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Georgia, United States – Home owners are conscious of the things they place on their kitchen counters and are meticulous when it comes to cleaning their bathroom. However, the same attention to detail is not given to their floors. On average, depending on the material of the floor, homeowners vacuum or mop their floors once a week. For those homeowners who have carpet, experts recommend vacuuming twice a week and having the carpet professionally cleaned once a year to extend the carpet's longevity.
Fortunately, residents in Atlanta can contact their local carpet experts. The Carpet Cleaning Pros Atlanta specialize in numerous carpet cleaning services from residential homes to commercial locations at an affordable price. For those residents feeling overwhelmed at the moment, the experts recommend a standard carpet cleaning which includes a carpet inspection. The carpet inspection allows the experts to determine the best course of action to treat the carpet.
For those with stained carpets from pet-related accidents, let the professionals remove the stain. Residents who attempt to remove the stain traditionally run the risk of pushing the residue into the padding of the carpet, allowing for the stain and odor to linger. The experts can remove any stain with their techniques alleviating the odor as well. Residents are encouraged to contact the professionals at The Carpet Pros Atlanta sooner than later, as it makes it easier to remove the stain.
However, with the maintenance of carpets, it is becoming more common in households to have tile or wood floors with an accented rug. The company offers a rug cleaning service which maintains the rugs appearance and quality, no matter the material or value and can be done on site.
The professionals at The Carpet Cleaning Pros Atlanta offer commercial services as well. Commercial carpets suffer a lot of wear and tear due to the amount of foot traffic compared to carpets in residential homes. As a result, it requires routine services to extend the carpet's longevity and maintain its quality which continues to draw customers into an establishment.
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With her eldest daughter, 5 -year-old Josselyn Sydney, starting kindergarten in the fall, Samantha Harris is more aware than ever how quickly time is flying.
"It was just yesterday that she was a toddler like our little one," Harris, also mom to Hillary Madison, 2 , tells PEOPLE. "I was just playing with these magnet dolls with [Hillary] and it's so cute listening to her talk and how she phrases everything. I know that the cute little phrases she has today are going to be gone tomorrow. You have to cherish each of those moments."
That realization is what led Harris to partner with P&G everyday, a one-stop website with simple tips on everything from cooking to beauty to helping moms spend less time getting things done, and more time being mom.
"It's hard in our busy, busy life, especially as a working mom and as moms in general. It's hard to take a breather and spend that quality time [with your kids], which is essential," Harris, 39, says.
To chronicle those special moments in her own family's lives, Harris and her husband, Michael Hess, write journals to their daughters, recalling funny stories, the day they happened and how old each girl was when the moment occurred.
"My goal is to keep those going until they turn 18 and – when each of them have their 18th birthday – present it to them," she says, adding that the homemade quality of the journals is important to her.
"I think that there's something to be said about having the ability to see your parents' writing," Harris says. "I lost my dad when I was 22 and he was just 50, and I realize truly how precious the time is, so anytime I come across a birthday card with his writing, I hold it dear."
And how does Harris ensure the journals are filled with lasting memories? By taking Josselyn on special field trips.
"I called it Mommy Camp," she says. "We would pick a new destination every day. We went to the observatory in L.A. We have a membership to the L.A. Zoo. We'll go there a bunch of different times and tackle different areas of it."
"So there's a petting zoo we'll spend a lot of time in one day," she continues. "Another day, we watch the elephants go through their morning cleaning and training. We went to the art museum, the tar pits, the beach. It's lots of special time."
As Hillary gets older, she'll also be joining Mom and her big sister on these trips, a milestone Harris can't wait for. "Having my two little ones has just made my life so much fuller," she says.
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SONORA - Walking into the Europa Deli, Sports Bar and Grill is like walking back in time. And it's not just because of the retro diner decor.
SONORA - Walking into the Europa Deli, Sports Bar and Grill is like walking back in time. And it's not just because of the retro diner decor.
The current Europa, which was revived last year, is in the same location in Sonora's historic downtown where the previous Europa Deli operated as a beloved comfort-food joint in the 1970s and '80s. It has the same menu, and is being operated by the same family.
The original Europa was operated by Harry Bezaitis. Now his son and daughter in law, Larry and Brenda Bezaitis, are in charge, but they haven't forgotten the family's Greek immigrant roots. Gyros are still a featured item on the menu.
When we arrived shortly before noon on a recent weekday, it appeared the family was maintaining another part of the Europa tradition: making the restaurant a friendly community hangout.
Smiling faces turned our way as soon as we walked through the door, and one staffer said, "You can sit anywhere you like."
We slid into a booth and were soon ordering beverages and the calamari appetizer ($7.99).
Our other orders were traditional diner fare: a grilled cheese sandwich ($4.99) and the gyro on pita bread ($5.99).
The calamari arrived a few minutes later in breaded, deep-fried sticks with a crunchy exterior. Both the spicy marinara and tartar dipping sauces were fresh. The plate also came with a generous wedge of fresh lemon.
The calamari was gone in minutes.
The gyro, when it arrived, stole the show. It came wrapped in what was obviously a very fresh pita roll, with white yogurt sauce and thick slices of tomato and sweet onion. Two wooden skewers held the sandwich together. We discovered it would be a good idea to keep these skewers out of the hands of any preschoolers in your party.
The gyro at Europa was made from beef, lamb and pork, and was well seasoned and tender.
Although many foods here are grilled or deep fried, the cooks at Europa also know their way around a salad. The side salad with the gyro had fresh baby greens, sweet cherry tomatoes and croutons that would have been at home in any contemporary boutique restaurant.
The grilled cheese sandwich came on thick slices of bread with melted American cheese in the middle.
The only disappointment was the fries, which were a little mushy.
Europa has a four-page menu, although the lunch crowd appears to mostly order off the first page, which has such staples as the quarter-pound hamburger ($4.99) and cheeseburger ($5.75). The charbroiled chicken sandwich is $7.99.
After 4 p.m. Europa offers a dinner menu with a variety of steaks and seafood. One of the most expensive dinner entrees is the rib-eye steak, at $18.95.
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Spiritual Mum
IF she tries to cheer you up with Dalai Lama quotes, the household layout is Feng Shui-friendly and you see her bending in weird positions on the lounge room floor (Yoga); chances are you've got a spiritual mum. The well-being of the mind, body and soul are of utmost importance to her.
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Decorative candles: create your own candle feature for mum by using odds and ends from around the house and a few new candles to spruce up the look. Candles from $4. Available from Dusk, Target, Harris Scarfe, Crazy Clark's and Go-Lo.
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G Magazine: Green Living Made Easy: G Magazine is practical, positive and focuses on articles, ideas and tips for everyday sustainable living. Produced on 100% recycled paper. Costs $35 (12 month subscription). Available from iSubscribe.
On a budget (<$50)
The Fall by Norah Jones: The fourth album from Norah Jones, bringing with it a new assortment of contributors and a vibrant taste of music. Costs $24.99. Available from Sanity.
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Dr Lewinn's Day Cream Moisturiser: Dr. Lewinn's signature range, rich in Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) to assist in skin cell renewal, and anti-oxidants and multi-vitamins to help hydrate, rejuvenate and nourish your skin. Costs $74.95. Available from Myer.
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'The Dreaming' - Unique Day Of Indulgence For Two: The Dreaming is a complete treatment designed to rejuvenate your body, mind and soul from head to toe at a spa sanctuary in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula. Costs $1,200 (excludes flights and accommodation). Available from Dstore.
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CBS has finally unveiled the all new cast of Big Brother 11! I blogged a while ago that Big Brother was pretty much my favorite reality show, so please excuse me if I'm slightly moderately very excited!!!
The new twist this season is the houseguests will be grouped into cliques — popular, athletes, brainiacs and off-beats — just like in high school. Also as you can see from the above pic, they have only shown us 12 of the 13 houseguests. They will be revealing the last houseguest on July 7th. The houseguests will supposedly have to decide what cliques they are in once they get into the house. They will then play in those teams, before playing individually.
Rumors are flying that Sheila from Big Brother 9 will be the final houseguest, reason being she stated on her blog that she will be gone for 3 months. I am hoping this rumor is false as she was definitely not a favorite of mine during her season.
The show is set to premier next Thursday, July 9 at 8 pm/ET. The cast looks interesting so let's hope this will be a season to remember. More pictures and info on the cast is below –
Braden Bacha – Age: 28
Occupation: Model/actor
Interests: Surfing, fashion, talking to girls, eating sushi
Casey Turner – Age: 41
Occupation: Fifth-grade teacher by day, DJ by night
Interests: Music, his wife and two kids, picking his nose


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One of my favorite items to use in a rental or in any house rented or owned is large architectural pieces, mirrors and large pieces of art. For the most part, the larger something is, the more impact it has. And over the years my go to items for impact have been shutters, doors, framed chalkboards and mirrors. But for our mantel, I'm addicted to shutters.
