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Dr. Aaron Morland, Doctor of Chiropractic
Dr. Aaron Morland
2004 Graduate of Northwestern Health Science. Graduated valedictorian- Summa Cum Laude.
Owner and clinical director of Valeo Health and Wellness Center of Eden Prairie
Certified in pediatrics
Certified by Personal Injury Institute in Colossus
Student liaison for the International Chiropractic Association.
Resident of Chanhassen, MN.
Married to Natalie with 3 children, Brittany, Brianna, and Nicholas.
Upon graduation Dr. Aaron Morland started Valeo Health and Wellness Center in 2004. Over the past 7 years Dr. Morland has helped thousands of people regain their health from people who are dealing with acute injuries to people that have suffered for years with chronic health issues.
More recently Dr. Morland has been focusing his specialties towards acute and chronic traumas. He has recently been certified in Colossus and is also becoming certified by the Spine Research Institute in acute trauma. Dr. Morland is also an expert in connective tissue/soft tissue trauma.
"I went to Dr. Morland because I was suffering with numbness in the left side of my face. I was also dealing with numbness down my arm. I had gone to see a neurologist who said that in order to proceed I needed to have thousands of dollars worth of tests to determine what was wrong. The tests were not in my budget. When I saw Dr. Morland he did a few tests and right away determined what was wrong. It took 2-3 treatments and my problem was gone. I am very happy that I chose to see Dr. Morland!" Valeo Client- Roberta N.
"Recently I was in an auto accident. I was very surprised how sore I was after the accident. A friend of mine recommended that I go see Dr. Morland. Dr. Morland explained to me how important it was for me to get this taken care of. Through the work of Dr. Morland and Leah (massage therapist) I recovered quickly and was back to my usual self in no time. I am glad that I took my friend's advice and went to Valeo!" Valeo Client- Bev L.
Dr. Rob Lindsey, Doctor of Chiropractic
Dr. Rob Lindsey is a contributing author of Sports Medicine for Young Athletes: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Coaches. His 20 years of experience working with Orthopedic Surgeons, Sports Medicine physicians, Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers and Functional Medicine practitioners gives him a broad and unique perspective in caring for people of all ages and health challenges.
Dr. Lindsey received is Doctor of Chiropractic from the prestigious Northwestern Health Sciences University and he holds a Master's degree in Sports Medicine. Dr. Lindsey specializes in working with patients who suffer from chronic neurological and metabolic conditions, such as Migraines, Vertigo/Dizziness, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathy, ADHD, Hypothyroidism, Autoimmune Diseases and many other conditions. He also enjoys providing general family care and loves to see children jump up on the table for their adjustment.
Dr. Lindsey has done extensive post-doctoral training in functional blood chemistry analysis, functional endocrinology, functional immunology, and functional neurology. He has a strong interest in the relationship between the brain, emotions, and body physiology and how emotionally traumatic events have the ability to contribute to disease. He understands that you cannot treat the disease or symptom and instead must treat the person. He also understands that each person is body, mind, and spirit and in order to make lasting changes in health all three aspects must be addressed.
Dr. Lindsey utilizes a clinical, functional neurologic protocol known as Brain Based Therapy along with specific functional blood chemistry analysis and Neuro-Emotional Integration to provide patient specific care. Brain Based Therapy is a protocol developed by Dr. Fred Carrick, the country's leading chiropractic neurologist and chiropractic's only Neurological Fellow. The Carrick Institute offers classes internationally and helps patients around the world with severe neurological disorders.
In addition, Dr. Lindsey has studied under some of the top doctors in functional medicine including Dr. Datis Kharrazian, author of Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal?, Dr. Andy Barlow, and currently studies with Dr. Michael Johnson, who is a board certified chiropractic neurologist, and author of the best selling alternative health book, What Do You Do When The Medications Don't Work? He has developed a Brain Based Therapy/Neurological program for chiropractors in the United States who wish to pursue this extensive, post graduate training. Dr. Lindsey has been working closely with Dr. Johnson to ensure that the patients he treats can benefit from this amazing approach to overall health.
Take a look at hundreds of testimonials at www.lifechangingcare.com and see how our clinic and hundreds of other clinics across the country are using Brain Based Therapy to help people get out of chronic pain and change their lives!
In addition to providing exceptional family care, Dr Lindsey is a seasoned group seminar presenter. He has presented such topics as Thyroid Recovery, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Headaches, ADHD, and a wide variety of other health topics. He is readily available to speak to civic clubs, church and social groups for as many as 5 to 500 people. Please contact our office to make arrangements for your group. Our phone number is (952)949-0676(952)949-0676.
Dr. Lindsey lives with his lovely wife Denise and their 3 boys in Savage, Mn. He is actively involved with his church, The Urban Refuge, and enjoys softball, camping, and chasing his very active boys around the yard.
Leah Shirley, CMT, EDST
I have been doing massage therapy since 1999. I graduated from Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork, Inc. I love working on and learning about the human body and I am enthralled by its functions and the potential the body has to heal itself when given the right materials. Massage therapy has so many positive effects on the body, and I love being able to help facilitate wellness with my clients. Seeing first hand how massage has given such great rewards to me personally (click the "my story" link for how massage and CST has helped me personally), as well as my clients encourages me to continue my pursuit and growth of different massage techniques, so that I can offer my best to you as your therapist. It is a thrill for me to learn and continue to grow in the area of massage and bodywork.
I believe much of our illness and bodily dysfunction today is due to the food we eat, the extreme stress and burdens we carry and the lack of exercise. Our true freedom from these negative habits comes only through Jesus Christ; however, if I can aid in your rest, relaxation and elimination of negative factors that hinder you from being healed, as well as encourage you through life's journey, I view it a privilege.
The massage modalities I use are relaxation, deep tissue, CranioSacral Therapy, and Myofascial Release. My areas of specialty are headache / migraine, TMJ , neck pain and pre/post natal. I continue to take advanced training in CranioSacral therapy and am currently working on my certification with The Upledger Institute. I also take continuing education in Myofascial Release through John Barnes. In addition to keeping my massage and bodywork current, I am working on my masters degree in holistic nutrition.
My vision is to create a safe and comfortable environment of relaxation and care to promote healing and wellness from within, while encouraging my clients to take control of their health resulting in a rich and enjoyable quality of life in a non-threatening way.
