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We have been hearing more and more about the new Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone over the last few weeks, and now some photos have appeared online which are reported to be of the new Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact.
The Sony Xperia Z2 recently turned up with the model number D6653, and the handset is rumored to feature a 5.2 inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Other rumored specifications on the Sony Xperia Z3 include a quad core Snapdragon 805 processor from Qualcomm, this is said to come with a clock speed of 2.5GHz.
The handset is also rumored to feature 3GB of RAM, and a choice of storage options from 16GB to 64GB, plus a microSD card slot for expansion.
Sony are also rumored to continue to use their 20.7 megapixel Sony Exmor RS sensor in the new Sony Xperia Z3, the front camera is expected to get an update over the Z2, possibly to a 5 megapixel camera.
The handset is rumored to launch at IFA 2014 in Berlin in September, it is not clear if it will launch with Android 4.4 Kit Kat or the newer Android 5.0 L that was announced last week.
As yet there are no specifications on the Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony could also possibly launch this at IFA 2014 in September, as soon as we get some more information, we will let you guys know.
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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
Every year the Oakland International Black LGBT Film Festival opens with some Hollywood classic that's risen to cult status among gay African Americans. Last year it was The Wiz — because honestly, what could be gayer than easing on down the road "to self-discovery" with chunky-heeled Diana Ross and an exuberant Michael Jackson? This year it's another Diana Ross vehicle, the 1975 Motown film Mahogany — which has the singer playing a haute couturist from the 'hood who gets her major star turn when she meets fashion photographer Sean McEvoy (played by sinister Anthony Perkins). Slammed as a vanity project by critics, it still resonates with queer audiences. After all, said film fest organizer Joe Hawkins, every drag queen in the world wanted those frilly, Kabuki-inspired frocks that Ross was wearing. Not to mention that Billy Dee Williams (who plays the star's mustachioed, political agitator boyfriend) "was hottttt back then."
Williams and his handlebar may be too-hot-to-handle, but thankfully, that's about as much camp as you'll see during the four-day festival (until Saturday's Donna Summer-themed after party at the Vibe Lounge, that is). Founded five years ago by Hawkins and Oakland filmmaker Debra A. Wilson, it's one of the only film festivals in the world that focuses specifically on issues facing queer African Americans. ("Debra and I are still kinda blown away that if you do a Google search for black gay festivals, we're it," Hawkins assured.) With twelve screenings in all, this year's festival will include gay romantic comedies, teen bully films, a behind-the-scenes look at one at the music video shoot for Hanifah Walida's "Make a Move," and a few searing documentaries about HIV, hate crimes, and religion. It peaks with the world premiere of Shirts & Skins, a reality show about San Francisco's all-star gay basketball team, the Rockdogs.
Hawkins said that since meeting in the dot-com industry several years ago, he and Wilson have formed what's been "the perfect marriage." As the chief promoter of Bay Area gay nightlife event, Club Rimshot, he's able to bring people "from the clubs into an arts scene," while Wilson attracts the cult following she garnered from two indie documentaries, Butch Mystique and Jumpin' the Broom. When they first got together it was Wilson who brought up the dearth of black film festivals in the LGBT community. She said that given the number of up-and-coming African-American filmmakers in Oakland, it was strange to find no black equivalent to San Francisco's Annual Frameline fest. Hawkins took the idea and ran with it. "Don't show me a void," he said. "If you show me a void, I'm gonna fill it ... no pun intended." August 14-17 at the Parkway Theater (1834 Park Blvd., Oakland), all screenings $10. ClubRimShot.com
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Interesting, the very limited exposure I have had to FRC schemes was geared more towards steady state with the reversed plasmoid essentially acting as a tiny spheromak to be pumped with RF or neutral beam heating. Again not really my area.Skipjack wrote: A FRC plasmoid is created at each end of the device. The two plasmoids are accelerated, translated using pulsed magnetic fields until they are colliding in a central burn chamber. The burn chamber is surrounded by a simple cylindrical lithium blanket. All the expensive equipment is at the far ends of the device. I also think that at least Helion expects to get away without superconducting magnets.
Pulsing would rule out superconducting coils. I wonder what magnetic field strength they are aiming for; i.e. how much power they will be dumping into copper solenoids. My guess is they are shooting for densities much higher than a typical tokamak to make up for the low confinement time?
It seems that Helion is basically the same concept as General Fusion but with a final compression stage using a theta pinch rather than a physical shockwave.


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Every living cell within the human body contains NADH. The Biology term of NADH is "coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)." NADH is the co-enzyme that is critical to the production of cellular energy . Cellular energy is called ATP. The human body's cells that use the most cellular energy are the brain, the heart and the muscle cells. It is no coincidence that these cells also hold the highest concentration of NADH. Example, human heart cells contain 90 mcg of NADH per gram of heart cell tissue. (You may not know this but that is an enormous amount.)
Cellular Respiration process is NOT breathing. The cellular respiration process, within the cell's mitochondria, it takes in oxygen and glucose -- NADH provides the spark to produced ATP energy -- and the output is carbon dioxide and water vapor. Cellular respiration requires NADH to synthesize ATP. The Biology term for ATP is adenosine triphosphate. ATP is the human body's primary source of life energy. The more NADH the cell has, the more ATP (performance energy) is created. Every energy-consuming reaction in the human body requires ATP. Now you can see why the more NADH a cell has, the more energy that is produced. To keep up with the demand for energy, the body continuously synthesizes NADH.
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Are you starting to feel a little too comfortable in your current vehicle? Then it could be time for a change in vehicle. The first step you'll need to take is finding a dealership that focuses on the type of model you want. If you've driven a model under the Chrysler or Jeep brands or have an interest in doing so, Burger Chrysler Jeep, at 2600 South Third Street, in Terre Haute may be the right place for you. For drivers living in the Brazil area, it's less than a 25-minute southwest commute to arrive on our lot.
Why Should You Get Your Next Vehicle in Terre Haute?
Our new models feature the updated listing of Chrysler and Jeep collections, which showcase the stylish Chrysler 300 sedan and family-friendly Pacifica passenger van, and the Jeep Compass, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Renegade, and Wrangler sport utility vehicles that are perfect for off-road excursions.
Models labeled with a pre-owned status come from over a dozen popular brands like Toyota, Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, Nissan, FIAT and Kia. The used inventory diversity continues with the amount of prior road time, price tag and the represented body style. Your budget will get you a lot further than you originally suspected when you come to Terre Haute.
Our inventory caters to the needs of Brazil drivers whether you have a budget that encourages you to buy pre-owned or you're interested in exclusively browsing the latest Chrysler and Jeep arrivals in Terre Haute. It's the quality of our inventory that attracts Brazil residents to Burger Chrysler Jeep in the first place, so make the trip today.


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The FINANCIAL -- While working as the general manager of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul for several years, Massimiliano Zanardi, known as Max, played a critical role in the hotel's opening and devoted a lot of effort to finding ways to improve the experience of customers. His efforts paid off: The hotel received the prestigious Business Destinations Travel Awards in 2015, was named Turkey's Best Luxury Hotel and was praised by Business Destinations magazine for its unique way of innovating, its unparalleled facilities and the passion and commitment the hotel's employees have for their jobs.
When asked where their passion comes from, the employees often say it's due to the way that Zanardi encouraged them to always ask questions. Despite the hotel's success, Zanardi regularly challenged employees to think differently about luxury by asking "why?" and "what if?" questions. Take the employees' yearly ritual of planting flowers on the terrace right outside the hotel's restaurant. Employees get together at around the same time each year to fill the pots and choose what to plant. To assure that the usual way of doing things was questioned, Zanardi asked staff members, "Why do we always plant flowers? What else could we plant?" These questions raised the employees' curiosity and triggered some creative answers. Though the pots were generally used for flowers, they ended up becoming home to herbs and heirloom tomatoes that then were used in the hotel's acclaimed restaurant, Atelier Real Food. All of this from asking a few simple questions, rather than taking the usual way of doing things for granted, according to HBS.
