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The 50 Days function of Allu Arjun's film Parugu was celebrated amidst hundreds of fans and general public at Gurajada Kalakshetram, Vizag, on Thursday night. Made on Venkateswara Creations banner, this Dil Raju-produced, Bhaskar-directed film is claimed to have crossed records of Pokiri in Uttarandhra, prompting the celebration here.
To act with Ramcharan soon: Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun said: "I nurse special bond with Vizag, where the Megastar got his doctorate from the AU; and the statue of my grandfather (Allu Ramalingiah) is here. All of my films were shot here. Uttarandhra brought record collections to the movie." He termed Dil Raju as "our family member." "Without him, I would not have reached this position as an actor. Bhaskar is a man of total positivity." Replying to a query from the fans, he said that soon he would sure act jointly with Ramcharan.
I want to direct all in mega family: Bhaskar
Director Bhaskar said: "Megastar Chiranjeevi extremely liked the film when he watched the preview. Pawan Kalyan too felt happy after watching the film. I wish to do films with all the members of mega family."
Parugu is bigger hit than Bommarillu: Dil Raju
Dil Raju said: "I never expected that we would celebrate 50 days here. The venue was decided recently when the hero arrived from his US trip. Of all the regions, Uttarandhra brought record business to the film. Our celebration here is to reciprocate the support of the people to the movie here. First feedback about the film came to me from here. In fact, Parugu is more successful than Bommarillu."
Earlier, record dances, mimicry and comedy skits by the local talent and hired artisans from Hyderabad enthralled the gathering. The celebrations started around 6.30 p.m. and lasted for four hours. Allu Arjun gave away the special shields of the 50 Day to the distributors, exhibitors, cast and crew.


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Demetra George: Mythology, Planets and Gods
Demetra George is an astrologer specializing in archetypal mythology, and has authored numerous books focusing on the Goddess archetypes. She is the vice-president of Ancient Oracle Tours and is an associate of Project Hindsight. Demetra explains the evolution of the relationship between planets and gods, and then explains how the mythological archetypes are reflected in the asteroids apparent in the birth chart. By developing an understanding of the archetypes and honoring the neglected aspects of these archetypes in one's psyche healing and wholeness can occur.

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The theme of escapism has bubbled to the surface in my recent readings, and may partly also account for my lack of writing - of book reviews, or blog posts on any other subject. (I would at least post on Instagram, but my camera is not working, hence some silence from me in that realm.) I keep immersing myself in reading, with some reluctant physiotherapeutic exercise as an accompaniment. Have I sunk into reading as an escape?
I'm no stranger to escapism, be it the neutral activities of watching YouTube documentaries non-stop, or playing game after game of Sudoku, or those almost socially-unacceptable addictions to alcohol and cigarettes. It is a way I dissociate; numbing myself and thereafter becoming someone else that is not me, and it means distancing myself from the pain and anguish I accumulate within every day. These activities require very little thought, and because they are mindless they seem even more dangerous as addictive means of escape.
I've been quite disciplined, focusing on, apart from the necessary chores of daily life, exercise, reading, and writing (in my journal, minimally). But sometimes I read excessively and instead of exercising and whatnot. I hardly nap anymore, which is necessary for managing the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I've noted my obsession with reading in earlier posts, but obsessions need not be addictions. I should stop clicking post after post after post on websites, or finishing one chapter after another and another, in a way that gives my day little manoeuvre for other activities.
I read this story on New Yorker, Relive Box by T. Coraghessan Boyle, which reminds me of spec-fic novels by a favourite author of mine, Margaret Atwood. The Relive Box is a console that allows you to experience in virtual reality, user-specific times in your past. The protagonist often relived till dawn, and it affected his work because he wasn't sleeping. That sounds like me when I delve into a video game. I would start at 8pm and the next time I looked at the clock, it would be 10am.
The Noonday Demon (which I'm almost halfway through) covers the correlation between depression and addiction. Andrew Solomon expounds on the nature of addiction and includes his own propensity to indulge in substance abuse. He writes:
"It gives me a kind of blissful energy and a sexual exuberance and a feeling of superhero power that are quite fantastic. I get to the point of being unable to string together a sentence and I don't care if I never string together a sentence again. I realise that the solutions to everything are simple and straightforward. Being high on cocaine breaks up your memory enough so that the past can't haunt the future. The chemical happiness of a good hit of cocaine feels completely uncircumstantial. I can remember sitting around with a numb nose, thinking that if I could freeze life in that second, I would do so and stay there forever. I almost never use the drug, but the idea that I would never want it is ridiculous. I fell in love with cocaine in those first minutes of rush. The spectre of imbalancing my brain and the devastating hangover are all that keep me away from the cocaine high."
How is substance abuse different from the high of reading and gaming, when all these activities allow us means of escape? I just finished this novel The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote by Dan Micklethwaite, which is a light read about a woman who spends her lonely nights in the fantasies concocted by books she has read, of which there are so many that her floor is tiled with them. She has another deeper hidden addiction than reading, but the way she turned mere reading into a substitute for all else, is scary enough for me to stop and rethink my own obsession with reading.
The discipline required for activities such as exercise and personal grooming, is something I built and depended upon a lot for my recent recovery. Without it I would hardly be as ambulant as I am now. I have never been disciplined, even in childhood I didn't have a fixed bedtime. Although the symptoms of depression and fibromyalgia are often counter to what discipline requires of me, I have to fight them daily; on good days it feels like I'm canoeing against the current, on a bad day it feels like I'm pushing a boulder off of me. Sometimes I lose, then I go to bed and try again the next day. In such a climate, reading is my respite, but I have to force myself to consume it within set limits, so that I can at least brush my teeth daily.
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These gift ideas for seniors range from adult night nights to elderly-monitoring wristbands that ensure users are keeping track of their health, safety and overall well-being. Whether shopping for a spouse, parent of grandparent this holiday, one can't go wrong when investing in one of these holiday items.
Standouts include health gadgets like cloud-connected medication reminders and elder-assisting eyewear frames that help users conduct household tasks more efficiently. Other notable examples include smart home phone systems that resemble a traditional rotary phone while featuring touchscreen and video calling capabilities.
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Stew21 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 87 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
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We manufacture BBQ sauces, salsas, and various spice rubs and seasoning mixes.
Our sauces and seasonings are a Louisiana Texas mix of flavors. Our target audience is the home and weekend bbq'er. Cross Gender, age range probably 25 to 60.
If possible to have a pig in the picture - a pig is kind of our mascot. a "Raging" pig or a "classic" (non-playful) pig.
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Northern California's top junior golfer has a chance to make history at the 84th annual San Francisco Junior Golf Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Lincoln Park Golf Course.
Andrew Bonner, 17, stands atop the year's team points list and will be looking for his third consecutive win at the oldest match-play junior tournament in the country. He would be the first three-time winner since 1932, when Bob Marsky Jr. accomplished the feat.
"Obviously it comes to mind," Bonner said of his chance at history. "But when the time comes, I don't think I'll be thinking about it too much. I think I'm just going to be worrying about one match at a time. I'm pretty confident with my game right now. I've been playing pretty well lately."
Bonner, who lives in Ripon, said Lincoln Park suits his strengths well. He said he won last year by hitting well with his wedges, a necessary skill on a short course.
The bottom line, however, is that the tournament's match-play format forces players to shift their approach, something Bonner has already considered as he plans his game.
"The best player doesn't always win in match play," he said. "The thing about match play is, obviously you want to play the course, but it's kind of more you're playing your [opponent]. If you have the opportunity where your opponent makes bogey and you've got a six-footer for birdie, you're not going to ram it there, you're just going to charge it down there and make the par so you win the hole. It's kind of a different mindset."
