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Last week, we told you about the Quaffer, an interesting shot glass with a built-in chaser. We were so fired up to do a review we had some shipped right out to us. Our Quaffer sampler pack has just arrived in the mail, so we'll be reviewing it as soon as we can.
The sampler pack includes two glass Quaffers, two plastic Quaffers, two beer Quaffers, two pouring spouts, stickers and instructions. We can't see a down side to getting the shot and the chaser all wrapped up as one, so we're definitely looking forward to this review.
If you can't wait for our two cents, pick up your own Quaffer sampler and let us know what you think.
Update: Two minutes after posting this story, we realized that with all these cool shot glasses staring at us, we weren't going to wait to try them out. We did one with ginger beer and Jim Beam, and it worked like a charm - the layering was easy and so was the gulping. A more thorough review will follow, but we just had to let you know.
Earlier this week, we covered the PerfectDraft, a home draft beer system. This week, we heard that Heineken is suing PerfectDraft manufacturer InBev, for infringement of "intellectual property rights."
Apparently, Heineken is in a tizzy about the similarity of PerfectDraft to its own product, the Beertender. We don't know what intellectual property is, but we know we can get behind the idea of draft beer at home. We'll be monitoring this case to see how it works out, but all we can say is "Can't we all just get along?" We don't know who invented it first, but we don't really care. Our question is when we're going to be able to get one of these systems here in the states - currently they're only available in Europe.
Learn more about PerfectDraft, and compare it to the Heineken Beertender, and then somebody let us know when we can get our hands on either system.
Read more about the the lawsuit at Forbes.com.
Last week we told you about Kegbot, a nifty kegerator contraption with a computer built in. Not to be outdone, German scientists have developed an electronic drink coaster that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill. Getting a drink refill by email? O brave new world that has such beer coasters in it!
Andreas Butz at the University of Munich and Michael Schmitz from Saarland University came up with the idea while out drinking with their students.
The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so that it still soaks up spilt liquid and displays an advertisement. But it also contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill.
The device weighs 110 grams and costs $100 to make, but Butz and Schmitz think the weight and cost would shrink if the mat were to be mass-produced.
The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so that it still soaks up spilt liquid and displays an advertisement. But it also contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill.
The device weighs 110 grams and costs $100 to make, but Butz and Schmitz think the weight and cost would shrink if the mat were to be mass-produced.
Keep would-be liquor thieves at bay with the Liquor Lock, a combination lock system you attach to the neck of your bottles. If you don't have a liquor cabinet, it can be tough to make sure no one's mooching your hooch, and marking the level on the bottle gets old really fast. Keep the kids (or your roommates) out of your liquor bottles easily...just enter a three-pin combination, then turn the top clockwise until the lock expands and is tight. Re-enter the combination and turn counter-clockwise to release.
You can get the Liquor Lock at Sportys.com for about $15, but if it keeps people from stealing your booze it should pay for itself pretty quickly. We also saw a similar bottle lock featured by the good folks over at ProductDose.
Let's face it...there's nothing better than a drink in a chilled glass. If we had a meat locker-sized freezer, we could probably fit all the beer mugs and cocktail glasses we'd like to keep cold, but this isn't a perfect world. Sometimes we have to drink out of a regular old room temperature glass. That could change soon, with the arrival of IceOlate, a new drink cooling system we heard about this week.
Each IceOlate glass has a water-filled core at the center, so you can add ice to your drink without diluting it. We've seen glasses that operate on this principle before, but IceOlate adds a cool new twist. Instead of storing the entire glass in the freezer, the ice is stored in a small, removable plug. That means you can keep a bunch of them in the freezer while using minimal real estate, which you need for your bottles of frozen liquor. They only come in martini glass form right now, but maybe if they take off we'll see more types of glasses in the future.
It remains to be seen how well IceOlate actually chills your drink, but we think it's a pretty innovative idea. Learn more about IceOlate glasses at the Yanko Design website.
As strange as it sounds, it can be tough to find someone willing to be the designated driver. Sure, at the beginning of the night, it's easy vow that you'll sit around and drink soda while your friends get progressively plowed, but when push comes to shove not everyone has the willpower.
"C'mon, I'm fine to drive." You've heard it before, and maybe you've even said it, when the blood alcohol told a different story. Yeah, you feel fine to drive, but are you legal? The last thing you need is to see those blue lights spinning in your rear view. At the end of the night it's important to be safe, and now you can let people prove they're sober (or prove it to yourself) before getting behind the wheel.
We found the Alcohawk keychain breathalyzer at Amazon for just such a situation. Get your own Alcohawk keychain breathalyzerand always have a blood alcohol tester nearby when you're deciding whether a cab is in order.
We have a friend who opens his beer bottles with his wedding ring. He claims it does no damage to the ring, and it certainly makes for a cool party trick if you're hurting for an opener. We have our doubts that your typical gold ring should be put under such strain, and we don't feel like sleeping on the couch again, so we've dug up a ring bottle opener designed for the purpose. If nothing else, it'll go with your handy bottle opening belt buckle and sandals.
From the Amazon product description:
Be the life of the party with the bottle opener you wear! No more forcing open bottle tops with lighters or on the side of a table, just slip the ring on your middle finger, hook the ring on the bottle top and lift your wrist...Pssssshhhh. The bottle opens with ease!. Select from six sizes. To measure your ring size, place the thickest part of your middle finger (usually the middle joint) against a ruler, measure it and match against the closest size listed on the drop down menu. The ring works best when fitted snugly on your finger.
We also found a similar product from ThinkGeek, via Gizmodo.
We saw the Quaffer online a couple years ago, but we forgot the name and we've been wracking our beer-soaked brains to remember ever since. On more than one occasion we've been known to assign the Liquor Snob interns the task of finding "that cool shot glass that holds the chaser," and bird-dogging them through the Liquor Snob offices when they came up empty. No longer...Quaffer is now burned into our hearts and minds.
The Quaffer shot glass operates on a demonically simple premise that we file in the why-didn't-we-think-of-that category. You put your chaser into the lower, larger chamber where it will enter your mouth last, rinsing away the taste of the alcohol.
You float your liquor, which has a lower density, on top of the chaser. Then you drink them both together. No more shot-grimace-chaser...it all goes in at once so it takes the bite right out of the booze. They also make an extra-large Beer Quaffer designed for beer drinks, like Car Bombs and Sake Bombs.
We have a legendary love for all things Jagermeister, so our favorite recipe from the Quaffer site was the Jager Bomb - Jager on top, Red Bull in the bottom (pictured). We'll be getting our hands on some Quaffers in the near future, and we'll let you know if they work as well as we'd like to think they do.
You can buy the shot glasses, plus find all sorts of Quaffer information and more recipes, at the Quaffer site.
We've always said, if you can't get to the bar, bring the bar to you. Now, the British have one-upped us on the concept by inventing an inflatable pub, which we would consider nature's perfect building. Where else can you drink until you fall down, then bounce back into upright position?
From Gadgetizer:
"Airquee, a company already renowned for its high quality air buildings and inflatable play equipment, are the geniuses behind this product. Completely portable and featuring only the finest faux stone siding and tin roof, the Inflatable Pub measures 40 x 19 x 22 feet and can be erected in a mere 10 minutes via its two pumps. It's big enough to pack in 30 of your closest mates and the sturdy, internal aluminum frame can be used for hanging stereo speakers or tellies for the football and it'll double as a safety-measure in the event that any of your drunken mates really sucks at darts.
No word that I can find on pricing, but come on, when it comes to getting smashed with the gang, cost is never a concern is it?"
No word that I can find on pricing, but come on, when it comes to getting smashed with the gang, cost is never a concern is it?"
Via Gadgetizer; plus, learn more about the Airquee Inflatable Pub.
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Session: Therapy Educational Symposium - TG-51 Review and Updates
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Progress in Calculations of KQ for TG-51
David W. Rogers
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ABC Goes Live in Prime Time to Carry Triumphant Obama Speech
ABC, which on May 14 was so excited about the John Edwards endorsement of Barack Obama that its 6:30 PM feed of World News went live to Obama introducing Edwards -- complete with a Bruce Spingsteen song as Edwards bounded on stage -- on Tuesday night cut into Boston Legal at 10:08 PM EDT/9:08 PM CDT to go live for 14 straight minutes of a triumphant Barack Obama at a rally in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. (CBS stuck with Without a Trace and NBC with Law & Order: SVU, though both ran Special Reports earlier to report Obama had secured the Democratic nomination.) After cutting away from Obama, ABC aired just over two minutes of excerpts from Hillary Clinton's earlier non-concession address and then a minute-and-a-half from Republican John McCain.
