, they relate to one another in such a powerful way that they bonded into a more complex reality. It is the natural order of things. Our feelings and emotions are undeniably parts of real existence. That being said, happiness is individually subjective, it only exists in our own perception of things, it's not palpable, it's not floating around, but nevertheless, it's real and our search for it exceeds beyond any physical limit. You can be in the happiest, realest place on earth, like Disneyland (it's not even remotely the happiest place in the world for me, I'm just trying to make a point) and still feeling like your imagination can easily top that experience. Some people, though, don't seem to want to accept that what's in front of them may be less than they need in order to be fulfilled. They are stuck and take the easy way out, which is to blame technology for ruining the people around them, instead of accepting that others have found different ways to feel joy and follow their example to use technology as a tool in finding what they are actually looking for. There are people similar to them. Maybe in some cases they aren't in their surroundings, but still exist and even if the online portals are virtual, they connect you to real people, some maybe closer that you might think.
Dara's character in particular is symbolic of this type of behavior. She and her boyfriend are obviously incompatible. They don't seem able to make each other happy, but she's too comfortable not being alone and is afraid to let go. He, on the other hand, tries to escape his miserable life and after some failed attempts with alcohol and pills, finds a better way through the virtual world. In consequence of ignoring the facts and failing to understand what he's going through, she tries to save him by destroying that 'virtual paradise' alongside Bom, CL and Minzy.The thing is, as we see in the last frame on the screen, no real change has occurred in the real world. It still looks the same and the virtual is still there, on the screen, exactly where it should be. That scene, for me, concludes the mystery behind the reason for choosing this concept. I think this is what the producers were all about. They wanted to emphasize that too much energy is wasted on trying to fight this system, when we should actually embrace it, use it responsibly to our benefits and live our real lives in full awareness of our constantly evolving society, as well as our personal state of mind. Evolution is based on foundation. We build and improve things based on already proven knowledge and most of the times it works. All we have is part of our existence and instead of wasting our efforts on demolishing things for personal lack of understanding, we should look at the bigger picture and improve it the best way we can.
Anyway, this is more or less what I took from this video and if it was the intended approach, I think it's pretty ballsy. Now to address the poll, I must say even though it doesn't follow a constant path, 2NE1's album definitely stands out between every other K-pop release so far. It's a bit of an unfair comparison between 2NE1 and SNSD though. Each of them is the best at what they set to achieve, but I'd pick 2NE1 every time.
One would have assume that because the article was about 2ne1 that 2ne1 would win the poll….. not so much!
But of course, SONE is a bigger fandom. What do you expect? Tsk
2NE1 come back hom mv youtube Kpop ranking 1 , happy mv 3.. psy 2.snsd.4
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I feel bad for doing this to 2NE1, but this time SNSD won in my books. I have always loved both groups, but I was more on 2NE1's side. I feel like I am alone here, but I didnt.. really.. enjoy …. their comeback :c ! The song Come Back Home is too inconsistent to me, although the video is great! I honestly think Happy is a better song, but it is not really a song I want to hear on replay all day! Mr. Mr. was not as great a video, but the song is addicting. SNSD did a fabulous job not only on Mr. Mr., but the rest of their new songs as well! I have not heard such great music like this from in a while, but on 2NE1's part, I am still waiting for something really great! I loved the video guys and Martina: Orange Caramel MV is finally out and it is phenomenal! Hope you guys like it too!
Inconsistent because maybe you just want a straightforward pop song and dont want to be hassled about the meaning of a song.
No, not for that reason. I mean sound wise. Throughout the video it seemed like I was listening to 3 different songs at moments. It was too much for me I guess! The meaning is nice though. I didnt really grasp it until Simon and Martina explained!
I totally agree with you! I thought I was the only one that wasn't impressed with 2NE1s comeback this time. I don't usually listen to Girls Generation, so I was surprised that I like Mr Mr so much! Thanks for posting this, now I feel a little less guilty…
Well, I like Mr Mr best as a song, but CRUSH is truly great the whole way through. Also, 2NE1's video was so great, but I was so mad at how uneven the screentime was in SNSD's that it ruined the enjoyment I had.
