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African men want to have their wives and children to live with them where they work, and not be forced into an unnatural existence in men's hostels. African women want to be with their menfolk and not be left permanently widowed in the reserves. Africans want to be allowed out after 11 o'clock at night and not to be confined to their rooms like little children. Africans want to be allowed to travel in their own country and to seek work where they want to and not where the labour bureau tells them to. Africans want a just share in the whole of South Africa; they want security and a stake in society.
Above all, we want equal political rights, because without them our disabilities will be permanent. I know this sounds revolutionary to the whites in this country, because the majority of voters will be Africans. This makes the white man fear democracy. But this fear cannot be allowed to stand in the way of the only solution which will guarantee racial harmony and freedom for all. It is not true that the enfranchisement of all will result in racial domination. Political division, based on colour, is entirely artificial and, when it disappears, so will the domination of one colour group by another. The ANC has spent half a century fighting against racialism. When it triumphs it will not change that policy.
This then is what the ANC is fighting. Their struggle is a truly national one. It is a struggle of the African people, inspired by their own suffering and their own experience. It is a struggle for the right to live. During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
- Nelson Mandela, during the first day of his trial on charges of sabotage, April 20, 1964.
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Barack Obama as our first Asian American President?: Part I
By Guest Contributor Jennifer; originally published at Mixed Race America
It has been two months since I last wrote a post in this blog–which is embarrassing (sigh). For all my good intentions, I have not felt compelled to write in this space, even though I, ostensibly, have the time since I'm not teaching.
But this is, perhaps, the reason why I haven't been writing in this space–because I have been immersed in trying to finish my book manuscript on racial ambiguity and Asian American culture (which also happens to be the title of the book). I'm fortunate enough to have a research and study leave, which means I've been reading and thinking and writing and trying to make the most of my time out of the classroom.
And then, of course, as I realized how much time had passed from when I last blogged, the pressure to write something meaningful or at least intelligible increased after so much silence (sigh)–always the dilemma of the writer–the blank page and wondering if there is an audience out there.
But as I tell my students, sometimes, whether you're feeling it or not, you just have to write it. Good advice. So I thought I should share what I'm working on, since it has applicability to this blog. For the last few weeks I've been thinking about the coda to my book–which is also the title of this blog post. If race is a social construction–if it doesn't have a basis in biology or blood, then could we imagine that Barack Obama is not only our first African American president, our first (openly) mixed race president, but our first Asian American president of the United States?
Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas.
Until Barack Obama was elected to office in 2008, it was believed, in certain quarters, that Morrison had claimed blackness for Bill Clinton, thus dubbing him our first black president. But if you read the above quote (and the entire article) carefully, you will see that it is the "trope of blackness" that Morrison refers to rather than claiming that Clinton's identity is that of an African American man.
Racialicious Crush Of The Week: Beyoncé (With Shout-Outs To Tina Turner)
By Andrea Plaid
I find myself increasingly defending someone whom I otherwise wouldn't look around at or wouldn't listen to: Beyoncé.
I haven't converted to listening to her discography: To me, she sounds like every other Black female soloist in a Black church choir, so her voice–her timbre and melisma–isn't unicorn-unique to my ears. In fact, I find it gratingly common because I heard so many women with her voice every Sunday from the age of five to my late twenties; Beyoncé just has a better production team.
And, as I've said on the R, her female-empowerment messages aren't my feminism:
[S]ome of folks who see Bey as "girl power" may have never heard of Valenti or may even want to be bothered with her writings or what they perceive to be "white feminism" that she embodies. Bey is their feminist text and their idea–and ideal. And whatnot…On the real though, Bey is not my sort of feminism–and that's not blasphemous to say. Then again, neither were the Spice Girls…or the Riot Grrls, for that matter. And I remember folks tripped on each of those pop-cultural "generations" of feminist representations, too, trying to figure out their effects on younger people.
Feminism is rather malleable as each generation figures out what it means to them, even when we're fighting the same old battles. Or because of them.
And let's not forget Beyoncé now-notorious photo layout in French Vogue, which she said was an homage to "African queens in the past" and "African rituals":
And I was quite happy to leave Beyoncé to her ideas about race pride and "girl power" with a genuinely heartfelt "bless her heart"…until Harry Belafonte came along.
Inauguration Fashion: Highlights
by Fashion and Entertainment Editor Joseph Lamour
Just a quick note ("quick" is a bold faced lie and I know it) to show you that we Racialicious denizens leave the roost sometimes and branch out!
Yesterday, we celebrated the swearing in of our first African American president, for the second time (woo!) We also celebrated the confirmation of four more years of Michelle Obama looking ferosh all the time in the public eye, so I was asked to participate in a Huffington Post Live hangout where a few people would talk about the highlights of the inauguration ceremony from various angles. The guests were:
- Reverend Deborah L. Johnson, Founder of Inner Light Ministries, Santa Cruz, CA
- Molly Darden, Managing Editor of Azizah Magazine, Atlanta, GA
- Dr. Christopher House, Dir., African American Worship Service at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Tim Byrnes, Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
- J.J. Colagrande, Professor at Miami-Dade Wolfson and HuffPost Blogger, Miami, FL
- Joseph Lamour, Fashion & Entertainment Editor at Racialicious.com, Washington, DC
Let me just tell you: I did not expect to be seated amongst tenured professors and ministers. I was taken aback (and feel honored to be even thought of for the same discussion as the above people). I was so taken aback that I forgot my opening line! I had dubbed yesterday African American Awesomeness Day, and it really was. I promise I'm not talking about myself, either. I'm being humble (for once). To have Martin Luther King's birthday fall on the same day as the re-inauguration of an African American President with his African American First Lady at his side was truly, truly, awesome.
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Open Thread: 2013 Inauguration Of Barack Obama
Coverage of the Inauguration will likely begin at 9AM ET, with a performance by Public School 22 from Staten Island, NY. The Inaugural invocation, led by Myrlie Evers-Williams, is scheduled to begin at 11:35 a.m.
Update: In light of the president not only being sworn in as the country celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but on Dr. King's personal copy of the Bible, The Grio will be interviewing visitors to the MLK Memorial throughout the day in the livestream under the cut.
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Video: Kicking Off Our New Year With Some Junot Diaz
As Latoya mentioned at the time, we dealt with not only the holidays but some technical glitches to close out the year. Those are in the past now, thank goodness (and some folks who offered their help).
We'll be rolling out new content throughout the week–expect a Django double-feature on Wednesday–but to get us started, check out this Moyers & Company interview with Junot Díaz, in which he not only revisits many of the themes of his keynote speech at Facing Race, but also touches on the choices in Star Wars that resonated with his immigrant experience and his wishes for the next four years of the Obama administration. A full transcript can be found here, but a small excerpt of the conversation is under the cut.
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As I have watched "The Walking Dead," however, I have been disappointed to discover that, while the writers occasionally take a moment to comment on the state of gender — and of race — in this new world, in the end they leave these issues to die and reconstitute a world in which white men rule. Men of color are reduced to occupying a nebulous space, and women (with rare exception) are to be protected. Even more pernicious, any power that women have usually comes to them in the old-fashioned, stereotypical way of manipulating the men in their lives into doing what they want them to do.
I'm not sure if it is a failure of the writers of the TV show (and yes, I know, the show is based upon previously written graphic novels), but surely, if the writers could take time out for the characters to constantly question and talk incessantly about how they are supposed to live a civilized life in a world that has risen from the ashes, couldn't the characters have spent more time trying to figure out how to behave, now that gender and race should no longer be factors? Why has the world of "The Walking Dead" turned into a white patriarchy?
