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Pastor Stewart is one of the funniest bits of local or even foreign humor in my opinion. With over 1.5 million views on Youtube, I am not alone. So while we wait for the Partnership to move mountains or even tiny molehills to make people happy, the diversification started without much fanfare from the powers that be – I Am Santana – The Movie – now showing at a T&T IMAX Near You
Scariest Movies Ever
Most people are not afraid to get scared and some even will pay money to do so. With all the recent talk about the new movie, Paranormal Activity 2 and how people are jumping several times and several inches during the movie, I decided to make a list of some of the movies, I found scary. Scary doesn't always mean jumping at every bang or appearance of an ugly face, but it means being afraid to sleep with lights off at night for weeks or months after viewing.
Some of the best movies ever made are scary movies, but you will never find most of them being nominated for, much less winning any mainstream awards. Maybe the movie world still think boring an audience into a coma is art. I know people who went to see scary movies due to office peer pressure and faked bravery by sitting with their eyes closed or looking at the vibrating head of the person in front of them for the entire movie. Those people are known as wimps and should be exposed for what they are. I like scary movies because it takes my mind away from the scary parts of daily life. Things like slow moving traffic in the Beetham, the price of tomatoes, or seeing a rapidly aging Colm Imbert on TV.
I made a poll to select the scariest movies ever made, the results of which will be used for nothing in particular except fun.
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Shyamalan's DEVIL
Devil is the first first in a series of movies called the Night Chronicles. M. Night Shyamalan is the brains behind this endeavor which will have both its loyal friendlies and hostiles. Devil is directed by John Erick Dowdle and written by Brian Nelson. The story comes from The Mind of M. Night Shyamalan who, according to recent reports, is being laughed at during the showing of the Devil trailers on the appearance of that statement. I assume this laughing is an attempt to ridicule Shyamalan for reasons that might be trendy. Maybe people are laughing because they feel his film making abilities has declined steadily since Sixth Sense. I don't know about that but Shyamalan's movies have be making millions ever since and his recent "failure," The Last Airbender which has grossed US$290,000,000 worldwide so far (DVD sales not added). Airbender cost US$150,000,000 to make plus US$130,000,000 to market which is hefty by any standards. On the other hand, Nicholas Cage's Sorcerer's Apprentice cost Disney US$160,000,000 to make and and maybe more than half of that to market but has only managed US$200,000,000 worldwide. I am not sure how accurate budget figures are for movies as the public pronouncements about movie budgets are used as a clever marketing tool to woo dollar-centered audiences. What it seems is that Shyamalan is also able to generate large revenues from a loyal negative following and in the world of celebrities, a good negative makes as much money or even more than the typical, boring positives alone.
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Bollywood Hero – Easy on the eyes
The mini-series, Bollywood Hero was not bad and I will probably look at it again a few months. However, I came across this YouTube which was obviously a promotion for the series in the US. Not a bad idea. Planned spontaneity can be an excellent marketing tool. Bollywood Hero, a three-part mini-series, premiered last year in the United States on a channel called IFC but I only saw it this year on something called ten-dollar DVD. Bollywood Hero was entertaining with some good laughs and songs. The mini-series was aimed at US or Western audiences and was filmed almost entirely in India. The goofy looking but likable American comedian Chris Kattan is an unlikely Bollywood Hero and starred as himself in the mini-series which is also filled with the expected Bollywood drama and two uncommonly beautiful beauties, former Miss India-Universe, Neha Dhupia, and former Miss India-USA, Pooja Kumar (पूजा कुमार). Bollywood Hero is obviously pleasant on the male eyes.
Porn in 3D
3D movies are the latest craze to hit the planet with nearly every new, big-budget, special effect movie like Avatar, Toy Story 3 and The Last Airbender hitting the screens in this not so new, lifelike format. Audiences have been lapping up 3D offerings and only a few have been complaining of headaches and nausea while wearing those obnoxious, reusable, germ-filled 3D glasses that smell like an old hotdog. 3D is now available in your home but only if you have inherited a fortune or was into government corruption. Every component needed to view 3D movies at home such as 3D Blu-Ray players, 3D-flat screen TVs and battery operated 3D glasses appeared to be priced to cause permanent poverty but prices are expected to come down as the 3D industry milk those impatient early adopters dry. Recently, the World Cup was shown in the US on a pay-per-view channel in 3D and more 3D channels are planned.
What the industry has been silently active about is what I consider the best use of 3D technology so far and that is 3D porn. 3D makes the images on the screen come to life as the brain is tricked into believing things are in one's lap. What could be better to propel the porn movie industry than a lap dance on the screen that sends one's pulse rate from resting to unsafe in one second? 3D technology was meant to make people happier so it is only a matter of time before the entire adult industry goes from boringly flat to nicely protruding.
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Riding The Bitch of Trinidad and Tobago
I don't know if there will be any parties to celebrate the successful hounding out of office and into the dog house of the incompetent and dotish UDeCOTT Board, but I hope so. That is the public's sentiment and now that the proverbial blood has started to spill, citizens have become sharks and want to bite a few more asses. I have to admit the firing of the UDeCOTT Board was necessary since in the public's eye they appear to be a part of a diabolical scheme to siphon public money from hospital beds and big to mid-size businessmen's swimming pools into White Elephants and probably even a church here and over there. The public could be wrong but they could also be right.
The plot is unfolding like a movie where the bad guy is cornered by the handsome and bleeding good guy who suffered years of horrendous torture by the bad guy. Now, in the bad one's last desperate move to survive, he pushes his loyal minions to their death in front of him as he huddles in a corner of a remote church, awaiting his inevitable, cruel and wajang fate that even a seer woman could see coming.
But the villain's demise is not yet sealed as he is loved too bad by those who believe he holds the secret to their prosperity in the form of pay-for-little-work and overpriced contracts to sweep a little drain here and there. These countless, loyal minions may yet ride in at the last minute and swoop the trembling, wet-pants leader to safety, allowing him to continue to ride citizens' backs in the same way a dog in heat rides a bitch in public.
2012 – A Movie, Not a Sex Tape
Most people in Trinidad and Tobago believe Government's 2020 vision will never be realized but very few thought it would have been because the World would end before that – more precisely, the World ending on December 21st 2012, just after Budget Day.
2012 is the latest blockbuster, kill-the-Planet-and-go-wow movie that promises to end all your worldly problems. 2012 opened in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday and will be opening in the US today, Friday the 13th. It will be released in Japan on November 21st. This movie was made to make people aware that the worldwide recession will end in just over a couple years and that if you had a sex tape accidentally released to a worldwide audience, then you should capitalize on it before it's too late to make another one.
