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Sound Advice For Doing Your Own Auto Repair
Are you the owner of a vehicle? If so, your car will probably be needing repairs in the future. It can drive you crazy trying to find a good and honest car service shop. Luckily, the following article has some useful information that can make your job finding a good service shop much easier.
Get a good battery charger to keep in your vehicle. Having a dead battery can leave you stranded in some pretty terrible places. Know where the cables should be connected and how. It is sometimes different for different cars.
Keep an eye on your radiator levels. You need to allow your car to run for a couple of minutes, shut down the engine and then open up the hood. Refrain from opening the radiator when your car is on. Use a dipstick to gauge how much radiator fluid you have, keeping in mind that most types need to be diluted with water.
See if the prospective mechanic has experience with your type of car. If they say that they have, this should be a good indicator that they have some idea of what needs to be done to get your car back into shape.
Know your auto manual very well, or at least dog ear important pages. Do not hesitate to let your mechanic know about what you learned from the owner's manual. Sometimes you may find things that you can easily fix yourself and do not require a trip to the dealership.
Prior to paying for any repairs you've had done, you should go on a drive to figure out if it was really fixed. People often don't do this, realizing afterward that the problem still persists.
Inspect your vehicle to figure out what is wrong before taking it to an auto shop. Being able to diagnose the problem, even if you can't fix it, can help you from being fleeced by an unscrupulous mechanic. You may already know that a few mechanics sometime engage in dishonesty if they think they can make a larger profit.
Find a technician knowledgeable in your kind of car. Cars can differ significantly, even if the general mechanical principles are the same. A luxury SUV is quite different from a hybrid Prius, for example. If you're unsure about your chosen mechanic's ability, consider having a dealer repair your vehicle.
Your car should always have a spare tire and jack. Modern cars come equipped with them already. There is nothing worse than being stranded far from home and having to get an expensive tow. It is cheaper and easier when you do it on your own.
If you are having extensive repairs done, make sure that you get several estimates. While you can usually trust an auto repair shop, you don't want to be paying too much money for the repairs needed. Find a shop that specializes in your particular make of car. They may have an easier time understanding what needs to be done to your car.
Your wiper blades need TLC. If the wipers are streaking, you may need a replacement. You need to replace the wipers on your car about every year or even more often if there is a lot of rain where you live.
Pay attention to all of the lights that flash in the dashboard, and make sure that you understand what each of them mean. They are located there to assist you, so use them to your advantage. When you ignore them, you'll pay for it.
Be sure that you make a note of your oil change schedule. Oil has to be changed often for a car to perform properly. Not having regular oil changes can end up damaging your car and effecting the overall performance.
Not many people look at their car's manual. But, reading it can give you a lot of helpful information. Your manual will tell you what needs to be known when it comes to keeping your vehicle maintained so you can do repairs if you have to.
Consistency is actually very important when it comes to auto repairs. Stick with a shop that has gained your trust instead of going around to various ones for work. Not all shops will give your car the same diagnosis for it's problems. Prices can vary a lot from one shop to another, which is why it is important to look around.
Although mechanics from your dealer are usually expensive, there are times when using them is absolutely necessary. They really specialize in your make of car. This makes them better able to diagnose and fix problems quickly, getting your car back to you faster. They are trained frequently, too.
Filing System
Keep track of all your vehicle repair and maintenance receipts in an accordion folder in your car. You can set your filing system any way you desire. Some people choose a chronological filing system while others may choose to divide them into the types of maintenance or repairs that were performed on the car. Whichever method you choose, this will be helpful for mechanics when they need to make additional repairs. This will be valuable to you.
Tell your mechanic that he cannot go over a certain dollar amount to repair your car unless he gets your authorization first. Don't simply allow the shop to make any repairs as they see fit. Inform them that they must contact you for approval before proceeding with any repairs over the stated dollar amount.
Listen to any sounds your vehicle makes. Notes can be helpful if your car is having issues. If the sounds can be describes to the mechanic, you can save lots of money by helping them easily diagnose the problem.
Locating a mechanic who cares about your best interests isn't simple. It is in your best interest to use these tips when you have an auto repair need. A small amount of work now can keep you from dealing with larger problems in the future.


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"Why are you taking the 101? Can't you see your iPhone 5 is lying to you? Its map was wrong in Santa Clara and it's wrong here."
"The 101 is the 280's uglier sister. Clearly Steve jobs wanted us to take this route. Anyway now we can have a nice talk where you advise me on my finances."
It's funny how I'm the financial expert amongst my non-trading friends even though my opinions are almost certainly things no financial advisor would recommend to anyone.
When I first joined GETCO, I introduced myself to a new employee saying, "GETCO is my first job after MIT," and the closest person I had to a boss interjected, "And your last." At the time I sincerely believed and hoped that this would be true. In 2007, the company had 30 traders across 4 offices. Each trader did whatever they decided was optimal in a market that bloomed with opportunity: it was like the wild wild west- so much fertile terrain waiting to be conquered by a few explorers, populated only by some occasionally annoying but generally innocuous natives. I loved it. I never had someone telling me what to do, or really even anyone questioning what I was working on. I didn't think about the future after GETCO because who would ever want to leave? The business was exploding, we were at the forefront of technology, and if you hesitated to size up your coworkers would make increasingly loud chicken sounds.
4.5 years later, after Singapore I went straight to my NYC desk to clean it out, then to Chicago to resign. I and everyone assumed I was going to stay in HFT because I'm a "world class expert in HFT," plus headhunters were busy setting up lunches with billionaires with ambitions regarding their nonexistent/proto/growing/declining HFT operations. I was advised not to sign anything till the noncompete was up so I participated in some fantastic handshakes and told everyone I'd see them after my noncompete was over.
