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Roger Sanchez, Camilo Franco and Jason Bye will lead a Space Ibiza onslaught on Birmingham on Sunday 30th April, taking over a secret venue for an event set up to remind us that "The Fiesta Lives On" despite the iconic club's recent closure.
2016 might have seen a 27 year run as one of the world's best-loved clubs brought to an end, but though the doors to Space will not reopen, many of its most famous selectors are refusing to give up the fight, capturing the famous Space party spirit and letting it loose in cities all across Europe. First on the list, the Ibiza party makers took to London, and off the back of a feverish reception, they weren't going to stop there. Heading to the Midlands for the next leg, American house hero Roger Sanchez will lead proceedings, along with Space's man from Colombia via Barcelona, Camilo Franco. Both up there with the most respected house DJs to have been doing the rounds over the last decade, they'll not need briefing as they roll up to do what they do best at what will surely be a very special home for the night.
Another Ibiza legend, this time a Brit, completes the unveiled lineup so far, with Jason Bye getting a piece of the action.
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We now have 300,000+ Facebook fans!written by lee07 on 2011-06-03 #news
We have surpassed the 300,000 "likes" mark on our Facebook Fan Page! As thanks, we'd like you to join this campaign!21 26 Share Tweet
Split! Spin! Split! Spin!written by ndroo on 2011-02-09 #gear #tutorials
Squeezing every drop outta a Spinner and a 35mm roll ...8 36 Share Tweet
Take These Tips for a Spin!written by russheath on 2012-04-04 #gear #tutorials
New to the magic of spinning sprocket holes? These 8 tips will get you started in style! Read on!7 31 Share Tweet
Spinner 360 Race 2: Spin A Backflipwritten by webo29 on 2012-09-10 #news
Welcome to the 2nd Spinner 360 Race. Have you got what it takes? Is your Lomography Spinner 360° lumber enough for this challenge? Let's find out!21 19 Share Tweet
Split your spinner shotswritten by edwinchau on 2010-09-10 #gear #tutorials
Well we all know the 10 Spinner 360° techniques featured in the Spinner microsite, but we Spinners are not content to stick with the rules. Remember Golden Rule no.10? Forget all the rules! So I spinned it out with a friend and discovered a new trick here!9 29 Share Tweet
Remote Control: A Gallery of Spinner 360º Motorizer Shotswritten by tomas_bates on 2012-02-15 #news
The Spinner 360° Motorizer allows you to create stunning remote-controlled photos with the Spinner 360° camera (camera sold separately). Just attach your camera to the base and press the remote control to get stunning panorama shots inside and out - Check past the jump for a gallery of shots from our testers!6 29 Share Tweet
You Spin Me Round Rumble Winners Announcementwritten by cruzron on 2011-06-01 #news
It's time to announce the winners of our You Spin Me Round Rumble, which focused on a revolutionary product with equally revolutionary results!16 19 Share Tweet
Darwin Deez - King of 360° Photographywritten by eyecon on 2011-05-11
I would never thought that a musicvideo could relly impress me again but this one did!13 21 Share Tweet
How Do You Spin? Rumble Winner Announcementwritten by shhquiet on 2010-09-05 #news
This rumble got you into a wild spinning frenzy with the Spinner 360 - the much-talked about 35mm camera that spins 360 degrees in its own axis! With tons of tricks and techniques to try, we're sure you had a grand time doing a little wider-than-wide panoramic shots. On to the top five winners!23 11 Share Tweet
Spin Around The World Rumblewritten by webo29 on 2012-07-25 #news
Hello everyone! Boy is this going to be a breath taking rumble! We came up with a smashing idea and we need everyone's help if we want to achieve it. Got a Spinner 360? Then now's the time to bring it out and put it to work. Read on.9 24 Share Tweet
Malaysian Community Personality Guide #4: fayeusokoi and Her Spinner 360°written by eva_eva on 2011-12-05
With our wide variety of Lomographic cameras, let's check out which one draws the most attention and love from our selected Malaysian community members! This time, fayeusokoi – a graphic designer from Malaysia – shares with us her Lomographic journey with her favorite camera in relation to her personality, along with a selection of her favorite shots.12 21 Share Tweet
You Spin Me Round Rumblewritten by cruzron on 2011-01-17 #news
There's only one camera in the world that gives you a 360° view of the world and we want to see your unique perspective! Join now to win some panoramic Piggies!11 18 Share Tweet
In Love with Film: Fujicolor C200written by simonesavo on 2013-09-22 #gear #people #videos
The Fujicolor C200 is a very modest film given the low cost and excellent performance. This film features natural colors, the grain is not annoying, and is forgiving to the highlights. Learn more below.6 15 Share Tweet
Spinner 360° Race 1: Spin It With Friendswritten by webo29 on 2012-08-08 #news
To celebrate the super fantastic Lomography Spinner 360° deal, here's the first of the six fantastic rumbles we promised you. Submit your best shots - and above all else, enjoy spinning with your friends.5 15 Share Tweet
How to Scan with a Digitalizawritten by pvalyk on 2012-02-07 #videos #gear #tutorials
General information about this awesome product and a how to use video in combination with an Epson scanner.8 14 Share Tweet
The Lomography Spinner 360° is starting its shipping voyage!written by lee07 on 2010-06-19 #news #videos
The Spinners are finally ready to set sail on its voyage towards their new Lomography owners! We know they will all find excellent homes and we prepared a little something for everyone while they wait for their Lomography Spinner 360° arrivals.12 7 Share Tweet
Spinner Fever Rumblewritten by cruzron on 2010-08-04 #news
Get yourself right into a Lomography Spinner 360 mania (that is, if you're not caught up in it yet!) with this rumble. There are 2 ways to join 1) upload and/or correctly tag your Spinner 360 images and 2) comment on/ Like your favorite Spinner shots. So make the most of your two chances to win enough Piggies to make dance in circles.7 11 Share Tweet
Spinner 360 Race 6: The B&W Spinwritten by webo29 on 2012-11-27 #news
For the final Spinner 360 Race we've gone for a throwback. Load up some monochrome film and let's see some B&W panoramas! It's that simple.9 10 Share Tweet
Join The Spinner 360 Racewritten by webo29 on 2012-08-08 #news
The six mega rumbles together with the awesome Spinner 360° deal we have coming up, will have you spinning out of control. Join in and get ready to try out all sorts of techniques.7 10 Share Tweet
Have You Pulled the Spinner String Enough?written by superkulisap on 2012-03-28 #gear #tutorials
Did you ever stop in the middle of a spin to think if you've pulled the string enough to make a complete 360º? Did you pull the string more, or perhaps let go a few centimeters? Worry no more and be guided!2 14 Share Tweet
Spinner 360 Race 4: Spin Like A Rollercoasterwritten by webo29 on 2012-10-15 #news
Life is a rollercoaster and you just got to? Yes, ride it! So let's got take a ride with the Lomography Spinner 360° and see what perspective we're after for Race 4!1 14 Share Tweet
Mijonju Introduces the Lomography Spinner 360°written by lee07 on 2010-07-06 #news
Check out this episode of Mijonju unwrapping the Lomography Spinner 360°! If you have not seen the Mijonju show yet this is the perfect time to start watching. He has a regular channel on YouTube that features a series of web videos which review many analogue cameras! This time he talks about the Spinner 360°.7 8 Share Tweet
