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As a Los Angeles tummy tuck surgeon, Dr Grigoryants offers this procedure to  remove skin excess and fat from the abdominal area.  Dr. Grigoryants is a board certified plastic surgeon. Dr. Grigoryants performs the new or advanced procedure called lipoabdominoplasty. This procedure combines liposuction and advanced tummy tuck techniques allowing to achieve much better results than the conventional tummy tuck in many patients. Tummy tuck is a commonly performed procedure in Los Angeles. Few Los Angeles plastic surgeons offer the new/advanced tummy tuck procedure. It is important  for a person expecting to undergo this procedure to select a surgeon who performs a large number of tummy tucks.  You should be able to view before and after photographs of patients who underwent this procedure paying attention to the postoperative contour of the abdomen and waist area and whether or not the patient's scar can be hidden behind underwear.  Tummy tuck is one the most commonly performed procedures by Dr. Grigoryants. He places the resulting scar such that it can be easily hidden by the thinnest underwear.  Dr. Grigoryants frequently performs liposuction of the flanks when performing a tummy tuck in order to improve the definition of the waist area.  You can view photographs of  Los Angeles tummy tuck patients of Dr. Grigoryants below on this page.  To provide you with the safest possible experience, Dr. Grigoryants performs most of his surgeries in the hospital.   Patients that travel from far away or those who undergo several combined procedures at the same time have an option of staying overnight in the hospital. Dr. Grigoryants published his experience with lipoabdominoplasty in the reputable Aesthetic Surgery Journal (January, 2013).

Who would benefit from tummy tuck?

  Patients  with stretched abdominal skin and excess fat. Many of these patients  state that they tried exercising  and dieting  with no improvement in the  appearance of the abdomen.
Patients who after  losing  weight have a significant amount of loose skin that  does not   shrink.
Women after pregnancy with excess fat in the abdominal area and  stretched / protruding abdomen which does not improve with exercises.
  Patients with stretch marks in the lower abdomen with loose skin.

How is tummy tuck performed?

In addition to sagging abdominal skin, in some people in the abdomen may be protruding due to stretched abdominal wall muscles. In these patients, in addition to removing excess skin and fat, a tummy tuck surgeon will tighten the abdominal wall (muscles and fascia). This results in a flatter appearing abdomen with a better defined waist.

The tummy tuck specialist (surgeon) would typically place the incision in the lower abdomen so that it is hidden within you underwear.  The length of the incision depends on

 the amount of skin and fat that needs to be removed.   In some patients, mini-abdominoplasty (mini-tummy tuck)  can be done using a shorter incision.  During your consultation, we evaluate the amount of skin and fat access to be removed. We will the draw the location and likely length of the incision on you or on your pictures (as you prefer). Some patients with fat excess but good skin quality and not a lot of skin excess can  benefit from liposuction alone.

During surgery, the abdominal skin is elevated and pulled down. Skin excess is then removed. The abdominal muscles and fascia are tightened if they are weak and stretched.

What is recovery like after abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)?

Most patients go home after abdominoplasty.  However,  some patients may stay in   the

hospital overnight.  You will have small drainage tubes placed under the skin   to prevent
fluid collections under the skin.  Your tummy tuck surgeon will removed these tubes will be
removed  once their  output decreases (usually within 4-7 days).

You will be able to walk the same day. We will ask you to  wear an abdominal  binder for

 support   for several weeks. Most tummy tuck surgeons will use
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  Dr. Grigoryants is now performing a new/advanced tummy tuck procedure which allows to achieve a flatter abdominal shape and a better defined waist. This procedure is also safer than the traditional tummy tuck procedure. The healing process is also more simplified following this procedure. Click on the link above to see more before and after tummy tuck photos.
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Justin’s stage set looked like O-Town’s “Liquid Dreams” set (or maybe a little like a Bose iPod doc), and — lasers, an army of dancers, and metallic galore — the performance was a real event. Justin has been performing “As Long As You Love Me” since Believe‘s release back in June, and at last he seems comfortable nailing the dance moves and hitting the high notes at the same time. They also let him have a moment with one of the female dancers. #stillkidrauhl, maybe, but Kid Rauhl’s growing up. Read more…


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The hoopla created by the announcement that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot has finally been addressed by the actor himself.

There isn’t even a single frame of Michael B. Jordan or the others shot and there isn’t even much about the plot of the film on the web, yet people are keen to voice their opinions about Josh Trank’s choice of casting Jordan in the role. With a bevy of negative backlash floundering around the internet, Jordan addressed critics while at a press conference in Rome while promoting his Fruitvale Station film.

Taking an “it is what it is” attitude (see: the high ground) when asked how he felt about the casting commentary, Jordan said, “It was expected. You kinda know going into it that people are used to seeing something one way, it’s a continuity thing more than anything. People don’t like change too much.”

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“Annoyed? You just kinda accept it, it is what it is. You can’t make everybody happy,” Jordan confessed. “I’m an actor, I have to do my job. I’m going to do my job the best I can and the way I’ve been doing it my entire life, my entire career.” It is no secret that Fantastic Four director Josh Trank and Michael became close after working together on Chronicle, but many people are just as excited that Jordan will play the Human Torch that are upset. The film itself doesn’t require much explanation as to how Johnny and Sue are brother and sister, even if they have different skin colors. Trank can create anything from them being adopted siblings to having parents of different races to connect theses dots.

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Jeremiah Slaczka, the CEO of Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell, has stated that the Wii U is "definitely more powerful than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3," adding that he finds the argument over the console's capabilities "frustrating".

Speaking in the latest issue of Game Informer, Slaczka said that the Wii U is "definitely more powerful than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It's kind of frustrating to see the rumours and speculation of people going back and forth saying it's weaker or more powerful. It's definitely more powerful."

5th Cell is currently developing Wii U title Scribblenauts Unlimited, the fourth game in the word-based puzzle action series.

"I think we were one of the first developers to see the Wii U," he added.

"Nintendo came to our studio and demoed it to us. A couple of weeks later Warner Bros. got to see it, and we said we should do this. This game was originally a Wii title but later moved to Wii U. It's been about two years in development."

Developers can't seem to agree on how powerful Nintendo's upcoming console is.

A report published yesterday quoted Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada as saying "the [Wii U's] clock is kinda low," and that the console's CPU was "a little bit" slower than 360 and PS3's.

Harada is currently porting arcade fighter Tekken Tag Tournament 2 to Nintendo's hardware.

The debate over Wii U's power has raged for months, with regular conflicting views from developers and publishers.

"It's not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360," said one developer speaking to "It doesn't produce graphics as well as the PS3 or the 360. There aren't as many shaders, it's not as capable," said another.

We have no idea who to believe.

Earlier this week, Epic Games' Mark Rein told VideoGamer that it was not Epic's "intention to bring Unreal Engine 4 to Wii U", but that a licensee could "port" a UE4 game to run on the console if it wished to do so.

