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Fast & Furious
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Apr 3, 2009
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It offers an attractive getaway route from self-importance, snark, and chatty comedies about male bonding. Here, stick shifts do the talking.
Fast & Furious is the first film since the original to be smart about how far to stretch logic without sacrificing the desired macho swagger and revved-up emotions.
Fast & Furious is, in a very bizarre way, a thing of gasp-inducing artistry to watch, even if you're not a member of the NASCAR, gear-head, street-racing crowd.
Succeeds because the action is supercharged in a style that recalls Mel Gibson's apocalyptic classic, "The Road Warrior." The characters are more than cartoonish, and the plot grips the road. But it's Diesel who provides the nitro injection
No matter what, it's safe to say that this entirely acceptable retooling of the franchise makes for a satisfying experience for those who enjoy four-wheeled chases, hot bodies, hot cars, and a tall dose of tough-guy machismo.
I hope the producers bring Lin back for the fifth film and strip it down even more. They can lose all the human characters except Brian and Mia and simply call it F&F.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 214 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 27 out of 51
Mixed: 14 out of 51
Negative: 10 out of 51
Nov 23, 2015No words to say. This movie is very very very very very very amazing, I can watch this over and over again. Just amazin as I say. Rating thisNo words to say. This movie is very very very very very very amazing, I can watch this over and over again. Just amazin as I say. Rating this 10 / 10 !… Full Review »
Apr 7, 2015The Fast & Furious brings the franchise back to where it started with the original cast and conflicts that made the first two have someThe Fast & Furious brings the franchise back to where it started with the original cast and conflicts that made the first two have some appeal. The only difference is this time I care. The film writes the characters of Paul Walker and Vin Desil in a way that both are likeable especially Vin Desil and the relationship the two have over the course of the film gives it some emotional investment that the other ones lacked. The film while borrowing elements from previous entries picks the good elements such as fun car chases which are for once fun and memorable. The scenarios and sets along with some nice direction make the action in the film engaging minus the occasional moment when its hard to tell what's going on and one chase sequence early on which has excessive use of shaky cam. The spectacle has also been toned down and hot babes and flashy cars aren't solely relied on to hold the film up. The characters outside of the leads aren't fleshed out and there are some cliché and predictable moments such as the bad guy reveal and Paul Walker's characters conflict with the force. Its not a great film but it is entertaining which is something this franchise has never been making this the best of the four and hopefully the future installments keep up this sense of fun.… Full Review »
Feb 17, 2015This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Damn, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) really does not like Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on this one. They have some sort of good friendship but at the same time they both just want to kick each others asses. This 4th installment to the Fast & Furious series gets a 8 out of 10. Amazing movie, but did not kinda get to the Fast & Furious level. But i'm glad that it was only this movie that kinda failed in a small way.… Full Review »


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Our Chinese Consulate is Still Struggling to Fix the Damage to Its Main Entrance from That Firebombing Nine Months AgoWednesday, September 10th, 2014
Something New in 2014: White Dudes Walking Around with Track Jackets Extolling "CHINA" or "BEIJING"Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
Heh: Incompetent SFMTA MUNI DPT Parking Control Officers are Repeatedly Citing Security Guard Cars at Our Chinese ConsulateTuesday, July 22nd, 2014
So the guards at this troubled location have resorted to posting long messages in car windows.
"Attn DPT: Please do not ticket this vehicle…"
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The current SFMTA position is that only security guards and cops can legally park at this location. This is a result, one supposes, of that Chinese citizen firebombing the front door of the place on Laguna not too long ago…
The "Selfie Stick" Arrives in San Francisco – These Tourists Use One to Take Better Photos in Golden Gate ParkFriday, June 27th, 2014
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Well, I know it's a selfie stick because I seen them using it. In this shot above they are simply reviewing their results.
Actually, I heard about the "selfie stick backlash" afore I ever saw one. We're moving through Kashmir Hill territory here, from June 2014:
"That is un-f***ing believable," he said. My Hong Kong friend was surprised by our surprise. "It's a selfie stick," she explained. "They're all over Asia."
Oh, here's one, and there are others.
In closing, selfie stick – it's a thing!
Or, if you'd prefer, Selfie-Stick Fever – Catch It!
Oh let the sun beat down upon my selfie-stick, stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been
To pose for selfies with the gentle race, this world has seldom seen
They talked for days of my new iPhone 6, and all will be revealed
San Francisco's TIZEN Developer Conference 2014 Ends – Here's the Wrap-UpThursday, June 5th, 2014
It's a wrap, deets below.
Some photos of the second day are here.
