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Seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe praised 2019 Next Gen ATP champion Jannik Sinner and predicts that the young Italian star will break into the top 10 in a couple of years.
"Jannik is one of the most talented players I have seen in the last ten years. He is going to be hunted a little bit and people are going to dig in a little bit more and not want to lose to an 18-year-old. He will have to deal with it in the coming months. I suspect that in a few years you are going to see him in the top 10, give him two or three seasons. Jannik looks to be physically very gifted. Along with many other tennis fans and tennis players, I have been watching him from a distance and understanding that this guy is a rare talent", said McEnroe.
Sinner started the 2019 season ranked world number 553 and reached his career high as world number 78. The Italian 18-year-old player won three ATP Challenger titles in Bergamo, Lexington and Ortisei, the Next Gen ATP Final in Milan as Italian wildcard and advanced to Antwerp semifinal as a 18-year-old wildcard. He became the youngest ATP Tour semifinalist since Borna Coric in Basel 2013. At the Rome Internazionali d'Italia Sinner saved one match point against Steve Johnson in ATP Masters 1000 debut as wildcard before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. Sinner lost to Stan Wawrinka in the first round in his debut Grand Slam tournament at the US Open.
Sinner became the youngest player to win three Challenger titles in a season since Richard Gasquet and one of the five under 19 players in the year-end top 80 since 2000 joining an exclusive club that includes Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Denis Shapovalov.
Sinner started the 2020 season with two first round defeats in Bendigo and Auckland. He will face a qualifier in the first round at the Australian Open before a possible second round clash against Denis Shapovalov.
'Bone Bruising' Delays Andy Murray's Comeback
More bad news for fans of the British tennis star.
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It is unclear as to when former world No.1 Andy Murray will start his 2020 season after he pulled out of two key events on Friday.
The three-time grand slam champion hasn't played a competitive match since the Davis Cup in November due to a pelvic problem. Forcing him to miss the upcoming Australian Open for the second time in the past three years. It was at the tournament in 2019 where he said he may have to retire from the sport due to a hip injury before undergoing resurfacing surgery a few weeks later that saved his career.
Providing a new fitness update on Friday, Murray has confirmed that he is also pulling out of events in Marseille and Rotterdam. Both of which will take place during February. The reason is because the 'bone bruising' in his pelvic region is taking longer than normal to heal.
"I don't want to rush anything or put a timeline on my recovery," Murray said in a statement.
"I'm going to listen to my body and step back on the court to compete when the time is right."
"The bone bruising is taking longer to heal that first thought, so I won't be playing in Montpellier or Rotterdam in February." He added.
It is the latest setback for the injury-hit Brit, who missed almost 12 months of the tour between 2017-2018 and a further five months in 2019 due to his hip. Despite his misfortunes, Murray continues to be working hard in the gym with his recovery. Dismissing speculation that this latest setback might be the final straw in his decision to walk away from the sport.
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Towards the end of last season Murray made a breakthrough in his return prior to the pelvic injury. In October he defeated Stan Wawrinka to win the European Open in Antwerp. Claiming his first singles title since 2017. Overall, the two-time Olympic champion has won 46 trophies on the ATP Tour.
Mixed Fortunes For Grand Slam Champions Ash Barty And Simona Halep In Adelaide
The Barty Army was given a reason to celebrate on Thursday, but Romanian fans were left disappointed.
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Top seed Ash Barty continued her quest for a maiden WTA title on home soil with a comprehensive win in the quarter-finasls of the Adelaide International.
The world No.1 dropped only six games during her 6-3, 6-3, win over Czech Republic's Markéta Vondroušová. Who was playing in her first tournament since June due to a wrist injury. Barty managed to find a way to dismantle her opponent's serve as the match progressed. Breaking once in the opening set and a further three times in the second. Extending her perfect head-to-head record against Vondroušová to 4-0.
"It was really nice to see Marketa back out here. She's had an injury right after the French Open. She's a really nice girl." Barty said in tribute to her rival.
"I know our matches are always played in the right way. They are always tough." She added.
The encounter was a rematch of last year's French Open final. Where the 23-year-old Australian also prevailed in straight sets to clinch her maiden grand slam title. In their latest clash, Barty produced 20 winners alongside 19 unforced errors.
Despite the victory, the home favourite believes there is still room for improvement. Last week she lost her opening match at the Brisbane International, but has managed to turn her fortunes around in Adelaide. Prior to Vondrousova, she also drowned Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets.
"I think it's (my form) getting better and better." She said. "There were times in the match where I wanted to be a bit tighter and clinical, but all in all it's good to be back here generating opportunities for myself (on the court)."
Awaiting Barty in the last four will be Danielle Collins, who stunned the tour 12 months ago with a run to the Australian Open semifinals on her debut. The American was in ruthless form as she crushed fourth seed Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-1. Recording her second win over a top 10 player this season after Elina Svitolina last week.
"Danielle is an exceptional ball striker. She has the ability to take the match out of your hands very quickly." Barty previewed.
"She's very aggressive off the first return and first strike so I have to put my running shoes on and might sure I bring some variety (to the match) tomorrow."
There was disappointment for Simona Halep in her quarter-final match. The reigning Wimbledon champion failed to tame Belarussian star Aryan Sabalenka as she tumbled out of the draw 6-4, 6-2. Throughout the match Halep struggled with her own serve. Winning only 55% of points compared to Sabalenka's tally of 59%.
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"I wasn't really disappointed after that two games. That helped me to stay in the match and to not lose my mind. I'm happy with this win, especially against big fighters like Simona and the great players. [It] feels good."
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Brats Need Help Too! B-Movie Actor Steve Comisar asks Pres. Obama for Early Release from Prison
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Steve Comisar is an actor who has appeared in dozens of movies, television shows, and commercials. He is also serving a federal prison sentence for fraud. Through the President's clemency power, a sentence can be commuted and a prisoner can be released with the stroke of a pen. In July, Obama commuted the sentences of 48 federal prisoners. Comisar's petition should already be on the President's desk, ready for his next round of releases.
Comisar's attorney, Jeremy Gordon says: "Steve deserves an early release just as much, if not more, than the other offenders Obama is releasing. He has already served over 85 percent of his sentence for a non-violent crime. All of the other inmates being released are in prison for selling crack cocaine. The President plans to grant a lot more early releases before his term ends. I'm confident Steve will be one of them."
Comisar says, "I'm hoping the President will give me the same consideration that he gave to the other people he is releasing early. There are a lot of big stars who served time in prison that can really help me when I get out. With a little help from the President and Hollywood's celebrity felons, I really think I can make it. Everyone loves a good comeback."
Comisar's publicist, Nanci Ryder says, "Steve is also launching a non-profit charity that will help imprisoned actors. He's calling it, 'Stars Behind Bars.' Soon other actors in trouble with the law can get the help they need. We are planning a website, industry fundraisers, and monthly events hosted by Hollywood A-listers. This all begins when Steve is released."