Michelle McKusick
Michelle McKusick was raised in a small, rural town in Minnesota named Silver Creek. She grew up learning to appreciate the quieter lifestyle it offered. That lifestyle is mirrored in Michelle's approach to life and her personality. She appreciates the simple, wholesome ways in life and sees the beauty in things it may be easy for one to overlook. Embracing this lifestyle has brought her great joy in vegetable gardening and recently heirloom gardening. The nutritional benefits of her gardens are a plus, since she has learned how her intake of food affects her moods, well-being and energy levels. She feels closer to God, by witnessing the miracle of a seed growing into a plant and then producing a harvest.
The journey to become a massage therapist started as a little girl who enjoyed rubbing family member's shoulders. Then, years later came a nudge from God while she was caring for her husband after a construction fall which broke his back. It wasn't until she was in an auto accident five years later that she opened her heart and felt the calling.
Michelle graduated from CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu School and Clinic from the massage therapy program with a determination to help others. While there, she had the privilege of massaging the Minnesota Gopher Football Team and runners from the Twin Cities Marathon which has given her unique experience.
Michelle delights in giving back to the community by volunteering at multiple organizations and within her church. She is an avid gardener and loves each changing season in Minnesota and what it has to offer.
• Resident of Elk River, MN.
• Married to John with two children Stuart and Milissa.
• Studied at CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu School and Clinic.
• Volunteers in community outreach programs: Rake the town through Faith in Action,
Second Harvest food distribution, Monticello Clothing Center and the Twin Cities Marathon.


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I dont and i wont belive until its presented that or equally compelling evidance
No because thats an appeal to authority llogical fallicy, Just because you can find one person or ten out of all those that claim to have ever worked there does not mean you can dismiss the findings of the enitre orginisation.
Its the same thing again people can be mistaken.
Just like the people who belive in christianity
I told you what evidance you need, Its certnly not mkuch to ask if theyre as common as being claimed.
Well first I'd like to say I'm glad you aren't being as snarky as you and the rest of this place has been. For some reason it seems that people can't disagree civilly.
What I will say tho is that you are free to believe what you want, that's what's great about life. You are, unfortunately taking this conversation all over the place and speaking in a roundabout way that proves nothing. The people that worked for the military and Nasa weren't janitors, they were high ranking officials and they had the clearance to know what they are talking about.
Second, Ben Rich and Skunk Works were given government grants to work on the things he talks about, again, not a janitor. He and his crew were tasked to head up special projects by the CIA, the Air Force and other government and military branches. But I understand that you would have more evidence and more authority than the people that are paid and given an unlimited budget to research and oversee these things.
But again, you are free to believe what you want. If I bring up the Russian Prime minister, your response* will be "So?" If I bring up the high ranking officials in God knows how many government and military agencies your response will be "So?" No matter what I say, the response will be "So?" So, I don't know what else to say besides the evidence is overwhelming. Well, to me at least.


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The Verona at Oakland Mills (formerly Dorsey's Forge)
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I've lived in the veronas for almost two years. We are definitely not going to renew the lease at this place! Hands down worst place I have ever lived. Since I've lived here I have had to call maintenence close to… Full Review ▶
I would not advise you to move here. Look elsewhere! Let's see, where shall I start? The grounds are filthy. You pay for trash removal meanwhile the trash can literally is dirty and right next to your building. Then, there is… Full Review ▶
I have lived here a very short time and I am already thinking about breaking my lease and paying four months in advance just to get out of this cheap and disgusting hellhole. I wasn't allowed to view my apartment until… Full Review ▶
Have contacted management numerous times about major and minor issues since we moved. Little contact back from management and when I was contacted I was addressed with a very unprofessional attitude. Most recently we have been dealing with rodent problems and… Full Review ▶
This place is going to be filled with crime, noise and chaos. Howard county plans to turn this into the projects. Tons of low income city people are fixing to move in. Low income housing coming! It already has crime, noise… Full Review ▶
Do not move here.
Likes and Dislikes: I didnt like the apartment the grounds were nasty, I had roachs and spiders coming into the apartment, there were birds living in the hallway, because of the lack of drainage water sat in front… Full Review ▶
I wouldn't recommend these apartments to anyone.
Likes and Dislikes: The Verona at Oakland Mills has a bed bug problem and the guy they send to inspect your place bangs on your door and comes at you like he has a major… Full Review ▶
Likes and Dislikes: So far, everything has been good here. Staff has been helpful and nice throughout the move-in process, however we have not had the need for maintenance yet. Biggest downside is that the grounds need to be cleaned more… Full Review ▶
Considering the recent event, I'd like to feel safer in my community.
Likes and Dislikes: The dumpsters are consistently overflowing with trash, household furniture and shopping carts. The hallways for the most part are filled with debris and usually some form of… Full Review ▶
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Do not even think about moving here I wish i had did some looking around before i moved in really people have window units in the apartment like we living in the ghetto foodlion shopping carts everywhere i moved in friday… Full Review ▶
Likes and Dislikes: The community is good for the price. However, the upkeep of the grounds is poor. I frequently see trash and cigarettes all over the ground while walking into my apartment. There is also a shopping cart from the… Full Review ▶
Not worth the money, even for Columbia, MD.
