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Out: Cheap prime rib. In: Duck tongue tacos.
You've just completed one of the greatest sit-down dinners on the planet – an alchemic, 15-course opera of texture, flavor and presentation. The savory delight of the frog leg fritters lingers meaningfully on your palate. You smile at the memory of the spectacular pea soup with flan of foie gras. All of it wonderful, all of it blurring slightly behind the combined magnifying effect of the expertly-matched wine that you sipped throughout the two-hour ordeal.
You emerge from Joël Robuchon at the MGM Grand and collide head-on with several thousand people exiting the night's Manny Pacquiao/Timothy Bradley middleweight championship bout, becoming – quite possibly – the first person in recorded human history to finish a Michelin-starred meal and immediately find himself in a sea of pissed-off Filipino fight fans.
How can you not love Las Vegas?
Certainly, the town has always had its surreal and sensual charms, but modern Las Vegas boasts something the bygone Rat Pack Vegas of the '60s and '70s lacked – a thriving international food scene. Local pundits trace the city's fine-dining transformation to 1992. That was the year Wolfgang Puck opened a Spago outpost at Caesar's Palace, triggering an unprecedented migration of celebrity chefs and high-concept, high-dollar gustatory destinations to the Nevada desert. Evidently, gamblers do not live on $9.99 prime rib alone.
Arguably, the two-mile sliver of Las Vegas Boulevard stretching north from the MGM Grand encompasses more high-end dining than any comparable stretch of real estate in the world – so many remarkable restaurants, in fact, that you could not possibly try them all in a single visit without courting a Leaving Las Vegas-style consumption coma. But if you have three days and a nice stash of blackjack winnings at your disposal, this Strip-focused itinerary makes for a true culinary jackpot.Photos - From left: pan-seared scallop at Picasso in the Bellagio • burger at Comme Ça
Let's assume you just touched down at McCarran International. It's around noon and you have a dull, uncomplicated hunger. A burger is logical – but does that mean you should slum it at the Burger King in the Tropicana? Lord, no. Hit up Holsteins Shakes and Buns at the super-slick Cosmopolitan Resort and Spa (3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-698-7940, holsteinslv.com). Done in cheeky animated cow murals and diner-style booth seating, it bustles on a Friday afternoon with weekend early-birds wolfing down elevated pub-grub – including delicious crispy-brown Ipswich fried clams with green goddess dressing ($14) – and Zinburger-style haute hammies. Price-point-wise, the star of the menu is the Billionaire Burger ($28), so named for the lobe of foie gras and dollop of truffle mayo spread over a patty of Kobe beef. It's an umami-bomb, no doubt about it. For something a little less Type II diabetes-y, try the Rising Sun – a teriyaki burger inventively topped with crispy yam and tempura avocado ($17).
According to no less an authority than Jeremy Pacheco – the talented executive chef at Lon's at the Hermosa – the Cosmopolitan has amassed one of the most lavish stables of culinary talent in Vegas. So why not stay for dinner? Better yet, grab appetizers at China Poblano (3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-698-7900, chinapoblano.com), the brash fusion restaurant from small plates maestro Jose Andres that performs like a gourmet version of the Valley's own Chino Bandido. Take heart: This is not the Latin-Asian answer to the gentrified "ethnic" cuisine of P.F. Chang's. It can be hardcore. The fantastic sui mai beef dumplings with daikon radish ($14) are relatively tame, but fans of Asian exotica will freak over the "Silencio" duck-tongue taco ($5.50) with lychees, or the "Viva China" tendon taco with Kumamoto oyster ($5.50). To answer the inevitable question: Duck tongue has the texture of shiitake mushroom. And tastes like chicken, naturally.
Next, amble upstairs to Comme Ça (3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-698-7910, commecarestaurant.com/las-vegas) – the Vegas outpost of chef David Myers' acclaimed Los Angeles brasserie. Overlooking the Strip, the restaurant is classy but studiously unpretentious, with a menu of farm-to-plate French country delicacies that strike clean notes throughout. Start with the spectacular roasted beet salad, expertly phrased with mascarpone and smoked salmon under a mustard-seed vinaigrette ($12). I've never had better. And don't miss the Berkshire pork trio, which unites tete de cochon (head cheese, yo), belly and rack meats in a discreet but delightful carnival of porcine succulence. It's some truly fine swine.
Postprandial Extra: Roll yourself across the street to Vdara (2600 W. Harmon Ave., 702-590-2111, vdara.com), the all-suite, no-casino, eco-friendly hotel just off the Strip, and get yourself an Arnica Muscle Repair Massage (50 min., $140) to limber up for your next feast.
What's the best buffet in Las Vegas? According to a USA Today poll of eight Sin City dining experts conducted in 2011, it's Wicked Spoon at the Cosmopolitan (3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-698-7000, cosmopolitanlasvegas.com). Featuring such non-standard staples as Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches and spit-broiled al pastor tacos, Wicked Spoon certainly feels a cut above the typical casino-buffet cattle drive. For a food tourist, it makes an ideal breakfast spot ($22); the coffee's great, and the carving-station attendants slice bacon as thick as a paperback book.
If yesterday's China Poblano visit has you hankering for more hybrid magic, beeline to Sushisamba (3327 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-607-0700, sushisamba.com) at the swank Venetian Hotel Resort Casino. This time, the Latin-Asian tango is of the Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian variety, yielding such revelatory mash-up dishes as robata-grilled sea bass with roasted Peruvian corn, and a pass-out-rich, curry-like mushroom toban with tender duck morsels. The ceviche – with mango and banana strips – is like a sweet kabuki musical in your mouth. My favorite dish at Sushisamba was the Peruvian-style sashimi plate, featuring kanpachi with truffle oil, tuna with Granny Smith apple and jalapeño, yellowtail with spicy lemongrass, and a buttery salmon with tangy miso. If it's not one of your top five raw-fish experiences of all time, you're several degrees more sushi-spoiled than I am.
Ready for true art appreciation? Come sunset, hail a cab for the Bellagio and its flagship restaurant, Picasso (3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 866-259-7111, bellagio.com) – the capacious Michelin-starred dining palace where chef Julian Serrano oversees a nightly matrimony of French and Spanish cuisine. Routinely ranked among the city's top three restaurants, Picasso – so named for the 14 original paintings by the master that hang on its walls – won't afford you much room for error in terms of dish selection; the menu is composed solely of four tasting flights, including the chef's famous menu dégustation ($175), a five-course faith-healer that begins with Serrano's angelic Maine lobster salad and features a sautéed steak of foie gras with cherry-sweet rhubarb puree and blood orange sauce. It's like eating a pie made out of butter.
Almost as striking as the food is Picasso's commanding view of the 8-acre Bellagio lake and dancing water fountain. "I started here eight years ago," a server says wistfully as all eyes turn to the balletic sprays. "And I thought I'd get sick and tired of [the fountain]. But I never have."
Postprandial Extra: Follow your stogie sixth sense to Rhumbar (3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-735-8322, rhumbarlv.com) at the Mirage, a Caribbean-themed patio play-space that specializes in fine tobacco and strong drink.
You're entering the final leg of your Vegas food tour, and you have excruciatingly important decisions to make. Why not mull them over at Central Michel Richard (3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-650-5921, centrallv.com), the upscale diner concept from the French-born creator of Washington, D.C. hotspot Citronelle? A baker by training, Richard is eminently qualified to deliver patisserie-style treats like French toast crème brûlée ($17). Better yet: Central – located in the lobby of Caesar's Palace – is open 24 hours, so if you get the late-night munchies, a beautifully constructed, loaf-style Caesar salad ($19) or signature meatball burger ($19) is in the offing.
Now, decisions: Where to do lunch? If last night's Picasso feast whet your whistle for all things Serrano, try the chef's eponymous tapas restaurant – Julian Serrano (3730 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-590-8520, arialasvegas.com) – at the Aria. Hardcore Vegas foodies debate which tapas eatery reigns over the heap: Serrano, or Jaleo at the Cosmopolitan. I didn't try the latter, but Serrano's explosively-seasoned black rice with lobster and sofrito ($12) and densely-sweet, almond-stuffed dates ($8) would seem to leave little room for improvement. The chef democratically splits his time between this restaurant and Picasso, and the lower price-point makes it an attractive option for diners who want to sample his brilliance without the overhead.
Then again, after the culinary orgy of last night – and mindful of the one yet to come – you might be wise to lunch less richly. In that case, grab a healthy California-French nosh at the celebrity-chef-conceived fine-diner that started it all: Spago (3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-369-6300, wolfgangpuck.com) at Caesar's Palace. The menu changes seasonally, but select Wolfgang Puck dishes are mainstays, like the chopped vegetable salad ($12) with English peas, red onions and other garden goodies. My pan-roasted halibut – with its subtle caramelizing and bed of bitter greens – hit the spot ($14).
Finally, the pièce de résistance: The final meal of your three-day culinary tour. Prudent souls might be tempted to conserve their remaining chips, but you are not prudent. You will go big. You will dine at Joël Robuchon (3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-891-7925, mgmgrand.com) in the MGM Grand. Only a handful of restaurants frequent the best-resto-in-Vegas conversation: Guy Savoy at Caesar's, Picasso, Michael Mina at the Bellagio, three or four others, and Robuchon, naturally. After all, this paragon of post-nouvelle French cuisine boasts the only three-star Michelin rating in the city, and its eponymous founder – whose restaurants have amassed a remarkable 28 Michelin stars worldwide – was named "chef of the century" by the Gault Millau guidebook in 1989. So, the Robuchon pedigree is unbeatable – and so is the chef's degustation menu ($425/person), a 16-course maelstrom of small plates and trial-sized delicacies that feels like the culinary equivalent of a day at Disneyland. Set in a velvety faux living room space ripped straight from a Vanity Fair art director's pipe dream, the dinner begins with the finest bread trolley I've ever laid eyes on. No joke. Three-tiers-deep with ficelle, pain de Campagne and superfine croissants, the cart could make a carb-fanatic out of Victoria Beckham.
The tasting menus change seasonally, but a few iconic Robuchon dishes seem to haunt the restaurant year-round, including "La Tomate" – a salad of tomato with basil-infused olive oil posted next to a slick of tomato gelée flecked with pebbles of mozzarella, which look like nothing if not dozens of tiny eyeballs trained in your direction. It's fascinating and, yes, quite tasty.
And then the pea soup. And then the caviar trio. And then a shockingly-good filet of salmon with black-pepper mangos. And so on, until the servers wheel over the dessert trolley lined with dozens of petit fours – each one an immaculate fortress of tongue-pleasing sweetness. You have so little energy, or stomach-space, left – but they're so good. So you eat five.
Congratulations. Your Vegas food tour is complete. Now you have the fortitude to battle those Pacquiao fans for a cab.
For as long as inebriated gamblers have foolishly frittered away their winnings in Vegas, restaurants have served them expensive steaks. Modern-day Vegas is stacked with world-class steakhouses, including Wolfgang Puck's Cut and Carnevino at The Palazzo. Old Homestead at Caesar's Palace (3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 877-346-4642, theoldhomesteadsteakhouse.com) is new to the conversation, but your ears – and other parts of your anatomy – will definitely perk up when you sink your teeth into the restaurant's "lollipop ribeye" ($70), a bone-in monstrosity that gets its earthy flavor and improbably succulent texture from 30-day aging. Shwing.
Postprandial Extra: If Robuchon's cherry gazpacho puts you in the mood for "Strawberry Fields," check out Love (3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-791-7111, mirage.com), the Beatles-inspired Cirque du Soleil show at the Mirage. Full of high-flying acrobatic artistry and charming Fab Four esoterica, it's all you need.