Comisar, now 53, grew up in Beverly Hills with the original "Brat Pack" and has been acting since a very young age. He currently commands an enormous global, social media fan base which is growing each day. Without clemency from the President, Comisar will be released from prison in early 2017.
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BlockChain and BitCoin?
BlockChain and BitCoin are almost unknown terms with regard to a technology that can be defined as "disruptive" (volatile, radical, that explodes on the market, overturning the life of consumers from one day to the next, while sending its predecessors into oblivion). Let's try to clarify things.
Today, many people associate the term BitCoin with BlockChain, as if it were something unique and inseparable. Theory teaches us that this is not so, yet can we also confirm this in practice?
BitCoin is a Cryptocurrency, or rather a digital currency that is assigned a true value (USD/EUR) based on market demand/supply.
BlockChain is the decentralized technology at the base of cryptocurrencies that enables to create a currency, transfer it and certify each transaction in an unmodifiable manner, ultimately eliminating the need for "trusted" third parties such as banks.
Two complex concepts, let's start with BitCoin.
What was just written is the synthesis of two extremely complex concepts that require both technological and financial skills, propensity towards risk and a futuristic vision similar to faith. Somewhat excessive?
In this first article we'll be focusing on the first of the two, but we'll also be publishing an explanation on Blockchain soon.
BitCoin is a cryptocurrency, therefore something intangible, unlike a banknote, but potentially with the same value. It's a shame that presently almost nothing can be purchased with it: there is no way to use it in an easy and "user-friendly" way to make purchases, there are no bank accounts where to deposit it and above all there is no one to give advice or explain how to use a cryptocurrency…
History teaches us.
All of this is sufficiently out of the ordinary, making 99% of those who are considered mentally sound cry out that it's a scam and the remaining 1% (those who are not sane) that it's a miracle.
I'll try to explain what I've just said from the mental hospital where I'm writing from. Let's think of currencies as we know them today, that is, the paper bill with which I purchase my anti-depressant drugs (yes, I admit it, I'm among those insane few who believe in cryptocurrencies). Actually, let's take a further step backwards, when the exchange of services and goods was based on gold (coins, ingots, nuggets, etc.): a good was traded for a value in precious metal, also known as heavy currency. And it certainly was heavy… Imagine shopping at the supermarket with gold coins, instead of cash registers we'd have strongboxes and instead of cashiers we'd have goldsmiths weighing the amount owing: definitely not very feasible.
In my opinion, however, gold was the ancestor of cryptocurrencies: even gold, in fact, did not require a third party (bank) involved in every transaction and what took place was simply an exchange of a good for a real counter value.
I realize this affirmation may seem somewhat strong, but let's continue with the story and I'll try to help you understand this distant link.
The exchange mechanism through gold had several problems that went along with it: transportation, managing fractions of its value, where to safeguard it and deposit it. It is precisely for this reason that someone thought of creating a deposit where people could open an account and deposit gold to avoid theft. But the real stroke of genius was to create a paper certificate with a value (the value of the gold deposited): the ancestor of banknotes; simple to manage, divide and transport.
At this point in history (around the fourteenth century) something unexpected happened: some illuminated people created banknotes (at the time known as running cash notes) and the transition from a single currency (gold) to banknotes (which maintain a counter value) took place.
It is said that "appetite comes with eating" and in 1971 the United States decided that it was no longer necessary to have a value in gold equivalent to the printed currency and that every state could print an unlimited number of banknotes. Hence, the question arises spontaneously… If there is no counter value in heavy currency, what guarantees the value of my banknotes? The answer is quite simple: NOTHING! This means that if, hypothetically, a state "collapses", the local currency would be worth 0, although I'm sure that someone could say that it is virtually impossible for a state to declare bankruptcy. I quote Beppe Grillo, the comedian, during one of his shows: "The same thing was also said by the designers of the twin towers 'It's practically impossible for the towers to fall', or the captain of the submarine Greenwille who decided to resurface quickly in the middle of the Indian Ocean, whereby a deckhand asked him if there could be someone on top and his reply was' Who could there possibly bet, we're in the middle of the Indian Ocean, it's practically impossible to find a nine meter Japanese fishing boat right above us'". Perhaps we should give a different meaning to the word practically.
This is where banks come into play; private entities that "help" the state (which can print unlimited currency) to manage and distribute the currency to people, using deposit accounts, where the end users can keep their money, while certifying all the transactions carried out by the account holders. As private companies, banks do not work for charity, rather to generate profits using the capital of individuals and, as history teaches, they too practically can't go bankrupt.
In summary.
We've reached the end of the first point.
In summary: today's paper currency is managed by a few enlightened people who have the power to print currency at will to increase or decrease its value compared to other currencies. Currency has no real counter value and is managed and distributed by private companies that certify the transactions and work for their own interests.
At this point I'd like to understand why it is so detestable to talk about cryptocurrencies… They do not have a real counter value (but we're already used to this) and the transactions are certified by the network and included in the famous Blockchain, which is unchangeable. This means that the cryptocurrencies present in a wallet (wallets or checking accounts of individual users) are not subject to errors such as shortages or possible internal manipulation (so basically there's no private company that manages my virtual money), the amount of currency that is created is finite and no one can decide to modify it unless the majority of the network is unanimous (at this point a cryptocurrency fork would be created, a concept that we'll look at in the future). Cryptocurrencies have no jurisdiction limits because they are on a par with a global currency that does not exist today; payments are unlimited and the management costs are next to nothing.
However, could it not be that cryptocurrencies are the evolution of current payment systems, establishing the end of banks as we know them today, while leading to a progressive loss of control by banks and states? Perhaps this is what is really considered annoying and has people up in arms stating it's a scandal and scam.
Moreover, all great inventions go through the phase of non-acceptance, rejection, scam, bubble, but those that have solid foundations and resist the "bad weather" stage create an evolutionary drive that leads to a technological, cultural and social revolution.
Internet is an example. A system that was initially contrasted, fought, considered useless; a system that has evolved over time to become what it is today: an integral and fundamental part in the life of each and everyone of us.
Can you imagine today's world without internet? The world would stop!
BitCoin and Cryptocurrencies: a final thought.
This long digression on BitCoins was needed to describe them under a different aspect as opposed to the one presented to date by the media or institutions. I don't know if I managed to get you into that 1% group which I spoke of earlier, but I hope at least I got you thinking.
But the real revolution, which is the foundation of cryptocurrencies, is Blockchain. Would you too like to know what it's about? Keep in touch with us!
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La isla de Keros () es una pequeña isla griega deshabitada del mar Egeo, perteneciente al archipiélago de las Cícladas, más concretamente a las Cícladas Menores, y está situada a unos 10 kilómetros al sureste de la isla de Naxos. Es una de las pequeñas Cícladas junto a Iraklia, Shinusa, Antikeros, Giaros y Koufonisia. Administrativamente forma parte de la comunidad de Koufonisia.

