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I think Greg Sargent does a good job of characterizing what we’ve witnessed from President Trump and his media sycophants so far with respect to the coronavirus outbreak:
The Post reports that Trump propagandists like Sean Hannity have stampeded in herd-like fashion from initially attacking the media for supposedly hyping coronavirus to claiming its dire nature actually displays Trump’s heroism.
Such attacks on the media have been central to the broader project of protecting Trump’s reelection chances at all costs. First Trump and his propagandists accused the media of exaggerating the threat to protect his initial instinct to downplay it himself, all to avoid rattling the markets, to buoy his reelection hopes.
Then, when it became obvious the crisis was very serious indeed, Trump attacked the media to discredit its aggressive reporting on his failure to respond to it competently and with urgency. And now, Trump’s propagandists are supplanting that reporting with their own narrative — one in which the very same crisis they previously downplayed now showcases Trump’s decisive and “bold” leadership.
We’re facing a pandemic but it’s still a presidential election year. We shouldn’t expect the Republicans and Democrats to put politics completely aside. This is only a problem if it begins to affect public heath. That’s been the case from the beginning with the White House, and that’s why their allies need to go into overdrive now to compensate for Trump’s catastrophic errors in judgment. Maybe they’ll convince some people that Trump deserves a 10 out of 10 grade, as he claimed in a recent press conference.
The bigger concern is that people won’t listen and follow instructions when they’re provided solid and necessary advice. Trump destroyed his own credibility, but he and his allies have also done great and mostly unwarranted damage to the credibility of scientific experts and credible media outlets. At this point, a new NPR, PBS News Hour, and Marist poll shows that 47 percent of the public doesn’t trust what they hear about the viral outbreak from the media. That’s still considerably better than the 37 percent who express confidence in what Trump says, but it’s not good enough to assure wide cooperation with authorities.
Part of the problem is that many conservatives tune out when they hear criticism of the president. They think the media has it out for him and they’re using this crisis to damage his reelection prospects. Some of this would happen with any president in any presidential election year, but it’s magnified in this case because Trump has been deflecting legitimate criticism by talking about a biased media and “Fake News” for the entirety of his term in office. Likewise, the administration’s efforts to protect the fossil fuel industry have led them to discount scientific opinion, and that carries over now to conservatives who have been primed to doubt expert advice.
The crash in the stock market is hard to ignore, however, and soon hospitals will fill to overflowing and unemployment will rise. These events will challenge any effort to cast Trump as some hero who had handled this crisis in a competent fashion.
There will never come a point in 2020 in which these points are conceded on the right. They have too much at stake in the presidential election to join the critics of Trump prior to him leaving office. At the same time, the Democrats will never give Trump a pass in the interest of national unity in a time of crisis. They, too, have too much at stake.
As a result, we’re stuck with a situation where critically important information has trouble getting through because it is being filtered through a political lens. Even basic facts about what has already occurred are distorted though efforts to defend or even celebrate Trump’s performance. In some cases, the criticism will even go too far because there’s an advantage to the left in being uncharitable.
The truth is that we need a new president, and unfortunately, we also need the president we have to do a better job while we’re in the process of replacing him. This is not ideal, and it creates an additional challenge for responsible leaders who need to find a way to get good information to people and have it be heeded by folks who just don’t trust anyone to give them advice that isn’t tinged with a political motive.


I have galfer lines, I didn't notice that much of a difference with just the lines while street riding but it helps out a lot on the track and adds confidence under hard braking. I'm sure the pads would be an improvement but to get the best, you should go with rotars, pads and lines...I would if I had the money.
I have the High Carbon Steel Wave Rotors a bit more than the regular wave rotors but not as expensive as the Super bike rotors.
I can tell you they are not to great for the street. they need to heat up to work good. On the track they are superb and have great feel. they had me diving so deep and just crazy stopping power. But around town there not the smoothest and lack stopping power unless your really cooking in the hills or something.


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this is a great thread. I've no idea why I'm here as Fegan's rules 1 and 8 rule me out but some great insights!
Brilliant - thank you! Let me ow what I need to do!
Gladys does look just like Jamie Lee Curtis less known, considerably less attractive sister from Perfect.
If you still have any left Schmunks I would love one. Many thanks!
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James Tarr and Richard Nance explore four of Taurus’s four most popular semiauto pistols geared for self defense.
Craig Boddington and Kyle Lamb take a look at two very different 1911 style handguns from Rock Island.
Kyle Lamb and Craig Boddington examine two totally different .45 pistols from Springfield Armory.
Garry James and Craig Boddington take a look at two classic opposing handguns from WWII.
Patrick Sweeney and Eric Poole highlight full-size revolver options for carry.
Patrick Sweeney and Jeff Chudwin discuss options for revolvers used in competition.
Patrick Sweeney and Jeff Chudwin point out the pros and cons of single action and double action revolvers.
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ST. LOUIS — As far as Ryan Howard is concerned, there is no place like home.
Howard, a St. Louis native, homered and drove in three runs and rookie David Buchanan pitched into the eighth inning Thursday night, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Howard has hit safely in 22 of 27 regular season games at Busch Stadium. He has 38 RBIs in St. Louis and a .374 batting average.
It was Howard's first time playing in his hometown since 2011. Injuries caused him to miss chances in 2012 and 2013.
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Meditation is really a head-body apply wherein an individual incorporates a discipline, just like mindfulness, in order to teach awareness and focus, to attain a emotionally sooth and psychologically harmonious state. In addition to its physiological outcomes, mind-calming exercise has a number of religious advantages, for example increased wisdom and sympathy, more effective day-to-day existing, relief from anxiety and stress, higher imagination and feeling of intent, and even more. In Western communities, the expression mind-calming exercise is normally accustomed to relate to a variety of numerous routines, which includes yoga exercises meditating, Christian prayer, and a lot more. To have stillness.
Meditating is quite well-known right now the fact is, it’s become so prevalent that there are now several sorts of relaxation, such as relaxing and mindful ingesting, in addition to progressive peace and yoga exercise, in Eastern circles, the term mind-calming exercise is oftentimes utilised interchangeably with deep breathing, which is the strategy of concentrating one’s recognition away from the ideas in the second. Practitioners typically commit anywhere from around five to twenty or so minutes a day practicing these several tactics, which may have differing effects. Such as, the comfort and mindfulness practices can frequently help you to de-strain, equally mentally and physically, even though progressive peace will help you tranquil your thoughts, the two mentally and physically. A consistent routine of meditation can substantially reduce your habit to achieve uncomfortable or disagreeable feelings, just like frustration, stress and anxiety, major depression, hostility, sorrow and dread and jealousy.
However, it’s not only for these mental and physical health and fitness benefits that make deep breathing compelling various researchers have performed a number of research looking at the mental great things about meditation. One analysis figured that meditating cuts down on inclination to try out strain, endorses nutritious sleep at night, boosts pleasure, elevates your IQ levels, enhances personal-command, decreases your smoking cigarettes prevalence, elevates your emotions, lowers your medication desires, elevates your capability to produce healthy and realistic conclusions, diminishes your blood pressure level, lessens your heartbeat, increases your IQ levels, will increase your self-esteem, and will increase your religious wellness. On top of that, mind-calming exercise has been shown to combat recurring suffering, decrease warning signs of depressive disorders and nervousness, decrease signs of joint disease, increase signs and symptoms of annoyance together with other ailments, develop well being, enhance your self-self-confidence, raise your understanding of various ideas, deliver relief from stress and anxiety, boost your operate effectiveness, minimize the occurrence of insomnia, reduce your cholesterol levels, improve your lifespan, and improve your sex-related work.
Moreover, one other examine as opposed the negative impacts of meditation on chronic pain conditions in patients with extreme depression and agony. Individuals that had took part in mind-calming exercise lessons experienced lower ratings in the Positive Symptoms Inventory (PSI) plus the Anxiety Inventory (AI). Plus in yet another analysis, contributors who experienced several months of mind-calming exercise possessed cheaper exhaustion degrees than those who did not get meditation. Further, participants who had taken aspect in mind-calming exercise ended up more unlikely that to take part in hazardous behaviors like alcohol consumption ingesting and cigarette smoking.
Interestingly, a meta-research in the partnership amongst reflection and persistent agony revealed that it comes with an result. The effects might be small, and irregular and there could possibly be other elements that make up the marriage, however. But, there are numerous general findings about meditation that can help you create a decision regardless of whether it might be useful for you. By way of example, mind-calming exercise looks to be associated with significantly greater special discounts in depression and stress, more effective sleep at night and improved upon disposition, higher coping knowledge, enhanced talent in awareness and recollection, greater opportunity to focus and focus, greater self-esteem and community talent, and fewer symptoms of depressive disorders and stress.
Additionally, there are numerous develops and designs of relaxation that one could elect to meditate in. You can opt to meditate in doing yoga, in Pranayama, Hatha Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, and the like. These forms of meditating possesses its own rewards plus it might help you determine which model is right for you. Additionally, deep breathing can be carried out by yourself or with other individuals, and a few sorts of meditation may also allow you to ease long-term pressure.
Another type of concentrative reflection consists of respiration workouts. Concentrative relaxation will involve deep breathing via the nostril even though sitting down comfortably. After several minutes or so on this, the person exhales via the oral cavity slowly but surely and profoundly. It can also be completed by concentrating only using one breathing and then making the inhalation have you from disruptions and opinions, despite the fact that this could be finished with the eyes closed up. Some professionals declare that the crucial element to effective deep breathing is to do consistent reps from the training and to pay attention to the inhale as much as possible.
One critique determined that the negative impacts of mind-calming exercise are really wonderful, specially as compared to the results some prevalent medicinal drugs. It is recommended, having said that, to notice that reflection is simply not ideal for professional medical use. If you are taking the best measures to take care of your worries, you will not want it, although 1 reflection may well strengthen your interest period. Consequently, ensure that you have a great thought concerning how to take care of your stress levels effectively.
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Since there are two pic cpu's in this project, there are also two software's.
I will still try to make a description with flowcharts and everything. I just don't know when :-(
At first I did not put the code here for download, you had to mail me to receive the code. I did this because I wanted to know how much interest there was for this project. The number of request I got the last two months proved to me that a lot of you are building this clock. To reduce the overhead in my mailbox I decided to let you download the code from the web-site.
All I ask in return is that you send me a picture of your clock when it is finished.
Code v1.05.exe (Self-Extractor)
A new version of de code is available. It has some improved calculations for the display and some change to the base-code to support the new linear regulator for the motor speed.
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The code is available for free! But if you appreciate my work, maybe you can make a small donation through PayPal. Thanks is advance.