Zanardi's actions seem contrary to the popular adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." By deviating from customs, even successful ones, his behavior offers an example of rebellion that can bring about positive change in organizations.
We generally think of rule-breaking in business as trouble. We picture people who rebel just for the sake of creating chaos or annoying others, and workplaces that risk spinning out of control. But, we have this wrong: Breaking rules, when done with the right intent, can generate rather surprising results. We, as well as our organizations, stand to benefit from more rebelliousness, not less.


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Despite the Obama administration's fiendish efforts to censor the truth, Special Agent John Dodson, one of the key ATF whistleblowers who exposed the "Fast and Furious" plot to arm Mexican drug cartels, recently offered more explosive insight into the deadly scheme. In addition to further demolishing the bogus "botched-investigation" narrative peddled by the embattled administration and its allies in the establishment press, Dodson also shed light on various elements of the gun-running operation that disgraced Attorney General Eric Holder and the president have been conspiring to keep secret.
All along, the administration's plan was to put American weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels. Instead of some sort of half-baked but legitimate law-enforcement operation to bust criminal syndicates, however – the official narrative still parroted by much of the increasingly discredited media – lawmakers, whistleblowers, and analysts point to growing amounts of evidence showing that Fast and Furious was really aimed at undermining the Second Amendment; nothing more. Now, a section of Dodson's book on the gun-running operation, published this month in the New York Post, supplied further confirmation.
One of the gaping holes in the "botched investigation" myth is the fact that there was never actually any plan to catch any criminals, as Dodson somewhat humorously explains in his book The Unarmed Truth: My Fight to Blow the Whistle and Expose Fast and Furious. In fact, as The New American has documented extensively and Dodson highlights in the excerpt from his book in the Post, the top criminals supposedly being "investigated" in Fast and Furious were already working for the FBI. The FBI operatives were also buying the weapons for distribution to cartels with U.S. taxpayer funds.
The ATF whistleblower cited a comparison with the cartoon South Park used by one of his colleagues to describe the absurdity of the whole plot. "There's this episode where all the boys get their underwear stolen by these underwear gnomes," ATF agent Lee Casa is quoted as saying. "They track them down to get it back and one of them asks why they are stealing everyone's underwear. The gnomes break out this PowerPoint and reveal their master plan: Phase One: Collect underpants. Phase Two: ? Phase Three: Profit. We're doing the same thing: We know Phase One is 'Walk guns' and Phase Three is 'Take down a big cartel!' … Just nobody can figure out what the f—k Phase Two is!"
Indeed, the reason nobody could figure out what "Phase Two" was turns out to be simple: There never was a "Phase Two." The supposed "Phase Three," meanwhile – "take down a big cartel!" – was almost certainly a deceptive fairytale employed by senior administration officials to get well-meaning ATF agents to participate in the murderous plot to arm Mexican cartels at U.S. taxpayer expense. Dodson and many of his colleagues realized the absurdity of it all, but almost certainly assumed that there really was some ultimate master plan to catch criminals in the end.
"What was happening did at times almost seem like a spoof," Dodson wrote in the book, a piece of which was published on December 1 in the Post despite widely criticized efforts by the administration to censor it. "Letting guns 'walk' was a tactic that I had never before seen or even contemplated. It simply wasn't done. I couldn't understand how anyone could argue that allowing guns that ought to have been in law-enforcement custody to go to known or suspected criminals – people who shouldn't have been near a gun, people who almost certainly would be passing them on to Mexico's most brutal drug cartels – wasn't madness."
Dodson was absolutely right to be suspicious, it turns out. After highlighting his realization that the supposed "plan" was ridiculous, the ATF whistleblower delves into one of the key facts in the saga that should permanently and entirely demolish the "botched investigation" lie. As the ATF and the DEA continued their supposed "investigation" by allowing ever-greater quantities of weapons to flow into criminal hands, they were also learning about the low-level networks they were helping. Then they stumbled upon the truth, detailed in a section of Dodson's work subtitled "Circle of Idiocy."
The minor criminal figure running a gun-purchasing operation the ATF was facilitating, Manuel Celis-Acosta, was already being "investigated" by other federal agencies, Dodson found out. "Then DEA dropped a bomb: Through their own deconfliction protocols, they had learned that those two suspects, both above Acosta in hierarchy, were already subjects of a joint DEA-FBI investigation being worked out of another division that had begun back on Dec. 9, 2009," Dodson wrote.
It gets much more sinister, though, as the ATF whistleblower would soon discover. "Later we learned that these folks Acosta was reporting to weren't just targets of the joint DEA-FBI investigation; they had been cultivated as informants and were in fact assets of the FBI," he wrote. "More shocking, they had been using FBI money to ultimately purchase a significant portion of the firearms." Indeed, as reported by The New American early last year, the FBI "drug lords" were considered "national security assets" who were "off limits" and "untouchable."
In other words, the FBI was working with its "assets" to use U.S. taxpayer dollars to help arm Mexican drug cartels with weapons bought at American gun stores under orders from the ATF. "Take the government out of this equation and nothing gets done," Dodson noted. "No guns get purchased, because there is no FBI money to pay for them; no guns get sold, because ATF is not coercing the gun dealers to sell them; and no guns get trafficked, because ATF is not using the guise of a 'big case' to allow it all to happen. And yet the Justice Department was happy to let the farce continue, telling my ATF bosses they were doing a great job."
As Dodson explained, it would be impossible to make up such absurdities, but from the Justice Department's point of view, the ATF was doing a great job – thousands of American weapons were flooding into Mexico destined for criminals, providing a perfect rationale to demonize gun rights. Still, years after the blood-drenched scandal was exposed to lawmakers, the press, and the American public, none of the high-level officials responsible for the scheme has been held accountable.
Incredibly, Obama and Attorney General Holder – the latter of whom has already been held in criminal contempt of Congress on a bipartisan vote, with formal Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House – continue unlawfully refusing to provide subpoenaed documents to Congress. Now the administration is fighting to legalize its cover-up in federal courts, absurdly claiming nobody has the authority to investigate government gun-running because of "executive privilege." The Justice Department, meanwhile, is refusing to prosecute its boss on the criminal contempt charges.
Amid all of the ongoing deception, though, the facts are starting to become clear. With hundreds of murders perpetrated with the Fast and Furious weapons supplied by U.S. authorities, the administration was hoping to step up its relentless attack on gun rights – in fact, it had already begun before the scandal was exposed, with top administration officials repeatedly claiming that the Second Amendment was responsible for the carnage in Mexico. Then, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed with a Fast and Furious weapon. Brave ATF agents such as Dodson knew it was time to blow the whistle.
In the end, the administration was exposed, and the whole gun-running plot, which multiple analysts have referred to as a "false flag," blew up in their faces. Amid the ham-handed cover-up, top officials, including Holder, lied under oath about it. Instead of taking action, though, the press appears to be largely asleep at the wheel amid a never-ending stream of mega-scandals plaguing the administration. Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, are apparently too busy voting in favor of more unconstitutional gun control to hold anyone accountable.
"Some politicians and the media like to think the Fast and Furious scandal is over, that we know what happened and it's no big deal," Dodson wrote. "But three years later, the White House still refuses to release all documents on the operation. Officials refuse to say who knew about the gun walking. The Mexican government says 211 people have been killed by guns from Fast and Furious, including police officers. The body count will only increase. And Attorney General Eric Holder, despite being held in contempt by Congress, still has a job. We gave thousands of guns to Mexican drug cartels. Americans died. Where is the outrage?"