Many of you have seen my mantel countless times complete with two pair of wooden plantation shutters that I found at a thrift store. When they are alone, they have a calming affect. They were about $5 per pair and then I painted them Halcyon Green by Sherwin Williams~just some left over paint from my armiore. The shutters are tall, textural, add a pop of color, and all I have to do is lean them up against the wall on our mantel. No holes required. Plus, they have knobs for opening that I use to layer a wreath or a frame.
Just for fun, here's how our corner fireplace looked when we moved in. You can read more about the 5 minute pretend brick chalkboard surround here. And notice the wimpy little carving? I always cover it up with a more substantial piece-that usually ends up crooked. I did make two nail holes for that but they can easily be filled in.
In our last house we had one of those dreaded huge TV holes above our fireplace and I leaned shutters on the mantel to hide the hole and the TV in its nest of wires. Now I still use the shutters but as a base to layer other things when I'm in the mood. Perfect for a white walled, no holes allowed rental if that's where you are right now.
Have you leaned something lately?
Need more ideas? Melissa from The Inspired Room wrote a great post about Leaning Artwork {large and small} with all sorts of tips and ideas for leaning and layering different sized items.


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Evelyn Krug looks over the smoldering remains of her home in Bucyrus, N.D., on Oct. 18, 2012. Krug, 74, and her husband, Mike, raised their children in the home on the west side of Bucyrus. In the background is Krug's car that was completely burned where it was parked in the fast moving fire.
Evelyn Krug looked over the smoldering remains of her home of nearly 45 years on Thursday, the day after the tiny town of Bucyrus in southwestern North Dakota was all but destroyed by a wind-fueled wildfire.
No one was injured in the fire that swept through Bucyrus late Wednesday, displacing all 27 of its residents, but the rural town is "pretty much completely lost," Adams County State's Attorney Aaron Roseland said. Read the full story.
-- The Associated Press
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A fire sweeps through Bucyrus, N.D. on Oct. 17, 2012.
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Andrew A. Salem, Jr
July 8, 1930-June 9, 2012
Arnold, California
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Andy (81) passed away on June 9, 2012 at his home in Arnold, CA. A mass will be held on July 14th at 10:00am at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Pleasanton, CA.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years Anne; children: Steve (and Sandy) Salem, Vince (and Moya) Salem, Lisa (and Charlie) Giolzetti; grandchildren: Jeff, Michelle, Kyle, Brianni, and Brandon; great-grandchildren: Mckenzie, Ariana, and Mia; sisters Jeanette Aldi, Clara Williams. Preceded in death by sister Annette Horkan.
Andy was born July 8, 1930 in New Haven, Connecticut to parents that had immigrated to the United States from Italy. When he was 2 years old, the family moved to Southern California (Hollywood) where he was raised. In 1952, he married and moved to the San Fernando Valley (Sun Valley) where he lived for many years. In 1975, he moved to Pleasanton, CA. He retired in 1992 and continued to live in Pleasanton until 2004 when he moved to Arnold, CA.
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I wouldn't call it "snake oil". I'm sure the breeders think it's very important. I think they are "straining at a gnat and swallowing the camel".
I'm just a newby going into my 3rd year this spring. It seems to me you have the right attitude going into this. The only thing I would say is don't put too much stock in what others tell you. Every beekeeper has their way of doing things in their specific area. Maybe the vsh queens will thrive with your location, flora, and style while failing miserably at your neighbors. Seems like a crapshoot to me. I'm just trying to find what works for ME where I am located and that is going to take time and experimentation. I lost one hive last fall and will probably lose another before winter is over. So I start this spring with one hive and another nuc/queen from somewhere. Maybe I should try the vsh, who knows. I wish you good luck and I hope they work well for you!
As far as I can tell, they act as if the wire doesn't even exist. I get same rate of building and quality of comb whether there is wire or nothing at all.JC


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I think Abraham Verghese, MD said (subscription) it best this weekend in the Wall Street Journal:
My wife tried to tell me the other day that she had just 'saved' us money by buying on sale a couple of things for which we have no earthly use. She then proceeded to tote up all our 'savings' from said purchases and gave me a figure that represented the money we had generated, which we could now spend . . .she had me going for a minute.Dangerous and probably incorrect, indeed.
I mention this because I have similar problems with the way President Obama hopes to pay for the huge and costly health reform package he has in mind that will cover all Americans; he is counting on the "savings" that will come as a result of investing in preventive care and investing in the electronic medical record among other things. It's a dangerous and probably an incorrect projection.


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NOTE: This 1/7/14 post also appears on the A Cure In Sight™ blog. Last year was very good year for ocular melanoma awareness, patient services, and research… and for us at A Cure In Sight™. With our first year tucked under our belt we can reflect and call it a winner! Highlights include… Starting the […]
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Best quality. Best service. Helped me win my 2008 election and 2012 re-election. If you want to be a winner choose Small White Cat Design to help you succeed! Thank you SWC. Looking forward to winning with you again in 2016!- Supervisor John Gray | Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors
And it all started with a small white cat. Always in the moment, our small white cat showed us how to appreciate the good that comes your way… be it a good game of fetch (yes, cats fetch), a good job, a good friend, a good meal, a good vacation or a good deal. Years later, in her honor, we established Small White Cat Design. Go figure, you could say that we built our principles of gratitude, devotion, attention and enjoyment on lessons we learned from a small white cat.
We hope you appreciate our ethic. We bring it to everything we do. We'll help you meet your needs quickly, creatively, honestly and efficiently. And we'll stay in the game until you are completely happy (pretty much like playing fetch). We look forward to hearing from you soon. And thanks in advance for helping us continue to appreciate such a good job.
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Head To Head: Three Plug-Ins
This type of Prius, which Toyota calls a Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle or PHV, is a work in progress that's being refined during this demonstration period before it goes on sale in 2012. So our findings must be taken with that in mind. Overall, we found this test to be an excellent reflection of the three main philosophies with which automakers will approach plug-in vehicles.
Here, we report on the hands-on experience, ranking the cars where differences were unmistakable. We'll address the mileage and cost results in a separate post.
With its quick launch off the line, consistency and predictability, the Leaf had this contest in the bag. The Volt came in second. It's not quite as quick, but we appreciated the Volt's consistent feel: Even once the battery is depleted, the acceleration's character remains the same. Residual battery power propels the car, and then the gas engine drives the generator to back-fill it. The Prius PHV came in a distant third. We were pleasantly surprised that it could accelerate respectably on electric power because it has the same drivetrain hardware as the regular Prius, which goes EV-only solely at parking-lot speeds. But if you want full acceleration, the engine does turn on even before the initial charge is expended. The Prius is known for surging and nonlinearity, and it's even worse in this version. This is about software, so there's plenty of opportunity for Toyota to improve it.
Ride & Handling
The Volt rides the smoothest. If you had to drive cross-country in one of these cars — as our boss did after picking up the Volt in California — this would be the one to pick. The all-electric Leaf obviously couldn't cross the country very quickly, but it's rather comfortable, too. I was glad to drive it over the most rutted segment of our test route, and even gladder afterward when I saw the faces of senior editor David Thomas and photographer Ian Merritt, who had been in the Prius PHV. We now know how paint feels in the shaker at Home Depot. Seriously. The word "disaster" was uttered. The regular Prius is no paragon of ride comfort, but the PEV's suspension — revised for the added battery weight — clearly needs work.
Added weight in the rear seems to balance the Prius PHV's weight distribution, but it just doesn't beg to be tossed around on twisty roads, partly because of its lazy, numb steering. The Volt handles admirably, but you feel its heft, and it's really more comfortable trundling along, providing comfort. A floor-mounted battery pack gives the Leaf a low center of gravity. That, along with well-tuned steering and sprightly acceleration, makes the Leaf feel sporty and fun.
All three cars have regenerative braking, which is a recipe for mushy-pedal pie. None of the plug-ins can compete with the best conventional brakes, but the Leaf has the most natural-feeling pedal and braking action. It's reasonably linear on application and release. The Volt is less linear, especially on release. The Prius PHV was our least favorite. Sorry to sound like a broken record (or a scratched CD or corrupted MP3 file), but braking in the regular Prius is equally balky and inconsistent. It got worse when the third generation replaced the second.
The Leaf is admirably quiet, especially when you consider how inconspicuous its drivetrain is, producing only a slight whistle that sounds kind of cool. (The generated pedestrian-warning sound is rarely heard inside the cabin.) Its major flaw, though, is how much noise penetrates the cabin. The sound of nearby trucks and passing cars is intrusive, likely due to thin, weight-saving windows. Wind noise picks up above 40 or 45 mph. Overall, the Volt is the quietest at highway speeds and has the most calming noise level overall when under battery power, though once the engine starts, it's occasionally annoying. The sound stayed more in the background when I tested a Volt in fall 2010; now it tends to drone, often out of sync with the acceleration — a characteristic of continuously variable automatic transmissions and many hybrids to which we've never acclimated. The Prius PHV does the same — more often and noisier — once the initial charge is depleted after a maximum of 13 miles. Once again, the regular Prius does the same thing; it's as bad here, and possibly worse.
