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Me and some friends are having a fancy dress party, I am going to go as the guy from the movie V for vendetta.
I have checked ebay, and the masks either come from China, or simply don't state where they come from or who made it, except for one that claims to be hand-made and costs way too much.
Is there anywhere I can order one of these things without the cash going to some nasty forced slave labor prisoner factory or other kind of sweat shop?
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i have been dealing with anxiety now since last october it started with a dizzy spell after smoking synthetic ****.
i thought i was having a seizure because i had one when i was 14 i am now 29 and still take dilantin i went to 10 drs and 6 ER's they all said no seizures but a panic disorder
then i dealt with numb face and stuff like that the an unbalance feeling
i got through all that the celexa helped me with panicking in public places
i went to the epilepsy foundation and they told me i am not epileptic and want me to stop the meds but too scared..
now what i get is like this adrenaline rush that like comes fast and makes me kinda jump back but stops in a second then sometimes me temples will hurt
is this from the anxiety too?
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that was the 1 and ONLY time i tried the synthetic stuff so i dont need to be preached to about
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Hello. Regarding the dilantin, I suggest you find a good doctor who you trust and get her/his advice about
whether to continue, or not to continue, dilantin. I don't think anyone on this board can (or should) tell you whether to continue that medication, or not. I also think going to 10 doctors and 6 ERs can be confusing (not to speak of expensive), and can give you information overload. I would suggest, instead, that you find one doctor whose advice you respect.
Regarding the adrenaline rush, I doubt anyone here can tell you whether that is caused by anxiety or by something else. But it is a symptom that some people have from anxiety. My doctor thinks part of my anxiety is caused by excess adrenaline, and I am on atenolol (a beta blocker), at a low dose, to help with that. This is an off-lable use of the beta blocker, and I am NOT recommending it to you or anyone else, but it is one thing you could discuss with your doctor. Best wishes, Medved
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Posted 7/10/2012 4:33 PM (GMT -7)
i already take atenolol for blood pressure
but 3 different Neuro's have told me quit the dilatin and i have had the same family DR for 10 years and thinks its panic and the other drs i have seen and ER's all argree
sadly with axniety you believe they are all wrong
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I guess everyone is diffferent. But I have anxiety and still if 10 qualified doctors, with relevant expertise, told me the same thing, I think I would probably believe it. If not, what could convince you? Another 10 doctors? Or twenty?
As I said, I am not qualified to tell you what medications you should, or should not, be taking. But try not to let your anxiety impel you to make bad medical decisions.
Best wishes, Medved
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yea thats what i mean
i cant afford to keep going to drs and having MRIs.. Cscans.. eeg ...ekg
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Ameyers, I went to so many doctors, has so many unnecessary medical procedures done, and spent and untold amount of money when I first developed my anxiety disorder. I too, could not seem to trust what they were telling me. But at a point, I realized that this path was doing me no good at all. At a point, you have to trust what the doctors are telling you. Putting your faith in a stranger is hard, but remember, they are not fools. They spent years in an extremely difficult education and career path to get where they are. Take what they tell you as truth and follow their advice. I have to agree with medved, find one doctor you really trust, and stick with them. If you keep going to so many it is going to become confusing and you won't feel like you can trust what they are saying. I can't speak to what the exact causes of your sensations are, as I myself and not a medical professional, but I will say that anxiety can manifest itself in seemingly endless ways as far as physical sensations. When you are hyper alert
, you notice any physical oddity, and then it expands into a symptom. Headaches, gas, stomach aches, numb fingers, tingling tongue, dizzy, light headed, lights seem brighter, eyes won't focus, don't feel attached to reality, and many more and just an example of the different thing I PERSONALLY have felt during panic attack.
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Medved, I was curious about
your beta blocker. I have not been having great success with SSRIs and am starting to think it might have a little more to do with adrenaline. I know you are not a doc, but aI am curious about
your experience with it if you don't mind. Such things as how it was determined it would help, dosage, and success. If you feel comfortable sharing I would really appreciate it, thanks!
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My doc told me that in the UK, beta blockers are often used to reduce anxiety because, in addition to lowering BP, they also reduce the production of adrenaline. I am probably oversimplifying the science to some extent, but that is the general idea as he conveyed it to me. He said that is less common in the US (where I am located), and indeed using atenolol for that purpose in the US is an off-label use. But he thinks there is something to it. I am on a low dose of atenolol -- 25mg once a day. I feel no side effecst from the atenolol. I also take 5mg Lexapro. (Doctor started me on 10mg Lexapro, but I did not like the side effects and I suppose was not willing to "wait it out" to see if it got better, since the side effects were impairing my ability to function well, so I reduced to 5mg -- at which point the side effects disappeared). I am doing much better with my anxiety (which for the most part related to certain specific issues/events, rather than generalized anxiety). At one point, the anxiety was quite bad -- I was not sleeping, and more generally not functioning well. I really do not know whether the atenolol is doing any good. Or the Lexapro. Or therapy. Or some combination. Or just the passage of time. It is hard to tell. As the scientists say, there are "confounding factors" that make it impossible to determine what is helping me. Of course, to some extent I don't much care, so long as I feel better. I can't say my anxiety has disappeared, but it is FAR less accute than it was a few months ago. I will likely soon try to go off the Lexapro and probably the atenolol and see how I do. I don't want to take this stuff forever, if I don't have to, and the only way I can think of to see whether I can do well without them is to go off them and see how it goes. Of course, I will go off them -- if at all -- only under the supervision of a good psychiatrist. So, for whatever it might be worth, that is my experience. Best wishes, Medved
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Kiss of the Dragon--the latest vehicle for martial arts star Jet Li, a mainland Chinese talent who became a superstar in Hong Kong and has since succumbed to the blandishments of Hollywood--has a little of the best (and a lot of the worst) of Hong Kong films, and a lot of the worst of Hollywood action films.