Unreal Engine 3, the engine used by many Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles, "is a really good fit for that platform," he added.

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mrnintyfan@ wolfniggr

Huh, I seem to remember hearing about oh, I don't know, how gamers were like "Whaaaaaaat? That's a 360 game? Looks more like an Xbox game." when the 360 launched. Of course games aren't gonna be the greatest looking things at the start if the 360 proved anything. Let's look at the fact that Wii U can play ported games and look good if not slightly better compared to 360/PS3 games. Foward a couple of years, yeah I bet Wii U games will look much better, something a lot of people appear to be brushing off and assume that the looks of games don't get better as time goes by.

I'm pretty sure if Ubisoft wanted to port Watchdogs to Wii U, they could and it would look just as good on the Wii U. I'm sure The Last of Us or Halo 4 would look just as good on Wii U as well. Or have most games common sense ran away from them? Newer tech most of the time is better than older tech.

Also just because a dev doesn't have a game on X system doesn't mean that said dev hasn't tried to make a game or worked on X system.

Oh and I would pay $400 for Wii U. That controller has me excited. I can't wait to see all the cool things developers do with it.
Posted 10:06 on 14 July 2012
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wolfniggr@ Gamermerle

You cut straight to the point, don't you. I totally forgot that Nintendo likes to limit stock near the holidays.

I second the notion to hear from these developers. Not only regarding true hardware specs, but what they truly think of the online capabilities as well. They would definitely influence my decision. I'm sure it would do the same for others. Guess we'll wait and see.
Posted 09:01 on 14 July 2012
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Gamermerle@ wolfniggr

I liked how you called out 5th cell on their BS. They should shut their mouths and stick to making tired sequels for "(insert handheld)".

I wonder why Ubisoft, Bioware, Team Ninja or Rocksteady Sudios haven't spoken up about the U's hardware power? Maybe because the U isn't as capable as Nintendo wants you to think it is.

I seriously would like to hear what these guys have to say. Hell, if they can confirm that the U is truly next gen, I'm sure Nintendo wants them to speak the f__c up. It would also influence (real) gamers to buy the system on or close to launch if Nintendo decides to pull the old "not enough hardware to meet demand" bs before the holidays

So again, to all those cross platform developers...speak up!
Posted 08:48 on 14 July 2012
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Gamermerle@ MJTH

Maybe you should get off Nintendo's nuts and concentrate on this website
Posted 05:47 on 14 July 2012
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Look, Nintendo realises that if they go down the power route with they're console, if they go down the route that their console is the one only one a gamer needs then they would lose.

The did that with the Gamecube and made a system that was much more powerful then the PS2 and lost drastically. The only reason why the cube isn't seen as the loser of last gen is because of the dreamcast.... Then they made the Wii a console that has grown to suppliment/ compliment the other current consoles, by doing something different. The wii is the first console that actually gave a proper reason for having two consoles. You had you PS3/360 for your 3rd party stuff, and you had your Wii for it's first party stuff. And the thing sold the most of the current gen.

Why would Nintendo go back to the strategy that doesn't work for them?
They know that people will buy it for their first party, because it will probably be the cheapest console (save the OUYA) and that they can actively try something different, and I'm fine with them doing that.
Posted 18:51 on 13 July 2012
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"Gaming is about the fun experience you have. Not about being better than someone 100% of the time."

Yes, but does that mean we cant have what we all want, the superior product that looks and plays amazingly and is maybe better than all the rest and of cause is a fun experience! all at the same time
Posted 17:57 on 13 July 2012
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To say wii u is more powerful than ps3 and 360 is like saying wii is more powerful than ps2 and gamecube. That didn't really mean anything when you campared wii to ps3 or 360 just like when we're going to compare U to the next PS and XBOX.

The fact is, Nintendo hasn't released the true specs, a price or a real release date. Wether they meant to or not, Nintendo has put themselves in a situation where people are doubting their ability to deliver a real next gen console. Sorry, but a touchpad controller isn't enough to categorize a system as next gen.

If you attended E3 and (with an open, unbiased mind) compared U games at the show (real demos or video) to games like watchdogs, the last of us or Halo 4(just to name a few), it was clear that Nintendo was still a generation behind. That and the fact that a good number of the high profile 3rd party titles are cross platform games(some as old as a year), really made people question if Nintendo would ever get back to the glory days of the famicom and super famicom.

Ever since the E3 announcements and my hands on experience with the U at the show, I was guessing the system would probably cost $400 usd.

If it retails at that price, would you buy one at launch? If not, what price would it take for you to take the plunge? I'm curious.

Oh by the way, 5th cell has never developed a game for PS3 or the 360. How does a company who makes games for mobile devices, a handheld and the wii know if the U is more powerful than the current gen consoles? Maybe a company who has developed games for the PS3, 360 and the U (e.g. Namco) can give us better insight in regard to hardware power.

5th cell shouldn't worry about things like this and just concentrate on what they do best(making another sequel to scribblenauts).
Posted 17:53 on 13 July 2012
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Ghostkid459@ stretch90

But picture it in 2 or 3 years when the game devs have pushed the Wii u graphics even further. It'll be amazing. Like comparing the first ps3 games to the latest ps3 games.
Posted 15:05 on 13 July 2012
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Of course the Wii U is more powerful than the 360 and PS3. But what really gets to me, in a bad way, is hearing Spencer of Microsoft telling us that the Wii u isn't just underpowered. But 360 games are being ported to the Wii U and the Wii U pro controller is a 360 controller. All of that is him talking out of his rectum.
To add even further, I'd like to remind you when the PS3 was first shown. Good days right? Remember Metal Gear Solid 4. Best looking game at it's time. Well here it is now, several years later, and take a look at games such as Dragons Dogma, or even Uncharted 3. Those are way better than Metal Gear Solid 4, and so far we only seen mostly ported games on the Wii U(hence why it looks similar to older game consoles). So picture this.
Look at game graphics on Wii U now. Then wait til, maybe, 2 or 3 years. The Wii U games will be extremely graphicly surpieor. But two things before I finish. It takes time for devlopers to push the graphics of a game system to it's breaking point just to figure out how strong it can run their engine. (plus i'd rather believe a game dev over microsoft about the Wii U) And last thing. This is the most important thing ever. Nintendo heavily hints at this, but a lot of people seem to ignore it. It isn't about being a "fanboy" to this game, or that game, or that game company, or that game console creator. It's about picking up a video game. Sitting down. Maybe alone, maybe with family, or friends. And playing that game, and having fun doing it. Not running around screaming at a game calling other games pointless and playing a game where all you do is hold a few buttons and shoot someone.
Gaming is about the fun experience you have. Not about being better than someone 100% of the time. End rant/
Posted 15:03 on 13 July 2012
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stretch90@ scorpian007

Lots of consoles have games that don't look amazing, doesn't mean that the console can't do it.
Did you bother looking at the Zelda demo, pikmin 3 trailer or project p-100? This is pre-launch and those games already look amazing.
Posted 15:03 on 13 July 2012
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The effect of how it????
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Posted 14:47 on 13 July 2012
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Epic said yesterday that UE4 can run on Wii U but they personally can't be bothered. Of course, this doesn't necessarily say more of Wii U's capabilities than it does UE4's scalability.
Posted 13:22 on 13 July 2012
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scorpian007@ Woffls

If Epic Games are saying that UE4 will not launch on the Wii U, that says to me that it's not enough of a leap over the 360/PS3 to make it run.