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A winner was selected from 252 designs submitted by 75 freelance designers.
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We are a greco wrestling club with some of the top wrestlers in the country, but we will be selling products to people who want to using our fighting/wrestling tactics to get into better shape.
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THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. I don't think I will ever be able to do anything for Jeremy that comes close to matching how huge a favour he has bestowed upon me by allowing me to dress him as Duckie. Duckie! The best-dressed male teen ever!
And in case you haven't seen Pretty In Pink (why not?!) this is what Duckie, played by Jon Cryer, looks like.
Which explains why Jeremy is wearing a checked tweed blazer with the sleeves rolled up, a pair of his striped sports socks, cuffed trousers, white shoes, loads of rings, and round sunglasses. And of course, most crucially, a quiff.
Hot damn.
I of course got to do my best Andie Walsh impression. Which, obviously, involves a lot of pink. The main look of hers I was trying to recreate was something in the middle of these two...
That Korea bomber jacket - so amazing. She wears a lot of crochet, a lot of florals, a lot of pink, big socks and white boots. And of course some sort of embellishment, always. I couldn't find a Korea jacket, but I did find a green one with a massive 'A' on the back - for Andie!
Oh and in case you're wondering, this is what it would look like if Duckie was a real life boy in 2014 and had a mobile phone.


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Does Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi owe his council an apology?
He doesn't seem to think so.
On Monday, Nenshi refused to apologize for comments he made about councillor drinking and drug use last week — specifically that his office had received numerous complaints in the past about councillors getting "totally drunk" or "blotto" while attending work-related functions.
Nenshi defended his comments in council Monday, insisting he was not accusing anyone of anything, reports the Calgary Herald.
"If people want to turn that into I've said that tons of people are drunk in public, they can do that. What I've said was: I've heard lots of complaints about people's behaviour."
Some councillors don't see it that way, though.
According to the Calgary Herald, seven of 14 councillors denounced Nenshi's comments Monday.
"He doesn't feel that he's ever wrong," Coun. Jim Stevenson told the Herald. "I think he should have apologized and cleared this up, because I think it was poor judgment on his part and the other councillors'. I expect more from the mayor than that."
According to Metro News, however, Nenshi did retract one statement made during last week's debate on alcohol — he was wrong to say there was "nothing" he could do about the complaints, and that the city auditor offers a whistleblower line to "move these things forward."
Coun. Joe Magliocca told Global News he may use that very line to force Nenshi to expand on his allegations.
"It's still not over. I think I'm going to go to plan B," the Ward 2 councillor told reporters. "There's other options."
Coun. Peter Demong told council he's disappointed that Nenshi would make the allegations public.
"This whole thing has become and made our city council pretty much a laughingstock of the country," he said, according to CBC News.
Magliocca told the Calgary Sun Nenshi's comments may have tainted all councillors in the eyes of Calgarians.
"I want an apology to all the citizens of Calgary about what happened," said Magliocca.


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There has never been any doubt that the fighter arm was pivotal in introduction of the unit emblems with the Luftwaffe. Since, however, the Luftwaffe developed no classification system to register or even monitor its emblems, the emblem motifs and the motivations behind their introduction were to a great degree lost following the collapse of the Third Reich. The Emblems of Jagdwaffe 1936-1945: A More Complete History by Sinisa Sestanovic offers a plausible theory on the emblems' motifs and origins, and establishes the existence of some previously unknown emblems. The centrepiece of the book is the artwork of more than 300 emblems restored to their former glory, a step beyond Karl Ries's groundbreaking design from the 1960s. The said artwork is complemented by 27 photographs and 12 scale-drawings that illustrate the emblem positions on the fighter aircraft in use by the Jagdwaffe between 1936 and 1945. The book is aimed at the enthusiasts and serious researchers alike. Self published, approx 280 large format pages
Chris Simmonds writes;
"..I have personally checked a number of the book's emblem artwork against known and clear emblem photographs and can only applaud Sestanovic for his unswerving accuracy and attention to detail. His artwork is both clear and of a size at least three times bigger then that of the artwork in Ketley's new book "Luftwaffe Emblems". For scale modellers this, I am sure, will be big bonus. Lastly, at the end the book is a welcome selection of very clear and well produced period images of aircraft carrying some of the emblems previously discussed.
Highlights for me must be probably the best and fullest pre-war selection of emblems published so far. Second must be potted history of each unit and it's relation to past units and its subsequent evolution, whilst this information is available elsewhere such as Holm's website, having it in conjunction with the emblem is very helpful when trying to identify the unit of an image. Lastly must be the emblem artwork themselves easily the most accurate of any Luftwaffe book publish before or present..."
Read the full review at amazon.co.uk
Got my copy today. Let's face it, anything Me 262-related with the names Forsyth and Creek plastered over the cover is an essential purchase. While I don't really care for the Osprey format - the pics are especially small and dark here - I have to say that Jim Laurier's photo-realistic artwork is superb! In addition this volume presents the best English-language coverage of KG 51's jet operations I've read anywhere. Other units covered include Sonderkommando Braunegg, NAG 1 and NAG 6. Sources include Jan Horn's magisterial 'Das Flurschaden Geschwader' and Nick Beale's account of KG 51's early disastrous Western Front deployments as featured on http://www.ghostbombers.com
Chapter headings; 1/ 'That Answers the Fuhrer's Question...'; 2/ Kommando Schenk; 3/ Hitting Back; 4/ High-Speed intelligence; 5/ Bodenplatte To the Banks of the Rhine; 6/ Too little, Too Late
An appendix covers 'Unit Structure and Bases - Me262 Operational Period Mid-1944 to May 1945' and the heart of the work is the fantastic fully annotated colour plate section by Jim Laurier.
Chris Simmonds writes; " Anything by these two authors has to be taken seriously, and this is no different. All late war Luftwaffe enthusiasts will enjoy this book which features the misguided attempts to use the Me 262 as a bomber and the superb effective reconnaissance machine it also became. I have given five stars because the content is so well written, the profiles very well done. But I dislike all the Osprey books for their pathetically small format which result in small photos and cramped pages.."
A 'dual biography' of two of the most significant fighter aircraft in the history of aviation. Isby's latest is a very worthwhile work that considers both the technology and the people and the interaction of the two. The book traces the story of the Spitfire and the Me 109 from their origins through the race to get them into service and the early decisive battles of WWII to their final combats over the Middle East in 1948-49. First deployed in anger over Spain during the Civil War the Me 109 enjoyed the early advantage. In many respects the technology on both sides was on a par during the early years of this story - the Emil and the Spitfire I were pretty evenly matched. But the men and the organisations, and, above all, the regimes, were different and eventually a 'technology gap' did appear - the two stage supercharged Spit IX was - all else being equal - superior to the two speed supercharged German Gustav variant of the Bf 109 and the author explains how and why this was so. This is important for Isby's story because, as he explains, when the Spitfire finally achieved the upper hand over the 109 the Luftwaffe leadership were too incompetent, to in thrall to the leader's will, to act. The regime had largely through force of circumstance placed their hopes in new technologies that ultimately offered too few qualitative enhancements to overcome quantative differences. And while much of the 109's story is told by the 'charismatic' Fighter General or high-ranking ace, the author is aware that to fall back, for example, on Galland's memoirs, is too convenient, too much of the 'blame' is heaped on Göring, the story is too 'pat' and has suffered from too many re-tellings. So some of the Bf 109 story is told from the view point of the 16-year old forced labourer selected from among Auschwitz inmates for the Messerschmitt production line. Detailed and full of interesting facts; plenty of German-language source material has been consulted and exploited so you know that this is not some cheap catch-all rewrite of old texts but a serious mature work - and one full of interesting facts; I for one did not know that Erhard Milch had a teenage daughter who had Downs Syndrome- Milch's 'motivation' is not just about personal enrichment or German success but to some extent simply keeping his daughter alive. The balance of the book is skewed towards the Battle of Britain of course, some 200 pages whereas only 10 are devoted to the war in the Mediterranean which is where - in addition to the Eastern Front- the Luftwaffe had most of its forces between 1941-44. Recommended.
Visit author David Isby's web site for more on this book and some interesting resources
Coming soon from Valiant Wings
Airframe Album No.1: The Heinkel He 219 'Uhu'
by Richard A. Franks
The first title in a new Airframe Album series (coming August 2012) will cover the Luftwaffe's ultimate nightfighter, the He 219 'Uhu':
- Period diagrams
- Data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogue
- Walkaround images
- A wealth of pictures of the recently restored NASM example before, during and after restoration
- 3D isometric views of all variants by Jacek Jackiewicz
- Colour profiles and camouflage detail by by Richard Caruana
- 100 pages
- Publication in advance of the Revell and Zoukei-Mura 1/32 scale kit releases


