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Chris tweeted a powerful message about love on August 20, but did he diss his ex Rihanna in the process? Keep reading to find out all the details!
Chris Brown gave his fans on Twitter something to think about when he posted some wise words about how love is supposed to come from the heart. Chris' message may seem positive at first glance, but after a closer look, it sounds like he could be calling out his ex Rihanna for using him!
Chris Brown Dissing Rihanna While Tweeting Love Advice? — Read The Tweet
On August 20, Chris tweeted, "Love ya self for what u do out of ya heart. Don't love someone for what they do for you becuz 9 times outta 10 it's for a come up."
Chris is saying that you should love people who do things for you out of the goodness of their own hearts, not because they expect something from you in return.
This is a great lesson for Chris, 24, to learn, but is he implying that his on-again, off-again love Rihanna, 25, only does nice things for him because she expects him to return the favor? Does he think she is using him or has used him in the past?
Chris has been going through a rough time lately, and it's possible he is mad at Rihanna for not reaching out to see how he's doing. Rihanna seemed genuinely worried when she heard that Chris had a seizure recently, but if she kept those concerns to herself, we can see why he would be offended and think she's a fair-weather friend.
Chris Brown Disses Rihanna: I Never Liked You As a Friend
This isn't the first time Chris has dissed Rihanna on Twitter — the once passionate exes have been sparring over social media with pointed messages for weeks. On August 5, Chris tweeted, "How do u build a house without a foundation???? Friendship brings the trust and love stronger. You have to like a person to love them!"
Chris seemed to be sending a message to Rihanna that he never liked her as a friend, and that his relationship with Karrueche Tran is built on a much stronger foundation.
That's gotta hurt, but Chris's tweet may have just been a comeback to Rihanna, who recently sent Chris a nasty message on Instagram:
"I hate when exes say, 'I'm here if you need me.' Where the f**k were you when we were together and I needed you?'"
Rihanna was being pretty blunt about the fact that Chris wasn't there for her when they were together, so maybe it was this attack that fueled Chris' past couple Twitter disses.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Was Chris is sending Rihanna a disrespectful message with his tweet? Let us know!
WATCH: Chris Brown Declares He's 'Single'
– Eric Ray
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I don't think Rihanna has used him. She has never needed him anyway. But from what he writes I would say it could be aimed at Rihanna and Karrueche as well. Karrueche knows he still is her meal ticket (somehow).
I think the guy needs to clear his head and find someone totally out of the picture. Rihanna is gone. Now he must wait until karrueche leaves. Dang, karrueche has a wrong sense of what real female pride means. He could spit her in the face and not even that will make her leave. Talking about weird….
Posted at 4:56 PM on September 20, 2013
Posted at 11:33 AM on August 30, 2013
nay nay
Posted at 3:58 PM on August 24, 2013
Rihanna has people who care and yes some dont, we all have our own opinion and i will respect that. I feel that respect to a sister in the world is want we need. all kind of people come on the blog to express their opinion on people they like or dont like, i happen to like both. Yes I am women first and wish to celebrate a women who has made a big impact in her life as a black women no hate on either indivdual. She work hard to get there and still going strong why wont i say something nice about her. It dont take that much to hate but it take a lot to love. I went to the movie and saw Butler it say a lot about black people then and now, it change a lot from then and now. It sad when after all that struggle we has black Race cant celebrate are own. Specially a women who not only help her family but others. So Yes i on this blog to speak a word of encouragement for her and to her if she listening and no she dont have to listen but i wish her the best in life.
nay nay
Posted at 12:27 PM on August 23, 2013
Rihanna is a lady, and has so many people cheering for her you can tell she turly is love people want to see her happy even on this blog. Chris Brown need to become the man and admit is fault and ask forgiveness. She a Lady who entile to respect how can you treat the women you love this way in the public eye again. people say men to do things like this but it dont make it right it not acceptable for a women who want more from a relationship.. Chris can change if he truly want to, with the help of counseling he can overcome this type of behavior. Chris Brown has wonderful talents but His character speack for him. Chris Brown want trust in is relationship, and the women should have it as well.some women forgive and men want to change and become a better person. Chris Brown want to be single he has that right, He dont want a commit right now, so the women has the right to wait or move on for that right person that is willing to commit. fair game for both person she dont have to settle. Most women in a relationship want to belive she the one he want to marry, ask any women who marry that now men made up his mine and marry her in long run. He realize he counldnt live without her in his life. Yes even in marriage we sometime make them but the person is worth holding on to. I hope Chris Brown is happy and not settling . For Rihanna she has so much going on for herself right now i wish her the best she deserve it.