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Can I ask you for your help, well it's not for me it's for a very kind 'Special Constable'. If you come to home games from South Ealing Rd I'm sure you will of seen her, she's the short lady. She works with her husband, normally dealing with the away fans coaches and they do a very good job too. While they have been away 5/6 coppers did the same job as the two of them normally do. She was saying that she has been told that this will be the last season she'll be allowed to work at a Bees football match. Unfortunaely this has been decided by the new management within her station. God knows why!! But I think this is very unfair. She is always polite, helpful and good at what she does. So why should we lose a decent police officer who gives up her own time to volunteer doing something she enjoys.
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This stuff is amazing. It won't eliminate all the frizz, but my hair is shinier and more manageable. It smells great too like most Garnier products. It's oily, so if you don;t like the texture, this may not be for you, A little goes a long way.
My aunt has super thick, super frizzy hair and I've noticed that in the period of several months it's been shinier and silkier, and way less frizzier so I asked her what she was using. And what do you know! She was using this serum along with the shampoo and conditioner from this line. And I knew I HAD to try it. I bought the shampoo, conditioner and this serum and I've been using it for a month now and I've noticed a HUUUGE improvement! It leaves my hair soft and it's not sticky at all. And it smells really good. A little goes a looong way.
I'm assuming I have the newer formula in the bell shaped bottle. I'm always pretty cautious with any kind of silicone serums, mainly because the viscosity can vary so much. Through trial and error and lots of reading, I find the ones with cyclopentasiloxane as the first ingredient tend to be thinner and less sticky and so much easier to apply. This one is no exception and I'm thrilled that this one can now take the place of my old John Frieda Frizz Ease Thermal Protection, which I adored but was overpriced for the amount you'd get. The ingredients are very similar (both start with cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol) and feel the same on my hair, so I use this as my new heat protection before flat ironing. I love the results! My hair feels so smooth and tangle free, it's hard to stop myself from constantly running my hands through it. Now, what to do with all those thick and sticky serums cluttering up the bathroom cupboard?? The price of this one too makes it twice as loveable.
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I have this in the bell shaped bottle. Thanks to this bad boy I don't have to straighten my hair if I don't want to. Use in moderation because if you put on too much you will look like grease ball head. I have naturally wavy/frizzy hair and this does a good job at taming my mane and it smells delightful I have repurchased this
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I love this! I have like, the frizziest hair ever. But I used this with the regular Sleek and Shine system and my hair is amazing. It makes my hair so soft and shiny. And it smells great. My hair isn't half as frizzy now but I put it on and it gets frizz you didn't even realize was there. It leaves your hair soft and silky and smelling great! I love that you can open and close the bottle lock if you put it in a travel bag or something. It also is super cute and slim so it can fit in between a load of hair or beauty products with no problem
This is my go to hair product since I was 14 years old. I have frizzy, dry, damaged, curly hair and this magical product makes my hair shiny, soft, and a bit more moisturized.
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I got this for $4 at Walmart because I work as a swim instructor and being in the chlorinated pool for 12 hours a week was damaging my hair. I normally have pretty sleek, straight hair but it was getting frizzy from the pool. It works great and doesn't make my hair feel greasy at all. I only use a tiny amount and concentrate it on the ends of my hair. It smooths down frizz and I love running my hand through my hair after because it just feels so soft. I would definitely repurchase it but I don't think I'll be running out of product anytime soon, since i only use a small amount each time.
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The 2014 Residential Screenwriting and Filmmaking Camps have wrapped up and students have been mailed a copy of all original work created during these summer camps. Talent was brought in from a variety of states, including Wisconsin and Missouri! The camps even had three returning students who took the camps last year. Students showed an immense amount of creativity and talent that is displayed in the original screenplays and original films. Dates are being set for next year's summer camps and the University is looking forward to seeing just as many talented students next year.
