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"A Gold Box" (A story lies on the domes of magic) For the poet and writer: Waheeb Nadeem Wahbah
By: Amaal Awwaad Radwaan
Translated by: Hassan Hegazy Hassan
When creativity is a purposeful and directed to Goodnes, and when its pillars are love, music, freedom, the beauty of nature and the peaceful reconciliation between man and creatures, and promotion of these values and strengthening them in the souls, through the integration of science fiction and reality, so this sublime creativity must be commended and highly praised, and should be traded in renewed and repeated publications, And here it is The "Gold Box" for the poet and writer Waheeb Nadeem Wahbah, and its letters that are rolling again on the printing equipment in Dar al-Huda, to issue the second edition 2012 new version and a new review, immediately after the publication of his book "Keys of Heaven," which won the Lebanese Award for this year 2012.
"A Gold Box" is a story that suits young and adults, in an elegant edition with thick skin and glossy paper, the story is also embellished with beautiful graphic, expressive and attractive drawings, supervised by the Persian Artist Fatima Bour Hatami.
In essence, the story moves away from the creation of rosy worlds, taking the adolescent away from his reality, but it deals with a subject of social and psychological dimension, and aims to instill immortal values such as tolerance, love, honesty, cooperation and harmony, and developing in the adolescent's affiliation to the universal human identity, the story depends mainly on the foundation of love, music, freedom and the beauty of nature, besides the peaceful reconciliation between man and creatures, and the promotion of these good values in the hearts of readers.
The story is interesting, purposeful and directed towards goodness and creativity, talking about an educational journey across the globe, integrates science fiction and reality, and focuses on the element of imagination, the fantasy, which has become a strategic motive in the culture of children and the adolescent, especially in the age of science and technology, the spirit of the scientific researches has become a strong motive, spreading the spirit of research, innovation and creativity among the adolescent people.
The Poet Waheeb Wahbah is forming in the story a unique, dynamic and beautiful world, full of imaginative and legal dreams that can be achieved, through the love of adventure and the relentless pursuit without fatigue, reaching all the banks and touching them easily, without difficulties, telling about the habits and traditions of peoples, the nature of their lives, and the different shapes and lifestyles they practice and live.
The story lies on the domes of magic, and embellished by the language of a light charm, entering the pleasure to the heart and mind! In a language close to the world of adolescent people, with rich, easy, emotional, tender and simple language, shaping events, mixing between the art of interesting narration and photography, and carefully pulsing with poetic, clarity and simplicity, employed in a simple manner and skillfully woven without pretence, as if he has overloaded it with the secrets and the mysterious sides of the adolescents and their worlds!
The style is smooth and interesting without ambiguity, ranging from easy to difficult. The story is formulated in a way that captures the reader without falling into the trap of preaching. It is interspersed with a civilized practice that combines sense and feeling, and dealing with thought and body. It exceeded the partial to the entire. The characters in the story combine and move spontaneously and smoothly, mixing between descriptive, narrative, between narration and fantasy, leaving an effective impact on the soul and memory!
The magician does not take a picture of a bad or a good, but a neutral role is almost a parental role and moral motivation, watching closely, and leave taking the decision in the hands of the adolescent, until she reaches the end of the journey, and she must choose after she has been released from her gold and magic box!
The girl is aware of her faculties of her intelligence and beauty, and knows well her potential abilities that are inherent in the depths of herself, and despite her imprisonment in the box of injustice and darkness, she was seeing a bright focus at the end of the horizon, calling her to achieve her buried dreams.
The Golden Box is a symbol of imprisonment, injustice, submission, likeness and the dryness of life. It works to oppress and suppress the adolescent within the bottle of denying of his self, imagination and creativity, without renewing even if he reproduces, and thus becomes a graveyard of conscience and emotion!
Sleeping may seem natural, but symbolically meant isolation and idleness, which soon awakened the seed of the girl's desire for freedom, and the aspiration to open-mindedness to the cultures of the world!
The places and times in the story are subject to the imagination of the reader, and they do not pass in their natural form, although there is an apparent behavioral stability, but inwardly; they are flashy messages directed to a young adolescent generation of girls and boys so as not to fall as an easy catch for temptations or seduction when they are tested and are apt to face experiments during the course of their life. Moreover, they inspire adventure, risk-taking and prevention, and motivating perseverance in taking preventive measures.
Why does the poet Waheeb Wahbah resort to the story rather than to poetry? Does he keep pace with the experiences of our emerging generations of transformations and radical changes, wandering in aspirations, questions, dreams and anxieties, drawing from their living reality the events of his stories, with branched and interrelated details?
Is the story for him just a way to pass the leisure of this category, or does he believe that the story covers the needs and aspirations of the adolescent, and affects his behaviors in the case of proper reporting?
Is he looking forward to contributing to the creation of an effective and creative recipient, and thus trying to establish an attentive and alert generation worthy of celebrating and supporting its capabilities and taking care of them?
In the seventeenth century, the stories of magicians moved from oral narratives to the written story. These stories were aimed at adults until the 18th century, and were written and reformed again by several authors such as Brothers Grimm, Peru and others who mainly enriched the children's library with wonderful stories, some are translated into Arabic, and in the twentieth century moved to the big screen!
Why does the poet Waheeb Wahbah resort to the magic form in the story? Is it because these stories are the product of many cultures and have attraction and popularity on a large global scale? Is it difficult to explore and cross the daily disturbing and puzzling events, only through a magical form can promote his imagination and language to a wider horizon, or it can mount up to a magical world, to give events more attention, through which to overcome the prohibitions, so it will be easy for him to dazzle the adolescent with the elements of imagination and the kinds of curiousness?
Does this strange magical universe increase moral and psychological dynamism, taking on the problems of life a bright plot that opens the horizons of dreams and imagination?
Waheeb Wahbah, poet and playwright, has many plays and poetic works: "The White Angel", "Gifts and Kisses", "The Breast of his walls", "You are sweeter", "The impact of The Horses' hoofs", "The Crazy and The Sea", " A Window of Death and Other", "Steps on the body of the desert", "The Keys to Heaven", "The Book of Paradise", "The Bridge", and dozens of works in Arabic, translated into several international languages.
A Gold Box: As it is stated: (The story is a journey to the seven world regions, adventures in fictional imaginary worlds in a human fabric linked to reality and imagination, and the use of the song to liberate the self and the land).
- Writer of the article: poet and literature - Amaal Awwaad Radwaan – has some poetry collections and several creative works.
-A Gold Box: a story for the young - the author - the poet and writer: Waheeb Nadeem Wahbah.
-A Gold Box: The story is a journey in the seven regions of the world for the liberation of the self and the land and to return to the homeland.
-Graphics: Fatima Bour Hatami.
-Number of pages of the book 64 with graphics / number of drawings 12 with cover / book size 17 width / length 25 / year's version - Issued in Arabic in two editions. First Edition 2009. Second Edition - 2012. Third edition translated into foreign language 2012. In 2013 - presented to the stage of theater – the recorded version in the library of international lighthouse – For the reader Abeer Shaheen Khatib in 2017.


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New 2021 Ford Edge For Sale, Review, Rumors – This all-new 2021 Ford Edge will receive a redesign. This specific SUV will expose many exterior and also interior enhancements. By any means, Edge Hybrid, as well as Edge ST, can become readily available just before the stop of 2021. With regards to Edge ST design, … Read more

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It's the New Year and I had cravings to do something new with my blog. Yeah, it was more or like the food cravings that I would tend to usually have.
I couldn't resist getting 'Empowering Roots' registered on WordPress with its own name.
So Yes, that's exactly what I have done.
www.deepsm25.wordpress.com has been replaced with a new address of www.empoweringroots.wordpress.com Yayy!!!
I will be removing this blog completely out by end of Jan and everything now will be under the link of www.empoweringroots.wordpress.com.
So all of my faithful followers and readers please go ahead and update your blog roll, reader's link to the new address.
It's the New Year, and a New Road to walk on…who knows where it leads us to. 🙂
Have a Blessed 2010 once again folks. See you at my new address!!!!


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Mezzanine Systems
Recently we have performed a number of cost segregation studies on facilities that have acquired additional storage space by utilizing a mezzanine system. Mezzanine systems fall into one of two categories, (1) those that are permanent structures and (2) those that are modular or free standing.
Permanent structurally-supported mezzanines are integrated into the building's framework and cannot be removed easily. Removal of the permanent structural system could impair the structural integrity of the building's structural framing. Accordingly, the structural members of the mezzanine are considered a part of the building and depreciated as 39-year real property.
A free-standing mezzanine is a self-supporting structure that only relies on the building's floor slab or sub-floor footing as a support base. These types of assemblies are typically sub-contracted to companies that specialize in the design and construction of mezzanine systems. The components are generally fabricated off-site and then assembled within the facility. Auto dealerships have used mezzanines in their parts warehouses as a solution for optimal storage space without increasing the floor area requirements. The easy addition/removal feature of the platforms including their reusability adds credence to their classification as personal property components with a five or seven-year depreciable life.
Even if a mezzanine is designed to be removable it can still be considered a real property component [See L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Commissioner, 73 TCM 2560 (1997)]. In this case the building was designed to incorporate and utilize the mezzanine in such a way that it was the first stop for freight elevators. Electrical and mechanical systems were suspended from the mezzanine deck and routed throughout the facility. These factors led the Tax Court to conclude that the mezzanine was directly related to the normal operation and maintenance of the building.


