text: Politics / Jerusalem Trump Gives Arab Leaders the News They've Dreaded Tell them he plans to recognize Jerusalem as capital, though it's not official yet By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Dec 5, 2017 2:18 PM CST Copied In this 2003 photo, Israeli border police guard the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Eitan Hess-Ashkenazi, File) (Newser) – President Trump spoke to Arab leaders on Tuesday and told them he's about to break with longstanding US policy and recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reports Reuters. The controversial news comes not from the White House but from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah, who say they tried unsuccessfully to talk Trump out the decision. They warned that the policy shift, which would mean moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, will not only jeopardize peace talks but unleash violence in the region. Details and developments: The timing: Trump was expected to announce the decision Wednesday, reports the New York Times. However, he was also expected to sign a waiver delaying the embassy move for six months, given the logistics involved. Moving the embassy would fulfill a campaign promise. Abbas, meanwhile, is reaching out to world leaders including Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis, hoping they can change Trump's mind, per the Jerusalem Post. Read the next page


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"A colonial-style country house in a peaceful neighbourhood with great staff, a cool pool and a gorgeous garden"
Built by the British in 1920 and discreetly hidden in the quiet streets of Maadi, a 20-minute metro ride from central Cairo, the hotel has the feel of a smart country house, albeit one shaded by palm trees. Sparkling interiors give a colonial feel and come with airy colours, beautiful art and parquet flooring. Several bedrooms have balconies, but you are more likely to gather in the very pretty garden, where tables and chairs stand on smart terraces and padded loungers flank the pool. Jasmine scents the air, parrots occasional come to eat the palm dates. There's good food for humans, too, while kind staff go the extra mile.
- There is no better escape from Cairo's crazy streets than this peaceful hotel
- The lush garden is fantastic with its terraces and pool
- There are good local restaurants and you can eat at the hotel, which means you won't have to slog off to the centre of town at night
- Lovely romantic bedrooms, full of nostalgia
- You're not particularly central and even though you're on the metro, you'll have to resort to Cairo's taxis some of the time
- Recent feedback suggests service is hit and miss, with some staff less helpful than others
- Bathrooms aren't as fancy as you might expect
- Maadi is a residential quarter, so not the glitziest in Cairo, but it's one of the quietest
- Our breakfast was a little lacklustre, and WiFi was patchy
Best time to go
You might want to avoid Ramadan, when some businesses will close for the whole month. And if you are travelling over holidays – Eid al-Adha, Ras an-Sana – expect the rest of Egypt to be competing for your seat. The dates for these holidays change every year, so check before planning your trip."
Our top tips
The metro is 5 mins walk, you're in the centre in 20. There are 2 different carriage types: one for women and children, the other for everyone. So if you're a man and you see only women when the door opens, rush to the next carriage before the doors close."
- Boutique Hotel
- 31
- Restaurant + bar
- All ages welcome
- Open all year
- Outdoor Pool
- Spa Treatments
- WiFi
- Pet Friendly
- Disabled Access
- Beach Nearby
- Off-street Parking
- Restaurants Nearby
- Air Conditioning
- Guest Lounge
- Terrace
- Garden
- Gym
- Concierge Service
A clipped country-house elegance runs throughout the hotel from the polished stair rods on the staircase, via the art on the walls (especially the early 20th-century black-and-white photographs on the upper floors) to the crisp white linen of your ultra-comfortable bed (there are twin, queen and kingsize options).
Each air-conditioned room is different, though common threads emerge and you will probably find some of the following wherever you end up: fancy wallpaper, begère beds, rugs on parquet flooring, a sofa if there's room. Several rooms have original pitched pine ceilings, some of which are painted white. The feel is warm, airy and spacious and while some rooms are bigger than others, none are small.
All come with flat-screen TVs, bowls of fruit, chocolates from the kitchen, an interesting selection of books and good art on the walls. You'll find bathrobes and a good range of toiletries - including shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, bath foam, loofa, shower cap and body lotion plus hand-made olive oil soaps - in compact bathrooms which have both shower and bath (apart from Ismailia which has a shower only). Best of all, head out to dinner and return to find your bed turned down, not an experience you will come across often in Egypt. There are minibars, too, should the thirst get to you in the night.
Features include:
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Central heating
- Cots Available
- Extra beds
- Hairdryer
- Internet access
- Minibar/fridge
- Phone
- Safe box
- Terrace
- Toiletries
- WiFi
You can have breakfast, lunch and dinner here and there's room service, too, so don't expect to go hungry.
You eat in the conservatory overlooking the garden and pool and although you can decamp onto the terraces outside for breakfast, most people stay inside as that's where the buffet is laid out. Expect plates of ham and cheese, small croissant and Danish pastries, fruit salad, hard-boiled eggs and toast that is made in batches (thus sometimes cold). You can help yourself to coffee and tea, while there's orange juice, too, though not freshly squeezed.
Lunch and dinner are more sophisticated with menus mixing Egyptian and western food, so you can bounce from one to the other. At lunch you could try hot and sour chicken soup, stir-fried shrimps, pan-fried duck with jasmine rice or penne arrabbiata. At dinner, you might find a seafood chowder served with a basket of wonderful home-made breads, a rather good Nubian lamb stew, an excellent walnut tart. Wine and beer are both available.
If you fancy learning some traditional Egyptian dishes, cooking lessons can be arranged in the kitchen with Chef Sayed (main dishes) and Chef Mrs Souad Zaki (desserts and pastries).
If you want to eat out, Maadi offers some excellent restaurants, all a short stroll. Several are on Road 9 (where you pick up the metro). Try Abu El Sid for good Egyptian, Asian Corner for Thai and Chinese, or Cellar Door for the best food in the area (sea scallops with spring onions and ginger, Moroccan chicken with a raisin risotto, white chocolate mousse). If you want to eat overlooking the Nile, head to the Grand Café and find a mixed menu that will keep you happy.
Features include:
- Bar
- Children's meals
- Minibar/fridge
- Organic produce
- Restaurant
- Restaurants nearby
- Room service
- Vegetarian menu
- Take the metro north four stops from Maadi to Mar Girgis and check out Coptic Cairo, the Christian centre of the capital. Lose yourself in streets to the south and find sheep and cattle on mud-impacted streets. The locals are very friendly.
- Back on the metro, fly north another four stops to Sedat in the centre of town and it's a short walk to the Egyptian Museum. Be warned: you can't enter with cameras, which must be left in a booth at the main gate. Tickets do not include entry to the royal mummy room.
- If you want to cruise the Nile on a felucca, head back down to Dok Dok in Garden City and be prepared to haggle (about E£40 an hour in 2009).
