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History of Greystone
Greystone Mansion, and the surrounding grounds with which it shares its magnificent beauty, are rich in California history. Edward Laurence Doheny, who bought the land in the 1910s, was born in 1856 in the small Midwestern town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. By the time he was a young teen, Doheny’s adventuresome spirit and love of the wilderness led him to prospecting for gold and soon thereafter, oil. In 1892, Doheny and his friend Charles A. Canfield, were the first to strike oil in Los Angeles. They later discovered large oil deposits in Mexico which, combined with their Los Angeles holdings, made them the largest producers of oil in the world at that time.

Edward Doheny and his wife Carrie Louella Wilkins had two children. Their first, a daughter Eileen, passed away when she was just seven years old. On November 6, 1893, their only son, Edward “Ned” Laurence Doheny, Jr., was born and grew up as heir to one of the world’s great financial empires. Ned went on to marry Lucy Smith of Pasadena and in 1926 Edward Laurence Doheny Sr. gave his son as a wedding gift a premium parcel of land consisting of 12.58 acres with sweeping citywide views.

Construction of the palatial manor home began February 15, 1927 and although Ned, his wife Lucy, and their five children moved into the residence in September 1928, the estate took three years to complete at a cost of over $3 million, an almost unimaginable sum in real estate at the time. The original cost to construct Greystone’s entire estate was $3,166,578.12, the mansion alone cost $1,238,378.76. The extraordinary result became known as Greystone for its abundant use of stone construction and its rather somber gray appearance. In addition to the mansion, originally located on the grounds were stables and kennels, tennis courts, a fire station, gatehouse, swimming pool and pavilion, a greenhouse, a lake, babbling brooks and cascading waterfalls.

On the night of February 16, 1929, only five months after the family had moved in, Ned Doheny was found shot to death inside the home, at the age of 35 and the victim of an apparent murder-suicide perpetrated by his longtime personal friend and aid Hugh Plunkett. Lucy continued living at Greystone until 1955, after which she and her second husband Leigh M. Battson sold the majority of the original land to the Paul Trousdale Corporation, developers of Beverly Hills’ prestigious “Trousdale Estate” homes. The following year Lucy and her husband sold for approximately $1.5 million the remaining 18.3 acre parcel, including Greystone Mansion, to Henry Crown of Chicago-based Park Grey Corporation. Mr. Crown, however, never formally occupied the site but instead leased it out as a popular filming location, a legacy Greystone still maintains today.

The City of Beverly Hills purchased the property from Mr. Crown in 1965 for approximately $1.3 million with plans to install a 19-million gallon water tank on the property as its hilltop site provided tremendous natural water pressure. This site continues to serve as the City of Beverly Hills’ largest reservoir. On September 16, 1971, the entire 18.3 acre site, including its centerpiece Greystone Mansion, was formally dedicated as a public park by the City of Beverly Hills. Five years later, on April 23, 1976, Greystone was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2013 Greystone was designated Beverly Hills Local Historic Landmark No. 4.

Architecture & mansion interior

Greystone Mansion was designed by the renowned Southern Californian architect Gordon B. Kaufmann and was constructed by the P.J. Walker Company. The landscape architect was Paul G. Thiene, who used a potpourri of Gothic and neoclassic architectural styles.

The structure of Greystone Mansion was built of steel reinforced concrete, faced with Indiana limestone and is roofed of Welsh slate. Upon entering the mansion, the hand railings and arch-framed stairway typify both the opulence and craftsmanship of the era and of the entire Greystone property. All of the oak banisters, balustrades and rafters were hand carved, while each of the five chimneys was designed and crafted by a different artist. The floors of the grand hall showcased black and white inlaid marble and an elaborate living room held a balcony where musicians often performed on special occasions. The kitchen featured a pantry built to secure a large adjoining wall safe that was used to store the family’s silver and gold services. The mansion included servant’s quarters on two floors of the east wing and accommodated a live-in staff of fifteen. There are fifty-five livable rooms within the 46,054 square feet of living space in the mansion. Bedrooms were spread throughout the second floor, where the master bedroom suite was located in the west wing and featured an accompanying sitting room, two baths, a dressing room and a massage room. All the rooms with southern exposure offered a panoramic view of the Los Angeles Basin, from downtown to the Pacific Ocean.