Anchor Charles Gibson trumpeted at the start of the Special Report:
You're looking at a picture from St. Paul, Minnesota, the Xcel Center, in Minnesota, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, have just been introduced to a rather raucous rally there to greet him on what is an historic night. On this night, June 3rd, 2008 an African-American has been nominated to be, or will be nominated to be, candidate of a major party for President of the United States....It is just over 50 years since America officially desegregated its schools. And now, an African-American nominated for President.
At 9:00 PM EDT, NBC's Brian Williams declared Obama the "presumptive nominee" and hailed it as "the stuff of history tonight." Tim Russert agreed: "History's the most important and operative word, Brian, the first time a major political party in the United States of America has nominated an African-American..."
A few minutes later, CBS's Katie Couric announced: "This is a pretty historic day."
My May 14 NewsBusters item, "Nets Excited by 'Major' Edwards Endorsement to 'Create One America,'" recounted:
Trumpeting the "major endorsement" from John Edwards for Barack Obama, the day after Obama was trounced by 40 points in West Virginia all three broadcast network evening newscasts led Wednesday night with the "dramatic" announcement of the "political prize" that gives Obama a "major boost." Katie Couric returned at the end of the 6:30 PM EST CBS Evening News feed to reiterate "our top story tonight" as she effused over live video of Edwards speaking at the rally: "John Edwards endorses Barack Obama, saying he's one man who knows in his heart that it's time to create one America, not two."
ABC was so excited that its 6:30 PM feed of World News went live at about 6:40 PM to Grand Rapids, Michigan for 90 seconds of Obama introducing Edwards, complete with a Bruce Spingsteen song as Edwards bounded on stage. Gibson then acknowledged: "Timed for maximum exposure, timed to coincide with the evening newscasts, timed to give Barack Obama a needed boost after his bad defeat yesterday in West Virginia. George Stephanopoulos, this is the kind of publicity that you can't buy."
Indeed, no need to pay for it when ABC News is eager to give it to you for free. Gibson had teased his show: "Tonight, political prize. Barack Obama win a major endorsement from John Edwards." Couric had hailed "a major endorsement for Barack Obama" before asserting "Obama took back the spotlight this evening dramatically when he won an endorsement both candidates wanted badly." On NBC, Brian Williams touted: "Tonight, the campaign of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination has received a major boost."


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Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
About USIL:
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) located in Lima the capital city of Peru, proudly touts the unique entrepreneurial and global perspective of its faculty. Students can expect a mix of theory and practice in the class room, as USIL applies students' lessons through the practical application of case study. Along with undergraduate work, this university also offers business-oriented graduate programs to international exchange students. In particular, USIL provides course work for an MBA program and an MS in Management. USIL provides a specialized Spanish immersion course set in Cusco for international exchange students visiting the university--there is however, a program fee associated with the Cusco program. Courses are also available to those interested in the culinary arts.
Location: Lima, Peru
Website: http://www.usil.edu.pe or for more information on the USIL exchange program click here. For more general information about the country and university click here.
Academics Available: USIL is open to all majors; however, the school has a strong business and hospitality orientation. USIL is available for both undergraduate and graduate studies. For more information click here. For information on the summer program click here. See Melissa Matsubara for course availability.
Reduced Price: USIL is offering a reduced price to study in Cusco for Spring 2015 and Summer 2015. The regular price of a semester in Cusco is $5,300 USD but will be lowered to $4,700 USD for Spring 2015. The regular price of a summer program in Cusco is $2,300 USD but will be lowered to $2,000 USD for Summer 2015.
Dates to Remember:
Application Due
Study Abroad Dates
Fall Semester
July 15
Mid August to December
Spring Semester
February 11
March 30 - July 20
Admission Requirements:
- Must have attended HPU for one semester
- Must intend to graduate from HPU
- Must have at least a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Must be fluent in English; some Spanish is preferred.
Application Procedure:
- Complete the Student Exchange Program data sheet.
- Schedule and attend a formal interview with Melissa Matsubara
- Be prepared to discuss your motives for studying abroad and your degree plan.
- Select an exchange partner university that has courses which can be used for your intended HPU degree.
- Fill out the exchange university's admissions application
- Obtain recommendation letters to be turned in with your application. (This depends on the individual university's application requirements)
- Passport photos (Amount and size depend upon each university)
- Sign a Course Request Approval (CRA) to verify your foreign coursework and HPU equivalents.
Health Insurance: Health Insurance is mandatory for all study abroad students. HPU recommends health insurance from Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI) for students study abroad. There is more information medical coverage and rates of CISI health insurance at http://www.culturalinsurance.com/Housing Accommodations: Accommodations will depend upon the program and respective campus the student chooses. For those looking for accommodation through the university, USIL offers its students redisence at Casa Don Ignacio. Please follow this link for more information on Casa Don Ignacio: http://www.casadedonignacio.com/
Students are responsible for establishing their lodgings for the duration of their visit, and must contact USIL accordingly.
Currency: The current exchange rate can be calculated online at http://finance.yahoo.com/currency
Visa Information: Participants need a proper visa prior to entering Peru. Students are advised to contact a consulate or the Embassy of Peru for more information.
U.S. Passport information is available at 522-8283 (recording) and online at http://www.travel.state.gov You'll find more information about the details of obtaining a student visa at http://www.consulperuatlanta.com/visas.html.
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THIS WEEK @ UARTS: November 18 - 24, 2013
Stay up to date with University of the Arts news and events:
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24-Hour Access and Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
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More Announcements >>
UArts Alumni Selected for 2014 Whitney Biennial
Film Alum Wins Emmy for 'Boardwalk Empire'
Faculty/Alums Featured on WHYY
More News >>
Passport to World Cinema Series: Xingu
Poetry Reading: Sebastian Agudelo
Mobile Masters: Mobile Photo Lecture & Workshop
More Events >>
CFEVA Visual Artist Fellowship Deadline Extended
Our Roots, Our Legacy: World Cultures Festival
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery
Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery
Special Gifts Gallery
More Galleries >>
24-Hour Access and Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
End-of-semester 24-hour access to academic facilities began at 8 a.m. today, Monday, November 18, and will continue through the last day of the semester on Friday, December 20. For the Thanksgiving Holiday, the University is open, but there are no classes on Wednesday, November 27. All non-residential facilities will close fully at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27. All non-residential facilities will re-open at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 29 and 24-hour access will resume at that time. The building schedule for the Thanksgiving Holiday and weekend is as follows:
|Residence Halls
|Anderson Hall
Re-open 8am
Open 24 hrs
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|Merriam Hall
Re-open 8am
Open 24 hrs
Open 24 hrs
|Terra Hall
Re-open 8am
Open 24 hrs
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|Arts Bank
|Gershman Hall
|Hamilton Hall
|Hamilton Hall Studios
Registration for Spring 2014 Is Now Open
Students: Please check your UArts email for your registration appointment date and time. We encourage you to register as soon as possible so you will have the best chance to get your first choice of classes. Related information and materials are located on the Office of the Registrar website. Follow the links on the left to access information about course offerings, registration instructions and forms. Don't forget to check your permission to register. If you have any questions about registration, please email us at email@example.com.
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A reminder to users of FreedomPay: the service will be discontinued at the end of the current semester and using your UArts ID through eAccounts and UArts$ will become the sole method of automatic payment for campus services such as iLabs, Dining Services, the School Store, individual crafts and arts shops on campus, and even vending machines (cash and credit cards will also continue to be accepted). Once you use a credit card to deposit cash to your eAccount, you can then use your student ID as your payment method everywhere eAccounts is accepted on campus. We strongly recommend a credit rather than a debit card for greater online security.
It's easy to sign up – just log in to the UArts Portal, click "eAccounts" in the left menu, then follow the instructions.
Blick Presents Folklore Canvas Battle
Blick Art Materials presents its Folklore Canvas Battle on November 23. Come support local schools as students paint on a 40" x 60" canvas to win a $500 Blick gift card. This one-day special event welcomes you to come in and vote for the best-looking Folklore-themed painting.