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i happened upon the work of brad schweiger (usa) when i returned home and loved how he says ..."the more clay i use – the more active it becomes –i'm playing on the edge where the clay is on the verge of collapse". he has followed in peter voulkos's footsteps, who applies the zen buddhist philosophy of spontaneity to his forms and was famous for vigorously tearing, pounding and gouging his pieces. this approach is far removed from the fine wheel thrown bowls i had been making and that's exactly what i wanted. so i went from there, making chunky pots on the wheel, cutting and gouging until i could tell the pot had been pushed to its limit.
these pieces are made from keane porcelain, some thrown and altered on the wheel and others cut from thick slab hand built pots. this makes them somewhat heavy as they need to be thick in order to get the detail while cutting, but perfect as vases that don't fall over. sized from tiny bud vases to larger spray vases. they are fired to 1290 celcius, so that they body is strong and durable. they are a joy to make and every piece is different.
they have been glazed with a very versatile and reliable dolomite matt glaze, which i have worked on over the years. it's the same base recipe each time with different oxides. the pink, purple, blues are made from cobalt carbonate and the beige/ greens a combination of rutile and copper carbonate and sometimes even a copper blush if fired in a reduction kiln. this glaze is best sprayed on as you then achieve the colour variations, for example in the first coat you get blue, with the second coat you get pink and in the third coat you get black
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The death toll in the massive blaze at a privately owned five-star hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata is mounting, making it one of the worst in living memory in the history of the country.
According to local media reports, 90 people have lost their lives in the inferno which started at the AMRI Hospital early on Friday morning. Scores of others have been injured.
The incident has also exposed the lack of safety measures that are supposed to be in place in establishments that handle large numbers of people. Local media reports have said that the fire originated from a stock of carelessly piled up inflammable objects in the basement of the hospital.
"Most of the deaths were caused by suffocation," Javed Khan, a minister of the state of West Bengal of which Kolkata is the capital, has told reporters. Six people, including a top industrialist who owns the hospital, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
The Indian government has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the dead, whereas the West Bengal state government has promised a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for the families of the deceased.
Mass tragedies such as fires, building collapses and rail accidents are a regular feature in India, most of which are blamed on the lack of adequate safety measures.
Meanwhile, the government of Jammu and Kashmir, another Indian state, has ordered a review of fire safety measures at all major hospitals in its territory in the wake of the Kolkata tragedy, the Hindustan Times newspaper has reported.
There were angry reactions over the lack of safety measures on social networking sites. "terrible. 73 killed in a fire in a hospital in kolkata! patients trapped. what is this a punishment for?," tweeted Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator and journalist. Writer Taslima Nasreen wrote on her Twitter page: "Hospital fire in Kolkata.73 dead. FIR against owners! The rich tycoons Goenka & Todi will have fun & high tea at the police station."
Shekhar Kapur, film maker, tweeted: "Over 40 patients suffocate 2 death in Kolkata hospital. No fire safety in place. Y? R v becoming a nation immune 2 loss of life?"


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While "Paint It, Black" is attributed to Jagger/Richards, as many of The Rolling Stones' hits were, it was actually a collaborative effort of the band. According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, the song took shape when Bill Wyman was playing the organ in parody of the band's first manager, Eric Easton, who had been a cinema organist. It was Brian Jones who added the song's legendary sitar riff. The song's rather dark lyrics were written by Mick Jagger.
"Paint It, Black" was released as a single on 7 May, 1966 in the United States and on 13 May, 1966 (a Friday, fittingly enough) in the United Kingdom. The song hit #1 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the UK Singles chart, and #1 on the Canadian RPM chart. It was the first hit rock song in the United States to ever feature a sitar. It was also the debut single from The Rolling Stones' album Aftermath in the United States. The album was released 15 April, 1966 in the United Kingdom and 20 June, 1966 in the United States. Interestingly enough, the title was meant to be "Paint It Black," without a comma. Keith Richards had said that the comma was added by Decca, their recording label.
According to Bill Wyman's autobiography, when asked what "Paint It, Black" meant, Mick Jagger said, "It means paint it, black." That having been said, an analysis of the song's lyrics seems to indicate that the song is sung from the point of view of a man whose lover has just died. The opening words of the song, "I see a red door and I want it painted it black" would seem to be a reference to the door of an Anglican church, whose doors are traditionally painted red. Churches are, of course, often the site of funerals. Another clue could be the line, "I see a line of cars and they're all painted black," which could refer to a funeral procession (hearses traditionally being black). Indeed, it is following the line "I see a line of cars and they're all painted black" that he most obvious possible reference to death comes, "with flowers and my love both never to come back." Quite simply, both his love and the flowers are being taken away by the hearse.
Yet another clue could be the line "Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday." People are born everyday. They die everyday too. Another clue could be the line "I could not foresee this thing happening to you," i.e. he could not foresee her death. Finally, another fairly obvious clue that the song is about the loss of a loved one are the lines, "If I look hard enough into the settin' sun/My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes." This indicates that the only time he can now be with his love is in the night, when he is either dreaming or remembering her.
Over the years "Paint It, Black" has been covered a number of times. Indeed, the first cover versions emerged the very year it was released. In 1966 alone it was covered by both Chris Farlowe and The Standells. In 1967 it was covered by Eric Burdon and The Animals on their album Winds of Change. Burdon would cover the song again with War in 1970. Both times he somewhat altered the arrangement and the lyrics. The song would later be covered by Deep Purple (1988), Echo and The Bunnymen (1988), Marc Almond (1998), W.AS.P., and many, many others.
Below are some clips of a few of the versions of the song. First up is the original by The Rolling Stones, performed live in 1966.
Next up is The Standells' version, from 1966.
Here is The Animals' version from 1967. As much as I like The Animals, I have to confess I don't care much for their version of the song.
Finally, here is the version by heavy metal band W.A.S.P.


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High winds have left a trail of damage as Storm Doris battered Peterborough today, Thursday February 23.
And Peterborough Telegraph readers have been keeping us up to date with the destruction in their neighbourhood by sending in their photos.
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The coffee and tea culture is abundant in this idyllic climate. We start the day exploring the hidden gems of Currumbin, then set off through the picturesque valleys into NSW. Murwillumbah is sure to surprise with its chic café culture. Enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants before heading to Madura Tea for a tour of this iconic tea plantation. We finish the day at Paper Daisy in Halcyon House for a final tasting of coffee or tea with a twist!


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Gloom, born of DC, has been getting a lot of attention from some of the biggest metal blogs out there right now, like MetalSucks and Gunshy Assassin.
It seems that Loudwire has also picked up on their magnificence and has dubbed their song "Entity" as one of the best metal songs of 2014!
Here's the track (be forewarned, you must be supremely metal to withstand its intensity):
The song appeared fifth on the list, preceeded only by Slayer, Doom, Tombs and EyeHateGod.
It's a pretty accurate list, too. Also featured is Insomnium (fuck yes!!), Agalloch, Arch Enemy and Behemoth.
Fantastic job, guys! All that hard work keeps paying off! Keep showing everyone how we do metal in the DC/MD/PA/VA. \m/