The two oldest boy’s bedrooms were located in the north wing, where a circular staircase led into an adjacent recreation wing that contained a movie theater room, an original Brunswick bowling alley, billiard room and a hidden bar. Today one may recognize certain scenes from the movies as a number of well known films have been shot here at Greystone using the stately home and grounds as a backdrop. The grandeur of the setting also makes it a popular venue for weddings and elegant special events.

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Kerala - Hub of Life Science

Western Ghats, one of the thirty nine bio-diversity hotspots in the world, has recently featured among the UNESCO’s list of iconic World Heritage Sites for its rich biodiversity. Home to 137
species of mammals, 508 species of birds, 332 species of butterflies, 290 species of fishes, 10,035 species of flora of which 102 species are exclusively endemic to the region.

This majestic Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri in local parlance; stretches across 1600 kms covering the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. About 500 kms of this rich biosphere is exclusively in Kerala, comprising of 56% of the total geographic area of the State.

It is fitting that a life sciences park of such superior scale and technological advancement should come up in Kerala. The State’s rich bio-diversity comprising of abundant flora and fauna has always fostered a thriving R & D culture, giving birth to many research institutions in agriculture, Ayurveda, medical sciences, bio-technology, fisheries, marine sciences and more.

Kerala is home to a vibrant and well educated people and the state has the highest ratio of
science graduates and technology professionals. The immense knowledge base concentrated in the R & D clusters near the Park as well as across Kerala will greatly enhance the Park’s efficiency as a single source R&D and knowledge centre for the industry.

Prevailing Life Sciences

    • Scientific innovations in Life Science / BioTech institutions, several products & technologies ready to find their way from lab to commercialisation
    • Presence of several Centres of Excellence and Knowledge Centres in Biotechnology
    • Biodiversity hotspots in Western Ghats
    • Leadership in herbal-based industries
    • Low cost instrumentation and medical software
    • Strong research base, in terms of trainable skilled human resource and educational infrastructure in Life Sciences
    • Rich Human Capital
      • About 20,000 students of life sciences passing out of Universities / Colleges of Kerala every year.
      • Nearly 1000 research scholars work on frontier technology areas in Life Sciences/ Biotechnology.
      • About 200 PhDs produced every year in the sector.
    • Advantages in terms of R&D facilities, knowledge, skills, and cost effectiveness, in the biotechnology industry
    • Kerala Government Agencies in support of Life Sciences
      1. Department of Industries
      2. Department of Science & Technology
        • Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE)
        • Kerala Biotechnology Board (KBB)
        • Kerala Biotechnology Commission (KBC)

Ecosystem in the state

    • Rich Bio Resources: Kerala is designated as one of the 34 biodiversity "Hotspots" in the world. It has a natural habitat for innumerable number of species. Kerala accounts for
      • 24% plant species
      • 30% animal species
      • 35% freshwater fish species of the country
      • 210 freshwater fish species
    • Reservoir of medicinal, flora and fauna : Kerala State is rich with natural resources in flora and fauna .It has got unique source of medicinal plants to produce ayurvedic potions which has enabled large number of business houses, health spas, clinics. Kerala accounts for:
      • 900 species of medicinal plants
      • 7667 species of flora
      • 1254 species of fauna
    • Strong In Healthcare & Traditional Medicine: Kerala spends more than 9% of the State's GDP on health. There are 961 primary health centers and 5408 sub centers. The number of hospital beds in Kerala is approx 1,25,000.
    • Emerging Education and Research Base: The R&D institutes in Kerala is largely Government driven. Research is mainly centered around healthcare and limited application in agri biotechnology. The Kerala Agricultural University and 18 colleges are offering biotechnology courses. There are 7 medical & Agro based biotechnology research institutes, 3 institutes are engaged in research in marine biotechnology.
    • Skilled Workforce & Human Capital: Kerala has got the highest ratio of PhDs to total population. It has the highest density of Science & Technology personnel. Kerala accounts for:
      • 20 Million people in the working age group of 15 ~ 59
      • 2.5 Million working abroad, 55% of which are in gulf region
      • Home to renowned national institutes – IIM, NIT, IIITM, IISER, IIST
      • High Human Development Index – Highest in India