It may be an oversimplification to call it a Hollywood film, since the setting and the director (commercials director Chris Nahon, making his feature debut) are both French, as is the Big Name behind it all--Luc Besson, who made La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element, The Professional and the regrettable Joan of Arc biopic The Messenger, and who here serves as screenwriter (along with Karate Kid and Lethal Weapon 3 veteran Robert Mark Kamen) and producer.
The film centers on a very old plot hook--an out-of-town spy/hitman/ cop on a mission is set up as a patsy by the guys who hired him and must negotiate his way around culturally unfamiliar turf, trying to survive and prove his innocence, while both the cops and the bad guys are out to kill him. He will find one person to trust--almost invariably a great-looking but damaged babe, usually a hooker, a barmaid or a moll of some sort.
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In the current iteration, Li plays Liu Jian, a Beijing supercop who is sent to Paris at the request of French police officials investigating a Franco-Chinese drug-smuggling operation. The City of Lights has never looked more comically sinister than in the opening sequence: The first French character we meet--surly, ill-shaven--is so obviously a ruthless villain...until he turns out to be a simple customs clerk at the airport.
Liu then goes through a ridiculous series of contortions to find out one simple fact: He should report to a certain room in a certain hotel, where French police bigwig Richard (Tchéky Karyo) is running surveillance on a Chinese drug dealer. You'd think he could simply call the embassy (or the Paris Central Police Bureau or someone) and be told, "Head over to Room 441 at the Palace Hotel," but, no, he has to get notes directing him to other notes to mysterious meetings in bars and bathrooms before he can finally connect with Richard.
This, of course, requires that nearly every employee and every patron of the hotel be on Richard's payroll. It appears that the entire Paris police force (or whoever the appropriate group here is) is undercover as part of this one operation. Of course, we soon learn that Richard can afford it: He's not only France's top crimefighter; he's also France's top criminal! In fact, this whole surveillance is a sham--Richard and his hundreds of accomplices actually intend to murder the drug dealer, and Liu has been brought in to be the fall guy. Luckily, through an indiscriminate mingling of the utterly impossible and the merely implausible, Liu is able to escape with a video proving that it was Richard who actually committed the murder.
Richard has, of course, convinced everyone that Liu is a psycho killer and has the entire might of the French police lined up to catch him. Let us note right now that all of the gendarmes seem to be in on the conspiracy. The only ones in the entire French government not privy to the big secret are Richard's bosses, who (of course) "have the fullest confidence in him."
If this weren't silly enough, Liu manages to team up with Jessica (Bridget Fonda), a prostitute who is the only witness who can clear his name. Let me emphasize just how coincidental this all is: Liu is holed up in the tiny shop of his trusted contact (Burt Kwouk, who played Cato in the Pink Panther films), and Jessica just happens to be hooking right outside and just happens to need to go to the bathroom. Of all the Chinese bakeries in all the world, she has to stroll into this one looking for a toilet.
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Now, one can imagine how relieved Liu would be to find her. Except that, thanks to various disguises and farcelike staging during the murder, neither of them ever got a good look at the other. So they become comrades on the run for quite a spell before they even realize their connection. What a lucky break! In this movie, even the coincidences have coincidences.
It would be a waste of time to catalog the rest of the absurdities by which Kiss of the Dragon moves its plot along. Let us only passingly mention the scene in which the gun-wielding assassins seem to simply drop the pursuit with no explanation, and the fact that Richard, having recovered the incriminating video, doesn't destroy it but saves it...easy to find...in his desk.
OK, forget all that. Let's get to the important question: How are the action scenes? Well, there are some great fight scenes here, filled with dazzling and clever bits of business, much less reliant on the camera tricks and invisible wire techniques that American viewers have been exposed to in Charlie's Angels. But in most cases the staging is compromised or even ruined by bad cutting: Western editors haven't a clue about how to assemble Hong Kong action footage, and Kiss of the Dragon's fight scenes are often hard to follow, with disorienting transitions and no clear sense of geography. There is enough cleverness on display to keep these scenes enjoyable, but there is also the frustration of how much better they could have been.