Of course, the president and his allies have endlessly parroted the mantra that "weapons of war" do not belong on the streets. Based on growing amounts of undeniable evidence, however, it appears that, in the minds of people in Obama's circle at least, restrictions on weapons should apply only to everyday Americans not in government service. Mexican drug cartels, al-Qaeda linked jihadists in Syria and Libya, and local police departments across America are all being lawlessly showered with endless supplies of "weapons of war" by the administration.
At the same time, the Obama administration is fiendishly persecuting whistleblowers who dare to expose the lunacy, most recently threatening them with a "firing squad" – supposedly a "joke," according to officials. It is past time for Congress to put its foot down, protect the rights of Americans, and hold lawless officials accountable for their scheming. As the "Fast and Furious" body count continues to rise, the victims deserve justice.
Alex Newman is a correspondent for The New American, covering economics, politics, and more.
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These potatoes always look so spectacular when serving them to guests and family. As the potatoes are cut, the flavours seep into the potato flesh and give you such a great result and taste. See my tips and notes for further hassleback ideas.
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 8 small orange sweet potato (kumara)
- 2/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- Preheat an oven to 200°C/180C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Combine oil, syrup, garlic and thyme in a small bowl.
- Using a sharp knife, cut each sweet potato crosswise into 3mm slices, cutting three-quarters of the way through (being careful not to cut all the way through so potatoes stay intact – See note and pic below).
- Place sweet potatoes on prepared tray. Drizzle with oil mixture. Sprinkle with half the parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden and tender. Serve sprinkled with remaining parmesan cheese.
To slice the potatoes without cutting all the way through, place a thick skewer on either side of the potato. Slice down until the knife hits the skewers (see pic below)
You can also use this topping over (hassleback) potatoes and/or zucchini.
To make hassleback potatoes, first halve the potatoes and place cut-side down on board before slicing thinly. Use desiree or sebago potatoes.
Replace parmesan cheese with finely chopped pecans or walnuts. Add nuts for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
Replace maple syrup with brown sugar or honey.
You could crumble over some soft feta cheese or goats cheese to serve, if desired.
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Franklin P. Mall was born in Belle Plain, Iowa. He received his M.D. from the University of Michigan in 1883 and for the next three years was involved in postgraduate study in embryology and physiology in Germany. He came to Baltimore in 1886 as one of William H. Welch's first fellows in pathology. Mall left Johns Hopkins in 1889 to become an adjunct professor of vertebrate anatomy at Clark University. From there he went to the University of Chicago for a year as professor of anatomy before returning to Johns Hopkins in 1893 as the first professor of anatomy at the school of medicine. His research included embryology and the relationship between structure and function in adult organs, particularly the spleen, liver, and heart. Mall, together with Welch, conceived the idea of a full-time faculty in medicine with salary support sufficient to allow time for research. From 1914 until his death in 1917, Mall was the first director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology, which was affiliated with the anatomy department at Johns Hopkins.
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As it does every year, the nicer weather brings people out of their self-imposed hibernation and onto the streets, parks and pathways. The snow is melting, the air is warming up and all those special presents left by "man's best friend", for months hidden by snow and ice, once again make their appearance. It is a rite of spring, much the same as the return of birds, and the first few tulip leaves breaking through the snow. But it's the only one that drives people crazy!
Not everyone likes dogs. Some people like dogs a lot. I'll bet the vast majority of people fall somewhere in between. So in order to improve human-doggie relations, here is a quick refresher on the responsibilities of dog owners. Some conflicts are inevitable, but I think we can all do our part to keep them to a minimum.
This is mainly from the City of Ottawa website.
The City of Ottawa has a by-law related to dogs (officially the Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2003-77). This by-law includes a number of rules that apply to dogs. Since there is a by-law that means there is a mechanism for people to submit complaints against dog-owners for breaching the by-law.
For the benefit of dog-owners, here is a list of important things to remember:
- All dogs must be registered with the City
- Dogs are not allowed to run at large and must be kept under the control of their handler at all times when off their property
- Dogs must be on-leash at all times when off their property, unless posted signs indicate otherwise, or they are in a securely fenced private yard
- The leash may not exceed 3m in length
- Dogs are not allowed within 5m of:
- a play structure;
- a wading pool; or
- a spray pad
- You must pick up all waste produced by your dog both on and off your property
For dogs in parks (http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-sports-fields/dogs-parks) , the City has made it a bit easier to understand where and how dogs are permitted. There are 3 designations (i.e. dogs may be off leash, dogs on leash always, no dogs) and there is a policy (Dogs-in-Parks Designation Policy) that has been applied to the Alta Vista parks. The listing (http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-sports-fields/ward-18-alta-vista) from the City shows the dogs in parks designations and any additional details.
Courtesy and respect are important values for all neighbours to show one another – two-legged or four. But it's not all bad for dogs… Here are some reasons why it's great to have dogs around:
- Eyes and ears on the street: Dogs need to be walked and that means that people are out in the neighbourhood at all times of the day and night. There may not be a direct link between dogs and crime prevention, but it sure doesn't hurt to have people familiar with the streets who would notice something out of the ordinary.
- Meeting new friends: When you're out with your dog, you end up meeting new people. It never hurts to know your neighbours and a dog is a great way to get introduced.
- Ensures no good treats are in your recycling bin: Any organics that should be in your green bin are taken care of.
- Keeps the cats in line: The air of superiority that cats maintain needs to be kept in check.


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Eye Physicians & Surgeons Of is an ophthalmology office in Augusta, GA. One of the ophthalmologists there is Dr. Ace Brown. The office employs approximately 3 individuals, according to our records.
You can get in contact with the medical professionals at Eye Physicians & Surgeons Of including Dr. Brown by calling (706) 651-2020.
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Let's forget for a second all of the generalized recommendations, the food shaming, body shaming, and anxiety inducing urge to be perfect in your nutrition. Let's instead look for the positive in your diet. Can you tell me what you are doing well? What makes you feel good? How about in your general wellness? Sometimes what makes us more "well" is to unsubscribe from the food shaming bloggers, turn off the TV doctors, and look inside ourselves.
I recently started my masters in applied nutrition so I can help my clients even more to improve their lives. At the same time I am working a full time job in clinical nutrition, trying to rehab from a running injury, and launching my new business. All of these are inherently good things and all of them are life dreams and goals of mine (except the rehab part... I would rather just be training). But throw it all together and it creates a pretty overwhelmed RD at times. Reading my text book, charting on patients, writing blog posts for our new business, trying to improve my fitness... you get the picture. I'm a little scattered, thinking about what I'm doing wrong and what I've let slide in all of this.
Last night I went back to yoga class for the first time in months (oops, I guess I let that slide too). It was amazing to take note of my body, take inventory of my thoughts and the state of my mind. It wasn't amazing because I realized my mind and body were in awesome shape - just the opposite, really; it was amazing because I finally took the time to introspect - give myself love and grace. The cool thing about yoga for me is that I will never be perfect at it but I can always work towards improvement and breathe into the challenges. I never used to take modified poses because it seemed like that was the newbie thing to do. Now I love my props because I'm showing love and grace to my body and mind by meeting myself in my current state - not my perfectionist, ideal, non-realistic state.
Are you seeing the connection?
Let's talk about you. Do you feel like you're failing at your wellness if your diet includes pizza and beer on Fridays? Maybe you give into the office candy dish. Do you feel like nutrition isn't worth it because you don't actually like vegetables, whole grain bread or yogurt? What if you gave yourself credit for moving one step closer to wellness every time you make a good choice rather than giving yourself guilt every time you choose a "treat" in your diet? Maybe you take time to notice that even after you treated yourself, it still didn't feel right. But maybe that treat is like choosing a modified pose in yoga - it's not the full on perfect pose but it helps your wellness in other ways (like not getting injured pushing yourself!). Could the treat in your diet be part of your wellness by giving you joy? Fellowship with friends? Grace to choose rest from your overall wholesome diet?
