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NHS 111 to book GP appointments directly starting this year
NHS 111 staff will be able to book GP appointments directly under changes outlined in the NHS long-term plan.
'From 2019, NHS 111 will start direct booking into GP practices across the country, as well as refer on to community pharmacies who support urgent care and promote patient self-care and self-management,' the plan said.
Up to now pilot schemes have been operating across England, with NHS suggesting in March last year that the pilots could become a universal plan in April 2019.
In December 2017 Pulse reported that commissioners were reserving a small proportion of appointments for NHS 111 direct booking after being told to do so by NHS England.
A pilot scheme was launched in 2016 in the North East of England in which participating practices were offered a one-off payment of 70p per patient.
The long-term plan also said NHS 111 will have the the ability to book appointments at GP-led Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs).
The document says: 'We will fully implement the Urgent Treatment Centre model by autumn 2020 so that all localities have a consistent offer for out-of-hospital urgent care, with the option of appointments booked through a call to NHS 111.
'UTCs will work alongside other parts of the urgent care network including primary care, community pharmacists, ambulance and other community-based services to provide a locally accessible and convenient alternative to A&E for patients who do not need to attend hospital.'
Dr Richard Vautrey, BMA GP committee chair, said: 'Direct booking in to practice appointments for patients who have spoken to and been triaged by a doctor or nurse through NHS 111 has been an ambition of NHS England's for some time.
'There have been several local pilots, and some practices have chosen to use this service to help reduce the pressure on their reception staff. We are currently discussing this with NHS England as part of contract negotiations.'
But RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard said: 'This idea, like the rest of the NHS Long Term Plan, is aspirational and well-intentioned, but it must be matched with appropriate funding and resources up front, otherwise the stresses and strains currently facing general practice will only get worse. Just allowing others to book appointments will not create additional capacity in our surgeries.
'This includes ensuring that NHS 111 call handlers have had sufficient training to know when a GP appointment is appropriate and necessary, ensuring they know what types of appointments and with which professionals are available at different surgeries, and making sure that communication between their own systems and GP practices is robust enough to deal with this level of triage and all relevant information that lead to the booking is added to the GP computer system.'
The long-term plan's announcement of the new power for NHS 111 may raise concerns about increased GP workload.
In June 2017 Matthew Swindells, NHS England's director for operations, said that 80% of patients who would have been sent to a GP by NHS 111 guidelines had not needed to be referred if their call was taken by a GP.
The opposite concern – appointments being wasted – may be another concern after after the North East of England pilot initially reported slow uptake. Many appointments at the pilot reserved for NHS 111 patients were still free an hour beforehand, at which point the GP surgery could rebook them.
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So utterly stupid and totally totally depressing
There's no end to the dumbness of the jerks running the NHS. Such an ignorant clueless superficial 'solution' to access problems in primary care. Who in their right mind would want to work in a system dictated to and screwed up so relentlessly by the morons of NHS England and Whitehall. Feckwits
Alan, do you see the contradiction in your views? You argue for a 'safety net' for the 'less fortunates' in the article about alcohol teams. Yet you're critical of the idiots/state running healthcare provision. Well, here's an eye-opener: States tend to do things badly/make things worse. Why? Another fact of life: its always easier spending someone else's money i.e. no one is as responsible with money than someone is with their own.
The obvious conclusion is: you trust in people to do what they are good at, and provide the safety net, which all evidence of history shows we would do, without the state intervening.
111 will triage a lot to A&E or call out an ambulance. I can see us getting quieter if we do this. And our patients will get more frustrated as they can't book in as before. And who will they blame? The idiots at NHS England and DoH, or us? Patient don't want this. They just want to be able to book I with their GP that week without going through a call centre.


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The Catholic Church in Vietnam has inaugurated a new national Catholic university, the first institution of its kind since the country was reunified under communist rule in 1975 following the Vietnam War.
The Catholic Institute of Vietnam was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) on September 14, with the specific aim of enhancing "theological knowledge and competence among all priests, religious and laypeople," according to the rector of the institute, Bishop Joseph Dinh Duc Dao.
The bishop added that theological understanding is necessary for Catholics to live a true life of faith in a fast changing society.
Among the 37 candidates who took the entrance exam in July, 23 students are attending the first master's theological course, most of them priests from dioceses and religious orders.
The institute is temporarily based at the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam in the city.
The founding of the University seems a particularly welcome sign of openness on the part of the Communist government, especially given its record of human rights violations in the area of religious liberty.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) considers Vietnam to be a "country of particular concern," or CPC, where "particularly severe violations of religious freedom are perpetrated or tolerated." This designation is USCIRF's most severe evaluation of the state of religious liberty in a country, and Vietnam has received this designation every year since 2001.
In its 2016 report, USCIRF criticized "the government's continuing heavy-handed management of religion," which continues to lead not only to restrictions and discrimination, but also "to individuals being outright harassed, detained, and targeted with physical violence."
Of a total population of some 94 million people, most of whom are Buddhists, more than six million Vietnamese are Catholic.
According to USCIRF, relations between the Vietnamese government and the Vatican improved in 2015, with Vatican prefect Cardinal Fernando Filoni visiting Hanoi in January and Pope Francis naming Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon as Vietnam's newest Cardinal.
The Vietnamese government has been trying to cultivate a more positive relationship with the Catholic Church and government officials have underscored "the expanding opportunities for charitable and social work by the Catholic Church," of which the new university is a part.
In this regard, Vietnam stands in stark contrast to its neighbor China, which under the government of President Xi Jinping has engaged in a systematic crackdown on Christianity throughout the country, targeting with particular animus the underground Catholic Church, faithful to Rome.
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Up for auction is a catalog of songs by some of the biggest West Coast rap and hip-hop artists, including Eazy-E, Snoop Dogg, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
The seller is a hip-hop producer best known for working with Eazy-E, who was a solo rap artist and a member of the hip-hop group N.W.A. in the late 80s and early 90s. Eazy-E's life story was recently chronicled in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, bringing his music and career back into the spotlight.
In the last 12 months, this catalog has earned $3,597.09 in royalties. If you win this auction, every time Eazy-E's "Real Muthaphukkin G's", or any other song in this catalog is played, you will make money. ASCAP will distribute the royalties on a quarterly basis. The winner of the auction will receive the first royalty check in September 2016.
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This hip-hop producer is best-known for producing tracks on Eazy-E's EP It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa. He has also produced extensively for rapper Paperboy and other well-known artists such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, MC Ren, and Snoop Dogg.
Some of the best-known tracks he has produced include "Ditty" by Paperboy, "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" by Eazy-E, and "Down Foe My Thang" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, all of which are included in this catalog.
"Real MuthaphuckkinG's" by Eazy-E is a highlight of this catalog and makes up 49% of the catalog's income since 2010. In 1993 this song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Grammy-nominated "Ditty" by Paperboy makes up the second largest portion of the catalog. "Ditty" peaked at number 10 in 1993 and was awarded a platinum certification from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), meaning that 1,000,000 units were sold.
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I saw this at the Traverse City Film Festival and it was one of my favorite films there.