- Don't miss Islamic Cairo for a thousand years of history. It was the seat of the Fatimid dynasty, which dates to 969AD. You'll find car-free lanes and alleyways, magnificent mosques, the odd palace and Khan al-Khalili, Cairo's most famous souk. The coolest district in Cairo by far.
- The Pyramids at Giza, on the southwest fringe of the city. Arrive early to avoid the crush of tourists and the heat of the sun (which is strong, even in winter). You can hire camels or horses, then approach across the desert, avoiding the crowds.
- The Step Pyramid at Zosser (30km south of Cairo) is the oldest on the planet and attracts far fewer tourists than those at Giza. It's a more satisfying experience, too, and can easily be coupled with a visit to Memphis, which, 5,000 years ago, was the first capital of Egypt.
- For a taste of high culture Egyptian style, attend one of the oriental music & dance shows at several historical open air sites, such as the El Azhar mosque or Khan el Khalili, organised all year round, or a performance in the Cairo Opera House, which has a programme of oriental and classical music as well as ballet.
- For family fun, there is an art centre in a villa across the street from Villa Belle Epoque offering classes such as painting, claywork, handicrafts for all age groups including children.
Activities on site or nearby include:
- Art classes
- Boat trips
- Cooking classes
- Historical sites
- Museums / galleries
- Private guided tours
- Shopping / markets
- Theatrical performances
Children are welcome and will love the swimming pool, you'll need to keep an eye on them if staying in a room with a balcony.
Best for:
Children (4-12 years), Teens (over 12)
Family friendly accommodation:
Most rooms can fit an extra bed and baby cot.
Can be arranged on request.
Baby equipment:
High chair in the restaurant.
Remember baby and child equipment may be limited or need pre-booking
Children's meals:
No special menu but children's meals can be prepared on request.
For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection
Villa Belle Epoque is in the Nile-side suburb of Maadi, 12km from the centre of Cairo.
By Air:
Fly to Cairo International Airport. Click on the links below for a list of airlines serving this airport.
From the Airport
The hotel can arrange a car to pick you up at the airport, this is highly advisable. Alternatively you can take a taxi for about €20. The drive is about 35 minutes.
By Public Transport
Villa Belle Epoque is about a 5 minute walk to the nearest metro station (Maadi), which is 8 stops from Sadat, this will take you into the centre of the city in about 20 minutes.
Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.com.
More on getting to Egypt and getting around
- Cairo International Airport 15.0 km CAI
- Beach 130.0 km
- Shops 1.5 km
- Restaurant 1.0 km

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Confident Twosday | Sequined Dress
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Such a stunning dress! The colors look fabulous on you! I'm always a little hesitant to order dresses from SheIn because I'm unsure of the fit, but this seriously looks awesomeReplyDelete
That sequin dress is beautiful, what a stunning statement piece! :)ReplyDelete
Glad you finally found a dress after hunting for a while, it will be perfect for New Years :)
Thank you for the link up!
Hope you had a merry Christmas!
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This is such a great dress. It's perfect with New Year's right around the corner.ReplyDelete
Loving those pretty sequins on you, doll! Great dress for NYE!ReplyDelete
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This dress is so beautiful on you! Love the pattern and colors of the sequins. Have a terrific New Year Laura! :)ReplyDelete
Oh yes this is the perfect NYE dress - Wishing you all the best in 2016!ReplyDelete
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You look amazing in this dress. The color is so beautiful! I cannot believe you found this on SheIn!ReplyDelete
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Wishing you all the best in 2016! Happy, Happy New Year!
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June's Build Comp: Treehouse!
Zili posted a topic in Upcoming EventsKeeping along with the summer idea let's make some treehouses! Your entry must include a way inside the tree to a living space (in my example there's a ladder area leading from the first floor to the 2nd floor that uses the hollow trunk of the tree) and it must be decorated inside the home/hangout space. If your entry lacks these features you'll lose points! Since our plots are large the size of the tree house is up to you but if you don't use up all the space I encourage you to to find a way to use the rest of the plot (in my example I have a fountain, tree swing, bbq area with table, and a pool with a cabana). Monetary Prizes: 1st Place: 1,500 ember 2nd Place: 1,000 ember 3rd place: 500 ember As always each winner will also have a chest full of goodies to take home as well. Deadline: July 5th! To claim a plot to enter please reply here to this post, pm on discord, or send me a /mail in game. Staff can enter too! Since I am the host and judge all other staff members are allowed to enter the competition too 😄


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Gilchun Koh (b. 1956) is one of the most internationally recognized artists from Jeju Island, South Korea. This landscape of breathtaking volcanic beauty is also the site of centuries of conflict, due in part to its strategic location between Korea, Japan and China. Throughout its history, Jeju island faced waves of invasion and colonization, then violent suppression by the Korean government in the 1940s, culminating with the killing of over 30,000 Jeju villagers in what is now known as the April 3rd 'Sasam' massacre.
One of a group of prominent political artists known as 'Sasam artists,' Gilchun Koh blends art and activism throughout his work in multiple media. In addition to creating works commemorating and honoring the history of Jeju island, he makes work to create awareness of the growing impact that military activities and commercialization are having on the environment and local species.
Koh received his BFA (painting) in 1982 from Chosun University in Kwangju and MFA (printmaking) in 2006 from Hong-Ik University in Seoul. He has taught extensively in Korea and the US. In September of 2011 he was a visiting guest lecturer along with Noam Chomsky at Boston College and Wentworth University of Boston, later with Gloria Steinem at New York University and New York Theological College, on the subject of art and its role in political protest.
Koh's work has been recognized internationally with numerous awards and exhibitions, including permanent commissioned works for the April 3rd Peace Park Memorial Hall and a 2018 solo exhibition at the Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art. He was a 2010 artist in residence at Centrum in Washington State (USA) and is represented in the US by ArtXchange Gallery (Seattle, WA).
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My dad spent twenty years working at Limerick Nuclear Generating Station. Limerick is a town about an hour north of Philadelphia. The power plant was built the year I was born. You could say that I grew up in the shadows of the twin cooling towers that constantly sent steam into the sky.
His job as an operator led to some great conversations as a kid and he has a number of great stories. He worked twelve-hour shifts on day and night rotations. One night, around three in the morning, he was monitoring a diesel engine that helped to operate one of the plant's functions. He was in the room with the engine when a voice came over his radio.
It said that a large flame had shot from the exhaust on the roof of the building. He had started to leave, stopped, and turned back to check it out. Before he could clear the corner of a concrete wall just inside the entrance, the engine exploded.
The wall saved him from severe harm. He was able to go home that night without any adverse effects.
Ignition moments are powerful.
I'll never forget my college adviser telling me I wouldn't be successful as a writer. Deep down, the fire started. I knew I would prove him wrong, even if it took a lifetime.