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Saturday, March 5th
15:00 Walk-through of the show "The Mouth is For Speaking"
15:15 Artist talk with chai and other refreshments
Enjoy a glass of chai and chat with Ishita Chakraborty (b. 1989) an artist and poet born in West Bengal, India, who lives and works between Switzerland and India and presents works in the current exhibition 'The Mouth is for Speaking'.
Ishita Chakraborty holds us to listen to voices affected by the emergence of nation-states and
unalterable borders, partition, imperial persistence as epitomized by contemporary
forced illegal migrations and exile.

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The Forum for the Future of Agriculture has a programme of activity focused on the food and environmental security agenda, across Europe and the world.
The Swiss Biotech Day is the leading biotechnology conference in Switzerland, which offers a unique opportunity to meet top-ranking representatives of the Central European life science sector.
Leading speakers from around the globe are coming to Amsterdam to inspire and share their insights on ‘Traits, Seeds & Business’, our conference theme 2015. You'll find many networking opportunities during our conference.
5th annual European Algae Biomass Conference will take place in London on 22-23 April.
The third international "Fascination of Plants Day" 2015 will take place on May 18
On Thursday 21 May 2015, the ICC in Ghent (Belgium) will host the 11th edition of Europe’s leading regional life sciences convention Knowledge for Growth.

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Corpus Christi Man Convicted of Multiple Sexual Exploitation Crimes
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 30-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted he sexually assaulted four minor females, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Matthew Joseph Lucio pleaded guilty to two counts each of online solicitation and production of child pornography.
In November 2017, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) notified authorities that Lucio had solicited a minor female via an internet messaging application for sexual intercourse. Law enforcement identified the minor female who confirmed the abuse. Days later, law enforcement received another NCMEC report that Lucio solicited a different minor female via an internet messaging application for sexual intercourse. Authorities identified the second minor female who also confirmed the abuse.
Law enforcement obtained a search warrant for Lucio’s residence, after which agents seized several digital devices and located narcotics. Forensic analysis of the devices led to the discovery of videos depicting the sexual assault of two different minor females. Both minors were located and also confirmed the abuse. All four minor females reported that Lucio drugged them before they were sexually assaulted.
Today, the court also heard that law enforcement has identified an additional six minor females and two adult females that have reported Lucio sexually assaulted them.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos accepted the guilty plea today and set sentencing for Aug. 9, 2018. At that time, Lucio faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison for the online solicitation of a minor charges and a minimum of 15 and up to 30 years for production of child pornography. Lucio also faces a possible $250,000 maximum fine on each charge. Upon completion of any prison term imposed, Lucio also faces a maximum of life on supervised release during which time the court can impose a number of special conditions designed to protect children and prohibit the use of the internet.
Lucio was arrested on federal charges in February 2018 and has been in custody since that time where he will remain pending his sentencing hearing.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Corpus Christi Police Department—Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation with the assistance of NCMEC.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez is prosecuting the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."


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The 2019 Cannes Film Festival is upon Us, which means we are currently being treated to some of the most fashionable red carpets of the year as celebs head to the French Riviera to screen their buzzy films. Posing against breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea, stars never fail to bring their style A-game to the annual 12-day fete.
Elle Fanning has been tapped as one of the jurists for the 72nd annual event, and she kicked off the movie marathon on a sartorial high note. Attending the jury photocall on Tuesday, May 14, the blonde beauty looked positively precious in her balloon-like Dior trousers and lacy top. By the time she got to the opening ceremony that evening, she had slipped into a pretty-in-pink Gucci cape gown that served up all kinds of Disney princess vibes.
Also on hand for the start of Cannes? Selena Gomez and Tilda Swinton, who star in The Dead Donâ€™t Die. The â€œBack to Youâ€ singer rocked leather and satin Louis Vuitton separates, while the statuesque beauty looked ready for battle in a chainmail-inspired gown. Meanwhile, Alessandra Ambrosio, Eva Longoria and Romee Strijd all showed some skin in sexy, slitted numbers.
And if last yearâ€™s festival â€” which saw then-jurist Kristen Stewart eschew the eventâ€™s unwritten footwear rules with her red carpet brogues and bare feet â€” there is going to be so much more where that came from.
From Chloe Sevignyâ€˜s high-fashion bike shorts to Julianne Moore dazzling in emerald, the Cannes Film Festival red carpets are filled with canâ€™t-miss fashion and jewels. Keep scrolling to see all our favorite A-list looks!
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Let’s learn about Virginia!
This worksheet includes 15 pages with a great variety of activities and exercises about Virginia.
The geography, climate, history, economy, and attractions of Virginia are addressed in this unit. Crosswords, gap fills, map quizzes, and other fun exercises are included to make it a fun and interesting class.
Page 1: Introduction to the states and territories of the US
Page 2-3: Introduction of Virginia
Page 4-6: History
Page 7-9: Geography
Page 10: Climate
Page 11: Economy
Page 12-13: Attractions
Page 14-15: Reflection
Map Quizzes in different levels
Map of Virginia
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Important factors to consider when selecting a heating and air conditioning company
Most of the time you will have to face minor challenges with your HVAC appliances and all you need is a trusted HVAC technician to do your repairs You need to relax and not tensed in such a way that you will be tempted to try to do correct the mistake or a small problem that has occurred with your heating and air conditioning appliances by having in mind a perfect heating and cooling repair technician that can deliver you this service within the shortest time possible when called upon to do so and therefore avoiding to risk your life which is more important. You ought to be very keen when choosing among the very many air conditioning and heating companies that are out there looking for jobs; you need to consider qualifications of the air conditioning service providers and experience to get the best. Important guidelines on how to choose the right ac maintenance services for you.
Consider the charges offered by that particular ac service provider. Having a budget helps you to plan on your work so as to avoid the shortcomings of lack of funds when the work is still in progress which can cause delays to your work. You need to have to take your time and have several air conditioning service providers to be in a position to compare their costs and choose the one that pleases you . Some of the companies that deliver their services at a lower cost are in a position to offer better services as compared to those expensive ones that poor quality services at very high charges.
You need to look at the reputation of the HVAC company. Select a HVAC company that has a good reputation for you to be sure that you will receive the best services. You need to check some of the comments that have been made about that particular HVAC service provider and check if they are positive or negative ,if the comments are positive then you are sure that the previous customer were satisfied with the services offered to them. You are assured to get the best services when you look for a HVAC company that has good reputation.
Also consider the experience of the HVAC company. Practice makes it perfect so a technician who has been doing the job for a long time has more skills as compared to those with no experience. You need to ask for referrals of the hvac service providers from people he has worked for to see if the work done is good or not.
You also need to choose a HVAC repair company that is insured. When you select a HVAC company that has a good reputation you can be sure that he is insured You ought to be wise by choosing a company that is insured.


