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Oh, mi bebé (en hangul, 마이 베이비; RR: O Mai Beibi) es una serie de televisión surcoreana de 2020, dirigida por Nam Ki-hoon y protagonizada por Jang Na-ra, Go Joon, Park Byung-eun y Jung Gun-joo. Se emitió por el canal TVN desde el 13 de mayo hasta el 2 de julio de 2020, los miércoles y jueves a las 22:50 (hora local coreana). La serie también está disponible en la plataforma Netflix para algunos países.

Sinopsis
Jang Ha-ri (Jang Na-ra) es una mujer soltera de 39 años, adicta al trabajo, que no ha tenido una relación desde hace más de 10 años, pero desea tener un bebé. Justo cuando ha renunciado al amor y al matrimonio, tres hombres aparecen frente a ella.

Reparto

Principal

 Jang Na-ra como Jang Ha-ri, una periodista devota a su trabajo, redactora de la revista The Baby. Está en una carrera contra el tiempo para tener un hijo, incluso si eso significa saltarse el matrimonio. Ahora, con 39 años, tiene tres candidatos adecuados en fila para salirse con la suya.
 Go Joon como Han I-sang, un fotógrafo narcisista cuyo trabajo siempre tiene una gran demanda. Sufrió mucho cuando su prometida rompió su compromiso, razón por la cual perdió interés en las relaciones y rechazó con vehemencia a Ha-ri en su primer encuentro.
 Park Byung-eun como Yoon Jae-young, un pediatra recientemente divorciado que tiene una hija, Do-a, y es amigo de Ha-ri desde que eran niños. Tras  el divorcio, aparece para quedarse a vivir en la casa de la madre de Ha-ri, invitado por aquella, mientras que Ha-ri vive en el piso de arriba.
 Jung Gun-joo como Choi Kang-woo, un voluntarioso novato en el lugar de trabajo de Ha-ri, que inicialmente la avergüenza llamándola «tía».

Secundario

Familiares y amigos de Ha-ri

 Lee Mi-do como Kim Eun-yeong, amiga íntima de Ha-ri, con la que hizo la escuela secundaria, y es su vecina en el barrio.
 Kim Hye-ok como Lee Ok-ran, la madre de Ha-ri, a la que crio sola.
 Kim Ye-ryeong como Lee Ok-hwi, tía de Ha-ri. Lleva una panadería en el edificio de su hermana mayor.
 Lee Han-wi como Park Jae-han, tío de Ha-ri y marido de Ok-hwi, con quien gestiona una panadería.
 Moon Hyeon-jeong como la ginecóloga de Ha-ri.

Redacción de la revista The Baby
 Kim Jae-hwa como Shim Jung-hwa, editora jefe.
 Baek Seung-hee como Park Yeon-ho, periodista.
 Park Soo-ah como Choi Hyo-joo, periodista.
 Jung Sun-kyung como Lee So-yoon.
 Jung Ha-yul como miembro del equipo de publicidad

Personas cercanas a Han I-sang
 Jo Hee-bong como Nam Soo-cheol, gerente.
 Son Hwaryeong como Kim Sang-hee, fotógrafo independiente.

Otros
 Yoon Jung-hoon como Yoon Seung-ho
 Jeon Jin-gi como Joo Seung-tae, director de Dachae Media.
 Yoo Seung-mok como Kim Cheol-joong, jefe de departamento de ventas de publicidad.
 Choi Hong-il como el dueño del restaurante de Jojo.
 Son So-mang como Park So-mang.
 Yang Ye-seung como Jeon Tae-hee.
 Lee Da-hae como Choi Ji-ae.

Apariciones especiales

 Jang Gwang como el presidente Cho, presidente de Dachae Media (ep. 4).
 Wang Ji-hye como Seo Jung-won, cirujana, exmujer de Jae-young (ep. 2).
 Kim Jung-hwa como Jung In-ah, la que fuera el primer amor de I-sang.
 Lee Dong-gun.
 Yeo Hoe-hyun como donante de esperma (ep. 3).
 Jeon Hye-bin como Kang Hyo-joo.

Audiencia
Pese al desempeño de la protagonista, la serie alcanzó su pico de audiencia en el capítulo 2, y no logró superar en promedio la barrera del 2% a nivel nacional.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web oficial.
 Oh, mi bebé en HanCinema.
 Oh, mi bebé en Internet Movie Database.

Series de televisión de Corea del Sur
Series de televisión de comedia de Corea del Sur
Series de televisión de comedia romántica de Corea del Sur
Series de televisión de Corea del Sur iniciadas en 2020
Series de televisión de Corea del Sur finalizadas en 2020
Series de televisión de Studio Dragon


A while ago I posted a question on Sweet Lavender Bake Shoppe's Facebook page asking "What's your favorite cupcake combination?" We got A LOT of really fun ideas- many that we decided we would like to actually create for our fans!
One idea that got my interest right away was a "lemon or chocolate with cream cheese frosting". I couldn't resist that one. What a great idea! There's something about lemons that kind of just reminds me of spring and summer- and just sort of brightens up things. SO we played on that idea and gave it our own little Sweet Lavender twist!
I stuck with a delicious and moist light vanilla cake and topped it with a cheesecake-like, fluffy lemon frosting. I use only the freshest and organic lemons in my frosting as both juice and zest to get the most flavor.


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Nothing surprised my mom more when I first told her about my intention of volunteering in Nepal. She knew that I am most likely to go there sooner or later but what bothered her the most would be how unfit I was. Little that she knew it was the most difficult decision to make in 2014. After my last trip, I have turned into an avid couch potato with several cardio activities here and there for more than a few months in between activities.
I kept toying with several volunteering ideas before deciding to proceed with Diamond Hill Academy in Gaunshahar. Besides, what could be grander than to volunteer in a school with the principal who is on a mission to change his community to commemorate a decade of my father's passing? I was positive about the whole experience except for the trekking part. Having a 60-ish old woman literally dragging you to climb the stairs in the dark to reach your home for the week was not one of the worst-case scenarios that I played in my head before leaving for Gaunshahar. Abah, I know you would be cackling when you hear this.
Less than a month before I left, donation stuff for the school started pouring in. Good friends and ex-colleagues donated stationaries, laptop, books, and printer among other things. Some contributed the cash to finance the logistics and luggage expenses. I could never thank them enough for their heart of gold really made the students day!
The school children really are friendly and some could be quite cheeky, too. Not a day goes by without being bombarded with the requests of "Miss, one photo?" from the children whenever they saw me taking out my camera. The teachers definitely have my full respects for their determinations to educate the students with minimal wage and limited utilities. I wouldn't dare let my mind wondering how unbearable it is for the children to spend hours under the zinc roof in summer without fans.
Apart from helping out in the kitchen, I also had the chance to assist in the paddy field. Being with the ever smiling host family and a few other volunteers who joined in the activity really was blissful. It was a bit like walking down the memory lane since my grandparents used to own some paddy field back in the 80's while I was growing up. Most of my bonding times with them were done there, be it fishing or growing some corns. It really was a refreshing experience in Gaunshahar, especially when it is an upland field. Simply put, doing all the hard work under the winter sun with cold breeze all day long. How awesome is that?
During my brief stint in Gaunshahar, I had the chance to meet up with other volunteers and daily exchange of travel anecdotes, favourite books, stories behind the tattoos and everything else in between during meal times, which really were stimulating experiences. Some decided to travel and become a volunteer to mend their broken hearts. Others thought it is the much-needed small steps to take to change the world. A few decided that temporary seclusions from the modern world could help them finding their purpose in life. Alas, no matter what their intentions were, the abundant of positive vibes being projected here could move mountains. Well, not Himalaya of course but perhaps the small ones surrounding it. Oh well! You catch my drift. Anyway, did I mention that being surrounded with positive vibes all day long could shine your beauty from within? Now you know the secret to my youthful look, aye? Kidding!
Putting the not so pleasant trekking experiences aside, I should say that the whole Nepal experience was very encouraging. I made some new friends, which always left me gratified every time I'm back from my trip. And knowing that the majority of Nepalese who used to work here in Malaysia had positive experience with us Malaysians really made my day. The fact that I got better hotel rate in Pokhara because I'm a Malaysian had nothing to do with this finding, I guess. But being mistaken, as a Nepalese really was a blessing in disguise. Why on earth should I complain when I got cheaper bus fare and of course no one tried to sell you anything when you walk down the street. Happy day!


Best post yet! Yes dragging you from the spice section at whole foods can be quite an effort!
Whooops, sorry Mom! Hopefully my cooking makes up for it?
Thank you, Janet! It's such a wonderful city..I'm so in love with it and really want to live here for a long time. Hope all is well!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Yes, coming from California, I'm certainly not used to seeing such beautiful historic places just as I'm running about through the city. I would absolutely love to travel around Australia next – always been on my bucket list!
Pimms, Borough Market, Tower Bridge … you're finding all my favourite things in London. Isn't it fun to "discover" them for yourself, even though millions have been there before you?
I'm amazed with everything I've been able to see with a short twenty minute walk from my dorms. It's really an incredible chapter of my life to study abroad in such a great city. Thanks for the wonderful words… they keep me motivated to continue exploring! Any other tips for some London travels?