"Tizen Developer Conference Culminates With Introduction of New Devices, Device Profiles, Developer Tools and Internet of Things Roadmap
Capacity Number of Attendees Witness the Unveiling of the World's First Tizen Smartphone, New Tizen IVI System and Tizen Smart Television SDK
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2014 — The Tizen Developer Conference (#TDCSF14), the world's largest event focused exclusively on the growing developer ecosystem around the Tizen open source operating system for converged devices, today marked the closing of the third-annual TDC event in San Francisco. The event saw a record number of developers and media attendees witness the official unveiling of the world's first Tizen smartphone, the Samsung Z, set to launch in Q3 of 2014 in Russia. A number of other new device prototypes, software, device profiles and developer tools were also on display at the event.
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A Pretty Quiet Day at Our Chinese Consulate on the Big Tiananmen Square Anniversary – Just the Typical FALUN DAFA ProtestersThursday, June 5th, 2014
Who in SF Will Dare to Propose Renaming a Street for Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo?Friday, May 30th, 2014
The news of the day:
China decries call in U.S. to name street after jailed Tiananmen dissident
Boy, it wouldn't take too much effort from a few members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to hop on this particular bandwagon.
Now, which street to rename?
Hey, how about Laguna, the location of our Chinese Consulate? My, wouldn't that be "provocative?"
In related news, here's what a small stretch of Laguna looks like now, right in front of the consulate – see the brand-new NO STOPPING ANY TIME signs?
They're also on Geary, so that means the Western Addition has lost maybe ten parking spaces, in the name of security, one supposes.
Actually, I'm surprised that parking lasted as long as it did, as it was such an obvious security issue.
On It Goes…
So Who Owns the Koshland Mansion at 3800 Washington Anyway? Taylor Swift or CNET's Halsey Minor or "Miss Xia Xu?"Monday, May 19th, 2014
[UPDATE: Well, as of December 2014, 3800 Washington is, once again, off the market, or so they say. See the old webpage, below.]
Well, this was the big rumor of May 2014:
Taylor Swift Rumored To Buy Historical Presidio Heights Mansion for $18M
Then the Taylor Swift people said no way, Jose.
But hey, look what's on the front door now, a weathered posting:
Here's my stab at it:
But here's the For Sale sign that's still there. (Note the smallish 3810 Washington next door on the left.)
And here's the web site still offering the place for sale. Check it out – the floor plans make this place look amazing, with levels up and down into the earth
And here's the current listing.
This certainly is a mystery…
Subterranean by design
I wonder what I would find
If I met you, let my eyes caress you
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Clinique Age Defense BB Cream SPF 30
136 reviews
59% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSActive Ingredients: Octinoxate 7.50%, Octisalate 4.00%, Zinc Oxide 3.50%, Oxybenzone 2.50%, Titaniium Dioxide 1.1.0% water, dimethicone, butylene glycol, phenyl trimethicone, pentylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, behenyl alcofol, trioctyldodecyl citrate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, PEG-40 stearate, polyglyceryl -10 pentastearate, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, Hordeum vulgare (barley extract), extract d'orge, Triticum Vulgare (wheat germm extract), Laminaria saccharina extract, Linoleic Acid, Oryzanol, cholesterol, caffeine, sucrose, glycerin, Polyquaternium-51, lecithin, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Sodium PCA, Isopropyl titanium triisostearate, Trehalose, urea, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Glycyrrhetinic acid, stearic acid, Aluminum hydroxide, silica, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, mica
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm
Hair: Brown, Relaxed, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
This was a great product - kept my skin pretty matte all day. Only thing I didn't like is that the darkest shade was still too light for my skin. The rep tried to convince me that it matched but I bought it and tried it for a few days and just could not accept the lightness of the shade. If Clinique makes a few more darker shades I would definitely try it again.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I've been wearing Shade 1 for a couple of months now, and I really like it. What I was really looking for with this product was something with a reasonable SPF that would offer a good makeup base. After adventures with SPF tinted moisturisers (always seened to be greasy and melt off after an hour or so) I decided to give this a try - despite the price. It's thick and applies somewhat like a sunscreen, also taking a few minutes to settle on the skin. For a BB cream it also offers pretty good coverage. If I'm having a good skin day, a bit of concealer and bronzer and I'm good to go. On most days though I add some foundation and it does seems to go on more smoothly. I do wish this wasn't so expensive, and also offered a better shade selection, but I'd be happy to re-purchase.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I gave into the BB Cream craze and bought this the other day at Sephora. I have to say, after 2 days of wearing it, I am completely hooked. I am one of those rare individuals who is extremely fair, but has yellow, not pinkish undertones, so I always have trouble finding foundations and powders that are 1 - light enough and 2 - not pink! I bought this in shade 01 and I am glad I tried it in the store first because I had I ordered it online, I would have been put off by the "pinkiness" of it. Shade 02 was way too dark for me, even though it is more yellow. I tried a smear of 01 on my face, browsed Sephora for a little bit, came back and looked at my face in the mirror, saw I didn't look like I had doused my face in calamine lotion, and decided to buy it. I could always return it, right?
