Ellia and Junghyun Park launch a follow-up to their Bib Gourmand-designated Atoboy.
Today, May 30, Ellia and Junghyun 'JP' Park open Atomix, a fine-dining Korean restaurant in New York City's NoMad neighborhood. This is a followup to the pair's first venture, Atoboy, where inspectors say "together with his wife, Ellia, chef Junghyun Park wows diners from start to finish at this Gramercy hot spot with their unapologetic love for Korean food."
In comparing the sibling restaurants, "Atoboy is a more casual and fun place," JP says. "It's more about my past experiences." The chef has worked in a number of countries, learning a variety of different types of cuisines, and Atoboy is where he is able to blend some of those influences with Korean food. At Atomix, there's a focus on high quality ingredients and it "is more of an educational place to teach people about Korean food and culture."
When guests enter the unassuming row house on East 30th Street, they are welcomed by the sleek, minimalist style. The interior, designed in collaboration with Younglae Kim, features muted grays, wood and black accents. The first floor bar and lounge welcomes guests for cocktails and à la carte snacks. The main event happens downstairs, where diners are treated to snacks in yet another lounge area before sitting for an $175 per person 10-course tasting menu. The 16-seat U-shaped chef's counter puts JP in centerstage to serve two seatings, five nights a week.
The menu is split into eight savory and two dessert courses, plus a number of seasonal rice and banchan pairings with some of the dishes. In talking about the creative process behind the menu, JP shares "I'm trying to balance fresh ingredients and the fermented flavor Korean cuisine is known for." One of the debut dishes is hoe, a raw fish platter consisting of sea bream that has been marinated in tangerine sauce and then aged for one day, as well as sea urchin, tangerine vinegar sauce, mustard kimchi, spinach, soy sauce gel and chrysanthemum. (Watch the video below for more info about this dish and the restaurant.) Each course is plated on series of handcrafted dishes from a mélange of prominent Korean ceramic companies and ceramists, and diners choose from the couple's personal collection of chopsticks that they have spent years accumulating.
On the beverage side, head sommelier Jhonel Faelnar crafts a mixed drink pairing for an additional $135 per person. In charge of cocktails are Jesse Vida and Samantha Casuga "who worked alongside the team to develop libations that showcase a blend of classic and new styles with Korean flavor influences."
The Parks long had a vision of such an endeavor, but they savvily used Atoboy as a way of familiarizing the New York City dining scene with Korean food and themselves. More than just providing great food and hospitality, "The pair hopes Atomix will offer a unique dining experience beyond what most people know and understand about Korean cuisine in New York City, and that it will bring more awareness to the many facets of Korean culture."
Jungsik, where JP previously worked, is one of the only other fine-dining Korean restaurants in The Big Apple, and the couple wanted to make sure the dining public was ready for all that Atomix is promised to bring. And based on the success of Atoboy, it is.
Atomix is open Tuesday through Saturday with seatings at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., and the bar/lounge is open from 5:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Reservations are required for dinner and can be made via Tock.
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(July 3, 2018) — This Eagle flew far from home. A rare 1853/2 overdate U.S. Liberty Head $10 gold coin was discovered when it was recently submitted to the Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) office in Paris, France. The submitter did not know it was a rare variety Eagle and unknowingly included it with a group of "common" U.S. gold pieces.
PCGSCoinFacts.com, the internet's most comprehensive resource for information about United States coins, points out that the 2 in the 1853 over 2 variety "is quite faint and easy to miss even on high-grade specimens." A portion of the number 2 can be seen as two lines in the lower loop of the number 3 digit in the date.


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What are some benefits of workload abstraction?
Presented by: Turbonomic
The benefits of workload abstraction in an IT environment have much to do with taking a more sophisticated look at computing systems and how they run. Companies can use more evolved hardware and software architectures, such as virtualization and cloud computing, to change the way data sets are handled in a complex system.
In the more primitive days of business computing, the traditional standard was a set of on-premises servers handling requests from external sources. Things like virtualization and cloud computing had not yet risen to offer enterprises the ability to move and shift workloads across an architecture, and into other places, such as vendor architectures.
Many of the benefits of workload abstraction relate to the cost of operations, the footprint of an IT system, and other practical considerations. By abstracting workloads and application tasks, companies can get more out of their hardware and achieve more efficient results in IT.
Some of the more advanced benefits of workload abstraction can be seen in new container virtualization systems. Rather than operating applications on "bare metal" (directly on hardware), container systems allow engineers and developers to run applications in highly virtualized systems, in individual containers sharing an operating system with a host. A containerization system embodies the principle of workload abstraction – it takes tasks and executes them in a versatile environment, where they are more "virtualized" or separated from a traditional logical hardware structure. Containerized virtualization can help run an entire application in a single IT system, rather than requiring distributed resources. It can also help developers to test how a particular application would run in any given system or environment as well as help with things like disaster recovery.
Some experts ask people to think of workload abstraction as a process that helps move data and tasks between different types of systems. For example, the principle of workload abstraction helps with moving workloads or tasks from an on-premises system to an off-premises system, i.e., to a vendor system. It would help with the process of moving workloads or tasks between different types of data centers, for example, short-term or long-term data repositories. In general, workload abstraction helps to make software computing more portable, to make enterprise systems more versatile, and to make company operations more efficient and scalable.
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I had an apartment fire about 6 years ago and lost close to everything. That experience taught me some lessons on what to do if your home has been destroyed by a tornado, hurricane, fire, etc. and what to do for someone with a destroyed home. This really doesn't have much to do with my profession, but it's information I want to get out due to recent events and this is the best forum I could think of.
Send-out an email and post on Facebook asap that you are ok, but probably won't have a lot of time to respond to people right away. This will lessen the "Are you ok?" messages. They are nice to get, but overwhelming.
Try to think positive and remember the good things in life. You know those old ugly dishes that your mother gave you and you couldn't get rid of because she'd be upset? They are gone! Woo hoo!
Take care of yourself. Stop and eat, get your medications refilled asap and start taking them again, rest, etc. Not taking care of yourself will only make things worse.
Get a spiral bound notebook and pen. Keep track of phone calls, insurance case numbers, names, things you need to remember to do, etc.
Your insurance adjuster needs a list of the REPLACEMENT cost (not what it would be worth, but what it would cost to replace it) of everything you lost. Go to Target and other stores and sign-up for their gift registry. They will give you a scanner (in most cases). Go AISLE by AISLE and scan everything you lost. You'd be amazed what you will remember doing this (who thinks of salt and pepper shakers?), but the other benefit is, you'll get a VERY handy list to turn-in by doing this.
I have to give credit to my State Farm adjuster for giving me this idea. Tony Wawzysko and State Farm, you were amazing. Thank you so much!
If you are visual like me, sit down and mentally walk through your home and look for things not on your list. Ask if you can walk through a couple of friend's homes to also help trigger your memory on things you lost.
Send the lists out to your friends and family who are asking how they can help. I sent mine out and I was amazed at what people gave either new or that they had around their homes. I even got a solid oak bedroom set!
Ask friends and family to reprint/upload photos of times you were together (vacations, parties, etc.).
Ask friends and family to help you rebuild your movie and music collection legally (maybe an online wish list?).
They will need water. I was so grateful when the Red Cross showed up with water!
They will need some cash for food and clothing.
They will probably need a place to sleep.
They will need everything you can think of that you would pack in an overnight bag (toothbrush, pajamas, underwear, hair brush, snacks, etc.).
Tell them to go do the registries I mention in the first list. Offer to go "shopping" with them.
Go through your pictures and find any of times where you were with that person. Reprint the pictures and/or put them somewhere electronically for them (upload them to a cloud drive, burn them a CD, whatever).
Have an extra computer lying around? Let them borrow it. They will need it to do a lot of things online.
Look through your house and clothing. Are there things you could give them to use temporarily until they can go buy things for themselves? One caveat is you can't be offended when they get rid of them after they DO buy things for themselves. No one did this to me, but I was worried about it.
One of the things I missed the most was my music collection (I now have it backed up like crazy!). If they lost their music or movie collection, offer to help them rebuild it (in a legal way).
One of my friends did something that was very cool. She brought me things I needed, but she also brought me a plastic tub. In it, she put fuzzy socks, a bottle of wine, pajamas, and a Best Buy gift card. When she saw the puzzled look on my face, she said something to the effect of, "Now, I know you. You are going to try to solve all of this as soon as possible and wear yourself out. So, one night this week, you are going to go to Best Buy and buy whatever movie you want. You are then going to put on these comfortable clothes, drink the wine, watch the movie, and relax." I did what she said and it really did help.
Another friend also did something very cool. I had just come back from visiting her and had purchased some souvenirs while there. She went back around to everywhere I had bought things and re-bought them all for me.
I'm sure there is a lot that I've forgotten, but those are some key things that I remember being helpful. I hope, by publishing this, they will help someone else.
And, thank you again to all of my friends and family who helped me through my tragedy. I couldn't have done it without you!
Helpful post. We just re-posted on Sandy ravaged Brooklyn and NYC FB pages.
Thank you for this. Just experienced an apartment fire myself and I'm still wrapping my mind around what to do. And while people are offering help… I don't even know where to begin.
I am so sorry to hear about your fire. It's such a horrible thing to go through.
And I think your feelings if not knowing where to begin are really normal. I recommend starting with your basic needs: food, shelter, and clothing. Then, probably most important is to et the insurance stuff done. The sooner you get that done, the sooner you can get help from them. BUT, don't forget to take time to rest each day too.