There are many reasons why people in Trinidad and Tobago agree with the Mayans that the world as we know it will end on December 21st 2012 as that will be the date the Treasury becomes just a word. It will also be around the time the dictatorship slithers into office and 5 new big flagpoles are installed for all comrades to see. Though the world has come a long way from the days of drawings on cave walls to sex tapes on thumb drives, it still has not lived up to our expectations in this country. We all thought, as we fast forwarded to the future, we would have also fast forwarded to happiness but the more we sped the more traffic, floods, Bailey bridges and bandits we met, making a mockery of our Prime Minister's Tiny Capacity Concert Hall. We in Trinidad and Tobago thought the more money the Government had; the happier the citizens would have been but instead, it turned out mostly the Chinese and one pretty Japanese were the happiest, not the taxpayer.
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An adventurous romp through Seattle city streets celebrating the best thing ever, GIRLS ON BIKES. In addition to prizes to the fastest riders, we will also have prizes in fun and creative categories to encourage new or non-competitive riders (DUDE almost $2000 worth of prizes). Plus we will have a rocking after party to celebrate the girls. What could be better?
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Why do I do this every year? It's simple. I love having fresh cut flowers such as roses in my house, so I have been willing to tackle this annual task. This year I was better prepared. I wore long sleeves, my thick Duluth overalls and had gloves on as I worked on pruning back the rose bushes. In the past, the rose bushes with their thorns have left evidence upon me that I have tackled the job of pruning them. I was hoping to avoid that this year. And it worked or so I thought. I came out with not a single scratch. Unfortunately right as I was cleaning up the area one little thorn tore right through my glove, and somehow in the process a splinter entered my hand.
Usually it is best to immediately remove a splinter. I didn't. I left it under my skin. It didn't really hurt and I thought it would just work out of my skin naturally.
Only it didn't. And it has been a month. This little splinter has become permanently embedded under my skin, becoming a tiny little irritation that I look at and feel frequently. An irritation that could possibly continue to grow even possibly to infection. So I must get out the tools; the tweezers, magnifying glass, and perhaps even sharp edge of a razor blade to remove the splinter. What would have been so easy to remove is now going to be a major pain.
As I have been chastising myself for not removing the splinter the day it entered my skin, I have been comparing that with the little annoyances or irritations that come into our spiritual lives. Both need to be removed quickly or damage can be done. A physical splinter is really minor compared to the splinters we allow into our hearts - disrupting our love for one another. It starts innocently, we simply become annoyed with a situation or a person. It is either something someone says or does that we allow to get under our skin, and annoy us. Perhaps it is repeated annoyances with another. These begin to grow and fester rapidly morphing into a major grievance. Forgiveness is no where to be seen. We begin to think ill of the person, perhaps we try to avoid the person or worse yet speak ill of the one we have allowed to get us into a full blown state of contention.
I wonder if this is what happened with two sisters in Christ, Euodia and Syntyche, that Paul speaks of in the book of Philippians? These two women will forever be known as the two sisters who couldn't get along.
Therefore my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, true comrade, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Philippians 4: 1-3
Take a closer look at this. These two women were workers in the Kingdom, sharing with Paul in his struggle for the gospel of Christ. Wow. That is amazing to be mentioned in the word of God as a fellow worker for the cause of Christ. They must have been hard working women who put Christ first choosing to commit to work for His cause- to further the gospel.
What an awful little word, three letters that can often negate the good. Three little letters that when put together can be like a thorn ripping out the good and replacing with pain.
They couldn't get along. They were out of harmony and therefore causing disruption in the work and the love of the church at Philippi. There was a splinter festering in their hearts. To the point that the Apostle Paul had to mention it in his letter- to this group of Christians whom he considered his crown and joy. His plea was to help these two women, these two workers for the Lord - to get along. How sad to be known as the two women who couldn't get along.
While we will never know the source of the splinter nor the outcome of Paul's admonition, I do wonder.
I wonder if Euodia and Syntyche prayed earnestly for each other.
I wonder if Euodia and Syntyche tried to talk to one another about the splinter between them.
I wonder if Eudoia and Syntyche loved - really truly loved- one another.
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
Love doesn't cover someone else's sin, it covers our sin.
It stops splinters from entering our heart and festering into contention.
It's time for me to remove the splinter in my hand. I've allowed it to stay for too long, so now I must do the hard - slightly painful work - of removing the foreign object before it becomes a permanent part of my skin - potentially damaging the tissue they are under.
Perhaps it's also time to remove splinters from our hearts - and do the hard work of praying and loving those who have gotten under our skin, before it festers, damaging our ability to love unconditionally as our Lord wants us to.
I hope that Euodia and Syntyche were able to remove the splinter that caused the disharmony. I hope they followed the rest of the Apostle Paul's admonition found in Chapter 4 of Philippians. Please forgive my paraphrase of Philippians 4: 6-8.
~Be anxious for nothing (Don't get all worked up about the things that irritate, or bother)
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~Have a grateful heart when you do so
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~Dwell on the good
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Josh has already packed a lot of learning, training and performing into his blossoming career. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, Josh's interest in acting was first sparked when he discovered improvisation in high school drama class. And when he encountered musical theatre, he was hooked.
Roles such as Gaston in Beauty and The Beast, John Proctor in The Crucible, and a memorable Elvis-themed Pharaoh in Jesus Christ Superstar all fuelled his passion and were early showcases for his energy, physicality and fine voice. While still in high school Josh realised the importance of developing the bass baritone he was blessed with and embarked on seven years of Classical and Musical training. He then took advantage of his gap year in the UK to compete the Guildhall School course Acting In Shakespeare and Contemporary Theatre. Back in New Zealand he appeared as Reuben in the National Youth Theatre Company's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was accepted by Toi Whakaari. During the demanding three year course he also grasped a number of professional development opportunities including Miranda Harcourt's One Month Screen Workshop, screen workshops with Liz Mullane, Jason Stutter, Vaughan Slinn & Brita McVeigh, and John Bolton's Character Workshop.
Roles with Toi Whakaari short film productions include Mark in Domestic Abuse, Jacob in Heroes and Villains, Ben in The Mavens, and on stage in the title role in Macbeth, as Actor in Iho, Baker in Into The Woods and Sergeant & Carney Guy in Woyzeck.
Josh also appeared as The Dancer in Venturesome, a short film by Selection Studios, and was The Spirit in Blackout, a production by contemporary indigenous arts group Tatau.