David Duchovny has written a great script for a new TV show and the studio wants to make the pilot. Unfortunately, before it airs, they want to make some changes to his script. The film follows the script as it goes from one hand to another before it gets turned into the perfect TV sitcom.

The cast is excellent. David Duchovny does a great job as the lead, we all relate to him because we all want to see something new, not just the same clichéd sitcom premise. The TV show cast is great, from the opening moments in the film when they audition for the parts, all of their scenes are perfect. And Sigourney Weaver steals the show playing the evil network boss, every time she's on the screen it's impossible not to laugh.

Jake Kasdan was at the screening and told us afterward that most of the stuff shown in the film has happened to him before on several pilots he's worked on. It's sad that things like this still take place, that so many shows keep dumbing down and are afraid to be different. Hopefully TV executives will take a look at this film and get some ideas.

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Just saw this at Tribeca. Interesting, entertaining, often funny. Sigourney Weaver is exception. A Solid 7 -- as good as most independent films and insightful.

I would say that the only draw back are the visuals -- kind of bland photography. which should not detract at all from the films commercial appeal.

Jake Kasden is someone to watch. I also really enjoyed the Q& A after the screening. David D. is very funny. And seems to be expanding beyond the X-FIles persona that must be hard to elude.

Sigourney Weaver is so underrated as an actress -- she can do anything. seems to get better with age.

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The Brussels-Capital Region has earmarked €2 million for improvements to roads in the run-up to the Tour de France. The Grand Départ takes place in the European capital this year for the first time since 1958.
Works need to start very soon as the big event is on 6 July. Two types of works need to be carried out before then, Camille Thiry of Brussels Mobility told RTBF. "First, some roads that aren't in great shape need to be repaved," he said. "Next to that, potholes need to be filled in."
On Saturday 6 July, a Brussels-Charleroi-Brussels route will start in Molenbeek. The following day, a time trial in Brussels will travel through Brussels-City, Etterbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Auderghem, Watermael-Boitsfort, Ixelles, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Schaerbeek.
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Thiry confirmed that the works shouldn't hinder traffic in the capital much as they would be carried out in the evenings and weekends.
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AgSmarts FNS was our first experience to get ourselves skilled at IoT implementation, work with sensors & bluetooth. The agenda was to get lower the operational expenses of farmers and optimise crop yields. We had a firm plan to use Bluetooth to connect field-based, internet-enabled sensor and controller networks gave unprecedented crop specific, predictive recommendations, and automated control through mobile apps.
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AgSmarts had the hardware which could capture the soil moisture and sunlight intensity. Vrinda helped them to log the data to the IoT cloud at regular intervals which can be a data source for the analytics engine. We helped hardware team on how the BLE module could be configured by the user by setting the Customer ID from the app.
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The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit BART union and their employees have declared a work strike effective Friday October 18, 2013. Most of the hundreds of thousands of commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area who rely on BART everyday have been putting up with this BART management/union/employee drama and frankly we are all fed up. Regardless of who's right or wrong, we the commuters have been used as pons in this endless vicious cycle. So what are we to do? Commemorate it! Commemorate it with this fitting tribute to Charles Earl Bowles aka "Black Bart" of yesteryear juxtaposed to this "Black BART – Strike 2013" of today happening in real time! Black Bart of yesteryear made a living robbing the transportation system of its time, the stagecoach, and putting fear in the eyes of every passenger. Now "Black BART – Strike 2013" is robbing the San Francisco Bay Area transportation system of our times, our BART trains, and once again putting fear in our livelihoods!
I've labored long and hard for bread,
For honor, and for riches,
But on my corns too long you've tread,
You fine-haired sons of bitches. -Black Bart 1877
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Cairns cops put the collar on property crime sprees
Two offenders, 20 suburbs, almost 100 charges. Those are the staggering figures from the Cairns Property Crime Squad's biggest busts for this week alone.
Saturday saw the arrest of a 17-year-old Earlville man for a total of 55 property related offences charges, while a 17-year-old Yarrabah man was nabbed yesterday and charged with 42 offences.
Both of the accused were billed by police as "priority offenders".
Police had been actively seeking the Earlville man in connection with a large number of burglary and vehicle theft offences allegedly committed between May 13 and June 2 at Kewarra Beach, Trinity Beach, Redlynch, Manunda, Westcourt, Bungalow, Earlville, Woree, Bayview Heights, and Flying Fish Point.
The man appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday, and was released on bail: he's been ordered to reappear on June 27.
In a separate arrest, the Yarrabah man – arrested yesterday at a Manunda caravan park – appeared in court this morning charged with 42 offences including burglary, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, stealing, attempted burglary and possession of stolen property.
The charges relate to offences allegedly committed at Babinda, Gordonvale, Yarrabah, Edmonton, White Rock, Bayview Heights, Mooroobool, Manunda, Kanimbla, Edge Hill, Whitfield, Brinsmead and Kamerunga between mid-December and yesterday.
So what does it take to pin down people accused of such a wide-ranging array of crimes over an area spanning almost 100km?
"Even more police paperwork than they show you in the movies!" says Senior Constable Russ Parker of the Cairns District Crime Prevention Unit.
"We identify what we call priority offenders, and a lot of work goes into catching them.
"We work off spreadsheets of offences, and link them up.
"Sometimes we get DNA or fingerprints, and often when we're interviewing other offenders, certain names pop up.
"Tracking these people down can be difficult, as many float between addresses and areas."
Snr-Const Parker said that while many offenders didn't operate in gangs per se, they were often known to each other and operated within loose affiliations.
And while police slog away behind the scenes, they're calling on locals to do their bit in protecting themselves against thieves.
As of this week, six vehicles have been stolen in Cairns, with thieves targeting Manoora, Edge Hill, Bayview Heights, Kanimbla, Whitfield and Smithfield. In several cases, entry was gained via unlocked homes and vehicles.
In May, 69 cars were stolen from the region encompassing Gordonvale to the Northern Beaches.
Snr-Const Parker recently told TropicNow that car theft in the far north was an opportunistic crime that could be heavily reduced if people took simple steps to reduce their chance of being targeted.
"Lock your car, take your keys inside and hide them," he said.
"Don't leave them on the kitchen bench or anywhere that can be seen from outside.
"When thieves are going out, looking in windows with torches and they see keys sitting there, it's an extra incentive for them to make their way inside.
"If they don't see yours, hopefully they just move on.
"If there are keys lying around and people are snooping, they will find them, and they will take them.
"In Cairns 30 or 40 years ago, we didn't have to lock up," he said.
"But we do now: it's 2017 and time to get with the program."