All three cars have an aerodynamic design, which tends to put the A-pillars far ahead, obstructing the forward view. Because its roof is relatively low and extends forward, the Volt worsens the matter, limiting the view of traffic signals and signs. The Prius is more open, though the split rear window — also becoming common with aerodynamic shapes — is no one's preference. It plagues the Volt as well. This is one reason we liked the Leaf best: It has a conventional liftgate and a reasonably wide one-piece rear window. Its high roofline also makes for good views all around.
Roominess & Comfort
All three cars have decent front-seat legroom, though the Volt gets extra credit for its long seat travel. It loses out in terms of headroom, though, both perceived and measured. The low roof and centrally located battery pack promote claustrophobia in some, even though the room is decent. Of the three, the Prius got the most complaints about driver's seat comfort. As for backseats, we're split on the Volt and Leaf: Two editors think the Chevy's legroom is too tight, while two of us prefer the Volt — with the front seats in a workable position — over the Leaf, whose battery pack raises the floor and points our knees toward the heavens. Finally, the Prius PHV has its day: Its backseat is the largest, with the lowest floor and three seats (the Volt has two).
Interior Quality
We should give the Prius some latitude here because the demo car is based on a regular Prius, and it lacked a touch-screen. The 2012 is almost certain to add more bling and things like smartphone connectivity, which the Volt and Leaf have. This model's various displays were lackluster compared with the other two cars. The Leaf's main instrument panel is simple but at least more colorful, and its center touch-screen is nicely done. The Volt adds a busy but colorful high-resolution display as its instrument panel, in addition to the touch-screen. The Volt's touch-sensitive center control stack is an aesthetic and functional blight, but we still think it has the best interior quality overall. Our Volt is loaded with leather and the least chintzy-looking colored door-trim panels, but even the base models exceed the Leaf and Prius, in our opinion. The Leaf is respectable, but its materials quality diminishes as the eye moves downward.
The Prius PHV is arguably still in development, which might mitigate its troubles above. The Prius' true standing might be clearer when we address fuel use and cost of operation for these cars in our next post.


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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on August 2, 2018
At the invitation of the government of Colombia, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng, as President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy, will travel to Bogotá to attend the Colombian presidency handover ceremony on August 7.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1980, the China-Colombia relations have been growing steadily as evidenced by close high-level exchanges, ever stronger political mutual trust, increasingly deepening practical cooperation in various areas and fruitful outcomes in cultural exchanges.
At the invitation of the government of Colombia, President Xi Jinping decided to send the Special Envoy to attend the Colombian presidency handover ceremony, which demonstrates the great importance China attaches to its ties with Colombia. The Chinese side is looking forward to working with the new Colombian government to build on past achievements and usher in a bright future, move forward bilateral relations and deliver greater benefits to our two countries and two peoples.
Q: After the establishment of the new government in Malaysia, there has been a lot of interest in the prospect of China-Malaysia relations. We have noted that State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has wrapped up his visit to Malaysia. Can you offer us more details? What outcome and consensus have been achieved by the two sides?
A: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Malaysia from July 31 to August 1, during which he met with Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, Tun Daim Zainuddin, who leads the Council of Elders and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, and held talks and a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. Our two sides had an in-depth exchange of views and reached broad consensus on China-Malaysia relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest. The Chinese side has issued the readout and you may refer to it. The outcomes of this visit can be summarized as the following four aspects:
Firstly, our two sides reaffirmed our strong commitment to developing bilateral ties. China-Malaysia friendship boasts a long history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, our bilateral ties have achieved remarkable progress in various areas, which has delivered huge benefits to our two peoples. China always takes Malaysia as a priority in its diplomacy, especially neighborhood diplomacy. China's friendly policy towards Malaysia is steady and consistent, which will remain the same despite the change in Malaysia's domestic political situation. The Malaysian side also said that it always regards China as a good neighbor and good partner and that the change in its domestic political situation will not affect China-Malaysia ties. The new Malaysian government values its relations with China and the friendly cooperation between our two countries will enjoy steady development.
Secondly, during the visit, our two sides had effective communication on and made good preparations for Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir's visit to China. Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir is Chinese people's good and old friend. During his long tenure, China-Malaysia relations achieved rapid development. He chooses China as his first destination for official visit outside ASEAN countries, which once again speaks volumes of the great importance the Malaysian side and Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir attach to China as well as the friendship between our two countries. The Malaysian side said that it has high expectations for Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir's visit to China. We are convinced that Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir's upcoming visit will elevate China-Malaysia ties to a new height and draw up a new blueprint for our mutually beneficial cooperation.
Thirdly, our two sides held in-depth discussions on jointly advancing the Belt and Road Initiative. China and Malaysia are natural partners in this regard. Malaysia boasts unique geographic advantage in advancing the Belt and Road Initiative. Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir and other Malaysian senior officials said that the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping represents an important opportunity for the regional countries to achieve common development and prosperity. The Malaysian side will actively support and participate in this initiative. Both sides believe that jointly advancing this initiative on the part of China and Malaysia will not only open up broader prospects for our bilateral cooperation and fuel Malaysia's national development but also contribute to the prosperity and rejuvenation of Asia.
Fourthly, our two sides sent out the positive signal of upholding multilateralism and free trade. Both China and Malaysia are developing countries. We both follow an independent foreign policy, cherish the Asian values, oppose power politics, stay committed to regional cooperation, especially the East Asian integration process and stand for democracy in international relations. Our two sides agreed that under the new circumstances, China and Malaysia should enhance communication and coordination to jointly uphold free trade, multilateralism and the rules-based international order, promote the building of the East Asian economic community and maintain the solidarity and safeguard the legitimate development interests of the developing countries.
The Chinese side stands ready to work with Malaysia to take Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir's visit to China and jointly advancing the Belt and Road Initiative as an opportunity to further deepen and expand our practical cooperation across the board, open up a new bright future for China-Malaysia ties and contribute more to the peace, stability, development and prosperity of the region.
Q: The Trump administration is proposing increasing the tariff level on $200 billion of Chinese imports from the original 10% to 25%. Yesterday you said China would not give in to pressure and China would take measures in response. Could you tell us specifically what measures China will take?
A: Since yesterday I responded to this question, I will not repeat it today. I only want to stress the following two points:
Firstly, we urge the US side to adopt a correct attitude and not attempt to blackmail China because it will not work.
Secondly, we urge the US side to come back to its senses and refrain from acting impulsively, otherwise they will end up hurting themselves.
Q: DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has just arrived in Beijing and is expected to attend the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Singapore. Is China going to have a bilateral meeting with him? And if so, what is your expectation for that?
A: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Singapore. On the sidelines of these meetings, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold a series of bilateral meetings. You may have noted that yesterday he met with his counterparts from some countries and we have issued the relevant information in a timely manner. If State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with his DPRK counterpart in Singapore, we will also release the relevant information in a timely manner.
Q: Two women with tourist visas from Russia's Republic of Buryatia arrived in Beijing on July 27. They should have been arranged to work in a restaurant. However, after they arrived in China, they were taken to a "nightclub" in Yiwu, Zhejiang and required to provide sexual services. On August 1, the Russian Consulate General in Shanghai said that the Chinese police in Yiwu have rescued the two women and now are helping them return to Russia. What is the Foreign Ministry's response to it?
A: I am not aware of the situation mentioned by you.
Q: The Myanmar government says that it wants to massively reduce the scale on the investments in the Kyaukpyu projects, and it is currently in discussions with China about this. Can you tell us how the negotiation is going? Does China agree with Myanmar's plan to downsize the investment? Myanmar officials say that downsizing the project is actually very good for China, because it shows that China understands that some of these very large-scale projects in poor countries are not necessarily beneficial for the host county and not necessarily beneficial for China's Belt and Road Initiative. Do you have any comment on that?
A: I haven't seen the words of Myanmar officials as you mentioned and I need to check on that.
What I want to say is that China supports Chinese enterprises in working with the Myanmar side for progress in the Kyaukpyu projects on the basis of equal-footed negotiations, mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, so as to promote the socioeconomic development and improve the livelihood there. According to my information, the two sides are in commercial negotiations on the projects now. I will refer you to relevant authority and enterprise for specifics.
Q: The US Senate passed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which is set to reinforce Taiwan's defense capability and expand joint training, arms sales and high-level military exchanges with Taiwan. It also advises the US Department of Defense to advance military exercises with Taiwan. What's your comment?
A: The Chinese side has already made clear its position before, and lodged stern representations with the US side for many times. We urge the US to discard the outdated cold-war and zero-sum mentality, stop allowing the bill that contains negative China-related content to pass into law and refrain from implementing the relevant clauses, lest it should undermine the China-US relations and the cooperation in key areas.
As to the Taiwan-related issues, I shall stress again that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and it is the most important and sensitive issue at the core of China-US relations. We firmly oppose any official exchange and military contact between Taiwan and any country. We demand that the US should abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués to properly handle the Taiwan-related issues.
Q: On July 30 local time, Zimbabwe held presidential, parliamentary and local elections, and the results of the elections are being released. On August 1, the supporters of the opposition party took to the street, leading to unrest in some areas. The army helped the police dispel the demonstrators, which caused casualties. What's your comment?