Se trata de una isla montañosa, de clima seco, caluroso en verano y templado en invierno. Su punto más elevado es el Monte Keros, de 432 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

En la actualidad la isla se encuentra deshabitada, aunque en distintas excavaciones se han encontrado restos de la antigua civilización cicládica que floreció sobre el año 2500 a. C. Es posible que la isla tuviera una polis de su mismo nombre en los periodos clásico y helenístico puesto que con el nombre de Ceria (Κερία) aparece en un decreto de tasación de tributos a Atenas del año 425/4 a. C. y en un decreto de proxenía de Gortina fechado hacia los siglos III-II a. C. Keros es especialmente conocida por las estatuas de mármol que posteriormente inspiraron a Pablo Picasso y Henry Moore.

Véase también
 Flautista de Keros, (estatuilla cicládica)
 Arpista de Keros, (estatuilla cicládica)
 Daskalio (Keros)

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When it comes to accountability from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for work safety hazards, employers aren't going to be able to rely heavily on the narrow exception courts have carved for "rogue supervisors."
That was the ruling recently handed down by 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta, in which the court affirmed a review by the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission. The earlier ruling held that an employer based in Claxton, GA broke industry safety standards when it allowed employees to work without fall arrest systems. The company was also accused of failing to prevent a worker from unsafely using a stepladder.
In Quinlan v. U.S. Department of Labor, the company argued it wasn't responsible for paying government fines for these actions because it was a supervisor who was engaging in misconduct – not the company. In making this argument, it relied on the 2013 case of ComTran Group Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor.
In that case, the court favored the employer, finding the actions of a single "rogue" supervisor shouldn't be the responsibility of the entire organization. But of course, employers are held vicariously liable for the actions of their workers all the time. What made the ComTran case different was that the supervisor in question was normally the one who served as the company's "eyes and ears." So when he engaged in the alleged misconduct central to the case – and covered it up – employer was effectively rendered "blind and deaf."
So that brings us to the Quinlan case. Justices with the 11th Circuit were quick to point out the ComTran case is the exception – a narrow one – not the rule. And that exception, the court ruled, didn't apply here.
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In the spirit of mothers day Lancôme organized two in-store events in collaboration with me. These events took place in Amsterdam and Brussels. Lancôme's well known fragrance 'La Vie est Belle' was the focus product. Customers were offered to have their purchased fragrance bottle hand painted on the spot.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to pare back its plan to clean up pollution on the Willamette River, after new research found a cancer-causing chemical within the river is not as toxic as previously thought.
A 10-mile stretch of the Willamette is deemed by the agency as the Portland Harbor Superfund site due to the industrial waste polluting the riverbank and sediments. The site runs from Portland's Broadway Bridge to the Willamette's confluence with the Columbia River. More than 150 companies and government bodies are responsible for funding the clean-up.
The pollution is mostly invisible to the naked eye, but some stretches of riverbank are unsafe to touch. Fish caught within the site can be toxic if eaten.
The chemical officials now say is less risky is called benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and is commonly created as a residue of burning wood, coal or petroleum.
The EPA said it wants to reduce the cleanup area mostly around the Port of Portland's Terminal 4 and NW Natural's Gasco property – two of the most polluted parts of the river. Reducing the cleanup area at those properties could shave $35 million off an expected $1 billion cleanup cost, the agency said.
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the change "ensures that the cleanup plan is current with the latest science to protect people's health and the environment."
But one environmental group has concerns.
Bob Sallinger, conservation director of the Audubon Society of Portland, said that just because a chemical is less dangerous than previously thought does not necessarily mean it should stay in the Willamette River.
He said the EPA's proposal is "a major change" that weakens the clean up plan, which took 16 years to develop.
"This does feel like a step backward," Sallinger said.
An earlier version of this article misidentified Bob Sallinger as the president of the Audubon Society of Portland. He is its conservation director.


