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Beautiful Hue Vietnam is set in the center of the country on the banks of the Perfume River on the coastal highway (Route 1). It is an extraordinarily well preserved ancient city that was the imperial capital of the country from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. This was the center of the feudal Nguyen Dynasty that ruled until communist takeover in 1945. The main attractions in Hue are the monuments, pagodas, tombs, and other ancient structures that caused UNESCO to designate it as a World Heritage Site. Most Hue travel is to visit these monuments that played such an important role in the country’s history. This city also played a role during the American Vietnam War, as it is located just south of what was the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Although the nightlife in the city is fairly low-key, you will find some lively bars in town—a few of which are rather oddly named DMZ Bar.
One of the most important of the attractions in Hue is the Citadel. This was a walled city for the imperial rulers, and like the Forbidden City in Beijing, was off limits to common citizens. In fact, it was called the Forbidden Purple City. Construction was begun in 1805, and the complex was heavily damaged during the Tet (Vietnamese New Year) offensive of 1968. The best way to visit this historic site is by booking a guide at the entrance. These guides are inexpensive, and add a great deal to the experience. After the tour, spend a little more time to explore on your own. The best Hue hotels for those on a budget are located around the Citadel.
Tomb of Minh Mang
Other attractions in Hue include royal tombs, temples, and pagodas just about everywhere you look. While many of the tombs are not in very good condition, some others are. And almost all of them are set on beautifully landscaped grounds. The largest pagoda and symbol of the city is the Thien Mu Pagoda. This lovely structure was built in 1601. For museums, you might try the Hue Vietnam Museum of Royal Fine Arts that has an excellent collection of enamel, chinaware, court robes, and other trappings from the former royalty.
Most of the people who take a vacation to Hue will fly into the city’s airport for a stay of one or two nights. However, people looking for unusual things to do in Hue will make the short drive on the coastal highway from Da Nang, located about 60 miles to the south. Some vacations include this drive because it is particularly scenic and passes through the wilderness of Bach Ma National Park, which is set in the Annamite Mountains about halfway between the two cities. There are also some luxury hotels and resorts located along the stretch of beaches along the way. Some cycling tours feature Hue travel on their itineraries, and this route is also a good one for car rental transportation.
It is best to avoid Hue travel during the months of October through December. This is the northeast monsoon season when the city receives most of its rain. Because of its river location and numerous canals, the rainy weather means that some city streets become flooded, and some low bridges will be underwater. The city is located in the center of the country, and Hue Vietnam cuisine draws on specialties from both north and south. However, you will find a large number of vegetarian restaurants, and the local people have a tradition of dining on a vegetarian diet at least twice a month. This is due to Buddhist practice of the many monks who built the city’s many pagodas and temples.