A: Recently, Zimbabwe held the presidential, parliamentary and local elections, which marks a major event in the political life of the country. As a friendly country to Zimbabwe, China has been closely following the situation in Zimbabwe. Upon invitation, China sent a delegation to observe the elections. According to what they observed on the ground, the Zimbabwe people are highly engaged in the elections, which are carried out in a peaceful and orderly manner in general. We have noted those reports on what happened after the elections, and hope that the relevant parties in Zimbabwe will bear in mind the interests of the state and their people and jointly maintain the peace, stability and development in Zimbabwe.
Q: US White House officials reportedly said that the US could resume official talks with the Chinese side only when China agrees to open the market for more competitions and stop retaliatory trade measures. What's your comment?
A: We already stated China's stance on the China-US trade issue on many occasions, and I'm not going to repeat that.
Regarding to what the US side said about returning to talks and negotiations, I responded to that yesterday. China remains open to dialogue, as long as it is based on mutual respect, equality, rules and credibility. Coercing and pressuring others unilaterally on the part of the US would only be counterproductive.


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On May 16, NTT DoCoMo launched d creators, an online market service for creative people in Japan. Similar to Etsy, all the items available are handmade and the content is user generated. Unlike Etsy, though, to sell and buy via the website, you will need a Japanese bank account and purchases are made using bank transfers. This means that it's likely that the majority of products are being designed and made in Japan, and judging from the exhibition held last weekend (May 25-26) at Daikanyama T-Site Gallery, quite a few of the goods do appear to inspired by Japanese aesthetics.
The website was created for NTT DoCoMo by the advertising agency Dentsu, who have so far curated the current sellers and their goods. Predictably, some of the chosen creators may be familiar to those who like to peruse Tokyo's design stores. There's Kokechi's kokeshi dolls, for example, and Ribbonesia's brooches. The standards are pretty high, and prices vary, but anyone is allowed to sell products via the site, so there will be more variety in the future.
Products available online include interior goods, accessories, tableware, art, fashion, textiles — even comics, novels and essays.
There's also information on hands-on workshops led by sellers, the next one being held by Ribbonesia at the Fab cafe in Shibuya on June 9.


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Since 2007 some of the band's seminal albums have been born again: remastered, reimagined, reissued. Now we want your reviews of those re-released classics.
October, for example, returned in 2008 with remastered audio and a bonus CD of live tracks and rarities along with a commentary from Edge.
1991's Achtung Baby came back just last year, this time with a raft of unreleased material; video, remixes, b-sides and documentary footage along with a second album's worth of demo and early versions of the final 1991 tracklisting.
A quarter century after Kerrang first said of it 'This ain't mere genius, this is rock'n'roll…' , The Unforgettable Fire was remastered and rereleased in 2009 with a shedload of bonus content.
And twenty years after it's debut, The Joshua Tree came back remastered in 2007, with liner notes from Bill Flanagan, unseen photographs from Anton Corbijn and unheard material like Wave of Sorrow (Birdland) and Desert of Our Love.
We've now added a comment facility to each title which means you can add your own review to each re-release. What did it bring you that the original release didn't? Was there a hidden gem or unexpected surprise ? How does the reissued edition stand up to the passing of time - what memories does it all bring back?
Start listening. Start reviewing...add your thoughts in the comments window at the foot of each album page. We'll be highlighting some of your best album reviews in the coming months and sending you exclusive prizes.
11 July, 2019
Rattle and Hum reissue??I would love to know if there are plans to reissue Rattle and Hum. It would be amazing to have a box set that includes the full album + songs included in the movie version but not on the album version; R&H movie (streamable); audio and streamable video of entire McNichols Arena concert prominently featured in the film; movie extras; photo book from JT/R&H area, etc.
26 January, 2013
Pop Up!I totally agree with "JamMasterFlash", I love Pop - Playboy Mansion and Staring At the Sun are among my favorite U2 songs - let's hear what the band would have released if they had a little more time to give the songs the attention they deserved. Peace, Oldmateo.
03 October, 2012
KindergartenFor me this was the best bonus disc out of them all.Loved every second of it and think some of the tunes are better then the actual album.The version of One is just incredible on this disc and Ultra violet amazing.
29 September, 2012
24 September, 2012
All of themAchtung is pretty sick but they are all great. I did like all the live tracks we got on the Boy, War, and October releases though. We need a new Zoo TV DVD though!!!1
18 September, 2012
What happens with Womanfish?Womanfish is a very good song fruit of an spontaneous inspiration. Why have they never released this track? The Joshua Tree reedition must have included Womanfish.
15 September, 2012
Special Ultra Mega Deluxe Edition POP!!I think next up it's POP's turn to get the remastered, reimagined, reissued treatment! I know many (including the band themselves) think the album could use some reworking: I, for one, think it's perfectly fine! But I'd also like to see a truckload of B-sides and Remixes from the POP album and era, videos, posters, stickers, pins... the works!! :)
12 September, 2012
Pop B-sides?I've always heard this hasn't been their best record but actually there are many songs-in my opinion-that deserve a lot of chances. Obviously Mexico's concert is great, and songs like Gone, Discotheque, Mofo are really worth it. What about doing a special edition of this record, I guess it's worth listening to b-sides and know what we have missed. thanks for the video on the webpage, they look, well, totally disco!
11 September, 2012
karl 20what i would have liked to have seen with the actung baby super deluxe and uber versions is a 5 track live cd of the 1st 5 songs played at glastonbury all from AB just to showhow fresh those songs sound now 20 yrs on
07 September, 2012
I have missed...-Boy: Songs like Street Mission, Alone In The Light, Lost On A Silent Planet, The Fool, The Dream Is Over, Cartoon World... A must have, really must hear for every person who loves U2. A 1980-1981 DVD concert. -October: Outtakes from the sessions. A 1981-1982 DVD concert. -War: More outtakes from the sessions. A song called "Be There" (a love song). A 1983 DVD concert (different from Red Rocks) -Under A Blood Red Sky: - (it´s great to enjoy the expanded version) -The Unforgettable Fire: More outtakes from the sessions. A Pride video directed by Anton Corbjn. A 1984-1985 DVD concert (Dortmund '84 for example). -The Joshua Tree: More outtakes if they exist. "Spanish Eyes" video. -Achtüng Baby: More outtakes from the sessions (first version of "Wake Up Dead Man" for example). A 1992 ZooTV DVD concert. -Zooropa: I can´t wait for the separate reedition with its own outtakes. All the reeditions have great things (with Boy i feel disappointed). Thanks.
07 September, 2012
25 Years of R&H (2013) + POP20 (2017)I love them all...from 'Boy' to 'Achtung Baby'! My favorites are the 'Live in Paris-DVD', the new&rare songs, the new artwork and the 'Kindergarten-CD'! But I was a bit disappointed about the 'Unforgettable Fire-DVD' and the 'Live from Sydney-DVD' in the 'AB'-BOX! Nothing new...boring! Hope the guys are doing it better on the R&H & POP Re-Release! Like a 'Love Town-DVD' and 2017 a 'grown up' Version of 'POP': 'POP20' + 'POPMART Live from Sarajevo or Rotterdam'! Also I hope they will release a new album next year with at least 20 extraordinary new songs and they will completely change their setlist on the next INDOOR Tour in 2014! I'm so tired to hear their greatest hits again and again!
06 September, 2012
Suddenly bad packagingAll the reissues have been great. Nice hard box and deluxe feeling sets. Then for Achtung Baby it goes digipack and looks different to the rest of the reissues? Why do that? And yes I did also buy the mega version of the album as well.
04 September, 2012
Joshua Tree remaster = Opening the LiveThe Joshua Tree Remaster was essential and really well done. It revealed the artistry, depth and beauty of every song & each of the band members contributions. Perhaps the most improved track on the remastered album is 'Exit'. I love being able to clearly hear the haunting opening sequence without readjusting the volume. It could've used a few missing elements like 'Womanfish' that should be made available. Also giving us a concert never officially released with the Paris July 4th show was amazing! Please package more unreleased shows like that instead of the shows we already own like ZooTV Sydney. For Pop remaster, Popmart shows from either Santiago, Tel Aviv or Leeds instead of another Mexico re-release. In general, open the Live Show Vaults. U2 have always said they are a live band & the songs come to life on stage. So embrace that with your fans. Keep the remasters coming with more newer Concert footage, a proper Zooropa release with B-sides, Pop & Rattle & Hum!