By Luke Phillips
The future of public art in Paso Robles is looking brighter after City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to move toward restarting the City’s public art program, beginning to fund public art projects for the first time since before the Great Recession and streamlining the city’s mural application process.City Development Director Warren Frace told the City Council that the general public in Paso seems to understand the importance of public art and how murals can serve as tourists’ attractions as they have in cities such as Portland and Denver where the process of applying for a mural has been made as easy and efficient as possible.“I think with social media, people wanting to take selfies in front of interesting things, murals are perfect for that,” Frace said.
Currently, murals in the City have to be approved by three different governing bodies- Paso Robles Main Street, the City’s Development Review Committee and the Planning Commission. Frace said that the lengthy and stringent process has produce very few murals in the City and suggested that Paso’s new, streamlined process could be modeled after Portland, which hosts neighborhood meetings to gather input before each mural is painted.
The concept was tested in Paso Robles recently as part of a project to install a mural on the Shoemaker Building at 1500 Spring Street, commissioned by Studios on the Park. Community members were able to provide and seemed happy with the results, Frace said. “I do think the neighborhood meeting and making sure the public knows about it is the key to this process,” Frace said.
The Council directed City staff to work with the Paso Robles Main Street Association to develop a new streamlined application process for murals. Studios on the Park Executive Director Sasha Irving spoke at the meeting telling the council that she’s been working on a mural program since 2009 but the City’s current review process has made it “difficult to end up with product that we’re proud of,” Irving said. Irving agreed that the community meeting held prior to the mural being painted was beneficial. “It was great to engage with the community members and get their feedback on the piece we were creating,” Irving said. “We have so many wonderful perspective and I hope this piece is the first of many.”Travel Paso Executive Director Dana Stroud said that new public art would be an asset from a tourism perspective. “We wanted to voice out strong support for a mural program that integrates the history and heritage of Paso Robles through the artistic representation,” Stroud said, adding that Travel Paso would also like to see the City’s brand be integrated into mural designs.
The Council also voted to approve the reinstatement of funding for the public art program, dedicating one percent of each Capital Improvement Project toward the Public Art Fund. The City’s public art program uses those funds for the “acquisition, commission, design, installation, improvement, maintenance, and insurance of public art as well as a funding mechanism for these functions,” according to a City staff report on the item. The public art fund currently contains less than $600, according to Frace.


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Jean Jenkins (1922-1990) was the first curator of the Horniman’s musical instrument collection, and had a lasting influence on the development of the institution.
Raised in Arkansas, she studied anthropology and musicology in Missouri. A tireless campaigner for black rights in trade unions, she was on the wanted list during the McCarthy era (1950-1956) of purges against suspected communist sympathisers. By then, she had left the USA and continued her studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
Jenkins joined the staff of the Horniman in 1954.
Her fieldwork brought a wealth of musical instruments to the Horniman and many fascinating recordings, a number of which were published.
Her original tapes, musical instrument collection and photographic archive were bequeathed to the National Museums of Scotland. The advent of portable and inexpensive recording equipment changed the face of ethnomusicology and collecting.
Jenkins’ work increased public awareness of the marvels of traditional music from Asia and Africa, at a time when such arts were scarcely known in the West, and helped to foster the current taste for World Music and provide a documentary record of musical traditions that have disappeared or changed beyond recognition.
In the early 1970s, as part of the World of Islam Festival, she was commissioned by the Festival Trust to acquire a large collection of musical instruments for an exhibition at the Horniman.
She travelled to most of the countries in the world where Islam was practised as the state religion or which had come under its influence in the past, from Southern Italy to China. Besides the musical instrument collection, her work on this project also resulted in a series of 6 LP recordings of the musical traditions from different cultural areas.
Born in 1799, Anna Atkins was the daughter of John George Children, a scientist and fellow of the Royal Society. He was very supportive of her scientific interests at a time when women were not welcomed into that sphere.
Atkins was a keen artist, in drawing, watercolour and lithography, as well as an enthusiastic botanist. She recognised that cyanotypes (a family friend’s new invention) offered an opportunity to approach botanical illustration in different way.
In 1843, Atkins started work producing the cyanotypes that would make up Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.
Atkins produced the work over a period of 10 years between 1843 and 1853. She distributed it in parts to a number of recipients who then bound the work themselves.
With Photographs of British Algae, Anna Atkins produced the first ever photographically illustrated book and is considered by some to be the first ever female photographer.
Theatre Pioneer Annie Horniman
Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman (3 October 1860 – 6 August 1937) was born at Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, in 1860.
She was the elder child of Frederick John Horniman and his first wife Rebekah; Frederick was a tea merchant and the Horniman’s founder.
She is most well known for using £25,000 of the family’s tea fortune to buy Manchester’s Gaiety Theatre, intent on bringing classics and new locally written plays to working class audiences.
Beryl de Zoete (1879-1962) was a dance researcher and critic as well as a trained ballet dancer.
She travelled widely to explore dance in different countries and cultures, especially in South and South East Asia.
In 1935 she went to Bali, Indonesia and wrote the book ‘Dance and Drama in Bali’ with the German artist Walter Spies (1895-1942). It was the first serious study of the topic. Copies can be found in the Horniman’s library.
A number of objects collected by Beryl de Zoete are in the Horniman’s collections, as well as more than 2,500 photos, mostly taken by her in Bali between 1934-36 (and also film footage taken from the same period), along with images from India and Romania, countries where she was researching dance.
Anthropologist Nancy Stanfield studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1920s.
She lived in Nigeria between 1948 until 1967.
Stanfield was a lecturer in teacher training in Western Nigeria between 1954-63 and wrote A Handbook of Art Teaching for Tropical Schools in 1958.
She became interested in Nigerian crafts, particularly weaving and dyeing, writing several articles on adire cloth. She put together a collection relating to these crafts for the Horniman in 1966.
(Mary) Edith Durham was born in 1863 in London and educated at Bedford College and at the Royal Academy of Arts. She worked as an artist and illustrator and illustrated the reptile volume of the Cambridge Natural History, and one of her London scenes is in the Guildhall Gallery.
In the 1890s, she became ill and was prescribed travel.
She sailed to Montenegro and became captivated by Balkan life and culture. Thereafter, she travelled extensively in the region and studied the region’s history and languages systematically, leading to several books on the subject including Through the lands of the Serb (1904), The Burden of the Balkans (1905), and High Albania (1909).
In particular, she championed the cause of the Albanians, becoming a secretary of the Anglo-Albanian Society, launched in 1918.
Edith Durham’s studies of Balkan ethnography led to gifts of artefacts to the British Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum and others. Her photographs and sketches of the region were given to the Royal Anthropological Institute where she was a council member and the first woman’s vice-president.
As well as collecting she also published books on the subject including Some Tribal Origins, Laws and Customs of the Balkans (1928).
Durham donated a “tally stick” to the Horniman. In a manuscript note, it is described as the following: “made in 1911 during the revolt in North Albania. The insurgents fetched bread from [outgoings?] a head man chipped the stick for every loaf taken. This acted as check and prevented loaves being stolen before reaching the migrant camps”.
Other objects associated with her were purchased at the Balkan States Exhibition in 1907.
The Montenegro section was largely organised by her, and she brought material from the village of Duji Do, near Njegus, where she used to to stay with the family of her guide, Krsto Pejovic. The exhibition contained a reconstruction of a Montengerin home, the implements of which were purchased by the Horniman.
Edith Durham was described thusly: “As a woman she evoked a protective courtesy, mingled with astonishment, in her hosts. Unable to imagine anyone travelling for pleasure, or out of curiosity, they assumed that the king of England must have sent her to discover and redress their grievances”.
Dame Marilyn Strathern is a feminist anthropologist who has worked largely with the natives of Papua New Guinea. During the 1960s she worked and collected with her former husband, Andrew Strathern, and they donated some objects to the Horniman.
Marilyn Strathern (née Ann Marilyn Evans) was born in 1941 in North Wales. She studied social Anthropology at Girton College, Cambridge, and worked with both Edmund Leach and Meyer Fortes. Her doctoral thesis, later published as Women in Between (1972), was the first ethnography to focus on Melanesian women. Her principal fieldwork has been carried out in Papua New Guinea where she first visited in 1964.
She has held a number of academic appointments which include a Research fellowship at the New Guinea Research Unit of the Australian National University (1970); Fellow and Lecturer at Girton College (1976-1983); Professor of Social Anthropology at Manchester University and Professor of Anthropology and Mistress of Girton College (1998-2009). She is currently working on a three research project for the Institute of Advanced Study on ‘International Science and Bioethics Collaborations: Critical Approaches to New Knowledge Relations’.