Tomorrow, as we give thanks with our families and friends, recognize and grasp your ignition moments.
Was it a conversation? A prayer? A story or an image?
What moment started you on your path today? Every success has a beginning. Every great story has a first word. Every goal was an impression spoken into your soul from the outer reaches of Heaven.
As you think about these moments, share them with someone else. Shared stories create movement. You never know who needs to hear what you have to say. Take a chance and see what happens.
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John 3:14-17 (NRSV)
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 "Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Luke 23:32-34 (NRSV)
32 Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots to divide his clothing.
How do these two texts tie together for you?
What strikes you about Jesus' prayer of forgiveness?
Where do you see a need for forgiveness in your life or in the world?
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7 cheap and free things to do in Norfolk this week - from brewery tour to ballet
From a brewery tour to ballet, there is something to suit every taste over the next seven days in Norfolk.
What: Redwell Brewery Tour
Where: Redwell Brewing, 1886 Bracondale, Norwich, Nr1 2EG
When: January 12, 3pm to 4pm
Cost: £15, purchase tickets on Eventbrite
Join master brewer Belinda Jennings and get to know the story of Redwell whilst trying different styles of beers and learning about the brewing process.
You will be able to taste beers at all different stages of fermentation straight from the tanks and tickets also include a branded pint glass and a free pint on arrival.
You will also learn how and why all the beers on offer at the brewery are vegan and gluten free.
What: Algiers and Sink Ya Teeth
Where: Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG
When: January 11, 8am
Cost: £10 advance/£12.50 doors
Algiers hail from Atlanta, Georgia, and blend gospel and industrial music into a unique sound.
The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Franklin James Fisher, bassist Ryan Mahan, guitarist Lee Tesche and, since 2016, drummer Matt Tong.
Sink Ya Teeth are an English post-punk duo formed in 2015 featuring Maria Uzor and Gemma Cullingford who write, record and produce all of their music themselves from their Norwich homes.
Their self-titled debut album, released in June 2018, won 6 Music's 'Album of the Day' and was championed by BBC Introducing.
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What: The King's Lynn Wedding Festival
Where: Alive Corn Exchange, Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1JW
When: January 13, 11am to 4pm
Cost: Free
King's Lynn Wedding Fair returns to the Corn Exchange with the chance to meet and greet over 40 local wedding suppliers with everything you need to plan your special day.
What: SICK by Shey Hargreaves and Q&A
Where: Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG
When: January 16, 8pm
Cost: Pay what you can afford
Sick is a hour-long one woman show about the impact of four years of cuts to the NHS.
Storyteller Shey Hargreaves draws on her real life experience of working as a receptionist on a busy emergency unit to explore the way that austerity impacts on patients, the staff who care for them and their families and friends.
What: Recital on Great Exhibition organ
Where: Wiveton Church, The Green, NR25 7TP
When: January 11, 7pm
Cost: Free
A recital is to be given at Wiveton Church on the unique Holdich organ which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
'Tuneful and Triumphant' has been chosen as the theme for the recital which will include works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Samuel Wesley and others.
The organist will be Edmund Aldhouse, organist of Ely Cathedral, and the recital has been organised by the Friends of Wiveton Church.
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What: Norwich Baroque
Where: Norwich Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 3AP
When: January 12, 7.30pm
Cost: Adults £16, over 60s £15, 18 and under £2, cellists under 18 free
Start the New Year with Norwich Baroque directed by internationally renowned cellist Richard Tunnicliffe.
Richard has put together a great programme including compositions by Haydn, Mozart and Bach.
What: State Ballet of Siberia
Where: Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RL
When: January 14 to 16
Cost: £8-£38
The acclaimed classical ballet company Russian State Ballet of Siberia returns to Norwich Theatre Royal with three ballets from its repertoire.
Guaranteed to brighten up the grey days of winter in the post-festive season come-down, the company will present three of the most popular ballets of all time – La Fille mal gardée on January 14, Giselle on January 15 and Cinderella on January 16 - all danced to music from the live ballet symphony orchestra.
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As part of its "Respect the Roll" campaign promoting its Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, Kimberly-Clark commissioned designer Jonathan Adler to produce limited-edition toilet-paper roll covers. "Consumers shop on autopilot and shop quite a bit on deal," Kurt Simon, brand director for Cottonelle, told The Washington Post in a recent article on Adler's, well, role in the campaign. "They tune out when they go into the aisle. And, largely speaking, they tune out (toilet paper) advertising as well."
The campaign, produced by Chicago agency Tris3ect, comprises TV spots and print—including this ad shot by Jim Fiscus:
Jim turned the job around in two days, working at Drive In Studios in New York. The idea was to photograph a woman in her dressing room, holding one of Adler's roll covers. But in Manhattan, land of tiny apartments, any residence with an actual dressing room would be way too fancy looking to be appropriate for the character, who was meant to be stylish but relatable. So Jim's crew built a set at Drive In that would tell the character's story in a glance and include the necessary spaces for ad copy.
"They wanted to show a working woman who's up to speed and a dressing room that wasn't too decked out," Jim explains. "It needed to be neat and orderly, with the bathroom visible in the background."
After building and lighting the set the first day, Jim and his team returned the next and shot the ad—and left that night to catch a flight to Budapest to shoot a campaign for Showtime. It was a whirlwind schedule, but it all came off smoothly because Tris3ect had organized every bit of logistics, down to the last detail.
"These guys scheduled everything," says Jim, who had never worked with the agency before. "They had it so together."
Here are the full credits for the print campaign:
Client/brand: Kimberly-Clark / Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper
Photographer: Jim Fiscus
Client senior brand manager: John Stanwood
Agency: Tris3ct
Chief creative officer: Paul Kuzma
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Samaritans receive spike in calls following Corrie suicide episode
The charity that helps those in emotional need fielded an estimated 30% increase in calls following Hayley Cropper's suicide on Coronation Street
The Samaritans, the charity that helps those in emotional need, says it received a spike in calls last night when the suicide of long-serving character Hayley Cropper was broadcast on Coronation Street.
The charity said that calls to its helpline between 5pm yesterday (Monday 20 January) and 5am this morning (Tuesday 21 January) were 30 per cent higher than during the same period last week. It was unable to describe their nature because of its strict rules on client confidentiality.
Catherine Johnstone, Chief Executive of Samaritans, said: "Our initial results show that calls to our , although these are only partial figures. While some of this increase may have been a result of the Coronation Street storyline, we are also aware that calls to Samaritans are heavier than usual at this time of year. January is a tough month for many people, with the bills from the Christmas and New Year holidays falling onto the doormat. There is also a tendency among some people not to focus on their problems over the festive season, but they will often be struggling with them again once the holidays are over."