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Australia is rapidly growing as one of the most popular destinations for international students to attend. Currently Australia has the third largest international student enrollment behind the USA and the UK.
The cost of living and tuition costs in Australia are much lower that compared to the USA or the UK. These lower costs make it more affordable for students to attend a school in Australia and still have a high standard of living.
Institutions in Australia offer a wide variety of course and degrees, making it easy to find a fit that is right for you!
Not many people know this, but Australia is in the top 10 spenders in the world for research and development and 2% of all scientific papers in the world come from Australia, putting Australia at the forefront of new technology and innovations. From only a meager population of 19 million, there have been 7 Nobel Prize winners.


An hour-long polyphonous glance from five to six behind-the-scenes – scripts as well as excerpts are highly welcome.
We are delighted to welcome you this winter, learning and knowing everything on Tuesday evenings.
The goal of the tracing and enabling of thought of non-representational though relational movement will be complemented with collectively developed practices.
The essay from the book edited by Arne and Warren deals with Dean who investigates the pathological conception of the potential for disensual collectivity and differential activity. They locked themselves up in a visual universe.
Johannesburg Mumbai New York City Sao Paulo Paris and London become the focus for resistance.
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Ambiguity presents images which are commonly used to see suitably – said / written?
You thought you knew about passion?
The Pervert's Guide acclaimed a passionate approach to ourselves.
THINKING IN PUBLIC, MORE OF IT!
Almost every film made the camera onto celluloid (cinema).
heute vielfältig und höchst innovativ mit den möglichen Formen einer "Text-Renaissance"
Stylewriting uses different forms of text to explain the aesthetics of – in German!
Please read in advance the first two volumes.
Slow, Days, Harbor, Situations, Events, Impressions, and Experiences.
but many find this quite pleasant.
WARNING: back cover heavily explicit!
Contemporary goals mediate between the fields.
The result is a brilliant understanding of Time.
and one of the world's most radical border in international time. Don't forget!
thinking being inextricably linked with the perspective.
Except this is the revealing account of an eccentric shop-keeper as he attempts to capture a British stencil artist with wild results.
The little sister of the artist, Edith, tells the story of the yearly ritual of the year.
Alphabets of Language run until August. The works can be seen in texts dealing with the show. The exhibition is the letter. Afterwards: winter's sleep. Don't forget.
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Real-life contents on Relational Divide: conventional–digital? What else?
Gerechtigkeit – Selbstdarstellung – Verantwortung: die drei grossen Werte einer Gesellschaft.
Ingrid taught Sigrid to best describe this unique Viking. Both Ingrid and Sigrid love to share the color of your choice. The language doesn't matter.
your own bouquet caring for seasonal mixes. Don't forget.
Emancipation and Education of The Will in relation to aesthetics, politics, and education.
The book offers solutions and proposes ways to do it. Zum Glück.
Different kinds of diagrams and techniques make relations tangible and at the same time evade in immaterial ways.
And how many should you ideally find?
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The text sources of Conversation originate from a previous work that I realized in 2014 for a solo exhibition at Corner College in Zurich. The show has been conceived on the basis of conversations with Stefan Wagner, one of the organizers of the art space, and took place on the website of Corner College which contains, beside the usual information about the concept and the location of the art space, an online archive of all events that took place there as well as biographies of all the people involved. During those two and a half weeks of the exhibition the website was displayed in an unusual way: I asked the programmer to alter its code in order to "erase" its whole content, every word and image appeared white per default – thereby disappearing on the white background of the page – and reappeared black only when the cursor moved over it. I subsequently reworked each of the 800 entries of the website by selecting single words I wanted to stay visible at all time, utilizing a new command cancelling the effect of the reprogramming. The selection of the words that stayed visible was based on the specificities of the texts they were parts of, as well as on my own interest in the way different relations exemplify different kinds of discourse.
For the publication in all-over, I composed Conversation out of the text fragments I had selected from the section each one teach one which archives 153 events that were organized by the artist Philip Matesic and held at Corner College between July, 2009 and April, 2014 under this title.
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Sunday, 19 January, 2020
Home Health & Medicine
Alcohol-related deaths doubled in US, women at increased risk — study
LC Cristobal
A new study has revealed that the number alcohol-related deaths annually in the US have more than doubled between 1999 and 2017.
The study, published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, found that the number of alcohol-related deaths in the US has gone up by more than double. The researchers even consider this as an under-count.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism researchers examined data from death certificates from 1999 to 2017 and determined that the number of people who died from alcohol-related problems has increased by 50.9% from 16.9 to 25.5 per 100,000.
This translates to nearly 1 million deaths during the period. The number of deaths in 1999 was at 35,914 while by 2017, it is at 72,558. The researchers discovered that 2.6% of about 2.8 million deaths in the US in 2017 were alcohol-related.
Research results indicated that around half of the deaths were from liver disease or an overdose from alcohol or alcohol mixed with other drugs. While men died at a higher rate than women, the largest annual increase in deaths was among non-Hispanic white women.
The numbers showed that the death rate for people between the ages of 55 and 64 have also went up and that rates were higher among non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska natives.
Dr. Elliot Tapper, who has used the same data working on similar studies, agreed with the results of the research. He said: "When multiple researchers come to the same conclusion using different methods, I can tell you for certain these results are valid."
Dr. Taper, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, added that the increase in alcohol consumption in the US is more harmful due to the increased prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
He pointed out: "This is true for people who are 18 years old, just like it is true for people who are 65."
He also said that people are drinking stronger drinks and mentioned: "I live in a college town and I see college kids drinking products that are sweeter, easier to drink and have a higher percentage of alcohol."
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Етимологија
Њено име значи "сок циметовог дрвета".