Likes and Dislikes: This is the WORST apartment I have ever lived in. I reported a leaky ceiling/roof in my children's room for more than a year which always accumulated mold, that was never… Full Review ▶
We had roaches in the beginning but I used a great websites product and they have been gone since the first week after applying. Then we found out the entire complex had a huge bed bug problem, they tried to fix… Full Review ▶
These are the worst apartments I've ever lived in. Don't let them talk you into signing a 15 month lease. The floor and ceiling are extremely squeeky and I can hear every sound my neighbors make. My AC and heater were… Full Review ▶
The area is pretty safe a lot of kids around. Outside area is kept clean most of the time The people who work in the office are nice and helpful most of the time. Full Review ▶
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Staff was far from helpful. I have yet received my money on cancellation of my application due to cancelling lease for the lack of service. Full Review ▶
I lived in the Veronas for two years and just finished moving out in April 2012. Prior to living here we lived at Grand Pointe and in comparison, Grand Pointe is worlds better. During my time at the Veronas my neighbor… Full Review ▶
This place is Columbia's hood. Try to get a decent night's sleep here and you will be sorely disappointed. Latino men drinking and throwing beer bottles in the parking lot, 10ft from a damn dumpster, and unsupervised children at any and… Full Review ▶
The apartments are run like a slum property. There is a reason why they offer you low rent to get you in, then increase, increase, increase to renew!! Maintenance staff do not respond in timely manner if at all. Office staff… Full Review ▶
The pros: Very safe area for the money. Low noise. Buildings are not that run down. Parking is okay. The cons: May or may not have broken MD law by requiring the purchase of a security bond along with a security… Full Review ▶
I have not had any serious problems with my apartment or the staff at Verona. I ve lived here going on 6 months now in an updated apt with the black appliances. The staff is very helpful when I call about… Full Review ▶
First off, the model apartment is VERY nice. It's posh, sunny, clean, and very attractive. The apartments do not look anything like the model. My husband and I moved into the apartment, the front door of which did not lock, and… Full Review ▶
I have lived here since May 2010 on White Acre Rd. I like my apartment, it's clean, cosy and spacious. I haven't had a problem with any bugs or mice so far. The neighbors are as you would expect from a… Full Review ▶
We have lived here for 5 years. The only reason we stayed so long is to save for purchasing a house. I would not recommend renting here. There are lots of negatives - The buildlings (and we have lived in 2… Full Review ▶
I lived here for a short period in 07 and I do mean short because I broke the lease because of NOISE! You go to the office and report it and nothing gets done. Be late on your rent....see how fast… Full Review ▶
In the warm season you can find gangs of men drinking cases of beer on the steps; often see sofa and furniture near dumpster for weeks; Management does not respect diverse tenants and speaks to them as if they are illiterate;… Full Review ▶
We've been here since May of 2006 and have never been so displeased. The staff was very friendly and accomodating at first, but that only lasted a few months before we stopped getting so much as a smile when we walk… Full Review ▶
I will honestly say that after reading the other reviews for Dorsey's Forge, I was apprehensive about moving my family to the complex. Nevertheless, my husband and I weighed our options and, after sincere prayer and meditation, leased a unit in… Full Review ▶
We moved here because we were hoping to save some money and this is one of the cheapest places in Columbia. Let's just say you get what you pay for. WE have had MULTIPLE problems with maintenance, noise, and especially cleanliness.… Full Review ▶
Myself, my boyfriend and my pets have lived at Dorsey's Forge for 4 painful years. As I sit and write this review, two police cruisers pull up outside my window. During my time here, my car has been vandalized, I walked… Full Review ▶
Do not move into Dorsery's Forge. I've been here since Aug. 05 and I couldn't even list all of the problems I've had with my apartment. Then there's the neighbors. I had a neighbor actually take my clothes out of the… Full Review ▶
I have been waiting for repairs for over a month. They claim they are short staffed but they need to fix that issue amongst themselves. I pay my rent and I expect to have my requests met in a timely fashion.… Full Review ▶
dorseys forge was my first apartment, and it was a while ago, but i had the 2 br 2 bath and i paid 880 a month. we never had roach or ant problems even though we werent the cleanest of people.… Full Review ▶
This is the first apartment I have moved into, and the worst possible service I could have ever imagined. The deadbolt on my door has been broken for over a year, the ceiling is about to fall from a leak in… Full Review ▶
The place is, to put it, awful. For starters the rent is OUTRAGEOUS. I mean, it is Columbia... but the apartment is under 600 square feet, and is over 800 a month! Thats not including the pet rent which is an… Full Review ▶
I have been a current resident for almost 2 years. For this complex to be in Columbia I am shocked at Dorsey's problem's with roaches. Their problem is allowing people leaving in 1 bedroom apartments with 3-4 others in the same… Full Review ▶
Dorsey's Forge get's an okay from me, why? I'll tell you.
1. Some Mexican's can be nasty individuals
2. The Mexican's have too many cars so the parking is not suitable
3. The fact that I pay almost $1,000 but the lazy Section 8… Full Review ▶
-------- hanging out on the parking lot, loud music, maintenance (not that bad). People sitting in the hallway drinking liquor and swearing. Parking is terrible for some buildings, there are people doubling up in apartments who don't live there. The lower… Full Review ▶
I moved in 11/03 and have had nothing but problems which no one seems to care or fix. There is a huge roach problem that no amout of pesticides will kill. Neighbors that hang out and drink beer in the parking… Full Review ▶
I moved in Saturday:
Sylvia Cotton was absolutely fabulous in the whole rental process. In out walk-thru she noticed some problems that we didn´t notice ourselves and the maintenance man was there in five minutes. The carpet was new and… Full Review ▶
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My First Gym
Time to hit the gym! My First Gym by Hape is a delightful way to promote baby's reaching and grasping skills. Several rattles hang from above, one with a bell, another with wooden rings that make a gentle sound, and finally a little mirror to reflect baby's happy smile. Wood for this toy comes from an FSC-managed forest accented with water-based paint and is made to meet the strictest of safety standards. Hape toys are designed to enhance developmental skills and are intended to last generations.
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So, a lot of people I talk to on here know I'm a huge wrestling fan. I watch a lot of stuff, WWE, TNA, CZW, some lesser known Indie promotions like Booker Ts ROW which is local, and recently NJPW. I was hesitant to watch NJPW because a lot of the fans I've come across really rub my the wrong way, because they act like elitists because they don't watch american promotions, which is something that doesn't bother me too much. But then there's people who tell others to kill themselves because they think
Well, I'm back. I've missed some of the people here. Now in my hiatus, I...Honestly haven't done much with my life besides piss people off on twitter. I've also had some changes in my life. It turns out I'm bipolar, so now I'm on multiple medications to help me stay calm and not let my anger get the best of me. I've also signed out of public school and I'm starting school online the 27th, if I will continue to do this the rest of highschool, I have no clue. I've also honestly fell into a bad group
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The title is pretty self explanatory.