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You must make reservations at least 5 minutes in advance of the time at Luminaria Restaurant & Patio.
Live entertainment Friday and Saturday in the Living Room Bar. During Summer months, live entertainment on the Restaurant Patio.
The intimate Hopi Room and the outdoor Restaurant Patio are available for groups, ideal for special celebrations. For Larger Groups, we offer a number of special event spaces through our banquet department.
Located at the awarding-winning Inn and Spa at Loretto, Luminaria Restaurant and Patio combines modern sophistication with rustic Southwestern charm.
During the warmer months, dine outdoors on the rustic wood patio adjacent to the world-renowned Loretto Chapel. At twilight, dine al fresco under the stars, transform the high desert into a romantic veranda draped and tented with flowering vines and luxurious flowing fabrics lit by hanging lanterns.
The service was fast. The lamb and short ribs were both prepared exactly as ordered. I would not have changed anything.
I took my daughter here on our final night in Santa Fe. We loved the private booths. The service was perfect. We had the kung po broccoli and short rib. All fantastic. The restaurant has a very fine ambience. We enjoyed it very much!
We had dinner at Lumineria for the first time since the new chef started. We used to love the menu and it was one of our favorite places. The new menu let us down. We had a salmon dinner and a short rib dinner and a Caesar salad. The salad was large and fresh but had a very heavy dressing which had very little garlic flavor. A disappointment. The short ribs were very basic- nothing special. The salmon was very well prepared and we exchanged the collard greens for the roasted carrots. WE did not get dessert as nothing appealed to us. The previous menu had tres leches cake and a divine chocolate dessert.
We had a fabulous dinner for friend's birthday. They had put rose petals on the table for her when we arrived. Service by Juan was wonderful! The special birthday dessert was wonderful. We loved every bite and every minute!
Last time I was there the food was good, the menu was very attractive, now I returned and it was lousy!
The menu was cut in half and the food was not good.
Beautiful restaurant and the service was outstanding! Try the chicken fried mushrooms...best mushrooms we've ever had. Enjoyed the salmon and the short ribs very much. Would definitely go back.
One of the best meals I have ever had. Especially liked the s'more desert!
My friend ordered a chicken salad and rather than a nice portion of chicken, the chicken was flaked on the top and looked like it was canned. I am vegan and asked for a vegetable plate with 4 vegetables that were on the menu. I received a very small portion of vegetables that were mixed together and would have been about the right size serving for a side, not a meal. We chose to leave.
The scallop starter was the best fish we have had at Luminaria. And the entire menu was excellent. Best restaurant week experience in Santa Fe.
Another great meal at Luminaria! Restaurant week choices were excellent—beautifully cooked Barramundi, and nice bison strip loin as well as great appetizers and desserts. They also serve a great blood orange margarita!
Interesting ingredients and an inventive restaurant week menu. Good wine list and by the glass. Food presentation sloppy. Skimpy on some things ingredients. One cippolini (cippolino?) on the bison. One little gyoza on the scallop appetizer. Clever desserts.
Luminaria is a special place. We recommend it wholeheartedly for any occasion. The dining room is beautiful, and with the fire in the kiva in winter, it's incredibly cozy. The service is warm and welcoming, particularly from the professional and friendly young dining room manager, and from our excellent server, Juan. The food is simply great -- my wife had the citrus sea bass special and I had the beef short ribs. Both were outstanding. We also enjoyed a very nice breakfast at Luminaria this morning before checking out of the Inn at Loretto. The unique setting in a one-of-a-kind hotel, the gracious service and the wonderful food (and wine) make Luminaria a must-visit spot in Santa Fe.
The Valentines dinner was ok, but not worth 80$/person excluding wine. The lobster tails were too small to make a main course, and a little dry. The first course of scallops was microscopic.
It's OK to go to Luminaria during the summer to be outside. Choose food carefully. I had a 1/2 chicken the other night and it was the skinniest chicken I've seen in my life. Service was well meaning but understaffed. Bar seemed to have difficulty making drinks.
Loved it! Quite place for lunch to discuss business or catch up with friends.
We are locals and wanted to celebrate a birthday on a cold winter night in town. We had the best seating location near the fireplace, the atmosphere was beautiful and comfortable, the host and hostess were so helpful and gracious. The service was fantastic. And the cuisine was exceptional. It was a perfect evening, thanks to Luminaria.
Such a great experience. Great service and incredible food in a beautiful location. A must do in Santa Fe! Thanks for a special experience!
Everything was fine, service was fair, menu was OK. Food was very good but pricy .
Lovely environment but we asked for duck done medium, both of us, and it was rare. Tasted bad. Uneatable. We were with others and it was late so didn't send back.
Lovely spot! Great service. Could have better and more varied menu.
We were there for Sunday Brunch. The menu is limited. Soup was beautifully served, but was almost cold. We had the fish taco which were just OK. The portion was refreshing because it was small, unusual for some restaurants. The highlight of the meal was the dessert--a French Pecan Mille Feuille.
With all the awesome dining choices in this town, the competition is tough. Luminaria, though, really stands out. Incredible food and service from beginning to end in a beautiful environment. Our only regret is not trying it sooner.
WITH SO MANY GREAT RESTAURANTS IN SANTA FE, THERE IS NO NEED TO GO TO THIS ONE.
Consistently good food and service. Unfortunately, some guests dress too casually with baseball caps left on during the meal and t-shirts.
The space is lovely and a great place to visit over dinner, it's cozy and inviting.
Service has always been slow and never been attentive or good. Was hoping with the new chef something might have changed but that was not the case. I wouldn't tell anyone it's a must go spot in Santa Fe.
But again on a positive note the food was very good. The spot beautiful.
Great place, great location. But... went at 10:30 for breakfast (Christmas day!). After taking our order it took 45 min, to get our food! Breakfast, mind you! Not a fancy dish! And they screwed up the order (forgot the potatoes).
I would suggest the staff needs A LOT more training!
My wife and I had our anniversary there Saturday December 22. The service was very good our server spread rose petals on our table and poured us a complimentary glass of champagne to toast, very nice touch. The wine we ordered was excellent. My wife's meal was very good, and desert was delicious. My only complaint (a big one) was my ribeye steak, it was the very worst cut of meat I have ordered. It was embarrassing to have to repeatedly spit my bite out into my napkin. I barely got four bites that I was able to enjoy. Very disappointed. I love ribeye, and expected a much better cut for the price I paid. I will not recommend this restaurant based on my meal.
Four of us had creative and good drinks before dinner. The meal was very good, great broccoli appetizer and very good mains. However, I expected a bit more after reading about the chef studying with Patrick O'Donnell. The waiters consistently placed dishes in front of the wrong person or didn't know who got what, even coffee....this shouldn't happen in a good restaurant.
Luminaria used to be one of the best in Santa Fe. Last meal (including duck) was overcooked and bland. They need to make an effort to get back in shape.
For a high end restaurant, our experience was average and not outstanding. The service was not as polished or attentive as other high end restaurants in Santa Fe. The waiter didn't know the difference between Irish whiskeys and Scotch whiskeys. Waiter did consult with chef to assure my selections were sucrose free and I appreciated his extra efforts. My entree was listed as half a roasted chicken; it was the size of half a roasted Cornish hen. Got about 5 meat bites off it- very small. We had to approach the register to pay our bill- waiter was too busy just attending to other tables and we had a concert to attend. We'd had an outstanding breakfast at Luminaria 4 months ago and could not give this rating for dinner.
Nice to see Luminaria once again turning out beautifully prepared food. Duck breast with fois gras was generously served, with a fine reduction. Short ribs plated with vegetables and its own fine reduction--also a very generous plate of top ingredients. Wine by the glass well chosen and poured.
The staff were fast and attentive. The food was delicious.
Fantastic ambiance and service. Food was perfect!


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New Year, Next Dimension: China's First 3D Television Channel Rings In 2012
A dozen years into the 21st century and just over 50 years after citizens watched their first nationally broadcast programs, China boasts over 3,000 TV stations. Now Chinese television is about to enter the third dimension with the country's first 3D TV channel set to hit the airwaves on January 1st, 2012.
"We have officially started preparations for the country's first experimental 3D TV channel," stated Cai Fuchao, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, "and have issued two technical guidelines on the production and airing of 3D television programs and 3D television signal transmission."
As you may have guessed, television content is and always has been closely monitored by China's government and expansion of service continues to be actively directed under a series of centralized plans.
The current strategy is focused on digital television, both on the manufacturing and service sides. Most of China's cities now receive digital cable TV service and by 2015 analog broadcasts will cease. The roll-out of 3D TV in 2012 is certainly no accident – just the opposite in fact.
Looking past the "hidden hand" of government control, the yet-to-be-named 3D channel is stated to be a cooperative venture involving six of China's bigger TV stations including the oldest and largest: China Central Television or CCTV for short. Following a short shakedown period the channel will launch its regular program schedule to coincide with the Lunar New Year Festival in late January. (via EastDay and Want China Times)
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Strange Cats: Meet Toffee Crunch!
There's a saying that you will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. Given that my chances of convincing the spousal unit that we should have a nonstrange cat were nil, we compromised on fostering cats. I liked the idea of helping adorable kitties who were traumatized or unsocialized get a chance to find a permanent home, and Mark liked the idea that after a few months, he'd never see that particular animal ever again. Ok, I jest, but only a little.
So this new category will be a view into the challenges and benefits of cat fostering, demonstrate the progress (or potential lack thereof) of each cat, oh, and bear witness to the power of lots of gratuitous cute cat pics, amirite??
So given the choice of three cats who were all in need of a break from the shelter, we decided on Toffee Crunch because she had been there almost a year, and started off almost feral. She had also come to the shelter with a litter of kittens. All and all, a heavy load for a pretty young cat!
We started her off in the bathroom with the door closed, where she crouched in her litter box, and later in a corner on a huge sweatshirt I have. After we left the door open, she proceeded to new hiding spots over the course of a few days: under the dining table, inside our hollow electric organ, and currently underneath my bed. Lest you think how horribly traumatized she must be to hide so much, she is now coaxable out of these spots, and trades purrs for scratches and rubs. She just must feel more comfortable in enclosed places still.
Last night I was pretty frustrated because she had hid in the organ all day, but after the din of kids ended with their bedtime, I eased her out with kitty treats. We spent an amiable and quiet evening together, her kneading the carpet while I worked on a project, she occasionally begging to be petted and sitting squat on my fabric like any reasonable cat must. Perhaps with her under my bed now she'll find her way to the infinitely more comfy bedspread tonight!


