Note10PlusIsBoss, 09 Apr 2020You feel rejected we laugh at that Like the youtube commenters who laughed at you when you ALSO tried to troll them on the Pixel 4.I know who you are.Have fun with your dim display Note 10+
--voltaire9, 09 Apr 2020Wow,4th grade comeback. Way to go!You feel rejected we laugh at that
Note10PlusIsBoss, 07 Apr 2020Not worth 2 dollarsWow,4th grade comeback.
Way to go!
Anonymous, 08 Apr 2020Why not adapt LG's kind of silly 'hand vein' mapping with 3D face unlock tech - 3D structure m... moreTechnically, the LG's PalmSecure system use the same sensors as 3D facial recognition (IR Camera and ToF sensor), both can be implemented in parallel and for added security they can be combined (first you scan one then the other).
But as why it isn't implemented, this is the same reason why regular 3D facial recognition and Qualcomm's 3D Sonic Max (or equivalent) isn't implemented while largely superior to other options :
Because of the teardrop notch and puke hole trend, they don't leave room for any of the required sensors, or you endup like the Huawei P40 family with a humongous huge and ugly large hope, or the Huawei Muate 30 with his way too large notch which is killing notification and statut icon...
It require either :
*A thin top bezel, which are rare nowaday, and even when a phone have it, they don't necessarily have advanced sensors like IR Camera or ToF sensors or Dot Projector matrix, puke hole and teardrop notch are to blame for that as they began a trend where everything but the selfie camera is removed, the Meizu 16 family is a great example of how even regular and good performing ambiant light and proximity sensors have been forgotten in favor if hidden, tiny and ineffective equivalents (probably also more expensive).
*A pop up, but the only one smart enough to put more than a camera on their notch was Oppo with the original Find X though it is a slider/pop up hybrid, every other pop up had only camera(s) and maybe a floodlight but nothing else, a total waste of potential, as the mechanism space would be way more justified with more sensors on the pop up module, and it is even more rare than top bezel on modern phones...
*Hybrid pop up/slider like the Find X who have 3D facial recognition or the Samsung Galaxy A80 who have a ToF sensor but who doesn't even use it for 3D facial recognition, and it is even more rare than the pop up anyway, only few Smartphones ever had it.
*A slider phone like the Mi Mix 3, but even this one don't have any 3D facial recognition sensors, only two camera and a floodlight, also a waste of space/potential, making such system that unlike pop up really do have water protection issue (just rain can be a problem) for only the front camera is stupid, and it is also quite rare, rarer than the pop up but less than the hybrid.
*A more special system like the Asus Zenphone 6, but it is basically the only one with this type of system, and it doesn't have any 3D facial recognition capabilities.
*No front sensors at all but instead using the main sensors and a second display in the back to see what you are doing, like the Nubia Z20, but those are as rare as slider phone, and even there none have any 3D Facial recognition capabilities.
*Another possibility would be just all sensors on the back (except a good couple ambiant light and proximity sensors in the front border) and no display, as selfie don't really require a display to begin with to be honest, even better, with ALL those sensors, and with good AI, you could simply take a really advanced picture where you can change focus, zoom and framing along with all the necessary post processing, it would actually make for even better selfies and no compromises, the only issue would be video chatting, but an add on could fix this, imagine a simple mirror that you can simply lift and who allow to use the main/portrait/macro camera (depending on their characteristic, some are better than the other for selfie) on the front.
So yeah, basically you can blame puke hole and teardrop madness for this absence of any real secure system on most modern Android Smartphones.
And well even with those, having the Qualcomm's 3D Sonic Max or an equivalent wouldn't be a luxury but a really nice backup and combined security possibility.
AnonD-909757, 08 Apr 2020Most modern phones are now using a combination of fingerprint and face unlock for added securi... moreWhy not adapt LG's kind of silly 'hand vein' mapping with 3D face unlock tech - 3D structure must match as well as the patterning of veins beneath.
DMX, 07 Apr 2020If you really had it, you doubted it, then you don't know what you're talking about ... haters !!That's a fanboy bs and we both know it. I also used to had all previous Pixels and Nexus 6P as well. Pixel 4 has the worst battery life of all of them and certainly the worst battery life among 2019 flagship smartphones. That's an epic failure, Google! I predict the worst sales of this phone among all Pixel phones. Even fans lost interest to it.
Anonymous, 07 Apr 2020Just shy of 24 weeks to patch this - shows you where their priorities are...It is not a priority and I am still leaving mine to face unlock regardless of my eyes being open or shut! If it is such a worry for you, perhaps be careful of the people you are mixing with......!
Anonymous, 07 Apr 2020Most modern phones are now using a combination of fingerprint and face unlock for added securi... moreMost modern phones are now using a combination of fingerprint and face unlock for added security like the Huawei p40 pro.
Apple lacks that extra layer of security coz they omitted out the fingerprint sensor.
Well actually and sadly this is false, because on most (literally almost all) recent Android devices, not only you can't use both at the same time (though it would be really nice for sensitive apps, like bank and such), but more importantly most (here you can count almost all teardrop notch and puke hole Smartphones since they have a single camera) facial recognition is done through :
_A regular camera using regular flat image, which is the least secure biometric identification method, a simple picture can (and have been proved to) unlock the phone.
_A little better are optical fingerprint scanner, underdisplay or not, they can also be fooled with a simple image and the fingerprint tape trick, but it require a little more involved method to unlock the phone that way, so it is more secure, through it have a 1:50,000 chances that someone else can unlock your phone, because not only fingerprint aren't as unique as it is commonly thought, this is an old and debunked myth, but even not perfectly identical ones can be close enough.
_Capacitive fingerprint scanner are a little better, but not by a huge margin and it depend on the scanner itself.
The next better solution are two equally good solutions :
_3D facial recognition to make it secure, usually, like Apple Face ID, it is a combinaison of both Near Infrared Camera and Dot Projector (30,000 on Face ID) mapping the face, this make a detailed 3D construct of the face and a nice map of the details, making it way harder to fool, through a good 3D printed model of an head can still beat it (and it have been done already).
_First generation ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, the Qualcomm 3D Sonic, being able to map in 3D, it is totally immune to the tape method, it is not a huge step up, but already, it also require to build a 3D model of a fingerprint to fool it.
Even better are two more things that aren't yet implemented, but could (should) be :
_New generation ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, being the Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max who not only give advantages of larger scanning area (more practical) but have a 1:1,000,000 chances that someone can match your fingerprint, being highly more secured and reading more precisely, but it have two huge advantages, the waves can penetrate up to 5mm under the skin, which is quite a lot, almost half the finger, so it can read way more informations, including blood, so it can check a real blood (through density) is here and beating, and thanks to its larger area, it can allow 2 finger identification, which exponentially increase security, now it would require a really advanced technique to really fool it, making a fake 3D finger with 3D fingerprint, a flesh like density material and with a blood like density material that flowing in veins like structures in a blood flow and heartbeat fashion...
Faisable, but it would require so much effort that at this point, anyone trying to force unlock your phone simply better force you to unlock it for them...
_New methods for facial 3D scanning, including the new Qualcomm and Trinamix common work which allow from regular IR camera and dot projector matrix to detect living skin cell, meaning it would also require really advanced techniques to fool it...
But it can go even further, you can combine an IR camera with a larger IR spectrum with an IR flash and the same with an UV camera and an UV flash (a simple flash, even often repeated won't cause any harms), as human face on UV have lots of specific details, including damage caused by long term sun exposure, those would be hard to replicate, taking into account sunscreen and make up, it would make the facial recognition way more advanced and secure, if you combine with a powerful AI, learning capabilities (to always get more details of your face AND take into account how your face evolve with time) dedicated coprocessor feed with 2 camera (far enough appart), IR camera + flash, UV camera + flash (both should get image with and without flash BTW), dot projector, and a ToF laser scanner who literally scan a smart part of your face (from randomly selected area that have enough details/complexity to be hard to reproduce), and you get something that would be a hell of a challenge to fool, it would cost a lot and require lots of specialized hardware, here too if there is any need for your phone in particular to be unlocked, there will be more chances someone force you to unlock it rather than doing all that...