UArts Alumni Selected for 2014 Whitney Biennial
Dave McKenzie BFA '00 (Printmaking) and Dan Walsh BFA '83 (Painting) have been selected to exhibit in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, the country's best-known survey of the latest developments in American art. This year's Biennial will take place March 7 through May 25, 2014, at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Read more >>
Film Alum Wins Emmy for 'Boardwalk Empire'
UArts alumnus Jeffrey Stern BFA '75 (Film) has won an Emmy for his work on the hit HBO series "Boardwalk Empire." The award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series was presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the Primetime Creative Arts Awards ceremony, held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles in September. Read more >>
Faculty/Alums Featured on WHYY
Photography Senior Lecturer and Academic Advisor Jordan Rockford BFA '00 (Photography) and Crafts Senior Lecturer Christina Day BFA '99 (Crafts) were interviewed by WHYY as part of the ongoing CITYWIDE exhibition taking place across Philadelphia throughout the month of November. Rockford and Day can be heard at 7:10 in the November 12 show. Read the corresponding NewsWorks article >>
Professor Contributes to MoMA's 'Design and Violence' Project
Camille Paglia, University Professor of Humanities & Media Studies, contributed an essay titled "The Stiletto Heel" to the Museum of Modern Art's "Design and Violence" project, a curatorial experiment that explores the manifestations of violence in contemporary society. Pairing critical thinkers with examples of challenging design work, the project presents case studies that will spark discussion and bring the ambiguous relationship between design and violence to center stage for designers and the people they serve – all of us. Read the essay >>
School of Art Professor Is Visiting Scholar in Rome
School of Art Associate Professor Mary Phelan has just returned from a residency as a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome, where she was researching visual narrative structures in early maps. Phelan, who teaches in the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts and MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking programs at UArts, will use the prestigious two-week residency as a resource for her work.
Art Therapy Director Presents Workshop at Creative Arts Conference
Karen Clark-Schock, PsyD, ATR-BC, adjunct professor and director of the Art Therapy Concentration, was invited to present a workshop at the Expressive Therapies Summit, an international conference celebrating the creative arts, held November 8-10 in NYC. Titled "Teach Your Clients Well: A Repertoire of Creative Symptom-Management Techniques," Clark-Schock emphasized that comfort with a broad repertoire of approaches can be energizing for the clinician while allowing for a comprehensive mind/body/spirit approach to treatment. Workshop participants experienced a sampling of tools that encompass art therapy, hypnosis and aspects of energy psychology, including Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Ask and Receive (A&R).
Passport to World Cinema Series: Xingu
Presented by the School of Film and the Philadelphia Film Society (PFS), the "Passport to World Cinema" monthly film series features the past year's strongest cinema from around the globe. This month features "Xingu," a film based on the true story of three brothers who seek adventure in the presumed uninhabited center of Brazil in 1943. Screenings are $5 for the general public and free to both UArts ID holders and PFS members. More info >>
November 20, 7:30 p.m.
Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall
Poetry Reading: Sebastian Agudelo
Liberal Arts Adjunct Associate Professor Sebastian Agudelo will give a reading from his just-released book of poetry, Each Chartered Street (Saturnalia Books). More info >>
November 21, 7 p.m.
Connelly Lecture Hall
Mobile Masters: Mobile Photo Lecture & Workshop
In this four-hour session co-sponsored by the Photography program, you can learn essential and esoteric mobile photo editing and shooting techniques from two of the most recognized names in iPhoneography: Dan Marcolina and Cindy Patrick. Also get a historical perspective on this evolving movement from Stephen Perloff, one of the most respected photo historians. Free admission with UArts ID at the door for students, staff and faculty. Limited seating. More info >>
November 23, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Connelly Lecture Hall, Terra
Visiting Artist Lecture: Stephan Hillerbrand
The School of Art is sponsoring a lecture by Stephan Hillerbrand, one half of the collaborative husband and wife visual artist team of Hillerbrand+Magsamen. Based in Houston, their work draws upon the rich Fluxus practice of incorporating humor, performance, video art and everyday objects. More info >>
November 20, 9:30 a.m.
CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Hall
Global Lunches
Sponsored by International Student Programs. Events take place Wednesdays in the Levitt Foyer in Gershman Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
International Thanksgiving Lunch: Traditional Thanksgiving Lunch
November 20
School of Music Performances
Vocal Ensembles
Vocal ensembles Octonics, Jazz Singers, DooBop and Vox perform in concert .
November 21, 7 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
The Justin Binek Trio
The Justin Binek Trio, featuring UArts School of Music faculty members Justin Binek (Piano and Voice), Micah Jones BM '99 (Jazz) [Bass] and Erik Johnson (Drum Set), will give a Philadelphia preview concert of its upcoming invitational performance at the annual Jazz Education Network conference, which takes place January 8-11, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. The Trio will be performing a set of material from Binek's 2013 album "Songbook," a mixture of originals, jazz standards and not-so standards – including some that aren't technically jazz songs at all. Admission is free and open to the public. More info >>
November 24, 4 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
Film Premiere: The Visual Language of Herbert Matter
The student-run UArts Design League and the Graphic Design program present the Philadelphia premiere of the film "The Visual Language of Herbert Matter." A conversation with Swiss designer and former faculty member Hans Allemann; photographer/designer and Graphic Design Adjunct Professor Jan Almquist; photographer/designer Laurence Bach; and Associate Professor Kristie Williams, a student of Herbert Matter, will follow the screening. Seating is limited. RSVP to Jackie Dugan at email@example.com. More info >>
November 20, 7 p.m.
Connelly Lecture Hall, Terra
What's Cooking @ the Incubator Grant Program
Lessons learned from grantees presented by the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts. Three Incubator Grantees/Wells Fargo Fellows – Valerie Mallya MFA '05 (Book Arts/Printmaking), PaperWool; Sara McCorriston BFA '10 (Theater Design and Technology) and Jason Chen BFA '08 (Animation), Paradigm Gallery + Studio; and Tania O'Donnell MAT '03 (Visual Arts), Red Barn Arts Center – will present their ventures, accomplishments and future plans. Free and open to the public RSVP at corzocenter.ticketleap.com. More info >>
November 19, 7 – 9 p.m.
Hamilton Hall
Poetry Slam
Join us on campus for this fun, free event celebrating UArts' BFA in Creative Writing program. High school juniors and seniors are invited to show off their creative writing talents by reading their work for family, friends and peers. Awards at this juried event will include tuition scholarships for the UArts Pre-College Summer Institute and the Creative Writing program. Admission is free. Pre-registration is requested of participants. To read at this event, please register at uarts.edu/poetryslam. More info >>
November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Laurie Beechman Cabaret, Arts Bank
SynthSig Meeting
The SynthSig (special interest group in sound synthesis) meeting will feature Jennifer Rarick, who will be showing a Dave Smith Tempest drum machine that utilizes six analog voices, as well as her initial work with ChucK, a music programming language. Professor Tom Porett will demonstrate the Arturia microBrute synthesizer interfaced to an iPad using an Alesis io Dock. There will be ample time for attendees to have hands-on experience with the demonstrated devices. Individuals are encouraged to bring any of their own projects, large or small, to the meeting. For further information, contact email@example.com.
November 20, 7 p.m.
Terra Hall, Room 1123
Free Lunchtime Yoga
The popular free lunchtime yoga class sponsored by Staff Council is suitable for all levels and open to faculty, staff and students. Bring your yoga mat and take advantage of this beneficial opportunity. Classes continue weekly on Wednesdays through May 7, 2014. There are no classes during University Forums or winter and spring breaks.
November 20, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Terra Hall, Room 407
CFEVA Visual Artist Fellowship Deadline Extended
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) is pleased to announce that the application for its Visual Artist Fellowship has been extended until Wednesday, November 20. Any applications started by this time can be completed by Friday, November 22 at midnight. The Visual Artist Fellowship is designed to help artists within 100 miles of Philadelphia reach new levels in their artistic and professional practice. For full program details, please visit the CFEVA website. Apply now >>
Our Roots, Our Legacy: World Cultures Festival
Students and faculty: submit your work for the "Our Roots, Our Legacy: World Cultures Festival," set for February 21 – 23, 2014, in Caplan Recital Hall. This three-day event will feature performances and artwork that represents or displays individual cultures and cultural concepts. The deadline for submissions is November 22. Email firstname.lastname@example.com with questions. Submission form (log in required) >>
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery (Anderson Hall, ground floor)
Dennis Adams: Malraux's Shoes & Tagging the Archives
In the video work "Malraux's Shoes," Dennis Adams masquerades as French writer and art theorist André Malraux (1901–1976) in a reconstruction of the iconic photograph of Malraux standing in his study with the plates of his book The Imaginary Museum of World Sculpture laid out on the floor before him. The works from the associated series "Tagging the Archives" (2012) also deal with cultural memory. More info >>
Through November 19
Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery (Anderson Hall, 7th floor)
The Art of Josh Cochran
Josh Cochran has received awards from publications and organizations including Print Magazine's 20 under 30 New Visual Artists 2009, ADC Young Guns 6, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and was recently featured on the cover of Communication Arts. More info >>
November 22, 2013 – March 7, 2014
Special Gifts Gallery (Terra Hall, 10th floor)
St. Charles Senior Community Center Drawing Exhibition
The University's Art & Design Education department hosts an exhibition of work created by students in South Philadelphia's St. Charles Senior Community Center's beginning drawing class taught by Dr. Teresa Unseld, associate professor of Art & Design Education. More info >>
Exhibition: November 19 – December 8
Opening Reception: November 19, 4 – 6 p.m.