What if you gave yourself grace to notice the things you actually do well?
That will be different for you than it is for me, the TV doctor or for the blogger.
That's why this is all about you.


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Hey look at me, doing all this blogging! I've been thinking that I will post costume movie reviews as individual blog posts, and then also cross-post them to the appropriate Costume in Cinema page for posterity. That way, it creates a bit more content for this here blog, plus allows you to let me know what you thought of the movie (and/or my review).
Bel Ami (2012)
Starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Christina Ricci. Costumes designed by Odile Dicks-Mireaux.
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Based on an 1880s French novel written by Guy de Maupassant… and if that doesn't give you an idea of the tone of this movie, then let me summarize late 19th century French literature for you: the people are pretty, but the emotions are BLEAK and will hammer you over the head with their BLEAKNESS! My boyfriend Robert Pattinson is Georges Duroy, a poor Algerian vet who climbs the Parisian social ladder by manipulating various women. Pattinson's performance is better than you might expect, you Twilight haters, but there's a bit too much grimacing instead of emoting; the three female leads turn in nice performances, but nothing that made me jump up and down. It's unclear just what Duroy's charm over women is supposed to be, exactly — most men can't stand him, but when he smile/grimaces at a lady (or brings her a pear?), she just keels over, which never ends up working out too well for her. The costumes are very pretty and quite accurate — I think the opening title card says it's 1890, but I could be misremembering — they perfectly capture that transition between late 1880s bustle and 1890s. Lots of pretty sleeveless evening gowns with that vertical line, hair up on top of the head in that pre-Pompadour (except Thurman, who randomly has hair that is about a decade out of style). None of the gowns made me jump up and down, but they all looked RIGHT, and that's saying something! Also, I kept hoping Pattinson's brows were going to get shaped up as his lot improved, but no dice.
My rating: 2 (out of 5)
If you like this era, you might also want to check my Victorian costume movie reviews. I specifically recommend the following late bustle/early 1890s costume films: An Ideal Husband (1999) and Tipping the Velvet (2002).


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Authored by J.G.Martinez D. via The Organic Prepper blog,
This week has been "interesting" in South America. Interesting, indeed, but as in the ancient Chinese curse style.
Here are 6 signs that civilian unrest is impending or already occurring.
The first sign, of course, is bad looks when you walk on the street.
The second sign, perhaps this is more subtle, when you see people that normally would be polite or indifferent, as a minimum, starts to look at you in sort of aggressive manner.
The third sign, of course, is people disappearing off the streets.
The fourth sign is (obviously) Law Enforcement Officials (LEOs) presence in massive amounts in the streets.
The fifth sign in modern times would be (because in the demonstrations the uniforms used it massively to identify potential groups as a target) drones flying close to some blockage or LEOs control point.
The sixth sign, and the last one, is when you start seeing people wearing a single color.
The time you have to think about these kinds of actions happening where you are, should far before they even seem to happening, and learning to make conscious decisions about what you would be comfortable doing, and what you would not be comfortable doing.
Only keep enough money in the bank to pay the bills; think about picking up some food and how you will create potable water, if you are thinking that some civil disorder may be coming, and make sure that you have additional meds, if you and the family are going to need them.
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You are about to read two words I never thought would ever appear in anything I ever wrote or signed my name to – Kanye West. I am not a Kanye West fan and don't expect I ever will be. I don't like the rap genre or the explicit language that requires the EXPLICIT Warning label. I will not buy anything with that warning. See Adult Language if you want to see my perspective on that.
There is nothing I know about Kanye West as of this writing that would make me a fan or buy anything he produces or creates or vote for him for President in 2020 if he really does run. If Kanye West is named as part of it, I normally change the channel. That has not changed. I have lived long enough to never say never but, so far, nothing resonates with me.
That recently changed (sort of)
Recently, I saw a news teaser about who Kanye West was "supporting" for President in 2016. I didn't really care (see above if confused) but decided to let the show run because I did have a hunch of who it might be. As it turns out I don't believe Kanye has endorsed Dr. Ben Carson for President but he has had some good things to say about him as in the comment below,
"As soon as I heard [Ben] Carson speak, I tried for three weeks to get on the phone with him. I was like this is the most brilliant guy," Kanye said in his interview with Vanity Fair. You can read more about this here
Dr. Ben Carson
I have been an admirer of Dr. Ben Carson ever since I saw his Prayer Breakfast Speech from February 7, 2013. He spoke truth to power in a way not often seen in the politically correct world we live in today. That took courage and conviction. If you have not seen that speech it is worth your time to go to the link below and watch it. No EXPLICIT warning is necessary but a Common Sense warning might be appropriate. Watch it with your entire family.
Dr. Benjamin Carson's Amazing Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast with Obama Present
After seeing this speech I was curious to know more about this man so I did a little research. I have read America The Beautiful, One Vote, Make Your Voice Heard, One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future, watched Gifted Hands, the 2009 movie about his life starring Cuba Gooding Jr., and am looking forward to his new book A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties, due to release on October 6th.
My research has only increased my admiration of Dr. Carson. I knew if he did decide to run for office I would support him. I just wasn't sure if I would get that opportunity. I knew it was a long shot but held out hope he would decide to run for office. If you have been paying attention at all you are aware he did make that decision and is doing very well. What he has done and said so far does resonate with me and I don't expect that to change. However, the never say never reality also applies here because we are all human.
I am a white, southern, conservative, just to the right of Rush Limbaugh, Christian who believes it is my civic duty as a citizen to be an informed participant in government by not neglecting my voting privilege. I am probably one of the few who can say they have voted for both Bill Clinton and Jeb Bush for Governor. I did learn after that Clinton vote and did not make that mistake again. He attended the same church we did in Little Rock and so I was giving him the benefit of the doubt before my eyes were opened to his true character. In my defense, I was much younger then and did not do my research before that vote – lesson learned.
It is not much of a stretch for someone such as myself to embrace the message of Dr. Ben Carson. He reminds me of the first President I was eligible to and did vote for, Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan always believed in the strength and ingenuity of the American people as does Dr. Carson. The success of his presidency was due, in large part, to the American people being involved by calling and writing their representatives to express their opinion and desires. This is how many of his initiatives were moved through Congress, bypassing the filter of the mainstream media. From what I have seen and read from Dr. Carson, he plans to do the same thing when he is elected President.
Dr. Carson recently went to Harlem and spoke truth to those there as few have ever done but the most significant thing he said and I paraphrase here is
Have you heard that from any elected official or candidate lately? Refreshing, isn't it.
Kanye, Ben & Me
Dr. Ben Carson has said repeatedly he plans to bring the American people together, not divide them as most politicians choose to do. Since he is not a career politician I believe he has a good chance to pull this off. I am writing today to show proof of concept for this goal. He has already done it at least once or you would not be reading this post. If his fans are curious enough to take a closer look, unfiltered by "news" media, at Dr. Ben Carson that could be a game changer in the upcoming election. I believe that closer look will result in many more who will admire Ben Carson and will choose to support him as I do.
All I am advocating here is for YOU to be an informed voter, learn about the candidates and vote for the one who best matches your beliefs and values. Don't rely on news media to tell you who they want you to vote for. Do keep in mind there is no perfect candidate, even Dr. Ben Carson. Don't let your quest for the mythical perfect candidate deter you from determining who the best candidate is and supporting that choice.
Specifically, I am advocating YOU take a close look at Dr. Ben Carson. You can get any of the books or the movie mentioned above or just Like his Facebook page as over 4 million already have. He normally answers questions sent in by anyone who has one to ask. YOU could even write and ask him your own questions. I look forward to this post every night myself and continue to learn more with each one. I don't know of any other candidate doing this.