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by GM Ross - Canadian Champions were on display in three weight divisions Saturday night, each winning their respective contests. At the Montreal Casino, Canadian Boxing Federation (CBF) super middleweight champion David Lemieux needed less than two rounds to finish Walid Smichet and retain his laurels. The only Canadian super middleweights that stand a chance with Lemieux seem to be his Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) stable mates Adonis Stevenson and Sebestien Demers. For the time being, however, Lemieux while campaign at middleweight. The Canadian super middleweight champion will vacate his title and fight for the WBC International middleweight championship in June, at Uniprix Stadium, against an opponent to be announced.. In other action in Montreal, CBF welterweight champion Victor Lupo easily defeated Antonio Soriano of California via eight round decision in the super welterweight division. Kevin Bizier, a contender for Lupos crown, remains undefeated after thoroughly outpointing Wilfredo Nigron of Puerto Rico 80-70 on all three judges score cards. Bizier won each of the scheduled eight rounds, gaining an extra two points on low-blows committed by Nigron. Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette suggests that the wins for Lupo and Bizier set up a title showdown for the CBF welterweight crown. Indeed, such a contest could be just around the corner. But what about globetrotter Phil Lo Greco of Montreal? Far more satisfying to this author would be for Bizier to tangle with this 19-0, CBF number one contender, before a title shot. It could be staged as a CBF title eliminator, adding some intrigue to a non-title matchup, while hyping the future CBF welterweight title bout in the process. The undercard at the Montreal Casino contained two other bouts, in the light middleweight and super middleweight divisions. At super middleweight, Francis Lefreniere made his debut, fighting to a four round majority draw with Patrick Tessier. Judges Benoit Roussel and Jean Lapointe scored the bout 38-38, while Pasquale Procopio had the contest 38-37 in favour of Lefreniere. At light middleweight Samuel Vargas of Mississauga won a six round unanimous decision over Jose Leonardo Corona of Mexico City. On the West Coast, CBF light heavyweight champion Junior Moar defeated Billy Bailey of California via an eight round unanimous decision at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia. This was Moars sixth straight victory. In his rear-view mirror approaches the CBFs number one contender Carl Handy, of Louisiana via Montreal, Quebec. With 33 fights, and only seven defeats, Handy is sure to give Moar a legitimate test for the CBF crown. On the undercard, Dwayne Welsh, Victor Wang and Sarah Marshall all lost their debuts. Welsh lost to Dave Petryk via unanimous decision in a four round welterweight contest. Ty Bam Bam McDougall of Kamloops spoiled Wangs debut, defeating the Vancouver resident by referee stoppage. Wendy Roy of Vancouver got the first victory of her eight fight career by defeating Marshall of Kamloops. Conflicting information has caused some confusion regarding the outcome of the Jamie Walton-Sandy Pembroke contest. Although Pembroke is listed as the winner by Boxrec.com, the Canadian Boxing Federation (via Fightnews.ca) and Vancouver Sun report the bout as a draw. Im quite confident given the sources mentioned that the fight was, indeed, a draw. Last, but not least, Steve Lowry of New Westminster, British Columbia, lost to Will Williams of Portland, Oregon, by way of first round TKO in their scheduled four round light welterweight contest.
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Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande is a 55+ community, perfectly situated between Phoenix and Tucson in the beautiful Valley of the Sun in Arizona. With breathtaking views of the Superstition and Goldmine Mountains, this intimate community offers quiet serenity. Despite the secluded feel, residents have easy access to life's conveniences.
Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande features affordable, average to large lots in a private setting. All of the homes are single story, detached residences with two bedrooms. Homebuyers can choose from a variety of semi-custom designs. This pet-friendly community includes a clubhouse and is gated for a secure, inviting environment.
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The welcoming clubhouse of Villa de Jardines is just the right size for this small community and addresses all the needs for fun and fitness. It offers a nice health facility with cardiovascular and strength-training equipment. A heated community pool and a community spa are just right for relaxing after the workouts, or for simply socializing with friends and neighbors. Residents also have use of two shuffleboard courts and two horseshoe courts for outdoor fun. Golf enthusiasts will find a variety of 18-hole golf courses in the Casa Grande area.
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Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande was started in 2000 and completed in 2006 with 120 homes. The community featured a variety of floor plans that include multi-pane windows, two-car garages, 9' flat ceilings, eat-in kitchens, gas heat, and walk-in closets. All of the one-story houses at Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande have two bedrooms. These homes are sized just right for minimal maintenance with 1,100 to 1,670 square feet of air-conditioned space. A few of the homes, which sit on larger lots, even have spacious RV parking garages. The monthly home association fees for Villa de Jardines are very affordable.