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Cotton On and Target Australia stop buying cotton from Xinjiang over human rights concerns
Source: abc.net.au
By Sophie McNeill, Jeanavive McGregor, Michael Walsh, Meredith Griffiths and Echo Hui
Updated October 17, 2019 08:32:29
Cotton On and Target Australia have stopped sourcing cotton from China's Xinjiang province due to concerns about mass human rights abuses there by Chinese authorities.
Cotton On Group completed an internal investigation into its supply chain after Four Corners revealed in July that Uyghur Muslims were being rounded up as part of a detention program and forced to work in textile factories in Xinjiang.
Four Corners also revealed that Target Australia was already conducting an internal review into where it sourced its cotton from in Xinjiang.
The Australian branches of Jeanswest, Dangerfield, Ikea and H&M were also revealed to source cotton from Xinjiang, which is described by the UN as resembling a "mass internment camp".
Cotton On sourced cotton from Xinjiang-based subcontractors Litai Textiles.
The company confirmed that last year that a Cotton On staff member visited the Litai Textiles factory, which is located just six kilometres away from a massive re-education camp.
Cotton On said it no longer sourced from Litai Textiles and that it was "absolutely committed to having an ethical supply chain".
As a result of an internal investigation into supplies sourced from a mill owned by the company Huafu in Xinjiang province, Target Australia said it has now "made the decision to stop orders from that mill."
International brand H&M also works with Huafu but has said that the yarn sourced from the company comes from a facility outside Xinjiang province.
The company told Four Corners that it also requested access to Huafu's spinning facilities inside the province and their investigations "showed no evidence of forced labour".
PHOTO: The Litai factory in Korla, Xinjiang. (Google Earth)
In early 2017, the Communist Party began a new incarceration campaign, rounding up, detaining and forcibly indoctrinating Uyghurs and other Muslim minority ethnic groups in the far-western region.
Islam has effectively been outlawed, with people routinely labelled as extremists and imprisoned for practising their religion.
Many of those not detained have had their passports seized and live under constant surveillance.
Mounting evidence suggests detainees are being forced to work in Xinjiang, with reports people are isolated from their families and threatened that if they don't obey they will be returned to the camps or imprisoned.
Xinjiang is China's largest cotton growing area and questions still remain about the cotton supply of many other well-known Australian brands.
'Speak up for me'
In a panicked phone call from China's far-western region of Xinjiang, this qualified nurse reveals how she has been arrested and forced to work in a factory.
Just Group, which owns Just Jeans, Dotti, Jacqui E, Peter Alexander, Portmans and Jay Jays, sources 84 per cent of its products from China but would not tell Four Corners which regions the goods came from or rule out that they were from Xinjiang.
Similarly the Noni B group, which owns Rockmans, Katies, Liz Jordan, W.Lane, Table Eight, Rivers, Millers, Crossroads and Autograph, said China was one of its four main suppliers and would not rule out that products came from Xinjiang.
PHOTO: Workers walk by the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Xinjiang. (Reuters: Thomas Peter)
An expert on China's forced labour in Xinjiang, Adrian Zenz, previously told Four Corners it would soon become impossible to determine whether products made in Xinjiang were made with labour from former detainees or not.
"Western companies stand an increasing risk of having products made by forced or at least highly involuntary labour somewhere in the supply chains. It's going to become inevitable as the scheme is unfolding and getting bigger and bigger," he said.
Associated Press last week reported the Trump administration had blocked a shipment of baby pyjamas due to be sold at Costco Warehouses over concerns they had been made by Uyghurs forced to sew clothes against their will.
Mr Zenz will be testifying before the US Congressional Executive Commission on China in Washington on Thursday.
Why won't China let this two-year-old Australian boy leave?
It appears to be the largest imprisonment of people on the basis of religion since the Holocaust: More than a million people have been rounded up, detained and forcibly indoctrinated by the Chinese Government.
"The Costco case shows how close the West is now in directly supporting forced minority labour in Xinjiang, allowing Beijing to reap profits from its oppression there and to finance its police state through labour exploitation.
"The US Government decision to put a detention order on shipments from Hetian Taida is an important response and other governments must follow," Dr Zenz said.
Earlier this month, the US placed visa restrictions on Chinese Government officials suspected of repressing Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
It also restricted the export of US products to 28 Chinese Government and business entities identified as playing a role in "brutal suppression" of Muslims in China.
In response, the Chinese embassy in the United States tweeted: "Xinjiang affairs are purely China's internal affairs that allow no foreign interference. We urge the US to correct its mistakes at once and stop its interference in China's internal affairs."
Source: net.au
PHOTO: Cotton On and Target Australia have both stopped buying cotton from China's Xinjiang province. (Four Corners)
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Des Moines metro construction tops $2 billion in 2017
Kim Norvell
Nearly $2 billion in construction permits were issued in the greater Des Moines area last year.
Some of the biggest pockets of growth were to the north and east of Des Moines, where Altoona and Ankeny both set records for commercial development, with a combined $252 million in new projects.
Meanwhile, new home construction was up about 5 percent over last year metrowide, according to Dan Knoup, president of the Des Moines Home Builders Association.
There were 1,761 building permits worth $502.3 million issued for single family homes across 10 metro cities, according to city data and information from the Home Builders Association.
Continued growth at the Facebook data center site helped Altoona more than double its record for commercial permit value issued in a single year.
The suburb issued commercial construction permits worth $157.3 million in 2017. The city's previous high was $71 million in 2014.
Facebook's fourth data center made up 70 percent of that total. The social media giant broke ground on the 1-million-square-foot project in 2017. It is the biggest yet at the company's central Iowa campus.
The building will increase Facebook's footprint in the Des Moines suburb to about 2.5 million square feet. Des Moines' 801 Grand tower, for comparison, is about 970,000 square feet.
An extended stay hotel, RV One Superstore, training center for union carpenters and tenant finishes at the Outlets of Des Moines added to Altoona's record year.
Ankeny issued construction permits for more than one million square feet of commercial and industrial space worth $102.8 million.
"This type of investment proves we are not only a great place to live, but also a great place to do business," Ankeny City Manager David Jones said. "2018 already looks promising with tens of millions of dollars in commercial projects in the queue."
Hy-Vee Inc.'s plans to invest more than $86 million in its behind-the-scenes food production operation in Ankeny contributed to the city's record year.
Plans call for expanding the Hy-Vee-owned Perishable Distributors of Iowa warehouse and building a $64 million facility that will house the grocer's central bakery and produce prepared foods and meal kits.
Adding to Ankeny's total were three hotels and commercial projects in the Prairie Trail development.
Overall, Des Moines led commercial development in the metro, issuing 654 permits worth $423 million.
Ankeny again led the metro in single family home construction, issuing 567 permits worth about $148 million.
"I'm not surprised at all by that," Knoup said. "Ankeny has led the metro in permits for 15 years or so. That's very typical."
The northern suburb is the third fastest-growing city in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ankeny easily outpaced new home construction in the western suburbs. Waukee issued 237 single family permits worth $71.7 million. West Des Moines issued 193 permits worth $76.3 million.
While the number of single-family homes is up, apartment and townhome construction is down metrowide, Knoup said. That's likely the market "correcting itself" after the extensive wave of new apartments that has opened in the last five years, he said.
Despite that, Des Moines saw its second-highest year of multi-family construction in the last decade. It issued permits for 1,125 new units last year, totaling $150.3 million.
Des Moines issued 1,467 multifamily permits worth $184.6 million in 2016.
"We've seen multi-family really go crazy in the last three calendar years, especially downtown," said Cody Christensen, permit and development manager.
Waukee issued the second-most multifamily permits in 2017: 592 units worth $83.2 million. Ankeny issued 467 multifamily permits worth $47.9 million.
West Des Moines continued to show strong growth in all sectors with a combined $318 million in new construction permits issued in 2017. The western suburb had a record $1 billion in new construction in 2016 thanks to $750 million in permits issued for Microsoft's massive data centers.
Single family permits
Altoona: 126 worth $25.1 million
Ankeny: 568 worth $148 million
Clive: 56 worth $18.9 million
Grimes: 157 worth $56 million
Des Moines: 186 worth $32.7 million
Johnston: 70 worth $21.7 million
Urbandale: 168 worth $52 million
Waukee: 237 worth $71.7 million
West Des Moines: 193 worth $76.3 million
Multifamily permits
Altoona: 24 worth $1.9 million
Ankeny: 467 worth $47.9 million
Clive: 0
Grimes: 150 worth $25.2 million
Des Moines: 1,123 worth $150.3 million
Johnston: 72 worth $23 million
Urbandale: 48 worth $5.2 million
**Information from the Des Moines Home Builders Association and city data
Commercial permits
Altoona: 229 worth $157.2 million
Grimes: 28 worth $32.2 million
Des Moines: 654 worth $423 million
Urbandale: 12 worth $14.6 million
Waukee: 51 worth $21.5 million
West Des Moines: 20 worth $120 million
**Information provided by each city


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The NBHA Futurity held its annual trial on March 28th and 29th at Whetstone Wildlife Management Area in Williamsburg Missouri. Emerging as the winner was Handsome pointer female Hog Hill Katie for her proud owner Timothy Cavanaugh. Katie was expertly handled by Garry Malzone. Taking second was Shokamo, setter male handled by Bobby Taylor. Third went to Indian Creek Spanish Fly handled by Garry Malzone for owner Angelo Markopoulos. Fourth place went to Jim Wirths and his handsome pointer male, Mcilhenny. Judging the Futurity was Chuck Davis of Madrid, IA and Dr. John Niebrueggee of Kirksville, MO.
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I-MOVE+ (Integrated Monitoring of Vaccines in Europe) is a consortium of 26 partners (regional and national public health Institutes, SME, Universities frrom of 15 European Union / European Economic Area Member States.
Its goal is to develop a sustainable platform of primary care, hospital and laboratory networks that use validated standardised methods to evaluate existing and new vaccines programmes independently from commercial interests.
I-MOVE+ has received a grant (May 2015- Oct 2018) from the European Commission (H2020) to identify, pilot test, use, and disseminate the best study designs to measure, in near real time the effectiveness and impact of vaccines used in the elderly population to prevent influenza and pneumococcal infections.