Biotechnology/Medical Technology

    Biotechnology/Medical Technology
    • The three vital components under this sector envisaged for the facility are biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical devices. Research and subsequent fruit yielding work on the same will see a chain of stages and levels in which the activities would be carried out. It would begin with core lab based research, taking into account various scientific processes and usage of relevant lab methods and technologies designated to be installed at the park. These activities would primarily be focused on the Innovation and Incubation Centre with inputs from the Bio-process facility wherever required on a case to case basis.However, for the end stage of the process/product development, the contribution from other park constituents such as the Animal Science Centre and Medical Technology Centre cannot be undermined. The components under the Animal Science Centre such as lab animal production unit, toxicological unit, translational research unit etc. would be of paramount importance in finalizing and testing the findings of research executed.
    Animal Health and Nutrition
    • Feed additives, Veterinary Biologicals and Animal Diagnostics are the vital pillars of the research proposed to be conducted under this sector. As with the Healthcare sector, the incubation and innovation center along with the bioprocess facility will be the cornerstone of the research activities here. The Food and AYUSH innovation center will be necessary in the later stages of the research for feed additives as the availability of pilot scale trials facility and product testing which are crucial to R&D and product development efforts within the food and nutraceutical industry are available here.For veterinary biologicals and animal diagnostics subsequent inputs from the medical technology facility and the animal science facility would be unquestionable importance as they would be necessary for conducting pre-clinical trials and related testing measures to get desired outcome of the research process.
    Food, Herbal and Traditional Medicine
    • Functional foods, traditional herbal medicinal science and nutraceuticals will be forming the crux of the research avenues proposed to be executed under this sector at this facility. The herbal products & traditional medicine sector is another promising sector for the park which is extensively correlated with the nutraceutical and functional food sector in terms of infrastructure requirements especially for downstream research. This center will leverage upon the synergy to draw herbal and traditional medicine ventures as well to the center.

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Rapid Orientation Through a Layered Approach

Paula Gail Benson

I write short stories. For me, two pages may be a fifth of the tale I’m telling.

Within the first two pages, I need to introduce the main characters, setting, and situation confronting the protagonist as well as inserting a few hints about how the matter will be resolved. I have to establish relationships and conflict so that readers are already wondering what’s going to happen next.

My story, “The Train’s on the Tracks,” recently published in FISH OR CUT BAIT: A GUPPY ANTHOLOGY (Wildside Press, April 2015), takes place on the floor of a State Senate during a filibuster over a controversial bill. Thanks to CSPAN, news programing, and movies, readers have some familiarity with how a legislative chamber looks and what happens during a debate, but this story presents a different perspective from what they are used to viewing.

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Seeing the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Iceland

The vessel was waiting at Reykjavík’s Old Harbor. Around 21:15, we set out into Faxafló in search of the Aurora Borealis. The Harpa and Hallgrímskirkja shrunk behind us. Bellatrix, the 3rd brightest star in the constellation of Orion, and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, were guiding us along the way.

We were out on the outdoor decks, in protective overalls to stave off the cold, surveying the sky for the nature’s own fireworks. It was a full Moon, with a clear, dark sky. In the middle of a pitch-black bay, it was a matter of waiting for the cosmic show to begin. We were patiently waiting on the decks for about 30 minutes, everyone was silent.

“Georgi, look to your left,” Kirsten marveled.

“Ahh! I see a green arch,” I said.

Wisps of green were twirling across the Icelandic night sky in a turbulent chaotic flow. We were all silent again, mesmerized by this natural phenomenon. The aurora show had begun. The Northern Lights were dancing in the sky in green and purple colors. They even had a rhythm to it. They had a color scheme. I was in a complete awe.

It was a jaw-dropping, surreal experience. Seeing the Aurora Borealis in Iceland was so thrilling. Hard to paint a picture of this overwhelming experience. It’s a must-see.


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Since our tests have proved positive (though it does take a long time for the signature links to produce results), we make this a daily tasks. That is how much we trust in it. Also, like other backlinking techniques, the client does see some referral traffic coming from the forums/blogs. Sometimes, turning into conversions (sales).


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Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi

November 8th, 2018 — 10:05pm

Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi

I remember very clearly as a young boy, the great happiness among my family and friends on May 14, 1948 when there was the formal declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel. I also recall my first trip to Israel as a medical student with my wife in 1963 as part of a program for young Jews to better appreciate the meaning and the importance of the State of Israel. One more related memory for me to set the tone of my feelings about this book was nine years later, when I entered our synagogue with my family in 1973 on Yom Kipper and was shocked to learn of the surprise invasion of Israel by Syria and Egypt. Subsequently, I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Israel a couple of times with my family over the years including one time as Visiting Professor at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

I have never been any type of scholar of the Israeli-Arab dispute and conflict. I understand that the Arabs have great animosity towards the Jews and feel that the land of Israel is also Palestine, their homeland. As I came to appreciate the persistence of the Arab’s feelings and entitlement about Israel, I began to side with the idea of the “two-state solution.” My reasoning was that the Israelis could live in peace and their families would be safe and there would not be any threats. I assumed that the Arabs should feel the same way. This book was to teach me that I was quite naive in my simple views of the situation.