Bonner will compete in the boys' 14-17 group, which competes Tuesday through Thursday. The event also includes a boys' 7-13 match-play tournament and a girls' 7-17 stroke play, both of which are Wednesday and Thursday.


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Flight into Darkness by Sarah Ash. This is book 2 of the Alchemist's Legacy. In book 1, the author introduces some of the characters from the Tears of Artemon series, and gives the reader backgrounds of the characters. In book 2, the story of the Tears of Artemon is enhanced by the added perspective of the characters that were on the sidelines originally. I was happy to revisit the same story, but from the new characters' points of view. I also enjoyed the fact that she put the Drakhouls into this book, I really liked them in the other series. If you have read the Tears of Artemon series, and enjoyed the characters, this new series will please you. It is basically a spin off of a very good series that I will look forward to reading more of.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Just Finished....
The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy by Maya Slater. This book was interesting and entertaining. It certainly gives insight into the character of Mr. Darcy, and what motivated him to act the way he did in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It gave insight into some other characters as well. I always think books written in the diary entry style are fast readers, and this book was no exception. I found the tidbit at the back of the book from the editor to be interesting also. Is it true that this diary was found in an old desk, and matched Austen's story exactly, save for the names involved? I don't know how true it is, but how cool is that if it is true?! I would recommend this book to all fans of Jane Austen's work and characters, but even without reading any of her books, this read can stand alone.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Just Finished....
Angel Time by Anne Rice. This book was about one man's redemption for the horrible crimes he had committed in his life. It was fairly religious, as anyone who follows Anne will know, this is her recurring motivation for writing. I was a little put off for the first few chapters, not because of the religion, but because it took a very long time to get into the meat of the story. I was about to write it off, but finally the story took off and I was riveted until the end. All in all, it was a good read, minus the slow start. I think her motive for the story is that every person has redeeming qualities, and can receive salvation in the end. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Anne Rice, and likes a book with detail, and historical data.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Just Finished...
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong. What can I say, this book was another hit for me. I love the interaction between Clay and Elena. I enjoy how Elena's perception of Clay as a selfish, overbearing, unfeeling man is metamorphosing into the reality of who he is, and what he stands for. Don't get me wrong, I still miss the crackling chemistry they shared in Bitten, when Elena felt it was wrong to want to be with Clay, but I feel like their relationship has matured and bloomed into something special. I hope Ms. Armstrong continues to push the boundaries with this series. I am interested to see whether we will get to read more, in the future, about the other supernaturals introduced in this book, I hope so! I will be patiently awaiting the next installment of this engaging series.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thanks for the lovely comments I have received from Wordsmithonia, life and lit, and My World...and for bearing with me as I figure out how to follow your blogs!
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Currently Immersed In....
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong. Although I am currently reading Angel Time by Anne Rice too, I have a time limit on Armstrong's book from the library. Oh, who am I kidding? I have been waiting to read this book for over a year! I love the Armstrong series, including the YA ones. I love the werewolf characters who are the main entrees in this installment from the Bitten series. Halfway through, and lovin it! Anne will have to wait a couple more days.....
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Recently Read
I have just finished reading An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon. This book was everything I expected it to be. It had murder, intrigue, history, romance....everything I love in a book. I am in awe of the author's ability to put so much historic detail into each book she writes. The length of the book, paired with the historical detail must entail a lot of research on the author's part. I am happy to say that she left me hanging at the end of the book, which guarantees a sequel! Yay! I am also happy to say that although the main characters (Claire & Jamie) are aging, she has transformed their tempestuous and lustful relationship into one of deep, unconditional love. She didn't leave me without a leading man to swoon over, however, for she has transformed young Ian into a man, and oh what a man he has become. I look forward to the further transformation of his character, along with all of my favorites (Brianna, Roger, Lord John Grey) in the next installment of this mesmerizing series! P.S. For fans of this author: A new Lord John Grey book will be released in 2010!
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish over the loss of lives in a bus mishap in Himachal Pradesh and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of those killed.
"Extremely anguished by the loss of lives due to the bus accident in Himachal Pradesh. Condolences to the families of the deceased," he said.
Also Read: 44 Killed In Shimla Bus Accident
He also announced Rs 50,000 for each of those seriously injured in the bus accident.
At least 43 passengers were killed when a private bus plunged into Tons river in the remote Nerwa area of Shimla district on Wednesday morning.
The bus was on its way from Vikasnagar in Uttarakhand to Tuni and the accident took place on the Uttarakhand-Himachal border in Himachal territory, Deputy Commissioner Shimla, Rohan Chand Thakur said.


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I'm going to do a little experiment.
I'm going to shut down my computer and see how long I can go without turning it on.
No checking my email.
No reading blogs.
No checking stats. (yeah, I check em, we ALL do,I'm just one of the few who admits it!)
No posting on my blog.
No IM's.
No coloring!!
No NOTHING online. NOTHING.
I'm doing this to try to prove my husband wrong. He says I'm an addict, I say I can shut this computer down and never turn it on again. He says I'm full of shit, I say
he's totally and completely right, but I will not admit it outloud and will do anything to prove him wrong "you'll see."
Ok, I'm shutting down on October 15th at 1:10 pm. So long for now.
(I don't think I'll even last an hour, how long do you think I'll last?)
This is going to hurt.
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The Lomography camera that has the most number of lens that yields 9 times the fun and excitement in every click of the shutter. Its built-in flash makes it very compact and reliable to use especially in indoor events and activities. With its produce of identical images in one frame I say that POP 9 is best with portraits! Do you agree?
I got hold of my Pop 9 in 2008 with the use of my piggies. I wanted it to stand out even with its black color along with my other babies so I decided to experiment and sprayed paint on it. The result? Silver edition of Pop 9! (in addition to the black and gold being sold online) I'm happy that my efforts paid off. I was afraid that I'll break it without even using it because its the first time I dismantled a camera.
As you can see this is the only camera in the multi-lenses section that doesn't capture sequential shots that makes it unique (or perhaps dull for others as one image can now be edited with the use of photo-editing softwares). Still, having 9 frames in 1 analogue shot is something to be proud of. You just have to make use of its features. And to specifically and clearly show it…Faces of people around you are a great subject. It can make great POPtraits. If you're done with people, you can try taking photos of objects shot at different angles and you'll be surprise with the output. You can be imaginative and creative enough by covering some lens with black tape. Just like what I did.
It is called a pattern repeating pop-art because it works best for patterns that may produce 1 big wallpaper frame as if taken with a kaleidoscopic lens. This feature works best in doubles. I tried one collaboration where the first exposures were taken using a fisheye camera.
This handy-dandy camera is a good travel companion because it is best for both outdoors and indoors! No need to think twice if you're shot will be underexposed every time there is a moment to capture! With an ordinary AA battery, the flash will definitely make the pictures bright. As the saying goes, "Once you pop, you cant stop!" Try it and pop your friends smiling faces now.
P.S.Just don't rely too much with its viewfinder, you'll get the perfect aim/ frame for each subject after your first roll has been developed. It must not be too close nor too far unless intentional. Also, make sure all of the lenses are kept clean by always using its cover otherwise, other frames will appear blurry or smoky. Goodluck!
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10 Easy Ways to Use Liqueurs in Summer Desserts
Summer desserts should be fuss-free. My favorite ones to entertain with require very simple preparation, minimal (if any) heat, yet are still fancy enough to enchant dinner guests. My trick for making a simple sweet seem sophistocated? When in doubt, add some booze!
More often than not, I've got a bottle or two of liqueur languishing in the cabinet. There's the Campari I bought for IPA spritzers, the triple sec used once for a round of Cosmos. It's easy to forget about them, since they keep indefinitely and hang out in the back of the cabinet when not in use. Dessert offers a great opportunity to use up leftover liqueurs, or at least make a substantial dent.