Spinner 360 Race 3: Spin & The Citywritten by webo29 on 2012-09-24 #news
Where do you come from? What's your city like? Is it busy and crowded? Or is it a small town with 10,000 inhabitants? Whichever of the two, for race 3, we want to see it!2 12 Share Tweet
Keeping Spinning Aroundwritten by reneg88 on 2011-03-18 #gear
Put your hand on the ring, pull the cord and watch the Spinner magic unfold before your eyes!1 13 Share Tweet
Spinner 360 Race 5: The Manual Spinwritten by webo29 on 2012-11-06 #news
Give it a hand will you? Ever tried to spin your Lomography Spinner 360° manually rather than pulling the string? The effect it creates is very much like a time warp and that's what we're after for Race 5!3 11 Share Tweet
The New Lomography Spinner 360° Conquers the World!written by shhquiet on 2010-07-07 #news
The Lomographer Spinner 360 took the analogue world for a spin during its launch! It sold out pretty fast, and now it's back in stock - have you got yours already? Get yourself ready for an exhilarating ride in a 360-degree perspective!4 9 Share Tweet
Spinny, Freaky Fun with the 360!written by ipdegirl on 2011-03-27 #gear
Freaky-looking, fun and fantastic---three words to describe the Spinner 360. It's the most fun you've had spinning around since you were a kid.1 11 Share Tweet
Chronotopic Anamorphosis with Spinner 360° Motorizer!written by toycamaniac on 2012-03-27 #gear #tutorials
Here's a quick tipster that you can try to achieve a special effect using the Spinner 360° Motorizer!6 6 Share Tweet
Lomowalk in London Recap: Don´t Walk - Spin!written by svala on 2011-05-31 #news
We set sail on our first ever spinner walk from East London's gallery store in glorious sunny weather joined with 17 all-female Lomographers!3 8 Share Tweet
The Lomo Spinner 360 challenged in The Gadget Show on Channel 5written by sandkorn on 2011-02-17 #news
The challenge: produce the best panoramic image of Cape Town using all different kinds of software and cameras. But the big question at the end is: who's going to be the winner? A software or maybe our Lomo Spinner?2 9 Share Tweet


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Troopers Prepare for Impaired Driving Crackdown
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Georgia State Patrol
(ATLANTA) - Georgia State Troopers are cautioning anyone who will be hosting or attending a holiday party this year to plan ahead and make sure you have a designated driver. Colonel Bill Hitchens, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said Georgia State Troopers and Department of Public Safety Officers from the Motor Carrier Compliance and Capitol Police divisions will be concentrating heavily on impaired drivers throughout the holiday season.
"Now through the end of the year is a period when law enforcement officers see an increase in the number of impaired drivers on Georgia roads," Colonel Hitchens said. "Often the impaired driver has been to a holiday party and didn't plan for a designated driver." He said troopers and officers will not hesitate to arrest an impaired driver and tow their vehicle.
"It is not uncommon for law enforcement officers to encounter an impaired driver this time of year on weekday afternoons," he said. "That is why we remind drivers to concentrate on safe driving practices on every trip they make."
Colonel Hitchens said drivers should remain alert for the possibility of encountering an impaired driver. "Watch for drivers who are weaving, traveling without their headlights at night, or making sudden driving maneuvers that create traffic hazards," he said. Troopers and DPS officers are reminding motorists this week to make sure seat belts are worn at all times and that adults transporting children have checked to make sure children are properly restrained. Motorists who see possible impaired drivers can report the vehicle to the nearest Georgia State Patrol post by calling Star G-S-P (*477) on their cell phone.
Colonel Hitchens said planning a party with safety in mind helps everyone enjoy the holiday season. He called on party hosts to make a special effort to identify designated drivers and plan to have non-alcoholic beverages available for them.
The Georgia State Patrol will be participating with law enforcement officers across the United States in Operation Zero Tolerance, the nation's high-visibility impaired driving enforcement program. This year's campaign begins Friday, December 19 and ends Sunday, January 4, 2009.


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Pornography is Good for Us: Without it We Would be a Far More Repressed Society
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Hooray for porn! What would we be without it? Bored, repressed, frustrated. Porn nails the lie that sex is something we should be ashamed of. Porn tells us that that sex doesn't just come in vanilla flavour. Porn lights up the lives of the depressed, the lonely, the sexually unadventurous. It spices dull marriages; it brings excitement to relationships; it tells us where to look and where to touch. Porn allows the timid to indulge fantasies they'd never live out in real life and the adventurous to experiment with new forms of pleasure. Now that it has stepped down from the top shelf and waltzed across the internet we can all enjoy it without the stigma of being cast as dirty old men… and women. Secretly we all know it's one of the great pleasures out there: all that remains is that we stop pretending it's something dirty and come straight out and salute it.
Or maybe not. Is pornland really such a nice place to be? Far from nailing a lie isn't porn selling a lie: that women are always eager and willing to engage in extreme practices, that bodies are always tanned and buffed, breasts always pert, orgasms always explosive? Isn't this a recipe for frustration and disappointment? And to attract the restless voyeur, porn is always having to up the ante – cyber-sex is getting ever harsher, more degrading, more extreme.
Salute it? Why? When all intimacy is reduced to heave and thrust what scope is left for sensitivity and tolerance and love? And what kind of a warped, desensitised view of the world of human intimacy does this offer up to our children? Men finding it harder to be satisfied with their real world partners; women feeling inadequate and pressured to live up to the cyber-competition – this is the reality of pornland. So which is it – the great liberator of the libido or a blight on human intimacy?
Speakers for the motion
Anna Arrowsmith
Pornographic film director working under the title Anna Span; runs a campaign site for erotic workers called www.WeConsent.org which campaigns against moral panics and anti-erotic industry legislation
Dr Clarissa Smith
Reader in Sexualities and Culture, University of Sunderland, whose research focuses on the everyday uses of pornography, and how the people who use it feel it fits into their lives
Speakers against the motion
Professor Germaine Greer
Feminist author, academic, and broadcaster
Dr Robert Lefever
Leading expert on the treatment of addictive and compulsive behaviour
Viv Groskop
Writer and BBC Radio 4 broadcaster


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The idea behind this is to make an episodic mod, which you can play as it grows and every new chapter will be based on a whole new theme. The basic concept is the following: You start at the main room. Use the portal machines to visit the chambers and gather all the eye balls. Bring them to the main room and open the gate leading to the next chapter.