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Hilton Pearl River, Pearl River
Hilton Pearl River500 Veterans Memorial Drive
The Hilton Pearl River, the chateau in the country near the city, is situated on 17 picturesque acres in a rustic scenic Hudson Valley setting along the edge of the Blue Hill Golf Course. It is just two and one half miles off the Palisades International Parkway at exit 6W. The hotel is 15 minutes away from the George Washington and Tappan Zee Bridges, bordering Bergen County New Jersey, and is 45 minutes from Newark and Laguardia Airports.The Hilton Pearl River is reminiscent of a French Chateau. Guests will be transported back to a more elegant time upon entering the lobby with its grand piano, traditional hearth fireplace and overstuffed chairs. Guestrooms are large, bright and decorated with French country flair.Recreational amenities include an indoor heated pool and health club offering state-of-the-art fitness equipment. The hotel


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This weekend, the second edition of DrupalCamp Pannonia is being held in Palić, Serbia. The event venue stays the same - The Grand Terrace (Velika terasa), which will host one hundred Drupal enthusiasts this year.
If you're coming to Palić and Subotica a day earlier, we have prepared something for you, too! We are holding a pre-camp meetup with at Stara Pizzeria pub on Thursday at 20:00. If you're coming by foot, you won't find it hard to get to Stara Pizzeria. If you're coming by car, you will have to park a bit further from Stara Pizzeria, because it's located in the pedestrian-only zone. You can park at the Open University parking lot (click here for Google Maps) - there's a ramp which will scan your license plates. Parking is free if you exit it after 19:00. Once you park, you can easily get to Stara Pizzeria by using these directions.
On Friday, registration starts at 9:00, along with our fabulous breakfast which includes fresh pastries (sweet and savoury) from a very local bakery. You don't want to miss those - so if you're coming by car, make it on time! The Grand Terrace is located in the Palić Park which doesn't have car paths, so you will have to park on one of the marked locations below. These parkings are free of charge. Each of them is less than five minutes by foot away from the venue.
Also on Friday, we're having a party in the evening. It's being held at Woman's Lido - Ženski štrand, which is 5 minutes on foot from our main venue. The party starts at 20:30.
During the event and its activities, you won't need any money. If you, however, want to withdraw some cash (Serbian dinars - current rate is 1€ = 117.72 RSD) - there are plenty of ATMs available in Subotica's main pedestrian street Korzo, but if you're staying in Palić, there are two ATMs available and the locations marked below. Pay attention to your card issuer's fees for withdrawing money at foreign banks!
Don't forget, if you need any further assistance, please, send us a direct message on Twitter - @dcpannonia. We will provide you with more details ASAP.
During the event, we will do our best to make you feel like at home.
Can't wait to see you all in Palić - let's have a great summer edition of DrupalCamp Pannonia!


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Secret Machines kick open the doors of Now Here is Nowhere onto a vista so epic and vast, it takes nine minutes to pan across. The drums march a glam army to battle, all sabers and rayguns, the bassline thundering out of heavy Germanic skies. Occasionally a jet tears across, on its way to firebomb someplace previously unrocked. Brandon Curtis narrates some urgent race to the prize, pitting 'them' against 'us' and announcing the stakes at hand: "Leaves from modern trees / rest on walls like these," he offers, just before the assault gives its only brief pause. He proclaims that "the rest is theft," and the onslaught resumes to punctuate his point. Secret Machines proceed to scale those inscrutable massive symbolic walls with single-minded tenacity.
This first track "First Wave Intact" lifts Now Here is Nowhere to an incredible early climax, and by doing so it firmly checks prior expectations about this band. The build-and-release movements of their September 000 EP – lithe yet muscular, sporadically lyrical – played paradoxically as spacious and concise. It had the confidence and ambition of classic rock, but it had also taken a lesson or two about spatial dynamics from the new school of instrumental rock. September 000 darted in and out of shadows, revealing a spangle of colors blended together with uncommonly delicate sleight. This album, on the other hand, is a bolt of searing light. The playful pop-stomping and expansive instrumental builds of their debut are absent here. Their Pink Floyd influence is almost entirely obscured by two other faces of the heavy '70s die – Zeppelin mythicism and Krautrock rhythmic exploration— yet somehow it also sounds utterly of-the-moment. Guitar heroics both grand and distanced; a glam desire suited up within unbreakable steel grooves.
In gaining power and speed, Secret Machines seem to have lost a sense of pace. Now Here is Nowhere rocks hard, but compared to the EP it contains half the ideas in twice the running time. A few of those ideas aren't even good ones. They're lyrically extravagant and a bit lazy simultaneously, like on "Pharoah's Daughter," in which Curtis refers to the "knife edge of time" and goes about "building caskets/for boys in leather jackets." Lines like that can either cut or grate, and by this time in the album the spell has worn off. They're no longer rock warriors scaling those grand walls—they're just kids smoking pot in a garage while watching The Wall.
Secret Machines sip from the same chalice of excess as the Darkness, only that band spits it right back out in your face. This one toasts to a time, now coming on thirty years gone, when rock was a mighty, mysterious juggerknaut, "covered in atmosphere dust/blinded by wonder and lust." That's a line from "You Are Chains," which is one of the only moments on the album that successfully shifts mood. A piano ballad, equal parts Queen and Eno, it builds and crests with confidence and grace, a good song begging for a great album. But then they jump back into the juggernaut's rut, dug this time by chuggy barreling blitzgroove, and there the record runs one more lap before expiring. No mystery lingers.
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p. 250 Chapter LXIII.—Zacchæus Appointed.
"But of those who are present, whom shall I choose but Zacchæus, 1024 to whom also the Lord went in 1025 and rested, judging him worthy to be saved?" And having said this, he laid his hand upon Zacchæus, who stood by, and forced him to sit down in his own chair. But Zacchæus, falling at his feet, begged that he would permit him to decline the rulership; promising, at the same time, and saying, "Whatever it behoves the ruler to do, I will do; only grant me not to have this name; for I am afraid of assuming the name of the rulership, for it teems with bitter envy and danger."
[Comp. Recognitions, iii. 66. The account here is much fuller.—R.]250:1025
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After finding a bluff hiking jewel at Montana De Oro State Park near San Luis Obispo (See over60hiker blog for March 15, 2014), we drive north on the four lane route 101 from Pismo Beach. We are in search of one more coastal bluff trail somewhere near Big Sur.
There are three popular routes to drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco. I-5 lies in the center of the state and makes for an express ride north or south. Between the coast and I-5 is the quite direct 101 highway with a little more curves and a little less traffic. Today we leave Pismo Beach on the 101, but once we hit Morro Bay we will take the third option, Route One, the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), north.
It's mid-January and the PCH passes through farmland on the way to Cambria. Athletic couples bike the road which at this point has ample shoulder for comfortable riding. Seems like a rite-of-passage kind of bike ride. Something you always said you would do. Some twenty miles later the PCH turns into a winding, harrowing, plunging and rising trek with shoulders a thing of the past.
Once at Cambria, some 250 miles south of San Francisco, the PCH becomes a two lane road, but we encounter little traffic on this Saturday morning. We pass right by the entrance to the Hearst Castle since it is outdoor exercise in warm weather that is at the top of our agenda. (We just don't exercise outside in the winter in Maine because of our dis-affinity for the cold). We see signs for the elephant seals rookery at Piedras Blancas, which is free to the public.
Rolling into a parking lot with forty cars and room for more at 10A, we discover the breeding grounds of up to 20,000 elephant seals. Come late November adult male seals come to this part of the coast of California to establish who's Da Man for the upcoming breeding season. Eventually an Alpha male, often weighing 5000 pounds and up to 16' long, emerges through battle and becomes Papa. There is a subset of small "a" alphas that also play a role in the breeding season.
While most females are still out to sea after carrying their pregnant young for some ten months, they return in mid-December and form harems around the alphas. Delivering their 70 pound pups, the moms nurse their young for four weeks. During the fourth week, the females mate a few times, abruptly wean their pups who have quadrupled in size, and then it's see you later alligator for the Mamas; they hit the road, or in this case the open sea, and family life is over.
(My cameraman is in fact an intern. Hence the finger in the picture.)
Fortuitously arriving during the mid-January breeding season, we take to the viewing platform some 300 yards long. Basically the large seals lie around all day, flip sand on their backs, flop here and there, and get one helluva tan. On this 75 degree day, the grunting noise from the competing seals punctuates the landscape.
Only since 1990 have seals been coming to Piedras Blancas. One pup was born in 1992; twenty years later 5000 were born. Heavily hunted in the 18th and 19th centuries for the oil in their blubber, the elephant seals saw their number drop to 50. Today they number approximately 175,000.
Thirty minutes of big, floppy seals is quite enough, for it is exercise that is at the core of our being. So it's north on the Pacific Coast Highway, a road that requires patience and a gentle California state of mind. Fact is, it's just slow going. Climbing the serpentine roads of the coastal facing mountains of the Los Padres National Forest, we arrive at Gorda; fortunately we need no gas.
Earlier in the day gas at Pismo Beach was $3.79 per gallon. Our WAZE GPS no longer works and, please, cell phones become useless electronic appendages.
In many places the highway has such hairpins that we make turns at 20 mph or less. The driver has little chance to enjoy the scenery while keeping in line on the narrow road. But to paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, the Pacific Coast Highway is real and it's spectacular. Crashing surf and shoreline vistas impress us to the west. Being mid-January the traffic is light and we are usually the slowest one on the road anyway. And then we are dead stopped for 25 minutes.
Once the Monterey County sheriff's department sends us through on one lane, we see a jazzy sports car literally resting half over the cliff, 2oo feet above the rocky shore. Fortunately, driving north we are always on the mountain side of the road and away from the sheer cliffs.
Later in our trip north of San Francisco. we will return to the PCH at Jenner, CA and our GPS will tell us that it's 71 miles and it will take two hours. In disbelief, we scoff. Oh, but it does. The twists and the turns make it turtle-like slow going.
In the future we would only travel 100 miles per day on the PCH (and that's still three to four plus hours of driving). We'd take more time to hike its trails and explore its beaches so we are not car-bound for hours on end.
All the signs are pointing to a return to California. And soon!


