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Kristen earns double Tom Cruise's salary

Tom Cruise earned just over half of Kristen Stewart’s $28.5 million in takings at the end of 2010, making The Twilight Saga actress a hot ticketReportedly earning $75 million for Mission Impossible 2, Tom Cruise has had a career low point after the Oprah incident, but recently recovered somewhat with ‘Knight and Day’ co-starring Cameron Diaz. Critics were quick to brand Cruise’s recovery as ‘Impossible’, but knowing his personal mission, the irony is cinematic. The Mission Impossible actor might not be on Vanity Fair’s top 20 Hollywood earners this year, but the actor reportedly earned over $14 million for his latest outing in MI4.
Kristen Stewart was recently linked to portraying Snow White (...)

( 3 comments — Leave a comment )
Feb. 5th, 2011 04:51 am (UTC)
I finally got to see Welcome to the Rileys today (on DVD.) It wasn't shown in any theaters in my area. It's good...much better than I expected from reading the script and seeing video clips.
Feb. 5th, 2011 05:37 am (UTC)
Yay! I felt the same way when I finally got to see the entire movie. I went to a special screening of it...I was blown away. I was moved by Melissa Leo.
Feb. 5th, 2011 06:32 am (UTC)
I was moved by Melissa Leo.

Yesss! She absolutely owns every role she plays. Loved her in Frozen River and she was fabulous in The Fighter.
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Monday, November 30, 2015

By Faith

12 Salvation
As in every Dispensation, salvation will be by faith
in Jesus Christ. The Old Testament sacrifices will be
resumed as a memorial to the grace of God.

"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy"
Psalm 126:5
Father, may the seeds of suffering or sorrow flower
into joy in  all life.
In Christ name I pray

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Justice And Punishment

11 Extended Life Span
(Isa. 65:20) Justice will be available to all, including immediate
punishment for crimes (Pas. 72: 2-9; Isa.11:3-5). Apparently
the only reason people will die in the Millennium is the authorized
by the Lord.
 "All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me,
and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."
John 6:37
Father, remind us of why we are the objects of Your
constant love and care.
In Christ name I pray

Saturday, November 28, 2015

10 No Unbelievers
The Millennial civilization begins with believers only.
All Jewish and Gentile unbelievers are removed through
the Baptism of Fire. The unbelieving Jews are judged according
to Malachi 3:2-5; 4: 1, 2 and Ezekiel 20:37, 38. The judgment
of unbelieving Gentiles is given in Matthew 25:31-46. The word
"nations" in verse 32 refers to Gentiles.

" For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to
succor them that are tempted.
Hebrews 2:18

Thanks, Lord, for being willing to suffer so You could help when
temptations come.
In Christ  name I pray

Friday, November 27, 2015

Plant Life Will Abound

9 Radical Changes in Nature
First  of all, mankind will be loosened from the bonage of sin
(Rom. 8:19-22). Secondly, since sin had an adverse effect on
nature (Gen. 3:17, 18), animals will lose their ferocity, as per
Isaiah 11:6-8 and 65:25. Thirdly, plant life will abound; so for
those who like flowers, there is nothing like the Millennium
(Isa. 35:1,2,7).

"I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear MyVoice, and open
the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me."
Revelation 3:20

Lord, teach me to listen. Help me to creatively wait in thy presence.
May thy voice find mine a listening ear.
In Christ  name I pray

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

8. Universal Knowledge of God
"For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea"
(Isa. 11:9).

"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
Psalm 14:3
Thank You, Lord that I have my brothers and sisters in Christ
who offer a consoling word when the tears fall.
In Christ name I pray

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

They Will Revolt

7 Universal Prosperity
Free enterprise will reach an all time high during the Millennium
(Psa. 72:7, 16). How about that? Two chickens in every pot! But
since people become bored even in prosperity, they will revolt
against God's perfect provisions at the end of the Millennium.
"He is able... to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him,
seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 7:25
Jesus, thank you for changing my life. Help me to share with
others about the wonderful things you have done.
In Christ name I pray

Monday, November 23, 2015

We Are Alive Because?

6 Universal Peace-3
Then if war does occur, it will hopefully be of short duration.
Our military establishment has been ridiculed and undermined
to a great extent; Actually, the only thing that keeps us alive is
the grace of God.
We would not be here at all if it were not for (a) believers who
are taking in Bible doctrine and witnessing; (b) missionaries
who know the Lord and are going out with the Gospel; and (c)
the fact that our nation as a whole is Not anti-Semitic (Gen.12:3).

"If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask,
it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven."
Matthew 18:19

Father, forgive my faith. Thank you for showing me that if I have faith,
I must prove it by compassion.
In Christ name I pray

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Hot And Cold Wars

6. Universal Peace: 2
Jesus said in Matthew 24:6,7
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars : see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall
be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

This means both hot wars and cold wars! So today, if people really believe
the Bible, there is just one thing for a nation to do: prepare for war!

" Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven."
Luke 6:23

Lord, help us to put a new joy in our living.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Free Of Conflict

6. Universal Peace
For the first time since the Fall, the world will be free from conflict
(Psa. 46:9; Hos.2:18; Mic.4:3).
...and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears
into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more (Isa. 2:4).
Only then will there be no need for strong national military forces;
but this passage does not apply to us today.
" The Word of the Lord endureth for ever."
1 Peter 1:25

Help us who are finite to believe in the inspired Word that speaks to us of Thee.
Help us to place our lives in Thy hands.
In Christ name I pray

Friday, November 20, 2015

Perfect Government

5. True Internationalism
The reign of Jesus Christ on earth will mean a universal rule of the
world, but nations will still exist. At that point, there will finally
be perfect world government (Psa.72; Isa. 11:1-5; Zech. 14:9).

"The Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth
covenant and mercy with them that love Him."
Deuteronomy 7:9

Lord, so bine our hearts to thee that people will see You
and Your church in their beauty.
In Christ name I pray

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Break the Cycle

3. Great Spirituality
There will be a maximum number of believers filled with
the Holy Spirit, and ecstatics will be bone fide during this
period (Joel 2:28,29).

4. Israel Restored
Israel will be regathered universally as a nation under God.
Their right to the Land today doesn't mean a thing------
except that their right to the Land will be challenged until
Christ  returns! God promised that He  would restore them.
When Christ returns to the earth, He will regather Israel
(Isa. 35:3-10; Ezek. 20:34). Only  Jesus Christ can break
the fifth cycle of discipline.

"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
Deuteronomy 33:27

Dear Lord, help us to give up our fears, and anxieties and give ourselves
fully to you.
In Christ name I pray

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

There are twelve general characteristics of the
Age of Christ
1. Perfect environment
for one thousand years there will be perfect conditions on the earth.
(Isa. 11:1-9)

2.  No religion
In order to have perfect environment, religion must be removed from
the world. Satan is the father of religion (John 8:44); and since he will
be imprisoned for one thousand years (Rev.20:1-3), his ace trump---
religion-- goes with him! There will be no more cults with their
 "screwballs" knocking at your door!

"He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Matthew 24:13
God, give me a faith that does not waver.
In Christ name I pray

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Justice Of God

The Last Judgment
A final judgment of all unbelievers following the destruction of earth.
Jesus Christ will be the Judge, and the issue will be: do you stand on
your own works or the works of Christ? Those who have rejected the
judgment of their sins at the Cross must accept the justice of God at
the Great White Throne (Rev. 20: 11-15).

"As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee."
Joshua 3:7

Dear Lord, please remove all doubt from my mind and help
me to have faith in Your promises.
In Christ name I pray

Monday, November 16, 2015

It Will Occur

Destruction of the Universe

This will occur as recorded in 2 Peter 3:7-13,
when the earth, as we know it , will no longer exist.

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and He shall lift you up."
James 4:10

Lord, help me to be honest and humble enough to acknowledge
my need of moral and spiritual help from others as well as Your
divine help.
In Christ name I pray

Sunday, November 15, 2015

The Only Answer

The Second Advent of Satan
This takes place at the end of the one thousand years. "He Satan must be loosed a little season'
(Rev.20:3). Satan persuades the unbelievers of the Millennium to rebel against perfect
environment and the reign of Jesus Christ and leads the revolt against God. This demonstrates
that perfect environment (or even good or better environment) is not the solution to man's
 problems. The principle that improving environment solves man's problems is one of the basic
tenets of psychology and psychiatry. Socialism even goes so far as to say: ("We will improve
your environment and you will be happy." But a relationship with the Person of Jesus Christ
is the only answer!

"Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee."
Psalm 50:15

Father, I want to live close enough to know that when I call, you will answer.
In Christ name I pray

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Some Will Be Negative

So the Millennial civilization starts  with  believers only. However,
in the course of the repopulation of  the Millennial earth, because
people still possess an old sin nature, many will become  negative
and eventually reject Christ as Savior.
 "If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed."
John 8:31

Lord, May our love for You increase. May our desire for Your
word grow into delight.
In Christ name I pray

Friday, November 13, 2015

Cast Off

The Second Advent of Christ
When Christ returns to the earth, the Millennial Age begins.

The Baptism of Fire
As one of the first activities of Christ when He returns to the earth,
He separates surviving believers  from unbelievers. All unbelievers
are cast off the earth; all believers from the Tribulation go into the
Millenniun. John the Baptist prophesied concerning this in Matthew 3:11;
the details are given in Matthew 24:36-41 and 25:31-46.

"Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him;
and He shall bring it to pass".
Psalm 37:5

Lord, we want to be more like You. May we see where changes
are necessary, and trust You for the help we need.
in Christ name I pray

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Age Of Christ
The fourth and final Dispensation is the Millennium, or the
Age of Christ. For one thousand years, Christ will rule on
the earth (Rev.20:4) as the Administrator. This Dispensation
is also divided into several parts.
"God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Revelation 21:4
Dear Savior, help me to grow in your grace
even when the tears are falling!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

As in all four Dispensations, salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ
Act 16:31

This has been the eight characteristics of the Church Age,
and these are the believer's unique assets.
From R.B.Thieme Jr's book (Dispensations).

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

Lord, cleanse my soul as the beautiful snow, and help me resist temptations. In Christ name I pray.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Don't be a Layman

Filling of the Holy Spirit
The means of executing this supernatural way of life is the filling
of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 commands every believer to be
filled with the Spirit; 1 John 1:9 specifies the mechanics. Under this
concept, every believer is an ambassador for Christ; therefore, every
believer is in full-time Christian service, and this does not require a
"one-shot" dedication on your part. Your full-time Christian service
may be different from someone else's  because he is in a barracks
while you are in an office; he is in a shop--- you are on a farm; he is
in the home---you are on a campus. Everyone has his own area of
Christian service, and there is actually no such thing as a "layman",
unless it is a Christian who  "lays" down on his job!
"The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul."
Psalm 121:7

Dear Lord, how precious is the assurance of Your presence!
I love you, and I trust my life into Your hands.
In Christ name I pray

Monday, November 9, 2015

A Way Of Life Today

Supernatural way of life
This supersedes the Mosaic Law, which is not the way of life for the
believer today (Rom.8:2-4). Remember that the giving of the Law to
Moses, as well as Christ's restatement of it in Matthew, took place in
the Age  of the Jew.  Neither keeping the Sabbath nor tithing are authorized
 for the Church Age. Instead, the New Testament epistles gave us the directions
for our modus operandi during the Dispensation of the Church.
"But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him."
Acts 10:35
Lord, grant us the determination to overcome all
obstacles in our discovery of Your Love.
In Christ name I pray

Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Bible Is His Word

Completed Canon Of Scripture
After the first century, all divine communication was contained in written form;
today there is no revelation from God outside the Bible. Dreams, visions, trances
and voices are no longer bona fide revelations in this Age. The best one can say
for these activities today is that they are hallucinations; at the worst, they would
fall into the category of demon possession. People who hear voices or have dreams
and think these come from God  are off base-- sometimes even non compos mentis!
There is no such thing for us as extra--Biblical revelation. God speaks only through
His Word in the postcanon phase of the Church.

"Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Acts 2:21
O Master, let me be worthy of being called a Christian.
In Christ name I pray

Friday, November 6, 2015

Live Your Life

Universal Priesthood Of The Believer

This priesthood is without equal. In the Old Testament, there was no such thing
as a universal priesthood among believers. Israel had a specialized priesthood
taken from the tribe of Levi, the family of Aaron. In the Church Age, every
believer is a priest; therefore, every believer has the right of representing himself
before God. The basis of information and authorization on which you do so is
Bible doctrine communicated by a pastor-teacher. You live your own life as unto
the Lord.

"The Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11

Dear Lord, help me not to overlook the giving of thanks to You before I begin asking.
In Christ name I pray

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

We Are Indwelt

Universal Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
This ,too, is new and unique. No Old Testament saint was ever
indwelt by the Holy Spirit. A few Old Testament saints were
empowered by the Spirit for the performance of special job.
This is called "enduement." but in the Church Age, every believer
is indwelt by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of function. Phase
Two, the  Christian way of life, is a supernatural way of life and
demands a supernatural means of execution which can be accomplished
only through the filling and power of the Holy Spirit.
"The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold
from them that walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11

Dear Lord, help me not to overlook the giving of thanks to You before I being asking.
In Christ name I pray

Bible Study With R.B.Thieme, Jr
from his book "Dispensations"

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

He Dwells

Universal Indwelling Of Christ
Every believer is indwelt by the Lord Jesus Christ. This was
prophesied by the Lord Jesus Himself when He said, "...
ye in me, and I in you" (John 14:20). The moment we accept
Jesus Christ as Savior, we are entered into union with Him, and
Christ  "dwells" within us for the purpose of fellowship.

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Romans 10:13

Father, help us to be as little children in our humility and to
learn of thee.
In Christ name I pray

Monday, November 2, 2015

A Person Not A Religion

There are eight characteristics of the Church Age, and these are
the believer's unique assets:
1. Positional truth---- union with Christ:
this union never existed before  the Church Age. At the moment
of salvation, God the Holy Spirit places every believer in union
with Jesus Christ by means of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
This explains why Christianity is a relationship with a Person
and not a religion.
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee."
Isaiah 41:10

Lord, help me to rest in your care, even in times of danger.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Man of the Year by Time magazine was Mark Zuckerberg

26-year-old founder of social online network Facebook and its executive director - the youngest billionaire in the world. December 15, 2010 Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, is depicted on the cover of Time magazine edition of "Man of the Year 2010". At 26, Zuckerberg - The youngest deserved this title after the aviator Charles Lindenberg, whom the status of "Man of the Year" was awarded in 1927, when he was 25 years old. More after the break...

2. December 14, 2010 Zuckerberg is the California Hall of Fame. He gained fame not only as the youngest billionaire in the world, but also as an outstanding newcomer in the world of philanthropy. This year, he vowed to donate $ 100 million on the development of public schools in Newark, New Jersey.

3. October 5, 2010 In the main administration Facebook in Palo Alto, California. Zuckerberg commented on his page on Facebook: «The title of" Man of the Year "- it's a real honor and recognition of how our team is not numerous creates what hundreds of millions of people trying to use to make the world more open and more united. I am happy that I am a part of it. "

4. October 5, 2010 Zuckerberg launched the first version of Facebook from his dorm room at Harvard. Senior students have filed suit, claiming he stole their idea - a charge which was the main idea of the movie "Social Networks", published in 2010.

5. September 25, 2010 At a press conference on the donation of $ 100 million to develop public schools of Newark, to Zuckerberg joined Newark Mayor Cory A. Brooker (left) and Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.
Gary He / AP
6. August 8, 2010 During a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., Zuckerberg is watching as a software developer Ben Facebook Gertsfild beat the gong to mark start «Places» - a new social networking features based on location.

7. April 21, 2010 Facebook, which began as a small network, available only for college students, has grown to the scale of the site, costing billions of dollars, and claims the attendance of 500 million regular users.

8. July 23, 2008 During a conference in San Francisco in 2008 to develop a Facebook f8, Zuckerberg shows option Facebook Connect. This technology allows Facebook users to start using any site on the Internet without additional registration.

9. July 23, 2008 Editor of Time magazine, Richard Stengel called Zuckerberg a central figure in world development, which has caused "erosion of faith in authority, decentralization of power and at the same time, possibly growing faith in each other."

10. November 6, 2007 "Man of the Year" according to "Time" - a person or event who are most influenced the development of culture and media in a given year, for better or for worse.

