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European Architecture Walking Tours, Architectural Walks, Building Guides, Architects Trips
Architecture Tours Europe
European Building Guides – Exclusive Building Walks tailor made for Groups
Architecture Walking Tours in Europe
Make your booking with e-architect: isabelle(at)e-architect.co.uk / +44 1620 825722
European Architecture Tour: Exclusive Guided Walks
Each one of our European guided tours are tailored to suit each booking. Guided architectural tours in Europe are exclusive to each of our Clients.
It is not possible for bookings to be joined – we tend not to cater for one or two people requiring a spontaneous tour. Visits are almost always arranged in advance for groups.
Should you be planning an office trip, a conference, or university trip in Europe please contact us and we would be happy to take your booking.
European Architecture Tour – Introduction
e-architect have operated guided architectural city walking tours since the year 2001, in European cities such as Edinburgh, London and Copenhagen.
We have architectural tour guides in most large cities across the continent. During the last few years we have expanded to include architectural tour opportunities in many more cities in Europe.
Oil Factory Herdade do Marmelo, Portugal:
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European Architectural City Tours – Update
Recently we have added architecture tour guides in Europe for Oxford, Bratislava, Warsaw, Palermo, St Petersburg, Venice, Zurich, Munich, Frankfurt, Florence, Rome and Stockholm, Budapest, Prague, Oslo, Liverpool, Granada, Rotterdam, Belgrade, Dublin, Cambridge, Amsterdam, Sheffield, Helsinki, Porto, Manchester, Athens, Vienna, Leeds, Paris, Madrid and Milan. More European architectural city tours online soon.
Architectural Tours by e-architect:
To see all listed projects on a single map please follow this link.
e-architect has been operating Architecture Walking Tours in Europe for over a decade.
We typically show groups key contemporary European buildings within the historic context, but our architectural tours can focus on just historic or just new architecture.
Oslo Opera House, Norway:
photo : Christophe
e-architect operate both European architecture walking tours and architectural bus tours. Our European tour guides all have an architectural background and many of them are also architects. Each city offered in Europe has a standard tour framework but many of our Clients request tailored programmes.
We are happy to incorporate your needs and interests for your European architecture tour.
European Architecture Tours – Recent Additions
Architecture Tours in Europe arranged chronologically:
Brussels Architectural Walking Tours – launched July 2016
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e-architect now offer architectural walks for groups in this European political capital, our 77th city across the globe.
Reykjavik Architecture Walking Tours, Iceland – our 74th city – launched September 2015
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The capital is home to the intriguing Harpa – Icelandic Concert & Conference Centre by Henning Larsen Architects with input from artist Olafur Eliasson.
Oxford Architecture Walking Tours, England – latest architectural walks launched by e-architect
Our 64th city around the world – experienced building guides
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Oxford is a city in central southern England. It is the county town of Oxfordshire and forms a district within the county. It has a population of 150,200, which makes it the 52nd largest city in the UK. Oxford is one of the UK's fastest growing cities in terms of population, and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United Kingdom.
Bratislava Architecture Walking Tours, Slovakia
Our 60th city around the world – experienced building guides
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Bratislava is around 20 minutes by train from Vienna, the Austrian capital, and has a pleasant mix of old and new buildings.
Warsaw Architecture Walking Tours, Poland – latest architectural walks launched by e-architect
Our 56th city around the world – experienced building guides
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Palermo Architecture Walking Tours – our 55th city
e-architect launch Building Tours in Sicily, Italy
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Palermo is the capital city of the island of Sicily, in southern Italy. The city has around 855,000 inhabitants and is over 2,700 years old. Key contemporary Sicily buildings include the Ri.MED Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center and the Villa GM in Marina di Ragusa by Architrend Architecture.
St Petersburg Architecture Walking Tours – our 54th city
e-architect launch Building Tours in Russia
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St Petersburg is a major historical city in the north west of Russia. Important buildings in the city which can be visited on our walking tours include the Dance Palace, the Hermitage Museum, new Mariinsky Theatre and New Holland Island. Major architects working in the city include Foster + Partners, Philippe Starck, Grimshaw, Diamond Schmitt Architects, UNStudio and RMJM Architects.
Venice Architecture Walking Tours – our 53rd city
e-architect launch Building Tours in north east Italy
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Famous buildings include the the St Mark's Basilica, La Fenice, the Doge's Palace and the Ca' d'Oro. Key contemporary Venice buildings include LCV Law Court Offices and the Jesolo Lido Village Condominium. Significant international architects with buildings in the city include Santiago Calatrava, Richard Meier & Partners Architects and Rem Koolhaas.
Zurich Architecture Walking Tours – our 52nd city
e-architect launch Building Tours in Switzerland
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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland. Key buildings include the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus. Key recent buildings include the Kunsthaus Zürich extension by David Chipperfield Architects, the Dolder Grand Hotel Building, Lake Zurich by Foster + Partners with Itten + Brechbühl and the Conversion Theatre 11 by EM2N Architects.
Stuttgart Architecture Walking Tours – our 51st city
e-architect launch Building Tours in south west Germany
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Key buildings in the capital of Baden-Württemberg include the Mercedes-Benz Museum by UNStudio, Neue Staatsgalerie by James Stirling et al and the Porsche Museum (pictured above) by Delugan Meissl. Recent key buildings include the Centre for Virtual Engineering by UNStudio, completed in 2013.
Architectural Tours in Europe – Cities
European Architectural Walking Tours, alphabetical:
European Walking Tours
The European Architecture Tour can be an introduction to the city's main buildings or can be tailored to your group's architectural interests. For some European cities we can also arrange a bus tour, though in larger cities like London and Paris we frequently use the metro system. Cycling is a popular alternative, especially in cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
European Architectural Tours
Contact Isabelle Lomholt to arrange your architectural tour in Europe:
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Dy, Lovelady named 2012 Homecoming Queen and King at Birmingham-Southern
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Abigail Dy, a senior biology major, and Coty Lovelady, a senior religion major, won the title of Homecoming Queen and King in the midst of the college's football game against Sewanee Oct. 20 during Family/Homecoming/Alumni Reunion Weekend. Dy and Lovelady were elected by majority vote of their undergraduate peers.
BSC's 2012 Homecoming Queen and King
Abigail Dy and Coty Lovelady
Dy has proven herself to be a campus leader through all the organizations she interacts with. She is the executive vice-president of the Student Government Association, president of the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-health Honor Society, a member of Chi Omega sorority, president of the Order of Omega and Omicron Delta Kappa honoraries, a member of Mortar Board, and she served as a Rho Gamma and fall orientation leader. She is the daughter of Dr. Ritky and Teresita Dy of Clanton.
Lovelady is involved in campus leadership and a number of activities as well. He is a cheerleader, New Student Orientation leader, president of the Interfraternity Council, member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, executive member of Students Offering Support, 2012 Hess Fellow, 2012 Vail Fellow, member of the Leadership Studies Program, and student representative for the college's Quality Enhancement Plan as part of SACS reaccreditation. He is the son of Janice Corbett of Montevallo.