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Cyber city Gurgaon makes romance in every bite a reality! Whatever be your style, you are sure to find a suitable option for the perfect date night with your loved one from our curated list of the top 10 romantic restaurants for couples in Gurgaon.
1. Olive Bistro
In the heart of Gurgaon's industrial area, Olive Bistro is an oasis. Its poetic European décor combined with the calm and peace this restaurant offers, in spite of being in the ever buzzing Cyber City, is unbeatable.
A perfect date place after work, the intimacy of the décor, service and Mediterranean vibe combined with scrumptious food make this restaurant a perfect pick for a proposal night or a special celebration with your partner.
Do try their Litchi Tornado to relax the butterflies in your stomach and indulge in their Fettuccini Primavera and freshly baked pizzas as you dive in long romantic conversations.
Address: Shop 101, 1st Floor, Cyber Hub, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon
Zomato Rating: 3.9/5
Average Meal For Two (Without Alcohol): INR 2,000 (tax excluded)
2. Thai Pavilion
If a candle lit dinner at a finely furnished restaurant is your idea of romance, then Thai Pavilion at the Vivanta by Taj is the perfect choice for you.
Its classy wooden furnishing combined with the authentic Thai flavours of its food reflects fine taste, something that is sure to impress your better half.
You can opt to have a personal chef to handcraft a meal for you two if you'd like to make this date one to remember. Bring out the tuxe and the LBD for this one!
Address: Vivanta by Taj, Near HUDA City Center Metro Station, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Zomato Rating: 4/5
Average Meal For Two (Without Alcohol): INR 4,000 (tax excluded)
3. Prego
If you've studied, lived or holidayed in California, you are going to love this place. And if you haven't been to California, it's a lovely way to enjoy a fusion like this!
Prego housed in The Westin Hotel in Gurgaon serves Italian food, California style with an extensive wine list that will make your mind boggle with the choice.
They also serve Chinese, Thai and Japanese, so if you aren't the Italian types, you'll still have enough choice, and the upbeat and chic décor of this restaurant is something we assure you both will love.
Perfect for both the young and the young at heart, Preggo is definitely a place to visit if you live in and around Gurgaon!
And if the weather permits, go for their alfresco seating. With a scrumptious Ravioli or Spaghetti for company, you both are sure to spend hours here.
Don't forget to end the meal with their delicious Nutella torte. All that ends with Nutella, ends well!
Address: The Westin Hotel, Lobby Level, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Sector 29, Gurga
Zomato Rating: 3.8/5
Average Meal For Two (Without Alcohol): INR 3,000 (tax excluded)
A little away from Gurgaon, near the Qutub Minar lies this gorgeous restaurant with live music, gorgeous outdoors, delicious food and beautifully crafted cocktails and mocktails.
A perfect pick for a romantic date night, Qla's contemporary interiors combined with the old world charm of the place make for a beautiful ambience, and their wood fired pizzas and perfectly cooked lamp chops are worth a try.
They have a bubblegum cocktail which seems to be a favourite but hey, you're on a date, a champagne from their extensive list of wines is what you should be ordering! Get ready to have a night to remember!
Address: 4-A, Next to Qutab Minar, Seven Style Mile, Kalka Das Marg, Kila, Mehrauli, New Delhi
Average Cost: ₹3,000 for two people (approx.)
Zomato Rating: 3.9/5
5. Kiyan
If you don't want to worry about her Pumpkin time, shift the date to lunch or opt for a sundowner, for Kiyan at Oberoi is a perfect day place.
With stunning giant pillars and pools surrounding your tables, their menu of European, North India and Thai is sure to satiate your taste buds.
The desi girl is sure to love their Dal Devarana and Hyderabadi Patthar Kebab, though their Thai isn't going to disappoint either.
And yes, she is going to love clicking selfies with you here. Start practising your pout!
Address: The Roseate, 21st Milestone, Samalkha, NH 8, Kapashera Border, Gurgaon
Average Meal For Two (Without Alcohol): INR 5,500 (tax excluded)
Zomato Rating: 4.2/5
6. Zanotta
If you are looking for a place with outstanding food and impeccable hospitality then Zanotta serving authentic Italian gourmet food is probably for you.
An open kitchen adds the buzz to the formal setting enveloped in crystal clear glass offering breath-taking views of the city.
Whether you choose to have their Porcini Raviolo, Lobster Totellini or mouth-watering Lasagna, you're sure to bring out your Italian charm to impress the lady love of your life.
Dress in a breezy linen shirt and cotton pants or a formal blue blazer. Her evening gown or little pink dress is going to need a good companion.
Address: The Leela Ambience Ambience Island, DLF Phase 3, Gurgaon
Zomato Ratings: 3.9/5
Average Meal For Two (Without Alcohol): INR 3,000 (tax excluded)
7. Impromptu
A combination of clever architecture with high glass windows and mouth-watering food and drinks accompanied by foot tapping music, Impromptu is an elegant choice for a date.
Serving Mexican, Lebanese, European and Asian delicacies, Crispy Prawns-Dry Red Chilli, & Jamaican Chicken Brochettes are must haves at Impromptu.
Much easier on your pocket than some of the above options, this one has a Neo country villa charm and an airy outdoor setting that is sure to have you make happy memories with no compromises made.
Address: Ground Floor, Vatika Towers Complex, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon
Zomato Ratings: 4/5
Average Meal For Two (With Alcohol): INR 2,000 (tax excluded)
8. Di Ghent
If you want to make your better half feel like an English Princess, the vintage ambience of Di Ghent is going to sweep her off the floor.
The floral couches, the French windows, the brick lined wall and the metal chandeliers are all oh so pretty!
You can go here for breakfast and enjoy their beer poached eggs with spinach and sun-dried on toasted muffin, or walk in the evenings, start the date with a flavourful salmon salad, followed by a garlic chicken panini and end it on a sweet note with a double baked cheesecake.
Good food and great ambience, such dates are sure to add a punch to your life!
Address: 208, Level 2, Cross Point Mall, DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon
Zomato Rating: 4.1/5
Average Cost: ₹1,700 for two people (approx.)
9. Sakleys
Ditch the 5 star hotels and head to Sakleys for a mountain cafe experience right in the heart of the city.
With a beautiful view, classic wooden décor, a traditional veneer fireplace and your partner for company, this is a little getaway you're going to love!
To add to the fun, you can indulge in comfort food like paneer sandwiches, banoffee pie and hot chocolate. Don't think twice before planning this!
Address: DLF Galleria, SF 93, 1st Floor, DLF Phase – 4, Gurgaon
Zomato Rating: Not available
10. Molecule Air Bar
Molecule Air bar is this lovely brewery in Gurgaon with a gorgeous rooftop where you can romance delicious beers and lovely finger food, and exchange sweet nothings with your pretty wife or girlfriend!
A perfect pick if you are chilled out couple, don't want to get dressed too fancy yet want to have a good time.
The well-presented tasteful food doesn't make you miss the fine dines either! It's the best of all worlds in one!
Now that you have so much choice, don't wait for an occasion. Make a booking and head to these restaurants soon, real soon!


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I see a lot of posts today morning on the new financial assets trading jazz- High Frequency Trading or High Frequency Algorithmic Trading (HFT).
- Paul Wimott
- Urbanomics
- NY Times Edit, Another NY Times article
- Traders Magazine
- Marginal Revolution
- Business Insider
Wilmott explains what it is:
The idea is straightforward: Computers take information — primarily "real-time" share prices — and try to predict the next twitch in the stock market. Using an algorithmic formula, the computers can buy and sell stocks within fractions of seconds, with the bank or fund making a tiny profit on the blip of price change of each share.
I don't know what the excitement is about (as Wilmott rightly points ) . This has been happening for a long time. I have read many articles/interviews (before the crisis that is) where people sang praises about their new algorithmic/quantitative model and how they are making so much money. The only difference this time (and each time) is a new name and new buzzword- it is HFT this time. Supposedly Goldman has made quite a lot of money using HFT. This has led others to be excited and would most likely join in.
I have never been a part of designing any such algorithms and am not even capable of doing it. So cannot pass much comments on what it is and what it is not.
However, one thing I have noted and can say it with much confidence – When financial market players get excited about any new trading strategy/buzzword, it is most likely to fail. Most of it is done to make quick money and the long/mid-term repercussions are never discussed/ understood. As Wilmott says:
It's a nice idea, and to do it properly requires some knowledge of option theory as developed by the economists Fischer Black of Goldman Sachs, Myron S. Scholes of Stanford and Robert C. Merton of Harvard. You type into some formula the current stock price, and this tells you how many shares to hold. The market falls and you type the new price into the formula, which tells you how many to sell.
By 1987, however, the problem was the sheer number of people following the strategy and the market share that they collectively controlled. If a fall in the market leads to people selling according to some formula, and if there are enough of these people following the same algorithm, then it will lead to a further fall in the market, and a further wave of selling, and so on — until the Standard & Poor's 500 index loses over 20 percent of its value in single day: Oct. 19, Black Monday. Dynamic portfolio insurance caused the very thing it was designed to protect against.
This is the sort of feedback that occurs between a popular strategy and the underlying market, with a long-lasting effect on the broader economy. A rise in price begets a rise. (Think bubbles.) And a fall begets a fall. (Think crashes.) Volatility rises and the market is destabilized. All that's needed is for a large number of people to be following the same type of strategy. And if we've learned only one lesson from the recent financial crisis it is that people do like to copy each other when they see a profitable idea.
Most strategies are like picking nickels in front of a steamroller. You may fool the steamroller most of the time but even once the steamrollers gets ahead, it is enough to create a much bigger damage and erode all the nickels made so far.
It is not that people who design these strategies are not aware of the problems. They are just too smart to know the limitations. However, they also know at the back of the mind that the losses would be socialised and some kind of bailout/support would come from Govt/ Central banks. Each crisis leads to a much bigger moral hazard and the machine keeps running. How else do you explain the recurrence of some fancy strategy when its near-twin has just failed?