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Antigua Guatemala was Guatemalan capital. It is one of the preferred places for people to go. It is less than 45 km (30 miles) away from Guatemala City, and you can get there in an hour, depending of where you are, and the time of day. It was know as Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala. It was founded in 1543. The Municipio has a population1 of 44,604. It is capital of Departamento of Sacatepéquez. Here you can find all kinds of places, hotels, handcraft stores, restaurants, bars, markets, internet cafés, Spanish academies, discos and many more.
It hotels include:
- Casa Santo Domingo – The biggest, most impressive hotel in Antigua, it is not only impressive as an hotel but also is worth a visit, and it is full of great museums.
- La Casa de los Sueños – Very nice hotel, 8 room and you have to ask for room 8, costs twice as much but it is worth it.
- La Quinta de las Flores – Featured in some TV shows, great place to stay.
- Hotel Finca Filadelfia – In San Felipe de Jesus, near Antigua Guatemala is a great hotel made inside of a real coffee plantation in operation.
How to get to Antigua Guatemala?
The closet airport to Antigua Guatemala is La Aurora International Airport (GUA) located in Guatemala City, from there you can take a shuttle or taxi to Antigua, with average traffic it would take less than an hour. From 5 PM to 7 PM it can take you an extra 30 to 45 minutes due to business hours traffic, as the airport is in the middle of the city. From Guatemala City you take CA1 to the west (to El Trebol, or Mixco) up to San Lucas Sacatepequez, where there is an exit to Antigua.
If you are driving from Mexico or the U.S. (or from Panajachel) you will most likely will be on road CA1, there you can:
- Exit at Chimaltenango, following the signs to Antigua, but only during the day, as the road to Antigua could be little transited and you can get lost easily. It is a nice road, with interesting sights like San Andres Itzapa, where you can see Maximon, a saint worshiped by Mayan and other local people.
- Or continue in Chimaltenango to San Lucas, and there you can take a the exit to Antigua.
Antigua Guatemala from Puerto Quetzal
Antigua Guatemala is located at around 90 minutes from Puerto Quetzal, you will have to take a bus to get there. The first part is just a highway with cattle and sugar cane plantations, but the second part is surrounded by volcanoes, Volcan de Agua (Water Volcano) is an inactive volcano great for climbing or just for seeing it. It can also be viewed from Antigua where there a no clouds, and it is an amazing view. Fuego and Acatenango are sometimes active, and can be seen on the way too.
If you are driving from the Pacific coast from Puerto Quetzal or Puerto de San José the shortest way would be exit just passing Restaurante Sarita in Escuintla then take the road to Antigua. This road is very lonely at night, and should be avoided if you do not it very well, hence the best way at night to go via Guatemala City, but it will take double the time.