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Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande offers a relaxed lifestyle for today's active adults in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. Houses sit on generous lots to allow for privacy, yet the interiors are just spacious enough without the worry of having to maintain too large of a house. This makes Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande a perfect community for busy professionals who like to come home to a serene environment - without having to do much upkeep at the end of a stressful day. However, even part-time workers and active retirees find this 55+ community to their liking. Despite the secluded feel of this private neighborhood, modern highways and an upgraded transit system make for easy access to shopping, dining, and entertainment.
Villa de Jardines in Casa Grande is located off Freeway 10 at exit 200. Casa Grande is in a rural area with farms and historic sites, but is also home to the Casa Grande Mall for easy shopping. A little closer to home, residents of Villa de Jardines can find what they need at the Promenade shopping center. Restaurants and a movie theater are also close by. Points of interest in the Casa Grande area include the Casa Grande Community Center, Founders Park, and Desert Mountain Park. The Phoenix metro area, Chandler, and Gilbert can be reached within 40 minutes. There are countless shops, restaurants, and attractions within the Phoenix area. Some that stand out are the Phoenix Zoo, South Mountain Park, and the Phoenix Performing Arts Center.
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How Visual Albums Are Changing the Way We Think of Movies and Music Videos
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on August 21, 2012 | Comments (2)The music video is in terminal condition, if not certainly dead. MTV hasn't been associated with music for a long time, and nobody invests real money in the format that formerly revolutionized the relationship between audiences and musicians. The music video had a great run, introducing us to visionary directors and creating profound visual iconography whose power was unmatched by album covers and promotional materials, but beyond the occasional breakout video that circulates on YouTube, it's time to say goodbye to the format that brought us everything from "Billy Jean" to "Frontier Psychiatrist." In the past few years a new music/video hybrid has become increasingly prevalent. The "visual album" (as coined by Animal Collective) continues to emerge as a means of creative visual expression and (often) as a form of cross-promotion for an album. Unlike music videos, visual albums stage, sometimes with interruptions, the majority of a musician or band's LP. Even though this format seems designed to exist exclusively through web distribution (visual albums can occasionally be too long, interconnected, and narratively or stylistically cohesive to be parsed out as standalone shorts or individuated music videos, but aren't long enough to be feature films), the visual album is also a risky declaration in the age of iTunes, proclaiming albums to be cohesive works of musical artistry rather than conveniently divisible bits of audio information.
Review: 'Eames: The Architect and The Painter' Offers A Beautiful Journey Through American Design
Movie Reviews By Landon Palmer on November 18, 2011 | Comments (4)Modern American design and its history have become major preoccupations within contemporary cosmopolitan circles. Gary Hustwit recently finished his third documentary on the subject, Mad Men makes us nostalgically long for clean copy and clear utility, and the death of Steve Jobs brought forth considerations of the important connections between user-friendliness, sleek aesthetics, and the construction of products around human intuition. Making the case that we have still yet to exhaust what continually proves to be a fascinating and increasingly relevant subject, Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey's historical documentary Eames: The Architect and The Painter traverses the fascinating life of a couple whose contributions broadly determined what modern postwar American life looked and felt like. As narrator James Franco romantically points towards the beginning of the film, Charles Eames was an architect who never got his license, and Ray Eames was a painter who rarely painted. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of their influential lives was that they rarely operated within the confinements of either of these titles. They couldn't be pigeonholed as architects, marketers, filmmakers, etc,. And as such, their work reflected an impending new world of convergence where art, commerce, and visual culture all became deeply related during the second half of the twentieth century. The many lives they influenced can be evidenced by the occupational variety of well-regarded professional people who lend their sound bites to the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Eames including filmmaker Paul Schrader, TED founder Richard Saul Wurman, and architect Kevin Roche.