The author of this book is an Israeli scholar, born in the United States, but moved to Israel when he was a young man. He not only knows the Jewish history but is also very knowledgeable and understanding of the history of the Arabs and the origin of their feeling towards Palestine. He reminds the reader of his book that both people had their origin as being descendants from the two sons of Abraham. He wrote this book as a series of letters to his Palestinian neighbor whose home he can see from his own house off in a distance on top of a hill. He traces the history of the Jewish people and their connection to the land of Israel in a very compelling manner. He fills in many of the gaps in my knowledge and provides a depth of understanding that adds to the stories we tell at Passover or during the various Jewish holidays and when we read and discuss parts of the Torah or when we do these things during Jewish holidays, Bar Mitzvahs or any services at the synagogue.

Halevi clearly makes the case that the Jews are not only a religion but a people and have a commitment and a connection to the land of Israel. He wants his Palestinian neighbors to appreciate this. At the same time, he presents a very measured understanding of the Palestinian’s attachment to the land. He reviews the situation of how Prime Minister Menachem Begin almost brought Israel to accept the compromised two-state solution, but the Arabs could not honestly agree to such an arrangement. This book doesn’t offer a solution for the seemingly intractable problem. However, he feels sure that the Israelis could eventually accept the two-state solution if they truly believe that the other side would support this and recognize their right to exist. Only then would there would be a chance for living in peace and harmony. What comes across in this book is that the author is empathic to the feelings of his neighbors and hopes that someday, they will reciprocate this feeling. His book is very well done and will be quite enlightening to most readers as it was for me.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The Brady Plan Will Kill Educational Toys – But Will be Good for Porn (Especially Russian)!

Not sure how the House Republicans pick their “winners-and-losers” when they draft a new tax law.  Do you?

In the case of the so-called “Brady Plan” or Border Adjustment Tax, named after the estimable Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, our company will be trashed. We’re a chosen victim for the crime of making our educational products overseas.  Yes, our company develops toys and educational materials in Chicago and Los Angeles and owns the intellectual property in the United States, but makes the products outside our country.  This is how our entire industry works – but apparently that’s baaaaad.  Very bad, very sad.  It goes without saying that the 150 people who work here must be bad people, too.  Shame, shame, shame.  Luckily, Mr. Brady plans to correct this by imposing an effective tax rate on our company of 165% of earnings.  That should defend the American Way of Life!  As covered in yesterday’s blogpost, the tax mavens will achieve this by taking away the right to deduct the cost of our goods from our taxable income.

Just to give you a sense of the evils Brady and his cabal are trying to protect you from, here’s a clip of a couple of our products:

So who have the Republicans chosen as a “winner” under their new tax law?  The Porn Industry!  Apparently, good public policy dictates that we must replace educational toys with pornography.

So we won’t be allowed to deduct the basic economic input that generates revenue (inventory, made elsewhere) but Merchants of Porn will face no such restriction.  They can deduct the cost of their basic input – good ole’ American jobs! – and also their expenses for those fancy location shoots, production costs, and the like.  And when they “export” their product, meaning when they sell it to someone outside the country, they don’t have to declare that revenue.  So they can take full deductions for everything, even foreign-made cameras they buy locally (giving them a tax break on the border adjustment tax built into the camera cost), but don’t even have to declare all of their revenue.  And, of course, they get a nice tax rate reduction.  Think of it as a “thank you” for creating good American jobs!

Back of the envelope, a “S” Corp porn mogul will see his/her Federal tax rate nominally drop from 39.6% to 25% but if he exports, it gets even better.  Let’s see how the math works out for a porn production company that exports 10% of its product. [I made up these numbers – at least I admit it, unlike the economists.]