11. February 5, 2007 In the Personal Information page Zuckerberg on Facebook you can read the following words: "I try to make the world more open."

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Britney & Kevin: Terrifying
By PopCultureWhore

Britney apparently didn't hear the collective gag from viewers when Britney & Kevin: Chaotic aired last year. reports that she's ready for round two in the reality TV sphere. I honestly doubt that she will put her two young kids on TV, especially after her snot-soaked plea on "Dateline" for people to leave her alone, but she also professed her love for money on that same special, so we'll see! I watched "Chaotic" last year with growing terror and honestly felt dirty every time it ended. Where is the Britney of yesteryear? I need my pop trash minus the greasy side of Federline!

Bring Back Britney

Soap Bites
By SoapOperaWhore

Saved By The…..Knife

Is A.C. Slater getting some work done? MARIO LOPEZ will be returning to television screens in the fall for the third episode of Nip/Tuck. He will play a devastatingly handsome doctor with whom Dr. Christian Troy (JULIAN MCMAHON) has a homoerotic encounter at the gym. If there is any justice in the world, McMahon and Lopez will have many homoerotic encounters over the course of many episodes. I'm not so delusional to think that Christian would ever turn out to be a gay, but if anyone was born to be a bisexual ...

The move comes after Lopez’s four-year Bold & the Beautiful contract was axed after one month. For reasons unknown to me, B&B decided that LORENZO LAMAS' character Hector Ramirez needed a brother on the show. Lopez was cast as Dr. Christian Ramirez, but show writers had no storyline for him. B&B has a bad habit of bringing on characters without any sort of plan for them. To their credit, if a story or character isn't working they are quick to cut their losses, but why even bother to bring them on in the first place?

In the meantime, click on the video above for an old-school Saved by the Bell dance number.

Secrets of ... Tyler Christopher's Contract

The good news? TYLER CHRISTOPHER (Nikolas Cassadine) has renewed his contract with General Hospital through May of 2007 after a much scrutinized “will he or won't he stay” battle. He basically said that if his pilot, Secrets of a Small Town, was picked up by ABC he would hightail it out of Port Charles. It wasn't. He resigned. End of story? Not so much.

It's true that ABC didn't pick up the pilot for its fall schedule, but the buzz on the show was fantastic, and I was disappointed when the show didn't make the cut. There isn't anything I like more than primetime mystery soaps. ABC executives seem to agree with me because they have decided to extend its option on the cast members.

What does this mean for Tyler Christopher's future with General Hospital? More importantly, what does this mean for the future of Nikolas Cassadine on GH? Tyler has bolted from the show before so we know that he has it in him. I imagine that if Secrets of a Small Town gets picked up he will do everything that he can to get out of his GH commitments. I don't think that the show will automatically recast because Nikolas's absence from the canvas may not leave as big a hole as it may appear.

Love is Dead, Part 2
By PopCultureWhore

Damn, I thought these two kids would last. "D List" star Kathy Griffin is divorcing husband Matt Moline after she discovered he was stealing money from her. She reveals to Larry King tonight that "my ex-husband was sneaking into my wallet. That money totalled $72,000." That's cold. Why was he stealing? Was she that tight with the cash? Having money stolen from you at least bumps you up to the C-list, dontcha think?

And what's up with Larry King being the last stop for crazy town lately? He's hosted Star Jones, Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli of late, all of whom have made headlines for their bizarre responses. For old time's sake, check out a hilarious mish-mash FourFour did of Liza's throaty laughs and out-of-context comments during her March appearance. The best is when she just laughs out loud when a caller announces he is a musical theater major at the University of Arizona.

Patriotic Madge
By PopCultureWhore

I should probably have my American citizenship revoked or something because I can't stand the original version of "American Pie" - especially since there are like 432 verses to keep the seizures coming. But if I have to listen to it, I'd prefer that it be via Madonna. I vote for a snappier outfit, though.

Dear Lord ...
By PopCultureWhore

Pammie keeps it subtle in St. Tropez. She's 39, so go on with your bad self Pam, but the twins are looking a little lumpy in the middle. Hopefully things are not also a little lumpy down below ...

Instant Classic Alert!
by PopCultureWhore

Terrence Howard of "Crash" and "Hustle 'n' Flow" fame, will be found poolside in "Pride" as Jim Ellis, who starts a swim team for troubled teens in Philadelphia. Have there really not been enough inspirational sports movies yet? He spoke with TMZ recently about the role. You know that a movie HAS to be good when Tom Arnold is the first name on the cast list. Let's hope this is not a post-Oscar project nosedive like Cuba Gooding Jr. and "Snow Dogs," Nicole Kidman and "Bewitched" and Halle Berry with "Catwoman." I guess he didn't actually win, save for the "Crash" Best Picture award, so he might avoid the curse of the little gold man. Howard does have "Spring Break in Bosnia" with Richard Gere in the pipeline and is in negotiations to star as Thurgood Marshall in "The Crusaders."

Who Brings Drugs Into Dubai?!
By PopCultureWhore

Music producer Dallas Austin avoided his "Brokedown Palace" moment Tuesday when Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum granted him a pardon for bringing cocaine into the country. Dallas, who won a Grammy for his work on TLC's "Fanmail," pleaded guilty on Sunday to brining 1.26 grams of cocaine in Dubai and was sentenced to four years in prison. The sheikh is apparently a T-Boz fan and gave Austin his very own independence day. He had been detained since May 19, when he was arrested at the airport while en route to a Dubai hotel for Naomi Campbell's birthday party.

Dumbass should be thanking his lucky stars seeing as how the United Arab Emirates' drug laws can impose sentences of up to 15 years for simple possession. If you're going to be idiotic enough a) to do cocaine b) bring cocaine with you on an international flight and c) travel great lengths to hang out with Naomi Campbell, you deserve to get comfy in Dubai for a year or two.

Kylie 'Fell to Pieces' After Diagnosis
by PopCultureWhore

Kylie Minogue "fell to pieces" after she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. At the time, she was about to kick off a world tour and was determined to continue her plans, but her parents convinced her to instead seek treatment. She has since had surgery and chemotherapy treatment and the prognosis is good. "It's like a new life," Minogue says in the interview, set to air on Britain's Sky News on July 16. She recently made an appearance at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara ball last week and surprised the crowd at London's club GAY during sister Dannii's concert. Above is a clip of Kylie and Justin at the 2003 Brit Awards, two people we'd like to see more of soon, please.

I Love You Whores Forever!
By PopCultureWhore

The girls arrive in their new digs, a spacious and lit-for-reality TV spread in lower Manhattan. Warhol-esque pictures of the girls serve as headboards, a detail that delights Wanita. “If I forget where my bed is, I just have to look. Oh, that’s my bed. It’s my face,” she camera talks.

To keep them in their booty short finest, the ladies are also given a variety of costumes for all their trannie needs. But first, Diddy calls in on the bat phone.

Hello Charlie!

He makes fun of Aubrey’s new brunette locks (“You look like you got a bootleg wig on”) and then asks her if she thinks her relationship with T1000 will last. She’s hopeful, of course. We also learn that Aundrea is dating a music producer named Rudy. Diddy is not too impressed (“You know he’s definitely a rat, right?”) He informs the girls that they will soon be the “sexiest group that ever lived” so no man is ever going to be in it for the long haul. He stands corrected, however, when Shannon holds up her sparkly ring finger. Right. I give Aundrea and “Rudy” a better shot.

He closes by demanding that the girls take him out for lunch or dinner after her rebuffs their request to hit the recording studio. Aundrea instead demands that he pick up their tab. He laughs and hangs up on them.

The girls may be classing it up in a massive NYC loft, but that does not make them immune to the city’s most treasured secret – the mouse. Shannon and Aubrey search for the critter, but no luck.

Aubrey decides that a kitchen knife will work nicely in taking Stuart Little to task.

“Fievel is in the house!” Wanita declares.

Producer Rudy suggests Aundrea write a song about it. And introduce him to Diddy.

There’s little time for mousecapades, however, when Diddy brings in his grandmother to serve as sixth roommate and chaperone.

Ok, actually she's famed vocal coach Betty Wright, but what's with the getup. Is is really cold in the building? She and her magic drum sticks tip tap away as she guides the ladies through a vocal lesson. "Watch your timing" she warns Shannon, who is doing her best Jessica "I refuse to enunciate" Simpson impression.