I'm not good at vacation so I viewed this year as a rumspringa world tour- I just got back from New Zealand and am writing this while jetlagged, thinking about how my paid vacation will be up in 2.5 weeks. This year I zoomed my head out of focus to see what everyone else is looking at. Let me tell you: Other People are looking at some pretty crazy stuff. I met Verner Vinge and Ray Kurzweil at the Singularity Summit. Compared to these impassioned singularity people, I feel like an ape for mentally shrugging when they bring up existential risk and AI. Nevertheless, my main impression is it's cool these people are contemplating and perhaps helping decide a vision of mankind as a species. Most people never think about that kind of thing, as individuals or as a species. What is the destiny of mankind? Who even asks this question? Shouldn't we wander blindly towards our fates like all other species? Aren't we just dominant, blessed by god to be gods among animals? Anyway, the Singularity Summit led me to go to Rationality camp. This post was originally about Rationality Camp but I guess I'll write about that some other time (sorry to leave you as irrational as ever, although I can tell you that I made $280+ from poker, won a prize despite not being the most rational (Dilip had the most points in the whole camp but somehow lost his prize to me. Yes! Plus I beat him at some kind of augmented reality game, which victories are documented photographically)).
This year has been upside down: I've been paid to not work, spent more time in CA than NYC, and I realized I'm old- I think I've aged relative to my non-finance peers. I'm 27 and I've started finding younger people annoying. Those fools have no idea how lucky they are. At my age, people are suddenly so hard to impress. If I were starting a company at age 17 people would say, "Awesome." Now everyone's like, "Whatever." Too old to be effortlessly impressive, too young to shove offending kids off my subway seat, I'm at an age when I don't really notice anyone else's age unless they bring it up, whereas for years I was conscious of even a year's difference. Looking back at my childhood, the hours reading in the grass, the biking with friends, my main impression is that an idyllic childhood is a colossal waste of time. Yes, even the priceless hours bonding with family had diminishing returns, and no one really needs to read the collected works of anybody- very few writers have anything to say after their first real book.
Sometimes I see flashes of myself 10 years in the future, so clear it's almost a memory. This year I started seeing what future Nancy would be if I kept going down the trading path, and I didn't feel excited. In fact I felt bored. Because it's basically the same as always, except I'd need increasingly larger sums to get the same level of stimulation. For someone who lives so much in the future, I hadn't really thought about what I'd think about the future after (if) it already happened. When I'm 40 will I see my 20's and 30's the way I currently see my childhood- objectively successful by most measures but privately viewed by myself as largely a waste of time?
I feel ennui regarding the kind of stuff people are supposed to do in their late 20's, early 30s: the house and marriage stuff. My mom was in constant turmoil over the fact that she was too sick to see me "settled" in my NYC apartment. Prior to NYC, she had "settled" me into all apartments I'd ever lived in. Perhaps out of a desire to do what I thought she'd want me to do, I went out and bought my first furniture since she forced me to buy my mattress 5 years ago when I first moved to Chicago and needed a non dorm issued mattress. I ended up buying a $5000 coffee table made from a single solid cross section of a gigantic tree. Maybe I thought my mom would rest assured in my competence if I showed her this coffee table and other furnitures, that I was a grown up and finally handling this kind of stuff. I think I even bought a house plant of some kind, which never would have occurred to me to do in my youth. Mom just wanted me to be happy, which might not be what I want for myself. Now that I know what it's like to have the perfect set of plates, I never want to own plates again. That stuff is all at my dad's house now, completely out of place with his ornate, plasticky furniture.
I think I might've reassessed my trajectory sooner if it weren't for the parents' cancers. Cancer put me in a mental state of martial law where I was single-mindedly attacking obstacles without considering the problems of philosophy- who cares about higher ambitions when it's life or death?
Now I feel like there's more pressure. Maybe this is true for us as a species too- just as we're most successful, there's the most danger. Humans have accomplished a lot relative to other animals so the universe is ours to lose, plus we have to decide the extent of our future ambition. Similarly, as a kid the difference between working a little and a lot was the difference between an A- and an A+, whereas now there's so much at stake- it's now the difference between losing money and making money.
I'm acutely aware of being the writer of not only my writing but also of my own life. It's exciting and scary and writer's block-inducing to decide the next act. But from my life there's just one thing I ask: don't tell me how it ends.


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One of the best ways to explore the city is by a bike tour. We took the Sound of Music bike tour from Fräulein Maria. Fun! It was a great way to see the sights and a real treat for the genuine fans of the film.
In the evening, we tried the local beer served and delivered the way the monks originally did, at the Augustiner brewery. It was hard to find the place but once we did, large beer halls and a beer fountain greeted us.
Also tried a pretzel from the original pretzel stand in the old town- huge but delicious!
24 hours were just about enough to explore the quaint little town and get our fill of the beautiful city of the Sound of Music!


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Review: "Looper" take us on clever, visceral ride
Rian Johnson, maker of the high school noir "Brick" and con man flick "The Brothers Bloom" creates a smart, visceral, near-future thriller worth pondering.
Rian Johnson, maker of the high school noir "Brick" and con man flick "The Brothers Bloom" creates a smart, visceral, near-future thriller worth pondering.
Yes by now, Mad Moviegoer has used nearly every baseball cliche — between headlines, captions, a full review and a slide show. For our video review The Pick, I was slightly more disciplined.
On the "Campaign" trail, Will Ferrell took a moment to talk with Conan O'Brien about the Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson debacle. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" is set to open Nov. 16.
Meanwhile, Pattinson can be seen next onscreen in David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis." He plays a New York City financier who heads out for a haircut as his empire seems to be crumbling. The dark drama premiered at Cannes in May and is set to open at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax, Aug. 24.
Broadway hit "Rock of Ages" leaps to the big screen with this raucous, rocking-an-80s-jukebox adaptation, starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and more.
Agnieszka Holland's unflinching, unerring Holocaust drama relates the true story of a sewer worker who discovers a group of Jews hiding in the tunnels beneath the Polish town of Lvov. Mad Moviegoer first saw the film at the Telluride Film Festival.