President's Office (Hamilton Hall, 1st floor)
The Alchemist: Paintings by Francis C Tucker
Exhibition of paintings by former Painting/Drawing faculty member Francis C. Tucker, who died on December 21, 2012. Tucker was an extraordinary teacher who generously shared all his technical knowledge and poetic sensibilities with students, artists and friends. He loved teaching and he loved painting. More info >>
Exhibition: November 4 – December 20
Opening Reception & Memorial: November 4, 5 – 7 p.m.
Gallery One (Hamilton Hall, lower level)
Mock Up: Marcus Branch '14
Solo exhibition of new work by Marcus Branch '14 (Photography), editor-in-chief and founder of skltn-m. "Mock Up" is an invitation into the process of drafting and practice in the development of a body of work. Error, experimentation and the decisive moments that are usually veiled behind a finished product are made public and placed on display. More info >>
Exhibition: Through November 22
Closing Reception: November 22, 6 – 8 p.m
Hamilton & Arronson Galleries (Hamilton Hall)
Montgomery County Community College Faculty Exhibition
The Office of Admissions hosts the 2013 "Montgomery County Community College Faculty Exhibition," with an exhibit opening that will feature campus tours, a faculty and admissions counselor meet-and-greet, and preliminary portfolio reviews. More info >>
Exhibition: November 4 – 22
Opening Reception: November 7, 6 – 9 p.m.
Sol Mednick Gallery (Terra Hall)
CtrlAltDel: Michael Itkoff
"CtrlAltDel" takes as its subject our contemporary world of digital information. By examining the slippage between analogue and digital technology, Michael Itkoff's work seeks to create confrontations with the digital environment through a combination of appropriated photographs, stop-motion video loops and manually typed works on paper. More info >>
Through December 6
Window on 11 (Terra Hall, 11th floor)
Hostel Waters: Stuart Elster '88
Exhibit of oil paintings by Fine Arts Assistant Professor and alumnus Stuart Elster BFA '88 (Fine Arts). More info >>
Through December 15
Gallery 1401 (Terra Hall, 14th floor)
Best of Show: The Photo Review
"Best of Show" is the annual collaborative effort between The Photo Review and the Photography program at the University of the Arts, and features a diverse collection of prize-winning work by 16 photographers, including John Singletary '15 (Photography). More info >>
Through December 6


text: TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Prisoner Joshua Silverman passed up a taste of freedom this week and called the police instead. Silverman could have fled with two other inmates who stole the unattended transport van he was riding in, but he dialed 911 and alerted authorities about the escape. "Uh, yes, ma'am, you're probably not going to believe this, but I'm a prisoner in a van, and I'm here with a couple of these other cats," Silverman politely explained to the 911 operator Tuesday. "A couple of the guys that were in the van jacked the van ... at the hospital." Guards from a private prison transport company had stopped in Weatherford, about an hour west of Oklahoma City, to deliver some ill inmates to a hospital. They left eight other prisoners, including Silverman, in the van unsupervised. Read the rest: http://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-prisoner-dialed-911-report-escape-183454285.html


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My bank is offering a FHA Streamline with a percentage rate of 4.75, The curerntly FHA rate is 3.75. Why the difference? Is this considered a good rate? This is for a non-owner occupied 2 family house that currently has a FHA loan. The house is in East Orange, NJ.
Rates are based on borrower and property characteristics. A Single Family Residence vs. a Condo will have different pricing. Also, FICO scores and LTV have an impact. The best thing to do is to get a couple of quotes. I say try your local bank, then a couple of mortgage brokers. You should quickly be able to see how the offers stack-up. I'd focus on the rate + fees among your offers. You'd be wise to really consider the loan with the lowest rate and lowest fees.
Finally, I know I try to help my borrowers with costs. Higher rates usually involve more credits to the borrower (for closing costs, MIP, etc.)
In short, get another couple of quotes.
Yeah, these are pretty easy to price out, glad to take a look if you like. Would need to know credit scores, date last loan was taken out, loan size…….the fact that it is a 2 unit, investment property will certainly influence your rate. If your existing loan was endorsed by FHA before 5/31/2009 (so closed by early April), you'll also be eligible for reduced costs from HUD on both the monthly and upfront MIP charges. Make sure to ask whoever you do it through what your CURRENT MIP charges are, and what the new monthly cost will be. MIP costs went up several times over the past few years and it's critical to be sure any increase in your MIP is accounted as it will directly impact the money you save monthly. I write loans nationally, hope this helps!


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Two D-linemen, one a former Bull, reportedly added
Former USF star defensive end George Selvie and Derek Landri are both reportedly set to join the Buccaneers.
Selvie had 14.5 sacks as an All-American for USF in 2007. But in three NFL seasons he has only recorded three sacks. Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reported the signing will happen Tuesday. Read HERE for Greg's full report.
Landri, a defensive tackle, will get a two-year deal for $3.25 million according to the Baltimore Sun. He started seven games for the Eagles last year and was with Carolina and Jacksonville before that.


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There is a window high in the sky.
This is true my friends, I wouldn't tell you a lie.
Visualize a large golden window opening.
The window is opened for God's love to be outpouring.
The window enables us to catch a glimpse of the Divine love.
It will gently flow out of God's window from above.
It enables mankind to connect with God on high.
Our souls will gently go through the open window when we die.
God opens the window and stretches out his hand.
Myriads of Blessings flow out through the window like grains of sand.
The window of Heaven is a glimpse of the divine.
When the window is open, a rainbow appears. This is God's sign.
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Beausejour (St. Lucia), Aug 8: A cricket fan in St. Lucia died after he was electrocuted during a Caribbean Premier T20 League (CPL) match between St. Lucia Zouks and Antigua Hawkbills at the Beausejour Ground Tuesday night (August 6).
Julian Agard was electrocuted in the vicinity of the Laborie/Soufriere stands at about 10:30 p.m. local time while the game, a CPL preliminary round fixture, was in full swing, CMC reports.
Reports from Castries say Agard, a former police officer and basketball coach, was already dead when he was brought to the medical centre.
He was also a former member of the St. Lucia Youth Council.
St. Lucia Zouks lost the match by 33 runs as the Hawkbills got their first taste of victory in the tournament.


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Since the elephant uses its trunk for numerous reasons, God designed it with over 100,000 muscle units. This powerful tool can uproot trees, dig pits to find water, and even cripple an attacker. It can also perform very gentle tasks, like picking up berries and small leaves. Elephants also use their trunks to suck up water and dust. They drink or clean themselves with water. They blow the dust over their backs to protect them from the sun and insects. The elephant's large ears help cool the animal by providing a wide surface area for heat to escape the body and by fanning its body.
Extinct mammoths and mastodons
CLASS: Mammalia (mammal)
ORDER: Proboscidea (elephant)
FAMILY: Elephantidae
GENUS/SPECIES: Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana (Asian and African)
Size: African: 13 ft (4 m) tall; Asian: 8–11 ft (2.5–3.5 m) tall
Weight: African: 7–8 tons (4,500–7,500 kg); Asian: 2–5 tons (2,000–5,000 kg)
Original Diet: Plants
Present Diet: Plants
Habitat: Mostly the savannas of Africa and the tropical forests and plains of Asia


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Similar to the scope of its educational specialty areas, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (POP) faculty and students work in various complementary areas of research including pharmacoepidemiology, patient safety and program evaluation and pharmacoeconomics. Research studies oftentimes involve expertise of several of these areas and cross-cutting methodological approaches.
The department has excellent research facilities. Quantitative research facilities include computer labs for students, a department-owned secure research server that houses several population-based datasets, and a variety of software packages.Qualitative research infrastructure includes conference facilities with state-of-the art equipment for focus groups or patient interviews.
POP is surrounded by the UF Health Science Center with six health colleges, six large research institutes and centers including the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Health Science Center Library, and UF Health, the UF Health System with seven hospitals and more than 80 primary and specialty care practices.
Faculty members have been highly successful in attracting extramural research support and are engaged in a variety of ongoing studies, allowing early research experiences of junior graduate students within independent studies experiences.


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The overhaul of Australia's $1.3 trillion superannuation system will lead to fewer and bigger players. That much is common ground. But the sheer size of this financial pie – already the world's fourth-biggest superannuation sector – means that much else will be hotly contested.
The biggest scrap is between the not-for-profit superannuation sector, which includes the union-backed industry funds, and the privately managed retail funds.
The Gillard government has accepted the recommendation of the Cooper review to create a low-cost MySuper product which will replace the existing default super funds in which about 80 per cent of Australians have their retirement savings.