Enter Diddy, who dashes their dreams by screaming "BOO!! BOO!!" before telling the girls that he "wouldn't want nobody to hear you sound like that." The performance was "real inconsistent, real shaky bakey, real not good at all." Shannon, he says, has the most work ahead of her.

He and Shannon regroup on the couch. "Gosh darnit!" she says in exasperation, before chastising herself for not being cooler.

Diddy: No, you say "gosh darnit" comfortably. I felt like I knew you. I felt like I was in your house.
Shannon: (exasperated hand motion)

Back in the batcave, Shannon explains her frustration to husband Ron while sporting a "Daddy's Rich" t-shirt. "Just think about what are the words that have meaning to you," he offers wisely. "Like if the words are 'I love you' think about love." Rather than calling him out for being captain obvious, Shannon continues to titter away about being useless and unemotional. I become far too interested in the shiny, red kettle and the wedding ring they keep flashing to (she's MARRIED, remember?!)

Fade into a clear shot of the loft's cross streets for all you stalkers out there. Fievel is still running amok, so the girls have called in the help of an exterminator. Wanita describes the two oafish looking vermin fighters as "two sexy guys" and Aubrey coyly instructs them in a voiceover to "come and get my mice, baby." They have all clearly being hanging out with each other for too long. Rudy, T1000 and Ron have their work cut out for them ...

Back in the kitchen with grandma Betty, the girls are struggling to harmonize. Diddy arrives and takes the girls to the studio so they can record a little ditty and hear how awful they sound. They do indeed sound like dying birds. Later, the girls try to put some effort in a number called "I love you forever." Shannon is not getting it.

Diddy and Grandma Betty instruct them to think about real love, but Shannon says she doesn't want to cry and mess up her makeup and rust up her backup CPU unit. They assure her it's ok, the other trannies will oil her up if she rusts. She breaks into song.

What's this? A tear from robotron?

Diddy is amazed at what Proactiv has done for his skin, and that these sluts can still give him goosebumps after all these years.

Group weep sesh everyone!

PS - Did anyone realize that Shannon had been a finalist on the short-lived "Fame" talent show starring Joey Fat One of N'sync? She butchered several classics including Proud Mary, I Will Survive and Respect as well as Leann Rimes' Can't Fight the Moonlight and Christina Aguilera's Fighter. Ouch. Click on the songs to assault your ears and fashion sense.

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TSUKIJI COOKING 10th/4/2015 ~Maki-sushi,Chicken teriyaki and Miso soup~Japanese cooking class in Tokyo

Tsukiji cooking is japanese cooking classes in english,tokyo,japan. If you love eating japanese food,why don't you learn how to cook japanese home cooking? Located in next to tsukiji fish market,Tokyo,Japan

Tsukiji cooking Schedule --Maki-sushi,Chicken teriyaki＆Miso soup Class

・10/4/2015　11:30-13:30

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A convenient location　■Learn in English

Use the food materials fresh from Tsukiji Market.

Join Tsukiji Cooking.

- Schedule:　・10th/4/2015　11:30-13:30

　・Start:　11:30-12:50

　・Meal time：　12:50-13:30

-Address:　6 Chome-27-3 3F　Tsukiji, Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan

-Price:　6,480Yen　（Including tax）　per person

-Capacity：12 persons

-3food items

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How to register

Please　apply to the cooking class from the application button in this page.

-Applicants must make reservations in advance.

-Same day registration is permitted, subject to availability.

Welcome to Japan!

Are you satisfied with only eating and shopping?

TSUKIJI COOKING welcomes people as follows;

-Not fully satisfied with “just eating” delicious Japanese cuisines.

-Looking for a unique Japanese experience to enhance your trip!

-Always thought of learning how to cook traditional Japanese cuisines, including home dishes.

-Hoping to recreate an authentic Japanese food when you go back.

TSUKIJI COOKING can offer you;

-A convenient location

We are located in next to tsukiji fish market. Make an extra stop to participate in class when you are sightseeing in the city.

-Learn in English

Don’t speak Japanese? No problem! Japanese/English interpreter will attend classes.

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We will use the food materials fresh from Tsukiji Market.

We aim to have a bonding relationship between students and teachers.

Why don’t you join us and cook a delicious dish, try it, and have social fun time?

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What is Tukiji Market?

Tsukiji market opened in 1935, when the fish market in Nihonbashi and the vegetable market in Kyobashi were moved.

It is the wholesale market for seafood and vegetables which has the oldest history of the 11 Central Wholesale Markets in Tokyo.

The supply zone extends to the nearby prefectures in Kanto Area as well as Tokyo. It is one of the world's largest markets for marine products in particular and plays a role as a quoted market of Japan.

※A quoted market means a market with the power to form prices as reference to trade at other markets.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

New Release from Tess Allen! "His Wife's Diary"

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India Reinhart, a 33-year-old successful Kansas City graphic artist, is torn as to what is the right thing to do when she finds a diary in a box of old books she purchases at a yard sale. Things get very dicey once she steps deeper and deeper into the quagmire of the lives that have unfolded in the pages of that diary. It is a quagmire that India realizes is turning out to be almost as unsettling as the life she is already living.
To make matters worse, India finds herself attracted to, rather than repelled by, the man she has come to despise based on his wife’s written words. He's Langley Monza, a Kansas City favorite son and ex-NFL star. The unwelcome attraction is a very complicated emotion for her since she still has some unfinished business with her own ex-fiancé and feels guilt and betrayal towards the diary writer whom she knows is dead.
India discovers there is much more than just a broken heart hidden in the pages of Langley’s wife’s diary and it is that discovery that she realizes may easily drastically change the course of a number of lives, including her own.


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The Yellow Dance

If you were unable to make it Julie Yensho's Holiday Show opening at Y:ART this past Sunday, please consider dropping by on Thursday, January 14th from 3:00-5:00pm and Saturday, January 16th from 3:30-5:30pm to visit me at the gallery, enjoy some wine, light snacks, and enjoy the show, featuring my work on aluminum, as well as the works of my esteemed colleagues.


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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Ways to Raise Cash Quickly

In today’s economy, quick and easy (and legal I should add) ways of finding cash are in high demand. Many of us find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering what we can do to cover those extra bills. Friends and family are often options, but asking them for money can be embarrassing or belittling. So here are four quick and easy ways to help you rake in some extra green without much effort.

First, look around you. What do you see? Probably rarely utilized objects that clutter your home. Books that are collecting dust on the shelves, DVDs you never watch, CDs you don’t listen to, and even the clothes in your closet could all be money waiting to be made. You might want to try sites like Cash4Books.net or SecondSpin.com to see if you have books or CDs worth selling back. Otherwise, stores like Half Price Books will purchase most books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, even magazines that you may not be able to sell by way of the internet. Given, you won’t get what you paid for them initially, but something is better than nothing, right? EBay or eBay stores may also be good places for resale, especially if you have antiques or larger ticket items such as bicycles, cameras, electronic or video equipment, jewelry, coins, and other high value items.

Have clothes you don’t wear or your children have outgrown -- even vintage items? Check your local newspaper or advertising magazines and you will likely find stores that will purchase these types of clothing. They might only choose a couple of items from the bags you bring in, so have a garage sale with the leftovers. Those that don’t sell there can be donated to charity for a tax deduction on the donation.

If you have items that don’t quite fit the resale label but are still usable, a garage sale is another good way to pull in some cash. Take a weekend, put out some signs directing people to your sale and wait for the cash to tumble in. Invite friends and neighbors to join you in your efforts. Increased numbers of items and participants will likely increase the draw of your sale as well as your profits. My mother recently pulled down over $600 dollars at a weekend garage sale with a neighbor.

This might sound a bit extreme, but you would be surprised at how many people have vehicles they pay maintenance and insurance costs on but do not regularly use. When I sold my last car, I took it to CarMax. They did a fantastic job of making the resale process painless. I was in and out in just over an hour with a reasonable check for my aging vehicle. They bought my car with no pressure to purchase one of their own, and their sales staff was well-trained and professional.

This is probably the easiest money you’ll ever make. It’s simple -- don’t spend so much. That hundred-dollar cable bill is probably not a necessity. I know, I know, you can’t live with out cable, but I bet you can live without two hundred channels. My wife and I recently downgraded our lineup and amazingly still find plenty of shows to fill our evenings while saving money at the same time. The same goes for cell phones, movies, food, clothing, etc. I’m not saying you should necessarily become a miserly hermit, but cutting back just a bit can help bring the cash in quick.