The goal for my experiment was to keep the parts in motion as long as possible. This was accomplished by minimising the friction - the needles have a tiny contact surface.
This "breakdance needle" makes me happy as a child!
The big cube magnet (see below) is hanging from a metal lamp shade. Other metal objects of a certain height will work just as fine.
A W-05-N and a K-08-C is attached to the needle below.
Place this "spinning top" or "breakdancer" on a smooth surface underneath the metal object. In my case it is a glass table top, but you can also use a flat plate.
The "spinning top" rotates really fast and almost frictionless on the smooth surface. The sphere is at the very bottom.
Here you can see the construction of the Y part in detail. I used 8 W-05-N and 11 K-08-C.
The cube at the end is then connected to a needle.
Note from the supermagnete team: The cube on this picture is not one of ours. For this application it looks a little over the top - a W-12-N cube magnet from our shop would do the trick just as well. If you want a larger magnet for a visual effect, you can also use THE GIANT.
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Yesterday, we reported that toymaker NECA was planning to release action figures based on Aliens as well as a replica of the gravity gun from Half-Life. Now they have even more good stuff on the ways: Django Unchained dolls! Yes, you can play in your very own Big House with dolls for Django (Jamie Foxx), Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), Butch (James Remar), Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), and Broomhilda (Kerry Washington). While NECA are calling these "action figures", these toys are dolls. Dolls have cloth clothing. The only thing missing is a pull string that makes the dolls utter racial epithets.
Hit the jump see images of these toys and find out where you can buy them.
Images via NECA. Click here to buy them on Amazon.


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GOP accuses Dems of weakness on Iran
McCain released two ads attacking Obama for his position on Iran and his inexperience dealing with global challenges.
By Hilary Leila Krieger
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The pioneer spirit of this mountainous Western expanse was alive and well on Thursday, when Democrats gathered here for Barack Obama's acceptance of the nomination making him the first African-American presidential pick by a major US party. More than 70,000 party activists, journalists and local voters were arriving at Mile High Stadium Thursday evening to witness his acceptance speech making the case to the American public and the international community that he is the best person to lead the most powerful country in the world. He does so amid attacks from Republicans saying that the first-term senator from Illinois does not have the experience for the position, or the foreign policy credentials to steward the country in a time of conflict and peril. This is sure to be a major theme of the Republican effort to peel voters away from Obama, whose campaign used parts of this week's Democratic National Convention to counter such charges and to raise doubts about the wisdom of GOP policies in this arena. As the four-day convention reached its climax, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain released two ads attacking Obama for his position on Iran and his inexperience dealing with global challenges. In one, a new television ad using mainly black and white images set to the ominous chiming of bells, the McCain campaign attacks Obama as "dangerously unprepared to be president" because he called Iran a "tiny" country that "doesn't pose a serious threat." As an image of an Israeli flag set before Jerusalem flashes across the screen, the narrator asks, "Terrorism? Destroying Israel? Those aren't serious threats?" An Associated Press analysis, however, faulted McCain for inaccuracy, since the comments had been taken selectively from a larger quote. "Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries," Obama said in May. "I mean, think about it. Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us. And yet we were willing to talk to the Soviet Union at the time when they were saying, 'We're going to wipe you off the planet.'" Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugan was quoted as saying, "John McCain is distorting Barack Obama's words to cover up for the fact that it's the failed Bush-McCain approach to foreign policy and the Bush-McCain war in Iraq that have strengthened Iran and endangered Israel." Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, in accepting the nomination for vice president Wednesday night, took a similar approach, lambasting McCain and President George W. Bush for "abysmal failures" in policies across the Middle East and charging that McCain was "wrong" when he rejected talking with Teheran. He pointed to Obama's call for more engagement with Iran, saying, "Now, after seven years of denial, even the Bush administration recognizes that we should talk to Iran, because that is the best way to ensure our security." A second Web short put out by the McCain campaign broadened the attack, accusing Obama of lacking the experience and judgment to be president, and using quotes from his erstwhile competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination making the same point. In one clip, taken from a debate during the primaries, Biden affirms a quote he made that "I think he can be ready to lead, but right now I don't think that he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training." But Wednesday, in addition to attacking Republican foreign policies, the Democrats made the case that Obama was not only sufficiently prepared to lead, but to lead well. Former president Bill Clinton backed Obama during his speech and compared the candidate's background to his own. "We prevailed in a hard campaign in which Republicans said I was too young and too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief," he reminded the audience, referring to his own nomination 16 years ago. "My fellow Democrats, I say to you: Barack Obama is ready to lead America and to restore American leadership in the world," he declared. "Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States."


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About Planet Math
The Story of Planet Math
Sergio Pitcher started a version of Planet Math in 2016. It began with helping a few students improve their math skills at a very old and small location in St. George's. However, from the moment he started, Sergio recognized the potential that the location and the idea had. The first thing he decided to do was renovate the location, fixing up the building to become a conducive learning environment. Once the location in St. George's was fixed up, that is when Planet Math started to grow. It grew at a rate that was beginning to outpace Sergio, and that is when he hired his first tutor, Kyrie Parfitt, who helped Sergio with his growing number of students. Sergio had a vision of expanding to Hamilton and into the west end of the island, and he recognized that the only way that he could achieve these goals was if he took on a partner. Sergio had recently met Kevin Warner and admired his hard work and drive and Sergio knew that Kevin was the right person to take Planet Math to new heights. Once Kevin officially came aboard, becoming a partner of Planet Math, the tutoring business just took off. Kevin secured the Planet Math location in Hamilton and transformed Planet Math into much of what it is today. Planet Math then began to expand its executive team and the services that they offer, soon offering extended tutoring hours and days, camps, programs, Math-A-Thons, and more recently, Slime Factory.
To be an organization with the goal of fostering a love and appreciation of mathematics while bringing math to life among Bermuda's youth.
To be the leading Math institute in Bermuda while establishing our brand globally.
Value- serve our primary stakeholders at all times with the highest standards.
Quality- demonstrate a degree of excellence coupled with superior customer service. that is second to none.
Ingenuity- create, build, and develop learning strategies that are innovative and timeless.