1. GameOn doesn't feel like a community (to me) anymore.
2. I'm bored of it.
3. This community is full of massive dickheads (Me being a dickhead myself)
4. I don't enjoy knowing people I know talk about me behind my back.
I have many more reasons, but these are my biggest ones, if you disagree, good for you. If you don't disagree, good for you. I really can't give two rats asses at this point.
Inb4 people commenting "Nah,
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>Do abit of work to get it working on my laptop
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>Try to login to my battle.net account and servers are down til later in the day.
Well, this is really the first time coming out publicly, at all really and saying this... But fro the past 2 and a half years i've been a pot smoker, really no one knows about this, so its kinda hard for me to come out with this, and i've been really going trough a rough point in my life the last couple of months... So for the past 2 months i've been clean with weed, but I almost got back into it yesterday, but I was able to avoid it.
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The last, and some say the best, meteor display of the year will light up the sky when the Geminids arrive in full force on Dec. 13-14.
Over 50 meteors per hour are expected during the peak, which is set to happen Thursday night and early Friday morning. Some meteors will probably show up on the surrounding few nights, too.
"The Geminids are usually one of the two best meteor showers of the year," Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, said in a press release.
"They may beat out the Perseids of August."
Geminids tend to be bright and leave persistent trails in the sky. They will be especially easy to see this year because of the new moon's lack of light.
The Geminids are unusual because they don't come from a comet like most meteor showers. Instead they come from an asteroid named 3200 Phaethon that orbits the Earth and leaves behind a trail of pea- and sand-sized grains.
This debris hits the Earth's atmosphere at 22 miles per second (79,000 miles per hour) and quickly burns up, creating bright streaks in the night sky. The streaks all point back toward the meteor shower's radiant, which is near the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini.
Gemini will rise in the east and be high in the sky by 2 a.m., but you don't have to know where it is to see the meteors.
"Go out late in the evening, lie back, and gaze up into the stars," suggested Robert Naeye, editor in chief of Sky & Telescope, in the release.
"Relax, be patient, and let your eyes adapt to the dark. The best direction to watch is wherever your sky is darkest, probably straight up."
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What Is North Korea's Next Threat Likely to Be?
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Scores of air passengers were yesterday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as unions at the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) embarked on an indefinite strike.
The workers, who spoke to our correspondent, said the strike was to press home their demand for the implementation of the salary structure approved by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
The unions are the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE).
The situation had compelled senior management staff of NAMA to take charge of the control towers.
Armed policemen were also stationed at the entrance of NAMA headquarters, to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
A union member, who pleaded anonymity, said there were no international flights going out or coming into the country because of the strike.
"Those ones coming in were diverted to Niger Republic Airspace, causing the country to lose revenue.
"As at 9:00 a.m., only eight domestic airlines had been air borne, as against the 20 we should have recorded on a normal day," the source said .
Some passengers urged NAMA management and the unions to resolve the crisis without delay.
An Abuja-bound passenger, Mr Deji Elumoye, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, urged the unions and NAMA management to resolve their differences by fulfilling the agreements they both reached.
Mrs Biola Olayiwola, another passengers travelling to Abuja, also called for closer collaboration between the NAMA management and the unions because they both needed themselves for the survival of the sector.
The unions in a statement signed by Messrs Olayinka Abioye, Abdulkareem Motajo and Aba Ocheme, their acting secretary-generals, described the strike as a "successful one" and warned the flying passengers' not to fly.
They also warned the flying public not to endanger their lives by flying, adding that it was NAMA's management staffs that were drafted to take charge of the control towers and serving as air traffic controllers (ATCS). Mr Supo Atobatele, General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, said that the agency's senior management staff had been drafted to the control towers.
"All NAMA personnel are technically sound to do the jobs they are trained and employed to do," he said.


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Water vapour and hydrogen gas have been found around a young star in exactly the place you'd expect to find Earth-like planets.
Josh Eisner at the University of California, Berkeley, looked at the spectrum of light coming from the protoplanetary disc around a star approximately 500 light years away and found spatially distinct rings of gas, water vapour and dust orbiting the star.
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Adobe updates Flash Player, Flex toolJune 27, 2006
The final Flash Player 9 on Linux is due early next year. According to an FAQ put out by Adobe, the Linux version will support the same features as Flash on Macintosh and Windows.
The beta of Flash Player 9 for Linux, released Wednesday, supports most of the features except a full-screen mode and support for SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption.
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- Finally
- Finally. It's been such a pain in the rear being stuck with flash 7 while everyone else was on 8... Especially because of all the sites that require 8 for entry even though, if you manage to trick them into letting them in, they could run fine on 7!
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- Why no SSL?
- Of all the things to leave out, this is an
important feature. But more to the point, all
Linux distributions come with native SSL support
that's comparatively (vs Windows) simple to
write for/use. It seems like a silly oversight.
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- I hate Flash! Flash = annoying animated ads!
- That's why I keep ActiveX disabled!
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- Adobe Needs to Port Its Entire Catalog to Linux
- If Adobe ports Photoshop and Illustrator to Linux and if someone makes trivially easy the use of emulators and translators needed to run Word and Excel, it's ballgame for Windows.
Every enterprise in America will run for the exits to get out of the nightmware of having to deal with Microsoft for desktop OS licenses. (Excel still rules forever and a day.) The bigger they are, the faster they will run since being a big company running Microsoft OSes is like having the creature from the Alien movies nannying your kids.
At that point, MS will run and get its lawyers and attempt to sue Linux out of existence and, post-antitrust trial, they won't be able to get traction. At best, they'll end up deadlocked in long, grinding civil actions facing jurors that regard the company as a repulsive pariah.
Nice move, Adobe. Keep going!
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- First of all, if you have the Adobe photoshop installer for Windows, you can install it in Linux using Wine.
also, checkout www.codeweavers.com to port MS Office
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- To catch less than 2% of the market? LOL, keep waiting.
- The very fact that people would need emulators and translators to run Word and Excel (and not only) when they can easily run both plus most software available for computers in a continuously evolving in terms of security and performance OS (AKA Windows) makes that "ballgame for Windows" a pure dream (for some like you, at least) that probably will never happen. You say enterprises would run for the exits to get out of the nightmare of having to deal with Microsoft for desktop OS licenses, well first, they can do that already, nobody forces enterprises to buy Windows computers, why don't they buy Macs, hm? Secondly, what would they do when they would need assistance? Ask the Linux fanboys community? Against what you say, Microsoft is having a closer and friendlier approach regarding Linux. At worst (and considering something catastrophic), they will end up with 75% of the OS market, and continue to be the incontested market leaders. It certainly won't be Flash support in Linux (which is nothing new) that will make enterprises switch, lol, and this is even as far as they go regarding Linux support.