She added: "We are pleased that the Coronation Street production team acted responsibly by consulting with Samaritans about this controversial storyline. Our two decades of experience of advising the media about issues surrounding the portrayal of suicide, led to Hayley's death and the devastation of her partner Roy being handled in a sensitive way. The inclusion of Samaritans ' contact details at the end of the episode was helpful in encouraging those who were affected by the programme to get in touch.
The spike follows the culmination of the storyline on the ITV soap, but the charity added that reports it had 20,000 counsellors on standby were inaccurate. He said that while The Samaritans does have this number of registered volunteers, it is never able to martial all of them at once because it does not have sufficient telephones.
The Samaritans had already issued a statement warning that dramatisations of suicide could result in copycat behaviour if they were not appropriately handled.
Rachel Kirby-Rider, Executive Director of Fundraising and Communications, said: "There is extensive research which demonstrates that inappropriate portrayal, or reporting, of suicide can lead to imitative or 'copycat' behaviour among vulnerable people.
"For this reason, Samaritans publish media guidelines on the portrayal of suicide and has been working with the media for more than two decades."
The charity added that it worked with ITV on the Hayley storyline – which saw Julie Hesmondhalgh's character down a lethal cocktail in the company of her husband Roy (David Neilson) – and echoed the reaction of millions of viewers to the responsible way in which the poignant and dramatic storyline was handled.
"We were pleased that Coronation Street came to us for guidance on their storyline of character 'Hayley' ending her life, as a result of her terminal illness. Our role was to help them to cover this as safely as possible, not to approve their decision to run the story at all.
"Samaritans believes that shutting down coverage of suicide is unhelpful, as this could drive discussion underground and deter people from talking about their problems.
"It is important that programme makers continue to consult with us, whenever touching on suicide as a subject matter. The consequence of not getting it right poses significant risk, we can help make sure this is done in a safe and responsible way."
The storyline is still trending on Twitter as #GoodbyeHayley more than 12 hours after it was broadcast, with an estimated 100,000 tweets sent expressing sadness from viewers.
The second episode last night drew an averaged 8.81 million, not including ITV HD and ITV+1, and peaked at 10.2 million, including HD and ITV+1 for the second episode in which the character died. This is the best performance for Coronation Street this year.


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In November Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress went to a nightclub and shot himself in the leg (accidentally — or so we were told), causing Mayor Bloomberg to demand a lengthy prison term for Burress and the Giants to suspend him. Burress was replaced in the waning days of the Giants season by Taye Biddle. Now it is reported that on Sunday Biddle was shot in the hand and leg while visiting family in Decatur, Georgia. He says he doesn't know who shot him as he was going to his car, or why.
Biddle is out of the hospital and doing okay, but the Giants may have to start offering its WRs danger pay. A third Giants wideout, Steve Smith, was robbed at gunpoint outside his Clifton, New Jersey home in November.
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Renato Braz; Luciana G. Wolf; Gisely C. Lopes; João C. P. de Mello*
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil
The use of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a commonplace practice and can be of significant help to different laboratories with quality control, especially those that work with plant extracts and phytotherapeutics. This study evaluated ten species of plants (Schinus terebinthifolius; Arctium lappa; Trichilia catigua; Camellia sinensis; Mikania glomerata; Croton echioides; Achyrocline satureioides; Heteropterys aphrodisiaca; Plantago major; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) that are commonly sold by compounding pharmacies, using TLC with reference substances and pharmacopoeic physical and chemical tests (loss on drying, level of extractives, and total ash content). The results showed that the ten species showed losses on drying consonant with the literature. The level of extractives for two species and total ash for five species were also consonant with the literature, and those of the other species were established in this study. The semipurified extracts of the ten species were assayed by TLC, and the analysis with the use of reference substances proved to be effective, in addition to being practical, simple, versatile, and economically viable.
Keywords: plant drugs physico-chemical analysis, quality control thin-layer chromatography
Medicinal plants, herbal drugs, and individual natural products comprise a market worth billions of dollars, in both developed and developing countries. The field of phytotherapy is growing remarkably, with a present worldwide market value of approximately 22 billion dollars, of which Brazil accounts for about 23% (Calixto, 2000). It is estimated that 82% of the Brazilian population uses herb-based products, and the herbal market sector includes about 200 companies with a total output of one billion Brazilian reals and more than a hundred thousand employees within the country (Abifito, 2006).
Phytotherapeutics are marketed through establishments such as the drugstores, where the plant preparations are sold as pharmaceutical specialties and are industrially produced; and the compounding pharmacies, where the medicines are compounded from plant extracts or sold as plant drugs in natura. Access to phytotherapeutics made by a compounding pharmacy is guaranteed by the provisions of Law No. 5991/1973 (Brasil, 1973) and Resolution No. 10/2010 (Anvisa, 2010). The increasing public demand for natural medicines has resulted in increased commercial activity and production of these medicines. This has led to growing concern in regard to ensuring the quality and safety of medicinal plants and herbal drugs.
Several national and international agencies have prioritized the issue of ensuring the quality of plant drugs. The effort of the World Health Organization is outstanding: over 20 years ago, it first published quality-control methods for medicinal plant materials, which have been regularly updated. These published methods were followed by a series of monographs on globally important medicinal plants (WHO, 2000). However, for medicinal plants that do not appear in these official codes, studies must be conducted to establish parameters to ensure their quality, according to technical and scientific principles (Farias, 2004).
In order to effectively coordinate the quality of raw materials, processing of materials, and the final products, it has become essential to develop reliable, specific, and sensitive quality-control methods using a combination of classical and modern instrumental methods of analysis. In this context, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), also called planar chromatography, is a widely accepted and extensively used separation technique that is over 65 years old (Poole, 1999). The technique is simple, cost-effective, versatile, and usable in all laboratories worldwide. It can be easily adapted to any given situation of qualitative or quantitative separation (Ferenczi-Fodor et al., 2006). The uses of TLC in quality control of plant materials include fingerprint profiling for the assessment of chemical constituents of an extract, and quantitative analysis of markers in plant drugs (Mohammad et al., 2010).
Such a chromatographic profile should feature the fundamental attributes of "integrity" and "fuzziness" so as to chemically represent the herbal medicines investigated. This suggests that the chromatographic fingerprint can also successfully demonstrate both "differences" and "uniformity" between various samples, and the authentication and identification of herbal medicines can be accurately conducted even if the number and/or concentrations of chemically characteristic constituents vary in different samples (Liang et al., 2004). Therefore, the chromatographic fingerprint should be considered in evaluating the overall quality of herbal medicines, considering the multiple constituents that are present in medicinal plants and herbal drugs. Thus, TLC remains the method of choice to obtain the first characteristic fingerprint profile of a medicinal plant and herbal drug.