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Energize Students states as its goal "to improve school quality and better educate today's youth…". In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week they promote the "What Makes a Great Teacher Contest". Students are asked to write an essay (800 words or less) on their opinion of what makes a great teacher.
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SAN DIEGO — Although the printed program painted the orchestra's plight in dark hues--"Your help is needed now or this will be the last concert by the San Diego Symphony"--the mood was significantly more upbeat Thursday night at Symphony Hall.
Attendance was up, more than 1,700 in a hall that seats 2,200, and portions of the main floor were occupied for the first time since the orchestra moved into its new facilities in November. Even elementary school children were in the audience--truly a Thursday night rarity.
"Where did all these people come from?" asked one symphony regular at intermission. "It reminds me of the crowds at the closing sale of Grant's department store."
Not only was Thursday's crowd more numerous--it was also decidedly more dressy. From the number of fur coats adorning the women, it could have passed for opening night at the opera.


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This new book contains 31 routines and 29 new (vastly improved) moves that almost anyone can do! Contributors include Ed Marlo, Don England, Wes Schield, Harrison Kaplan, and Phil Hannes. Selected highlights include - Super Ripcard, A torn and fully restored, examinable signed card; Bounce-No-Bounce Ball Switch, This trick fooled Daryl!; Punch Meets His Match, This trick brought the following response from a spectator in St. Louis, "No Way!"; A Fisting Fix, This trick caused Daryl to ask, "Gaffs, right?" Wrong!; Coma, A card eerily floats!; Subtleties for the Tent Vanish that will fool magicians; Lapping without lapping!; Inverted Submersion, A signed card appears in a clear glass container filled with water! And dozens more!
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text: I remain determined to help facilitate our transition to renewable energy sources as quickly as possible. During a recent trip to Europe, I traveled to Denmark to visit the international headquarters of Vestas, one of the world's major producers of wind turbines, and met with their Vice President for U.S. Sales and Marketing to discuss the potential for implementing this technology in the United States, and, more specifically, within our district. He referred me to two New York State wind energy companies which which I then contacted. While they are currently focusing on northern New York, a "wind map" indicates that some parts of Westchester and Rockland Counties might be suitable for future wind turbine development. Those New York communities which have participated in these projects have received sizable property tax contributions and have also benefited by the creation of new jobs. As your congressman, I will continue to proactively seek solutions to our local and national energy problems.


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Annual General Meeting 2016
The ordinary Annual General Meeting 2016 of Barry Callebaut AG was held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in Zurich-Oerlikon under the chairmanship of Andreas Jacobs, Chairman of the Board of Directors. 1,159 shareholders attended the meeting, together representing 4,597,388 shares equaling 83.76% of the issued share capital.
The ordinary Annual General Meeting 2016 of Barry Callebaut AG, the world's leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, was held today in Zurich-Oerlikon under the chairmanship of Andreas Jacobs, Chairman of the Board of Directors. 1,159 shareholders attended the meeting, representing 4,597,388 shares and equaling 83.76% of the issued share capital.
All motions were adopted as proposed by the Board of Directors, including the election of Patrick De Maeseneire as new Chairman. The Board of Directors honored the legacy of Andreas Jacobs, who had decided to step down after 13 years on the Board, of which 11 years as Chairman, and thanked him warmly for his long and successful tenure. All other Board members, namely Patrick De Maeseneire, Fernando Aguirre, Jakob Baer, James L. Donald, Nicolas Jacobs, Wai Ling Liu, Timothy E. Minges, Andreas Schmid and Juergen B. Steinemann were reelected for another term of office of one year.
The shareholders also approved the proposed payout of CHF 15.50 per share. The payout will be effected through a dividend payment partly from reserves from capital contributions (CHF 4.19 per share) and partly in the form of a capital repayment by way of a par value reduction (CHF 11.31 per share). The payout to shareholders is expected to be executed on March 2, 2017 ("ex-date": February 28, 2017; "record date": March 1, 2017). The distribution of these funds to shareholders will not be subject to withholding tax and – for individuals residing in Switzerland and holding the shares as private property – income tax.
KPMG AG, Zurich, was re-elected as auditors of the company for fiscal year 2016/17.
Barry Callebaut's fiscal year 2015/16 closed on August 31, 2016.
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Residents in the City of Fairfax will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for a new mayor, six months after the city's previous mayor was arrested in a meth-for-sex sting operation.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Last year, the city's previous mayor, R. Scott Silverthorne, was arrested after police received a tip that he was using a dating website to set up sexual encounters with other men in exchange for drugs. Police say Silverthorne gave an undercover detective two grams of methamphetamine outside a Tysons Corner hotel before his arrest.
Silverthorne resigned days later.
Silverthorne appointed city councilman Jeffrey Greenfield as acting mayor following Silverthorne's arrest and resignation.


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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Workshop Results
I recently had a workshop on Cochenille's Garment Designer pattern making software and one of the attendees, Marthe, was French, (she drove all the way from the other side of Ottawa so she came a long way), and had a little trouble with what I was telling everyone. (June 12th's Blog: Garement Designer Workshop North).
Translating into English sometimes was a bit tricky and we all got into the act. Aferwards I invited everyone to email me if they had anymore questions or got stuck and Marthe emailed me a few times and also Cochenille. Then she decided to just take a break and come back to it after her family had spent time visiting. I wished her well.
Yesterday... I got a lovely email with a photo of her endeavour on Garment Designer.... an absolutely beautiful baby jacket in an interesting tuck stitch. In the larger pic I have I can see how wonderfully well it is knit, I'm so pleased withg Marthe's results.
Go Marthe!!!!
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Council plans to sell off properties still shrouded in secrecy say Surrey Lib Dems
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Council plan to sell off properties still shrouded in secrecy say Surrey Lib Dems
On Thursday 14 December 2017 the Conservative Cabinet of Surrey County Council is expected to agree to enter into a Joint Venture with an external company to redevelop the Council's own land and buildings for housing for sale and rent.
Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, said today:
"Although I welcome action being taken at long last to utilise County Council owned buildings and land which have been left vacant for many years, the proposed Joint Venture between the County Council and an external company fails to meet the needs of Surrey residents and is lacking in safeguards and is shrouded in secrecy. There is insufficient detail in the public domain to give an assurance that the Council's property and finances will be adequately safeguarded and that the needs of Surrey residents will be met.
