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Is this the best-ever demonstration commercial for a car?
Before they were thrown off air, Top Gear thought so. Here's the story of how we made the film, way back in 1986.
I was thrilled when Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond chose as best car demonstration commercial one of the many films I produced during my days as Head of Television at Collett, Dickenson and Pearce (CDP). I knew they were planning something of the kind because the BBC had phoned me last year to […]
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Sir Alan Parker, former advertising copywriter, cartoonist, distinguished director of feature films, and now fine artist, proves to be an entertaining lunch companion.
Raising a glass to Leonard Nimoy
I had spent much of my youth eagerly watching the adventures of the Starship Enterprise. But, being an advertising man, Nimoy's death brought to mind something else: a poster that I consider to be the greatest-ever created for the famous 'Heineken refreshes the parts campaign': Mr. Spock's pointy ears in need of refreshment.
A disappointing way to view the year ahead.
Nick Asbury, a fellow writer, has produced a masterpiece of negative thinking. It's called the Perpetual Disappointments Diary.
How the West can win.
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A short while ago I completed a project that I undertook on behalf of D&AD, the international creative awards organisation. It involved me interviewing 20 of the country's top creative people and then writing about the D&AD training courses that they conducted. I wasn't surprised to learn that creative professionals who wish to brush up their skills take up the lion's share of places on these courses. But increasingly D&AD find that a significant number of non-creative professionals are signing up, too.
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Is anyone familiar with S. E. Cupp? She seems to be all over the networks lately. I must say, there are few people who really irritate me anymore. Yes, I'll give Palin the finger when she is blathering on about something idiotic, but I don't really get incensed because she says basically, "Hi, I'm an idiot and here are my idiotic beliefs". It's like when a pitbull bites someone, yes it's bad but rather expected.
What bothers me about Cupp is that she states some nonsense about being an atheist and then spouts christian right-wing crap. I think that she realizes there is a niche for someone claiming atheism who supports Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity etc.
If you're not familiar with her (lucky you!) here's a link to her website:
There's a clip there of her on Hannity and some transcripts and clips of some other appearances. She was also on Bill Maher's show here:
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I read this in 15 minute increments on the bike-so much fun. It reminded me that I once read mysteries voraciously.
Everything came full-circle. All plots were resolved which is refreshing. No one likes loose ends. That being said, the book was weak in the middle. It was formulaic and predictable and everybody knew everybody which really, really got old.
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Dedication: For Dave and Maureen - thanks for the many good times,
the best is yet to come.
We never know we go,
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We jest and shut the door;
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And we accost no more. Emily Dickinson
Opening: The heat rising up from the tarmac seemed to get trapped between the thick hedges that towered above their heads like battlements.
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This definitely falls into that category of literary mystery. As a mystery it is pretty good - not a 'stay up all night and finish the book in one sitting' type of mystery, but still a good solid story. As fiction, it was a more enjoyable story with complex characters who have interesting pasts that they can't seem to escape from. I will definitely read more of Kate Atkinson.
(warning: very large sentence ahead) I feel as if my disconnect with the characters and my confusion about unnecessary background stories that were integrated within the main could be explained by the fact that I have once again found myself walking into the middle of an already established series of books.The fact that this is the 3rd book in a series I didn't know existed is the reason is the reason I am giving this book a 3 out of 5 instead of an 2.
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Deltek is cornering the federal market analysis business. Just six months after buying Input, Deltek announced today it will buy FedSources, FedSources Consulting and the Washington Management Group for $26 million in an all-cash deal.
Deltek had been rumored since last winter to be interested in buying FedSources and Washington Management Group (WMG). The two sides reached agreement just recently bringing 900 clients and 20,000 users in to Deltek.
FedSources has been Input's main competitor in providing analysis on federal technology spending and highlighting upcoming contract opportunities. Deltek bought Input in September for $60 million. Deltek also bought mySBX, which runs GovWin, in December 2009 for an undisclosed sum.
WMG, which runs FedSources and the Coalition for Government Procurement, provides consulting services for companies trying to work in the federal market.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for both organizations to build solutions that will help the business development community in the government industry thrive," said Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President, Operations at Input, in an interview with Federal News Radio. "I think we both bring some unique sets of capabilities. Input has network of users and is strong in the state and local markets. FedSources has the consulting and analytics side that will bring power to both when combined."
Plexico said Deltek expects the acquisition to add about 500 new customers.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal and former president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, said the acquisition makes the most sense for FedSources because the competition had been toughest on them.
"By combining the assets of the two companies, hopefully they can create an economy of scale and will not have to be particularly pernicious with each other on pricing," Allen said. "There certainly was overlap in terms of customers. But companies were using them as commodities where they would buy one for two years because got the best deal and then do the other for two years. There was no brand loyalty."
Mark Amtower, president of Amtower and Associates, said by adding FedSources, Deltek is shoring up its position as the dominant player in providing information and services to government contractors. Amtower hosts a show on Federal News Radio.
"I do not think they are done buying," he said.
In fact, Plexico said Deltek recently completed the merger of GovWin and Input into a new Deltek Information Solutions group in March.
GovWin provides enterprise software for the business development community.
Plexico said bringing together Input, GovWin and now FedSources will provide more potential services for the federal business development community.
Allen said one big question that will need to be answered is what will happen to the Coalition for Government Procurement, a trade association with more than 300 industry members.
"Technically speaking, the coalition is largest client of WMG and all the employees of the coalition are employees of WMG," he said. "On paper, WMG could continue to manage the association, but it really depends whether Deltek wants to have a subsidiary manage a trade association."
Allen added that the Coalition could end up as a standalone entity, could merge with another association such as the Professional Services Council or could be affiliated with a law firm.