Compounding pharmacies encounter considerable difficulty in establishing parameters for the analysis of plant and herbal drugs. TLC can and should be employed to aid these compounding pharmacies in controlling the quality of their plant and herbal drugs, so as to guarantee the chemical quality of the extracts. Therefore, the present contribution lists several plant species that are commonly used in phytotherapy, and provides data on their physical, chemical, and chromatographic attributes, in order to facilitate quality control.
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Plant material
The plants were selected according to surveys carried out in compounding pharmacies in the city of Maringá, state of Paraná, Brazil, and are listed in Table 1. The species were identified by Prof. Dr. Cassia Mônica Sakuragui. Voucher specimens are deposited in the herbarium of the Department of Biology of the State University of Maringá.
Reagents, standard solutions and materials
All solvents and reagents used were analytical grade from Synth, and diphenylboric acid 2-amino-ethyl ester from Sigma. The reagents used were: ferric chloride at 1% in methanol, vanillin perchloric (solution A: vanillin at 1% in ethanol, and solution B: perchloric acid at 3% in water); natural reagent (diphenylboric acid 2-amino-ethyl ester in methanol at 1% and then spraying polyethyleneglycol 400 at 5% in ethanol); potassium hydroxide at 10% in water; anisaldehyde sulfuric (anisaldehyde 1 mL, sulfuric acid 2 mL, and completed with acetic acid to 100 mL). Deionized water was prepared with a Millipore Milli-Q Plus system (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA). Hydroquinone, epicatechin, catechin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, gallic acid, o-coumaric acid, quercetin, coumarin, lupeol, and rutin (Sigma, USA), isoastilbin and cinchonain Ib (isolated and certified by spectroscopic methods at the Pharmaceutical Biology Laboratory of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Marques et al., 2007; Resende et al., 2011), and epicatechin-3-O-gallate (kindly provided by Dr. Frank Petereit, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry of the Universität Münster, Germany; Danne et al., 1994) of the highest grade (purity >99.0%) were used as external standards.
Stock solutions (1 mg/mL) of the standards were prepared on the day of analysis in methanol, immediately before use.]]> Instrumentation
Tigre ASN5 hammer mill; Ika® MS1 Eppendorf shaker; Fisatom® 712 mechanical shaker; AND® HR-200 analytical balance; Gahaka® BG2000 semi-analytical balance; Water bath; Vacuubrand® MZ 2C vacuum pump; Ultraviolet chamber with 254 nm and 365 nm lamps; Fanen® 315SE hot air oven; Christ® Alpha 1-4 LD lyophilizer; and Büchi® B-480 rotary evaporator.
Preparation of plant extracts
The plant material was used with no separation of particle sizes. For all plant drugs, extracts were prepared at room temperature in a mechanical shaker with helices at 500 rpm, in the proportion of 10% (w/v) of the drug in 50% ethanol (v/v). The extractive solutions were filtered and used in the preliminary analysis. For chromatographic analysis, the extracts obtained were concentrated in a rotary evaporator under reduced pressure (t<40 ºC). After elimination of the organic phase, the extracts (CE) were freeze-dried and stored in amber bottles protected from light, heat, and moisture.
Preparation of final solutions for chromatographic analysis
The amount of CE needed for each plant was established by prior testing. Thus, accurately weighed 200 mg portions of each CE of 'aroeira', 'bardana', 'catuaba', 'chá-verde', 'marapuama', 'nó-de-cachorro', 'tansagem', 'marcela'; 100 mg CE of 'guaco', and 50 mg CE of 'uva-ursi' were dissolved in 500 µL water. All extracts were mixed in a tube shaker, and extracted with 500 µL of ethyl acetate (except for n-hexane in the case of 'marapuama'; Barbosa et al., 2003) in a microtiter shaker at 1400 rpm (IKA, MS1 Minishaker) for 5 min. Then, the tubes were placed in a refrigerated microcentrifuge (Eppendorf, Centrifuge 5415R), at 4000 x g for 4 min at 5 ºC, for the total separation of the phases. The organic phase was collected for analysis. After evaporation of solvents, and drying under air flow, the residue was reconstituted to 1 mL with methanol (Test Solution - TS) and applied on chromatography plates (see conditions below) with the aid of volumetric micropipettes, which always dispensed 5 µL or a multiple of this volume.
Phytochemical screening and physical and chemical analyses
For identification of flavonoids, coumarins, iridoids, tannins, simple phenolics, methylxanthines, alkaloids and saponins, tests were conducted according to the respective techniques described by Harborne (1998) and the foaming index test for saponins as described by Schenkel et al. (2003). The loss on drying and total ash content were determined according to the Farmacopeia Brasileira (2010). The methodology used to determine the level of extractives was carried out as described by Deutsches (1986). All tests were conducted in triplicate with three replicates.
Chromatographic analysis
This assay was conducted by analytical thin-layer chromatography (ATLC), using aluminum sheets of silica gel F254 (Merck®). All chromatograms were developed in a saturated chamber. Mobile phases employed in this study were selected or developed according to the reference substance for each drug, and are listed in Table 2. Aliquots of the standards and TS (Table 2) were spotted onto a plate with volumetric micropipettes, along a virtual line situated 10 mm from the bottom edge of the plate (100 x 50 mm). The spots were applied at 13-mm intervals. During application, care was taken to dry the spots with a stream of cold air so that they never exceeded a diameter of ca. 5 mm. The plate was developed to a distance of 80 mm, at room temperature. After the chromatogram was developed, the plates were dried and the spots were visualized sequentially under UV light at 254 and 365 nm, and then sprayed with specific chromogenic agents according to the chemical substances analyzed (Table 2).]]>
Results and Discussion
Although the use of herbal drugs is increasing throughout the world, reports on their side effects and instances of adulteration have raised concerns regarding their wide use, and are affecting their marketing (Cianchino et al., 2008). Correct identification and quality assurance of the starting material is an essential prerequisite to ensure reproducible quality of an herbal medicine, which contributes to its safety and efficacy. It is essential to establish a system of standardization for every plant medicine on the market, because of the enormous scope for variation in different batches. Plant material may vary in its chemical content and therefore in its therapeutic effect according to the collection location; the time of year when the material was collected; among different years of collection, even at the same time of year and location; and with differences in environmental factors during the cultivation of the plant (Sahoo et al., 2010). This means that all raw materials should undergo a quality-control test, to ensure the quality of the product.