Most recently Josh appeared in the lauded Bats Theatre production of Spring Awakening.
Cole graduated from Unitec's Bachelor of Performing Arts and Screen Arts course in 2012. Since then he has immersed himself in Auckland's theatre community. He has performed on many occasions at the Basement and in Q Theatre's Rangatira and Loft spaces. His most memorable productions include the sell-out season of 'Earnest' with Fractious Tash and performing on the award winning Pop – Up Globe Stage. Cole has also recently appeared in guest roles on 'Westside' and 'Shortland Street'.
Kalyani Nagarajan is a recent graduate of Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, and has also studied in France with Master Clown Phillipe Gaulier, where she studied Mask, Moliere and Melodrama. Her recent works include, Auckland Theatre Company's POLO, TV series, Brokenwood Mysteries and The International Comedy Festival. She is currently in the process of developing her own solo clown show with Indian Ink Theatre Company.
Kalyani is very passionate about her culture and representing her background in the New Zealand arts industry. She has practiced bharatha natyam (Indian classical dance) for 14 years and is currently very interested in the study of accents, with many up her sleeve including Cantonese, South African, Indian, Boston and more. She is wanting to devise work and create comic yet heart-warming pieces that can give life and dignity to ordinary characters we usually ignore in society.
Company Stage Manager: Sharna Galvin
Assistant Stage Manager/ Production Technician: Marshall Bull
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How does hairstyle look according to Feng Shui?
(Jelena Dejanovska, PhD and Dragutin Marković)
What can you get when hairstyle that you have completely comply with your personality, when it is adapted to an event, when it builds your confidence, when it catches the eye of others or if it causes admiration?
Jelena Dejanovska, PhD in Arts and bioenergetics practitioner with Dragutin Marković, hairdresser have answer to this question.
Since ancient times it is known that hair is the most beautiful ornament (adornment) of women. Thinking about this Jelena Dejanovska, PhD noticed that besides ornaments, hair can be an excellent medium for the expression of personality, character, desire and intention.
In the same way as we can change the space with the application of certain principles for designing space so that it becomes an extension of ourselves, also using the same principles the hair can become an extension of our personalities.
On the other hand we are used to the uniform expressions, recognizable forms and the likelihood of being identified with someone else just because they carry the popular hairstyle that falls into the category of "must have" and "must be". Unfortunately, those can't fit to everyone…
Hairstyle according to Feng Shui
First hairstyle according to Feng Shui by Jelena and Dragutin is representing one of the 5 elements – Fire.
"Must have" solution for all those who do not want to give up their identity and become a part of "copy-paste" production nowadays is hairstyle according Feng Shui! What kind of hairstyle is this?
The hairstyle according to Feng Shui has been created for you. It is a unique creation, customized by your character and fits only to you.The Possibility of creating and finding the perfect hairstyle that will be fully in line with one's personality and make it authentic are endless.
Perfect hairstyle
Sometimes it is enough to determine the hair color and thus give energetic support to the person's life energy.
Sometimes it is desirable to define the volume, and sometimes we need to change the entire composition by introducing winding or sharp lines. About these changes I decide during the interview with the client which is also the first step on the personal, but the energy changes.
How this works
Conversation with the client takes about an hour. During this time, first of all, I inform the client about the possibilities (for example, it is very important to know whether the desired hairstyle is wearable or it belongs to fantasy, or avant-garde).
This is followed by a conversation about what this change brings and what kind of personal progress is expressed through the hair. Each woman has at least once felt self-confidence that brought her the perfect hairstyle. These effects can significantly increase when you consciously decide what you want to achieve.
If your goal is to devote yourself to work on finances, then you might be proposed "turtle" as a technique and a way of shading.
Color, shape, cutting techniques and other details are also important and how they will look like depends on which field of life you want to awaken energy. This conversation with the client is necessary to clearly determine the needs, habits, and expectations of the client.
3 basic ways of influence
There are 3 basic ways of influence on the life energy using hairstyle.
The first is related to your basic nature and energy, the second is attached to your character and driving force that lies beneath the external phenomena, and the third is your own expression, or how others see you.
This is followed by analysis. Information about clients, date and time of birth are necessary for analysis. Determination of the color, length, form and final form follows in relation to the calculations. It ends with the creation of several proposals.
The second step is to meet with hairdresser when we analyze the proposed solutions together. With joint forces we decide on the final solution. The third step is realization.
I have tremendous confidence in hairdressers Dragutin Markovic, who is my "right hand" and the creator of all that I conceive when it comes to hairstyles according to Feng Shui. I point out that the Feng Shui is a science, but also art.
To transfer the principles that I use for spatial planning to an entirely new medium (the hair) I had to think first of all as an artist, but also as a an bioenergetics. In order to realize the first hairstyle, it was necessary to find a professional who with the same dose of the artist in himself approach his work – hairdresser.
Dragutin Markovic, owner of the salon DM's Hairlounge, exceptional hair stylist and creative, a great admirer of the work of Dejanovska, PhD but also the philosophy of Feng Shui.
-First time I have renovating my salon with Jelena's advice a years ago and since then every year we do a correction. The job has tripled, my creativity is a much bigger, and the salon has a different energy, so that customers often fall asleep tucked in peace and pleasantness of the space – says hairdresser Dragutin Markovic. – I really like Jelena's ideas and philosophy that accompanies the hairstyles according to Feng Shui.
Final touch in this story belongs to the skillful hands of Dragutin Markovic, whose responsibility is great, and the joy of creating immeasurable. Color, texture, tinting, shape, volume, are just some of the elements on which Dragutin while working extremely has to take care.
First hairstyle that this tandem presents to the public has an element of Fire. It belongs to the avant-garde hairstyle and fantasy and shows extreme and complete freedom of our creations. Of course, there are wearable hairstyles (commercial) that are tailored to the everyday needs and that can be maintained outside the hair salon. These will be discussed in future articles.