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Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad
Last revised: December 30, 2022
The Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad (reporting marks, DGNO) is a short line operation based out of Garland, Texas and for many years was part of the RailAmerica family of shortlines but is now owned by Genesee & Wyoming.
The railroad was started in the early 1990s and today operates well over 300 miles of trackage through lease and outright ownership.
Along with the property it owns directly the shortline also leases lines from Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Union Pacific.
Overall, the short line's area of operations includes both the Dallas area as well lines located to the northeast.
As a result it the railroad has connections to both two short lines (the Texas Northeastern Railroad and the Kiamichi Railroad, both of which are also G&W-owned properties) and three Class Is (BNSF Railway, Union Pacific, and Kansas City Southern).
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern SD40-2 #3368 is seen here in Melissa, Texas on July 28, 2013. The unit began its career as Colorado & Southern #7915 in 1979. David Hawkins photo.
The history of much of the trackage the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad operates was originally owned by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas system, better known as the Katy.
This classic line had a history dating back to the Union Pacific Railway of 1865.
Over the succeeding years the railroad grew and acquired smaller railroads eventually creating a system that stretched from Kansas City and St. Louis to Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston/Galveston (the railroad had hopes of reaching as far north as Chicago but financial issues prevented such an extension).
The railroad rolled on as an independent Class I until petitioning the Union Pacific to be included into its system, which was granted in 1988.
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern RP20BD #147, a product of RailPower, delivers a tanker car to the Sherwin Williams factory in Garland on January 13, 2014. David Hawkins photo.
After the 1988 takeover the UP began abandoning or selling off redundant sections of the Katy. One of these sales occurred in 1992 when the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad was created to operate the former MKT line between Garland, Greenville, and Trenton.
It also gained another section of Katy trackage between McKinney and Sherman. Soon after the short line was also granted exclusive rights to operate freight service over the DART lines between Dallas, Plano, and Lake Dallas (which it continues to operate even today).
In 2000 the DGNO was purchased by RailAmerica, Inc. adding to the companies then expanding portfolio of short line systems.
The Dallas-area short line proved to be an excellent investment as the railroad has a traffic base in a number of commodities ranging from lumber and paper to food products, auto parts, military contracts, plastics, and chemicals.
A pair of Dallas, Garland & Northeastern SD40M-2's (former SD45's) have the "Miller Turn" in Dallas on June 7, 2015. David Hawkins photo.
Overall this accounts for over 60,000 carloads of traffic annually, and still growing (if the railroad continues to grow it may eventually be reclassified as a Class II, regional).
In total the DGNO operates 337 miles of track, including trackage rights over UP, BNSF, and Kansas City Southern mostly located around the Dallas region.
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern 3GS21C #2002 in Garland, Texas on January 8, 2011. David Hawkins photo.
In the summer of 2012 it was announced that RailAmerica was being sold to Genesee & Wyoming so expect orange paint to begin showing up on the DGNO.
While the page gives a brief overview of the railroad and full contact information it also includes a full-sized map showing connecting railroads and trackage rights.
Locomotive Roster
EMD GP38-3 3800, 6352 1964, 1969 (Ex-SP, Southern GP38-2s) 2
EMD GP38-2 3833 1969 (Ex-GM&O) 1
EMD GP40 4025 1968 (Ex-MKT) 1
NRE (National Railway Equipment) 2GS14B (Genset) 140-141 2007 2
NRE 3GS21C (Genset) 2000-2002 2010 3
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern 3GS21C #2001 leads the "Garland Turn" towards Union Pacific's Miller Yard at Dallas, Texas on March 14, 2013. David Hawkins photo.
The DGNO's own roster currently consists of Geeps and a few six-axle Special Duty (SD) models although it does use several leased units and those from sister roads.
Also, please note that the few photos of the short line featured here are dated, back in the 1990s.
Today, most of the railroad's fleet has been repainted into red, white, and blue RailAmerica colors with DGNO sub-lettering.
Finally, the above roster includes only DGNO-lettered equipment as RailAmerica also uses motive power from a number of its other short lines on the DGNO (this presumably will also continue under Genesee & Wyoming, which has also been known to swap power between lines).