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Movie News By Scott Beggs on October 11, 2011 | Be the First To CommentIt's not that fonts aren't interesting. They are. To some people. It's that director/producer Gary Hustwit managed to make them downright fascinating in his documentary Helvetica. He continued that visual lust with Objectified – which explored manufactured things in a way that made assembly lines seem riveting. Even the assembly lines where literal riveting was taking place. Now, his love of objects grows bigger and more complex with Urbanized, a documentary about the design of whole cities and the flow of human beings though them. The trailer displays the same playful-yet-poignant tone of his other projects, and his resume speaks for itself. There's no doubt that this will be another interesting entry into filmic exploration of the things that we live with (and in and around and on). Check it out for yourself:
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ES Clarifying Facial Wash is a decent cleanser-cleans my combo face without overdrying it. It reminds me a lot of Liquid Neutrogena cleanser in terms of texture, feel, and smell. However, despite my "meh" feeling, I would recommend/purchase the facial wash again because it is cheap, PH-balanced, and have extracts of natural ingredients (cucumber, rosemary, birch bark, and lavender).
Got this for about $6-7 on sale at Henry's. I've been looking for a simple, non-detergent cleanser & picked up this & Desert Essence: Thoroughly Clean Face Wash Sunflower, Green tea, Tea Tree Oil. I asked on the skincare boards which one was better & the majority went with this one. I've been using it over a week now & I really like it. I LOVE the scent! For reference, I don't rely on a cleanser to remove my makeup; I usually take my makeup off before w/ Pond's for my eyes & a makeup wipe or Bioderma H2O & a cotton pad or plain old Jojoba oil, THEN I CLEANSE. I have slightly oily skin, acne prone skin.
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This mild foaming gel gently removes dirt, oil and other residues while oil-free moisturizers keep skin soft and supple, never dry. Rich in Hyaluronic Acid (natures most effective oil-free hydrator). The ideal way to cleanse and properly moisturize normal and oily complexions while preventing over-cleansing and drying of the skin. pH 5.0 8 oz."
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I have oily skin that can occasionally get dry on the surface. I've been using this cleanser for the past year or so, and I am a big fan. I usually find it on sale at my local Henry's market (thought at full price I still consider it a reasonable buy). It is gentle, gets rid of the oilies and the day's makeup, but doesn't strip skin of moister (however to make your skin very soft afterwards, I recommend using the complimentary toner from this line). A full bottle usually lasts me about 4-6 months.
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This is a pretty good one - gets the job done and doesn't dry out my skin. thoroughly removes most make up, though not my eye make up if I'm wearing much. Not any majory complaints, but not any major praises for this cleanser either. I kind of prefer my Dove sensitive skin bar b/c it gets all make up off a little better and foams so much :-P
But, I still recommend this one too, and it's got good ingredients!
EDIT: well, this dried the heck out of my skin too after further use :-(.
Now I use Freeman Organics Good Stuff Cleanser which I love.
This is a decent basic foaming cleanser best for normal to oily skin. It lathers nicely and removes makeup pretty well, but I could not stand the scent. It smells like an overly-sweet men's cologne. I was really surprised when I saw that it had fragrance/parfum as the last ingredient. Not what I'd expect from a natural company like Earth Science. Bottom like: worth a shot if the scent doesn't bother you.
This is a really good cleasner. Since I have been pregnant and it's now the summer. My skin has gotten oiler then usual...not surprising. I wanted something that would take care of the oilies but not strip my skin either. This is absolutely perfect. It cleasnes beautifully and does not leave me feeling dry at all. I finish with their Aloe toner made for sensitive skin instead of the clarifying toner and their Aloe/Almond day creme with SPF in it and it works perfectly. Really good stuff...cheap too!
I have and oily T-zone and sometimes my cheeks can become oily in the summer.
I bought this a while ago and have been using it for several months. I love how it removes all the makeup I wear and doesn't leave me dry at all. It doesn't get rid of black heads then again it's just a cleanser. I don't really have much pimples, I usually get a couple when it's the time of the month. Anyway over all it's a pretty good cleanser to remove makeup, oil and dirt.
I picked this up because I was looking for a change. I had high hopes, but I feel meh about it. It's good, but nothing spectacular. I felt like it was a little drying. Cetaphil is just as good, and cheaper.
I would say im a major product whore, im always looking for the best product out there no matter if i can afford it or not. A few years ago i went to whole foods and got myself into the natural thing. This product line was one of the ones the lady that worked that dept showed me. Ive strayed tons of times since. The products dont seem to be elegant, the prices seem to cheaper then most other brands but oh have i been wrong to stray. These products are professional, not tuttti fruity, gentle, full of vitamins and minerals, dont break me out. but most important not loaded with 30 ingredients you cant pronounce. Also, there customer service is exceptional, always helpful and knowledgeable. Ive called them at least 10 times, being pregnant, product questions etc.