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Била је сујетна и охола супруга краља Цефеја. Хвалила се да је лепша од божанских Нереида (или да је то њена кћерка Андромеда), што је њих увредило, па су тражиле од Посејдона, бога мора да је казни. Бог је послао морско чудовиште које је почело да пустоши земљу којом је владао Цефеј. У жељи да спасе свој народ, краљ је упитао Амоново пророчиште за савет и добио је одговор да ће пустошење престати када чудовишту жртвује своју кћер Андромеду. Народ је присилио свог краља да то и учини, али ју је од зле судбине спасио Персеј. Иако је Персеју, заједно са својим супругом, обећала кћерку за жену уколико је спаси, није га љубазно дочекала као зета, а и према неким изворима, била је у дослуху са Агенором који је грубо прекинуо свадбено весеље. Она је наиме, желела да јој Агенор буде зет, па чак гласно затражила Персејеву смрт. Сви ликови ове приче су пренети међу звезде, па тако и Касиопеја. Заправо, на небу је она за казну била окренута наопачке у одређено доба године и привезана за пијачну корпу како би смешно изгледала. Међу звезде ју је поставио Посејдон.

Друге личности
 Према Аполодору, мајка Атимнија, кога је имала са Зевсом.
 Кћерка Арабија, која је са Фениксом имала децу Карму и Финеја.
 Према Хигину, мајка Либије, коју је имала са Епафом.

Извори

Спољашње везе

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namespace Common {

uint hashit(const char *str);
uint hashit_lower(const char *str);	// Generate a hash based on the lowercase version of the string
inline uint hashit(const String &str) { return hashit(str.c_str()); }
inline uint hashit_lower(const String &str) { return hashit_lower(str.c_str()); }

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struct CaseSensitiveString_EqualTo {
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struct CaseSensitiveString_Hash {
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// hash anyway.
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The OSB14 is a part of the new generation of starting block for swimming.
It replaces the OSB9 and includes an inclined foot rest, which allows a significant improvement of thrust when the swimmer starts. This proven technology has been adapted to the new starting block.
The OSB14 is designed in fiberglass to ensure the platform robustness while optimizing its weight (28kg).
The platform is covered with an anti-skid surface providing comfort and safety to the swimmer.
With a smaller base (200x320mm) than the OSB11, this starting block can be installed in pools with minimal floor space. The mounting system is similar as for the OSB9, allowing an easier replacement of these units, no longer produced to this day, by the new starting block OSB14.
A door at the back of the block allows easy access to the interior to connect the cabling.
Both versions have the same base and top, providing an affordable and evolutive solution : a basic system can be upgraded later to a RBD system.
The footrest can be freely adjusted in length, or disassembled with standard tools.
In a fixed cable installation, the various items of the timing system are connected into a lane deck plate which is installed under the center of each block. This offers physical protection for the cables, connections and speaker.
An additional start deck plate can be located next to the position of the acoustic start device.


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Home All News Brazil Launches Trade Dispute Against China Over Sugar: WTO
Brazil Launches Trade Dispute Against China Over Sugar: WTO
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 5:52 am
GENEVA (Reuters) – Brazil has launched a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization to challenge Beijing's restrictions on sugar imports, a filing published by the WTO showed on Monday.
Brazil said it was challenging China's "safeguard" measure on imported sugar, the administration of its tariff-rate quota, and its "automatic import licensing" system for out-of-quota sugar.
Brazil's recourse to the WTO, confirming a move approved by its foreign trade chamber CAMEX on Aug. 31, is a response to a plunge in Brazilian sugar exports since China imposed an additional 45 percent sugar tariff last year.
The tax was reduced to 40 percent this May and will be cut to 35 percent in May 2019. It comes on top of the regular tariff for sugar, which is 15 percent on the first 1.945 million tonnes and 50 percent on any imports outside that quota, the Brazilian filing said.
The WTO's Safeguards Agreement allows such tariffs as a temporary measure to counter a sudden and unforeseen surge in imports that threatens to damage national producers.
But there are conditions that need to be met for the rules to apply, and Brazil said China broke 12 WTO rules with its safeguards, five rules with its quotas, and 13 with its licensing system.
Brazil said the automatic import licensing (AIL) system, which applied to imports outside the quota, was not "automatic".
"Approval is granted only up to the maximum level approved by MOFCOM," Brazil said, referring to China's Ministry of Commerce.
"Furthermore, under the AIL System, if imports increase too rapidly, MOFCOM can reduce or stop the issuance of licenses to import sugar at any time. China is thus restricting the importation of out-of-quota sugar."
China's Commerce Ministry said last week that its safeguard measures on sugar imports were in line with WTO rules.
By launching a dispute, Brazil has opened a 60-day window for China to try to settle the matter in talks. After that, Brazil could request adjudication by a WTO dispute panel.
That would trigger litigation that would take years but could lead to China being obliged to drop its sugar restrictions or face potential trade sanctions, if its sugar policies are found to break the rules.
Brazil had proposed that China exempt a limited amount of Brazilian sugar from the safeguard, but China resisted the plan, a source close to the negotiations said in April.
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import warnings

from manilaclient.v2 import quota_classes

warnings.warn("Module manilaclient.v1.quota_classes is deprecated (taken as "
              "a basis for manilaclient.v2.quota_classes). "
              "The preferable way to get a client class or object is to use "
              "the manilaclient.client module.")

class MovedModule(object):
    def __init__(self, new_module):
        self.new_module = new_module

    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        return getattr(self.new_module, attr)

sys.modules["manilaclient.v1.quota_classes"] = MovedModule(quota_classes)