After Rick is rescued by Morgan and Duane, it's as if racial reality disappears. Rick leaves to search for his wife, Lori, and son, Carl. Despite the fact that Atlanta is 54 percent African-American, when Rick arrives in a deserted Atlanta, he is swarmed by an all-white mob of walkers — in downtown Atlanta. That was my first moment of cognitive dissonance — in Atlanta, where were the black walkers? — but I let it go as I let myself get more into the story.
- Why "Argo" Is Hard For Iranians To Watch (The Guardian)
To be honest, the locations are not too bad. Buildings are similar to those in Iran, the houses are not that different, the bazaar is quite like the actual shopping centre in south Tehran. Banners, placards and signs are in Persian and many characters actually speak the language, although some with accents.
There are silly mistakes, however. In one scene, for example, the protagonist Tony Mendez (Affleck) says "salam" at the end of his conversation with an Iranian official. Salam means hello in Persian, not goodbye.
Minor mistakes aside, the film takes a black and white view towards Iranians, like many other western films about Iran. It portrays them as ugly, poor, strictly religious, fanatical and ignorant – almost in line with the young revolutionaries behind the hostage-taking at the US embassy in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic revolution, which the film is about. The only nice Iranian in the film is the Canadian ambassador's maid.
The whole experience is like asking an Iranian who has never been to the US to make a film (let's say in Cuba) about the Columbine high school massacre. You'll probably end up watching a film in which all Americans are crazy, have a gun at home and are ready to shoot their classmates.
- Cornel West Takes Aim At Black MSNBC Hosts For 'Selling Their Souls' For Obama (The Huffington Post)
During an interview on "Democracy Now" West criticized Al Sharpton, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, and frequent guest host Michael Eric Dyson for "selling their souls" in exchange for insider access to Obama.
"They want to turn their back to poor and working people. And it's a sad thing to see them as apologists for the Obama administration in that way, given the kind of critical background that all of them have had at some point."
The activist also made a shot at the MSNBC personalities lack of dedication to black interests by inviting "them back to the black prophetic tradition after Obama leaves."
West didn't hold back when it came to Obama either. During the interview he called President Obama a "Rockefeller republican in blackface."
- After Disappointing Breakup With Knicks, Jeremy Lin Building A Better Relationship With Rockets (Yahoo! Sports)
If the move out of New York has softened the glow on Lin's celebrity, it hasn't softened the ferocity with which the sport comes for him. From the playground to the Ivy League to the NBA, the eyes on America's breakout Asian-American basketball player felt the same.
"I've always been a target," Lin says. "Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life. This has been different, though. Now, I was on the scouting report. People started to pay attention to what I could and couldn't do.
"But a target? I was used to that. I'm not saying I get everyone's best shot, but I would say people don't want to be embarrassed by me because of my skin color."
Race + Politics: Southerners? Still Mad
By Arturo R. García
Sure enough, the re-election of President Barack Obama just got people mad enough to express themselves on Twitter in the vilest of ways. But a state-by-state analysis of the activity by Floating Sheep, a group of geo-coded data analysts, reaffirms just how sad some people in the South still are:
Given our interest in the geography of information we wanted to see how this type of hate speech overlaid on physical space. To do this we aggregated the 395 hate tweets to the state level and then normalized them by comparing them to the total number of geocoded tweets coming out of that state in the same time period [2]. We used a location quotient inspired measure (LQ) that indicates each state's share of election hate speech tweet relative to its total number of tweets.[3] A score of 1.0 indicates that a state has relatively the same number of hate speech tweets as its total number of tweets. Scores above 1.0 indicate that hate speech is more prevalent than all tweets, suggesting that the state's "twitterspace" contains more racists post-election tweets than the norm.
So, are these tweets relatively evenly distributed? Or do some states have higher specializations in racist tweets? The answer is shown in the map below (also available here in an interactive version) in which the location of individual tweets (indicated by red dots)[4] are overlaid on color coded states. Yellow shading indicates states that have a relatively lower amount of post-election hate tweets (compared to their overall tweeting patterns) and all states shaded in green have a higher amount. The darker the green color the higher the location quotient measure for hate tweets.
The results? The three worst offenders–Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia–came from southern states.
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113 women trialled the 100% grey coverage, permanent hair dyes for us.
Seven were popular supermarket brands and one was an ammonia and hydrogen peroxide-free product. We asked our trialists to assess:
Please note: this information was current as of May 2007 but is still a useful guide today.
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The following brands scored the best reults in our user trial.
Full results for all products are in the table below.
Score The overall score (rounded to the nearest 5%) is made up of:
Prices are the average we paid in late November/early December 2006.
Price: $11.35 Just under half the trialists thought their hair was "very soft" after dyeing it, but seven commented that the smell of the product was fairly unpleasant. Trialists comments
Price: $14.10 Half of the trialists said their hair was "very soft" after dyeing it and most found it very easy to apply. Trialist comments
Price: $12.10 Over half the trialists rated their hair as "very smooth" after using the product. Trialist comments
We wanted to know whether these 'complete' and 'permanent' grey coverage hair dyes are really permanent enough to keep the rest of your grey hair covered until you do your roots again. Some were better than others:
One product, ATLANTIS HAIR Watercolour, was ammonia and hydrogen peroxide-free, but it does contain p-phenylenediamine (PPD), so some people may still be sensitive to it (see Chemical reaction). It works as a stain, 'wrapping' itself around the hair shaft. Unlike other permanent hair colours, which can be quite harsh, it claims to improve the condition of the hair. It was however, the most expensive dye tested, at $25.95. Unfortunately for those who are thinking of using it for its lower content of harsh chemicals, it got the equal-lowest score. mainly due to its ineffective grey coverage. Only five of the 14 trialists thought this product was very effective at covering greys and four commented that it didn't cover them from the start. Several trialists did comment on the softness of their hair. "Surprised that my hair still felt and looked soft [after three weeks]" said one.
To permanently colour the hair, hair dyes use a combination of the chemicals ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.
These chemicals are quite harsh and can harden and thin the hair and they're also thought to irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory system. Another chemical that's been liked to severe allergic reactions is p-phenylenediamine (PPD), which works by reacting with other chemicals to develop the colour. Around 4% of the trialists reported reactions to the dyes such as an itchy or stinging scalp, an itchy rash on the sides of the face and sensitivity to heat. To avoid allergic or sensitive reactions, the packets advise you to perform a patch test 48 hours prior to application, even if you have used the product before, as it's possible for a reaction to develop after long-term use. In the past, their has been some concern from health authorities that the chemicals in hair dye could lead to bladder and breast cancer, however in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there's no clear association between the two. In the study, Canadian researchers conducted a review of the medical literature on varying forms of cancer and found there was no increased risk, including for people who dye their hair regularly. The chemicals used in cosmetics are regulated by the National Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS), to ensure they remain at safe levels and are clearly labelled for consumer safety.

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Paul Rudd and Jason Segel Crash Rush's Time Machine Tour 2011
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Jason Segel still distraught about mispronouncing "Peart." |
South Florida loves Rush, and Rush clearly has mutual feelings. After wrapping up last year's North American Time Machine Tour dates with a multimedia masterpiece show at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Geddy Lee and the fellas launch the 2011 campaign at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on March 30.
Rush. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at BankAtlantic Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise. Tickets cost $49.75 to $129.75. Click here.
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King Mez- Murdaaa
King Mez made his HotNewHipHop debut this past week with his mixtape (aka free album) Long Live The King. The project is definitely impressive, although not his first try, he has three previous mixtapes to his name. We highlighted "Murdaaa" on Friday, and we're doing so again today as it continues to be slept on. The hard-hitting record finds Mez viciously slaying everything in his path for slightly over a minute, both with flow and lyrics.