Now combine the 3D Sonic Max with all the advanced 3D Face scanning I listed above, and you have one of the most secure device ever, many intelligence agency won't even provide most their employee with something THAT secure.
So either of the two for unlocking (One finger or face scan) and from time to time, rather than the pattern, and for sensitive apps, requiring the full 2 fingers + face.
I'd pay a lot for such phone if it have a privacy friendly feature (pop up camera or all those sensors on the back along with a second display) !
Just shy of 24 weeks to patch this - shows you where their priorities are.
Anonymous, 07 Apr 2020No longer the case, similar performance can be extracted out of 200 dollar devices. 200 dollars devices use google's face recognition code
.. and also don't have a lidar, which the pixel 4 has, making it faster and safer.
the security "risk" was that it works with your eye closed, not that you could otherwise bypass it. basically it checked that its you but not that you're aware its authenticating you. the pixel4 face recognition is otherwise the fastest and possibly the safest version out there together with the iphone...
It works well, but I'm still disappointed it took them so long to get it done
Lefty, 07 Apr 2020This. The Pixel 4 do have it's flaws. The experience of using one is so good which more than m... moreNo longer the case, similar performance can be extracted out of 200 dollar devices.
Shanti Dope, 07 Apr 2020Excuse me, but why the actual f does Sony would stop making phones?
They've been pioneering m... moreWhen did Sony get 90hz?
It's locked to 60hz.
That software based 90hz is gimmick.
acemang, 07 Apr 2020my advice? stop reading reviews and stop looking only for specs, and just try to listen what p... moreI hear what you say, but a bright display can be turned down, a dim display can't be turned up. The battery, c'mon, it's probably my most valid point. If it had a little extra oomph, then you have a device with some longevity. As is, if I wanna turn all the stuff on, the battery is too small. The 4 is even worse. As for camera, I love Pixel cameras, they're great. But a wide angle would have been nice, and you know Google would have had a decent result with the images. Storage, once they got rid of the unlimited backups, it was a problem for me. At the price of these things, it should be a given, particularly when they are marketed as epic photography devices. UI, yeah, I like mine, much prefer it to my partner's Samsung. Size wise, I think the xl is a touch too big, for me. As for those touch free Soli gestures, it isn't for me, and is niche at best. Sadly they are likely going for mid range processing this year, so again, another year where I just don't feel I can jump in. Particularly as the new Xbox hits a month later, and I'll get more use, in terms of years, out of that. I'll probably end up, if I go Pixel, getting the 4XL when prices are rock bottom. At the minute though, my Pixel 2XLnis fine, and produces results similar enough to the 4XL.
--voltaire9, 07 Apr 2020Pixel 4 is at 499.00 on Tmobile sooooo....Not worth 2 dollars
Note10PlusIsBoss, 07 Apr 2020Pixel 4 is so useless it's comical nothing but a bootleg poor man's wannabe iPhone at best def... moreI could've bought an iPhone for what I paid on this Pixel 4 which is so much better than Apple.Yeah,enjoy that idiotic bath tub notch while watching a movie or video.
I stay clear from IOS,it's what's comical and not to mention,outdated.
VectorR, 07 Apr 2020This phone will run out of battery long before someone take advantage of that security flaw :)... moreIf you really had it, you doubted it, then you don't know what you're talking about ... haters !!
This phone will run out of battery long before someone take advantage of that security flaw :). No need to worry about it at all! Battery life is a fatal flaw of this phone which can't be fixed by any patch. I used to had it so I know what I'm talking about.


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During a test conducted on May 30 by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, a ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California intercepted an ICBM-class target launched from the Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Though U.S. officials did not specifically tie the test to North Korea’s recent missile tests — one occurred just the day before the U.S. test — the communist nation’s ongoing progress toward developing an ICBM makes the need for the United States to develop a defense system against such missiles obvious.
“The intercept of a complex, threat-representative ICBM target is an incredible accomplishment for the GMD system and a critical milestone for this program,” MDA Director Vice Admiral James Syring said in the statement quoted by Defense News. “This system is vitally important to the defense of our homeland, and this test demonstrates that we have a capable, credible deterrent against a very real threat.”
Jen Judson, the land warfare reporter at Defense News, noted in her May 30 article that the test was the first time the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system was used against an ICBM-class target, although some previous tests have featured intermediate-range ballistic missile targets that have approached ICBM speeds. Judson quoted Tom Karako, a missile-defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who told Defense News: “This is an important day for homeland missile defense. Hit-to-kill has once again been validated, and this time against an ICBM. The Missile Defense Agency has been on a long road to improve the reliability and capability of the GBI fleet. Details are still coming in, but today’s test promises good things for the defense of the nation.”
Representatives of the Boeing Company, which is the prime contractor for the GMD system, called the intercept test an overwhelming success. Chris Raymond, vice president and general manager for Boeing’s Strategic Missile and Intelligence Systems unit, said during a May 31 media teleconference that the GMD system “is America's only active defense against the threat of long-range ballistic missiles” and that “[the May 30] flight test was crucially important on a geopolitical scale.”
Space.com, which quoted the above statement, said that the Boeing representatives did not mention North Korea specifically, but Raymond referenced the importance of the GMD system when considering the “threats that we read about every day in the news.”
The Washington Post quoted a statement made in April by Navy Admiral Harry Harris, the chief of Pacific Command, who told the House Armed Services Committee that North Korea is “clearly in a position to threaten Hawaii today” with a ballistic missile attack and that the Pentagon should consider adding new ballistic missile interceptors and defensive radar there as a result.
“I believe that our ballistic missile architecture is sufficient to protect Hawaii today, but it can be overwhelmed,” Harris said to the committee. If the United States faced a wave of incoming ballistic missiles, he added, “someone would have to make a decision on which one to take out or not. So that’s a difficult decision.”
The urgency to develop a working anti-ballistic missile system has been increased by North Korea’s increasingly frequent missile tests — the latest occurring on May 29, when the communist state fired what was believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile that flew about 280 miles before landing in Japan’s maritime economic zone. The nation has conducted dozens of missile tests and tested two nuclear bombs since the beginning of 2016 in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
We reported in our article on May 15 that on the previous day North Korea had fired a new ballistic missile that reached an altitude of 1,312 miles and covered a lateral distance of 489 miles. However, in an article posted on the 38 North website of the U.S. Korea Institute (USKI) department at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Dr. John Schilling, observed:
The missile would have flown a distance of some 4500 kilometers [2,796 miles] if launched on a maximum trajectory. It appears to have not only demonstrated an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that might enable them to reliably strike the U.S. base at Guam, but more importantly, may represent a substantial advance to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Following the May 14 North Korean missile test, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a statement saying: “Let this latest provocation serve as a call for all nations to implement far stronger sanctions against North Korea.”
In response to Spicer’s statement, we responded in our May 22 article that “most Americans would probably be more reassured if our government would work at perfecting a better anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system that could intercept any North Korean missiles fired in our direction, instead of placing our hopes on sanctions.”
We continued by noting: “At present, the only system capable of intercepting North Korean missiles is the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) located at interceptor sites at Fort Greely, Alaska and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.”