Here are some of my favorite simple dessert ideas with liqueurs, perfect for summertime entertaining!
10 Easy Ways to Use Liqueurs in Summer Desserts
1. Campari Sundaes: Pour a shot of Campari over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. To really bring out the bitter notes in the liqueur, top with a bit of lemon zest, grated with a fine microplane.
2. Grand Marnier Fruit Salad: Just before serving, toss berries and stone fruits with a splash of Grand Marnier and a splash of orange juice.
3. Kahlua Whipped Cream: Add a few tablespoons of Kahlua to heavy cream before whipping. Use this to top slices of [store-bought] chocolate torte or scoops of coffee ice cream.
4. Southern Comfort Peach Parfaits: Arrange layers of peaches in single-serving jars or glasses, and sprinkle generously with Southern Comfort. Add a layer of vanilla pudding, another layer of peaches and SoCo, and top with whipped cream and a sprig of mint.
5. Bailey's Brownies: Replace the oil in a boxed brownie mix recipe with Irish Cream. To make a sundae of it, top brownies with mint chip ice cream and drizzle with more liqueur.
6. Chambord Coulis: In the blender, puree a half-pint of raspberries with a few tablespoons of Chambord. Pass through a fine mesh strainer, then spoon onto dessert plates alongside angel food cake. Garnish with more raspberries.
7. Limoncello Glaze: In a small bowl, mix a cup of powdered sugar with a shot of limoncello and the zest of one lemon. Drizzle on top of pound cake and garnish with a sprig of basil.
8. Curaçao Crush: Pour a shot of Blue Curaçao over shaved ice, and you've got sno-cones for grown-ups.
9. Kirschwasser Chocolate Cake: Using a boxed chocolate cake mix, substitute kirsch for the water. Top the cake with whipped cream and decorate with fresh cherries, pitted and halved.
10. Amaretto Apricot Trifle: Layer amaretti cookies, sliced apricots sprinkled with Amaretto, and whipped cream in a trifle dish until full, then garnish with toasted sliced almonds and amaretti cookie crumbs.


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How many blind children are there in US?
Not too many people know that the statutory definition of "legally blind†is that central visual acuity must be 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction or that the visual field must be 20 degrees or less. There are 59193 blind children in the United States of America. Studies show that approximately 468,000 children ages 3-5, one in every 20, have vision problems. Needless to say, among school-age children, eye disorders affect one in every four. This signifies that there are about 12.1 million blind children.


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I was waiting at the corner of Arch and North this morning for the 54C. It was late, and when it finally rumbled around the corner near Kindred Hospital (what was once Divine Providence Hospital), I saw what I couldn't believe, but should have suspected, a bus board on the passenger side of the lavender (honest) bus, reading, "Achievement Rides the Bus".
I don't know if you've ever ridden the 54C in Pittsburgh but the last thing that rides that bus is achievement. A lot of mullet heads, a colony of mental health patients and few disoriented elderly populate the bus I ride. I'm guessing many of them have such bad credit that they don't even have a bank account.
But, PNC has begun this "Achievement" campaign and they're going to plaster it every where, even if it makes no sense. Or, perhaps it's some kind of positive thinking campaign. "If we tell them they're achievers, they'll become such and be forever indebted to PNC for helping them." In fact, I predict PNC will begin to label every thing and many people in western Pennsylvania with this achievement thing.
Who needs it more than the Pittsburgh Pirates? Most sportswriters predict that the Buccos will lose 100 games this year. With PNC on their side telling them that "Achievement is hitting a home run" they might only lose 90 games. And speaking of miss (or Miss), Big Ben from the Steelers can benefit as much as anyone in Pittsburgh from a positive thinking campaign, "Achievement stays away from women." I can see it on the sides of kegs at tailgate parties at Heinz Field or on the sides of Steeler players' helmets.
But, back to my daily transportation, the 54C, and PNC's meaningless advertisement, "Achievement Rides the Bus". Can anyone tell me that the message really offers the target audiences a benefit or differentiates PNC in a meaningful way from their competition? Can anyone prove to me that audiences who are overwhelmed with noise will see PNC's message and process it within a few seconds (and then take some action). Even if the audience is exposed to this campaign from enough frequency, will they make sense of these messages? I doubt it. But I offer this prediction: PNC and its agency will win an Addy or two (forget the CLIO) and all will be happy. They may even move the needle a little on name recognition and they will brag on that. But in the process of spending the millions of dollars they are spending on this campaign, they will help to make John Wanamaker, and his famous comment, seem like a real achievement, "I know half of my advertising is wasted, I just don't know which half."
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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In case you were wondering, this is in Ohio too. Here's photographic proof. I had the exact same reaction as you did when I saw this ad:ReplyDelete
This ranks near the top of the 'most annoying and nonsensical ads' list that I keep.ReplyDelete
Hearing people say "achievement is...(fake pause)..." and then some lame definition does NOT make me want to bank at PNC. It makes me want to punch them in the face.
The kicker is some little kid saying "achievement is my dog Patrick" and then giggling insanely.
I will NEVER bank there, on the basis of this idiotic campaign that is now nearly a year old.
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If there's one thing Marvel fans love, it's hearing about new movies to look forward to in the franchise. Released in November, "Doctor Strange" is the latest film from the comic book behemoth to grace the silver screen. Cinema Blend got the chance to visit the set of the film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch of "Sherlock" fame, and also spoke to director Scott Derrickson about what's influencing his interpretation of the Marvel favorite.
"Doctor Strange"
The backstory of "Doctor Strange" is simple enough. Introduced in 1963 in the comic, "Strange Tales," Dr. Stephen Strange is a wealthy neurosurgeon who suffers nerve damage in his hands when he crashes his car. Since he's a neurosurgeon, he's basically useless without his hands. He traverses the world to find someone who can fix them when traditional medicine fails him. In Nepal, he meets the Ancient One. Who not only has the power to fix his hands, but also teaches him about magic and mysticism. According to Polygon, these aren't the only skills he uses – he also learns martial arts, and frequently uses it to get out of binds. Judging by the trailers, there will be a good deal of martial arts for audiences to enjoy.
Marvel's 14th film
Derrickson is no stranger when it comes to supernatural films. He has experience in plenty of horror movies, including directing and writing "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," "Sinister" and "Deliver Us From Evil." He seemed an obvious choice for a film about a mystical superhero. Derrickson has never worked on a martial-arts film before, however, it is one of his favorite types of action portrayed on the silver screen.
"Martial arts is the kind of action that does tie in well to the supernatural," Derrickson told Cinema Blend. "That is a whole sub-genre within martial arts cinema, the supernatural martial arts movie, particularly within Asian cinema. I felt like, when it came to fighting in the movie, that just made sense, to certainly to go in that direction and stay away from weapons, gunfire, and things like that and to avoid having fighting be the casting of bolts of light."
The addition of Scott Adkins
Supernatural or not, it wouldn't make sense to create a martial-arts film without an actual martial artist on set. Last year, the studio announced that Scott Adkins would be taking on an undisclosed role in "Doctor Strange." Adkins is a British actor with roles in films like "The Bourne Ultimatum," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Zero Dark Thirty" under his kickboxing black belt. In addition to kickboxing, Adkins has trained in a variety of martial arts, such as judo, karate, Krav Maga and ninjutsu, according to his official website. It will be exciting to see what role he plays in "Doctor Strange."


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It's a holiday week, so I'm re-publishing popular posts from days gone by.
This post has been an enduring favorite even though it was written 5 years ago.