Jet Li is a wonderful performer, but his American films so far--including Romeo Must Die and his stint in Lethal Weapon 4--continue to miss the mark. Kiss of the Dragon will probably please hard-core action fans who have become inured to plot idiocies, but it remains a terrible waste of talent.


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning is different from Dan Marino, Charles Barkley and Barry Bonds, the all-time greats without championship rings.
Manning is different from John Elway, Julius Erving and Roger Clemens, too, the all-time greats who won championships late in their careers.
Manning is the first of a new breed of professional athlete, the original LeBron James. Peyton is the face of the most powerful engine in sports, the NFL.
He's earned a level of respect, acclaim and cash normally reserved for the game's ultimate winners.
He's also reached a delicate tipping point. This will be the last time we collectively root for Peyton Manning to slay Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots and reach the Super Bowl.
If Manning's Colts fail to win Sunday in the AFC championship game, Peyton's TV commercials won't seem so cute, and he'll quickly transform from one of America's most popular athletes to its most overexposed.
To whom much is given, much is expected.
We expect Manning to win Sunday night. He's due. He's completing his ninth NFL season, his seventh playoff season and playing in his second conference championship game. The Colts are at home. The Patriots, despite their history, are vulnerable. And Indy's lone, glaring vulnerability, its defense, has turned into a postseason strength.
The pressure is on Manning to produce a victory -- no matter what Indy's defense does or doesn't do, no matter Indy's running game. Quarterbacks are judged by championships. Manning has failed to reach the championship game in college or the pros.
"Well, I don't know if that definition is the tell-all definition or the lone definition of a quarterback," Manning said of postseason success. "Hey, I can't change what's happened in the past, and the facts are what they are. ...
"People talk about legacy. It's kind of a deep word for me here as a quarterback getting ready to play a playoff game. And I really haven't taken much time or really any time to analyze that and all the things that have been kind of stories of this week."
This situation requires little analysis.
If Manning doesn't produce, he'll be far less lovable Monday morning. He'll be the butt of late-night TV jokes. He'll be viewed as the Marty Schottenheimer of quarterbacks or the Alex Rodriguez of football. Manning will face the backlash of being given the throne without having earned it with titles. Marino, Barkley and Bonds, all extremely hyped, never sat on the throne. Neither did Elway, Erving or Clemens -- at least not until they won their titles.
We love to talk about must-win games and pressure situations, but not since Muhammad Ali faced George Foreman in the jungle can I remember an in-his-prime superstar facing such a pressurized contest.
When Ali went to Zaire, his legacy was on the line. He'd split two bouts with Ken Norton and Joe Frazier, who had both been reduced to rubble by Foreman. To legitimize his brash talk and prove that he was indeed "the Greatest," Ali had to beat Foreman.
Brady and Belichick are Foreman. They just beat up Smokin' Marty Schottenheimer.
On Friday, Manning tried his best to downplay the pressure he's facing.
"I just really try to concentrate on doing my job," Manning said. "And the game is big enough itself. ... Believe me, it's a big game and a game that we worked real hard to get here and prepared real hard this week and one we want to win. And, to me, that's enough to focus on and that's plenty to keep your mind on."
Manning was a machine on Friday. He answered every question eloquently while revealing very little about what's really burning in his stomach.
Manning is smart. He's aware of what's at stake. But he also benefits from having a dad with a long NFL resume. Manning is doing his best to focus on what he can control.
Really, only once on Friday did he acknowledge what was on the line.
"Certainly you feel the clock ticking," said Manning, 30. "The more you play, the longer you play going into your ninth year, you realize you probably won't get as many opportunities. And when you have one, you want to be able to take advantage of it."
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To many people, including homosexual men and women, the idea of gay history in America often appears to have a finite beginning: June 28th, 1969, the night of the Stonewall Riots in New York's Greenwich Village. But, of course, we all know that just serves as a point of conflict that brought light to a group of people who had always been an active part -- albeit quietly so --of society . But Slate.com points out that the new book by author Michael Bronski -- titled A Queer History of the United States looks more deeply into the impact of gay citizens on the course of American history and its culture. From examples of (the original Americans) Native American's more accepting -- sometimes even reverential -- view of same-sex oriented tribe members to the rumored homosexuality of historical luminaries like Emily Dickinson, Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt, Johann Hari of Slate pinpoints Bronski's hypothesis on what the gay "historical mission" is and was: "to expose Puritanism, scolding, and sexual intolerance." Bronski credits the queer community with providing a balance and counter-movement to religious and political extremism -- a naysaying minority that helps avoid mob mentality and 'groupthink' that can be a detriment to a society. Even as early as 1624, a group of rebels set forth to establish their own mini-township near Boston called Merrymount -- named after a colloquial term of the era meaning illicit sexual activity. Needless to say the town was demolished a few years after its establishment.