WELL$- Dreams Of An Insomniac
So apparently North Carolina has a ton of rap talent we weren't aware of? In addition to King Mez hailing from NC, we've got WELL$ from the same area. We first heard from WELL$ with his socially aware and slightly scary record "Lil Tommy", and this week he returns with a track that lays out all his hopes and dreams, as well as his present-day status, over an equally dreamy beat. We're anticipating the project this is off of, MTSYD: The Revenge Of The African Booty Scratcher. It'll drop on April 28th.
Tink- Don't Tell Nobody Feat. Jeremih
It's unfortunate that all we have for this Tink x Jeremih collaboration is a radio rip (very tagged up) because we know that CDQ will be heat. Nonetheless, we're bringing this track to your attention (again) if you missed it when it dropped last week. The cut, which has production from Da Internz, finds two Chicago artists connecting, both of whom happen to be able to sing and rap with equal talent. We've had an eye on Tink for a minute now, she was previously featured on our 10 Chicago Players list, and this definitely proves she's about to do something big.
Boots- My Heart Is A Stone Today (Unharmed)
Boots remains a mystery to most of us, as very few details on who exactly he is can be found in the library that is the internet. Nonetheless, we do know he is the man responsible for creating the sound that many have loved on Beyonce's surprise LP. If you listen to his own music, that sound is evident, and it's also evident he's got the vocal chops to back it up a la Beyonce. This past week he delivered a heart-wrenching record about love gone awry. He's also showed off a possible tracklist for a project recently, although we're unsure if it'll be free or paid, that, just like Boots, remains a mystery.
While this song clocked in at over 60,000 views, many of those views seemed to happen by accident because: a) you thought it was a Kanye West track or b) you thought that I had mislabeled the track (?), but no, both are untrue. Ever since their debut in 1997 with Overcast! (with former group mate Spawn), Atmosphere have remained completely underground and underrated. They put out quality content, although Family Sign may have been a slight misstep, it sounds like they are back on track with their forthcoming new album Southsiders. The track titled "Kanye West" could turn out useful for web search-ability, but we're quite sure that's not why Slug titled it as such. The track sort of riffs on Kanye, and the whole idea of not giving any fucks (see: Chief Keef), as Slug asks you to "put your hands in the air like you really do care." There's an irony to it, as well as the usual Atmosphere sensibilities a fan might expect.
HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
Underrated Audio aims to provide you with some dope looks from the last seven days, that flew under most peoples' radars. While they may have received front-page placement on HNHH, they didn't get as many views as they deserve, so we shine a little more light on them right here.
As per usual, we've got five slightly overlooked cuts from the last seven days. The rappers on this week's list are mainly from the MidWest, with one New York native checking in for the East Coast. Nothing from the West Coast though, although that wasn't a calculated choice. Check out new records from rising rappers like King Mez (who was posted on HNHH for the first time this past week) and Tink, plus a veteran hip-hop group that still don't get the props they are due (Atmosphere), and more.
Let us know your favorite underrated tracks this week in the comments below.


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Dubai: Eating the right kinds of food to end fast is key to maintaining balanced health during Ramadan.
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Ramadan health tips: Fasting comfortably
Stick to slow digesting and fibre-rich foods and drink lots of fluids, says nutritional expert
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- Stick to slow digesting foods which last up to eight hours, rather than fast-digesting foods.
According to Wafa Ayesh, Head of Clinical Nutrition at DHA, a few basic tips go a long way to ensuring a comfortable fasting cycle.
What and how to eat
- Stick to slow digesting foods which last up to eight hours, rather than fast-digesting foods which last for only three-four hours. Slow digesting foods include grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, whole meal flour, unpolished rice etc.
- High-fibre foods like bran, whole wheat, grains and seeds, vegetables like green beans, peas, spinach, the leaves of beetroot (iron-rich), fruit with skin, dried fruit, especially dried apricots, and prunes, almonds, etc should also be eaten.
- Make sure that your meals contain major food groups such as bread, cereals, milk and dairy products, fish, meat, poultry.
Foods to avoid
- Anything hot, spicy, hot or salty. Too much salty food will make your body retain water and give you a bloated feeling while spicy foods induce thirst.
- Sweets and sugary foods are fast-burning and will only last for three-four hours. More-over, these will turn into fat, increase cholesterol levels and increase weight.
- Fried foods are unhealthy and should be limited. They cause indigestion, heartburn and weight problems.
What to drink
- Sufficient water between Iftar and bedtime to avoid dehydration.
- Drinks with high caffeine content (coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas and even decaffeinated teas and coffees) should be avoided. Caffeine leaches calcium from your system, which means you feel less full all the time.
- Avoid drinking tea at suhoor (dawn), as tea increases salt excretion in the urine, which is needed for your body during fasting.
Do not skip suhoor
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- The morning meal is a must to get you through the day. Many people eat a late night meal and sleep until the dawn prayers. This is not advisable.
- Eat suhoor just prior to dawn. Do not overeat, and concentrate on foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates, protein, fruits or vegetables, and drink plenty of water.
Stay cool and rest
During the hottest part of the day, stay in cool areas (indoors or in shade) and limit your physical activity. Rest if possible.
Follow the sunnah
- End fast with dates, continue with a light starter such as soup. During the early evening (after maghrib), have a healthy and balanced dinner. Do not overeat, and be sure to drink a few more glasses of fluids.
- During the evening, resist drinking tea, coffee and soda aiming at reduction, not totally stopping them. Instead, drink more water.
Do some exercise
Engage in some kind of light exercises such as walking for 30 minutes in the evening.
Other tips
- Continue to brush and floss your teeth several times a day; get enough sleep
- Guard against headaches by avoiding caffeine.
- Consume enough liquids, aim for eight glasses of water by bedtime to avoid dehydration.
- If you have a health problem, consult a doctor.
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Artist creates world's first Quran written entirely in embroidery. Watch the video
Readers share traditional iftar recipes
Gulf News readers share must have food items for iftar from Iran and Bangladesh
Highlights of Ramadan in UAE
A look back at how Ramadan was celebrated in the emirates over the years
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Ramadan essentials
Expats' guide to Ramadan
Polish your Ramadan etiquette with this list of dos and don'ts during the holy month
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Here is all you need to know about Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
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Hotel Home Paris 16 is a residential hotel with 17 apartments in a recently renovated Haussmanian building in Paris' 16th area of Paris.
Hotel Home Paris 16 is a pleasant establishment of charming dimensions, situated in the heart of a welcoming and residential, calm and elegant area of Paris, not far from the Eiffel Tower, Roland Garros, and the Auteuil and Passy districts.
The Champs Elysées and Paris' major tourist and culture spots are accessible by Métro (Jasmin – line 9 or Michel-Ange/Auteuil and Michel-Ange/Molitor – line 10), RER ("Regional Express Network" – Boulainvilliers – line C) and bus (lines 22 and 52).
Much more than just an apart hotel, HotelHome Paris 16 offers all the charm of a guesthouse, with more space. We made the choice to score even more these guest rooms' spirit, giving to each of our apartments a unique atmosphere with renovations and personalized decorations. Each apartment has now its own universe and we invite you to discover the harmony of HotelHome Paris 16 through the various places of life we have created. We have just finished the renovation of all our apartments and selected nice wallpapers for our guests' rooms and warm paint tones, sweet and comfortable harmonies for all our renovated apartments. Our team is at your disposal. Always smiling, even by email or phone, we will do our best to make your stay unforgettable. We pay special attention to each of your requests and we strive to rapidly meet your needs with efficiency and friendliness.