I used it yesterday for the first time without moisturizer underneath because I have extremely oily skin and I didn't think the extra moisturizer under this would be a good idea. What I immediately noticed was how little product I needed. I started with very little because I figured I could always apply more - so not necessary!!! All it took to cover my entire face was one tiny little squeeze of product.
The texture is thick, like a foundation, but I was able to spread it easily with just my fingers. It probably would have been even easier had I had a foundation sponge, but it wasn't a necessity.
The coverage was excellent - it was like every red spot and flaw disappeared within seconds after applying it. I did put a little too much on my cheek, where I first began applying, but I just smoothed it out with my finger. I could have skipped concealer all together, but I have bad dark circles under my eyes, so I felt safer using it. I did feel I looked pretty pale (I usually wear powder foundations, so they don't cover as much), so I put on a little BE Warmth bronzer and Tarte Flush cheek stain - my babysitter kept telling me how good I looked :)
After a few hours, it did settle into my fine lines, but any liquid foundation I use does this since my skin is so oily. One thing I will say, I don't think this would be a great product for really dry skin - I had a small dry patch on my cheek and I could see it after a while. I think if someone with dry skin were to use this, they should just make sure to put a moisturizer under it or mix it with a moisturizer. This product seems to be more about the coverage than the moisturizing properties IMHO.
Overall, I am very pleased.
I think this is definitely worth the money because you use so little and the benefits are excellent.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I won't lie, I'm kinda in love with Clinique's BB cream in shade 01. I'm a very fair redhead with combo skin, but the closer I got to 30, my skin was getting really blotchy and I was consistently breaking out. Whether that was due to some skin sensitivity or laziness with my skin care routine, I don't know. Probably both; I'm always running late in the morning, so the less I have to do to look ready for the day the better off I am.
I've been using the BB cream for a month and it does almost everything that I want in one step. It's not too heavy, provides good coverage and sufficient sunscreen, has some mattifying effect, and doesn't cause breakouts. The only two problems I've had with it is that it doesn't provide enough moisture for my skin by itself, so it can settle and I would say pixelate--it almost separates into tiny dots in certain areas. I've also found that I can absolutely use too much of it in one go and end up looking mask-like, even with some serious blending. That being said, a small amount with a light moisturizer underneath does wonders and helps simplify my morning regime. And yeah, it's expensive, but I'm willing to pay for both the quality and the convenience.
Will try to update with how long the tube actually lasts and any issues that might develop with the packaging once I get down to the last dregs.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I have normal to dry skin. My skin didn't like this. It dried my skin out! And the color doesn't match my skin tone. This product might work for people who have oily skin.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
This product is pretty sweet. I had been using a Missha BB for nearly a year because I had yet to find anything else that set as nicely on my combo but often more on the dry side skin. It was great but the closest color to my skin, No. 23, still wasn't as exact as I hoped and needed to be de-pinked with bronzers and mixing other foundatioms in. In the last few weeks I've been using Vichy Dermablend in Nude as my friend loves it so oi figured why not...and it is awesome but tends to get dewey in some spots to the point of easy transference after a few hours. No big deal, I just swept on some powder to reset it and it looked just fine.
I went to the Clinique counter at Macy's earlier this week and asked for a sample of their BB out of curiosity. The SA gave me a very generous little pot of it and I still have most of it left after using it daily on my face and neck for 5 days. I apply it with my fingers after washing my face with a mild cleanser, depending on the day sometimes mositurizing before application sometimes not. A couple of dots is all I need and 2 is pretty much my exact skin color. It blends well but dries quickly so you have to work fast. When done the coverage is medium and the finish is matte (on me at least). Then I dab the Vichy over it if I need a little more coverage of dark marks. A dusting of shimmery blusher or bronzer (because the overall effect is so matte I usually opt for some shimmer) and I'm done.
I've realized this BB is great on its own, but makes an even better primer for the Vichy which does not get overly-dewey at all anymore nor transfers! The SA told me when I bought the full bottle today that she uses it this way too, as a primer. But the coverage is def good on its own depending on your redness/dark spots and most of mine are middle-range dark (old marks left from breakouts/ occasionally tiny burst capillaries).