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Hello, faithful readers! It’s time for my annual running diary of the 2013 All-Star Game. Enjoy!
7:43: You probably aren’t watching the All-Star Game pre-game show, but Joe Buck is standing in front of a podium to intro video packages and lol.
7:46: Joe Buck to Mariano: “You’re better than you’ve ever been!” Rivera’s WHIP is 1.25, his highest mark since 1995 #factsonly
7:50: Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar, American League All-Stars.
7:51: Terry Collins is an All-Star coach for the National League so expect Matt Harvey to throw 125 pitches.
7:56: Carlos Beltran received more cheers tonight as an All-Star than he did in seven years with the Mets.
7:57: Mets fans chanting “Har-vey! Har-vey!” is a legitimate chillz moment.
8:04: I write about entertainment for a living and have never heard of Candace Glover. She won “American Idol” and is singing the National Anthem. Good for you, Candace!
8:08: Tonight, the part of Joe Buck’s hair will be played by Hayley Williams.
8:10: Tim McCarver just said this was the last All-Star Game.
8:12: Tom Seaver throws out the first pitch with David Wright acting as catcher. Should’ve been you, Gooden.
8:18: Not going to argue with Buck and McCarver comparing Matt Harvey to Tom Seaver.
8:20: Mike Trout laces a double to right field against Harvey on the first pitch. Yikes.
8:21: Harvey nails Robinson Cano on the knee with his fastball. Greatest All-Star Game moment ever?
8:25: “What the Yankees won’t be pleased to see is Robinson Cano heading off the field.”
8:26: “Too much knee.”
8:29: I hope that Cano and Harvey don’t have any hard feelings since they’ll be teammates in 2014 #wishfulthinking
8:33: Already bored.
8:35: Instead of striking out looking, Beltran grounds out.
8:41: Tom Seaver’s shirt is covered with butterflies.
8:44: Harvey just blew Adam Jones out of the box with a fastball. The guy is just an animal.
8:50: Harvey, interviewed by Erin Andrews, apologizes for hitting Cano, which is kind of disappointing. No mercy, Matt!
8:53: Thinking Harvey could go nine here.
9:04: That Chris Sale doesn’t have seven or eight no-hitters already this year feels weird.
9:07: Matt Harvey, Clayton Kershaw, Patrick Corbin. Quite the come down.
9:15: Chris Davis’ 2013 OPS: 1.109
9:27: “Looking up at the sky, we have a clear view of ‘Elysium.’” Joe Buck, paying bills.
9:37: We’re at the portion of the game where Buck and McCarver talk about Mariano Rivera. (Just kidding, that’s been the entire game.)
9:38: First and third, no one out against Cliff Lee, National League already down 1-0. Not looking good, Cardinals fans.
9:41: Actual Tim McCarver quote: “You got to love it: a bare-hand double play. What?!” What, indeed. (Also, Brandon Phillips: player.)
9:42: Not feeling the running diary this year. I’m laboring like Matt Harvey against the Diamondbacks on July 3, when Terry Collins left him in for six innings. Let’s soldier on together.
9:45: The promo for “Dads” features a decapitation joke. Coming this fall to Fox! #taste
9:48: Fox just used the Pearl Jam song “Whipping” to go into a commercial break, so this is me writing from the grave.
9:53: Back from the great beyond, laughing as Jose Fernandez explodes fastballs at Dustin Pedroia.
9:54: We’re talking about Jason Grilli’s knee surgery right now.
10:00: Gary Sheffield and John Franco hugging it out, being awesome.
10:04: We’re probably watching the last pitches Grant Balfour throws in 2013.
10:09: Fox killing it with the music selections. Just played “Trying to be Cool” off the new Phoenix album.
10:11: This game is still going on.
10:12: Remember when the Reds wanted to make Aroldis Chapman a starter?
10:15: Chapman doing his Ricky Vaughn impression tonight.
10:16: Nelson Cruz going in for a take-out slide to break up a double play in an All-Star Game. Getting his licks in before suspension?
10:18: “Man on Fire” star Marc Anthony sings “God Bless America.”
10:19: Hard feedback.
10:25: Dinner time!
10:33: While we were eating (scintillating commentary, p.s.), the National League mounted a rally thanks to David Wright, but it was snuffed out by Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar. Of course.
10:44: Jason Kipnis just put this game away with an RBI double. 3-0 American League.
10:45: Craig Kimbrel doing his best Aroldis Chapman impression.
10:46: Now Neil Diamond is going to sing “Sweet Caroline.”
10:48: Not one All-Star was singing along to “Sweet Caroline,” which means they are replicants.
10:51: Enter Sandman.
10:51:01: In the eighth inning.
10:57: Most of Twitter is still infatuated with the standing ovation Mariano Rivera received upon entering the game, but why is he in the game? There is a ninth inning to play as well. Leyland turned The Great Mariano into a set-up guy for Joe Nathan.
11:00: ”Not bad”: How Tim McCarver described the lyrics to “Enter Sandman,” after providing the audience with a spoken-word rendition. This happened.
11:06: Prince Fielder just tripled.
11:15: The rationale for Mariano pitching the eighth is that it’s the only way Jim Leyland could guarantee he got in the game. Of course, that ignores the reality that Rivera could have come in during the eighth inning if Nathan got into trouble. (Also, Bill Plaschke said Mariano should win the All-Star Game MVP for his hold.)
11:16: Fox played Pearl Jam’s new song, “Mind Your Manners,” going into that last break because I run Fox Sports now apparently. Hello.
Home team getting shutout, has only two hits and Harvey has a no-decision. We sure this wasn’t just a regular Mets game?— Tim Baysinger (@tim_bays)
11:22: Paul Goldschmidt just doubled off American League All-Star closer Joe Nathan, giving the good guys one last chance.
11:23: The home plate umpire is in go-home mode; just called a strike on Pedro Alvarez on a pitch that was six inches outside.
11:26: Game over. The American League beats the National League 3-0. The NL had three hits #citifield
11:28: I understand the All-Star Game MVP means nothing *and* that everyone loves Mariano, but giving him MVP for basically being alive is beyond.
11:30: Mo wins MVP.
11:35: I’m actually surprised the official scorer just didn’t award Rivera the save, because there are obviously no rules. P.S., this joke game decides home field for the World Series.
11:37: If we’re giving MVP to middle relievers, it should have been Steve Delabar. He got the biggest out of the game.
11:37:01: [I can’t believe I’m so upset by this. See you next year!]
Hello faithful readers! It’s time for my annual All-Star Game running diary. Enjoy?
8:00: Still on the subway because I’m an idiot and thought the game started at 8:30. Hashtag oops.
8:01: Kase was kind enough to keep a tally of what was going on.
8:06: Kase says, “People are booing Cano.” Again. You didn’t think Yankees fans could get dumber, then they get upset about fan reaction at the All-Star Game.
8:10: Kase says, “Luke Ryan is singing the National Anthem.” Who? “‘Platinum Superstar’ Luke Ryan. Never heard of him. He looks like Ryan Reynolds.” Noted.
8:22: Made it home in time to see Ryan Braun double in All-Star Melky Cabrera, who makes his triumphant return to Kansas City. Baseball 2012; catch the fever!
8:29: Chipper Jones gives a speech to the National League All-Stars, who could not care less about what he’s saying.
8:30: George Brett looks like a hot dog in this file footage of him throwing out the first pitch.
8:31: Justin Verlander is all over the place. Every pitch is high. Behind on the hitters. If this was a regular season game, I’d imagine he was hurt. Or dating Kate Upton?
8:33: Pablo Sandoval triples in three runs to give the Good Guys a 4-0 lead on Verlander. Guess he should have started over David Wright after all!
8:34: “Jeter will have to make a spectacular play…” He didn’t. 5-0 Good Guys!
8:36: Verlander feeling the Kate Upton effect? NL leads 5-0 after half an inning. Game over?
8:40: “How often do people call him Ugly?” Kase on Dan Uggla.
8:41: Sandoval misplays a chopper off the bat of Derek Jeter. Wright should have started! (Also, that clear error is hilariously ruled a hit.)
8:42: Royals fans boo Robinson Cano. Again. Again. If you are a Yankees fan upset that Royals fans are booing Cano, promptly kill yourself.
8:46: Josh Hamilton crushes a ball the other way, and it … is … caught.
8:47: Jose Bautista at the plate. When Sandoval tripled to right in the first inning, Bautitsa reacted like he was being swarmed by bees.
8:48: “Blah blah blah”: Joe Buck talks about why Tony LaRussa didn’t have R.A. Dickey start the All-Star Game for the Good Guys. Get worse.
8:50: “Dark Knight Rises” TV spot. #dead
8:53: Melky Cabrera joins Barry Bonds, Willie Mays and Kevin Mitchell as the only Giants outfielders to ever make the All-Star team. Mitchell is the only one of those four to decapitate a kitten.
8:54: Bautista makes a great play in right field. No bees!
8:57: R.A. Dickey stands up to cancer, y’all!
8:59: Cain cruising. Maybe Stupid Tony LaRussa (TM) made the right call not starting Dickey.
9:03: This Robinson Cano “smile” promo is real.
9:04: Already bored.
9:11: Gio Gonzalez strikes out Mike Napoli, which is fine. But, wow, Gio Gonzalez! He went to the National League and became Oliver Perez circa 2004. What gives?
9:14: “Good pitching so far for the National League, in a city that features great barbecue.” “Yeah.” Tim McCarver gets the big bucks for a reason.
9:15: “This ‘Total Recall’ remake sounds like a great movie,” said no one.
9:17: How hardcore is Matt Harrison going to regress in the second half? Started with a 5.21 ERA, but has cruised since May 21 (1.52 ERA). Figure 6.70 ERA in August and September?
9:19: Rafael Furcal triples into right field. Jose Bautista continues to show some fancy leather.
9:20: Matt Holliday singles in Furcal to make it 6-0 Good Guys. Solid effort, Matt Harrison. The regression will be televised!
9:22: THE MELK MAN COMETH! Melky Cabrera hits a two-run home run off Harrison. 8-0 Good Guys.
9:24: Another triple to right field. This one by Braun. Bautista.
9:25: Cabrera went to high-five Cano while rounding the bases on his home run. He was denied. Cano isn’t smiling now.
9:30: “Everything he hits right now is a hit.” Matt Kemp has a way with words worthy of Rihanna.
9:31: Matt Kemp was the first player to ever tweet from the All-Star Game. David Price tweeted too. “Told you he went to Vanderbilt. He can type, too.” Way to go, Tim! That’s only a little bit racist.
9:34: Ryan Braun might have done steroids, but he’s still an awesome baseball player. He just robbed Prince Fielder to end the inning. 8-0 Good Guys.
9:37: Bryce Harper and Mike Trout filmed a promo together. It’s embarrassing, but forgivable since they can’t stay out past curfew.
9:38: Bryce Harper wears gold shoes.
9:39: Harper fouls off a Jered Weaver fastball and audibly yells, “Fuck.” He walks.
9:40: HAHAHA Harper tagged up on a fly ball to left field.
9:40: David Wright is up. I applaud.
9:41: Harper gets caught off second on a Wright comebacker. Oops. #fundamentals
9:45: Clayton Kershaw was warming up in the pen for the Good Guys, not R.A. Dickey. Just FYI for LaRussa haters out there.
9:46: Adrian Beltre grounds out on one pitch, just to prove this one is over.
9:47: Dickey is warming up!
9:48: “New Girl” star Lamorne Morris went to Kansas City and Joe Buck didn’t even bother saying his name on television.
9:49: Bryce Harper just dropped a fly ball. He’s the youngest player to ever make a boneheaded play in an All-Star Game. (They call it a hit, of course.)
9:52: “Here’s Asdrubal Cabrera batting for Derek Jeter.”
9:54: Clayton Kershaw loads the bases by walking Cabrera. Not a good night for 2011 Cy Young winners. Maybe Kershaw is dating Kate Upton too?
9:56: According to Amy Nelson, Charlie Sheen is at the game. Thought you’d like to know.
9:57: Kershaw about to walk in the first run of the game for the Bad Guys.
9:58: Nope. Kinsler flies out to Harper. 8-0 at the end of five innings.
10:02: Chipper Jones still comes up to “Crazy Train.” He “singles” off Chris Sale (and Ian Kinsler) in his last All-Star Game and proceeds to laugh it up at first base.
10:03: Andrew McCutchen’s dreads.
10:06: Sale is nasty. He strikes out David Frese to get out of trouble. It’s Dickey Time when the game returns.
10:07: “The Expendables 2” looks horrendous. Fun game: Imagine how many bad takes there had to be of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying “I’m back” if that’s the one they used.
10:10: Dickey in. Pitching against Mike Trout. This is awesome.
10:10: Trout singles!
10:11: Trout steals!
10:11:01: “Is there anything Mike Trout can’t do on a baseball field?” Shut up, Tim!
10:13: Mark Trumbo strikes out, kicking off his second-half regression.
10:15: Dickey hits Paul Konerko. Two on, one out. Eek.
10:16: Miguel Cabrera grounds into a double play. Dickey power!
10:20: Bryce Harper strikes out looking. He does not break the bat over his leg.
10:21: Derek Jeter is such a hilarious professional during this in-game interview with a nearly yawning Erin Andrews.
10:22: The part of the game where Tim McCarver and Joe Buck blow Joe Girardi.
10:23: David Wright strikes out. Ryan Cook, the best pitcher in the American League — at least tonight.
10:24: Sat on the remote and missed who was singing “God Bless America.” She’s blonde. She’s Southern. Does that narrow it down?
10:25: Cole Hamels coming on for the National League. Thanks for giving Dickey, the best story in baseball, so much time on the mound, Tony!
10:26: “The Bourne Legacy” trailer is fun?
10:30: Dickey gets interviewed by Ken Rosenthal and apartment 3L gets a little dusty.
10:33: Doing the dishes.
10:37: Still 8-0 Good Guys as we head into the eighth inning. Dickey is long gone from the game, yet Fox is showing clips from his climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in the off-season. As if you needed further proof of how much Fox wanted to focus this meaningless game on Dickey and how bad LaRussa screwed that up.
10:40: “First question: Are you serious?” Joel McHale and Kate Micucci made a Ford commercial with Ryan Seacrest. And it’s funny!
10:44: Chipper Jones basically ignores Ken Rosenthal. As you do.
10:48: Aroldis Chapman replaces an unhittable Craig Kimbrel, because LaRussa.
10:50: Chapman walks Trout.
10:52: Trumbo strikes out to end the inning.
10:54: “The Watch” has the most generic title and poster ever, but the trailers continue to look funny. Fox blew the marketing on this one, huh?
10:57: Fernando Rodney, All-Star.
10:58: Don’t you love when idiots like to say that the American League is better than the National League?
10:59: Joe Mauer is playing first base.
11:00: Asdrubal Cabrera just made a sick play at shortstop. You didn’t see it because you turned off this borefest two hours ago.
11:02: Fox is airing a show called “Mob Doctor” this fall.
11:03: Bottom of the ninth! Let’s do this!
11:03:01: By the way, I’ve got Braun winning MVP, though it should be Melky.
11:04: IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, TONY LARUSSA IS PLAYING MATCHUPS IN AN 8-0 ALL-STAR GAME BLOWOUT. Ahem. Wade Miley, a lefty, in to face Joe Mauer, a lefty.
11:04:01: Mauer singles.
11:05: Shockingly, LaRussa is leaving Miley in to face the right-handed Elvis Andrus.
11:07: Miley, throwing junk, gets Andrus on a grounder. Terry Collins (yay!), not LaRussa, comes out to make a pitching change. Classy, TLR! Joel Hanrahan and his stupid goatee come in from the pen.
11:09: “I’ve never seen a baby take a punch like that.” That’s how you market a film, Fox! (From the trailer for “The Campaign.”)
11:12: Hanrahan pitching like Charlie Sheen in “Major League.” (Callback!)
11:13: Billy Butler strikes out. Kansas City fans cry.
11:14: LaRussa (via Ron Roenicke) replaces Hanrahan with Papelbon.
11:15: Chevy Volts make people stupid. At least judging from the commercial that just ran, where a woman admitted to forgetting how to pump gas because of her electric car.
11:17: Matt Wieters flies out. Good Guys win, 8-0! And the New York Mets will have home field advantage in the World Series.