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- Approach gender violence as a MEN'S issue involving men of all ages, socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. View men not only as perpetrators or possible offenders, but as empowered bystanders who can confront abusive peers.
- If a brother, friend, classmate, or teammate is abusing his female partner – or is disrespectful or abusive to girls and women in general – don't look the other way. If you feel comfortable doing so, try to talk to him about it. Urge him to seek help. Or if you don't know what to do, consult a friend, a parent, a professor, or a counsellor. DON'T REMAIN SILENT.
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Pictured above: Gnome Guide Natalie Boyer greets guests and presents them with a map and puzzle piece; Kaidance Boynton proudly shows off the Mangrove Tribe Manatee while fellow tribemates Joey Jolly and Louis Zumbach pose with their musical instruments; Members of the Coconut Tribe prepare to harvest marshmallows; The worker bees in the Honey Bee tribe work to fill the honeycomb and members of the Volcano Tribe and The Down Under Tribe share their version of Wanderkook's adventure with their audiences; Finally, members of the Jungle Tribe work with Circulus Arts staff to perfect their performance.
Ashland Elementary Students, in conjunction with the incredibly talented artists of Circulus Arts, created an immersive and interactive exhibit, which told the story of imaginary explorer Oliver Z. Wanderkook's adventures.
Throughout an eight week Artist In Residency program, students pieced together their version of Wanderkook's last expedition. Along the way, the students created tribes, where members worked together, to reveal Wanderkook's last adventure through original music, dance, animation, and spoken word.
Parents and community members began their adventure with a welcome from a Gnome Guide who provided the guests with a trail map and a puzzle piece. As guests visited the Mangrove Tribe, the Coconut Tribe, the Way Down Under Tribe, the Honey Bee Tribe, the Jungle Tribe and the Volcano Tribes they enjoyed exciting and imaginative student presentations portraying a portion of Wanderkook's travels. Each tribe also presented visitors with an additional puzzle piece from their land and at the end of the evening, the completed puzzle revealed Wanderkook's final location.
Following the interactive exhibit, the program moved to the gym for the Spring Concert. Students enjoyed performing some of their original Wanderkook songs along with other pieces of music from around the world.
Circulus Arts is a creative studio that produces live performance work rooted in cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Circular Arts team included Co-Founders/ Producers Jonny Peiffer and Catherine Stewart along with illustrator and artist, Sam Paolini.
This integrated project was made possible in part by a grant from the NH Council for the Arts (NHCATE).


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Feeling: GIGGLY
Yoga philosophy is mind-blowingly intoxicating and stimulating.
It may seem rather wacky and whimsical to the Western mindset and upbringing, but a brief overview is needed on one aspect to give background to my current debacle.
Now I don't mean to humour-ise and simplify such a vast and intricate philosophical framework, but just so you get the gist: pretty much, there is ultimate energy dormant within you called Kundalini. Kundalini is depicted in the form of a snake, and dwells in the perineum (i.e, the anus) of each person. At first I was rather disturbed but the notion of a slithering reptile wrapped round my rectum, but now I've come to terms with the concept. It is only practicing yogic techniques and opening the nadis, chakras and flow of prana (just go with it) that Kundalini can be roused to bust up through the bod to the "doorway" at the crown of the head.
Confused? I was too, until I devoured multiple books on Yogic doctrines. It's fascinating. And once you loose the initial sneer of thinking it's airy-fairy bullshit, it makes a hell of a lot of sense. I am so into it all and it's making me question and rethink so much archetypal information embedded in my mind.
But there's just one issue. I'm a diehard Harry Potter fan. Anything that could even slightly be linked to the Boy Who Lived is automatically done so by my brain. So there (literally) lies the root (so many chakra puns) of the problem: the snake.
I can't help it. Every time "Kundalini" is referred to in class, uttered in meditation or brought up in practice, I snigger. Images of Nagini, conversations in Parseltongue and scenes of Voldemort playback at full force. This in turn gives rise to thoughts of Wormtail, then Ron, then my greatest Potter Pondering of all time: if Fred and George had the Marauder's Map for so many years, how was it that they never clicked on that every night their brother was going to bed cuddled around a man named Peter Pettigrew? Major hole Joanne, major hole.
Usually at this point if I'm lucky, I catch myself and go back to focusing on whichever part of my kosha (body) I'm meant to be visualising. I can usually steady myself for a fair while, unless Kundalini uncoils comes up. Then it's back to square one. (Or should that be platform 9 and 3/4?)
No matter how hard I try to push HP thoughts away, there is a Qudditch match demanding to be held forefront in my forehead. It's quite the pickle when those around are all up in their third eye, and I'm trying to obliterate all thoughts of Hagrid, Hedwig, and weighing up whether owl post would be superior to muggle post in terms of mailing overseas? It's like my scar is prickling.
The woes of being in wizarding wonderment. It's a curse.