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Collectors embrace Bowling Green record stores
Kristina Francis March 21, 2019
Photos by Emily Heath
As her friend grabs a record sliding it out of its sleeve, Taylor Haase watched about to hear a record for the first time. As the needle hit the grooves on the pricesley cut piece of vinyl and the song started leaking out of the speakers Haase was hooked.
For some people listening to records is a daily ritual, along with going to record stores and sifting through records until they have struck gold. Bowling Green is home to two local record stores Mellow Matt's Music & More and Melodies and Memories. The Great Escape also has a location in Bowling Green. Recently vinyl is on track to surpass digital radio and CDs.
Haase, a 2017 alumna, began collecting records when she listened to her friends record player and then got a record player for Christmas about five years ago.
"I really liked the sound," she said. "Vinyl pressings pick up dust and scratches and the needle induces wear in the grooves which creates crackle and also picks up the sound of its own motion."
Haase has 31 records in her collection. She displays them on an iron record storage shelf with her orange Crosley turntable sitting on top. Her favorites from her collection are her jazz records and her Whitney (the band, not Houston) album titled "Light Upon the Lake."
Bowling Green alumna Taylor Haase poses for a portrait with one of her favorite records by Whitney, "Light Upon the Lake." Hasse has 31 records in her collection.
Haase enjoys going to Mellow Matt's, once or twice a month, to sift through the tightly spaced rows of records and find gems to take home.
"Anytime I go, I know I want to have a lot of time to go because there's so many to look through," Haase said.
Harrison Lee, a freshman from Owensboro, has been working on building his record collection for almost four years. Lee got his first record his sophomore year of high school for Christmas. It was Led Zeppelin's "Mothership" box set including four records.
"That sparked the fire," Lee said.
Lee's dorm room has three bins stuffed full of records with his record player sitting in between. The contents of these bins and the 50 records he has at home add up to about 250 to 275 records. Lee makes record store trips at least once a week and sometimes two or three times a week.
Lee's favorite record stores in Bowling Green are Mellow Matt's and Music and Memories.
Owensboro freshman Harrison Lee has collected nearly 275 records since his sophomore year of high school. Lee's favorite record stores in Bowling Green are Mellow Matt's and Music and Memories.
"My favorites will always still be the little hole-in-the-wall places, the little mom and pop shops," he said. "That's my go-to. You're going to see things ranging from jazz albums to country albums that nobody really gives a shit about, but they're there."
Lee enjoys the rush of searching for albums and finding one he didn't even know existed. One of his favorites is a Pink Floyd album of their complete BBC sessions. The record is an original 1968 pressing.
"Whenever you find something like this, and Pink Floyd's your favorite band, it just kinda rocks your whole world," he said.
Just like Lee, Dillon Miller, a junior from White Mills, has been building up his record collection for two years. Mellow Matt's is also his favorite record store.
Miller got into collecting records his freshman year when Mellow Matt's had a booth set up on campus. After buying a couple that day, he started reading more into the hobby and has built off that.
White Mills junior Dillon Miller thumbs through his record collection in his dorm. Miller has collected 241 records in the past two years.
He now has a collection of 241 records filling up two shelves on his bookcase with box sets propped up against the wall above in his dorm.
Mellow Matt's is Miller's favorite records store he has been to over the past three years.
"There is something about it being a community hometown type record store, he said. "Nobody else but Bowling Green has Mellow Matt's."
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Gymfit Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Bring Revolutionary Athletic Apparel to All
Gymfit is excited to announce the launch of its Indiegogo campaign to bring its innovative athletic apparel to the world.
Founded by a team of fitness enthusiasts and industry professionals, Gymfit is more than just a clothing brand – it's a community. The team at Gymfit is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where members can connect with like-minded individuals and support each other on their fitness journeys.
At Gymfit, it's understood that physical and mental health are interconnected. That's why we've designed the apparel in a way that people from all walks of life can join in and feel confident and comfortable while working out. The product is exclusively produced and printed in the US with the highest quality and the lowest price because they care about everyone's well-being.
One of the key features of Gymfit is the use of sustainable materials in the production of its clothing. Gymfit is committed to minimizing its environmental impact and strives to use eco-friendly fabrics whenever possible. In addition to their commitment to sustainability, their apparel is also designed with function in mind, featuring moisture-wicking and stretch materials to help athletes perform the best.
To bring this vision to life, Gymfit is launching an Indiegogo campaign to raise the necessary funds to bring a unique athletic apparel to the community. The campaign will run for 60 days and offers a range of perks for supporters, including exclusive discounts on their products, early access to new releases, and Gymfit merchandise.
"We're excited to bring Gymfit to the community and offer a unique and innovative athletic apparel experience," said Gymfit Founder and CEO, Frank Sabedra . "Our team has put a lot of hard work and passion into creating Gymfit, and we're grateful for the opportunity to share it with the world through our Indiegogo campaign. We're not just building a brand, but a community and a network where we help people maintain a harmonious balance between physical and mental health to become confident enough to reach their goals in life."
To learn more about Gymfit and to support their Indiegogo campaign, visit Indiegogo Fundraiser or follow them on social media at @Gymfitla.
About Gymfit:
Gymfit is more than just a clothing brand – it's a community. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Gymfit is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where members can connect with like-minded individuals and support each other on their fitness journeys. Offering a range of high-quality, sustainable athletic apparel designed with function in mind, Gymfit caters to all levels of fitness and is committed to helping people maintain a harmonious balance between physical and mental health.
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP and the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP announced the establishment of the Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians on 30 March 2011.
The Panel will look at participation in its broadest perspective, to ask how Australia can best harness the life experiences and intellectual capital of senior Australians.
The Panel has been asked to address the central question "What new opportunities will arise in the future with a larger, and more active, community of senior Australians?"


TSPSC VRO Result 2018: TSPSC VRO Result 2018 Out!!!. Telangana State Public Service Commission had recently conducted the VRO Exam on the month of September 16th throughout the state. A lot of candidates are applied and attended the written exam. Now they are eagerly waiting for the TS VRO Result 2018. Today the TSPSC Recruitment board had announced the TSPSC VRO Result 2018 in their official site. The TS VRO Result 2018 had been released in a PDF format. Along with this they also released the TS VRO Result 2018 Merit list. Here we are providing the direct link for TSPSC VRO Result 2018 for your convenience. So aspirants kindly utilize this to know your result status as well as the TS VRO Result 2018 Merit list.
You will find the link regarding TSPSC VRO Result out.
Click on the link you will get into the new page.
In the bottom of the page, there will be links regarding VRO general rankings.
Candidates can use the links depends upon their roll number wise.
In the same page, you will find the link regarding "click here to download the VRO Rank Card".
By clicking on this you get into another new page.
In that page, put your roll number in the box to view your merit list.


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Le fluvalinate  est un mélange de nombreux stéréoisomères d'un composé organique appartenant à la famille des pyréthrinoïdes. Le Tau-fluvalinate est un nom trivial pour le (2RS-D)-fluvalinate.

Le fluvalinate est un insecticide et acaricide synthétique dont des préparations commerciales sont Apistan, Klartan, Minadox.

Synthèse
Le fluvalinate peut être obtenu à partir de la  4-trifluorméthylaniline ou bien de la 2-chlor-4-trifluorméthylaniline.

Mode d'action
Cet insecticide agit sur le système nerveux des insectes, par contact ou ingestion du produit, en perturbant la conduction de l'influx nerveux.

Utilisation
Le fluvalinate agit sur un grand nombre d'insectes notamment piqueurs-suceurs (pucerons, cicadelles, punaises, thrips) ou les lépidoptères (tordeuses ou noctuelles) présents sur un grand nombre de cultures.

Il est couramment utilisé en apiculture pour contrôler le varroa dans les colonies d'abeilles. Le fluvalinate est stable, non-volatile, lipo-soluble. Son efficacité a été démontré en France et en Israël. Une étude a montré que le miel d'une ruche traitée ne contient pratiquement pas de fluvalinate, compte tenu de son affinité pour la cire d'abeille.

Cependant compte-tenu des phénomènes de résistance observés dès 1995, cet acaricide est considéré comme très peu efficace.

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Acaricide
Insecticide pyréthrinoïde


Rinse Arborio rice under running water until water runs clear.
Place in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and add water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cover. Cook 10 minutes.
Turn off heat from rice and let rest for 10 minutes.
Prepare vinegar mixture. In small saucepan add Epicurean Premium Balsamic Vinegar and salt bring to a boil and turn off heat, stirring.
On a cookie sheet spread out rice and pour on an bit of the vinegar. Spread out with a non-stick spatula or your hands moistened in water. Add more vinegar and toss. Spread out some more and allow to cool.
Using a sushi rolling mat covered with plastic wrap, lay proscuitto slices on mat to cover, overlapping pieces by 1/2".
Spread out sushi rice to a thickness of about 1/2" on top of proscuitto. Leave about 1/2" at the top and bottom.
Layer on top of rice: basil leaves, red bell pepper, scallions, and anchovies.
Roll up sushi and slice with wet knife into 6 pieces.


Have a true passion for Customer Service? Have the skill to sell? Want to work in a fun, buzzing environment?!
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We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have a real passion for customer service who also have the ability to sell and are target driven to come and join the wonderful dream team in the sales department.
Top performers are earning up to £1500 every 2 weeks alongside the generous hourly rate and competitive uncapped commission structure, this role is every sellers dream.
You will be joining the exceptional sales team whilst undergoing excellent training which will be provided to help the progression and development of your role. On a day to day basis you will be phoning potential customers via the automated dialling system offering protection plans for home appliances and all white household goods. Ideally you will have experience in a similar role but due to our excellent training programme experience in not essential.
If you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a vibrant office, please do not hesitate to send your CV!