Retail funds competing to offer default products face tight restrictions on "unnecessary or excessive" fees. This includes a ban on commissions on retail investment products and group insurance, new standards on payment of performance fees to fund managers, a ban on entry fees, and limits on exit fees.
Assistant Treasurer
Industry Super Network chief executive
"MySuper prohibits some of the most inappropriate practices in our compulsory system such as payment of commissions to financial planners where no advice is provided, flipping, and the payment of commissions by members for financial advice given to employers."
The industry superannuation funds are encouraged that the government will continue to consult on the inclusion of intra-fund advice, which is given to existing members by their fund. "Analysis undertaken by the Cooper review showed such advice could be provided for around $10 a year per member," Whiteley says. "It is an efficient and affordable way for members to obtain guidance about how to make the most of their super and we are baffled by the apparent opposition to intra-fund advice by some sections of the industry."
Whiteley predicts industry consolidation – partly because smaller funds usually struggled with major regulatory change, and partly because there will be more money flowing into the superannuation system. Cutting fees will bring greater engagement from super fund members because they will see the funds are "working in their interests". Bigger funds will benefit from economies of scale and offer sophisticated advice and strategies to ordinary working people which have historically been restricted to the wealthy, such as being able to invest in illiquid assets or having to sell when markets go down.
One element of the super package which will be broadly welcomed is the push to drag administration and back-office arrangements out of the paper age and into the digital era. The construction industry fund, CBus, which has 650,000 members, says the changes will help streamline a system for which staff shuffle more than 21,000 pieces of paper every week.
Financial Services Council chief executive
Brogden says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's stance on mergers means there will continue to be five big retail super players in 10 years. With the Macquarie Group on the rise and a range of mid-tier players, Brogden expects enough competition to avoid the kind of public row that has embroiled the big four banks.
"Once we get the government to agree to open up the award space to all players and end the industry fund monopoly, there will be fierce competition to get large corporate and award superannuation business," he says. In bigger employers, this would involve competing for 10,000 to 30,000 employees at a time, with about 80 per cent of them having default superannuation accounts.
Brogden says retail funds – which are often owned by banks – are better placed than the industry funds to meet the government's push to require capital backing. But he also envisages convergence between the offerings of retail and industry funds. Industry funds traditionally offered mass products but are now being more individually tailored in a shift away from "cheap and cheerful" products; retail funds concentrated on individual offerings but are offering broader products, a shift which the MySuper scheme will accelerate.
The government still has to win parliamentary support for the changes. The opposition notes that Shorten is a former national union secretary and that most default super funds in the award system are union-linked industry funds.
Shadow assistant treasurer
Shorten can't see any concerns about employers being able to afford the government's plan to lift compulsory super from 9 per cent to 12 per cent by 2019-20. But employers can't afford to be so sanguine because they have to pick up the tab.
Unions also want to accelerate this timetable through workplace bargaining and are resisting the notion that increases in super are offset by lower wage increases.
Finally, there is the small matter of whether the government can overcome its problem with executing big picture plans. It has a tax summit next year, a bank overhaul and now super.
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On average, how often do you share the gospel message online with non-Christians?
- Once a week or more. (67%)
- Between once a month and once a year. (13%)
- Between once a week and once a month. (13%)
- Less than once a year. (7%)
Total Votes: 24
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What are you going to do to improve your site's search rankings?
- Step up our own search marketing efforts. (50%)
- Just keep doing what we're doing and hope things improve. (38%)
- Hire a search marketing professional. (13%)
- We're really not trying to improve our search rankings at this time. (0%)
Total Votes: 8
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Are you happy with your site's search engine rankings?
- No, not very happy. (42%)
- Unsure. I don't know how my site ranks in search engines. (17%)
- Somewhat happy. (17%)
- Yes, very happy. (17%)
- Yes, extremely happy. (7%)
Total Votes: 12
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How important are good search engine rankings to your organization?
- Very important. Reaching people through search engines will have significant impact on our success. (50%)
- Extremely important. Reaching people through search engines is critical to our success. (25%)
- Somewhat important. We would like to reach more people through search engines but it's not a high priority. (25%)
- Not very important. (0%)
Total Votes: 4
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Does your organization have specific, written social media goals?
- We're just experimenting right now. Our only goal is to figure out what we want to do with social media. (50%)
- We would like as many fans/follower as we can get but have no specific goals. (25%)
- Our organization isn't using social media yet. (25%)
- Yes, aren't you proud of us? (0%)
Total Votes: 4
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Cedric hiding in Cebu?-A A +A
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 and Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 joined the nationwide search for businessman Cedric Lee, who is accused of mauling TV host-actor Vhong Navarro.
Lawyer Max Salvador, NBI 7 chief, said his office received a copy of the warrant against Lee last Tuesday night.
"We will verify if he is here in Cebu," he told reporters yesterday.
Supt. Paul Labra, PRO 7 Regional Intelligence Division (RID) chief, said he released a memorandum to intelligence units in Central Visayas to monitor Lee's whereabouts.
He further said they will check on reports that Lee owns a safe house in Cebu City.
Lee is facing charges of grave coercion and serious illegal detention, which is a non-bailable offense, along with model Deniece Cornejo, Bernice Lee, Jed Fernandez, Simeon Raz, Ferdinand Guerrero and Jose Paolo Calma.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said one of the accused wants to turn state witness.
The arrest warrants against Lee and his companions, except Bernice and Calma, were issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 271 in Taguig City.
Cornejo, Fernandez and Bernice Lee were able to post bail.
The other accused remain at large. Calma reportedly left for Singapore last April 10 despite being in the Bureau of Immigration look-out bulletin, which listed him as John Paul Calma.
Lee and the others allegedly mauled Navarro on Jan. 22 inside the condo of Cornejo.
Cornejo accused Navarro of rape but the Department of Justice junked the complaint for lack of probable cause.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on April 24, 2014.
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Acute Pain Management - Rights Reverted
3rd Edition
A Practical Guide
This is a new edition of a highly successful practical guide to acute pain management in the adult patient. The book provides a clear understanding of the current methods of analgesia for all those involved in the pain management team: trainees, residents, practicing anaesthetists and intensivists, junior doctors and nurses.
Key Features
- Gives comprehensive cover of all of the areas of importance in the management of acute pain
- Presents highly practical information firmly supported by full evaluation of the scientific literature
- Concisely written text supplemented with useful checklists, flow charts and key points that can be readily referred to during treatment of a patient
- Gives a series of acute pain management plans, whilst at the same time discussing controversial areas and possible solutions
- Explores pain control in complex cases – opioid-tolerant patients, pregnant and lactating patients, patients with hepatic and renal impairment and the elderly
- Discusses the important areas of acute neuropathic pain and the transition from acute to persistent pain
- Key self-assessment questions and answers
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Effectiveness of acute pain management; Adverse effects of undertreated severe acute pain; Acute pain management and patient outcomes
ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: Education Standardization; Acute pain services
ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE PAIN: Assessment of pain and pain relief; Assessment of adverse effects
PHARMACOLOGY OF OPIOIDS: Mechanisms of action; Effects of opioids; Predictors of opioid dose; Titration of opioid dose; Commonly used opioid agonists; Partial agonists and agonist-antagonists; Opioid antagonists
PHARMACOLOGY OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC DRUGS: Mechanism of action; Efficacy of local anesthetic drugs; Adverse effects of local anesthetic drugs; Commonly used local anesthetic drugs
NON-OPIOID AND ADJUVANT ANALGESIC AGENTS: paracetamol (acetaminophen); Non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Selective COX-2 inhibitors; Nitrous oxide; NMDA receptor antagonist drugs; alpha 2-Adrenergic agonist drugs; Calcitonin; Antidepressant drugs; Anticonvulsant drugs; Membrane-stabilizing drugs
ROUTES OF SYSTEMIC OPIOID ADMINISTRATION: Oral route; Intramuscular and subcutaneous routes; Intravenous route; Rectal route; Transdermal route; Transmucosal routes
PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA: Equipment Analgesic and other drugs used with PCA; The PCA 'prescription'; Requirements for the safe management of PCA; Management of inadequate analgesia; 'Step-down' analgesia; Complications of PCA; Alternative systemic routes of PCA administration
EPIRURAL AND INTRATHECAL ANALGESIA: Anatomy; Contraindications; Drugs used for epidural analgesia; Requirements for the safe management of epidural analgesia; Patient-controlled epidural analgesia; Management of inadequate analgesia; 'Step-down' analgesia; Complications and side effects of epidural analgesia; Concurrent anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications; Intrathecal analgesia
OTHER REGIONAL AND LOCAL ANALGESIA: Continuous peripheral nerve blockade; Intra-articular analgesia; Wound infiltration; Topical analgesia
NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES: Psychological interventions; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Acupuncture; Physical interventions
ACUTE NEUROPATHIC AND PERSISTENT POSTACUTE PAIN: Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain; Clinical features of neuropathic pain; Acute neuropathic pain syndromes; Treatment of acute neuropathic pain; Progression of acute to persistent pain; Preventive analgesia
NON-SURGICAL ACUTE PAIN: Burns injury; Spinal cord injury; Specific medical conditions
MORE COMPLEX PATIENTS: Elderly patients; Opioid-tolerant patients; Patients with a substance abuse disorder; Patients with obstructive sleep apnea; Pregnant or lactating patients; Patients with renal or hepatic impairment
- No. of pages:
- 320
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Saunders 2007
- Published:
- 27th July 2007
- Imprint:
- Saunders
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780702027703
About the Author
Pamela Macintyre
Affiliations and Expertise
Director, Acute Pain Service, Department of Anesthesia, Hyperbaric Medicine and Pain Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Stephan Schug
Stephan Schug is a medical graduate from the University of Cologne in Germany. At this University he also completed his MD by thesis in clinical pharmacology and his specialist training in anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine. After working for the University of Cologne as a Clinical Lecturer and Co-Director of its Cancer Pain Management Center, he moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 1989.