Old-style charm lives in harmony with the most modern technology: direct telephone line, television with international cable channels, and Wi-Fi broadband Internet access, not to mention individual and adjustable air conditioning system in all our apartments. Our residence offers more than just a place to sleep. This hosting solution suits you and your needs. Our apartments are spacious. If you want to receive friends, work, or simply enjoy a relaxing time, this laying out is one of the "more" of our apartments for your personal or business stays. Our reception office is open according to the arrival and departure time of your guests. We naturally always remain at your service to ensure your stay is a pleasant and comfortable one. When the reception office is closed, permanent telephone availability is provided day and night. A safety access code enables our guests to enter HotelHome Paris 16 outside of reception opening hours.
We provide a wide range of guest services and offer our guests a daily cleaning service (our room maids make the beds, clean the bathrooms and empty the bins) and weekly full cleaning service with change of the provided linen (sheets, pillowcases, bath towels, hand towels bath mats, and cloths). We will of course change your linen more frequently if required. We also offer a number of à la carte services: secretarial work, sending of faxes or e-mails, shopping services, laundry and dry cleaning, access to the laundry integrated in the basement, baby-sitting, and restaurants reservations. HotelHome Paris 16 offers several types of apartments of which rates per night vary according to : the apartment chosen (Junior Suite, Twin Suite, Suite Double, Family Suite),the number of persons occupying the apartment (between one and six persons), the duration of the stay (rate for 1 or 2 nights, 3 to 5 nights, 6 to 20 nights, more than 21 nights, from the 3rd month, from the 6th month).These rates include all taxes (tourist tax and VAT) and charges such as those for heating, electricity, and water.
Choosing HotelHome Paris 16 is choosing a helpful staff, unique apartments, and a team at your service. Your stay will earn in quality. We expect to welcome you for a smiling and high quality stay.
We do really like to receive guests at HotelHome Paris 16 and do our best to make their stay pleasant, comfortable, enjoyable. Some of them are coming very often and feel at home at HotelHome. Some of them are not just guests but also friends because we know them and they know us since many years !
We are also very found of our nice house and garden at the countryside where we also receive visitors. We specially love to live with our grand-children and our dogs, work in our garden, have nice wines and meals to share with friends !
Mrs Laurence Vivant purchased this apartment in 2002
We chose to buy this property twelve years ago to have a nice place to work and to receive guests. We made a lot of renovation works and would really like to buy another place in Paris, in such a nice, elegant and quiet area with lovely persons around, nice shops, restaurants and everything that makes a nice and happy life !
If you choose HotelHome Paris 16, you are sure to be in one typically parisian and haussmanian building : elegant architecture, stone, high levels, only two apartments per level and a total of 17 apartments in the two buildings.
Except when the reception office at the ground floor is open, you do not have the impression of beeing in one apartment hotel. You feel like being in a private building where you have your own apartment, your little parisian home, sweet home !
The main benefits of HotelHome Paris 16 is the attention given to the needs of their guests by the team in charge of welcoming and receiving you. You can benefit from the daily hotel services and also from the always smiling help of the young people who help us at the reception office. So, come soon and
When you stay at HotelHome Paris 16, you are in a quiet and elegant area of Paris, never far from the main touristic spots of Paris, easily reachable by metro, bus or cab. A nice walk will lead you to the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero or the Bois de Boulogne or the tennis stadium of Roland Garros. The very fashionable shops of the famous Rue de Passy are closed to the residence.
HotelHome Paris 16 is a pleasant residence of charming dimensions, situated in the heart of a welcoming and residential, calm and elegant area of Paris, not far from the Eiffel Tower, Roland Garros, and the Auteuil and Passy districts. The Champs Elysées and Paris' major tourist and culture spots are accessible by Métro (Jasmin -line 9 or Eglise d'Auteuil - line 10), RER ("Regional Express Network" – Boulainvilliers – line C) and bus (lines 22 and 52).
Other Activities: Tourism and shopping in Paris
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Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
February 18, 1913: Remedies for Social Evils
That the social evil in American cities is the fault of men and not of women was the conclusion reached by Dean Walter Taylor Sumner of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Chicago, in his lecture on "Efficient Citizenship" at the Union last evening.
He first proved the futility of remedying the social evil by segregation, which, he says does not stop the white slave traffic. A social evil law to better the situation is hopeless, for it is unconstitutional. He summed up the fallacies of our present ignorant system as follows: "We turn the entire problem over to police, giving them three distinct powers which they abuse. They are allowed to make pseudo-laws to regulate vice; they are then expected to enforce these laws and punish offenders."
February 18, 1942: Army Will Commission Pre-Med Students Now
Moving to forestall a threatened shortage of doctors, the Army last week extended draft deferment and a chance for commissions to men in their first and second year of medical school and pre-med students who have been accepted by a reputable graduate school.
The new ruling is a broadening of the procedure which has been followed until now, under which commissions were offered to third and fourth year medical students only. In the past these men have been commissioned in the Medical Administration Corps of the Army and then sent back to finish their training.
February 20, 1965: Harvard Hits Top of Gift List in '64
Harvard has regained its position as the nation's number one money-attracting university.
Collecting almost $39 million from a variety of private sources including alumni, foundations, and bequests, Harvard topped Stanford, last year's winner in the dollar sweepstakes, by nearly $3 million. Cornell amassed some $27.7 million for third and Yale $22.5 million for fourth. The figures for fiscal year 1963-64, compiled by John Price Jones Company, Inc., New York firm of financial consultants, now that all eight Ivy League colleges rank among the nation's top twenty universities in private gifts. Dartmouth, the poorest, received $5.3 million in gifts. And Pennsylvania, the second poorest, received $9.6 million.
February 19, 1969: The Washington Monthly
If this country is falling apart, no one feels more guilty about it than the liberal journalist. He feels guilty for the entire year 1968—the assassinations, the riots, the rise of Wallace, the blood in Chicago. Saying that liberals feel guilty about things is somewhat a cliché (that is, after all, how we normally discount what they say). But look at what it means to feel guilty.
First, guilt implies a sense of responsibility for events. Few normal people feel guilty about what happened in Chicago. They may feel outraged or happy about it, but to feel guilt is the prerogative of those who feel responsible. The liberal journalists who feel this way are saying that somehow they could have prevented what happened in Chicago or that they could have refrained from causing what happened. But how?
February 23, 1974: Dan Rather Criticizes Nixon at Winthrop House Discussion
When it comes to "foul and odorous things," the Nixon administration is in a class by itself, Dan Rather, White House correspondent for CBS evening news, told an informal gathering of approximately 100 in Winthrop House yesterday afternoon.
"There have been a lot of foul and odorous things in previous administrations, but just look at Nixon's record," he told the group. Citing former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's felony conviction and the indictment of 14 White House associates, Rather added, "the Harding administration is not even comparable."
Rather declined to say whether he thought Nixon should be impeached, but did say that if he were "betting the rent money," he would wager that the president stays.
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6 Things You Should Know About Agent Coulson's Indie Alter Ego
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Phil Coulson is already a pretty secretive guy, but the man behind the badge has a secret identity of his own: hip indie filmmaker.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Phil Coulson is already a pretty secretive guy, but the man behind the badge has a secret identity of his own: hip indie filmmaker.
Phil Coulson doesn't have much of a love life on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He's pretty much married to the job and he completely avoided the last girl he liked. Because she thought he was dead. (It's a long story.) The actor who plays Coulson, however, fares a lot better in his new indie film.
ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is building out its universe – rather than blowing one up right out of the gate.
This year's Comic-Con International introduced fans to a superhero they'd already known for years: Clark Gregg — aka Agent Phil Coulson.
Joss Whedon surprised Comic-Con Friday by showing the entire pilot of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Here's a sneak preview of its awesomeness.
ABC has released a new, nearly three-minute trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as well as agent IDs for the main cast. Coulson lives!