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March 24, 2012 | Public transit, West Island
Analysis: STM's new West Island express buses
On Friday, the STM finally gave details about its four new West Island express buses set to launch April 2, just over a week from now.
They were designed partly as a way to mitigate the coming traffic disaster that is the Turcot Interchange rebuilding, and partly to convince more West Islanders to start using public transit during rush hour.
As a West Island boy myself, and someone who commuted downtown for five years, I'm very familiar with the transit service there and understand the frustrations of people who live in that part of the island and work in the city. I had been waiting for years for a bus like the 470 Express Pierrefonds – a direct shuttle bus between the Fairview bus terminal and the Côte-Vertu metro station – and was very unsurprised when it turned into a huge hit with riders, quickly expanding from a rush-hour-only route to one that operates all day, seven days a week.
The Planibus schedules of the new routes are online. The 475 is here (PDF) and the rest are packaged together here (PDF). None of the buses run past 7pm or on weekends. But as we saw with the 470, if there is a lot of interest in these lines, the STM will eventually extend their service.
Here's an idea of what each of the four new routes is like, and my feelings about them:
405 Express Bord-du-Lac
Route: From the MacDonald terminus near John Abbott College to Lionel-Groulx metro station. The route is virtually identical to the 211, so much so that I wonder what the point of it is. The only difference is that it takes Highway 20 non-stop from St. Charles Blvd. (it doesn't stop at the Beaconsfield train station) to Dorval, except for a stop at St. Jean.
Schedule: Departures about every 20 minutes from 6am to 7pm in both directions.
Target clientele: People who live along Lakeshore/Beaconsfield west of St. Charles who find the 211 too slow.
Bottom line: The 211 is already an express bus east of Dorval, and it already has an express doubler in the 411 (formerly 221). The part of the 405 east of St. Charles is virtually identical to the 411, and the part west is identical to the 211. I have a hard time figuring out what this route offers that isn't already available on the 211 or 411.
425 Express Anse-à-l'Orme
Route: From the Anse-à-l'Orme/Timberlea terminus down Chemin Sainte-Marie and Beaconsfield's Sherbrooke St. to the Beaconsfield train station. East of Beaconsfield Blvd. and St. Charles, the route is identical to the 211, including the deviation through Carson St. in Dorval.
Schedule: Departures 20-30 minutes apart, eastbound from 5:40am to noon, westbound from noon to 7pm.
Target clientele: People who live in Kirkland and Beaconsfield between the two highways, in an area right now served only by the 217.
Bottom line: Because the 217 doesn't go anywhere besides Fairview, this route should be a welcome addition for people who live near Chemin Sainte-Marie and Sherbrooke in Kirkland and Beaconsfield. But I don't get the detour through Carson in Dorval, especially for an express bus (I don't get why it's done for the 211 either).
475 Express Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Route: From the Dollard Civic Centre near Lake and de Salaberry (where parking is being made available to commuters), along Highway 40 to the Côte Vertu metro station (south entrance, where West Island buses used to stop and Laval buses do now). The entire trip is 23 minutes.
Schedule: Every 15 minutes exactly from 6am to 9am eastbound and from 3:30pm to 6:30pm westbound.
Target clientele: People with cars who live in Dollard des Ormeaux near Sources Blvd.
Bottom line: Commuters who live east of St. Jean, and particularly near Sources, have had to either double back to Fairview to take the 470, or take buses like the 206, 208 or 209 or 214 and transfer at Roxboro or Dorval. An express network hasn't really been built with them in mind. This new bus might prove to be more popular than the STM imagines, leading to a 470-like quick expansion (the schedule is rather disappointing, especially considering the service on the other new routes announced). But while the 470 stops at a major terminus, the only other bus serving the Dollard civic centre is the 208. Let's hope the STM thought to put stops at Sources so there are transfer points with the 209 and 214.
485 Express Antoine Faucon
Route: From the new extension of Pierrefonds Blvd. past Château-Pierrefonds, via Antoine Faucon, St. Charles, Brunswick, de Salaberry, St. Jean (with a stop at Fairview), then non-stop along Highway 20 (except a stop at the Dorval terminus) until Lionel-Groulx.
Schedule: Varying from 10 to 30 minutes apart, from 5:30am to 7pm eastbound, and 6am to 7pm westbound. During the height of rush hour, only half the buses do the route west of Fairview.
Target clientele: People who live in western Pierrefonds but aren't walking distance from the 470 on Pierrefonds Blvd. and/or who prefer a bus to a metro station closer to downtown.
Bottom line: The interesting part of this route isn't the part west of Fairview, since the route is almost identical to that of the 218, but rather the fact that it's the first time that the Fairview terminus is connected directly to a downtown metro station. Having often taken a 202/211 trip to Lionel-Groulx in the days before the 470, I can understand the benefit of this to people who work downtown. I could see this becoming very popular for that part (just like many people take the 470 only from Fairview to Côte-Vertu), which might encourage more people to take public transit and take some pressure off the 470 and 211/411. For people along the existing 218 route, and along St. Jean between the highways, this provides a transfer-less way downtown.
Reserved lanes
New routes are great, but of course they're useless if everyone taking the buses just gets stuck in the same rush-hour traffic as everyone else. To mitigate that, reserved bus lanes are being installed:
St. Jean, from Pierrefonds to Highway 40: Buses and multiple-occupant vehicles (2+). Southbound in the morning and northbound in the afternoon. To be done this summer.
Pierrefonds, from Jacques Bizard to St. Jean: Buses and taxis only. Eastbound during the morning only. To be done this fall or spring 2013.
Highway 20, from 55th Ave. to 1st Ave.: Buses only. 24/7 in both directions. To be done this fall or spring 2013.
In addition, there's existing reserved lanes on St. Patrick and Notre-Dame which will allow the buses serving Lionel-Groulx to avoid Highway 20 traffic east of 1st Ave.
The STM also says Lionel-Groulx will have a new terminus, that will accommodate these three new routes and make things easier (and maybe less confusing) for transit users.
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35 thoughts on "Analysis: STM's new West Island express buses"
mike March 24, 2012 at 9:55 am
Please check the facts: 211 do not stop at the Beaconsfield train station. Lakeshore is a slow street: full of stop signs and 30 km/h zones. From Beaconsfield to Lionel-G it takes 45 minutes using 211. The new bus will make…..the same time?
What's the point of all this new lines to stop at Dorval circle? Is a waste of time.
A smart move wil be to ad more buses for 411 line outside rush hours and weekends.
Fagstein Post author March 24, 2012 at 12:14 pm
211 do not stop at the Beaconsfield train station
This is correct. The 411 does, however.
Lakeshore is a slow street: full of stop signs and 30 km/h zones.
This is true. But it's also where people live, so there isn't much getting around this. People who want an express from Ste. Anne de Bellevue can take the 411, which bypasses this and takes Highway 20.
From Beaconsfield to Lionel-G it takes 45 minutes using 211. The new bus will make…..the same time?
It'll be a bit shorter. It takes Highway 20 east of St. Charles and doesn't detour into the city of Dorval. The trip should take about 40 minutes, though longer during rush hour.
Everything stops at the Dorval terminus, and it's an important transfer point. It collects people from the 202, 203, 204 and 209 buses, and it's also where you can transfer to buses like the 460 that head up Highway 520.
I think the 211 is the one that could be rethought. It's a non-express express, which I think is the reason they created this new line. It's the fastest way to this part of the West Island, but it sends everyone through local streets in Dorval and Pointe Claire. Rather than trying to be everything, it could concentrate on being just an express bus for Dorval and Pointe Claire, taking Lakeshore like the old 212 did, and leave Beaconsfield and Baie d'Urfé to this new 405. (Of course that would require the 405 being an all-day bus.) The 411 would remain the express for Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
Maybe, but does the current ridership number call for it? Its use right now is as an express to the big transfer points (Dorval, St. Jean, Beaconsfield) and an express to Ste. Anne de Bellevue, which is a small town where most people have cars.
Raffi March 25, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Making the 411 an all-day bus would not be feasible, plus you'd probably still have backlash from residents living near Morgan St. in Baie d'urfe!
Shawn March 24, 2012 at 11:01 am
Sorry, why would people who take the 214 need to "transfer at Roxboro or Dorval"? The 214 goes to the du College metro, as you know.
Woops, you're right. I was thinking more of the 209.
Emily G. March 24, 2012 at 11:34 am
Thanks very much for this blog entry. I look forward to the new buses!
Jason March 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm
As I will be taking the 485 in a bit over a week, the only small change I would make is dumping the whole Salaberry detour. There are already two buses that do this, they are the 207 (second half) & the 218.
A straight shot on Brunswick from St. Charles to Fairview would be faster. The rest of the route looks fine and I very much look forward to taking that bus. My favorite part of this route is that it the last bus from downtown is a 7:00PM. People who work retail hours are not going to be left out in the cold for a change.
The 218 as you said does almost the same route but the last 218 bus from Fairview is around at 6:56PM, there just is no way of getting to Fairview by 6:56PM if you finish work at 6:00PM downtown unless you have a car. :)
The STM & the city of Pierrfonds should also let more people know about the already existing west island "Park & Ride" lot. Granted it is unofficial but myself and a few other people use it. There is a small park in Pierrefonds located on Gouin which has a decent sized parking lot. This park is located directly across the street from the Usine de filtration (Water Filtration Plant) and it just happens to be the morning terminus (or starting point) of the 468 & 470. You can even catch the 401 and the 218 from this stop.
Before you ask, I called the city of Pierrefonds about the rules and they told me it wasn't a problem using the lot (for taking the bus) so long as I don't overnight park. Call the city yourself ask if you are worried.
I hope I am not giving away a big secret by sharing this bit of info.
Marc March 24, 2012 at 3:41 pm
I was going to say…there's a lot of land at Lionel Groulx metro. It's high time for a proper bus station.
JJ March 26, 2012 at 2:44 pm
I agree with your comment Marc. The streets in front of Lionel-Groulx Metro station is already congested with buses during peak hours and almost no more place to put bus stops. In fact, look at the press release from Friday about the new express buses as the STM have indicated that a bus terminal will be built very soon. http://www.stm.info/English/info/comm-12/a-co120323.htm
Philip March 24, 2012 at 4:38 pm
It would just seem like the 405 need not stop off by the Dorval Circle stop. Those starting downtown, westbound, have all the options in the world to get to Dorval. While it can be reasoned that West Islanders often get off in Dorval, a) they still have the 211 and 411, but more importantly, b) these express routes are to ease Turcot congestion, i.e. attract users who will skip driving across the interchange. I don't see any need for new routes to get West Islanders to Dorval, the 411 and 211 are plenty. Now the people who'll take the 405 to avoid the nonsense of interchange traffic have to make a long detour into Dorval?
These express buses are there to serve a purpose, and but they're catering to people outside of the targeted group. Nothing wrong with this, but just seems like an additional 10 minutes killed. I'm a little turned off only because my daily commute consists of 211/411 and the Dorval circle is something I'd prefer to avoid, for time.
Charlie March 24, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Don't quite get why the 405 wouldn't stop at Pointe-Claire train station. It's pretty much on the highway and will barely cost any time.
The same could be said about Pine Beach (westward only) but it could in theory follow the 411 line down the service road eastward.
I really get the concept of the three new express buses to/from Lionel-Groulx Metro, and its a start for the mitigation plans. I live near the new 485 and I will likely try it out.
– The 405 is intended to shave significant time in contrast to the local 211 by bypassing Pointe-Claire Village and Dorval Gardens Mall. That is clear.