Photo: V. Došen
Model: Dejana Mrgić


text: 3 Ways to Make Sure Your Furnace is Ready for Fall Posted October 17, 2016 There are undoubtedly some things you do to get yourself prepped for fall in Ballwin, like get your sweaters out of storage and plot your Instagram-worthy pumpkin carving. There are a few things you could possibly forget about while getting ready for fall – like your furnace. We're about to say sayonara to air conditioner weather and we're headed into furnace season. Along with your routine furnace service from Air Alliance Team, we have a few tips that can help keep you comfortable and get your furnace prepped for its busy season. Check and Replace Your Air Filter This is basic advice for every season in Ballwin. Before you make that switch from "cool" to "heat," go change out your filter from filthy to clean. A filthy filter means your furnace has to try harder to keep you warm which may negatively affect your comfort and mean higher bills. Unblock Heating Vents and Registers As you've rearranged furniture or brought more into the house, be sure you haven't blocked any of your heating vents. A blocked vent has the chance to raise your utility costs. Schedule Annual Furnace Service Fall is the ideal time in Ballwin to get your furnace inspected by one of our highly-trained technicians. We will do an in-depth inspection of your unit and be sure it will be in good working order for the upcoming winter months in Ballwin. Annual furnace service can help you get the most out of your furnace's performance, and could also affect the life of your system. Not to mention that a big percentage of the emergency calls in the winter are a result of a lack of maintenance. We want you to enjoy every portion of the season in comfort. If you have any questions for us about getting your home ready for fall or need to set up your annual furnace service give the professionals at Air Alliance Team a call at 636-498-0051. Back To Blog


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Realistic Style
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Freelance illustrator producing high quality illustration in CS3 for major publishers. Earning an average of 70k annually for the past three years. Experienced, professional and exceptional work in the areas of illustration, print design and layout delivered on time.


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Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are an excellent way of maintaining your privacy while navigating the internet. Essentially it establishes an encrypted channel to a proxy server that acts as a relay for all your traffic, so that it is their IP address instead of yours that sends all web page requests and therefore receives all the responses, meaning you can't be tracked by the website. What's more, all your ISP gets to see is constant stream of encrypted data, so they can't track you or filter the URLs you can visit either. Of course you have to pay if you want a good service, but prices are about $40 per year, which is quite cheap .
However you have to trust the VPN service provider not to track you, so this news is a bit disappointing. It underlines that you cannot trust anybody on the internet. Your internet data is valuable, so people will track you and sell the data, even while claiming that they would never do that. I use Private Internet Access, and they provide a very efficient service, but I cannot vouch for them not doing what Hotspot Shield have been doing.
Hotspot Shield VPN Accused of Spying On Its Users' Web Traffic
Mohit Kumar
"Privacy" is a bit of an Internet buzzword nowadays as the business model of the Internet has now shifted towards data collection.
Although Virtual Private Network (VPN) is one of the best solutions to protect your privacy and data on the Internet, you should be more vigilant while choosing a VPN service which actually respects your privacy.
If you are using popular free virtual private networking service Hotspot Shield, your data could be at a significant risk.
A privacy advocacy group has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against virtual private networking provider Hotspot Shield for reportedly violating its own privacy policy of "complete anonymity" promised to its users.
The 14-page-long complaint filed Monday morning by the Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a US non-profit advocacy group for digital rights, accused Hotspot Shield of allegedly tracking, intercepting and collecting its customers' data.
Developed by Anchorfree GmbH, Hotspot Shield is a VPN service available for free on Google Play Store and Apple Mac App Store with an estimated 500 million users around the world.
VPN is a set of networks conjugated together to establish secure connections over the Internet and encrypts your data, thereby securing your identity on the Internet and improving your online security and privacy.
The VPN services are mostly used by privacy advocates, journalists, digital activists and protesters to bypass censorship and geo-blocking of content.
Hotspot Shield does just Opposite of What All it Promises
The Hotspot Shield VPN app promises to "secure all online activities," hide users' IP addresses and their identities, protect them from tracking, and keep no connections logs while protecting its user's internet traffic using an encrypted channel.
However, according to research conducted by the CDT along with Carnegie Mellon University, the Hotspot Shield app fails to live up to all promises and instead logs connections, monitors users' browsing habits, and redirects online traffic and sells customer data to advertisers.
"It is thusly unfair for Hotspot Shield to present itself as a 48 mechanism for protecting the privacy and security of consumer information while profiting off of that information by collecting and sharing access to it with undisclosed third parties," the CDT complaint reads.
"Consumers who employ Hotspot Shield VPN do so to protect their privacy, and Hotspot Shield's use of aggressive logging practices and third-party partnerships harm its consumers' declared privacy interests."
Hotspot Shield also found injecting Javascript code using iframes for advertising and tracking purposes.
Reverse engineering of the apps source code also revealed that the VPN uses more than five different third-party tracking libraries.
Researchers also found that the VPN app discloses sensitive data, including names of wireless networks (via SSID/BSSID info), along with unique identifiers such as Media Access Control addresses, and device IMEI numbers.
The CDT also claims that the VPN service sometimes "redirects e-commerce traffic to partnering domains."
If users try to visit any commercial website, the VPN app redirects that traffic to partner sites, including ad companies, to generate revenue.
"For example, when a user connects through the VPN to access specific commercial web domains, including major online retailers like http://www.target.com and http://www.macys.com,the application can intercept and redirect HTTP requests to partner websites that include online advertising companies," the complaint reads.
The CDT wants the FTC to start an investigation into what the Hotspot Shield's "unfair and deceptive trade practices" and to order the company to stop mispresenting privacy and security promises while marketing its app.


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Compare Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Boards: Tower, Isle or Vilano?
Stand up paddle boarding, also know as SUP boarding, is nowadays one of the fastest growing water sports due to the fact that just about any healthy person of any age and skill level can learn how to enjoy it in relatively short time. Indeed, it has become a great way to gather family and friends around an activity that is not only a lot of fun to do, but that also can be an excellent workout routine.
SUP boarding can be done using either a hard or an inflatable paddle board. The latter is referred to often as iSUP boarding.
Benefits of Inflatable SUP Boards over Hard SUP Boards
This article will compare Tower Xplorer, Isle Airtech 10 and Vilano Navigator inflatable stand up paddle boards. These were not just very popular among Amazon customers at the time this article was written, but they had also received excellent reviews from most Amazon buyers (an average of at least 4 stars each, out of 5 stars!).
Comparing the Tower, Isle and Vilano Inflatable SUP Paddle Boards
The following pictures show the three inflatable SUP boards selected for comparison:
The following table compares the features of the three selected SUP boards (please read the table notes that follow for a better understanding of the features offered):
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All three paddle boards considered here were built using drop-stitch PVC construction which involves linking the top and bottom of the inner sides of the board with vertical connecting fibers that are maintained in the desired shape even under high internal pressure. The result is a paddle board made of a "fabric" that when inflated is very tear-resistant, that can resist to quite heavy loads while maintaining stable dimensions, yet collapsible to a small easily portable size when deflated. Modern SUP boards with a drop-stitch thus design allow an internal inflation pressure of 10 to 25 psi.