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A grizzly tale, but not a gory one in the horror-porn torture porn gorno tradition of Hostel. Saw is strictly driven by suspense and intricate plot. Highly entertaining and with more twists in the plot than in a koeksister. A beacon of original light shining through the darkness of politically correct angsty teen creature features.
One of Tannie Marie's koeksisters. Tannie Marie ships koeksisters all over America, bringing a touch of Boere culture to the new world.
Two men find themselves in a locked bathroom, while on videotape. No, it's not George Michael and a member of the Village People. It is Dr Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and photographer Adam Faulkner (Leigh Whannell). They find a corpse between them, which holds a tape recorder and a gun. Talk about a silver lining. They each find a cassette in their pockets, with their names on it. The cassettes instruct Dr Gordon to kill Adam within a given time frame.
Of course doctors usually save lives, with the notable exception of the South African minister of health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who rather saves witch doctors and their superstitions. Dr Gordon is persuaded to join the dark side of Dr Tshabalala-Msimang and Dr Hannibal Lecter when he finds out that his family is kept hostage by an evil man.
- For some reason, Saw is grouped with Hostel and Devil's Rejects in the torture porn or gorno (gore + porno) genre. This genre is described as being devoid of suitable metaphor for its explicit scenes of nudity and violence. Personally, I found Saw to have many suitable metaphors and the version I have on DVD is bloody but not gory. Not that I mind blood and guts for the sake of blood and guts, but just to prove the point, Saw features no nudity that I can recall.
- Since it is claimed that the Jigsaw Killer never actually kills anyone himself, the film is highly original. The exception is photographer Adam Faulkner, but I won't give away anything.
- Saw has an excellent plot. I pride myself in identifying the killers in this sort of film early on. Of course, I was right, but only half right. I love being outsmarted.
- The Jigsaw Killer, so named because he leaves the imprint of a jigsaw puzzle piece on his victims, is hailed as the new Freddy Krueger. This antagonist of the Saw series is a person with a terminal illness who wishes to teach his victims the value of their lives by placing them in virtually inescapable situations. They could learn the same valuable lesson by waiting in line at customs instead. The irony here is the victims have a choice between their lives or the lives of others, whereas the Jigsaw Killer has no choice.
- This film attempts to answer the question of what one would do when one is faced with the options of acting civil for the greater good, or acting in your own best interest at the peril of strangers in a life or death situation. For this reason, the Wikipedia article on the Jigsaw Killer identifies certain Darwinian, Nietzschean and Deleuzian traits in the methods of the Jigsaw Killer.
- In contrast with other excellent serial killer films like Manhunter, the focus here is on the psychological ordeal of the victims instead of on the complications of the personality of the killer. This is not a case of finding a new mask and a new weapon for a generic mass murderer and ticking his victims off one by one. The character of the Jigsaw Killer is carefully crafted, but the viewer is not forced to be a fanboy with trading cards. Excellent film!
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Making Money in Real Estate: The Essential Canadian Guide to Investing in Residential Property, 3rd Edition
Making Money in Real Estate: The Essential Canadian Guide to Investing in Residential Property, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-118-12205-1 February 2012 424 Pages
DescriptionSuccessful real estate investments play an essential role in Canadian investors' portfolios. The growth in wealth in real estate markets has presented investors with tremendous opportunities to capitalize on and expand their range of investments, and has moved real estate investing from a niche product to a pillar of smart portfolio diversification. In Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition, Douglas Gray demystifies the Canadian real estate market for novice investors and presents new strategies for veteran investors. Learn to:
- Understand the real estate market cycles
- Find a property and assess its investment potential
- Build a trustworthy real estate team
- Arrange financing on good terms
- Use negotiating tactics that work
- Understand tax and legal issues
- Manage a property
- Avoid the pitfalls that many investors fall into
- Examine the pros and cons of non-residential property investment options
Readers of previous editions will appreciate the vital changes to mortgage rules, taxation and legislation, and the inclusion of information on commercial real estate. Thorough coverage in plain English makes Making Money in Real Estate, 2nd Edition the next logical step for investors who want to begin or expand their real estate portfolios, and is a critical and indispensable tool in investment decision making.
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1: Understanding Real Estate Investment 1
Why Consider Investing in Real Estate? 2
Understanding the Real Estate Market 10
Establishing Your Investment Strategies 14
Key Investment Strategies to Consider 15
Buying with Partners 17
Summary 29
Chapter 2: Types of Residential Real Estate 31
Condominium 31
Single-Family House 45
Property for Renovation 54
Recreational Property 57
Multi-unit Dwelling 63
Apartment Building 63
Raw Land 66
Summary 68
Chapter 3: Finding and Evaluating the Right Property 69
What to Consider When Selecting a Property 69
Where to Find a Property for Sale 83
Determining the Value of the Property 88
Summary 102
Chapter 4: Selecting Your Advisory Team 103
Common Selection Criteria 103
Selecting a Realtor 106
Selecting a Lawyer 110
Selecting an Accountant 114
Selecting a Lender 117
Selecting a Financial Planner 117
Selecting a Mortgage Broker 122
Selecting a Building or Home Inspector 123
Selecting an Insurance Broker 126
Summary 128
Chapter 5: Understanding the Financing Aspects 129
What Is a Mortgage? 129
Types of Mortgages 130
Sources of Mortgages 138
Key Factors to Consider When Selecting a Mortgage 139
General Contents of a Mortgage 144
Determining the Amount of Mortgage Available 148
Applying for a Mortgage 149
Cost of Obtaining a Mortgage 153
Defaulting on Your Mortgage 159
Creative Financing 163
Dealing with Negative Cash Flow 164
Summary 166
Chapter 6: Understanding the Legal Aspects 167
Types of Ownership of Property 167
Understanding the Purchase-and-Sale Agreement 170
Services Provided by the Purchaser's Lawyer 180
Services Provided by the Vendor's Lawyer 185
The Listing Agreement 188
Forms of Legal Structure to Hold Investment
Property 190
Other Legal Cautions and Protections to Consider 193
Summary 200
Chapter 7: Understanding the Tax Aspects 201
Local and Regional Taxes 201
Provincial Taxes 202
Federal Taxes 202
Income Tax 210
Tax Implications of the Purchase Structure When Buying an Apartment Building 226
Summary 233
Chapter 8: Understanding the Insurance Aspects 235
Organizing Your Insurance Program 235
Types of Property Coverage 237
Types of General Insurance 244
Summary 248
Chapter 9: Buying Your Property 249
Selecting the Right Real Estate Agent 249
Determining a Property's Value 252
Preparing the Offer 255
Presenting the Offer 256
Giving a Deposit 261
Making a Deal 262
Using a Lawyer 263
Insuring Gain 263
Closing the Deal 264
Summary 266
Chapter 10: Managing Your Property 267
Types of Management 267
Keeping Records 272
Finding the Right Tenant 275
Maintaining Rental Properties 285
Avoiding Common Fire Hazards 291
Improving the Bottom Line 293
Saving on Expenses 297
Summary 298
Chapter 11: Selling Your Property 299
Determining When to Sell 299
Determining How to Sell 301
Preparing to Sell 306
Preparing the Property 309
Closing the Sale 312
Moving On 314
Summary 315
Chapter 12: Understanding Financial and Estate Planning 317
An Introduction to Financial Planning 317
An Introduction to Estate Planning 317
Summary 331
Appendix 333
Form 1: Personal Cost-of-Living Budget 333
Form 2: Personal Net-Worth Statement 336
Form 3: Calculating Your Gross Debt-Service (GDS) Ratio 341
Form 4: Calculating Your Total Debt-Service (TDS) Ratio 342
Form 5: Projected Cash Flow 344
Form 6: Projected Income and Expense Statement 346
Form 7: Projected Balance Sheet 347
Form 8: Income Approach Worksheet 348
Form 9: Investment Property Analysis Checklist 350
Chart 1: Criteria for Determining Real Estate Cycle 352
Chart 2: Recovery on Renovation Costs 352
Chart 3: Amortization Period in Year 353
Chart 4: Interest Payments 353
Chart 5: Prepayment or Increased Payment Savings 354
Chart 6: Mortgage Amortization Chart 354
Chart 7: Monthly Mortgage Payments for Principal Plus Interest 355
Checklist 1: Real Estate Assessment Checklist 356
Checklist 2: Mortgage Checklist 364
Checklist 3: Real Estate Purchase Expenses Checklist 368
Checklist 4: Business Deductions Checklist 370
Checklist 5: Landlord and Tenant Suite-Inspection Checklist 372
Checklist 6: Master Checklist for Successful Real Estate Investing 376
Glossary 383
Further Education and Information 395
Index 397