Posted at 5:51 PM on August 23, 2013
Posted at 2:20 AM on August 23, 2013
Chris continuously dissected R.ih by being with KT while she was touring. Saying they was promoting a fashion line is BS caused Rih MAJOR STRESS. HE THOUGHT WAS COOL &Cute 2B w/ BOTH WOMEN. DID FEELINGS WERE HURT.SHE SAID MAKE ME FEEL LIKE IN THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD!!! Chris didn't get the MEMO..OR DIDN'T CARE. HE GOT HER BACK & still refused to treat her like A Lady..like a DIAMOND..LIKE SHE IS ENOUGH FOR HIM …IF HE WANT IT..HE GOT HER. SE' LA V. I EXPECTED MORE BETTER FROM CHRIS…THIS REMINDS ME OF SPIKE LEE "MO BETTER BLUES"
Posted at 6:04 PM on August 23, 2013
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Posted at 4:20 AM on August 22, 2013
Thanks 4 the platform, HL. CB-RI used to be the #1 that die-hard romantics believed in. RI falling in luv again will be the real deal-breaker/heart-breaker for some poor boi. Unfortunately CB-RI will reunite, they're not done. Manipulative little midget (comeup#1) is never leaving because she will post baggy-eyed pics as soon as the boi moves towards the Bajan. Ambitious vindictive publicist will ensure singer is glued because his ceo-lyf (comeup#2) depends on midgets-nite clubbing. Actually it won't be a surprise if publicist has the hots for cb more than vietgirl.
Replicative clothing choices are a shade aimed at RI (note branding). Most wmn are cringing because phatty is wearing spandex that shows V-romper bits – "phashin" faux pas at its best lol. Just dislike manipulators who exploit good ppl. & he may be just another pool-party singer. But backbleachers take a seat..express yr thoughts & allow that privilege to all..so, stormy seasons fall back (SonAutumn: calm down no need 4 your asinine name-calling), HL is not created just 4 just the few who think their IQ is 5points more. Additionally, don't be surprised if midget gets a flash car/too bad that boi is over-extending his credit to increase RI's ire – whilst his portfolio is decreasing incrementally…& i write this bulletin, bc the 1st is guaranteed to all of us…
Posted at 8:46 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 7:20 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 7:28 AM on August 22, 2013
Posted at 7:09 PM on August 23, 2013
@Nekesa and Just Saying. Wow. Talk shyt when people ain't on that cuckoo ship. That's all you got. Boo. I'm so scared now. Literally shaking in my boots. You see me on here daily. I don't have time for name changes like your cuckoo leader, Sandra Duncan. @these jealous haters stay mad.
Posted at 6:15 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 6:22 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 7:15 PM on August 21, 2013
@Layla. Dummy. so who is Rihanna copying? All of the fall trends are copying each other, from Gucci on down to Top Shop to Karmaloop to JcPenney, Kohls, and the place you stans shop, the $7 dollar trends for less, boo. Stay up with fashion trends dummy or else you make yourself look like a fool. You can go to the 7 dollar shop and see even cheaper versions of these trends. The military style is again in fashion for the fall season, as well as jerseys, etc. #Geesh, are these stans really this dumb?
Posted at 7:19 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 8:17 PM on August 21, 2013
@Lisa. Girl are you really this dumb? High-end designers start with the trend for rich clientele. THEN, moderate end designers like Michael Kors and Alicia * Olivia; then Zara, Top Shop, Karmaloop come up with their version of the trend; next JCP, Kohls come up with a cheaper version of the trend; and then your 7$ dollar fashion shops. Reading is effing fundamental. #stay in school. Y'all, while stalking, for to mention that that cheetah/leopard outfit that Kae had on was gifted to her. #at these never mind.