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For The ISLE and Vilano iSUP boards considered here, the paddle poles are made of aluminum and the paddle blades are made of plastic.
The Tower USUP board paddle is made of fiberglass with an ABS plastic blade. There is rubber edging built around ABS plastic blade."
The tower paddle weighs 34 ounces, the ISLE paddle weighs 41 ounces, and the Vilano paddle weighs 32 ounces.
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The manufacturer specification for the Isle Airtech 10' paddle board is maximum 190 lbs for beginners.
Note 4:
The nose rocker (known also as the flip) is the curve between the front tip and the middle or flattest portion of the board.
Note 5:
Tower Xplorer 14' and Vilano Navigator 10' paddle boards come with one removable fin.
Isle Airtech 10' paddle board come with a 2-plus-1 fin setup. The side fins are always attached to the board while the center fin is removable.
Note 6:
Tower has one front towing D-ring and one rear surf leash D-ring.
Isle has one rear surf leash D-ring and an additional 4 D-rings on the body used for the bungee system.
Vilano has one front towing D-ring and 6 additional D-rings on the body, four of them used for the bungee system. There is no rear surf leash D-ring.
Note that the carry handles on these boards can also be used to attach gear if required.
Note 7:
The bungee system allows you to easily attach extras like sunglasses, camera, snacks and the Coast Guard-mandated life vest now required on most waterways.
Even though the Tower paddle board has only two D-rings, additional D-rings can be bought and glued to the deck with vinyl glue so that you can run your own bungee.
Note 8:
Paddle boards use traction pads as opposed to the wax used on surfboards for friction, so the rider can keep their balance and grip on the board while paddling. All three paddle boards considered here have a diamond groove traction pad.
Note 9:
Even though the Tower Xplorer paddle board does not come with a carry bag, it is equipped with a strap that can be used to firmly tie the deflated and rolled up board so that it can be easily carried. Alternately, bags/backpacks that can be purchased separately are available on Amazon.
Note 10:
Tower and Vilano paddle boards considered here have one single carry handle in the middle of the traction pad.
ISLE paddle board has two carry handles, one on the middle deck and one on the nose.
Note 11:
When you view the Vilano Navigator in the Amazon products section below, you will be offered a color choice of either blue-grey or grey-orange.
Note 12:
The prices shown are Amazon prices that usually include a large discount to the list price of sold products. These prices were in effect at the time this article was written and may have changed. For exact price information, please refer to the Amazon section below.
So which of the three iSUP boards to buy?
Tower Xplorer is larger than the other two boards considered here, and it has a higher load capacity (700 lbs). So, for weights over 250 lbs, you might want to consider the Tower Xplorer. It is also very stable and paddles quite well. The over-sized removable center fin helps it glide straight and track smoothly.
If you need to take along along gear that needs to be attached to the paddle board, or you want a carry bag that is included in the purchase, you may want to consider the Isle Airtech 10' or the Vilano Navigator which are both equipped with a bungee system and more D-rings than the Tower Xplorer, and both come with a carry bag.
Finally, if you don't want to pay the slightly higher prices of a Tower or Isle board, and you don't need to carry loads that are over 300 lbs, you should could consider the Vilano Navigator which will provide you all the pleasures of stand up paddle boarding while saving you some money.
Compared Tower, Isle and Vilano Inflatable SUP boards on Amazon
Note: Amazon often provides a good discount on the List Price of sold products. If a discount is available, the List Price and the actual Amazon price will be shown when you click the Amazon image links below:
If you have not found the Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board you are looking for among the above offerings, you can view all inflatable SUP boards available on Amazon by clicking below:
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Bright Room Colors and Modern Ideas for Decorating Small Apartments and Homes
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Bright room colors, including wall paint colors and home furnishings color shades, are great for decorating small apartments and homes. Bright colors are modern trends in decorating which allows to experiment and create truly personal, interesting and modern home interiors while visually stretching small spaces.
Bright room colors can help small rooms appear larger, when you brake traditional rules of small interior decorating with light neutral colors and bring stylish vivid hues into modern interior decorating. Bright room colors can be used in moderation for home staging also, adding accents that beautify your property and make small spaces look brighter and bigger.
You can use bright room colors to liven up your little rooms and blend them with light and dark neutral colors to help your small spaces feel cozy, friendly and inviting. Here is a collection of photographs demonstrating creative and colorful apartment ideas, perfect for decorating small apartments and homes.
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Decorated by Adriana Yazbek, a decorator from Brazil, these rooms look bright, joyful and stylish. Bright room colors are a wonderful technique to use for personalizing interior decorating and creating rooms that reflect your lifestyle, character and preferences.
Interior paint colors, home furnishings, – room furniture and decor accessories in bright color combinations create beautiful interior decorating schemes in the 60s and 70s styles. Bright room colors are a way to bring brightness and playful mood into modern home interiors.
Accents walls, painted rich blue, pink, purple, yellow or orange color can be perfectly balanced with complimenting rich room colors and white tones. Each room in this apartment is interesting and bold, featuring unique interior decorating color scheme and texture combination.
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White decorating ideas and light neutral colors are great for decorating small apartments and homes, especially if you rent your living spaces. Bright room colors and color combinations are perfect for small home owners and decorating small apartments that you bought.
You can choose your room colors wisely to make small rooms appear larger, match your decor and help crowded living areas seem warm and inviting, while braking old rules and experimenting with colorful ideas for decorating small apartments and homes. Interior paint colors create vibrant and sharp look and add beautiful contrasts with intense color combinations to interior decorating, turning small rooms into amazing, stylish and modern home interiors.
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Electric yellow or blue colors, bright fuchsia or sunny yellow, vibrant green and deep purple color shades are great for for painting walls and matching your decor. Cold color combinations and left neutral negative spaces in between colorful accents enhance the openness and an airy feel of small spaces. Rich accent colors draw the eye away from small space in a home, and create a pleasant optical illusion of spacious home interiors
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Girls Team
Team is structured for girls who have a desire to be on our competitive team. Your daughter must have demonstrated ability, proficiency, and proper attitude to continue in this highly structured level.
Training is based on nationally recognized skill guidelines and levels from the United States Gymnastics Association (USAG). Team practices vary in length and frequency depending on what level your child is in.
Team is a year-round commitment! Children may be invited to join Team by his/her coach or through our open try-outs (every Spring in late May). Team try-outs are always posted two weeks prior to try-outs.