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Saying he wants to lead a "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" party, PC Leader Patrick Brown now admits it was a "mistake" to court social conservatives.
Brown acknowledged for the first time Thursday that his office held secret negotiations with opponents of the updated sex-education curriculum before the Sept. 1 Scarborough-Rouge River byelection.
"I think it was a mistake to even have talks," he told reporters at Queen's Park.
The Progressive Conservative leader said he "didn't feel comfortable" with a strategy that ultimately led to the Tories distributing 13,000 letters in Scarborough promising to "scrap" the sex-ed curriculum if elected in 2018.
"Clearly, I thought it was a mistake and that's why I made my opinions unequivocally clear — prior to the byelection — in the op-ed in the Toronto Star," he said, referring to his Aug. 29 article renouncing the letter and pledging to keep the updated lesson plan that teaches about gender expression and same-sex relationships.
While Tory Raymond Cho won the riding, the political fallout over the hush-hush talks between Brown's office and social conservatives has lingered for three weeks.
Sources say there was a deep divide in his camp last month about making the move to appease the religious right with the letter signed by the leader.
"Patrick got cold feet. He was getting calls from his family, his downtown friends. They were telling him not to reopen this and that that isn't who he is," one PC insider told the Star.
But others felt the letter would help them to finally win a Toronto seat and send a positive signal to opponents of the curriculum, same-sex marriage and abortion, who had backed Brown in last year's Tory leadership.
The leader declined to discuss the machinations.
"I'm not going to comment on internal team discussions," he said.
However, Brown was not shy about blasting the social conservatives who backed him in the May 2015 leadership contest.
"Frankly, I'm very comfortable with the fact there's been a falling out. I don't lose any sleep over the fact that Charles McVety and Campaign Life are upset," the PC leader said, adding he now regrets voting against same-sex marriage and abortion when he was a Conservative MP.
"If Charles McVety wants his ten bucks back for membership, he can have it. If he wants to vote for someone else, he can vote for someone else, so be it," he said.
"Frankly, I think they take more credit for any part of my leadership campaign than is merited. I went out and signed up 45,000 members."
McVety, president of Canada Christian College, on Thursday countered that Brown "knows that he won the leadership underhandedly."
"We all know that Patrick campaigned for the leadership on the issue of opposing the radical sex-education curriculum. Patrick focused his membership drive on those who oppose the sex-ed, new Canadians and discontented parents," the evangelist said.
"He spoke at our rally, sent out a letter and passionately argued against the curriculum on the Steve Paikin leadership debate program. He castigated Christine Elliott for supporting it," he said.
"Poor Patrick. He can't remember what he has promised and to whom, so he can't keep his stories straight."
In the Legislature's daily question period, Liberals taunted Brown as he pressed Deputy Premier Deb Matthews on hydro rates, repeatedly chanting: "who wrote the letter?" as the flummoxed Tory chief stewed in his seat.
Matthews mocked him for "a historic flip-flop — four different positions — on a pretty important issue."
"I think that is begging the question. What other secret promises have been made in the back rooms? Who know what deals have been made? It's clear that the leader of the opposition is being kept in the dark — or so he claims," she said.


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In this interview of the podcast I'm joined by my good friend Pope Bustos. Hailing from Cordoba, Argentina, Pope and I met in the small town of Luang Prabang, our base from which we explored Northern Laos together on bicycle. As an expat based in Bangkok, Pope manages an exporting business and has created a great lifestyle for himself abroad.
Like many of us, Pope started out following the "default path" that he felt he should follow, following in his family's heritage by studying law. And also like many of us, he quickly realized that following someone else's path wasn't for him. Going to court and wearing a suit didn't mesh with his personality, his dream was to go abroad and travel.
He embarked on his first experience as a young man working abroad in the US, and despite only being able to speak ten words in English at first, he loved the experience. Later, when presented with an opportunity to live abroad in Thailand and become an entrepreneur, he immediately jumped on the chance. Since then, he's created a great lifestyle for himself of abundance, friendships, and travel.
"That's the good thing, when you keep trying, trying, trying, experience teaches
you how to grow and you find a way." – Pope Bustos
This discussion provides a unique look into the experience of life as a successful and happy expat operating a business abroad. Some of the topics we discuss during the interview:
• The effects of living abroad and doubling, tripling, and quadrupling life experience through travel
• How traveling accelerates learning
• The gifts of understanding, challenging our values, and empathy
• Cognitive filtering and how your perception shapes your reality
• Stories of unique cultural experiences and culture shock
• Lessons and skills learned from local peoples
• A look inside the expat lifestyle in Thailand
• Three qualities to succeed as an expat entrepreneur
• Highlights of the expat lifestyle
• Why I was miserable when I started out as an entrepreneur – and how travel changed me
• Best advice for anyone looking to make a positive lifestyle change
• The most empowering outlook to break down limitations
• Plus more!
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12,600 Miles of Ties
Galatians 5:22
Dr. Jim Denison
Today is Father's Day–the Christmas of tie makers. How many neckties would you guess will be given to fathers today? 12,600 miles. That's enough ties tied end-to-end to cross the country six times, with enough left over for 800,000 men to wear to church today.
This morning, as a father, I'm more interested in what God wants me to give to my children than in what they will give to me. I have plenty of ties in my closet. What do they need from me in theirs?
I want to answer that question for fathers, giving us God's guidance for this wonderful privilege and tremendous responsibility. I need the help, and would guess that you do, too. And I want to speak to a second group as well. Father's Day is not a holiday for us all. Some never had a father, or a good father. For some, this is a hard day. I'd like to offer you a good and faithful Father this morning, whatever your circumstances might be. We'll do this first.
God is our best father
Let's begin with some definitions. "Goodness" here translates agathosune in Greek, which means "goodness in action." The word we studied last week, "kindness," is potential agathosune; agathosune is "kindness" at work.
"Faithfulness" translates pistis, which means "faith" in relation to God and faithfulness in relation to people. Consistent, honorable, a person of absolute integrity and trustworthiness.
Now, do these words describe God? Jesus was the first Jewish rabbi ever to teach us to address God as "our Father." What kind of a Father is he? Scripture says that he is a "good" Father. Listen to Nehemiah 9:35: "Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you or turn from their evil ways." Hundreds of times the Scriptures call God "good."
And the Bible claims that he is a "faithful" Father as well. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 asserts that "The [God] who calls you is faithful and he will do it." 2 Thessalonians 3:3 says "the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one."
But this is sometimes hard to believe. In light of Kosovo and cancer, the wreck on I-20 and the tornadoes in Oklahoma, is God a good Father? Think about four facts:
This is not the world God intended it to be, or the world it would have been except for sin.
We must live with the consequences of wrong choices.
If God must account for the evil in the world, we must account for the good.
God loves us and relates to us in spite of all our failures.
Now measure God by our text. Does God model initiatory goodness with us? Let's see. "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8) He took the initiative to find us, when we didn't want to be found.
This was his Son's mission in life: "The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost" (Matthew 18:11).
I know that God took the initiative in seeking me. When Julian Unger and Tony McGrady knocked on my door in Houston and invited me to ride their bus to church in 1973, I wasn't thinking about church. Or God. Left to myself, I would likely have never taken the initiative to go to a church or seek out the gospel. God came for me, or I wouldn't be here today. Nor, for that matter, would you.
Now measure God as Father by our other word—look at his consistent faithfulness with us. The Greek religions pictured whimsical gods, ready to throw a thunderbolt at anyone who displeased them. The world's religions picture a God or gods who are distant from us, mysterious, capricious.
But the God of the Bible is consistent. He always keeps his promises. He is there when no one else is. Even in the hardest places of life: with Joseph in an Egyptian prison, Moses before a howling mob, Joshua on the bank of a torrential river, David before Goliath, Elijah before 400 enemy prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel, Daniel in the lion's den, Peter before the enemies of Christ at Pentecost and John in prison on Patmos.
He promised: "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior" (Isaiah 43:2-3).
So, God is a good and faithful Father. Do you want such a Father today? All you need do is call upon him. Place your faith and life in his hands as his child. Ask him to be your Father. He wants this more than God wants anything else in all his creation. That's why he made sure you're here today, to draw closer to him as your Father.
God calls me to be with my children what he is with me
Now to our other target group on this Father's Day. If you are a father, God calls you to model his initiatory goodness and faithfulness with your children today. The need has never been greater.
One in two American children is growing up today in a home where their biological father is not present. 72.2% of Americans surveyed agree that "the most significant family or social problem facing America is the physical absence of the father from the home."
And when we're present, often we're not present. A group of 300 seventh and eighth grade boys surveyed the amount of time their fathers spent with them, over a two-week period. The average was 7.5 minutes per week
A recent national telephone survey revealed that more than half of American adults think fathers do not know what is going on in their children's lives. A majority also believes that today's fathers spend less time with their children than their fathers did.