– The 425 complements the 211 as a semi-express and I think it will also attract intra-local users mid-morning (not going to downtown). At least this takes out the two transfers or walking under Highway 20 on St-Charles to access the 211 (though it would be nice a regular line could offer this off-peak despite the low population density). Kirkland's Timberlea sector and Beaconsfield (north-west) haven't had a direct bus connection with the 211 for over 25 years since the early days of the network when the 201 first served the area before the 206, then the 217.
– The 485 will have benefits for transit users from Kirkland north and the Antoine-Faucon sector as it offers a direct alternative to the 201 off-peak to Fairview. Those on St-Jean Blvd in Pointe-Claire might love this bus route which will eliminate a transfer at Fairview to go to de Salaberry, and also with the 211 to downtown. As well, transferring at Dorval to go to Lachine and Lasalle will be a great time saver versus the 202 from Fairview.
My concerns and suggestions:
– I'm puzzled by the new 211 schedule, effective April 2nd. The new measures makes the 211 no longer a 10 minute-MAX route, and the frequency is every 18-20 minutes which suggest the new 405 and 425 will run in-between the 211 departures. As well, between 7pm and 9:15pm after the last 405 and 425 is scheduled westbound, frequency from Lionel-Groulx Metro is 18-20 minutes instead of maintaining it at every 5 to 8 minutes. At least it is more frequent after 9pm like it is now. Early evening transit users especially students will be very unhappy and I think this was an error. I hope the STM will notice this situation and correct the schedule.
– As for the 218 which runs peak hours only, and identical to the 485. I believe if the 485 is successful and the ridership on the 218 declines (it is low already), it wouldn't be long before the 218 may be modified. I've been hoping the STM would introduce a local full-day bus route from the Antoine-Faucon sector to operate via Hymus Boulevard which creates a direct line to Fairview via with no transfers to shops, schools and services with serves a larger pool of residents (without taking the long 201 loop or transferring at Hymus and St-Charles).
There are going to be some inconveniences at the start as some people so use to taking the current bus routes prior to these new express buses test the waters, then probably something will give or take relating to them and also the local network later on.
TransitQuebec March 25, 2012 at 9:24 pm
After a digging on the Spring Planibus, the icon at the top of the 211 one is indicating that this route will return to the "Classique" series insted of the 10 minutes max network see: http://www.stm.info/bus/Planibus/211.pdf
Not all of the 485s will go to Antoine Faucon, if you look at the schedule it appears that every other bus will go all the way west with the other half stopping at Fairview.
I say ditch the 218 altogether. With whatever money the STM saves by doing so, using part of the cash to make every 485 go all the way west. In fact, do it one step further and change the route of the 485 so that its starting point is the same as the 470 and the 468 at the Usine de filtration (Water Filtration Plant).
Here is my version of the new combined route.
1) Start at the Usine de filtration. Take Gouin westbound until you reach Palomino.
http://g.co/maps/zk27w –> From this vantage point, you can see the parking lot on the left and the Usine de filtration on the right.
2) Follow Palomino until it reaches Pierrefonds boul.
http://g.co/maps/3qyc6 -> rue Palomino should be dead center on the map
3) The rest of the route will stay the same as the 485.
This way, we can remove the 218 altogether and if anybody wants to use the unofficial "Park & Ride" at the Usine de filtration they still can.
This version of the route also better serves the new neighborhood near rue Palomino.
Just my 0.02
It's thoughtful. However, take note Palomino at Gouin Blvd is really narrow with some curves which will not only pose operational challenges for buses, it might be unwelcomed by some residents in the Heritage-sur-le-Lac neighbourhood. Some buses on the 68 last year or before that had to detour on this street when part of Gouin Blvd was closed for the installation of a new water main pipe. As for the 218, we'll see what develops with ridership – then the STM will best decide its future: whether abolish, reroute or even merge with another route through Fairview. A 30-minute interval for the 485 on Antoine-Faucon between 9:30am and 3pm is a start towards Fairview (no need for the 201) and gives some locals direct access to the shops on St-Charles north. It will be outside the peak hours and weekend that really needs some restructuring locally later on.
Antoine Thomasset-Laperrière March 29, 2012 at 12:06 pm
The 211 schedule will be revised so that evening service will be offerred with its former headways, about 6 bus per hour, rather than the 3 that were scheduled starting Apr. 2nd.
…Check for updates on the STM website.
pefder magfrok March 25, 2012 at 12:27 pm
can people buy single use tickets for these buses anywhere on west island? Or is the opus card the only option? I like to have a bunch of single use tickets available for occasional use but since the introduction of the opus card it is impossible to buy single use tickets outside of the metro stations. An opus card does not tell you that you have x number of trips left, and it doesn't let you give a ticket to a friend. If the STM want to gets more people on to the bus, they need to expand, not contract, ticketing options. And I personally will never buy one of those trip-tracking spy cards they call the Opus card! I love the pack of six single use tickets. Too bad the STM makes it very hard for me to use the "transport cocktail" of walking, bus/metro, bike and car where each is appropriate and advantageous for different types of trips.
Fagstein Post author March 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm
can people buy single use tickets for these buses anywhere on west island? Or is the opus card the only option?
You can buy single-use tickets on the buses themselves if you have exact change.
An opus card does not tell you that you have x number of trips left, and it doesn't let you give a ticket to a friend.
When you use an Opus card, the reader tells you how many trips are left. You can also stick it into any Opus machine to find out. And assuming you're not using the card, you can hand it to a friend for them to use it.
And I personally will never buy one of those trip-tracking spy cards they call the Opus card!
Why not? Unless you register it (which is entirely optional), the STM has no way of tying the Opus card information to its holder. It doesn't know your name, your address, or anything else about you other than what buses you take (assuming they track that information).
Charlie March 25, 2012 at 11:14 pm
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Zack March 25, 2012 at 9:14 pm
The 475 could have been better drawn out and given a better schedule (maybe next fall), either give the 409 or 475 a little midday service sick of going to Fairview or Pierrefonds Boul. The 485 looks very good, if any of these 4 end up with a better schedule in the future I think this one will get it I would use it, express from Fairview to Lionel Groulx awesome. The 425 looks good gives more service to the people in that area. The 405 I don't see the point of it 211 and 411 already in service.
Mark March 26, 2012 at 2:02 am
1) you can buy single use tickets at fairview during the week.
2) the 475 is a great bus idea for people in DDO, I just wish it ran more often!!
Natasha March 27, 2012 at 10:47 pm
I'd be more excited about the 475 Express Dollard-des-Ormeaux to Cote Vertu if it ran all day, and if we didn't already have the 409 that goes to Du College (also only runs at rush hour). In the afternoon coming to the West Island from Du College takes around 20 minutes so there's hardly any point in taking this new bus (if you're coming from the metro to the WI). In my experience the 409 in the morning takes a bit longer, around 40 min from Sources Blvd to Du College so maybe the 475 would be useful then, if it's only a 23 min ride.
During the day, people living near Brunswick can also take the 215 to Cote Vertu though it takes much longer. So the new bus would make much more sense if it ran all day because that's when commuters would actually need an express route.
Jean Naimard March 28, 2012 at 4:12 pm
The 211 local detour on Carson is a holdover from before the Dorval bus terminal was built, what? 30 years ago already??? Boy do I feel old suddenly…
There was no other way of having the bus stop at Dorval but to use the city streets.
Toby April 4, 2012 at 1:44 am
The 475 DDO express has proven to be a great way to get to and from cote vertu. However, since beginning to take it on april 2nd, I have never seen more that 4 people (excluding myself) on the bus. This either means that it isn't necessary to commuters in the Des Sources / DDO area, or more likely, that not many people know about it yet. I hope that the STM tries to advertise it further (at cegeps and universities perhaps) before they decide to scale back the service, since it makes no sense to have a bus running every 15 minutes for a couple of people while riders on the 470 are packed like sardines.
Jason April 4, 2012 at 10:04 am
I have taken the 485 a total of four times now, Twice on Monday, Twice on Tuesday.
The route is fine and the bus is actually faster than I thought it would be.
I have the make the same comment that Toby just did. The bus is empty. When I took it on Monday, I was the forth person on the bus. (I take it near the beginning of its route). Once I got to Fairview, three people got off and I was alone on the bus from Fairview all the way the Lionel-Groux.
Monday evening it was a bit better. When I got on at Lionel-Groux, I think there were around 10 people. After Fairview, that number dropped to under five.
Tuesday was more or less the same thing in the morning and in the afternoon. There were a couple of extra people, not much more. I really hope that more people start to use this line. I don't want to lose it. That being said, I hope it never gets packed like sardines.
Fagstein Post author April 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm
I have the make the same comment that Toby just did. The bus is empty.
I'm trying to remember what the 470 was like when it first started. I think it started pretty light at first, but picked up pretty quickly. We're only in the third day of the 485, so I wouldn't worry too much. Give it a few weeks. If it hasn't picked up to an average of about 20-25 by summer, then I'd start to get worried about its future. But I think the 485 is one of the better buses in this plan because of the direct Fairview-Lionel-Groulx connection.
Norm Wong December 31, 2012 at 7:04 pm
I live in the Heritage-sur-le-Lac development near the start of the 485 route. The next closest bus is the 68 on Gouin, but is a 10 minute walk away.
My preference would be to take a bus to an AMT train station (Beaconsfield or Roxboro-Pierrefonds). I believe this would get more vehicles off the roads than the winding tour taken by the current 485 route. I'm not sure why it idles at Dorval for 15 minutes on its East bound trip in the morning. Nobody gets on or off.
I would consider a bus/metro option if it can get me downtown within an hour. The 485 takes 1.5 hours just to get to Lionel-Groulx. I tried it a few times and never see more than 10 customers on the bus.
In contrast, the AMT train from Deux-montange is too successful with customers packed in very tightly.
It will be interesting to see what STM has planned on the new boulevard being constructed from Gouin down to the Autoroute 40 near the Kirkland Colliseum (Chemin Ste-Marie).
Nice blog series.
ROSIE February 13, 2013 at 12:53 pm
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Fagstein Post author February 13, 2013 at 1:21 pm
The 411 or 405 will get there in about 45 minutes, or the 211 in about an hour, if you're outside of rush hour. You can use Google Maps to get details.
Marc February 13, 2013 at 7:51 pm
Please do not type ALL IN CAPS. It implies that your are SCREAMING. Also, learn how to spell.
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Patrick April 1, 2013 at 2:58 am
I think that the West Island express buses are a great idea.
However, why is the frequency of the 211 increased so much
outside of peak hours (5-10 min), only to be diminished so sharply
during AM and PM peak (20 min)?
http://www2.stm.info/taz/horaire.php?l=211&d=O&t=54267 (211 west from Lionel Groulx)
http://www2.stm.info/taz/horaire.php?l=211&d=E&t=58590 (211 east from Macdonald Campus)
It seems more sensible to maintain an average frequency of 15 min for the 211 (in both directions),
with modest increase in frequency during rush hours.
Raffi April 2, 2013 at 7:46 pm
…That would mean too many buses for one route. This is not like the 69 or the 139, because most of the stops on the 211 are twinned with, or are a short distance from a bus that will take you to (and from) the metro faster.
Patrick April 3, 2013 at 10:43 pm
All right, then.
Why not a consistent frequency of 20 min for the 211 (till 7 pm),
instead of a sharp decrease in frequency during the rush hours?