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Well after I have read the comments that the last post received, I just needed to correct a few of them. HOGAN AND BISHOFF DID NOT DESTROY WCW. The merge between AOL and Time Warner is what caused the demise of WCW. AOL didn't want anything to do with pro-wrestling at the time. The only option Eric Bishoff had was to keep the company but there would be no TV deal, which would have been a pointless.
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AFC Top Three Matchups-Week 2 Handicapping Report
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AFC Top Three Matchups-Week 2
The 2012 NFL regular season is off and running and there are already a couple of critical AFC matchups on this week's slate of games. The following is a handicapping report for the top three games from within the conference with lines provided by Bovada
Sunday, Sept.16
Houston Texans (-7) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Total Line: 41
Houston opened the season as one of the favorites to win the AFC and after completely dismantling Miami 30-10 on opening day as a 13-point home favorite it appears to be well on its way. The Texans' offensive firepower is back with quarterback Matt Schaub and wide receiver Andre Johnson return from injuries that prematurely ended their 2011 season.
Give credit to Jacksonville for showing some offensive power as well in Sunday's heart-breaking 26-23 overtime loss to Minnesota as a 3.5-point underdog on the road. The Jaguars accumulated 355 yards of total offense, but gave-up 389 total yards to Minnesota.
The Texans are 9-4 straight-up in their last 13 games and the total has stayed UNDER in 11 of their last 16. The Jaguars are 2-6 SU in their last eight games with the total stayed UNDER in six of their last nine home games. Jacksonville is 6-14 against the spread in its last 20 games against Houston. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the last nine meetings in Jacksonville.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills (-9) Total Line: 44
Kansas City stumbled out of the gates for second-straight season with a 40-24 loss to Atlanta as a two-point home underdog. The total went way OVER the 43-point line. The Chiefs only trailed 20-17 at the half but came unglued with three second-half turnovers including two Matt Cassel interceptions.
Buffalo's new-look defense that included the addition of Mario Williams failed its first test miserably in a 48-28 loss to the AFC East rival Jets at a three-point road underdog. The total went OVER the 39.5-point line. Two fourth quarter scores by the Bills made this game appear to be much closer than it actually was.
The Chiefs are 4-2 SU in their last six games on the road overall, but 0-5 SU and a costly 0-5 ATS in their last five trips to Buffalo. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of the last 10 meetings. Last season, the Bills cruised to a 41-7 victory on opening day as 3.5-point road underdogs. The total went OVER the 38.5-point line.
New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5) Total Line: 41.5
New York's romp over Buffalo erased the memory of a preseason in which the offense only managed one touchdown in four games. Mark Sanchez put Jets' fans at ease with a 70.3 percent completion percentage for 266 yards and three touchdowns. The team did not need to rely on any Tim Tebow gadget plays, but New York did lose cornerback Derrelle Revis with a concussion. His status for this Sunday remains up in the air.
Pittsburgh will need to start from scratch in this game after Denver rolled to a 31-19 victory as a one-point home favorite this past Sunday night. The Steelers had no answer for a rejuvenated Peyton Manning as their vaunted defense gave-up 17 fourth quarter points.
The Jets are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games against Pittsburgh. They are 4-10 ATS in the last 14 meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in nine of the last 12. They last met in the 2010 AFC Championship Game with Pittsburgh winning 24-19 as a four-point home favorite.
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Say Goodbye to LUN Ownership and Hello to SAS
by Hu Yoshida on Oct 13, 2008
The value of modular storage is that it is modular, you build it out by adding drawers into a 19 " rack frame, and it is low cost since it only has two controllers which act as a fail over for each other. But there are also disadvantages when compared to monolithic arrays that have 32 to 128 controllers that share a large common cache.
One is LUN ownership which requires LUNs to be assigned to one controller or the other, but not both. Modular storage controllers do not share a common cache; each controller has its own cache. If access to LUNs were allowed to be done across both controllers, you would have thrashing, as the I/O request would ping-pong between controllers trying to find the cache image of the data it is requesting, and tying up both controllers trying to load data into its separate caches. LUN ownership means that I/O requests can not be load balanced across controllers, and operations becomes complicated with the need to keep track of these assignments.
You can say goodbye to LUN ownership with the new AMS 2000 modular storage systems which were announced today from Hitachi. LUNs can now be assigned without specifying controller ownership, and I/Os can be automatically load balanced between controllers, and provide automatic fail over in the event of a controller failure.
The other disadvantage with modular storage is the limited paths to the back end disks. Each controller has, at most 2 paths to the disk, which gives a maximum total of 4 back end paths. These paths are over FC arbitrated loops, which means only one request is serviced on each loop once the arbitration is resolved. When modular storage was designed over 20 years ago, they were designed to address 0-15 targets, or 16 disks. Today, modular storage systems can connect up to 240 disks or more! Two paths are no longer enough to service the back end disks!
Its time to say hello to SAS, Serial attached SCSI, which enables us to attach 32 concurrent paths behind the two controllers, for improved performance and improved fault isolation in the event of a disk failure which takes a loop down. SAS is available in our new AMS 2000.
Say Hello to the AMS 2000 which was announced today. To get more information of these new features, read the following analyst reports on our website.
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Richard D. Davis on 04 Nov 2008 at 2:46 pm
Will this work with our current HDS AMS controllers. I am looking at storage Naviagtor and it says we have DF700M_75040028 configuration. The Controllers are not ID'd. We are on Maintenance and an HDS customer. Is this a software upgrade or hardware upgrade or both ?
Keng Seng on 20 Nov 2008 at 3:56 am
I'm currently using a HDS 9570V and is considering to upgrade my storage and hence, the AMS 2000 is a natural successor candidate. I was however, on inspecting the specifications, disturbed that HDS include only either ISCSI OR FC configuration(AMS 2100 & 2300) for their front end connectivity as compared to their competitor(CX-4) where their front end can be easily upgraded to a mixture of ISCSI and FC connectivity.