Each year, the Labor Day-weekend affair makes a habit of showing some of the finest films from indie distributor Sony Pictures Classics. "In Darkness" went on to became a nominee for the best foreign-language film Oscar. Holland and screenwriter David F. Shamoon capture the moral murkiness of survival even as it depicts one man's improbable journey toward decency.
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Where do people find the time? Forget "Prometheus," that's the real space-time quandary.
This is Mad Moviegoer's favorite Kickstarter moment: the scary countdown.
It's Monday morning and the ref will soon be banging the mat on Bryan Storkel and Oscar-winner Daniel Junge's campaign for "Fight Church."
What follows isn't intended to take anything away from first-time feature director Andrew Dosunmu, the adman and fashion photographer turned filmmaker responsible for the evocative immigrant-in-the-city indie "Restless City," which opens today (Friday) at the Film/Center/Colfax (2510 E. Colfax Ave).
His first foray into features is haunting and sexy and vivid. But for those of us who keep track of this sort of thing, what is particularly thrilling is the ongoing evolution of cinematographer Bradford Young.
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Symptoms of Gum Disease
Gum disease is extremely common but also extremely misunderstood. Saying that over half of the entire adult American population suffers from this disorder is not an understatement. Over one in two people have gum disease, yet many people seem to remain unconcerned about it. The problem with gum disease is that it can be subtle and sneaky, but if it remains left untreated, it can cause a huge amount of problems for you in the long run.
Regular checkups with us here at Tieken Smiles Dentistry are essential in helping prevent gum disease and helping to control the symptoms of it once it develops.
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Gum Disease?
There are two major types of gum disease that we generally encounter here at our office. There is the milder form of this disorder, and then there is a more severe degree of it. The milder type of gum disease is also known as gingivitis. Gingivitis means that your gum disease is still in the early stages and, if we catch it at the stage, we can cure it.
However, once your gum disease progresses to the more severe stage, it becomes a condition known as periodontitis. Unlike gingivitis, periodontitis is not reversible and must be managed like a chronic illness.
One reason that gum disease tends to be so subtle is that it has a strange property to it that makes it relatively painless at first. We suspect that is because the bacteria give off a little bit of an analgesic effect, which allows them to proliferate and attack your teeth and gums without being intercepted. The bacteria that cause gum disease are already found in your mouth, and when you eat certain foods (such as sugar), they can grow more quickly.
They start to build up and accumulate on your teeth and gums in a scummy film known as plaque. This plaque buildup gives off toxins and acids that attack your teeth and gums, causing inflammation and leading to gum disease.
The symptoms of gum disease may vary from patient to patient, but they include red and swollen gums, bad breath (also known as halitosis), receding gums, and the presence of blood in your saliva after you brush and floss your teeth. Once it becomes more severe, you may start to notice that your gums have begun to severely move away from your teeth, creating deep gum pockets that make it even harder to remove trapped bacteria. You may develop an infection (such as an abscess) or tooth loss.
Together, We Can Win
Treating gum disease takes teamwork. At home, start by taking good care of your teeth by making sure to brush them twice per day, for two minutes each time. Also make sure you floss at least once per day, either morning or evening. You also need to make sure you schedule regular dental appointments at our office to help ensure and maintain your oral health. During your checkup, we will not only make sure you do not have any active gum disease; we will also help you keep it from forming by carefully cleaning your teeth.
If it has been longer than six months since your last dental checkup and cleaning, it is important that you schedule one with us right away. To learn more about gum disease, or to set up an appointment with us here at Tieken Smiles Dentistry, please give us a call today at (281) 942-0444!
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I often set out with a goal, which is merely a jumping off place where the act of creation becomes the guide. This process can often elicit a myriad of emotions that are translated through gesture, texture, patterns and color – some will be revealed and some will be veiled.
I like to work on several paintings at once easily shifting from one to another, much like conversations with friends easily switching topics, going off on tangents, creating new ideas and generating inspiration.
I am inspired by nature: the view of the landscape from above, how light reflects and changes throughout the day, the clouds in the sky… beauty is all around.
"I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking." - Albert Einstein
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Nannette is the lady behind a revolutionary sheet mask brand, boasting a completely dry formula that consists mostly of active ingredients and delivers quick, noticeable results. We met to discuss how she founded the brand and the inspiration behind the little sister line, Miss de Gaspe…
Nannette and her husband often invest in new businesses, especially championing those from her native Quebec. A scientist with an innovative sheet mask technology approached her, and being excited to champion both a female entrepreneur and someone from Quebec, she accepted. Her friends, the Westons (owners of several department stores across the world including Holt Renfrew, Die Bijenkorf and Selfridges), encouraged her to show the masks to Selfridges.
At this point in their business journey, Nannette was keen to approach beauty brands with this technology and see if they wanted to collaborate to use it within their own products. However, Sebastian Manes, Director of Buying and Merchandising at Selfridges, encouraged her to create her own brand (as Selfridges don't have an own-brand beauty line) and he would launch it for her. With just 6 months to work with, Nannette began building her brand.
In summer of 2016, Nannette de Gaspe launched into Selfridges with a series of luxury sheet masks at a luxury price. These masks are 100% dry to the touch, and seeing as there are no fillers in the formula to create any desired texture, the result is a skincare treatment comprising of 90% active ingredients. Wet masks tend to offer more like 10-15% active ingredients by comparison, so these dry masks are remarkably more potent. In addition to being a very practical approach to masking (a no-mess texture makes this an excellent multi-tasker for busy moms or women on the go), the BMV molecule in the formula allows the ingredients to penetrate the epidermis more deeply. In short, you get the result of an intensely nourishing serum from a dry sheet formula.
You'll be able to reuse these between 3-5 times depending on your skin, and how much it responds to the mask. For example, if you're especially dry one day, you may find your skin absorbs slightly more nutrients than on an average day. Personally, I find 5 uses more than achievable from each mask.