At a minimum, the game should look atleast as good as the current gen consoles. I remember when the 360 came out and the original Xbox games were re-released on the 360, they looked better and it was on completely different architecture.
Posted 12:56 on 13 July 2012
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Woffls@ scorpian007

You're judging the console's power by looking at a ported game that was originally designed for consoles that are now 6 years old? :closedeyes:
Posted 12:33 on 13 July 2012
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Of course

only a troll would think it isnt

you can take this statement to the bank

remember clock speed isnt power
Posted 12:22 on 13 July 2012

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I'm just a kid, feeling lost and confused. And maybe a little clumsy. I'm aware that somehow I'm part of something that's very important but there's no possible way that I can grasp the full significance of it right now. That's part of the clumsiness.

Conditions seem overwhelming. The task at hand seems superhuman. Some of the characters that I'm surround by are, at some level, heroic figures. And I'm utterly overwhelmed by the whole concept and process of what I'm involved in.

It's that feeling of being overwhelmed, that everything is suddenly "bigger than me" that's the basis of my fear. Feeding into that is a total lack of understanding. I know so little about what's going on around me that I need to be afraid; I want to be afraid as part of a self-protection mechanism. So in one sense, I'm feeding the fear through the "fight or flight" survival mode. That seems OK. But there's a second layer of fear that comes solely from the fact that I can't grasp the underlying significance of what it is I'm now involved in. That part of it over powers me. That part's not OK.

Riding right along with all of this is a deja vu kind of feeling; a recognition that somehow, for some reason, things are as they're supposed to be, as I somehow knew they would be. And it's far beyond my own control. And I resign myself to it because of the familiarity of some aspect that I can't quite put my finger on.

Another feeling wraps itself around the edges. It's an abandonment to something greater than I am; a resignation to the hands of fate. It's very close to the infamous deja vu feeling; a willful acceptance of an active role in some bigger process. I acknowledge and resign myself to that feeling and let it carry me. I'm not in a position to judge the value of whether it's good or bad, even on a personal level. So it's way beyond me to try to fit it into any cosmic level of value.

Maybe one of the ways to explain this is to refer to that line from Shakespeare: "All the world's a play, and we but players in it." This feeling that I'm talking about is an acknowledgment that there is a grander, orchestrated play going on and I have some flunky role in that, although I don't quite understand what's expected of me; not quite sure of the character I play. I need to be on my toes to look for any cue that might appear. A lot depends on that. A lot, in terms of survival and safety at a personal level; and a lot in terms of doing the right things at a higher level.

The need to fit into the right role seems especially important. But without being able to define the situation, that becomes an area of confusion which feeds into the fear, which feeds into the feeling of being totally overwhelmed by circumstances beyond my control, which feeds into the fear.

All these thoughts and feelings wash over me and I am once again swept up in the confusion and excitement and fear and misgivings that I felt 27 years ago. And that sucks me even deeper into the feeling of deja vu. I've been here before but it's not really the same. Yet somehow, because the memories are so intense, somehow it is the same. Somehow, for me, in my own mind, I've let certain scenes, surrounded by all the emotion that they carry, become frozen within my memory and etched upon my soul. And it's that process that seems to be overcoming me now. I'm just a kid again. I don't know any better. I don't understand. I didn't understand it then and I don't understand it now.

I look in at a coast line, fully cloaked in vegetation. I claim to recognize trees and bushes and hillsides. They can't be the same. It's physically impossible. Every molecule that I observe was never even there 27 years ago. It's not the same, out there. It's only the same inside of me. It's only the same inside my head. I superimpose visions of moving rockets and colored tracers, flashes of explosions; a colorful but deadly scenario. I look and I see it but I know that it's not there. So why do I still see it? Why can't I just let it go?

Part of me remembers the beauty of the night; star filled-skies, intense blackness, and the calm of floating on a peaceful sea. But those memories stay pushed back and hidden and all I see are the fires of destruction and imagine that I hear screams of agony that I never even heard then. I was too far away.

I'm looking in again, from the outside, and I'm still too far away. I'm too far away to help except through the reaching out of technology; either blindly throwing out explosive projectiles, or reaching out and pulling in electronic signals. And all that seems so useless and unimportant; not even relevant to the immediate situation. All that seems so alien to the flashes of light that I know signal torn and burnt flesh and the freeing of souls. And I'm still too far away to help.

I feel tears well up in my eyes. Another helpless deja vu. At one time, there was an illusion that I could call out an apology for being too far away to help. Now I see there never was anyone to call out to. There was only myself, and that needed only a whisper. And it never needed to be said at all.

But I'm just a kid. And I shouldn't have to learn these lessons. I shouldn't have to learn so ruthlessly and heartlessly and mercilessly the lessons of life. It shouldn't have to be. And yet, I chose it. I chose it then. I would choose it now again. But in that choosing, I would also choose to close the gap and not be far away. The distances are only in my mind, but the burden of guilt is deep within my soul. And for some strange reason, I hang onto it. Up till now, I've chosen not to let it go. Perhaps now it's time to set it all free, time to finally acknowledge that it is only within me, not out in the world at all.

And it's good to be a kid again, if only for a moment. Now I remember that life is also youthful and vigorous and whimsical and light-hearted at times. It's really so much more than the heavy burden that I've chosen to carry. It's time to set the back pack of memories down and to walk away clean shaven - with the face of youth and a lightened heart and a peaceful mind. After all, I'm still just a kid.

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Reject Roundup!

For every movie I watch out of the dozens streaming into my mailbox each week, there's at least half or three-quarters of every movie I pass on after simply looking at the box for 10 or 15 minutes, occasionally while in the bathroom. Usually these movies are so offensive and disgusting that I don't even mail them to my little brother. What follows, in short, is a sampling of pornos judged by covers.

Mark Wood's Inside Job (JM): I don't approve of the backdoor draft holding service people in Iraq, and I don't approve of backdoor shaft squirts post-industry AIDS crisis: Ban anal creampies!

The Girls Club (VCA): To paraphrase somebody, I don't want to belong to a girls' club that would have men as members. OK, that's a paraparadox, so allow me to reparaphrase: I don't want to watch a porno called The Girls Club that features a woman who looks like a man in drag on the cover.