I don't know the origin of this rumor, nor do I understand why the rumor would settle on "72" as the magical age. At any rate, Google brings many people to my blog who are searching on the topic of 72 being the age you can stop filing tax returns.
Side note about this post: readers have taken me to task over the "asterisk" part at the end, because they believe I over-simplify the income limits relating to taxation of Social Security. Looking at it again, I can see the point, as I did word it poorly.
Originally published November 17, 2011
In a strange Tax Court case Wednesday, the Court ruled against a man who quit filing tax returns when he turned 72 years old. According to the Court report:
Petitioner did not file Federal income tax returns for the tax years 1999 through 2005. Petitioner believed that once he turned 72 years old, he did not have to pay taxes anymore.
The Court obviously ruled against the man. He now owes taxes for those years and the Court also added on penalties:
Petitioner seeks relief from these additions to tax, arguing that he is ignorant of and has misinterpreted the law. Petitioner's mistake as to or ignorance of the law does not amount to reasonable cause, and thus his argument will not relieve him from the imposition of these additions to tax.
The moral? File your tax returns, no matter how old or young you are.*
The Court ruling can be found here.
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Archive for 2009
I'm an episode of "House"
Thursday, during one of my frequent naps, the hospital called and left a message saying that a doctor would like to talk to me about the chest x-rays I had Tuesday.
When a radiologist sees something on a chest x-ray, it's usually either pneumonia or lung cancer. I had to call back five times before someone even answered the phone, but the man who did speak to me said the doctor was busy but would definitely call me back. I've never wished so hard that I had pneumonia – although, having never smoked a single cigarette, the chances of lung cancer were tiny.
The doctor called me back not long after and told me that the radiologist thought my spleen was prominent (meaning swollen). He and I chatted a bit about my illness and experience on Tuesday, and he was shocked that no one at the hospital either examined me or took blood samples for testing. No one even bothered to fill in my chart – but, finally, I'd spoken with a sensible physician. He told me to come in Friday morning for more tests and he requisitioned blood work and an abdominal ultrasound.
My work was done through the emergency room, and the doctor there was brief but also sensible. I arrived at 8:00 a.m. and had the blood taken about half an hour later. I waited until 11:30 for the ultrasound, but that gave time for the blood lab work to finish.
My emergency doc was just about to discharge me when he noticed that my lymphocytes were high, so he backtracked and called in hematology. As this drop-dead-gorgeous Vietnamese hematology resident interviewed me, Elvi walked in. The resident palpated various parts of me while Elvi watched. Hot!
The hematology resident wanted her boss to look at me too, but they had a bone marrow biopsy to do first so I had some time to kill, fortunately with Elvi. We went across the street and had some pho.
Elvi had gone to get the kids before I met the hematologists so I had to face them alone. They felt me again (woohoo!) and told me both my spleen and liver were enlarged. We talked about what could be causing this, and the doctor pointed out that my lymphocytes were normal at my check-up in February, so whatever this is, it's likely acute and not chronic.
But what it is is still up in the air. The last battery of blood tests I had before leaving the hospital will test for hepatitis (and HIV, as a matter of standard procedure). We'll get the results of that Monday and I'm going in to see the hematologist again on Tuesday.
Her last words to me were to spend the weekend listening to my body, which isn't a problem since it's screaming so loudly. I spent ten hours at the hospital yesterday, but ironically it was the best I'd felt over the course of a day in a while. Today, I'm getting a bit of a sore throat and the enlarged organs are uncomfortable.
Bonus discussion of "ironic":
Smart-asses know that Alanis Morissette, in her song "Ironic", calls many situations ironic when they have nothing to do with irony. But what if the title and content of the song are what is meant to be ironic? A sort of meta-irony, I suppose. Then again, who really cares?
The angry little man in the plastic bubble
My GP is away so I went to the nearby CLSC (which is a medical clinic with nurses only). I considered walking but it's a bit farther than the garage and that walk tired me out yesterday, so I drove. I left around 3:30 p.m.
When I describe my symptoms to the woman at the front desk, she gives me a medical mask to wear and tells me to go into the first door down the hall that faces me. That door has a big "do not enter" sign on it so I return to ask if she'd meant that one. She confirms, explaining that it is the quarantine room.
The first nurse to see me asks me some questions, measures my blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature (a slight fever of 38.1 degrees C), and listens to my chest. A more senior nurse joins us to confer and ask me about my symptoms. Do I have a cough? Infrequent and dry, but yes. Are my aches in the joints or muscles? Muscles. Have I been doing any traveling? I was in Texas until April 19.
She calculates that my symptoms started seven days after my flight home and announces that with the fever I had fulfilled four criteria for suspicion of swine flu. I explain that I have had absolutely no congestion but she only shrugs. She says she will arrange an immediate appointment at the hospital.
The nurses leave the room. I was pretty sure I didn't have swine flu, but I thought the hospital would have a better chance of finding out what was really wrong with me.
The senior nurse returns and asks if I have my car. She tells me she made me an appointment in the emergency room at the Jewish General and that I would be seen right away. I would have to drive straight there. I'm not allowed to stop anywhere and I have to wear my mask. I call home and explain what's happening to Child Two.
I walk to my car masked and feeling very Japanese but take it off when I sit. I somehow found great parking and put my mask back on and walk into the Jewish. The triage nurse took one look at my form and leads me to a clear-plastic-curtained germ isolation booth. It isn't really a booth, more like a chair surrounded by short shower curtains and ventilated powerfully enough to keep anything on me from infecting the rest of the hospital. A doctor takes my temperature again and reconfirms my short history and hands me a much more robust mask.
An orderly escorts me to isolation room 27, which is a lot like the patient rooms you see in "House" with one glass wall – smaller, though. A different doctor comes to see me, looking like he's about to face a case of the plague with a hard plastic face shield and sealed wrists and ankles on his contamination suit. He briefly confirms the info I gave the CLSC and listens to my chest. He explains that the test for swine flu takes about two hours to incubate. He will irrigate my nasal passages, take the liquid, and send it to the lab. If the test is positive, we'll know I have swine flu, but a negative may be false.
The doctor tells me the procedure might be uncomfortable. The kit is a syringe of liquid attached to a soft plastic tube. He snakes the tube up my right nostril. And up. And up. And up, in excruciating discomfort. I hope you have no idea how horrible that is. It is the second worst medical procedure of my life, after having my toenails ripped off with pliers. I'd easily rather re-experience removal of wisdom teeth, gum surgery, or anything else.
He injects the saline as I'm writhing and I feel it roll down the back of my throat, which means it didn't go where he wanted it to go because he's supposed to draw it back into the syringe. He pulls out, sees he missed, and says he's going to have to try again.
During the second try, also in my right nostril, I have tears streaming down my face, and I am thrashing in the bed, and he doesn't get enough sample. Failing to hide his frustration, the doctor leaves my room and I hear him ask the nurse to try. I'm in the bathroom feeling terrible. I wasn't congested before but I am now.
The nurse has me lie down flat instead of inclined upright the way the doctor had me. She tries my right nostril, too, and it feels like she is shoving the biggest gauge needle into my skull. She shoves and shoves against the congestion and finally I just can't stand it and I rip the tube out of my nose. She is not pleased. I am even less pleased.
I explain that that was far beyond discomfort and ask half-jokingly if they have any IV Valium (which I had when I got my stomach scoped). She seriously tells me no.
It dawns on her that the right nostril is too congested by now and she'll try the left. I get a little break while she looks for another kit. I spend the respite in the bathroom, nauseated and with my previously mild headache now splitting.
We meet back at my bed and the nurse tries my left nostril. She's slower and more methodical than the doctor, and it just prolongs the process and gives me ample time to flail around, and she doesn't retrieve enough. By this time I think she going to call in one or two of the burly orderlies to hold me down but I don't suggest it.