Following the success of Nannette de Gaspe, a sister brand, Miss de Gaspe, was born. Taking the same technology but on a slightly less potent level, Miss de Gaspe offers a less expensive approach to sheet masks for a slightly younger consumer. While this will deliver on feats such as brightening, hydrating and cleansing, someone with more age-speficic requirements may wish to venture to the original brand instead. These will offer around 3 uses per mask.
Here's a look at some of her best loved sheet masks…
FACE: Restorative Techstile Face Masque, £85
FACE offers an all-round skin boost, brighten and hydration. You simply apply to the face, hooking onto the ears in a way that gently lifts the skin, and massage softly to activate the ingredients. Post-use, my skin feels softer above any other result, and I love how easy this is to work into a busy routine. I'm away all week and had to pack my suitcase earlier on. I put my mask on and got to work, no mess or fuss.
HANDS: Restorative Techstile Hand Mask, £60
Though designed to plump and soften the skin on the hands, restoring a more youthful appearance, these masks are especially soothing for anyone that uses their hands. If you're a doctor or nurse who has to sanitise their hands all the time, maybe a hairdresser forever washing hair, or someone else that runs their hands through the mill each day, these are an expensive but potent solution.
Miss de Gaspe Defy & Drench, £30
The hero of the collection for me, if you want to dip a toe into the world of a dry sheet mask, start with this. Defy and Drench will really demonstrate the ability of a dry sheet mask to deliver all manner of results, including instant hydration. As someone who is perpetually dry, this is a great on-the-go hydrator when a richer hydration option isn't practical. What's more, at £30 for 3 uses, these are actually no more expensive than your average single-use sheet mask but offer a far superior result. Stuffy air-conditioned trains are my everyday routine, so it's nice to know something like this can slip handily into my routine (I say handily, but I suppose wearing a baby pink cloth on your face doesn't quite come without the odd stare…)
Miss de Gaspe Brighten & Beam, £30
In English, this is your hangover cure. If you've had a great night out and woken up feeling ropey, or simply haven't managed to get quite enough sleep, this will be your go-to. Brighten and beam works to revitalise dull skin, using ingredients like Omega 3 and Kakadu Plum to stimulate and restore tired skin.
Miss de Gaspe Purify & Purge, £30
I am becoming more and more mindful about pollution and stepping up my routine when I've been in the city for the day, so this mask is my little London saviour. Designed to purify and protect against pollutants, I like to use this every once in a while if I have been in the city during the week.
With her sheet masks receiving warm reviews and interest, people were asking how they fit into a full routine. Nannette was advising to cleanse prior to use and moisturise post-use, but had neither of these things in her own range. As a result, this summer, she has launched the Art of Noir collection, a full range of skincare with key ingredients derived from black things: think tea, pearl and blackberries to name a few. I'm trying a few pieces from this line at the moment and will come back soon with more thoughts on these.
I really enjoy meeting founders of brands, because I think it takes quite a strong character to go out and create something of your own. Nannette was a joy to meet. She was so passionate about her products, and wanted to share every last detail as well as telling us about her lifestyle and how running the brand fit into her world. By the time I left her I was bursting to get home and put a mask on, just so that I could get to experience everything she'd just told me about.
Nannette de Gaspe is available online or at Selfridges. If you try anything from the range, tag me on Instagram @MixedGemsBeauty and show me!


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The Local Housing Authority serves as a governing board that oversees the operation and maintenance of the publicly owned low-income housing units at Redwood Place and Pershing Manor. This board assists staff in developing operating procedures and budgets. Resolution No. 854 establishing this Authority states all members must be residents of the City of Garden City. Please fill out an Advisory Board Application if you are interested in serving on a board.


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So, this is our second day home. Chomp did great yesterday and last night. He seems to have adjusted a little bit to his new environment. Plus, he got to visit for the whole afternoon with Granddad Mike and Grandma Nancy :) He played in his bouncer for the first time, and LOVED it.
He also got to have his first visit with the pediatrician yesterday. When we left the hospital he had lost 10% of his body weight, and everyone was pretty concerned about him developing jaundice. (We will forever be thankful to his night nurse Josetta who patiently syringe fed Chomp three feedings in a row to make sure that he was getting as many nutrients as possible to help with the weight loss/jaundice). Anyway, so he got to go visit with the pediatrician and have his first well-baby check up. He is doing well. He has continued to maintain his weight (and gain a few grams here and there). He gets to go back next week for his 2 week appointment, and he and Mommy get to make sure that he gets fed every 1-2 hours until then. Once he gets back up to his birth weight, then we may be able to extend the time between feedings. To this, Chomp says, "YAY, FOOD!". To this Mommy says, "YAWN, yawn, yawn!". :) He did do the typical boy thing though. When Josh went to unwrap him so he could be weighed, he had a dirty diaper and then managed to pee over his entire body. He had pee on his head. Poor child! Anyway, Josh and I were really thankful that it went Ok. Taking an infant out of the house to do anything is stressful.
Josh and I are doing well and continuing to adjust to having this little guy's life in our hands. What a awesome gift, and what a tremendous responsibility! We are thankful to my mom's work schedule and that she can be with us for this whole week. It is very helpful since I am recovering from the c-section, and Josh had to go back to work today. (WE MISS HIM!). C-section: For a girl who is incredibly independent, not having a choice, and being forced to be dependent is pretty difficult. The whole pregnancy was a learning experience in letting others help me, and the c-section recovery appears to be the biggest test of that learning of them all.
We love you and thank you for your love and support! Josh, Heather, and Baby Chomp
Chomp's nurse in the NICU, Yvette, made this for him. We think that it pretty much shows our family in a nutshell! Thanks Yvette for taking such good care of me and helping my parents feel comfortable and understand what was going on with my health!!! Love, Chomp
In honor of Game 3 of the NBA finals, Chomp is sporting his "I'm a Lakers fan 'cause my Grandpa said so!!" bib. Go, Lakers, Go!!!!!