Hari's analysis of the book brings up a particularly potent question though -- that of gay marriage, which is obviously on the forefront of many people's minds currently, both gay and straight. While enormous progress is being made, and the inevitable tipping point may be in the not-so-distant future, Hari points out that Bronski questions the validity in this ongoing quest to be recognized, in the eyes of society at large, as the same as everyone else. "Is the point of the gay struggle to say we are essentially the same as straight people, or is it to say we are different and glad to be so?" he asks. Bronski goes on to criticize the fight for marriage equality, saying that the gay community should demand the abolishment of the institution of marriage completely instead. Hari says that this coda to the book, a plea to reject matrimony as it goes against the very American ideals of individual freedom and autonomy, is where the author loses steam and coherence. Regardless, it's an interesting point to make, one we've mulled over many times before: while fundamentally, we -- as humans -- are more similar than different (cue Shylock's "If you prick us, do we not bleed?"), is are we asking for equality or homoginization? Can we not create a new traditional experience that sets us apart from the heterosexual American experience, one that we can claim as our own. Or is recognition and practice of equal treatment of all US citizens -- the powerful and essential crux of the Constitution -- more important? It's worth thinking over on the eve of what could be America finally embracing gay marriage -- do we celebrate being welcomed to the club, or do we, as has often been the case, start our own, better, more fabulous and exclusive club, and relish in our rebellion?
The article is quite thought provoking and though (full disclosure:) we haven't read the book (yet), this certainly entices us to pick it up. And we'd love to hear from you, dear reader, about where you stand on the history, and more importantly the future, of the historical impact of gay culture in America.


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I'm going to have to confess I don't follow all his adventures all that closely. I've read the book, seen the film and follow him on Facebook, but that's about it. Maybe this has all been explained somewhere and I missed it.
One thing I remember from the book is that the Specialized wheels get mentioned a few times.
Considering the amount of support even an average rider in the TdF peleton gets, I was surprised that one pair of wheels was so significant.
His latest Beastie has got some sponsors logos on it, although not names I have heard of before.
So, is it his own choice ? Has he turned down offers of help and support ?
Or, has he been overlooked by the entire British cycle industry ?
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Keitht (1316) 2003-07-28 7:07
Sorry Janis but I really can't see anything much to say about this. A derelict, overgrown building but is there a story to it? Without notes all I see is a reasonably well framed composition.
PeskyPolecat (0) 2003-07-28 7:54
Nice saturated colours,fair composition, could benefit from a little sharpening.
richtersl (3546) 2003-07-29 22:30
The colors and saturation are very nice. The building has some intersting architectural detail that might be nice to feature in a photo. What kind of building is this?
Krāsas un pildīana ir ļoti smukas. Ēka sastāv ar interesantiem architekturiskiem punktiem, kurus varbūt varēt ierisināt citās bildēs. Kāda ēka tā ir?
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Guns as gifts
My loving wife dove into crazy hour today to buy me a xmas present. My normal dealer never gave her a hassle about buying guns as gift, but the chain store today did (to their honor, they did put the gun on hold for me to fill the paperwork).
Does anyone have the pertinent law quotes handy? Does gift buying between husband and wife constitute an illegal "buying for someone else"?
I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.
|November 27, 2009, 09:43 AM
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Instruction #1 on the back of the 4473 spells it out pretty clearly:
Perhaps you can encourage the store personnel to actually read the form they require customers complete.
|November 27, 2009, 10:09 AM
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The key to buying a gun as a gift is to never tell the dealer that it is going to be a gift, no matter how tempting it might be to tell the world you're buying a gift. It is perfectly legal as long as it is a legitimate gift for someone who is otherwise allowed to own a gun. But, telling the dealer it's a gift often brings unnecessary hassles into the process. Most do indeed know the law and how it is applied, but I know for a fact that a good percentage of them don't. It isn't conducive to a happy gun buying experience to try to weed them out or educate them (they know the law much better than you, and will never be convinced otherwise).
As Don H's info clearly shows you can answer the question about being the actual buyer of the gun honestly, without fanfare, and move on.
As I think about it, the chain store is actually so wrong that they are trying to make what would be a legitimate purchase into a straw purchase. If you fill out the 4473 with your information, and you purchase the gun with your wife's money, then you may be breaking the law. The hazy part concerns whose money it is, if you and your wife share a bank account, as most couples do, then it might be argued that it is also your money. Bottom line is they are muddying the legal waters with their lack of knowledge of the actual laws and regulations involved.
|November 27, 2009, 01:27 PM
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I just bought my wife a gun for christmas. Told the dealer I was buying it as a gift and I had no issues.
As clearly mentioned in the form instructions buying as a gift is
Big box stores are generally hard to deal wiith because they often have store policies that are more restrictive than the actual law. They often simplify it so it is easier to train employees especially when they have high turn over.
I recently went to walmart to buy a rifle. I am stationed in MS but have an IA drivers license. I am considered a resident of MS for the purpose of the GCA. Walmart refused to sell me the rifle becuase they have a policy requiring the address on the 4473 to match the drivers license.