– KLIA, KLIA 2, Sepang F1 Circuit.
The Sepang International Circuit (Malay: Litar Antarabangsa Sepang) is a motorsport race track in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated close Kuala Lumpur International Airport, around 45 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue utilized for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix, Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix and other major motorsport occasions.
The circuit was planned by German architect Hermann Tilke, who might in this way outline the new offices in Shanghai, Bahrain, Turkey, Valencia, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Korea, India and the USA.


Are you thinking about becoming an insurance provider? Do you need the tools to complete the appropriate paperwork? Do you understand the limitations and pricing? Have you ever wondered about the pros and cons of becoming a Medicare provider? Do you have specific questions that you want answered? Then this program is for you.


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4 Ways to Learn from your Losses – and Turn Them Into Wins!
Anyone who loves basketball knows who A.C. Green is. He's a basketball legend not just with the L.A. Lakers, but for every team he played on. He's also a legend for paying it forward, and for giving proven advice from his years on and off the court for how to take any situation and turn it for a higher good.
A.C. Green's rookie year with the L.A. Lakers was supposed to be a winner. They were the reigning NBA champs, but that first year, they didn't even make it to the playoffs. The deciding game was devastating for him and his teammates alike.
Back in the locker room that night, Green remembers listening to some of the veteran players. They were a voice of reason in a difficult moment, giving him and his teammates perspective that would carry them through to the next season – and to two consecutive championships!
A.C. went on to play 12 years with the NBA, eventually ending his career with another Lakers championship. This time, the new rookies looked to him as the voice of reason. He realized he'd come full circle.
But it was in the interim off the court during his career that gave him the perspective he needed to turn his losses into wins. He learned 4 steps that can help you do the same:
A.C.'s teammates through the years were some of the greatest players in the history of the game. Their advice helped him navigate his life on and off the court. His father was also a huge influence in his life – inspiring him to follow the path he's on now. When his father passed away, the life lessons he shared with his son gave A.C. the perspective and motivation he needed to make a difference in the world.
Who are you listening to? Make sure to TUNE IN to the voices that MOTIVATE and ENCOURAGE, win or lose.
A.C. believes that if you don't plan to succeed you plan to fail. You have to plan for success today to experience it tomorrow.
During that rookie season, he asked the veterans on the team what they planned to do after their basketball career was over. Magic Johnson said he wanted to go into business. Byron Scott wanted to be a coach. They had plans.
You may fall short, you but have to have something you're AIMING TOWARD.
In 1990, just 4 years into his career, A.C. started the A.C. Green Youth Foundation, an organization that uses sports to help young people succeed with integrity. He made a PLAN that would carry him through his career and beyond.
Even when you're down, make a PLAN for what's next. Then go for it!
After the start of his foundation, A.C. Green went on to play in the NBA for 10 more years. In fact, he holds the record for playing in the most consecutive regular season games – 1,192 to be exact. Talk about integrity and commitment!
Both on and off the court, A.C. committed to what he started. When A. C. said he'd be there, he stuck to it. He is truly a quiet champion.
Once you make a plan, COMMIT to following through. This will help you turn any loss into a WIN.
For A.C., success is defined by how many people he can bring along with him on his journey. For this reason, he's never satisfied or settled. He knows there's always MORE to achieve.
He didn't want to just be a basketball player – even in college. He wanted his platform to be about something MORE. And he still wakes up every day with this MINDSET.
Don't be afraid to REACH for MORE in life. It will take you further every time.
We all have losses in life – from the end of a career, to the death of a loved one, to broken relationships. But you don't have to succumb to defeat. Instead, take your losses and focus on how you can turn them into wins.
Filed under: Business, Life, ReAlign, ReBrand, ReDesign, ReImagine, Relationships, ReLaunch, ReSet


The Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) – National Office – is seeking a passionate and experienced professional to fill the role of National Coordinator. Under the guidance of the Board of Directors, the National Coordinator is responsible for the overall operations of CTC, a membership based Tibet advocacy organization to be based in Ottawa/Gatineau, with volunteer branches across Canada.
The role requires strong leadership skills in a collaborative context, and excellent communication skills. Experience in financial and organizational management and development, government relations, fundraising, strategic planning, advocacy campaigns, and volunteer management is necessary.
Experience with NGOs, coalition work, and membership-based organizations is an asset. Very good understanding of the Tibetan issue is essential. Excellent spoken and written English skills are a must. Fluency in French and/or Tibetan is a strong asset. A university degree or equivalent experience in a related field is sought.
Must be willing to work some weekends and travel up to 20% of the time.
As the principle spokesperson for CTC, plan and communicate key messaging to the public through press releases, op-eds, media contacts, public speaking engagements, and other methods.
Manage administration of the office including management of membership records and communication.
Coordinate organizational initiatives with volunteer branches, develop and maintain relations with like-minded organizations, and working groups.
The outgoing Executive Director with the Board of Directors, will provide transition support.
Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status applicants only please.
Please send a cover letter, resume/CV and salary expectations as text in the email by November 1, 2011. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.
Only those invited to be interviewed will be contacted. For more information about the Canada Tibet Committee, please visit www.tibet.ca.


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Pleurobranchaea inconspicua är en snäckart som beskrevs av Bergh 1897. Pleurobranchaea inconspicua ingår i släktet Pleurobranchaea och familjen Pleurobranchidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Check out this sweet 1980's vintage tee dedicated to computer geeks worldwide. Navy blue in color, this great tee has "I'm a Computer Star" printed in red text, above a small computer that has the acronym "ISI" on its screen. Below this is a white and blue background that has blue stars bursting from the top and bottom edges. We've tried to pinpoint where this shirt may have come from, but in typical techie fashion, the acronym ISI seems to mean all sorts of stuff. One things for sure though, this geek had style.
Item Condition: Great vintage condition! Super soft! Print shows shows some slight wear but nothing major! Please refer to the pictures for further details.


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Heinrich Förster, seit 1863 Heinrich Ritter von Förster (* 14. Mai 1832 in Wien; † 31. Jänner 1889 ebenda) war ein österreichischer Architekt und Stadtbaumeister.

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Heinrich Förster war der Sohn des 1863 geadelten Architekten Ludwig von Förster und der ältere Bruder von Emil von Förster, der gleichfalls Architekt war. Seine Schwester Sophie war mit dem berühmten Theophil von Hansen verheiratet. Er besuchte 1852/53 ein Semester lang die Malerei-Schule der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien. Danach machte er offenbar eine Lehre bei einem Baumeister, da er 1861 die Baumeisterkonzession erwarb.

Nach dem Tod des Vaters gab Heinrich von Förster von 1864 bis 1870 gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Emil die Allgemeine Bauzeitung heraus, die Ludwig Förster begründet hatte. Von März bis Oktober 1869 war er zudem Direktor der Allgemeinen österreichischen Baugesellschaft. In den Jahren 1873 bis 1875 war er Direktor des Wiener Bauvereins. Ab 1876 führte Förster eine eigene Baufirma, die Bauten für andere Architekten ausführte, aber auch einige Gebäude nach eigenen Entwürfen errichtete.

1887 wurde Heinrich Ritter von Förster Besitzer der Lilienfelder Zementfabrik. Sein Gesundheitszustand verschlechterte sich zusehends, sodass er sich 1888 gänzlich aus seiner Baufirma zurückzog und die Sommermonate in Lilienfeld verbrachte. Er verlor sein Gehör und starb im Alter von 57 Jahren. Er hinterließ seine Frau Hermine, eine Tochter des Valentin von Streffleur, mit der er seit 1861 verheiratet war, fünf Töchter und zwei Söhne. Förster wurde auf dem Hütteldorfer Friedhof bestattet.  1904 erfolgte die kaiserliche Genehmigung der Namensvereinigung "von Förster-Streffleur" für seine Witwe und die gemeinsamen Nachkommen.