The bottle will likely last a while since I use so little. The packaging could be improved with a pump but the squeeze tube is fine for me. The price is common for a BB, 30somthing bucks (I got the free gift thing also so not complaining this time :) ). A word of caution: this product may highlight dry patches if you have them. I would buy again on the condition the tube lasts a while.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Soooooo disappointed with this BB Cream. My mom got it first and raved about it, so I had high hopes for this product. All of the stores around me were sold out, so it took a while for me to be able to get a sample.
Color 1 is very light and very pink, which only made my pinkish skin look worse. Color 2 is more golden, but is far too dark for my pale skin. I gave Color 1 a try for two days underneath my foundation, hoping that putting foundation on top would make a difference, but it didn't. I felt like I was wearing a thick, greasy mask and I looked extremely oily by the end of the day despite having touched up with powder throughout the day.
For $37, I expected far, far more from this product.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
I tried the lightest shade and the middle shade which was way too dark. So I purchased the lightest shade. I applied it after my moisturizer with a foundation brush. It blended pretty well but was a bit thicker than what I'm used to. When I was done, my skin looked sickly. I'm not sure if it would have looked better under foundation but I didn't try it.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Cool
Hair: Grey, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I like this product. I was looking for a product that would streamline my morning routine. I have sensitive skin with rosacea and shade 2 neutralizes much of the redness. The spf is wonderful.
I'd classify this as medium coverage. Better than the tinted moisturizers I've tried. If I'm especially red for whatever reason, I'll add a light dusting of mineral makeup. Perfect for the humid climate I live in.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I am extremely picky about what I put on my face, and it is imperative that each day I wear at least spf 30 and antioxidants. I wanted one product that would provide light coverage so I could skip the foundation, antioxidants to combat aging, and a minimum of spf 30 protection (again, to protect against aging). It's difficult to find one product with all of this!
I had been using the Physicians Formula Healthy Wear tinted moisturizer, which is spf 30 and has antioxidants and great coverage, but their lightest color was still too orange on my skin.
I was soooo happy to find the Clinique BB. The shade 1 is perfect for my very fair skin. Before applying, I applied my vitamin C serum to the skin to provide a bit of moisture first, as other reviews say that the product can go on dry. I found that it went on super easy on top of my vitamin c serum and provides the perfect amount of coverage. I have slight rosacea that makes my cheeks too pink, and this covered it nicely and evened my skin tone. I applied a pressed powder on top and think my skin looks fantastic!
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Piece for my show at Distinction Art this past April. Acrylic on Board.
Daily DeviationGiven 2009-03-27
What a funny, yet terrifying vision this is. Progress on the Horizon by `jasinski contains an excellent combination of colours, an unique perspective and great imagination. All that turn this image into a lovely piece of art! ( Featured by gucken )
concept wise it reminds me of my first painting (egoistic, maybe). love it
wow the combination of Orange and green has always been my favorite I really love those giant robots and the red sky , beautiful
does the snake mean sth?
does the snake mean sth?
Surreal, I liked it
I'm sorry, I love this piece, but the fist thing that cane to mind was MINECRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your work is tremendous, Jasinski: unique and inventive... painterly style, brilliant rendering of forms... captivating light and color... visionary and wonderful!
i love those box-head robots
Wow! I really love your work!
I loved the helmets at first, but then when I saw the giant robots... That's what pushed me to hitting that fave button.
And yet another wonderful piece!
you style is soo cool ..*ahem*
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the idea is amazing...
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What an amazing background. And the colors! It gives it a sense of terror. Too bad I can't take those robots seriously though. They're just so gosh darned cute. XD;;
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this is amazing. the colours are so nice!
i know this one before you do!
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deffinetly inspiring x
Really beautiful, the colors are really nice.
Ah, all that detail. Amazing.
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Amazing colors!
gratuluję DD, świetne kolory
congrats on your DD for this very cool piece.
"I'm perfectly capable of spotting the 300ft robots all on my own without you pointing at them!"
That's lovely
all your works should be daily devs
I love the light source.
The grass in this one is nice. Needs mowing.
inspiring xxx
Lovely painting, great work !
How large are your paintings like this, generally?
Love the colors and strokes :B
Love the colors and strokes :B
weird. I just faved one of your other pieces this morning, and then like four hours later saw this in the april issue of Jux. I think the universe is telling me something.


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We've been covering the question of whether Bishop Harry Jackson actually lives in Washington DC for almost two months now and, a few weeks ago, noted that two DC residents had challenged Jackson's claims of residency.