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I was despairing that they'd discontinued Straight Away too! I haven't been able to find any other product that works as well.
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New Book for PWS and for Speech Pathologists
Mastering Blocking & Stuttering
A Cognitive Approach to Achieving Fluency
Bobby G Bodenhamer, D.Min.
If you can speak fluently in just one context,
you can learn to speak fluently in all contexts.
Mastering Blocking and Stuttering: A Cognitive Approach to Achieving Fluency (2004) by Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min. Published by Crown House Publishers, Wales, UK. (206 Pages)
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Have you ever wondered why most people who block and stutter do not stammer every time they speak? Indeed, most people who stammer are consistently fluent in certain contexts. When by themselves, speaking to a pet or speaking to a person with whom they are comfortable they speak fluently. This has been a puzzle for people who stammer and for speech pathologists for many years.
Now the puzzle has finally been solved by this outstanding new book which details a completely new approach to treating this debilitating condition. Bob Bodenhamer explains that this phenomenon results from the thinking (cognition) of the stutter as he or she associates speaking with a lot of fear and anxiety about blocking. Most blocking is no more than a panic attack expressed in the muscles that control breathing and speaking. This book both explains the structure of blocking and provides the tools for gaining more fluency.
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The book is now our published by Crown House Publishers Wales UK and Crown House Publishers US.
Acknowledgements - Page iii
Foreword by John C. Harrison - Page v
Introduction - Page xii
Chapter One - The Origins of Stuttering - Page 1
Chapter Two - Learning to Think Differently - Page 21
Chapter Three - Changing Points of View - Page 45
Chapter Four - Stories about Stuttering - Page 77
Chapter Five - Working with Stress - Page 105
Chapter Six - Techniques of Change - Page 123
Appendix A - Pioneers - Page 159
Appendix B - A Case Study by Linda Rounds with Bobby G Bodenhamer - Page 165
How to contact the author - Page 181
Information about NLP - Page 181
Bibliography - Page 187
Index - Page 189
Foreword by John Harrison:
One evening a while ago I received an email from my friend Professor Judith Kuster, who is webmaster for the Stuttering Home Page at Mankato State University.
"I have a challenging little puzzle for you," she wrote. "See if you can solve it. Here are ten numbers. Can you tell me why they're in the order they're in? The numbers are 8549176320."
There was no way I could pass up this challenge. I dropped everything and started wrestling with the puzzle. Now, I pride myself on having a mind that can grasp numbers, even if I can never get my checkbook to balance. I tried everything to make it work. I looked for hidden numerical sequences. I tried dividing numbers by other numbers. I tried multiplying them. I looked for exotic progressions. I wrestled with this conundrum on and off for the better part of two days. No luck. I just couldn't get those numbers to unlock their secret.
Finally, in utter frustration, I wrote back to Judy. "I give up," said. "I need to get a good night's sleep. Tell me the answer."
A little later came her reply. "They're in alphabetical order."
It was so simple. Why couldn't I think of that?
I couldn't think of it because I was stuck in a traditional way of approaching number puzzles. I had made certain unconscious assumptions about how the problem needed to be addressed. I did not know that I had limited my solutions. But the model within which I was working automatically ruled out non-numerical solutions.
This same habit of thinking "inside the box" explains why for the 80 years since the birth of speech pathology, most people have not been able to solve the mystery of stuttering. Our paradigm, or model, of stuttering has forced us to look at the problem through a set of filters that have masked out relevant information and issues. In short, for 80 years, stuttering has been incorrectly characterized, and as a result, most of us have been trying to solve the wrong problem.
I was lucky in that I never went through traditional speech therapy. So my vision was not colored by other people's ideas of what stuttering was all about. Consequently, I ended up foraging on my own for answers, and by the age of 30, I had a different picture of stuttering than virtually anybody else I knew. I had also fully recovered, and this recovery has held for more than 35 years.
What I discovered during my recovery process was that my stuttering was not a speech problem per se, but a problem with my experience of communicating to others. That was why I never stuttered when I was alone. I was not communicating with anyone. I also learned that my stuttering not only involved my speech, but all of me, and that included my emotions, perceptions, beliefs, intentions, and physiological responses. These elements were joined together in a spider-like web of interconnections, where a change at any point caused a change at all the other points. In short, I had to look at stuttering as an interactive, dynamic, self-sustaining system. If I wanted to achieve a lasting recovery, I had to address, not just my speech, but the entire system.
Forces that shaped my thinking
An important part of this system was the way I thought about stuttering and about myself. Early in the recovery process, I began to question my way of seeing things. Was the world really such a threatening place, at least on a social level? Or was I creating it that way? Why didn't everyone tense in the presence of authorities? Why didn't other people panic when they had to give their name, or when they had to speak on the telephone to strangers? How was I managing to frame the world in such a negative way?
I eventually discovered that when I blocked, I did so to prevent myself from experiencing things I didn't want to experience. But if it was I who created my speech blocks, then I needed to understand why I held myself back and blocked. What was I afraid of? What didn't I want to see? What might happen if I let go? And how could I make my world less threatening?
There were two books back in the early 60s that provided me with a novel way to approach these issues. Both had to do with the running of my mind.
The first was a book called Psycho-Cybernetics by a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz. Maltz makes a compelling case for the fact that your unconscious mind accomplishes whatever your conscious mind puts before it – similar to the way a technician programs a computer.
He points out that when confronting a performance fear – such as whether you can make the two-foot putt that wins the golf tournament – if you mentally image only what you're afraid might happen, you'll probably miss the putt. You need to focus all your attention on the desired positive outcome.
The problem is, my mind is also programmed to keep me safe by focusing on any imminent danger, such as the black widow spider on the ceiling or the footsteps behind me as I walk alone at night down a dark street. Not to think about the danger is counter-intuitive. Yet, I must do just that when dealing with a performance fear such as stuttering. The book offered some simple but compelling rules for how my mind worked.
The second book, S. I. Hayakawa's Language in Thought and Action, was a simplified presentation of general semantics, developed in the 30s by Alfred Korzybski, one of the brilliant minds of the day. General Semantics looks at how our habits of thinking color our experiences, and how the structure of language, itself, forces us to see things in a particular way. Thanks to general semantics, I had a platform from which I could step outside my normal frames of reference and observe and reframe my day-to-day experiences, thus making my world more manageable and less stressful.
Now fast forward 35 years. In early 2002 I received an email from Linda Rounds, a 38-year-old human resources director of a company in Indiana whom I had met over the Internet. Linda wrote to tell me that thanks to my book plus several telephone sessions with a remarkable individual named Bobby Bodenhamer, she had abruptly put an end to a lifelong stuttering problem.
I quickly got in touch with Bob to find out more. It appeared that Bob was a practitioner and teacher of something called Neuro-Semantics (NS). I discovered that NS is a further development of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) which, in turn, is a further development of general semantics, the discipline I had found so helpful back in the 60s. Now my interest was really piqued.
It was apparent from the first e-mails and later, through several phone conversations that Bob Bodenhamer and I were on the same wavelength. Although he had never stuttered himself, Bob had an intuitive understanding of issues that are central to stuttering. This is in part because neuro-semantics, which Bob teaches, addresses the very challenges that I had wrestled with when I was trying to overcome my own stuttering.
I was especially interested in what Bob had to say because, as a person who recovered from stuttering, I have frequently been asked how I got over it. After I tell my story, people naturally ask what they can do to follow in the same path.
Until very recently, I didn't have much to offer when it came to the mind management aspect of stuttering. Maltz's book is still relevant in a general way, but many people want guidance on specific steps they can take to address their blocking. And general semantics, though still valid in its precepts, also does not directly offer specific approaches and exercises on how to address the issues associated with stuttering.
All that has changed with the publication of Mastering Blocking and Stuttering: A Handbook for Gaining Fluency.
A new resource
Mastering Blocking and Stuttering is a compendium of concepts and tools that use the principles of neuro-semantics to reframe the mindset that leads to speech blocks. Several groups of people will directly benefit from this book.
Therapists and speech-language pathologists who work with those who stutter will find the various neuro-semantic processes and tools extremely helpful. As a practitioner, you'll not only have resources for addressing the physical behaviors of your clients that are counter-productive to fluent speech, but for the first time, you'll have tools for addressing the habits of thought that shape their negative mind state. This is a major resource that has been lacking in the therapist's toolkit. Processes such as those for redefining self, altering states, reframing the meaning of stuttering, and remodeling behavior will now allow you to follow a multi-dimensional approach.
If you're someone who stutters and are motivated to experiment with and explore your own stuttering, you'll also find this book a great resource. You'll acquire workable tools for modifying your mind and emotional states. This, in turn, will help you to counter the feelings of helplessness which are so disempowering and which can make speaking such a troubling experience.
Enterprising individuals who wish to run their own self-therapy program using neuro-semantics resources can be reassured they do not have to go it alone. Thanks to Linda Rounds, who serves as moderator, there is an Internet discussion group on Yahoo where you can share your personal experiences using the principles and precepts described in this book. If you want to participate, you can register at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/neurosemanticsofstuttering. You will also have an opportunity to participate in some of the most intelligent discussions of stuttering-related issues found anywhere on the Internet.
A clarification of terms
Finally, a few observations about the word "stuttering." Although stuttering is a commonly used word, it unfortunately contributes to the confusion because "stuttering" means too many different things.
People who have advanced cases of Parkinsons and who talk in a halting or jerky manner are often referred to as stuttering.
Young children who find themselves linguistically over their head might be labeled as stuttering, even though their speech may be effortless and without any attendant struggle behavior.
Anyone who finds himself upset, confused, uncertain, embarrassed or discombobulated may also have stretches of dysfluency, even though it is totally unself-conscious. I call this bobulating to distinguish this form of dysfluency from that in which the individual is momentarily blocked and unable to say a word.