Court members were elected by their peers based on their character, leadership, spirit, achievement, and involvement.
The other seniors selected for this year's homecoming court were: Devan Byrd, a business major from Birmingham; Lauren Fugit, a psychology major from Vestavia Hills; Melanie Robinson, a Spanish major from Bessemer; Stephen Denton, a business major from Madison; Zach Hesson, a business major from Marietta, Ga.; and Robert Willet, a psychology major from Mobile.
Junior court members were: Katherine Heinke, a biology major from Birmingham; Shannon Thompson, a business major from Brentwood; Andres Berrios, a music education major and Harrison Honors Scholar from Marietta, Ga.; and Corbin Burns, a biology major from Tuscaloosa.
Sophomore court members were: Ashley Bice, a pre-engineering major from Florence; Allison Pratt, a biology major from Dothan; Michael Cowan, a biology major from Birmingham; and Jacob Mayfield, a biology major from Gadsden.
Freshman court members were: Wallis Fairvalley, a business major from Atlanta; Patricia Woller, a biology major from Decatur; Caver Camp, an undecided major from Greenwood, Miss.; and Graham Spencer, an undecided major from Homewood.
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Top Reasons to Visit Village Inn
- Located less than a half mile from the quaint town of Blowing Rock, Village Inn is a quiet mountain getaway and an ideal base for exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Traditional king guest rooms are elegantly decorated and outfitted with area rugs, hardwood floors, 30-inch flat-screen TVs, refrigerators, microwaves, and coffeemakers. Enjoy your complimentary bottle of wine on the private deck.
- The peaceful landscaped grounds feature a pond with a small island.
- In the morning, head to the Nickajack Lodge for a complimentary breakfast near the stone fireplace.
- Every day from 5 p.m. till 6 p.m. the inn serves a complimentary guest reception with cheese and crackers, milk and cookies, and wine.
- Village Inn is just a short walk from Blowing Rock's Main Street, where you can browse shops and grab a bite to eat.
Blowing Rock, North Carolina: Outdoor Adventure in Blue Ridge Mountains
Bordering the Pisgah National Forest and named for a storied rock formation, Blowing Rock is a home base for outdoor recreation in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Activities range from whitewater rafting and fly-fishing in the summer to cross-country and downhill skiing in the cooler months. About 25 miles northwest of Blowing Rock is Beech Mountain Resort, where skiers and snowboarders zip down 15 trails suited to all skill levels.
Host to the annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show since 1923, the area is also known for its horseback riding. A popular place to ride is the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, a historic estate on 3,600 acres of forests and meadows. Within the park there are 26 miles of carriage roads designated for walking and horseback riding. To see the sights from a car, head to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic motorway through the Appalachians.
Back in town, Blowing Rock's Main Street is lined with eateries and boutiques. Bargain hunters might want to stop by Tanger Outlets, home to Banana Republic, Loft, and Polo Ralph Lauren outlet stores.
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A four-year-old boy lucky to live after getting wedged between two shopping centre travelators on Saturday has been left with a horrifying discoloured face and eyeballs.
Stevie Webb from Mitcham was dragged backwards by the neck and shoulders during the freak accident in the Colliers Wood Sava Centre, with his head flipped back towards his ankles.
Within seconds his horrified mother hit the machine's emergency stop button before dragging him free with the help of a friend.
But even though Stevie is expected to make a full recovery, the accident will leave him purple and blue for at least a month after the impact blocked circulation to the rest of his body, bursting blood vessels in his head.
His father Darren Webb, of Caithness Road, said: "The doctors said he'd been incredibly lucky because his neck and body were so contorted. It's only because he's so young and supple that his neck didn't break.
"But it's left him looking like an extra out of that new Avatar film. He doesn't have any white left in his eyes and it could be months until the colour in his face goes back to normal."
Mr Webb was in the centre's car park waiting to pick up his family whe the accident happened. He immediately rushed unconscious Stevie to St George's Hospital, Tooting, less than a mile away.
He says he is now planning on taking legal action against the centre after its manager refused to take responsibility for the accident, claiming the boy's mother was not watching him at the time.
Mr Webb, who has spoken to manager Eric Sante and watched CCTV footage of the accident, added: "I'll put my hands up and agree my child was playing while his mum's back was turned - but four-year-olds do that sort of thing.
"There was no kind of protection or barrier to stop this from happening but the shopping centre manager still wants to make out that this is our fault. It's unbelievable - my son nearly died."
Mr Sante said: "Mr Webb came in on Monday screaming and demanding to see CCTV footage which we let him do.
"I sat him down and apologised but told him I was in no position to accept responsibility for what happened."
He added the CCTV footage showed Stevie playing next to the travelator while his mother was on the phone.
The incident has already been referred to the shopping centre's legal team.
Merton's health and safety executive is investigating and has asked any witnesses to contact them on 020 8545 3024.
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Veterans, we salute you!
Let's write a children's book called "Playground Sounds"
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The End.
Absolute redonkulousness brought to you by the letter "P" and Alaska Bear Playground by Umnak, Panda Cub by anitalee, Swinger by aqui-ali, queen of the castle by KCA, lookout by piggley, Sliding dog by fd.
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Tall and brown and young and furry
the bear from Ipanema goes walking
and when she passes each bear she passes goes "aaah"
In the sea, he's always waiting
He'd gladly give up hibernating
for when she passes each bear she passes goes "aaah"
Ohhhhhh, but he watches so sadly
Hooooww can he tell her he loves her
Heeeeeee would just give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea,
She looks straight ahead not at he …
May I have this samba, Melanie H.?
… and where the hell is that stewardess with my bamboo?!
Knut's zookeeper has passed away…
According to AP Reports and CBS News, the zookeeper who hand-reared Knut the abandoned polar bear has passed away. No cause of death has been revealed. From the story:
"With his burly build, beard and ponytail, Doerflein was a distinctivefigure at the side of the growing bear. He nursed young Knut in hisarms behind closed doors and wrestled with him after the bear grew oldenough to play.
When Knut made his public debut in March 2007, Doerflein was at hisside. They started a daily performance for the thousands of visitorswho flocked to see the bear at his outdoor enclosure."
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Let's take a look at Thomas Dorflein's legacy in one of the BEST Knut vids ever…
Red Panda despondent over current state of the economy
This poor little Red Panda, a resident of the Smithsonian National Zoo, seems to have picked up the economic woes facing the country.
So sad. He needs to have all the love and positive energy of the Cute Overload community channeled his direct-shons!
Or maybe just a nap.
Red panda-action courtesy of Rose T. (Top) and Ann (Bottom.)
Update: Meanwhile, over at the Edmonton Zoo, these zany rapscallions are romping around in their economy:
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By now, Steps were probably the most popular band in the UK and were compared to names like the Spice Girls and Abba!