"The report is lacking in basic information to enable scrutiny of the proposals such as a list of County Council land and buildings together with their value that will be included in the Joint Venture. It does not contain sufficient safeguards to adequately protect publicly owned property and finances by ensuring clear accountability as there are no elected councillors on the Joint Venture Board, the County Council does not have a majority on the Board and it is unclear what the methodology will be to decide which properties are surplus to the Council's requirements. There is also no mention of any consultation with local County Councillors about properties within the areas that they represent or any kind of engagement with Surrey residents.
"The report refers to Key Performance Indicators that will assess the performance of the Joint Venture but these are not stated. This is a major omission as Councillors and Surrey residents should know how the performance of the Joint Venture will be judged. "Termination options" are cited in the report but with no detail of what they are, what the financial implications would be or what penalty clauses could be invoked.
"With such high property prices in Surrey, genuinely affordable housing is desperately needed so that social workers, teachers and care workers can afford to live here. However, the proposal does not contain a commitment to provide above the minimum amount of affordable housing, which is simply not good enough. I am calling on the Conservative Cabinet to commit to a significantly higher proportion of housing that local people can genuinely afford.
"The Joint Venture proposal is a missed opportunity to help meet Surrey's need for genuinely affordable housing and to meet other needs such as for special needs places for children and housing in the community for adults with learning disabilities. This deal is for selling off Council land and buildings for the maximum amount of money and income without adequately considering the public benefit."
The Cabinet report on the Joint Venture item can be found here:


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In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
Traducción de tissue en Español:
tejido, n.
1Botánica Anatomíatejido masculinoconnective tissue — tejido conectivo
- before noun tissue sample — muestra de tejido
- The microscope could be mechanically translated deeper into the tissue to image remote structures.
- The baby is born with a fistula tissue which can connect the esophagus with the trachea.
- Several green fluorescence protein probes that could genetically be distributed throughout the tissue might be useful in this regard.
- Wearing a mask to accelerate his oxygen intake, he sometimes would be joined by a therapist who worked on his leg, massaging the tissue.
- This technique has been used for many tissues, including neural and cardiac tissue and cartilage.
- It all started when my vein was 'tissued' - my IV tube slipped out of the vein and the medicine was pumped into the tissue by mistake.
- The walls may contain mucous glands, cartilage, elastic tissue and muscle.
- For example, brain and hematopoietic stem cells give rise only to neural tissue and blood cells, respectively.
- They can cause extensive damage and severe lesions by entering the root and migrating through the tissue while they feed.
- The team now aim to improve the quality of the tissue grown in the lab, to make it more comparable with that of a young animal.
- The current treatment involves taking skin samples from unaffected areas and putting them through a meshing machine to expand the tissue.
- Unlike other lymphoid tissue, red blood cells flow through it.
- Through this increase, delivery of oxygen to tissues should rise, thus improving tissue oxygenation and cell function.
- First, through their deliquescence of the tissue, they create a physically hospitable environment for larvae and adults.
- Scans revealed the thin layer of bone behind the cheek which supports the eye had perished and all the tissue had disappeared through a hole to the sinuses.
- The infiltrate was seen deep, involving the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.
- Subcutaneous adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass, however, were the same in both groups.
- Either it has been replaced with scar tissue or the cells have been damaged.
- In the meantime, the remaining general surgeons obtain lymph nodes and spleen tissue samples for further laboratory studies.
- But when a patient has a cancer removed, and the tissue is sent to me for diagnosis and testing, what exactly does it mean to say I must have the patient's consent?
2literario(web)trama femeninoa tissue of lies — una trama de mentiras
- They've uncovered some of the tissue of evasions and deceptions.
- 'Anyone who knows me will recognise the orchestrated campaign of character assassination was a tissue of lies,' he said.
- It responds to a fault line in Irish society that had been to a degree filmed over by a tissue of lies for a long time, masking the true reek of its corruption and, yes, evil.
- It is also true that the reasons authoritatively given for the wars, as opposed to those concocted by their left-wing supporters, were a tissue of lies.
- However, a closer look at the tissue of the dream reveals the most precarious of balances between the concerns of the individual and those of the family and community.
- It relies for its maintenance upon an infinitely complex and delicate tissue of relations and activities, some humble and others grand.
- Instead I watched as a war was launched with a tissue of lies, and as innocents died needlessly.
- It's called slander, and if your trashing is a tissue of lies that ends up harming your competitor's business, you can be sued successfully.
- In his twisted world, this mild exposition is a tissue of lies, misrepresentations, and abuse of power.
- In fact, the whole thing sounds like a tissue of lies from beginning to end.
- They all worked together and had concocted a tissue of lies.
- The case against them, as this book makes clear, is a tissue of lies.
- It has proved to be nothing more than a tissue of lies and falsehoods.
- If what he says is a tissue of lies, he is a megalomaniac.
- In other words, what we are looking at is a CIA front company, designed to act as an owner of record for the plane and provide a tissue of commercial cover to its activities.
- What was said was a tissue of lies - most particularly, when I was not here to defend myself.
- 'He knows of the existence of this file which is nothing but a tissue of lies,' said his assistant.
- It's Michael Stipe on his back, singing through a gauzy tissue of metaphors and soft, honest statements.
- When it surfaced three days later, a Mississippi jury tried to do its part by burying his story under a tissue of lies and misrepresentations.
- Did you also know that you can't believe anything you read in the press, because it is all a tissue of lies?
3.1(paper handkerchief)pañuelo de papel masculinoKleenex masculino marca registrada
- She found herself blushing at the compliment and in an effort to deflect his attention from her red cheeks, pulled a clean tissue from her pocket and started to dab at the damp spot.
- In other news, I have a box of tissues here that I bought upstairs earlier to help with my snotty nose.
- The only thing lacking are moist tissues to clean fingers with after eating the ribs.
- You're going to get involved in it and bring your handkerchief or a tissue or two.
- Instead, take a clean tissue, pour rubbing alcohol onto it, dab, and wipe your face with it.
- For a portable and convenient inhalant put one drop each of the same oils on a tissue or handkerchief and inhale whenever needed to ease laboured breathing and a stuffy nose.
- I mean, who in their right mind thinks they can sell a box of tissues for ten quid?
- Quickly she left the room to go search for a clean tissue to wipe the cut.
- She took a tissue from a dispenser, carefully shifted her goggles and dabbed her eyes dry, then tossed the tissue in the medical waste receptacle.
- There's a lot in modern life for which to be thankful and the invention and availability of paper tissues is high on the list.
- On one side of the chair, a box of tissues; on the other side, a waste paper basket.
- As she was trying to clean up the mess, using a box of tissues, she heard the honking of a horn behind her.