So, as I think I have made clear here I am not a Kanye West fan and expect he would not be a fan of mine if he even knew who I was. We are very different. We do have one thing in common though, a respect and admiration for Dr. Ben Carson. I gladly welcome Kanye to the team called We The People.
The fact Dr. Carson has brought two such diverse individuals as me and Kanye West together on the same team gives me hope for the future of our great country. Just imagine what could happen if this scenario is repeated over and over again between now and November 8, 2016. We will be waking up to a new day in America with a positive, optimistic future ahead.
God Bless America!
Until next time…
Originally published on Peculiar Perspective on 9/27/2015


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Getting my head around feminism...
How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
The above is to be taken tongue in cheek, but I think it says something about how feminism is viewed.
I think as a woman I am supposed to be a feminist. It's one of those things that most women want to be, but sometimes don't want to say they are because to them it (not me) conjours up images of shaven haired, man hating lesbians who shout at men who politely hold doors open for them. We all know that's bollocks (although I am sure such stereotypes exist!), but I do believe that feminism gets a bad press.
When I was at school, I had an art teacher who insisted on referring to a walkman (OK, that's just dated me somewhat) a walkperson. She proudly called herself a feminist, but I didn't and still don't think this was helpful in any way. Mind you I never even get upset about the generic assumption/use of policeman or chairman so maybe I am a bit rubbish. I suppose I just think that there are better things to get wound up about.
In simple terms, and according to he Oxford English Dictionary Feminism is defined as
"an advocate or supporter of the rights and equality of women"
This seems fairly straightforward and of course the nitty gritty will depend on the time and place of the feminist or feminist movement.
Often cited as 'the first feminist' Christine de Pizan was born in Venice in 1363, but was relocated to France where her father was appointed as court astrologer to King Charles V. As a noble women she was given an education, but it seems she was also educated in
Latin, philosophy, literature and the sciences, subjects usually reserved for boys.
She married at 15 and had three children in what appears to be a happy marriage. When she was widowed at 25 and had lost her father four years previously she turned to writing to support herself. She did well at this, writing ballads, poems and prose for the French court and thus supported herself, her children and her mother which in itself was unusual for noble women of the time.
Much of her work challenged stereotypes and misogyny in the works of male writers and most famously critisised Jean de Meun's allegorical poem "Querelle du Roman de la Rose" (The Romance of the Rose) which depicted women as nothing more than seducers. She argued that the poem denigrated the proper and natural function of sexuality, and that such language was inappropriate for female characters. Her critique primarily stems from her belief that Jean de Meun was purposely slandering women through the debated text. She continued to write in defense of the way women were portrayed and about women's rights. Simone de Beauvoir wrote of her, "...the first time we see a woman take up her pen in defense of her sex"
So, whilst Pizan wasn't writing about equality in the same way that the suffragette movement was fighting for the vote, she was probably an early Dorothy Parker or Virginia Woolf, giving women a voice and using her wit on paper.
Other feminist icons include Amelia Earhart, who proved that women could do anything men could do as well as encouraging other women to do the same. She said "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done — occasionally what men have not done — thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action."
The first organised movement for British women's suffrage was the Langham Place Circle of the 1850s, led by Barbara Bodichon (née Leigh-Smith) and Bessie Rayner Parkes They also campaigned for improved female rights in the law, employment, education, and marriage. They had something specific to fight about, but now that women are equal in terms of the law, although it could be argued that we are still not truly treated equally despite of legislation what is feminism today about?
On a personal level I get cross at the fact women are judged in the media by what they wear. Stupid article to make point. Famous women get asked about their relationships, desires to have a family and what they are wearing over questions about their career. Newspapers and magazines still over analyse women's bodies, pointing out whether she is too fat or too thin and how much cellulite she has.
A woman's looks are used against her. When Hilary Mantel made her superb speech about the monarchy all hell broke loose as the media turned it into a bitch fight, with Mantel insulting The Duchess of Cambridge. I won't go into the fact that the stupid people missed the point of what Mantel was saying (but this says it pretty well) but many of the outraged were too blinkered to actually read and understand the speech and instead critisised Mantel's physical appearance and dismissing her educated, intelligent words as sour grapes because she wasn't as young and thin and Kate. *sigh*
The brilliant classicist Mary Beard has also been repeatedly attacked for her looks, most famously by AA Gill, who said in 2012 she 'should be kept away from cameras altogether', this was after in 2010 writing about her "corpses' teeth", describing her hair as a "disaster", and her outfit as an "embarrassment". Oh and this is the same man who dismissed Clare Balding as 'A dyke on a bike'.
So, whist women can now be educated to a high level, chose to live alone, have careers and so on they are still attacked for not wanting to be dumb, pretty and breed. Ask any childless woman in her 30's how many times she has been asked when she have babies and any single man in his 30's the same question the chances are the woman will have been asked a thousand times more!
I could rattle on for much longer about the more subtle (and not so subtle) inequalities that do still exist in society, but I would be here all day and I want to get back onto what feminism means to me personally.
I was fortunate enough to work for a company for ten years that treated women well, the ratio of men to women in the senior head of department positions was very equal and included women at the head of 'traditionally' masculine departments (IT, accounts, and maintenance). My family have never pressured me to get married and have babies and I have a good mix of friends who are career women and stay at home mums, I know stay at home dads and couples where the women earn more than the men. My relationships have been equal in terms of who does the cooking and cleaning (ie if they don't do it, nothing would get done!). So you could say I have skipped through life not needing to be outraged by the way me or my peers have been treated.
I get cross at the whole notion women are judged on by their looks, but I myself feel better wearing make up, love clothes shopping and am forever in search of a foundation that will make me look ten years younger. I wear heels because they makes my legs look better and I shave my pussy because not only do clients tend to prefer it, but so does my man.
I don't have traditionally male interests such as rugby, cars and maths, although I know plenty of women who do. I never wanted to do 'boy' subjects at schools and chose Home EC over metalwork.I quite like the traditional that men propose to women, I'm afraid I have used my feminine wiles to get my own way and I'm so rubbish at DIY and techie type things I do often ask a man to help out (although to be fair I have also asked female friends). Does this make me a lousy feminist?
Maybe I'm not a feminist, maybe I don't want to be a feminist. The notion that the word feminist is still in use kind of annoys me. Is there a male alternative? Some would argue that we don't need an alternative because the whole world is male orientated anyway. I do think however, that men do have a different set of expectations and pressures though.
Why can't we all just be striving to be able to do what we want (within the realms of legality and morality, I obviously don't mean if you want to punch someone in the head or rob a bank you should be free to do so)?
This brings me to the issue of feminism that most effects me. A wave of feminism who are anti prostitution. Many of those who shout the loudest about the need to end prostitution are 'feminists'. Those who see prostitution as a form of violence against and exploitation of women, and a sign of male dominance over women.
The current battle (and yes, it has turned into some kind of war) regarding the legislation around the criminalisation of paying for sex in Scotland and Ireland is packed full of examples of how some women (and men) feel that all forms of prostitution are wrong, and that all women involved are exploited and the only way to 'save' us is to criminalise our clients. Now, you know my views on this well enough. If not read my previous entries here, here and here.
Many of the anti brigade are known as feminists or are 'Women's Groups'. The kind of feminism that tells me I am exploited pisses me off, what pisses me off more is the use of skewed statistics, anecdotes from badly treated, forced women to portray an entire industry and the implication that those who are 'happy hookers' are damaging the fight to save the abused.
I don't want to sit alongside these feminists thank you very much.
My ideal is that people (whether male or female) should be allowed to do and be what they want. That noone is exploited or at a disadvantage based on their gender (or race or sexual persuasion or, well, anything).
My version of feminism, if I had to sit in a feminist camp is that is means that women are free to make the choices they want to make.