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Deep blue eye makeup certainly makes a dramatically bold statement.
The color commands attention no doubt. But don’t let the idea of blue eye makeup give you flashbacks of Mimi from the Drew Carey Show. If you’re not familiar with this popular blue eyeshadow wearing character, you can click here to get a visual. She murdered the blue eye makeup game and gave it a bad wrap.
I wore this smoky blue shadow look while recently down in Miami for Swim Week. I had so much fun pairing it with my spunky braided hairdo done by the talented Tresemme team while I was there along with my flouncy 2 piece top and shorts/skirt combo! Now obviously this outfit look probably won’t fly back here at home in my college town, but I certainly will be wearing this deep blue eyeshadow look again for my next date night with my hubby.
Now let me make something crystal clear.
Yes I know that shades of blue like turquoise, or light blue, or electric blue are difficult and scary for some people to pull off. But this shade of blue does not deserve to be called hard-to-wear. A deep blue, like navy or cobalt blue, is a sophisticated and very wearable shade of blue.
Here’s how I did it :
- Start with primed eyes. (I used this Nars one)
- Apply blue liner all over your upper and lower lash line. This will make your blue or navy eye shadow really pop! Don’t forget to line that inner waterline too for extra drama. (I used Urban Decay 24/7 liner in “Abyss”)
- Take a fluffy tapered shadow brush and your favorite blue or navy shadow and swipe it all on top of your blue liner. (I used the deep blue from this it Cosmetics palette from here)
- Using a different clean brush, sweep deep brown shadow above the crease. ( I used MAC shadow in “saddle.”)
- Blend the two colors, concentrating on diffusing the edges and making a seamless transition.
- Add false lashes and lots of mascara on tops and bottom to finish off the boldness! ( I am wearing Esqido mink lashes in “BFF”)
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Shop the rest of my makeup :
Cheeks – MAC blush “pinch o peach” (one of my fave pink blushes of all time, it’s actually not peach, not sure why they named it that!) // Lips – NYX butter gloss “strawberry cheesecake” // Foundation – Estee Lauder Double Wear // Concealer – it Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye
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What started out as Dan Savage’s pledge against consuming Russian vodka is now a movement that has gay bars all around the world, from Vancouver to London, dumping Russian vodka to show their displeasure with the country’s treatment of gay people—even in the face of one of Russia’s prominent LGBT activists saying the whole thing is pointless.
When we last we checked in with Savage’s plea for gay people to stop drinking Russian vodka to protest the Kremlin’s aggressive anti-gay laws, a couple of gay bars in Chicago had joined in the boycott . Since then, more and more bars around the world have joined in: London’s world-famous Heaven nightclub , along with several others venues in the British capital, aren’t serving Russian booze; a bevy of Vancouver bars have followed suit, as have venues in Sydney , West Hollywood , New York City andSan Francisco. The ban is part of a growing movement to check Russia’s increasingly homophobic political milieu.
In a sharply-worded editorial over the weekend title “Mr. Putin’s War on Gays, ” The New Times editorial board wrote:
For some time, antigay sentiment has been spreading in Russia’s conservative society, encouraged by the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. But Mr. Putin and his government have taken that to a new level by legitimizing the hatemongering in legislation . Clearly, there’s momentum behind this push. But there’s still a question of how much the boycott itself is doing to force Vladimir Putin’s repressive hand. As I mentioned on Thursday, it’s hard to imagine that gay bars boycotting vodka will result in enough economic pressure to change Russia’s course.
Nikolai Alekseev, a prominent Russian LGBT activist, counts himself among the skeptics. “To be honest, I don’t see the point in boycotting the Russian vodka,” he said in an interview with Gay Star News. “It will impact anyone except the companies involved a little bit. The effect will die out very fast, it will not last forever.”
Alekseev goes on to add:
And what is the aim of this boycott? The producers, even if they become bankrupt because of the boycott (which is unlikely) will not be able to influence Russian politics and President Putin as well as the decisions of the State Duma. But the aim of the boycott is not to, say, put Stoli out of business. Nobody has such delusions. Rather, it’s about bringingawareness to Russia’s aggressively anti-gay measures . It’s not unlike other viral movements — #stopkony, for example — meant, foremost, to raise awareness among the general population. True, these viral movements often get branded as “slacktivism ,” a term that suggests people are not really doing anything to help the cause at hand. But, then again, the vodka ban is not asking for your money — only your attention to the plight of gays and, perhaps, a moment of thought about whether you want to patronize companies that might be a little too friendly with the Kremlin.
Source: The Atlantic Wire

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I’ve got two bikes. The one I ride most often is a Raleigh Super Record from 1981. My wife gave it to me for my 30th birthday. Through the years, I rode it off and on, sometimes for as much as 40 miles at a time. But biking was not something we ever really got serious about.
The Raleigh is a 10-speed all steel road bike. It has stem-mounted friction shifters (you feel what gear you’re in–it’s easier than it sounds). The bike’s finish is scratched quite a bit, especially on the seat tube, where I used to mount a U-lock. It’s a heavy bike, which is great on downhills. It really flies. Uphills are another story. It slows fast.
Since starting to ride it seriously last summer, I have made a few modifications to the bike. First, I got clipless pedals. They’re a great addition for anyone planning to do a lot of road riding–even something less than a lot. I replaced the gel seat with a cutout model from Performance Bike. Although its front tire has a tan sidewall, I got an all black tire for the back, because of its name brand. For looks, I replaced the torn cloth bar tape with black, gray and white cork tape.
The Raleigh with the clipless pedals, black rear tire, and splash tape.
One of these days, I might get really brave and make some extensive modifications to the bike. That would involve stripping it to the bare frame, repainting it, and replacing most components. I’d like to lose the stem mounted shifters and get the kind known as “brifters,” or shifter/brake lever combinations. I’d get new wheels, the current 700C size to replace the 27-inch heavy steel wheels, and new brakes. But that won’t happen anytime soon.
My other bike is an entry-level mountain bike, a Trek 4900. It was also a birthday present from my wife, from only about five years ago. I never really took to it. The fat knobby tires put up a lot of road resistance, which scrubs off a lot of speed. I have no interest in riding off-road, so the bike is only used as a backup, if the Raleigh is temporary out of commission. I haven’t decided if I’ll keep it or get rid of it.
Since starting to ride a lot last summer, I’ve been researching bikes, and have come to the conclusion that I need something new. I’ll continue to research, but I have a feeling that that something is just around the corner. When I get it, you’ll be the first to know.