Toss My Salad 6: The Exodus (Pure Filth): Sex, assholes, and the word "exodus" don't belong together in the first place (I get shivers just thinking about Moses parting the red crack, I mean sea, never mind those Egyptians who crapped out and drowned going after the Jews), but semantics is the least of our worries here. The cover shows a butt-naked dude in sagging white socks getting his third eye (I call it Winky!) tongued by a redhead whose eye makeup is running like a single brown tear down her left cheek. At least this one doesn't incorporate salad ha-ha dressing like others in the series.

Jim Power's High School Girls (JM): It's a little weird to suggest that a porn star is sacrificing her dignity to maintain her career, and I suppose it's especially weird to say that about Ashley Blue, who swept aside her dignity at the start in order to transcend the porn world's quotidian humiliations (which are really only a dramatization of the regular working world's quotidian humiliations, but that's a topic for another blurb), but peanut butter? Disgusting!

Not the Lovin' Kind (VCA): This, supposedly, is a departure for auteur Jim Holliday (Sloppy Seconds, South of the Border): "Gone are all the in-jokes and kinky caricatures of nurses and cheerleaders, only to be replaced by . . . a modern woman searching for love in all the wrong places." Let me gag until my eyes water for a change! Jesus. Next thing you know, Shayla will be playing an old-fashioned woman looking for love from her husband once a week, or some kind of future woman who, after hundreds of years of human evolution, no longer requires sexual intercourse for reproduction or pleasure, in fact does not even possess breasts or blond hair or round ass cheeks or even a punani. I sigh audibly.

The Violation of Kiki Daire: "A Lesbian Gang Bang" (JM): Sort of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? (Zing!)

Gutter Mouths 23 (JM): Here's a novel concept I already reviewed: Not only put whatever one wants in women's punanis, but in their mouths, too. Words, I mean. As in the talk bubbles pointing vaguely at Jody Moore on the cover: "Oh my god, I'm such a stupid, stupid whore"; "Guys love me because I'm such a cum-eating degenerate slut" (could also be her excellent vocabulary); "I love being degraded for your viewing pleasure!" Oh, Jodyyou're so direct!

And I haven't even flipped the box over yet! There's a profile of each woman, typified by this paragraph about Shay Sights: "What can be said about Shay Sights that hasn't already been written on a bathroom wall? This is one filthy fucking whore. She has seen more black cock than a urinal at a state prison. [Oh, wonderful. Might as well make a joke that would be racist even if it weren't slurring miscegenation.] The only thing looser than her anus is her sense of morals. Like her bowel movements, her depravity is unstoppable." Putting veiny words in her mouth is one thing; stripping off her outside identity and life narrative, and splattering her with your own is quite another. OK . . . awkward silence.

Perverted Stories 23 (JM): If you've got kids, as some of you weirdos probably do . . . geez . . . I never thought of that before . . . It makes me feel kinda creepy for writing this stuff . . . ahem . . . Anyway, if you got babies and you're worried about them finding your "stash," by which I mean marijuana, and then watching some of the pornos you left laying around while they're stoned, then you definitely wanna hide Perverted Stories 23 wherever you keep your loaded gun (closet floor). I'm not so concerned about the vignettes that show a woman getting shoved in a refrigerator for not doing the housework (OK, I am), men in gorilla suits fucking some chick, and "Gabba the Fat" capturing "the princess." No. I'm worried about your precious offspring witnessing "When Good Clowns Go Bad."

Sittin' Pretty (VCA): Like The Girls Club, Sittin' Pretty puts a manimal with fake boobies and a hip-wide waist"Aria"on the cover, and we're expected to drool. But so is she, at least. I object more to the tag line in light of the square-jawed person staring out over it: "Relax, spread your cheeks, and take a seat!" But Santa, your lap is sharp!

Attention Readers: Johnny will be answering your questions about porn stars, porn reviewing, the porn industry, andwhy not?porn in general in a very special column to debut whenever he gets around to it. So send your inquiries (with your hometown and clever pseudonym) to Thanks!

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Voice Critics Debate the Theater Season So Far

Did Willem Dafoe undermine Idiot Savant?
Joan Marcus

Around this time of year, many New Yorkers suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The gray days and early darkness can occasion despair and a craving for carbohydrate-heavy foods. Happily, theater critics aren't so susceptible to the winter blues. Our season is in full swing—chockablock with plays and unclassifiable performance works. To survey the past months, Voice critics Eric Grode, Tom Sellar, and Alexis Soloski met to discuss the good, the bad, and the cataclysmic.

Alexis Soloski: So what are some of your favorite shows so far this season?

Eric Grode: Ivo van Hove's La Voix humaine, which he directed on Governors Island as part of the New Island Festival of Dutch performance. You left the central space of the festival, which was very exuberant, and just walked and walked to this godforsaken part of the island. La Voix humaine is a Jean Cocteau piece in which a character is having a phone conversation with a guy who has dumped her. It was very peppy, but very bleak. This woman is so alone, the world has shut down around her. And the walk to the performance space gave you the same experience.

Tom Sellar: I liked another piece from the New Island Festival, Braakland, by a group called Compagnie Dakar, which was based on two novels by J.M. Coetzee, performed on a field. Very powerful and moving, disturbing and dark. It was about various figures who find themselves in the same post-industrial space and how the power dynamic kicks in. There was plenty of violence and political rage, just as in all of Coetzee's writing. It was very beautiful.

AS: The New Island shows I attended weren't nearly so good, so I think I'll pick L'Effet de Serge, at Under the Radar. It's a small, self-contained piece about a man who devises low-tech special effects in his spare time. It breaks my heart.

TS: Another of my choices is Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy.

EG: Yes, that's on my list of favorites, too.

TS: I thought it was wonderful to see a piece that takes on a serious subject—ideas about grace, mortality, and the limitations of the body.

EG: I found myself thinking of it very recently. I just saw Nature Theater of Oklahoma's Romeo and Juliet. So many of the people they interviewed about the plot of Romeo and Juliet couldn't remember how the death scenes work, and, OK, it is a little complicated, but it made me think about all those people in Let Me Down Easy who ask, "How are you going to die?" and how Deavere Smith took on that question in such a haunting way.

AS: She's an extraordinary performer, but I felt there were too many ideas, too many questions. There was a show about death and also a show about health care (a very short one) and another about the potentials of the body. I found it too diffuse.

EG: Maybe she's too famous now or has too much access. I wasn't interested in a lot of the celebrities she included—although my wife and I still talk about how our two-year-old eats muffins very much like her Lance Armstrong does.

TS: I also really enjoyed Nature Theater's Romeo and Juliet. I'm not sure about the final gesture of the piece, but for my money, it's as off-kilter and yet as smart as downtown theater can get. I like the tension between the theatricality of what they were doing and the language they were using as a source text, in that flattened telegraphic way.

AS: Yes, but they did that in No Dice, and now they're doing it again. They're brilliant, but I'd like to see them take on something new. OK, any least favorite shows?