Without orderlies, she tries my left nostril again. She guides me with breathing exercises, and asks me to hold my breath while she was puts the saline in. I'm good this time – but when she injects the liquid it runs out of my nasal cavity and into my trachea. I cough a fountain of the stuff that flies into the air like a whale spout. The nurse gives me a very curt "You know what? Forget it." and leaves my room.
Apparently, between the five attempts, they get enough liquid to run the test, because they do send it off to the lab. My waterboarding ends around 5:30 pm. I asked the nurse for Advil for my headache but I get none. I alternate bouts of fitful sleep and listening to the iPod. A second nurse checked on me and also failed to produce Advil when I asked for it. I had neither food nor drink, not even water, and I'd eaten very little that day.
At 8:00 p.m., A nurse woke me to wheel me to radiology for chest x-rays. I asked her for Advil and she told me she'd get me some after the x-rays. On the way back, I ask if we can stop for food and drink and she says she'll find me some. She says she'll find out about the Advil, too.
She brings me what food she was able to find, which was two half-bowls of cold carrot soup (meant to be served hot, but fine anyway), two slices of bread, two slices of individually wrapped cheese food, a cup of either canned pears or peaches (couldn't tell which), and a small vanilla yogurt. She also was nice enough to take my money and bring me back a Diet Pepsi from the vending machine. The food doesn't sound like much but I wolfed it down. She also brough t me a phone so I could call home again.
At 9:10, the doctor on duty tells me it's probably not swine flu, but absolute determination can only be made in two days. He says I should go home and spend the next two days there wearing my mask at all times. I look at him and say "That's great, but when I went to the CLSC this afternoon, it wasn't because I thought I had swine flu, it was because I feel crappy, my body aches, I'm tired all the time, can't concentrate, and I have constant headaches. Is there something you can do about that?"
He says, "Oh, you probably have some kind of virus. The only thing to do is wait till you get better." I didn't bother asking him for Advil.
I trudge back to my car, drive home with a splitting headache and aching nasal passages (which still hurt as I write this), and finally, at home, take four Advil.
I felt so much worse by the end of this ordeal than I did at the beginning.
On the eighth day…
…Webs decided he should call the doctor on the ninth day.
I woke up feeling great, so great that I decided to walk the four blocks to the garage that repaired my van's axle and gave it a tune-up and surrender $1,469 with a smile on my face and a dog by my side.
When I got home, the effort hit me and I've been feeling as bad as I have with this whatever since I came down with it. I conked out around 5:00 p.m. and slept two hours but that didn't help.
I know I promised you faithful readers a torrid tale of chinchilla romance but that will have to wait because today was our first add/drop in our fantasy-baseball Irrational League. I picked tenth, because I finished April in first place. My stats:
.273 batting average (3rd)
38 HR (3rd)
156 RBI (3rd)
15 SB (9th)
3.90 ERA (2nd)
1.29 WHIP (2nd)
9 wins (tied 8th)
18 saves (1st)
That gives me 56.5 points and a lead of two points, down from nine mot too long ago. My only serious injury is Chris Carpenter and to replace him today I picked up Chad Gaudin (and dropped Josh Kinney). I had wanted Joel Pineiro, but he was snagged by the second-place team.
The lack of wins I expected but the lack of stolen bases is disappointing, and the only surplus I have is my three closers. It's time to talk trade.
A little out of it
I have nothing to report because I've spent the last week vegetating in bed.
I feel odd, sick but not sick, flu-y with a flu.
For the past seven days, I've lived with a mild tension headache, muscle aches and pains all over, severe fatigue, a bloated feeling, clammy skin, chills, and a slight cough. It feels like a bad cold or flu, but I have no congestion whatsoever. Physically I can get up and move about – it feels like the morning after a hockey game – but mentally I can't concentrate on anything.
Last night, we all went to Alex's to play a game and it's a good thing I played the zombies. I wasn't in the mood to think much.
We've initiated the process of obtaining a new chinchilla, starting from scratch. I'll write about that next time. My curly tail is limp from only this meagre effort.
Death of a chinchilla
Yesterday, we discovered April, our youngest chinchilla, dead of unknown causes. Her left thigh was plucked bare of fur but had no wounds. The only sign of distress on her was fur matted with what looked like snot or chinchilla vomit below her nose and mouth.
I think the fur may have been pulled out by April's cage-mate and mother, January, in some sort of attempt to get her attention.
We buried her in the pet graveyard under our crabapple.
In case you're wondering, bare chinchilla skin looks surprisingly human but feels thicker and supple, like a cheek with pores. The skin is whiter than than mine, just about Bjorkish in hue.
Rain delay
Saturday morning saw Houston and much of the US threatened by thunderstorms, as was our flight home. We had a departure scheduled at 12:50 p.m. for a 4:20 p.m. arrival in Cleveland and a flight home to Montreal an hour and a half later.
I checked flight statuses up until we climbed into the car for the trip to the airport. Our intended aircraft was delayed in Phoenix for 37 minutes, Continental's Web site told me, but should leave Houston on time.
After our hour-long drive through rain, we arrived at our terminal, where the fancy board on the wall told us our flight was delayed two hours. Good thing I'd checked the Web site.
As usual, I had to fail to use the express check-in terminals before waiting 20 minutes to see an agent. Since we nearly always fly between Canada and the US, express check-in terminals almost always opt to ignore us.
Of course, we were going to miss our connection in Cleveland. Laura, the besieged check-in attendant who dealt with me, at first told us we'd only be able to fly home Tuesday, possibly Monday. I politely (I swear) informed her that was not acceptable. She looked and looked for alternatives and came up with two. We could fly to New York and stay overnight Saturday, then fly out Sunday. We could also fly Sunday morning directly to Toronto and on to Montreal at 6:00 p.m.
She pled our case to a Star Chamber on the other end of the phone, but told us the bad news that Continental would not spring for a hotel room in New York. That left us with Toronto, which meant that I'd have to schlep two kids and three pieces of checked luggage through Canadian customs and on to Air Canada for a second check-in. Still, I had little choice. Luckily, upon reserving our seats for the next day, the 4:00 flight from Toronto to Montreal popped up, so we grabbed that instead.
By the time we were organized for Sunday, the airport's underpasses had flooded. We spent a while trying to get out of the airport without risk of drowning the car. We found a flattish road that would take us out but even on that we had to cross three bodies of foot-deep-plus water flowing so quickly they had whitecaps. My friend Ron Jackson took this photo of his backyard that Saturday afternoon. While the winds weren't as strong, Houstonians have told me the volume of water was of hurricane proportions.
We got to spend an extra evening in Houston, the first part of which we spent at a backyard barbecue birthday party for my mom's neighbour. He was turning 43 – my age. About a dozen couples attended, but even the folks around my age seemed so… – well, old to me. I felt completely out of place. I don't among other friends in my cohort, it was just these people. the wife of the birthday man was a bubbly, giggly 28-year-old, who certainly helped highlight the difference.
I spent an hour at the party, had some great food, then retreated to my mom's house to make other plans.
Our flight home was as good as can be expected. Air Canada had system trouble with our bags and baggage tags, but the agent eventually resolved the problem by deleting all records of our bags (which took a while to learn how to do) and issuing new tags.
We got home warm and dry.
We went out to a lovely Mexican restaurant called Tampico, a Mexican seafood place we visit every trip.
The snapper, shrimp, and crab legs were excellent as always, but the entertainment put a few exclamation points on our night out.
My brother sat next to me, his wife across from him. Their rambunctious, loud, but cute 18-month-old only child flitted through several seats over the course of the meal.
The kid is a handful at restaurants, if my three experiences with him are a valid sample. He doesn't appreciate the value of quiet conversation or a place to relax, and why should he at 18 months old?