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National Heritage Areas and Corridors
April 1, 2006
Our government is spending on invasive programs at an unprecedented rate, while the nation is deep in debt. Property rights are being violated, and our nation is being turned into a zoned, controlled state.
The following report speaks in financial terms of borrowing and spending – never in saving, as you and I have to do. It is beyond our ability to comprehend how income tax alone can continue to cover this extravagance.
The March 6, 2006, Bloomberg Report said:
The report said the U.S. debt on March 2 was $25 million short of the $8.184 trillion limit set by Congress. The Treasury said, in January, it planed to borrow $188 billion from January to March, the most ever for a single quarter. Last month, Bush sent Congress a $2.77 trillion budget request for fiscal 2007, that calls for a deficit of $354 billion, compared with a record of $423 billion forecast this year.
"Congress needs to raise the debt limit, before it goes on recess March 20," Treasury Spokesman Tony Fratto said. The Treasury estimates it will borrow $427 billion in fiscal year 2006.
These figures are far too astronomical for me to understand ... but it sounds like we are in deep debt. I do know that we have no gold or silver standard, and as we sell our national debt to the Chinese, or whoever is buying our debt these days, we need to ask the question, "What are we using for collateral?"
This being said, we continue to fund unnecessary U.N. Agenda21 programs to lock up our land. They are incentive driven (grants), because "they" are counting on "greed" being man's weakness. Whether it is your city council, your county government, stakeholders serving on governing committees, state officials, federal Legislators, or bureaucrats, it can be summed up – "it is all about the money ... and they want it."
My solution to the government debt, would be to do away with the billions of dollars given in grants. Grants are limited on how they can be spent, but "grant hungry" elected officials don't care – they want it – regardless of the strings attached.
Heritage Areas are popping up their ugly heads again, and again. These are some of the most effective federal zoning measures that can be used. If you want to lose all local control, you will love Heritage Areas.
Legislators are in favor of Heritage Areas, as they can get large amounts of pork to bring to their district ... and that buys votes. There is no such thing as "free" money, and they have sold your private property rights to a socialist form of governing, for a mere pittance.
The National Park Service is in charge of the National Heritage Areas. If anyone has followed the actions of the NPS, you should become very uncomfortable, if you are in a designated or proposed Heritage area. Along the New River in West Virginia, which is designated a Scenic River, NPS controls public and private lands. Their goal is to remove homes and farmsteads from the view shed, as they "clutter" the scenic view.
In Washington, D.C. this year, there are 10 study bills introduced on eight areas for Heritage Areas. There are 26 designation bills introduced on 17 areas, and 11 bills to amend existing legislation.
The most alarming is the Mississippi River National Heritage Area. A report by Carole LaGrasse, of the Property Rights Foundation of America, entitled Surgically Removing the Aorta of America – The Mississippi River Corridor is a report that will shock even those who are willing to sell out, for a grant to become a Heritage Area.
Senate bill S1721 is the bill providing for this designation. Also on the Mississippi River is a bill (S.2114), sponsored by Senator Jim Talent of Missouri, that is multi-jurisdictional between Illinois and Missouri, entitled "Confluence National Heritage Corridor." Jim Talent needs to be ready to "take the heat" from his constituents in Missouri, as they are organizing to do battle over this bill.
It makes one wonder: "What are they putting in the water in Washington?" There is another Heritage bill that guts the center of Illinois, called the "Abraham Lincoln Heritage Area" (HR 1192, S.973). It has bi-partisan sponsors – both conservative and liberals, who want to bring home that pork – regardless of the high price that will be paid to get it.
President Bush is advocating the updating and widening of the Panama Canal's $10 billion project. He said, "It's in our nation's interest that this canal be modernized." The United States does not control the Panama Canal.
What about the lock and dam project in the United States, that is desperately needed on the Mississippi River to update this critical water system, so important to this nation's infrastructure? Wouldn't that be in "our nation's interest to be modernized?"
This same President Bush said the deteriorating locks and dams on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers could last another 50 years, and he cut it from the 2007 budget.
Could this decision have anything to do with keeping the river pristine, with no commerce, on behalf of the environmentalists and their plans for the "Mississippi Heritage Corridor?"
Tourism is the big "sell" to designate Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways. In researching for an article for Range Magazine, I interviewed residents in a small town in Illinois, where Economic Development was using the "tourism pitch" to establish trails, etc. These people did not have "stupid" written on their foreheads. They saw through it, and said, "get real – we have nothing anyone wants to see, unless maybe where Chicago dumps its sludge. We need REAL jobs here."
A quote taken from the article The Port Sell-Out and the Dismantling of America by Jones and Watson:
I urge you to research the issue of Heritage Corridors and Heritage Areas. Contact your Legislators, and tell them you do not want this nation divided into controlled zoned Heritage Areas, where our rights have once again been violated.
Joyce Morrison lives in Southern Illinois. She is a chapter leader for Concerned Women for America, and she and her husband, Gary, represent the local Citizens for Private Property Rights. Joyce is Secretary to the Board of Directors of Rural Restoration/ADOPT Mission, a national farm ministry located in Sikeston. She has become a nationally-recognized advocate for property rights.
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The 3D Printing Student Challenge is a competition to stimulate the creativity of students and young professionals while embracing 3D printing techniques.
Students and young professionals (with maximum 3 years of experience), regardless of their background and curriculum. You can participate either individually or in team, up to 4 participants. Diversity is encouraged : teams with students from at least 2 different disciplines will get a bonus.
An object with maximum dimensions 25cm x 25cm x25cm, composed exclusively from 3D printed material. You can choose between 3 categories :
The challenge will take place between October 15 and May 19, with webinars, coaching and (optional) company visits. Overview of the key dates :
To help you design the best project you will have access to different tools : webinars given by different experts, a database of helpful documents, a general feedback session with all our experts.
You can also get some coaching time with one of our partners:
Your school/ organization isn’t listed? Contact us so we can put you in contact with one of our coaches!
Projects will not only be evaluated based on the quality of your object. What did you do? Why and how? Take the jury on a journey through your project in a 5 minute video.
A jury composed of academic, artistic and industrial 3D printing experts will pre-select 3 projects per category, based on your object and your video pitch. These will be submitted to the public (through social media). The final results will be the outcome of the public vote and quotation of the jury (50/50).
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Picking paint colours for your home, especially a new home, is difficult, not to mention frustrating because there are literally hundreds of colours to choose from.
You’ve invested a good chunk of your life’s savings in your home. There are many variables that factor into the decision and you want to pick colours that reflect the mood and atmosphere of your home. Not a simple decision. So how do you do it?
If new to picking paint colours, I urge you to do your homework, and get all the help you can get. The good news is there is plenty out there. The home-supply stores have brochures and paint consultants, or you can pay an independent paint consultant to guide you through every step of the process.
I suggest you take a look at some of the information out there, and use it as a guide. HGTV’s website, which is just one of many, offers some great tips that can guide through the tedious process of picking paints.
Picking paint colours is a subjective call. One colour will appeal to one person and turn off another. Don’t be influenced by the colours your friends or relatives pick. They work for them, but may turn you off.
As HGTV’s paint pundits point out, “The effects of colour are subtle and significant; physical and psychological.”
Here are a few helpful tips from HGTV that you can use as a roadmap:
Start small and test colour. If unsure of what room to begin in, experiment in a small area such as a bathroom or a small hallway between rooms because you’ll see results immediately.
If you love the colour, you’ve hit a home run. If the colour looked great on the colour chart, but turns you off when it’s on a wall, go back to the drawing board, and pick another colour. As you’ll quickly discover, the colours on a paint chart are never an exact duplication of the way they’ll look on a wall. They’re often too light or too dark. You’re more likely to get it right on the second colour you try.
Think mood. Moods are personal and subjective. A mood that touches one person might turn someone else off. Just as we respond to different colours, colours similarly invoke different moods. Most homeowners carefully choose colours because they create a certain mood. In a bedroom, for example, most people want soft quiet colours that create a feeling of relaxation and warmth.
When selecting a colour, consider the mood of a room. In a bedroom, do you want the feeling to be restful and soothing or dramatic and intimate? Soft, cool colours and neutrals usually create a quieter feeling while stronger colours are for drama. The former option is typically the preferred option for bedrooms.
Strong stimulating colours for the dining room. In contrast, homeowners prefer formal more stimulating colours, such as blue-greens or maroons for the dining room.
However, there are no hard-and-fast colour rules for the rooms in your home. The idea is to pick ones that resonate and make you feel good.
Bob Weinstein is editor-in-chief of Edmonton-based the Global Times, a news and commentary website, author of SO WHAT IF I’M 65 and an obsessive do-it-yourselfer.

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According to a fresh report from Swedbank, if Britain decides to leave the EU it will likely lead to short term volatility on the world’s financial markets, which would strengthen the dollar and euro against the krona.
In the longer term Swedbank writes, “A Brexit will probably weaken the EU politically and economically. In turn this will affect Sweden negatively.” In particular the service sector, of which the UK is the third largest export market, will be sensitive. In 2014-2015 alone Swedish service exports increased by 44% to the country. Negotiating a new trade deal with the EU is also likely to take a long time, in the case of an exit.
Swedbank also considers there to be a risk that Sweden’s political influence in Brussels would fall. Sweden often votes with the UK and the bank deems that more power will be transferred to the eurozone in the case of a Brexit.