In our May 29 article, written just after North Korea’s missile test that day, we cited a VOA report two days earlier about the U.S. military’s upcoming test of the GMD, which would “attempt to simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the United States.” We reported that, like VOA, we had also discussed the U.S. GMD system in our May 22 article about North Korea’s missile tests. Both our report and VOA’s had cited the exact same statistics about the reliability of the GMD system, noting that it had succeeded in only nine of 17 attempts against missiles without intercontinental range capability since 1999. We observed:
It is encouraging that VOA (which is a U.S. government-funded news source) cited the same statistics related to the GMD’s unreliability that we noted in our earlier report. If our government recognizes this fact and intends to develop a better anti-ICBM system, it will go a long way toward protecting Americans from North Korea’s threats.
We are even more encouraged by the successful May 30 test. Our government’s responsibility under Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution includes protecting the states again invasion. Perhaps if we spent less money on unconstitutional operations such as defending the rest of the world against invasion, our military would have sufficient resources, such as the GMD system and a lean and ready-to-roll military, to protect our own nation.
Photo of interceptor launch: U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency


Ski shuttle crash injures at least nine
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GEORGETOWN”A ski shuttle ran into the back of a parked snowplow on a closed stretch of Interstate 70 on Sunday morning, resulting in injuries to at least nine people, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
State Trooper Ryan Boone told KUSA-TV the highway had been closed while crews cleaned up a gasoline spill and the snowplow was parked in the area to make sure traffic diverted off the highway.
Boone said all the other traffic was getting off the highway but the Colorado Mountain Express shuttle kept on going and hit the snowplow at about 60 miles an hour.
The shuttle driver’s eight passengers were hurt; two were airlifted to local hospitals. The snowplow driver also was hurt.
The shuttle’s driver was taken to St. Anthony Summit Medical Center where he was treated and released, said Jay Ufer, CEO of Colorado Mountain Express. The van was headed to Denver International Airport from Vail, he said.
“We’re going to investigate this fully, and appropriate personnel actions will be taken,” he said.
Colorado Mountain Express is based in Edwards.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.


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Sound Space Performing Arts, this week!
I'm Pamela Hetherington, a Philadelphia dancer, choreographer, teacher, community leader in the arts and owner of Sound Space Performing Arts.
What Makes Us Stand Out
We are more than a dance studio at Sound Space Performing Arts. My spectacular faculty and I are committed to growing the next generation of dance artists. We have the only youth percussive dance conservatory program on the East Coast. My dance company, The Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble, works on many concerts throughout the year and does a great deal of outreach in the neighborhood - including an internship program at Vaux High School and our annual National Tap Dance Day street festival.
Our Current Offerings
For adults: Our Absolute Beginner Tap Workshop with live accompaniment is the most popular adult series that we offer, and for good reason, it's the best way to learn how to tap dance. Bonus: fun people. It's only offered in January and September, so get on it.
For kids: our Spring session opens up on January 4 and runs through May 23. Besides having the best tap dance program in the city, we are extremely proud of our preschool dance program, our ballet, modern and acrobatics program and our hip hop program. Ages 3+!
Why We Love Working in the Art Museum District
I grew up in Northeast Philly, on a street where everyone was always outside, talking to their neighbors. I am the same way, now that my studio is right on Girard Avenue. I love being out and about, catching up with the neighbors and other business owners. My early Saturday morning weeding (and sweeping and trash picking-up) time, outside on the corner, is my favorite way to say hi to everyone!
Every year, during our summer dance camps, I organized an outdoor "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" tour of Girard Avenue with the camp kids. Unfortunately, we couldn't do it this past summer, but in the last three years, we visited Fulton Bank, Brewerytown Beats, State Rep. Bullock's office, Fairmount Bikes, Irie Jamaican Restaurant, Brewerytown Garden and more. The kids could ask questions, take tours and see how these businesses and people helped their neighborhood! It was always so much fun watching each adult talk about their business to a kid audience. Our Avenue has the best people! I look forward to doing this again in 2021.
Tune in Wednesday, December 9th when Sound Space Performing Arts takes over the @FairmountCDC page on Instagram!

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Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy. by Evan Thompson. Hardcover 451 pages. Columbia University Press.
Working with dreams almost invariably leads to explorations of consciousness, identity and reality. Many of my articles (such as “Humbling Dreams,” “When the Dream-Ego is Slippery or Sleepy,” and most recently, “Dreaming and Anatta: Non-Self”), demonstrate that these big themes are particular favorites of mine. I’m fascinated by questions about the nature of the self, waking and dreaming—but although I ponder these questions endlessly, my pondering tends to lose itself in the complexity of the subject (or else becomes poetic and misty, rather than concrete and complete).
Reading Evan Thompson’s remarkable book, “Waking, Dreaming, Being,” I find myself longing for an intelligence as sparklingly clear and lucid as his. In this book, he systematically investigates the intricacies of the very mind that is doing the investigating. With great care, and perhaps some tricks with mirrors, he examines every dancing dust mote in the shaft of sunlight that is consciousness itself. (See, I’m going for the poetry again…)
Although, as the book’s title suggests, Thompson uses straightforward language and addresses basic concepts here, I found that following the unfurling skeins of his reasoning gave my brain a good workout. It’s exhilarating to participate in such hard mental exercise, with the satisfaction of knowing it’s all about the process rather than the product: there are no easy answers to the big questions. Continue reading
Dream Explorations: A Journey in Self-Knowledge and Self-Realization by Rachel G. Norment. Balboa Press. Paperback. 286 pages. $19.99.
Rachel Norment has ventured into the unknown lands of her own dreams, and has returned to share what she has learned. While many people record significant dreams, most have a limited capacity to articulate what these dreams have to do with life events and personal development. Perhaps some take the time to reflect on dreams, but few have made this a regular practice over many years, as Norment has done—noticing and investigating the patterns in dreams and their long-term relationship to waking life. By pursuing this kind of in-depth study, she has not only increased her own self-awareness, but has also grown and adapted her life through experiences and insights that will be relevant to the explorations of any dreamer. Her inner work, so generously shared, becomes a guidebook for those who wish to follow a similar path of self-discovery.
In Dream Explorations, selected dreams are grouped into categories according to common dream elements such as relationships, body and clothes, houses, food, bathrooms, color and music, water, babies and children, animals, travel, etc.—and Norment considers some general features of the dreams in each category. Using a Jungian model, she comes to her own understanding of the ways that these key images and themes in specific dreams were meaningful to her life circumstances at the time. Continue reading
Dreams and Guided Imagery: Gifts for Transforming Illness and Crisis by Tallulah Lyons. Balboa Press. Paperback. 269 pages. $18.99.
I recently heard Tallulah Lyons speak about her work (and that of Wendy Pannier and her other colleagues) as “crafting a new language” that would help make dreamwork more accepted in the world of mainstream medicine. Such a language is essential because the exploration of dream imagery, in dream-sharing groups and individual meditative practices, can play a significant role in the healing process, particularly for cancer patients.
Yet, to gain credibility with the mainstream, the effectiveness of dreamwork needs to be supported by evidence (in the form of research statistics), placed in the context of established healing modalities, and described in a language that makes sense. Lyons is not only a gifted dreamwork facilitator, but also a writer, teacher, and guide who can articulate the value of this work, so others may appreciate it.
While dreamworkers and researchers are collaborating to provide clinical evidence that will substantiate the effectiveness of dreamwork, the work itself is already changing lives and bringing healing to many patients in a variety of clinical and private settings. Dreams and Guided Imagery beautifully conveys the significance of this work in the kind of language that would be accessible and inspiring to patients and clinicians alike. Lyons offers practical wisdom through approaches and insights that make sense. Continue reading
[Regular blog posts now appear only on the first and third Tuesdays of each month–but I’ll be adding “extras” from time to time, including reviews like this one…]
Art From Dreams: My Jungian Journey in Collage, Assemblage, and Poetry by Susan Levin. Levinarts. Paperback. 48 pages. $22.50.