03 September, 2012
All unreleased songs and unreleased DVDcTo sum up, not only my point of view, but a lot of opinions in the reviews written here, the most valuable content of the reeditions are: -Unreleased songs (complete sessions): That´s the reason why Achtüng Baby is far better than other reeditions like Boy; Blow Your House Down, Heaven And Hell, Oh Berlin, Everybody Loves A Winner, Down All The Days, Near The Island are absolutely fantastic, may be they have to stay out of the final tracklisting, because the album would suffer a loss of cohesion but every fan of U2 must hear all these wonderful songs and enjoy. The same happens with The Joshua Tree, it has hidden gems like Desert Of Our Love, Rise Up, Wave Of Sorrow, Drunk Chicken or Beautiful Ghost. -Unreleased live concerts in DVD: The problem with Achtüng Baby is to feature a concert that we´ve already seen. This doesn´t happen with The Joshua Tree. Paris concert is wonderful. The Unforgettable Fire could get better in both points, it has treasures like Disappearing Act and Yoshino Blossom but doesn´t have a concert from TUF Tour. So Achtüng Baby reedition is great, but would get better with an unreleased live concert in DVD, The Unforgettable Fire reedition is good but would get better with a TUF Tour concert in DVD (Dortmund '84) and The Joshua Tree reedition (for reasons explained) is almost total. So, total reeditions must have the complete sessions from the album, must have every unreleased song and complete unreleased concerts from the period of the album.
02 September, 2012
More LIVE footage!Joshua Tree stands out as best reissue, it's not as glamorous as AB Uber, but has the precious Paris footage DOT Why on earth you didn't follow this path with Unforgettable Fire reissue (Dortmund or other show), ABaby (Stokholm indoor show! or New York full outside broadcast)!!! I hope to see Rattle And Hum with some great outtakes and Love Town inedited live footage (whole Sydney show please!) you gotta do it, that's the only 80's album left to reissue (please use the same box fromat!)
02 September, 2012
I love all of 'emI love all the remasters especially Under a Blood Red Sky and Achtung Baby, really look forward to PoP and All that you can't leave behind
01 September, 2012
BoyI could not stop listening to Boy when its remaster came out, that said I would love a Rattle & Hum remaster, I'm sure there must be tons of material in the vaults from that album and possibly a directors cut on the movie as well
31 August, 2012
Open the Vaults Up More!Please post my ideas, I've tried posting several times and it's not getting put up. Thank you! >Quality of remasters has sounded great so far, keep it up! >Open the Vaults, there wasn't enough material included very on the Boy/October/War re-issues, and re-mixes don't count. I have to believe there are more songs that could've been in place of 5 versions of New Years Day on the War release. Go back and re-do the Boy/ October/ War releases with more rarities. >Include More Unreleased Live Concerts instead of ones we already own. There's way too many good ZooTV shows besides Sydney that you had to put that in the AB Remaster. Instead, how about a show from the 1st Leg of ZooTV. I've heard some of those are legendary. >More rare versions of songs like the Kindergarten CD in Achtung Baby remaster. More of that please! >Limit the number of dance re-mixes, those for the most part stink compared to songs we've never heard before or working versions of songs. I'll take The Wanderer with Bono on lead vocals any day over a Numb remix. >Proper Zooropa remaster, like JT & AB. >Offer 11" x 17" sized silkscreen prints of random concerts from each tour (Not just the DVD shows) for those of us that collect prints. Not huge 24" x 36" prints, those get to be too expensive and limiting to frame.
30 August, 2012
Mixed bagThe reissue program has been a mixed bag for me. Joshua Tree and Unforgettable Fire were beautifully packaged and came in at a reasonable price. There was consistency in track list selection, one or two surprises from the vaults eg Wave of Sorrow, Disappearing Act which were of very high quality. They missed a trick with UF by not following what they did with Joshua Tree, namely having an accompanying live document of the band from that period. Theres no shortage of available material so that was disappointing. Boy, October and War came with period rarities and on the whole represented good value. Again a live document from each tour would have been a good idea mainly as document of how the band progressed as a live act. A trick missed methinks. Now for my real bug bear. Achtung Baby, arguably the zenith in terms of U2 as a studio album but even with a version to suit most pockets, I think it's a bit of a rip off. Being a bit old school, I have no time for endless remixes. There were few rarities on the 2 disc edition but mainly it was previously released stuff. the stuff of real interest came in the form of the Kindergarten version of the songs which were fascinating but to get them it meant forking out over 70 quid. A not inconsiderable sum. the accompanying DVDs offere nothing new. Tagging the Zooropa album on for me was a mistake without offering equivalent rarities from that period. All in all having bought it, it represents a kind of emperors new clothes of a release. Following U2 as I have since the age of 10, it been hugely rewarding but often frustrating and this is one of those times. Finally they need to get on with reissuing Rattle and Hum. I never quite understood the flack. Great live songs and 9 new songs with only one real dud in my view but certainly U2 in a mode of purity rarely seen since. It deserves reissue and reappraisal. Oh and Pop as well. Roll on the new album.
30 August, 2012
The best reissue will always be the oneU2 have many hidden songs that are true treasures: Rise Up, Desert Of Our Love, Disappearing Act, Yoshino Blossom are very good examples, so, please, release all of them. Release all the outtakes from every session of every album. That´s what a true fan of U2 wants, more than the B-sides. I agree with fly39, it´s much more exciting to get the B-sides one by one buying vinyls or cd singles, but i always buy the compilations too. More questions, why does not exist a Zooropa reissue that's sold separately in its own deluxe format? It must have an extra cd with alternative versions, "Slow Dancing", an outtake called "In Cold Blood" It deserves its own reissue. Why The Joshua Tree reissue does not include "Womanfish"? Does not exist an studio version of this track? I miss the third video of Pride in the DVD of the deluxe version of The Unforgettable Fire (Anton Corbijn video). Thanks
29 August, 2012
The Best!U2
29 August, 2012
....before i get older.....the sounds of u2 s music in my life since i was 13. i am now 40. wow guys, i beseiged you, please, release more stuff i de like to enjoy it still being able to move energetically! its a tribal thing is it not. Though i must admit that over the last few years u guys have been hitting the spot. u2 u22 is a perfect example. wow !!!! if you release a best of 00/10 this november, i think thats fair. or a complete singles collection. oh and keep pushing for the box set kinda of thing // this is my suggestion for POP: disc 1-album (just tweak it) disc 2 and disc 3- literally all the b sides of that era plus: gone,discotheque,staring, from best of, and the single versions released. and also, 5,6,7 new unreleased songs, plus,...not your baby,sd 1,htkk,msara live,M:I: theme,viva davidoff.4th and 5fth disc remixes!! and 6th disc passengers album plus extra tracks. // on video, please slow dancing II, and some other full concert. Salutations from sunny south Portugal // support ONE.org //
29 August, 2012
Rattle And Hum reissue 25th anniversaryWhat about this? 1st Cd: Rattle And Hum 2nd Cd: B-sides, Demos, Outtakes -Hallelujah here she comes -Desire (Hoolywood Mix)-A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel -Love rescue Me (Live) -Dancing barefoot -When love comes to town (Live from the Kingdom Mix) -God Part II (The hard metal dance Mix) -Unchained melody -Everlasting love -She´s A Mistery To Me -Jesus Christ -If I Had A Rocket Launcher -Can´t Help Falling In Love With You -Moving Out -My Time Hasn´t Come (More outtakes would be very welcome) DVD: A concert from the Lovetown Tour, rare footage, alternative videos, etc. I totally agree with Martin Texas and other people who wants unreleased concerts in the reissues, Dortmund '84 would be incredible, ¿why does not exist an official vhs or dvd from that fantastic tour? An unreleased concert from ZooTV 1992 would be better in Achtung Baby reissue than the very well known Sidney 1993. The best thing for me in the reissues is that they include unreleased songs in form of demos and outtakes. Unreleased concerts in DVD are also fantastic. PLEASE, RERELEASE THE 1978-1979 DEMOS, ALL DEMOS ARE EXCELLENT. A DEMO CALLED BE THERE (from 1983 i think) IS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY TOO. MAKE THEM KNOWN TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER FOR THE NEW ALBUM (BONO, YOU PROMISE THREE ALBUMS!!)