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|Just Show Up and Dance... The Positive Benefits of Dancing
|Perceptions - Health & Fitness
|Written by Daisy Saunders
When it comes to fitness and cardiovascular activities, dancing is often overlooked and underrated. The beautiful thing about many of the dance styles, types, or genres is this: you don't need a partner. You only need yourself and the proper footwear.
Mary, for example, has always loved to dance. She can't remember a time when she didn't want to dance. Or, sway to the sound of music. While she saw it as dancing, others just saw her moving and "bopping" - without much rhythm or style - to the beat of music; a beat she heard in her head which oftentimes was not the beat others heard. In middle school, her band teacher told her that "she had no rhythm". In high school and college, she drew snickers when she found herself on the dance floor - oblivious to people around her - just moving to her own beat. Back in the day, when attending a school dance or party, guys would come up and ask you to dance. Rarely, was she approached for a dance. Though shy, her love of dancing allowed her to become comfortable dancing with and by herself. Her best friend, who was considered a "good" dancer (and was always asked for a dance), said she looked like a chicken on the dance floor. That was long before the funky chicken dance became popular.
Fast forward, 40 plus years later, Mary is still swaying or moving to the sound of music. Often, in the privacy of her own home. It's her primary form of exercise. Upon meeting her, I immediately noticed her strength, muscle tone, and agility (for a person in her late sixties) and concluded that she had a strict fitness regimen; perhaps, even a personal trainer. When I inquired, she informed me that she watches her diet and dances three or four times a week; sometimes alone - in the privacy of her own home; other times, she goes out. Always, though, she dances by herself, without a partner. She stated that she has always loved moving to music; and from early childhood -no matter her schedule - found time to "sway" to music even if she could only get in 15 or 20 minutes. Although Mary enjoys many genres, her favorite is reggae. She stated that reggae allows her to "sway" anytime and anywhere.
Dancing is considered a recreational activity and all too often overlooked and undervalued for the positive impact it can have on one's mental and physical health, especially among active older adults and people with mobility challenges. Regardless of the dance style, type or genre that interest you (and there are many ranging from ballroom and tap to reggae and hip hop), there are numerous physical, mental, and social benefits. No matter your age and physical limitations, there are many reasons to dance. Here are my top three:
• FUN! When you relax and let yourself go, you realize that dancing is fun. The music, rhythm, movements - even when you miss a few or many steps - gives you a satisfying experience. For example, some dance genres, like Zumba� (a Latin-inspired, cardio-based, dance-fitness program), creates a party-like atmosphere that is exhilarating, easy to follow, and is great for the mind, body and soul. For me, the fun factor is magnified when the playlist includes some of my personal favorites.
• HEALTH AND FITNESS. Regardless of style, type or genre, dancing provides an opportunity to get a total body workout. The number of calories burned in an hour varies - depending on body weight and the intensity of the dance routine. However, at moderate to high intensity, dancing can burn roughly 200 calories per hour. It works major muscles and gives you a good cardiovascular workout. Dancing improves muscle tone, strength, endurance, flexibility, and agility. It increases range of motion and allows joints to move more freely.
• SOCIAL INTERACTION. Not only is dance an exhilarating form of exercise, it provides an opportunity to increase your social interactions with like-minded people in a fun, non-judgmental, and safe environment. It gives you a chance to increase your social connections while learning some new and exciting skills. Many lasting friendships and relationships started on the dance floor.
It's never too late to start dancing. You don't have to have rhythm or be able to jump, bend, or kneel. You don't have to be good (whatever your definition of good). All you have to do is "show up and move" - whether your move is marching in place, waving your arms or swaying from side-to-side. You can even sit in your chair. It doesn't matter whether you are standing or sitting, just move. Your body, mind and soul will thank you -now and in the future.
Daisy Saunders writes and speaks on positive/healthy aging and personal empowerment. She also teaches Zumba� Gold (a dance fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves) to older active adults and people with mobility challenges.
Daisy is the author of ZEAP... 50 Nuggets for Navigating the Second Half of Life and Big Eyes™... Big Eyedeas for Achieving Optimum Success in Business and in Life. Contact her at: http://www.daisysaunders.com.
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"There is only one disease – congestion,
and only one cure – circulation"
— Chinese proverb
Here are some blogs I read for body health info. I want to be healthy for whatever time I'm going to live inside this bottle, and I want all of you to maximize the maintenance of your bods, too.
The Musculoskeletal Network
Nearly everyone experiences some sort of pain caused by malfunctions of that machine structure our consciousness sits in while we are on Earth. Sometimes people are surprised to learn that the best practitioners of ordinary Western medicine (like the ones I work for) often prescribe alternative therapies and exercise instead of drugs for chronic pain. The intent of any good doctor is to do whatever works, and what will not harm the patient. This kind of information is pretty technical, but my readers are smart. Here's a current article on non-drug approaches for managing Low Back Pain (LBP), a common condition.
The American Heart Association at
Why do most people die when they die? Something stops the pump. You may not think of this old-school charitable organization immediately as an info source, but it's one of the easiest to use, clearest, well-organized sites for all sorts of topics related to keeping your heart and circulation system healthy. It's written for general readers, and it's unbiased. Anyone can learn from them.
Jacques Courseault, M.D. at Exercise Menu http://exercisemenu.com/
This guy was a personal trainer who became a physician, so now he writes a blog providing free information combining both disciplines. There are articles about many different kinds of workouts, but also ones on diet, weight loss, and managing diabetes and blood pressure problems. I especially liked his articles on keeping kids healthy by having a family dog, and his holiday post about how mental health is the foundation of fitness.
I hope you enjoyed this closer look at my reading list.
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Fran Baggett always knew she wanted to be an artist. As a small child she would draw on anything she could find. Her teachers recognized her talent and encouraged her to follow her dreams. Her parents, being of modest means, had more "practical" dreams for her. So she married and started a family.
In 1988, with her children almost grown, Fran finally embarked on her painting career. Having no formal training, Fran was hesitant to call herself an "artist". Yet there was an immediate demand for her work. She entered and won painting competitions both nationally and internationally, and sold pieces to corporate and private collectors.
In 1990, Coca-Cola commissioned Fran to do a painting of the first Bruno grocery store as a surprise for Mr. Joe Bruno. It was very important to the Bruno family that the painting be accurate in every respect. Only the products that were actually in the store could be represented in the painting and the labels of these products must be precisely reproduced.
This proved to be challenging because Fran had to work from a black and white photo taken with a flash, obliterating much of the detail needed. It was quite a task to translate this into a vibrant painting authentic in color and detail.
Joe Bruno's brother, Lee, was essential to this project. He provided information as to which products were in the store and where they were placed. He had hand lettered the signs in the photograph. The upside down "fish" sign was his idea to attract customer's attention.
It took six months to complete the painting due to extensive research. Some of the companies had gone out of business and others had not archived their early product labels.
Fran contacted these compabies and even tracked down elderly employees who may have had some memory of early products. She traveled to Montgomery where, with the dairy owner's permission, she scavenged through boarded up sheds and storage areas seeking out the original signs used during that period.
Each week, throughout the painting process representatives from both Coca-Cola and Bruno's visited Fran's studio to photograph her progress. These photographs were turned over to the University of Alabama in Birmingham, to make into a video presentation. This video was shown at the unveiling of the painting.
The painting, "An American Dream" commissioned by Coca-Cola as a surprise gift for Mr. Joe Bruno
The brochure published by Coca-Cola
Fran's first interests in painting were historical subjects. She even approached football from a historical viewpoint when she painted "The First Game", illustrating the first football game between The University of Alabama and Auburn University. Working from black & white photos of the actual event she discovered in the Archive Dept. of the Birmingham Public Library, Fran conducted thorough research with the help of Birmingham sports columnist and book author, Clyde Bolton. She unconvered fascinating details such as the fact that football was such a new sport, the players wore baseball uniforms and canvas baseball shoes. There were no helmets.
Unveilling of "The First Game" Painting at the Loretta Godowin gallery. Coach Bill Curry and Paul Spina with artist, Fran Baggett.
Columnist and author, Clyde Bolton's impression of Fran Baggett's "The First Game" painting.
After the unveilling of "The First Game" at the Loretta Goodwin Gallery in Birmingham, Auburn coach Pat Dye asked Fran to come up with an art print that he could use for fundraising at Auburn, both for scholarships and his favorite charities, the Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranches and the Big Oak ranch. He wanted something specifically for children because he thought there was a void in the collegiate market for children's items.
Driving home from their meeting, Fran envisioned a toddler boy, tired from play, wearing training pants and a large footbal helmet, holding a football and his precious toy tiger...and from this her "In Training" series was born.
Since then, Fran has created "In Training" graphics for over 35 universities.
Fran Baggett, John Croyle from Big Oak Ranch, Walmart store manager, Coach Pat Dye
Pat Dye used Fran's "In Training" prints to raise money for scholarships at Auburn and support children's charities.
Fran suggested to Coach Dye that perhaps they could team up with Walmart to jump- start his program. At the time, they were selling them through the Auburn Alumni Association.
With his approval, Fran approached Walmart and received their permission. Not only that, but Walmart agreed to match funds they brought in from the sale of Fran's prints at the Walmart stores.
Fran contacted local radio and TV stations and asked for free ads and ad time and received both. They were very generous.
Coach Dye and Fran held sales and signings at Walmart stores from noon until 2 pm on Saturdays. Customers stood in long lines to purchase the prints and have Coach Dye sign them and write "I'm waiting for you" on them.
They averaged $4,000 per store and Walmart matched it.
I always knew I wanted to be an artist. As a small child I would draw on anything I could find. My teachers recognized my talent and encouraged me to follow my dreams. My parents, being of modest means, had more "practical" dreams for me. So I married and started a family.
In 1988, with my children almost grown, I finally embarked on a painting career. Having no formal training, I was hesitant to call myself an "artist". Yet there was an immediate demand for my work. I entered and won both national and international painting competitions, and sold original watercolor paintings to corporate and private collectors.
In 2001, I was seriously injured in an auto accident and was confined to a wheelchair for several years. My last surgery was successful and I am now walking! Though still in chronic pain and travel is difficult, I look forward to a time when I can get "out and about" and meet with my customers and fans face-to-face.
I share my home in Birmingham with my two rescue kitties, Abbie and Chloe.
My son Brett lives in a beautiful home town in New Jersey, Little Falls. Jon, my older son, was killed in a skydiving accident in 2007.
I hope to inspire those who think they have waited too long to follow their dreams. I want each of you to realize that it's never too late to start your own personal path to fulfillment.
I urge parents to listen to their children and look for early signs of talent...whatever it may be. Encourage and nurture it with attentiveness and provide opportunities for young ones to learn about and explore their personal interests.
Jonathan McLauren DarnellFebruary 5, 1970-July 28, 2007
My beautiful, precious son was killed in a skydiving accident on July 28, 2007. We talked daily and I always had him call me after each jump to let me know he was okay. I was waiting for his call to tell me he had passed his last requirement to get his A certification.However, it wasn't the call I expected.
Jon's untimely death was not in vain. It has opened minds and hearts to the tragedy of delaying to express the love and encouragement we all need from one another.
I knew Jon had a lot of friends, but until now I didn't realize how many. Hundreds of people who grew up with him, went to school with him, played music or golfed with him, neighborhood friends, co-workers and fellow skydivers joined with family members to celebrate his life and mourn his passing.
While he was a quiet man who never liked to draw attention to himself, who was introspective and really enjoyed spending time alone, he truly loved and respected others.
He didn't have to be asked for help if he knew someone needed it and he was sincere in all his words and actions.
He loved animals, especially his cat. All his friends knew about Rufus because Jon talked about him all the time.
Jon & I had dinner together a week before his death and we discussed his goals. He told me that he had never been bored and didn't think he ever would be, because there were so many things he wanted to learn and experience and it would take a lifetime to get to them all.
Soar high, my son, in perpetual blue skies!Missing you beyond words...Mom
Fran Baggett Kids 'n Training