It's that time of year when the networks order pilots for the shows that could be coming soon to a TV near you. Here are some of the most promising pilots ordered so far.
Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. talk about bringing the long-awaited Marvel Comics team-up to the big screen.
Joss Whedon calls the 12-day shoot for his stealth Shakespeare movie Much Ado About Nothing "the best vacation I've ever taken." Days after wrapping principal photography on The Avengers, the writer-director recharged his batteries by diving into the contemporary adaptation of the play, which he filmed at his house in Santa Monica, California. Whedon called […]
In new Marvel One-Shot video "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer," the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent lingers over some snacks just long enough to witness a stick-up. Then he rips into ass-kicking mode.


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Quoth the Raven: 'Nope'
By Nathan Clark
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Edgar Allen Poe. His name alone is enough to conjure up images of horrific death and darkness.
If his name doesn't sound familiar, his work should. Elements from his stories have been seen in hundreds of movies, books and television shows. So isn't it about time for there to be murder-mystery movie about Poe? The short answer is no.
"The Raven," starring John Cusack as Poe, is a dark "what if" murder-mystery set in 1849; the year Poe died of unknown causes. Investigating a recent double murder, Detective Fields (played by Luke Evans) begins to notice eerie similarities between the case and one of Poe's stories. Shortly after questioning Poe, there is another victim found slaughtered similar to another one of Poe stories.
Poe was a brilliant writer, a heavy drinker and a deeply troubled man. The film generously portrays him as a great writer, underappreciated by uncultured philistines in the 1800s, and a man who takes a drink every 10 minutes. Yet the film inexplicably fails to show the dark side of Poe.
Maybe it's just me, but Cusack's portrayal of Poe seemed too upbeat to be taken seriously. Granted, I doubt Poe was sad and dark every day of his life, but his sadness seemed to be missing during much of the movie.
The movie however, does a great job of making the environment look and feel like it is taking place in the late 1800s, but that's not too hard to accomplish. Remove all color, add some fog, punch out the sun, throw some scratchy clothes on the actors and you've got yourself a period piece.
Poe is a classic American icon. Taking his life's work and reducing it to a mediocre murder mystery seems cheap and sleazy. The only positive thing that might come out of this movie is maybe more people will go check out Poe's work.


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How to write an exciting blog in 10 easy steps!
1: Live an exciting life and write about that. If you don't have a great life, make up stuff you COULD have done during the day.
2: Update atleast once per day. You don't get those all important pageviews if people don't come back every day.
3: Provoke your readers. Politics is a great way to do that. If you live in the US; write about why you support Bin Laden. If you live anywhere else; write about why you support Bush. If that fails you can pretend to have homophobia, hate _all_ animals, be a racist or become a nazi.
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Recharge your portable electronics cell phone, iPod, BlackBerry, PDA without getting your wires crossed. By repurposing a low-tech shoebox, you can organize and safeguard your high-tech accessories.
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STEP 2 On one long side of the box, measure and mark placement for four evenly spaced eyelet holes. Make the first hole about 3 inches in from the box's edge. Cut eyelet holes with an X-Acto knife. Repeat on the other long side, aligning holes so the wires cross through the box.
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Major Changes To Several TNA Bound For Glory Matches
By Ryan Clark | October 15, 2009
The following changes have been made to the TNA Bound For Glory PPV:
* Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal has been added as a match at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time that will air for free on the PPV channel.
* Amazing Red has been added to the Ultimate X match, which is now a title match.
* Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley is now a submissions only match
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Chicken and Mushroom Wellington
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Updating classic beef Wellington, we created this lighter, easier-to-prepare rendition using chicken. A glass of lush, full-flavored cabernet sauvignon makes a splendid accompaniment.
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Calories | 869 |
Total Fat | 42.0g |
Saturated Fat | -- |
Cholesterol | 171.0mg |
Sodium | 1481mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 57g |
Dietary Fiber | 8.00g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 61.0g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 2
Yields: 2 servings
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- 1 package(s) (17 1/4-ounce) frozen puff pastry sheets
- 1 can(s) (14 1/4-ounce) unsalted beef-flavored broth
- 1/3 cup(s) red wine, preferably cabernet sauvignon
- 1/2 ounce(s) dried porcini mushrooms
- 2 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1/2 cup(s) finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon(s) chopped fresh (or 1/2 teaspoon dried) rosemary leaves
- 3 cup(s) fresh spinach, tough stems removed
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 2 (4-inch-wide ) portabella mushrooms, stems removed
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup(s) mixed baby vegetables (optional), cooked
- 2 sprig(s) fresh rosemary (optional)
- Thaw pastry 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare sauce and filling: In 1-quart saucepan, heat beef-flavored broth, wine, and porcini mushrooms to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer mixture until reduced to about 2/3 cup. Strain broth mixture into small bowl and reserve porcini mushrooms. Stir 1 tablespoon butter into strained broth mixture and set sauce aside. Finely chop porcini mushrooms and set aside.
- In large skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in rosemary and cook 1 minute. Add spinach and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover tightly and cook 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat, add reserved chopped porcini mushrooms, and set aside.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. On lightly floured surface, unfold one puff pastry sheet (1/2 package) to a 9-inch square. With rolling pin, roll out pastry to a 12- by 10-inch rectangle, smoothing any creases. Cut pastry into 3 pieces: a 12- by 3-inch strip, a 7-inch square, and a 7- by 5-inch rectangle. Repeat rolling and cutting with remaining puff pastry sheet.
- On both 7- by 5-inch pastry rectangles, place a portabella mushroom upside down. Top each mushroom with chicken breast half and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; top with spinach mixture. Brush some egg mixture on pastry around mushroom; cover each chicken-and-vegetable filling with 7-inch pastry square. Press gently around filling to seal top pastry to bottom pastry. Trim edges to make round. With spatula, transfer each filled pastry round to greased baking sheet.
- Garnish tops of rounds: From remaining 12- by 3-inch pastry strips, cut eight 6-inch-long by 1/4-inch-wide strips and twenty-eight 1/2-inch diamonds. Brush top of each round with egg mixture; top with pastry strips and diamonds arranged in alternating rows. Brush lightly with egg mixture and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, reheat sauce and divide between 2 serving plates. Place each filled pastry in sauce and cut in half to reveal filling. If desired, serve with baby vegetables and garnish with rosemary sprigs.
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Dakota Jazz Club Welcomes 3 Greats: Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White On Stage Together
The tour might as well be dubbed "Back to the Future." Former cohorts in the famed fusion band Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White – have reunited as a powerhouse trio. They make a special appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis September 7th-8th, 2009. Together with RTF in the early – mid 70s, and with Al DiMeola on a reunion tour in 2008, each of these musicians has made his own indelible mark on modern jazz.
- Sept. 2th, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles
- Sept. 4th, Detroit Jazz Festival
- Sept. 5th, Lehigh University, Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem, PA
- Sept. 7th-8th, Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis
- Sept. 9th-11th, Anthology in San Diego
- Sept. 12th, Orpheum Theater in Phoenix
- Sept. 15th-18th, Yoshi's in Oakland
- Sept. 20th, Monterey Jazz Festival
- Sept. 22th, Humboldt State University, Van Duzer Theater in Aracata, CA
- Sept. 25th, University of Buffalo, Center for the Arts
- Sept. 27th, House of Blues in Cleveland
- Sept. 28th, The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
- Sept. 29th, Bergen Peforming Arts Center in Englewood, NJ
- Oct. 22nd-Nov. 19th, European Tour
The Corea/Clarke/White Trio performs two sets each night at the Dakota (7:00 pm and 9:30 pm on September 7th and 8th. Reservations are essential—call (612) 332-1010 or online at www.dakotacooks.com.