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Don't have the full amount to buy your piece of the Outer Banks? Investment property mortgages will enable you to complete the transaction. Financing investment property is not all that dissimilar from financing your home. The investment property lenders will still want to make sure you are credit worthy, so they will be checking your credit score, ensuring that your income will cover the 28/36 ratios, and so forth. The 28/36 ratio refers to your mortgage payment not being more than 28% of your total monthly income and the mortgage payment plus other monthly expenses not exceeding 36% of your monthly income. The one big exception is that they will only add in rental expenses that exceed your rental income into this calculation.
Investment property loans are also more expensive than home residential mortgages. In a normal home buying market, they generally run about 75 to 150 basis points higher than the residential home mortgage loan. What's a basis point? A basis point is a subdivision of one percentage point. So, 100 basis points equals one percent. If you hear someone say that Mortgage A is 150 basis points higher than Mortgage B, and let's assume Mortgage B is 5%, that means that Mortgage A is 1.5% higher than B or 6.5%. Investment property mortgages are consider riskier than standard home mortgages because mortgage lenders believe that, if forced to make a choice, you will continue paying the mortgage on the house that you live in and default on the investment property mortgage forcing foreclosure. If this is your first investment property, the mortgage lender may define the mortgage as a secondary home loan. The spread on these loans versus the standard home loan is generally 50 to 75 basis points, and therefore cheaper than an investment property mortgage. Make sure you ask your mortgage broker about this option.
Just like the residential home mortgage, investment property loans are also divided by size. Prior to January 1, 2009, a conforming mortgage permitted you to borrow up to $417,000, with any loan amount greater being classified as a "Jumbo" loan. As of January 1, 2009, by order of Congress, conforming mortgage limits were expanded to include loans up to $625,000. The difference between a conforming and jumbo loan is whether Fannie Mae is permitted to underwrite these loans. As a result, due to the larger size of the loan, and the inability to have these loans backed by Fannie Mae, jumbo loans are considered more risky. The net to us is that conforming loans during normal markets (the mortgage market form 2000-2007) are generally 50 basis points lower than jumbo loans. In a restrictive mortgage market, like 2008 and 2009, the spread between a conforming and jumbo loan is even higher, usually running anywhere from 100 to 300 basis points. In this scenario, investment mortgage lenders have made it difficult to buy investment property, causing the squeeze on the investment property market. As a result, property owners who want to sell or need to sell cannot because there are no buyers. This has led to the foreclosure issue in investment property.
As with residential home mortgages, investment property loans come in all shapes and sizes, from the 30 year fixed to the adjustable rate mortgages (1, 3 and 5 year ARM's) to the interest only mortgages. The choice here is based on what form of financing are you comfortable with.
I've spoken about investment property mortgages in general, now let's talk about some additional considerations if you are looking to build. If you decide to build, you will need not only an investment property mortgage, but also a loan for the build phase. The build phase loan is usually the current prime rate plus or minus 50 basis points. This is much more expense than the rate you will have on your investment property mortgage, because the risk during this phase is considered much higher by the lenders. This is for two reasons; first there is no rental income to offset cost at this phase and, secondly, the risk of the house not being completed. This will generally result in two closings on the property, one at the beginning of the build phase to secure the land and build financing, and the other when the house is ready for occupancy to secure the investment property mortgage. When we were building our Salvo property, we found an investment mortgage lender that actually combined both of these loans into one, although you still had to pay the higher loan amount during the construction phase, that allowed for only one close at the beginning of the process and a minor step called a conversion at the end to start the investment property mortgage.
Your investment property lender could be a great help during this phase to make sure the builder is delivering as promised. A representative from the lender will also come out to the property to inspect it to assure the milestone has been met. The investment property lender will only release funding as the builder achieves certain milestones. As a result, you are only paying interest as the lender releases funds and the lender is validating that items within that milestone have been achieved.
We've covered purchasing investment property and reviewed investment property mortgages; now how do you manage your investment property?
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The report shows how the justices of Israel's Supreme Court have validated the state's planning apparatus in the West Bank, enabling it to continue implementing illegal policies. Time and time again, the justices have ignored the fact that the planning apparatus imposes an almost blanket prohibition on Palestinian construction with the object of enabling Israel to take over as much Palestinian land as possible. The report, Fake Justice: The Responsibility Israel's High Court Justices Bear for the Demolition of Palestinian Homes and the Dispossession of Palestinians, is based on a careful examination of hundreds of High Court cases, judgments and decisions regarding the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank. In none of these cases did the justices accept the arguments of the Palestinian petitioners.
The report B'Tselem published today shows how Israel has been taking over Palestinian rural space, fragmenting it, dispossessing its residents of land and water, and handing over these areas to settlers. The process is illustrated through a case study of three villages in the Nablus District - 'Azmut, Deir al-Hatab and Salem - telling what these communities have undergone since Israel established the Elon Moreh settlement nearby. Through this case study, the report illustrates a broader policy Israel has been implementing throughout the West Bank for decades, and in which the settlers play a key role.
This report concerns the village of Burqah, Ramallah District. A rather unremarkable village, Burqah has never taken center stage in the fight against the occupation, and has not been subjected to extreme punitive measures. In fact, we chose to focus on Burqah precisely because it is unexceptional, as a case in point demonstrating what life under the occupation is like for residents of Palestinian villages. Burqah is a small, picturesque village, set amidst fields. Like many other villages, it endures severe travel restrictions which isolate it from its surroundings. It is also subject to massive land-grabs and stifled planning, all of which have turned it into a derelict, crowded and backward village with half its population living at or below the poverty line.
60% of the West Bank is designated Area C, under exclusive Israeli control. It is home to 180,000 Palestinians and includes most West Bank land reserves. Israel, citing "state lands" or "firing zones", largely prohibits Palestinian construction. Israel's planning policy ignores local needs: refuses to recognize villages or draft plans; blocks development and infrastructure hook-ups; and demolishes homes. Thousands are in danger of expulsion for living in firing zones or "illegal" communities. Israel has appropriated most water sources and restricts Palestinian access to them.
A decade after construction began on the Separation Barrier, the harm to adjacent Palestinian communities is clear. With some two-thirds of the barrier completed, it has crippled agriculture along its route. By isolating communities from each other and from their land, the barrier has eroded their ability to survive and prevents any sustainable development. This reality violates the state's commitment to the High Court that the barrier would not seriously harm these communities.
The report surveys the broad spectrum of issues regarding the Israeli authorities' human rights record in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the past year, the 44th year of the Israeli occupation. An interactive version of the report is available online and distributed through social media. The report documents a sharp increase in the number of uninvolved Palestinians killed by the Israeli security forces in the Gaza Strip in 2011. There was also an increase in the number of Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians, compared to 2010.
B'Tselem's annual report on human rights in the Occupied Territories, covering the 16-month period from January 2009 to April 2010. The report surveys the events since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead. One and a half years after the operation, the allegations regarding breaches of international humanitarian law by Israel and Hamas have yet to be properly investigated.
The report reveals that as far back as the 1970s, Israel planned to annex Ma'ale Adummim. To do this, it expropriated over the years tens of thousands of dunams of Palestinian land and expelled hundreds of Beduin who were living there. Implementation of plans to expand the settlement will destroy north-south territorial contiguity in the West Bank and impede realization of the Palestinians' right to self-determination.
The report warns about the danger inherent in neglecting wastewater treatment in the West Bank. The report criticizes both Israel and the Palestinian Authority for their failures, which have harmed the health and future water supply of all residents of Israel and the West Bank.
The report reveals that, based on the Sasson report criteria that the government adopted, Ofra is an illegal outpost. 58% of the settlement's built-up area is registered under the names of Palestinians in the Land Registrar. Also, no area of jurisdiction has ever been defined for the settlement, and no outline plan has ever been approved for it, making the hundreds of houses built there illegal.
According to the report, the number of Israelis and Palestinians killed in clashes in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip dropped. However, there has been deterioration in many other measures of the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories.