*Due to the length of TEAM classes, each class will receive a break during the class. During the break, we encourage all TEAM members to bring a snack. In addition, TEAM member's are always encouraged to bring their own water bottle or drinks for hydration during practice. TEAM member's are responsible for their own items they bring into the gym, this includes bringing their water bottle home at the end of each practice! GIM cannot be held responsible for any lost or stolen items (but if you do know you left something – we encourage you to call us at the gym and we will be glad to set your item aside behind our counter for pick-up during your next class session).
Level 2 ($115 per month): Wednesday 4:15 PM – 6:45 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Level 3 ($130 per month): Wednesday 4:15 PM – 7:15 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Xcel ($165 per month): Monday and Thursday 4:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
Xcel Plus ($200 per month): Extra Practice on Tuesday 3:45 PM – 5:45 PM
TEAM Policies and Details
Payment Policies:
Team payment is always due the first week of the month. After the 7th day of each month, if payment has not been made, there will be a $20 late fee.
Payment mailing address is PO Box 87 Freeport, MI 49325
Meet Policies:
The schedule of competitive meets your child will be going to for the competition year, will be given to you as soon as I have the information, usually in November. This allows you to schedule for these meets. The meet schedule will have the meet date, the amount the meet will cost, and the date the money for the meet will be due. On occasion there will be a "To be announced" on the meet schedule for a meet in which we do not have detailed information to offer at the time. We will post the information as soon as we receive it. The money for the meet is due on or before the due date. You may elect to pay earlier if you want. If the money for the meet is not paid by the due date, there is s $20 late fee added to the payment. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Holiday Policies:
Payment for your team child is based on a 4-week month (8 days). There are many months throughout the year that you will get an extra day, sometimes two. This is why if a holiday (Halloween, Independence Day, Memorial/Labor Day etc) falls on your child's team day, we do not make this day up. Christmas week the gym is closed. We do schedule make up days we miss on Christmas break. Watch the website, email, and bulletin boards for this information.
Vacation Policies:
Most people take a vacation sometime during the year. In July, your team payment will reflect payment for only 3 weeks (1 week free). This does not mean you must take your vacation in July, only that is when our payment will reflect a free week to help compensate you for your missed vacation time. For all other months, payment will be the same (full payment) even if your child misses time.
There are no make-up practices for team children due to absence. We have had problems in the past with kids wanting to do something else, visit a friend, go shopping, or maybe they just do not want to come in. I have coaches here for your child whether they show up or not, and to do a make-up on another day when I may not have enough coaches scheduled to work, presents a problem. They may come in during open gym hours and work on their own without a coach.
Snow Days:
Gymnastics in Motion (GIM) will rarely cancel classes due to weather. We find that Middleville streets are generally cleared by practice times. Please use your own judgment when driving from your area. Should we have extreme weather, such as blizzard conditions please tune to WoodTV 8 for GIM closing information. We will also update our website and voicemail message at the gym by 2:00 PM that day. GIM does not close for extreme cold, so please heat up your car, and we will warm up your child with some exercise.
Should your child experience an injury at GIM or at home that would restrict them from complete participation in normal practice lessons; GIM requires a doctor certified injury/illness report. GIM has a specialized workout routine for those with injuries. Your child will be expected to attend as if no injury was present. Maintaining the team structure, strength, and element/skill education during an injury is very important. No credits or refunds will be given due to injury.
If you have any questions, please send us an email or call at 269-795-7620 or speak with a staff member at any time.


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When Sara Eksteen approached me to do the photography for the album cover for her band, Polar Dust, I was delighted to work on such a conceptual shoot.
Sara's brief was that she wanted dark, gritty, Alfred Hitchcock inspired images. Each member of the band represented an element (Earth, air, fire and water) and were to be portrayed in a death scene relating to their element, photographed at the moment the soul leaves the body. To achieve this effect, all the images are multiple exposures, with one of the images shot with a slow shutter speed to create the motion of the soul leaving.
We spent several weeks refining the concepts, finding a location, deciding on wardrobe and planning the logistics of spending an entire day shooting at a location with no power.
I shot two of the four images with studio lighting and an Explorer battery pack, which was recharged on the generator that Sara brought.
Sara's element was air, and her death scene was by way of strangulation / suffocation. This image was shot with an 85mm f/1.8 lens, using ambient lighting and a reflector.
Marc's element was earth, and his death scene was portrayed as a suicidal jump from the open window behind him. To get such a low perspective, I was shooting ground level in an empty swimming pool. This image was shot with a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens and was lit with two studio lights. Because it was so bright, I used an ND400 filter to get the second image with the motion blur.
Alexia's element was water, and inspired by Ophelia, her death scene was drowning. This image was shot with a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens and ambient light. It may be noteworthy to mention that it wasn't exactly summer and the water was freezing, but Alexia was such a trooper!
Gerhard's element was fire, and his death scene was incineration. Of all the images, this one was the trickiest. We were also delayed by two hours because all three fire extinguishers we had were faulty and we needed to get a new one.
This image was shot with a 24-105mm f/4 lens, and Gerhard was lit with a single beauty dish. Once I had shot the motion blur images, the moment we had all been waiting for finally arrived… we got to set the chair on fire! I shot several images of the chair burning, and then all the elements were composited in Photoshop.
For the group photo, I photographed each person with a single beauty dish against a black backdrop.
Special thanks to Charlene Warwick for the lovely make-up, Ben for providing security and to Sara for her creative vision, coordinating the production, and keeping everyone fed and happy!


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2016
DERBY, CONN. — With a goal of encouraging recycling to reduce the amount of solid waste in local watersheds and waterways, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Kellogg Environmental Education Center is teaming up with TOMRA and the Project WET Foundation to hold a series of teacher workshops and recycling-themed school festivals. The first festival is planned for fourth and fifth graders at Hopeville School in Waterbury on America Recycles Day, November 15th.
"At TOMRA, we're dedicated to the proper collection and handling of used beverage containers, which helps keep them out of our watersheds," said Ernie Argenio, senior vice president – sales and marketing, TOMRA of North America. "By educating future generations about recycling and how it's connected to water conservation, we can help encourage people to not only think about if they're recycling, but how they're recycling. We're proud to be part of the incredible work that both the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Project WET do."
The festival and follow-up educational resources will provide students with information to take home and share with families and friends to encourage recycling. Recycling protects waterways in Connecticut and beyond by keeping solid waste off the land and out of rivers and streams, while also conserving natural resources. Connecticut is working to increase recycling rates to 60 percent by the year 2024. Educational outreach can increase local action in recycling efforts, make connections between recycling and water conservation and inspire youth to conserve natural resources.