And, if all else fails there always the blood bank…but I’ll leave that for another post.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Early Retirement: Will You Be Ready?

Now don't stop reading just because the words "Early Retirement" are found in the title of this post. Yes, I'm sure that to many of us, early retirement might seem like a laughable notion, especailly considering the currrent economic environment, but sometimes we need to step back and re-evaluate our approach to an early retirement before we altogether dismiss the idea.

The following article is one I put together in an attempt to get the wheels turning when it comes to what it might take at least to consider the idea of preparing for an early retirement.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

10 Money Saving Tips for Your Apartment or Rental Property

You might not be building the equity as you would in a house when renting, but that doesn’t mean you can’t save money. While at first glance there may not appear to be many money saving opportunities in an apartment or rental property, you could be pleasantly surprised. There are plenty of relatively simple ways to increase savings when you’re renting.

Determining whether your rent will include cable, water, trash, heat, or similar utilities, can add up to big savings. If one property offers free cable but you don’t watch much television, you may want to search for a rental that offers free trash and water or heat instead.

Make sure to ask about additional fees for extras such as a fireplace, balcony, lake view, washer/dryer, garage, etc. Often if you ask about these extras during the viewing of the apartment, you can negotiate them for a discounted price or maybe even for free.

Utilizing free apartment amenities such as a gym or pool can save you on costly gym membership frees. Taking advantage of apartment sponsored activities for residents such as free movie nights, Sunday brunches, book readings for the kids, and aerobics classes, can also save you cash.

By doing a walk through before moving in and moving out of your rental, you can avoid being charged for damages incurred by others. If you find problems on the initial inspection, ask for them to be fixed or at least ensure they are noted before you sign the lease.

Leaky or broken windows and window seals can increase heating and cooling costs. A window’s position in relation to the sun can affect ambient lighting and temperature levels, possibly helping you to save on utility costs.

When it comes to fixing things in your rental property, you should contact the property manager for even the smallest of repairs. This is a good idea for several reasons. First, because this is a service for which you pay rent. Second, repairs cost money, money you could be saving, and if you don’t make the repairs correctly, you could be held liable for future problems and repair costs.

Moving into an apartment can be exciting, and you might want to enhance your new living space with a fresh coat of paint. Paint, however costs money, and more than likely, if you do paint your rental space a different color, the landlord will require that you repaint before you leave, costing you even more.

Having renter’s insurance is a small price to pay for protecting not only you, your belongings, and the residence, but also residents around you from damage or injuries originating in, or issuing from, your apartment.

By treating a rental property as you would a property of your own, you can avoid costly repair charges incurred when you leave.

Before you turn in your keys when vacating a rental, ensure the rental agency, their accountant or the landlord has a forwarding address to which your security deposit can be sent.

Reducing Expenses in Retirement

We often become so caught up in the amount of money we need to retire that we tend to forget to step back a moment and consider how we might cut costs during this crucial time in our lives. In retirement, cutting expenses can be just as effective as increasing income – it’s often six one way, half dozen the next. Money is money, and the less you have going out, means the less you need coming in.

While retirement savings are certainly an important aspect of living out your golden years in peaceful financial security, you may be able to reduce the amount needed to find this security by eliminating certain expenses. While most of us will vary in the incomes we need (or feel we need), our personal lifestyles and living standards, and what we feel might be cut or reduced when it comes to our retirement expenses, there are certain areas that might be more prone to trimming when looking for ways to save money in retirement.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Decrease Your Business Losses With Increased Security

Whether you're running a big business or small, operating from your home or a separate business location, security issues, especially internal ones, can cost you dearly. While you'd probably like to think that all the employees you've screened and hired are upright and honest people, temptation to pick up a few freebies from the office could overtake their reason. While you'd think that common sense would tell them that a having a job is more important than nabbing a few free pens or some petty cash, that often isn't the case.

This article is devoted to helping you consider certain security options and precautions, assisting you to better maintain your internal security, and keeping your employees in line when it comes to that five-fingered discount they might be debating.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Going Generic on These 10 Items Could Save You Hundreds

Going generic or choosing a store brand when it comes to certain products may not always be the right move. Depending on your particular tastes, product needs, and financial situation, going the cheaper route might not always pay off. Determining which products are worth the risk however, is often easier said than done, and you may not be sure you've make the correct decision until you've buckled down and purchased the product.

You might be surprised however to find that when it comes to buying generics and store brands over name brands, the rewards often outweigh the risks. Here is a list I've compiled of certain products with which I've had success moving away from pricier name brands, to enjoy not only quality store brand or generic versions of, but healthy cost savings as well.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

10 Money Saving Tips for Homeowners

Homeowners are often faced with a variety of problems, issues, and repairs that can cost hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. There are however, ways to decrease how much money you put into a home. Practicing preventative maintenance, and being prepared for repairs and emergencies, can greatly increase home-related savings.

Crumbling, cracking, and chipping stone is an inevitable part of almost any homeowner’s experience. Driveways, walkways, sidewalks, steps, porches, and foundations are affected by the weather, tree roots, settling, and ground movement. By patching cracks, breaks, and chips in stonework when they occur, you can slow the rate of decay and possibly prevent costlier issues.

Weather sealers can be a great way to preserve areas on and around your home. They can extend the life of metal, stone, brick, and wood by helping protect them from outside wear and tear, including rain, ice, snow, and sunlight.

By ensuring gaps and cracks around windows and doors are sealed, utility costs can be diminished by reducing the amount of hot or cold air entering or leaving your home. Not only this, but the risk from water damage can be decreased as well by sealing cracks and edges around showers, sinks, wash basins, windows, and other areas where seepage and moisture are prevalent issues.

A coat or two of paint can be a great protector, slowing metal from rusting, wood from cracking and rotting, and stone from chipping. It is also a cost effective way to maintain your home, enhance curb appeal, and reduce the amount spent on repairs.

Your home likely uses different levels of energy each season. By gauging utility consumption, you can find usage patterns, determine if there are leaks, and gauge how much energy or water various appliances use.

Upgrading older appliances to more energy efficient models can be pricey initially, but over the course of time can save money through decreased energy consumption.

By looking for naturally warmer (or cooler) areas inside your home, you can make the best of your living space during various seasons and reduce your utility costs. Partitioning certain, less frequently used portions of your home, and closing vents to these areas can help make your home more energy efficient and increase your savings.

Using airflow, wind, sunlight, shade, and other naturally provided resources to heat and cool your home can help to reduce utility bills. Harnessing natural weather patterns around your home can actually save you quite a bit of money.

Doing your own yard work, instead of hiring a landscaping company, could save you hundreds of dollars a year. While yard work might not always be fun, and investing in a lawn mower, yard tools, and other supplies and equipment will cost you initially, by not paying a lawn company, you will likely rack up savings over the long haul.

Being prepared for emergencies, unforeseen repairs, and other situations that can cause damage to your home can save you money. By having a generator for emergencies, proper tools for repairs, a wet-vac for water issues, and similar equipment, you can decrease response times to issues that could affect your home’s well being as well as reduce the amount of damage done to your home.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

What To Do When You're Out Of Work

Being out of work can be a stressful time to say the least. While many of us dream of not having to hold down a regular job, when the time comes and we find ourselves without work, and more than that, without an income, panic can set in.

The following article contains some areas for consideration after a job loss that might help to keep you financially stable in what might otherwise be an uncertain time.


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Artist Profile – Gareth Stehr

We recently caught up with Foundation and COMUNE‘S main man Gareth Stehr at the 2HeadedHorse in LA for his art show “Behold the Blacklight”.  He was kind enough to sit down and chat with us about who, what, where and why he does what he does…

Click here for Gareth’s website and photos from the nights fetivities:

You can also see Gareth’s work this weekend (April 24th) at the COMUNE compound for their first DROP CITY event. This event will feature such artists as Corey Smith, Jason Lee Perry, Gareth Stehr, Hunter Longer and much more… Click on the flyer below for more info.

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I’m damn sick of this “devil” phase. He’s not even trying; it’s all thoughtless and trite.

This is an embarrassment for everybody.