What’s not to like, fantasy-wise, about Maple Leafs C Matt Stajan, the 25-year-old who potted two power play goals vs. the Canadiens opening night? He is only 14 percent owned in Yahoo! and 13.2 percent in ESPN leagues.
Janet Eagleson endorses Stajan as a free-agent pickup. She cites his decreased body fat and time on the power play. Rotowire is not as optimistic: “Both of Stajan’s shots found paydirt, a trend that’s not likely to continue for someone who’s scored 73 goals in 391 games in his career.”
Our verdict? Don’t bother with Stajan. He has never scored more than 60 points. His contributions in other categories — penalty minutes, +/- rating, and shots on goal — are negligible. He might reach career highs, especially once RW Phil Kessel (shoulder) returns in six weeks. But even if he reaches 70 points, he is not going to score enough to be a No. 2 fantasy center, particularly in head-to-head formats, where you’ll want to allocate that roster spot to a center who is playing more games in a given week.
A far more enticing free-agent pickup as a No. 2 pivot is a player Stajan will be facing tonight at 7 pm in Washington: Capitals C Brooks Laich. On opening night at Boston, Laich tallied two PP goals, one assist, and five shots. He is already 55 percent owned in Yahoo! and 92.3 percent owned in ESPN leagues — so if you wanted him, you’re probably too late.
Laich’s point totals and shots on goal have increased in each of the last three seasons, which is more than we can say for Stajan’s. In fact, the-26-year-old Laich scored 23 goals and launched 185 shots on goal last year, numbers Stajan has not come close to.
If you missed the boat on Laich but are eager to log your first transaction, another pivot to consider as a waiver-wire No. 2 is Blackhawks C Patrick Sharp, who scored a timely goal in last night’s Finland game, which Chicago lost to Florida in OT, 4-3. Sharp is only 47 percent owned in Yahoo! but ESPN’s players are hip to him (98.3).
In addition to playing for a strong team, Sharp has a 36-goal, 209-shot season on his resume from 2007-08. That season, he finished as the 18th-ranked center in all of fantasy, with a +23 mark and 55 PIMs. That is the sort of track record you want (but seldom find) in a free agent pickup. It certainly explains why ESPN players have already invested heavily in Sharp.
The other pivot I’d recommend — and this guy is flying way under the radar, owned in only 22.2 percent of ESPN leagues and 29 percent of Yahoo! — is Blues C Andy McDonald, who has LW eligibility in Yahoo!. A proven point-per-game producer when healthy, McDonald had a scintillating training camp. He also notched an assist in his season debut last night, a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings in Stockholm.
Today at 3:00 pm, McDonald and the Blues are up against the selfsame Red Wings in the selfsame town. I’m expecting another assist or two, and I am starting him with confidence.


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This model represents a small rowing boat known as a New England sailing dory. During the nineteenth century, these dories were used in the fisheries near Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Dories were also carried nested on the decks of fishing vessels, especially schooners in the later nineteenth century. A dory would be launched into the open sea and filled with fish, which along the New England coast was usually cod. The sailing dory usually had one or two masts with a spritsail and a jib for heavier weather. This model represents a dory 21 feet on the gunwale and 5 feet wide; the Smithsonian purchased it in 1883 from boat builders Higgins & Gifford, Gloucester, MA.
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San Francisco-based Loliware says the seaweed straws and utensils look and feel like plastic, but can compost completely within 50 days.
José Andrés Group, which now counts more than 30 restaurants both in the U.S. and internationally, is partnering with Shark Tank graduate Loliware to transition its restaurants to straws made of seaweed.
San Francisco-based Loliware, which produces its products at a facility in Missouri, agreed to a Shark Tank deal last year with Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran, worth $600,000 for a 25% stake in the company.
Loliware says it is the world’s first seaweed-resin company. In addition to straws, Loliware also produces disposable cutlery out of seaweed.
Terms of the partnership with José Andrés Group weren’t disclosed. The straws will debut at Andres’ restaurants in Chicago first — at Bar Mar, Bazaar Meat and Jaleo — and then expand to restaurants in D.C. There are plans to expand to restaurants across the country later.
Loliware says the seaweed straws and utensils look and feel like plastic, but can compost completely within 50 days.
According to the company, more than 100 million plastic utensils are used in the U.S. each day and are among the most common items found polluting beaches and ocean life worldwide.
Jose Andres Group’s research and development team will also collaborate with Loliware for service ware.
“The food system is not just about what is on the plate, but the plate itself, the fork in your hand and the straw in your drink,” said Sam Bakhshandehpour, president of José Andrés Group. “We’re excited to partner with Loliware to bring an innovative product to our restaurants as well as continue to create and push the boundaries of service ware.”
Woman-owned Loliware has partnered with experts in “regenerative aquaculture” from Maine to Indonesia to expand its products.
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Even from a distance, Santorini is a sight to behold. Surrounded by the azure Aegean sea and home to its famous flooded caldera, it’s a true gem of the Cyclades. This is the Greece that attracts tourists from all across the globe: the sugar cube-like houses glinting in the sunlight and the domes of Orthodox churches sending flashes of blue through the landscape.
The only trouble, of course, is that the island is almost too attractive. On the days when a cruise ship has docked, Santorini’s largest towns, like Fira and Oia, become packed with visitors. But don’t let that put you off. If you know where to look, there’s plenty of lesser-known, picture-perfect spots to stay in away from the hustle and bustle. Start your holiday here.
The 11 best hotels in Santorini
Nothing says luxury the way this private estate does. To live out your own film set-worthy dreams, book into one of the four suites (all done up in a Cubist, minimalist style by Italian designer Paola Navone) and start planning how to spend your time among the bucolic citrus and pistachio groves. Guests are invited to make use of the three-tier infinity pool which dangles off the cliff edge and offers astonishing views of Santorini’s caldera. You can also take advantage of Ayurvedic massage, pilates, yoga and personal training. Bliss.
What exactly is a ‘boutique cave hotel’? You might well be wondering. Well, it’s a jaw-dropping beautiful place to stay that’s carved right into the the volcanic rock of the caldera. The whitewashed suites are rustic chic at its best, cut through with boldly patterned fabrics and other quirky details. Scrub up nicely with Aesop cosmetics and let any signs of stress evaporate away in the jetted tubs. And, to top it all, there’s an infinity pool and provisions for al fresco dining. You asked for romance and we delivered.
Who doesn’t love the idea of staying in a windmill? Especially when the windmill is a swish private villa on Santorini’s north-east coast, where you can glimpse the sunrise from your bed. With their sails spinning in fragrant sea breezes, these three gorgeous windmill villas flaunt cool, spacious interiors, decorated in pretty florals and chalk-box pastel blues, pinks and lilacs. Each comes with a fully equipped kitchen inside, and pool with hydromassage and Jacuzzi outside. With romantic views over hill, vine and sea, this is honeymoon material.
Once home to noble sea captains and part of an 18th-century convent, this beautifully converted string of neoclassical homes has been born again as a five-star luxury retreat in Santorini’s smouldering capital, Fira. Besides gracious service, little touches like complimentary wine on arrival and terraces with staggering views out across the caldera aim to please. This is a hideaway with history, as seen in the breezy, vaulted interiors liberally furnished with antiques. Each residence and suite is named after an Aegean wind.
Blue and white and oh so bright, Oia, clinging precariously to a cliff above the Aegean, is as lovely as Greek villages come. Fitting into this picture neatly are these traditional studios, cave houses and honeymoon suites. Service might be attentive but the vibe here is discreet and peaceful, with understated rooms that are an ode to the sea, a secluded pool area, and private terraces commanding views of Santorini’s peachy sunsets. The village centre is a five-minute amble away.
On the fringes of Imerovigli, Anastasis might well elicit little gasps of wonder from first-time guests. Besides its infinity pool dropping away to the caldera and the startling blue waters of the Aegean, these cliff-top apartments entice with airy, light-drenched apartments. The Honeymoon Suite cranks up the romance with its canopy bed and private hot tub. Service and facilities are first class, whether you want a sea-view massage or some downtime in the spa, with its hydrotherapy pool and aromatherapy hammam.
Snuggling up to the cliffs in the postcard-pretty village of Oia, with arresting views of Santorini’s caldera, Maregio radiates an energy that is nothing short of uplifting, with dreamy sea views, quite terraces, and chalk-white, modern cave-style suites, funked up with bursts of azure and turquoise, that blend space and simplicity with luxe comforts like private heated plunge pools. Forget elbowing your way to the breakfast buffet – here sumptuous Greek breakfasts are served right to your terrace in the morning. Like it.
Going strong since 1983, this boutique bolthole in Oia has its own brand of boho chic. The Psychas family waved a magic wand on this cluster of 300-year-old yposkafa, the cave dwellings so idiosyncratic of Santorini. The result? Effortless, laidback minimalism in pale cave rooms, with hidden alcoves, pops of pink and lilac, and arched windows framing the brilliant blue sea. The priciest come with their own plunge pool. A spa, infinity pool, gym and highly respected restaurant dishing up clean, bright Mediterranean flavours with panache add to the allure.
Inexpensive digs on Santorini are like gold dust, so thank heavens for this villa gem in Vlychada at the island’s remote and little-explored southern tip. The cluster of low-rise, colourfully painted rooms rim an appealing outdoor pool and look out to the sun-parched mountains beyond. Come for the good-old-fashioned hospitality – courtesy of the lovely Michalis family – the peaceful setting and home-cooked Greek food. Bike hire is available and everything from massage to windsurfing can be arranged – just say the word.
All too often, Santorini’s volcanic interior is overlooked in the mad dash to the coast. But Voreina is reason enough to venture into the prettily whitewashed medieval village of Pyrgos. Rising dramatically above the island, these art-slung suites fuse contemporary luxury – from private swimming pools to Jacuzzis and fireplaces – with Cycladic architectural traditions. Kick back and enjoy the chirrup of cicadas and views of the sparkling Aegean beyond the smooth adobe walls. Home-baked goodies appear at breakfast, which is served on your terrace.
This small, minimalist boutique hotel is a real beauty inside and out, with one of the most impressive pool views on earth – though most of the chalk-white rooms have their own private plunge pools too. Rooms are cool white and blues, enlivened with traditional hand-crafted pieces, and bathrooms add mosaic feature walls. There are daily free pilates and yoga classes and a concept store as well as – bring your glad rags – a rather glamorous scene at night.