- People should keep their hands clean and use tissues to cover coughs and sneezes.
- Because I didn't have a handkerchief or a tissue of any kind, I wrapped the bottom of my shirt around my hand and wiped his eyes.
- In fact, even using a handkerchief or a tissue at the table to blow, rather than to blot discreetly, would be offensive.
- Wipe the baggy clean with a tissue and start over with a new picture.
- Your nose is blocked by sudden untapped reserves of mucus, so it's lucky you keep a box of paper tissues beside your bed.
- There are flowers everywhere: on a pair of sandals, on a box of tissues, in vivid bloom on the top of a lavatory.
- To touch up make-up to get rid of shine, gently press a dry tissue to your skin to absorb excess grease, or use grease-absorbing make-up tissues.
- Remember to throw the tissue away immediately after use.
3.2also tissue paperpapel de seda masculino
3.3(cloth)tisú masculino
- Elements from the paintings have been picked up to create a collection of saris and drapes in brocades, georgettes, tissue and jacquard crepe de chine.
Further reading
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English has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you've probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages.
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Many words formed by the addition of the suffix –ster are now obsolete - which ones are due a resurgence?
The origins of dog breed namesRead more
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The dictatorship in Cuba blasted the Obama regime yesterday at their congress. Bruno"the Mafia Don" Rodriguez called Obama's visit last month in Cuba, as an "attack"on its history and culture aimed at misleading a new business class
The dictator even after attending a baseball game with Obama last month called the US an "ENEMY"
but Alfredo playing nice,nice, with the Cuban dictatorship and giving them everything they want, will soften them and it will lead to real changes in Cuba!!!


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That's a great question that I had to address by email, recently. The answer depends on how we look at prayer and our relationship with God. This is what I shared in that email to help the person that asked about it. I've only changed the wording slightly to fit a larger audience in this post. And this isn't an exhaustive study, but just an overview. But I think there's enough meat here to keep us all praying as God would have us to.
I think of prayer as half of my conversation with God. Just like with my earthly father. His response back is often in words by His Word. But it could be in the form of His response. We'll get to that.


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Natural Oasis: Soaking in Hinoki Tubs for Anti-Aging and Rejuvination
The Scent of Wood
When was the last time you were in a forest and could actually smell the fresh aromatic scent of wood? Most of us, probably can't remember. It's unfortunate that our modern lives take us further and further away from simple yet priceless gifts of nature like the smell of fresh wood. Our homes are now made of concrete, our bathrooms of fiberglass, our kitchens of metal and plastic, and only if we're lucky we have varnished wooden floors. It's no wonder that while we scurry around in our artificial bubble our minds and our bodies take the biggest toll.
When most imagine snapshots from Japan, blazing lights and concrete monstrosities come to mind. Amidst the fast paced lifestyle predicated on early morning rush hour, energy drinks, and 10 minute meals from the local convenience store, the Japanese have a cultural history of requiring some sort of balance in their lives. While some take up gardening or hiking on the weekends, most resort to an evening soak where the magical properties of wood and water reconnect them with nature.
The Magic of Hinoki
It seems that wooden bathtubs are not uncommon these days, there are a slew of websites that sell a wooden bathtubs attempting to replicate the traditional Japanese experience, while others try to blend the east and west with modern features like therapeutic jets, but in reality, modern features may be exciting at first, but they do not compare with the wholesome, natural experience of the Japanese tub, and the main reason wood, Hinoki, the wood of fire to be more precise.
Hinoki, (Chamecyparis obtusa), native to Japan, was the wood chosen by emperors. Osaka castle (built in the mid 1500s and still standing today) was built out of Hinoki because of its prized characteristics of durability, its natural resistance to insects and rot and for the unique lemon-like scent it emanates. Hinoki is also a "pure" wood, it doesn't fair well in polluted urban areas, so it is a product of Japan's fresh mountain water and clean air. Similar cedars do exist in Europe and North America but for the kind of experience we are looking to accomplish, original is best. I also feel compelled to point out that teak or mahogany, while exotic sounding, do not have the characteristics to last as a soaking tub, and you are bound to face difficulties, and not to mention be losing out on the Japanese experience.
Unlike oils from other evergreens that tend to cause skin irritations, the essential oils that originate from Hinoki are used to treat skin irritations and injuries. The scents emitted from the oil have a decongestant effect on the respiratory system and is widely used in aromatherapy. Pair the healing properties of Hinoki with recent studies that show how negatively charged ions present in active water like waterfalls, also found in heated bath water, "scrub off" magnetic tensions and free radicals from the skin, resulting in an anti-aging effect, and thus, we unleash the secrets behind why soaking in a tub the Japanese way is not only beneficial but also reconnects us with nature.
The Japanese take pride in authenticity for good reason, if its made in Japan, its somehow different. While some of you might roll your eyes, I think there is some truth in that statement. If anyone has every visited Japan you will understand what I mean when I say the Japanese take attention and care to whole new level. From corner stationary stores to major department stores, quality and presentation is of high importance to the Japanese and is never compromised. Add to this the romantic notion of a handmade (the tub must always be handmade) Hinoki wood tub created with traditional ship building techniques, and we have a perfect natural oasis where one can escape the noise and pollution of city life.
If you are looking for a true therapeutic Japanese experience then it doesn't get better than soaking, not bathing, in a Hinoki tub made in Japan. And you won't miss additional fancy modern features, because none of those will compare to the natural lemon scented sanctuary you have created in your home.
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She shivers in the wind like a last leaf on the tree. The wind raises electric. She's sweet, warm and looks exquisitely stunning in her crimson gown with her curves exposed slyly. He lets her hear his footsteps; he saunters forward and wraps his arms around her. His warm breath brushes past her curly locks to send shivers deep down her body. The air has awe in itself. He grabs her shoulder to a firm grip and suddenly shakes them violently. His mid night blue eyes flare with so much rage. His jaw clenches tight, he raises his fists and hits her so hard to knock her down to the ground. She could taste blood in her mouth. A perfect countenance was smeared by nasty bruises.
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations; it's not reasonable to regret when it comes to an end.
Abhay was a guy you could not but fall for. His mid night blue eyes set deep above the high planes of his cheekbones, russet coloured skin, jet black tousled disarray of spiky hair and tall-masculine physique made him stand out like an archangel amidst the vile human clan. Half the college population craved for him (the fairer sex) while the other half despised him out of envy. He didn't have many friends in the college owing to his high profile repute except one who had accepted him with all his flaws; Shravani. Shravani, a teenage girl with brown curls marked by golden highlights, topaz coloured eyes and enticing curves; a stimuli to arouse the ogler in you. Abhay and Shravani were like two poles of magnet, never apart. Both of them seemed to cherish there out of the world friendship. They had created their own world; a world so perfect with no boundaries, no responsibilities and no one to be answerable to.