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Neuralstem's technology enables the creation of neural stem cell lines from many areas of the human CNS, including the hippocampus. The hippocampus is a part of the brain involved in memory and the generation of new neurons. It is also implicated in several major neurological and psychiatric diseases. From its hippocampal neural stem cell lines, Neuralstem has created virtually unlimited amounts of mature human neurons and glia in laboratory dishes. These can be used to mimic the natural brain envir
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Eyes: Blue
OMG! This lotion is to DIE for! I am so upset that I can't find it anymore! I bought one bottle of this and I fell inlove and went back for more only to find out THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT ANYMORE. It's a GORGEOUS, breath-taking, summery fruity scent that drags people in like CRAZY. A delicious lemon that smells rounded and sweet.. I LOVE IT. I'm a sucker for fruity lotions but this stuff is A M A Z I N G and if you see it anywhere you should be sure to pick some up!
on 7/16/2010 11:07:00 AM
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Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Brown
Smells SO delicious. I got my sister the set (body wash, lotion and spray) and it's the perfect summer scent. That and Apricot Vanilla are yummy yummy yummy.
on 7/9/2010 9:06:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
The only Summer Vanilla I would buy, I can't get enough of this scent! It's just so yummy and delicious. It's a great summer scent, perfect for having a nice day out with your friends or just lounging around at home. It's just the perfect balance of lemon and vanilla: it's not a sharp household cleaner-like citrus with a vanilla afterthought like Victoria's Secret's Lemon Paradise, and it's not overly sweet and cloying like Warm Vanilla Sugar. It smells like lemon tea cookies at first application, but dries down to a more mellow, sweet vanilla.
What I also like about this scent is that it's young and fresh, but it's not a fruit punch teenybopper kind of scent. Perfect for my age group. My only complaint is that the packaging is kind of...well...ugly. But that's okay; I can camouflage it by placing it with all of the rest of my B&BW products.
I want to stock up before B&BW discontinues the scent. Hopefully it makes another reappearance next summer, or better yet--it gets reincarnated into a Signature Scent. LOVE it.
on 7/8/2010 11:24:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
Somewhere between starburst lemon and a lemon cream cookie.
I don't think it's like the Hello Sugar from years ago or like my mark lemon sugar spray, but it's refreshing and comforting. Not too heavy on the vanilla and slightly edible. You can spray it over and over in the heat and not be overwhelmed. I got my spray for free with a coupon. Now if they could only restock Apricot Vanilla I would be happy.
on 6/18/2010 12:12:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love lemon scents and this one is my favorite so far. This smells like lemon sugar cookies to me and I've been wearing it almost everyday since I purchased it. This paired with the matching spray is heaven in a bottle and I hope they never stop making this!! Perfection!
on 6/3/2010 3:25:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This really reminds me of a muted version of "Hello, Sugar" as other reviewers have said (and I really, really loved "Hello Sugar"). IT's a gentle lemony vanilla. On me, it doesn't last as long as other BBW lotions, or it doesn't seem to, anyway. But a nice, light scent for summer.
on 5/17/2010 11:53:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I'm just not really digging this scent. It's not horrible, just not as good as the Berry. I don't find anything Lemon about it - well maybe at first - but then it turns into something more musky. Luckily I didn't buy a whole bottle of it, just a travel sized to test it. Glad I decided on the full size of Berry instead!
on 5/16/2010 11:22:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I think I am the only person who doesn't care for this scent. I want to love it so much but I just can't. I looked forward to it because I am a big fan of vanilla AND lemon....they are both my favorite scents but this just smells different on me. I smell something floral in it for some reason. I wore it to a date's house and put it on in his kitchen when he wasn't around and he asked if I was dusting his house!! lol I was so embarrassed! I hear so many people tell me it smells like Hello Sugar.....I have the whole set of Hello Sugar and I don't think it smells anything like it at all. It is very strong on me and gives me a headache. I may buy it again just to try it out ...maybe I'll like it next time...lol
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Seat announced prices for the forthcoming AlteaFreetrack 4 last week - heralding yet another niche in an already complicated sector.
Basically, the Freetrack 4 is a lifted Altea XL with 4x4 capability and a load of plastic body bits - but it's probably more appropriate than it sounds.
For a start, it has the high driving position (up 40mm over stock) that so many people love, but not the associated overall mass.
It can pull you out of a sodden gymkhana every other Sunday with its Haldex-clutch 4x4 arrangement (it can lob a 50/50 split at the axles), but doesn't drag around enough hardware to conquer the Atlas mountains on the off chance.
It comes with either a 2.0-litre TSI with 198bhp for £20,495 (the Golf GTI engine), or a more sensible 2.0-litre TDi with 168bhp for £21,395 - so it's not as expensive as a traditional big SUV but has the legs to outdo all of them. Try 0-62mph in 7.5secs for the petrol, or 8.7 for the derv-burner.
And it's more efficient at the pumps - with respective figures of 30.1mpg and 41.5mpg.
People like the rugged look on this stuff; cars like the Renault Scenic Conquest, Freetrack and Scoda Octavia Scout all point to the fact that drivers want something butch, but without the hassle.
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Peter Mandelson, European Union (EU) trade commissioner, told the Chicago Tribune, "The U.S. now has three months to act to avoid the reimposition of retaliatory measures in this case. The tax benefits preserved by the Jobs Act have been repeatedly declared in violation of WTO rules." The Los Angeles Times reports that if the United States does not comply with the WTO ruling, it would reapply a 14 percent export duty.
These sanctions were lifted after the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 became law and that included a two-year phaseout of the tax breaks provided under the Foreign Sales Corporation arrangement. Exporters with sales contracts dated before September 17, 2003 were also grandfathered into the act, according to the New York Times. The WTO subsequently raised previous issues with the Jobs Act, also.