In Auckland, he worked initially for Auckland Hospital as a Temporary Acting Specialist in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, before joining the Pharmacology Department of the University of Auckland as a Senior Lecturer and Head of its Section of Anaesthetics in 1991. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1994 and became full Professor and the first Chair of Anaesthesiology of the University of Auckland in 2000. Throughout his 12 years in Auckland, Stephan Schug had a clinical role as a staff specialist in anaesthesia and pain medicine at Auckland Hospital and the inaugural director of its pain service.
When Stephan Schug moved to Perth in 2001, he maintained his linkage to the University of Auckland as an Honorary Professor of Anaesthesiology, while taking up his new role as Associate Professor, then Professor in the Pharmacology Unit of the School of Medicine and Pharmacology of the University of Western Australia. In 2006, he succeeded Professor Teik Oh, the Inaugural Chair of Anaesthesia at UWA, who retired. Stephan Schug's clinical role is Director of Pain.
Affiliations and Expertise
Chair of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology Unit, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia; Director of Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia


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Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
New York : Doubleday, 1996
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|Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev; Mikhaïl Gorbatchev; Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev
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Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev
|0385480199 9780385480192
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|xxix, 769 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
|Roots. 27 November 1978 ; Stavropol, Moscow, Stavropol ; Moscow State University ; An initial test of strength ; Launching my Party career ; The challenge of power ; At Staraya Ploshchad ; On the eve --
In the Kremlin. General Secretary ; More light ; The first attempt at economic reform ; The decisive step ; Work and reflection ; Political reform : power is transferred from Staraya Ploshchad to the Kremlin ; Nationalities policy : a difficult search ; The Party and Perestroika ; How to enter the market --
The changing Soviet Union and the world. New thinking in foreign policy ; Europe : our common home ; Towards a new world order ; Perestroika and the socialist countries ; Moscow and Beijing : "Close the past, open the future" ; Overcoming divisions in Europe ; German unification ; Understanding leads to partnership ; The Middle East knot : trial by aggression --
1991 : the stormy year. Threats and hopes ; Economic recognition for a changing Soviet Union : the Group of Seven in 1991 ; Bush in Moscow three weeks before the coup ; The coup ; The last efforts and the Belovezh conspiracy ; The Soviet Union and the world after the coup.
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|Zhiznʹ i reformy.
|Mikhail Gorbachev.
In these long-awaited memoirs, Mikhail Gorbachev looks back on a lifetime that mirrors the fate of the Russian people. From the persecution of his family under Stalin to his first political steps, to his extraordinary rise within the Communist Party, Gorbachev recounts the events that led to his own disillusionment, without which the eventual implosion of communism would not have taken place. He casts an equally sharp eye on the policies of both past communist governments and present-day reformers.
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Great location near the old town
Great location. Pleasant rooms. Not modern. But well maintained with character. Close to old part of town with it's restaurants and shops No
Well located near downtonwn. Huge king bed and pretty clean It looked too old for being refurbished in 1995. It was too expensive for the quality
It's situated in a great location in the city center, very close to the old part of the city. Offers great comfort.
it is in the center of ourense though it was very clean, infrastructure a bit old and the room had an "old man smell". I couldnt adjust temperature either but there was an extra blanket
Staff was very helpful in giving us help finding places. Rooms were immaculately clean and the lobby was very comfortable and inviting.Bathrooms were very spacious and had all the needed amenities.
Facilities, Location. Room stank of smoke despie assurances it was anon smokeing room.
close to the citycentre and friendly staff
huge swimming pool, good buffet breakfast, large bedrooms, and very easy access from the old historic town if you have a car (always straight on) even if it's outside the city. There were dogs barking all night long during the 4 nights we spent in the hotel. Do not book in this hotel if you have a light sleep (noisy). It seems there is a sort of non authorized kennel in the surroundings of this hotel.
Modern hotel, fast checkin, lots of free parking, good bar and it was open - unlike other hotels. Staff in desk helpful and polite. Nice views from the room. Took ages to locate on the 2011 Garmin GPS. Even Google had its location wrong. Showing signs of needing a bit of TLC. Single room very small.
I left something back and the right care was taken. Even knowing we are non-Spanish speakers there is no much effort (empathy) to try to understand our needs
I booked this for a friend when his car broke down and was going to local Audi garage. He and his wife were very pleased with the hotel and facilities. Staff were friendly and helpfull, would reccommend.
Glass lift was nice. Parking was easy and plenty of it, and shaded. Staff pleasant and helpful. Meals good. The free internet was good but did not work in the room. Like almost all hotels nowadays they don't seem to bother providing secure internet, which is very stupid as it costs no more to provide it. (expert opinion)
Easy access (driving) to Ourense and its historic quarter. Private parking, plenty of it, shaded. Friendly staff. Good, clean, and spacious rooms. Wi-fi worked fine in the rooms.
Very good. will use it again
staff helpful with local directions (once we found the hotel). Also, breakfast was great. 1. Very difficult to find- -you need to improve your directions, and make the map copyable. 2. The walls of the room were extremely thin and we could hear all the activities of our neighbors- -but I doubt that this can be improved now.
staff were very helpfull, hotel very clean but a bit noisy in the evening, i would come to this hotel again price of breakfast it was way too much
Small but functional room. A few English channels on TV. Breakfast of good quality and selection. Hard to find. Staff had very limited English. Considering isolated location, food options were too few.
Very clean, spacious room. No tobacco smell. Excellent breakfast buffet. Staff was very courteous. Just a minor problem with the toilet flush.
A good value clean and functional hotel close to the centre of the city. Secure garage facilities as I was on a motorbike with my partner (garage with fee, but it's worth it). No
rooms a good size, good shower, nice breakfast, good location paying for car parking. shower gel not replaced each day, no coffee/tea making facilities
I would like to say, that during our stay in Gran Hotel Ourense San Martin we have met with very professional behavior hotels staff. No
The location Not a 4 stars service at all, rather 3 or 2 stars
Breakfast was good if a little pricey..
Very centrally located hotel. Reception staff could not have been more helpful.Please write at least 15 words A pity there was no residents bar or restaurant.
The air conditioning worked well. The male members of staff on the front desk were very polite. I found the quality-to-price relation very poor. I quickly formed the impression that my hotel room was drab and badly in need of renovation - e.g. both towel rails were wobbly and the toilet roll holder fell off. I found the orange emergency light very bright which made it difficult to sleep. I thought that the overblanket on the bed was not clean and the cleanliness of the pillows was not what I would expect for a 4 star hotel. A 'continental breakfast' was included in the room price but this involved just a few items from the buffet and this situation was not clear to me or another guest who took other items before being told that the were not included, which left a bad impression for me. Overall I would not recommend this hotel.
good clean rooms friendly staff
the house ( hotel ) was grand. nice setting we only spent one day could have spent longer out of the way, had to go out in the car for a meal at night
Nice envolvent space.
if you planned to stay just one day ibn this hotel - dont! reserve at least for 2-3 days. hotel is beautifull hacienda and surrounding nature in perfect for relaxation
Useful location between Pontrevedra and Ourense,a most attractive house. The gardens are the best facility, complete with picnic tables and an outdoor swimming pool, just right after a hot drive.The house is still a stately house. In really hot weather, our room had only one opening door/window, so rather too hot, even overnight.
Everything just perfect, including the manager/owner of the Pazo. The place is beautiful, the surroundings as well. We are sorry to spend only a day there.
The gardens were lovely and the main hotel had character No windows in our stable block accomodation so very 'stuffy' and hot especially at night. Tv had an awful reception, no point having it, it was unwatchable. Thin walls very noisy, I could hear people urinating next door, talking and coughing up phlegm in the morning.