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LZF Lamps, Spain
The Poppy collection of hanging lamps are the most natural forms to date by German designer Burkhard Dämmer, in contrast to his more formal, concise, and synthetic aesthetic. Both geometric and natural, the arranged repetition of the form generates a curvy plasticity reinforced by light that subtly radiates through the gaps in it’s wood slats. The larger models house a poppy shaped inner shade, and an outer shade second skin which gives Poppy its final, domed shape.
Poppy is available in three sizes, (63 x 42 cm, 73 x 60 cm and 86 x 75 cm) each of them with its own character.
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Guilherme Ribeiro plays a vital role on the back line.
Oct. 19, 2007
BOCA RATON, FL - After a week that included road tilts against Longwood and seventh-ranked University of Virginia, The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team begins an important three-game stretch of Atlantic Soccer Conference action at home against Philadelphia University this Saturday night.
FAU (5-7-1, 2-0-0 ASC) remains atop the conference standings following last weekend's 2-1 triumph over Longwood. Junior Shire Standnes provided the game-clinching score, pushing his team-leading season goal total to four.
The Rams (2-9-2, 1-1-1 ASC) claimed a satisfying 3-1 victory over fellow city rival St. Joseph's Tuesday night, breaking a three-game winless streak. Senior midfielder Devon Klipp leads Philadelphia in scoring (2G, 2A - 6 Pts), generating an impressive 25 shots (16 SOG) through 13 games this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Ezra Cassell has started every game, posting a 1.11 goals-against average and three shutouts.
Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at FAU Field, with live scoring available via GameTracker at fausports.com.

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April 24, 2009New Adventure #2 I’ve taken the plunge, and added an Intelliquilter to my longarm quilting machine. Oh wow. This is SO COOL. I’m going to go back and fill up the rest of that practice quilt sandwich, and I’ll tell you more later. Like this:Like Loading... Related
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Suzanne, I am SO excited for you! You will love it! I hear they work pretty darn nice on our A1s… 🙂 Lovin’ mine!
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I’ll bet you’re having a blast! Before long you’ll be designing your own patterns.
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What Are the Four Types of Workers Compensation Benefits?
Are worker’s compensation benefits important? It is a question that most employees think about periodically. They can also be referred to as workmen’s compensations for work-related causes, sickness, or injuries to employees.
Workers’ compensation benefits also reduce your work-related illness and liabilities. Furthermore, they also cover death benefits, disabilities benefits, and replacement of missed wages. Read on to find out how workers’ compensation benefits cover you in case of incidences during the working period.
Please contact a Union City Personal Injury Attorney Anthony Carbone in case of any work-related compensation query.
What are Workers Compensation Benefits?
Workers’ compensation benefits are insurance policies that cover employees from work-related illnesses or injuries. To help with your financially lost wage or medical bills, you can sue the employer in case you do not have coverage.
Four Types of Workers Compensation Benefits
The four types of workers compensation benefits which are provided by all the states, virtually, include;
- Rehabilitation coverage
- Disabilities benefits
- Death coverage
- Medical benefits
This is a rehabilitation process that helps impaired workers get rehabilitation and return to their jobs or enter a new line of job. This is in case they get injured during working hours. For example, a driver who lost his/her leg in an accident can be rehabilitated to take up another job.
Most employers are not conscious of disability benefits when hiring disabled people; non the less disabled people are liable for the benefits an organization has to offer in regards to the disability benefits.
Death benefits consist of, burial fee, a weekly cash payment of 75% of the workers’ weekly payment for some weeks following his death. This is paid to the surviving spouse or other dependents. The employer is not liable if the worker dies due to work-related injuries and leaves no surviving dependents.
It covers workers’ medical bills in case of accidents at work or injuries sustained in the line of duty. It also covers a wide range of medical conditions. This also caters to emergency and ambulance services. As noted above, post-traumatic stress and carried forward emotions are taken through rehabilitation.
With this new age comes controversial employment benefits, which include:
- Birth control
- Transgender health employees’ benefits
- Gay marriages
- Public pension
- Special add-on covers
- Each and every state has different regulations and requirements for employees’ protection.
- In the case of permanent disability, insurance can cover the payment.
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Years ago, Anthony Carbone started fighting for the rights of clients who suffered injuries while working. Compensational lawyer Carbone, provided his clients with the way forward to pursue their claims. It does not matter how long you have filed your claims; as long as your employer knew the moment you were injured, you were entitled to compensation.
The more you wait, the more difficult it becomes to claim the injury. Justice delayed is justice denied. If you have any questions about your insurance coverage, contact us online or call 201-762-8956.