Everything seemed to fall in pieces until their life was jolted by a tornado named Priya. She joined the college in mid semester. She seemed like a beautiful angel descended from above with the innocence of a neonate in her obsidian eyes. She entered the college draped in a white salwar kameez. Her aura seemed to cast a spell on anyone and everyone. Even Abhay seemed to have fallen for this beautiful angel. He wanted to change himself for her, desired to make her a part of his yet so solitary life. He craved for spending more and more time with her. Time started rolling and the spark of love between Abhay and Priya started growing into a flare. Their closeness created a wedge between the friendship of Abhay and Shravani. Abhay still cared for their friendship but Shravani's heart was jolted by a hurricane of emotions which were beyond her comprehension. Her friendship had taken the form of obsession and irrational craving. She held Priya responsible for stealing Abhay from her (as if he was her monopoly). Shravani did see the concern of Abhay for her but that seemed to not suffice her craving. There was a conflict between her irrational emotions and her valued friendship. Now the very same Abhay's touch made her heart thud erratically. She had fallen in love with him and there was nothing she could do to deny it. Her love made her reason to let him have his happiness yet whenever she saw Abhay and Priya together her heart was overwhelmed with an unbearable ache. She had to do make a decision.
25 December; it was the prom night, the last day of the college. Abhay was still unaware of the feelings which Shravani had for him though Priya could sense the turmoil. She sympathized with Shravani and trusted her reasoning. But the vicious night had a plan of its own. The sight of Priya cuddled in the arms of her beloved aroused the flare of rage and envy in her. Seeing Abhay out of sight, overwhelmed by wrath, she started accusing Priya of having stolen her love from her. She referred her as a 'perpetual parasite in their relationship'; a girl no more worth than a whore who enticed Abhay by her nasty yet alluring tactics. Priya could not contain such an insult in front of the huge gathering and she fled with tears streaming her eyes. On returning Abhay heard what had underwent in his absence. His jaws clenched tight and he went out to look for Shravani and make her repent for what she had done.
There she was standing still in her crimson gown contrasted by the sylvan surroundings and engrossing darkness. She shivered like a last leaf on the tree…
The only gift Shravani got from her futile love was nasty bruises smearing her face. Though she regretted insulting Priya in a fit of anger, she could not regret falling in love with Abhay. In the time being Priya too had come to stand besides Abhay in his most distressing moment of life. A distressing and piercing calm spread all over. The tranquil was disrupted by a gun shot. Pools of blood spilled over.
What could have happened in that iota of time? Who lost his life in the pangs of vicious, dark love? Could it be Priya who paid the price of having stolen Shravani's most prized possession? Or would Shravani have killed Abhay so that if he couldn't be hers, he could also not be someone else's? Maybe Shravani thought of killing herself only to become insensitive to all the pain to lie in the womb of never lasting slumber and give her love the only thing she had- her life.
Can jealousy out rule a person's rationalism to the extent of making him commit a murder? Or is it the 'sublime love' which reigns supreme?
I leave the answer to the readers to decide what that crucial moment might have brought with itself…


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|The boys got a much-needed injection of a positive vibe following last night's 2-0 win vs. Schalke at the Veltins Arena.
It's been a VERY LONG time since I've written about a Real Madrid game. To be honest though, it has felt just as long since I remember seeing Real Madrid play well enough to my absolute satisfaction. But what the hell, it's a long weekend here in Singapore, I missed last week's podcast, so what the heck right?
Recovering from the Embarrassment at the Calderon.
If Depor at home in La Liga are a great side to use as a 'punching bag' (we didn't exactly punch the lights out of them last weekend), then Schalke away for the Champions League are a good 'next step' in our road to recovery from the humiliation at the Calderon.
They aren't some beast contender to win the Champions League (ala Bayern, Barca or Chelsea), yet they still possess the tools to punish you if you make the mistake of believing that you can sleepwalk through your match against them. They are 4th in the Bundesliga and can be fairly pegged to be at a similar level to Valencia, Villarreal or Sevilla in the Champions League - all of them teams who are capable of making us suffer, especially away from home. We can also factor in the Veltins Arena and their boisterous fans as another added 'level up', together with the residual German team hoodoo (most of which has been purged by last season's Champions League campaign).
Needless to say, despite the fact that it wasn't the 6-goal bashing that we delivered last season, considering our team's circumstances, it was nonetheless a test that we passed - or a test we passed with a pretty decent mark.
Recovering Pepe
I'm conflicted about Nacho. When you isolate the plays involving him as he filled in for the absence of Pepe, it's hard to find fault. He's quick, alert, isn't sloppy with the ball and has his own ways for compensating for his lack of height (a pre-requisite nowadays to be a successful CB in the modern game). Having Pepe back in to pair with Varane however is a head-and shoulders level up for Real Madrid on defense.
Chalk it up to experience, intimidation factor, or just plain quality, Pepe's presence was a welcome addition to the squad that brings confidence at the back (despite the occasional nervy moment). What's all the more important however is that somehow, Varane also plays better next to him. His presence not only levels up his specific position (taking the place of Nacho from the weekend) but also levels up Real Madrid's entire defense collectively.
Lucas Silva's full debut (while awaiting the Recovery of Modric)
|It was a good full debut for Lucas Silva. If this is the sort of performance we can expect from him, then I can say his purchase has been a very astute one.
The most notable name in last night's team sheet was that of Lucas Silva. After making his debut as a sub in last weekend's game, Carlo Ancelotti has finally decided that he was ready to make a full debut last night. And let's all admit it: even if it's 'just Schalke', getting your full debut in a Champions League last 16 tie against a German Team away from home is a pretty daunting proposition.
Let's all admit it: even though we kept winning towards late last year, the team has never been the same since the loss of Luka Modric. Modric brings defensive workrate and bite to the team TOGETHER with the ability to shuttle the ball forward vertically through his passing and mobility. A midfield of Kroos, James and Isco (playing for Modric) gives you some of the former, but sorely lacking in the latter. When we are in possession, Isco in particular, gives us the incisiveness with his dazzling ability to dribble through multiple opponents, but he is no full-fledged central midfielder who can ping passes around to add momentum to Kroos' ball distribution. In effect, he adds something different from Modric - and while that may be a pretty good addition to the team's play, it's not as critical to the turning the team into 'beast mode' as Modric's style of play does. Without the ball, despite his much-improved workrate and willingness to track back and tackle, Isco is not quite as comfortable being in defensive mode as Modric either.