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can someone give the accuracy of the 45 colt through this gun? I would like to know before I purchase one if it is really a viable option to use in the gun or if they are only good with the shotgun shells.
This is a discussion on 45 colt from the judge within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; can someone give the accuracy of the 45 colt through this gun? I would like to know before I purchase one if it is really ...
can someone give the accuracy of the 45 colt through this gun? I would like to know before I purchase one if it is really a viable option to use in the gun or if they are only good with the shotgun shells.
Gun tests magazine did a test on the Judge. It's neither fish nor fowl; shot patterns past bad-breath distance were unimpressive, and accuracy with the .45 Colt was mediocre at best, compared to 'dedicated' .45s.
Just my opinion, but I think there are far better defense options.
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Accuracy is hampered by the fact that The Judge has a very short barrel.
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I consider it a nice house gun, that's it. Alot better options out there for CC protection.
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Used to have a 2" barrel public defender and at 7 yards it held a 5" pattern at 15 yards it was a pie pan.
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The judge was developed or at least originally marketed as a carjack defense. The shot pattern is supposed to spread and lose velocity quickly to limit collateral damage.
IMHO it is close to worthless for carry and only of limited value as a HD tool.
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For the "someone's in the room with you" scenerio and you're not a crack shot (unsteady hands, just a lousy shooter who wants close-up protection, etc.), it has its usefulness. I don't feel it has much purpose beyond that. While more handy than a short-barreled shotgun, its not close in effectiveness with either the shotshells or .45.
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Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Great snake gun if you farm or ranch out west!
I do not know what the intended use is, but I agree when other members say that there are better options for defense.
"The Second Amendment: America's Original Homeland Security"
As already stated, it makes a good snake and rodent gun for the farm or ranch.
as already stated, it is perfect for its intended purpose. self defense up close and personal, where most self defense scenarios will occur. excellent defense in the car. fun shooting gun. not for limp wrists. it kicks hard.
I have, and sometimes carry, a Judge Polymer Public Defender.
This is a video I shot of some load testing I did.
Shooting Taurus Public Defender Polymer - YouTube
I had no problem with accuracy from the 45 Colt, and get good patterns with the Federal OOO buck and Winchester PDX1 out to about 15 yards.
The only issue with it is Tauruss mediocre quality and crappy customer service. I cracked the frame on my first one and it took them 9 weeks (and an incredible amount of hassle) to replace it.
Trouble is, rodents die good when hit with .22s, .38s etc. and a handy shovel, rock, or stick takes out snakes if one doesn't want to waste a .22 or .38 cartridge. I wouldn't chose a Judge or Governor for any sort of field use. I wouldn't choose either of the ungainly .410 pistols for home defense duty either and wouldn't afflict my wife with one. Guess why there isn't a .410 revolver around here.
Charter Member of the DC .41 LC Society "Get heeled! No really"
No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.
Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893
Barrel length has nothing to do with mechanical accuracy. The long cylinder used to allow 410 loads make the cylinder too long for the 45 Colt causing excessive jump from it through the forcing cone.
It's another attempt to create income by coming up with something that is not needed, but you can convince some people of anything.
Ignorance is a long way from stupid, but left unchecked, can get there real fast.
Yup..all of the above...odd-ball pistol...but U be the judge...pun intended


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heater and a/c. A cabin air filter in an automobile is just goofy. Audrey Muzingo: Thank you. My dealership tried to charge me $80 for this. But it gets worse: I only came in for an oil change, and I knew they'd try to talk me into other stuff so I told the receptionist flat out, I only have enough money for an oil change today, so if other things need done just show me on the invoice when I pay, and maybe I'll schedule them for another time. What does she do? --Brings the dirty cabin filter out to the lobby to show me in front of all the other people waiting. AND when I asked why on earth it cost so much to replace, she said because they'd have to remove a bunch of stuff under the hood to do it. I'm looking at her holding the thing, and say, "oh really? but it looks like they've already taken out the old one for free, so how is putting a new one in so much more difficult? Why should I pay for anything other than the filter itself if the guys already do the task involved in labor?" She had no answer; she was too stupid to realize how easy her lie was to detect. And now I see the task doesn't even involve going under the hood! abuyasser abuyasser: Hello I have a 2012 Versa I have the steps in the video and I can not find open after cooling filter what reason please help ... Thank you Audrey Muzingo: One critique: most of the video is the unscrewing and rescrewing of eight screws (very easily edited), but instead there is an edit/cut made between the lady reaching into the hole and then a close-up of the filter port. Seeing where the port is in relation to the hole and other items in the space would be a lot more helpful than seeing screws 2-8 being taken out and put back in. Anita French: I have a 2012 and Nissan must have figured it was too easy and taking money from them, so they've hidden the screws. I have no idea where they are...they are not along the bottom. Jessica Harrison: I have a 2012 versa and have unscrewed all the screws but I can't get the glove box to come out. HELP PLEASE!!! :) Dustin Cooper: Thanks for posting this. Tho, unless other people's 2012 Nissan Versas are different from mine, you don't have to take out the glove department at all. It is just was easy to get underneath it (you can see the little door under the dash). I don't know why the Rogue does not put it on the passenger side too (they have it on the driver's side and it is hard to maneuver around the gas pedal). Jennifer Gilbert: We unscrewed the glove box and their was nothing their in ny 2012 versa Antonio Palermo: Thank you GREAT Video :) Darryl Morris: What is the part's # for this? I have a Nissan Tiida Latio, 1.5-L. jakecarlos: Nice. Thank you very much. AMagicalUsername: Thanks for posting. Easy job. handsomechuck1: Thanks for posting and not assuming any knowledge at all. Very helpful. lescascadesDB: Thanks a lot, this was extremely helpful/cost efficient. zzhamstring: @keiko6125 Next time i'll see if i can come by an STP one here in Canada. $50 for an incabin air filter-outragious.A stock air filter at the dealer cost $30. I tried a K& N and a Fram and found the stock works best. Melissa Tait: Hey this is great! I wish I'd seen this before I paid my (still awesome) mechanic $30 to change it. At least it wasn't $80! Can I get filterheads in Canada? Or is there somewhere else youd' suggest, since i'd rather not shell out for shipping? Amjad Afridi: how to change Cabin air filter replacement- Nissan sunny 2005 ? please tell me that filterheads: You're welcome! We're glad you could change it yourself! filterheads: Yeah, it should take you less than 30 minutes to change your cabin air filter. We're glad you found the video helpful! matteo salmoni: Thank you !!!! I saved a lot of money by changing it myself after watching this video...It only costs me 17 bucks. The dealership wanted me to pay 99 dollars which is a rip off...Once again thank you. filterheads: We're glad you could save some money with help from our video! zzhamstring: Thanks for providing this well put together video. I paid $50 for a new filter at the Nissan dealership today as of Nov 3,2011. What does Filterhead charge? Jose Garcia: Thanks! McMike: this is not 100% accurate for HK version. there is a secure horizontal bar to be removed first to remove the filter. askiat: Excellent video. This hels a lot. I probably saved about $50. T. Paul Mason: BRILLIANT!!! Who knew it was that easy!!! The owner's manual just tells you to take it to the dealership--what a ripoff!!! Brinn Jackett: Your nissan dealer should stock them. zzhamstring: One thing to keep in mind if your working on 2007 hatchback model: is be aware of the housing clips the filter attached in place with. I was unable to see the top clip part and broke it off, so I suggest using extreme care when trying to get the old one out. filterheads: @Ibwiseguy We're glad we could help you save some money! Ryan H: I was able to do this without removing glove box.....I saw other videos where others have sprayed some Lysol in there and in vents to kill germs, I did this car smells GREAT!....... Zu Mi: Thank you so much for putting this video together. It was very descriptive. The close up shots and narration were especially helpful. Again, thank you! Gerald Edwards: Nissan versa flush Engin Tampa Pirate: Thanks for posting. The Nissan dealer wanted $80 to do this. Did this in 10 minutes for $18. youyou43: Thanks for posting! Very useful! 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Mobile payments are about to get kid-friendly. Virtual Piggy, Inc. announced it has released a new mobile iOS application that will let parents and kids manage their Virtual Piggy accounts on their Apple phones and tablets.