Gareth is one of the chillest foos I’ve met, I still can’t believe how close he lives next to me… SilverLake is the spot!


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It’s over already? Eighteen days after her Dec. 8 Las Vegas wedding, Sinead O’Connor announced she is ending her marriage to Barry Herridge, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer said Monday on her website.

“Dear friends,” O’Connor 45, writes, “I had for reasons u will all understand, wished to keep this private but have been told today it is to be leaked in the next few days despite my best efforts. So I must now leak it myself so as the record is straight.”

She blames pressures placed upon him by “certain people in his life” not to be with her based on press reports about her.

“Within 3 hours of the ceremony being over the marriage was kyboshed by the behaviour of certain people in my husband’s life. And also by a bit of a wild ride i took us on looking for a bit of a smoke of weed for me wedding night as I don’t drink,” she writes. “My husband was enormously wounded and very badly effected by that experience and also by the attitude of those close to him toward our marriage. It became apparent to me that if he were to stay with me he would be losing too much to bear.”

She adds, “A woman wants to be a joy to her husband. So.. U love someone? Set them free.”

She also says, “He is a wonderful man. I love him very much. I’m sorry I’m not a more regular woman. I truly believe though it is painful to admit, we made a mistake rushing into getting married, for altruistic reasons, and weren’t aware or prepared for the consequences on my husband’s life and the lives of those close to him. He has been terribly unhappy and I have therefore ended the marriage. I think he is too nice to do so. And too nice to trap.”

O’Connor, who has four children from her previous relationships, wed music producer John Reynolds in 1989 and journalist Nicholas Sommerlad in 2001. This past April, she split from longtime friend and collaborator Steve Cooney.


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Friday, February 22, 2013

Cuomo Imposed System Will Result In Good Teachers Getting Fired

Bob McManus writes in the Post that the Cuomo imposed evaluation system, if it comes into being, will not result in the firing of many NYC teachers because it will have been developed by John King and Meryl Tisch, two officials who are beholden to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for their jobs:
It certainly takes a massive leap of faith to assume that anything meaningful will emerge from the legislation Cuomo has proposed.

This, again, is because Commissioner King doesn’t work for Cuomo. He works for the state Board of Regents and, specifically, for Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch.

And Tisch owes her position solely to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — plus to the state Constitution, which severely restricts the direct control governors have over education policy.
The Constitution requires that regents, and the chancellor, be elected by the entire Legislature — sitting as a single body. And since Silver’s Democratic conference outnumbers all other lawmakers combined, he has the whip hand.

Which he exercised with his elevation of Tisch to what is nominally one of the most powerful public-education jobs in America. But while puppet may be too strong a word to describe Tisch’s actual role, she’s not remotely likely to buck him on matters of this magnitude.

So what is Silver’s interest?

Well, let’s just say that the influence the public employee unions enjoy over the speaker and his Assembly Democrats is profound. And that none of those unions are more influential than the UFT and its parent organization, New York State United Teachers.

So it’s not hard to see where all this is heading.

Without reference to King’s good faith, Tisch’s independence or Cuomo’s sincerity, it remains that that the state Education Department itself has been in near-total thrall to Silver and the teachers for years — indeed, decades.

Thus it’s simply not reasonable to expect that the three could force the department to exercise real independence on teacher evaluations, even if they wanted to.

Not in the immediate case, and certainly not over time.

So much for Cuomo’s “perpetuity.”

So much, in fact, for the notion that there is anything fundamentally different in this approach than from what has come before.

The UFT has had an effective veto over meaningful evaluations all along. While it may allow Silver to engineer a fig-leaf accommodation this time around — the union, after all, stands to regain effective control of city schools once Bloomberg leaves office — there’s no reason to believe that significant numbers of bad teachers will wind up losing their jobs.

 I don't buy this.

Tisch and King have promoted deform policies since they took their positions of power in Albany - from promoting the Endless Testing regime to teacher evaluations tied to test scores.

In addition, the UFT and the NYSUT have promoted ed deform policies as well - from signing off on the original Race to the Top legislation which changed the evaluation systems around the state and tied them to test scores to dropping the lawsuit against the Tisch/King/Cuomo policy change around the 40% test score threshold (a lawsuit which they won, btw.)

The Regents Chancellor, the NYSED Commissioner and the NYSUT and UFT Presidents are all on board to push through the same kind of test score-based education deform policies - and those are the kinds of policies and "reforms" we have been getting out of Albany.

Perhaps these reforms do not go far enough for McManus and the Posties - that's a different issue.

But make no mistake, no one should take any solace that the UFT is allegedly going to have influence over the King/Tisch evaluation system that is imposed on us in June.

The UFT leadership have shown themselves to be in bed with the deform movement and the system we will get will be a deform system that turns schools into test prep factories where kids do nothing all day but practice for the high stakes tests and teachers do nothing all day but teach to the test.

And good teachers will lose their jobs over this - the APPR bell curve that mandates at least 10% of teachers get low ratings every year ensures this.

And the UFT leadership is okay with that.

As one of the Unity functionaries told Accountable Talk, they want more teachers fired because the current system, which leads to only about 1% of teachers being fired every year, isn't terminating enough teachers.

I can't imagine a member of MORE saying that kind of thing, can you?

But until we get a change in leadership at the UFT, you should know that your union is in the business of giving the education deform movement what it wants - and that includes on this evaluation issue.

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TPAM in Yokohama 2015, an event that aims to be an international platform for the meeting of performing arts professionals, opened on February 7th. This time the event’s focus is on Asia, and with Tang Fu Kuen, an independent Bangkok-based cultural worker in contemporary performance and visual fields, taking part in TPAM direction this time with performances of three artists works, and numerous participants invited by the Asia Center, there is expected to be a large turnout of Asian performing arts professionals this year, primarily from Southeast Asia. (See follow-up report) For program details, see the TPAM website.
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PhRMA Report: Biopharmaceutical Companies in California Lead the Fight Against Heart Disease, Stroke

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Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2011) —California’s biopharmaceutical companies are working on nearly one-fifth of new medicines being developed for heart disease and stroke, according to a new report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

The report shows California companies are developing 55 of 299 new medications for cardiovascular disease.

“Since 1900, heart disease has topped the list of killer diseases every year but one – 1918 – and stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in America,” PhRMA Deputy Vice President Karl Uhlendorf said today.  “In California, according to the state’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, heart disease and stroke are the number one and three causes of death, and a leading cause of disability.  Californians can take heart in knowing that new hope is on the horizon and much of it stems from the innovation of biopharmaceutical companies located throughout the state.”

New medicines offer the potential for not only improved health, but also lower health care costs.  And, in California, there is a strong need for relief from the burdensome expenses of heart disease.  Average health care spending for cardiovascular patients is nearly six times the average for all patients in the state, according to “Chronic Diseases in California:  Facts and Figures,” a recent report by the California Health Care Foundation.

And adding to the cost is the fact that 57 percent of state residents over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with high blood pressure.

Biopharmaceutical research companies, including California’s firms, are developing 27 new medicines for hypertension.  The new PhRMA report shows companies headquartered in the state that are working on blood pressure medications include Actelion Pharmaceuticals US (South San Francisco), Arete Therapeutics (Hayward), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (La Jolla) and Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Novato).

California biopharmaceutical companies, including Amgen (Thousand Oaks), Theregen (San Francisco), Neurocrine Biosciences (San Diego) and Advanced Cell Technology (Santa Monica), are also targeting congestive heart failure.

Many of the medicines being developed for heart disease and stroke are cutting-edge biotechnology treatments, including human stem cells that restore cardiac function by forming new heart muscle and a gene therapy that uses a patient’s own cells to treat heart failure.

On average, it costs $1.3 billion and takes 10 to 15 years to create one new medicine.  In 2009 alone, America’s biopharmaceutical research companies invested $65.3 billion in research and development.

And despite the continuing toll of heart disease and stroke, significant progress has been made, thanks in large part to new medicines.  In 2008, stroke dropped to being the fourth leading cause of death nationwide after being third for more than 50 years.  And according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, if death rates were the same as those of 30 years ago, 815,000 more Americans would die of heart disease annually and 250,000 more would die of stroke.