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The Perthshire Mountains and glens are home to an astonishing range of scenic and wildlife attractions, making it an ideal space to explore with a camera. Camera enthusiasts of all abilities and ages are drawn to Pitlochry and Perthshire as the scenery offers a broad range of subjects and techniques to try out.
Perthshire is a very photogenic county, ideal for a photographer looking for Highland and lowland landscapes, waterfalls, woodlands and wildlife.
Many tourists visit Perthshire to walk or drive into the countryside and take advantage of the scenery; whether you are interested in nature, trees, animals, history or architecture, Perthshire has something special that you can't find anywhere else.
For the guests who want to travel further than Perthshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow are easily accessible through the area's great transport links. Nearby, the Speyside whisky trail, Royal Deeside and Aberdeen are all possible day trips; and if you are staying at the Birchwood Hotel, then a warm welcome and a delicious local dinner will be awaiting you on your return in our exquisite on-site restaurant.
Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch
Within a half-hour drive from Pitlochry you can visit Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch. Loch Tummel is a beautiful long narrow loch just six miles west of Pitlochry. An excellent place for photography, the area around the River Tummel and Loch Tummel is one of the most picturesque points in the area, with its ever-changing colours throughout the seasons and its many places to walk, cycle or take a break. Loch Tummel is home to the stunning Queens View – which is one of the most famous viewpoints in Scotland. There is a Queens View visitor centre where guests can visit the tearoom, forest shop and watch an excellent audio-visual film.
A little further (20 miles from Pitlochry), Loch Rannoch offers water sport, glorious vistas and wildlife heritage. The loch lies on the traditional main route north to the west of Scotland, known as the 'Road to the Isles'. There are sandy beaches on the north coast available for picnics and spectacular views perfect for photographs.
Both Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch are overlooked by the fairy mountain, Schiehallion, a readily accessible Munro (the name given to Scottish mountains over 3000 feet tall).
Rannoch Moor – beautiful scenery for photography
A little further along the 'Road to the Isles' is the haunting, big-sky emptiness of Rannoch Moor, a boggy moorland where you can walk overlooking the breathtakingly dramatic mountains of Glencoe or take a refreshment in the oasis of the station tea room. The area has been used in a number of films and literature, including the film Trainspotting and the novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Big Tree Country – for breath-taking nature imagery
Perthshire has become known as Big Tree Country due to its huge range of gigantic and very old trees. On your visit to Pitlochry you can admire the tallest tree in Britain or ponder the 3000-year-old Fortingall Yew, thought to be the oldest living thing in Europe.
With over 200,000 acres of woodlands, full to the brim of remarkable trees and plant-life, and magnificent ancient trees for you to capture, and the rich habitat is home to an astonishing array of wildlife. Visitors are frequently greeted by a roe deer or a red squirrel and there is a large variety of birds, animals and insects to be found. Further down on on the woodland floor you'll find various fungi and wood ants.
We encourage guests to take in the lush greenery of summer, the stunning reds, golds and browns of autumn, the hazy freshness of spring or the remnants of the ancient Caledonian forest.
Historic Perthshire Landscape
The landscape of Perthshire was created by the last Ice Age which ended 10,000 years ago leaving flat-bottomed, steep sided, U-shaped glens (valleys). The glens of the major rivers like the Tay, Tummel and Garry were left deeper than their tributaries resulting in these side streams creating a multitude of scenic waterfalls. The Black Spout waterfall is part of a delightful walk from the Birchwood and Bruar falls and the Birks O' Aberfeldy are short drives away.
All over Perthshire you will discover little-used roads, unspoiled by coaches and commercial traffic, on which you can take your own time to absorb the tranquil majesty of the highlands.
It's easy to see why so many photographers are attracted to Perthshire; indeed, the area has its own photography society and is full of both beginner and experienced photographers.
During your stay at the Birchwood Hotel, why not ask the owner John about discovering Perthshire with a camera? A keen photographer himself, he is the ideal person to ask for advice regarding the best (and secret) sites to take great photographs, and will happily suggest ideas for excursions and day trips while you are here.
What kind of camera do I need to take photos in Perthshire?
It is completely up to you what type of camera you bring for your holiday in Perthshire, and your choice will depend on your budget, your desired photographs and your level of experience. Some of our guests bring cameras with interchangeable lenses, some use digital cameras and others use their smartphone. As long as you are confident you can use your camera, you will be able to get some fantastic shots.
If, however, you want to go beyond taking straightforward images, and would like to have a manual input in your photography, then a camera with changeable lenses, focus and shutter speed will enable you to experiment with different techniques.
For further information on photography in Scotland, you can visit the Scottish Photographic Federation, the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain, and the Royal Photographic Society. For information on landscape photography, visit the Landscape Photography Magazine.
Perthshire is a very photogenic county, ideal for a photographer looking for Highland and lowland landscapes, waterfalls, woodlands and widllfe. John is a keen photographer and is happy to suggest excursions and locations for guests interested in photograhy.
The landscape of Perthshire was created by the last Ice Age which ended 10,000 years ago leaving flat-bottomed, steep sided, U-shaped glens (valleys). The glens of the major rivers like the Tay, Tummel and Garry were left deeper than their tributaries resulting in these side streams creating a multitude of scenic waterfalls. The Black Spout waterfall is part of a delightful walk from the Birchwood and Bruar falls and the Birks O' Aberfeldy are short drives away.
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This bill has been re-introduced and referred to the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee - As of this date, members of the Committee have not been selected. Assemblyman Craig Coughlin of 569 Rahway Ave. in Woodbridge introduced the bill.
This is a horrible bill. A veterinarian may feel that the cost of care is `too expensive' when an owner may be willing to pay. The animal may be very old, or weak, and a vet could make an error in judgement.
What if the animal bit someone and it is not discovered until 2 days later? Will they have to undergo rabies inoculations? Who pays?
Sponsors: Coughlin (D19)
Summary: Authorizes immediate euthanasia of impounded stray animals that are injured or ill beyond hope of recovery.
Subjects: Animals-Cruelty And Welfare
Related: 2012:A1275; 2010:A3719
Progress: 1st House: Referred to Committee
Status: 01/16/2014 Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
History: 01/16/2014 Introduced and referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
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You may or may not have noticed, but crafts of all kinds are
making a comeback. People the length and breadth of the country are
turning to them as an activity to be learned, improved upon and
For some time now, you may have noticed articles about knitting in the glossy magazines
telling us that anyone who is anyone is now knitting everything from
baby mittens to sweaters, that cross stitch is the new 'in thing'
and that activity breaks where people revive crafts such as
dry-stone walling are incredibly popular.
Why is this? Well, there are many benefits to taking up or
continuing to undertake some form of craft. Depending on which
one you choose to do, the benefits might include the following:
• Enjoyment
• A sense of achievement
• Keeping the brain active
• Maintaining the dexterity of the fingers
• A moderate amount of physical exertion
• Meeting other people
• Having something useful and/or beautiful when you finish
• A nice warm glow, knowing that you're helping to maintain
traditional skills that are in danger of being lost to us
More and more people are turning to crafts in order to gain some
of these benefits. The chain of craft shops, Hobbycraft, now has many 'superstores' all over the country, which gives an indication of how popular crafts have become.
So what follows is your personal guide to some of the crafts
that you can pursue. We haven't listed all of them by any means
– the list would be almost endless, but we have included the
most popular and accessible of them for you to try. If you are
successful with your chosen one(s) from this list, you can
branch out on your own and be even more adventurous!
So let's have a brief look at these things in just a little more
detail. Maybe we can whet your appetite so that you might just
give one or two of them a try.


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Here's a card I made using a gorgeous image from Lacy Sunshine by Heather Valentin.
Did you know you can enter the Lacy Sunshine challenge over at the Facebook Fan Group?
The image is called "Mayde Spring Cleaning Dust Bunnies" and I colored it using Promarkers. I created this card using white orange and yellow to create a spring feel. It that time of the year where a lot of spring cleaning is being done ;-). Other items I used; doily die, doily border punch, flourish die, daisy punch, butterfly punch, tag die, flatback pearls and glitter glue.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.
Challenges entered:
- Digi Choosday - #17
- Crafting from the Heart - #204
- De Egel - #56 Gebruik een stempel
- World Wide Open DT Challenge - #04
- Creative Fingers - #145
- PIP Challenge - #1817


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Too Much Time
Want to know what going to happen in the year 2411, you know, in the movies? That's when Aeon Flux frees the people of Bregna from the deranged Dr Trevor Goodchild.
Ok, bad example.
The Movie Timeline is a comprehensive, and I mean comprehensive, catalogue of events during the passage of cinematic time from 4,000,000 BC (2001: A Space Odyssey) to 865,427,810 AD (The Time Machine).
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Just a quick note to let you know that Scor-pal is sponsoring at The Play Date Cafe for the current challenge. Here is a peek at the color story for the week. You can find all of the details of the challenge, as well as *prize* info on The Play Date Cafe blog.
Be sure to hop on over and check it out.
Then check back here as well on Sunday as we share designs from some of the Scor-pal designers!


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DIY: Frappe maker makeover
Hello lovelies, time for a DIY post. October was breast cancer awareness month so I did my bit and bought a pink Kitchen Aid blender. It's more expensive than the other colors because they donate the extra money you pay to the cause. Besides being a pretty adition to my counter, I use it every day to purée fruit for the baby and occasionally make smoothies. Next to it is my husband's frappe maker. He drinks frappe even in winter! It's a simple and masculine black color. Or it was! Until a few days ago. I got his permission to paint it pink so it matches my blender, yay! 'Just don't paint everything in the house pink!'he said! So now they sit next to each other in pink harmony!! I love it! I used spray paint once again as in most my painting projects. This is the first time I spray painted an appliance! Have you ever tried it? It's not so hard. Just be sure to protect the parts you don't want to paint like I did with masking tape. Take a look and tell me what you think.


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Sports Writer
In Play! Magazine
The Pistons have reportedly contacted free agent center Earl Barron. Detroit, already at the 15-player roster limit, would likely sign Barron to a non-guaranteed deal.
Surprisingly, Barron has yet to secure a guaranteed contract. He averaged 11.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in seven games last season with the New York Knicks.
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Astro Boy is a 2009 CGI movie based on the anime series created by Osamu Tezuka. It was released in theaters on October 23, 2009. In 2006 or 2005 they announced that they would make this movie. The story in the movie is much different from the story in the television series in many ways, The film features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron and Nicolas Cage. The film was released first in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, Japan on October 10, 2009 and in the United States on October 23, 2009.
Toby Tenma is a teenager who lives in the futuristic city-state Metro City, which floats above the polluted "Surface". Toby's father, Dr. Tenma, is a famous roboticist and head of the Ministry of Science, but has a distant relationship with his son. Dr. Tenma meets the city's obstructive leader President Stone to demonstrate a new defensive robot called the Peacekeeper. To power it, Tenma's friend Dr. Elefun unveils the Blue and Red Core, two energy spheres which have opposing positive and negative energy. Stone has the destructive Red Core placed into the Peacekeeper, causing it to go berserk, leading to Toby being disintegrated after sneaking into the room.
A distraught Tenma secretly constructs a robotic replica of Toby, complete with his memories, but has in-built defences to protect him and is powered by the Blue Core. Toby's replica is awakened, believing nothing has happened. While he has Toby's mind, his personality is different in Tenma's eyes, when in actuality it is quite similar. Toby discovers his robotic capabilities including rocket-powered flight and the ability to understand other robots. Toby flies home but learns from Tenma of his origins and is rejected by him, flying away much to the sadness of Dr. Elefun. Stone, desperate to win a re-election, has Toby pursued by his guards but the battle leads to Toby tumbling off the city edge onto the Surface. Tenma and Elefun are arrested.
Toby awakens in an enormous junkyard, created from the redundant robots dumped by Metro City. He is found by a group of human children, illiterate but smart Zane, twins Sludge and Widget, and the oldest Cora who has a grudge against Metro City. They accompanied by a dog-like waste dispodal robot named Trashcan. Toby also meets the members of the Robot Revolutionary Front (RRF), Sparx, Robotsky, and Mike the Fridge, who wish to free robots from mankind's control but are very inept and bound by the Laws of Robotics. However, they give Toby a new name, calling him "Astro". Astro departs with the kids, finding people still live on the Surface. He is taken in by robot repairman Hamegg, who also runs a robot fighting ring. The next day, Astro comes across an offline construction robot Zog, who he revives with the Blue Core's energy. Hamegg accidentally scans Astro, realising he is a robot, and paralyzes him the next day to participate in the fighting ring.
Astro defeats Hamegg's fighters until Zog is deployed, but the two robots refuse to fight one another. Hamegg assaults them with an electrical blaster, only for Zog to attempt to harm him, immune from the Laws of Robotics. Astro saves Hamegg. President Stone's flagship arrives and Astro is taken back to Metro City. Reuniting with Tenma and Elefun, Astro agrees to be shut down, apologizing to his father for not being Toby. Realising Astro is still his son, Dr. Tenma reactivates him and lets him escape. Stone loads the Red Core into the Peacekeeper, only for it to absorb him and take on his personality. The Peacekeeper goes on a rampage across Metro City, prompting Astro to battle it. During the fight, Metro City's systems shut down, causing it to tumble to the ground. Astro uses his superhuman strength to help it land safely.
The Peacekeeper grabs Astro, but the connection of their cores causes them both pain. Dr. Tenma finds Astro and informs him that if the two cores reunite, they will be destroyed. When Astro's friends are captured, he flies into the Red Core, destroying himself and the Peacekeeper. Stone survives but is arrested for his crimes. Dr. Elefun and the children find Astro's body, discovering the Blue Core is dead. Zog appears and revives Astro using the Blue Core energy given to him. Astro reunites with his loved ones, making peace with his father. Then, a cycloptic extraterrestrial attacks the city, and Astro leaps into action and punches the cycloptic extraterrestial as the film ends.