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Constantin Basturea's PR blog list is the mother of all lists with 743 feeds from around the world.
PR Voices: PR blog ranking list with suspect metrics, but still has some good blogs on it.
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Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading: A fun list of random blogs.
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Loch Ness, non-site is an investigation by Gerard Byrne into the role of photography today and its undermined credibility as a form of evidence in the digital era.
Gerard Byrne is best known for using film, photography and installation to explore indicative moments in our recent history. In his films the casts re-enact conversations originally published in popular magazines from the 1960s to the 1980s while his installations often include photographic images of subjects that both suggest and resist historical placement. His work takes as its subject the representations of time we construct at given cultural moments, and the historical accumulation of those representations.
The exhibition presents works drawn from 10 years of visits and research at Loch Ness. A book on Byrne's Loch Ness project will be published later this year with Milton Keynes Gallery, UK.
The Loch Ness, non-site exhibition takes place at Galerie Nordenhake in Stockholm from 26th August – 2nd October, 2011


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In Japan, hot pot cooking is called nabemono, or nabe, and cooked in donabe, traditional clay pots. Comforting, healthy, affordable, easy, and quick—especially when you make your broth bases in advance—these satisfying one-pot meals can be customized for anyone (including kids!). Continue reading "Review: Simply Hot Pots"
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Review: The Geeky Chef Drinks by Cassandra Reeder
I love to cook. It's not just something I have to do because the kids demand to be fed, it's something I do because I enjoy it. There's nothing more satisfying – for me – than creating a meal that not only fills the bellies of those that I love, but also makes them happy. Food is love, right?
Well, man can't live on carrots and roast beef alone. Sometimes you want to be an adult. Other times, you need to be a geeky adult.
Which is where this cookbook comes into play. Continue reading "Review: The Geeky Chef Drinks by Cassandra Reeder"
Review: Build-A-Bowl by Nicki Sizemore
Bowls are an excellent and easy dinner – full of protein, carbs, veggies, and all the things you need to fuel your body properly. Even better is that each family member can customize them to their own specifications. I don't know about you, but my family is picky. One kid is a vegetarian, the other kid is lactose intolerant, and my husband has his own dietary needs. As you can see, meal planning at my house can be tough. That's why this cookbook is such a great find. Continue reading "Review: Build-A-Bowl by Nicki Sizemore"
Review: Taco Tuesday Cookbook by Laura Fuentes
Who doesn't love a good taco? I'm sure there are some out there, and that's cool because it means more tacos for me, right? But if you are like me and are a taco lover, then this cookbook is for you.
I'll admit, I was kind of curious how someone could write an entire cookbook on tacos without overlapping or becoming repetitive. The Taco Tuesday Cookbook did not disappoint! Continue reading "Review: Taco Tuesday Cookbook by Laura Fuentes"
Review: Buddha Bowls: 100 Nourishing One-Bowl Meals
In case you've never had a buddha bowl, what they are is this: a well-balanced mix of proteins, carbs, and vegetables served in one bowl. You start with a base of grains like quinoa or rice, then you add a protein, veggies, and a sauce or broth to give you a complete meal. They're actually very popular in my house. I have one kid who is vegetarian and another that is willing to try anything. Continue reading "Review: Buddha Bowls: 100 Nourishing One-Bowl Meals"