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I have been using this for over a year for my oily skin. I use it in the morning and it feels so fresh and doesn't make me break out. It is non drying. It doesn't take off makeup so I use a different product at night. Definitely one of the best cleansers to get you going in the morning and no sodium laureth sulfate which I am allergic to!


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4th of July Celebration & Parade
Two day Celebration at Nichols Park beginning at 6 p.m. July 3rd and ending after fireworks on July 4th. Parade, concessions, kid's events, live entertainment, fireworks and more!
CITY: Jacksonville
Abe Lincoln's Talking House Driving Tour
Tune your vehicle's radio to 1650 AM or 1620 AM and listen to the history behind 14 homes in Pittsfield that have a connection to Abe Lincoln. Front yard signs also explain each home's historical significance.
CITY: Pittsfield
All Occasions Flowers & Gifts
Fresh flowers, silks, balloons, candy, weddings, delivery.
CITY: Jacksonville
Annabel Lee's Tea Room and Boutique
Take a timeout for tea and lunch in this elegant tea room, in a historic building with shopping located within the building.
CITY: Jacksonville
Annabelle Lee's Boutique
An ecclectic boutique featuring hard-to-find posh gifts for everyone in the family. Clothing and accessories. Located in the Transfer Company Shops.
CITY: Jacksonville
Annual Downtown Celebration
Plan to be part of the Downtown Celebration, a festive day of music, food and fun in the heart of Historic Downtown Jacksonville.
CITY: Jacksonville
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Annual Robbie McEvers Memorial Golf Tournament
The 36th Annual Robbie McEvers Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at the Links Golf Course. This free tournament for junior golfers attracts over 350 players each year.
CITY: Jacksonville
Ashley's Petals & Angels
Florist offering unique handmade wreaths, bouquets and arrangements. Also feature boutique items including hard to find gifts and purses.
CITY: Jacksonville
Backwoods Berry Farm
Pick up fruits of the season from the roadside stand or head to the fields to pick your own strawberries, black raspberries or asparagus.
CITY: Hettick
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Bahan's Tavern
Great neighborhood bar & grill, serving lunch & dinner, famous for their Taco Thursdays!!
CITY: Jacksonville
Baytown Guest House
This guest house sleeps six and includes a full kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, washer/dryer, central AC, TV, and the deck overlooks the bay of Mississippi River. Two night minimum charge.
CITY: Mozier
Beaux Arts Ball - Jacksonville
A proud tradition of the community, this gala brings out the finest in the city's youth for a wonderful ball and coronation of king and queen of the event. Largest annual fundraising event for the David Strawn Art Gallery.
CITY: Jacksonville
Bert's Westside Flat
Located in a scenic rural setting, these accomodations in Pittsfield, are the perfects starting point to explore Western Illinois.
CITY: Pittsfield
Best Western of Jacksonville
Best Western wants to help you feel at home as much as possible when you're on the road. Experience a warm, inviting, and family-oriented lodging choice at a reasonable price at Best Western, with complimentary "InnCredible" continental breakfast. Expect More! Get More!
CITY: Jacksonville
Big Eli Wheel #17 Rides
Ride the Big Eli Wheel at Community Park. Similar to the Ferris wheel, Eli Wheels are more compact and easily movable. The Eli Bridge Company still manufactures these wheels and other amusement rides in Jacksonville.
CITY: Jacksonville
Blessings on State
Blessings on State is a beautiful two-story home located in the prestigious West State Street/Duncan Park district. This beautiful 100-year-old home has been magnificently restored. Architectural details include a wrap around porch, an impressive staircase, five distinctly different tiled fireplaces, pocket doors, and stunning chandeliers in each room. Each suite features a fireplace, a full private bath en suite, and an attached sitting room. Furnished with a mix of the past and present, "high tech" meets "high style" as you find your satellite television and DVD player behind closed doors. High-speed Internet is available throughout the home. Come experience warm southern hospitality in the heart of the Midwest as you are pampered with exceptional upscale amenities, memorable gourmet breakfasts and gracious personal service. Deaf-friendly. Create memories of a lifetime at Blessings on State!