In July they toured America with pop princess Britney Spears and in October embarked on their own Next Step UK tour.
It was a sell out, with over 350,000 people going to see them live.
It also won them a place in the record books as the biggest tour the UK had ever seen!
Next came their second album, Steptacular, which entered the chart at number one, selling 250,000 copies in just three weeks.
By now they had had over eight number ones worldwide and received countless awards.
They were also the only band to have achieved such global success in such a short time except for the Spice Girls.


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So y'know how Charlie spoils me? Well he REALLY spoiled me this week by buying me two new lenses for my camera. The first one is the Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM and the second one I'll post about when I actually use it and post the pics.
Yesterday we got home from Militiagan and Madison wanted me to take pictures of her in her new ugly vest so I did and I figured I might as well crank the f stop down as low as it could go because that's what it's for so why not? Well blurry pictures are why not. The depth of field is so damn narrow at that stop I find it extremely finicky and you have to be really close to whatever you're taking a picture of if you don't want a totally blurry picture because the camera doesn't know what to focus on.
Here are the decent ones from the shoot:
I'm posting that one because a) I think it's still a cool pic and b) to show that *I* never moved from where I was squatting from taking the picture above it but it focused on the brim of her hat anyway.
The lens was so finicky and I was getting really upset because hardly any of the pictures I took turned out right and the ones that looked "just okay" were just okay. They looked like they were taken with a crappy point & shoot. And of course I blamed myself for not knowing how to use the lens but Blake said that it would be rare for a photographer to get a brand new lens and just go shoot a wedding with it without practicing with it first but I was scared there was something wrong with it so I got Blake to go play with it a bit and make sure that it wasn't fucked up somehow and that asshole took this awesome shot of Hoover's nose completely by accident:
I didn't even crop that! He just took it that way! (I did tweak it a little bit but nothing major.) Doesn't that look like it should be desktop wallpaper? If I didn't like my wallpaper so much I *would* make that my wallpaper. But anyway, it illustrates just how shallow the depth of field is on f/1.4 and now I realize why my full body pictures of Madison didn't turn out so well. Blake says that if I put the aperture to 4.0, which is the same as my original lens, it should behave like my original lens. Does anyone know if that's true before I go outside today with the dogs and kill myself trying to make this thing work?
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Taking The Dave Test during the Holiday Question Eight: "Can I grieve with others?"Introduction to the seriesMuch of the last year was thread through with considerable loss. My brother, Dave, battled a fatal brain cancer for nearly eight years and he died this last January as the result of a fall that was due in large part to his disease. He would have been 58 years old in October.In reaction to Dave's quest to find a durable faith and supportive friends, I wrote a book call … [Read more...]
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I don't know about changes but I can tell you my Alfa AWUS036H is working "out-of-the-box" in BT5
With the new release - which Alfa cards work ? I'm planning to buy a new wifi card as I was unable to get my internal RT3090 to work properly. I have looked over the:
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Which one can you recommend me for the new release of backtrack? Are there actually any changed compared to BT4 R2 in this aspect at all?
I don't know about changes but I can tell you my Alfa AWUS036H is working "out-of-the-box" in BT5
Running both KDE and GNOME BT5 flawlessly. Thank you !
i have alfa 36nh and tested it with injection and im pleased to say its working like clock work in bt5...i got this adapter because i wanted to be able to connect to more networks..example, if you were at a hotel and wanted to use their free wireless,but unfortunately the hotel network only offer N and your adapter is g..do you get what am saying..so yea the 36nh has all three wireless draft b/g/n..to add insult to injury get the alfa 9db antenna..its a big one..from your ellbow to the tip of your index finger
Hey.. I think you should look in the hardware compatibility treads..
here is a feedback..
I am running an Alfa AWUS036H and a AWUS036NH. I am having no problems with either in monitor mode or injection. Both are running out of the box". Hope this helps.
One of these was recommended to me
Am waiting for mine in the mail, will let your know how it works
I have both the AWUS036H and the AWUS036NH.
AWUS036H is "plug-n-play" on BT5. I turned on mon0 (airmon-ng start wlan0) and I was able to scan for and inject packets right away.
Interestingly, the AWUS036NH didn't run out of the box. I can't even get mon0 up.
Seems like I'm not the only one, either. Check out this post: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...tml#post195829
This guy's fix didn't work for me and I still haven't gotten the AWUS036NH to work on BT5.
I don't know about any of those, I have two of the Alfa AWUS051NH and they work great.
using the AWUS036H cracking my clear 4g hotspot got more than 16000 ivs in less than two minutes, I don't what the devs did but it's blazin compared to 4 R2
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Running With Scissors
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didn't finish Too erotic / crazy for me his childhood
The true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus.
So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctor's bizarre family, and befriending a paedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, where Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock-therapy machine could provide entertainment. The funny, harrowing and bestselling account of an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
I hated this book. I thought it was absolutely disgusting.
Augustan Burroughs certainly is justified in writing a memoir, his teenage years being quite unlike those of anyone else I've known. His mother, suffering from mental illness, sends him to live with the family of her psychiatrist (!), most members of which--the psychiatrist included--proving to be as unbalanced as she is.
There is an interesting balance the memoir must maintain. Some of the eccentricities are so "out there," a reader cannot help but laugh. On the other hand, there is a deep affliction of mental illness underlying everything--and some manifestations of it are downright ugly--and there is nothing funny about that at all.
It's because of my ambivalence over this kind of presentation that I award three stars. I was absorbed by the story, but perhaps not as disturbed by it as I feel I should be, because so much of told was in a rather light-hearted way.
Was an interesting read. Only the 2nd of Burroughs books that I have read thus far. This focuses mainly on his childhood and early teen years. During this time his mother has a few psychotic breaks and Augusten goes to live with his mother's therapist. Although the family lives in a nice neighborhood there's is the worst house on the block. The family is quirky to put it politely. A Christmas tree is left up until May. Augusten and one of the other kids knock out the kitchen ceiling and then put in a "skylight" using a window from the pantry. That's just a couple of examples of what happens in the house where he grows up without his parents. At times the book is laugh out loud funny and other times my mouth dropped open with shock at what he says is happening. That being said you can't help but wonder how much of the book is actually true and how much is pure fiction or embellished truth.
I hate this book with a passion. A gripping tale of a traumatic adolescence that ends with the self-congratulatory cries of "Look at me! I survived and I'm a *real* writer! And I live in New York!" I can't stand it when writers pat themselves on the back for "living to tell the tale". Whatever.
The book, which promotes visceral responses (of laughter, wincing, retching) on nearly every page, contains the kind of scenes that are often called harrowing but which are also plainly funny and rich with child's-eye details of adults who have gone off the rails.