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Kennedy's Live Promotions is delighted to announce the full line-up that will be supporting 'The Saturdays' spectacular live stadium show in Thurles on Sunday, 3rd June.
Featuring a host of Irish and international artists that includes Royseven, Keywest, The Smash Hits, Boulevard, Gari Deegan from The Voice of Ireland, and Whitewater, music fans of all tastes and ages are guaranteed to be blown away by what promises to be one of the standout live music events of the year!
The concert begins at 2.30pm and runs until 10.30pm.
Keywest, a Dublin 5 piece pop/rock group are a band in the ascendancy. The band have had a busy 18 months playing venues across the country as well as travelling to and from the US and the UK recording their debut album, "The Message". This album entered the official Irish charts at No.15 on its first week of release and reached No 10 on the iTunes chart. 2012 is set to be a big year for this Dublin based outfit. The band have just signed a deal to global publishing giants PEER music in the US and will be embarking on their first run of international dates later in the year
The Smash Hits
Since bursting onto the club scene in May 2009 the band have sold out shows all over Ireland, performed at Oxegen and Electric Picnic, and gone down a storm across Europe, supporting international acts such as 50 Cent and Faithless. The Smash Hits have residencies in many of the finest venues around Ireland. They have regular sell-out shows in The Sugar Club in Dublin, The Forum in Waterford and Kennedy's in Thurles.
With everything to gain, 2012 looks set to be a banner year for Boulevard. They have just finished working on their first full-length album which includes many of their own songs. Recent highlights include working with head songwriters from Universal Europe, Sony and EMI U.S.A. along with performing at the Karaoke World Championships in 2011 and being support act to Boyzone on tour. Another milestone was reached when Boulevard sold out their own headline event in Dublin venue The Academy. Backed with a great team, they have the winning formula for success. There will be no stopping Boulevard throughout 2012.
Gari Deegan:
Gari Deegan was part of 'Team Bressie' on this years 'The Voice of Ireland'. He was described as a "fantastic vocalist and true entertainer" on the hit TV Show and is from Bunratty, Co. Clare. Gari is a Soul singer with a unique tone to his voice and is often compared to his musical hero, Stevie Wonder. He has toured with the Dublin Gospel Choir and performed live at Vicar Street with the Multi Grammy Award winning John Legend and RnB Chart-Topper Estelle.
The concert is being promoted by Kennedy's Live Promotions and will be staged in Thurles Greyhound Stadium on Bank Holiday Sunday, June 3rd 2012. Attendance at this spectacular event will be limited to 5,000, and tickets will be priced at €38.50 including booking fee. A limited number of VIP Premium tickets, providing exclusive access to private hospitality facilities, including food, a complimentary drink, and an indoor private view of the stage, will also be available for €95 plus booking fee. Tickets for this unique performance and tickets are available on www.ticketmaster.ie.
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I am pleased to announce that OMB has again asked OPM to coordinate the DC Federal Jobs Initiative—Summer 2001. Last year's meritorious effort resulted in the hiring of 906 students by 26 participating agencies in the DC Metropolitan Area. Agency's exceeded their commitments to hire 880 students by 26 employees, and recorded the most program hires in history. We look forward to another successful year, and believe that we can attain this year's hiring goal of 1,000.
To maximize the program's benefits for participating agencies and students, we ask that agencies make their hiring commitments quickly. This program is known for developing positive, mutually beneficial, relationships between Federal employees and students. We look forward to encouraging and establishing such partnerships this upcoming summer.
During the 2000 summer program, agencies employed young DC residents in a breadth of positions. Through these experiences participating students received academic enrichment, exposure to the Federal workplace, job and life skills orientation, and mentoring. I encourage you to support the initiative for employing students with disabilities through the DC Federal Jobs program.
Agencies participating in this year's program are responsible for paying the youths' salaries, who are generally expected to work for a 6-week period (program may run longer at the agency's discretion). The DC Department of Employment Service (DCDES) manages student referrals to agencies and provides hiring coordinators with resumes. Agencies hire students at GS-1 and above under Student Temporary Employment Program guidelines, which can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 5 CFR 213.3202(a).
OPM developed a proposed commitment for your agency based on last year's participation and our goal of 1,000 total summer hires. Attached you will find this information as well as your current agency point of contact. To better coordinate student employment activities between DCDES and agencies, we ask that you identify any changes to your point of contact or hiring commitment by May 18, 2001, including HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS, telephone and fax numbers, and an email address. If your agency has not previously participated in the program and would like to make a commitment, we welcome you to sign-on. Please provide the requested information to Tami Daly, Office of Personnel Management at (202) 606-1286, email email@example.com, or by fax at (202) 606-0264.
We are excited about the upcoming program and look forward to working with your agency in forging partnerships with tomorrow's Federal workforce.
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They don't call this the "cliffhanger" for nothing.
The Sach Pass is one of the most notoriously dangerous roads on the planet. The high-altitude pass is located in Himachal Pradesh at the foot of the Himalayas in northern India, right on the border with Kashmir. Our friend Charan recently went there, and has sent us incredible videos of his latest motorbike adventure: the footage will blow your mind. Having ridden solo for the past six years, on this particular trip he asked a couple of buddies (Ryan and Harbir) to accompany him.
Partly because of the difficulty and danger of the route, but also to help fend of terrorist cells that prevail around the nearby Kashmir valley. To make things even more interesting, Charan told us he decided to tackle the more challenging route that leads to Kishtwar.
Encountering frequent border patrol police, plenty of steep inclines, and the occasional waterfall that narrows and muddies the path, this was a high risk adventure, (the stretch from Killar to Kishtwar is known as the cliffhanger). But also high reward in the form of personal satisfaction for surviving one of the most dangerous road trips in the world.


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Did you know that a hammock has various sizes? You can't only use it for yourself, alone, but also with your friend and even more partners. If you simply needs it to be used yourself, then a single size of it will be more than enough. But if you want to get the one that can be used with your friend as well as yourself, then the double hammock is the thing you will have to get.
A hammock that at least enough for two adults, that's the double size is for. It gives you more or bigger room without even add an extra length to its size.
Most of the double hammock that I have ever seen are only different in width with the single person hammock when it comes to talk about the size. The length is remain the same since it has been standardized based on the average of human body for certain countries.
Since the hammock is made mostly for everyone, then we can't takes it only as the traveler item. It is because of the family members that even hate to travel are possible to get a hammock, enjoy the time, have fun inside a double hammock.
I prefer to suggest the family people to get the double hammock to be used at home. Simply think about it as the toy or decoration and then try to uses it. i am assuming that you will really loves it, just gives it a chance.
For those with children, the fun is always starts even if you never asking for it. The double hammock is not only can be one of the best hanging spot for kids, but if you are difficult in getting them falling asleep, you may need to try hanging with them inside a hammock.
How long have you been pickaback the kids while walking here and there in a day? You will be tired! You are running out of energy since there are many other home works that have not been finished yet. I know that a hammock is not free, but if you can get it and gives your kids a chance to sleep in it, then you won't need much troublesome that you can avoid. Moreover, you will not only uses it for the kids alone, but there's always chance for you to experience the adventures. The hammock is proven for its durability up to years of usage.
Some of us are using the double hammock at the backyard to introduce their kids about the nature or at least the camping things. Besides as the fun activity to do, the others are also using it as the decoration alternative for their interior. Surely that it won't only be hung, but can be so much functional as the sofa when watching tv in the living room, reading your favourite book, or as simple as putting child to sleep.
It really only need some minutes to sleep the child while swing them gently, and it is also just minutes away to get more fun with family at the backyard with the double hammock since setting it up is very easy.


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Steven Spielberg is attached to direct the adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book The BFG for DreamWorks. The live-action film will be based on the fantastical tale of a Big Friendly Giant who befriends a young orphan girl. Dahl's book, illustrated by Quentin Blake, was first published in 1982.
DreamWorks acquired the book in 2011 with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall to produce. Melissa Mathison, who penned the script for E.T., wrote the screenplay.
There has been one other adaptation of the popular children's book: for a 1989 animated made-for-TV movie in the U.K. ...Spielberg is officially committing himself to BFG and is planning a 2015 start date with a release in 2016.
I'm a huge Roald Dahl fan, and we all know that Spielberg is a talented director. I'm most curious who they're going to cast, though. Casting could make or break this one. We'll see how it goes.


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Cranberry Science
A little cranberry science is a great way to celebrate the holiday season. Grab a few books and a package of cranberries and have fun!
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Cranberry Science
I love using literature to kick-off lessons. These science lessons about cranberries were inspired by all three of the books below, as well as Karmamatopoeia's It's Cran-Tastic post.
Exploring Cranberries: Hands-On Science
I always try to encourage my 1st grader to explore new things on his own terms before I make too many directed suggestions. Some of the discoveries he made on his own were the differences in cranberries of various ripeness, how colorful the juices are and all the wonder to be found inside.
Eli loves microscopes (and always has.) I let him make a slide of the cranberry flesh and he drew a picture of what he saw.
After watching a video about harvesting cranberries, he experimented to see if cranberries really do float. Then, he decided to make foil boats and had fun designing and redesigning to see which boat would hold the most cranberries.
After seeing the red juice on the paper towel during his discovery time (above), I suggested we make some dye. We boiled some cranberries and painted with the juice. Then, we did a little experiment with capillary action using the dye and a paper towel strip. Eli even experimented creating his own cranberry juice. After several tries, he added the perfect amount of sugar.
As a 1st grader, Eli hasn't learned the scientific reasoning behind acids and bases yet. However, he loves playing around with things that fizz. So, we talked just briefly about how acids and bases react together, but acids and acids don't. We put cranberry juice (from our boiled cranberries) in four little glasses. I asked him to guess whether each of the following were acids or bases: orange juice, baking soda, vinegar, and baking powder. Then, one at a time, he added one of the substances and watched for a reaction. Fun!!
To use up the rest of the cranberries, we made yummy chains to put on the trees in the yard for the birds. What a fun day of learning with cranberry science!
Enjoy winter schooling!
Looking for more fun science ideas to keep you busy this winter? Don't miss these fun winter-themed nature and/or unit studies!


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This is one of my new teatowel samples - available soon!
I haven't had the chance to blog much lately even though I have lots and lots to show you!
I'm busy collecting and photographing Hotties before I take the final lot into Open Drawer on Friday. I have about a bazillion Hottie photos to edit and show you very soon.
I'm also helping with the organisation of the Heart and Lung Transplant Trust (Vic) Trivia night this Saturday. There are still tickets available and they can be purchased online.
We've had some amazing prize donations for the silent auctions and raffles - they deserve an extra special thankyou post!
Oh yeah.... and I'm doing my first market stall in two years this Saturday too.... along with filling in for two weeks at my old job while one of the girls is off on holidays.
So if you don't see me around these parts, you definitely know why!


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Staff and students from the Mackenzie Cancer Research Group travelled to Ashburton to talk about their cancer research at an information evening on 4 May 2017 entitled, What's new in cancer research? Genes and Lifestyle.
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The topics presented ranged from inherited cancer risk to immunotherapy, to the effect of obesity on cancer therapy, to vitamin C and ended with clinical trials.
Associate Professor Gabi Dachs was impressed by the turnout and said the feedback from the public has been overwhelmingly positive.