TS: I've repressed most of them. I think the worst thing I saw was Antigone at 3LD, which I thought was a cataclysm. Every element was misjudged—from Indonesian dancing that wasn't well-executed to high-tech stuff that didn't work at all.

EG: The only flat-out bad show I saw was also Greek, JoAnne Akalaitis's The Bacchae in Central Park.

AS: Oh, I thought it was merely disappointing.

EG: I don't understand when Dionysus became Puck. This whole idea of a winsome god is so misguided.

AS: My worst show was one that I think—I hope—you didn't see, a show at the Living Theatre called Red Noir that had forced audience participation. You were groped for, like, half an hour.

TS: And not in a good way?

AS: No! It was like the cast party for my high school production of Hair. But much less fun. We mentioned The Bacchae, but I found several other shows quite disappointing: Coraline at MCC, David Adjmi's Stunning, the Public's Othello. I thought Young Jean Lee's Lear was compelling, but jumbled and uneven, more of a first or second draft than a finished work.

TS: I think Lear has generally been misunderstood to be a "deconstruction." That said, I couldn't see any humor or poetic investigation to make the piece stand on its own terms. It looked unformed and underthought. Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge was ambitious, but the writing didn't support the level of production. It's too bad it wasn't centered on something more substantial. I also think of Robert Lepage's Lipsynch at BAM. The resources in bringing a nine-hour epic with that level of visual effect must have been tremendous—it's so depressing it was all for such an empty experience.

EG: The Bacchae, of course, and Coraline. And Superior Donuts, which is the worst play Tracy Letts is capable of writing, though still effective. He's such a good writer that even the worst thing he could write is probably still worth seeing. But very disappointing.

TS: I didn't go because I thought August: Osage County had such a wonderful cast working with such weak writing, heaping dysfunction on until a sentimental conclusion about Native Americans. I gave up then.

AS: I went about for days calling it Serviceable Donuts. I'm not sure Michael McKean counts, but it's been a big year for big stars. What do we make of that?

EG: Who have we had this year? Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law.

AS: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cate Blanchett.

EG: Al Pacino is doing Shakespeare in the Park. Denzel Washington is coming to do Fences.

AS: Is that a good or a bad thing?

TS: I can think of two Off-Broadway shows this season that were undermined by star presence. One would be Idiot Savant. I'm really not sure Willem Dafoe was the right choice for that project—there was a very strange sort of self-conscious energy emanating from him. And The Bacchae—Jonathan Groff was at the heart of why the tragedy never coalesced.

AS: I'm quite ambivalent. On the one hand, I think there's something wonderful about sharing a room with people you've only witnessed on the movie screen. If that brings audiences into the theater, I'm delighted. And I'm susceptible, too. The presence of Isabelle Huppert or Daniel Craig makes me that much more excited to attend. Yet, at the same time, I realize many of these film actors are ill-suited to the work.

EG: When you see a film actor struggling, it was like when Michael Jordan decided to play baseball. When you saw this amazing athlete striking out, you gained a new appreciation for how hard professional baseball must be. Maybe it somehow accrues to theater's benefit when you see Sienna Miller struggling up there, and you think, "Playing Miss Julie must be a really challenging thing."

AS: You're like the most macho theater critic ever. I can't believe you just used a sports metaphor.

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An Injury to One

Dir. Travis Wilkerson (2002). Recalling the great strikes of the World War I period and explicates the death of an IWW organizer in Butte, Montana Travis Wilkerson’s documentary-essay is a model of low-budget formal intelligence as well as engaged filmmaking.
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Schryver Shines and Wildcats Edge St. Peter's, 5-4, in Walk-Off Fashion
Hunter Schryver had 10 strikeouts and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his second collegiate start.
Hunter Schryver had 10 strikeouts and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his second collegiate start.

March 15, 2014

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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - In just the second start of his collegiate career freshman Hunter Schryver (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and had 10 strikeouts in a game that Villanova (5-11) eventually won in walk-off style with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Sophomore first baseman Max Beermann (Tampa, Fla.) tripled home the tying run in the bottom of the ninth and scored the winning run in a 5-4 victory over St. Peter's (2-11) in the home opener at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth on Saturday afternoon.

Despite the dramatic ending Schryver was still the day's top story, as he went seven scoreless innings and faced just three batters of the minimum. Schryver walked three and struck out 10 while giving Wildcats fans a reason to think of a much bigger storyline. Peacocks cleanup hitter Nick Henriquez hit a hard groundball back up the middle with one out in the top of the seventh inning to give St. Peter's its first hit of the game and the lone hit against Schryver.

Kyle Grimes struck out to start the seventh inning and at that point Schryver was in a groove which saw him retire nine straight hitters, with five of those outs coming via a strikeout. Jim Smith walked with one away and Henriquez worked to a full count before producing his team's first hit. With a no-hitter no longer in the offing Schryver had to immediately focus his attention on the game situation with the tying run coming up to the plate. Schryver struck out Zach Rawson and Vinny Maietta in succession to escape the inning with no damage done.

Earlier in the game the Wildcats scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and took an early 3-0 lead. That advantage stood up until St. Peter's manufactured a four-run eighth inning to take a 4-3 lead and put Villanova on its heels for the first time all day. In the bottom of the eighth inning the Wildcats managed just a two-out walk in the midst of three fly outs but with the top of the order due up in the bottom of the ninth inning a comeback seemed almost inevitable.

Sophomore left fielder Adam Goss (Bellaire, Texas) was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the ninth and freshman second baseman Todd Czinege (Overland Park, Kan.) sacrificed him into scoring position. Beermann was up next and he hit a fly ball to right field which got lost in the wind and dropped untouched far from the nearest defensive player. Goss scored easily to tie the game and Beermann raced all the way to third for his second triple of the season.

With the potential winning run 90 feet away senior center fielder Connor Jones (Chandler, Ariz.) was walked intentionally to set up the possibility of a force play. Sophomore third baseman Kevin Jewitt (West Chester, Pa.) was up next and on a 2-1 pitch Peacocks reliever Eric Mozeika (0-2, 18.00 ERA) threw a wild pitch that allowed Beermann to score the winning run.

Jones had the big hit for Villanova in the bottom of the first inning when he crushed a two-run home run over the fence in right-center field. Beermann was hit by a pitch after there were two outs and nobody on in the inning and Jones drilled a 1-1 pitch for his third home run of the season. The rally continued after the home run and the Wildcats manufactured another run. Jewitt walked, freshman designated hitter Brian Trabulsi (Malverne, N.Y.) doubled and sophomore shortstop Eric Lowe (Arlington Heights, Ill.) bunted for an RBI single.

St. Peter's starting pitcher Frank Morris, a transfer from Seton Hall who had faced Villanova before, came back strong after the first inning and pitched through six innings with no further damage. He wound up allowing three earned runs on seven hits, while walking two and striking out four.