Werk
Heinrich von Förster stand als Architekt stets im Schatten seines Vaters und seines Bruders. Demgemäß war er vorwiegend als ausführender Baumeister für andere Architekten tätig, errichtete aber auch einige Wohnbauten nach eigenen Entwürfen. Diese waren stilistisch der Wiener Neorenaissance verpflichtet, zeichneten sich durch eine ausgeprägte Plastizität der Fassadengestaltung aus und standen deutlich unter dem Einfluss seines Schwagers Theophil Hansen.

1867 erhielt er eine bronzene Medaille in Paris. Ab 1869 war er Mitglied der Gesellschaft der bildenden Künstler Wien.

 Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck (1858–1860), Umbau- und Restaurierungsarbeiten gemeinsam mit Ludwig Förster
 Miethaus, Walfischgasse 4, Wien 1 (1861), gemeinsam mit Hermann Wehrenfennig
 Miethaus, Schubertring 6, Wien 1 (1863–1864), gemeinsam mit Hermann Wehrenfennig
 Markthalle Tandelmarkt, bei der Rossauer Kaserne, Wien 9 (1864), 1944 zerstört
 Miethäuser, Schottenring 8–12, Wien 1 (1869–1870), gemeinsam mit Moritz Hinträger; unter Denkmalschutz
 Miethaus, Universitätsring 12, Wien 1 (1869–1872), Ausführung; Architekt Emil Förster
 Miethaus, Esslinggasse 8–10, Wien 1 (1870)
 Miethaus, Esslinggasse 18, Wien 1 (1870–1871)
 Wohnhaus, Getreidemarkt 10, Wien (1871–1872)
 Wohnhaus Theimer, Reisnerstraße 41, Wien 3 (1872)
 Hotel (Palais Hansen), Schottenring 20–26, Wien 1 (1873), Ausführung; Architekt Theophil Hansen; nach Weltausstellung Wohnhaus, ab 1941 Amtsgebäude der Stadt Wien, heute Hotel Kempinski
 Zementwerk, Perlmoosergasse, Schrambach bei Lilienfeld (1873), gemeinsam mit Theodor Hoppe; nur Teile erhalten
 Miethaus, Rechte Bahngasse 34 / Neulinggasse 42, Wien 3 (1874), Ausführung; Architekt Robert Raschka
 Miethaus, Bennogasse 31, Wien 8 (1875)
 Miethaus, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 98, Wien 3 (1877)
 Miethaus, Kolonitzplatz 8 / Bechardgasse 1, Wien 3 (1877), Ausführung; Architekt Emil Förster
 Miethaus, Karlsgasse 20, Wien 4 (1879), nicht gesichert

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Alexandra Schmitt
Alexandra Schmitt is a policy analyst for human rights, democracy, and development on the National Security and International Policy team at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she served as a research assistant at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Center for Public Leadership, where she helped to develop courses on multiparty negotiation analysis and public policy design and implementation. She was previously the U.S. foreign policy advocacy coordinator at Human Rights Watch and has also worked at Human Rights First and the United Nations Foundation. She earned a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Grinnell College in Iowa.


Janet Mao putts. The junior and the Wildcats will compete at the Stanford Intercollegiate beginning Monday.
After a lackluster performance two weeks ago at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, Northwestern will look to bounce back at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
The Wildcats were runners-up at the NCAA Tournament last year, but finished ninth of 15 in their most recent tournament. Coach Emily Fletcher said the team has a chance to show they have more to offer.
NU will face stiff competition against an elite field that includes Stanford and Georgia. Due to renovations to the Cardinal's usual golf course, the tournament will be played at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California.
Senior Hannah Kim said the location change puts everyone on equal footing. Kim has attended the Stanford Intercollegiate every year since she arrived at NU.
Junior Janet Mao said she looks forward to going to the West Coast after a disappointing home event.
Kim and Mao said the past two weeks have allowed them to hone in on improvements after a rough start to the season. Kim said she tightened her swing, and Mao said she has worked with assistant coach Beth Miller to boost her play.
Even so, the Cats will have to fight hard to assert their dominance. Fletcher said NU will need tournaments like this one to demonstrate its capabilities.


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The Lost City Of Z Review
Based on a true story, it's the historical aspect of these events that holds the attention, even though the filmmakers kind of let the drama slip through their fingers. It's an impressively designed film, with vivid characters and some rather amazing situations. But the script's structure is too fragmented to build the story's momentum.
It opens in 1906 London, where Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) is assigned to accompany a geographical expedition to the jungles on the border of Bolivia and Brazil. While there accompanied by the intrepid Costin (Robert Pattinson), he discovers signs of a massive ancient city, which he names Z, the ultimate human achievement. Back in England, he reacquaints himself with his fiercely independent wife Nina (Sienna Miller) and plans a return trip with Costin and wealthy benefactor Murray (Angus Macfadyen) to find this lost pre-European civilisation. But Murray causes so many problems that they return empty-handed. The outbreak of the Great War delays Percy from going back to South America, so he heads off to the front to fight. Later, he organises a final expedition to find Z, accompanied by his now-adult son Jack (Tom Holland).
The screenplay has simplified Percy's attempts to find Z (he actually travelled to Brazil around 10 times). But the three trips depicted here begin to feel oddly repetitive, broken up by scenes of impatient domesticity in Britain. All of these sequences are sharply well shot and played, but the overall impact is lessened by all of the travelling back and forth. And many of the long sequences back in Europe feel like asides to the main story of Percy's all-consuming obsession with finding this ancient city, which we now know exists. Hunnam is terrific in the role, with his cut-glass accent and stiff upper lip even in the face of impending doom. He's likeable and passionate, and his scenes with the superb Miller sparkle. Patterson and Macfadyen add some texture as loyal and obnoxious colleagues, respectively. And Holland's quiet charisma very nearly steals the show.
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The Time Of Their Lives Trailer
Helen Shelly was once an internationally renowned Hollywood filmstar, though these days she's living in a retirement home in London - far from the glamour and luxury she was once so used to. Her former boyfriend, a film director, has passed away and a funeral is being held for him on the stunning island of Ile-de-Re off the coast of France. She's determined to crash the party by whatever means possible and enlists the help of the meek and impressionable Priscilla to aid her in her escape. Priscilla mourns a child she lost many years ago, and struggles to cope in her life with her unloving husband, but in meeting Helen she finds herself with a new lease of life. They may not have a lot of money between them, but they do everything they can to get to France in time for the funeral, meeting a handsome Italian millionaire named Alberto on the way. It threatens to cause a rift between them, but their newfound friendship goes far too deep for that.
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John Wick: Chapter 2 Trailer
Former hitman John Wick is in Rome following events in the first movie where he sought bloody revenge on the man who killed his dog and stole his car. He's still bereaved from the death of his wife Helen (who died before events in the first film) but he has at least got himself a new puppy. While it can be argued that his revenge massacre doesn't necessarily mean he's back in the game even if it did find him in the company of his former associates, this time his vow of retirement is broken for sure. An old friend is trying to takeover over a nefarious group of international assassins, and he is forced to join him because of the blood oath he made many years ago. This is not the kind of job you can quit easily.
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Uma Thurman, Franco Nero and Quentin Tarantino - The 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Closing Ceremony - Arrivals - Cannes, France - Saturday 24th May 2014
Django Unchained Review
By Rich Cline
Tarantino takes an unusually comical approach to a provocative topic, and the result is as controversial as expected. And also startlingly hilarious. At its core, this is another revenge-themed thriller, but Tarantino's snappy, constantly surprising aproach spirals out to explore racial issues over the past 150 years with humour, drama and, of course, grisly violence.
Set two years before the American Civil War in 1858 Texas, the story centres on bounty hunter Schultz (Waltz), who offers the slave Django (Foxx) what seems like a fantasy job: to work with him to capture white criminals dead or alive. Usually dead. Sure enough, everyone is shocked to see a black man not only riding a horse but carrying a gun. When Django helps find three notorious outlaw brothers, he earns his freedom, and Schultz then offers to help free Django's enslaved wife (Washington). This involves staging an elaborate sting on her owner, the bloodthirsty Mississippi plantation owner Calvin (DiCaprio), who runs a ring of slaves who fight each other to the death. But Calvin's butler Stephen (Jackson) suspects that something is up.
Waltz and Foxx have terrific chemistry in the central roles, with Waltz's lively intelligence bouncing off Foxx's physical and emotional intensity. This gives the film an underlying drive that keeps us engaged through the blood-soaked violence as well as the more slapstick-style sequences (a KKK raid led by Johnson and Hill feels like a lost sequence from Blazing Saddles). But Tarantino's screenplay is beautifully constructed to even out the tone with exciting action, harrowing nastiness and some darkly involving drama. All while quietly exploring the twisted history of racial relations in America.
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The cast of upcoming action drama flick 'Django Unchained' Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L Jackson, Kerry Washington and Franco Nero along with director Quentin Tarantino arrive at the Hassler Hotel in Rome for a photocall.
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German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz is on the hunt for a brutal gang of murderers, the Brittle brothers. His search leads him to the only person who has information on the group, Django, who is a slave living in the deep south of the States. Schultz crosses his path as he finds Django shackled to a group of other slaves who are all being taken to auction. Posing as a dentist, Schultz requests to buy him from his owners. On the owners' refusal, Schultz ruthlessly shoots them to death and takes the slave. The bounty hunter promises to free Django and take him to rescue his wife, Broomhilda, who has been enslaved by a Mississippi plantation owner on the dead or alive capture of the Brittle brothers. On their success, Schultz frees Django as promised but the pair decides to stick together as bounty hunters full time. Their search for Broomhilda leads him to the 'Candyland' plantation owner Calvin Candie who has trainer Ace Woody train slaves to fight each other for sport. The bounty hunters arouse suspicion from loyal house slave Stephen as they arrive to explore the property under a false guise and soon become under threat by a dangerous organisation who are determined not to let them escape with Broomhilda.
This western drama is directed by the award-winning director, writer and Quentin Tarantino ('Pulp Fiction', 'Kill Bill', 'Reservoir Dogs') and includes a star-studded cast. 'Django Unchained' is a thought provoking story set in the deep south of America two years before the Civil War. It was inspired by 60s western 'Django' along with its sequels and includes a cameo appearance from 'Django' star Franco Nero.