References to this work on external resources.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312938853, Mass Market Paperback)There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir, Running with Scissors, that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped, glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. "I knew I could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office," he writes, "And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after I polished it with Windex for three hours." There were certainly numerous chips in the childhood Burroughs describes: an alcoholic father, an unstable mother who gives him up for adoption to her therapist, and an adolescence spent as part of the therapist's eccentric extended family, gobbling prescription meds and fooling around with both an old electroshock machine and a pedophile who lives in a shed out back. But just as he dreamed of doing with that old table, Burroughs employs a vigorous program of decoration and fervent polishing to a life that many would have simply thrown in a landfill. Despite her abandonment, he never gives up on his increasingly unbalanced mother. And rather than despair about his lot, he glamorizes it: planning a "beauty empire" and performing an a capella version of "You Light Up My Life" at a local mental ward. Burroughs's perspective achieves a crucial balance for a memoir: emotional but not self-involved, observant but not clinical, funny but not deliberately comic. And it's ultimately a feel-good story: as he steers through a challenging childhood, there's always a sense that Burroughs's survivor mentality will guide him through and that the coffee table will be salvaged after all. --John Moe
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Take Your Lunges For a Treadmill Walk
Lately, I have been pressed for time and have been searching for ways to combine strength training and cardio equipment. Trainer Jackie Warner, of Bravo TV's Workout, shared this tip with Prevention, and after trying it last night, I am going to share it with you. Add lunges to your treadmill walking workout. Not just any old lunges. Nope. Lunges with the incline set to 15 percent. To make this action doable, you must slow the belt down and decrease the treadmill speed to two and a half or three miles per hour.
You can incorporate this move into your walking workout like this: after warming up, alternate two minutes of walking lunges, holding onto the handles if you need to, with two minutes of power-walking at a one percent grade followed by two minutes of recovery walking at an easy pace.
Not only does this get your heart rate going, but this move will also tone your glutes and thighs. Try it and tell me what you think.


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Juan Pablo, or "Jata", was born and grew up in Santiago, Chile. He studied at the German high school of Santiago and later in Concepción, when his family moved there for work. Juan Pablo worked for many years in Chile's central valley as an Agronomist engineer in the fruit exportation industry. He then moved to the place he'd fallen in love with long ago: the magical Chiloé Island in Chile's Lakes District. He founded CHILOËTNICO, his own tourism company in 2000 and led his first tour with ExperiencePlus! in 2005 -- Bicycling Patagonia's Lakes District Plus! the Island of Chiloé. His years of experience in Chile's Central Valley were key to designing and developing the ExperiencePlus! Bicycling Chile´s Wine Country routes. With a deep knowledge of history, flora & fauna, Juan Pablo brings a richness and depth to traveler's experiences in Chile and Argentina. One of his goals is that when guests leave they will have at least one new piece of information about Chilean culture.


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Right-wing media attack Bloomberg for his statement supporting interfaith understanding
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Fox News and right-wing blogs have attacked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saying at a Ramadan dinner that "we in New York are Jews and Christians and Muslims, and we always have been." Bloomberg was actually echoing a statement in support of interfaith understanding that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf made during a memorial service for Daniel Pearl.
From Bloomberg's speech:
"At an interfaith memorial service for the martyred journalist Daniel Pearl, Imam Rauf said, quote, 'If to be a Jew means to say with all one's heart, mind, and soul: Shma` Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu Adonai Ehad; Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One, not only today I am a Jew, I have always been one.'
"He then continued to say, 'If to be a Christian is to love the Lord our God with all of my heart, mind and soul, and to love for my fellow human being what I love for myself, then not only am I a Christian, but I have always been one.'
"In that spirit, let me declare that we in New York are Jews and Christians and Muslims, and we always have been. And above all of that, we are Americans, each with an equal right to worship and pray where we choose. There is nowhere in the five boroughs of New York City that is off limits to any religion." [emphasis added]
You would think that Bloomberg's statement would be applauded or at least be seen as non-controversial. Instead, right-wing websites used the remarks to continue to stir up anti-Muslim rage.
After a CNN.com opinion piece lauded Bloomberg's comments under the headline: "New York's Bloomberg: We are all Muslims," the conservative websites pounced.
For instance, Fox News' website Fox Nation featured the headline: "Bloomberg: We Are All Muslims" and accompanied the headline with an image of Bloomberg in Arabic headwear:
The Fox Nation link goes to an August 26 post on the Weasel Zippers blog that accuses Bloomberg of "embracing this dhimmitude thing." Right-wing bloggers often use the term "dhimmitude" whenever they want to attack Westerners for allegedly getting too close to Muslims or making too many concessions to them.
Gateway Pundit's Jim Hoft actually put quotes around the phrase "We are all Muslim" in an attack on Bloomberg for the comments, even though that phrase does not actually appear in Bloomberg's speech. In an August 26 blog post, Hoft lambasted Bloomberg for "sham[ing] those who oppose the Ground Zero Mosque," and for telling "a Ramadan audience this week, 'We are all Muslims.' "
Rather than having an honest discussion about Bloomberg's remarks, right-wing sites have chosen to distort his language to propagate anti-Muslim rhetoric and stoke fear of Islam. Not only is this disingenuous, but it does nothing to support their claim that "Islamophobia" in America does not exist.
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I seen this episode of "Repo Games" on Spike TV weeks ago. I'm sure you all know what is "Repo Games" all about.
The car owner came out with an AR15 SBR pointing to Tom Detone, the show host.
What do you think of this? Will his 2nd amendment be taken away from him? I'm not a gun laws expert but i'd say he shouldn't point his weapon to someone. Specially in this case, his life wasn't threatened at all.
Watch it from 1:46
prolly fake encounter made for tv to raise their crappy ratings. if it was real it woulda been number headline news on msnbc for a week.
Other than the fact of the show being staged, im sure it was just in the script and it will probally happen again in a few months on the show to keep it interesting.
Are they allowed to stage that? Hmm.. TV shows nowdays are getting interesting.
Assault by pointing a weapon.
I hate to be the one to bring this up, but Repo, Auction Wars, Pawn Stars, et al are scripted re-enactment shows. It ain't real. Really.
Now to finish destroying your values, we need to talk about professional wrestling, Santa, and the Easter Bunny.
Repo or no, the same standards of law apply as anywhere else- make a threat to do harm, accompanied by the present apparent ability to carry out that threat, you had better be able to demonstrate why that threat was justified. Oherwise you have just committed Assualt with a Deadly Weapon, and you stand to lose a lot more than your Second Amendment rights. You are looking at a serious felony, loss of your freedom and girlish laughter.
If you find a stranger in the driveway unlocking your car, you may or may not be justified in presenting a weapon. There are 57 states (according to our President) and each has different laws. If you find that you have someone executing a lawful repo order, that is no longer justified.
I can't tell if this is because of the thought that Repo Games was real, or the absolutely terrible English that was used through this entire thread...