                                                      Current Law                                    Brady Plan
Revenue:                                          $100.00                                        $ 100.00
Labor                                               ($ 40.00)                                      ($  40.00)
SG&A                                              ($ 40.00)                                      ($  40.00)
Net Taxable Income                        $  20.00                                         $  20.00
Deduct Export Revenues                                                                     ($  10.00)
Federal Tax                                    ($   7.92)  [39.6% rate]                  ($   2.50)   [New 25% rate]

To recap, the Federal tax rate on our family business goes from 39.6% to 165% because we make school supplies overseas, and Sleazoid Porn Mogul’s rate goes from 39.6% to 12.5%.  That’s great public policy!!!

Ah, but what about Russian porn? Surely there’s something in there for them.  [Yech, bad metaphor.]  Of course there is!  The Internet has no border, so there’s no place to tax intangibles that flow over the line.  Huh?  In other words, when a consumer pays for porn that comes from outside the United States, such as porn from Russia, there is no border adjustment tax.  This is called a “loophole”. There is apparently no way to find these cloud-based consumer transactions and therefore no way to tax them.  Although we have been promised a territorial tax system, so darned efficient and good for America, foreign porn merchants can send downloads here without any border adjustment tax.

That’s just for educational toys . . . .

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One popular marketing bonus in online casinos is the ‘wagering requirement’. These requirements often relate to the minimum number of credits (either coins or credit cards) that must be kept on hand at all times. Typically, these requirements are intended to ensure that no player will frequently play slots with just a single set of credit cards or coins on hand. The reasoning behind this type of requirement is that too many players will leave the site with nothing. Having too many players at a single online casino will significantly decrease their overall revenue. For this reason, it is important to make sure that all players have at least one set of credits on hand at all times when playing slots.

Finally, one of the ways that casinos attempt to encourage players to play there is by paying out ‘wish bonus’ winnings. These winnings come in the form of cash payouts when a player’s first spin is made, and for each successive spin thereafter. Ideally, the online casino with the best operator will have the best ‘wish bonus’ winnings; this is because the more often a player plays at an online casino, the greater the likelihood that he or she will be able to win large sums of money.

Online casinos offering free bonus offers are different than traditional casinos. When a slot player spins the reel, not only does he or she place a bet, but also takes a chance on the spin. Playing this type of slot game requires a keen understanding of the rules of this particular game. Therefore, it is not only important to know when to stop, but how much to bet on each spin. Online casinos that offer free bonus offers, on the other hand, maximize a player’s chances of winning.

How to Choose the Best Mobile Casinos for Your Gaming Needs

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How to Choose the Best Mobile Casinos for Your Gaming Needs

Play the latest mobile slot games at your casino now! You can win big jackpots and cash prizes. Slots are a fun way to play casino games. The best part about slot machines is that you never have to leave the table. Play right from your home, right anytime, all by yourself.

Use the free casino apps for Android devices from Google Play to spice up your play. You can use these free casino apps for Android devices to add fun and excitement to your favorite casino games. If you want to play slot machines, download the free casino apps for Android. You can also play other casino games including bingo, craps, poker, blackjack, keno, slot machines, instant games and more.

Another way to increase your gaming options is to download an iPhone casino mobile online software program. iPhone users can take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in Bluetooth technology to connect directly with their mobile browser. With this, players can play online right from their iPhones.

With the introduction of smart phones, everyone desires to be the first to own this new technological breakthrough. Mobile phone technology has enabled players to play online casino games at any time they want. The free casino iPhone software application connects users directly with their smartphones, which makes it convenient for players to keep track of their casino bankrolls. This application is available for download from the iTunes store. This application supports most Google Android smartphone models. It is also available for free on Amazon Appstore.

There are many free casino mobile phone apps for the Apple iPhone and other popular android phone models. Players can simply download these apps and install them onto their smartphones. When they connect their smartphones to their computers, they can instantly start playing casino games, accessing online gaming websites, and monitoring their bankrolls.

The latest craze among players is to download the Google Android version of the flash casino Slots app. The Google Slots app allows players to choose between casino games and casino paylines in one simple interface. In addition, the Google Slots app gives players the chance to try their luck by selecting the best roulette table in the world.

If you’re wondering where to find the best casino apps vs iPhone, you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to tell you about a few of the top mobile browser gaming programs that allow you to play casino games right from your iPhone and/or Android device. One of the best games available right now is the game played in a virtual casino at Burning Paradise. You’ll get the same wonderful graphics, sound, and player interface you would find in an actual brick and mortar casino, but you’re playing for free. In fact, if you do decide to download the iPhone version of this game, you’ll be playing it from the comfort of your own home.