Things have thus turned to shit for Real Madrid when we lost James. We are now without 2/3 of our first-choice midfield. And so I will say this: it doesn't matter if you're Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atleti, Bayern or Chelsea - if you lose 2 of your first choice central midfielders, you're team is going to be in for a massive drop in level of play with those losses. Thus, understandably, Ancelotti has to re-boot the entire midfield and has struggled to do so the last few months. He has essentially been scraping the bottom of the barrel: playing an Isco-Kroos-Illaramendi midfield, because they're the only ones left (even experimenting with Bale during the disastrous derby)!
If you've been watching Real Madrid play with the Isco-Kroos-Illaramendi midfield, then you wouldn't need to be a genius to see that Illaramendi isn't the man to play in Modric's place. It's notw becoming very very clear to me that he is a VERY poor man's Xabi Alonso. Also without the mobility, has a bit of the passing range, but without the ability to read the game as well as Alonso, and thus unable to make those one-touch long balls to advanced positions and dictate the tempo of play. In playing the Modric role, he has in my opinion, been a disaster. Essentially, he has been what basketball fans call a 'ball stopper': someone who kills his team's buildup momentum once he receives the ball. On attack, the 2 Central midfield roles on either side of Kroos require players to have the mobility to push the ball forward, the technical ability to keep possession and the momentum of the play to reach the front 3. Illaramendi mostly just receives the ball, and passes it backwards... or WORST of all: taps the ball with his foot 3-5 times, twists and turns as he's chased around by an opponent and then passes it backwards (or loses it) - totally sucking the momentum out of Madrid's buildup. In essence, Illara, despite his technical passing ability, lacks what Barca youth scouts like to call 'speed of thought'.
In his full debut last night, Lucas Silva is not quite Modric who accelerates Madrid's momentum in possession, but Brazilian at least keeps the momentum going without killing it, pushing the ball forward, and can play the one touch pass when the circumstance dictates it. He was in essence, what I imagined Khedira would be like in a 4-3-3 without the injuries or the vacation-mode mentality. Without the ball, he displayed the physicality to throw himself about, winning and contesting balls but most importantly, offering the sort of mobility and muscle Madrid are sorely needing at the center of the park. If this is the sort of performance we can expect from Silva, at 14m for a 22-year old, to play the squad role of Illaramendi and Khedira, I'd say his acquisition has been an astute one for Real Madrid.
Recovering Cristiano Ronaldo
|The Cristiano Ronaldo we all want to see: Scoring and creating decisive goals for Real Madrid.
It was not the sort of performance that earned him the Balon D' Or for the last 2 years, but Cristiano Ronaldo's 1-goal, 1-assist performance was a massive step towards making us remember him more for decisive moments on a football pitch in a Real Madrid uniform rather than ones in a Karaoke club in a silly hat.
That his goal broke the deadlock and it was a vintage Ronaldo 'Beast' Mode goal (leaping like a Salmon) beyond multiple defenders to give Real Madrid the decisive lead was very critical. It wasn't one of those shit goals where we were up 3-0 (none of which was a CR goal) and someone wins a penalty for Ronaldo to score. The match had been a cagey affair up to that point until his moment of brilliance. Real Madrid needed that moment from Cristiano just as much as he needed it for himself. He would test Schalke's impressive goalkeeper just minutes later in what must have been his best Direct Free Kick attempt all season (despite having no goal to show for it).
It was a performance that merited the seriousness of Schalke's marking to open space for Marcelo to double the lead (with a beautiful goal) and nearly put the tie to bed.
Cristiano still lacks the explosiveness to blast past opponents in the manner that he did so casually no too long ago (now only Bale has that ability in the team, who by the way had another pretty good game last night). He tried more than a few times to knock the ball past an opponent and try to run past his marker to reach it - without success. Is it a matter of recovery (from a knock / injury)? or a matter of the jets having left him permanently due to father time? If the latter is the case, then Ancelotti must observe and accept it and so must Cristiano. This still does not worry me: Cristiano after all has another 5 years at least in his career as the world's best striker - and Ancelotti will need to re-shape the team once we all get to that point.
For the mean time however, it's great to see him back amongst the goals.
A telling moment for me from last night was Marcelo's touching hug with Carlo Ancelotti... and how the team collectively turned this very personal moment between the 2, into a group hug - a collective moment for the group. It speaks of what all of this means to the team. It speaks of the team's awareness of their collective burden and responsibility to recover from the doldrums suffered in the past several weeks - and the recognition of relief and feeling a sense of accomplishment and understanding that a significant step had been taken last night.
Perhaps it was a reminder that the process of recovery cannot and probably should not be based on the simplistic notion just of blasting some poor team trying not to relegated by 6-7 goals - but that it is a gradual process. A process of healing from the mental scars and wounds suffered, a process of internalizing the shortcomings of the immediate past and learning from them, and a process of recovering the injured. Not just the physically injured and fatigued of course, but also those who have much recovery to do in terms of their intensity, focus and awareness.
Make no mistake about it, the process isn't complete yet. Far from it. But last night might just have been a pretty significant step forward. And for now, that much is enough.
p.s. A Happy Lunar New Year to all. Here's to a healthy and prosperous year of the goat!
p.s. A Happy Lunar New Year to all. Here's to a healthy and prosperous year of the goat!


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The upcoming phablet has been informed to boast a 7-inch display, 8GB internal memory; will be competitively priced around Rs. 14,000- Rs. 15,000 and should arrive in Q4 this year (The executive hinted at October release date).
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Whether it will feature an expandable memory or not, is unknown at this hour. But the phablet will definitely be seen using Google's Android OS(the latest version).
The processor details are also sealed right now, while insiders suggest an Intel processor could be incorporated. The phablet will support 3G Voice calling with dual SIM facility and may have either 1GB or 2GB of RAM. However, if company goes with 2GB of RAM, then price will have to change.
According to TrendForce's latest data, Asus is the third largest tablet maker in the world. In Q2 2013, the tech vendor managed to ship 1.6 million tablet units, and now command 3.90% market share.
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dad69 on 05/14/2015
Hi,I am the new manager of the esticana apartments at 1234 barclay street. Just want to say that the new manager is a man. And its unfair that the date of the current posting is not right. I have been working really hard to make changes here and to see that posting crazy! The myth of the rotten landlord is a thing of the past. We are dedicated workers just like everyone else here to do our job. Its never a easy.job, but can be rewarding on the community within concrete and steel walls. I am up t
o any challenge that faces me here. Nothing is perfect! Depends if we are all willing to work together.
Kind regards,
Mas on 04/27/2015
The manager has no clue what she's doing, lie lie lie, thats all they give you for your money and energy you spend there, wont help you with any infesting, make your life miserable. Worst year of all my life in Esticana
Anonymous on 01/17/2013
Don't listen to the management. They are only trying to cover up the facts.