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Abstracts submitted by two resident physicians in the Department of Internal Medicine were selected as winners in the 2013 National Associates Competition of the American College of Physicians (ACP). The top 10 winning entries each in the National Clinical Vignette and Research Paper competitions are featured each year at the ACP's premier scientific meeting, Internal Medicine.
A research paper submitted by Rohit Kedia, D.O., entitled "Weight Loss in Subclinical Hyperthyroidism," was among the 10 research abstracts selected as winners in the 2013 National Associates Competition.
An abstract submitted by Ofor Ewelukwa, M.B.B.S., entitled "A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Mimicking Gallbladder Cancer," was among the 10 clinical vignette abstracts selected as winners in the 2013 ACP National Associates Competition.
As winners, both Kedia and Ewelukwa have been invited to give a podium presentations during the Internal Medicine 2013 Meeting in San Francisco April 11-13.
"To have two out of 20 winning abstracts in this national competition come from our program is a great way to get national recognition for our program and for Boonshoft School of Medicine," says Glen Solomon, M.D., chair and professor of internal medicine.


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Greenwich votes to keep village intact
The Village of Greenwich has survived an effort to dissolve it and become part of the town in Washington County.
The vote was fairly close, with 281 residents voting against dissolution, 203 for it. That amounts to 48 percent who wanted to consolidate.
Supporters say the move would have meant paying hundreds of dollars less in property taxes, though town rates likely would have risen.


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The four finalists for the 2014 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, which comes with a 30,000 pound (about $48,000 US) award, were announced yesterday. The prize, one of the biggest in the photography world, honors a contemporary photographer who has made a significant contribution to the medium of photography through an exhibition or publication. The shortlisted... More ›


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Oily skin has caused my 10 years with acne (now 24yrs old) Can oily skin be effectively treated without Accutane? Over active sebaceous glands cause my whiteheads & blackheads. I've suffered since I was 14 and many people are in the same boat as me, oily skin is horrible & dont mention Accutane thats too temporary, please be unique with the answer, we have tried it all! Thank you so much.
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Cable network Discovery Channel will run its annual program of "Shark Week" from July 29 to August 4, 2007 with eight presentations of feature television programs about sharks.
Bringing back the annual program to its audience, Discovery Channel is going to once again hold its famous "Shark Week" this year, set to enter its twentieth anniversary of broadcast.
Hosted by Les Stroud, the week-long celebration of sharks will kick off on July 29, 2007 with the airing of "Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever", the true story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis where most of the men stranded at sea were killed by sharks after the ship sank, at 9 PM.
On the next day, July 30, the network will feature "Deadly Stripes: Tiger Sharks" also at 9 PM then "Top 5 Eaten Alive" at 10 PM. Coming up on July 31 is "Shark Feeding Frenzy" followed by "Perfect Predators� on August 1, "Shark Tribe" on August 2, "Sharks: A Family Affair" on August 3, and "Sharkman" on August 4, all being presented at 9 PM.
In addition, the shark festival will also have a presence at thirty two zoos and aquariums in different markets via Discovery premiums, signs and screener episodes. One of them will be the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon, Canada where a variety of events in relation to the Shark Week will take place. There visitors can enjoy "Breakfast with the Sharks" July 29 or August 4 while getting invited to join Shark dissections and talks as well as receiving free giveaways that include books about sharks, trading cards, shark tattoos, and buttons.
A week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to facts on sharks, Shark Week was first aired in 1988 with an aim to explore the dangers as well as the wonder of sharks in a way that creates awareness of safety for both people and the predator. For this year's celebration, it is said that the Discovery Channel is also collaborating with cable affiliates and local ad sponsors to offer a "Shark Week Adventure" sweepstakes with a grand-prize trip for two to Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean.


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I thought George Thomas was supposed to be the next big thing...
George has skills. He's 18 and still has plenty of time on his side. I saw him at UIC in Feb and he was impressive.
All submissions so far. Nice.
wheres the full card peeps ?
I think it should be legal to break a beer bottle over someones head if they say :-
"swinging for the fences"
"top of the food chain bjj/wrestling/mt etc"
If he's the kid that Paul Rogers fought then he could be good because Pauls a talented fighter also. When Paul turns pro he'll be at flyweight and will immediately be able to mix with the top 15 IMO.
Lew Long is looking great going in to the 3rd round.
He may well be. It was an amateur fight, this is where you pick up experience regardless of w/l. Too many people worrying about the w. too many kids going pro too soon. A kid losing at amateur isn't the end of the world.


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Starting Lineups Saturday
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The Tampa Bay Rays will look for a series win with a victory tonight at Tropicana Field. David Price (1-0, 2.45 ERA) will take on Nick Martinez, who is making his Major-League debut.
Rays Starting Lineup
DeJesus DH
Myers RF
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Loney 1B
Jennings CF
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Choo LF
Andrus SS
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Some of the upcoming drama (spoilers ahead!) for this upcoming season of Desperate Housewives includes:
- a hostage situation in a supermarket
- Bree (Marcia Cross) and Orson getting engaged
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- Bree's son Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) taking up hustling of sorts (prostitution, most likely)
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By us deciding to recreate scenes that were influenced by one of the most influential movies in hip-hop – we were setting ourselves up for a challenge. But with the help of Jumbo's Restaurant & Star Shooters Photo Studio, we were able to do a damn good job and surpass all of our expectations.
Jessie Camacho came along to star in the leading role of the shoot as "Tony Montanaâ€. Natalia Trejos played the lovable "Manolo.â€
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An Audience With The Maori Party's Tariana Turia
An Audience With Maori Party Co-Leader Hon. Tariana Turia
Interview by Kevin List
Tariana Turia was with Labour from 1996 till 2004. During her time in Government, she served as Associate Minister of Health, Associate Minister of Housing, Associate Minister of Social Services and Associate Minister of Maori Affairs. In 2002 she was made the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector. Scoop traversed some of these portfolios with Hon. Tariana Turia and also touched upon the reason for her departing from the Labour Party – the Foreshore And Seabed Bill.
Q: How do you think you worked to improve the housing situation in New Zealand?
A: Well we have got huge housing issues. One of the concerns I have is that councils have a responsibility to ensure that people are not living in substandard houses. They [councils] are allowing people to live in substandard houses because there are insufficient houses provided by the state. We've got far too many people living in substandard buildings and a whole lot of reasons being given as to why we can't have a huge building program.
The say the same thing, year in and year out, going back to the 80s, not enough tradesmen. But what have we done about it? We have been talking this way for years. One of the things that happened when I was the Associate Minister was the CEO of Housing New Zealand provided a comprehensive report to the Cabinet Committee on Maori Housing. The tragedy of it was that report was written fifteen years ago and was still relevant today.
Q: Was that a big issue for you, when you were in government?
A: Absolutely, as a government we've been prepared to spend over – well when I was there the amount given was approximately $800 million for the meningoccal campaign - which I'm not opposed to - But one of the issues surrounding meningitis is overcrowding and substandard housing. I would have thought for long term health it may have been better to properly house them [people in substandard housing].