The sticky issue is the so-called foreign sales corporation law that violates global trade rules by providing illegal subsidies to large U.S. corporations such as the Boeing Company, the General Electric Company, and Microsoft Corporation, according to the Chicago Tribune. Washington has already repealed the law, but transitional provisions in the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act remain not compliant with past rulings.
Although repealing the initial law, the transitional period for allowing tax exemptions runs through 2006 and potentially longer. Estimates from the EU have Jobs Act tax advantages totaling more than $903 million for the Boeing Company over the next 10 years, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Mandelson continued in the Chicago Tribune, "The responsibility now lies squarely with the U.S. but the EU will not accept a system of tax benefits that give U.S. exporters, including Boeing, an unfair advantage against their European competitors." The Los Angeles Times reported that Mandelson also said, "We are seeking nothing more than the reestablishment of a level playing field."
In response to the WTO ruling, Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), the Senate Finance Committee Chairman, said in a statement, "If sanctions are resumed, they'll only disrupt our bilateral economic relations. I doubt Congress will revisit this legislation," according to the Los Angeles Times.
Christin Baker, U.S. Trade Representative spokeswoman, told USA Today, "Prolonging this dispute won't serve to foster harmonious transnational relationships." Grassley said that the EU appeared to accept Congress' solution to the tax dispute until the U.S. raised the issue of Airbus subsidies under the WTO.


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This photo shows the sky above Paranal. Some of the docking stations for the Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer are clearly visible in the foreground. Alpha Centauri is the star almost at the centre of the image, the lowest of the two "Pointers" to the Southern Cross visible just above the "Coal Sack", in the middle of the image. The Milky Way is clearly visible in all its majesty, as well as on the right, the Magellanic Clouds. A "shooting star" was also captured in this image (top right) obtained on 11 December 2005 by Hännes Heyer (ESO). The photo is facing the East. (Canon EOS 5D, 40 and 20 sec exposures).
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It falls to gentlemanly doorman Anthony Hopkins to acknowledge Bobby's model, the prototypical subplot-a-palooza Grand Hotela stroke that screenwriter Estevez handles with characteristic subtlety. "Grand hotel," the doorman says, adding helpfully: "It's a line from the old Greta Garbo movie, Grand Hotel."
As Estevez practically builds the Ambassador a new wing to accommodate his subplotsfinding vacancies for a self-sacrificing war bride (Lindsay Lohan!), a boozy nightclub singer (Demi Moore!), and even his dad, Martin Sheenhis attempt to hit every generational touchstone turns the movie into a docent's tour of '60s discord. If someone mentions a movie, it will be The Graduate; if someone takes LSD, the soundtrack will blare Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy Man. If someone mentions art, it will be to disparage the painting they bought of a soup can, yuk yuk.
All this retrophilia is turned into camp by a veritable telethon of celebrity walk-ons. Actors barge in like nosy neighbors borrowing cups of sugar. At the doorwho could that soldier be? Why, hello, Elijah Wood!
Estevez's on-the-nose direction boldfaces contemporary parallels that might have been alarming and illuminating, if they hadn't been superimposed so blatantly on the material. Take the voter registration coordinator who explains the ballots, carefully pointing out "what the folks down at IBM like to call 'chads.' " Or the spelled-out references to an unpopular current war. It may be, given Hollywood's timidity about anything political, that the only way Estevez could get a movie made about the state of the union in 2006 was to set it in 1968. But he flattens his noble intent with a sledgehammer.
As awful as Bobby is, there's never a moment its maker doesn't brave the derision of cynics, and in a few scenesfor example, the well-played exchanges between Joshua Jackson's comradely campaign coordinator and Nick Cannon's true-believer volunteerit evokes the hope that many Americans feel briefly rekindled and even more quickly doused every four years. As for the shooting, Estevez treats it as the snuffing of an entire alternate futurean America untangled from Vietnam, untainted by Watergate, and untroubled by racial friction.
In interviews Estevez has mentioned meeting Kennedy as a toddler. The movie regards the candidate from the same mythic distanceas the back of a head, or a heroic blur. But doing so robs the actual Robert F. Kennedy of his complexity. Bobby's closing montage uses a recording of an eloquent speech Kennedy made after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.a man whom Kennedy, not five years earlier, had authorized the FBI to wiretap while serving as his brother's pit bull attorney general. We'll never find out whether Bobby Kennedy would have become another Lincoln. Nor will he disappoint us with a long, sad decline into political careerism. Kennedy cited Aeschylus to eulogize King, but Bobby's worshipful what-iffing calls to mind nothing so much as A.E. Housman: "Now you will not swell the rout/Of lads that wore their honours out/Runners whom renown outran/And the name died before the man."
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1) Demerol: I'll never forget a lecture I attended as a resident by a well known toxicologist who said Demerol should be pulled from the market...that it doesn't work any better than any other pain medication and patients love the high it gives them. The American Pain Society said in 2003 that Demerol has no role in acute pain management because it "offers no advantages over other opiods as an analgesic and has unique neurotoxicity." This same organization has said Demerol is "not recommended for the management of chronic pain." It is a terribly addictive drug and I cringe when I hear it's possible Michael Jackson was getting Demerol injections daily for pain. In my previous blog I addressed prescription drug abuse http://www.dailystrength.org/blog/532-danny-gans-dilaudid-and but Demerol use is really tragic to me and I blame this partly on those of us in medicine.
2) Pick a Doctor who is board-certified. There are many strange things about Michael Jackson's personal doctor including that he was paid 150,000 a month, now we learn that MJ's "cardiologist" wasn't board certified. Neither was the plastic surgeon who performed Kanye West's mom's surgery. Yes, doctors who ARE board certified get in to trouble as well and yes, getting certified and re-certified in your specialty is a PAIN...it costs money and requires many long hours of study prior to your test but DON'T YOU WANT THAT COMMITMENT FROM YOUR DOCTOR! We should all want to know that our contractors, architects and physicians stay current and up to date because they become certified by the Board in charge of their specialty. People please pick a doctor who is currently board certified!