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text: Supplementary MaterialsFigure S1 41598_2019_52851_MOESM1_ESM. We confirmed picrotoxin level of resistance and biophysical properties in recombinant receptors. T6Y 2-containing receptors exhibited faster deactivation but unaltered steady-state properties also. Adult T6Y knockin mice exhibited myoclonic seizures and irregular cortical EEG, including irregular hippocampal-associated theta oscillations. In hippocampal pieces, picrotoxin-insensitive inhibitory synaptic currents exhibited fast decay. Excitatory/inhibitory stability was Notch inhibitor 1 raised by a quantity expected through the IPSC alteration. Partial pharmacological modification of 2-mediated IPSCs with diazepam restored total EEG power toward baseline, but got little influence on the irregular low-frequency maximum in the EEG. The outcomes claim that at least MCM5 area of the abnormality in mind function comes from the severe ramifications of truncated inhibition. pieces to examine spontaneous synaptic activity in DGCs, the primary insight cells from the hippocampus, and in CA1 pyramidal neurons. Spontaneous IPSCs exhibited the accelerated decay anticipated from research of recombinant receptors (Fig.?7A,B,F,G; Supplementary Shape?S1). However, the full total charge of sIPSCs was unaltered in DGCs and was just altered by a quantity expected from the modification of IPSC decay in CA1 pyramidal neurons (Fig.?7E,J; Supplementary Shape?S1). sEPSCs were not altered detectably in either cell type (Fig.?7D,I; Supplementary Figure?S1). Altered sIPSCs did not result from exclusion of 2* from receptors or from substitution by another subunit because sIPSCs were mostly insensitive to PTX (100?M), a concentration that abolished sIPSCs in WT slices16. Open in a separate window Figure 7 Excitation/Inhibition (E/I) ratio is modestly elevated in hippocampal CA1 neurons from * KI slices. (A) Representative traces of sEPSCs and sIPSCs from DGCs in WT vs 2* KI slices. (B) Averaged waveform of sIPSCs from DGCs in representative WT and 2* KI slices and pooled data, revealing the accelerated decay of 2* IPSCs (P?***1e-5). (CCE) Summary of E/I charge ratio, total charge transfer for EPSCs and IPSCs in WT vs 2* KI DGCs (N?=?8 WT cells from 2 animals and 9 2* KI cells from 2 animals, P?=?0.708, 0.455 and 0.518, respectively; 2 tails independent t test). (F) Representative traces of sEPSCs and sIPSCs Notch inhibitor 1 from CA1 cells in WT vs 2* KI slices. (G) Average waveform of sIPSCs from representative CA1 cells in WT and 2* KI slices, revealing the accelerated decay of 2* IPSCs (P?=?**0.007). (HCJ) Summary of E/I charge ratio, total charge trasfer for EPSCs and IPSCs from WT vs 2* KI CA1 cells (N?=?9 WT cells from 4 animals and 14 2* KI cells from 4 animals, P?=?*0.020, 0.361 and *0.014, respectively; 2 tails independent t test). To survey Notch inhibitor 1 acute and secondary impact of the 2* subunit on synaptic properties of DGCs, we examined the excitation to inhibition ratio (E/I ratio) in DGCs by summing the postsynaptic charge transfer of EPSCs and IPSCs over 60?s at the respective reversal potentials in order to isolate excitation and inhibition (Fig.?7). Pilot experiments identified the reversal potential for isolated IPSCs to be near pharmacologically ?60 mV under these circumstances. We discovered no statistical difference in the E/I percentage in pooled WT and 2* data for DGCs (Fig.?7C), even though the direction from the mean IPSC charge (Q) and E/We percentage was altered needlessly to say through the truncated IPSCs (Fig.?7D,E). The effect shows that the IPSC decay difference can be sufficiently subtle to become masked by variability in sIPSC rate of recurrence and amplitude. The same evaluation of E/I percentage and integrated excitation and inhibition ideals was performed on CA1 pyramidal neurons (Fig.?7FCJ). In this full case, the raised E/I percentage reached a statistical threshold of ?P?0.05 (Fig.?7H) in the path Notch inhibitor 1 expected through the noticeable modification in inhibition. Just inhibitory charge was decreased, recommending that accelerated 2* IPSCs clarify the difference in E/I percentage. Overall, the modification to inhibition in DGCs and CA1 cells paralleled the result size from the modification to E/I Notch inhibitor 1 percentage and thus most likely drives the E/I stability difference in 2* cells. We reasoned how the effect of modified inhibition may be even more evident in the summed activity of several neurons, during trains of impulses,.


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"In case you haven't recognized the trend: it proceeds action, dissent, speech." ~ davidly, on how wars get done
"...What sort of meager, unerotic existence must a man live to find himself moved to such ecstatic heights by the mundane sniping of a congressional budget fight. The fate of human existence does not hang in the balance. The gods are not arrayed on either side. Poseiden, earth-shaker, has regrettably set his sights on the poor fishermen of northern Japan and not on Washington, D.C. where his ire might do some good--I can think of no better spot for a little wetland reclamation project, if you know what I mean. The fight is neither revolution nor apocalypse; it is hardly even a fight. A lot of apparatchiks are moving a lot of phony numbers with more zeros than a century of soccer scores around, weaving a brittle chrysalis around a gross worm that, some time hence, will emerge, untransformed, still a worm." ~ IOZ
Feb 11, 2011
Comedy Platinum
You know who said these words, right? C'mon. You know. You don't want to believe it's true, because for chrissakes already, nobody can get it that wrong while mouthing words that gauche, right?
This dude cannot have that tin an ear, can he?
Of course he can. Of course he does.
Your fucking Nobel Laureate, friends, comrades and strangers:
Barack fucking Pendragon Obama.
absolutely vital h/t to drip, by way of comments over Ethan's way.
Added in edit: I'd put good money and bad on any wager, with a spread and an over/under, that the liberal institutionalists would have a collective seizure if Dubya or Weepy McBoehner had said what Imperial Barack just blathered.
Alas, 'tis not to be. But, I'll take the odds on Yggles making it the center point of something stupid he writes over the next week...
15 comments:
- Ethan said...
Hah, I came here specifically hoping you would have posted something about this, but figuring you probably wouldn't have had time yet. Well done.
- February 11, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Jack Crow said...
Thank you, Ethan.
- February 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- Tao Dao Man said...
This offends me and every other truth seeker.
He has become a meaningless puppet jester in his own mind and time.
He is on a puppet string merry-go-round.
One lie after another.
It has come to the point where he himself no longer knows or believes what he says.
- February 11, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Tao Dao Man said...
Great photo.
Mind if I use this at some point/
After reading his headlines my blood pressure sky rocketed.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM
- Jack Crow said...
Of course. It's just cribbed from a browser search I did after I wrote out the text.
And I agree - if a person has any loyalty to human truth, and human truths, Barack Obama has to be understood as an adversary, if not an enemy.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM
governments lie.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:51 PM
- mike flugennock said...
Maybe it's just me, but I just can't get that indignant about shit like this anymore. Oh, sure, the guy's an arrogant, appalling, lying, hypocritical little shit, but it's reached the point where I can't help but laugh at him.
I remember last night... I was glued to Al Jazeera, waiting like everybody else for what we thought would be Mubarak's resignation speech, when the little headline caption pops up reporting Obummer saying that "we are witnessing history". I started cackling like a ninny -- not because he said anything funny in itself, but because it was such a totally inane, "no shit, Sherlock" kind of statement. Then, later on, the Al Jazeera "crawl" reports Obummer stating that "the people of Egypt are calling for change". I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself.
But then... they ran the clip of Obummer's remarks from the White House, and I damn' near spewed a mouthful of beer. That goddamn' pattern backdrop behind him, with the slogan "Winning The Future" printed all over it, sure didn't help any. Sonofabitch is lucky he doesn't owe me a new keyboard.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Pardon my French, but what a douche!
I really want his greed and megalomania to become more overt in his last 2 years, so that people really learn the lesson that being exotic, "well-educated" and all that other stuff that yupweasels, liberals and progressives all love... means nothing, and what he actually does, what he actually promotes and safeguards and smoothly reasssures, is a totally inhumane perspective.
He's Gordon Gekko, Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, Daniel Plainview, Averell Harriman, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, John Rockefeller, and many others, all rolled into one smooth-talking, cool-resume-holding Velvet Stiletto for Robber Baron Capitalism.
What a hero!
- February 11, 2011 at 9:17 PM
- dah_sab said...
Oh come on, why the cynicism? The Egyptians are all just dissent entrepreneurs!
- February 12, 2011 at 2:49 AM
- Jack Crow said...
Unfortunately, he has allies aplenty in the corporate press.
Do you hate me, or something? I actually clicked the link and read that. That's word poison I now have in my brain folds.
- February 12, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Randal Graves said...
Can I get entrepreneurial spirit in a can?
- February 12, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- dah_sab said...
No, only in boxes made wholly from post-consumer recycled content -- now with 25% more spirit!
- February 12, 2011 at 12:51 PM
- dah_sab said...
Jack Crow said...
dah_sab, Do you hate me, or something? I actually clicked the link and read that. That's word poison I now have in my brain folds.
Please accept my most sincere and heartfelt apologies.
Not unlike syrup of ipecac, the RadicalDandy may induce nausea in his victims.
Plus, he's kind of a dickhead.
- February 12, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Have you guys ever read any Richard Morgan? he's a sci fi writer with some radical beliefs. Market Forces, a novel I could not finish because I found it too depressing, is actually dedicated to "The Victims of Neoliberalism." Anyway...Market Forces posits a world in which 90% has gone to hell. The elite corporations actually invest...entrepeneurially...i revolutions. In exchange for a percentage of your GDP, they will train, arm, and provide dierct support for your guerilla movement. Conflict Investment is the term.
- March 1, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Jack Crow said...
IIRC, we had a discussion about Market Forces a while back. I think it was mostly positive.
Personally, great book. I avoided it for a while because I thought it was one of those radcapper randroid screeds dressed up as fiction.
Me: dumb.
- March 2, 2011 at 11:52 PM