Sponsored by Shelton-based recycling solutions provider TOMRA as part of their support for the America's Water Future campaign of the Project WET Foundation, the November 15th festival is the first of four such events that will be held over the next few months. The Kellogg Environmental Center is also interested in identifying other schools interested in participating in professional development and educational support to improve recycling in schools or homes.
In the run-up to the first festival, two teacher workshops were held in Derby on November 1st and 8th. Participating teachers were trained to use Project WET's interactive water education lessons, with an emphasis on activities that help students rethink how we handle waste, protect water resources and reduce impacts through recycling. Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, (DEEP) has been the state implementing partner for Project WET for 25 years, bringing water education to schools, informal education centers and youth group educators statewide through workshops, festivals and webinars.
About TOMRA Systems ASA: TOMRA creates sensor-based solutions for optimal resource productivity – helping our customers increase their financial results and reduce their environmental impact. TOMRA was founded on an innovation in 1972 that began with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines for automated collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA continues to innovate and provides cutting-edge solutions within two main business areas: Collection Solutions (reverse vending, material recovery and compaction) and Sorting Solutions (recycling, mining and food sorting). TOMRA has 170,000 installations in over 80 markets. The Group employs 2,500 people globally and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: TOM). For further information, please visit www.tomra.com.
About the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Kellogg Environmental Education Center: The Kellogg Center is located in Derby CT and serves as an outreach education facility for CT DEEP through the State Parks Division. As an environmental educator Susan Quincy serves as the state coordinator of Project WET workshops and materials. Through professional development and outreach to schools, youth groups, individuals and informal educators, CT DEEP provides contextual information on conservation and protection of resources to increase environmental literacy. For more information on educational opportunities, go to www.ct.gov/deep.
About the Project WET Foundation and America's Water Future: Since 1984, the Project WET Foundation has been dedicated to reaching children, parents, teachers and community members with action-oriented water education to enable every child to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future. Project WET ("WET" stands for "Water Education for Teachers") is active in all 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries worldwide. America's Water Future, a 10-year campaign of the Project WET Foundation, seeks to support effective water education and develop the next generation of responsible water stewards. www.projectwet.org www.americaswaterfuture.org


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Sound Transit is partnering with the Bellevue Downtown Association to offer 150 free admission and skate tickets* to the Bellevue Downtown Park Ice Arena. Neighborhoods impacted by the East Link light rail project are invited to join us for a morning of fun and to learn more about the project. For more information about the Bellevue Magic Season Ice Arena, visit bellevuedowntown.com.
When: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dec. 10
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Govt launches campaign to sell FDI in multi-brand retail
New Delhi : Under attack from the Opposition and UPA ally Trinamool Congress on allowing global retail chains in the Indian market, the government on Sunday launched a campaign to sell advantages of FDI in multi-brand retail. In a full page advertisement in newspapers, the commerce and industry
ministry said foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail will help farmers, create more jobs and benefit consumers.
It said there are several myths on the issue. These include that kirana and retail stores will lose and retail sector will be controlled by foreign stores.
On the other hand, the reality is that domestic retailers will benefit from sourcing their requirements from wholesale cash and carry store at a discount, it said.
The government said in countries like China, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil and Singapore, where there are no caps on FDI, small retail stores have flourished.
The government advertisement said that there is another myth that FDI in multi-brand may result in job losses. "Contrary to this mistaken belief, FDI in multi-brand retail will generate 10 million new jobs."
It said that it is also a fiction that farmers would be exploited and lose their fields and crops to foreign investors. On the other hand, "farmers will receive better remuneration for their produce".
In a bold decision, the Cabinet on November 24 decided to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail and removed the 51% FDI cap on single brand retail.
Almost the entire Opposition and Trinamool Congress are up in arms against the decision and have paralysed Parliament in protest.
Some chief ministers of the states, ruled by the central opposition parties, have also expressed anguish on opening up of the sector for foreign chains like Walmart and Carrefour.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has made it clear that her state would not grant trade licence to the global chains.
The final authority of issuing trade licences rests with the state governments.
Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has expressed hope that states would welcome the decision and open their doors for the foreign chains. He said he was sympathetic to farmers and consumers in those states where the mega stores will not be allowed.


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Re: st: Mata buffered read 64-bit integer (8 byte/int64), how?
Stas Kolenikov <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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Re: st: Mata buffered read 64-bit integer (8 byte/int64), how?
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:48:04 -0500
You can probably define the -struct-ure that could store such strings,
and convert them into numbers for arithmetic operations. Bill Gould
may have had an article on this in Stata Journal -- the generic use of
structures is described in
http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.html?articlenum=pr0035. Coding
matrix multiplication with these elements will quickly become an
overkill :-\.
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On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Sergiy Radyakin <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I read a 32-bit integer value from a buffered file with d=fbufget(C,fh,"%4bu").
> How do I read a 64-bit integer from the same file when Mata does not
> support format "%8bu"? And what can be the type of the LHS (type of
> variable d above) to accommodate the result of the read without the
> loss of information (double is not good, not sure about quad
> precision).
> I can read it as 8-bytes string, or 8 individual bytes, but I also
> need to work with the result as a value in Mata. So looking for a
> convenient solution.
> Thank you,
> Sergiy
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- Ginsberg, Benjamin. The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters. Oxford UP, 2011.
- Giroux, Henry A. The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex. Paradigm Publishers, 2007.
- Tuchman, Gaye. Wannabe U: Inside the Corporate University. U of Chicago P, 2009.


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Why do I get heel pain when I start to run? A lot of runners/sportspeople experience pain at the back of the heel as they get going on a run. Sometimes it can feel like your shoes are on too tight and digging into your heel. More likely, it could be a condition called...
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Amazon has sent shockwaves through the international grocery business by slashing prices on a whole basket-load of products sold by its new acquisition Whole Foods Market, effectively opening up a new front in its battle to seize market share from its real-world retail rivals.
Described by Amazon as a "down payment" on its vision to make Whole Foods Market's high-quality, natural and organic food affordable for everyone, the price cuts include several fresh produce items – bananas, avocados, kale and lettuce – with more expected to follow.
"We're determined to make healthy and organic food affordable for everyone," explained Jeff Wilke, chief executive of Amazon Worldwide Consumer. "Everybody should be able to eat Whole Foods Market quality – we will lower prices without compromising Whole Foods Market's long-held commitment to the highest standards."