3) So much is out of our control, let's try and control the things we can control: eating right, exercising, getting enough sleep, doing your form of a 5-10 minute meditation every day (bath, walk, prayer) and SCREENING...mammograms, pap smears, PSA tests, colonoscopy, bone density scans...let's screen for the things we may be able to see coming.
4) Billy Mays dead at 50. All of these stories have been so sad and I saw the interview of him the day before his death. My first thought was that he looked a little weary and gray during that quick interview and his wife reports he went to bed at 10 PM that night because he didn't feel well. If this turns out to be sudden cardiac death from coronary artery disease I suspect he felt nauseated and just not right the night before. I hear this story all the time from patients and their loved ones prior to suffering heart attacks. Remember angina is not always substernal chest pressure or pain radiating down the arm, it can be a vague sense of doom, nausea, sweating, weakness, pain or pressure in the throat or jaw. If you feel weird and you know its "weird" trust your instincts and go for help. My patients who say to me "I just don't feel right" scare me the most.
5) Leaving your job for 5 days: This story should get us all thinking about priorities, unrequited love and responsibility. If I were on call at the hospital and left town for 5 days I would be fired on the spot when I returned. I care less about the affair though it is an assault on his wife and sons; I care more about bailing out of the country when you are the Governor. There are so many times my interns and residents could cut corners in the middle of the night just to get 15 minutes of shut eye...and they don't......because when you have a job that carries responsibility (pilot, firefighter, doctor, nurse, Governor) you should know where your moral compass points.
"Why can't we get all the people in world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos."
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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UPDATE 8/9/09: Well, it seems Billy Mays had Cocaine and Dilaudid in his system at the time of death and it appears likely the Cocaine contributed to his hypertensive heart disease which took his life. Another sad story of drug use and possible abuse.


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The Delhi High Court on Friday granted a week's parole to Vishal Yadav, serving life imprisonment along with his cousin Vikas for abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002.
A division bench of Justice Geeta Mittal and Justice JR Midha granted parole to Vishal from May 20 to 27 to attend the wedding ceremony of his younger brother.
Vishal was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2008 along with his cousin Vikas and contract killer Sukhdev Pehalwan.
The court recently upheld the life imprisonment of the trio. It would decide pleas by police and Katara's mother seeking death penalty for them.
The court now posted the matter for May 27, saying it would hear arguments of the death penalty of convicts.
Vishal, in his parole plea, said his brother was getting married soon and his presence with the family on the occasion was necessary as there was no other male member to look after the arrangements.
He said he has already undergone a sentence of more than nine-and-half years without remission and he never misused bail granted to him.
Vikas and Vishal killed Katara on the night of Feb 17, 2002 after abducting him from a wedding party in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
The prosecution had sought death penalty for the convicts, saying Katara and Bharti Yadav -- sister of Vikas and cousin of Vishal -- were in an "intense relationship".
Her family's opposition to their friendship led to the killing of Katara, son of an Indian Administrative Service officer.
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I agree with EO32: There has to be a paddle wheel effect if the pitch is too great. for sure if there was no pitch the prop would be like a paddle wheel with definite yaw. See the photos at the bottom here, which might indicate a paddle wheel effect more than other props.
Right now I think the boat/rudder is a subtle problem but made considerable by the two blade efficient prop. I think there is a good chance the reduced pitch will help at least. My thinking is that a reduction in pitch of an inch will reduce the yaw or paddlewheel effect proportionately more.
Just to chuck something else into the mix:
I noticed exactly the same thing on a Catalina 28 we took out recently for a spin. What the owner told me lined up with Idiens posts - that it was caused by the wash from the top blade striking the rudder side-on and has absolutely nothing to do with rudder design.
Apparently, this effect is significantly reduced by installing a small skeg immediately aft of the propeller - exactly like the ones fitted to outboards for the same reason - to straighten the flow.
If this is indeed the case, reducing the pitch should reduce the effect to a tolerable level - but will not completely eliminate it.
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2014 renting monthly only. Special discounted long term rates available. Please contact us. The North Beach offers a variety of luxurious self-catered suites in our Caribbean Colonial villa. Surrounded by tropical gardens The North Beach has a stunning view of the Caribbean Sea. The entire villa offers 2 kitchens, 2 living area's , 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. Configurations from 1 – 5 bedrooms offer your family or group a customizable villa. Each suite has air conditioning, ceiling fans, beautifully tiled floors and bathrooms, a large veranda over looking the sea, cable t.v. and phone. Our suites are decorated in bright tropical colors and furnished with unique bamboo and hardwood furniture.
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Staff Practice Alert: Considerations for Audits of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) (PDF), reported a significant number of deficiencies in the work performed by the external auditors. (One of the better reviews is by
AccountingWeb.) Although the reference to the number (15%) of engagements with key deficiencies is from a December 2012 report, the implication is that the issue remains today so the PCAOB has issued additional guidance to the firms.
The persistent theme, the recurring criticism, is that the external auditors did not document why they made certain decisions and judgments. This creates a lack of evidence to support their eventual conclusion on the effectiveness of ICFR. I hear that the firms are asking clients for more money to upgrade their work in response. My comment is that they are paid for quality work and that their clients should not have to pay more to correct the firms' failures. In fact, in many cases the failure is in the documentation rather than the actual work performed. For example, the audit working papers do not sufficiently explain why they decided that a certain area or control was low or high risk. The Staff Alert is a good read for practitioners charged with SOX compliance for their organization as well as mandatory reading for external auditors. The Staff Alert covers a lot of ground and clarifies a number of key points. For example (in the order in which they appear in the Alert):
I have been writing about the
need for the audit committee and its members to step up their oversight of the external auditor. The Staff Alert closes with advice for them:
"Audit committees of companies for which audits of internal control are conducted might wish to discuss with their auditors the level of auditing deficiencies in this area identified in their auditors' internal inspections and PCAOB inspections, request information from their auditors about potential root causes of such findings and ask how they are addressing the matters discussed in this alert. In particular, audit committees may want to inquire about the involvement and focus by senior members of the firm on these matters."