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Cet article concerne l'automobile. Pour le tracteur, voir Tracteur Ford série N.

La Ford Model N est une automobile produite par la Ford Motor Company; elle a été introduite en 1906 en tant que successeur des Ford A et Ford Model C ainsi que modèle d'entrée de gamme bon marché de la société. Elle a été construite à l'usine Ford de l'avenue Piquette.

La Model N divergeait de ses prédécesseurs parce qu'il s'agissait d'une voiture à moteur avant avec un moteur quatre cylindres. Le quatre cylindres en ligne de 15 chevaux entraînait les roues arrière via un long arbre. C'était aussi la première voiture américaine à utiliser de l'acier au vanadium. La voiture avait un empattement de 84 po (2100 mm).

Modèle à succès, 7000 voitures ont été fabriquées avant la fin de la production en 1908. À 500 $ US, la voiture était considérée comme très abordable à l'époque; en revanche, l'Oldsmobile Runabout à haut volume coûtait 650 $, la Model A de Western Gale coûtait 500 $, la Brush Runabout 485 $, la Black 375 $, et la Success 250 $. Le marron était la seule couleur d'usine pour la Model N.

Model R
La Model R était un niveau de finition plus élevé de la Model N avec une carrosserie plus grande, des roues couvertes par des ailes complètes, des marchepieds et des lampes à huile. La Model R coûtait 650 $, 150 $ de plus que la Model N de base à 500 $. La Model R était une offre seulement pour l'année modèle 1907 et 2500 ont été vendues. La couleur était principalement vert foncé, avec des sièges en cuir, des accessoires en laiton et un réservoir de carburant contenant 8 gallons US (6,7 gallons impériaux; 30 litres). D'autres différences par rapport à la Model N comprenaient des pneus de 30 pouces, un coffre arrondi et un graisseur mécanique McCord, plutôt que le graisseur à pression d'échappement de la Model N.

Model S
Deux styles de Model S ont été produits, un runabout et un roadster. La S runabout est apparu pour la première fois à la fin de l'année modèle 1907 et était similaire à la Model R, se vendant 700 $, 50 $ de moins que la R. Les deux modèles ont été vendus pendant une courte période avant que la R ne soit abandonnée pour l'année modèle / fiscal 1908. La S roadster, comme la R, avait des ailes attachées aux marchepieds et un graisseur mécanique. Les différences par rapport à la R comprenaient des pneus de 28 pouces et le coffre pointu de la Model N.

La Model S Roadster était basée sur le même châssis que les Model N, R et S runabout précédent. Faisant son apparition pendant l'année fiscale / modèle 1908 de Ford, la Roadster S avait un capot fermé, des ailes pleines et des tabliers de garde-boue, et un troisième siège «de coffre». Comme les R et S runabouts, la S Roadster utilisait un graisseur à pression McCord. Comme la Model R, la S Roadster était équipé de pneus de 30 pouces. La S Roadster et la Model K Roadster étaient les derniers modèles produits au cours de l'été 1908 alors que Ford se rééquipait et se préparait pour l'avènement de la Model T. La S Roadster se vendait à 750 $. Des extras tels qu'un toit convertible, des lampes à gaz et des porte-parapluies étaient disponibles. Les 3750 S Roadster ont été vendus entre 1908 et 1909.

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The Passover seder is a long process, and for kids, it can be a long time to sit and listen to the prayers and stories. But with such great potential for creativity, the seder has so much room for interpretation as an imaginative activity for children and adults alike. Here are a few suggestions to help your family's seders be more fun and engaging for all participants.
There are many variations on this classic game in which participants take turns pulling random household items from a bag and telling a story using the items as props. Some Passover variations include using some of the pre-seder prep time to keep kids engaged in finding items, and then during the seder, proceedings can momentarily stop for a quick game where a participant picks a random item and then explains how it fits into that part of the story. It's a good way to keep engagement up both when the game is ongoing and when it's not, and engages participants both young and old.
Bingo is a great way to keep attentions focused, as the participants will need to know whether or not the items on their bingo cards have been brought up. Several variations exist in the rules, including filling the entire card or making specific patterns in addition to creating a traditional bingo vertically, horizontally or diagonally. There is a Seder Bingo set available for purchase on Amazon, but families are also able to create their own versions based on their unique seder traditions.
Coloring is a good way for kids to stay engaged with the subject matter at hand while also staving away boredom. Check online for a plethora of coloring pages, including placemats, haggadot and other ways of engaging with the seder artistically. For kids who like to create their own drawings, consider printing out a haggadah with no pictures and leaving art supplies on the table. Paper with lines and a space for a drawing could work as well, by giving children the opportunity to write about what they are hearing, seeing or thinking about at the seder.
Many popular children's games can be adapted to work for the Passover seder. Consider a game of Charades, where the kids act out characters from the story or important plot elements. Or how about a game of Taboo, where one person tries to get others to guess a part of the seder or element of the story, but can't say certain important words? Jeopardy could also be fun, with unusual clues to spark deeper thought. Try brainstorming some of your kids' favorite games, and thinking of ways to give them a Passover theme for the Seder and the rest of the days of the holiday.
Considering that the seder revolves around storytelling, this is a prime opportunity for kids to unleash their creativity through writing or acting out short skits. These could range from retelling certain parts of the story, such as the 10 plagues, to creating new characters and scenarios, like what the first or last Israelite in line might have commented to his or her neighbor during the Exodus. This is a time to let imagination roam with plentiful props and costume materials.