When I was asked by Susan Levin’s publicist to review Art From Dreams, my first thought was to take a look at the sample images and the text description posted with the promotional materials, to be sure that this was work I could appreciate.
I am not a visual artist or art critic, and so my review is based on my personal taste and intuitive grasp of the artwork, and my experience with dreams and creative dreamwork. According to my personal taste, the mixed media collage/assemblages are appealing and intriguing. And because of my background in dreamwork and creativity, I am always interested in the relationship between dream imagery and artistic expression. The book, when I received it, was not a disappointment. Art From Dreams is beautifully made and invites lingering—with little text other than a brief introduction and foreword, followed by page after page of art pieces, some accompanied by corresponding poems.
Much of the artwork is reminiscent of Joseph Cornell: many pieces use found objects and/or collage; some pieces are framed within compartmented boxes of rough wood, some are free-standing or wall-mounted assemblages. Most of the materials appear aged, weathered, rusted, or worn. Darker colors predominate, with subtle shades of brown or gray providing the tone so the occasional lighter or brighter colors stand out sharply.
Dream ideas can be powerfully expressed through such forms, and the echo of these ideas in poetry can be hauntingly lovely. The poems are like lyrics to accompany dream music: sometimes telling a story, sometimes evoking only impressions. For the most part, Levin steers clear of sentimentality and sensationalism in both words and visual images. Although I liked some pieces better than others, I found the whole process of paging through this book to be dream-like in the best sense: aesthetically satisfying, and imaginatively engaging. Continue reading

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The reemergence of the Taliban is being treated cautiously in the broader Middle East. But the U.S. withdrawal may leave a unique political space for more engagement from the Gulf Arab states.
The complementary nature of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Gulf “vision” development programs has established another pillar of China-Gulf cooperation.
Saudi Arabia’s new $1.07 billion fund, Jada, aims to redirect investments toward small and medium-sized enterprises in the country’s domestic market.
The Saudi mining industry starts 2020 with a slimmer regulatory agency, new management, and prospects that appear more favorable than many other Vision 2030 programs.
Global investors’ interest in Saudi Arabia’s ambitious economic transformation hinges on their ability to secure lucrative commercial opportunities in the country.
The heightened interest in cryptocurrencies across the Gulf is taking place alongside global efforts to both regulate digital assets and attract cryptocurrency firms.
The economic components of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious transformation, in which local and foreign investments play a pivotal role, ultimately hinge on the government’s ability to improve the transparency of commercial processes.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s November trip to Egypt highlighted the important regional alliance between Riyadh and Cairo, but collaboration over megaprojects may strain Riyadh’s fiscal capacity.
Government efforts to legalize full foreign ownership in specific sectors aim to significantly boost inward foreign investments. However, the commercial reform threatens to disrupt the long-standing economic institutions and commercial incentives associated with free zones.
While pursuing long-term economic reform and diversification, Saudi Arabia needs to show that the kingdom is an attractive, business-friendly place; yet recent moves have worried investors over the business environment, and raised some concerns over the impact on oil policy.Learn More
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Rap producer Scott Storch is making headlines for the perfect cause proper now. The hip-hop hitmaker has reacted to the Internet buying and selling him for pro-Donald Trump supporter Kanye West.
Storch went to Instagram final night time (October 12) to share a meme suggesting the black group is all the way down to commerce Yeezy in alternate for him.
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With just a day to go before the Arsenal get the Premier League campaign underway, I assume that Arsene Wenger already knows what starting line up he will pick to take on Liverpool at the Emirates. With the injury and fitness problems the boss has to cope with, both ends of the pitch are lacking in options but as usual our midfield is packed with options and is our strongest area of the pitch.
Well that did not take long Arsene! Just a few days after Arsenal fans were given the bad news about our seemingly constant problems on the injury front striking at the heart of the Gunners back line, with the German World Cup winning centre back Per Mertesacker ruled out for a significant part of the season, the Daily Star have reported that the boss may have already found the solution.
I have to think that Arsene Wenger was having a little bit of fun with the football media this week, as he spoke about some recent Arsenal transfer rumours. The Frenchman was being asked about the Jamie Vardy saga after the England international striker opted to stay at Leicester City and sign a contract extension with the current Premier League champions (that still sounds strange).
Arsene Wenger was asked about taking over the manager’s role for his country of birth France after leaving Arsenal, and he refused to deny the possibility.
Gunner Granit changes squad numbers!
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Granit Xhaka is expected to be announced as having joined Arsenal in the coming hours, having been snapped in the official new kit of next season.
The Swiss international has been watched on a number of occasions this season, with the Gunners believed to have prioritised his arrival, and they now appear to have wrapped up his signature swiftly.
It has been quite a while since Olivier Giroud got anything but a hefty slating in my Arsenal player ratings, but fair play to the big striker today as he scored a very good hat-trick and gave Arsenal the perfect send off to a season that once again flattered to deceive. Other notable performances came from the returning Santi Cazorla and our midfield rock Francis Coquelin but there really was only one choice for Man of the Match.


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LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG - News), a provider of post-acute healthcare services primarily in rural markets, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Roane General Hospital to acquire a 100% interest in the assets of Roane General Home Health located in Spencer, West Virginia. The service area of this acquisition spans two counties and brings LHC Group’s total service area in West Virginia to 16 counties. This area has an estimated total population of 330,000, with almost 16% over the age of 65. LHC Group will be operating the agency under the name Roane HomeCare.
Also, in separate transactions, LHC Group signed two license lease agreements. One of these agreements was signed with Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Arkansas. The approximate population in this service area is 139,000, with 21% over the age of 65. LHC Group will be operating the agency under the name Arkansas HomeCare of Fulton. The other agreement converts a current management agreement, which LHC Group has been managing since October 2004, to a license lease agreement. The approximate population in this service area is 437,000, with 13% over the age of 65.
Total combined Medicare revenue for twelve months for the three entities is approximately $2.3 million. These locations will begin service effective May 1, 2007 with LHC Group.
Keith Myers, president and chief executive officer of LHC Group said, “We welcome the healthcare professionals in Spencer, West Virginia, and Salem, Arkansas, to the growing LHC family. Our commitment is to continue helping people in these communities by providing the highest quality home based services available to the patients and families in the area. Continuity of service remains instrumental to our success in these markets, and the healthcare professionals’ expertise and ties to the community will be key to the transition.”
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The online lottery is a form of gambling that has become popular in recent years. Players can purchase tickets and play a range of different games from their home computers or mobile devices.
Online lotteries are a safe alternative to traditional lottery tickets. They also save you time and money, cutting out the middleman. However, they aren’t legal in every state.
In the US, lottery tickets are regulated by each state. While it is legal to play online lottery games, many states also have regulations in place that prevent fraud.
In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a legal opinion that made it legal for individual states to sell lottery tickets online. This opinion removed one of the main obstacles to online lottery sales.
The 1961 Wire Act, which prohibited gambling-related electronic transactions, was the major barrier to individual states launching online lottery sales.
Fortunately, this was removed in 2011. As of 2021, seven US states have approved measures that allow online purchases of in-state instant win, drawing and other games.
To be a valid lottery, a contest or sweepstakes must include three elements: a prize, chance and consideration. A prize is easy to define – it must be something that is not commonly available. However, chance and consideration are more complicated. They require an analysis under contract law.
If you’re looking for a way to make your lottery dreams come true, you’ll be happy to know that there are a wide range of payment methods available at online lotto sites. These include e-wallets, bank transfers and prepaid cards.
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Prepaid cards are another popular option for paying for lottery tickets, as they work just like a debit card. They are accepted at a wide range of lottery sites, and many have reasonable limits on them.