Virtual Piggy gives online merchants a platform to help reach consumers under the age 18, while complying with laws like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) established to protect children's privacy and safety online. The tool lets kids shop online but gives parents final say on approving the purchase by setting conditions or alerts on the child's profile. Virtual Piggy said its technology lets youngsters "play, transact and socialize in a secure online environment guided by parental permission, oversight and control."
And while kid consumers may be small in size, their purchasing power certainly isn't. Virtual Piggy said that kids between the ages of 8 and 18 have more than $50 billion to spend. The company said that even with all that money burning a hole in their virtual pockets, there was never a tool for them to spend it online except for parents' credit cards.
"Kids are very comfortable with e-commerce and over a third of kids 8-11 now have their own mobile device and that number is rising," said Virtual Piggy Executive Catherine Williams in the announcement. She said the new app brings a secure online payment method to platforms where kids spend the majority of their time.
Virtual Piggy said the new iOS app is just a part of its strategy to bring its e-commerce solutions to the global youth market across any online channel as well as in-store with an NFC-enabled solution.
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Citrus Springs Civic Association - Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month, at 7:00 pm at the Citrus Springs Community Center (1570 W. Citrus Springs Blvd) 2012 MEMBERSHIP DUES2012 Citrus Springs Civic Association (CSCA) Dues are due. Please complete the attached Membership Form and mail it along with your check to the CSCA. Feb. 17th - Roast Pork DINNER As a member of the Citrus County Council, the CSCA is selling tickets for the following Fundraiser: Roast Pork Dinner - Citrus County Council Fundraiser Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Rolls, Dessert, Coffee or Iced Tea When: Friday, February 17th Where: Beverly Hills Lions Club - 72 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills Time: 4:00 to 6:00 pm Price: $ 8.00 Entertainment: Classic Acoustic Guitar by Craig Jaworski during Dinner. For those interested: A CONCERNED CITIZEN COMMENDATION AWARD will be presented to Helen Spivey at 6 pm, and all are welcome to stay. To purchase tickets: Make check payable to: "Citrus County Council" Mail check to: CSCA PO Box 1387 Dunnellon, FL 34430 Feb. 17th & 18th - BOOK SALE CITRUS SPRINGS LIBRARY BOOK SALE to be held at Citrus Springs Community Center (1570 W. Citrus Springs Blvd) Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. AND Saturday, Feb. 18th, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. On Saturday, there will be Children's Fingerprinting available from 10: a.m. to 2:00 p.m. What's for Sale? Books, DVD's Videos, Puzzles Raffle Baskets Bake Sale Taking Collections for: CASA Animal Shelters Food Pantries Need Amateur Artists Show and Sell your work – call the Library to reserve you spot – 489-2313. Need Volunteers to help out Call the Library to sign up – 489-2313 CITRUS SPRINGS SURVEILLANCE UNIT, INCBecause of budget cuts, the Sheriff''s River Region Community Resource Office has permanently closed. Due to this, Citrus Springs Surveillance Unit no longer has an office at that location. All calls requesting a watch on your property in Citrus Springs by the Surveillance Unit should be made to the Sheriff's Beverly Hill's Office. A volunteer will take your information and forward to our unit. The new number is 746-3484.The closing of this office has made a different phone number necessary. There have been no other changes in the functioning of the unit. Your friends and neighbors are still the people driving the Sheriff's car and patrolling the street of Citrus Springs. Your homes and businesses are still being checked while you are out of town. We still help at your parades and local functions. We will continue do our best to serve the community. The unit is operated entirely by volunteers. We do need more members. Please come visit our unit at our monthly meeting, held every third Wednesday (10:00 a.m.) at the Community Center. You will meet a lot of very nice civic minded people and if you are new to the area you will learn about our area. For more information: call Stan Miller, Vice Commander at 489-1155- Tomie Maxam - Submitted by John Schempf 9/3/10 The monthly MSBU Meeting will be held as follows:Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, at 9:00 a.m. at theCitrus Springs Community Center (1570 W. Citrus Springs Blvd) Citrus Springs Telephone DirectoryThe Civic Association sponsors the annual Citrus Springs Telephone Directory. If you wish to add your listing, or need to correct a listing, please see our free listing request page.
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We're in the midst of a deep winter chill and long dark days as I write this. Doesn't it always seem more difficult to bounce out of bed feeling optimistic and cheerful when it's dark and dreary? However, I've come to realize that starting the day in a positive frame of mind is a choice I make. Here are a few ideas I've experimented with that make it easier.
There's not much that gets me more rattled than loud noises first thing in the morning. The traditional alarm clock sound is guaranteed to get me upset. Choose your tunes! On most smart phones, there's a setting for the music or sound that's played on your alarm. I have some lovely Japanese Temple music that sets the rhythm for my day. That may not be your cup of tea, but try out some new melodies that will awaken you in just the right way.
Don't you just love hitting that snooze button? But, instead of coming wide awake and bounding out of bed, consider meditating. You don't even have to sit up! Simply observe your breath. Breathe in for a count of 4 to 5, allowing your belly and chest to expand, and breathe out, also for a count of 4 to 5, allowing a feeling of peace to envelop you. You may want to repeat a mantra or affirmation such as, "I begin my day in peace." Or, "All is well." You may also just want to lie there thinking of all the things you feel grateful for…a warm bed, your kids, a job, a roof over your head.
There are so many forms of inspirational wisdom out there on the web as well as in books, apps and "Daily Word" calendars. Many authors have newsletters that you can subscribe to that give you a thought for the day. This can provide a perspective for the day that keeps you going in a positive frame of mind. My favorites are Daily Word, The Daily Motivator, and Hazelden.
We have so few moments in our multi-tasking world today to sit quietly. But what better way to begin your day? No need to carve out a half-hour or more of meditation time. Simply sit on the deck, porch or your favorite chair, just being still. Inspiration and creative ideas come more easily when you're being still and quiet.
Intuitive wisdom often arrives when you least expect it. However, one of the ways to elicit its guidance is by asking questions. "What's the best way to improve my mood today?" "What could I do to create more abundance in my life?" "What are three things I could do today to find a great job?" Pay attention to any images, feelings, inner whispers, "aha" moments, or dreams. Those are the main ways that intuition communicates.
How do YOU start your day? I love reading your ideas! And, yes, "Have a great day!"
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Breathtaking view from the Brisbane Water Drive bridge.