Posted at 5:28 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 5:31 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 6:04 PM on August 21, 2013
And he is there tweeting about how girls love Rihanna……this boy is a mess, he is lost with all songs why choosing the one with Riri and original made by Drake? ha ha I think there is something and how is the so called girlfriend feel…..lemme watch. Ri stay strong and keep on moving.
Posted at 7:11 PM on August 21, 2013
@Kimmy. All of that was staged boo. Kae was hanging with his crew in his trailer. Sorry to disappoint. Chris got what he wanted (to show public how much she forgave him) and she got what she wanted (after crying a river on Oprah and guiding into bathroom stalls). Chris is supporting his friend Jacques on his song "Girls love Rihanna". #at these stans stay reaching, still looking for that glimmer of hope. Sighs…….. lol.
Posted at 7:17 PM on August 21, 2013
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Posted at 7:22 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 7:26 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 8:21 PM on August 21, 2013
@Kimmy. It couldn't be that he was stressed from working too much and not sleeping. No, it couldn't be. Jealous hater because he doesn't want your fave. Beyond pathetic. How can a man have a h*e for going on 3 years. You would think he would buy a clue. Y'all just blind to the fact that he loves her and wants her around. She did post, look what I came home to, her car being painted by Chris with his artwork. Is this going to be a Jen and Brad thing, where y'all drag it out for 10 years, while Chris and Kae or whomever he's dating have married with children.
Posted at 6:49 AM on August 22, 2013
Posted at 3:37 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 4:20 PM on August 21, 2013
@Alice. You are too funny. Dumb and delusional. He's doing fine on his own. Y'all and Bonnie are the ones that can't bring up Rihanna without talking about Chris. Chris and Kae are living their life. Rihanna is living her life, possibly with ASAP. If anything, Chris would do better without ever mentioning Rihanna's name-the quicker the media forgets. Besides, mainstream media thinks of Rihanna as a half-naked slvt now, with no morals. Mainstream media, not me.
Posted at 4:23 PM on August 21, 2013
Hope all you want. At the end of his life, whether its tmro or in 50 yrs, right there in the paper it will read, in 2009 the singer beat then girlfriend Rihanna. NOTHING will ever make it go away Sunny no matter how much you want to argue that it will. If anything he is more hated today by MSA.
Posted at 5:04 PM on August 21, 2013
@Alice. You got it bish. I'm not hating on Rihanna. That's in your mind boo, touche. I said the media. Can you read? Rihanna got what she deserved. She wanted to fight like a man, she got dealt with like a man. You can't beat a man in the head with a stiletto and expect him not to see stars and snap, plus throw his phone out the window. Crying on TV, talking bout he had no soul in his eyes. What did she expect after beating him over the head with that stiletto? And to think, y'all want them to reconcile and pick up like nothing has ever happened. She cried him a river on Oprah, didn't she? bwaaaaaahhh. Its a wrap, get over it.
Posted at 3:24 PM on August 21, 2013
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Posted at 4:15 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 9:40 PM on August 22, 2013
Could not believe my eyes when I read this. How Rihanna is involved is beyond me. Perhaps he is referring to his Asian bird who has a whole new career due to her involvement with him. Love sweet love, bs. He mentioned in his radio interviews all his ex's have become famous because of him. All but Rihanna….he is famous because of her.
just to real for you
Posted at 1:26 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 1:44 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 12:52 PM on August 21, 2013
HL- you completely twisted his words, he never said that he never liked Rih as a friend. They were friends for a few years before they got together. Second, Rihanna did not/ does not need a come up at Chris' expense, but kaerouche sure does (what's up with the kill, was it killed??), its likely he's talking about K. He is not with either one, so there is no relationship to be on solid ground. Stop trying to confuse your readers
Posted at 2:10 PM on August 21, 2013
I am telling you this are the people who make CB to look bad…I dont understand who is behind all this may be somebody trying to keep her name relevant by sending stories to HL, I am giving her 6 months then nobody will be talking about her especially if Riri goes public with a new man.