Today, Lou Chibbaro Jr, who's reporting has played in central role in exposing Jackson's conflicting accounts, reports that the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has sent Jackson a letter asking him to prove that he lives at the DC address he used when registering to vote back in April:
In a June 30 letter, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics informed Rev. Harry Jackson that District residents Cary Silverman and Martin Moulton filed a challenge to his claim to be a city resident. The letter, written by Karen F. Brooks, the election board's registrar of voters, says the board will revoke Jackson's D.C. voter registration unless he responds to the challenge within 30 days by submitting evidence confirming that he lives in the city.
"Please be advised that under D.C. Code 1-1001.14(a), an applicant violating applicable voter registration procedures shall be subjected to the same criminal sanctions for fraudulently attempting to register to vote that apply to all applicants," Brooks stated in her letter to Jackson.
Her letter was sent to an apartment at the Whitman Condominium at 910 M St., N.W., that Jackson declared as his residence when he registered to vote in D.C. on April 22, 2009. Sources familiar with the Whitman say Jackson informed the building's management that he moved out of the building two weeks ago.
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I'm a racist. You're a racist. He's a racist. She's a racist. Wouldn't you like to be a racist, too?
This election cycle has sounded like a sicko version of that old Dr. Pepper ad. So many people are racists, it's hard to keep up!
Let's take a look at this week's charges of racism, which come from the Left. They focus on two ads in the Tennessee Senate race. This race features Republican Bob Corker and Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. Corker is a white, former mayor of Chattanooga, and owner of a successful construction business. Ford is a black Congressman from a prominent political family in the state.
Here's the TV ad in question. Go ahead and watch it. I'll be here when you get back. The alleged racism lies in the fact that a white, blonde woman says, "I met Harold at the Playboy party," and entreats him to call her at the end of the ad. The theory of those crying racism is that the idea of a white woman fraternizing with a black man was meant to conjure up some good Old South feelings about interracial dating.
It's a serious reach to assume that was the intent of the Republican National Committee. Had they featured a black woman asking him to call her, I'm sure there would have been some coded message there as well, like, "Harold Ford should stick to his kind." I don't know how the liberal mind works, but I've gotta believe if it weren't this racial overreach, it would have been another one.
People disagree with me on this. Republicans disagree with me on it. Ken Mehlman said he understands the other side's point of view and Corker disavowed the ad on the grounds that it was "tacky." Others have told me it was a Republican gaffe, racist or not, because it could be read as racist. Well, frankly, if we limit our political advertising things that won't offend liberals, we will have no political advertising.
Try the other one on for size. It's a radio ad, once again anti-Ford. Listen to it, here.
Now, the "racist" story behind this one is that there are drums as soundtrack to the parts of the ad that talk about Harold Ford. Liberal blogs have referred to them as "tom-toms" and "jungle drums," and suggested that they're meant to evoke images of Africa, the Dark Continent, thus turning off lily white Southern voters. Of course, it's hard to make the argument that the anti-Ford ad is accentuating Ford's ethnic "savagery" when the ad copy refers to his prep-school education and Northeastern roots.
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After the flowers are withered, the seed-vessel, which is in the middle of each flower, grows into a long thin pod like a needle.
The seed-vessel has to go down into death as well as the leaf.
If you plant a walnut it will be a walnut-tree that will appear; so you see a nutshell is the seed-vessel of the nut-tree.
This is the seed-vessel, and it is divided at the tip into three little forks.
Bivalve, bī′valv, n. an animal having a shell in two valves or parts, like the oyster: a seed-vessel of like kind.
The forked tip of the seed-vessel can be seen among these stamens.
There is no need to imitate the seed-vessel of a brother vetch!
The forked tip of the seed-vessel is so tiny you scarcely notice it.
He has also found a new rose of a beautiful description, having thorns on its branches, and a seed-vessel resembling a gherkin.
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The people living in the Kennesaw Mountain region prior to the Civil War were very diverse. These communities were composed of five classes of people: merchants, large scale farmers, yeomen/small scale farmers, free blacks, and enslaved blacks. Each group had its own individual characteristics and would each have an impact on the Kennesaw Mountain region before, during, and after the Civil War.
For the women of the Kennesaw Mountain region, daily life was similar to that of the everyday American woman, finding themselves a part of the Victorian ideal of womanhood. In the South, there were two exceptions to this expectation: enslaved and free black women; in society the same rules of femininity did not apply. The major social-economic groups that existed in the Kennesaw Mountain region included: merchants, large-scale farmer, yeomen farmer, free-blacks, and slaves. With the beginning of the Civil War, the roles of men and women changed.
At the end of the war, life for most women returned to its pre-war existence dominated by the Cult of Domesticity. However, for many women life would be forever changed because homes and lands were destroyed, husbands never returned from the war, and formerly held ideals were shattered. The work of the women on the homefront during the Civil War prepared America for the women's rights movement.