A general screening was conducted to characterize the chemical composition of the plant drugs under study. The results revealed the presence of secondary metabolites including flavonoids, coumarins, tannins, simple phenolics, methylxanthines, alkaloids, and saponins. No iridoids were detected in any of the extracts. Phytochemicals such as flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and tannins were present in all the crude extracts analyzed, except for the 'marapuama' extract. Methylxanthines were present only in 'chá-verde', alkaloids only in 'aroeira' and 'marapuama', saponins only in 'marapuama' and 'nó-de-cachorro', and coumarin only in 'guaco'. From the preliminary results of the chemical analyses, it was possible to determine the chemical marker for each plant drug. These data were corroborated from literature sources (Oliveira et al., 1984 apud Osório & Martins, 2004; Kawashty et al., 1994; Müller & Kasper, 1996; Veneziani & Oliveira, 1999; Pereira et al., 2000; De Souza, 2002; Pizzolatti et al., 2002; Yang & Lambert, 2003; Araújo-Junior et al., 2004; Polydoro et al., 2004; Chan et al., 2007; Marques et al., 2007; Resende et al., 2011; Manian et al., 2008; Silva et al., 2010).
Chemotaxonomic markers are sometimes used as indicators of botanical identity or as tools in manufacturing to help ensure the consistency of products. Therefore, the selection of chemical markers is crucial for the quality control of plant drugs, including authentication of genuine species, harvesting the best-quality raw materials, evaluation of post-harvest handling, and assessment of intermediates and finished products (Ahmad et al., 2010). Table 3 shows the Rf values of the standards used in the development of TLC, and their respective colors.
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a popular method to analyze plant drugs (Pittet & Royer, 2002; GŁowniak et al., 2005; Zhang et al., 2008; Barbosa et al., 2009), and has been used for a wide variety of applications. TLC is an important tool, not only for the quality control of medicinal plants, but also for the analysis of herbal drugs (Durón et al., 2009). In several pharmacopoeias, a great variety of plants are identified by use of TLC methods (Farmacopeia Portuguesa, 2002; Farmacopeia Espanhola, 2005; Farmacopeia Brasileira, 2010). TLC has the advantages of low cost, ease of maintenance, and good selectivity of detection. In addition, TLC can analyze several parallel samples in a single run. It also facilitates repeated detection (scanning) of the chromatogram with the same or different parameters. Therefore, the simultaneous assay of several components in a multicomponent formulation is possible. TLC was chosen because this separation system enables simultaneous evaluation of standards and samples, thus matching the working conditions and environment for both, and reducing systematic errors (Kaiser, 2005). The appearance of compounds in common and different bands can be useful for identification and authentication of plant drugs. The TLC profiles of the plant drugs studied are shown in Table 4.
All identifications in the TLC are based on comparison of the migration distances (Rf values), and of the color of the spots between the sample and a standard when the TLC plate is sprayed with a specific chromogenic reagent. The quality of the analysis depends on the correct positioning of the sample and on the reference substances used in the TLC. Accordingly, we opted to apply the samples in spots, to improve the visual impression of the chromatogram. Another fundamental parameter in evaluating samples in TLC is the volume of the sample and reference substances applied, which must be well defined and reproducible because the quality of separation depends on the size, shape, and homogeneity of the application zones (Reich & Blatter, 2003).
In all cases, the criterion for acceptance of the TLC procedure was adequate detection of the specific marker, with respect to the color and relative position of the band. The band of the specific marker should always be present in the chromatogram obtained from the samples.
The physical and chemical tests carried out in this study, including loss on drying, content in extracts, and total ash content, showed that the herbal drugs analyzed were within the technical specifications proposed by the appropriate literature, when available. Data are shown in Table 5.
In conclusion, based on the results obtained, we can suggest that the tests performed can aid in the quality control of the herbal drugs analyzed, contributing significantly to the quality-control protocol. These tests are also useful to indicate the existence of fraud, a common occurrence in the medicinal-plants market, which may consist of adulteration or even falsification of raw plant materials (Liang et al., 2004; Barbosa et al., 2009). However, it should also be borne in mind that TLC plates from different manufacturers, with different thicknesses and particle sizes, can also give variable results for a particular assay method.]]>
The authors thank the Brazilian funding agencies CNPq, Fundação Araucária, INCT_if, and CAPES. Our gratitude to Dr. Janet W. Reid for revising the English text. The valuable observations of anonymous reviewers contributed significantly to improvements in the manuscript.
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My reflection on seeing The Smashing Pumpkins live in Indianapolis this summer.
For three hours, The Smashing Pumpkins took the audience in Bankers Life Fieldhouse on a journey as epic as Mellon Collie ever was. It's also worth pointing out most musicians these days can hardly fill an hour of play. So for a band of artists in an age group that is typically beginning the conversation about retirement to be instead discussing their new beginning, it was impressive. Maybe my favorite part was finally getting the opportunity to see Corgan wale on a guitar, because he is an amazing musician, not just a lyricist. It was a performance that focused on the music, not on the special effects.
Continue reading at National Road Magazine.
Featured Image Credits: The Smashing Pumpkins w/ Metric by John Feinberg is permitted thanks to the Creative Commons 2.0 Generic License.


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When making a sale or completing an appointment using the SimpleSpa POS, after a successful transaction you will have a print popup. There you can press the button to print an invoice. Your Invoice will show all the transactions made for the specific receipt.
SimpleSpa is cloud based and will print on any printer or work with any device that is compatible with your computer and visible as a printer in the print dialog; When making a sale or completing an appointment using the SimpleSpa POS, after a successful transaction you will have a print popup. There you can press the button to print an receipt formatted for your receipt printer. All transactions will show up in a printable receipt.
When printing with SimpleSpa, make sure to remove the headers and footers so the receipts are more condensed.
SimpleSpa can print using AirPrint, we have tested various POS printers with success on iOS, we recommend that you always test any device prior to purchasing, to enable AirPrint on any legacy printer it needs to always be connected to a Mac running as a server, and then you will need to install third party software like handyPrint to enable AirPrint
SimpleSpa will work with a cashdraw that connects to the printer and pops open when a receipt is sent to print. Please verify with your hardware vendor that your cashdraw will work like that.
SimpleSpa is integrated with a large number of industry standard pos terminals via our partnering providers, if you have acquired a terminal from our partnering processor you can add it easily by going to your Settings > Locations > (Select your location) > Payments & Taxes there you can click the
You will have a new window pre-populated with your business information, please add the terminal serial number and a label that you would like to give that terminal for quick reference on the POS. Your terminal is now boarded and you can start processing Credit Cards from our POS with that terminal


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The SH7263 is a high-performance microcontroller, incorporating an SH2A-FPU core. This LSI operates at a maximum operating frequency of 200MHz and incorporates single-precision and double-precision calculation-supporting FPU, which enables high-speed calculations, meeting the demands of industrial equipment and other applications. With an on-chip CD-ROM decoder and sampling rate converter, the SH7263 is ideal for use in digital audio systems such as car audio and home audio.