Reporters interested in arranging interviews with biopharmaceutical companies located in their markets can contact Jeff Trewhitt, Director of Communications & Public Affairs at PhRMA, (202) 835-3464,

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For the 4 th time in a row, Art Brussels invites upcoming and established artists to create a site specific art work for the fair. The visitor will discover ephemeral and large scale interventions by promising artists, all working and living in Belgium

The attentive Art Brussels visitor will be rewarded by the discovery of a smell installation by Peter De Cupere. Behind an ordinary door, next to the busy media booths, the visitor enters into a completely different environment. Via an intimate long corridor covered with retro wall paper, the visitors steps into two different rooms; a bathroom and a living room which are both filled with its opposite hardly bearable smells. Living the experiences of the intense odors might generate an activation of lost memories as in Prousts’ Madeleine scene.

A room made of more than 750.000 cigarette butts!

A bathroom covered with toothpaste and the intense fragrance of peppermint!

Three tree sculptures made of epoxy, but so realistic! The "Sick Trees"

- > A 'Curry War' that fills your nose with the yellow smell of this gold powder.

Some concept drawings about Smell-performances and Smell-installations.

Cigarette paintings

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The exploration of the aesthetical potential of odors in the work of Peter De Cupere

Imagine a room with a thick layer of sweet smelling tobacco leaves on the floor, with food-experiments, fungi and spices everywhere you look and with two mouldy mattresses hung on the wall as if they were paintings of high pictorial quality. We are speaking of 1997, the year I first became acquainted with the work of the Belgian artist Peter De Cupere at an open-studio day at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts - HISK (still in Antwerp at the time). Upon entering the space, the visitors were treated to a sweet smell of fermentation and tobacco.
In the center of the space was set up “Fleur d’Anus” (Anus Blossom), a strange, grayish but elegant flower growing from an orange stool and nourished by the artist’s feces from a pot underneath it. Beauty and filth went hand-in-hand in this remarquable installation. The tone had been set. After a lifelong fascination for smell and two years of experimenting with the artistic qualities of it,
Peter De Cupere had decided to dedicate the rest of his days to the artistic
exploration of the aesthetical potential of odors.

The presence of smell in art had untill then been quite limited. As a concept smell allready appeared in two works of Marcel Duchamp (resp. in his urinoir “Fountain” (1917) and in “Air de Paris” (1919)), but it was only since the 1970ies – with a higher frequencity during the last 10 to 15 years – that smell started to appear as a medium sporadically in installations and performances. Why then would an artist decide to devote his whole oeuvre to a volatile medium as smell? Besides his personal love for odors since he was a child, De Cupere refers to the suppressed history of smell as one of his motivations behind his exceptional artistic practice. His aim is to convince us from the fact that, in contradiction to what philosophers have been adopting for centuries smell can be the source of a genuine aesthetic experience.

Smell works directly on our memories and emotions via our limbic system , only thereafter to be appropriated by a cognitive process, which makes smelling a very intuitive and associative act. Hidden herein is probably also the potential power of smell as an artistic medium: there where an unforeseen odor finds its way to our olfactory epithelium, we are thrown momentarily off balance, the effect of which can be emotional and disarming. Peter De Cupere has developed a masterful talent for creating and combining visual and olfactory elements which evoke forgotten memories or generate the most unexpected and memorable experiences. He knows how smells work from a scientific perspective and
experiments with every possible use of smells like a contemporary alchemist. From the most obscure, ‘malodorous’ smells to ‘heavenly’ scents and combinations of aromas are fired directly at our olfactory epithelium . His odorous material can vary from essences used in the composition of perfumes to aromas used in food, to odors that arise from diverse materials through experimentation—such as, for instance, food, abject substances, flowers, mould, plants, soaps, dirt, spices, etc.—or smells inherent to the materials used.
Though his creations are all related to smell in one way or another, De Cupere prefers not to be called a “smell-artist” but a “visual artist working with smells”,
referring to the fact that his work is much more than a collection of shapeless smelly experiments. He works magic with recognizable visual elements and thereby generates, in combination with scents, unanticipated synaesthesias between different sensual experiences.
Confronted  with his scent-related sculptures, installations, objects, paintings, drawings, photographs, video’s, performances, graphic designs, scent-concerts, etc., we are encouraged to reposition our perception of smell in relation to other senses. A considerable portion of Peter De Cupere’s work floats on an undertone of socially critical reflections referring to the field of tension between nature and culture, representing a longing for pure olfactory sensations and a certain sadness due to the literal and figurative defilement of purely sensual—and primarily
olfactory—experience. Often covered with a subtle layer of humor and irony, his visually attractive works invite the public in a playfull way to let go of conventions and of culturally constructed or naturally grown resistance against unexpected confrontations with odors.

As an advocate for the use of odors in art, Peter De Cupere seems to prepare the path for future artists. In many different ways he invites or provoques the audience to reconsider their perception of smell, or to think about it at least. As a pioneer in his field, he didn’t exactly choose the easiest path one can think of, but we’re convinced it’s at least a very interesting and promising one which might open up new perspectives for smell in the field of contemporary art and beyond. Or as the American art-critics Larry Shiner and Julia Kristkovets have written in 2007: “Peter De Cupere has created an artistic identity that is a cross between artist and
olfactory chemist that may become a model for other olfactory artists in the future”.

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Should it be Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays for Internet and Network Marketers?

Earlier this week I unsubscribed from an email newsletter. I am continually subscribing to new newsletters, it’s an occupational hazard for all of us who spend much of our time on the Internet. To counter this I have a purge every 6 weeks or so and trim my list down to between 6 and 10 that I find really good.

Between purges, I unsubscribe from others if I no longer find them of value. But this one was different, I stopped it because the author wished me Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Is this a childish reaction from an old W.A.S.P?

I think not, I think by trying to be all things to all people, many marketers are now following hordes of politicians down the slippery slope of appeasement. I wrote about political correctness in a post on 24 November.

The Happy Holiday thing seems to be much more prevalent this year and it also seems to be irritating more people than before and not just us baby boomers either.

I am not particularly religious, I do not go to church very often, but Christmas has been part of the North American culture for a long time. I believe that we should celebrate Christmas openly and proudly. I respect others religious choices and have no problem with them celebrating their own special days.

However, if  it was not for the range of diversity that our culture does already tolerate, many of those of other faiths would not be here to enjoy a year end holiday under any name. Many, including myself, would have very limited freedom in their original countries compared to the opportunities enjoyed here.

Sure there are things here that I find strange and unpleasant compared to what I enjoyed in my previous country before it went bad. Here I have a vote, therefore a voice to try and change things, if I still don’t like it, there is  a simple solution  – buy a plane ticket and leave.

So for me, I will excuse a marketer a number of mistakes and errors, if I believe they are trying to provide value.  But as soon as one of my core values is compromised (in this case patriotism, honour, duty, commitment etc.) that’s it, I lose interest and the marketer has lost a potential customer.

By trying to be all things to all people, and not just on this issue, it is very easy to end up losing more than you gain.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful 2011

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    I agree with you on this. In the U.S. people celebrate many different religious holidays. Let this one stay CHRISTMAS and celebrate as Christ’s birthday.

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Sunday, 19 May 2013

Ginger and Spice, Neutral Bay

Mother's day is usually a special day every year for us. Before I was tutoring , I'd used to make my mum a full breakfast. Being Asian she hated stuff I made like bruschetta and eggs benedict and pancakes and souffles but I didn't know how to make Chinese food and I guess it's the thought that counts. Cute guy yeah yeah yeah I know. These days, why not let someone else do the cooking for you? After watching chef Alex Lee's Singapore chilli crab segment on food safari and coming back from Singapore, I knew a trip to his restaurant down Neutral Bay was in order.

Singaporean food is a mish mash of many others, predominantly Indian and Chinese cuisine although you'll find many other influences in the cooking. Ginger and Spice is a restaurant that offers Singaporean hawker delights with the promise of authenticity and with an attractive menu, it certainly is believable.

There's not much to look at while in the restaurant but there's a clear view into the kitchen through the window where you can see all the action happening. Of note is the pictures at the front including Tetsuya's visit as well as a commemoration of Alex Lee's segment on food Safari with Maeve.
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We start off with their tender prawns in Singapore chilli sauce. I am definitely not forking out 130 dollars (which is how much Ginger and Spice were offering it for) for a kilo of crab when you can get a decently sized one at the local fish mongers for a good 20 dollars. However, a worth substitute are these; the shelled prawns are slathered in their generous pile of eggy, sweet and chilli sauce and it's absolutely fantastic with some rice.