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Lee Seung Gi is preparing wedding with Lee Da In after news that he bought a house worth 5 million USD, rumors are spreading strongly on social networks.
Recently, there are rumors that Lee Seung Gi is preparing to marry Lee Da In, this information is spreading strongly on social networks. Yesterday, Allkpop also published an article with the content “There are speculations that Lee Seung Gi is preparing to get married after news he purchased a $5 million house”.
As you all know On May 24, Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In confirmed their dating relationship, and their relationship lasted a year.
In particular, this new couple is said to be getting married this year as the media recently revealed that Lee Seung Gi bought a private house in Seoungbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, shortly after dating with Lee Da In. It was further revealed that Lee Seung Gi borrowed 6.6 billion KRW ($5.8 million) from his current apartment as collateral.
So netizens have speculated that he bought this house to prepare for his upcoming married life.

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Yippee, David Seidler has snagged the Best Original Screenplay Oscar this evening for The King’s Speech.
And what a movie that was!
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Other nominees this year:
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Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
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Two European Tour competitions have been deferred in light of the flare-up of the coronavirus.
The Maybank Championship in Malaysia – planned for 16-19 April at Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur – and the next week’s Volvo China Open, which was expected to be held at Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen, has been canceled.
The two occasions could be rescheduled for later in the year, although elective dates presently can’t seem to be reported.
“The prosperity of our players, onlookers, and staff is forever our supreme need,” European Tour CEO Keith Pelley said. “While it is thusly unfortunate that the Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open have been deferred, we feel this is the right strategy at this time. We are as of now examining elective dates for the two occasions.”


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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- Lake Tahoe's bears are about to enter hyperphagia, a period when they greatly increase their calorie intake to prepare for winter.
Many of them look for that extra food in areas populated by people.
To minimize encounters between bears and humans, volunteers with the Bear League are busy responding to bear sightings in developed areas using aversion techniques to scare bears away from homes and humans.
Placing electric doormats in front of home entryways is one of the effective techniques. The doormats, available through Bear Busters and Wolfe's Handyman Services, have been placed in front of about two dozen homes this season by Toogee Sielsch, a Bear League trained responder.
Each of those homes had been entered by a bear prior to installation, Sielsch said.
"We bring it, we place it and we come back and get it at no charge to the homeowner or the tenant," Sielsch explained.
The mats, which are left in place for two weeks, won't shock a person wearing shoes. But to a bear's bare paws, they deliver a 12,000-volt shock, typical of livestock fencing. They don't injure the bear -- they teach it to stay away.
A surveillance camera at one of the South Lake Tahoe properties where a mat was placed recently showed a bear stepping on the mat, getting a shock and quickly running away. Sielsch said subsequent surveillance footage has confirmed the bear has not returned to that door.
"The key word here is volts, not amperage," Sielsch emphasized. "It's non-lethal."
During FOX40's Tuesday evening visit with Sielsch in South Lake Tahoe, he received a call about a bear in somebody's yard.
He responded and recognized it as the same bear in the surveillance video. Sielsch then scared the bear up a tree with loud aggressive words, another type of "tough love," sending a message to the bear that it shouldn't be comfortable around homes and people.
It maintains an important buffer between humans and wildlife for the safety of both.
"That's a very safe place for him right now," Sielsch said of the bear's perch in the branches. "He'll hang out there until it's quiet, and then he'll come down. When it's dark and quiet, he'll come down and move."
Six bears have been hit and killed by cars around South Lake Tahoe in the past eight weeks, according to Sielsch.
Ideally, the Bear League would like bears to stay in the forest, eating natural food, away from areas populated by people. But those wildlife experts are also realistic, knowing bears are opportunistic, finding food where it is easily accessible.
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Provably Robust Blackbox Optimization for Reinforcement Learning
Proceedings of the Conference on Robot Learning, PMLR 100:683-696, 2020.
Interest in derivative-free optimization (DFO) and “evolutionary strategies” (ES) has recently surged in the Reinforcement Learning (RL) community, with growing evidence that they can match state of the art methods for policy optimization problems in Robotics. However, it is well known that DFO methods suffer from prohibitively high sampling complexity. They can also be very sensitive to noisy rewards and stochastic dynamics. In this paper, we propose a new class of algorithms, called Robust Blackbox Optimization (RBO). Remarkably, even if up to 23% of all the measurements are arbitrarily corrupted, RBO can provably recover gradients to high accuracy. RBO relies on learning gradient flows using robust regression methods to enable off-policy updates. On several MuJoCo robot control tasks, when all other RL approaches collapse in the presence of adversarial noise, RBO is able to train policies effectively. We also show that RBO can be applied to legged locomotion tasks including path tracking for quadruped robots.