I commend the PCAOB for taking the time to provide this level of guidance. I am interested in hearing whether any part of this is new or challenging to you.
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1990 GMC Suburban 1500 Repair and Maintenance
A guide to problems, costs, maintenance and repair for your 1990 GMC Suburban 1500
- South Side Auto Service Inc. (718) 285-9635 | 7.91mi
- Ray & Dana's Inman Auto Care (732) 709-7883 | 3.46mi
- Zaloom's Auto Repair (646) 679-6382 | 8.95mi
- Route 1 Sunoco (732) 253-4737 | 8.11mi
- Carracino's Auto & Truck (908) 731-5920 | 8.49mi
1990 GMC Suburban 1500 Problems
A coolant leak may develop form the Intake manifold gasket causing overheating complaints. The coolant leak may be internal allowing coolant to mix with the engine oil, this condition can result in internal engine damage. Be aware that this problem is often mistaken as a blown head gasket.
1990 GMC Suburban 1500 Questions
I was seating there and my heater shut down first then I lost all power
I have checked the transmission fluid and it's OK
IT will sputter it wont run long even in idle.
1990 GMC Suburban 1500 Recalls
1990 GMC Suburban 1500 Reviews
This workhorse Suburban was very rough around the edges. With less than 100,000 miles it blew a headgasket. We also had a tire blowout on I-5 that luckily didn't cause an accident. I never felt very comfortable driving the truck and it just required too much repair given how young it was.


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There isn't anything quite like the pleasure of beholding the careful and considered crafting of a beautiful, solid object, and that is exactly the sensation brought by watching this video for the construction process of London-based luxury accessories brand Oliver Ruuger's umbrellas. The incredibly sleek and elegant line of umbrellas was comissioned by LN-CC, a progressive retail concept comprising of clothing, music & books. After honing his craft producing exclusively made-to-order pieces, this is the first retail collection from Oliver Ruuger. The collection launches with four distinct umbrellas, in a custom range of materials. The umbrella is such a traditional, everyday object that it has almost been forgotten in design, but this brand reintroduces the familiar item as something luxurious and indulgent, with an according price range.
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Designed with a very specific purpose — to separate the owners from a loud, busy street in downtown Miyasaki, southern Japan, into their own private sanctuary — architect Michiya Tsukano of Tsukano Architect Office delivers this monolithic white structure with only a narrow vertical slice to interrupt it. The home was designed around a private courtyard, that provides natural lighting for the interiors and is overlooked by every room. Concrete walls and surfaces are balanced with light-colored timber panels, warm ceramics, white plaster and glass. My favorite part is where the concrete dining table meets the white pebbled courtyard floor at the same level, a flowing continuity barely interrupted by a large glass pane. The design exudes the calm and peacefulness of its statement of purpose and is an interesting contemporary hybrid between traditional Japanese design and Western standards.
Young Frankk Jewelry S/S 2013
Young Frankk is a jewelry line launched in 2011 by Virginia-based US artist turned jewelry designer, Christine Young, drawing inspiration from simple and minimal designs, yet infused with bold graphic, geometric, and even organic shapes. As a graduate of Parsons School of Design for Illustration, she incorporates her drawing experience into her designs by translating line work onto metal. Every piece is made by hand by the designer, creating one-of-a-kind and unique pieces. I've always enjoyed the simplicity, minimalism and geometric quality of Young Frankk's lookbooks. Every piece has a boldness and completeness to it, like a story being told with each one.
Nothing Fancy
There have been many exercises in paring down the wallet to the ultimate minimalistic design, but I believe London-based Taiwanese designer Chieh Ting Huang has arrived at that ideal quite successfully. Nothing Fancy is a collection of non-stitched minimalist solutions for the wallet, re-imagined for the contemporary lifestyle. Using only a foldable leather hide template and rubber bands and eliminating everything else (stitches, snaps, zippers, etc.), Chieh delivers a wallet, a coin case, an iPhone holder and a passport holder within the same principles. The result is a well thought, beautifully executed and impeccably styled range of products that has left the design blogosphere wishing for one of their own. My personal favorite is the passport holder and I'm especially in love with the customized rubber bands!
AaPFAFF is the artistic project of Catalan painter Guillermo Pfaff. His GRADO:0 exhibition in the prestigious La Taché gallery in Barcelona is an exploration in concise, self-contained geometry. His Portable Paintings, canvases that can be folded and stowed away at one's leisure, are quite a pragmatic and maybe even revolutionary approach to art as a consumer product. I had the opportunity to ask the artist a few questions and was fascinated by his system and methodology, very minimalistic and sustainable in nature, consisting basically of producing art with minimal gestures and materials, as well as only producing work that has a specific finality. Quite the example of precision.
idea ink
idea ink is a series of Japanese books focusing on the theme of "ideas of the future", published by Asahi Press and designed by Tokyo-based design studio Groovisions. The books focus on themes from gastronomy; environment and social issues to information graphics and even love and the quest for marriage outside of Japan. The graphic design for each book is clean and crisp, yet colorful and alive at the same time. A refreshing approach considering the excess of graphic information in a city such as Tokyo, yet still coherent with Japanese philosophies of simplicity and elegance in style. Groovisions also have Muji as their clients, another Japanese company notable for its minimalistic products. I particularly love the monoweight lines of the illustrations and the pastel color pallete. One of the things I love in Japanese design is the potency of "silent" designs, and to me this definitely falls into that category.