In the top of the eighth inning the Peacocks loaded the bases with nobody out against senior reliever Chris Haggarty (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) on a walk, single and hit by pitch. Leadoff hitter Jon Kristoffersen got St. Peter's on the board with a two-run single which made the score 3-2. Senior lefty Matt Meurer (Katy, Texas) came in and allowed consecutive singles to Kyle Grimes and Jim Smith, with the latter hit tying the game at 3-3 with the bases still loaded and still nobody out.

Meurer (1-1, 0.52 ERA) then slammed the door on the Peacocks rally. Henriquez hit a sacrifice fly to center which brought in the go-ahead run but Meurer ended the inning on an infield fly and a groundout to short which featured Lowe making a terrific play at the edge of the outfield grass to throw out Maietta at first to end the inning. Meurer then needed just six pitches to retire the side in order in the top of the ninth.

In their final game of the weekend the Wildcats will take on former BIG EAST rival Connecticut on Sunday afternoon at 1:15 p.m.

NOTES: Jones hit an inside-the-park home run yesterday at La Salle for his second home run of the year ... His home run just four batters into today's home opener was a welcome sign for Villanova, which did not hit a home run at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth until the 13th home game last year ... Beermann has been hit by a pitch a team-high eight times this season ... Villanova leads the all-time series with St. Peter's by a 9-2 margin.

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    Along the Barú river in the little town of Dominical, the main entrance to scenic Costa Ballena, you will find the beautiful eco-lodge Villas Río Mar. Fifty-two comfortable rooms divided into thirteen private bungalows, strategically spaced throughout a lovely garden, makes this a very unique hotel. Villas Rio Mar is the perfect place to relax by the pool, enjoy excellent food in the hotel restaurant, shoot some pool in the activity center or walk the few blocks to Dominical Beach to view the sunset.

    If you are looking to stay physically active on your holiday, Villas Río Mar offers many tours and sports activities. A tennis court and miniature golf course are located on the hotel premises and of course, the nearby Pacific Ocean offers surfing, beach combing or playing in the waves. In addition, there are numerous attractions a short drive away, such as popular Manuel Antonio National Park and stunning Marino Ballena National Park, where Scarlet Macaws nest in the trees. From the hotel you can make full-day tours to ecologically diverse Corcovado National Park or Caño Island Biological Reserve, a snorkeling and diving paradise.

    One of the most popular activities Villas Río Mar offers is a horseback riding tour to the Nauyaca Waterfall. For nature lovers, this tour is a must as it offers the opportunity to see many varieties of Costa Rican flora and fauna. Covering twelve kilometers through the jungle, you arrive at the falls where guests can enjoy a swim in the refreshing waters. Included is a delicious breakfast and lunch at a Tico home.

    After strenuous exercise guests can relax with a treatment in the hotel spa, which offers massages, body scrubs and wraps, facials, manicures, pedicures, all using only the finest organic products.

    One of the highlights of Villas Río Mar is their emphasis on sustainable tourism, a commitment to preserve and protect the natural environment in which they are located, which is evident throughout the property. The hotel has been awarded four of a possible five “leaves” by the Costa Rican Tourism Board, a high level of recognition for their environmental efforts.

    For a delightful visit to the Southern Zone of Costa Rica, Villas Río Mar in Dominical is definitely the place to stay for comfort, tropical beauty and a peaceful, relaxing vacation.

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New Hampshire Insiders Guide: Favorite Expert Ski Trails

  • Black Diamond, Cannon Mountain

    1. Black Diamond, Cannon Mountain

    You know those people who talk a lot about skiing? They're always quoting a product review, or bragging about their top-of-the- line equipment. Well, those folks probably won't enjoy skiing Hardscrabble, a skinny, twisty trail-a true and pure skiing experience, without the bells and whistles of man- made snow or grooming. It's hardscrabble, rough-and-tough skiing. And it's loads of fun.

  • Black Diamond, Bretton Woods

    2. Black Diamond, Bretton Woods

    The 2012-13 season brought lift access via the Telegraph T-bar (yes, a T-bar!) to Mount Stickney Glades, previously accessed by earning your turns-hiking rather than riding a lift to access trails. Warm up with a hot cocoa by the indoor woodstove in the solar-powered Mount Stickney Cabin, or refuel with a snack on the sundeck. Or tap your inner kid and roast marshmallows at the outdoor stone fireplace. Before your sugar high wears off, ski Number 5 on Stickney. You'll need the boost to tackle the steep, tight tree run.

  • Double Black Diamond, Gunstock Mountain Resort

    3. Double Black Diamond, Gunstock Mountain Resort

    For fresh powder stashes, follow Upper Recoil from the peak and pop into the tight entrance on skiers' left to Recoil Glades. The trail is protected from the wind, but the deciduous trees minus their canopy of leaves in the winter let the snow accumulate.

  • Black Diamond, Cranmore Mountain Resort

    4. Black Diamond, Cranmore Mountain Resort

    For bumpers, black-diamond Koessler has a moderate pitch with clean mogul lines. Since the sun hits Koessler first thing in the morning, you'll have all day long to bump it up on soft hero snow. Ride the Schneider Triple (named in honor of Herbert Schneider, Cranmore's former owner and longtime general manager, and son of Austrian Hannes Schneider, father of modern skiing, who made Cranmore Mountain his new home in 1939) to ski laps on Koessler. When your legs turn to rubber, kick back and refuel at Meister Hut, located at the top of Koessler, with views of Mount Washington.

  • Double Black Diamond, Loon Mountain Resort

    5. Double Black Diamond, Loon Mountain Resort

    If you prefer long, steep runs, you'll love Ripsaw on South Peak. Ripsaw was cut in 2009, and prevails as Loon's only double black. Pay attention to the orange-and-black "Experts Only" sign. About a mile long, the trail descends 1,800 vertical feet, with twists, turns, and views of Franconia Notch and the town of Lincoln along the way. The steepest section crosses under the Lincoln Express Quad. Just to be clear, the "Experts Only" sign refers to skiing and riding ability-not how epic your yard sales are under the lift.

  • Black Diamond, Mount Sunapee Resort

    6. Black Diamond, Mount Sunapee Resort

    Scope out the bump lines as you ride the North Peak Triple over Upper Flying Goose. The trail features a mogul course where Sunapee's freestyle team trains, but there's plenty of room for everyone to bump it up. It's a great place to improve your technique, since the sides of the trail are groomed flat and mogul-free in case you need an escape route. If you want to know how you rank against the competition, sign up for the Mueller Cup Mogul Thing Race, where amateur skiers of all ages compete on Flying Goose for the title of Mogul King and Mogul Queen.

  • Black Diamond, Ragged Mountain Resort

    7. Black Diamond, Ragged Mountain Resort

    Ride Ragged's Six Pack high-speed chairlift- the only one in the Granite State-to the peak and take in the awesome view of Mount Washington before heading down the headwall of rags to riches. After the top section, the trail opens up-like the vast ski bowls out West. Make arcing turns through this natural basin nestled between Ragged and Spear peaks.