Posted at 12:36 AM on August 25, 2013
Posted at 12:10 PM on August 21, 2013
corrinia williams
Posted at 11:36 AM on August 21, 2013
sandra duncan
Posted at 11:59 AM on August 21, 2013
Trick go take your medication and STOP yelling on HL, and it's WHY B*tch………..You need to stop worrying about who CB or RIH is fu$king and find out the REAL reason why he cancelled is concerts in Canada talking about personal and health issues(side eye)…….Also go tell KAN'TBRUSHHERTONGUE to STOP swagger jacking RIH'S style, your nothing but a Lame HO like Kawasaki….Bye B*tch!!!
corrinia williams
Posted at 12:16 PM on August 21, 2013
Posted at 12:18 PM on August 21, 2013
@Sandra. Wow, girl you are TRULY SICK. Look down at all of the comments you posted about Chris's girlfriend, talking about her like a dog. WE all know why you hate Kae. Stop the facade. Chris made his choice. Deal with it. Rihanna has. #hypocrite, #delusional, #one flew 100,00 feet over the cuckoo nest, #stay pressed, #take your meds, #psychotic, schizophrenic bish.
Posted at 12:25 PM on August 21, 2013
sandra duncan
Posted at 12:31 PM on August 21, 2013
That's why your a$$ needs to STAY OFF the blogs and STOP poking your nose in grown people's business……………I guess they are right about Team Sleazies fan club a bunch of immature pimple face children……….GET OFF HL and come back when your OLD enough and have some common sense……….Anyway run along I think hear the ice cream truck outside…smgh
sandra duncan
Posted at 12:34 PM on August 21, 2013
corrinia williams
Posted at 12:44 PM on August 21, 2013
First of all,I'm not a little 5 year old girl.I'm 13 so what.I just speak my mind and how I feel.I'm more of a young teenage than a little girl,get that straight first of all.and second of all,I'm sure half of the people on here are around my age,I do things that u wouldnt think I would,and its non of your business what that is!so leave me alone,and stop calling me names!!U don't control me,my mouth,my
opinion!OK now bye
Oh and p.s I don't have pimples,I'm a beautiful young 13 year old African american girl and I'm sure proud of it!!my face is perfect thank u over much
Posted at 1:14 PM on August 21, 2013
@Corrinia. Girl you probably have more sense and wisdom than this psychotic Sandra Brown. It doesn't take a psychiatrist to diagnose her-just look at her bipolar comments, plus the fact she uses a thousand different aliases. Sandra will attack anyone who remotely shows that they like Kae. She thinks Kae is in the way of Rihanna and Chris getting back together. A two-year old can figure that out. She is commenting, signing out, and commenting again using her alias. They caught onto her on Bossip. #don't laugh at crazy people (Sandra).
Posted at 2:04 PM on August 21, 2013
@Sandra. I would rather Corriana be lame and than crazy AF, as you certainly are. Talking bout going to work. Thanks for that laugh boo. You mean you have a 2 p.m. group meeting at the psych ward. Good luck with that. Talk about your repressed feelings of being abandoned as a baby.
sandra duncan
Posted at 2:08 PM on August 21, 2013
Don't let me call your momma on you……….Do things like what?? Child you are 13 years old you should still be playing with dolls with your fast a$$…………..No wonder a CONCUBINE is your fave and also exactly why @Cloudy can relate to you because you are DEFINITELY on her level………Let me ENLIGHTEN you STOP with the African American crap you are either an American or NOT……….Listen STAY in school "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" you don't want to end up waxing some Celeb for a come up…….On that note Bye Felicia I have better things to do……..lmao BTW go wash your underwear and clean your room………….