Sneaker white
Kent Wang is a small company founded in Austin, Texas dedicated to making high-quality, classic menswear at reasonable prices. Founded in 2007 out of a frustration with the difficulty of finding even basic linen pocket squares at local retailers, they have since expanded into several product lines offering classic, timeless designs. One of my favorite products from their range is the Sneaker white. An absurdly clean design, beautifully finished in leather, make these sneakers into desireable pieces – even for girls! In the 1960-70s, shoemakers used to make simple, minimal shoes like these. Today, they only make excessively sporty designs plastered with logos. Let's go back to a simpler time. A simpler time, indeed.
Casa Osler
Designed by typically minimalistic, contemporary-modern Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan and his StudioMK27, Casa Osler is composed primarily by two prismatic volumes in reinforced concrete, glass and wood, positioned in such a way as to leave plenty of open space for a swimming pool and garden. The downstairs prism contains the rooms and living areas, and the upper storey houses a kitchen with a privileged view. The house is fit for its location in Brasilia, with its tiled mural designed by Athos Bulcão, who had long years of collaborating with Brazilian modernist architects such as Oscar Nieyemer and Roberto Burle Marx. Photography by Zuleika de Souza & Claudio Dupas.
Stiff Pipe
Stiff is a product design company based in Sweden, focusing on plastic as the core material of their designs. Launching themselves initially as pipemakers, they've recently uncovered the Stiff Pipe, the world's first plastic pipe cast in one piece using polished thermo plastic. Tobacco smoker or not (not, in my case), you can't help but appreciate this product's sleek design and beautiful swanky colors. The pipe is equipped with a briar wood tobacco chamber and is a result of the mixture of industrial know how and hand made techniques, a hybrid that is always appealing and refreshing in an industrialized world. The Stiff Pipe Billiard limited edition was launched in Tokyo November 3rd, sold in numbered wooden boxes and coming in three minimalistic color combinations. According to the designers: Pipe smoking is a guilty pleasure, one that isn't necessarily good for you but brings a certain quality to life. It should be approached with a Dieter Rams-like 'less, but better' attitude, making sure that every drag counts.
nionio design
Chopping boards can be usually fairly straightforward objects, but there are interesting variations in the market using illustrations and patterns on glass and wooden boards. These designs by nionio design put an interesting, geometric spin to the business of cooking and serving. Apart from the chopping boards, Nia designs trivets and trays made of wood from Scandinavian forests and produced by hand in a family company in Sweden. Inspired by Scandinavian design, her philosophy is to keep things as simple as possible and to create a timeless look. I enjoy the clean, monochromatic pieces she's created – as simple as the idea is, I haven't seen products like these around before. Beautiful!
Margaret Kilgallen: Summer / Selections
In the summer of 2011 the Ratio 3 gallery organized the first solo exhibition in San Francisco of Margaret Kilgallen's (1967–2001) work in 13 years. Considered by many to be one of the most influential, yet under-recognized, Bay Area artist of her generation. Kilgallen, along with a handful of other artists came to emergence in the late 1990s, as part of an art movement that is now commonly referred to as the Mission School. The artist's imagery includes her iconic motifs such as leaves, trees, topography, and female figures, all executed in a delicate and adept hand. Her style is beautifully simple and humble, almost folkloric, at times working with basically abstractions of color, lines, and repeating shapes. She was an avid reader and thinker, looking to Appalachian music, signage, typography, letterpress printing, hobo train writing, and religious and decorative arts to inform her work. In addition to her comissioned mural work, she was also a graffiti artist under the tag names "Meta" and "Matokie Slaughter", the latter used specifically for freight train graffiti. Kilgallen was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33 and decided to forgo chemotherapy so that she might carry a pregnancy to term. She died in 2001,...
Borrow House 1
This three bedroom house renovation and extension was designed by London-based architecture firm Coffey Architects. It's comprised of a series of levels connected by steps, with the living spaces cascading from the upper study area into the kitchen and dining area below. Reflecting the firm's principles of light and composition and a connection between interior and exterior spaces, the house is full of visual connections with the outside, with glazed balustrades, steps and mirrors offering glimpses of the garden and sky into the lower levels. Since the rear garden is small, the garden fence is reduced in height to borrow the neighboring trees and plants while maintaining a decked area for relaxation in the summer. I'm in love with the way the surrounding greenery penetrates the smooth, polished white interior, lending the building a surprising warmth that's reflected and complimented by the materials used inside (wooden surfaces contrasting nicely with white walls, steel and glass).


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would allow tenured St. Louis teachers to be fired for "incompetency."
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a Democrat from St. Louis. She told colleagues Wednesday the measure brings the school district in line with standards for the rest of the state.
Missouri law now allows tenured teachers in St. Louis teachers to be terminated for "inefficiency" on the job, but not for incompetence.
Nasheed's bill would also let St. Louis district dismiss ineffective and incompetent teachers after 30 days, instead of waiting the current one semester.
The measure needs one more Senate vote before moving to the House.
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An automobile mechanic needs to be well educated in a variety of subjects involved in car functions. Generally, you need some type of schooling to work in the auto mechanic industry. The majority of the time, a mechanic works indoors in a garage.Read More...
If you grew up fixing your own car or friend's cars and know what your doing, you will have it easy when applying for a mechanic position. Most of the time someone might know how to fix or tweak a certain part of the car, but not the entire thing. When it comes to being a mechanic, they need to know the ins and outs of a car to be successful.
In today's world, most auto repair shops require some degree of schooling to allow you to work for them. If you know someone inside the business though, they won't be that hard on you about this. The way that companies make cars currently, there is a high demand for auto mechanics.