Many box stores may have a policy that if the purchaser says anything but this gun is for me (i.e. gift) they are not to make the sale.
|November 27, 2009, 02:09 PM
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Thanks for the quotation, I figured as much. To finish the story, I went to pick up the rifle, and was denied too. We recently moved, and NM doesn't require you to get a new driver's license when you do. So DL and current address weren't the same, and that was too much for the "big store" clerk.
I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.
|November 27, 2009, 05:17 PM
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The Dealer does not need to know it is a gift any more than they need to know how many guns you already have.
Fill out the Form truthfully, and don't say anything more than necessary.
|November 27, 2009, 06:51 PM
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See here.
I agree, the chain stores often introduce more hassle than is reasonable, legal requirements aside.
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.
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Yep, that's why I buy my guns at the local Ace Hardware store! I told them about the hassle I had buying firearms at the big store (I am military also) and he said, just show me your military ID. I don't even need you to bring a copy of my orders. You can use my computer to download your orders here. It helps that he is ex military :-).
|November 27, 2009, 07:49 PM
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I realize all I need is my PCs orders and my military ID. Many of the shops I have gone to want to see my DL as well. If they ask I just show it to them.
I see no reason to get into an argument when it takes me all of two seconds to show my DL.
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|December 10, 2009, 12:12 AM
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for the firearm purchasing forms. I've never had an issue from any dealer here including Walmart where I bought a Rifle, because my Driver License address was not my current residence address.
If I ever need to purchase outside of my county/state I've memorized the address on my DL just in case. It always matches that way.
When the time comes that I don't want a new gun, Call the undertaker!
My firearm is an investment on my life.
|December 11, 2009, 12:28 AM
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Another reason not to get guns from them
Store policies more restrictive than the law, and often employee ignorance or misinterpretation of those same policies are not, to me, worth the small handfull of dollars one can save over buying from a gun dealer.
All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.
|December 11, 2009, 06:49 AM
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Somebody has referenced the ATF place where it says you
can give a gun as a gift. I believe you can go this for a brand new gun bought from a dealer.
Best example I can give you is that I bought a M1 Garand from CMP and in the letter I sent with the other paper work I specifically told them the rifle was going to be given to my father as a gift and that he was a resident of my state and could legally own a firearm.
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It's that time once again. Time for another volume of the world famous "WYDU Classics" comin' straight 'atcha! Okay, not really world famous, but I did see them popping up on Albumbase. I found that rather humourous, but kind of flattering actually. It's all good, someone might as well get credit for the links on there and it'll keep them alive longer.
What these are for any newbies out there (and seems like we took another jump up on hits, so I guess there are a few more newbies out there) is just collections of songs that I happen to like from back in the day or on some cases old stuff that I just discovered and certain songs from those. It's all my tastes and I do them strictly for myself, but I share them with all of you if you want them. Some of you might hate them, some of you might love them. Some months they are fairly common songs, other times it's some obscure ass shit that only a few people have heard.
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According to Anand, the base effect is likely to push inflation to 8% in the next 2-3 months. The slow growth with high inflation is likely to worsen the situation. Immediate and firm steps to support growth are very much required.
With a lower-than-expected economic growth, the Street will look for some rate cut announcements from the Reserve Bank of India at its policy meet next month.
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Zoe Guire just talked to an elephant. Well, technically speaking, the elephant spoke to her, but either way it was weird and, as a rule, Zoe doesn't do weird. Except the thing is, when Zoe goes along on her mom's business trip to India, things get very weird, very quickly. Soon after she arrives, Zoe finds herself tagging alongside a kid named Zak, lost in a crazy city, with no money and no way home.
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The main characters of this story are Zoe and Zak. Zoe is a smart and regimented eleven year old. She sticks to the rules and enjoys learning new things. Zak is the complete opposite. He is impulsive, immature, and seems to find trouble wherever he goes. I loved both of these characters. The Mom part of me cringed at some of the predicaments they got themselves into and wanted to give them a stern lecture on all the dangers of wandering a foreign country but my inner child cheered them on and gobbled up all their antics and names that they made up for the bad guys… "Rhino-Butt"…I loved that one.
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Elephant gods, a map, villains, and secrets are just a scratch in the adventure Zoe and Zak find themselves discovering in India.
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While I enjoy reading a good book, I just love listening to an audiobook that has been narrated well, and that's just what I found with the audiobook of Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard. Bailey Carlson does a wonderful job expressing the characters' personalities and making the words come to life. I felt like I was right there with the Zoe and Zak, sharing their adventures with them.
Zoe is a pragmatic, intelligent girl. Because of this, she can get judgmental, especially when it comes to Zak. He's a troublemaker and often gets carried away with his mischief. When the two of them and magic come together in an adventure... let's just say that isn't Zoe's ideal way to spend her time abroad in India. Nevertheless, it does make for some great humor. When I first listened to Zoe and Zak argue after he first pulls a prank on her, I laughed so much. I just can't express enough how much I love how Carlson portrays their voices.
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Guingnard did a wonderful job setting the pace of the story. It is action packed with lots of adventure. The main characters aren't in one place for long periods of time. They are constantly on the move--either escaping danger or hunting to find the ghost leopard. It will definitely hold young readers' attentions (as well as older readers!)