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The Singaporean noodles come with a good licking of the wok but in retrospect I should have probably gotten the Singaporean hokkien mee as these ones were a little dry. There's loads of flavour going on, however, with cuts of fatty lap cheong, fried shallots, 2 prawns and of course curry powder.

Chicken Rice 4 per person
The chicken rice didn't have a very pronounced flavour. It wasn't particularly gingery or... chickeny for that matter but they did cook it well with clearly separated grains.

Half Chicken 21.80
With that rice we get, of course, the famed chicken. Honestly, it needs a lot of help from the ginger, dark soy and chilli accompaniments because flavour-wise, the chicken really doesn't have a lot going for it but boy the texture really is something else. I happily declared it the best texture chicken I've ever had and I still stand by it. The wonderfully moist chicken comes deboned and with it's silky gelatinous skin forming nice coating, it's just incredibly good. All diets go out the window with this one.

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A lot of people don't like this because it's sweet but I find it hard not to like it. I can imagine this on the hot Singaporean streets with a plate of this and a tiger beer just happily munching away. They're sweet, sour, saucy and sticky (boy 4 Ss, not intentional at all) and they've got a good crunch going on from being deep friend and it's just delightful.

I like Ginger & Spice. I really do. It's a shame it's so far away and I really even those living closer to it. Prices are a little more premium (particularly premium for the crab) because of the area but the good food certainly justifies a visit if you're nearby.

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Crab sure is expensive when ordering out!

The chicken has a gorgeous texture. I don't find chicken in chicken rice that strongly flavoured until you add the shallot and ginger sauce.

What's not to love about kecap manis! And that's a good trick re: the Singapore chilli prawns!

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    Hello everyone, I registered here a few months ago but didn't get round to posting anything before now, so I'll introduce myself today
    I'm Lucy, I'm 18 in 3 months and I live in the french-speaking part of Belgium. I love all animals, but I am especially addicted to anything dog-related. I raise money for a dog shelter in Spain, where I go and volunteer during the holidays. I get to look after over 70 Galgos, Podencos, Mastins and other dogs over there and it's the highlight of my year. I love training dogs and I often get asked to help my friends or my neighbours train their dogs. My dream and goal in life is to one day become a dog trainer.

    My dog is called Inja, he is a beautiful 10 month-old Golden Retriever and he is the best thing in my life, I love him more than anything and anyone. He has been trained using clicker training and positive reinforcement since he was 2 months old and he has turned into the most well-mannered and wonderful companion and best friend I could possibly dream of. Together we do agility, he loves it, he's a great jumper, but he's very slow, he goes round the course in his own time and sometimes lies down and goes to sleep halfway through the tunnel

    Inja is the only dog I have, because I still live with my parents who don't want any more dogs, but I plan on having many many more in the future!

    Here are some pictures of my baby, if you want some puppy pictures of him, he was DOTD on April the 2nd 2013, when he was only 4 months old

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    Bonjour Lucy!

    And welcome to Pet Talk! I live in a province where we speak French as well as English. I'm more of a cat person, but I like and appreciate all animals and your golden boy is so handsome. You're sure to find lots of doggie lovers and people owned by doggies here .

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    Welcome again - and thanks for posting pictures of Inja and introducing yourself! You sound like you will fit right in here!
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    Welcome from me, too! I live in Denmark and I used to have a cat- now I only cat-sit. I have visited Belgium once and really liked it... Brussels and Loeven.

    Inja looks like a wonderful boy, I hope to hear more about him and see pictures.

    "I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.

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    Hi Lucy----that's a very handsome pup you have. Glad to see you both enjoy agility--I'm sure he'll speed up in time .

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A vet may need to flush your dog's ears to remove excess earwax.

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Like people, dogs have earwax. A dog’s ears require cleaning to remove wax and dirt and to prevent infections and other problems. Routine cleaning can prevent excessive wax buildup. Peek in your dog’s ears and if you notice any waxy buildup, discharge, discoloration or odor, call your vet.

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Technically called cerumen, earwax is a natural product of a dog’s ear that accumulates dead skin cells and other debris. Earwax is secreted by a dog’s glands, and certain breeds as well as dogs with frequent ear infections produce more. Excessive earwax can be seen in your dog’s ear and is typically yellowish-brown and may have a musty smell.

Excessive earwax may lead to fungus accumulation, infections, pain, hearing loss and balance issues. Dogs prone to excessive wax should be checked at least every three to four weeks. Infections caused by wax may cause your dog pain and even hearing loss if the wax builds up against the eardrum. Infections may ultimately spread and cause irreparable damage to your dog’s ears. Additionally, a dirty, waxy ear makes a warm host for bugs and parasites.

The first step in cleaning your dog’s ears and removing wax is to trim his ear canal hair. If your dog can stay still, trim or pluck the hairs inside the canal using small scissors or tweezers. Next, apply a small amount to a cotton ball. Swish the cotton ball in the ear canal but not deeper than you can see. This will both clean your dog’s ears and allow loosening of wax and dirt as the dog shakes his ears.

Water-loving and floppy-eared dogs such as retrievers, poodles and spaniels have increased risk of excessive earwax. These dog breeds have more fur and less air around their ear canals. As an owner of a floppy-eared dog or a dog often in water, you should clean his ears at least monthly. Additionally, if your dog has a history of chronic ear infections, you and your vet should his inspect his ears for wax and infection frequently.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Conde Nast Rips Carlyle Group's Management of Vought Aircraft in 787 Dreamliner Nightmare

The Carlyle Group's reputation as a skilled operator took a hit in the May edition of Conde Nast Portfolio. The magazine excoriated Vought Aircraft Industries as a major culprit in the two year (and growing) delay of the 787 Dreamliner. It noted:

But Boeing didn’t realize that the Carlyle Group, which had acquired Vought in 2000, was starving it of resources while making a few cosmetic improvements to attract potential buyers—a once-common private equity tactic. By early 2006, Vought was facing a severe “liquidity crisis” and nearly went bankrupt, chief executive Elmer Doty told analysts. It couldn’t afford the new plants, employee training, and fuselage design and assembly and had to “reconstitute” its engineering department. “We are among the riskiest, if not the riskiest” of the Dreamliner suppliers, Doty acknowledged.

Liquidity crisis in early 2006? How could that be? The Carlyle Group was floating high in the private equity bubble. The private equity underwriter grew from $3.3 billion under management in 2000 to $41.9 billion in 2006 and $58.5 billion in 2007. Surely some of that money was available to deliver a quality product to Boeing.

What about the $66.7 million from the state of South Carolina? Palmetto State money kept Vought from adding jobs in Texas per a $35 million grant. Where did all that taxpayer cash go? SEC filings show Vought paid the Carlyle Group an annual $2.1 million management fee.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will fly two years late, in part due to the failure of Carlyle affiliate, Vought Aircraft Industries.

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Suspendol RX_link

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Robins, J. Am. Chem. So. 78, 784 (1956)

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Allopurinol, a structural analog of the natural purine base hypoxanthine, is used to prevent gout and renal calculi due to either uric acid or calcium oxalate and to treat uric acid nephropathy, hyperuricemia, and some solid tumors.

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Parents Press Council For More Help For City’s SchoolsParents upset with the Philadelphia School District's budget crisis came to City Council Thursday, hoping those lawmakers would boost the size of the city's bailout. The parents left disappointed.
City Council Committee Pushes Alternative Funding Source For School Budget GapRob Dubow, the mayor's finance director, argued against raising the city's "U&O" business tax and in favor of boosting taxes on liquor and cigarettes.
City Council Weighs Raising Use And Occupancy Tax To Help Fund SchoolsCity Council's Finance committee today examines a proposal from Seventh District councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez on the 'Use and Occupancy Tax,' or U&O, a type of property tax specific to business owners.
Philadelphia City Council Approves Budget, Delays AVIThe budget season is over at Philadelphia City Hall. City Council has passed a $3.6 billion budget, ending a tumultuous three-month stretch during which tough decisions were made on how to make ends meet.
Alternate Tax Plan Surfaces In CouncilAs City Council continues grappling with Mayor Nutter's controversial property tax proposal, one of the local lawmakers is pushing an alternate plan.

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