This LSI incorporates a USB standard v2.0 High Speed (480 Mbps) specification Host and Function interface, and a display controller supporting liquid crystal panels up to WVGA size (800x480pixels). These features provide display system capability and enable low-cost configuration of a digital audio player that performs high-speed data transfer via connection of USB flash memory or a portable audio or similar USB device.
In addition, this LSI includes peripheral functions such as a CAN controller, an IEBus™ controller, a serial sound interface (SSI) for digital audio data input/output, a serial communication interface with a 16-stage FIFO, an I2C bus interface.
The SH7263 has IEBus and SD host interface (SDHI) as optional function.
About the detailed information, please refer the product lineup table.
Key Features:
- Operating frequency
- 200MHz
- Cache
- 16KB (separate 8K instructions/8K data, 4-way set associative type)
- Debug
- Package
- 240-pin QFP (32mmx32mm)(0.5mm pitch)
- Other features
- Incorporates high-performance CPU core with FPU, and realizes system control and audio processing by a single chip.
- Incorporates peripheral functions such as CD-ROM decoder, CAN and etc. suitable for digital audio systems and industrial equipment
- Provides software solution by various middleware
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K Wanjari, VP Baradkar, M Mathur, S Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai- 400002, India
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Clinical infection of spinal epidural space is a rare infectious disorder that often has delayed diagnosis and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Initial clinical presentation may be fever, low backache that is non- specific and may mimic urinary tract infection, malignancy, and neuralgia. Hence, a high index of suspicion is required to diagnose such cases. MRI and diagnostic aspiration is necessary so that the pathogen-directed therapy could be instituted to prevent mortality. Most reported cases occur in the age group of 40-60 years, with very few reported in younger age groups. Most commonest pathogen reported is Staphylococcus aureus, and only few cases due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are reported. Here, we report a case of epidural abscess in a 15-year-old female caused by M. tuberculosis. The diagnosis was done by MRI scan and microbiological investigations on the aspirated pus. The patient was responding to combination therapy i.e. surgical drainage and chemotherapy when last follow-up was taken.
Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis , spinal epidural abscess
Correspondence Address:V P BaradkarDepartment of Microbiology, L.T.M.M.C and L.T.M.G.H, Sion, Mumbai-400022, IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck
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I'm beginning to feel like one very lazy walker. The last few walks have been very pleasant affairs, nice and short and easy, with no real WORK. And nothing could be even lazier or easier than Snow Hill and Mount Morriston. Don't get me wrong though, I've thoroughly enjoyed the socialising possible on these kind of walks, where you can fan out across nice wide 4wd tracks, and there's no real rush to make a certain time. In fact, I think I've enjoyed it so much that walking's become a bit different for me now. Not sure how to put it into words though just yet, but a poor attempt at part of it would be to say it's no longer about me trying to conquer mountains, which is perhaps an attempt to conquer the doubter in me, but rather to explore what they have to offer, what they have to teach. And while that is a very personal affair, it doesn't have to be done solo, but rather if you walk with the right kind of people, you have more than enough space and time to form a relationship with each mountain you climb.
Anyway, the story behind these two little peaks started with the Mt Mueller trip that I'd planned for last Sunday. Snow, rain and wind saw its postponement, and I had thought of doing it instead by myself on the Monday (5 August), as I had to hand the key back on the Tuesday. But again the weather forecast was less than favourable, and while it's one thing to go out and get wet and cold and snowed on with friends, it's a tad more lonely, tad more cold, and a fair bit less fun when you're alone. So, trusting the forecasters, who had predicted rain in every one of the towns you can click on on the BOM website, I figured a drive would be favourable. So Snow Hill and Mount Morriston it was. I was lucky enough to have a friend ask to come along, even though she'd done both peaks before, and even luckier still, she had a rough idea of what the roads had looked like.
So we drove up to Campbell Town, turning right into the Lake Leake road. We followed this along, driving by the Mt Morriston turn off to the right, heading first for Snow Hill. The turn off is at a crossroads, and you head left (see GPS route). With me giving directions from the GPS, and her keeping the revs up on her little 2wd at the same time as avoiding the larger of the rocks and the soft patches in the road, we managed to take all the right turns, and parked in a clearing by the yellow boom gate. A couple of hundred metres walk (less than 5 minutes), and we were standing on the Trig point. Just to be sure we were at the highest point, and to get a bit of the view, we climbed as far as you can climb up the fire tower. The view out east to the Hazards wasn't too bad. Neither was the 2 points you get, though I think you earn those points on the drive. And back down we went, much happier once we were past some of the softish spots on the road, one in particular.
And so we headed back along the Lake Leake road, turning left this time to take the dirt, then gravel, roads to Mt Morriston. My Google Earth 'direct route' proved to be the right one again, and, despite nearly missing the last turn off, we were there relatively quickly and easily – the roads were in better condition than those up Snow Hill, though perhaps less travelled? You park about 200 metres from the summit, and it's nice and green and mossy. A lovely spot for lunch I reckon. It takes very little to walk over, and all of a sudden the summit cairn appears and it's like "oh, that's it!". I'd recommend this one for anyone wanting to break up a drive, or with a few extra hours on their hands on the way back from a walk up north. Easy, but quite nice on top, even without a view.
All up: Snow Hill: 17 mins, 982m, 47m ascent; Morriston: 7 mins, 370m, 9 m ascent.


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Sucker Punch
My friend Nick from Elitist Book Reviews was the first to link me to a Sucker Punch trailer, and since that moment it has been the movie I have been the most interested in seeing.
I'm not going to review anybody else's review, but I do need to acknowledge the fact that the film is getting a mixture of down-turned thumbs and absolute vilification. I haven't read any of these, but it's hard to miss the tenor of the conversation when you're surgically attached to the Internet.
The movie itself? I loved it. It's my new #2 for the year. I had a great time.
This is not necessarily a recommendation that you see it, however. The action sequences in the trailers may make it look like the sort of blockbuster fare that goes well with a side of popcorn, but that's not what this film is. Those neat action sequences are all layers of abstraction that our heroine has placed over the injustice, the evil, and the horrors that have befallen her. And they are not so abstract that you cannot figure out what is happening to her and the other girls in the real world, though you might have to pay attention to figure it all out.
And your reward for paying attention? "Oh, that's horrible!"
This film was not what I hoped it would be (I secretly wished for an Urban Fantasy), but it also was not what I feared it would be. The concatenation of the words "sucker" and "punch" had me worried that this was going to be a cross between Pan's Labyrinth and Million Dollar Baby, and that I was going to go home feeling like I'd been tricked into witnessing something horrible by a director who waited his whole life to sucker a bunch of fans of escapist media into sitting through a painful session of hardcore moralizing.
Okay, maybe that's what actually happened, but if so it wasn't nearly so painful as I expected.