A brochure on Obstacles to Human Rights in the Holy City published as part of a campaign that included tours and briefings.
The report deals with the route of the separation barrier showing that the route was based on considerations relating to settlement expansion and control of land, and not on security reasons, as the government has continuously claimed.
For the past five years, Israel has been trying to expel some one thousand Palestinians who have maintained the way of life of their ancestors in the southern Hebron hills.
Israel's regime of occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B'Tselem strives to end the occupation, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.


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I bought this morning for 9 dollars. Marvel Essentials Rampaging Hulk 1, Marvel Essentials Rampaging Hulk 2 and Marvel Essentials Two In One Featuring The Thing.
The Rampaging Hulks cover all the 70s Rampaging Hulk comic magazines and The Hulk comic magazine.RH takes place in 1963 and The Hulk contemporary to the tv show. The original comics were magazine sizes same size as the old Savage Sword of Conan comics.
I read the first two issues of RH Book 1. They so far involve the alien species Krylorian who are bad shapeshifters hunting for their fellow alien Bereet an artist. Hulk and Rick Jones saves her and she sticks with Rick Jones in issue 2. She can shapeshift well.
That's a cool hat.
Not sure if they are Krell prototypes or a more lame version. So far they are lame. They are not the brightest bulbs except for Bereet.
Issue two has first encounter between XMen and Hulk. Yeah they fight and fight kinda robotic Krylorians.
Remember how Savage Sword had excellent pacing. This does not the battles last way too long. Its like they had an idea for a single regular sized comic then realized the story had to triple.
Maybe third issue will be the charm.
I loved the Marvel Essentials Hulk 4 and 5 which were compilations of 1970s regular sized Hulk comics.
Anyone recall Rampaging Hulk?
The picture I removed it since its a spoiler but since its mentioned I am putting it back in.


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Animals and CBD
The fact that for centuries CBD has been used to help the animals live a better life is a proof of that they have their set of system that specifically responds to CBD and THC compounds in particular. All animals, except for insects, have an endocannabinoid system which is a lot more complex and different from the one found in the human bodies. However, it is to be taken into notice here that the products used for animals are very low with THC.
This is because THC produces the "high" effect and one wouldn't want his pet animal to get high on drugs. The animals are only given the products which have the least amount of THC and a relatively high content of CBD. Unlike the human bodies, the ECS of animals is not restricted to their brain only. In fact, it is spread throughout their bodies from head to toe in a uniform manner. However, one needs to be overly cautious when using CBD with animals because overdosing them is incredibly easy.


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Growing Guava tree
Learn Growing guava, How to grow Guava tree in a container, Guava plant care, and more about in this article. Guava is a tropical fruit, its cultivation in tropical and sub-tropical areas, in abundance. In the ground, this tree goes up to a height of about 30 feet from the height of about 12 feet. There are many species of it that you can easily plant in the container; and its care is also effortless. Its flowers are colorful and delicate fragrances.
Guava fruit description
The fruit maybe 4 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in width. The shape of the fruit is round, oval or pear size. It is found in white, pink, red, or flash color. Its fruit has the aroma of a certain kind. Ripped fruit on the trees is good and sweet in taste. Rounded small size seeds inside the fruit. Ripe and green fruit can be 2 to 4 weeks in-store. Its leaves and flowers are both lightly fragrant and attractive.
Classified Psidium guajava
Botanical name Psidium guajava
Watering Regular watering
Soil Better in rich soil
Sun Full sun
Fertilizer in a month
Soil pH 4.5- 7.0
Climate humid and dry both
Popular names
It is known by many names in different countries. Common Guava (white, red) Pisdium guajava, Guhiava, Bihi, amrood, jamphal, Amrut Phala, Araçá-Goiaba, Araçá-Guacú, Banjiro, Brazilian Guava, Fan Shi Liu, Feuille de Goyavier, Goiaba, Guayaba , djamboe, Goyabe, Goyave, Goyave Jaune, Goyave Rouge, Goyavier, Goyavier du Brésil, goavier, Lemon Guava, etc.
Growing guava plant
Planting guava
You can grow it in containers or ground. These plants need well-drained soil, but they also developed in different kinds of soils. The significant amount of salts in the soil should avoid using. A rich and completely dry soil containing pH 4.5-7.0 is most suitable for this. When planting, mix sand and good compost in the soil of the garden.
Growing from seed
- If you want to plant by seeds it will take about 3-4 years to give this fruit. To grow the tree from the seed, buy good quality seeds from the nursery shop.
- Soak the seeds for the first 3 to 5 days in water, doing this will speed up germination.
- Take a small container, fill it with potting mix, add 2 to 3 seeds in it and sprinkle light water, to maintain the moisture.
- Now cover it with a plastic sheet. Now keep it in a room with warm temperatures. Guava seeds sprout well in temperature of 25 to 30 degrees C.
- Its seeds sprout in about 3 to 10 weeks. When the plants get mature enough they can transfer it to the ground.
- If you want, you can purchase grafting plants directly from the nursery.
How to grow Guava tree in a container
- The guava tree is a beautiful tree. Its leaves and flowers are both lightly fragrant and attractive. The ground-grown trees grow up to a height of up to 12 feet, and if you bring this tree in a container, it will be small.
- The tree grows bigger, therefore, more room needed for the development of roots of the guava tree, and to provide adequate space, choose a container of at least 12 inches.
- Before planting, make an adequate drainage hole on the surface of the container, leaving extra water easily. After choosing the pot, fill your container with a quality potting mixture with mixing compost, sand, and soil.
- Choose a self-pollination type plant for growing guava in the container.
- Watering the container after planting, because these plants prefer moisture.
- These trees prefer full sun. So keep the container in the sunny area. If guava is growing in the tropics, keep the container in shade in the afternoon. Place the plant at least six hours in the sun receiving a place. Read more.
*You can grow it in containers in cold zones also.
Guava plant care
This tropical fruit Plants require regular watering and deep watering. Guava plant can stay alive in the saturated soil. Watering that should have at least soil wet 2-3 inches. Lack of moisture that may delay flowering and fruit drop maybe because of it.
It is developed in both moist and dry climate, this tropical fruit found in both seasons. In the low temperature, guava is alive. The temperature of 29 degrees or above is good for the guava.
It can be pruning to maintain the shape is around the edges if desired. It does not impact on the yields of at least from sorting.
These trees need fertilizer once a month; and before the pruning of tree, if given full organic manures, you can find a better result. If given regular compost can find good yields. Read more.
See also:
How to grow Spring onion. How to grow Fig tree in containers. Growing Starfruits. Grow Papaya in a container. Turnips growing and care. Potato growing and care. Black Pepper plant growing and caring. Tinda growing and caring. Plumeria growing and caring guide. Grow Cantaloupe in containers. Growing and care about Pansy flowers. Kiwi fruit Growing in containers.
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(Pocket-lint) - Fender is trying its luck at headphones now.
Excuse us... We mean "in-ear monitors".
The American guitar manufacturer - well known for its Strat and Tele electric beasts - has unleashed its first ever range of in-ear headphones. These aren't amateur ear pieces, of course, as they can cost up to $500 a pair. At launch, there are five models available (called DXA1, FXA2, FXA5, FXA6, and FXA7), with pricing starting at $100 a pop. In other words: they're not cheap.
The entry ones, which come with a semi-transparent grey shell, are for listening to music from a smartphone and while "offstage". Interesting. The more expensive models feature metal frames in various colours and have been 3D-printed into a specific shape that's based on thousands of scanned ears - so they'll fit "95 percent of ears like an expensive custom-molded monitor".
Fender's recently-acquired Aurisonics is the brand making them out of Nashville, and in fact, some of the new models are retooled versions of existing products. Every model features custom designed drivers and unique internals. Select models, for instance, have something called Hybrid-Dynamic tuned Balanced Armature Array for a "full frequency response with substantial bass".