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Retrial denied for killer of NFL's Will Smith
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana judge has denied a new trial for the killer of retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.
State District Judge Camille Buras rejected numerous defense arguments for a new trial, including the claim of a newly found witness who said he heard more than two weapons fired the night Smith was killed.
The ruling clears the way for the sentencing of Cardell Hayes later this week. Hayes faces up to 60 years in prison for manslaughter and attempted manslaughter after shooting Smith and wounding Smith's wife, Raquel, during a dispute over traffic.


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La Tahona de Gredos Park
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Old bakery (Tahona) of s. the XIXth with great oven of mud in full Natural entry of Gredos's Park. It has from 2 to 4 places and rustic style, two wide rooms, the double and different one with bed of 1,50m, free cradle; private garden with barbecue.More details »
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Located in the middle of a forest, in the outskirts of the municipality of Cuacos de Yuste, this rural holiday apartment is part of the property El Melojar, where we reside. Apartamento rural en el medio de un bosque, al lado de Cuacos de Yuste.More details »
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Country holiday house divided into 2 holiday apartments for 4 people each one. Located in a beautiful valley next to the historical and heritage site of Valdedios. Casa rural dividida en 2 apartamentos de 4 pax cada uno de ellos.More details »
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A Cry Out for Prize Country
Just over three-and-a-half years ago in our wonderfully eclectic city of music, a band was birthed with just a little more to offer than empathetic words or methodical beats. Rising "post-core" group Prize Country has been throwing out more than simple head-banging distortion and fist-pumping vocals, to much more than just their West Coast or even East Coast brethren. At the start of this month, Prize County's new album …With Love has gained not only the gaze of the local eye, but also widespread overseas attention, including two front-page magazine covers. "With Love is 30+ minutes of surging, beautifully rhythmic music, lead by tantalizing dual guitars, a sharp-toothed bass drum pedal, and the soft-spoken, but pointed vocals of Aaron Blanchard," states Jordan of PastePunk.com.
Being unfamiliar with Prize County's previous recordings, I am surprised to say that …With Love is actually a big step in what seems to be the right direction. "The album definitely picks up right where they left off on Lottery of Recognition, with maybe even more of an emphasis on their Bay Area post-hardcore influences of old this time around" (Built on a Weak Spot). Although a lot of albums like to cover the obvious aspects of love and loss and blah blah blah, Prize Country seems to have taken a different route, focusing on love with an "eh, who gives a shit?" attitude. "'Lyrically, it's supposed to be kinda sexy, dirty and nasty,' explains vocalist/guitarist Aaron Blanchard. 'Originally, the [album] title was From the Gutter With Love, and it was this dirty, sexy thing all about drinking, partying and having a good time. It just seemed right' (Decibel Magazine).
Well the CD is out, the reviews are in, and now the group is on the move. Just finishing up 2009 with a lineup of over 30 stops spread across the U.S., 2010 holds expectations the band is sure to uphold. But for now, it's time for Portland's three-and-a-half-year-old kindred to play for their family. Come the 6th of February, when Prize Country will be crying out to the masses at Portland's Ash Street Saloon. Show starts at 9:30 pm with three opening acts including Portland's Microtia, Monterey, CA's thrashers Razorhoof, and Willamette Valley-reps Norska. The $5 cover hardly seems like a charge. If you're at all curious about what these guys will be offering up, I highly suggest making this your late-night Saturday rendezvous.
"We play music because we have to. It's inside of us. We make music we want, and its pretty awesome" (Prize Country, 2009).
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Yes, there's a ton of things you do that you don't tell to your wife or you family. Deciding to hire a midget might be one of them!
Truth is, it should be on your bucket list because it's sort of the best idea you can get to create some unique memories.
Midget Stag Story
Remember that time you had a Batman Midget attached to the groom and dancing on the dance floor?
Trust me, if you had a party like that before, you would remember it.
If you didn't yet, a crazy party in Thailand is the perfect opportunity to make it happen.
Thailand, especially Bangkok and it's Red Light Districts is one of these places where nobody gets shocked, ever.
Hangout by Walking Street in Pattaya or Nana Plaza in Bangkok and you will see, nobody gives a shit about the fact that you can't walk straight and a Ladyboy is touching you…
Hiring a Dwarf is the perfect way to have to add some crazy to a special night with your wolfpack, Hangover II Bangkok style. (but no roofies)
Bachelor Parties in Bangkok or Pattaya
That's most of the gigs for our little guys.
Getting a job ain't easy for midgets in Thailand. But there's plenty of Stags in Bangkok every year. That's where we come to play our role.
Putting in touch an amazing best man with a little superhero.
Disguised as Batman or Superman our midget will take part of the party.
In the GoGo Bar or the Fetish Club.
Handcuffed to the groom and dancing on stage or spanking his ass in the cage… Possibilities are endless when you party in Thailand.
By the way, if you need more ideas for your bachelor party, here is some inspiration.
A fun Story with our Little guy?
Here you go. Twice, once for our friend, another time for a Bachelor Party, we had a little Batman to pick up one lucky guy at the airport.
Stop anything else you're doing and think about it for a minute. You tell your friend you're going to Thailand and you're taking care of everything.
He's a bit stressed because he knows how much of a di#&?... you can be. But as he gets in the plane, he's like: "Fuck, let's do it!"
He starts to believe you're gonna take care of him, and boy you did.
He gets off the plane, the heat kick him right in the face and as he walks to the party van, impatient to grab a cold one, he sees… our little guy dressed as Batman ready to party!
Now he didn't even have the time to get changed or get a shower and he's already handcuffed to a little Batman for the night.
That's the best way you can start your trip in Thailand!
Wanna Hire a Dwarf in Bangkok or Pattaya?
Glad you're finally taking your role as a group leader seriously!
Send a message to MojoSons Events website by clicking the button, let us know the details of your event and we'll get back to you asap.
*Note that last minute is difficult for us.
A few days or week notice work better. You know they got little legs and we're often busy (drunk).