Let me set the scene for the highlight. My brother's wife is talking to my mother, who sits to my right. On my left, my brother holds his kid on his lap, facing the table, and bends over as he tries to feed him.
Unfortunately, no one noticed the danger, not even your superdad author. My brother had unwrapped the cutlery from the napkin to get the fork he was using to feed his kid. As the kid squirmed, his hand found the pointy steak knife within reach. He grasped it and, as kids do, he threw his hands up in the air.
His little fist flew up and connected with my brother's nose, then stabbed him in the face with the knife. My brother reached up and grabbed his nose and eyes, shouting, "Take the baby! Take the baby!"
The baby was took, and we surveyed the damage. My brother had a bloody nose from the blow and luckily the tip of the knife had missed his eye by millimeters.
Whether his father or laptop keyboards, the kid has only succeeded to temporarily incapacitate his victims. He's got a way to go.
Passover 2.0
The traditional Haggadah with the red and yellow cover is chock full of rabbinical and Talmudic commentary that's so boring and, frankly, pointless. Several years ago, Elvi took it upon herself to edit a Haggadah for our family, and it's a great hit. It covers all the salient points of the holiday, keeps all prayers and parts of the seder, adds songs, but disperses with the tedious debates.
It's a big hit, and is spreading. Maybe we should publish it….
All that is preamble, really, to Passover 2.0, "Moses is Departing Egypt: A Facebook Haggadah". It's a hoot.
Our own departure was ridden with minor plagues, but I weathered them well. We got in the Continental line at Trudeau/Dorval airport and an airline rep for Northwest asked us if we were on the 6:00 a.m. flight to Detroit. I knew we were on a 6:00 flight, but I didn't know our intermediate destination. He asked us to follow him to the Northwest line. I thought it was odd, since I knew we were flying Continental, but it was 5:00 a.m. and I hadn't slept at all that night. So we followed him.
Of course, the Northwest system couldn't find our flight, and neither could the extremely fetching counter lady at the Northwest desk. The original Northwest guy figured out that I'm an idiot and redirected us to the Continental desk, but told us to use the first-class line to avoid the queue.
At the Continental desk, the same fetching lady took care of us, She explained she works for both airlines. It was, however, her first week, possibly day, on the job and it took a while and the help of two other agents to get us checked in. I didn't mind.
US Customs provided the next delay. A couple two spots ahead of us in the line for our official proved a little too suspicious and the agent (officer?) took a while interviewing them before personally guiding them to the interrogation and strip-search chamber. When it was our turn, he sent us right through without asking to see the pointless permission slip I need to carry to "prove" Elvi allows me to take the kids across the border.
We switched planes in Cleveland, as it turned out, and only had to wait about 37 seconds to board our next flight. THe timing was unusually perfect, but we had one more delay to wait out. About 15 minutes out of Houston, a passenger on our plane fell ill two rows ahead of us. There was a doctor on board, and a nurse, and fortunately the emergency wasn't too serious. From what I overheard, I suspect the patient was a diabetic with low blood sugar. Upon docking at the gate in Houston, we had to wait for the paramedics to remove the patient before we could debark.
More on this vacation later, perhaps. There's not much to write about – and that's a good thing.
Duck season! Rabbit season! Baseball season!
Yesterday was the annual six-hour crankfest known as the Irrational League draft. This year's was a standard draft and I think I did well. My batters are all starters except for the catchers, both of whom are backups, but with a bit of oomph in their swings. I have no Jack Wilsons this year, but Cristian Guzman comes close. Guzman was the only batter pick that made me cringe.
I left Jamie Moyer on the table slightly too long and he was drafted a few spots before I would have grabbed him to complete my pitching staff. Instead I had to go with either Mike Hampton (ugh), Zach Duke (double ugh), or Joel Pineiro (more double ugh). I went with Hampton under the assumption that he has the most chance of being good, even though I think they will all disappoint.
My keepers were Carlos Beltran, Lance Berkman, Matt Kemp, and Ryan Ludwick. I wasn't happy keeping Ludwick, but he was the best option. Now, my team, with my projections….
C: Ramon Castro: .265, 11 HR, 30 RBI
C: Yorvit Torrealba: .260, 5 HR, 35 RBI
1B: Lance Berkman: .300, 30 HR, 90 RBI, 10 SB
2B: Luis Castillo: .275, 40 RBI, 20 SB
SS: JJ Hardy: .275, 25 HR, 90 RBI, 5 SB
3B: Ryan Zimmerman: .295, 25 HR, 100 RBI, 5 SB
CI: Nick Johnson: .295, 20 HR, 70 RBI, 5 SB
MI: Edgar Renteria: .285, 10 HR, 65 RBI, 10 SB
OF: Carlos Beltran: .275, 30 HR, 95 RBI, 20 SB
OF: Ryan Ludwick: .265, 30 HR, 85 RBI, 5 SB
OF: Matt Kemp: .276, 15 HR, 70 RBI, 30 SB
OF: Randy Winn: .285, 10 HR, 60 RBI, 15 SB
OF: Cody Ross: .255, 25 HR, 80 RBI, 5 SB
UT: Cristian Guzman: .290, 10 HR, 65 RBI, 5 SB
UT: Skip Schumaker: .275, 10 HR, 55 RBI, 10 SB
I think the team will reach a .280 average and 255 HRs – probably good for second or third place. I expect to finish near first in RBIs with about 1035. Steals should top 140, which will also rank fairly high, say third or fourth. Figure 33 points in hitting. I have three shortstops for trade bait, although I did last year, too, and no one wanted them.
My pitching is both better and worse than last year. It's better in that I have three bona fide closers whereas last year I had one, plus a wannabe. My closer choked and lost his job (Manny Corpas) and my wanna be came through. I had better starting pitching last year. This year's starters are all injury risks, but should be good enough to help we win the rate categories. Wins will donate the fewest points to my score.
SP: Rich Harden: 12 W, 3.25 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
SP: Chris Carpenter: 10 W, 3.55 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
SP: Randy Johnson: 12 W, 3.70 ERA; 1.20 WHIP
SP: Dave Bush: 13 W, 4.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
P: Braden Looper: 13 W, 4.15 ERA, 1.30 WHIP
P: Mike Hampton: 10 W, 4.50 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
RP: Kevin Gregg: 33 Sv, 3 W, 3.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
RP: Heath Bell: 25 Sv, 3 W, 3.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
RP: Chad Qualls: 25 Sv, 3 W, 3.80 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
RP: Josh Kinney: 4 Sv, 2 W, 3.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
I figure I'll end up 85 saves (top three finish), 81 wins (sixth, maybe fifth place), 3.80 ERA (top two), and a WHIP of 1.24 (top two). Split a few hairs and that grosses me another 33 points or so, to give my team an expected 66 points overall – and that total is money in the bank. Of course, the starters' health has to hold up.
My reserves are OF Matt Holliday (yes!), 1B/2B Jeff Baker, SP/RP Cha Seung Baek, and RP Will Ohman. Impending free agent Holliday is a gamble on next year (I think the A's will be in the race long enough to keep him the whole year), and the others are all useful plug-ins. Between Schumaker and Baker, the only position at which I'm without a back-up is 3B, and I expect big things from Zimmerman.
I'm more confident this year than I was last year.


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This week, I had the pleasure to attend the soft opening of FLAWLESS - a beauty haven situated in the heart of Central. I called it a haven not because of the possibility of shopping variety, but the broad spectrum of beauty-related services it offers. FLAWLESS indeed is a place I would love to turn back to anytime - for bad hair days, for important dates/nights out, birthdays preparation, days when I need a pick-me-up, under the weather...you name it.