Errors CommunityNicePunkTravel ScorecardCountries Map Loading! Travel ScorecardSee countries Cities PhotosNicePunk has 0 photos. General Gallery Loading photos, please wait ... Page 1 of 10 My ReviewsGosford, New South Wales, Australia Added Jun 5, 2009 Breathtaking view from the Brisbane Water Drive bridge. Boryspil', Ukraine Added Jun 5, 2009 Clean, but rather small, with one small bar Kicevo, Southwestern Macedonia, Macedonia, Republic of Added Jun 5, 2009 best pizza in Kicevo, thin crust, tender/ Bor, Belgrade District, Serbia Added Jun 5, 2009 Decent cuts and colouring. Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Added Jun 4, 2009 Excellent racetrack, you can try your skills there. Bratislava, West Slovakia, Slovakia Added Jun 4, 2009 best best best best. Events, gigs, atmosphere, food, booze. All excellent. New York, New York, United States Added Feb 1, 2009 Vibrant and somewhat dangerous to an outsider, very fast, very big, great place to spend a few months at. Prague, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic Added Feb 1, 2009 Prague is my favourite city on Earth, it's simply magical. Central part oozes medieval vibes, beer is superb, and generally, there is so much to see and do that I personally keep going there for more, even though have been many times. Bratislava, West Slovakia, Slovakia Added Feb 1, 2009 Gorgeous architecture, friendly people, good service, greatest Irish pub I visited in my life (The Dubliner) and ancient beer culture. Good choice of hotels of all kinds. Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Added Feb 1, 2009 Relaxing and trendy, with good choice of eateries, great city views and easy access by bus or ferry. Has a salt water open air pool and parks. Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia Added Feb 1, 2009 Zoo in Dubbo isn't too bad but not sure if it's worth the travel from more worthy spots. Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Added Feb 1, 2009 Excellent architectural treasure, great atmosphere and lots to look at. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Added Feb 1, 2009 Surreal experience out of this world. The rock actually changes colour around the clock. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Added Feb 1, 2009 Good choice of water activities Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia Added Feb 1, 2009 The Blue Lake changes its colours seasonally, and when it is in its brightest blue shade, it is mesmerizing. There is a walking path around the lake. The lowdown on NicePunkWhat's this person like as a travel companion? What do their friends really think? Random schtuff Be the first to leave a comment! Compliments Be the first to leave a comment! Bonding moments Be the first to leave a comment! Insights Be the first to leave a comment! Spill the beans. Enquiring eyes want to know. Updates on NicePunk's World! |
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L'Impossible, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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France 74400
Tel: 33 4 50 53 20 36
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Housed in a magnificent wooden barn that dates back to 1754, this restaurant is in Chamonix Sud, close to the L'Aiguille du Midi cable-car and a ten-minute walk from the town center. The focus is on hearty local fare such as roast chicken in mushroom sauce, rack of pork with honey, and quail stuffed with foie gras. The wine is reasonably priced; try a bottle of the Saint-Joseph.
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"I really like different aspects of the lamps. I don't explain to people why this is the way it is or why I use water bottles," she said.
Her recycled lights — colorful compilations of water bottles, jugs of laundry detergents and cosmetic containers — are on display at Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin, Italy, through July 6. From there, the exhibition is expected to move on to Taiwan and Nepal. Keimeyer, a 25-year-old design student, used to earn her keep as a cabinetmaker and apprenticed at Vitra Design.
It was at a Vitra Design Museum Workshop about recycled goods by Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campagna, held in collaboration with the Pompidou Center in Paris, where she first came up with the idea. But the Gwen Stefani look-alike was driven more by artistry than the bottled water debate.
"My idea was about color. I wanted different colors of light to come out in different directions," she said. To accomplish that, Keimeyer essentially used heat to iron out strips of recyclable containers and then soldered together 200 pieces of various bottles. "For me, this was a nice activity, like painting," she said.
Apparently the end product was equally nice, considering Vitra Design Museum director Alexander von Vegesack was the first to commission one of her pieces for his private collection. That lamp, "Treasure 2," is among the work featured in the "Adventure With Objects" exhibition now on in Turin.
Keimeyer rooted out her trove of recyclables from Slovenia, Spain, France, England and Germany. After seeing Rajec's pale pink water bottles during a jaunt to Great Britain, the designer requested some from the Slovenian company. The company sent her a case with one condition, that she photograph the finished product for them to see. She did them one better, naming the piece for the company.
When asked, the designer admitted she is a bit perplexed about the existence of designer water bottles and how a natural substance could even be glamorized. Never mind the fact that clean water is a luxury for many people in the world. "For some people, it's very important that they only buy very expensive brands even though it's just water," she said. "I would like to create more lamps and chandeliers to show, in the end, it's just water."


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Fresh Brothers announced that it is now averaging more than 20 percent in online sales, a jump from 12.4 percent in January 2012.
Fresh Brothers uses Revention's online ordering solution, HungerRush. HungerRush also experienced record growth in 2012, processing more than $65 million in sales.
"Over 20 percent of our business at Fresh Brothers now comes from online ordering," said Adam Goldberg, one of the owners of Fresh Brothers. "On Friday nights alone, we save at least $35,000 per year with online ordering and not paying for additional labor to take customer orders. And the reality is, our customers would prefer to use their computer or iPhone."
During 2012, Fresh Brothers added iPhone, iPad and Android apps and also increased its marketing campaigns mostly through social media. These initiatives contributed to the growth in online orders.
"One of the most valuable components within the HungerRush system is that once the order is placed by the customer, it goes directly to the make line," Goldberg said. "There is no way we could handle the volume of online ordering if we received a fax or an email and then had to input the order back into our system ourselves."
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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM zoom lens : Canon continues the tradition of ensuring the Company's highest quality optical performance in its L-series lenses with the launch of the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM zoom lens. This new version of one of Canon's most popular lenses utilizes one Super UD lens element and two UD lens elements to help achieve outstanding picture quality throughout the full zoom range. The result is significantly reduced chromatic aberration in the outer area at wide-angle, high resolution and contrast in images and crisp clear edges around the subject. The lens coatings have been optimized to ensure exceptional color balance while minimizing ghosting, and reduced spherical aberration.
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Bike Month 2012 Group Commute & Pancake Breakfast
Commuters from around the City meet to ride together from start points and converge at Yonge and Bloor for 7:30a.m. City start points are staffed with ride coordinators and a Police escort. Riders will receive a free Bike Month 2012 t-shirt as well as complimentary breakfast at City Hall (while supplies last). This event is organized by the City of Toronto and Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union).
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Group Commute Start Locations:
City Start Points:
7:00 am Bloor and High Park
7:00 am Yonge and Lawrence
7:00 am Danforth and Woodbine
7:30 am Bloor and Yonge
8:00 am Arrive at City Hall
Community Start Points:
6:45 am Don Mills and Lawrence
6:30 am Humber River Waterfront trail Thunderbird bridge
7:30 am Dundas East and Kingston Road
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Obama Only "Sponsored" a Self-Defense Bill Because He Didn't Know What Was In It
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On July 22, 2013 @ 6:40 pm In The Point | 6 Comments
There are some arguments going around over whether the bill that Obama sponsored back in the Illinois State Senate really was a "Stand Your Ground" bill or not.
But it doesn't really matter.
The bill, like the rest of Obama's legislative history is fictional. It goes back to his Emil Jones deal in which his Senate prospects were boosted by giving him credit for cosponsoring a lot of legislation.
SHOMAN: President Jones was the godfather, and he likes that role. He relishes that role.
MALVEAUX: In 2002, Democrats took over the state senate. Jones, a former sewer inspector, was now the president of the Senate. Obama went to Jones with a proposal.
JONES: You have a lot of power. Tell me what kind of power I got, Barack. He said, you have the power to make a United States senator. I said, that sounds very interesting. I said, "If I got that kind of power, tell me anyone you know of that I could make a United States senator."
And he said, "Me."
HENDON: He owes it all. He owes everything to President Jones. I never let Barack forget that. And we shouldn't let Barack forget that.
MALVEAUX: With help from on high, Obama got his name on hundreds of bills that he pushed through.
Jones appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills.
During his seventh and final year in the state Senate, Obama's stats soared. He sponsored a whopping 26 bills passed into law — including many he now cites in his presidential campaign when attacked as inexperienced.
The date on the bill suggests that it was one of the Jones' deal bills. Obama was signing off on the work of others and getting credit for it.
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