corrinia williams
Posted at 2:16 PM on August 21, 2013
Um no I dont play with dolls.and when I said I do things that doesn't mean like sex u nasty !!!I mean that I'm not a little girl I don't listen to uncensored music,I love fighting,and seeing people fight,I have crushed on people including celebs.so shut up and leave me alone,h know nothing about me.and I do stay in school,so I can have a future,and leave my parents house,and become something in life.I did not come here to argue over something as stupid as this.so knock it off,I'm probably 10x better than u thank u!!and besides I have been on this website for like a month and a half now,so its not a problem for me to post,or say what I want here.I bash on Jelena,but I don't on Chris and kae.because they cute together.its called being a FAN!!u telling me u never wanted to see a couple break up or see a couple together.especially a celeb couple!!yeah I bet u did,just don't wanna admit it hating on me.and I'm not fat,my body is the way I want it to be.and its perfect for a 13 y/o!!
Posted at 12:19 PM on August 21, 2013
If they are perfect together, why do they keep following & un-following each other, that is a sign that Chris is all over the place. The only thing that seems to keep Chris in line, is the insults he receives from @JRyanL on twitter, when him & Kae think he is straying. It takes too much for him to stay loyal. Go ask msblair, I am sure she could say so much if chooses to.
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Are Fair Work Laws harming business?
The Fair Work laws have been under a fair bit of scrutiny recently, following Qantas' move to lock out workers. The Labor government has heaped criticism on the Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, but in the same breath has proclaimed that it is an example of the Fair Work laws operating successfully. The reality is, Qantas, with an army of smart lawyers, found a way to dance around the Fair Work Act and the Unions to achieve its business goal (for the moment, at least).
But what about small businesses who do not have the benefit of a legion of advisers? Has the Fair Work Act been a success for them?
Apparently not. Business groups across Australia are crying out for change. Top of the agenda is the desire amongst employers for increased flexibility when engaging employees. Not an unreasonable request, you might assume, given that the rest of the democratised world has acknowledged the benefits of workplace flexibility. But, it is not something that is likely to happen in Australia any time soon.
The problem lies in the fact that the Labor government is tied to the concept of Modern Awards, which were introduced by the Fair Work Act and are essentially complex forms of government imposed rules which identify the workplace rights of employees in particular roles or types of business. The core issue with this is that the government determines minimum rates of pay without taking into account factors such as the strength of the economy for a particular type of business or regional variations in the cost of living. Essentially, pay rates rise annually, regardless of how the business world is doing, at a rate that is out of sync with inflation.
Businesses are therefore caught in a vortex. Their costs keep on increasing, even if their revenues are not. An end to this cycle seems unlikely. The Liberal party would no doubt like to help businesses out and entitle employers to bargain directly with their staff, but any murmuring of such a policy would be decried by the Left as a return to Work Choices. Any mention of those words sends shivers down the spine of Liberal policy makers, who know that this is their Achilles heel in any future election.
Under the Labor government, the problem is likely to get worse if superannuation rates are increased, with the employer being left to pick up the difference. Businesses are therefore left in a difficult situation, being slowly asphyxiated by the cost of employing people, with their only hope being to take advice in the hope that they can think of a smart way to deal with the Fair Work Act, like Alan.

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Price: $699, for the 320GB model. However, there are some packages which include the optional wireless connector and home network software. For an extra $249 you can add a one terabyte external drive. Contact: tivo.com.au TiVo offers a means of recording free-to-air digital TV without having to learn too much about the inner workings of the machine. There is a remote control and an onscreen menu system, which are both easy to use. However, TiVo's real value lies in its ability to free you from having to think too far ahead when planning your TV viewing. It does a good deal of the thinking for you, but it's not perfect - even its terms of use acknowledge that mistakes can happen. If there's an error in the electronic program guide (EPG) data, TiVo won't know and you could still miss a program.
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TiVo claims it will put you in control of free-to-air TV. At first look we'd agree that it's relatively simple to set up, easy to use and its EPG is reasonably well designed. The main difference between TiVo and most other digital video recorders (DVR) is that it's designed to do most of the thinking for you. Its menu system is simple to use and reasonably intuitive, but its tendency to change settings based on your previous preferences could be annoying for some users. There was consternation in our test home when a scheduled recording was set to delete automatically only a couple of days after the recording date. We then realised it would keep the recording after that date if space on the hard drive was available for other recordings.