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The Morning Call (Somewhere, PA) has an editorial opposing the PA legislature mandating that HEKs be allowed to play.
[F]ortunately, Kate Philips, the governor's spokeswoman, wasn't as upbeat about whether Gov. Rendell would sign the bill. "He is supportive of students' rights … but it really is a local issue because the burden will be on local districts," Philips said. She's right on target, and we hope the governor will hold his ground and let districts continue to make local decisions.
I'm not sure that Rendell's statement is a veto threat; the bill passed the Senate 33-17, so it enjoys pretty broad support.
I'm still agnostic on this issue. But having different rules across the state seems a little screwy.
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October 25th, 2005
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If PA's like IA, there are already different standards across the state. Des Moines Public School district has a relatively "low" standard to allow students to play high school sports, for example, compared to other Iowa school districts.
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October 25th, 2005
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The "unfairness" that is in the press about homeschool participation in PA extracurricular is really unfair from school district to school district. Most reporters miss that point and go with "unfair" because hsers pay taxes. The education unions are saying that it is another unfunded mandate. (If they want to eliminate unfunded mandates, how about the whole homeschool law in PA?) If they were really fiscally intelligent, they would realize that an unhappy homeschooler excluded from participation, becomes a $$$$ cyber charter student who is allowed to participate. The Equal Access bill would save the School Districts and the state money, not the other way around.
Personally, we would never have anything to do with the g-schools, but I do have friends that children do not get seen for the college scholarships (swimming, baseball, etc.) because of being excluded from the g-school sports. The athletic director of a school told us that it was about the scholarship money. (They didn't want to let a homeschooler get it and it can be significant – $100,000 and up.)


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Paula Young Lee poses the question in the High Country News. If this strikes you as a philosophical diatribe, you may be correct. But in an era where hunting is increasingly despised (read: misunderstood), the deeper meaning behind such ecosystem interaction at the human level of cognizance is indeed ponderous. Hunting's broader importance to human... Continue Reading →
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HMGB1 binds to the rs7903146 locus in TCF7L2 in human pancreatic islets.
- Genomik, diabetes och endokrinologi
- Neuroendokrin cellbiologi
- Fysikalisk kemi
- Proteinfosforylering
- Diabetes - immunovirologi
- Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Malmö
- Diabetes - öpatofysiologi
- EXODIAB: Excellence in Diabetes Research in Sweden
Publiceringsår: 2016-02-01
Språk: Engelska
Sidor: 138-145
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Volym: 430
Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag: Elsevier
Abstract english
The intronic SNP rs7903146 in the T-cell factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) is the common genetic variant most highly associated with Type 2 diabetes known to date. The risk T-allele is located in an open chromatin region specific to human pancreatic islets of Langerhans, thereby accessible for binding of regulatory proteins. The risk T-allele locus exhibits stronger enhancer activity compared to the non-risk C-allele. The aim of this study was to identify transcriptional regulators that bind the open chromatin region in the rs7903146 locus and thereby potentially regulate TCF7L2 expression and activity. Using affinity chromatography followed by Edman sequencing, we identified one candidate regulatory protein, i.e. high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1). The binding of HMGB1 to the rs7903146 locus was confirmed in pancreatic islets from human deceased donors, in HCT116 and in HEK293 cell lines using: (i) protein purification on affinity columns followed by Western blot, (ii) chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by qPCR and (iii) electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The results also suggested that HMGB1 might have higher binding affinity to the C-allele of rs7903146 compared to the T-allele, which was supported in vitro using Dynamic Light Scattering, possibly in a tissue-specific manner. The functional consequence of HMGB1 depletion in HCT116 and INS1 cells was reduced insulin and TCF7L2 mRNA expression, TCF7L2 transcriptional activity and glucose stimulated insulin secretion. These findings suggest that the rs7903146 locus might exert its enhancer function by interacting with HMGB1 in an allele dependent manner.
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Neuroendocrine Cell Biology
- Protein Phosphorylation
- Diabetes - Cellular Autoimmunity
- Diabetes - Islet Patophysiology
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Filed under: Music | Tags: concert, photos, tegan and sara
Last night the sisters Quinn hit Dallas with Holly Miranda and Steel Train in tow. My sister cc was there and sent me over these pics. I can't wait to see them when they get here to SLC in April!
Filed under: Music | Tags: music video, ssion
Ssion's album Fool's Gold may have come out in 2008, but Cody Critcheloe has been showing his new movie Boy around the US, in Kansas City and LA. The movie features several of the band's music videos, and mock documentary footage a la Madonna's Truth or Dare. The film is showing now at Peres Projects in LA until April 3. Above is the official clip for the song "Clown" which appears to be pulled from the movie.
Filed under: Music | Tags: black van, dfa, emperor machine, kowe six, kris menace, mash up, remix
I'm pretty obsessed with this new track by Black Van, aka Kris Menace and KoweSix of Moonbotica. DFA released the track this last week, backed with a remix by Emperor Machine. I'm throwin' that on here so you can get a glimpse of how awesome the track is.
♫ Yearning (Emperor Machine Remix)
Buy the single over at Juno, or the 12″ from DFA's webstore.
Related: Alex of Holy Ghost! noticed the similarities between the original and their track "I Will Come Back," so he mashed them up and here's the results.
♫ Holy Ghost! vs. Black Van (Holy Mashopolis)
Filed under: Music | Tags: cover, el perro del mar, the xx, video
Sorry for being so video-heavy lately, but school is hitting me hard and videos are pretty easy to put up. Here is a gorgeous video of El Perro del mar covering The xx's beautiful "Shelter" from their self-titled debut.
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Tegan and Sara released their video for "Alligator," the second single off last year's favorite Sainthood.
Definitely one of the album's more danceable moments, the single will feature remixes, but so far we don't know by whom or when it'll be released. More when we know! As for the girls, they're on tour in the US all the spring, so go watch 'em coz they're hilarious and awesome.
EDIT: it looks like one of the remixes will come from VHS or Beta, and a commenter says that Toro y Moi has also done a remix.
Feb-23 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse – SOLD OUT!
Feb-24 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina's
Feb-25 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
Feb-26 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
Feb-27 – Houston, TX – The Warehouse
Mar-02 – Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Mar-03 – San Diego – Copley Symphony Hall
Mar-05 – Oakland – Fox Theater
Mar-24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Orpheum
Mar-25 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside
Mar-26 – Chicago IL – The Aragon
Mar-27 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theater
Mar-28 – Cleveland, OH – Lakewood Civic
Mar-30 – Columbus, OH – Promo West Pavilion
Mar-31 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Apr-02 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Apr-03 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Apr-04 – Denver, CO – The Ogden
Apr-06 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
Apr-08 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
Filed under: Music | Tags: bobby birdman, music video
Here's a new video for Bobby Birdman's song "You'd Be Surprised," featuring cameos from YACHT, White Rainbow, and more.
Filed under: Music | Tags: cover, friendly fires, holy ghost!
♫ Friendly Fires – Hold On (Holy Ghost! Cover)
Loving this!
Filed under: Music | Tags: new album, the pipettes
After what seems like years (oh wait, it has been), the UK's The Pipettes are back with a rearranged group and a new song, "Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen." That's the video up there, and you can get a free download of the song from their website. The song is from their forthcoming album Earth vs. Pipettes, due this summer.
YACHT was recently asked by iTunes to make an iTunes Session EP so they obliged, bringing along a live backing band dubbed The Mystery Lights Band to perform reworked versions of songs from last year's favorite See Mystery Lights, plus a cover of Weezer's "Holiday." Rad results!
♫ Summer Song (iTunes Session Version)
Get the full EP for $4 here.
Don't forget to see them with their live band The Straight Gaze on tour this spring.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: antony and the johnsons, beyonce, music video
Antony & the Johnsons just released this video for their cover of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and it's pretty gorgeous. Check it out!