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Heading towards the Horizon, originally uploaded by ReemaS226.
"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road."
But then again
"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today."
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Triglycerides Skyrocket!
Man, I went to have my first full labs in over 3 years and boy did I get an eye full. I have never had issues with high cholesterol or triglycerides before. They have always been quite good…but then so was my sugar level at one time. Anyway, I am at a loss of why and want to know how you guys have kept yours in control or how you manage it now. I cleaned up my diet and am exercising more now than I did when I was normal.
I have been told that once my BG is in better control, that this may take care of itself as well. My mom said hers were high when she was newly diagnosed and they are normal now, with no meds or major diet changes. Why does this happen?
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i live with hypertriglyceridemia and im taken or have tried all the drugs that has been metioned here and to this point none really seem to be helping. its not always from what ya eat for some people your blood will make triglycerides my blood is so thick they got to boil my blood to get a accrect A1C panel i eat no more then 5 grams of fat each meal. as i sit here at this moment my triglycerides sit at 27,000. my side effects are acute paencreastitis cause my blood is so thick,
So i guess im asking if anyone knows of any place is looking for giggy pigs to try new meds? my docs are at a lost they say that what i have 1 in a million people get its caused by 2 bad genes thanks mom and dad lol.
My husband is like you. His run in the 18,000's and it is insane. He doesn't have high blood pressure or anyother ailemnts (other than being in a wheel chair) It freaked me out. We give him Red yeast Rice and Polycosinol, and that helped get it lower, but it is still very high. The drugs the doctor perscribed messed with his liver, so we said no to that.
When you find that study...let us know. LOL
i feel ya with the liver concerns i just found out last week that my liver is full of triglycerides and is having a major negitive affect on it gabby has your husband had any paencre attacks or anything else that i may get see my problem is that all my docs dont have the answers that im lookin for there all at a lost.
I have had high cholesterol, triglycerides problems myself, but finally have it under control on my last 2 blood work checks. with the help of meds gemfibrozil and Vitorin 10/40. Another food that helps a great deal in lowering cholesterol is oatmeal.
How much did the oatmeal help you? It makes my sugar rise a lot, so I have avoided it so far. I talked to my pharmicist about oatmeal. She suggested using steel cut over regular old fashioned oats, as there is more fiber and it doesn't have added things to it. There is a great discussion going on Steel cut Oats if you want to check it out.
hwen i made the change and added the oatmeal to my diet it brought my triglicerides down to where they should be. I have been below 100 last couple of times and have everything there under control pretty well. they were in the upper 300's when i started my medication a few yrs ago. but have been the best and got good complimites from the dr on last 2 times. Another thing I did though too was switched from garlic salt to garlic powder. garlic is a known seasoning for lowering the numbers also.. But the salt doesn't help. I am still fighting with my sugars though as last time my AIC was 8.2.. Had increase in insulin than to the 50 units on the Lantis. Due for my next AIC test next month and hopeing for better results there but still looks to be about the same in my book.
You inspired me to get some steel cut oats and try them for breakfast. I have had a couple of pretty elevated days of late. Being sick and some emergency room stresses have bumped it up I think. So I might wait a day or two before I try them. But it is going to be cold tomorrow, so it is very tempting....brrrr
Here is what I did...I got a lower dose of Niacin and used one for my control. It has been great so far. No side effects at all, so I am happy about that. I will use the lower dose until my next lab. Then if I still have to get my numbers down, I will up it after talking to my doctor and/or pharmacist. Thanks for the suggestions.
Ok, but here is the dig. I have changed my diet a lot. I eat almost all fresh things, no saturated fats except what is in my meat. I only use canola and olive oils and have kicked out hyrdoginated anything for the most part. I have lost over 60 pounds and this is a new issue. Wow. I can only imagine what it was before I made all of those changes! Though like I said, it was never a problem before.
I will ask my doctor about these recommendations when I see him in February.
I forgot something. I still take a med for the high cholesterol.
I take Simvastatin. My doctor writes a prescription for the 80mg pill. I get the prescription for a 3 month supply at Walmart for $5.00. I only take 1/2 the pill , the doctor worked it out this way. This way I get 6 months of meds for one low price. In case you didn't know, you need to ask your doctor to write it for 3 months.
Gabby, I have a normal range for the past year and still taking zocor. I think everytime I go to my MD that medicine will be dropped. No, they said its because of the med that my bood work is so good. I am clueless and don't understand. One thing I do know, when I used to take dialysis all the good foods I should of been eaten was no allowed to me because of the renal diet. I was not allowede fresh anything. I had to eat canned friut and vegetable. Before that I never ate those from a can. Was cholesterol went so high and I felt terrible. But now I am allow to go back and eat fruit and vegetable fresh again( some types though) and my cholesterol has plummetted drasticly. I know it has all to do with eating habits. That is why this year my goal is a healthy lifestyle to eating, but I refuse to call it a diet. If I think of it as a diet I seem to always fail. I hope this helps a little,,,,,,,,,,Debe
Hope this info helps you with your high triglycerides.
AHA Recommendation — Dietary treatment goals
Changes in lifestyle habits are the main therapy for hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides). These are the changes you need to make:
If you're overweight, cut down on calories to reach your ideal body weight. This includes all sources of calories, from fats, proteins, carbohydrates and alcohol.
Reduce the saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol content of your diet.
Reduce your intake of alcohol considerably. Even small amounts of alcohol can lead to large changes in plasma triglyceride levels.
Eat fruits, vegetables and nonfat or low-fat dairy products most often.
Get at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on five or more days each week.
People with high triglycerides may need to substitute monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats —such as those found in canola oil, olive oil or liquid margarine — for saturated fats. Substituting carbohydrates for fats may raise triglyceride levels and may decrease HDL ("good") cholesterol in some people.
Substitute fish high in omega-3 fatty acids instead of meats high in saturated fat like hamburger. Fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Because other risk factors for coronary artery disease multiply the hazard from hyperlipidemia, control high blood pressure and avoid cigarette smoking. If drugs are used to treat hypertriglyceridemia, dietary management is still important. Patients should follow the specific plans laid out by their physicians and nutritionists.
Just to let you know, I had the very same problem. When my blood sugar levels got better under control, the triglyceride problem went away.
I hope that is the case. I think the 1000mg of Metformin will do more for my numbers. The 500mg didn't do anything to help me really. I will see how it goes. I will ask the doctor if I can have a full lab in 3 months again and see if it is improving along with my BG.
One of the classic signs of insulin resistance, at least as I've been told, is an HDL and triglyceride level that are completely out of whack, usually with really high trigs. As you have been told, getting control of your blood sugar will help since you should be helping with the IR as well as eating less carb which will also help. I know you drink red wine at dinner and have had some results but alcohol is one of the things that raises trigs, if you are unlucky smaller amounts than you drink can lead to big rises. I haven't read all the replies so sorry if it's been posted but you want to eat stuff that's high in poly and mono unsaturated fat especially stuff that's high in omega 3 and 6. If you want to take something you can try the fish oils and flax seed oils or you could just do it the old fashioned (and my personal favorite) way, eat fish and stuff that contains flax!
I have increased my fish intake to about 3 times a week, plus I do take Omega 3. I use chia seeds instead of flax. I don't like flax so much. But I can learn! LOL. I have stopped the red wine due to costs. I do eat only olive oil and canola oil and I try to eat about 1/4 Cup of walnuts every day.
The Metformin doesn't seem to really help at all. I asked for a higer dose, so now I am doing 500 in the AM and PM. I hope that will help too. Geeze.
I have the same problem. The Dr. told me b/g can make your triglycerides and cholesterol high. And family members that have it can be passed down to your genes. I have never had a problem till now either. Mine was in the 300's Which is more than double than what it should be. They put me on gemfibrozil and later added simvastatin. They are coming down now. Most likely meds are needed unfortunately. But the good news is I only pay 20.00 for the gemfibrozil and 6.00 for the simvastatin. Good luck and make sure you discuss your options with your Dr.
Geez, it's always something, isn't it? Sorry to hear that. In years past my triglycerides ran higher than they should. My total cholesterol and the LDL & HDL numbers were always ok - just the triglyceries seemed to be the issue. I've taken meds for that for years, and, while they worked to some extent, I didn't have real success until my doctor put me on OTC Niacin a couple of years ago. All my numbers are fine now.
Cholesterol problems require an adjustment in your diet, of course, but this is another area where the problem is handed down in the family. (Gee, thanks mom & dad!) If your parents (as mine did) had problems with it, you're likely to as well. But diet, exercise and meds should help to get it in control. I'm now a big believer in Niacin, and Ive talked to a number of others who have been dramatically helped by it. I take 500mg a day. Ask you doctor about that if he/she doesn't mention it.
My total Cholseterol is high, 223. Wow! I alwyas ran below 180. So I had a great chat with my pharmisist, and she said that Niacin would raise my sugar levels. My mom took the perscription for it, and she said after 3 days her skin was like sandpaper and it hurt to the touch. Did anything like that happen to you?
Somewhat, but I've not noticed my BS being affected. You may feel what they refer to as a "flush" after taking it, but they do have the "anti-flush" med too. It effects people differently, however, so some folks notice it more than others. I have had it a few times (but rarely - more in the beginning), and it's like a hot flash with a prickly feeling. It comes shortly after taking the pill and goes away very quickly.
Hmmm, and what kind of price range are we talking about for the OTC? The med that was perscribed for me to take is $65 for a month. Let me see...nope! Can't do that. I am already taking 1200mg of Red Yeast Rice and 2000mg of Omega 3. Quaker oatmeal sends my numbers thru the roof, but the pharmisist said that I could try steel cut oats. I can get those are my local farmer's market. So I will be trying that.
You can get 100 of the 500 mg for around $15.00. I've taken the Walgreen and Kroger brands, as well as ordered from Puritan. Puritan has excellent prices on all their items, and they have everything (wwww.puritan.com). Lots of "buy one, get one" etc. If the doctor approves of it, you might want to start out with a lower dosage (100mg, 250 mg). Walgreens also does the "buy one, get one" thing on their vitamins and supplements real often.
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Random Hockey Video of the Day: The Evolution of Hockey Video Games
The NHL lockout has been in effect for more than two months now, and so, with no actual games to report on, we're going to link to a different hockey video every day until a new CBA is reached. Today: two-plus decades of hockey video games.
We don't play a lot of video games anymore, but they seem to have made some pretty big advances since the old Super Nintendo days of the nineties. We bet they've even fixed it so you can't beat the goalie every single time simply by skating cross-ice in front of the net and putting the puck in the far side of the goal. They've made other advances, too: Games are now played in detailed virtual arenas, feature play-by-play from an announcer, and involve more realistic player movement.
The video below shows the evolution of the EA Sports hockey games, from 1991's NHL Hockey all the way through this year's NHL '13. No one makes Wayne Gretzky's head bleed in any of these clips, and tragically, there's no "Brass Bonanza" playing in the background in any of them, either. But don't let that stop you from watching.
And so, on Day 80 of the NHL lockout, remember kids: If it's in the game, it's in the game.