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Chemical Looping
Chemical looping combustion (CLC) has emerged as one of the most promising technologies for low-cost CO2 capture technologies for solid fuels. CLC provides the possibility of CO2 capture without the requirement of an air separation unit or an absorption process.
The idea of CLC is to use an oxygen carrier to transport oxygen from air to fuel. In contrast with to conventional combustion, direct contact between fuel and air is avoided.
The chemical looping process consists of two reactors; an air reactor, where the oxygen carrier is oxidized by the oxygen content of air and a fuel reactor, where the oxygen carrier is reduced by the fuel that is converted to mainly CO2 and steam. The process results into two separate flue-gas streams. The stream leaving the air reactor contains nitrogen and some remaining oxygen and the stream leaving the fuel reactor contains mainly CO2 and steam.
Char particles will be formed and exit the fuel reactor together with the oxygen carrier. In order to avoid the char entering the air reactor a carbon stripper is used to separate the char particles from the oxygen carrier and recycle them back into the fuel reactor.
The performance of the oxygen carrier is essential for the efficiency of the CLC process. Metal oxides are the most promising type of oxygen carrier. For coal combustions, natural ores or products containing iron oxides have been tested successfully.
Theoretically, the efficiency penalty for CO2 capture only comes from the compressors that give the CO2 stream the right pressure for subsequent transport and geological storage.
Considerations for commercial viability
Despite CLC has attached scientific and technical research in recent years, there are still a number of issues that require further investigations. Construction and operation of pilot and demonstration plants has to take place, before it is possible to use this technology commercially.
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by Maria Russo in Shows, October 10th, 2012
Valley Inn restaurant in Palos Hills, Ill., is a 40-year-old eatery with a history of success. Recently, however, the restaurant had fallen on hard times, and owner Dennis Ristucci needed Robert Irvine's help to restore Valley Inn to its former glory. In only two days, Robert and his Restaurant: Impossible team tackled a dark, dirty dining space and low-quality food before reopening to a line of hungry customers. We checked in with Dennis to see how his business is doing a few months after its renovation.
Since Robert left, sales at Valley Inn have increased nearly 85 percent. Dennis tells us that the revised menu and updated decor "have drawn new interest from the neighborhood." Among his favorite aspects of the remodel are the more inviting entry space and improved flooring.
Today, Valley Inn's menu is a mix of the restaurant's original dishes and those that Robert created, and Dennis says that "customers like the combination." Additionally, he notes that the restaurant is no longer using any frozen food. Dennis tells us his staff are "more attentive to customers" and welcome diners "with big smiles and stories about the show." He adds that "everyone has been doing their part and cleaning, too."
In a change less obvious to diners but no less significant, Faye, Dennis' mother, is no longer telling him how to run his business. "My wife and I are making all of the decisions," he says. Once again passionate about Valley Inn, Dennis believes that his dad "would be extremely proud" of the restaurant's renovation.
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place is a joke
I would hope the dinner rush would be over by then.
Having the cops there isn't such a bad idea, if they arrest some of those drunks maybe they will stop hanging around and ruining business.-
Why did you post this????
Hey, was that Lisa Marie Varon (Pro-Wrestler) at the re-opening?
I thought that looked like her too. She lives in Chicago, so it very well may have been.
It's her. You can't mistake her face and how she does her hair. I watched it a second time, just to make sure. I thought the same thing, when I first saw it, but thought it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.
Wasn't it the younger brother (Frank?) who saw they desperately needed help and actually decided to do something about it by calling Robert? If it weren't for him the mother would still have the blinders on insisting she didn't need help and Dennis would still be muddling along in her shadow until they ran the place into the ground.
Great Point, Sometimes the outsider can see the problems more clearly. I noticed Mom didn't pay much attention to him either. It seemed kind of odd.
Yep….Thanks, and you know this how? and use your real name, and quit hiding who you are….
watch what you say Dan, you might hurt someone's feelings here….