The most of the rooms doesn't have windwons and the place is very humid.
shabby grandeur of the grounds lack of privacy due to paper thin walls and very noisy plumbing
The hotel permises Groud-floor room, window difficult to open


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International Moot Competition on Maritime Arbitration is a contest for law undergraduate and graduate students in English, the essence of which is to present the position of plaintiff and defendant in a dispute, which is regarded in international maritime arbitration.
The competition is held in two phases. The first stage is a written part of the contest (the short analogue of application to the international maritime arbitration) while the second one is oral (imitation of judicial debate.) The competition is designed to raise the interest of participants in the study of the most problematic issues of maritime law.
In the first stage, a team presents a separate written position of the plaintiff and defendant, argues the case seeks for means to challenge or invalidate the alleged arguments and arguments of the counter party. Taking into account conflict nature of private international maritime law, the applicable law is indicated according to the arbitration clause which is mentioned in the compromise as well as other applicable conventions and international acts. The possibility of using other sources of law may be justified by the parties themselves, which will be properly appreciated by the judges. Since more than 75% of all disputes of this category are resolved at the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, exactly knowledge of English law would be the most valuable for future practitioners in this field. Thus, for two years the cases have contained reference to English law and Terms of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association. A written work (memorandum) should be sent to the official e-mail of the event till the mentioned date.
Oral stage takes place in Odessa, in the building of Odessa Commercial Court of Appeal and is evaluated by leading specialists in maritime law, private international and public law. The representatives of plaintiffs act against the defendants from another team within the allotted time.
During the presentation the arbitrators may ask questions and use other procedural rights in accordance with the Rules. After the presentation of the opponents, the team has an opportunity to respond to or to comment speech of the other side.
The case (or compromise) includes a dispute that should be resolved in a simulated international arbitration in accordance with the regulations of the latter. The case is made in such a way as to attract the attention of future maritime lawyers to the practical problems of maritime law and arbitration that will have positive impact on the professional growth of young lawyers in the future. The dispute consists of a number of issues, such as the consignment at the appropriate time, the validity of the arbitration clause, the effect of force majeure during shipping and transportation by land, etc.
The case is distributed via this site in September. Teams should prepare written memoranda from both the plaintiff and the defendant until February 12 (Day of Foundation of London Maritime Association of Arbitrators). Oral round is held annually in Odessa, in the third week of March.
Previous experience. The winner of the debate in 2010 was the team of Odessa National Law Academy, and in 2011 Kiev Institute of International Relations won this honorary title. The main prize for the winners is free participation in the Summer School on Maritime Law. The nomination "The Best speaker" was granted to the student of Odessa State University, Yekaterina Janiszewski (Ukraine) in 2010 and to a student of KOC University Ayse Gozde Zorlu (Turkey) in 2011. 2012 edition of IMCMA was organized in cooperation with the National University "Odessa Law Academy" and Law Firm "International legal offices" and was won by the team from Istandul University (Turkey). The "Best Speaker" award was granted to the student of the International University"MITSO" Yulia Konoplich.
Details. For more detailed information about the ongoing debates we suggest you to read the rules of the competition, located on the page. Photo Gallery of the previous moot courts can be viewed by clicking the LINK.
We`d be glad to see you in Odessa!


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OaklandClubhouse: How has the camp gone?
Todd Steverson: Camp has gone good. A lot of things going down. A lot of different thought processes. When there are changes or adjustments being made, there is always going to be a lull in there for a little bit because the initial shock of 'I want to try to do something different to be better' tends to shock the brain a little bit. The moves aren't typically comfortable right off of the get-go. It takes a little while and a different mindset to get into it.
OC: Has anyone in particular made significant strides during the camp?
TS: I think everybody has made some sort of an improvement in one area or another – whether it be defense, running the bases or offensively. Speaking particularly on the offensive side, Jaycob Brugman has had a pretty good camp. Matt Olson is doing fine. Renato Nunez is still swinging the bat well and Tyler Marincov has shown the ability to adjust and adapt well. I can say something good about everybody in terms of making an adjustment and implementing it and figuring out how that works for them. But that would really require me to go on results and I'm not into results for the Instructional League in terms of hitting. He may have hit .200 down here, but I like what he is doing now.
OC: How has Jesus Lopez looked (Lopez was one of the A's July 2nd signings this season)? This is the first time you've seen him play, right?
TS: Yeah. I saw him on video. Sam [Geaney, the A's international scouting coordinator] showed me video on him. You know what? The kid has skills. All of 16-years-old out here hanging with the boys. He fits in just fine. When he gets on the baseball field, you have to remind yourself that he is just 16. It's like, 'that's a nice move he has there. Or those are some good actions, or that's a nice throw.' Not that he can't be good at 16, but he blends in well with guys who are more mature in this sport at this point.
OC: How did Yairo Munoz do this year? From the beginning of extended spring training until now, do you think he's grown a lot?
TS: This is a big adjustment. We've talked about this before, you and I. When you come over here from the Dominican or Venezuela or wherever you may come, the culture shock is there. There can be some home-sickness. The rules of the United States of America are different, what you can and can't do. The lifestyle is different.
For him, I think the lifestyle of the United States was different and he probably underachieved as a hitter during the Arizona Rookie League season relative to the ability that he has got. Just now, at the conclusion of this program, I think he's starting to figure out the things that it takes to be a consistent performer as a professional baseball player. It's not just all about talent. It's about using your mental side. Using your brain to determine what's right and what's wrong and to learn from your mistakes.
Sometimes it is the wild, wild West down there in the Dominican. You throw as hard as you can, swing as hard as you can and run as fast as you can to get signed. Then you become a professional ballplayer and get that signature and now it is time to learn to implement those skills in a different way. That has to happen for all of them, not just him. Everybody, after you have graduated from amateur status or a free agent into a signed baseball player, there is always a time and a place where you have to get into a professional baseball world and learn how to be a professional.
OC: It's a different adjustment, but Chad Pinder seemed to struggle this season after making the jump from high-round college draft pick to professional baseball. Do you think he was able to make some adjustments during Instructs that will help him next season?
TS: In terms of adjustments, he's probably made the most. To his credit, they were in pieces. It was 'try this,' 'do that,' 'and that will effect this.' They were building blocks where one would morph into the other. It took a minute and it was probably mind-boggling for him to continually feel the discomfort of something new for an extended period of time. I would say that he is still a little uncomfortable, but he's starting to get it.
He is a really good athlete. The best thing about Chad is his willingness to want to do something to get better. I could throw a lot of different things at him and he'd be like, 'let's do it. If it makes me better, let's do it.' Sometimes that is good. Sometimes that is not always what you want. I don't want him to be a tinkerer his whole career. I want him to have something solid and something simple to hold onto and become a good hitter that way. If you are always doing something different every day, you never really get to have your own approach.
There are a lot of people who will say a guy like Cal Ripken, Jr. went up to the plate with a different stance every other week. He was a tinkerer and he was a successful tinkerer, but he was one of few.
OC: B.J. Boyd was in camp. You have talked about how he is one of the fastest players in the organization, but he didn't have a lot of success stealing bases this season. Did he spend a lot of time working on his base-running during Instructs?
TS: Yeah. B.J., Aaron Shipman and D'Arby Myers are making our, let's say, more burly runners really happy right now because they are taking over on the bases every time someone who is not a runner gets on, pretty much. They are doing that to work on their stealing capabilities, jumps and reading the pitchers.
OC: Was that what Myers was in camp to do, for the most part?
TS: D'Arby was here, for the most part, to clean up some of his approach and recognition skills and also work on the stolen base thing, to really get acclimated with his speed and how much more dimension he can put into his game. It was kind of two-fold: let's get a solid approach that allows him – he didn't strike out a ton or anything like that this year, but he's got a lot more in his approach than just putting the ball into play.
OC: D'Arby was one of the most experienced players in camp this year. Is it different working with a player with more experience than less?
TS: Not for me. The only difference I would say is that he has more knowledge. He has been able to experience higher levels and he understands the verbiage about the future of what some of these kids are going to encounter later on. For that level, he is a very good asset to us as coaches because he can confirm or deny any thought processes they might have.
OC: Were you able to work on things with Daniel Robertson in camp this year that you weren't able to last year because of the injury he sustained last year early in camp?
TS: Not really. You figure, he went out in May, so for an extended period of time, he was in Arizona and I was still here. He was doing just fine after the injury. I didn't really strap anything on him until he got into competition in terms of adjustments or anything like that. I saw him a few times during the course of the year. We talked. We are still on the same level of what we talked about initially.