  • Double Black Diamond, Waterville Valley Resort

    8. Double Black Diamond, Waterville Valley Resort

    It's always nice to see a trail before you actually ski it to know what you're in for. It's even more important when the trail is a double black that has tested the prowess of the best ski racers in many a top-level competition. Before you commit to True Grit, take the Sunnyside Triple to the top, and along the way decide whether you're ready to tackle the #11 trail on the Ski Channel's "Gnarly 99" list. It starts out steep and just keeps going, with half of the trail groomed and the other half bumped up.

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Kanye West isn't the person you'll find with tens of thousands of tweets. But the most recent message posted to his verified account reveals that the video to his popular track "Mercy" is on the horizon.

Yeezy simple tweeted "MERCY video coming" along with an image of a luxury of sports car in the background.

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Vt. to Review State Child Abuse Policies

Montpelier — Vermont has generally done a very good job in looking out for children’s welfare, state Agency of Human Services Secretary Doug Racine told a state Senate panel looking into child abuse issues in the wake of a Rutland County toddler’s death last month.

Racine told lawmakers his agency would cooperate fully with their investigation, which grew out of the death of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon, whose stepfather is charged with second-degree murder in her death.

“Bad things do happen, and if there’s something that can be done and we can learn out of this, and that you can learn out of this, where we could do even better, then I would welcome that,” Racine said.

Senate President Pro-Tem John Campbell, D-Quechee, introduced the panel by outlining topics for the panel to tackle in their investigation, including county differences in procedure, caseworker qualifications, funding impacts, how custody decisions are made and defining existing legal child protections.

State senators, including the entire Rutland County delegation — Sen. Peg Flory, Sen. Eldred French and Sen. Kevin Mullin — are reviewing possible revisions to statutory practices involving child abuse matters, not specific cases. Sen. Dick Sears and Sen. Claire Ayer are co-chairs and Sen. Ann Cummings and Sen. Jane Kitchel are also on the panel.

Dezirae, of Poultney, died in February after suffering severe head trauma. Her stepfather, Dennis Duby, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in her death. Records show that Dezirae had a history of child abuse injuries and her mother Sandra Eastman was convicted last year of cruelty to a child.

Campbell said in his statement Dezirae had, for a time, been removed from her home by Department for Children and Families.

Flory, R-Pittsford, said the committee isn’t meant to point fingers.

“We’re looking at where did the system fail, is it a systemic failure, if so, how do we best fix it,” Flory said.

Flory said the committee will look beyond DCF at the issues in a broad scope and be careful not to impede the police investigation into Dezirae’s death.

During the meeting, panel co-chair Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington wondered if the child welfare system’s propensity to keep children in their homes was influenced by statue or a result of personal judgment.

“I think (the panel) is an important part of the process as we examine Vermont’s response to physical abuse of children,” Sears said after the meeting.

Sears invoked the case of Brooke Bennett, a 12-year-old murdered and sexually assaulted by her sex-offender uncle in Randolph, as another case that had a significant influence on public policy. Bennett’s 2008 death prompted the Vermont Legislature to strengthen the state’s sex offender laws.

“The experience after the Brooke Bennett murder certainly changed Vermont’s response to child sexual abuse, and perhaps this panel can help, if needed, change Vermont’s response to child physical abuse,” Sears said.

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Justin Timberlake on Music: ‘I Just Don’t Know [in] What Capacity I Want to Be Involved Anymore’

It has been over four years since Justin Timberlake released his last album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, and aside from the occasional guest appearance on a single or late-night musical collaboration with Jimmy Fallon, it seems that there is little that can lure Timberlake away from his current pursuit as an eyeglasses-wearing "serious actor." With The Social Network coming out tomorrow and even more films on the horizon, Entertainment Weekly grilled Timberlake about his extended musical hiatus, and the 29-year-old got awfully defensive (and even a bit fatalistic) about putting out a new album. Could it be that he would give up his status as the biggest male pop star in the world simply to do voice cameos on The Cleveland Show?

EW: Are there people you work with who are telling you that you should put another record out sooner rather than later?
Timberlake: … Does a painter make a painting because he has to make it by December 21st? No, he doesn’t. It happens when it pours out of him. That’s how music is for me … .

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Sean Penn Didn’t Really Get Tree of Life Either

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: Actor Sean Penn attends the premiere of Julian Schnabel's "Miral" hosted by The Weinstein Company and His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss, President of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations General Assembly Hall on March 14, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company) Photo: Jemal Countess/2011 Getty Images

Sean Penn thinks that the script for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life is "the most magnificent one" he's ever read, but that the final film is still sort of puzzling. "I didn't at all find on the screen the emotion of the script," he told France's Le Figaro. "A clearer and more conventional narrative would have helped the film without, in my opinion, lessening its beauty and its impact. Frankly, I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing there and what I was supposed to add in that context," he says. Penn says Malick himself couldn't really explain the role, either, but that the filmmaker is a "real artist." Penn still recommends Tree and says it can be very moving, as long as audiences watch it without specific expectations. Expect dinosaurs, though, because there is that dinosaur scene. [Le Figaro via NYer]


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This page provides information about the SVG Working Group face-to-face meeting that will be hosted by Mozilla Japan in Tokyo in 2013.

Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 June 2013, inclusive. Wednesday 5 June will be a combined FXTF meeting with the CSS WG.

Mozilla Japan 1F
7-5-6 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo
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Please fill out the registration form.

Please add agenda proposals for topics you would like to be discussed.

Shortly before the meeting, the chairs will put together an agenda.

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Hotel & Residence Roppongi is new and looks good but I've yet to find an English page for it.

More suggestions to come.

Haneda international airport is the closest airport but mostly only services international flights from Asia.

The other international airport is Narita airport.

From either airport, the limousine bus if often quite convenient and affordable depending on where you are staying.

Alternatively, if arriving at Narita, the Narita Express (NEX) or Keisei Skyliner provide a fast train service to Tokyo from which point you can catch a subway or taxi to your hotel.

(Note that the Skyliner is newer and shinier but it only takes you as far as Ueno which is probably further north than you want if you're staying near Roppongi and going by taxi. However, if going by subway you can take the Hibiya line directly from Ueno to Roppongi.)

Ground Transportation

The closest subway station is Nogizaka station (乃木坂駅) on the Chiyoda line (千代田線). Exit 3 is the closest exit to the office.

Roppongi station (六本木駅) on the Oedo line (sometimes called Toei Oedo line since it is run by a different company, 都営大江戸線) and Hibiya line (日比谷線) is also in reasonable walking distance. Take the exit marked for 'Midtown'.

You can use Jorudan to look for train connections.

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The local currency is Japanese Yen (JPY). At the time of writing, 1 USD is approximately 95 JPY. See currency converter for current conversion rates.