28 August, 2012
Time for Pop to shineI think each release so far has had it's perks. The Joshua Tree remaster had a concert video that hadn't been released by the band before, and the Achtung Baby Uber release was just fantastic. B-Sides, Remixes, bundle of videos, Fly Shades, 16x16 cover posters, wow. So U2, it's time to give Pop the same treatment. But for this one (since something different has happened for each release) I think it might be REALLY cool to hear a finished album. The band often say they didn't get to finish Pop, and judging by the new mixes on the 90-2000 greatest hits collection, it could sound even more amazing than it already is! Finish the album and show us the album you invisioned! Alex
28 August, 2012
reviews...where do i startsince i have purchased each U2 album several times in my life....rebuying the reissues gets me so excited....lets start.....boy....i remember i bought boy october and war all at the same time and it was all the money that i had at the time...i blew my weekly non profit stipend on them but wow it was so worth it...my brother even borrowed boy for awhile because he couldnt believe that was U2 and how cool they sounded...i love the boy albulm...this reissue its so loud and the bells...the bonus disc i spent hours and hours listening to and wishing i was playing it in some underground club somewhere...so good...october which is one of my favorite albulms everytime i listen to it it takes me somewhere so bueatiful....i remember reading the october reissue notes in my monestary on retreat....war...what can i say...this reissue changed my life just like everytime i listen to this albulm...and i have listened to over a thousand times....and this remastering is so epic...so loud...so perfect....after my pastor died...i was so sad but i took this album with me to the beach and i got up early to watch the sunrise every morning to this album and seing the sunrise to these gems and the dolphins came out one morning jumping...and all the bonus discs saved my faith and spirit....the ungorgetalbe fire rerelease..i remember i spent all my money on it and my bro bought me the unforegetalbe fire shirt that i wore 111 days in a row in prayer and fasting...it is my pentecost album and when my wife was on retreat...i waited for her for thirty days listening to this rerelease....i could write for days...so bueatiful...guitars of bells...adams bass feels like a heartbeat....larry levitates you...bonos vocals soaring....the joshua tree reissue i got from my mother for christmas as a lastminute suprise and then she had a heart scare later but a miracle happened....when i heart waves of sorrow...it carried me and i rejoiced when she came home so healthy....we blast it all the time in her car...achtung babys rerelease we are still blasting and hundreds and hundreds of spins it is so amazing...my wife is saving up to get me the huge package....every time i visit my mom she comes up from behind me and says get your head out of the mud baby....you guys dont know how much you mean to all of us...to the world...idont think i could live on this earth without your music and you guys make my life so worth living and so bueatiful...I thank Godeveryday for you all...im crying so hard right now...your music brings me so much joy.;..if you should rerelease eacchalblum ten times...ill buy it everytime...just have to save up...i will always buy yourmusic legally and have never downloaded your music or any music...thank your for every rerelease...they are perfect and worth every dollar...i cant wait till rattle and hum is rereleased....i cant wait tohear your music of the future...God Bless...love Br. Francis James...aka..bede..nathanael john dabney and elizabeth dabney....we love you all and pray and fast seven times a day for you and your charity...your music is what music we use with our bells and meditation
28 August, 2012
rattle & hum outtakesplease can we have a dvd collection of the complete rattle & hum outtakes?
S French (Roko)
27 August, 2012
Joshua Tree remastered rocks \ Love TownI should check out more of the re-issues, but JT was great, as well as the concert in that set. I saw a comment about Rattle & Hum re-issue, really think that album sounded great. I'd like a full concert from that era released, how about a Love Town tour show with BB King, must of been something officially recorded?
27 August, 2012
Pop 16h Anniversary EditionWhat About This: CD 1 - Pop Remastered CD 2 - Pop Denifitive Band Version CD 3 - B-sides + remixes + Outtakes DVD 1- Videos + Documentaries DVD 2 - Pop Mart Tour Leg 2
Reggie Thee Dog
27 August, 2012
Re-issues/Remasters Are Great....Give UsRattle and Hum, Zooropa and Pop... I would love to hear Rattle and Hum remastered for the New Millenium. There are a ton of B-Sides and live cuts we would all love to hear. Plus adding a little punch to Hawkmoon and Desire...and an unedited version of Van Diemen's Land...that would be holy grail stuff. Zooropa and Pop would also be a welcome addition to the Re-issue/Remaster set. We know U2 did an incredible amount of work in a short time recording Zooropa...and I'm sure the Pop demos would be a collector's dream. Brighten up the sound and release them to the masses! Great job with all the other Re-issues/Remasters we all look forward to the rest!
27 August, 2012
Some reissues are better than othersI think the best reissues are The Joshua Tree (i love Paris concert, Red Hill Mining Town video, songs like Desert Of Our Love or Rise Up, all unseen photos of that era...), The Unforgettable Fire (Yoshino Blossom and, in special, Disappearing Act are absolutely incredible, includes b-sides not available previously on cd, it´s a very beautiful box like The Joshua Tree...) and Achtung Baby (all the fantastic demos included had to be heard and maybe something more, the alternative Achtung Baby is fantastic too, the documentary...). On the other hand i feel very disappointed with Boy reissue. I don´t understand how all the pre-Boy demos were not included. Fantastic songs like Street Mission, Alone In The Light, Lost On A Silent Planet, The Fool, The Dream Is Over are as good as the eleven songs included in Boy. ¡ALL THE 1978-1979 DEMOS MUST BE REISSUED NOW! I expect a very good Rattle And Hum reissue. Please include the demos from that era (She´s A Mistery To Me, Jesus Christ, If I Had A Rocket Launcher, Can´t Help Falling In Love With You...) Soundchecks like Moving Out and My Time Hasn´t Come are lovely too. PLEASE... INCLUDE ALL THESE WONDERFUL SONGS. Of course i have all the reissues in deluxe version. U2 is the best band in the planet.


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Danica Patrick wins historic pole for Daytona 500
Published Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm EST Last updated 1 hour and 32 minutes ago
Jeff Owens and Bob PockrassSporting News
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Danica Patrick reacted to winning the Daytona 500 pole, the first ever Cup pole for a female driver, like any racecar driver would.
She was thrilled with the accomplishment but knew she played just a small role.
Danica Patrick won the pole Sunday at Daytona 500 qualifying, becoming the first woman to claim Sprint Cup's top starting spot. (AP Photo)
The 30-year-old Patrick had already set several historic benchmarks for women in racing, including the only woman to win an IndyCar race, the highest finish of any female in the Indianapolis 500 (third), the highest finish of any female in a NASCAR national touring series race (fourth) and the highest season-ending finish of any female in a NASCAR national touring series (10th).
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So she knew the significance Sunday when she became the first woman ever to win a pole for the Daytona 500 and in the 2,354-race history of NASCAR's premier series.
"I was brought up to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl," Patrick said.
"That was instilled in me from the very young, from the beginning. . … I've been lucky enough to make history, be the first woman to do many things. I really just hope that I don't stop doing that. We have a lot more history to make."
LINEMAKERS: Danica's odds drop from 125-1 to 22-1 with pole win
She made history while also knowing that winning a pole at Daytona, even one for the Daytona 500, often tests the limits of the car and not the driver's expertise.
A driver keeps the gas pedal pressed to the floor the entire lap and must concentrate on hitting their marks just right over the 2.5 miles around Daytona International Speedway.
That's why Patrick, a rookie who has run just 10 Sprint Cup races and only one Daytona 500, deflected much of the credit to Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief Tony Gibson.
"I appreciate the recognition, but it really falls 90 percent on Tony and his guys, everybody that gives me the car to go out there and be fast," Patrick said, "and maybe 10 percent on me."
Patrick, fastest in practice Saturday, turned a lap of 196.434 mph to win the pole Sunday by 0.142 mph (0.033 seconds) over four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon.
"There's a lot of people that benefit from this because of the big platform that it is," Patrick said. "It's not just like the high point of my name or what I've done. There's going to be a whole story here.
"It's a cool day. I've been lucky enough and very blessed in my career to have had a lot of really, really cool days."
She hopes next Sunday will be one of her coolest days as she runs the Daytona 500 for just the second time.
Only Patrick and Gordon are locked into their starting spots for the Daytona 500 as they will start on the front row.
Rows 2-16 will be determined by the results in the two qualifying races Thursday, with speed and provisionals determining the remaining 11 positions.
Patrick, whose team is ranked 42nd among the 45 teams entered in 2012 owner points it bought from a now-defunct organization, has the comfort of knowing she's locked into the Daytona 500.
That gave her and Gibson, who has won Cup titles as a car chief for Alan Kulwicki and Gordon, as much relief as excitement in winning the pole.
Gibson has used Patrick's status as a NASCAR rookie to bring an underdog mentality to his team.
"I told her, 'We know there's going to be low points, but the key to success for us is to enjoy the highs and pat each other on the back and enjoy it. When we hit our lows, pick each other up and get to the next one," Gibson said.
"Right now we're enjoying this and it's real big for me. I've accomplished a lot of things, but this ranks up there in the top two or three."
Patrick didn't have the only fast SHR car as teammates Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart ranked fourth and fifth on the chart, behind her, Gordon and Trevor Bayne.
"That (pole) is a huge accomplishment," said team co-owner and three-time Cup champion Stewart. "It's not like it's been 15 or 20 years she's been trying to do this. It's her second trip to Daytona here in a Cup car.
"She's made history in the sport. … There's only one person that can be the first to do anything."
Going fast at Daytona is nothing new for Patrick, who sat on the pole for the Nationwide Series race a year ago at Daytona.
Patrick is entering her second full-time NASCAR season and first in Cup after two partial Nationwide schedules and then a full-time year in Nationwide in 2012.
"I think when pressure's on, when the spotlight is on, I do feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments, better races, better results," Patrick said.
"I don't know why that is. I'm grateful for it because the opposite of that would be, I'm guessing, I probably wouldn't be here today."
She hopes, in some ways, that her records will be broken or her influence will make future gender-standards fall.
"It's … nice to hear families talk about the fact that a little girl might say, 'But, mommy, daddy, that's a girl out there,'" Patrick said. "Then they can have the conversation with their kid about you can do anything you want and being different doesn't by any means not allow you to follow your dreams.
"I love to think that conversation happens in households because of something I'm doing."