Thanks for my onesie, Cousin Brandi!!! Have I mentioned that I love my bouncer?! It vibrates and plays songs to keep me occupied.


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Specialty Keg Night at The Outlaw's Hideout – Hoppy ki Yay Dry Hopped w/ El Dorado
Join The Outlaws every other Wednesday for Specialty Keg Night. Our master brewers prepare a one-off specialty keg, just for this night.
This time we'll be featuring Hoppy Ki Yay IPA dry hopped with El Dorado!
A new strand of hops that add juicy stone fruit and other tropical flavors with a well balanced bitterness of a great IPA.
Don't miss out on this specialty keg!
Keg taps at 6. Get there early! Once it's gone, it's gone folks.


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That's to show how much I scoff at convention.
Ollie has been going to the Rose Street Market with SO and Boychild to help sell Mr Bucket.
He's relaxed about his celebrity.
Maggie: "I is too ky00t to need a kapshun."
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Current State of Gambling & Poker, Online & Offline, in New Hampshire
Last updated: May 27, 2019 at 2:49pm – In June of last year, New Hampshire became the 5th state to legalize online lottery sales. The state introduced HB 562, a bill to allow online poker and casino games, on January 25, 2017. However, this bill was shelved by state lawmakers on October 31, 2017. The NH Senate voted down a bill earlier this year proposed by Senator D'Allesandro by a 10-11 vote which would legalize the state's first commercial casino. However, D'Allesandro does have some solid support from the Senate and Governor Maggie Hassan who has mentioned that a casino in the state would boost the state's economy. So, there is still a chance of a bill getting passed in the near future. A poll taken fairly recently showed that 51% of New Hampshire residents favor casino gambling, 37% oppose, and 12% are neutral.
Online Poker in New Hampshire – Estimated Date of Legalization: 2022-2024
Every state has a definition of "gambling" in their statutes, many which are similar, but New Hampshire's definition is a little more unique than most other states. The State of New Hampshire's definition of "gambling" is:
"Risking something of value upon a future contingent not under one's control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that something of value will be received in the event of a certain outcome."
This definition is a little more unique because it talks about the "future", and "not under one's control". One could argue that poker is played at present time, unlike say a wager on a future football game, and a poker player has more control over the situation while playing cards as opposed to a person just watching a football game in which he placed a bet and has no control on the outcome.
Most state definitions include the word "chance", although contingent is basically the same thing, but this is important to note because if poker is considered skill, it would make it more legal in most states. If it is deemed chance, it makes poker more illegal. This is always a big debate when discussing poker and its legality. Click this link for a more in-depth guide on NH gambling definitions and penalties.
Can I Play Poker Legally?
This is a question that comes up often and is difficult to answer, and also can have two parts to it. The two that come up most often are;
- Playing Poker Over the Internet
- Playing Poker at a Home Game
Playing poker over the internet is walking a fine line but it's hard to find specific laws stating it is illegal to do so, as well as finding cases where people have been arrested playing poker on their computer for money in the comfort of their own home; we have not found any such cases.
There have been federal laws put into place such as the Federal Wire Act and Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, but not even those go into much detail on what is legal and what is not. Those laws mostly talk about a financial/banking institute not allowing the process of funds to be accepted by an illegal gambling act like sports betting, or a gambling business accepting payments.
Several payment processing companies shut down or changed their business model due to these Acts in order to maintain financial stability. However, there are still several banking methods to choose from and our deposit page lists several of the best options available for USA players.
The second part of playing at a home game is also a grey area. Again, the New Hampshire definition of gambling isn't too clear when it comes to poker as a form of gambling. We are not lawyers so it's best to seek a lawyer in your area for clarification, but we did find a good forum post by a lawyer in New Hampshire who has been practicing law for 27+ years discussing poker. Although the post is a few years old, no laws have been changed regarding this matter. The lawyer goes on to say:
"There are no New Hampshire Supreme Court cases answering the question: does Poker fit the NH definition of gambling? That said, in 27 years of practicing criminal defense in NH I have yet to see a single case involving a home game of Poker. And there are lots of private Poker games in NH."
And later mentions,
"I think most NH folks are happy with the status quo: commercial Poker is openly licensed, regulated and commonly available in NH as part of our "charity gaming" statute. And private home Poker is ignored by law enforcement."
If those words aren't encouraging when it comes to playing poker I'm not sure what is. It would be nice if they just made the laws more clear when it comes to poker and gambling, but I'm sure through time it will be.
Other Forms of Legal Gambling in New Hampshire
There are dog tracks and horse racing tracks open to the public for gambling. The Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission regulates horse and greyhound racing along with a few other regulated gambling activities. They are also the agency that issues these licenses and collect the taxes and fees. After 110 years in business, the Rockingham Park racino closed in late 2016.
Charitable gambling is also allowed under certain restrictions, and they do have a state lottery. However, there are no state owned casinos or Indian casinos available. This is always a large topic of discussion with state representatives, it's pretty much split down the middle with a slight edge favoring having no casinos in the state of New Hampshire. Many officials want to approve two casinos to be built and tax them heavily, but thus far nothing has been approved. They were only one vote shy, 173-172, in 2014 for passing a casino bill which would have allowed the first two casinos to be built in New Hampshire. 2017 could be the year where a casino bill finally gets passed.


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Have your teeth recently suffered some damage or trauma? Unbeknownst to some individuals, keeping fractured teeth in the mouth can put neighboring teeth at risk for disease. Although tooth extraction is often a last resort, in some cases it's better to have damaged teeth removed in order to help conserve dental health.