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There's an Internet meme that's been going around for a couple of weeks. It's shown up on my Facebook feed at least a dozen times so far. It's a photo of a young boy wearing vintage 1970s clothing who's flying off a homemade ramp on a Big Wheel. The photo implies that half a second after it was taken, the kid crashed hard on the ground and probably damaged some part of his body. The caption beneath the photo indicates that the child is wearing no pads, no helmet and has no adult nearby to freak out on his behalf and that that is what made the '70s really cool. Obviously things are different now. The trend in American parenting in 2012 favors a smothering level of over-involvement and over-protection. But if this film from actors/writers/directors Valerie Donzelli and Jeremie Elkaim is any indication, that paradigm hasn't affected France just yet, even when it comes to the ideas about what's appropriate when it's time to care for a very sick child.
Without enough information going in, this movie might be the tough sell of the week: a French drama about a couple facing their toddler's brain tumor diagnosis, one that focuses on the well-being of the couple themselves rather than obliterate them as characters in the face of their son's bleak prognosis, one that surprises with a lot of unexpected humor but isn't exactly the sort of comedy-first film that 50/50 was. Meanwhile, the surprise selling point is that Donzelli and Elkaim didn't just make this stuff up, they lived it themselves and their young son Gabriel, himself a brain tumor survivor, plays their child in the movie's opening and closing sequences. It's fictionalized, of course -- the couple won't tell the press whether or not they're still together or how closely their real lives mirror the film -- but the naturalism and lived-through-it-iveness is front and center in every shot.
It shows in the way that the young parents, here named "Romeo" and "Juliette," ask each other on the night they meet if their relationship will be doomed by fate because of the coincidence of their names, in the way they take time for themselves and live their own lives even as they deal with the years-long ordeal of tending to a child with cancer. And as filmmakers/screenwriters, Donzelli and Elkaim are equally concerned with lightening up the mood -- it's a movie about a kid with brain cancer, it was sort of necessary -- with multiple shout-outs to the stylistic approaches of various French New Wave directors. There are tag-team narrators borrowed from Francois Truffaut, a Jean Luc Godard-like Pepsi Generation love montage where the young and smitten are seen reading books together and even a Jacques Demy/Umbrellas of Cherbourg moment where the couple break into song to comfort one another in their moment of shared worry (and if you've never seen a movie from any of those guys, then consider this your gateway drug).
Seen in contrast to the strenuous gloom and theme of parental martyrdom in a not-all-that-bad movie like the Cameron Diaz-starring My Sister's Keeper, it might seem like this couple is asking to be called neglectful, sort of like the '70s parent holding a martini while their kid builds a dangerous makeshift jump for his Big Wheel. But what they've really done is model another way of getting through and surviving a long, sometimes unwinnable war.


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Coming from a country in Africa where homosexuality is dangerous, especially if you are visible; Motswaferé (29) is one of the artists that dares spark change, he was arrested for insulting someone who assaulted him and bullied him for his sexuality, got struck by anxiety and depression. He comes back with a song «Fight That Spirit», a mid-tempo Pop Rock song, aggressive vocals, hard thump beat, and 80’s inspired, drawing influences from Rick James, Tina Turner and Prince.
The new single release got Motswaferé out of a dark place, he wrote, produced, arranged and sang everything on the song since no one understands the genre in Botswana. He took 2 years off from social media and the world to write and record an album by himself. The song is due for release on the 9 September 2022 on all digital platforms. It will be released together with a music video on the same day.
It is a song that shows that we are all human, we should fight the urge to hurt and kill because of differences such as tribalism, racism and homophobia: hate crimes such as; rape, molestation and so forth.In Africa asa whole pop rock has died and Motswaferé embodies the spirit of performance through this record, daring, fearless and truthful. The song will be performed for the first time at Gaborone Pride Botswana 1 October 2022.
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Mark your 2017 calendars – This spring, Manhattan Library Association will partner with the Kansas Humanities Council to bring a series of BOOK TALK discussions to Manhattan, with experts helping to immerse readers in captivating stories. This spring’s topic is “Contemporary Immigration.”
America is a nation of immigrants. Each new wave of immigration brings their own traditions, cuisine, styles, artistic traditions, and cultural histories, all of which feed into the complex mosaic of American life. New immigration has deeply enriched the range of American literature.
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Nicolas Shump will lead the discussion on Caramelo on February 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Groesbeck Room at Manhattan Public Library. Nicolas teaches history and English at the Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri. He received his M.A. in American Studies from the University of Kansas, where he has also taught courses on Humanities and Western Civilization and American Studies. He was a volunteer coordinator of Adult Education in Lawrence.
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Gene T. Chavez will lead the discussion for Harbor on March 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Gene is the founder and president of Chavez and Associates. He received both his M.A. in cross-cultural counseling and his education degree focusing in the philosophical foundations of education from Arizona State University. Gene consults with groups throughout the country on bilingual education and cultural diversity.
Our April choice is Typical American by Gish Jen. Jen’s delightful first novel follows the lives of three young Chinese immigrants. A great deal of humor and sympathy accompanies this tempestuous novel. Yifeng (also known as Ralph), his older sister Theresa, and his friend Helen find themselves trapped in America by the rise of Communism back in China. The three hopeful immigrants strive to build new lives that work in an unfamiliar land. Their stories take them from rags to riches, from city to suburb, from academic ivory towers to “Ralph’s Chicken Palace.”
Michaeline Chance-Reay will be leading the discussion on “Typical American” on April 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Chance-Reay teaches women’s studies and education at Kansas State University, and received her PH.D. in Humanities Education and Master’s in Social Work from Ohio State University. In 1998, her research resulted in an exhibition at the Riley County Historical Museum and an accompanying book, Land Grant Ladies: Kansas State University Presidential Wives.
Our partner in providing these talks, The Kansas Humanities Council, is a non-profit organization promoting understanding of the history and ideas that shape our lives and strengthen our sense of community.
Everyone is welcome to attend these free discussions, and no registration ahead of time is required. These books will be available for patrons to check-out in December at the Manhattan Public Library.


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Wang, Fei, Xi Liu, Haifei Zheng, and Lifei Zhang. "Anharmonic vibration of the SiO4 tetrahedron in olivine at temperatures in the subduction zone: An infrared absorbance spectroscopic study." Acta Petrologica Sinica31.7(2015):1891-1900 (in Chinese).
Xiong, Zhihua, Xi Liu, Sean R. Shieh, Fei Wang, Xiang Wu, Xinguo Hong, and Yonghong Shi. "Equation of state of a synthetic ulvöspinel, (Fe1.94Ti0.03)Ti1.00O4.00, at ambient temperature." Physics and Chemistry of Minerals. 42(3), 171-177 (2015).
Kobayashi, Yasukazu, Fei Wang, Qingxun Li, and Dezheng Wang. "A microscopic model of the Tian-Calvet microcalorimeter, cell design for a faster response, and measurement by a continuous procedure." Review of Scientific Instruments 85, 034101 (2014).
He, Qiang, Junjie Tang, Fei Wang, and Xi Liu. "High temperature stable assembly designed for cubic press." Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics 28, 145-151 (2014) (in Chinese).