Alternatively, you can use cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. This is a widely-accepted payment method, but it can have a range of disadvantages, such as the fact that it’s not a fixed value.
Licensed lottery sites are the safest way to play the lottery, as they have been regulated by a governing body. They also offer a wide range of reputable payment methods and SSL encryption software to keep your personal information safe.
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The odds of winning the lottery are incredibly low, especially when it comes to larger jackpots. Your odds of winning the Powerball, for example, are 1 in 292 million .
If you play only one ticket per week, it will take you 5.6 million years to win.
Many people try to improve their chances of winning by buying more tickets, but this strategy is a losing one. While buying more tickets does increase your odds, it’s so small that you won’t even notice it.
While it may seem counterintuitive, the best way to boost your chances of winning is to wait for big jackpots. Because the odds of a jackpot winning are the same for every draw, you can make the most of your investment by waiting to buy more tickets when the top prize is higher.
Taxes on winnings
If you’re like most people, winning the lottery is a dream come true. It can put you in a better financial position and help you avoid debt, but it’s important to remember that the money won’t be free from tax obligations.
According to the Internal Revenue Service, prizes, awards, sweepstakes, raffle and lottery winnings are considered ordinary income. As a result, they’re subject to federal income taxes and state-level income taxes.
However, the exact amount you’ll owe depends on several factors, including whether you choose to receive a lump sum or annuity payments over a long period of time. Taking the lump sum will generally have a larger impact on your overall tax bill, but it may also give you more flexibility with how you use your money. For example, if you want to pay for a house or put your children through college, a lump sum may be best for you. On the other hand, if you don’t have a big expense, annual payments could be more tax-efficient.

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Harrold (37-6) defeated Bronte in four sets (25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-14) in the semifinal match of the tournament that began at 1 p.m. in the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland.
Harrold will face off against Blum (39-7), their final opponent of the 2023 volleyball season, in the UIL Class 1A State Volleyball Tournament Finals.
The Blum Lady Bobcats, who defeated Saint Jo to earn their place in the tournament, defeated Neches in straight sets on Wednesday morning to advance.
The Lady Hornets and Lady Bobcats are set to play for the state title at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2023. The winner of that game will be crowned state champions.
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The plans of Sinclair Broadcasting to show an anti–John Kerry documentary days before the November 2 election “demand restoring the personal attack rule and the Fairness Doctrine,” urged Gloria Tristani, a former Federal Communications Commission member who now directs the communications office of the United Church of Christ.
If mainline Protestant church groups divest from businesses operating in Israel, as some say they might, it could actually harden rather than soften Israel’s stance toward Palestinians, warn prominent pro-Palestinian groups in Israel.
Something about that wall: In 1996 writer William Zinsser and his spouse met with Duong Tuong Tran, a writer, poet and Vietnam’s most influential art critic. The Vietnam war didn’t come up until Duong Tuong described his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. He said he had written a poem while at the memorial, and offered to let the Zinssers read it.
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During a series of exclusive weekend events held 19 December 2019 through 7 March 2020, visitors will have the chance to experience the wide range of diverse cultural events and activities available in AlUla during the Winter at Tantora Festival. Hear world-class artists play in the mirrored Mayara concert hall. Explore towering sandstone mountains and sand-swept canyons. Celebrate AlUla’s horse heritage at the Endurance Cup Race. Float high above ancient rock formations in a hot air balloon.
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Tantora Winter offers a variety of diverse experiences to match every interest. Tantora festival runs each weekend from 19 December 2019 until 7 March 2020. Festival goers will have the opportunity to participate in a range of unique events and experiences, from visiting spectacular historic sites to hearing world-class musical performances to soaring above the landscape in a hot air balloon or vintage aircraft. Alula Season Witting You.
More than 60 hot air balloons take festivalgoers to the skies and offer sweeping aerial views of AlUla’s stunning landscape and rich heritage sites.
World-renowned performers entertain festival crowds in the shiny new Maraya concert hall, a feat of modern engineering and acoustics.
The best riders in the world navigate ALUla’s magnificent mountains for the third-largest price in endurance racing: 20m SAR.
Fly over iconic city attractions in a vintage aircraft.
Discover 26 type of dates & meet fascinating farm animals at Hujrat Nora.
Get a glimpse of the lives of AlUla's most famous ancient inhabitants.
Greek composer Yanni returns this year with his genre-defying brand of music that celebrates feeling, sensations and emotions. The composer, who performed an electrifying set at the festival’s debut season, will reprise his greatest hits for another unforgettable performance.
Explore Al Ula in a more intimate manner as you take in nature and its raw beauty by trailing (80km, 50km, 10km) or hiking (10km) against the stunning landscapes of AlUla.
Celebrating love and togetherness, the AlUla way. Learn the local customs, traditions and legends by catching the headline Caracalla performance and let the tales of love and mysteries enchant you.
Discover music and stories from around the world. The Latin Pop legends, Enrique Iglesias, supported by the Gipsy Kings, bring a dynamic blend of salsa, flamenco, Latin-pop, reggaeton, and Latin-rock.
The penultimate weekend, Modern Legends showcases the majesty of AlUla to the soundtrack of some of the greatest hits of this musical era, courtesy of the legendary Lionel Richie, Craig David (Feb 28th) and Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge (Feb 27th).
The village is the traditional Arabian village where people of the oasis moved some 8 centuries ago and inhabited until the 20th century. It was built on a higher part of the valley in order to be clear from the floods that can occur during the raining season. At its maximum expansion the town contained over 1 000 houses that were built adjacent to one another thereby forming a wall around the town to defend the population.
The capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms, which is considered one of the most developed 1st-millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and thousands of ancient rock art and inscriptions.
Madain Saleh is located 22 kilometers to the north-east of Al Ula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at latitude 4726 north and longitude 5337 east, and it was called Al Hijr since the ancient times.It occupies a strategic position on the ancient trade route that links the southern Arabia, Mesopotamia, Levant, and Egypt.
The ancient trade rout in Al Hijr that emanates in the south of Arabian Peninsula divides into two branches, one heading to the north passing through Tabuk ends in Petra in Jordan, which was the political capital of Nabataea, while the second branch heads towards Mesopotamia through Tayma in the north of Arabia. This important strategic location has made Madain Saleh an important trading city of Nabataea and a significant economic destination for the trade caravans.
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Previously: White House Urban Economic Forum – Kansas City – May 8, 2012 – photos (May 8, 2012)
The White House Business Council and the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted an Urban Economic Forum at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City yesterday.
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White House Urban Economic Forum held at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City on May 8, 2012.
Excerpts from the introduction and panel sessions:
Ari Matusiak, Executive Director of the White House Business Council: ….This is the, uh, the sixth of the urban economic forums that we’re doing around the country. Uh, and just give you a little bit of a sense about why we’re here. Uh, when the President came to the office in January of two thousand and nine four million jobs had been lost in what has turned out to be the greatest recession since the Great Depression. Seven hundred fifty thousand jobs were being lost a month in January two thousand and nine. That’s the size of the city of Charlotte. We were moving toward, uh, a great depression and toward financial collapse. Um, and, uh, people were rightly very concerned. Um, that recession that ultimately, uh, lost eight million jobs, uh, across the country and across sectors, uh, was compounded by a, by years of under investment in our economy. Two thousand and two thousand and seven was the lowest rate of, rate of job growth since the nineteen, of any decade since the nineteen forties. And so when the recession came, uh, it was, it was both severe and deep seated. And so when the President came into office, um, he had to make, take a number of steps to stop the bleeding, uh, and to make sure that we were, uh, not going to go over a financial cliff and also to begin to lay the groundwork for our long term economic recovery….