"Excellent Middle Grade Adventure set in India!"
Yes if they read MG fantasy. The novel takes place in India and the author really brought the story to life with details from his time spent there. I listened to it as I was cleaning and the time flew by. I hate cleaning more than anything but I spent seven hours without even thinking about it. I half expected a leopard to jump out at me from around the corner I was so immersed in the story. The narrator was great for the story. It is told from the perspective of Zoe, an 11 yr old girl and the narrator sounds just like a young girl. But she also does the voice of Zak, from Zoe's memories, very well, as well as the Indian accents of the other characters in the book. The author really got the voice of an 11 yr old girl just right. She was annoyed by Zak, exactly how 11 yr old girls are at that age. She's uptight and follows all the rules and stays true to her character until she finally has to accept the magic before her eyes. And Zak is just like an 11 yr old boy is without a parent around to keep him in check. Life is an adventure!
I recommend the book for the story and the audio.
When Zoe and Zak are hiding in the tall grass and the men realize someone has tampered with the trunk. They give chase and when they are almost on Zoe and Zak, something jumps over them and chases the men sending them fleeing.
I liked that Bailey's voice sounded like a child's voice and not an adult's voice. I was never confused about who was speaking, but mostly I liked that it sounded like the right age person was reading the novel. I hate when an older person is reading as a teenager.
Indiana Jones meets Charlie Bone? I'm not very good at this. It's high adventure meets high magic!
I can't wait to listen to the next book! I have some more cleaning to do!
"Adventure, Mystery and Fun!"
I received this from the author in exchange for my honest review. This was a really fun audio book to listen to! The story was full of magic, fantasy and adventure. I think that the narrator did an excellent job with the voices, especially doing children's voices. Lars has a gift for writing. It was neat because I was able to imagine my 11 year-old daughter Keira in the place of Zoe. Some of the things she said as well as some of her mannerisms were similar. Lars has written a special story here that can be enjoyed by children of all ages. I definitely recommend the audio book version, especially for listening together in the car with your kiddos.
"Review: Ghost Leopard: A Zoe & Zak Adventure"
The setting, characters and magical, mythical creatures.
The characters were each enjoyable and showed such an innocence, I loved the differences between Zoe and Zak, Zoe thinks before acting and questions her heritage since she is adopted but she could also be quite overbearing whereas Zak is spontaneous and carefree but also true to his age with his behavior and annoying traits, he is also worried about his parents getting divorced but this pair worked seemingly well together to complete their quest and handled the obstacles thrown their way extremely well.
It took me a while to enjoy the narration but once I did it was quite enjoyable, the accents and character transitions were done well.
There were a number of laugh out loud funny moments.
"Great New Middle Grade Adventure Novel"
Funny, Cinematic, Magical
I thought it was predictable with a small cliffhanger.
Bailey Carlson's narration of Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard is easily one of the best parts of the novel. It was very easy to distinguish which characters were speaking, and the various accents that she used for different characters was very well done. I loved to hear her speak Amala's parts because her Indian accent was lovely.
Zak and Zoe finally realizing that they needed each other in order to get home safely and discovering their friendship was very sweet to read.
My full review of the novel can be found on my blog - Bibliophilia, Please.
To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received a copy of the novel from the publisher or author through CBB Book Promotions in exchange for an unbiased review. It has in no way affected the outcome. All expressed opinions are awesome, honest, and courtesy of me.
"The Culture of India as a MG read!"
I think this would be a great read for both boys and girls in the Middle Grade range and also for their parents to listen along too. It was a lot of fun.
What I found most interesting is that it is a book about India and its culture and peoples. We get a lot of Egyptian, Roman and Greek themes for this grade range but this was a refreshing and new experience and I liked it very much.
I have not. But this was very good.
I laughed but also wanted to shake the characters here and there for being too over the top in their personalities.
Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard audiobook was an interesting listen. Zoe is telling a story much like a diary. She comes off as a mix of things: annoying, young, overprotective, overbearing, bossy, and often no fun.; whereas Zak is her opposite, he's oblivious, troublesome, impulsive, imaginative, and outgoing. I think that this mix made for a good book. I have to admit that the reader did a very good job with her voicing of the characters including the Indian populations but sometimes I wanted to beat both the characters in the head. Zoe was too paranoid and Zak was way too impulsive to be healthy. I understand that the author wrote them as complements of one another and that made a good plot, Zoe is frustrated and wants to go back home and Zak wants to see what is around every corner.
Aside from the characters, I really enjoyed the plot as well, and think that Middle grade readers and listeners will too. It is a history lesson in the culture of India but also action packed and fun. The characters are going after the Ghost Leopard and you learn more and more about the leopard and the characters as the plot trickles forward. The audiobook narrator did a very good job of this, recounting different parts in the story as references and making those parts stand out to the reader. I found it easy to follow along with and wanted the recording to keep playing.
"A fun adventure"
Yes. It was a fun and entertaining book. The narrator did a fantastic job and I liked the story.