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ABSTRACT: This systematic review of studies compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), (18) F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), FDG-PET with computerized tomography (PET-CT) and CT with whole body X-Ray (WBXR) or (whole body) CT in order to provide evidence-based diagnostic guidelines in multiple myeloma bone disease. A comprehensive search of 3 bibliographic databases was performed; methodological quality was assessed using Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) criteria (score 1-14). Data from 32 directly comparative studies were extracted. The mean QUADAS score was 7·1 (3-11), with quality hampered mainly by a poor description of selection and execution criteria. All index tests had a higher detection rate when compared to WBXR, with up to 80% more lesions detected by the newer imaging techniques; MRI (1·12-1·82) CT (1·04-1·33), PET (1·00-1·58) and PET-CT (1·27-1·45). However, the modern imaging techniques detected fewer lesions in the skull and ribs. In a direct comparison CT and MRI performed equally with respect to detection rate and sensitivity. This systematic review supports the International Myeloma Working Group guidelines, which recommend that WBCT can replace WBXR. In our opinion, the equal performance of MRI also indicates that it is a valuable alternative. As lesions of the skull and ribs are underdiagnosed by modern imaging techniques we advise additional X-rays of these regions. The consequences of this approach are discussed.
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ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of whole body X-ray (WBXR) and (18) F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18) FDG PET) in staging and response assessment of multiple myeloma. We performed a systematic review of studies comparing (18) FDG PET with WBXR and/or magnetic resonance imaging in terms of sensitivity for myeloma-related bone disease at staging and during follow-up. Eighteen studies involving 798 patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) score, expressed as a percentage of the maximum score, was 61%. In 7 studies (n = 242 patients), concordance assessment between WBXR and (18) FDG PET scan was possible, showing a higher sensitivity of the (18) FDG PET in the detection of myeloma bone lesions in 6 studies. The only study reporting on the prognostic value of (18) FDG PET at staging found that the number of FDG-avid focal lesions was an independent prognostic parameter. In addition, the limited studies on response monitoring showed that normalization of (18) FDG PET during treatment correlated with a superior clinical outcome. In general, (18) FDG PET has a superior sensitivity for myeloma bone lesions compared with WBXR. Future studies have to validate the additive value of myeloma-related bone disease detected on (18) FDG PET-computed tomography (CT) in predicting outcome. Response monitoring with the use of (18) FDG PET-CT during treatment is promising, allowing more precise prediction of prognosis compared with the standard response monitoring. In view of the expanding treatment options for multiple myeloma, this may provide important information for treatment decisions in the future.
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Pronunciation: /blo͞o (h)wāl/
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A migratory, mottled bluish-gray rorqual, found in all oceans of the world. Known to grow as long as 110 feet (33 m) and weigh as much as 150 tons (136,000 kg), it is the largest animal ever to inhabit the earth.
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I am an eyeliner junkie that is always looking for the blackest black to line my waterline with. My wedding makeup artist recommended this particular one to me so even though the price was a bit steep for an eye pencil, I splurged anyway.
The color payoff is great. It is super pigmented and feels almost like a gel and gives me a really gorgeous dark color. Just what I was looking for.
Unfortunately, it also has a lot of drawbacks. 1) It irritated my eyes when I wore it on my waterline. Dried them out while I was wearing contacts and just left them red and itchy. 2) The pencil is so much like a gel that handling it in pencil form takes quite a bit of practice. The steadiest of hands will have trouble drawing a straight line. 3) Needs a lot of sharpening which means I run through this pretty quickly. And since the price is not exactly low, I find myself not really reaching for this a lot.
Frankly, a lot of drugstore brands are just as good if not better for about half the price.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
although it does get super smudgey, I love the look for a night out. Not appropriate for day or office wear, because it does get so smudgey
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
A few hours wearing this and I had misty black shadows around my eyes and a trail of smudge from here to there. I absolutely love UD's liners but this fails to stay put even with a primer. Within minutes it migrates beneath my eyes and into the waterline and just looks sloppy. There's some fallout too, which if I don't spot it right away will sort of melt into my skin and become difficult to remove without making a huge mess.
The color is amazing though. It's rich and deeply pigmented. Compared to my other black liners it looks much darker and more of a true carbon black, no grey or muddy tones. Feels soft and creamy and glides on silkily. My favorite part of the UD liners is the texture and this is no exception. I have a couple of this particular color because it's been included in a few of the UD liner sets but I never use it. So disappointing.
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Study: Half of All Murder Victims Are Black
Violent crime is taking a toll on black America. Almost 50 percent of all homicide victims in 2005 were black Americans, according to a new Department of Justice study. The study's author, Erika Harrell, breaks down the numbers and offers some insight on the grim statistics.