You took the words from my mouth. Where is the health department? I know they don't nessesarily make frequent visits (maybe annual only). Just terrible!! Believe or not, I know where this dump is at. I used to live nearby. Thank God I never ate there.
i have no respect for these boo hooing people that run this place,i would never eat there.
My brother lives 2 blocks north of the place and I have never been to the Valley Inn. Please inspire me and my family to visit.
It took a lot of courage for the Ristucci's to admit they were failing and needed help. Add to that the fact that Robert is like a Marine DI, firm but fair, who really wanted them to succeed and helped them believe in themselves again. It's a tall order getting folks to own up to their failures. I wish them a lot of luck.


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venice. The Venice Biennale is to grant permanent space to new national pavilions in the Arsenale. Long-term concessions will be offered in return for funding the renovation works to the buildings. A number of South American, Asian and Gulf states are believed to be applicants for the new concessions.
Biennale President Paolo Baratta told The Art Newspaper that an agreement with Argentina is likely while talks with Chile and Mexico are at an advanced stage. Portugal and the UAE have also requested permanent spaces, along with Bahrain, which claimed the Golden Lion for best national pavilion at the Architecture Biennale last year. China made an official visit to the premises last year. India has also requested to participate in 2011.Currently, 32 countries exhibit in the biennale's permanent pavilions in the Giardini while other countries use spaces in the Arsenale and around the city.The biennale restoration project involves the recovery of the Arsenale's central body, the Sale d'Armi complex. It lies opposite the intersection between the long Corderie and Artiglierie buildings, where the main central square will be located (another will lie next to the Gaggiandre, the indoor marine dockyards).Works will centre on four 16th-century barracks built with bricks and stone, each with a wooden roof.Baratta pointed out that each investing country would face a €1.5m to €1.7m commitment, (the total project cost is estimated at €20m), for a concession of around 20 years.
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Romney Prepares to Pick Ryan (STEPHEN F. HAYES AND WILLIAM KRISTOL, 8/10/12, Weekly Standard)
THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that the Romney campaign has begun to prepare a vigorous effort in support of Paul Ryan if he is selected as Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick--something now likely to happen soon. For example, GOP officials tell THE WEEKLY STANDARD that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is among a group of Republicans who has been asked to be ready, in terms of his schedule and other practical preparations, to make the case publicly for a Romney-Ryan ticket as early as Saturday.
...but he can make the reformist argument that Mitt doesn't.
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How the Treasury is Turning a Profit on TARP : The Treasury is deploying new tactics to make money off TARP's massive bank bailout. Alex Klein reports on how you stand to profit from two lucrative weeks of financial payback. (Alex Klein, 8/10/12, Daily Beast)
July 27, the day that auction closed, rendered a windfall. Shares of Pacific City Financial, Premier Financial Bancorp, CBS Bancorp, Diamond Bancorp, Commonwealth Bancshares, First Western Financial, Market Street Bancshares, Park Bancorporation, Marquette National, Trinity Capital, First Community Financial Partners, and Fidelity went for a total of about $205.7 million (including repurchases), while making the Treasury an extra $31.47 million in warrants.And some smaller firms have been able to pay back the CPP funds the old-fashioned way. On July 25, Fremont Bancorporation bought back $35 million in shares, plus $1.75 million in subordinated granted to the government instead of warrants. On August 1, VIST Financial Corp of Wyomissing, PA, paid back $25 million, with the government making an additional $1.2 million on its warrants.The Treasury has even been making billions back from notorious Wall Street bad boy AIG.In addition to profits through the CPP, money has been flowing in from TARP's public-private investment program (PPIP). In the PPIP, the government made loans to--and made investments in--private-sector investment vehicles that went out and bought up shady mortgages and toxic securities. The theory? As the assets purchased recovered their value and threw off interest payments, the government would get its money back. That capital has been trickling back into government coffers as well.And on July 31, Blackrock PPIF LP--a fund backed by the world's largest asset manager--paid back $175 million that it had borrowed from the government through the PPIP program. RLJ Western paid back $618.75 million on the same day, and AllianceBernstein kicked in another $450 million on July 27.The Treasury has even been making billions back from notorious Wall Street bad boy AIG. For example, on Aug. 3 and Aug. 6, the government sold AIG about 164 million of its own shares for a cool $5.75 billion.All told, this rash of repayments and stock sales has brought in nearly $7.3 billion to federal coffers.