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An immigrant kid responds to a lawmaker's call that he snitch on his mom
Jorge's mom fled an abusive husband and Mexico. With baby Jorge on her hip, a daughter clasping a hand, and her eldest son in tow, Maricela traveled north. She had a sister already in Minnesota.
It's been about a decade since they landed stateside. The family rents a duplex near a highway. The sidewalk is decorated in trash. There's an old mattress propped up on the front porch.
Maricela takes the bus six days a week to a southwest suburb, where she works at a Chipotle. She's added a second daughter and third son to her brood. Her eldest daughter, now a teenager, helps take care of the baby girl.
Jorge attends a Minneapolis school. He's a handsome kid, with fudge brown eyes, skin of an Aveda model, and a raven mane he often ropes into a bun atop his head.
He doesn't know who Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is even though the lawmaker was recently speaking to him.
Earlier this week, during an interview on CNN, King argued the children of undocumented immigrants, who were initially brought to America when they were little, should snitch on their parents who arrived here illegally.
"If it was against their will," said King, "then it had to be their parents who are responsible. And I'm still waiting for the first [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] recipient to say so and sign an affidavit that says, 'I didn't really do this on my own accord. My parents brought me in. They should have the law enforced against them. Give me amnesty.'"
The Deferred Action initiative provides temporary relief from deportation to unauthorized immigrants who work or go to school. About 750,000 young people fall under it.
That would include Jorge. He would prefer to be on the soccer field than attempt to answer a reporter's questions that only seem to confuse the 11 year old.
"I don't remember about when we came," he says. "I was small. Am I supposed to say we came, the four of us, together? I don't really understand, you know. And who are these peoples who want to know about us coming?"
It's easy to understand why Jorge doesn't get it. Family dinner discussions, Maricela says, don't include revisiting the details about how they skirted immigration policies.
Maricela wasn't aware of King's statements. She keeps her worries to herself anyway. Children shouldn't be thinking of things like deportation or mothers going to jail.
"I am not scared," she says. "I am too busy. Let the man talk. He is allowed to say what is it he thinks. Life in United States is hard, expensive. The children need clothes and food. I have our life to worry about."
Jorge slowly starts to grasp what King wants him to do.
"Tell tale on her? Is that how you say or something like that?" he says. "No. No way. My mom, she works hard, you know. All the time she works. When she's not, she's here, cleaning our house, always cleaning — or cooking. My mom, she's a good cook."
If his mom did break a law, could it be that there's something wrong with that law? wonders Jorge.
"Because my mom didn't fill out a paperwork or something, she's not allowed to be here no more?"
The truths inside the youngster's heart are few and simple: He likes America, though he welcomes the day he has his own bedroom. And Maricela is the bedrock of his existence.
"She is my mom and my dad. She is both," he says. "My mom, she does everything for us, you know. She always is doing her best. She loves her family. That is why she brought us to the United States, I think."
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The cast really came together and delivered amazing performances week after week.
The collaboration between cinematography, costuming, makeup, and music really brought Fillory to life.
The writing for episodes 3 and 4 was stunning in its delicate balance between brevity and drama.
So far, Ember is the Jar Jar Binks of The Magicians - seems unnecessary outside of performing as peripheral plot device.
The forced relationship between Dean Fogg and Professor Bixby really took away from an otherwise delightfully written episode 2.
Many characters have been introduced but not yet fully fleshed out, which leaves us with a feeling of incompletion.
The Magicians Final Verdict for Season 2: Passionate performances, engaging dramatic storylines, and eye-catching special effects and cinematography make The Magicians Season 2 even better than the first.
The Show: The Magicians
The Network: Syfy
The Genre: Fantasy
The Challenge: Give a show four episodes with which to draw you in, impress you, challenge you, make you feel something deeply. Four episodes for the chance to find out if you care what happens to the characters you're watching enough to become invested in the story. If after all that, it does none of those things for you? Then no biggie. You gave it a good shot and you can move on. But if you love it, you'll be glad you stuck around.
The Premise: Based on Lev Grossman's bestselling series of the same name, The Magicians, the show follows chronically depressed dreamer Quentin Coldwater and his childhood best friend Julia Wicker as they discover magic is real. While Quentin receives his training at the Brakebills College for Magic and Pedagogy, Julia is rejected and forced to seek her education in less orthodox ways.
Related Links | The Magicians Recap: Everything You Need to Know For Season Two
In Season 2, our magicians are dealing with the aftermath of their failed attempt to kill The Beast and charged with saving magic after becoming the High Kings and Queens of Fillory. Julia is on a quest of her own, one that is based on revenge against the trickster god Reynard the Fox after he killed several of her friends before raping her and escaping. The Magicians stars Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Summer Bishil, Hale Appleman, and Arjun Gupta, with recurring guest stars Rick Worthy, Charles Mesure, Jade Tailor, Kacey Rohl, and Mackenzie Austin.
#1: The trip to Fillory is filled with darkness and loss, and we're dying for more
At the end of season one, we saw our intrepid group of magicians take on (sadly unsuccessfully) The Beast in an attempt to rid all the magical worlds from his evil doings. Showrunners Sera Gamble and John McNamara intentionally played a little loose from the chronology of the books this season, allowing the characters to grow and change naturally in response to the events that occur along the way.
With the catastrophic results of their confrontation with The Beast (Charles Mesure) hanging over their heads, our magicians must pull themselves together and move foward. With Penny (Arjun Gupta) missing a couple of important appendages, Quentin (Jason Ralph), Alice (Olivia Taylor Dudley), Eliot (Hale Appleman), and Margo (Summer Bishil) are crowned the High Kings and Queens of Fillory to fulfill the Fillorian prophecy. Their search for a spell to defeat their adversary leads them back to Brakebills and back, but not before Alice is told that she will once again bear the responsibility of being the caster.
The theme of loss is not isolated our five friends, however. Julia (Stella Maeve), after discovering what happened to her and the others at the hands of Reynard (Mackenzie Austin), has entered into an unholy partnership with The Beast to exact revenge. Along the way, she gains a reluctant ally in Marina (Kacey Rohl), but their plans are interrupted by their counterparts in Fillory. When the second fight is over, we are as devastated as Quentin when Alice niffins out to defeat him, and Marina loses her life due to being left alone with Reynard.
While season one was filled with light, hope, and hilarity, we are given a deeper and darker look into the consequences of seeking power through magic this time around. In just 4 episodes, we were challenged with the loss of characters we've grown attached to (whether in love or hate) and asked to understand its role in the growth of our characters. As much suffering as we have witnessed our favorites go through, somehow we still find ourselves waiting for what's coming up next.
#2: The passionate cast performances made us both root for and want to slap them, and that's a good thing
As fun as it was to watch the sassy banter and awkward flirtation between our beloved magicians in season one, the cast really shined these last four episodes. With the phenomenal writing from Henry Alonso Myers and David Reed in particular, the actors were able to carefully balance the light exchanges we've come to know and love with the impassioned moments of this season. It's clear that this cast has really bonded together and have the ability to play off one another as if they have been friends for years. This is most obvious in "Divine Eliminations" and "The Flying Forest," in which we get to see how each character copes with the traumatic loss in his or her life.
Hale Appleman led the charge with his portrayal of Eliot's ambivalent transition from reluctant monarch to responsible king. Olivia Dudley Taylor's perpetual agony made us feel as though the weight was on our own shoulders. When she sacrifices herself in battle and became a shell of herself, we screamed out collectively for her to stop. Her pain is only matched by the horrible guilt carried by Quentin, and Jason Ralph really steps up his game this season. He subtly alternatives his posture, gaze, and tone of voice to match the various stages of growth Quentin goes through in the span of the four episodes. It's hard not to imagine that Stella Maeve doesn't take home some of that emotional torture she must exude for Julia, and we spend every episode wishing something will go finally right for her.
Of course, no show is complete without fantastic guest performances, and we were gifted with two amazingly talented actors. Charles Mesure wowed us with his musical talent as well as his self-satisfied portrayal of The Beast. Reynard would not be nearly as terrifying without the committed performance by Mackenzie Austin. Every time that man speaks, we feel a chill up our spine from the ice in his voice.
#3: The attention to detail in every scene draws the audience into each magical world
We spent the entirety of season one hearing Quentin wax poetic about Fillory and all its wonders, so the entire team at the show knew they had to deliver. At the end of the day, The Magicians is based in fantasy, and with that comes the need to not only visualize but engage audiences in worlds that do not exist in real life. Without stunning sets, imaginative costuming, transformative makeup, and convincing special effects, we would not be riveted in our seats. It is crucial that what we see and hear do not distract from the story we are watching, and they pulled it off this season.
One of the sets that most reflects this collaboration between departments is in the throne room. As Hale Appleman explains in a behind the scenes clip of "Hotel Spa Potions,"
"The atmosphere of the throne room changes based on the moods and feelings of the kings and queens. So it's a really nice touch, allowing the throne room to be a living being entity with us as we sort of pass through it…"
When it is first seen, Eliot finds it dilapidated and reeking of dead bodies, and we the audience see how dark and cluttered it is. As the four kings and queens come together, the decor is rich with color and clean, and living plants hang through the ceiling. When our magicians become isolated after Alice's loss, there is minimal furniture in the room and wide open spaces with dim lighting.
Another great example is Fillory versus Earth. Whilst the former is colorful, vibrant, and full of light and life, the latter is shadowed, heavy, and filled with despair. This is accomplished with the choice of light and color, and led by cinematographer Elie Smolkin, we really get a clear delineation between the two worlds. This is amplified by the perfect use of digital effects during battles, and it is expertly provided by Jay Worth, Gord Dunick and the rest of the visual effects team. It makes us want to tut and see if we can get those glass shields and battle magic to work! Of course, visuals are only half the equation, and Will Bates makes sure that there is a stronger presence of music in Fillory, while on Earth, it is quieter and more subtle.
It is only with the combination of all these efforts that the world of The Magicians comes to life. We don't just feel like we're watching it unfold – we feel as though we are there. Whether it's a candy house, a living throne room, or a sassy White Lady, Fillory feels real.
Final Verdict: Season One was fun, but Season Two will keep you coming back for more
Syfy's The Magicians hooked us last season with the promise of magic, romance, and adventure, but it dared to go even further than that. There are still so many questions that have been left unanswered, and we can tell that the events that have transpired will have far-reaching consequences for everyone involved. None of us believe that Alice is gone forever, but how and when she will be brought back is still a mystery. Quentin has given up on the one thing that kept him from bottoming out all those years, and we can only guess as to what ultimately will drive him to return. We have only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how our characters cope with the trauma they have suffered, and what kind of people that will turn them into down the line. All of this just makes us want to keep watching, because we're so invested in their lives that we need to find out what happens.
Season two is barely four episodes in, and we have already been given major character deaths, a royal curse, two (not one) devious villains, and a mind-altering forest. It takes the witty banter that made it such a smart show and added the richness of character development and challenging dilemmas. We never knew what was coming the next week, and we were always left thinking about what happened long after the episode ended. This is the kind of second season all shows strive for, one that not only maintains the integrity of what made it a hit but also pushes the boundaries with their audience.
The Magicians has become thought-provoking and emotionally impactful, but it doesn't lose its fantastical wonder and sharp wit.There were a few hiccups along the way, but overall, season two is delivering the Fillory of our dreams but also revealing its darker side. The blurring of the lines between light and dark and good and evil will make the rest of this season well worth the watch.
Syfy's The Magicians returns next Wednesday February 22nd, 2017 at 9/8c
The Magicians Final Verdict Season 2: 4-Episode Challenge
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon welcomed students and teachers into the Mabel Manning library branch to kick off a new year of Chicago Public Library's popular Homework Help program, where Mayor Emanuel announced that the Homework Help program provided over 82,000 sessions to school children and teens during the 2013-14 academic year – a 38 percent increase in after-school educational engagement from the previous school year.
Through a partnership with Brainfuse, CPL's website at chipublib.org provides one-on-one online tutoring seven days per week, between 2 p.m. and 11 p.m., for all students with a library card. This online homework service provides students tutoring, collaboration and study tools in Math, Science, Social Sciences, English, Language Arts and Computer Literacy. Students also have access to comprehensive writing assistance and productivity software assistance. .For more information, visit chipublib.org or call the Chicago Public Library at (312) 747-4050.