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IN A RECENT survey on identity theft, Americans said their number one fear was having a bank account, credit card or other personal information stolen from their computers. Interestingly, the second greatest concern was Trojan viruses that can make a computer an unwitting accomplice in distributing spam, infections, or child pornography. The survey was conducted by independent research firm, Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, on behalf of Kindsight, developer of identity theft protection services.
Identity theft is on the rise. In 2008, 9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft, up from 8.1 million in 2007. And criminals are continuing to move to the web. Online threats grew three-fold, to 1.7 million. While much of the attention is focused on monetary loss, damage to reputations is also high in the minds of Americans. “The online culprits are no longer the teen hackers in the basement, but sophisticated criminals,” says Mike Gassewitz, Kindsight CEO. “Once they have someone’s personal information, not only can they deplete bank accounts and damage credit ratings, but they can also use a person’s computer to distribute spam and pornography. Essentially, they can damage someone’s wealth and reputation.”
The most common attacks include Trojan horses and other viruses, keystroke logging, phishing attacks and spyware. In the Kindsight study, participants named Trojan horses as their top concern. Although 71 percent of the survey sample had installed and updated antivirus software and 44 percent had enabled a firewall on their home router and/or computers, 30 percent still recorded having been infected by a virus in the last three months, and 77 percent of the overall sample reported having been infected at some point in their computing life. The online survey was representative of the U.S. population overall, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.


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Witnesses testified about business practices at Enron, allegations of misleading accounting practices by company officials and auditors, and the eventual financial collapse of the ...
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Enron Financial Collapse
Former Enron attorneys testify about legal advice they gave to the corporation, bookkeeping practices, and other matters relating to Enron finances.
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Ms. Watkins testified as part of the Enron bankruptcy investigation. She answered questions about a memo she wrote to former Enron executive officer Kenneth Lay in August 2001, and about ...
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Human Cloning Research
Scientists involved in cloning research, Food and Drug Administration officials, bioethicists, religious leaders and others testified both for and against human cloning research. Although there ...
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Ford and Firestone Product Recall
Industry leaders and officials spoke about the recall of Firestone tires following a series of accidents involving the Ford Explorer. In often heated exchanges with committee members, ...
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Telecommunications Accounting Scams, Day 2
Witnesses testified about financial mismanagement and accounting practices at two failed telecommunications companies. The first panel featured two employees who had lost their retirement ...
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Witnesses testified about business practices and conduct by executives of ImClone Systems in the wake of plummeting stock prices. The hearings occurred the day after former ImClone CEO Samuel ...
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Telecommunications Accounting Scams
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Members spoke to reporters about investigations into insider trading and business scandals involving Imclone. They said they would not subpoena entertainer Martha Stewart, but would forward her ...
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Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction
Former weapons inspectors testified about Iraq’s weapons capabilities, weapons inspection from 1991 to 1998, and the prospect for future weapons inspections and potential threats from Iraq.
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U.S. Policy Toward Iraq
Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers testified about possible military action against Iraq, outlined Iraq’s threat to the Middle East, and past Iraqi violations of United Nations ...
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America's Blood Supply
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National Defense Budget
Defense Department officials testified about military operations in Afghanistan, the force posture of the U.S. Central Command, and budget issues.
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Witnesses testified about charities and how they used money collected in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, including whether the money will be used directly to help victims and their ...
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Defense Department officials testified about the Navy’s decision to stop military exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
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just watched four incredible movies – a fantastic sci-fi action movie ‘ender’s game’; ‘the secret life of walter mitty’ an engaging quirky story of a daydreamer who finally seized the day, the drama about african-american civil rights movement seen from the eyes of ‘the butler’; and woody allen’s dark comedy about a housewife coming to terms with her failed marriage in ‘blue jasmine’.
this time I want kacang puteh please. and iced milo.
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awesome, awesome movie. ‘ender’s game’ is by far, one of the most entertaining sci-fi action movies I’ve seen in a LONG time. I mean, pacific rim was a freaking cool movie BUT with a dumb storyline, while elysium falls flat to really stir my feelings. ‘ender’s game’ delivers all – great storyline, fine acting, jaw-dropping CGI and awesome soundtrack. it’s a whole package.
it has heart, and it has got style.
‘ender’s game’ is set in the future, where the army recruits intelligent kids to helm the armed forces to fight against ant-like aliens. what happens when the game becomes real? in the middle of it all, a young boy stood out to save the world. or will he?
asa butterfield as the young commander is amazing in this movie. I like him since ‘hugo’. his mature acting, his expression and the way he delivers his lines – I mean, cammon that scene with harrison ford where they had that intense argument – ANY actor who can still steal the limelight in an argument scene with the great harrison ford is a great actor in my book. and he’s young.
mr. khairul still sees it as a kids’ movie, but I say naah. brace yourself, star wars fan, you could be seeing another saga in the making, because the ending begs for a second part. and I’m not exaggerating! it’s interesting to note that ‘han solo’ is the one doing the recruiting! geddit? geddit? and I’m happy to say that andrew wiggin is SO much cooler (and cuter) than luke skywalker…
watch this with your kids! they will totally love this cool movie!
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ever daydream? I bet your daydreaming is nothing like walter mitty’s. when he daydreams, walls break like ice boulders, he’s able to skate through tar roads like water, and he even have a different accent. ‘the secret life of walter mitty’ has a very unique storyline, and I enjoyed watching it very much.
it has a simple storyline – walter mitty needs to track down a photographer, to get the negative of a very important photo to be used as a cover in the last issue of ‘life’ magazine. he often daydreams because as a person, he never did anything interesting or worth mentioning. now that he needs to find this photographer, he beats all odds, and go against his character and went on a most awesome journey.
oh and the cinematography is breathtaking. kalah lord of the rings hihi. especially since it’s not all CGI-ed. they went on-location and shoot. quite rare in hollywood these day and age haha.
I’ve always been a fan of ben stiller. he’s so creative, and if you look at his movies, no two characters are the same. he’s multi-layered; like johnny depp. and in walter mitty, he delivers another great performance.
mr. khairul feels that the constant break into daydreaming is distracting and made the movie seemed like a mockery – sikit-sikit berangan, sikit-sikit berangan – mana satu betul ni? but for a fan of quirky movies like this, I totally enjoyed the berangan part.
I highly recommend this movie! you have GOT to watch the very heart-warming ending. truly the ‘quintessence of life’!
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I don’t know much about the african-americans civil rights movement in america, but I feel that this movie presents a unique take on one of the most pivotal times in american history – seen from the eyes of an african-american butler, who worked at the white house. what better way to get hands-on top secret information or snippets of conversations between the leaders of america.
I have to admit that I watched this simply because of oprah. and she’s fantastic in this. she’s not just in the movie because she’s one of the most recognizable celebrities of our time – she can really act. and yes, everyone is talking about that SLAP. haha. too bad she was not nominated for oscars despite the buzz it created.
forest whitaker is as great as he always is, but I was very excited to see all the big names like robin williams, alan rickman, john cusack and james marsden play american president throughout the time the butler was working at the white house. jane fonda was first lady, and even mariah carey was there! awesome.
it’s a well-made movie. with a narration – which I love. watch it for a different point of view of the revolution. the butler’s.
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a quirky dark comedy that fans of woody allen can truly appreciate. lots of witty lines, funny anecdotes from the leading characters and a solid storyline with a slap-on-the-face ending. another great movie from the grand master of ‘uncomfortable’ comedy, woody allen. I love woody allen’s movies!
a rich, posh socialite had to turn to her less classy sister after her downfall – husband in jail, money all gone, her mind in denial. she struggles to fit into her new lower-class life with her sister while trying to pretend she still has money to burn. the *fun* begins when she meets a rich politician-to-be…
cate blanchett delivers a convincing performance – you’re embarrass for her, you feel sympathy, you feel hate; and you feel her depression, her insanity and you feel her happiness when she was with the new guy – cate blanchett brought out all these different emotions and works wonders with each one. an award-winning performance. (already winning a golden globe, and she’s up for best actress category at the oscars)
highly recommended to all fans of woody allen, and if you like dark comedy with a twist at the end. mr. khairul doesn’t stand a movie with too much dialogue – but woody allen has won oscars for best writing and original screenplay for a reason – funny, witty lines that would darkly tickle your funny bones.
the screenplay for ‘blue jasmine’ is also nominated for best writing and screenplay at this year’s academy awards. so there!