The first thing I notice in beauty salons is of course their product racks. The products and brands that they stock will show you a glimpse of their expertise, to me, it's more about their selection of the best products out there for their clients.
I took a good look at the shelf at FLAWLESS - they stock Aromatherapy Associates products - a huge WOW to me. I've always read about AA online but never seen them in person nor know of a place which uses AA.
The AA range includes gift sets, bath & shower oil, body lotions, body polish, etc.
Other brands being stocked include Medik8 (from UK), Algotherm, ML. The shelf mostly shows the bath & body products but for the makeup-minded, behold. FLAWLESS may carry the Italian beauty brand Lord & Berry later. I'm also told that products from Laura Mercier would be used in their make up sessions/makeovers, and this had me super excited.
The decorations also resembled apothecary...a bit vintage, yet cozy and edgy. Treatments offered included peel, skin needling, aromatherapy, lifting, medi-spa, manicure, pedicure, makeup lessons, hair styling services, bridal makeup services, massage and waxing. FLAWLESS will not let their customer walk out without being luxuriously pampered, with a treatment menu as vast as the above, everyone will be well-covered from head to toe.
FLAWLESS can be found at 4th Floor, Sea Bird House, 22-28 Wyndham Street, Central, HK. Treatment ranges from as little as HK$80 to HK$1,600. You may visit www.Flawless.hk.com. Depending on how far you want to be pampered, the venue also accepts large-group bookings.


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Each object was conceived with desktop 3D printing in mind. The assembly enables MakerBot users to build a 30cm wide lamp on a simple MakerBot Replicator. Owners of the brand new MakerBot Z18 will be able to print the entire lamp all at once, without support material.
In the 3D file, the upper and lower parts of the lamp are cut into quarters. To print the entire lamp, you should print four times the bottom quarter and four times the upper quarter. Then you'll have to clip each of these parts with each other.
The model can be printed without any support, just use raft.
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Global Studies Symposium 2010-2011
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Read more about the 2010-2011 Symposium here.
Where: Maxey Auditorium (Off Boyer at Otis)
When: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 – 1-4 p.m.
Details: The 3rd Annual Whitman College Global Studies Symposium focuses on the topic of "Global Media, Global Spectacles." Speakers include:
- Douglas Kellner, Philosophy of Education Chair of Social Sciences and Comparative Education, University of California-Los Angeles. Media Spectacle and the North Africa Arab Uprisings: Some Critical Reflections"
- Shiloh Krupar, Assistant Professor of Geography, The Culture and Politics Program, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. "Transnatural Camp: The Post-Nuclear Nature Spectacle of Rocky Flats"
- Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities and the Five College Astronomy Department, Hampshire College. "Navigating Modernity: Islam, Science and Global Media"
The Symposium will be moderated by Bill Bogard (Sociology). Whitman faculty Discussants are Gaurav Majumdar (English) and Delbert Hutchison (Biology). There will also be three student commentators.
Douglas Kellner, critical media theorist and the George Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His research focuses on the domination of media culture by spectacle and mega-spectacle, as well as on alter-globalization processes and movements.
Shiloh Krupar, at the intersection of Geography, Architecture, and Performance Studies, is an Assistant Professor of Politics and Culture at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She has done research on emergent museums and curatorial practices in post-socialist Shanghai, and the politics of nature conservation and environmental memory at decommissioned military sites and nuclear facilities in the U.S. West.
Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities at Hampshire College, teaches in the Five College Astronomy Program, and conducts research on the relationship of science and Islam through the lens of evolution and creationism debates. He has also conducted research on reconciliation efforts between astronomers and Native Hawaiians over the telescopes on Mauna Kea, aside from his other research on star formation in spiral galaxies.


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Passengers on a flight from Sydney to Singapore had to endure 30 frightening minutes before landing after they saw sparks wildly flying out of one of the jet's engines.
The nightmare scenario unfolded on Saturday night, as Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight TZ001 operated by budget carrier Scoot closed in on Singapore's Changi airport.
The footage, filmed by one of the plane's passengers, shows sparks shooting out of the right wing's engine like tracer bullets for a period of around ten seconds.
The Straits Times reported the plane shut down the engine and requested emergency crews be on stand-by for the jet's landing.
One passenger claimed a bird had been sucked into the engine, while the man who recorded the video said he heard a loud bang before the sparks started to fly.
The Boeing jet landed safely in Singapore, and Scoot, which is associated with Tigerair, are now investigating the incident.
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Sometimes it is helpful to cut through the diplomatic posturing, and the careful avoidance of blame-laying, and remember that we are dealing here with a genocide. Eric Reeves has an editorial today in the Boston Globe that goes right to the point. By the way, if you have any doubts about the dramatic death rates being perpetrated in Darfur, read first the claims by Islam Online that the death rates are inflated, and then read about the newest and most scientfic epidemiological study, reported by the Reuters. But for a stronger read, try Eric's piece--either in full in the Globe, or in the excerpt below:
The most urgent task is humanitarian intervention in Darfur, with or without UN authorization. An expanded African Union force, with robust rules of engagement, should initiate such intervention even if Khartoum objects. In addition to protecting the highly vulnerable populations in the camps for displaced persons, this force should be the means for initiating a massive increase in humanitarian transport and logistical capacity, provided by US and European allies.
The longer term goal must be to dismantle the National Islamic Front: No true peace will come to Sudan so long as this ruthless regime of Arab supremacists rules Africa's largest country. In the interim, the United States and others should work to impose sanctions directed against Khartoum's leaders and isolate the regime. A widely representative government-in-waiting should be assembled.
Finally, ordinary Americans and Europeans should support a fledgling divestment campaign targeting the large European and Asian multinational corporations whose investments prop up Khartoum's genocidal tyranny. Many have stocks that trade on American exchanges, and are represented in numerous mutual funds and pension funds. These corporations must be forced to suspend commercial relations with Khartoum until genocide in Darfur has ended and a comprehensive peace agreement is reached with southern Sudan. Stripped of this immoral economic support, the regime will become far more vulnerable to international pressure, and susceptible to the dismantling desired by the overwhelming majority of Sudanese desperate for new leadership.
One hesitation on the divestment campaign idea. Unless it focuses on Chinese, Indian, and Malaysian comanies, I'm not sure it can have much effect. Western companies such as Canada's Talisman Energy have already pulled out of Sudan. It is really the Chinese, the Indians, and the Malaysians who are supporting the regime by helping build up the oil export business. And it is the Russians who are supplying the most high tech arms to Sudan's military, including aircraft. I'd like to hear from Eric more on this issue, of how we can best target companies that truly matter to the Sudanese economy--and particularly to the military side of the Sudanese economy.
There is a "two step" way to proceed, and that is by targeting western companies that do business with China, India, and Malaysia, in order to send a message to those nations that we will not continue to support their economic growth if they in turn promote genocide in Sudan.
Perhaps we need a consumer boycott on Chinese products sold in the US. A good way to do this would be to target Wal-Mart, which currently buys about %1 of China's entire Gross National Product, and sells the goods in the US. The other would be a boycott of Hewlett-Packard and other companies' computer products. Most of the personal computers sold in the United States are now assembled in China. A consumer boycott against Chinese products could have several benefits--it could show support for Sudan, support for manufacturing jobs in the US, UK and Europe, and support for the effort to get China to revalue its currency upward--thus helping to stem the predatory pricing that China is currently using to push its manufactured products into nations like the US.
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As I said last week, I'm skipping my over-the-top "cheat" days for awhile, and I admit I have been a little disappointed all week thinking about how I wouldn't be baking something insanely decadent today. However, I was determined to find a recipe that would still be delicious, while not going overboard on calories. I decided on Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins from Cooking Light.