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The killing of journalist Chauncey Bailey in Oakland, California; the murder of three teens in Newark, New Jersey - how do they relate to the big picture of crime? Well, according to a new study from the justice department, black Americans were the victims of nearly half of all violent crimes in 2005. The surprise here may be that this number has actually gone down.
Erika Harrell is the author of the study. She joins me. Welcome, Erika.
Ms. ERIKA HARRELL (Justice Statistician): Hi.
CHIDEYA: So what are some of the most important numbers in your report?
Ms. HARRELL: Some of the most interesting key findings of the report is that blacks are disproportionately more likely to face violent crimes than the rest of the population. More specifically in 2005, they made - blacks made up 13 percent of the population. However, they were victims in half of all homicides and 15 percent of all non-fatal violent crimes in the U.S.
CHIDEYA: There's a lot to talk about black-on-black crime. Do we have any sense of how many of these were African-American perpetuators and victims?
Ms. HARRELL: Yes. Actually, in the report that we do - we did - do some calculations. In 2005, about 93 percent of the black homicides that involves single victim and single offenders. The person who was the offender was black. And also with non-fatal victimization of - the non-fatal victimizations that were against blacks, about 78 percent of those crimes involved a black offender. So it's pretty prevalent.
CHIDEYA: So how does this data compare to the last time that this study was done?
Ms. HARRELL: Well, basically it - the last time the study was done by the justice department. It's really very hard to compare because that report was done on just compared blacks to whites. This one - the present report - it compares blacks to different racial groups. And basically - it essentially shows, basically, the same thing. In that last report, blacks were much more likely to be victimized than whites, and we see that's still here in this report.
CHIDEYA: Well, Erika, we want you to stay with us. We have got a couple of more folks to add to the conversation.
Ms. HARRELL: Mm-hmm.
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So today, for all you tomato lovers out there who are looking for new growing tips or simply some validation of old tips, I've put together a list of commonly recommended tips and tricks for growing great organic tomatoes. Perhaps you'll find some of your favorite growing methods here. But if you don't, please leave a comment and share your tried and true methods so that all of us OCTG's (Obsessive, Compulsive Tomato Growers) can benefit.
The buzz in the nutrition world is all about the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that have just recently been released. But what do you need to know as a consumer? In "Selected Messages for Consumers," the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend making changes in three basic areas. How hard can that be? Let's take a look.
Balancing calories
Enjoy your food, but eat less.
North Carolina will likely experience a warmer-than-normal and drier-than-normal winter and early spring. Heating demand for this winter should be much less than last winter. Unfortunately, recharge of soil moisture, groundwater, streams and reservoirs will probably also be less than normal.
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uality or quantity? Which do you choose when it comes to food?
Ever eaten at a restaurant that brings you huge quantities of food that is pretty mediocre on the taste scale? We often leave those places talking about how much food we were served or how much food we were able to bring home for another meal and what a bargain it was.
Try changing your way of thinking and enjoy smaller quantities of food that is deliciously prepared with high-quality, fresh ingredients.
Late January to early March is the time to do needed pruning on tree form crape myrtles. The important concept here is "needed" pruning; we aren't going to dwell on the barbaric practice of topping these beautiful plants.
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Ah, February! The month when our minds turn to matters of the heart, jewelry and of course, chocolate.
Chocolate has always been considered a "guilty pleasure" but now there is a glimmer of hope…"healthy chocolate."
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The Hi-Flow integrated filtering system is a unique and clever way to deliver fresh, filtered tap water at home. Unlike some other filtration systems, the Hi-Flow metal cartridge is installed under the sink without the need to drill a separate hole in the sink or bench top. The system is then plumbed inline to an existing standard cold tap or mixer tap, therefore eliminating the need to have a separate filtration unit or tap. Once connected the Hi-Flow delivers mains pressure, freshly filtered water directly from the kitchen tap.
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Professor Ahmed F. Ghoniem
Professor Ghoniem is the Ronald C. Crane ('72) professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of the Center for 21st Century Energy at MIT. He holds B. S. (1973) and M. S. (1975) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Cairo University in Egypt and a Ph. D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1980). He served as a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory from 1980-83. Since 1983 he has been at MIT where he established the Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory and has supervised a number of M.S. & Ph.D. students, post-docs and research scientists. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
His research interest lie in the areas of high performance computing in turbulent reactive flow, computational mathematics, combustion dynamics and active control, modeling and simulation of transport-chemistry interactions in thermochemical and electrochemical systems including high temperature fuel cells, gasification processes and fuel production and analysis of high-performance, zero-emission integrated energy systems with CO2 capture.