Japanese electricity supply is 100V and the plugs are the same size as US outlets. Many North American appliances work without an adapter. See [1].

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    • Preparation time: 15 minutes
    • Cooking time: 15 minutes
    • Total time: 30 minutes 30 minutes

    Serves: 4-6 as a light lunch

    350g red ripe tomatoes
    110g rocket
    ½ small young cucumber, cut into smallish chunks
    450g new potatoes, cooked and sliced
    110g French beans, cooked and halved diagonally
    4 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
    2 x 200g tins tuna fish in oil, well drained
    2 x 6 minute hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered (link to hard boiled egg recipe)
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    50g black olives

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    1 clove garlic, peeled
    1 rounded teaspoon mustard powder
    1 tablespoon wine or balsamic vinegar
    6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    2 tablespoons finely chopped herbs (chives, parsley, basil or chervil)
    Freshly milled black pepper

    To make the vinaigrette dressing, start off with a pestle and mortar. First of all crush the flakes of sea salt to a powder, then add the peeled clove of garlic and pound them together, which will immediately bring out the garlic's juices and turn it into a smooth paste. Next add the mustard powder, work that in, then add the vinegar and some freshly milled black pepper and mix thoroughly until the salt dissolves. Finally, add the olive oil. Now stir the herbs into the vinaigrette – it will look rather thick but will spread itself out beautifully once you toss it into the salad. Just before you dress the salad, pour everything into a screw-top jar and shake vigorously so it's thoroughly blended.

    For the salad, begin by preparing the tomatoes. Place them in a bowl, pour boiling water over them, then, after 1 minute, drain and slip off their skins, protecting your hands with a cloth if you need to. Now cut each tomato in half and hold each half in the palm of your hand (cut side up), then turn your hand over and squeeze gently until the seeds come out; it's best to do this over a plate or bowl to catch the seeds. Now cut each tomato into quarters. Then, in a large salad bowl, arrange the tomatoes, rocket leaves, cucumber, potatoes, beans and chopped shallots in layers, sprinkling a little of the dressing in as you go.

    Next arrange chunks of tuna and egg quarters on top, then arrange the anchovies in a criss-cross pattern, followed by a scattering of olives, and a final sprinkling of dressing. Now you need to serve the salad fairly promptly, and needless to say it needs lots of warm, crusty baguette with Normandy butter to go with it.

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Police detective's career in tatters after girlfriend filmed him using cocaine

The women with whom Gareth Bassett was having a relationship then sent the footage to his police force's anti-corruption unit

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A long-serving police detective has lost his career after a woman he was having a relationship with videotaped him using cocaine and sent it to his force’s anti-corruption unit, a court was told.

Swansea Crown Court heard Gareth Vaughan Bassett, 45, of Llwynhendy, Llanelli, was sacked as a detective sergeant with Dyfed-Powys Police after he admitted a single charge of possessing cocaine last August.

Bassett, who the court heard is now living on income support, admitted the charge at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.

He initially denied the offence claiming he thought the drug was a “legal high” and asked for hair samples to be taken.

Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, said hair samples were sent to a French laboratory the results showing a low level of drug use in the previous four weeks.

Mr Cobbe told the court a series of text messages on August 1, 2013 showed Bassett urged his girlfriend to buy drugs for them to use together the following weekend.

The prosecutor said the defendant claimed it was merely a “test” because he knew his girlfriend had been a drug-user and he suspected she was using illegal drugs once again but he said the defendant was effectively “blaming” her for his possession of the drug.

James Hartson, defending Bassett, said that the detective was a man of good character.

He said: “This is a man who, for 25 years has served his community well without a blemish on his career.”

He added that Bassett’s dismissal from the police following the incident would have a significant effect on his finances.

He said: “He has lost a substantial amount of pension rights along with his good name and for an experienced police officer in his late forties that’s highly regrettable.

“He’s now in receipt of income support as a result of his dismissal from the police.

“He became involved in a relationship with someone who was a user of cocaine.

“It’s a mark of her character that she recorded what happened and played it to his employers.

“He has paid a very high price for an indiscretion. It was a moment of madness.”

Mr Hartson said the reading from Bassett’s hair sample was 0.39mg, the accepted amount for a positive reading being 0.5mg, but he said: “He has accepted the inevitable, that at a crown court trial he would have been convicted.”

Mr Hartson said the length of time it took his client to plead guilty to the offence was due to the fact he wanted legal advice on whether the video evidence would be admissable in court and he had to wait for hair sample analysis.

Recorder Christopher Clee QC adjourned sentence for three weeks for reports into Bassett’s background saying the offence warranted community service “at least”.

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Selerity Raises $3 Million from Top Financial Info. Execs

The likes of Tom Glocer, former CEO of Reuters, and Lee Olesky, CEO of Tradeweb, invested in Selerity's series B financing, which the company will use to accelerate development of its Alerts platform.

Selerity, a real-time event data provider based in Jersey City, New Jersey, said it raised $3 million in a second round of equity financing from investors who are among the financial information industry’s top executives including Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters and Lee Olesky, CEO of Tradeweb.

The other investors include Mark Faulkner, founder of Data Explorers and co-founder, Credit Benchmark, Emanuel Mond, former chairman, Cadis and Sharon Rowlands, CEO, Altegrity.

As part of the capital raise, Mond will join Selerity’s board of directors. Mond is a seasoned financial information services executive, entrepreneusr and investor, according to the release. Prior to serving as chairman of Cadis, a global enterprise data management specialist, Mond held senior and investor roles at multiple financial technology ventures including Monis Software (acquired by SunGard), SunGard and Whittaker Garnier.

“I look forward to working with the Selerity team and my fellow board members to expand the company’s footprint in the fast-growing real-time intelligence market and to guide Selerity as it applies the additional capital to further develop its offerings,” commented Mond in the release.

Selerity said it plans to use the series B funds to accelerate development of Selerity Alerts, a real-time intelligence platform. The Selerity Alerts platform allows securities traders, analysts, portfolio managers and other professionals to receive breaking, real-time intelligence based on their specific investment thesis and interests. The platform utilizes algorithms that sift through hundreds of thousands of events per day at sub-second speeds from sources including social media, local media regulatory agencies, and authoritative blogs. Events are then analyzed to deliver the most relevant information to clients.

A majority of Selerity’s series A shareholders and board of directors also reinvested as part of the second round including Donal Smith (chairman of Selerity), Doug Atkin, former president and CEO of Instinet and Roger Ehrenberg, Wall Street veteran and former CEO of DB Advisors.

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Happy Patch Day!

So far, I'm up to about ten new pets (including the Midsummer one, which I got late last night), so yay! :)

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Found one today by the vendors in COT at about 1:15pm server time. It was poor quality, but I used my Flawless Dragonkin Battle-Stone on it.

I've been wanting an Infinite Whelpling since BC - so happy to finally have one!

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