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Basic Gluten Free Pancakes for National Pancake Day
One of my fondest memories growing up was eating my Dad's pancakes on Saturday mornings. He learned how to make pancakes when he was 8 years old. My grandmother taught him so he could make his own breakfast because he enjoyed sleeping late. (So that's where I get that from!) Dad's still making these pancakes and they have always been my favorite.
I've made a lot of gluten free pancakes since August 2007. I've enjoyed nearly every recipe I've made. But it's been a long time since I had my Dad's pancakes.
Most of the gluten free pancakes I've made have been from a mix. My favorites have been from this homemade gluten free master baking mix, and from Bob's Red Mill.
But I wanted to make my Dad's pancakes. His pancakes were slightly thin, but fluffy, soft, and completely mouth watering!
Somehow in the past three years I never thought to simply take my Dad's recipe and adapt it to be gluten free. This week I decided to do just that.
Michael's first comments after biting into my Dad's recipe for (now gluten free) pancakes: "Honey, these are the best pancakes you've made yet. Who's recipe is this? This is EXACTLY what pancakes are supposed to taste like. These are fluffy, buttery, moist, and they make me smile."
Not sure where the buttery part came in since we don't use butter... but I really love my husband!
If you want a very simple and basic gluten free pancake recipe, this is it. It uses 2 gluten free flours that are most likely in your pantry right now. No xanthan gum. No mix needed. Make these for your family this saturday morning and start a delicious tradition... or have them for dinner like we did tonight! :-)
Dad's Best Pancakes (Made Gluten Free)
-Or- Basic Gluten Free Pancakes
Adapted by Carrie Forbes @ Gingerlemongirl.com
(Free of gluten, casien, and soy)
Dry Ingredients
3/4 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 cup non-dairy milk (I used almond milk)
1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil
In a medium sized bowl add all dry ingredients and whisk together thoroughly. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the vanilla, an egg, 1 cup of non-dairy milk, and the oil. Whisk wet ingredients together with dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed. You will have a very wet, but slightly thick batter that will cling to the whisk. Brush skillet or non-stick pan with olive oil or non-stick spray. Heat pan on medium high heat until it's hot enough to make a drop of water sizzle. Pour a few tablespoons - 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the top and pop and the edges are slightly dry. Flip and cook the opposite side for 1-2 minutes. Serve piping hot with casein free margarine or ghee and real maple syrup!
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These look amazing!! Do you think I could use flax seed "egg replacer" instead of the egg? Or should I try Energ egg replacer. Sorry for all the questions - it's just you are the person who introduced me to using flax as egg replacer when you used it in the bread pudding recipe.ReplyDelete
Hi City Girl! Well, I haven't tried it without using the egg, but I really think it would work! :-) I'd try it with the flax seed replacer first. If that doesn't give you the results you want, then try it with the ENER-G. I think the flax will give it a better texture though! :-)ReplyDelete
Sounds like you got the stamp of approval on these! I love a good pancake.ReplyDelete
I bet your dad is super proud! They look great. Brad and C. both love pancakes SO MUCH.ReplyDelete
hi carrie, i just found your blog searching for gf banana bread and cookies and found you. your blog shows all the hard work you put into these recipes and i hope you know how much it is appreciated. i can't wait to make these pancakes and cookies that you've posted. now i just need to find banana bread....:)ReplyDelete
My Casa Bella - Try my Whole grain Banana muffins. That's actually a banana bread recipe used for making muffins! We really love it!! Thank you so much for stopping by!ReplyDelete
You are making my mouth water for those pancakes!
Hope you are doing well. Stay warm and enjoy your day.
- AnonymousFebruary 28, 2010 at 3:04 AM
I made some GF pancakes a week ago but am still on the lookout for more recipes to try! I'm so excited about trying yours (your dad's) out. I can already imagine it, slighty browner on the bottomside, enrobed in maple syrup! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing a treasured recipe!
Carrie- Best GFCF pancake recipe I've tried! I made them this morning, and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the simple ingredients. The only thing I noticed was that my batter was very thin, so I ended up adding about a 1/2 cup more brown rice flour. It was still thin, but didn't run all over the skillet once that was added. They tasted awesome, and my boys loved them. Thanks for all your awesome recipes, this is the blog I go to for all my GFCF answers!ReplyDelete
PerrineFamily -- Oh I'm so glad you loved the pancakes! YES the batter is very thin! It does thicken up as soon as you place it on the hot griddle. ALSO, you can add a few tablespoons of ground flax seeds which act as a thickener and they will thicken up the batter a bit. I use them all the time. But I didn't include them in the recipe because I was going for super basic. They would also thicken up if you added xanthan gum... but I was avoiding that too! lol... Thank you for trying them and telling me what you think and sharing your adaptations!! :-)ReplyDelete
Well, pancakes are my weakness. No doubt about it. National Pancake Day!? That could be every day for me. Except they do send me into a sugar spike tailspin followed by a high impact crash. I know, it's the syrup that gets me, but what's the point unless the pancakes are floating in pure organic maple syrup? =)ReplyDelete
These sound particularly good since there's no xanthan gum. There's something about that stuff (aside from the cost) that kind of "bugs" me. I also like the thought of them being dairy free. Very good and I love your story of Dad's weekend pancakes. So nice!
- AnonymousJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Carrie, they look wonderful and easy to make! I absolutely adore pancakes and have only had them once in the last year. I'm definitely bookmarking and making these this week. :DReplyDelete
Can you offer a substitute for the rice flour? My son is allergic to rice and I'm always at a loss for what would make a suitable substitute for it. Thanks :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 20, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Oh my!!! I made this today. I used flax seed meal instead of the egg and it tasted AMAZING!!! Can't thank you enough for posting this recipe. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!ReplyDelete
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Joseph Conrad's modern reputation largely derives from his great masterpiece- the Heart of Darkness- remade into a great modern film, Apocalypse Now, whose themes have been explored and criticised by numerous thinkers, novelists and analysts. It is a wonderful book to which I will return, but perhaps as fascinating is Conrad's earlier colonial short story- An Outpost of Progress in which he reflected on the isolation of the colonial officials dispatched to some remote frontier and their 'civilization' not to mention the 'civilization' of those that came to fetch them back from the mouth of oblivion.
An Outpost of Progress is a work about the periphery. It features two characters, 'two imbeciles' according to the director of the Company who sends them up the Congo river (it is the Belgian Congo we are in here- something that numerous clues and Conrad's own correspondence gives away) to an isolated station in the middle of nowhere. These two men, Carlier and Kayerts, are joined by a third named character, the factotum of the station, Makola, who observes the white men come and go to their destruction with impassive and grim glee. All around them is a world that neither Carlier nor Kayerts understands- the only sounds that they ever hear are the drums from the nearest African village- they cannot read the language of the chieftan and rely on Makola to survey Africa for them and interpret Africans. When he sells their entire set of servants for precious ivory, neither of the two Europeans has the wit to do anything but be asleep.
In part that is their failure to understand Africa, this renders them lonely amidst a vast uncomprehending crowd. In this crowd of strangers, they are Conrad informs us in a state of nature:
They were two perfectly insignificant and incapable individuals, whose existence is only rendered possible through the high organization of civilized crowds. Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their characters, their capabilities and their audacities, are only an expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings. The courage, the composure, the confidence, the emotions and principles: every great and every insignificant thought belongs to the crowd: to the crowd that believes blindly in the irresistible force of its institutions and its morals, in the power of its police and of its opinion. But the contact with pure unmitigated savagery, with primitive nature and primitive man, brings sudden and profound trouble into the heart. To the sentiment of being alone of one's kind, to the clear perception of the loneliness of one's thoughts, of one's sensations- to the negation of the habitual, which is safe, there is added the affirmation of the unusual, which is dangerous: a suggestion of things vague, uncontrollable and repulsive, whose discomposing intrusion excites the imagination and tries the civilized nerves of the foolish and the wise alike.
Conrad's language is brilliant and he conveys the sense that the European had of Africa, when he believed that the savage was truly savage. But more than that that passage is not so much about the encounter with the primitive savage, as with the primitive loneliness of being unable to communicate. The real focus of the tale is that the silence of the jungle enfolds the two Europeans, as it does we watch them regress to an uncivilized state (a state which is far below that of the African tribes around them!) They cannot see the Africans as their comrades, when the African servants are sold as slaves by Makola, Conrad comments that the two Europeans talked with indignation but felt nothing about the illusion of that suffering. For them it is an illusion because they experience it from a distance, the same distance they would be at were they reading about it in a club in Brussels and exclaim at 'how shocking' it was. They remain detached and isolated.