I haven't always loved peanut butter and jelly. I remember being at my aunt's house with my sister and three cousins when I was about five or six. My aunt was making lunch for all of us--peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I told her that I didn't like peanut butter and jelly; she told me that was too bad. And who could blame her? If I were making lunch for five kids, I wouldn't be taking special requests either. Besides, who doesn't like peanut butter and jelly?!
Anyway, my tastes have matured since then. I absolutely love peanut butter. In fact, I have a peanut butter sandwich for lunch every day. And let's face it--jelly sure doesn't make anything worse.
These muffins were definitely a success. I couldn't resist eating one about 30 seconds after I pulled them out of the oven, so the jelly was still warm, gooey, and delicious! They are not overly sweet or overly peanut butter-y. As Goldilocks might say, they are just right.
The only changes I made to the recipe were to use soymilk instead of nonfat and almond extract instead of vanilla. I definitely recommend the almond extract if you want the muffins to have a distinct nutty flavor.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
12 servings
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups fat-free milk
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup strawberry jam
1. Preheat oven to 400˚F.
2. Combine flours, sugars, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
3. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla); add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
4. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with baking cups or sprayed with cooking spray. Fill each cup half full with batter.
5. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam into each cup. Spoon remaining batter on top to cover jam.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Let col in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.
Scarbrough, Mark. "Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins." Recipe. Myrecipes.com. 2007.


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En kadhale (My love) episode 14
Hi my dear friends. I have got my answer. Thank u so much.
The episode starts with Rahul thinks how he can be so close to her. And she rejected me. He drinks thinking that. Arjun comes and asks Oei Wat r u doing. I have not seen you this much of drinking. Reduce it nd y do u drink.
Rahul : nothing.
Arjun : Dei I think I am in love with Naina.
Rahul : Wat
Arjun : yes
Rahul : I thought it.
Arjun : I just have no reason to love her da but I love her da.
Rahul : Dei Machar propose to her da.
Arjun : Wat I can't
Rahul : y
Arjun : I am afraid if I lost her frndship.
Rahul : hey I think she too likes u
Arjun : Dei
Rahul : Arjun don't delay to say this.
Arjun : Hmm ok but how.
Rahul : tomorrow is valentines day u can propose to her.
Arjun : ya good idea.
Rahul : ok prepare well.
Arjun : ok
Rahul : bye da I am getting sleep.
Arjun : ok.
Arjun calls Naina nd asks her to come coffee shop.
Naina : y
Arjun : plz yaar
Naina : ok.
They two comes to coffee shop.
Naina : say
Arjun : Naina I am loving a girl
Naina's face become dull.
Naina : who's that.
Arjun : a girl who is beautiful in the world nd a awesome character nd she is sitting next to me.
Naina searches nd realise the girl is she. Arjun smiles. Naina ask is it me. Arjun : Hmm
Naina thinks ha Arjun proposed me I think I too love him but I should not tell him I need to give him a surprise.
Naina : I need some time.
Arjun : Hmm ok ur wish.
Naina : ok bye I have a work.
Rahul calls Sania but her mobile phone is not reachable. Rahul calls Naina nd ask.
Naina : she said that she have a important work.
Rahul : Thanks.
Rahul thinks Wat will be the important important work. Today is valentines day. But I can't see her.
Sania is seen in a corner of the house nd she is crying. A woman comes nd says Sania come on I have got tiffin. She says no I don't need.
Woman: Sania only crying won't work.
Sania : my………….
She cries. That woman hugs her.
Sania : Ria plz leave me alone.
Ria: ok but don't punish u .
Sania : ok
Rahul thinks Sania where r u . He just becomes like mad. He scolds himself nd roams here nd there. Sheila calls him for the valentine day party. He says I am not coming. Sheila says plz come for me. Rahul says I am not interested plz. Sheila says ok when you feel comfortable u come. Rahul says ok thanks.
Naina thinks where is Sania nd calls her but not reachable. Naina says Sania doesn't have work she is not at all being with in valentines day past 1 year. Naina think can say to Arjun if he saw another girl. Hmm no like that won't be. But if he saw means. Naina thinks aaa I can't decide. Naina thinks to tell to him.
Naina calls Rahul nd ask where is Arjun. Rahul says he is in a party. Naina asks Wat party. Rahul says sheila party. Naina says ok.
Naina thinks I need to go there nd need to tell him. She becomes excited and get ready. She wears different dresses but anything doesn't suit her. At last she wears a saree. Naina thinks is it correct to wear a saree while proposing. Hmm I think it is correct nd she goes.
hi frnds I think u have liked this episode.
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A major offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant looks set to be built in Hull, bringing up to 10,000 jobs to the city.
Engineering conglomerate Siemens and port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) have agreed to develop plans for the facility at Alexandra Dock.
Hull council leader Carl Minns said it would bring a "new era of prosperity for the region".
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Research Article
Evaluation of Carbonylated Proteins in Hepatitis C Virus Patients
|Mahmoud Mohamed Alou-El-Makarem1*, Moussa Madany Moustafa1, Mohamed Abdel-Aziz Fahmy1, Aamer Mohamed Abdel-Hamed1, Khaled Nagy El-fayomy3 and Medhat Mohamed Abdel-Salam Darwish2
|1Department of Medical Biochemistry, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
|2Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Damietta, Cairo, Egypt
|3Department of Internal Medicine, Al Azhar University, Damietta, Cairo, Egypt
|Corresponding Author :
|Mahmoud Mohamed Alou-El-Makarem
Department of Medical Biochemistry
Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 02-115-400-0554
E-mail: [email protected]
|Received March 17, 2014; Accepted July 11, 2014; Published July 16, 2014
|Citation: Alou-El-Makarem MM, Moustafa MM, Fahmy MA, Abdel-Hamed AM, Elfayomy KN, et al. (2014) Evaluation of Carbonylated Proteins in Hepatitis C Virus Patients. Mod Chem appl 2:130. doi:10.4172/2329-6798.1000130
|Copyright: © 2014 Alou-El-Makarem MM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Carbonylated proteins are irreversible posttranslational oxidative modifications, which may interfere with the normal homeostasis of cell growth inducing liver cirrhosis and risk of malignancy.
Objective: To determine plasma levels of carbonylated proteins and total antioxidant capacity and evaluate their role in HCV hepatitis patients and HCV induced liver cirrhosis before and after antiviral therapy; interferon and ribavirin.
Methods: This study included twenty chronic hepatitis C patients with cirrhotic changes, twenty chronic hepatitis C patients without cirrhotic changes and before taking interferon therapy and Fifteen chronic hepatitis C patients without cirrhotic changes and after taking antiviral therapy; interferon (PEG-IFN α2a 180-μg/week and Ribavirin 800 mg capsule one time daily for 24 weeks). Twenty male healthy individuals were included as the control group (age, and body mass index matched). All patients were taking liver support supplements containing vitamins; C, E, folic acid and carotenoids.
Results: There was a highly significant increase (p value 0.00001) in plasma carbonylated protein level in cirrhotic patients (44.9 ± 5.63 nM/dL) as compared to the control group (22.3 ± 3.35 mM/L). TAC in serum in cirrhotic patients was significantly decreased to 0.765 ± 0.249 mM/L as compared to all other groups. These patients were taking antioxidants vitamins (vitamin C, carotenoids and vitamin E), and other supplements known to have antioxidant effects (silimaryn, trace elements), which did not increase their TAC.
Conclusions: Carbonylated proteins may play a role in HCV induced liver cirrhosis. The currently used antioxidants did not increase the antioxidant capacity of plasma. New antioxidants as well as inducers of antioxidant enzymes may be helpful in increasing TAC and prevention of formation of carbonylated proteins and liver cirrhosis.


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