CITY: Jacksonville
Bluffdale Vacation Farm
Bluffdale is an Illinois farm vacation dude ranch and bed & breakfast. Parent Magazine's "Top 10 Family Resorts in North America." Our family has been welcoming guests to our historic Illinois farm near Eldred, Illinois since 1963. Recreation activities include horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming, hayrides, bonfires, sing-alongs and more. Bluffdale is famous for its generous home cooked meals with home baked bread, rolls and pies. Our luxury cabins, featuring a fireplace and hot tub, are ideal for romantic getaway weekend or honeymoon bed & breakfast lodging. Spring brings a wide variety of wildflowers and morel mushrooms. In fall the bluffs make a colorful drive and eagle watch from Alton to Bluffdale along the Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway. Check our website for rates and availability.
CITY: Eldred


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Qualified for work. Was an interesting day. Per the OPOTA course, I shot a 68 out of 80 with my SIG P220. Well I shot the same course with my G27 and received a 74 out of 80. Looks like I need to practice more with my duty gun.
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Pronunciation: /ˈeləveɪt; ˈelɪveɪt/
Translation of elevate in Spanish:
transitive verb/verbo transitivo
- 1.1 (promote)to elevate sth/sb
to sth to elevate sb to the peerage concederle a algn el título de lord/lady the archbishop was elevated to cardinal el arzobispo fue elevado a la dignidad de cardenal he's been elevated to the position of manager [humorous/humorístico] lo han ascendido a directorExample sentences1.2 (improve, uplift) [formal] [spirit] elevar to elevate the mind ser* edificante 1.3 (raise) [load/platform] elevar [formal], subir- Saying nothing important is elevated to the level of a virtue.
- Having sung praises to this young man who is soon to be elevated to the Bench, I believe it's equally important to put his recent edicts under scrutiny.
- Fortunately, with the arrival of the Winter Games, hockey competition has once again been elevated to an international level.
Example sentences- After a while I found I was able to lift my arms, elevate them slightly - both my arms, but it was very slow.
- Aaron raised an eyebrow and elevated his fingers again.
- Raise the bar by elevating your shoulders to just below ear level; at the same time bend and flare your elbows and immediately turn palms towards the floor.
Example sentences- He recited the words of institution in German but not the Canon and failed to elevate the host and chalice, distributing them in both species immediately after the consecratory words.
- You will not find me poring over the General Instruction of the Roman Missal late at night, wondering if padre elevated the host high enough.
- In the National Gallery's Mass of Saint Giles, for example, the saint elevates the Host at the moment of consecration.
Example sentences- The fact that both mortar and machine gun can be elevated to 71.5 degrees makes the system especially useful in MOUT.
- The demolition gun may be elevated or depressed for use at various ranges up to 925 meters and is coaxial mounted with a 7.62 mm machine gun.
- Switzerland produced its own tanks and in Sweden the highly original S-Tank appeared - an almost flat turretless tank destroyer which elevated and depressed its gun by adjusting its suspension.
Example sentences- They are referred to as 'bad cholesterol' because they elevate blood cholesterol levels and risks for developing cardiovascular disease.
- High erythropoietin levels can elevate blood pressure either via a polycythemia/hyperviscosity mechanism or by direct pressor effects.
- The patient felt fine and ASW could find no source of an infection that could be elevating his glucose level; she wondered if the change was caused by progression of his cancer and declining pancreatic function.
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Movie Review: Agora
Posted on June 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis film is a pleasant departure from most Ancient period movies that rely on an abundance of sex, muscles, swords and tacky bravado. -
1,700 year-old Roman cemetery discovered under another car park in Leicester
Posted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsUniversity of Leicester Archaeological Services, the same group that discovered King Richard III under a car park in Leicester, has found a Roman cemetery in another car park in the same city. -
The Roman Empire: the Defender of Early First Century Christianity
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsContrary to expectations, the Roman Empire emerges from this examination as the protector (not persecutor) of early Christianity. Scripture from this time period reveals a peaceful relationship between the new faith and Roman authorities. -
A Humorous Jesus? Orality, Structure and Characterisation in Luke 14:15-24, and Beyond
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To gather the fragments: The social significance of food and drink in early Christian ritual meals
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The significance of leadership and organisation in the spread of Christianity
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Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsDirect evidence for Peter's movements after the death of Stephen are scanty: we find him at Samaria, and (initiating the first Gentile mission) at Caesarea and at other places in Palestine. During Agrippa's reign (41-44) he escaped from Jerusalem and fled Agrippa's territory. -
Social complexity and religion at Rome in the second and first centuries BCE
Posted on February 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis thesis studies the religious system of the city of Rome and its immediate hinterland from the end of the Second Punic War to the emergence of autocratic rule shortly before the turn of the millennium.