The opening round of cuts applies to what Wilke described as best-selling grocery staples, including Whole Trade organic bananas, responsibly-farmed salmon, organic large brown eggs, animal-welfare-rated 85 per cent lean ground beef, and more.
"And this is just the beginning," he added. "We will make Amazon Prime the customer rewards programme at Whole Foods Market and continuously lower prices as we invent together. There is significant work and opportunity ahead, and we're thrilled to get started."
The move, which follows the takeover deal's recent regulatory and shareholder approval, was welcomed by John Mackey, Whole Foods Market co-founder and chief executive: "It's been our mission for 39 years at Whole Foods Market to bring the highest quality food to our customers. By working together with Amazon and integrating in several key areas, we can lower prices and double down on that mission and reach more people with Whole Foods Market's high-quality, natural and organic food."


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The Garage Door is Open is the blog home for Jaymo's Garage Sale, an online store powered by eBay. As with Jaymo's Garage Sale where you're subject to find some of anything and everything...posted on my blog, not only will you find promotion for my eBay listings, but also some of the other interesting things that I find while traveling the great World Wide Web.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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Words: Jared Gniewek
Before I begin this review of this mammoth book of Martha Washington stories, let me set things up properly with a statement regarding Objectivism and Ayn Rand's works. I respectfully disagree. No more, no less. And it's cool for others, especially the fiercely talented, if that's how they see things, but not for me. So, that being said, I expunged the references to that philosophy and found the book a bit more palatable. Palatable? Actually The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century is every bit of awesome. Great artwork from Dave Gibbons. His dinosaurs are sweet and his spaceships are tight lined monoliths of dignified beauty. His compositions, as always, are perfectly framed narratives. Between that and a solid script by Frank Miller, we got comics royalty clocking in and making magic on almost every page.
It really was hard for me to get past the underlying philosophies in Frank Miller's scripting. The second part of the volume (collecting the Martha Washington Goes to War limited series) felt quite simply, like propaganda and all that implies: straw man arguments (in the form of the Governemnt and the unmaintained Harmony satellite), preachy segments showing the weakness of the other viewpoint (from the scientists who created their on personal Eden), and purposeful nobility that can come only from the few enlightened heroes (the aforementioned scientists). If it wasn't so over the top and intelligently self aware I would have been offended. Tonewise, it was the equivalent of Verhoeven's Starship Troopers and its hilarious take on fascism. or the film version of Miller's own 300. There is a reason Frank Miller doesn't really do team books. His work usually takes the form of the lone lightbringer casting a torch into darkness. It is a formula that works quite well for heroic fiction.
There is some unevenness to the book, as is explained in the intros, they had a hard time pinning down the level of "depressing darkness" versus light hearted satire and it's all there on the page. It begins as a bleak street level pot boiler and within sixty pages or so we have a giant robot that looks like a Bob's Big Boy trampling through a jungle and mowing down enemy soldiers. This friction between darkness and comedy is what makes the book special and where the balance is just right between camp, violence, grittiness, and humor… well that's the place you find the very best writing from Frank Miller. He's the kind of writer who keeps so many seemingly conflicted elements in play that it's like a Chinese acrobat balancing spinning platters on sticks. Somehow the whole crazy mess stays in the air and it really feels unbelievable. Half the joy of the book is the absolute strangeness of it. You can't believe what you're seeing on the page. It makes super heroes pounding the shit out of each other seem downright pedestrian.
Unfortunately, the strangeness does get in the way of some of the character building. The absolute unreality of it makes characters feel like props in a stage play. Some folks feel that Martha Washington is Frank Miller's most fully fleshed character, I disagree. His Bruce Wayne still holds that distinction. The unrelenting pummeling beat poetry of DKR running strong for two hundred or so pages is a voice that deservedly feels as real as Holden Caulfield. Not to say that Martha isn't a great character, she is built to run and she runs smooth. Her language is blunt and lacks that certain ratatat I would have loved but she is likeable through her actions.
I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated Dave Gibbons' contribution of production stories as bumpers between the segments. I'm the kind of guy who will sit at someone's feet for hours to hear about what went into working on particular comics. It was also valuable to understand that there were gaps of years between some of the parts of the book. How they had grown as artists and how technology affected the printed work informs the book and adds yet more depth and context. The period these stories were worked on was an important era in the way comics are made, marketed, and sold. 1990-2008 was for me and many others, an adventure in comics fraught with peril, exploration, and ingenuity. Seeing the Martha Washington stories as a mirror to that timeline brings yet another platter balancing on a stick… and still it stays in the air.
Reviewed from a PDF provided by Dark Horse Comics.
Reviewer Jared Gniewek joined Graphic NYC with the site's relaunch in September, 2009. Jared has worked in the music industry as a back line technician, performer, and promoter. He has also been a freelance writer whose work can be seen in the recent re-launch of Tales from the Crypt and heard on The Dark Sense, an audio anthology of the macabre. His cartooning can be found on his blog Scary-Oke, a monster indy cartoon karaoke game stemming from his own twisted mind.


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Picán Celebrates Black History Month
The Uptown restaurant is serving historically inspired special dishes throughout February.
Executive chef Jerome "Spike" Williams
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February is Black History Month, and Picán's executive chef Jerome "Spike" Williams has created a series of $22 a la carte dinner specials to celebrate.
"I have composed a menu featuring dishes spanning the Black culinary traditions, ingredients, and flavors from Africa to North America over a period of nearly four centuries," says the Brooklyn-born chef, whose past gigs include a stint at Oakland's FuseBox.
Perfectly complementing the Uptown restaurant's popular Southern-inspired fare, these dishes "are inspired and celebrate the potjie-style preparation of the African windward coast, its move to the Americas and eventual place as a vessel serving as the early soul of the kitchens of the plantation South."
Pronounced "potchee," a potjie is a South African one-pot meal traditionally prepared in a cast-iron cauldron; ingredients are not to be stirred after being placed in the pot.
"We then trace the impact of the Black experience on southern foodways and the migration north -- then, lastly, the fusion of north and south coming together," Williams explained.
Feb. 1 - 7 is "Taste of Africa" week; its dinner specials include braised oxtail potjie and spicy curried chicken potjie.
Feb. 8 - 14 is "Taste of the South" week, with smoked ham hocks and Southern-style chicken-fried steak.
Feb. 15 - 21 brings "Taste of the South Goes North," with barbecued brisket meatloaf and braised smoked neckbones.
Feb. 22 - 28 completes the month with "Tastes of the North & South Come Together," featuring vinegar-braised shortribs and fried catfish.


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