Being a SME shop, having the ability to upgrade my storage and add capability for my other (I/O unintensive) server to use it thru ISCSI is too great a point to overlook. The company can save a lot of money turning to the ISCSI solution than that expensive FC fabric. HDS enginneers really dug a hole for themselves now by excluding this much sought after function. Tell me.. which SME shop looking at lowering their TCO is not looking at ISCSI connectivity to their servers and maximizing their existing FC fabric?
U can say that we can add 2 iscsi routers to the fabric. But having said that, U will burn 2 more FC switch ports and incur additional cost of 2 iSCSI routers.(Much more expensive than if u have it already on the storage.) I really think HDS engineers should really be storage administrators for a SME before they go to the drawing board to built a Modular storage that a SME would want.(One that maximises performance and reduces TCO)


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The 2011 Under Armour underclassman combine took over the practice fields on Sunday morning. It was an impressive group and here are some of the standouts.
Fowler lives up to the hype
Dante Fowler (St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood) lived up to his billing as one of the top defensive end prospects in Florida for 2012 with an impressive performance both during testing and one-on-ones. The tall and rangy athlete posted a 4.65 40-yard dash and displayed an impressive stride and straight-line speed. He also posted a 33-inch vertical and showed his lower-body explosiveness off the ball, which was used later during one-on-ones. Fowler was difficult to block due to his great quickness and reach to keep blockers off his body. The FSU commit projects to play D-end in its scheme, but could also play a stand-up position in a 3-4 defense.
Ronald Darby (Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac) ran some of the faster times of the day, including a blazing 4.31 40-yard dash, and had an outstanding vertical jump of 37 inches. The versatile running back/defensive back has great hips, change of direction and body control. He showed good burst out of his breaks and ideal top-end speed for a future corner. He also has deceptive body length, which is ideal for a defensive back. At this point, Darby may have better measurables than technique but looks to have the athleticism and tools to develop into an upper-tier 2012 prospect. He may get recruited as an athlete and currently has double digit offers, including Florida and Notre Dame.
Neal proves tough to cover
Durron Neal (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) passed the eyeball test at a well-built 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. He also demonstrated good hands and showed a solid overall skill set. For a taller receiver, he was quick off the line and consistently got a clean release. We also liked the burst he showed out of breaks to help him separate and his ability to adjust to the difficult throw outside his body with his large catch radius. Neal has very good extension and a good blend of size and speed (4.62 40-yard dash).
Voytik stands out at quarterback
Chad Voytik (Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland) made the treck from Tennessee and it was well worth it. The undersized signal caller, who checked in at under 6-feet, certainly lacks ideal height but the ball comes off his hand with zip and very good velocity in the short-to-intermediate range. He possesses a compact release, is accurate and showed good touch on a few throws leading receivers vertically. He currently only holds an offer from Mississippi State, but we see the strong-armed prospect moving up a lot of other college quarterback recruiting boards.
Kimbrow proves to be impossible matchup
Brian Kimbrow (Memphis, Tenn./East) is another undersized prospect who overcomes his lacks of height with outstanding speed and quickness. He tested well with a 4.44 40-yard dash but really shined during one-on-ones and seven-on-sevens where he was basically uncoverable from less-mobile linebackers. Watching him perform today, we feel he could easily be recruited as a slot receiver because he's a nightmare in space and has some polished route-running skills.
Notes from the combine
• Florida State safety commit P.J. Williams (Lake Wales, Fla./Vanguard) was out of position at times lining up at corner but it didn't matter. The rangy safety made up ground and closed as quick as anyone on the field.
• Defensive linemen Adolphus Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft), Jordan Jenkins (Hamilton, Ga./Harris County), Tyriq McCord (Tampa, Fla./Jefferson), Quinteze Williams (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek), Nick James (Long Beach, Miss.) all had impressive days in the trenches and tested well.
• J.C. Coleman (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith) tested well (4.48 40, 32-inch vertical) and also showed a good skill-set during one-on-ones and seven-on-sevens.
• Offensive lineman Adam Bisnowaty (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) was one of the standouts during one-on-ones. He has a great frame and room to add more bulk. We were impressed with his quick-set and strike ability in pass protection.
• Quarterback Casey Cochran (Monroe, Conn./Masuk), Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year, needs to tweak his throwing motion a bit and add a little more bend to his delivery but he threw a couple of good balls and showed solid arm strength.


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Michigan won a renewal of its waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for the 2014-15 school year. Without the waiver, schools would have to follow NCLB standards that require 100 percent of students proficient in math and language arts.
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Getting the Blues
In the winter and early spring of 2001, when Dick Cheney was telling Californians that their sky-high electricity bills were their own tree-hugging fault, you might have thought the Administration was just covering for Enron CEO Ken Lay and George W. Bush's other Texas energy friends and, as an added bonus, sticking it to the lotus-eaters on the Left Coast who'd given Al Gore his million-vote California majority.
But that was just the paranoia of the innocent. In the past year, as the nation's deficit-ridden states were pleading for federal help, Washington was telling them all to drop dead--reserving harshest treatment for the "blues," meaning the liberal states that voted for Democrats. While California was not alone, it was certainly the biggest target, as the only large state with a Democratic governor, Democratic legislature and a Congressional delegation dominated (32-to-20) by Democrats. "They view California," said a Washington lobbyist, "as a foreign land."
Some of that you can ascribe to the Administration's efforts to suck every possible dollar of the cost of Bush's tax cuts from the states. But behind the fiscal policies--the unfunded mandates (i.e., new federal requirements without funds to help states comply); the cost of NCLB, Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education law; the childcare expenses made necessary by the Administration's proposed new federal work rules for welfare recipients--there seemed to be an ideological thrust, bordering on vindictiveness, aimed at teaching the liberal states a lesson.
Late in April, as states like Oregon were preparing to close schools weeks before the end of the term, and others were dumping hundreds of thousands off the Medicaid rolls, laying off cops and raising college tuition to close a collective two-year deficit estimated by the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at upwards of $100 billion, Grover Norquist said he'd like to see a state or two go bankrupt.