It's worth heading over to Fender's site to explore each of the headphones yourself. The range varies in not only price but also specs. We haven't tested them yet so can't be sure of their quality, but based on Fender's history with guitars, we imagine they're pretty top-notch.


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Keto Pro Review
People in need of weight loss require ample time to decide the type of diet that suits their needs.
The best way, however, to reduce weight is through a change in the lifestyle. Low-carb diet also called a ketogenic diet, has helped a number of people in need of weight reduction.
On average a ketogenic diet takes three days for an individual to develop the needed ketosis to aid in their weight reduction journey. Keto Pro is one of the ketogenic diets that motivates the body to reduce weight.
Company behind Keto Pro
The company behind Keto Pro is The Keto Pro Inc. TheKeto Pro Inc is a company located in Blackwell, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
The company can be contacted via social media in their pages or via calls on the number listed on the website.
Keto Pro Claims
To get the desired outcome, users have to take two capsules of the product on a daily basis.
- Reduces Weight by inducing ketosis
- Converts source of energy from carbohydrates to fats
- Use of fat for energy depletes fat reserves in the body
- Ketosis breaks down fats for energy
Keto Pro Ingredients
Keto Pro Diet is composed of beta-hydroxybutyrate, a chemical that puts the body into ketosis.
How does Keto Pro Work?
Keto Pro functions by helping the body to form ketones, through increasing fat concentration in the body. It increases the breakdown of fats in the body for energy.
In essence, the diet alters the source of energy from carbohydrates to fats, using up fat deposits in the body.
This act of changing the source of energy allows filtration and freeing up of excess fat in the body.
Keto Pro Pros
- Helps in burning fats
- Builds an individual's confidence
- Increases ketones in the body
- Increases metabolism rates
- Uses up excess fats in the body
Keto Pro Cons
- Unconfirmed free of side effects
- The results cannot be proven
- Not suitable for people with diseases
- Not suitable for individuals under the age of 18
Keto Pro Results
The results of Keto Pro are realized in a matter of a few months. The effect of the diet is however in question since the user has to reduce their intake of unhealthy foods to reduce fat accumulation as it happens in natural methods of weight reduction.
Where to buy Keto Pro?
You can purchase the supplement by contacting the manufacturers or on Amazon.
Is Keto Pro a scam?
Keto Pro has had various positive reviews from clients who have used the product, but weight reduction is basically a personal issue.
The way the supplement works depends on the user.
Keto Pro Side effects
The supplement according to the manufacturer's website has no side effects as it has no additives.
In addition, the website states that the supplement has no binders, that other manufacturers use to make the supplements last longer thus no identifiable side effects.
Keto Pro Review: Final Verdict
The Keto Pro is a supplement that is marketed for people who wish to reduce their weight. The clients of the company are people whose decision is personal and not one influenced by the weight reduction supplements market dynamics.
Weight reduction can only be accomplished once the individual decides to play their role in weight reduction.


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I have long been a fan of Norwegian Cruise Line – going back to the early 2000's when they instituted Freestyle Cruising. I felt it was a timely change in mainstream cruising then and I absolutely love the way the brand has morphed over these past 15 years to where they are today.
So when I was invited to a small luncheon with guest of honour Andy Stuart who is Executive Vice President of Sales & Passenger Services at Norwegian (and one of my all-time favourite people in our business) I leapt at the chance to catch up on more of the innovations coming from this brand.
Norwegian is doing a lot of things right these days and I am glad to see it because for a while it seemed they had a big dark cloud following them around. They have sorted out their glitches and with their Partners First program they are focused on providing travel agents with the right tools to help sell the brand. And, they are also committed to earning business through the agent channel.
The adults-only SpiceH20 is being enhanced and
expanded on Escape
I really believe this is a cruise line that has come of age and one that travel agents need to embrace more and more. So, as they are about to really kick up their focus on Canada and their commitment to ensuring more Canadians "Cruise Like a Norwegian", it would be wise and financially responsible to pay a lot of attention to what they are doing and go along for the ride.
The big news is the arrival this November of their newest, biggest ship, the Norwegian Escape. On their current road show to key cities in the U.S. and Canada, Andy and his sales colleagues are spending time with thousands of travel sellers to provide more info on the Escape and their plans for future ships as well.
Jose Garces Spanish inspired Tapas bar on Escape
They also want the trade to know how they are morphing their brand, ensuring one of the youngest fleets in the business. By 2019 the expectation is that most of the older, mid-size ships will have left the fleet and the new ones will have arrived. The Escape is 1 of 4 new ships with sister Norwegian Bliss arriving in 2017 and then the remaining 2 in '18 and '19.
As you have read, the cruise line is expanding its sales force to manage the growth and extend their reach. As Andy mentioned to me, in his almost 30 years with the company both in the U.K. and in the States, they have never had such staffing plans or as many sales people on the road helping travel retailers increase their own growth for the brand.
And the good news doesn't end there: one of the best things about the new Norwegian is its truly fabulous ships and the wonderful onboard experience. I sailed on the Norwegian Breakaway 2 years ago when she launched and loved the ship – especially the fantastic Waterfront and all the al fresco dining and drinking venues. I will be sailing on the Escape when she arrives and I basically expect Breakaway on steroids with many of the same great features but taken to another level. What started with Breakaway and Getaway will come to fruition with the Escape class. More deck space for sure and more access to the outside and as Andy says – they are "opening the ships up to the romance of the sea". Who doesn't love that?
One of the new partnerships on Escape is with
Jimmy Buffett at the 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar
And the dining and entertainment aspect of the ships are where Norwegian is putting a heavy focus and making their bets for the future. What started with the outlier ship Norwegian Epic (now cruising in Europe year round) and continued with both Getaway and Breakaway will be very present on the Escape series. The concepts have worked and are now becoming even more sophisticated. Partnerships have been formed with the likes of Jimmy Buffett, famous chefs such as Jose Garces of Iron Chef/Food Network fame and Mondavi wines. Furthermore, the entertainment is stellar – also a major focus of this Line.
The key is that Norwegian has become a noteworthy and consistent brand and is performing very well in its contemporary mainstream category. It is reliable and is providing guests with a great deal of choice. It has set the stage and found its niche – loads of fantastic entertainment of all kinds, masses of dining choices as well as a fun, relaxed atmosphere on beautiful ships.
The Escape will take over the Eastern Caribbean itinerary calling at St Thomas, Tortola and Nassau. These itineraries provide 3 days at sea which is perfect for guests to relax and enjoy the ship. After all the ship is the main destination and a worthy one at that.
We send hundreds of thousands of clients to Vegas every year and why? Primarily for the entertainment, the activities and the dining experience. Vegas is still a bunch of hotels in the desert but is a very compelling destination choice. Norwegian is also a very compelling yet alternative destination choice with its new ships and all the bells and whistles therein. And frankly, the entertainment is often as good or better than Vegas as is the dining experience. So let's take another look at this brand and be supportive.


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You can come to the park for visitations on a private non-commercial vehicle. People coming via Boston should:
- I-95 north to Augusta, Maine
- Route 3 East to Ellsworth towards Mount Desert Island
Alternate Route:
- Keep going on I-95 North to Bangor, Maine
- Take Route 1A Eastwards to Ellsworth
- From Ellsworth take Route 3 to Mount Desert Island
By Plane
Anyone wanting to visit Acadia National Park can get a direct flight to Hancock County Airport directly or via Boston Logan International Airport. Hancock County Airport is only 10 miles away from Acadia National Park. You can also opt to come to Bangor International Airport. Car rentals are easily available on both airports.
Public Transport
Greyhound and Concord Coach Lines provide bus services from Boston to Bangor throughout the year.