He's a tremendous athlete. He really wants it. Sometimes he'll get frustrated when he doesn't do it exactly how it should feel. Which is typical. I think right now he is starting to get to the point where he understands where the verbiage we have been using is going to. It's not about the results. It's about 'was that right?' He's at the point now where he can say, 'that felt good' even though he didn't get it, or even though he missed it. He knows if he follows that up, good things will happen eventually. That's a tough thing for a player to grasp, to know that he didn't get a hit but it was the right thing that he was able to do in that at-bat approach-wise.
OC: Are there other players that you needed to get past the whole results-oriented part of their thinking?
TS: Yeah. There were 23 of them [the entire position player roster]. Nobody wants to come out and hit zero, but for what we are doing here developing a new mindset and a new focus, it's okay for us. They will probably say, 'sure, that's okay for you, but I want some sort of gratification out of this whole thing.' In the teaching process, you would like to see some success to keep the process going. If you make a change and get zero hits, you aren't really going to stick to the change mentally.
OC: Does it help that Instructional League scores and stats aren't kept in a place that is readily accessible for the players to see?
TS: It does, but hitters are crazy. They know if they don't have a hit. They know how many hits they've got. They may not know exactly how many at-bats they got, but they know how many hits they've got, where they went and who they landed in front of or to the side of. Statistically in their own head, they know where they are at. They know if they are raking, if they are in the middle or if they are down below.
Once again, going back into the whole process of what you are doing, our main focus is for every player to come out of here better than he came in and more knowledgeable about the game of baseball than he did before he got here. It's not just all about offense. It's a well-rounded game of defense, base-running, being a student of the game. A lot of self-awareness things we try to do because really instinctive players have really high awareness. On that level, I think we've accomplished our goals in this camp.
OC: How would you assess where Billy McKinney is after his first professional season? Is he where you hoped he would be?
TS: He's a very good ballplayer. A very good ballplayer. I think Billy has been able to grow in this program by recognizing more of himself and why he does what he does. What ends up happening athletically is that you out-shine when you are younger. You don't pay attention as to why it gets done the way it gets done. The top two percent of all athletes who are truly gifted don't necessarily have to pay attention to it, but everybody else has to have an awareness of their athleticism and how it pertains to them.
I think where Billy is is at the point where he knows that he is gifted with some athleticism, but now he has to figure out how he is going to put that athleticism into play because he has a good knowledge of the game. He plays the game well and comes to work everyday happy to be there.
OC: I noticed that Max Muncy was playing a little third base for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League. Was that something that you as a coaching staff were hoping to see, or is that more of a function of the players that are on that Mesa roster and Muncy filling a need?
TS: I think collectively as an organization that you see all of the value in every player. Obviously he played first base well and hit well this year. If he has the capability to play third base also, that will increase his value as a player. There isn't any reason not to play him over there. We already know we have a good first baseman. If he can be average to a tick above adequate at another spot, that can be a big boost for his game.
We don't like pin-holing guys into spots where we say 'you're just this, and you're just that.' You'll see what we do in the big leagues, moving guys to different positions. If Eric Sogard was just a second baseman like he was when he came into our organization and we had never tried him at shortstop in Sacramento and let him play into that, you never know where he is at right now. He's versatile now. He made himself valuable for our big league team. The same goes for Jed Lowrie. He's a shortstop but he moves around all over the place.


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Lawrence C. Reardon
Excellence in International Engagement
Associate Professor of Political Science
College of Liberal Arts
Right: Chris Reardon in front of an image of Tiananmen Square.
"I don't have to convince them that international relations is important to study. They know how fascinating it is and have the urge to learn more."
Students with a week's worth of the Financial Times in their backpacks chatter loudly about the latest international events as they wait for Chris Reardon's Theories in International Relations course to begin. The palpable buzz intensifies when Reardon arrives and jumps into the frenetic conversation.
Ideas bounce around the room like metallic balls in a pinball machine as graduate and undergraduate students tie theories to current events and forecast what might come. For Reardon, classes such as this one are the most fulfilling.
"I don't have to convince them that international relations is important to study. They know how fascinating it is and have the urge to learn more," Reardon says. "For them, learning is a very personal experience."
In many ways, Reardon's impact on his students is similar to that of his ninth-grade teacher. "In 1972 Nixon went to China, and his trip was earth-shaking. I wrote a paper for my ninth-grade teacher, and she gave me an A ++. That's one of the things in my life that I'm most proud of. She thought it was fantastic," Reardon says.
Reardon's earliest childhood memories are steeped in Asian culture. His parents met in Thailand—his mother worked for the U.S. Foreign Service in Bangkok, and his father was with RCA. The couple moved to Macon, Ga., where the Reardon home was filled with Chinese furniture. A member of the League of Women Voters, Reardon's mother gave presentations about China's Cultural Revolution. She also befriended the niece of Georgia native John Birch, a Christian missionary and American military intelligence officer killed by supporters of the Communist Party of China.
"So with all of those things influencing my life, I was always fascinated with China," Reardon says.
After completing his undergraduate degree in international affairs at Johns Hopkins, Reardon attended the prestigious Chinese Language School at Middlebury College and The Stanford Program in Taiwan, where he had intensive training in written and spoken Chinese. He went on to earn his master's and Ph.D. at Columbia University. In addition to serving as an associate professor of political science and coordinating the Asian Studies minor at UNH, he is a research associate at the John K. Fairbanks Center for East Asian Research at Harvard.
Reardon is the author of The Reluctant Dragon: Crisis Cycles in Chinese Foreign Economic Policy. He has been involved in the prestigious Fulbright Program on many levels, including as a participating scholar, as a campus committee member with the U.S. student program, and as a consultant and national screening committee member for China.
Among the highlights of his career is the time he spent teaching in China at Shenzhen University. There he obtained copies of government policies that advanced his research into understanding China's elite politics. "I was able to get these policies during this initial period before they became propaganda," Reardon says.
The documents were critical for Reardon's dissertation and manuscript for his first book. Yet, he still felt like there were aspects about China's elite politics that he had to uncover. For years, he refined his theories, mulling them over, even while out jogging. Then in 1997, China published the diaries of Premier Zhou Enlai. In them, Reardon hoped his theories would be confirmed.
"To this day, I remember sitting in Virginia. It was 90-some degrees, hot and humid, but I didn't care because every page I turned, I was jumping up and down. Here I was finding in the words of one of these elites that my theories were correct. It was like a puzzle with all of the pieces coming together," Reardon says.
"All of the lights went off. There had always been these little lights that were going off about China—little bursts of light and insight. But I didn't necessarily feel like I could completely justify the work. Then these readings came along and I could," he says. "Everything just fell into place."
—Lori Wright


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Can You Guess Which Texas Actress Is Suing Amazon.com?
The horrors of being a 40-year-old actress in Hollywood.
In one of the stranger lawsuits we've seen, a Texas actress has filed a "Jane Doe" fraud and invasion of privacy suit against Amazon, which she claims used her credit card info to publish her age on her IMDb profile. (IMDb is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.)
Using clues provided in the lawsuit, filed in a Seattle federal court, we've been trying to figure out who this actress might be. Here's what we know: "Being of Asian descent, Plaintiff has a given legal name that is extremely difficult for Americans to spell and pronounce," so she "adopted an Americanized stage name."
She was relatively unknown in 2008 -- that's when she first subscribed to IMDbPro in 2003, allowing her to post her biographical info on IMDb. Although she never posted her age, she noticed "that her legal date of birth had been added to her public acting profile...revealing to the public that Plaintiff is many years older than she looks." She alleges that the company could only have known her age by using her credit card information.
According to the lawsuit, the mysterious Jane Doe asked IMDb to remove her age, but the company refused.
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And that's when the lawsuit reminds us of what a harsh mistress Hollywood is: "In the entertainment industry, youth is king. If one is perceived to be 'over-the-hill,' i.e., approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the Plaintiff, to get work as she is thought to have less of an 'upside'...regardless of her appearance or talent."
Here's where things get a bit tricky, according to the suit: Amazon's "actions have had a double-whammy effect" on the actress because not a lot of people want to hire such an ancient being, but also because even when Jane Doe has auditioned for roles requiring 40-year-olds, "she does not and cannot physically portray the role of a forty-year old woman."
Which makes us wonder: Is this woman a freak? If so, why doesn't she just audition for a movie about freaks? Worked for Eric Stoltz in that one movie where he played that half-man/half-lion-faced-kid who could only get laid by blind chicks. Works for Sarah Jessica Parker, too.
So basically, we've been trolling IMDb all day for young-looking Asian women who are actually 40 or older, which actually isn't that different from what we usually do on Mondays, but at least now there's like an actual purpose!
Please, help us crack this code. But in a respectful way, 'cause we really do feel bad for this actress, whoever she is.
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