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Immigrants and 'Comparative Advantage' : They help vitalize the American economy and maintain our traditions of hard work and patriotism. (BEN J. WATTENBERG, 8/09/12, WSJ)
Modern nations that have expanding domestic markets are more likely to be economically healthy. For the most part, European nations do not have that advantage, and it hurts them.When birth and fertility rates are low, over the decades population shrinks, sometimes rapidly in places such as in Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece. In Japan and South Korea, birth and fertility rates are also perilously low. The result: All of their socialized pension plans and programs to provide health care for the aged are dreadfully underfunded. The only serious remedies are higher deficits, reduced benefits or higher taxes--none of them pleasant.In the U.S., on the other hand, total fertility rates are higher and population continues to grow. While the numbers are down somewhat due to the recession, immigration remains relatively high--an estimated 1.1 million, legal and illegal, in 2010, according to the Census Bureau. This immigration will lead the country on a path of healthy long-term population growth from (roughly) 300 million people in 2000, up to 400 million in 2050 and to half a billion in 2100. This is good news for the growth of the domestic market.Moreover, America's immigrant population (median age of roughly 29) is younger than that of the native-born (about a decade older). That means they will have many more years of working life, paying into and helping support our old-age pension and health-care systems for years before they take out a dime.Survey after survey shows that Americans are the most patriotic people on the planet, and that immigrants to the U.S. are among the most patriotic of all Americans
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Ignore the prophets of doom - this is a golden age for the world : Despite what politicians say, most people are richer and freer than they have ever been (Fraser Nelson, 09 Aug 2012, The Telegraph)
The so-called Gini index, the standard measure of global inequality, fell steadily during the boom years and has continued to decline during the crash. And little wonder, at a time when the Indian economy is literally growing faster in a week than Britain does in a year. The economic aid that Britain gives to India is now the same size as India's own international aid budget.India has hideous problems, as does the rest of the world. But each year, even during the crash, the UN Human Development Index has hit new records. We are living in an era where the world's problems are being outweighed by its breakthroughs.As countries grow richer, they grow healthier. Life expectancy keeps setting new records, for both the rich and the poor world, as developments in medicine advance rapidly. Malaria deaths peaked in 2004 and even Aids deaths peaked five years ago. Anthony Fauci, America's leading authority on the disease, said last month that there could be an "Aids-free generation" in the reasonable future. "We have no excuse, scientifically, to say we cannot do it," he told an Aids conference in Washington. Such a statement would have been unimaginable just a decade ago. Aids remains the world's most lethal contagious disease, responsible for almost two million deaths each year. But medicine is catching up with it. We can now dare to believe that Aids will go the way of smallpox.A healthier world means a rising population. This, in turn, leads to neo-Malthusians worrying about how the planet won't have enough resources for all of us - but history proves them wrong. The great British economist, William Stanley Jevons, warned in 1865 that the economy was on the brink of collapse because the coal would run out. Oil was used instead, and everything changed. In the last five years a new energy source, shale gas, has halved American electricity prices. The thousands of British wind turbines may be rendered redundant by shale deposits discovered in Lancashire, which could yet turn Blackpool into the Dallas of England.And might the consumption of all this newly mined fossil fuel doom us anyway, via global warming? The truth is that the world's fossil-fuel consumption is falling, mainly due to more efficient cars and factories. Nor is warming synonymous with doom. Scour the raw data of the Government's climate change "risk assessment" (as I did) and you find that a warmer Britain will mean, on average, 11,000 fewer deaths each year by 2050 because fewer pensioners will die from the cold. But do not expect to find this point made in any official report. The Environment Department is there not to give impartial advice, but to scare us.