Q: The government in the recent budget has put more money into housing and I believe is topping up the accommodation supplement?
A: Well really those who have got private housing, that they are letting to people, are the only ones to benefit [from the top up of the accommodation supplement].
Q: Has the problem been exacerbated by the sale of state houses in the 90s?
A: National allowed the houses to run down really badly and then sold them off. And of course that created another huge shortage. In some ways you can kind of see the argument about private investors, investing in housing, and the state providing housing in competition. But the state definitely needs to be involved in providing housing. I'm really pleased to say that this government has already entered into some joint venture arrangements, both private and with the community to develop housing. That would seem to be a good way forward.
Q: What do you think was the best thing you did as Associate Minister of Housing – and what do you think is the best plan to sort the problem out?
A: Well you wonder really whether you did anything. I think that is the most distressing aspect of all when you feel really passionately about the changes that need to take place. Everything seems to take forever. You may have a great idea but it is almost three years before the policy idea in actual fact is put into practice. I could say the same thing about Child Youth and Family. There is nothing more despairing than to give five years to a department that plays a huge role in Maori families. And to then realise it meant nothing, they've gone back to just how they were before. It is very sad.
A: You were involved in Corrections policy as well. What do you see as workable solutions to the problems of incarceration - more prisons?
A: Definitely not. I think we do need prisons for certain types of offending. But we do not need prisons for all offending. I think we need to look at justice that is restorative, that brings people back into the fold and enables them to meet their potential. I've never met anyone that has gone to prison and come out better for it. For Joe public who thinks that prisons are about rehabilitating or habilitating people that have gone there, they can forget it! Very little happens for those inmates whilst incarcerated. There is a huge amount of money spent on psychologists playing around with peoples minds – most of whom they don't know anything about.
Q: Do you think programs such as Maori carving assist?
A: The tragedy of it is that for a lot of young Maori people that is their first opportunity to participate in Tikanga Maori, and that has huge value. I know young people who are in jail and have gained so much from participating in those Maori Focus Units. I think that anything that raises the confidence and self esteem of people to believe in themselves can only be good for them. I'm not sure about the success of carving programs because I don't have the evidence. But I imagine that anybody participating in programs that give them a link back to identity, and is able to build their self esteem and confidence can only be good.
Q: Do you have any comment to make on the fact that Labour and National seem to be battling between them to be the toughest on crime?
A: Well it hasn't worked in America. They have the death penalty and it's made no difference. We have got one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, so that should be telling us something as a country about our punitive behaviour.
Q: Do you think there is a problem with the media picking up the main opposition party's viewpoints on issues (such as crime) and the policies of the smaller parties becoming obscured?
A: Well at the moment yes while I'm one! Obviously you don't get a really strong view on those issues. It is the media who actually choose who they will focus on, and how they will focus, and what they will say. Because the media often disregards the minority voice that is why the minority parties often end up seeming as if they are not contributing. But that is not correct.
Q: You haven't had too bad a run recently
A: No I haven't
Q: What is the deal with the Greens on casting your proxy vote?
A: Well because otherwise I'd have to sit in the House all day and all night. I've got an arrangement with them that I will provide to them how I want to vote on particular bills and where I don't give them a steer they won't take the vote.
Q: What is the deal with health? Is it needs based rather than race based at present?
A: All of the policies have been needs based. Part of the problem [with public perceptions] is that the gaps program came out of a report done by Te Puni Kokiri which showed the difference in Maori achievement right across all of the sectors. The policy was targeted at Maori and Pacific peoples because that is where the gap was. And then of course politicians who play political games on every single issue start talking about race based policy. Whereas that gap was clearly identified. It was a policy about need not race.
Q: The government does seem to be steering towards the middle ground on these issues – do you think this is a result of Don Brash and the Orewa speech?
A: Absolutely.
Q: You don't agree with that reaction (from the Government)?
A: Absolutely not. It was unnecessary. They had the evidence. All they needed to do was show leadership and focus on the evidence that they had, which clearly identified that there were significant gaps between Maori and Non-Maori. Of course in among that there was also pakeha people and other ethnic minority groups. Agencies pick up on those groups as well. It is not as if you have only got a big focus on Maori and Pacific [people]. They will be a target focus but there will always be resources put into the other [groupings] as well.
Q: What was background to the current Foreshore and Seabed Bill? And what was the part played by the Marlborough District Council in the proceedings?
A: What had happened was that the Iwi there [Marlborough] had been applying for marine space. The Marlborough Council kept turning them down, even though they were giving space to others. So then the Iwi took a case to the court over who actually owned the space. That is basically how the whole foreshore debate came in to question. It came about because of a denial of opportunity and then a questioning of the authority.
Q: How long had the case involving the Marlborough District Council and the Iwi been going on for?
A: Well I understand that this case has been going on for some years, and then it went to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal found that the Crown were not able to produce evidence in fact that the Crown owned it. Maori people were to be given the right to go to the Maori Land Court and they would have had to prove that their customary rights continued to exist.
Q: So this whole foreshore and seabed issue might never have arisen had the Marlborough District Council decided to play ball?
A: Well absolutely because our people continue to believe that they had Kaitiakitanga Rights and will continue to believe that regardless of legislation. What really distressed me about this issue was that the government could have made changes to the Resource Management Act to ensure access, even though no-one has ever been denied access in the past. Well certainly it has been rare and usually by private property owners. They [the government] could have changed the Te Ture Whenua [Maori Land] Act to stop any sale.
Q: So it could have been solved utilising other legislation?
A: That's right – it could have been done utilising other legislation. Or maybe it could have been ignored. The biggest problem was the Crown made an assumption that it [the Crown] owned it [the Foreshore and Seabed] and it turned out not to be true.
Q: Is there a wider problem with Local Government and Maori?
A: I think that is really where the Treaty issue's arrive significantly, at a Local Government level because that is where issues such as waterways and land are dealt with.


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Ron Cooper was the first African American head football coach at the University of Louisville (U of L). He came to U of L in 1993 from Eastern Michigan University, where he had been the head football coach with a two year record of 9-13. He had also been the defensive coordinator at Murray State University, 1987-88. Cooper was at U of L for three years before being fired in December 1997; the team's record was 7-4 the first year, 5-6 the second, 1-10 the third. When he came to U of L, Cooper was one of five African American head football coaches at Division I-A schools, and at the age of 31, he was also the youngest. After leaving U of L, Cooper was hired as the head football coach at Alabama A&M, where he coached 1998-2001. The A&M team played in the 2000 championship game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and that year they led the nation in rushing defense. In his coaching career, Cooper has led teams to six bowl games. Ron Cooper was born in Huntsville, AL, and is a 1983 graduate of Jacksonville State University, where he lettered all four years in football. He earned his master's degree in 1986 at Appalachian State University. For more see G. Frenette, "Untapped talent pool Blacks often passed over for top spots," The Florida Times-Union, 12/15/1997, Sports section, p. B-1; The University of Louisville, by D. D. Cox and W. J. Morison; and Ron Cooper at LSUsports.net. See also the NKAA Database entry for Charles R. Strong, the second African American head football coach at U of L.