The environment in which a mechanic works in can get very dusty and dirty. They generally work in garages that are indoors. This gives them the most reliable space to prepare for bad weather conditions. But the tight space and small room some mechanics have to work on can be very hard on the respiratory system.
In conclusion, a car mechanic needs to have a vast knowledge of every piece on the car. A technical degree or some other type of schooling is generally needed to get hired at most shops. Mechanics spend all day inside a tight cramped garage at a repair shop.
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It's not very common for Automobile Mechanics to move on to become Mechanical Engineers. Average pay for a Mechanical Engineer is $63K annually. Automobile Mechanics moving up in their careers tend to step into positions as Auto Mechanics or Diesel Mechanics. The median paychecks in those roles are $2K higher and $4K higher, respectively.
Typical Automobile Mechanics report a focused set of job skills. Most notably, skills in Electronic Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting, System Repair, and Automotive Engine Repair are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 4 percent and 8 percent. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include Automotive Engine Repair. It is often found that people who know System Repair are also skilled in Electronic Troubleshooting.
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For Automobile Mechanics, level of experience appears to be a somewhat less important part of the salary calculation — more experience does not correlate to noticeably higher pay. Salaries of relatively inexperienced workers fall in the neighborhood of $30K, but folks who have racked up five to 10 years see a notably higher median of $36K. For Automobile Mechanics, 10 to 20 years of experience on the job amounts to an average salary of $40K. Veterans who have surpassed the 20-year mark may make only slightly more than those who are navigating the mid-career stage; the more senior group reports median earnings of around $43K.
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Avene Thermal Water
540 reviews
82% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSBicarbonate 226.7 mg/l, Silica 10.6 mg/l, Calcium 42.7 mg/l, Magnesium 21.2 mg/l, Selenium <5 microgr/l, Zinc 20 microgr/l, Copper <5 microgr/l. Dry residue mineral content 207 mg/l. Neutral pH 7.5
on 11/3/2009 11:30:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
First, I do have oily skin. So even though I have heard about how people use MAC Fix to get rid of that cakey face, but i would be too worry it might break me out. I decided to try avene thermal water because after all, i do need something to help with my mineral makeup. I use this to set my mmu, or to apply my mmu when i need more cover. Both been working out pretty good so far. Though I don't know if using this thermal water has actually improve my skin condition over all as I still have lil pimples here and there.. sometime. I would most likely repurchase if i ever run out :]
on 11/1/2009 3:57:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Blue
After splashing £25 on an Avène moisturiser, an Avène scrub and these, I find it very ironic that the £2 of that sum that went towards the two little bottles of this stuff (Boots had them on BOGOF) was the best spent money of the Avène spree by some margin.
It's clearly not a miracle worker and while I'm sure the use of spring water instead of, for example, filtered tap water, does have its benefits, I'm not convinced they're quite as numerous as the brand would probably have us believe. But this stuff does exactly what it claims it will. It's beautifully refreshing. It soothes dry, red, itchy skin. It revives tired skin and makes it look all dewy and fresh. It 'de-mask-ifies' foundation and helps it to set a little (although this must be done from a distance or it will just run into a splodgy giraffelike mess - and I don't suppose it would do much to a cheap foundation other than melt it).
Above all it's just fun to use and great for people like me who can't keep their extremities still for more than about 45 seconds. As much as my poor Law teacher is probably driven nuts by my constant whipping out of this stuff to mist it noisily on my face/forearms/chest/best friends' faces or backs... I'm sure he prefers it to the alternative which is constant hair-brushing, thinking aloud at length, the chewing of gum and (his) pens, or scribbling fruity messages on the tables.
I suppose when you think about it, paying that much for a little aerosol of water that will last no more than a fortnight at most if used regularly isn't all that frugal, or sensible, but I think I'm just about still un-old enough to warrant the waste. I'll put off being sensible until I leave full time education.
on 10/29/2009 11:18:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I love Avene's thermal water. It's the best! I've tried Evian's, and LRP, but I like Avene's the best. It's the best stuff to set makeup with. I've bought quite a few cans over the years and it's a staple for me. I like it so much that I've used it consistently for the four years. Would definitely recommend it for those looking for a thermal water/spray to set their make-up, or apply for it's soothing properties after a mask. It's also great on dry, itchy irritated skin. It helps calm down any inflammation.
on 10/18/2009 2:08:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
just underpressure water.....I think I ve tried enough stuff to stop beliveing in miraculous products, but, without being pessimistic, this is sparkling water.And, because of that, in my opinion is way overpriced.
About the product :
1. the ph is 7,5 - a bit higher ( more alkaline) than the ph of normal,healty skin. I ve read that, the more alkaline the ph is, the more chances of getting a skin condition. The acid ( normal state of our skin) mantel protects the skin from bacterial and fungal infections.If the acid mantle becomes disrupted or damaged, or loses its acidity, the skin becomes more prone to damage and infection. Washing skin with soaps or detergents can cause the loss of acid mantle. Repetitive washing alters the stratum corneum and barrier functions, including skin pH. Once damaged, it can take up to 14 hours to restore, by which time, it's most likely under assault again from another washing. Single washings shift pH to the alkaline region, which can shift back to normal within a few hours. Conclusion 1 : my dissrupt the skin s natural protective barrier. Might not be good for healty skin, definetly not good for any skin condition.
2. rich in sillicate and trace elements : just google it , and u ll find out that sillca makes skin dry... Conclusion nr 2 : not good for dry skin
3.the indication for dermatological use ( listed on Avene site) are , hmm, very funny, those of skin conditions in wich ( as said in medical journals) you should try to bring your skin to an acid ph, not spray on some alkaline water.