I thought it was a little tidy, but still good.
I really thought that she did Zak great. I could feel his energy almost.
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How To Export Google Reader Feeds Into Opera
Everyone is up in a storm since Google announced they were killing Google Reader. Although I liked Google Reader, I believe change creates opportunities and unsurprisingly a better solution for feed reading presented itself almost immediately. In fact it was already installed on my system.
It's called Opera.
I installed Opera to read email when Mozilla killed Thunderbird and after some heavy customisation I'd say it works pretty well. It's much faster than Thunderbird for a start.
Now it looks like Opera is not only going to save my RSS feeds, but make my news reading more organised thanks to it's flexible user interface.
So here is a quick howto with screenshots for people who need to get off Google Reader and want to try out Opera.How To Export Google Reader Feeds Into Opera
1. Log into Reader and find the settings link up the top left.
2. Go to Import/Export and select "Download your data through Takeout".
3. Download and unzip the archive.
4. Find the Import Feed List link in the Opera menu.
5. Select the subscriptions.xml file from the Google archive which you unzipped and you're done.


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During his Lenten meditations for the Roman Curia this week, Cardinal Marco Ce, who is preaching the retreat for Pope Benedict XVI and other Vatican leaders, offered some reflections on the difficulties which arise from preaching the Gospel and the courage which the Church and her ministers must embrace in addressing them.
According to a report on Vatican Radio, on the third day of the traditional Spiritual Exercises, the retired Cardinal-archbishop of Venice said that amidst the difficulties in preaching the Gospel and in times of trial, the bark of the Church always has the presence of the Risen Christ.
Cardinal Ce said that for three years the during the preaching of Jesus, together with the repeated large crowds that often came together to acclaim him, these difficulties had to be addressed. The Gospel of Mark notes, and "does not in any way minimize the fact, that after an initial period of enthusiasm and success in Galilee, Jesus had to face an increasing lack of trust as many of his growing number of followers distanced themselves from him," from his own neighbors, who saw him as "the carpenter's son," to the scribes and Pharisees who wanted "signs" despite seeing all the miracles.
In this sense, the cardinal began his first meditation of the morning on the three parables of the seed. "More than once we hear lament from the lips of Jesus over the effort he must make to ensure his message is understood. The use of parables is a precise response to this crisis situation and is a sign of what the Church is called to do in the new evangelization," Cardinal Ce noted.
He offered reflections on the three parables of the seed: that which spontaneously sprouts up—as a symbol of the grace of God that can work above and beyond human efforts; the mustard seed that once again shows the disproportion between the beginning and the end of preaching, the generosity of divine intervention; and lastly, the parable of the sower in which the seed falls on the different types of soil, symbolizing total indifference to the Word of God, a weak acceptance of the Word or the suffocation due to worldly concerns. The seed that falls on fertile soil and grows, however, reflects the initiative of God and the perseverance of man.
During his second morning meditation, Cardinal Ce commented on the miracle of the calming of the storm narrated in the Gospel of Mark. "Against the humanly understandable fear of the apostles who are sinking, the almost exaggerated reprimand of Jesus appears in contrast."
"But what the Gospel passage seeks to emphasize is the desire of Jesus for faith in the hearts of the apostles that remains even amidst the storm," the cardinal said.


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Alice is mainly a non-representational color painter that works on a large-scale format, but also works on a smaller scale for a variation of styles and techniques. Her work is about using minimal color and the process of layering to achieve a sense of depth and movement. This process is a way of fusing the act of painting with an experimentation of various materials to produce texture, which adds another element to draw the viewer into the work. She uses acrylic paint and mixed media to emulate the look of a wall cracking and peeling. The final outcome is work influenced by her photography of distressed spaces and surfaces, to convey the concept of how things change over time and the beauty of the forgotten. Alice is currently working on a series of Digital Paintings using a Digital Painting App on her IPad. Originally these were to be as a means of sketching out ideas for future paintings, but she then realized due to the composition, visual texture and rich colors produced, that this was just another possible medium to work with.
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An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf: When the owner of the finest restaurant in Paris decides to die of starvation, the staff cooks a final meal and describes each course over a series of empty plates. See it at 7 p.m. at Freefall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $37–$44. (727) 498-5205.
Tommy Blaze: The comic dubbed "a funny Dr. Phil and probably more accurate" performs at 8:30 p.m. at Side Splitters Comedy Club in Tampa. $12–$16. (813) 960-1197.
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Eugene Patterson tribute, 8:30 p.m., WEDU-Ch. 3: WEDU honors the memory of former Times editor Eugene Patterson by rebroadcasting a 2009 profile of him. Patterson died Jan. 12 at age 89 after a long illness. Also airing 2:30 p.m. Sunday.


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Improving the health and health care of women Veterans is a high priority within the Department of Veterans Affairs, said a panel of leading researchers on March 27.
"VA is committed to serving women Veterans and it is our privilege to do so," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We are honored to sponsor research that supports the outstanding care our women Veterans have earned and deserve."