Norquist, who runs the conservative Americans for Tax Reform and heads what Bill Moyers has called a politburo of conservative strategy, is also joined at the hip with Karl Rove, the President's political brain and one of his chief policy advisers. "I hope a state has real trouble getting its act together," Norquist told the New York Times's David Firestone. "We need a state to be a bad example, so that the others will start to make the serious decisions they need to get out of this mess." When Norquist speaks on such issues, you're never sure whether he's the ventriloquist or Rove's talking dog.
Brian Riedl, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, put it more mildly, but it amounted to the same thing. "Deficits," he said, "provide states with a golden opportunity to examine their budgets and reduce wasteful and ineffective spending, which helps them keep taxes low and aid the economic recovery." Lay off those teachers, kick poor working mothers off the rolls of those who get help with childcare, close a few more parks. Norquist's and Riedl's remarks were generally directed at "states," but it didn't take much parsing to conclude that they weren't referring to Nebraska or Alabama. It was the liberal states--the Democratic states with the relatively generous social welfare programs and the more progressive tax rates--that they were talking about.
Forget that Washington, with Bush's multitrillion-dollar tax cuts, is running deficits that are proportionally larger than those of the states; forget that at least part of the states' problems resulted not just from their unchecked boom-era spending and from a recession compounded by misbegotten federal economic policies but from their own tax cuts, which could have come straight out of Norquist's playbook. Both New York and California would have $13-$14 billion more in annual revenues had they not cut their own taxes during the mid- and late 1990s. Which is to say that the states' problems are also compounded by Norquist's White House friends and his allies in the Republican Congress.


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7:15 a.m.
Check email. Check Twitter. Check Facebook. Check clock. Shit. I'm late.
7:55 a.m.
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8:40 a.m.
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5:00 p.m.
Never mind the killing myself thing. Life is awesome!!
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Get in car. Turn on radio. Adele. Turn off.
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Seriously with this traffic?
6:00 p.m.
Pour self a cocktail. Feed self.
7:30 p.m.
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Map Design: Typography
Map Design: Typography
Vlad Gerasimov from Russia uses creative typography to share information on maps.
Not only does he have the world map with countries named, he also created a world map covered with names of small cities around the world.
He has also created a map of Brooklyn.
Nice use of design to share location information.
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Wireless telephone network provider Ericsson has won the battle to acquire the CDMA and LTE assets of ailing Nortel Networks, after it beat Nokia Siemens in an auction on Friday.The Swedish networks giant bid US$1.13 billion on a "cash and debt free basis", trumping joint venture Nokia Siemens which launched a bid of US$650m earlier in the week.Toronto-based Nortel was once the largest manufacturer of phone hardware in North America, but filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this year, blaming the recession for scuppering its efforts to rejuvenate the business.Ericsson president and chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg, said acquiring Nortel's North American CDMA business would help the firm serve the region better and aid its efforts towards migrating customers to LTE."Furthermore, by adding some 2,500 highly skilled employees, of which about 400 are focused on LTE research and development, Ericsson reinforces and expands a long-term commitment to North America," he said."This deal, along with our recently announced Sprint service agreement, truly positions Ericsson as a leading telecoms supplier in North America."Nortel's North American CDMA business generated around US$2bn last year, with profitability coming from solid products and a broad range services, said Ericsson.Richard Lowe, president of carrier networks at Nortel, said the deal would ensure the stability of Nortel's CDMA and LTE business for the future."Customers will enjoy continued strong support from an industry leader as they look to evolve to LTE," he added."Many employees will also have the opportunity to continue their work with Ericsson, bringing their innovation power and creativity to the wireless industry for years to come."The transaction is subject to court and customary regulatory approvals.
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Plated Puffer
From Metroid Wiki
Plated Puffers are armored, poison gas filled organisms found on Tallon IV, though similar species are found on several different planets. They have no attacks, though if they are ruptured they will explode, releasing their poison gas in the process.[1] Samus cannot rupture Plated Puffers with most of her weapons, their armor can only be breached with Missiles. She encounters them in the Chozo Ruins.
Logbook entry from Metroid Prime: Plated Puffer
|First Location: Chozo Ruins - Tower of Light
See Also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mutated Puffer with reinforced epidermis. Phazon exposure has created a mutant strain of Puffers on Tallon IV. They have developed plated skin, making them harder to burst. Concussive weapons can still do the job, however. The gas within the Plated Puffer is just as deadly as that within their 'cousins'." — Logbook "Plated Puffer" (Metroid Prime)
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Marriages in India
|This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (August 2011)
Marriages in India are filled with ritual and celebration that continue for several days. Generally anywhere between 100 to 10,000 people attend. Often, many of the attendees are unknown to the bride and groom themselves. Though most Indian marriages are arranged,[1] some couples in urban areas consummate "love marriages", in which the partners decide to marry each other without family involvement or assistance. The traditional Indian wedding is about two families being brought together socially, with as much emphasis placed on the families coming closer as the married couple.
Many wedding customs are common among Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Muslims. They combine local, religious and family traditions. The period of Hindu marriage ceremonies[2] dates from the application (lagan) of tilak.
Marriages in India are a mainstay in the social calendar of the whole community. Many wedding traditions that originated in India. Increasingly, Western features are incorporated, such as speeches, the first dance and the traditional wedding cake.
South Asian-style weddings are typically lavish - estimated at costing on average £30,000 in the UK[citation needed] compared to an average of £14,441.[3]
Wedding traditions vary across religion, caste, ethnicity, language, region, etc. Traditional Indian weddings are generally structured into pre-wedding ceremonies, wedding day ceremonies (consisting of the Baraat, the Varmala and the Satphere), and the Vidaai. When the marriage has been agreed upon, the father of the bridegroom visits the father of the bride. The day before the expected arrival of the marriage procession,[4] lavish preparations are done by the family to receive the groom (shaadi ki tayaari) in beautiful and decorated venues, typically farmhouses or hotel halls, where a sacrificial fireplace called marhwa is built. Brides decorate themselves with gold and diamond jewellery, apply [mehndi] to colour hands and feet, and undergo various bridal rituals, including wearing bridal lehenga or saree. Bridegrooms typically wear a [sherwani] dress or a designer suit. To complete the marriage, the bride and groom walk in a circle (phera) around the sacrificial fire.