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We’ve talked before about Austin’s blues scene. Artists like Gary Clark Jr. and Carolyn Wonderland recall local legends like Stevie Ray, Ian Moore, Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II, W.C. Clark, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Contemporary bands such as Black Pistol Fire and, to an extent, the Bright Light Social Hour update the genre for the current musical landscape by mixing in hard rock, soul, and a host of other styles. And as any downtown denizen will attest to, the blues are alive and well in any number of Sixth Street bars on any given night (one of the best of these being the Eric Tessmer Band). Bridging the gap between the two poles of Austin blues (the classic and the contemporary) comes the Black Owl Society.
The Black Owl Society is a blues-rock trio that sounds like Soundgarden and the Black Keys collaborating on some of the darkest, dirtiest, Delta blues standards. They’ve just released their debut EP, The Black Owl Society, and it is an engaging declaration of bluesdom. Each of the members has been performing for years in various groups, most notably guitarist/singer Buffalo as a member of Indigenous, a Native American blues band that apparently gained some notoriety in the late 90′s/early 00′s. They’ve finally put together a brief EP to showcase their talents, and it does not disappoint.
The mission statement is album centerpiece, “Down.” It’s a nine-minute slow groove drone around which Buffalo coolly noodles licks in between wearily singing the verses. It actually never drags despite hardly moving harmonically at all – a fact that can partially be attributed to the ace rhythm section of Charlie Jones and Nate Boff. They captivate even through their relatively simple parts. While the song would be mind-blowing while high, even the chemically grounded can get into it. The rest of the tracks hover around three minutes, from the White Stripes-y “7mile Creek Blues” to the rolling “Looking for Truth.”The Black Owl Society - 'Burn the Past'
The hit single, though, (if the world worked like that) would be “Burn the Past,” which could be an Audioslave outtake and would probably garner some airplay with a bit more sheen to its production and less bite on its distortion. The Black Owl Society don’t want that, though. Their bite is what defines them, and makes this experience sound like more than your average blues band. The EP is available through their bandcamp site, and you can catch their live show next on Saturday night at Friends Bar on Sixth Street.


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When should you use multi-aperture photo frames?
Multi-aperture photo frames involve presenting three or more pictures together in a singular format. This method has proved to be a tasteful solution for displaying several photographs, usually of the same theme, at the same time. Multi-aperture frames also make for thoughtful gifts — such as to celebrate an anniversary, commemorate a loved one, or welcome a new member of the family.
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As touched on earlier in this article, multi-aperture photo frames are distinguished by presenting three or more pictures together in a singular format. How many photos you use is entirely up to you — however, generally speaking, between four to eight apertures is advisable in order to appreciate the detail in the photographs. By using our expert printing service, you will be able to replicate the colours and details of your artwork to a museum or gallery standard on the type of paper or canvas of your choosing.
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Michigan Legislative Update
Week of February 18, 2016
By Judy Augenstein
This week the state announced it is backing off complying with new federal standards for power plant pollution. The U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected the so-called Clean Power Plan, which are new U.S. environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at curbing carbon emissions from coal power plants. A multi-state law suit, which Attorney General Bill Schuette is a part of, had moved to block the rules from implementation.
The Michigan Agency for Energy examined what SCOTUS handed down last week and announced it would "suspend activities to comply with the rule and its time line for submissions" as it waits for resolution through the courts. Originally, the MAE indicated it would develop a Michigan specific plan to comply with the CPP. An initial report was due to the EPA in September 2016. MAE will continue to complete the modeling project it's already paid for, and will continue to maintain it informational website dedicated to the issue. Some health and environmental groups are not pleased with the state's timeout on complying with the Clean Power Plan.
This week Governor Rick Snyder joined with a bipartisan group of 17 governors in announcing the Governor's Accord for a New Energy Future. A joint commitment to take action to promote clean energy, clean transportation choices and a modern electric grid. "This is a great collaborative effort. States across the country have shown leadership and used different tools to improve their energy in ways that work at home for their residents." Snyder stated.
The Accord provides participating governors, a bipartisan coalition representing 127 million Americans, with a platform through which their states will collaborate learn from one another and leverage partnerships in energy planning and policy making.
SB 651, 652 and 653, legislation to tweak the Qualified Forest Act completed Senate action today and were forwarded to the House Tax Policy Committee for more review. No forestry related bills were debated by the House Natural Resources Committee or the Senate Natural Resources Committee this week.
The bills to increase the speed limit in certain areas is stalled in the House.