Next up on the list is the highly addictive game of Freecell. You’ll use your iPhone or Android to build towers to shoot neon colored balloons towards a target area, called the goal area, that is filled with balloons. The objective is to shoot as many balloons as possible while keeping them afloat long enough for you to clear the course with only one piece of food. Once you’ve completed the course, you move on to the next section of the track. You’ll find yourself playing this mobile casino online game over again as you attempt to beat the current record time.

If you’re looking for casino games that allow you to play without having to download any apps, look no further than the well-known movies. These fun and exciting mobile apps give players the opportunity to experience what it’s like to “poker” while they travel to a friend’s location or simply have a little fun exploring a new city. As you travel through different cities around the world, you can take advantage of this fun and entertaining movie apps, tapping into the casino mobile market. You can purchase pre-built poker chips, or you can build your own poker chip collection. The choice is yours!

Finally, for real money play, there is the popular Roulette App Versus Google Android. If you’ve never played roulette before, you may want to give this new app a try, since it allows you to enjoy the rich visual presentation of your iPhone or Android device without having to install any additional third party software. The interface makes it easy to understand and use. Best mobile slots players love this new version of roulette because it offers an all-new and unique way to play the game. With the Google Android app, players can actually trade in their old smartphones for real money – a great incentive!

So what are you waiting for? Check out the best mobile casinos now! Look up all the current deals with any of the top mobile casinos on your favorite search engine or read up on the newest additions to any of the top casinos on Google Play. If you’re new to mobile gambling, you’ll have no shortage of things to learn. Find out today what the best mobile casinos offer to the best mobile slots players!

Tips For Finding the Best Online Casino Gambling Sites

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Tips For Finding the Best Online Casino Gambling Sites

Casinos in this online gambling USA guide have revealed to you how to locate the best casinos that accept free players. If you like get it in simple language here. Yet there’s not everything that needs to be discussed.

There are so many operators at the best casino sites. The internet is filled with a lot of web pages and you may very easily get confused. Some of them will only give you details on the signup bonuses and some operators will talk only about the gaming rules. The casino game selection is a big issue here.

Before you sign up for a casino site you should consider whether you want to play for real money or play games for virtual money. Some sites allow players to play games for virtual money and get cashback while others allow only game play for cash. Some operators have special offers for new players and others have special promotions for long time players. The minimum deposit amount that an online casino requires you to make is another issue. Some sites require a huge deposit before you can make a new player account, while others will let you make a smaller deposit and no deposit at all.

Some sites allow only payments through software providers. Some software providers provide casino sites with credit card processing services. Others will permit direct payments by checks or money orders. All these options are subject to the specific rules of each site. Some sites require you to pay for any activity that you do, to some allow you to pay for your bets upfront and then make payments whenever you want. The best sites will have a combination of features that allow you to get the best playing experience while paying the least possible amounts.

You can choose between payment methods that are linked to your bank account and credit cards. These options allow you to transfer funds to your bank account when you wish to or from the site. You can also choose the option of using debit cards instead of credit cards when you play games on most casino sites. Most of these sites accept all major credit cards and most major debit cards. However, some sites may only accept one particular card or they may charge you a higher deposit or withdrawal fee if you use your debit card to make purchases.

There are also many sites that allow you to play games for free. This means that you don’t need to make initial deposits in order to start playing casino games on the site. You may also be able to play free games until you have enough funds to play for money. The best online casinos will let you play free games until you are sure that you are ready to gamble for real money.

There are some casinos that do not accept players of certain religions, ethnic groups, national origins, age groups, and even some incomes. You must make sure that the casino site you choose to play on accepts all forms of players you wish to play with. A lot of casino sites do not accept players because of these factors in order to increase their traffic. Be sure to read the specific guidelines before you join a site in order to avoid problems.

Casino game players should be aware that there are both land-based and online casinos. Land-based casinos are open in most parts of the world and provide gaming facilities for locals and tourists alike. Online casinos are internet based casinos that function via the internet. Players can play casino games and win real money from these sites. You can choose to play either blackjack or roulette or any other game at a land-based casino but you will not be allowed to cash out your winnings at an online casino.