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this is an old slave bracelet. i have had it for years. i'm not sure what the metal is. the middle coin has a front and back as shown in pics, looks like a buffalo nickel. i don't know if the coins are real or not.
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Thought I would give it a try on a standard grip, had I done this before I bought my magpul grips I could have lived with this, I really like the feel of the texture . Whipped these out in about 10 mintues
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That's nice. Can you tell us how you did it? Share the wealth of knowledge man!
Great job man! It looks good too!
Yeah. very cool! very clever. Id like to see that on a stock AR hand guard set.
Wow...that looks just like my Magpul grip in my AR! Nice job, man.
Looks good, purehavoc, and I bet it makes a real difference too!
______ The biggest issue with assembling an AR isn't so much getting the parts together right - it's getting the right parts together. ________________________________________ US Army 1966-69, VFW Life Member, Retired Geek
Very impressive. Good work!
OK....homework for 2nite....stipple finger grooves! gogogogo!


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Now you fee it, now you don't. After threatening customers a month ago with a $5 monthly fee for using debit cards, Bank of America has now scrapped the idea. The decision comes after other major banks, including JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, gave up on similar plans and other regional banks that had […]
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The plan to continue ignoring the mortgage crisis (Updated)
(Updates with comments from George Craft in the third and fourth paragraphs.) The Obama administration yesterday unveiled an overhaul of its failed mortgage rescue plan, and it's a little like throwing struggling homeowners a life preserver filled with small rocks or perhaps lead. The initiative expands the existing Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP, and […]
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Bank of America's latest bailout bigger than ever
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Who got what from Fed bailout
As the culmination of almost two years of legal wrangling, which included a U.S. Supreme Court decision and a special provision of the Dodd-Frank reform law, Bloomberg News is sifting through the Federal Reserve's unprecedented lending program from 2007 to 2010. The Fed has been forced to reveal the banks and other institutions that got […]
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Truman disagreed with Churchill - one of their few differences. But his reason was the same. He wanted to wait until he knew that the bomb was about to be tested. He hoped that a successful test would add to his bargaining weight more than the departure of a few American units from Europe would take away.
The first successful bomb was tested at Alamogordo on July 16. Truman had his first meeting with Joseph Stalin at Potsdam on July 17. Truman had what he wanted - the knowledge that the bomb worked. His vigor and willingness to talk back to Stalin surprised and delighted Churchill, who had been concerned that Truman would be less willing to stand firm than Franklin Delano Roosevelt would have been.
A corollary to the above is that Truman and many of his advisers thought it would be desirable to have the atom bomb tested successfully before the Soviets entered the Pacific war. Stalin had promised Roosevelt at Yalta that they would do that. By the spring of 1945, with the Germans defeated and Japanese defeat clearly visible and inevitable, with or without Soviet help, Truman and his friends began to regret the price his predecessor had been willing to pay to get the Russians into the war.
Manchuria was only part of the traditionally Chinese territory that Stalin expected to get out of entering that war.
Nowhere else was the news of the dropping of the bomb greeted with more relief than among American infantrymen in the Pacific preparing to storm beaches of Japan. To them, it meant rescue from an ordeal that they would prefer to avoid. Many would not have survived.
But was the dropping of the bomb necessary to bring about a Japanese surrender before the invasion planned for Nov. 1?
The best authority on this subject has to be Truman's chief military adviser, Admiral Leahy. The admiral, who was also chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combined US and British Chiefs of Staff, wrote in his book, ''I Was There'' (1950), the following:
''It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons.''