Bone Grafting & Sinus Lift
Bone grafts and sinus lifts are procedures that are performed when a patient is in need of a reconstructive treatment. These procedures help strengthen and prepare the jaw and gums for treatments such as dental implants. Often referred to as supplementary treatments, these procedure can help increase a person's chances of successful reconstructive treatments.


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A pack of cigarettes sits on top of a Buffalo Wild Wings application on the kitchen table in front of Mike Harsanyi. After six years struggling with heroin addiction and two spells in prison, Harsanyi has been living in a sober house in Maryland for five months and he's looking for steady employment.
"The job search has not been going good," said Harsanyi, a baby-faced 27-year-old with tattoos poking out of his collar. "I think when you're a drug addict in sobriety with a felony on your record, they look at you different, like you're going to rob their store."
Jobs are plentiful in Maryland's Anne Arundel County, which boasts an unemployment rate of 3.1%. But after doing time for an armed robbery committed while he was high in 2015, Harsanyi has so far been turned down for jobs at Valvoline and Jiffy Lube, and is only able to pick up occasional work as a tile setter for another recovering addict he met through his 12-Step program.
Harsanyi's experience isn't just hard on him. The opioid crisis is turning into a real problem for employers, who are having trouble finding workers in the midst of one of the tightest labor markets in decades.
There are nearly 6 million job openings in the U.S. and the unemployment rate, at 4.1%, is at a 17-year low. But the share of people working or looking for work still hasn't recovered from before the recession. Part of the problem: The rise in abuse of prescription painkillers, partially responsible for the 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016, has incapacitated thousands of working-age people whom employers would otherwise be eager to hire.
And it's concerning officials at the highest levels of government. "Curbing the opioid crisis is of critical importance for ensuring a stable or growing employment rate among prime-age workers," wrote President Trump's Council of Economic Advisors, in its annual economic report.
Related: How the opioid crisis is crippling America's labor force
Last fall, Princeton economist Alan Krueger found that the increase in prescribing rates can account for between 20% and 25% of the approximately five-point drop in labor force participation that occurred between 1999 and 2015.
"Other countries had severe recessions worse, in many cases, than the U.S.," Krueger said. "Yet they don't face nearly the type of opioid crisis that the U.S. is facing. So I think this is at the moment a uniquely American problem."
A map in Krueger's study showing the intersection of opioid prescription rates and declines in labor force participation colors in large dark swaths over much of Appalachia and the Rust Belt. Those economically depressed places have become synonymous with the narrative of opioid addiction as a disease of the downtrodden, fueled by joblessness and despair.
But the map also has dark spots in economically healthier areas, like coastal Washington state, northwest Arkansas and central Maryland, where unemployment rates are low and businesses increasingly complain that they can't find enough workers.
Recent research by University of Virginia economist Christopher Ruhm suggests that while joblessness may have created fertile conditions for opioid addiction, the epidemic's spread was fueled more by the availability of prescription drugs. Overprescribing has stricken communities on every rung of the economic ladder, and it's now becoming a particular problem for places with more jobs than able-bodied workers.
"It's coming out of areas where there's a lot of money," said Angel Traynor, who started a sober house for women in Annapolis, Maryland, in 2012 and now runs three of them. Many drug users can work for a while, but things usually fall apart when their habit becomes too expensive, which brings on crippling withdrawal spells. "Towards the end of anybody's addiction, they're not capable of holding a job," Traynor said.
Related: Ohio blames drugmakers for fueling opioid crisis
Maryland saw a 70% increase in opioid-related deaths in 2016, when 1,856 people died. Although local law enforcement agencies often track overdoses, few governments have comprehensive data on the number of people in treatment for addiction at any one time. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that population has grown quickly.
As a result, some employers that typically screen drug users out through testing are starting to become less picky, according to Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce president Raj Kudchadka.
"There's definitely a direct impact on the business ecosystem," said Kudchadka, who has noticed changes primarily in the restaurant and retail sectors. "People have expressed fear about screening, because it might impact their ability to fill positions."
Deena Bradbury, co-owner of neighborhood favorite Grump's Cafe in Annapolis, said it would be hard to fully staff her two locations if she hired based on drug test results. One of her largest sources of labor are nearby sober houses, where residents are required to find a job, and usually don't have a vehicle to travel far afield.
Bradbury will hire the people who list those telltale addresses on their applications, but she has to take extra precautions.
"Once we realized that there was a lot of folks with this set of circumstances, we changed how we dealt with it," said Bradbury. For example, she makes sure that recovering addicts are honest about any past criminal records, and doesn't assign more than one at a time to the same shift, to make sure they don't negatively influence each other.
Related: Walmart is giving away free opioid disposal kits
It doesn't always work out. Some employees relapse and disappear. But those who stay, Bradbury said, can be even better workers than those who've never popped a pill in their lives. "I think they tend to put forth more effort," Bradbury said. "They don't feel like a job is owed them. They tend to earn it."
Such tolerance is not an option for all employers. Jobs that involve working with children typically bar people with criminal records. Construction companies, too, are less likely to take the risk of hiring someone who might come to work high and make a fatal mistake while on a ladder or using heavy equipment. In Annapolis, where a lot of construction work happens on government property, those rules are more commonly enforced.
But people in the treatment community emphasize that getting former addicts back to work is an essential part of recovery, and want more employers to give them a chance. For Mike Harsanyi, it's another reason to stay on the wagon.
"When you're not thinking about yourself, and you're thinking about your job, and wanting to do better, and getting money, you just forget about you and your problems," he said. "I really feel that addicts and alcoholics, once you get sober and once you get an opportunity, you flourish. But getting that opportunity is the problem."
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There are clips. They come and go as they please, without much regard for my emotional state; they interrupt many quiet moments or resurface in the bedroom. Some of them are reeling –projected on a brain screen, on repeat, and, almost always, in black and white. Others are twinklings of things that cannot be confirmed as real or fictional, but are there nonetheless. The majority of them creep into my dreams, sultry yet panicked. Half naked, I am unsure of my role as a human being, as a woman, as an object of desire, as a stripper, as creature. But all of them are me, a version of me, all of them are Marlowe, albeit a decade ago.