An Overview of Online Baccarat

Baccarat is a casino game played with a joker and a banker. In the past, this was a simple game to play, but today, there are many online casinos offering this as one of the games available for players to play. This can be a great way for the gambling addict to get his hands on the game that he loves without actually having to go to an actual casino. Online casinos allow players to get the same kind of fun that they would experience in a live casino with the added benefit of being able to do it from the comfort of their own home. It’s an easy way to have fun while still maintaining a good credit score.

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The main problem with playing baccarat at home is that players may not be able to keep track of their own baccarat strategy. They may end up getting more than they have in the past because they don’t realize that they have overspent their money. If they do have a strategy, it could be a difficult one to employ because the players can’t see the cards that they are throwing at the live dealer. However, if a player can figure out their best bet strategies, then they should be able to keep the baccarat winnings at home.

Baccarat is played with seven card face cards. Players will alternate turns in each game. The first person to win will get two points, regardless of whether or not they got all of the face cards. Then the person who gets the most face cards at the end of the game wins. Some baccarat tables feature only the jackpot, while others feature additional pots for regular poker wagers.

Online baccarat is a wonderful game for those who enjoy the excitement of trying to decide who will come out on top. The large sums of money involved are enough to keep people very interested in trying. There are even online sites where players can make play money by betting real money against other players.

There are similarities between online baccarat and brick-and-mortar card counting games. Both involve dealing with varying levels of cards. They both have jacks that help to count cards, but there is a key difference. In baccarat, players are permitted to take an additional card from the deck with them, so long as they have adequate cards on the table. In card counting, on the other hand, only the bare minimum cards are used.

Another similarity between baccarat and card counting is the way how the banker makes his payout. A banker in a live game will deal out cards, and then call out a specific number from the deck, stating how many more cards will be turned over to the banker from the dealer’s hand. If, after calling out the number, the banker pays out exactly the same number of cards that were dealt out previously, the dealer wins. In online baccarat, however, the banker does not have the same opportunity to act as if he has already dealt out cards. So long as the player does not call out an incorrect number, the banker will make no payout. The benefit to this is that in theory, a player who is a step away from victory has no chance at winning, since the banker would just call out the right number anyway.

It is easy to see how online baccarat can be compared, in a literal sense, to a game of cards, since it is impossible for a player to know if they are being dealt two cards or twenty-four cards. However, a player may be able to gauge whether their cards have been dealt with already, because they may be able to feel the pressure on their hands as the dealer deals them out. It is easy to see how a player can be tempted to call out a low-low or a high-high when the casino’s computer programs indicate that there are holding a high or low percentage of cards on the table. Online casinos make it relatively easy to play with a live dealer, since those players are also making the same effort to determine which cards have been dealt, but it takes away from the experience the player has played against the dealer.

In short online baccarat is very simple to play, but the decisions involved can be complex. Players who are familiar with standard baccarat methods may feel somewhat intimidated by a computer-based system of placing bets, but ultimately, the strategy comes down to being able to read and analyze the reactions of other players. When using online baccarat, it is important to remember that the game is not “free”, even though winning a player game can be fairly straightforward (provided that all players follow the rules of the game). Online baccarat can provide entertainment, teach gambling skills, and allow people to learn about how betting really works, but anyone who is serious about winning should consult a professional before participating. It is possible that online baccarat may become more popular than traditional baccarat in the future, as people are able to make larger bets due to the convenience of placing those bets while playing online.

How to Maximize Free Spins

A free spin is simply one spin of the reels that where you do not need to pay for to spin again. Generally when the casino offers you a free spin bonus, you’re allowed to spin as many times on that same slot machine without spending and everything you win just goes to your bankroll / playing money. A free spin can last from about a minute to as long as your free spins account lasts. After you have used all of your free spins on that same machine, that counts as one spin and you will have paid for a spin that you did not need to spend any money on.

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Casino bonus money is a great way to get started on the right foot at the casino. With most casinos these days, they offer some form of free spins to attract people to play more. The casinos that offer free spins are typically offering an automatic win back bonus. With this type of win back bonus, the casinos credit part of your winnings to you.

The casinos that do offer free spins typically have several different options for the players. These options can be based off of the various forms of deposit bonuses that players may qualify for. Some casinos may require their customers to make a minimum deposit amount or offer some other form of incentive for using their free spins.

The casinos that do offer free spins generally use a few different types of payout methods. These include: credit, debit and credit card wins. It’s best if you educate yourself on the types of casino bonuses and how they work before you try and win a slot game with them.