4. soothens, calms , softens the skin------my question: how? Didn t feel like those objectives were reached on my skin.
5. ppl say : good to fix make-up! Huh?? After spending 30 minutes on conturing and the rest of it u spray water all over to melt it? Lol, that has to be funny.
Wont buy this again. Doesn't worth it.
on 9/15/2009 5:13:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Black
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!
I use it EVERYDAY
And it lasts AGES.
Good for fixing makeup.
Good for refreshing face.
Good for after mosturising face.
Good after acne treatment.
Good for anything!
on 9/5/2009 11:42:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
i use it as a toner most of the time, and other time i made mask using this spring water. it is a great product and the price is reasonable. you should always have one in summer. will repurchase.
on 8/27/2009 3:18:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
i think it's a good product, very soothing and easy to use. but i don't find it's very useful. i bought this about 5 months ago, only used it for several times. i think it would be good for people who have dry skin and don't use foundation often. i just didn't find it useful at all for me, even in the winter!
on 7/8/2009 5:38:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Way over-priced, IMO. I used Retin-A back as a teenager and have suffered having red skin every time I'm out in the sun. And I'm talking about 5-min exposure here. Seems to work for lots of MUAers here, but sadly not for me. Perhaps this is purely for sensitive, not sensitized skin like mine.
on 6/22/2009 5:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This water helps my skin to feel much better when is irritated, it soothes and refreshes my skin, like after exfoliating or removing makeup or even after shaving my legs. I can actually feel my skin nourishing from this in short and long term. Definitively a MUST-HAVE!!
on 6/15/2009 2:14:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I totally believe in this stuff! I'd been spraying this on after cleansing and before toning for a long time and never really knew if it was making a difference or not. It's when i run out of it that i realize how great it is. When I don't use it my face is redder and itchier. I got a mean rash about 2 months ago from make up and using this and the nov lotion together really helped.
What SHOCKED me tho is that 3 weeks ago I got my first reeeeeeally bad sunburn in like, 15 years (forgot to put uv on) on my arms, and when i went to the pharmacy to get aftersun care lotion the pharmacist told me to spray this stuff on... Hrm. ok. I thought it was weird and didn't understand why he woulnd't give me medicine...but It took about a week for my sunburn to heal and the surprising part is that I didn't peel. at all. It was ichy for a little while but the avene water stopped me from scratching my arms and making it worse, and I'm wondering if it's not the reason why my skin didn't peel...Either way, I'm sold. It's also very refreshing. I always spray it on when i come home from work or during the day when i'm hot and it feels so nice.
I'd recommend this product to anyone.
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Class conscious - Andrew Martin sees significance in a bottle of mineral water
Carrying a small bottle of mineral water shows that you won't beat anybody up
Carrying a small bottle of mineral water shows that you won't beat anybody up
by Andrew Martin Published
A frequent accompaniment of the mobile phone, in the hands of middle-class people, is a small bottle of mineral water. I have often noticed people carrying small bottles of mineral water in and out of courtrooms. And when Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, that fascinatingly reckless descendant of cockney bargees, finally stopped drinking alcohol - a feat brought about by a combination of tremendous willpower and a doctor saying something along the lines of "you will die tomorrow if you don't" - he started performing on stage with small bottles of mineral water lined up on the amplifiers behind him.
The small bottle of mineral water symbolises innocence. It offers the assurance: "You're quite safe with me." It is also one of the means by which one person communicates to another the message: "I am middle class. I am not going to beat you up."
Imagine yourself sitting at a table on a train. It is late in the evening, the carriage is almost empty. Somebody boards, and moves along the aisle towards the table across from yours. The first thing you see of them is the small bottle of mineral water they place on that table. What do you do? You relax.
The small bottle of mineral water is universally approved of. The stuff it contains will not stain the carpet; it is non-addictive; it will not produce disturbing behaviour patterns in the carrier (unless one considers the carrying of small bottles of mineral water to be disturbing per se); and, like a Milky Way, you can consume it between meals. Accordingly, the small bottle of mineral water is welcome anywhere. Small bottle of mineral water? That will do nicely, sir. You are now allowed to take small bottles of mineral water into classrooms, examination rooms and even into libraries, where all food and drink is theoretically banned. They have certainly become fashionable accessories at the London Library, where people will read a chapter, and then slump back glugging their water, like boxers in between rounds. After all, it's well known that mineral water stimulates the brain.
Small bottles of mineral water, when empty, hardly count as litter. To cart a bin liner full of them to the municipal dump would be a positive pleasure, and anyone would readily sit down at a cafe table cluttered with them. Note that I do say "small". Unlike the small ones, large mineral-water bottles tend to be made of glass, and I'm sure that there must be an example somewhere in Crown Prosecution Service files of somebody being "glassed" with a broken bottle of Highland Spring - perhaps in some TV production brainstorming session that got out of hand.
No, stick to the small ones if you want to get on in modern middle-class society, because consuming a small bottle of mineral water is almost as innocent as doing absolutely nothing at all: an act as pure and transparent as the stuff in the bottles.
. . . Except that I see something calculated and aggressively sanctimonious in the practice. The person drinking from the small bottle of mineral water is inviting you to picture in its place, say, a small bottle of whisky. Just think what a social disaster I would be, the mineral-water drinker is urging you to consider, if this little bottle contained something of a higher proof. But it doesn't! So I am in control, and I'm going to get what I want, probably at your expense.
The drinking of mineral water from small bottles would only be truly innocent if anybody actually wanted or needed to do it, as opposed to thinking it looked right. It is absolutely not necessary constantly to drink mineral water from small plastic bottles, evinced by the fact that hardly anybody at all did it until about five years ago. And as for the question of whether it's enjoyable, who, fading fast on their deathbed, has ever croaked out a request for "one last small bottle of mineral water"?


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