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Lizzie doesn't mean to do the wrong thing . . . she's just misunderstood. When ten-year-old Lizzie accidentally sets fire to a cardboard effigy of her school principal, she's asked to leave Our Lady of the Sacred Wimple College. It wasn't her fault, honest! But no one will listen to the truth, so from now on Lizzie will be home-schooled by her mother in her family's dining room. No friends, no playground, and nothing but homework. Lizzie has to prove that she's matured enough to be allowed back into Sacred Wimple. She tries. She volunteers at a charity shop. She writes an essay about an inspirational person. She attempts to cheer up her dad, who's being sued after writing a mean restaurant review. And when she finds a man living in the empty display home next door, she vows to help him . . . Miss Understood is a warm, funny and moving story by award-winning author James Roy.
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All posts for the month July, 2011
Genius at play. Hat tip Plan B Motorcycles
This vids been making the rounds today so i thought I'd share it here too. Really interesting camera angles. Might be tough on a roadracer with the extreme lean angles though.
RotoR DP19 Dorno from Marco Orbassano on Vimeo.
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Laser skin resurfacing is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure used to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and other skin irregularities. It offers patients many advantages over traditional resurfacing procedures such as chemical peels and microdermabrasion, as it practically eliminates side effects such as discomfort, bleeding and bruising.
Although laser skin resurfacing uses the same basic principles of other procedures and treats aging, damaged skin by removing a layer of skin, it does so through a noninvasive approach that uses laser energy to remove as much skin as needed. This allows for a much deeper removal through more precise and less invasive techniques.
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Witnesses said as many as 14 civilians were killed and scores wounded, but US officials said it might take days after US troops took control of the area before a full damage assessment was undertaken.
British intelligence sources said Saddam more than likely survived. "He was probably not in the building when it was bombed," The Guardian quoted a source as saying.
The bombing raised the prospect that the coalition may kill Saddam without knowing for certain - and without being able to prove to the world - that he is dead. DNA testing has improved as a result of the challenge of identifying victims of the World Trade Centre disaster.
But to prove that an unidentified body is that of the Iraqi leader, US officials would still need to obtain a sample from the body and compare it to DNA they are sure came from Saddam or from one of his close relatives.
At least 600 victims of the terrorist attack in New York were identified by DNA alone. To make the identification, the samples were sometimes compared to genetic material on toothbrushes, clippings from hair shavers, cigarette butts and even drinking straws provided by family members.
But it is unclear whether US officials have any similar material they could use to identify tissue retrieved from the Baghdad bombing site.
One US official said the US did not have genetic material from Saddam himself. Asked whether the US had DNA samples from relatives of the Iraqi dictator, a second US intelligence official said, "As far as I know, no."
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Xtreme forward increasing scoring touch as playoffs near
Thursday, Feb 06, 2014 11:28 am
In the second half of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL) season, Airdrie Xtreme forward Cody Gibson has become a key cog in his team�s scoring attack.
The 14-year-old left winger from Airdrie has found the back of the net on 10 occasions and assisted on 11 other goals this year in 28 games, which has helped the Xtreme to a 15-3-3 record and third place in the Ram South division.
But despite his scoring record, Gibson is quick to point out the team�s success instead of his own performance.
�We have just been going out and playing hard as of late, and we have just been trying to score more goals on offence,� Gibson said. �As a team, it seems to be working for us.�
�If we can continue to work well as a team and continue to pull together, I think we have a really good shot of going far in the playoffs,� he added.
While Gibson is a team-first kind of guy when it comes to his scoring success, Xtreme Head Coach Josh Zimmer said Gibson�s improvements have come since the new year.
�He has always been a complete player, but he�s really been putting the puck in the back of the net for us over the last four to six weeks, which is nice to see,� Zimmer said.
�Cody is one of our glue guys that does a lot of the little things really well,� he added. �He�s a great skater with a great shot, and he�s been going to the net really well over the last month or so to bang in rebounds.�
As a self-described power-forward who is a big fan of New York Rangers star player Rick Nash, Gibson has also noticed that his game has improved since the start of the season, especially as he became used to the playing style in the AMBHL.
�Something that I had to adjust to was the speed and the skill in this league, as those were the two biggest things that I had to get used to,� Gibson said. �But as the year has moved along, I have been skating harder, keeping my head up, and moving the puck quicker.�
�Our entire team is very skilled, and I think we actually have all been moving the puck well since the season started, and we have been able to score on our chances more often as a result,� he added.
Looking towards the future, Gibson plans to play minor midget hockey next season for the AC Avalanche, before progressing his way up the hockey ladder to his main goal of playing college hockey.
�I would like to play midget in a couple of years time, followed by a couple of years in the Junior A ranks before I play college hockey,� he said. �The chance to get an education while playing hockey is a huge thing for me, and I would play for anyone that would want me to play for them.�
Gibson and the rest of the Xtreme are on the road this weekend to conclude its 2013/14 AMBHL season.
The Xtreme will visit Lloydminster on Feb. 8 to take on the Heat, before wrapping up its campaign on Feb. 9 against the Leduc Oil Kings in Leduc.
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Applebee's Veggie Patch Pizza
Recipe by Bev I Am
Whenever we go to Applebee's we have to get a Veggie Patch Pizza! I discovered this recipe on Recipe Goldmine. I hope you will enjoy it!
Top Review by chasenip2 ..
This is first review. I had not had this appetizer in years, and I'm not in any way a vegetarian, but this was always my favorite thing on Applebee's menu and I've never been a fan of theirs after they took it off. Keeping this simple, this recipe is pretty much exactly how I remember this dish. It's rich, satisfying, comfort food at its finest! It's a little bit of work, but if you loved the original, you should love this one. I followed the recipe as written (I had enough topping to make more than one pizza) and I wouldn't change a thing.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- butter-flavored oil, as needed
- 1⁄2 cup sliced mushrooms
- black pepper, to taste
- granulated garlic, to taste
- salt, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1⁄4 cup diced tomato
- 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese or 1 tablespoon romano cheese
Spinach and Artichoke Dip (use 4 ounces)
- 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and rough chopped
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese or 1 cup romano cheese, blend
- 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 10 ounces prepared alfredo sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 0.5 (4 ounce) packagesoftened cream cheese
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- Cut into wedges and serve.
- Spinach and Artichoke Dip: Combine ingredients thoroughly in a bowl and spread mixture into a small baking dish.
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Annie Gunn's has been a go-to location for a quality fine-dining experience for years, and we recently revisited this Chesterfield favorite and rediscovered why.