….So the President’s strategy is pretty straightforward, it’s really a business strategy if you think about it. It’s about removing barriers to, uh, to companies so that they can be successful in all that they do. it’s about making critical investments in human and physical capital and our infrastructure so that we can move our goods and services so that we can compete in the global marketplace. And it’s about unleashing the potential of our own people, uh, unleashing the, the potential of our innovative capacity of our entrepreneurial spirit so that we continue to let America be America, the, the elements that really define, uh, who we are as a country….
….Entrepreneurs are the embodiment of the President’s approach to our long term economic competitiveness and success, and frankly, at the center of the administration’s strategy for spurring job creation across the country. The Kaufmann Foundation has done research to show that virtually all new jobs are created by high growth entrepreneurs. Uh, and so entrepreneurs are the mechanism by which we can add jobs back, uh, to the economy….
….For twenty-six straight months we’ve had, uh, consistent job growth. Four point two million jobs have been created, uh, and the first quarter of two thousand and twelve has been the strongest rate of job growth since, uh, two thousand and five….
Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration: ….When President Obama came into office he inherited, uh, an outrageous economic, uh, set of circumstances. And he knew that small businesses were going to be a major part of the economic recovery that had to happen. And they have been. Uh, over the last two years nearly five million new private sector jobs have been created and many of those have been created by small business owners. Two out of every three private sector jobs in our country are created by small businesses. Half of the folks working today are working for a small business….
Bob Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation
Bob Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation: …One of the interesting things we found out in our surveys is that we followed firms that were formed in two thousand four and we follow them through the last eight years. And it turns out four, firms that were formed in the middle of the last expansion, the most significant source of their funds was not friends and family, which is, which is the traditional source that people think, uh, finance small business, um, or new business. It was banks. But it was banks through credit cards and home equity loans. All right. So that’s gone. We haven’t done the survey on firms that were formed in two thousand ten because we haven’t started yet. But I could almost predict the answer. And we know that since that’s gone people have to rely on friends and family….
[in response to a question about the difficulty of someone with a previous criminal record getting a loan to start a small business]
….But I can tell you, I think as a country, and I’m not speaking as a Kauffman person now, I’m speaking as a citizen, I think this country ought to seriously think about decriminalizing a lot of our drug laws. [applause]….
Marie Johns: ….and in terms of the, uh, particularly the startups, the women owned businesses, I should make sure everybody knows that Congress passed a law over eleven years ago creating a set aside for women owned businesses in federal contracting. But it wasn’t until the Obama administration that the regulations were put in place, the rules were written in, to, to actually activate that program. So that program is up and running now….
Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States
Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States: ….Certainly, with the financial regulatory reform that was passed in July of two thousand ten, the Treasury, the Dodd Frank, has, uh, has [inaudible], has definitely made a difference, uh, in terms of trying to avoid some of the same pitfalls that led us up to the financial crisis. Uh, as with anything there is going to be a transition period. As with anything, as you know, with some of the provisions, for example the local rules are gonna take another two years, uh, for implementation, so it is gonna be, uh, some time. There is gonna be some time necessary in order to make sure that we do what we can to make it as, as, uh, smooth as possible to make sure that lending does occur again….
….Do I get to talk about corporate tax reform, is that what I get to talk about? Um, it’s, you know, another very hot issue in this administration, is corporate tax reform. Um, in February the administration released the President’s framework for reforming the U.S. business tax system to enhance American competitiveness. Um, this framework would essentially simplify the tax code, eliminate dozens of tax loopholes and subsidies, and incentivize job creation and investments here at home and lower the tax corporate rate while broadening the tax base. There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done. There’s still a lot of conversations happening. This obviously doesn’t happen in a vacuum. This is a partnership, not just within the executive branch of the administration, but ultimately with the legislative branch. And that is definitely a process underway, definitely something that the President and the Secretar
y of the Treasury, my boss, Secretary Geitner take very, very seriously….
….Question: ….And, uh, just want to be blunt, um, big problems call for big solutions. We’ve got unemployment and kind of a divide between the haves and have nots. Google’s work here in Kansas City has high, highlighted access to information, like the information we’re getting this morning. And for a whole group of people, they just don’t get this information….what is being done to get this information out to high schools, community colleges and other, you know, young people and students so that they know, hey, what does this mean for me as a young business person?….
Cameron Cushman, Senior Analyst, Kauffman Foundation
Cameron Cushman, Senior Analyst, Kauffman Foundation: ….Let me talk a little bit, too, about, uh, uh, immigration in particular. Uh, immigrants start firms at rates much higher than natives do. In two thousand ten the immigrant rate of entrepreneurial activity was point six two percent…but that was substantially higher than the, than the native born U.S. population which was just point two eight percent. So, in the urban core that, that tends to be where immigration, where immigrants settle, where people new to the, uh, new to the country and new to the economy settle. And they start rates, they start business at much higher rates than natives do. Um, and more than a quarter of the technology and engineering companies started in the United States between nineteen ninety-five and two thousand five had at least one key founder who was foreign born. In Silicon Valley, for instance, that rate is even higher. That rate’s about fifty percent. So, immigration, uh, and immigrants, new, new people in, in to the economy that is huge [inaudible] inertia. Uh, I like to quote…if you want people with ideas that are out of the box, you need people who are out of the box. And that’s what immigrants represent….


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Amanda Seyfried, the star of the new movie ‘Red Riding Hood’, was seen dropping her car off at Eli’s Auto Center in Los Angeles, California yesterday. Amanda seems like she is always so casual and free spirited which is something that I love about her. She’s very down to earth and sweet.
She was wearing her Free People knee patch boyfriend style jeans with flip flops and an oversized green sweater. As much as I don’t actually like these jeans, (I don’t like the patches) they really suit Amanda and her style perfectly. I hope we get to see her in more brands soon! Are any of you planning on watching ‘Red Riding Hood’? I saw an interview with her co-star and he said Amanda was an amazing kisser and he got butterflies in his stomach! Ha ha.
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It’s the coolest accessory of the moment, but you don’t have to break the bank to have it, all it takes is the will to change! Yes, you’ve guessed it! It’s the bangs, that this winter seems to be a must have for long, medium length or super short hair. Yes, because a fringe works with every haircut and although what you might thing even works for those with glasses. The trend shows in fact that we shouldn’t be afraid of hiding our look! The coolest couple of the season are undoubtedly geek frame and bangs that slightly hide the eyes. Have we convinced you? Now all it’s left is for you to find the perfect one for you! We selected 50 different type of bangs from the Fall Winter 2015-2016 shows, from minimal to punk, it’s time for a cut! 😉
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Lorre starts by asking, "What happened with Charlie...?" before saying that Sheen reported for work as usual last week, after being arrested in
"Charlie's a consummate pro," said Lorre. "He shows up and delivers."
During the post-panel reporter scrum, Lorre seemed non-plussed by the
But first there was Two and a Half Men. In an episode called "Fish in a Drawer" (and if somebody could explain what that title means, I'd be most appreciative), the story picked up after Evelyn married Teddy. In the teleplay by CSI regular writers Evan Dunsky and Sarah Goldfinger, Charlie and Courtney check out of the reception for a little romp in his room upstairs only to find Teddy's dead bod on the bed. Talk about spoiling the mood. Teddy wasn't only a corpse, he was a corpse with his pants pulled down around his ankles and lipstick stains on his hoo-ha. The cops were called in, a detective who was a dead ringer for Marg Helgenberger -- played by redhead Jamie Rose -- had the vaguely Bondian name of Jagov, Sloane Jagov. Naturally, Charlie had to make a move on her. He couldn't keep his eyes off her cleavage.
We told you a long time ago about the writers of CSI switching places with the writers of Two and a Half Men for one episode, way back when people thought it was a joke and that it would never actually happen. Well, it's happening, and after the jump is the video to prove it.