And as Conrad demonstrates they thus sink into madness. These two inadequates become criminals- they become villains- they become savages. Civilisation, Conrad leaves us in no doubt, is a fortunate condition we are born into- not something that is innate to us. In this sense, the darkness of his Africa, the heart of darkness, is that life, nasty, brutish and short, that the English Philosopher, Thomas Hobbes explored in his Leviathan. But Conrad's state of nature is a reality- the true dystopian reality of his vision is that man is regressing through colonization, blazing a trail for Orwell and others to come, Conrad argued that the terror of colonization lay as much in its effects on the colonizer as on the colonized. Carlier and Kayerts are incompetent buffoons, but being colonizers turns them into villains. Our actions ultimately affect us as much as they affect those we aim them at: of course as Chinua Achebe reminds us there is something racist about only seeing colonization through European eyes, but Conrad was a citizen of a racist age and to find him calling Africans savages is not surprising. What is stunning is his clear vision, a clear vision that sits alongside the great liberals of the 19th Century- John Bright and Richard Cobden (les plus Gladstonian que Gladstone), that colonization would destroy the European colonizer: it would brutalize the brutal and would render the greatest achievement of European civilization- the security and peace that states ensure- vulnerable to the loners on the veldt and the river.
Conrad in this sense anticipates the darkest films from the Western genre- which demonstrate the terrors of the man in a state of nature. If you want to understand this short story by seeing a film, go and see the Searchers by John Ford. For in the vision of John Wayne, willing to murder his neice because she has been captured by the Apache, irreconcilable in his hate, with death in his eyes, you see Carlier and Kayerts's shadows had they but been wise. As fools their destiny is no less dark but more comic- as one ends up on a Cross with his tongue open and his cheek purple- the perfect mockery of colonialism, violence, disrespect and death- in a very European and Christian form. Communication and lack of it is the center of the decay of life for Carlier and Kayerts- they fall because they are unable to communicate with the Africans- and that signal is the last failed sentence, because it demonstrates that now they cannot even communicate with the director who sent them- they have become grotesques, lonely on the cross of their own lack, isolated forever, fixed in disrespect and mockery- fixed in a posture that ridicules the high words they came to enforce. Colonization here ironically turns the colonizers words back on them and in his last posture, the colonist is like a sow eating its own vomit- turning his own high words into high mockery.


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On the Edge of the Abyss
The findings are objective, plain and read like an unambiguous warning: "The basic foundations of the state are in ruins," is the summary of 43 economists at the University of Tehran, expressed in an open letter to the President. The letter was the top story last week for many Iranian newspapers and websites. In it, the economists sketch a gloomy picture of the present and warn against a terrible future that could be ushered in sooner than feared.
The professors say that horrendous inflation is driving the overriding majority of Iranians into unimaginable poverty and that the possibility of social unrest cannot be ruled out. The university lecturers are basing their analysis exclusively on official data. But even these moderated figures speak a clear language: According to Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghasemi, over the past few months oil exports – or in other words state revenues – have shrunk by almost 50 percent.
Of the top ten nations with the highest rate of inflation, Iran is currently ranked in third place. There are virtually no banking connections with foreign nations, there is barely any foreign currency entering the country, and the national currency the Rial has lost half its value within a year.
The economists say that blame for this unprecedented misery cannot be laid solely at the door of international sanctions, but that it is mostly due to government policies, which are serving to accelerate the decline. All just election campaign bluster, countered Ahmadinejad in his most recent television interview last Sunday (3 March).
Bracing for a popular uprising
To a certain extent, the President is correct. It is indeed due to the presidential election campaign that the professors are allowed to express themselves so openly. But the government is also worried about social unrest – a concern expressed openly and repeatedly by security authorities in recent weeks. There is talk of what is described as a "worked up crowd" that needs to be kept under control.
The commander of the Basij paramilitary force General Naghdi had already predicted early in January that on this occasion, the enemy would try to incite people in the provinces – in contrast to four years ago in the big cities. "But we're prepared for anything," he reassured a gathering of journalists at the time.
Three weeks after this interview, the website "Iran Diplomacy" casually reported that a group of senior officers was in Russia being trained in techniques of rebellion control. So that no doubts arise as to their resolve, security forces have been conducting regular manoeuvres in the provinces against an imaginary enemy for weeks now.
Food stamps during an election campaign
As well as the use of force and the deployment of the intelligence agency, there are also ways of reigning in a potential rebellion on a civilian level. To mark the Persian New Year, the government plans to give a sum of money worth between 30 and 50 Euros to some 80 percent of Iranians, and last Monday (25 February) parliament approved a food stamp system for staples (oil, rice, potatoes and meat) for impoverished families.
The parliamentary bill stipulates that the plan will be modified every three months, and that the government must specifically earmark the necessary funds for it in the upcoming budget.
This signifies the return of a wartime economy, says economics professor Jamshid Asadi of the American University in Paris. He adds that Iranians are very familiar with the system of rationing and distribution, as it was practically part of everyday life during the eight years' war with Iraq.
But Ahmadinejad has not yet presented parliament with a budget plan for the next year, which begins on 20 March. Deputies only intend to approve a budget for three months, until the end of June, when Ahmadinejad's tenure also draws to an end. But he has no intention of leaving the political stage without much ado, because he realises he now has nothing to lose.
During the last few months of his presidency, he has been presenting himself as a simple man of the people fighting tirelessly against the powerful, rich and corruption-tainted families and gangs. His spectacular and crafty approach was revealed in a parliamentary debate early last February, when he played video footage – secretly recorded – purporting to be negotiations over a bribe totalling 30 million Euros.
The footage pointed the finger at the clan of parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, which Ahmadinejad claimed was at the centre of this deal. The accusations were derided by Larijani himself as "nothing more than Robin Hood games" and "despicable mafia methods".
The unusual reaction of the parliamentary speaker demonstrates that Ahmadinejad and his revelation tactics should be rightly feared. After all, it is a method he has previously used to good effect. This is exactly how he wrested power from the omnipotent Rafsanjani clan four years ago. "That was a masterstroke of populism, coupled with brazen cheek, ruthlessness and also brutality," recalls Modjtaba Vahedi, advisor to detained opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi.
But this time Ahmadinejad is way off the mark, because he has in the meantime disregarded the popular revolutionary leader, says his brother Davood, who these days only has bad words to say about his younger brother. Times have indeed changed and loyalties along with them.
In everything that he is doing, if Ahmadinejad had the full support of revolutionary leader Khamenei four years ago, he must also fight against Khamenei on this occasion. This is why the President has fallen out of favour to such an extent that several newspapers and websites loyal to Khamenei are seriously speculating over when exactly Ahmadinejad will be arrested after the presidential poll.
He knows this, and this is why he is trying to push one of his men as presidential candidate – preferably his friend, some say his master – Esfandiar Rahim Mashaee. This is the only way for him to escape the retribution of his powerful opponents.
Satirist Ibrahim Nabavi says Ahmadinejad is basically looking for life insurance. If the election campaign is conducted in accordance with the usual methods of the Islamic Republic, then an ally of Khamenei will again be the next president and thereafter, Ahmadinejad's days as a free man will be numbered, writes the well-informed website "Baztab".
But Ahmadinejad is putting up a combative front, promising an Iranian "spring" in an allusion to the Arab Spring, and at the same time threatening to expose other powerful figures. The Internet bazaar of speculations and suspicions opened for business long ago – it remains to be seen where the finger will point next, and for what kind of misdemeanours.
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For those who keep getting stuck with 59 of 60 Virgo symbols, search the rug that says "Tiger Lounge Hotel" right in the middle of those words with your "Assassin". Most likely that is the one you're missing.
For everything else, just be sure to use the "Assassin" everywhere, and especially the first time you enter a room as some rooms you cannot re-enter so you forfeit any symbols you didn't take first time you entered. Use it on every part of every wall and piece of furniture. Be very thorough.
Getting all of those Virgo symbols was really the only irritating part of the game.


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04.02.2010 - Injury prevention and anti-doping measures at the 9th European Handball Championship.
01.02.2010 - For the first time ever one team hold the world, Olympic and European title at the same time.


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Whitney Houston's Final Film, 'Sparkle,' to Be Released This Summer
Following Whitney Houston's tragic death on Feb. 11, Sony Pictures has announced the release date of the legend's final film. 'Sparkle,' in which Houston costars with Jordin Sparks, will hit theaters on Aug. 17, 2012.'Sparkle' is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, loosely based on the Supremes. Sparks plays the title character, while Houston portrayed her mother. Houston sings a powerhouse gospel number, 'Eyes on the Sparrow,' in the film and collaborates with Sparks on a new R. Kelly song called 'Celebrate' in the end credits.
Executive producer Howard Rosenman told the Hollywood Reporter that the role would have changed Houston's life. "[The role] would have been a big, big comeback, she is so brilliant in it," Rosenman said. "I was just raving about [Whitney's] performance, she was so great in it. I'm just in shock."
Houston's sudden death shocked the world, including those closest to her. Houston's cousin, Dionne Warwick, claimed she "seemed fine" during a phone conversation just before her passing. Houston's body was found in the bathtub of the Beverly Hilton, where she was staying prior to mentor Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party. Houston was 48 years old.


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With others egging Beckham on to claim his injury came on the ice in the pucks capital of the world, it seems the southern gentleman was doing just fine with his badge of honor being recorded on the diamond."
Me and [former White Sox Jayson] Nix were out for drinks and a girl came right up and said, 'What'd you do to your eye?'" Beckham laughed. "I'm like, 'Dude, it's that easy?'"
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