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News Flash: The health insurance landscape has changed. Individuals who once could buy health insurance whenever they wanted are now forced to act like traditional company employees, and only enroll in a health insurance plan during an annual open enrollment period. However, life can throw curve balls, and leave an individual without health insurance outside…
A survey designed and conducted by Drs. Salomeh Keyhani and Alex Federman of Mount Sinai School of Medicine done over the summer of 2009 found that 73% of doctors supported a public option. A survey reported by the New England Journal of Medicine in September, based on a random sample of 6,000 physicians from the American Medical Association, stated that "it seems clear that the majority of U.S. physicians support using both public and private insurance options to expand coverage."
California developed a solution to assist people across the state and is one of the few states to have an office devoted to giving people tips and resources to get the best care possible. California's Office of the Patient Advocate was established July 2000 to publish a yearly Health Care Quality Report Card on the top HMOs, PPOs, and Medical Groups and to create and distribute helpful tips and resources to give Californians the tools needed to get the best care.
The first government responsibility is the fixing of the rate at which medical expenses should be negotiated, and it does so in two ways: The Ministry of Health directly negotiates prices of medicine with the manufacturers, based on the average price of sale observed in neighboring countries. A board of doctors and experts decides if the medicine provides a valuable enough medical benefit to be reimbursed (note that most medicine is reimbursed, including homeopathy). In parallel, the government fixes the reimbursement rate for medical services: this means that a doctor is free to charge the fee that he wishes for a consultation or an examination, but the social security system will only reimburse it at a pre-set rate. These tariffs are set annually through negotiation with doctors' representative organisations.
The Australian government announced in May 2008 that it proposes to increase the thresholds, to $100,000 for singles and $150,000 for families. These changes require legislative approval. A bill to change the law has been introduced but was not passed by the Senate. An amended version was passed on 16 October 2008. There have been criticisms that the changes will cause many people to drop their private health insurance, causing a further burden on the public hospital system, and a rise in premiums for those who stay with the private system. Other commentators believe the effect will be minimal.
In January 2013, Representative Jan Schakowsky and 44 other U.S. House of Representatives Democrats introduced H.R. 261, the "Public Option Deficit Reduction Act", which would amend the 2010 Affordable Care Act to create a public option. The bill would set up a government-run health insurance plan with premiums 5% to 7% percent lower than private insurance, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating a reduction in the United States public debt by $104 billion over 10 years.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. It prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions and allows children to remain on their parents' insurance plan until they reach the age of 26. In participating states, the act also expanded Medicaid, a government program that provides medical care for individuals with very low incomes. In addition to these changes, the ACA established the federal Healthcare Marketplace. The marketplace helps individuals and businesses shop for quality insurance plans at affordable rates. Low-income individuals who sign up for insurance through the marketplace may qualify for subsidies to help bring down costs.
The compulsory insurance can be supplemented by private "complementary" insurance policies that allow for coverage of some of the treatment categories not covered by the basic insurance or to improve the standard of room and service in case of hospitalisation. This can include complementary medicine, routine dental treatment and private ward hospitalisation, which are not covered by the compulsory insurance.
The US has a joint federal and state system for regulating insurance, with the federal government ceding primary responsibility to the states under the McCarran-Ferguson Act. States regulate the content of health insurance policies and often require coverage of specific types of medical services or health care providers. State mandates generally do not apply to the health plans offered by large employers, because of the preemption clause of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Private Health Insurance Rebate: The government subsidises the premiums for all private health insurance cover, including hospital and ancillary (extras), by 10%, 20% or 30%, depending on age. The Rudd Government announced in May 2009 that as of July 2010, the Rebate would become means-tested, and offered on a sliding scale. While this move (which would have required legislation) was defeated in the Senate at the time, in early 2011 the Gillard Government announced plans to reintroduce the legislation after the Opposition loses the balance of power in the Senate. The ALP and Greens have long been against the rebate, referring to it as "middle-class welfare".
The proportion of non-elderly individuals with employer-sponsored cover fell from 66% in 2000 to 56% in 2010, then stabilized following the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Employees who worked part-time (less than 30 hours a week) were less likely to be offered coverage by their employer than were employees who worked full-time (21% vs. 72%).

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You will appreciate these crunchy cookies with a good dessert or coffee. They are not really difficult to make, as only baking and shaping request a specific attention. The almond tiles are best preserved in airtight containers.
Ingredients list for the almond tiles cookies
For 6 persons:
- 1 1/2 cup (125 g) ground almonds
- 3/4 cup (150 g) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 egg whites
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/3 cup (50 g) of slivered almonds
Preheat oven to 270°F (130°C), gas mark 4.
- In a bowl, mix thoroughly the ground almonds, cornstarch, sugar and 1 egg white.
- When the mixture is creamy, add egg yolk first, then the egg white.
- The dough should be soft enough to spread out easily.
- Butter a baking sheet or cover it with baking paper. A silicon baking mat is also a good option.
- Place small spoonfuls of dough on the baking sheet, let flatten and sprinkle with slivered almonds.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- At the exit of the oven when they are still warm, put the almond tiles on a rolling pin to give them this characteristic round shape.

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Two powerhouse female vocalists front a four-piece band and pay tribute to 80s hits like Irene Cara's “Flashdance (What a Feeling),” Pat Benatar's “Love is a Battlefield,”
Whitney Houston's “How Will I Know," and many more.
Crimp your hair, put on those stirrup pants and shoulder pads...
It’s time to DANCE and SING ALONG to all your favorite 80's hits!
LISA ROCK has been performing to sold-out crowds for years. She’s written more than 25 original concerts and cabarets that have been seen across the country, most notably her crowd-pleasing CLOSE TO YOU: The Music of the Carpenters which brings spot-on renditions of beloved Carpenters’ classics to the stage. Now, Rock has used that same band of musicians to bring you the totally rad 80s Night Out show!
Since starting the CLOSE TO YOU show in 2010, the band has been seen by over 250,000 people in 40 states and have played over 300 shows together. They continue to give back to each local community through donations to local food banks and pantries as well. She is also the proud owner of Lisa Rock Entertainment (LisaRockEntertainment.com) booking and managing hers and 4 other national touring bands. Like, for sure!
~ Lead Vocals / Writer ~
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JEN FRIEND was born and raised in Louisiana, but now calls Nashville, TN home. “My first time in Nashville I saw more musicians than I’ve ever seen who shared the same love of music. I knew I had to be close to it." Although her roots may be country and bluegrass, she doesn't sing like it. Her influences range from Traditional Country to Blues to Rock-N-Roll.
While she writes and sings her own music, performing with other artists is a passion all its own. Jen has shared the stage with artists such as Charlie Daniels, Johnny Hiland, LeAnn Rimes, Andy Griggs, Jimmy Hall, Tommy Crain and many more.
Tiffany, 80's pop icon, brought her aboard the "Journey Through The 80's Tour” with Debbie Gibson, which included unforgettable appearances on various media networks and talk shows such as "Good Morning America" and "The View". Since then she has traveled the world with Tiffany from Europe to Singapore. Totally awesome!
We'd totally love to hear from you!


|Title||A Metal-On-Silicon Differential Capacitive Shear Stress Sensor|
|Publication Type||Conference Paper|
|Year of Publication||2009|
|Authors||Chandrasekharan, V., J. Sells, J. Meloy, D. P. Arnold, and M. Sheplak|
|Conference Name||Tech. Dig. 15th Int. Conf. Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers 2009)|
|Conference Location||Denver, CO|
The paper presents a direct, capacitive shear stress sensor with performance sufficient for time-resolved turbulence measurements. The device employs a bulk-micromachined, metal-plated, differential capacitive floating-element design. A simple, two-mask fabrication process is used with DRIE on an SOI wafer to form a tethered floating element structure with comb fingers for transduction. Experimental results indicate a linear sensitivity of 7.66 mV/Pa up to the testing limit of 1.9 Pa at a bias voltage of 10 V, and a bandwidth of 6.2 kHz. The sensor possesses a dynamic range >102 dB and a noise floor of 14.9 micro-Pa/rtHz at 1kHz, outperforming previously reported sensors by nearly two orders of magnitude in MDS.


When Don Lindich (of Sound Advice fame) and I were having lunch recently, he mentioned in passing that he discovered a nice sounding speaker called Oontz. Next thing I knew, a small box showed up in my office – about the size of 3 pounds of butter. It contained an Oontz, made by Cambridge Soundworks.
Many electronics manufacturers have trouble balancing quality and convenience – but the engineers at Cambridge have done a great job of balancing good sound with convenience.
The Oontz can connect to your computer, your phone or even your old radio – and makes most of them sound better. With bass response in excess of my standard speakers and able to get loud without distortion, the sound of the Oontz is noticeably better than my computer – and the iPhone sound is not even a contest. Yet, unpackaged the Oontz is only a few times the size of a standard mouse.
The Oontz can connect using a standard ear bud size cord, via USB cord, or wirelessly via Bluetooth – and that last one is what makes it even more appealing – because you can put it on a small shelf and listen to music from the PC on your desk or phone in your pocket – without having to worry about wires.
My daughter decided she wanted to see how far the speaker can be separated from the source, so while I was listening to music from my computer in our kitchen, she took the Oontz upstairs, and found that it remained paired, and with good sound, through most of the house. As comparison, my Internet service usually loses two thirds of its speed when I run it wirelessly between the same rooms. So the Bluetooth pairing of the Oontz is reliable.
At $69, the Oontz is a bargain and a half.