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Mort is an intern in the afterlife, working for a company that ferries souls to their final destination. Being an intern isn't all it's cracked up to be. However, when a clerical error is discovered, Mort is given the task of sorting it out. Could this be his big break? - Fluid, automatic grapple hook mechanics. You don't need to worry about your aim, as the grapple hook automatically locks on - Certain grapple points temporarily enhance Mort's abilities! Double jumps, switches, and more are embedded in the swing points. - Non-linear exploration. Explore Heaven and Hell at your own pace, looking for the misplaced souls. - Hand drawn comic book pages, for story points and stuff - Around eight tough as nails areas planned, plus an undetermined number of HARD MODE levels - Amazing soundtrack by Jimmy Hinson, co-composer on Mass Effect 2, and composer for multiple indie game such as Pax 10 finalist, PuzzleJuice. - Planned level editor
The game mechanics keep the game play fun and interesting throughout. I love the comic strip intro and the music is fantastic! Can't wait to see more.
This game is the perfect example, that you don't need a huge budget for making a fantastic game.
The graphics and the soundtrack are just amazing and the gameplay is nice.
It's one of the best modern 2D jump'n'runs I've played so far.
Great game by a great designer! Keep up the good work and I forward to playing many more awesome games by this great designer! A vintage side scroller that makes me harken back to the early days of 8 bit classics like Super Mario Brothers!
Classic side-scroller look and fairly addicting! Look forward to new levels and maybe a tablet version? Price is not outrageous for a new developer looking for support to keep working. Keep it up!
Cool game. Definitely worth the download.
My note would be 8 but i give it a 10 to set back the score (everyone who read this will have read the dumb review that was given a 1 unjustified), so the soundtrack rocks! As for the gameplay its quite neat, for now the controls are a bit weird but the developer himself assured me that the keys are going to be bindable in a future update, the Comic book feature is very potential. I recommend this game for peoples that enjoys playing a platform game with badass music (just like Super Meat Boy), i have to mention that when i wrote this review the game was in Alpha stage wich means the game is far from done at this point.
Meh, another meatboy copy but with worse controls and less polish. Deserves a 1 but the music is good.
needs much work for to be different than others. sorry for english im learning
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At Watergate Bay Hotel we can trace all our fish back to the fisherman, which is really important to our chefs. Like any ingredient, fish is seasonal and we always look to our local fisherman first. Being so close to the ocean, seafood plays a big part in our menus in all our restaurants especially The Beach Hut where we have a daily changing seafood specials board.
Lets us know how you get on with our favourite pick of Watergate's seafood recipes…perfect for summer dining.
1: Pan fried Cornish hake with Rodda's clotted cream and cider sauce
Pan-frying is one of the most popular ways to cook hake steaks. They blend well with a number of flavors, for this recipe Chef Haydock has used the milder flavours of Rodda's clotted cream and cider sauce.
2: Razor Clams with D'Nujotto
A great summer dish to serve as a starter.
3: Ceviche of salmon and scallops with tomato salsa
This dish is light and refreshing. The tomato salsa comlpiments the salmon and scallops perfectly; a great dish for a hot summers day.
4: Cornish monkfish with asparagus, new potatoes and wild garlic pesto
Monkfish is abundant in the Cornish waters and very underused outside of restaurants. It is very versatile and can take strong flavours and can be cooked with spices or wrapped in lardo or other cured pork products which enhance its flavour.
5: Sea bass with new potatoes, spinach, tomato, pancetta and brown shrimps
The brown shrimps provide a delicate saltiness and the pancetta adds texture and smokiness to the soft tomatoes, its the perfect dish for a dinner party at home with friends.


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This TED talk by Hans Rosling, though fascinating in its own right, shows how computer generated graphs can help make sense of complex information. The same type of technology could be used to show how an Interactive Democracy debate evolves. For example, if each debating point grows or diminishes in approval, or is superseded by a counter point, this could be shown in a similar way as Hans Rosling's examples. If the data is open source, other people may create enhanced displays which may include demographic information about voters without divulging their identity (e.g. qualifications, age, sex and geographical location).
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Graphing the Evolution of Debates
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Wonderful! I saw this guys info-graphic at University. It is one of the most renowned Interactive/Information designs in the world. He gets raw data from websites and databases from all over the world and stores it all in Microsoft Excel spread sheets. It is then imported into Adobe Flash, and converted into actual interactive data that is dynamic. Such clever design skills can really have a positive effect on the ID website we are designing. I think your idea about out sourcing the information design to third parties is a good one because it brings in more diversity and productivity to the concept of Interactive Democracy. I really enjoyed the video, cheers.
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The blue elements in the image above appear to be a arranged in a continuous spiral, but in fact they form a series of concentric circles. Your brain will argue so strongly for a spiral that you may need to run your mouse cursor around the circles a few times to convince yourself.
Image credit to Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009. Via Moillusions.
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Thanks for that, now I'm starting the day with a headache!
kid of reminds one of the Obummer administration.....
Thank you, Douglas! Credit incorporated into the post.
It looks like one of Akiyoshi Kitaoka's many spirals:


text: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Doctors lowered the body temperature of President-elect Tancredo Neves Monday. Purpose: A last-ditch effort to keep him alive after seven operations in a month and spreading infections. Neves' body temperature was lowered to about 95.9 degrees instead of the normal 97.7, doctors said in a bulletin. Under hypothermia, Neves will need less oxygen, and the spread of bacteria will be slowed, a spokesman said. His condition: ''Stable'' but ''very grave.'' An aide: ''Another surge of bacteria could be the end.''