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Jenelle Evans Mocks Farrah Abraham Lip Injections: LMFAO!by Free Britney at . Updated at .
Jenelle Evans is at it again, and by "it," we don't mean getting arrested, married, hospitalized or naked. Just dissing Farrah Abraham, her other favorite pastime.
Evans, who recently re-tweeted a fan's comment that at least she didn't have to "take it in the butt" to stay famous, is not a fan of her Teen Mom counterpart.
It's unclear why, but Farrah's body enhancements - specifically her HOT new lip injections - are the latest target of Jenelle's random Twitter shade-throwing.
"I'm sorry but I can't see Farrah's teeth anymore when she talks, can u?" Jenelle Evans wrote of Farrah Abraham. "Lmfao and she just got her teeth done!"
This being Jenelle Evans, she didn't stop there. Not even close.
"I rather be all natural than completely fake," she continued.
"I mean it's almost every part of her body!"
For those keeping score, Farrah has had ...
- Two sets of breast implants (one removed)
- One chin implant (now removed)
- Lip injections
- A nose job
- A brain transplant
Just kidding about that last one, though she might consider it, given some of the thoughts that escape her lips on occasion. The rest? All true!
Farrah looks like a completely different person, for sure, not that Jenelle and her fake boobs are ones to talk - a point that she actually addressed.
"That's the ONLY thing fake on me," she said in response.
"Not my chin, cheeks, lips, teeth, hair, and boobs."
Thanks for clearing that up. Now please do as Jenelle Evans wishes and stare at her boobs, which she angles a certain way in every single Instagram photo.
Or her mug shots. Another EXPANSIVE gallery for you.
Choose your side in this one-sided Teen Mom beef ...