Clips in three parts, like a trinity, like a threesome, like multiple personalities. The beginning, the middle, and the end; like birth, crisis, and death –all swarming into something that makes me a complex person, all telling stories of once upon a time. Although in my dreams, there is no such concept of time. It's all Marlowe, all the time, without time. No time no lapse, no time ticking, and no time to rewind or look forward to –just a time of Marlowe so many years ago. She streams in like a ribbon, hair tendrils, or a film reel. Marlowe, despite time ebbing and flowing, never ages –she defeats time and she defeats herself.
The Beginning
Innocence hoisted me forward in the business. A young thing, a doll baby with no clue about nipple tape and latex glue or how to walk steady in platform heels, I chose a niche to which I would affix myself. Chubby cheeks and lollipop tongue twirls brought all the pedophiles to the forefront, they were easy to spot and even easier to pickpocket. Some customers tried to get me to grind them saying things like, "It's okay, don't worry, you're not doing anything wrong" to more aggressive tactics like, "I paid for this dance and I'm gonna get what I paid for". And all the while the girl face was fooling them. Innocence was only a cover, a mask, a layer of make-up and cotton candy body spray. From day one, I understood the push and pull of customer versus dancer. I was tricking them before they could trick me. Parading in pigtails and white ankle socks, I pouted my way into private dances and cried my way out of finishing touches –wiping my tears on 20-dollar bills.
Just 19, I was ripe enough, just old enough. That same year I had lost my virginity. My first name choice was Cleo or Chloe; I was looking for a reinforcement of my girlish ways. Once I had learned how to maneuver the floor, the private dances, the stage tricks –I felt seasoned, bought a wig, and changed my name to Marlowe. In my second year at the university, studying Literature, the name change made sense to me. Christopher Marlowe was a rebel, he pushed limits, he was a bad boy; I was all of that. I was the title character and devils danced around me –the parallels were uncanny. My only fear was that I, too, would be stabbed in the eye; hence my infamous phase of wearing a patch over my eye while stripping.
The Middle
Somewhere in the middle when I should have peaked, I retreated. While my pockets increased, inside I shrunk. Money spent, money coming and going, money filling up my breasts, money paying for bills and blow, money saved for someday.
Hollowed out bodies crowding around me, hollowed out spirits, hollowed out hearts. It appeared as though I was not alone. No one was real. Everyone was an apparition. And I watched as one by one apparitions grew hair extensions and boobs and bought cars and bags of drugs. As everything spun, spider-webbing designs of the designers, the rich, the famous, the superficial and the dead –I watched tears crystalize on a hardened face, mine.
Somewhere in the middle when I should have left, I stayed. I sniffed more cocaine in bathroom stalls with sluts and dealers. Getting bags for free, for letting a dealer do lines off my ass, I was just another ghost wandering a land that felt as foreign to me as my own body. Found the raggedy of raggedy of shit boyfriends –one a drug dealer, the other a Latin King, and another an abuser from a long line of abusers stemming from the Italian Mob. Sleeping was the most pleasant part of my day –it was a pseudo death where I and everything else vanished; Marlowe could be squished into a star and only seen, admired, from a very, very far distance.
The End
A truth unheard and unseen strapped me down to see destruction. Never had I felt both confident and scared at the same time. Tricks I could pull, but without tricks where would I go? In street clothes and without make-up, I was just me. I was not a character. I was not a spinning doll. I was not a spotlight harlot. Stripping had glued itself to my identity or, rather, I had stitched it to me. And leaving would be like breaking up, breaking up with a part of myself that I had constructed, a part of myself that had taught me about the hustle and the grind, a part of myself that I could never get back. I would have to let her go. That alone, not the lack of attention or money was horrific. Oh, the horror!
After sticking my heels into the dicks of pricks, squeezing nipple clamps on elderly customers, and faking organisms with girls –what was next for me, for Marlowe? Marlowe would not get her eye stabbed; she would stab it herself. And so she, I, waited inside a black box for the knife to appear –waited to see the shiny blade appear in the dark and rush herself, myself, upon it.
WORDS BY: Jacklyn Janeksela
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What does Milo Marathon and heatstroke have in common? A runner named Remus. I picked up the story when I was looking for the race results of the recently concluded Milo Marathon in Pinoy Fitness. Here's an open letter from Remus' father in MenardConnect
Learning about the incident got me really scared. Especially when I am about to run my 1st 21km race this August. I thought that I only need to prevent/avoid running-related injuries, little did I know that there are heat-related illnesses, such as heatstroke, that I should be aware of
1 Drink. Before. During. After. This is what I follow (if possible): drink 16-24 ounces (470-700ml) of water an hour before, drink 4-8 ounces (110-230ml) minutes before, drink 6-8 ounces (180-230ml) every 20 minutes, then I drink at least 700ml-1li of water after running
Do you need a sports drink? If you intend to run for more than 90 minutes else plain water will suffice.
2 Shirt. I go with drifit and climacool. Stay away from cotton. Choose light-colored ones. Remember what they taught us in science during grade school? Dark colors tends to absorb the sun's light and heat
3 Listen. Your body will send signals to you. If you are after beating a PR, don't push yourself if your body is already telling you to stop. Even elite athletes know when to drop out on a race
4 Squeeze. I remember Globe fun run having a sponge so you can squeeze some water on your head and body. If the race you joined doesn't have one, you can always splash some water using the cup or bottle provided. It will really help your body to cool down
We only have 1 life. There are tons of races. Train well. And always listen to your body
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Avoid heat-related illnesses when running
Posted by Daves at 7:20 AM
2 comments:
- Menard said...
Thanks for the link dude! The Remus story is really sad. Thanks for the tips, it will be helpful in other activities too.