DETROIT | Nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars are being recalled for alternators that can fail and heated power mirror wiring that can short and cause minor fires.
The recalls, posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators, push the total number of recalls so far this year 544, totaling a record of more than 52 million vehicles.
The largest of Thursday’s recalls covers nearly 470,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees, Chrysler 300s, and Dodge Chargers, Challengers and Durangos from the 2011 through 2014 model years. The alternators can fail, causing the 3.6-liter V6 engines to stall unexpectedly.
The problem also can cause the electrical system to fail, as well as knock out power-assisted steering, antilock brakes and electronic stability control. It can even cause fire or smoke, according to documents Chrysler filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
NHTSA opened an investigation into the problem in July, and Chrysler began its own probe in August. The company analyzed warranty complaints and alternators that had failed. The alternator generates electricity to recharge the battery and run other devices.
Chrysler investigators traced the problem to heat fatigue in an alternator diode. Chrysler said it received 322 complaints about the problem, while 55 people complained to NHTSA. The company said it knows of one crash related to the problem, but no injuries or fires.
The company will replace the alternators with upgraded versions for free. Owners will be notified in November. The company says customers who see warning lights or suspect a problem should contact their dealers.
The recall affects cars and SUVs sold mainly in the U.S. and Canada, but some were sold in Mexico and overseas markets.
The second recall covers almost 437,000 Jeep Wranglers from 2011 through 2013. Water can find its way into the heated power mirror wiring harness and cause corrosion. That can cause a short and could cause a minor fire and smoke, as well as cause loss of function of the mirror.
The problem was discovered in February after three Wranglers in Canada were damaged. Chrysler says it has 26 complaints about the problem, but it knows of no fires, crashes or injuries.
Dealers will move the wiring and install a protective shield to keep water out at no cost to owners, starting in December. Most of the Wranglers are in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but more than 78,000 were sold overseas.
The total number of recalled vehicles already has shattered the full-year record of 30.8 million that was set in 2004. The number of auto recalls, however is not a record. That record, 684, was set in 2008, according to Stericycle, a firm that helps companies track and manage recalls.
Air bags pose safety problems, too
A potential safety crisis over defective air bags widened Monday as the U.S. government issued an urgent plea to more than 4.7 million people to get their cars fixed.
The inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed in crashes.
Safety advocates say at least four people have died from the problem and there have been multiple injuries. They also say more than 20 million vehicles in the U.S. are equipped with the faulty air bags.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned people whose cars have been recalled during the past two years for faulty air bag inflators to take them to dealers right away. The inflators are made by Takata Corp., a Tokyo-based supplier of seat belts, air bags, steering wheels and other auto parts. So far, automakers have recalled about 12 million vehicles worldwide because of the problem.
“This message comes with urgency,” NHTSA said in a statement. The agency has been investigating the problem since June, and has cited reports of six inflators rupturing, causing three injuries.
The warning covers cars made by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, General Motors and Ford. Passenger or driver air bags or both could be affected depending on the vehicle.
Toyota issued the latest recall Monday, covering passenger air bags in 247,000 older model vehicles including the Lexus SC, Corolla, Matrix, Sequoia and Tundra.


Glasgow O2 Academy
To the Weedge, to see Portland’s top popsters. I was slightly apprehensive, as this was the longest I’ve driven since some spinal cord jiggery pokery earlier in the year, but The Decemberists seem reluctant to play in Embra, so it was that or nothing. Glad I made the trip through – accompanied by @ralph of this parish – because The Decemberists turned in a brilliant performance.
While their setlist had the usual Decemberists role call of tragedy, murders, drownings by river spirits, whale swallowing etc. it was an overwhelmingly jolly occasion. Colin Meloy makes for an effective ringleader and the band give every impression of enjoying themselves and being glad to the there. Always helps, I find.
Meloy’s voice is, I concede, a sticking point for many. It sounds like a fragile thing yet is revealed in concert to be rather strong too. It sounds as it does not because of vocal frailty but because it is exactly how he wants it to sound. I like it.
The setlist featured latest album I’ll Be Your Girl fairly heavily, which suited me – and indeed the audience, who contributed a spirited singalong to glam stomper We All Die Young. It struck me that despite a diverse range of styles – prog, electronica, folk, glam rock – they nevertheless sound exactly like themselves.
Good smattering of the back catalogue too, though no We Both Go Down Together, sadly. The Engine Driver featured though, complete with cheery singalong “If you don’t love me, let me know.”
Any suspense re the encore was dispelled by the appearance of a large inflatable whale on the balcony. And there was indeed a joyous rendition of the Mariner’s Revenge Song, complete with said inflatable and audience participation (screaming on being swallowed by a whale).
The Decemberists are a rollicking, entertaining, fun night out. Do go and see them if their tour is playing near you.
Diverse. Much as it pains me to say it, there’s a lot of truth in the cliche that Glasgow audiences are more engaged than those to the east. And it does make for a better night, for all concerned.
It made me think..
I can’t think of many bands where there’s such a variation between their studio “image” and their actual live persona. Also interesting that a band who haven’t really made a dent on the charts can fill a venue the size of the Academy with an enthusiastic audience who sang along to many of the songs.


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Mad Men's Final Season: The Party's (Almost) Over in New Season 7 Trailer!
Pour a glass of scotch and get ready to say goodbye.
The final season of Man Men is almost upon us and to send off the series in style, AMC has released new (and groovy!) season seven trailer featuring Don Draper (John Hamm), Peggy Olsen (Elisabeth Moss), and all of your favorite Sterling Cooper & Partners associates.
PHOTOS: Take a Look Back at Mad Men's Season 6 Photos!
As always, the trailer does not reveal any specific plot points — Mad Men always keeps their secrets extremely close to the vest — but the teaser, entitled, "The Party's Over," does feature our cast dressed in their finest in their late-’60s possibly early-’70s duds.
Press play on the Man Mad trailer above and let Diana Ross' 1976 hit "Love Hangover" as you scroll through these gorgeous and far-out promo photos of the cast. When we last left the gang, it was July 1969 -- so does this mean we'll be time-jumping for the last seven episodes?
The final season of mad Men kicks off on Sunday, April 5 on AMC.


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No doubt! Istana Budaya is the ideal place for all sorts of theatre including the quality musical one, classical concerts and much more and with that, you also find awesome dining spots near it. Therefore, you should think of visiting this excellent place catering to your both entertainment and dining needs without being expensive for you, so it is better to begin your summer vacation with it. While experiencing the culinary scene of Malaysia, you find it being influenced by three major cuisines such as Indian, Chinese and Malay.
Therefore, you should gear-up to treat your taste buds to the dishes of all three prominent cuisines and make your trip memorable in this summer. The restaurants near istana budaya have the awesome menu with maintaining the perfect hygiene that attracts everyone including foreign tourists. In this blog, you find the excellent dining spots that can fill-up your visit to Istana Budaya with the great taste, so check out the following list.
- Rama V
Let’s begin with this eco-friendly and traditional dining spot close to Istana Budaya and the food there is awesome that also goes budget-friendly for you. Additionally, it takes you through the gastronomical journey turning your dining out experience into the amazing one and with natives; you also find a large number of foreign tourists. It is the great hub of Thai cuisine and considered to be the heaven for seafood lovers. It opens throughout the week, so plan a visit for treating your taste buds to delicious dishes during your trip. Moreover, you can also order quality food online via Airasia Food and that is not all, you can also get huge discounts while ordering but for that, you have to use Airasia Food coupon code.
- Passage Thru India
If the South Asian foods attract you then you should consider visiting this incredible and top-class Indian restaurant offering a wide range of dishes to its valued customers. Furthermore, it also comes into your confined budget, so after watching a theatre at Istana Budaya, you can try delicious Indian food. The colourful ambience of this beautiful restaurant makes your dining experience superb; thus, you find lots of western tourists prefer visiting it.
- Ciao Ristorante
The candlelit open-space of this restaurant attracts everyone giving it a romantic vibe too and it also makes it attractive dining option for couples, so you should also consider visiting this ideal place. It was launched back in 1991 and since then it has been quality Italian foods to both natives and foreign tourists. Furthermore, the inside-setting is very appealing turning your dining into the lavish experience, so never miss it out.
- The Orchid Conservatory
For dining out experience with the great sophisticated touch, you should visit this incredible place and the ambience of this place elevated by quality aura flowers, so you must visit it. Furthermore, it also exists among the leading seafood spots in Malaysia, so you should consider exploring this superb restaurant and make your trip ideal.


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A spectacular oval Tanzanite gemstone is centered within a basket of swirled yellow gold strands that each ending with a sweet dainty diamond. The bail of the pendant contains dazzling round diamonds that parade down to give the gemstone extra sparkle.
A petal of yellow gold mimics a twisted rope while wrapping around a cluster of diamonds from the bail. A larger petal frames the two-toned smaller petals linked together. All the white gold accents are crusted with magnificent sparkling diamonds!


text: Download Kickboxer: Vengeance Malay subtitle. Here you will get the Malay subtitle of Kickboxer: Vengeance movie. The story of this movie was written by Dimitri Logothetis, Jean-Claude Van And John Stockwell has directed this movie. Alain Moussi, Georges St-Pierre, T.J. Storm are the leading character of this movie. Kickboxer: Vengeance is a Action, Crime, Drama movie. Kickboxer: Vengeance movie got an average of 4.9 out of 10 in IMDB from a total of 11K votes. This movie was released on September 1, 2016 (Cambodia).