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Paul Cauthen learned to sing in three part harmony as a child in the Church of Christ. As an adult he felt out of place when he found himself working on a chain gang. He didn't know how to deal with the situation…except to sing. "We started singing gospel songs – old hymns that my granddad taught me." Listen to the whole story from Snap Judgment after the jump:Read More
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Twisted Dough, a Polish food truck, has been offering something a bit different to Irish weekend markets. Set up at Christmas last year, couple Madgalena Michalewicz and Karol Kowalczyk have been serving a variety of Polish and Irish fusion cuisine at markets in Bushy and Marlay Park, creating the first pierogi truck experience in Ireland.
Karol, a chef with over seven years of experience, having worked in establishments such as Marcells, Biju and Sova Vegan Butcher, always wanted to open his own restaurant. Magdalena originally worked in the Polish Embassy and left to start her own business distributing natural beverages – which she did for three years – giving her marketing and selling skills that are invaluable to the business.
"So we joined forces and opened Twisted Dough Wicklow," she explained. And so, the 'big adventure' of opening the truck began. The pierogi, a traditional Polish dumpling, "Are based on my grandmother's recipe but ingredients are directly from Irish farmers". Madgalena states that they were inspired by their home in the Wicklow Mountains. The business sources its produce locally from Castleruddery Organic Farm Vegetables, Doyle's Butcher and Dunlavin Dairy, as well as herbs and wild garlic picks from Wicklow fields. "Honestly Irish farmers are supporting us a lot!" Madgalena said.
There is something for everyone on the Twisted Dough menu. For vegetarians there are cottage cheese and potato pierogi with dill, for vegans there are sauerkraut and wild mushroom dumplings and for carnivores there are offerings such as the best selling slow cooked braised beef with mustard and vegetables. "We do our own smoked sheep cheese which you can get grilled like a starter or beetroot borchst with mushroom tortellini, which in Polish is called uszka," she said. There is even a gluten free option, Kopytka, similar to Italian gnocchi featured on the menu.
The biggest challenge facing Twisted Dough came from the uncertainty of "How Polish cusine would be welcomed by local people. And finally it was a big surprise. Irish people love polish food!" enthused Madgalena. With this success in mind expansion is only a matter of time for the business, and currently they are setting up a second stand for summer festivals, with a later plan of "Opening the first pierogi restaurant in Ireland, of course".


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