- July 16, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Daves said...
Your welcome! It is indeed sad. Also learned that there's another incident happened in the Energizer Night Run (Cebu). A 19-yr old student had a hypoxia after his 10k run (lack of oxygen in the brain)
- July 22, 2010 at 11:10 AM
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|Volume 7, Issue 2
February 2009
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He notes that about half of all children in the U.S. don't live in what we once thought a "typical" family unit, with both biological parents who are married.
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My Wife Is a Gangster
|My Wife Is a Gangster
Theatrical poster
|조폭 마누라
|組暴 마누라
|Revised Romanization
|Jopok manura
|Jop'ok manura
|Directed by
|Jo Jin-kyu
|Written by
|Kang Hyo-jin
Kim Moon-sung
|Shin Eun-kyung
Park Sang-myun
Ahn Jae-mo
Kim In-kwon
|Edited by
|Park Gok-ji
Release date
Running time
|107 minutes
|South Korea
My Wife Is a Gangster (Korean: 조폭 마누라; RR: Jopok Manura) is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Jo Jin-kyu; it's about a female gang boss who needs to get married to fulfill her dying sister's wishes. A sequel, My Wife Is a Gangster 2, was released in 2003, with a third (My Wife Is a Gangster 3) released at the end of 2006.
Eun-jin was separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin became a Kkangpae (Korean Mafia) gangster and adopted the nickname "Mantis." Upon discovering that Yu-jin had cancer, Eun-jin demanded that the doctors perform an operation; however, they refused. The dying Yu-jin wished that her sister would marry soon, so Eun-jin went on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo, who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun-jin. However, the date was a disaster and Romeo was sent to find someone else more suitable.
Later, while Eun-jin was smashing up a car in retaliation against two men, a man ran up to protect her, but was accidentally hit in the head by Eun-jin. The man, Kang Soo-il, was a simple but kind-hearted man. He seemed perfect for Eun-jin and he later married her. Yu-jin spoke to Eun-jin about her desire to have children and Eun-jin set out to get pregnant. She forced her husband into several occasions of sexual intercourse.
While Eun-jin was out for a meal with her group, she was approached by a man from a rival gang, the White Sharks. He was asked to leave after he had a drink from Eun-Jin, but still lingered. Annoyed, she stabbed him in the head, barely missing his eyes. The next day, there was a meeting between Eun-jin and the White Sharks and a showdown was arranged between Eun-jin and Nanman.
Eun-jin and Nanman fought fiercely. It seemed that Nanman had the upper hand after stabbing Eun-jin in the stomach. However, as he went to finish her off, she moved out the way and Nanman fell down a cliff. However, Nanman managed to climb back up and tries to strangle Eun-jin. Eun-jin found a way to escape and stomps on Nanman's groin after she stabs the ground right next to his face, refusing to kill him.
Soo-il eventually found out that Eun-jin was a gangster after seeing her tattoo on her back, and wanted her to give it up. Eun-jin discovered she was pregnant and told Yu-jin. Later, Yu-jin then died in front of Eun-jin after telling Eun-jin that her baby deserves a father.
Later, Romeo died in the arms of Sherry, after being stabbed by five street punks. Sherry uses the public telephone to call Andy that Romeo has been stabbed. Andy mistakenly believed it was Nanman and the White Sharks who killed Romeo and set out to take revenge on them. Upon arriving at the White Sharks' warehouse, Andy and the rest of his group discovered that they were heavily outnumbered. The pregnant Eun-jin went out to fight the gangsters, but suffered a miscarriage after suffering a vicious attack by Nanman. Eun-jin told Nanman to stop kicking her in the belly as she was pregnant. Nanman then revealed that he had become a eunuch after his earlier showdown with Eun-jin.
As Nanman was about to stab Eun-jin, her boss turns up and pleads to the White Shark to spare her life in exchange for some documents. Soo-il found out that Eun-jin was pregnant when she was in the hospital. He takes revenge on White Shark by dousing the gang and him with kerosene. As he was holding up the lighter, Soo-il was restrained but White Shark foolishly ignites himself, along with 64 other men, when attempting to light his cigarette. The film ends with Soo-il as the leader alongside Eun-jin, who is starting a showdown with another gang leader.
The title, 조폭 마누라, is pronounced Jopok Manura. 조폭 (jopok) is a Sino-Korean word: 組暴. The first character, 組, is pronounced "jo" in Korean, and refers to a group, gang, or organization. The second character, 暴, is pronounced "Pok" (or sometimes Po) in Korean, and refers to violence and cruelty. The word itself, 조폭, connotes organized crime such as the Mafia, as opposed to random thuggery, and this explains some of the references to "professionalism" in the movie.
The second word of the title, 마누라 , is pronounced manura. This word means wife, but with a distinctly disrespectful connotation. There are at least two other words in Korean, 아내 (a-nay) and 집사람 (jipsaram), that can be used by a man to refer to his own wife in a deferential but respectful way. By contrast, 마누라, has an insulting edge. An approximate translation in American English would be "the old Lady," but without any affection implied.
The complete title, Jopok Manura, thus epitomizes the central paradox of the movie. It is probably best translated as "Gangster Wife." The heroine, Eun-jin, is a respected professional (jopok) in the world of organized crime, but a loathsome hag (manura) in the world of traditional Korean gender relations.
The paradox is resolved when Soo-il takes vengeance on his wife's enemies by dousing them with kerosene. When he ultimately appears as his wife's second in the movie's final showdown, the conflict between their social roles is resolved. At the end, both are outlaws in terms of legal acceptability, but they have become a legitimate married couple in the context of their referential peer group, the gangster underworld.
External links[edit]
- My Wife Is a Gangster on IMDb
- My Wife Is a Gangster at the Korean Movie Database
- My Wife Is a Gangster at HanCinema
- My Wife Is a Gangster Cine21 (in Korean)


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