Visiting Scholars
Byung Chul Choi, Ph. D.
Choi joined the department of mechanical engineering at MIT in February 2015 as a visiting research scholar. His research interest includes the areas of fundamentals of combustion, internal combustion engine, thermal energy conversion & storage, and fire & explosion safety. His current work at RGD lab focuses on the flame stabilization and combustion instability of lean-premixed turbulent flames in a backward-facing step combustor.
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At MIT, he is presently working on understanding and control of combustion instabilities in swirl and backward step combustors that burn carbon-monoxide/hydrogen/propane blends. He also oversees the design and devlopment of the Oxy-Fuel Combustion Laboratory.
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Next to Sundays, I love Saturdays the best! I look forward to the weekend all week, but it's over way, way too quickly.
Today was extra good, especially since Friday was really, really – AND I MEAN REALLY – stressful for me. For absolutely no apparent reason, I wore my feelings pinned to my shirtsleeve, and boy did they get knocked around! It was so wonderful to get home and hide in the corner of the family room. My sweet husband was there to comfort me and listen to my crying, and just let my wild emotions run the gamut and wear themselves out.
But after a good night's sleep, I felt much better today. I got to sleep in, and sew, and go shopping with hubby. I even got to buy some sewing stuff! Oh…and I also got to make a couple of gifts for a Christmas party.
While at the party, our friend read a poem he'd written the day before. He gave me permission to share it – in fact, several people asked for copies. That poem touched others as much as it did me, obviously! So here it is, in its entirety. If you'd like to copy it for someone else, just ask me and I'll ask Vern for permission.
The Night After Christmas
by Vern Golden
Twas the night after Christmas, the gifts were unwrapped.
I avoided the checkbook, I knew we were strapped,
And I couldn't help thinking a bit of "What if
our family went over their own fiscal cliff!"
We got all the toys that the children desired,
but in 24 hours, half of those were retired.
Now I was exhausted, the wife was in bed
with a couple of Advil to rescue her head.
I was sensing a touch of post-holiday blues
so I turned on the TV to look at the news.
Right from the get-go I felt like a fool,
What with shootings at malls and then one at a school;
Politicos arguing, crying our need
While they wallow like hogs in the mud of their greed.
The Middle East burning from warfare and blood;
Refugees running from storm and from flood;
Drug abuse, drinking, depression, divorce,
Homelessness, debt – and taxation, of course,
Gave me no reason for holiday cheer,
and faint hope for joy in the coming new year.
I grabbed the remote and shut off the TV.
There was nothing to watch, and yet too much to see.
Not down IN the dumps – I was well underneath!
In anger, I growled at the tree, at the wreath,
And wearing a Scrooge-like, unChristmasy frown,
I decided the Christmas stuff had to come down!
I stepped to the mantle; the manger scene stood
All sweet, cute, and happy. But what was the good?
Three plastic wise men, and shepherds and sheep
Beneath a fake angel, all watched Jesus sleep.
I glared at the child in His fake manger bed,
Seized Mary and Joseph, and angrily said,
"There is no peace on earth, no goodwill to men!
We're no better off than we were way back then!"
But seeing the babe, and His small, plastic smile
Had caused me to pause and reflect for awhile.
Why is the world in the shape that it's in?
'Cause most of this planet is lost in its sin!
With Christ in the heart, not just static display,
Our lives find their colors from worldly gray,
Gain meaning and purpose and ultimate joy,
Embracing the love of our God's Christmas Boy.
This Child that was given to love and to teach
Was killed for our trespasses, every and each.
And then, in the glory of God, He was raised,
and rules now in heaven, His great name be praised!
Joseph and Mary went back on the shelf,
And I fell to my knees then, ashamed of myself.
Giving thanks to the Lord for the gift that He gave,
For the sacrifice made and return from the grave.
I was touched by His spirit and felt pretty good,
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Patsy Lundblad made an unforgettable impression on students, parents and her fellow educators because we best remember those who change us for the better. None of my teachers loved students more maternally — and none resembled my mother more than she. Both were close to 50, still stunningly attractive, slender, with chiseled faces and jet-black hair streaked with grey. They always dressed fashionably, wore red lipstick and spoke well — Mrs. Lundblad, with the most mellifluous Southern accent I've ever heard.
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Marco Island (FL): Marco Island Academy, in beautiful Marco Island, Florida (south of Naples) is seeking assistant football coaches, with coordinating possibilities on both sides of the ball. We are looking to fill the staff with quality teachers, who are excellent coaches and motivators. Currently, there are various teaching opportunities available (No PE). If interested, please send cover letter and resume to Head Football Coach Damon Coiro at [email protected]. You may also call with questions (732)-678-6264.
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