The idea came from Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, who approached CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn about switching teams for one episode of each series. The plot involves the murder of a famous Hollywood comedienne/sitcom diva who is difficult on the set of her show, and Lorre is quick to point out that it's NOT based on Cybill Shepherd, who he worked with on her show (*cough cough wink wink*). The video shows the behind the scenes goings on as the shows meet in the writers room and plan her Las Vegas demise.
In other comedy news at the Tiffany Network, they have ordered a pilot for a show called Fugly. Written by My Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia, the show tells the story of three not so attractive sisters who pool their money to get one of them an extreme makeover. The plan is for the three of them to then take advantage of the sister's good looks. It's an interesting premise, and I think Garcia could do a lot with it, but I suspect a name change is coming if the show actually makes it to air. I can't see the management mucky mucks at CBS actually putting a show called Fugly on their schedule.
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Explore Morocco on tailor-made Private Tour. With the ability to fully customize, a Morocco Tour, a tailor-made experience delivers an authentic, private travel opportunity for couples, families and the indepdentent traveler. A tailor-made Private Tour also offers the flexibility to engage with locals, discover exotic foods, visit hertiage UNESCO Heritage sites, camp in the Moroccan Sahara Desert and stay at charming boutique riads and hotels.
10 Experiences A Tailor-Made Morocco Tour Offers:
#1. Visit Fes, A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fes is the fourth largest city in Morocco and also known as one of the ancient imperial cities. It is separated into three parts, Fès el Bali (the old, walled city), Fès -Jdid (new Fes, home of the Mellah), and the Ville Nouvelle (the French-created, newest section of Fes. The Medina of Fes el Bali is believed to be the largest contiguous car-free urban area in the world.
#2. Take a Cooking Class with Daada Chef
Cooking Classes are conducted by a dada (traditional Moroccan cook) or a chef from and held at a kitchen in the medina or in a palmeraie garden setting. Classes are a total of 4 hours with an option of an add on of wines tasting accompaniment. At a typical half-day cooking class, travelers can learn to prepare an appetizer and a main dish, or a main dish and desert.
#3. Journey on a Food Tasting Tour
A Food Tour is a special opportunity to go deep in the heart of the a Moroccan medina and discover local delicacies. Food Tours are offered in both Fes and Marrakech, led by locals and serve as a replacement for lunch or dinner.
#4. Arabian Night Camping & Camel Trekking in the Sahara Desert
Camping in the Sahara Desert and taking a Moroccan Camel trek is the perfect to travel the south. Nomadic villages can be explored along with Kasbahs that are situated in palm groves, surrounding valleys, mountainous landscapes, gorges and sandy Saharan dunes.
#5. Casablanca’s Art Deco Tour of Architectural Sites
Casablanca is one of the most famous cities visited by first time travelers to Morocco and well known for the Hassan II Mosque. Lesser known are its’ Art Deco Architecture and Sites. Casablanca has long history of engaging architects who once built Anfa’s grandest buildings that have typical Deco features of wrought ironwork, vasilating arches and colored, stained glass in geomteric shapes. Visiting the Art Deco Historic sites of Casablanca is a rewarding and way to discoer the past.
#6. Breadbaking with the Berbers
Meet a local Berber family, partake in a cooking lesson of how to make traditional bread. Berber bread is baked in clay ovens or on volcanic rock and stuffed with a variety of local spices made from fresh, dried and smoked ingredients.
#7. Travel Morocco in a Private 4×4 Land Cruiser
Traveling by luxury, 4×4 Land Cruiser across Morocco will enable you to cover a vast amount terrain in the most enjoyable and relaxing way. This way of traveling is highly recommended to first time travelers to Morocco and also to those who want an intimate, personal experience that is seamless from beginning to end.
#8. Stays at Charming Boutique Riads & Hotels
Riads are restored palace style accommodations with courtyards, lush gardens, and traditional zellij tile work. Morocco is known for having the best, luxury riads that offer an Arabian Nights sensibility. The Best Riads can be found in Morocco’s old medinas. Riads offer a combination of traditional and modern decor with excellent service, luxury traveler amenities and local Moroccan cuisine.
#9. Visit The Roman Ruins of Volubilis
Volubilis also referred to by Moroccans as Walili (Arabic) was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa called Mauretania Tingitana. The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the late fourth century AD and later reoccupied in the sixth century, under the Abbasids. Extensive remains survived and create now what is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Morocco.
#10. Shop in Morocco’s Souks for Handmade Crafts
Souks and markets are a major feature in Moroccan life, and among the country’s greatest attractions for Moroccan travelers. Each town has its special souk quarter, large cities like Fes and Marrakech have labyrinths of individual souks (each filling a street or square and devoted tone particular craft), and in the countryside there are hundreds of weekly souks, on a different day in each village of the region.
What Is Included In a Tailor-Made Private Tour
A tailor-made private tour includes luxury transportation in a 4×4, Viano or Minibus, accommodations at Boutique Riads and Hotels, a Multilingual Speaking Driver that is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Berber along with Licensed, expert Historical Guides. Whether you prefer Old cities, Roman ruins and the souks or the Sahara Desert, the High Atlas Mountains and natural wonders, a tailor-made tour will be customied to your personal interests.
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I'm really stoked that this is catching on. Even mainstream department stores sell posters now that say things like 'be yourself, everybody else is taken.'
It's such a valuable message. To fully trust that who is we are is not only ok, but is actually divinely perfect, is a wonderful realisation. And to live our lives from this basis, from a place of trust (in ourselves and the universe) and wholeness is so life changing and life enhancing. Imagine letting go of all anxieties about our own self worth, and just being. Just being who we already are, without the social mask, without the insecurities, and without the doing all the things we feel we 'should' be doing.
Just being in our own being.
Can you handle it?
You see, when we start listening to our inner wisdom, and living our lives in accordance with our heart's desires, we're putting our 'real' selves out in the world, and that can feel really (really) vulnerable.
Maybe we can handle criticism and conflict when we're playing it safe and acting the way we feel we're 'supposed' to act. But when we take full responsibility for the way we are in the world, and someone doesn't like it, well, ouch. That can hurt (particularly if you're a highly sensitive person).
And let's face it, we live in a world made up of millions of different people, with millions of different perspectives and opinions. Chances are we're going to meet someone who doesn't like or agree with who we are or what we're doing.
So if we're going to live authentically in this world, we need to make room for feeling vulnerable. And for feeling open and raw and exposed to the world. And we need to make room for any emotions that may arise when we live this way, like feeling uncomfortable and anxious.
I'm not saying that these feelings are inevitable, and I'm definitely not trying to ward you off living an authentic life (on the contrary). What I am saying is that when we start to live a heartfelt life, it can feel liberating and beautiful and wonderful, AND it can also feel scary and vulnerable and raw.
Can you allow these feelings to be there? To fully feel the fear and the hurt and the vulnerability, without shying away from them, and without covering up your true self?
Can you acknowledge the difficult emotion ("ahhh.... this is anxiety") and welcome it in?
Can you allow it to be present (because it already is), and sit in the uncomfortableness?
Can you listen to it's message and allow it to come and go in it's own time?
Can you feel this way AND live the authentic life anyway?
What answer do you hear? I'd love to hear the answer in the comments below.

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The rectangular table of the Pinnacle collection is inspired by the image of the mountains and nature, with evident references in the sculptural base, a perfect balance between the almost austere walnut wood and the softer and softer leather. The top is available in the marble or natural wood version.
The Vine Console clearly express its inspiration from Nature, the fil rouge of the entire collection.
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Blues Chest of drawers
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The Eclipse chandelier with spheres has a contemporary and innovative design, the satin bronze metal structure c
Eclipse Rectangular table
The rectangular table with central base from Eclipse collection features the same stylistic code of the whole collection.