VA's research commitment is multidisciplinary, covering the areas of biomedical, clinical, health services, and rehabilitation. To meet the needs of a growing, diverse demographic that spans all generations of women Veterans -- from an aging population of WWII Veterans to those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan--the pace of research activity in recent years has greatly accelerated.
"From building an extensive research network that supports top notch investigators to providing a strong foundation of knowledge for quality care, VA is addressing the diverse health care needs of this fastest growing segment of the Veteran population," said Dr. Joel Kupersmith, VA chief research and development officer, who was the opening speaker.
Between 2004 and 2008, more research on the health of women Veterans was published than in the previous 25 years combined. Today, VA supports a significant amount of research on a wide variety of health issues faced by women. In fiscal year 2011, the agency funded 60 studies for a total investment of more than $12 million.
VA women Veteran's health research focuses on:
Returning combat women Veterans -- gender differences with regard to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), post-deployment behaviors, and reintegration;
Understanding barriers and improving access to VA health care for women Veterans;
Long-term health outcomes of women who served during the Vietnam era;
Expanding mental health research including PTSD, substance abuse, and sexual trauma; and
Basic research (biomedical) on breast cancer including hormones, regulation, genetic factors, as well as autoimmune diseases.
To bolster support for investigators conducting women's health services research, as well as recruitment and inclusion of women Veterans in a wider array of studies, VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) launched the Women's Health Research Network (WHRN).
The WHRN includes two partnered components: the Women's Health Research Consortium providing training and mentorship to researchers focusing on women's health research, and the Women's Health Practice-based Research Network supporting clinical research networks that test VA-based women's health-related interventions and studies requiring recruitment of women Veterans at multiple sites. The former is headed by Elizabeth Yano, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.; the latter by Dr. Susan Frayne, M.P.H.
"Excellence in health care begins with excellence in research" said Dr. Robert A. Petzel, VA's under secretary for health. "VA research has put together a solid infrastructure that supports quality health care for women Veterans."
Joining Kupersmith to discuss the ways VA research improves the health of women Veterans were Dr. Sally Haskell, acting director of Comprehensive Women's Health for the Women Veterans Health Strategic Health Care Group, and three leading researchers: Elizabeth Yano, co-director of the VA Health Services Research and Development Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Susan Frayne, associate director for development and staff physician at the Women's Health Center of Excellence, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System; and Dr. Donna Washington, M.P.H., program area lead, Women's Health and Equity Strategic Program, HSR&D Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior and staff physician at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
The media roundtable culminated a month of activities sponsored by VA to recognize Women's History Month. It is the third in a series of media roundtables sponsored by VA's Office of Research and Development. For more information about other roundtables, see www.research.va.gov/media_roundtable. For more information on VA Research, visit www.research.va.gov.


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We have an event coming up June 1st at Lovers Lane, using the whole building including the dungeon. We have our MUAs some models and photographers already. Models are TFP (Zero Cost) and also get a free copy of the eBook after the shoot in PDF form.
Photographers there is a buy in of $200 for the base day 8am - 5pm or if you want the extra naughty stuff at night from 6pm - 10pm where some of the models will be "scening" then it's $250 for the whole day. More info on our FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/darknessevent/
-- Nudity is not 100% required for this shoot, but most models will be topless at some point, so if you're shy or not into BDSM or Shibari or Leather, this may not be a good event. We will have more events this summer including Rocky Horror, Alice in Wonderland, Steampunk, 60s-70s Hippie, Body Painting and Liquid Latex, Boudoir, Glamour and more. If this event is not for you but you like the others coming up.. contact me here or on FB on our event page https://www.facebook.com/ConciergeProductions.
Everyone involved will be in the book and get the book. Printed copies will be available later at a fee.
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I'm coming down for business this weekend, and looking to have a romantic dinner with my gf near/in Balboa Island. I'd like to have good food and not have it break the bank too hard. I was thinking Basilic, but we're going there on Sunday night, so I'm SOL. I already saw multiple reviews on A restaurant, but I'd like to stay away from hype.
I remember down in Laguna that Chart house was one of my favorites, or whichever harbor? House that was on PCH (near the best western laguna brisas) that is small quaint, and overlooks the ocean, so I'm looking for that kind of atmosphere.
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Thank you morenamad
That is so pretty, gnt - it's a real winter scene!
Wish I was there right now, with a bowl of homemade chile.
Thanks for the comments :)
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River Ridge Golf Club is a semi-private course hidden away on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River. It has become a popular site for get-togethers and company tournaments.
Thanks to dense tree growth and the surrounding river embankment, there is almost no indication that River Ridge lies within the city limits. Instead, golfers are treated to 18 wonderfully isolated holes where they can escape the rush of urban life.
River Ridge was professionally designed and sports more than 6,600 yards of fairways.
Four large lakes and several ponds bring water into play on many of the holes.
After your round take time to enjoy the full range of amenities offered by the River Ridge clubhouse, featuring an elevated deck with panoramic views of the River valley.
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