I like my escapism with strong characters, triumphant endings, stand-up-and-cheer moments, and a clear distinction between Good and Evil. Those triumphant endings don't earn the stand-up-and-cheer unless those strong characters have sacrificed something along the way. Sucker Punch delivers that, and yes, it earns its name.
Has it earned the awful reviews? Absolutely. But I believe that most of what you get out of a movie (or a book, or a comic, or a song) is a reflection of what you brought with you into it. This film will, by nature, reflect in such a way that some people are simply going to HATE it.
I'm happy that I'm not one of them. I had a great time at the movies this afternoon.


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While Moto G5S Plus has already seen its fair share of leaks, the yet-to-be-announced smartphone's battery capacity and price estimates have now been leaked by a tipster. While earlier it was estimated that the Moto G5S Plus might be priced at Rs. 17,999, the new leak suggests that the smartphone will be priced slightly higher than the previous estimate.
Popular tipster Andri Yatim said in his tweet that the Moto G5S Plus will be priced between Rs. 18,999 and Rs. 19,999 by the company, as pointed out in a report by GSMArena. Yatim has further suggested that the smartphone will house a 3068mAh battery, which will put it in the same bracket as the Moto G5 Plus that comes with 3000mAh battery.
Apart from the information mentioned above, Yatim also shared some of the renders of the smartphone that show the dual cameras and two colour variants of the smartphone. Notably, the renders shared by Yatim are strikingly similar to the renders of the Moto G5S Plus that were leaked earlier. To recall, it was previously suggested that the handset will be made available in in four colours: Gold, Grey, Silver (with White front), and Gold (with White front).
Some of rumoured specifications of the Moto G5S Plus include 5.5-inch full-HD display, octa-core processor, and Android 7.0 Nougat. As seen in the leaked images, the handset will feature fingerprint scanner at the front.


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Another baby is on the way for Kendra Duggar and Joseph Duggar! It's been less than a year since the Counting On stars welcomed an adorable son and they are now expecting their second child.
The proud parents confirmed the pregnancy news exclusively to Us Weekly. In a joint statement to the publication, they said, "We are ready to double the fun at our house!"
The statement further reads,
Being parents has already proven to be a greater joy than we had hoped or imagined. We love getting to parent together and are loving every moment and milestone. We are very happy that our little family will welcome a new addition later this year. Children really are a blessing from God!
This exciting news comes 10 months after Kendra gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, with her loving husband. They named the bundle of joy Garrett David.
The couple first met at church while they were young and eventually dating. The became engaged at the wedding of Joseph's sister, Joy-Anna, in May 2017.
In September of the same year, the couple tied the knot at the First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Kendra is not the only Duggar family member who is currently pregnant. Earlier this year, her sister-in-law Jessa Duggar announced that she is expecting a baby with her husband, Ben Seewald.
The couple, who married in 2014, already shares two children, sons Spurgeon, 3, and Henry, 2.
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Bit Bent
Bit Bent is a social-support group that provides a space for same-sex attracted people between 12-25.
We offer a safe place to meet and make friends with other young same-sex attracted people as well organising activities, excursions & information sessions.
We meet twice a week.
• Monday nights from 6pm - 8pm at Belconnen Community Centre
• Thursdays from 5:00pm - 6:30pm at Woden Youth Centre.
- Postcode: 2600
- Suburb: Canberra
- State: ACT
- Website: Visit Bit Bent on Facebook!


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In the Early Years Foundation Stage (F1 and F2):
Reading– every child is expected to read regularly throughout the week and for this to be evidenced in reading diaries by parents/carers.
A 'Bright Ideas' sheet is sent out to parents/carers every Monday. These detail the learning that is taking place in class for that week. There is always a small homework task set. This is expected to be returned to school by the following Monday. It is then filed away in to homework folders.
Homework Project – a creative homework challenge is set each term relating to the topic to be done in partnership with parents/carers, friends and family.


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"Coming Home" By Patrick Vale
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-Prints available in a large 40x27 size that captures all of the incredible detail in Pat's original work. 26x17.5 and a new 19x13size also offered to accommodate smaller spaces.
-Ian Happ and Patrick Vale printed signature included on each print
-Net Proceeds from every sale go to the The Happ Family Charitable Fund to benefit wellness and mental health charities.
-Images shown with digital watermark for website display
-Prints will ship rolled in a tube. Please allow up to 10 business days for printing and shipping.
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Last Big Push- Kill-S373- DEADLINE
If you have not done your letters to Kill-S373 this weekend is your last opportunity! The DEADLINE for getting your letters opposing S373 to Tom Wolfe has been extended to Wednsday January 20th. Last day to overnight will be Tuesday the 19th. We don't believe the Senate will be back for a vote until then. This is our last chance. Please take advantage of this opportunity! If you are going to a reptile show this weekend take letters with you to be signed. Everything you need is at www.Kill-S373.com and there is a Kill-S373 poster at http://usark.org/archive.php. This is extremely serious. If we do not succeed 1/3 of the Reptile Nation could be destroyed! Thousands will lose jobs. Many businesses will be bankrupted. Individuals could lose their homes. The time to ACT is NOW!!!!
We need an ALL OUT effort right now. It is very simple. Write your letters like we did when we killed HR669. It is the MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do right now. Follow the instructions below:
1. Letters to your Senators- Go to www.Kill-S373.com and follow the instructions. Use the Sample Letter. Watch the instructional video. There is no substitute for REAL letters. Do it NOW!!!
2. Email your Senators- This is NOT a substitute for REAL letters. Click here we have made it easy for you. http://www.rallycongress.com/united-states-association-of-reptile-keepers/2705/tell-us-senate-to-stop-python-ban/
3. Contact the Media- Pythons, Politics & Death of the American Dream campaign. Click on the links below:
MSNBC- http://www.rallycongress.com/united-states-association-of-reptile-keepers/2766/msnbc-pythons-politics-death-american-dream/
CNN- http://www.rallycongress.com/united-states-association-of-reptile-keepers/2765/cnn-pythons-politics-death-american-dream/
FOX News- http://www.rallycongress.com/united-states-association-of-reptile-keepers/2726/pythons-politics-death-american-dream/
The future of the Reptile Nation could be decided by what you as an individual are prepared to do over the next few days. Do not miss this opportunity to make a difference! Our community needs to pull together as never before. Do NOT let this be the final days of the Reptile Industry and Hobby!
Special Message to Industry Leaders: If you make your living in the reptile trade you need to do all of the things listed above that the rest of the Reptile Nation is doing... and more! It is your responsibility to get a meeting with your Senator and make your case. You represent the industry in your state. By making direct contact with your Senators you give them a reason to oppose S373. Jobs and the Economy are important. Make your case. The time is NOW!!!
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