Melting Light sideboard
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Zero striped carpet is made of 15% wool and 85% silk, hand-knotted on a loom.
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The side tables from Milano collection express the concept of elegance and lightness, the support surfaces in glossy lacquered wood are delicate and functional and
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The Armchair of Vine collection is comfortable and deep, characterized by the branched design of the natural wood structure and the original armrests that reflect
Milano Round table
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Parks and tourist attractions to consider in the Monument Valley, Utah area are listed below. Click on the name of any sightseeing attraction or park for more information.
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Sometimes, to whip your body into shape, you have to get a little nutty. While nuts are high in fat, it’s that very fat that makes them such powerful weapons in the war against a ballooning belly. In fact, research from Reina Sofia University Hospital reveals that study participants who consumed a diet rich in monounsaturated fats, like those in nuts, over a 28-day period gained less belly fat than their saturated fat-consuming counterparts while improving their insulin sensitivity.
A systematic review in 2016 found and analysed seven randomized controlled trials of ketogenic diet in children and young people with epilepsy. The trials were done among children and young people for whom drugs failed to control their seizures, and only one of the trials compared a group assigned to ketogenic diet with a group not assigned to one. The other trials compared types of diets or ways of introducing them to make them more tolerable. Nearly 40% of the children and young people had half or fewer seizures with the diet compared with the group not assigned to the diet. Only about 10% were still on the diet after a few years. Adverse effects such as hunger and loss of energy in that trial were common, with about 30% experiencing constipation.
The ketogenic diet is indicated as an adjunctive (additional) treatment in children and young people with drug-resistant epilepsy. It is approved by national clinical guidelines in Scotland, England and Wales and reimbursed by nearly all US insurance companies. Children with a focal lesion (a single point of brain abnormality causing the epilepsy) who would make suitable candidates for surgery are more likely to become seizure-free with surgery than with the ketogenic diet. About a third of epilepsy centres that offer the ketogenic diet also offer a dietary therapy to adults. Some clinicians consider the two less restrictive dietary variants—the low glycaemic index treatment and the modified Atkins diet—to be more appropriate for adolescents and adults. A liquid form of the ketogenic diet is particularly easy to prepare for, and well tolerated by, infants on formula and children who are tube-fed.
The day before admission to hospital, the proportion of carbohydrate in the diet may be decreased and the patient begins fasting after his or her evening meal. On admission, only calorie- and caffeine-free fluids are allowed until dinner, which consists of "eggnog"[Note 8] restricted to one-third of the typical calories for a meal. The following breakfast and lunch are similar, and on the second day, the "eggnog" dinner is increased to two-thirds of a typical meal's caloric content. By the third day, dinner contains the full calorie quota and is a standard ketogenic meal (not "eggnog"). After a ketogenic breakfast on the fourth day, the patient is discharged. Where possible, the patient's current medicines are changed to carbohydrate-free formulations.
What’s more, your body digests protein more slowly than carbs, so it keeps you feeling fuller longer and zaps your need to needlessly snack. “During weight loss, you want more protein—to prevent hunger, enhance satiety, and minimize muscle loss, as long as there’s some degree of physical activity,” Tom Rifai, MD, regional medical director of metabolic health and weight management for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit told Prevention.
In this Military Diet vlog, learn in detail about the experience of Charmaine. Although she struggles with hunger throughout the diet, she’s happy with her results. Charmaine reports that she’s hoping to lose weight for an upcoming trip so that she can feel more confident in her vacation outfits. In addition to following the diet, Charmaine hits the gym and completes workouts even though she does feel tired. She feels that exercising has contributed to her success. Throughout the vlog footage, she shares images of her meals and talks about how she’s feeling. In the end, she lost 5 pounds! Charmaine reminds us all to continue to follow a healthy diet afterwards so that you don’t gain the weight back.
The longer answer, according to MilitaryDiet.co, is that it “comprises carbohydrates, protein and healthy fats, all of which are needed for optimal body function.” At least in theory. But the short answer is that you're seriously limiting your calorie consumption. As mentioned, moderately active adult women need about 1,800-2,000 calories a day, so by following the military diet plan, you're effectively cutting your calories by nearly half. And though you're indulging with some ice cream, most of the foods on the menu are ultimately pretty lean as well.
This often over-looked gem is loaded with protein, filling fats, and calcium to help you build and repair muscles, which can aid in weight loss. “It's fabulous with fruit, on whole grain toast, oatmeal or salads, but the super high protein content [13 grams per 1/2 cup serving!] helps to keep you full in between meals,” says Harris-Pincus. You can also use it in smoothies, in eggs, or in pancake batter. Just be sure to check labels and find a product that’s low in sugar.
If your fitness goals include a flatter belly and stronger core, you're going to need a solid plan, expert guidance, and a little outside motivation. Our 30 Days to a Flat Belly plan has all three! This comprehensive workout plan will give you results you want without a pricey gym membership; you can do these workouts anywhere — and they're all 30 minutes or less.
“It seems so simple, but 45 to 60 minutes of brisk walking every day can do wonders for your metabolism,” Sahmura Gonzalez, a master trainer at Crunch Fitness in New York City, recently told Prevention. “Plus, it ensures that you don’t over-train, which can lead to an over-production of cortisol—a stress hormone that’s been shown to contribute to belly fat.”
The website LiveItBeautiful.com states, “The military diet plan is designed to help you lose weight in just three days, which can affect some people adversely…. [S]ide effects or health conditions you can experience with the military diet plan include: dehydration, headaches, weakness, irritability, fatigue, muscle loss, and irregular menstruation.”
When I go to big meals at family-style restaurants or people’s homes, I keep my appetizer or salad plate for the entrée course. I load up on a lot of food during both courses but using the slightly smaller plate helps. I've also learned to fill my plates with mostly veggies. I will still gladly take a spoonful of mac and cheese, but I'm careful not to take more than that because I know that if it’s on the plate, it will end up in my mouth.

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Where Should You Advertise? Follow Your Kids
It's a theme that's been reported on time and time again: Digital mediums are taking over; staging an uprising à la Planet of the Apes with sites like YouTube prepared to turn TV and radio into relics unrecognizable by society's future adults and children alike.
While of course it seems dramatic, it's easy to understand why the popularity of digital mediums is making headlines. It seems the rise of social media and digitalization is unavoidable. According to a study done by Common Sense Media, nearly half of all teenagers reported using social media everyday and 55 per cent reported using YouTube streaming services regularly. On top of that, according to eMarketer, 2.5 million Canadian children aged 0-11 were Internet users in 2016.
By following the interests of youth, advertisers can know whether they should be partnering more closely with YouTube Kids (a parent's iPad staple), or keeping an eye out for upcoming advertising opportunities with newly popular children's Netflix shows. By doing this, media buyers can ensure both targeting the best spots and staying hyper-aware of new opportunities.
So, Is Television Advertising Dead?
Despite the digital noise, TV ads remain still an effective medium. Namely, millennials are never static – just because they like YouTube doesn't mean they'll only watch YouTube. They may even be influenced to watch more TV after having kids. The proof is in the numbers:
· Canadians aged 65 and up report watching 42 hours of TV per week, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
· Young Canadians watch around 27.2 hours per week, which breaks down to nearly four hours per day, according to the CRTC.
· This trend is echoed around the world, with children aged 5-16 in the UK watching about three hours of TV per day, while Nickelodeon ranked as the third most popular television network in the US.
· Millennials with families watch nearly five hours of TV per week, higher than others in their age group who live at home or on their own without children.
In the end, success in the future is about striking a balance. By exploring digital options early and paying attention to where children are spending their viewing time, media buyers can ensure ads hit the right spot. And, by sticking to the tried-and-true TV ads, advertisers can ensure their spot is backed by reliable results.

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