To start, the service was first-rate from the moment we arrived. From the complimentary glass of Moscato we got after we were seated to the consistent, though not overbearing, attention from our server, we felt welcomed like old friends.
In addition to a bevy of starters, the menu also featured several larger platters of apps to share. The House-Smoked Seafood Sampler ($20), proved to be the perfect palate primer for two. It included Vermont maple-glazed jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, Missouri trout from Troutdale Farm and Irish salmon, along with house-made Guinness Rye bread. The shrimp had just the right amount of smoke and sweetness, and the bread was dark and rich but sliced thin so as not to be too heavy.
Though they sounded superlative, we decided to bypass the salad selection and get right to the heart of the matter: meat. Annie Gunn's is known for the beefy goodness the kitchen serves up, so we ordered a burger and a steak. From the selection of half-pound hamburgers, we zeroed in on The Classic ($10). The foundation of this substantial sandwich was Annie Gunn's special blend of ground strip loin, ribeye, Angus tenderloin and brisket. Our burger was deliciously augmented by brown sugar-cured, housesmoked hog belly and served with a side of fries and mustard aioli. There were a handful of variations available, including a variety of cheeses and smoked bacon. We decided on sauteed Ozark Forest Mushrooms ($2), which was a tasty addition indeed. They were served in a small dish, so we could decide just how much we wanted to add.
From the Steaks and Chops list, we got the 6-ounce Grilled Angus Reserve Aged Filet Mignon ($32), which came with whipped Yukon Gold potatoes, carrot slices and asparagus spears. The filet also was available in a 10-ounce size. Ours came out beautifully rosy and rare and absolutely delectable, topped with cracked pepper butter.
Along with chef Lou Rook's wonderful culinary concoctions, Annie Gunn's is renowned for its wine list, the product of wine director Glenn Bardgett. For oenophiles of all levels, it's definitely a must-read. We're frequently put off by the sparse by-the-glass offerings at many restaurants we visit, but we really appreciated the breadth of selections this list had to offer. We decided to really up our dining experience with a glass of Silver Oak 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon ($25). This superlative cab proved to be the ultimate red meat companion, and definitely not something we've seen by the glass too often!
We rounded out our experience with the Chocolate Mousse ($9), a decadent dark chocolate creation served with delicate macaroons and a dollop of whipped cream. It was just sweet enough to provide a good counterpoint to our heavy meat-centric feast. Pastry chef Danielle Bush came onboard Annie Gunn's last year, and her fantastic sweet treats provide yet another reason for diners to drop by.
We visited Annie Gunn's mid-week, and the dining room was bustling like it was Saturday night. With such a well-rounded dining experience, we're not surprised.
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Jiayuguan, China (AFP) June 05, 2013
At the farthest end of the Great Wall, Yang Yongfu limps along the section he arduously restored, in effect "privatising" it and putting himself on a collision course with the authorities.
The farmer spent five million yuan ($800,000) and years of backbreaking work renovating several hundred metres of the national symbol deep in northwestern China, turning it into a tourist site.
"At the beginning people didn't understand why I took on this project. They called me crazy," said the 52-year-old.
The Great Wall is not a single unbroken structure -- nor is it visible from space -- but stretches for thousands of kilometres, from Shanhaiguan on the east coast to Jiayuguan in the windswept sands on the edge of the Gobi desert.
In places it is so dilapidated that estimates of its total length vary from 9,000 to 21,000 kilometres (5,600 to 13,000 miles), depending on whether missing sectors are included.
First begun in the third century BC, parts were still being built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), among them Yang's section.
It was little more than a ruin when he started work in 2000, but now 790 metres of ochre wall run out from a small fort across a stony plain, snaking upwards over a bare hillside via several watchtowers.
Built of bricks and rendered with earth, his wall averages around 4.5 metres high and is topped with battlements.
"People were sceptical, because they thought renovating the wall was the job of the government," said Yang. "I was surprised at the success I had. But this could also be considered an act of patriotism."
He set up an entrance area for tourists, complete with a car park and fishpond, and his wife Tao Huiping collects the 25 yuan admittance fee at the ticket booth -- a table in the open air.
"Today about 30 people came," she said, holding up the ticket stubs, beaming proudly and praising her husband's "phenomenal" work. "People call him Emperor Yang," she said laughing.
Their opportunity came about in 1999, Yang said, when local authorities called on residents to renovate the Wall themselves, and officials gave him authorisation to do so. The money came from savings and loans from relatives.
In recent decades the Wall has suffered the depredations of farmers stealing its stones for building, and construction crews cutting through it with roads and railways.
Some of the greatest damage came during the turmoil of the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution.
But as China has become wealthier the government can better afford to take on the burden of restoration.
At the same time the Communist Party uses nationalism to bolster its claim to a right to rule, and in recent years authorities have become keener custodians of symbols of China, from historic monuments to giant pandas.
A 2006 law gave the government the exclusive right to manage national relics -- making Yang's project illegal.
His business continues to operate but he and the local authorities have been through several rounds of negotiations over transferring the rights to the wall. They have so far failed to reach an agreement.
"I never received any support from the government and they accused me of constructing a fake wall. That's what makes me angry," Yang said.
One of the Wall's most popular sections, at Badaling just north of Beijing, can see tens of thousands of Chinese tourists during public holidays.
But even with 20,000 visitors a year Yang's site is a long way from being a viable business -- and just across the valley an official attraction listed as a World Heritage Site offers 7.5 kilometres of wall.
Yang admits still owing one million yuan. "I have cried tears of despair," he said, but insisted he "regretted nothing".
Jiayuguan city's head of cultural heritage Ye Yong explained that Yang's work was approved in a particular context. "It was a unique time in which the government did not have enough money to renovate or protect its heritage," he said.
"But going forward, with the new laws and regulations about the protection of cultural relics in place, individuals will no longer be able to do renovations themselves."
Even so, the farmer could yet reap a windfall from his investment if the government decides to "renationalise" it by including it in an official preservation project, Ye signalled.
"We will consider buying it," he said.
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Rose Lu ( Bing Hua )
Let Us - Poem by Rose Lu ( Bing Hua )
Let's pace into the pastoral
To and fro where rape-seeds bloom bright
And yellow flowers are prettified by circles sunlight.
White clouds write down their heartstrings in the azure blue
And tread pieces of earthly goo
I lower myself but you don't see
So let me wave the purple scarf in my hand
My dear. You're as delicate as rape-seed flowers
And romantic as the purple scarf,
Can you catch up with me?
Let's board the sailing skiff
Toss in torrents of the brine
And detour white waters and rocks risky
Let's reside where there are fish fresh and water fine
and stay far away from the bustle-hustle of the world
So long as I know you and you know me
We'll settle down on the ISLAND
Use conch shells as bowls
And adorn our house with corals
From now on we'll cease to repine for the other strand
Let's accompany each other more and more
And heed the deep's moans evermore
By Rose Lu (Bing hua) Tr. East Sea Fairy
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