Representative democracy is a facet of capitalism, an opiate of the masses used to manage wage slaves.
"Representative democracy" in your text above should be in quotes. The sham we are treated to now is indeed designed to serve as an opiate of the masses. True representative democracy–one assumes, as we don't currently enjoy that enlightened state–would go a long way towards addressing the corruption of predatory capitalism that plagues us.
There is a viewpoint that sees evolution accelerating at an accelerating rate, in an information age just coming to grips with quantum things like spinning tops don't slow down smoothly, they do so in discreet little tiny quantum steps we cannot see and did not expect to ever know about.
Use the yellow vests as a model. They gather weekly and communicate like crazy while confronting the state. Then they go home for six days. Some to be lectured. Everyone to be listened to. Six days of discussion, theories and questions return to the street on the seventh day.
Conversations from behind and in front, right and left. No computer can keep up with cosmic powered biology manifest as human communicating in the information age. The bionet; Humanity, survival threatened. Humanity has gone leaderless and discusses visions only seen by millions focusing distributed human intelligence. The idea of an abstract representation may no longer be possible. Humanity has learned no individual can know what everyone manifests together as civilization purposefully concentrating on specifics. The french government has panicked. It cannot know what the people together are thinking and only imagine what they are thinking. Evolution accelerating at an accelerating rate, now purposefully, along with Cosmos is an idea beyond state understanding and control.
The faults now visible in representative democracy does not besmirch our ancestors because they did not foresee quantum physics and the information age. Look into the 12.5 billion year-old popped big bang bubble. It's ringed by galaxies in the bubble pop-froth. The bubble left an opening deep into the past, when stars and galaxies were only blue. Humanity can see almost to dark before light. We see where we came from. We are a mature species and know capitalist profit that despoils Earth is clearly a crime against Earth and Cosmos.


As ever time flies by and is speeding towards the times of important changes, that are the fore- runners of a new period in your history that is leaving the past behind. All proceeds as intended, and before very long you will begin to receive the proof that you have been seeking. You will be in no doubt that all along the forces for good have been working towards the changes that you have been promised, and that the New Age is upon you. Outwardly many will only see confusion and many parts of your world in turmoil. It is the final throes of the dark Ones who are now in retreat. Before long those who have been working silently for the Light will reveal themselves, and you will know that the New Age has truly begun.
Meanwhile Lightworkers are called upon to remain resilient and focussed upon their work, that will ensure the Light is continuing to be empowered. For a long, long time you have sought proof of the changes that you know must come if the New Age is to get underway. That will for some time be limited until such times that it is safe for the Light to be revealed for the progress that has been made. However, there are numerous signs everywhere that the changes are speeding up, and can be found by those who are seeking in earnest. Already some souls are making themselves known for their Light work, and you may rest assured that they will be protected by us.
As the Light grows in strength so more souls will begin to awaken, their levels of consciousness will enable them to raise their vibrations. Already we find that more people are speaking openly of their new found understanding, and there is a new eagerness to discuss what is happening upon Earth. The awakening will continue to grow at a greater speed that will draw like souls together. Indeed, it will also create a wider gap between those of the Light and the non-believers which is to be expected. However, we do not advocate any deliberate attempts to widen it. Lightworkers will be needed more than previously, to assist those who are seeking a greater understanding of what is taking place.
Some of you have waited for a long time to act in service to your fellow travellers on the path of Light. Now that time has arrived and many will be called to fulfill their life contract. Be assured that you do not walk alone at any time, you are always accompanied by several souls who are there to serve you. So do not hesitate to call upon them when you need help. If you are searching for some indication as to what your role is to be, do not worry as when the time is right you will be left in no doubt as to what is required of you. Your role will be one that you have prepared for over many lifetimes and you will have no need to doubt your ability.
As you are aware, at these end-times much karma is coming up to be cleared, and this is one reason why so much activity is taking place. However, given time it will become less, and will be helped by bringing together many souls who hitherto have been deliberately kept apart. The dark Ones have created many ways in which to stop you coming together as One, but that will change as it is realised how much you have in common with each other. Religion has divided people and many wars have been fought because of the different ideologies. These problems will also be overcome when the truth is made known, and it is realised that All are One.
So do not be too concerned as to how the seemingly impossible differences between you can be overcome. When the truth is given by those who have your confidence and trust, many difficulties will simply fade away. At heart most of you seek a peaceful life, and are happy to live and let live. Allowing others to choose their own path of Light will become generally accepted, and they will be able to progress as slowly or quickly as suits them. All will eventually find the Light and there are endless pathways to it.
Keep a positive approach in all you do and do not allow doubt to creep in, as the dark Ones will attempt to put you off course right up until the last minute. They will gradually become weakened and will no longer have the ability to interfere with your progress. Slowly they are having their power taken away, and are already unable to command with the authority that they once had. We are closely monitoring them, even to the point where they have no hiding place from us. There is no escape and they will be begging to no avail to avoid the consequences of their actions.
I am SaLuSa from Sirius and so pleased to help you through these periods of intense changes. Be assured that however impossible earthly situations seem, with our help they shall be overcome in short time. Whilst for karmic reasons you must tread the paths you have created for yourselves, we can come in at the appropriate time and help you restore your countries. So please do not get downhearted or despair over the "mess" that many years of wars have left some countries in. We are here to help you, and clear the pathway to a wonderful Golden future.
Love connects you in a harmonious and eternal concatenation of links that bring you together in joyous and everlasting communion.
******NOTE BY NANCY: Please read this message carefully! In my opinion, it is one of the most important messages we have received. May we cease being concerned over the crumbling structures around us and look forward to the glorious present eternity that is ours! So very much will be explained to us in the coming days…information that will help us understand how we allowed our world to fall into such depths of pain and suffering. We may ask, "Why do we have to understand what turns out to be illusion?" The answer: Because WE created the illusionary world in which we have lived for thousands of years. Do we want to do so again? OR, do we choose to understand how we created such a mess and avoid repeating the same behavior? WE–YOU & ME–ARE LEARNING TO GROW FROM THE CHILD-GODS WE ARE INTO ADULT GODS! Not unlike the path we have traveled on Earth–from infancy … to childhood … to adolescence … to young adulthood …to mature adulthood. There are no shortcuts to maturity!
Here in the spiritual realms all is ready for your awakening. On Earth you could expect a feast, fireworks, and great music to celebrate a momentous occasion such as this, except such an occasion has never before occurred. What we have prepared to greet your arrival is far, far grander than anything you have ever experienced or even dreamed of during any of your earthly lives. You will all experience an absolute abundance of amazing enjoyments as we rise to greet you and offer you presents chosen specifically to resonate with your most deeply cherished individual desires.
Yes, all are One, but within that Oneness there are numerous individual aspects that enhance and entrance the One through their infinite selection of creative talents and possibilities. It is for each of those individual aspects of the One – each one of you – that these gifts have been most carefully chosen for their incomparable suitability. There will be no disappointments! All will receive gifts that absolutely amaze and delight them.
After all these apparent eons of pain, suffering, and betrayal the only appropriate reward, appreciation, or compensation that could in any way undo the ostensible damage inflicted, or bring into harmony and accord those who it seems have been relentlessly at war with each other for eons, will be the peace, the acceptance, the love, the awareness and the utter joy of the realization that it has all been unreal, an ongoing but unreal dream that has come to an end. The distrust, confusion, and resulting chaos of the illusion are finally over, finished, terminated, and Love, your true nature, now flows freely, constantly, and abundantly among you all who are and always will be God's beloved children. You will realize the truth of your Oneness, your inseparability, as the Source field, Love, connects you in a harmonious and eternal concatenation of links that bring you together in joyous and everlasting communion.
God's Will for you, for every single one of his beloved children, is eternal joy, and so He created that state and placed you within it. You chose to leave and set up an alternate environment, an illusory one, where you could play at being independent individual beings who could provide easily and instantly for all your desires. Those desires became needs – in Reality there are no needs, everything you could ever desire is instantly yours – needs that you could no longer satisfy because you had detached yourselves from the energy field of creation, from your Source. Disappointment, rage, and fear replaced the experience of peace and harmony that God had created for you, and you engaged in conflict and deceit to try and steal from one another those things or items that you valued and did not have. And now you are in the last moments of that intense and unreal collective experience as you realize that none of your systems, organizations, or technologies as they now stand can resolve the conflicts and chaos that they appear to have generated everywhere on Earth.
You are ready for change, enormous change, because only enormous change can resolve the issues and problems that you have brought upon yourselves. And for enormous change to occur you need help from those in other realms who have themselves learned that Love, and only Love can bring the peace and tranquility that all truly desire. Until now that help was unavailable because it would have interfered with your freely chosen decision to "go it alone," to sort out your issues and problems on your own without interference or assistance from God, or from any of the myriad other realms of His divine creation who were ready, willing, and able to help as soon as you to chose to ask.
You have finally made the collective decision to seek assistance from your wiser and elder brothers and sisters who have watched over you lovingly for eons waiting for the moment when you would seek their help. We have observed your pain, your suffering, your misery, but until now we have been powerless to help you because it was not your collective intent to be helped. That collective intent has changed, increasing numbers of you have called on us for assistance, and that assistance is now at hand.
A very large number of your human cultural preconceptions, beliefs, and perceptions are far too prejudicial and inflexible to allow you to work harmoniously together for the good of all. But by opening your hearts to the divine field of Love that surrounds and envelops you, you allow the peace, the acceptance, and the forgiveness that flow from it to dissolve all the controversies and difficulties that have been dividing you against one another. You open yourselves to see with new eyes, and to engage with loving hearts so that all that has driven you apart into various warring factions is recognized as mere egoic nonsense, an insane need to be right and to prove others wrong.
What you will now discover, as you release all that egoic baggage, is that your aims are identical! You all desperately want to feel worthy, acceptable, and loved, and to know that you are – which is, of course, your natural and eternal state – but you thought that for that to happen you had to prove to yourselves and to God that you were better than others. You believed that there had to be winners and losers – and you were all terrified of being losers.
But your Father created only winners, and by opening your hearts to the Love that He constantly offers that will become increasingly apparent, and you will find yourselves most easily able to cooperate willingly, creatively, and harmoniously together as the differences and conflicting viewpoints that were always setting you against one another are seen to be completely unreal. You are all loving brothers and sisters, beloved children of God, who temporarily became lost and confused about your true status, and that sense of being lost, alone, even abandoned is dissolving rapidly as you once more become aware of who you truly are. There is absolutely no need for fear, doubt, or anxiety of any kind because soon you will awaken into everlasting joy as the brilliant Light of God's eternal day bathes you in Its glorious Rays.
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The name Poland may seem like an obvious word denoting a contemporary country but it wasn't always the case. In fact, even today, Poland is called different things depending on who's doing the talking.
While the official name of the country, Polska, along with its cognates in various modern languages – like Poland, Polen, Pologne, Polónia or Польша (Polsha) – all go back to one historical word root, the story of the name, and actually the many names of Poland, is much more intricate and puzzling.