It used to be managed by Wes Group, and its taken over by Crosby Property Management now. However, this still remains a fact: bed bugs took over the building.
The resident manager doesn't do anything more than call in "extermination." The bed bugs come back within a week. We find bed bugs in our couches, bed, bathroom sink, toilet. Just everywhere!
I have lived here for 1.5 years now. That is long enough
. I'm tired of trying to sleep, only to feel my hairs move and think its bed bugs. It's the worst feeling.
Word of advice - Don't live here.
On a side note: Resident manager doesn't do anything when taps, sinks, toilets are broken. And that's ONLY when you can find her in her office
Resident Manager on 06/11/2012
Dear all,
Esticana Apartments at 1234 Barclay St. had major change in the management and as of the beginning of this year I can tell you there has been a lot of improvements in many areas including the bedbugs issue.
As of this moment we do not have any complaints about the bed bugs.
We had sporadic cases of bedbugs reports but we never had alarming infestation in the building. The current Management team is well educated in this field and is taking all precautions to prevent the pest
from spreading.
Even though we don't have any current reports we will not stop there and we will conduct K9 inspection(dog inspection) in the entire building to assure there are no more suites infested with the bedbugs.
As most people know by now the bedbugs spread easy, and you can bring them to your home from the theatre, staying at the hotel, visiting a friend even purchasing your favourite coffee drink at any coffee shop. Because they spread so easy it is very important to report the problem to your Management company immediately so we could attack the pest at the early phase not letting them spread further.
If you suspect you spotted this critter please contact the Management immediately for an inspection and treatment.
You can contact us as well for useful tips on how to protect yourself and your home from bedbugs.
Thank you,
Resident manager
Anonymous on 01/25/2012
I have been living in this building since early 2011.. in the recent months(october thru january) i have had a pest control company in 4 times to spray. The pest control states this building has had an issue for several years but management is too stubborn to deal with it properly and do a building wide sweep through every unit.
My building is full of asians who probably don't understand the severity of this infestation and because some units aren't being sprayed, they do not die out. I k
now for a fact that they are in the walls as i've had all my baseboards and cracks through the building sealed after finding some behind the baseboards. I highly suggest avoiding this building if at all possible as it is not only infested with bugs, but i've had issues with mice running around during the night and the building itself is very poorly maintained.
Anonymous on 10/23/2009
I moved this apt last month but cant sleep every single of night so itchy that i cant!
Maneger never back your deposit either not clean up our room!!!!!!
Anonymous on 10/09/2009
We got a lot of bug bite and we could found millions of bug at our building.
We ask to maneger though they never work on it.
A lot of room throw out bed beside of this building.
The maneger is not responsible that why bugs spreaded whole of this apartment.
The maneger doesnt back your deposit.
David on 02/27/2009
There have been waves of infestations of bedbugs in this building in 2007, 2008, and 2009. A substantial number of suites are affected. Also, the management is extremely difficult to deal with, and has increased the rent massively in the past two years, despite the building's many problems. A few sprayings have apparently been done, but seem not to have given much relief.
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Here's one I picked up from the local Hardware store. Too young to ID, but I'm guessing maybe 'Judith Hindle' or 'Daina's Delight?'
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Come in with heat waves.
And the result (around here) are no knitting! Not a stitch. My Italian ice socks, are pooled masses of color in my knitting bag, untouched (I carried them with me, INTENDING to knit.. but didn't)
But the thermal inversion has been pushed off shore, and 97° (circa 37°/body temp), with humidity in the upper 70's is gone for the moment—for the next few days—at least, warm but not hot days, with big fluffy clouds, and lower humidity will be the order of the day and and the night? Cooler still—down to the low 60's (mid/high teens)
Last night at 11 PM it was still 86° (30°!) which is todays expected high --there is a possibility that the high of today will be the temp last night at midnight!
I chose for a variety of reasons (some GREEN, some not) to not have an air conditioning—since in my apartment they would all be window units. Every year, there are a dozen days (and nights) when I miss A/C. The past few days have were 3 of the dozen. Sure I get a nice breeze most nights, and I have fans, but hot heavy air, no matter how much it is blown around, does not a cooling breeze make!
But the air is clearer, and cooler this morning, and tonight will be cooler still, and with a good nights sleep, I'll be back to my chipper self.
Now? Off to a late breakfast of yogurt and fruit--(should it be melon? Or strawberries? Or both?!)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Summer Doldrums
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Paula Scher, do you know who she is? You ought to.
Why? Here's three simple reasons why.
1. Fast Company say "you may never have heard of Paula Scher, but it's nearly impossible not to know her work. Every time you pass a Citibank ATM or hand over one of its credit cards with the iconic red-arched "Citi" logo, you're in her orbit. When you open a box from Tiffany, with its slender, elegant typeface, you're decoding a message she has sent you. If you... are charmed by the signs on the New York subway for the Metropolitan Opera... you're under the spell of this astonishingly versatile, formidably talented designer."
2. It's still criminally rare to meet a successful woman designer and even rarer to find one who is a director or has equity in a design business which makes that fact that she's a Pentagram partner all the more remarkable.
3. She does stuff like this.
(Picture taken from loads of sources, but no doubt owned by Pentagram or Public Theatre - huge thanks, usual stuff applies.)
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I've decided to recap day by day cause it's easier that way. So here's the first recount from my adventure. Day 1 started off in Brisbane because the cheapest flights available at the time of booking had a layover in Brisbane. It was perfect because it allowed a sleepover with my fabulous Ruthie. It was a bittersweet reunion because this time last year WE were getting ready to leave for New York. Work commitments would not allow for another adventure just yet but we put into place plans for next year and it's pretty exciting! Travel, moving, changes in jobs. This shot is a preview of 2014 solo crew.
So our first day went like this. Early start. Forget the only essential item necessary to long haul flights. Run around Brisbane trying to purchase a damn pillow. Leaving Brisbane and saying goodbye to Ruth. Sitting on a plane. Walking around LAX trying to make sense of the backwards service and airport = 2 hours of hell. Eating. Back on a plane. Waiting. Arriving. Check in. Shower. Walk to Grand Central Terminal. Pizza= Hell Yes! Shuttle to Times Square. Shopping. Subway with a friendly hustler selling $2 swipes onto the subway. Duane Reed for supplies (aka JUNK and black cherry ice teas). Instagram uploads. Sleep.
|1. Night Flyer 2. Travel OOTD 3. Arrival in NY 4. Food in LA
|1. We 3 2. Shoe shopping 3. Times Square 4. Grand Central Terminal
|1. Wandering Times Square 2. Beer the size of ones head 3. Junk run 4. Cabs
We were so happy to get our very own little balcony at the Pod Hotel. Oh shit. I miss this view.
Big Love,
Falala Mele x