It is set for release on December 25th 2013 in the US and January 18th 2013 in the UK.
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
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Michael Kovak is a young man who's studying to become a priest, his faith is strong but he's not convinced in demonic possession, instead he believes people who claim to be possessed should be treated for psychosis by a doctor. Still unable to truly believe in what the he's being taught, Kovak attends an exorcism school at the Vatican.
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Sophie is an aspiring writer currently with a lack of inspiration, when she and her fiancé take a trip to one of the most romantic places in the world - Verona, Italy - she thinks it might just give her some direction but she never expected to embark on the journey she does. Sophie finds herself in Juliet's courtyard where she stumbles upon a letter from 1957, the letter is a heartfelt plea for advice. After contemplating what to do with the letter, she finally decides to respond.
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PALO ALTO, CA – August 8, 2013. Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) announced today the launch of its 2013-4 fundraising campaign, Download a PDF version of this press release.which aims to secure $5 million in donations for Palo Alto Unified public schools. This year's campaign builds off the success of PiE's efforts last year, which raised a record $4.9 million for public school students in Palo Alto.
PiE funds this school year are paying for elements of the Palo Alto public education program that are integral to student success and well being at every school level. In elementary schools, PiE is funding classroom aides, hands-on science and art instruction, instrumental music and counseling support. In middle school, PiE will underwrite engaging electives that give students a chance to discover their creative spark, along with counselors that are crucial to healthy adolescent development. And in high school, PiE will provide counselors who ensure that students are well supported throughout their four years and during the college application process, along with electives such as sports nutrition and robotics. The funds raised in this year's PiE campaign will ensure that these programs continue for the 2014-15 school year.
"The funds raised by Partners in Education are crucial to our ability to provide a high quality education program for all PAUSD students," said Kevin Skelly, Superintendent of Palo Alto Unified School District. "We rely on PiE more every year to ensure that our schools are giving students the adult support, arts and science enrichment, and engaged learning that is essential to their academic and social development."
About 200 parent volunteers make up the backbone of PiE's fundraising efforts, with PiE representatives who lead the campaign at each of Palo Alto's 18 public schools. Last year, more than 4,500 families gave to Partners in Education. Many parents chose to give at the suggested ask of $800 per child, while others gave at a different level, including the 475 families who joined PiE's Leadership Circle with a gift of $2,500 or more. PiE also benefits from strong partnerships with the business community and from donations received by other Palo Alto community members who value public education. This year's PiE campaign is kicking off with a generous challenge grant that will double all PiE donations received by August 31st (up to $300,000 in total).
"This year's PiE campaign will raise funds for areas that are high value for Palo Alto parents: lower adult to student ratios, hands-on music, art and science instruction, exciting electives and supportive counseling staff," said Terry Godfrey, President of the PiE Board of Directors. "Through our back-to-school-challenge grant in August, we hope families will give early to PiE to double their donations and get our campaign off to a strong start."
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WTF is 'Damp January'?
No, that's not a typo. If you've been on TikTok lately (and we have), you've probably heard of Damp January. A less intense version of Dry January, when millions of people give up alcohol for a month, Damp January is about reducing drinking without giving up alcohol entirely.
The idea is that consciously keeping track of the number of drinks you've had can reduce your intake over the course of the night, week, and month. For people who have tried and "failed" at Dry January before, Damp January's less restrictive version might be a better option, since reducing your alcohol intake still has many of the same health benefits.
According to a recent Nielsen survey of non-alcoholic beverage drinkers, 82% of people who enjoy zero-proof drinks still drink alcohol. This statistic comes as no surprise to Kraig Rovensky, the Global Brand Ambassador for The Pathfinder, a non-alcoholic spirits company, as well as the Beverage Director of Seattle bar Life on Mars, and bartender at New York's Amor y Amargo. According to Kraig, not only do people who drink non-alc often still drink alcohol, they're frequently doing so in the same night.
The idea behind Damp January is basically the same: participants can enjoy both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks in the same evening, week, or just in the same month.
How is Damp January different from Dry January and just… January?
First of all, let's get the jokes out of the way: Damp January is not what you call it when you were trying to do Dry January but drank a whole bottle of Chardonnay after a stressful day of work. Of course, if that does happen while you're doing Dry January, it's totally fine to start over, or to transition to a Damp version for the rest of the month!
Damp January is a transition to mindful drinking from the mindless, top off that glass attitude that defines holiday drinking. This might mean a reset to drinking alcohol less often, and having fewer alcoholic drinks when you do. It can also be a version of Dry January, with carve outs for alcohol at certain events, like a birthday party or wedding, but otherwise drinking non-alc for the rest of the month.
Some people use Damp January as a chance to examine their relationship with alcohol, how they feel with and without it, and to become more aware of how it affects them physically and psychologically.
Maybe you discover that what you really crave is the ritual, and that a generous pour of Gnista Barreled Oak over a big ice cube in a cut crystal old-fashioned glass hits the spot just as well as nursing a whiskey nightcap. You could enjoy your usual cocktail with a lower ABV by combining zero-proof spirits and alcoholic ones, like using GinISH in your martini, but keeping the regular vermouth.
Damp Lifestyle TikTok influencers like Hana Elson confirms that it's totally normal to drink both on a night out. Elson says that instead of switching to non-alcoholic drinks after her first glass of wine or cocktail, she usually starts with a drink or two without alcohol to see if she even feels like drinking alcohol that night. (Pay attention, bars and restaurants: if you don't have a good non-alcoholic cocktail on the menu, you're making soda water money when you could be selling a beautifully crafted $12 non-alc cocktail… or, worse, losing customers altogether!)
Checking in with your body, seeing if you even feel like drinking alcohol rather than ordering out of habit, keeping track of the number of drinks you've had, how fast you're drinking them, and assessing how you're feeling throughout is the whole point.
If all that self-checking sounds more likely to induce anxiety than inner peace, you don't necessarily have to do a deep, therapy-level examination of your relationship with alcohol. You could just decide to limit how many drinks you have and try to stick to it.
Doing Damp January can have the same long-term benefits as Dry January
Some people who have failed at Dry January but succeeded at Damp say knowing they are "allowed" to have an alcoholic drink paradoxically makes them less likely to have one. This is consistent with studies showing that restrictive diets can cause people to crave prohibited foods more, and may even result in binge eating, a reaction that likely translates to drinking, as well.
In a piece for Pop Sugar, writer and registered dietician Lauren Manaker writes that failing at Dry January a few years ago led to trying her version of Damp January, allowing herself 2 alcoholic drinks per week. Not only was her experiment a success, but she continued to drink moderately all the way through September the first year, and made it to Halloween in 2022! She drinks mindfully 9 months out of the year, starting with an annual reset in January, after the indulgences of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
Strategies for Damp January vary from person to person, but the consistent goal is to markedly reduce your alcohol intake for the month, and abstain from binge drinking. For some people, this can mean only drinking for special occasions, cutting out alcohol on weeknights, or replacing most of your alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic versions.
At The Zero Proof, we encourage everyone to embrace non-alcoholic drinks in whatever capacity works best for them. Whether you're going dry or damp for January or 2023 or forever, we're happy to invite you into this rapidly expanding community.
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Are you a flapper or a tapper? Track & Field is the original decathlete type video game from 1983. Upto 4 players can compete in sprint, long jump, javelin, hurdles, hammer throw and high jump.
We make every effort to own games in their most known original format, KONAMI made different versions depending on where in the world it was produced.
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Bowling at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games was held in Superbowl Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 1 November to 7 November 2009.