The annual Atlanta Council Commodore's Cup is a Sea Scouts open council race typically raced in Capri 14.2's and Catalina 22's. This year's Koch Cup Qualifying races were conducted in Capri 14.2 day sailors for maximum competitive advantage. The sailing area was part of Lake Allatoona where with nearly three miles of open water almost a mile wide with very light power boat traffic. There were five Sea Scouts crews entered from five Ships from as far away as Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida and as close as two Ships from the local Council. The racing was started early on Saturday morning with nine races throughout the day to determine a clear majority team holding.
The second race of the morning ended with a team from Florida capsizing and turtling a Capri 14.2. After a brief delay the boat was righted and summoned to the dock for draining. With the capsize drill out of the way, the racing continued until lunch time.
The nature of the Koch Cup team race experience was beginning to show with the two teams from the Gulfport area in Tampa starting to rack up 1st and 2nd places as a routine. Third place was a toss up between another Tampa team and an Atlanta team. Hard racing was the nature of the Sea Scouts event with the lead between the first two Gulfport teams trading 1st and 2nd nearly every other race. It was apparent their keen skills and expertise were putting them in the lead for an invitation to the International Koch Cup in Galveston!
By days end, with nine races in the books, it was clear that one of the two Gulfport teams was going to be the winner and the second place team was there due to a one point total score difference! It came down to just one race breaking the near perfect swap of 1st and 2nd nine race scores! This was a great result and pushed the competitors to achieve their best in every race.
Good luck to our Southern Region's newest Koch Cup team who will be the Florida and Area 9 Sea Scouts contenders for 2018 in Galveston!
How many teams from this region will go? Will they take top 2?
Each Region has five spots. It all depends on the number of qualifiers on how many teams from each one. You can contact your regional coordinator to see what additional teams will be invited.