Then there is blocking. Without a speech block, there will be no helplessness, frustration, embarrassment, and feelings of disempowerment. The speech block sits at the center of the problem and should not be confused with other kinds of dysfluency.
For reasons of clarity, we encourage people to use the word "blocking" when talking about their speech difficulties. But many remain wedded to the word "stuttering" and are not apt to easily give it up. This is understandable. It's a familiar and commonly used word, and old habits die hard. Consequently, throughout this book, you will see references to the compound word "blocking/stuttering" to distinguish this kind of dysfluency from more general and non-disabling garden varieties of stuttering.
Go at your own pace.
A word about the book as a whole. You are not encouraged consume it in one or two sittings. There is too much to think about and too many different processes to absorb in a short time. Rather, it is a reference book rich in understanding and chock full of tools and techniques that can help you get to the heart of you or your client's blocking behaviors and issues. So sip it a bit at a time, live with the information, try out the processes with your clients or with yourself, and if you're someone who stutters, share your thoughts and experiences on the Yahoo group with others of like mind.
Remember that blocking/stuttering is a complex system, and while a person's speech habits substantially contribute to their blocking, their world their view and their habits of thought and perception are likely to be major contributors to the stuttering system and also need to be addressed.
Finally, be prepared for a series of "ah-hah" experiences as you explore blocking/stuttering in a new light and make powerful discoveries about the nature of stuttering and what it takes to recover.
John C. Harrison
John C. Harrison showed a marked dysfluency at the age of three and two years later underwent limited therapy. But these efforts were unsuccessful and he ultimately struggled with stuttering throughout college and well into adulthood. Then, in his 20s he immersed himself in a broad variety of personal growth programs, which gave him a unique insight into the nature and dynamics of the stuttering person. As a result, he has been fully recovered for the last 35 years and no longer deals with a stuttering problem.
One of the earliest members of the National Stuttering Association, Harrison was an 18-year member of the Board of Directors and spent nine years as the editor of Letting GO, the NSA's monthly newsletter. He has run workshops for the stuttering and the professional communities across the U.S. and Canada as well as in Ireland, the U.K., and Australia. He has been published in Advance Magazine and the Journal of Fluency Disorders and has presented at conventions of the American Speech Language Hearing Association and the California Speech Language Hearing Association, as well as at the First World Congress on Fluency Disorders in Munich, Germany.
Harrison lives with his wife in San Francisco where he works as a presentation coach, speaker, and freelance writer. He also coaches people by phone on how to investigate, understand and transform the system that creates and maintains their stuttering system.
Introduction by Bobby G. Bodenhamer:
I did not plan to work with people who block and stutter. Indeed, it happened quite by accident. Some years ago, a sales seminar participant asked me if I could help people who stutter. I told him that I didn't know, but I sure would be glad to give it a try. His son, Charles, then twenty-five, came in for a two hour session. After one hour's work we discovered that behind his blocking and stuttering were some fears of speaking that were rooted in childhood. Once he realized that he was mentally causing the stutter, he thanked me, paid me and left. And as far as I know, he gained complete fluency. The key for him was understanding that he was creating the stuttering, that it was neither something physical nor out of his control.
I have been working as a practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) since 1990. A major component of my work has been in dealing with fears, anxiety and phobias. Over those 14 years I have worked with hundreds of clients – approximately three thousand hours of therapy. NLP offers a model for understanding and for changing the way someone makes meaning of their experience, based on how they perceive their world in terms of language, thoughts, states and behaviors. NLP offers effective techniques which can be used widely: in therapy, sales, management, relationships, and, yes, for dealing with stuttering and much more. You will learn more about how change happens as the book unfolds.
Excited about the results with Charles, I wrote up a case study of the therapy and sent it to my colleague Michael Hall. He expanded this case study into an article, "Meta-Stating Stuttering: Approaching Stuttering Using NLP and Neuro-Semantics".
After posting the article, I was contacted by a friend of mine whom I had worked with early in my practice. We had worked on his stuttering years earlier but that hadn't helped him. After reading the article he called me and asked me if I had learned something new. I told him that I sure had and for him to come on over.
Six months after our one hour session I saw him again and asked him how the stuttering was. He paused briefly, wrinkled his brow, and replied, "I guess I have forgotten to stutter." "Well," I said, "that sure is a great thing to forget to do."
Needless to say, I was elated with that outcome. However, the major breakthrough came in the spring of 2002 when Linda Rounds emailed me from Indiana. In her search to overcome her stuttering she had read a work by Anthony Robbins at the recommendation of John Harrison. From Anthony Robbins she learned about NLP, so she searched Amazon.com for NLP books and found the book I co-authored with Michael Hall, The User's Manual for the Brain. From that she obtained my email address and wrote to ask me if I could assist her. In just a few therapy sessions on the phone and via some emails, Linda gained complete fluency. Wow, was I excited. As a result, Linda and I wrote an article entitled "From Stuttering to Stability: A Case Study." John Harrison published the article in the National Stuttering Association newsletter, Letting Go. I have included the complete article in Appendix B.
Because of this article I have had the opportunity to work with several People Who Stutter (PWS), including the speech pathologist Tim Mackesey, SLP (Speech Language Pathologist). It was somewhat ironic to assist to fluency a speech pathologist who had blocked and stuttered most of his life. Tim is now using my techniques in his own practice near Atlanta, Georgia, working with people who block and stutter.
Tim's website is: www.stuttering-specialist.com.
Let me say up front that not everyone has attained fluency but many have. Importantly, out of all the people I have worked with, I am confident that all of them have the capacity to attain fluency eventually, just so long as they continue working on their thinking.
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Other Helpful Books for PWS and Speech Pathologists:
Games for Mastering Fear: How to Play the Game with Calm Confidence by L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. with Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min. (Neuro-Semantics Publications, Paperback, 300 pages) This is a book about developing your own emotional intelligence about mastering your fears. To achieve that, we have made this book about NLP and Neuro-Semantics. To that extent, this is a book about state of the art techniques (patterns, processes, "games") for developing an intelligent, courageous, and informed way for handling fearful objects, events, people, and ideas.
You will learn that emotions are just that--emotions. They are not absolute messages from Heaven about what to do. They only tell you the difference between how you have mapped the way things should go and your experience of the way things actually go. You will discover that you are more than your emotions. They make up a valuable part of you, but you are more them what you feel. And, feelings can misguide you.
You will learn about how to Quality Control your brain. After you detect an emotion, check out its accuracy and validity, then you still need to explore it in terms of its "ecology."
Does it really serve you?
Does it enhance your life?
Will it empower you as a person?
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Secrets of Personal Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Accessing Your Higher Levels of Consciousness (2000, Crown House Publishers, Paperback, 224 pages) by L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. enables you to access your executive levels and taking charge of your mental-emotional programming. In this way you can develop the higher frames of mind that will enable you to control your states, take effective action, access your personal genius, and be at your best. Secrets treats mind as an emergent process of our entire mind-body-emotion system. This leads to one of the secrets: it's not what we think that controls our destiny and experiences, but how we think—our frames of mind.
To achieve personal mastery, this book guides you through various 'Thought Experiments' that work with and upon your 'executive' mind powers. As you engage these processes, you enter into the higher management of your own mind at all its levels. And that prepares you for the ultimate development of excellence—accessing your personal genius. Ready for a journey? Ready to explore the higher structures that organize and govern the very basis of your life? Good. Secrets of Personal Mastery takes you through a course that accesses and allows you to re-structure your:
mind and emotions
self-sabotaging frames
innate genius for personal and interpersonal development
passion for the excellence of expertise
languaging for empowering semantic states
mind-muscle connection for greater congruency
"Incredible, inspiring, and revealing. Buy this book."
Rob McCarter, MS, LPC, NCC
Secrets of Personal Mastery $25.00 plus $9.00 S&H
Book Review of Secrets of Personal Mastery by Judith Pearson, Ph.D.
Book Review of Secrets of Personal Mastery by by Stuart Dawson, Ph.D.
Dragon Slaying: Dragons to Princes - Second Edition (2000) by L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. What do you do when you get into a Dragon State? How do you respond when fear, anger, guilt, shame, and other negative emotions become the very frame of your mind? What then? How well do you handle feeling fearful about your anger, guilting your sadness, depressed about your guilt and other meta-muddle convoluted states? Dragon Slaying describes a cutting-edge model of the mind, Meta-States which will enable you to take control of your mind at all of its reflexive levels. Dr. Michael hall will guide you to becoming a Dragon Master so that you can tame, transform, and slay the Dragons that would otherwise torture and sabotage.
I wrote Dragon Slaying because we humans so easily and frequently find ourselves in emotional states and states of mind that we can only call "Dragon states." I wrote it also because by using Meta-States we can fairly easily get ourselves out of those states. Would you like to have that kind of power and elegance in managing your states? You can. With the Meta-States Model (which you'll learn about in this book), you will be able to consciously shift from a dragon-like state and put yourself into a princely state.
Dragon Slaying $25.00 + $9.00 S&H = $34.00
How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking Before People by John C Harrison Editor of the NSA monthly newsletter "Letting Go" - This comprehensive guide to public speaking is written specifically for people who stutter. The book gives you key "secrets" behind making yourself comfortable (and charismatic) in front of an audience, even though you stutter. It also introduces a new way to look at stuttering that explains many of stuttering's long standing mysteries.
Check Out Our Numerous List of Neuro-Semantic Books
Other Resources for PWS:
What We Believe About Blocking & Stuttering
Our Technology - How It Works - Numerous Articles
Audio/Videos
PWS Coaches/Therapist
Articles by Tim Mackesey, PC-CCC-SLP
Articles by John Harrison
Note: The materials found herein have proven helpful for many PWS. Some (but not all) have found fluency. Others have made much progress. But, this is not about a "quick fix." At best, these tools require two things: 1) Work and 2) Time. If you are willing to work hard, study hard and commit to several months of practice, then read on.
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