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Knockout round
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Last night I saw this film at the Magnolia. It was screening as part of the AFI Dallas Film Festival.
It's pretty obvious from all the salmonella and e-coli outbreaks that our food is not safe. This movie shows why in disgusting detail — from cows who wade knee-deep in manure their entire miserable existence to a processing setup that allows beef from a thousand cows to end up in a single burger.
Is chicken as appetizing when you know it's been genetically engineered to have breasts so large it's organs fail and it's legs break when it tries to walk?
The part I knew least about was how litigious and secretive food producers have become. Just a few companies process the vast majority of what we all eat, and they appear to have ruined many people's lives in their efforts to silence critics and protect their business interests. It has a tobacco-like feel to it.
The issue of cost came up a lot. Better food no doubt costs more. I like cheap food too. But something one farmer said struck me as true — if you don't buy the cheapest car, why would you buy the cheapest beef? Why do you care if organic, free-roaming eggs are $3 a dozen if you are willing to buy a $3 latte?
It's not surprising that this has a similar feel as Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth," as the director said the same group of people produced it. I predict this movie, which opens in wide release in the summer, will be much bigger. Not everyone believes in global warming, but we (nearly) all eat the same burgers.
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This fall I planted five different types of "Earth Kind" roses in my front landscape, all of them pink. I already had one in the ground from the year before, and it did so well I gave her some friends. Earth Kind is a classification awarded by the Texas A&M Extension, and it means the rose is easy to grow and doesn't require pesticides, fungicides or a ton of fertilizer.
Teddy Roosevelt made this rose his favorite, often wearing a bud or flower as a boutonniere. It is very nearly our greatest favorite, too. The cupped pink flowers have a cabbagey roundness to them, as if they were picked from a luscious old rose painting. Nearly continuously in bloom, these roses can be counted on for a rich whiff of fragrance at absolutely any time of the day, even in the hot Texas sun. The apple green leaves are slightly wavy.
About a year ago I was shopping at a local plant nursery when I heard about an underground video. The topic — how to grow the most tomatoes in Dallas, Texas. The expert on the video, the source told me, was a man who was a member of the First Men's Garden Club. This master tomato-grower had passed away a few years ago, but his technique was legendary, and this video documented his secrets.
Earlier this week I had the good fortune to finally see the program. It was played at a meeting of the First Men's Garden Club. The film had a Dharma Intiative quality to it. I felt I was seeing something important, historic and also secretive, just like the Oceanic Six lost on that crazy island.
The video details how John Walls produced over 1,300 pounds of tomatoes per season in three 24-foot double rows of tomato plants. Amazing, right?
There was no smoking gun or magic potion. Just a carefully engineered and highly disciplined approach that created perfect growing conditions for an extended period of time.
Many people mistakenly think the growing season here in Dallas for tomatoes is quite long. Not true! Tomatoes need temperatures to be around 65F at night and 85F during the day to set fruit. Once we get into June and July when nighttime temperatures rarely dip below 80F, most plants shut down the production lines. The time window for the ideal temperature range is quite short here.
To extend that range, Mr. Walls got started early. He prepped the raised rows with compost, and he covered them with black plastic. For each plant he would cut a hole out of the plastic just over a foot in diameter. It's my understanding this plastic kept the soil temperature higher than normal. This reminds me of the Earth Box, which you may have encountered.
He built a long, makeshift wood frame along the rows and covered its pitched roof with 3 mil plastic sheeting. Along the midline of each row he ran one PVC tube that looked to be about an inch in diameter. For each plant he drilled a hole about 45 degrees down from the top of the pipe, such that when a hose supplying the tube was turned on, it would create an arc of water right that hit right at the base of the plant. Each plant had a cage built from concrete reinforcing mesh.
He planted transplants level with the ground, not super deep as so many people around here suggest. In the hole he added a spoonful of cheap tomato food. Near the base of the transplant he added a cupful of granulated sugar and about the same amount of Epsom salt. Where the water flowed near each plant he inserted a single multivitamin. He watered thoroughly at the beginning and end of each day only when the ground two inches down felt dry.
He was meticulous about keeping the rows clean, and the pathways between the rows he kept neat by covering them with roofing paper.
I am sure there were a few more details there but that's the heart of it. I put some tomatoes out this week and will share what tips from the other portion of the lecture in a future post.
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I recently started joining David Yates for the full three hours on the Saturday radio program "The Home Improvement Zone." We take calls and "go beyond sticks and bricks with the issues that matter to you…." as the announcer says.
It is huge fun. Recently we've aired from the Home and Garden shows in Arlington, Dallas and Ft. Worth, interviewing various experts. In this photo we are at the Dallas Exposition Center, in between the rubber broom booth and the succulent society or something. Honestly I love going to the shows and had gone to both the Arlington and Dallas ones in years past. Lots of good stuff to see!
I have a lot to learn about sounding as smooth as David, and I appreciate him having me along.


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2. As I think about God's message, what is my vision or goal for how I want life to be in the wider world?