Marty (Farrell) is a struggling writer who dreams of finishing his screenplay, "Seven Psychopaths". Billy (Rockwell) is Marty's best friend, an unemployed actor and part time dog thief, who wants to help Marty by any means necessary. All he needs is a little focus and inspiration. Hans (Walken) is Billy's partner in crime. A religious man with a violent past. Charlie (Harrelson) is the psychopathic gangster whose beloved dog, Billy and Hans have just stolen. Charlie's unpredictable, extremely violent and wouldn't think twice about killing anyone or anything associated with the theft. Marty is going to get all the focus and inspiration he needs, just as long as he lives to tell the tale.
To start off let's talk about the acting. I really liked the acting it was surprisingly good and easily one of my favourite Christopher Walken films (The Deer Hunter, Sleepy Hollow). The entire cast did a great job though in this film with Colin Farrell as Marty, Sam Rockwell as Billy and Woody Harrelson as Charlie. Something I really did like about the acting was how they portrayed there psychopathic characters as just that, they acted insanely but didn't think what they were doing was wrong in anyway therefore defining a real psycho. The funniest of the cast would have to be either Sam Rockwell or Woody Harrelson, both were very funny but in completely different ways. Woody plays a fantastically crazy gangster who will apparently do anything to get his beloved shih tzu back, a role I can't imagine many people pulling off a well as him. Were as Sam plays an unemployed looser with a darker side as he plays both a dognapper and a (spoiler) serial murderer, he's barrels of fun and delivers my favourite scene (not till the end the review).
Now onto the story, it's weird really really weird. The film is set up with a main story arc and has smaller stories running throughout which are all stories going into the screen play being written by Marty Faranan, some of the stories are made up like the Vietnamese Priest but other like the Quaker are based in reality (The Quaker is my favourite of these stories). The idea of such blood lust and death being based all around one dog is fantastic and allows for the sometimes very dark story to seem much funnier. The story is almost anthology based and reminds me a lot of Pulp Fiction only with more of a connection to the main story and the way this film ends it really pulls everything back together with a nice neat end, just make sure you don't start getting up straight from the credits.
So let's talk about something more fun like the visuals. The Visual Effects in this film were really good and most of the effects didn't require a great deal of technical skill there were scenes that were extremely gory which I thought were done perfectly. The fire and gunshot scenes were quite spectacularly good but I will have to say that my favourite in terms of ridiculously gory scenes would have to be the character Charlie's head getting blown up in one of the fictional story from Billy. I love that scene because you just go "What the hell!" it really was overkill but does make sense when you know its billy telling the story. The music in this film is very good as well as it can go from fun and wild to pop culture in a snap, each scene had its own kind of music and I think it worked really well with the characters story. Wrong music could ruin some of the scenes.
The best reviews I have found would be these "Yes, it's a lot to keep track of, but writer-director Martin McDonagh does so with deft humor as the film hurls toward a desert climax, foreshadowed in one of Billy and Marty's exchanges." Lisa Kennedy. I liked the way it ended and how it wrapped up. Also "This is one of the best times I've had at the movies in years." Richard Roeper. Wow that's high praise and I get why he may say it as I haven't seen anything like it in cinema recently. Lastly "Christopher Walken has starred in over one hundred movies and whether he is playing a deer hunter or a dog-napper, has there ever been a better scene stealer? "Brian Henry Martin. He's damn good at stealing scenes and that's why we like him. My favourite scene would have to be when Billy describes the way he thinks the screen play should play out with a massive finale gun battle which is so ridiculous it will make you wet yourself in laughter. It easily is my favourite scene and with it was on YouTube so I could watch it right now.
I missed this one in theaters and will be renting it. I really liked the cast and can't wait to check it out. esp after your glowing review!
I got a kick of out it too. Just checked my review. I gave it an 8 and loved the Christopher Walken exchange, has to be one of the funniest of the year!
Btw if you check my Facebook yours and other bloggers are listed in the Interests section. Lately I've been doing more commenting than writing reviews.
Glad to see you're a fan of this one Tim, this is one of my favorites of the year without a doubt. It cracked me up from beginning to end, and there certainly isnt any other flick like it out there right now! Great cast, as you mention!
This movie was great and kept me watching the whole time. I didn't feel much for these characters; as much as I felt for the ones in In Bruges, but I still had a fun time listening to everybody speak this snappy dialogue out. Good review Tim.
Nice review. The range of reaction to this film has been interesting. I passed on it during its local theater run. Maybe on DVD though.
Nice review, I was pleasantly surprised by this. I thought the plot was a little all over the place at times but the script is brilliant and the performances are amazing, particularly Rockwell.
The trailer actually had my expectations sky high so I was a bit disappointed. But overall, a decent film for me.


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The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ilaria Girolami, Nicola Veronese, Lee Smith, Maria G Caruso, Rosa Reddavide, Gioacchino Leandro, Jacopo Demurtas, Alessia Nottegar
Ente Ospedaliero Specializzato in Gastroenterologia "Saverio de Bellis"
Aberrant function of Smad2, a crucial member of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling, is associated with the development of malignancies, particularly in the gastrointestinal district. However, little is known about its possible prognostic role in such tumor types. With the first meta-analysis on this topic, we demonstrated that the lack of the activated form of Smad2 (phosphor-Smad2 or pSmad2), which was meant to be the C-terminally phosphorylated form, showed a statistically significant association with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in patients with gastrointestinal cancers (RR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.05-2.37, p = 0.029, I2 = 84%), also after having adjusted for potential confounders (RR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.24-2.18; p < 0.001; I2 = 4%). This finding highlights the importance of the TGF-β signaling in this type of cancer. In this line, further studies are needed to explore more in depth this important molecular pathway, focusing also on potential therapeutic strategies based on its effectors or molecular targets.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20153831
beta factor
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Association reactions
Girolami, I., Veronese, N., Smith, L., Caruso, M. G., Reddavide, R., Leandro, G., ... Nottegar, A. (2019). The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(15), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20153831
The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. / Girolami, Ilaria; Veronese, Nicola; Smith, Lee; Caruso, Maria G; Reddavide, Rosa; Leandro, Gioacchino; Demurtas, Jacopo; Nottegar, Alessia.
In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 20, No. 15, 05.08.2019, p. 1-11.
Girolami, I, Veronese, N, Smith, L, Caruso, MG, Reddavide, R, Leandro, G, Demurtas, J & Nottegar, A 2019, 'The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 20, no. 15, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20153831
Girolami I, Veronese N, Smith L, Caruso MG, Reddavide R, Leandro G et al. The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019 Aug 5;20(15):1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20153831
Girolami, Ilaria ; Veronese, Nicola ; Smith, Lee ; Caruso, Maria G ; Reddavide, Rosa ; Leandro, Gioacchino ; Demurtas, Jacopo ; Nottegar, Alessia. / The Activation Status of the TGF-β Transducer Smad2 Is Associated with a Reduced Survival in Gastrointestinal Cancers : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019 ; Vol. 20, No. 15. pp. 1-11.
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Bulbophyllum basisetum är en orkidéart som beskrevs av Johannes Jacobus Smith. Bulbophyllum basisetum ingår i släktet Bulbophyllum och familjen orkidéer.

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