Vidaai is when the bride is formally sent to the groom's household. Many songs have immortalized this moment when the bride leaves her 'babul ka ghar' or father's house.[5] According to Hindu religious texts, Brahma created man from the right shoulder and woman from his left shoulder. A woman is referred to as Vamangi or one who is on the left side. Throughout the marriage ceremony the bride sits on the right side of the groom. That is the place for strangers and acquaintances. Only after the Saptpadi, when the bride and groom have exchanged marital vows, is the wife seated on the left side of the man. An example of the complexity of an Indian wedding can be seen from the various phases of a wedding in North India. The following events take place in a typical Eastern Uttar Pradesh Hindu marriage:
The bride and groom are told about their duties and responsibilities in married life by the priest. These vows direct the couple to a positive path of action. They help in promoting marital happiness for a lifetime.
Vows by the Husband
- I will consider my wife to be The better half. I will look after her just as I look after myself.
- Accepting her as in-charge of my home, I shall plan things in consultation with her.
- I will never express dissatisfaction about any shortcomings in my wife. If there are any, I will explain them to her lovingly. I will support her in overcoming them.
- I will always have faith in my wife. I will never look at another woman with wrong intent, nor have an illicit relationship.
- I will be affectionate and treat my wife like a friend.
- I will bring home all my income to my wife. The household expenses will be incurred with her consent. I will always make an effort to ensure her comfort and happiness.
- I will not find fault or criticize my wife before others. We will sort out our differences and mistakes in privacy by ourselves.
- I will have a courteous and tolerant attitude towards my wife. I will always follow a compromising policy.
- If my wife is unwell, or is unable to fulfill some of the responsibilities or through some misunderstanding behaves wrongly, I will not withdraw support or refuse to fulfill my responsibilities towards her.
During kanyadaan, the bride's parents give their daughter away in marriage. The groom makes three promises – to be just (dharma), earn sufficiently to support his family (artha), and love his wife (kama). He repeats these vows thrice in the presence of Agni (the sacred fire) and all who are gathered there.[6]
Bariksha is when the bride's parents have informally shown intentions that they want a particular groom, and the groom and his family have agreed. Reneging at the end of this stage is frowned upon but is acceptable. Once the wedding has been accepted by both sides, the bride's family does Badcheka/Bariksha of the groom. This is when the bride's father and brothers go to the groom's side with sweets (including a coconut) and some pooja items like rice and turmeric. This ceremony is a token gesture to confirm the alliance and signifies that the groom is now "taken" and can no longer look for other prospective brides.
Tilak involves the bride's parents traveling to the groom's family home to formalise the relationship. A large feast is organised by the groom's family to celebrate this occasion. Only a nominal number of members of the bride's family are present (usually only very close relatives, often only tens of people). Typically, the female marriage proposal is very rare.
Byaha Haath[edit]
This ceremony signifies the purifying of the mind, body and soul of bride and groom. This daytime ceremony prepares them for the nuptials. 'Ubtan' is a mixed paste of sandalwood, turmeric and rose water which is applied by seven unmarried female members of the families to the faces, hands and feet of the bride and groom. After this ceremony the bride and the groom are not allowed to step outside the house before the actual wedding.
Flower bed ceremony[edit]
In the flower bed ceremony, the bride wears floral ornaments and the marriage bed is decorated with flowers by the groom's family. This is the night of consummation. In Muslim marriages, this takes place on the night of the wedding. In Hindu marriages, this takes place on the night of the reception.
Shaadi Planner[edit]
This is the term used for planning the wedding.
- ^ Toledo, Myrna (2009-01-30). "First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Love - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
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- ^ Average Cost of a UK Wedding - CompareWeddingInsurance.org.uk
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- ^ What is the "Vidaii"? (Hindu Wedding Ceremony) | Indian Wedding Advisor
- ^ What is the significance of "Kanyadaan"? (Hindu Wedding Ceremony) | Indian Wedding Advisor
Further reading[edit]
- Mehta, Prakash Chandra (2005). Marriages in Indian society. Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-7141-921-6.
External links[edit]
- What to Expect at an Indian Wedding
- Indian Wedding Website
- New York Magazine: "10 Things I Learned at My First White-People Wedding" By Beejoli Shah September 26, 2014
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BEIRUT: Leading Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek died Wednesday after a long struggle with a chronic illness at the age of 76.
Sadek passed away at St. George Hospital in Ashrafieh Wednesday morning.
He was largely known for his caricatures that were broadcasted on LBCI worldwide following the nightly news bulletin, and began his career drawing political satire after he graduated from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts.
He had also worked for An-Nahar for almost 40 years.
Although he was fired from the local daily, Sadek maintained a close relationship with the newspaper's former Editor-in-Chief, Ghassan Tueni.
Sadek was first decorated with the National Order of Cedars with the title of Knight during President Suleiman Franjieh's mandate, and the title of Officer by President Elias Hrawi and former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
He won the Saeed Aqel Award twice and obtained various awards both locally and abroad, the latest of which was the Lyon's prize in 2000.
He held several exhibitions in Lebanon and other countries, with his latest being in Washington DC.
Sadek was the writer of four books and was working on a collection of his work over the span of 50 years.
Hours after news of Sadek's passing surfaced, officials and politicians expressed condolences and described the artist as a national icon as they praised his lasting mark on political satire.
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam phoned Sadek's family and offered his condolences.
Salam said the artist founded the school of political satire which expressed the stances of the public as well as that of politicians and officials "in drawings that summed up long political articles."
"He was able to draw facial expressions regardless of how much they were hidden behind political masks as he was a believer in a unified Lebanon," Salam said in a statement.
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sadek's passing was a "big loss for Lebanon and its journalism [sector]".
"Pierre Sadek passed away, the brush that drew for the freedom of Lebanon and the Arabs for over half a century," Hariri said, adding that Sadek dedicated his "mind, heart and pen to the principles of loyalty, justice and democracy."
The head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, expressed his condolences to Sadek's family on behalf of his party and his wife, MP Strida Geagea. Geagea said Sadek made his mark in history.
"We will never forget his courageous stances during the era of tutelage ... Pierre Sadek represented public opinion and its conscience as he used to draw our politics critically, but with love," he said.
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