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"We could not be more pleased with our new home built by the Cameron & Cameron Team! The entire staff made the process as stress-free as possible, and they were always available to answer our questions and provide recommendations for enhancements in the design. This was our very first experience in designing and building a custom home, and the effective communication with the construction group allowed us to stay within budget and schedule, without sacrificing quality. The finished project far exceeded our expectations, and everyone who has visited our home has commented on the attention to detail and the fit and finish of all the building materials and trim work.
Most importantly, we have developed personal relationships with many of the Cameron & Cameron team and value the contributions they have all made to helping us settle into Hilton Head Island!"
Joanne & Michael Barbara
"Nathan and his team worked hard from start to finish to ensure a trusting relationship and an outcome that we'd be very happy with. His design and construction input along the way gave us a better end product than we would have had otherwise. His attitude was always a "can do" on design challenges and finding solutions to problems along the way. Cameron and Cameron gave us a house we love!"
Rick & Louise Tranquilli
"We found Cameron & Cameron Custom Homes to be outstanding builders. Nathan and Mick did what they said they would do and on time. They were always available to answer our questions. We would highly recommend them!"
Bill and Kathleen Stroh
"Building a house with Cameron & Cameron Custom Homes was a stress free experience. We lived in FL while building at Belfair Plantation, at first we were concerned about not being there. After meeting the Cameron family they took that stress away, we were kept up to date with phone calls and pictures. The building experience was a memorable and enjoyable experience from start to finish, with Nathan adding his personal touches throughout which we greatly appreciated.
It's hard to believe that a year has gone by since we moved in, with Nathan keeping in touch to make sure all is well and we are completely satisfied. Because of Cameron & Cameron Custom Homes, our house is now a home, one we will appreciate for years to come!"
Dick Morrow
"Please add my husband Tim and myself to your list of 'very satisfied customers'. Not only are Nathan and his associates cordial and easy to work with, but their workmanship and quality are superb. Stop by our home in Colleton River to see for yourselves!"
Tim and Sue Williams
"Cameron and Cameron Custom Homes became our first choice builder primarily because of their combined years of experience and the quality of the homes they had built. They have a great eye for detail and worked extremely well with our architect. Nathan added input into areas that normally come from an architect, such the design of moldings, window size, ceiling heights, etc.
During the building of our home, we were kept informed of the progress on a weekly basis and notified us when it was time to make choices (we built this home while living 850 miles away in Ct.) And the really good news is that our house came in on budget and was completed ahead of schedule (10-1/2 months). We have been in the house for over a year and we could not be happier! Nathan still stops by from time to time to make sure everything is okay.
Please feel free to call us or stop by and see our home."
Lary and Ginny Lindsey
"We began our home-building process with a vision; we pictured a sun-lit, old world-style home that featured weathered wood floors, high beamed ceilings, inviting outdoor living spaces and Provence-inspired details. Yet, building from the distance of another state presented myriad challenges that seemed daunting.
We knew we needed a builder who would prioritize listening and partnering with us – not only when the contract was signed – but in the day-to-day process necessary to bring our ideas into reality. Nathan Cameron was our choice to build our home on the marsh in Colleton River Plantation.
We were constantly amazed by the intensity and commitment which Nathan allocated to our home-building project. In accord with our architect's plan and our design concepts, Nathan viewed the successful completion of our home as a personal challenge. HIs personal attention included daily on-site visits and phone conferences that kept us apprised of the building process.
Instead of an attitude of rigidity and 'it-can't- be-done', Nathan continuously devoted time to listening until he precisely understood the outcome we were expecting. He welcomed our desire to work collaboratively with him throughout the building process and this resulted in a number of on-site changes that vastly improved the home. Nathan readily tackled design challenges such as the installation of 1500 pound ceiling beams in the Great Room and the construction of a three-tiered outdoor living space that is a centerpiece of our home.
Nathan provided a weekly digital photo album that enabled us to tailor on-site adjustments that saved us numerous costly trips to the site. When we did travel to Colleton to check on the progress, Nathan and his team devoted their entire schedules to capitalize on our brief visits. Nathan personally participated in detailed walk-throughs, concept discussions and pre-arranged visits to vendors that saved us countless hours of selection time.
Today, we enjoy a home that exceeds our initial expectations. Thanks to Nathan's tireless willingness to entertain our on-going design refinements, his patience in working with us as we tweaked details and his relentless attention to our satisfaction, we can recommend Cameron and Cameron Custom Homes without reservation."
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010
In The Mist
Nothing more, to be told.
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Labels: In The Mist, Shades of..., Shape of Despair
Monday, 24 May 2010
Curse Life
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Labels: Curse Life, Illusion's Play, Shape of Despair
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
A Bitter Lesson
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Labels: A Bitter Lesson, Elect Darkness, IXXI
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Hades Rising
I live inside you
So you die
I won't surrender
So you die
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Labels: Bloodbath, Hades Rising, The Fathomless Mastery
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Ion Dissonance
Gata cu prostiile!
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Yes, to the darkest place that we know,
To the heart of the wood.
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Thursday, 6 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Into (your) Remembrance
May 6. Two years by now. Two beautiful years with the most beloved star, a star that shines no more, a star - a lost paradise.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Break of Dawn
11 comments:
- LUCKY 7 DESIGN said...
If I had that view of the beach, and those adorable toes to play with I might not mind getting up at 5 a.m.!
- January 24, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- Lesley said...
Hi Momma's momma! ♥
- January 24, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com said...
Awww, I recognize that cute baby!!
How lucky are you to live right on the beach. You are living my dream!!!
Your blog is awesome!
- January 24, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- Nina @ Momma Go Round said...
LOVE the new look! That picture on your header is beyond gorgeous. You are so lucky to wake up to that everyday. Love you Mama!
- January 24, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- chatdumpgirl said...
wow. it's missouri. its 22 degrees. your blog makes me happy. thanks for posting!
- January 25, 2011 at 3:44 AM
- Jody said...
So happy your daughter pointed me in the your direction. As we're having a frigid winter here in MIchgain I can look at your pictures of the beach and dream of summer.
- January 25, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- M* {Daydream Believers} said...
It is icy and snow covered here in MI - your beautiful pictures of the beach are just what I needed this morning! :) Thanks for sharing! M*
- January 25, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Deanna said...
Great pictures! Inspires me to start blogging! :)
I love reading peoples blogs, takes you places you never thought you would go and makes you think of others outside your circle.
- January 25, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- Brittany@Love Stitched said...
I love your home, I love your daughter, I love baby W, and I pretty much now LOVE this blog :) Feel like you have a creepy stalker yet ;) lol
Great Job Michelle :)
- January 25, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Peppermint Plum said...
Indeed, you ARE lucky! Such a beautiful beach and a beautiful blog! Happy to be a new follower. :)
-Annie @ {PP}
- January 25, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- coolkids said...
Love that first pic with the toes! He is too cute! and you are very lucky! thecoolkidsblog.com
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In light of the tragedy at Umpqua Community College in 2015, many community colleges and school districts have questions about weapons and weapons policy.
A number of conflicts and exemptions exist between state and federal laws. But in general, open carry of a firearm is legal in Oregon (except when regulated, as noted below). Oregon law also provides that a person may obtain a license for a concealed firearm, and effectively schools or community colleges cannot legally prevent the license bearer (employees and volunteers are exceptions) from entering campus with a concealed weapon.
For K-12 school districts, federal laws prohibit gun possession within 1,000 feet of the school grounds. There is a specific exception, however, for those authorized under state law – Oregon has such a law – to possess a firearm. Community colleges are not subject to this federal law, and are governed by state law instead.
Under Oregon law, cities or counties may adopt ordinances to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the possession of loaded firearms in public places, see Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 166.173. A school is defined as a public place under ORS 161.015. But any ordinances adopted by cities or counties do not apply to certain groups, including those licensed to carry a concealed handgun, under ORS 166.173(2). Localities that regulate non-licensed open carry of loaded firearms in public places currently include Astoria, Beaverton, Independence, Newport, Oregon City, Portland, Salem, Tigard and Multnomah County. These local ordinances may provide guidance for these areas.
Oregon law (ORS 166.370) prohibits the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapons while in a public building. But once again, the law provides an exception for concealed firearms license holders. The definition of a public building includes community college campuses.The law also allows community colleges broad authority to regulate their property. Thus, many community colleges have established weapons policies that prohibit firearms, with an exception for concealed handgun licenses. Some community colleges have adopted policies that prohibit all firearms on campuses. To date, those policies have not been widely challenged in the courts. Oregon law (ORS 341.290) specifically allows community college boards the broad authority to govern their campuses and to adopt policies. This area of the law is complicated and may change. Any specific questions should be discussed with legal counsel. OSBA is providing all information as general knowledge only, and it is not intended as specific legal guidance to individual members.
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4th October is a Monday. Yes, I understand... Monday's not a very popular day. But this coming Monday ain't no normal Monday! Because you see, 4th October is World Animal Day! World Animal Day has come a long way. It was first started in Florence, Italy in 1931 to celebrate animal life, to commemorate humans' relationship with animals, to appreciate the way animals enrich our lives and most importantly to give thanks to their very presence. Today, animal groups from countries all over the world spend this day doing something special for animals - be it putting up exhibitions to educate the public, conducting adoption or vaccination drives or organising processions to raise awareness (for more information, do check out www.worldanimalday.org.uk)
Can you imagine a world without animals?
More specifically for us, can you imagine a world without dogs?
Gone would be the days Fido sits at the door, waiting for you to arrive home.No longer would you have Rover looking at you with sympathetic eyes as you pour your sorrows out to him. A lifelong friend and an unfailing companion would disappear from your life forever. Ah! We don't even want to begin imagining that.
If you want to take the opportunity to do something special for your pooch, perhaps you want to check out Woofy's Choice. They do wonderful nutritious meals your dog will bound to love. Browsing through their menu makes me want to drool. And Dollar too.
This World Animal Day, Woofy's Choice has adopted Gentle Paws as one of its beneficiaries. For every 10kg of frozen minced pork the public donates at $6 per kg, Woofy's Choice would donate 1kg. If you would like to do something for our furkids this World Animal Day in conjunction with Woofy's Choice, perhaps you might want to check out www.woofyschoice.blogspot.com. The drive will end on Sunday, 3rd October.
Our 38 furkids consume a total of 5kg of rice, 5kg of meat and 15kg of kibbles a day. When budget is tight and we can ill afford it, our dogs sometimes have to do with less meat or with none at all. Protein is arguably the most important part of a dog's meal. This is especially so for some of our dogs like Dakdakdei, Dior and Mario who have dangerously low platelet count. The contribution from the public and topped up by Woofy's Choice will go a long way in helping to buff up the furkids' one and only meal at the shelter each day. From the bottom of many human hearts and 38 furry ones, we thank Woofy's Choice for creating the drive as well as one and all who have so generously contributed.
Here at Gentle Paws and Friends, we wish you a happy World Animal Day in advance!


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ETS identifies and assists individuals who have the potential to succeed in higher education.
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As the ore milling equipment is developing to the scale production, the requirement for its intelligent manipulation reliability is also much higher. The intelligent control system stands for the level of the overall technology in the enterprise. The large-scale ore milling equipment is controlled by PLC which should meet the starting, running and stopping operation, also the running operation in the emergency.
1. The starting requirement of the large-scale ore milling equipment.
The drum dryer can be started in the controlling room according to the drying technique process and be started on site.
2. The operating requirement of the drum dryer.
Because of the adoption of frequency control of the drum dryer, every start should be within 0-50HZ and keep the normal speed at 6 rounds per minute.
3. The stopping requirement of the ore milling equipment.
a. Normal stopping: stop the chain row hot blast stove system, then the feeding system, then the hot blast stove system and open the short circuit flue gate, then stopping the drum dryer after 30min, then the induced draft fan, the last is the wet type dust removal system.
b. The operating requirement and illustration during the emergency
1. When the power failure happens, open the short circuit flue gate quickly and enter into the artificial stewing furnace, deriving the drum dryer and the coal slime out to avoid the drum deformation because of the too high temperature.
2. When the malfunction happens, stop the hot blast stove system and open the short circuit flue gate; the hot blast stove system and the coal slime raw material feeding system should be stopped according to the atresia relationship.
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