There is also the option of online casinos that do not offer free spins. With an online casino you generally have the option to receive a sign up bonus when you first start to play. Once you have played a certain number of spins and achieved a certain amount of bonus points then you can withdraw all of your winnings to your account. Online slots without free spins generally allow you to withdraw your winnings at any time without having to wait around until you reach a certain withdrawal amount. This is often beneficial because players who would like to maximize the value of their free spins often prefer to do so on an online casino with online slots without free spins.

There are a number of different ways that you can get the most out of your free in-game bonuses. The best way to maximize your return on your investment with these casino bonuses is to use them in conjunction with other promotional methods. The online slots with free spins that are able to be used alongside the most popular promotion methods are: deposit free spins, jackpots or monthly specials.

In most casinos, to take full advantage of a free spin you need to meet the minimum wagering requirements. To meet these requirements, you should play at casinos with casinos that do not require you to have a minimum deposit before you begin to spin. Some online casinos will also offer promotions that will require you to meet their minimum wagering requirements as well. When combined with these types of promotions and with the ability to withdraw your winnings, the ability to take advantage of free spins becomes even more attractive.

Although free spins are enticing, it is important to remember that they can only be used in combination with another promotional method and with a minimum deposit requirement. Players who plan on taking advantage of free spins should also plan on meeting their minimum wagering requirements before engaging in the practice. This will ensure that they are only spending their winnings on spins that will actually increase their winnings.

What To Look For When Searching For UK Casino Promotions

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The choice of which online casino UK sites to support is down to personal choice and preference. If you choose a specific Ukipper to do business with then that’s great news for you. But some of you might have other considerations such as safety features or whether a particular site offers bonus points or maybe its not safe to play in certain climates. So depending on what it is that you want to play, we will be putting those together with the skipper. We have casinos in the Ukipper which are specifically aimed at certain cultures, such as the ones located in Northern Ireland.

Some of our promotions are promotions of bonus offers, such as: two free spins with each account, one free slotting with every spin you qualify for and much more. In addition, some of our gambling sites offer special promotions that give you the opportunity to play free, real money games. This is great news if you like to play slots a lot, but don’t like to risk losing any money. You can play free Texas Hold’em, Omaha, seven-card stud, or all three without ever having to spend a dime.

There are also a selection of casinos, which give you the chance to play for free. However, as mentioned, you need to use a credit card to make a deposit and then you can either use the credit card for a second deposit bonus or a deposit bonus. You will then be eligible to win jackpots, gift certificates and so much more. These promotions have been created to give players an opportunity to play free and get cash back, while hopefully maximizing their enjoyment from playing the game. This way players are able to maximize the fun by maximizing the amount of money they win.

To get a good idea about the various benefits of playing online games, take the time to look through the various casino promotions. Then look to see what different casinos in the UK are offering. For example, the popular online games site, Betfair is one place where you should check out the free games. This is a site which is home to a wide variety of free games. If you’re looking for an exciting casino gaming experience then this is definitely the place to go. Betfair is not the only place though, as several other sites offer similar or the same things, so it’s important to compare as much as possible to help you find the best UK casino promotions.

Online casino UK offers many benefits to players. One of the most common benefits is the ability to play for free. With online games you can win a wide variety of things and therefore there is no real reason why you shouldn’t take advantage of this. This can help you improve your skills, brush up on your knowledge of different games, and generally enjoying yourself while you play. You can also find many UK casinos offering a variety of different promotions. This means that whether you want to play a couple of different games or even the classic slots, you will have plenty to choose from.

It doesn’t matter how you look at it, online casinos are becoming more of a popular thing in the UK. This means that UK residents have more choice when it comes to playing and exploring different gambling options. So whether you are looking for a UK casino promotion or simply want to enjoy yourself, online games are here to stay. Look around and you will find that there are many different options available. Take a look around today and see how you can get the most from your gambling experiences.

How to Win Real Money From Online Casino Games

Online casinos, also called virtual online casinos, are online versions of full-fledged online casinos. They are operated and catered by third-party companies. Online casinos allow gamblers to play free casino games over the Internet. In many respects, it is a new and innovative form of online gaming. This new type of gambling has gained immensely in popularity among the internet savvy people. However, the use of online casinos by minors has led to numerous legal issues and regulations.

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The use of online casinos is highly popular among people who want to get a bit more money than they normally would on an offline casino. Online roulette and other online casino games have gained a firm foothold among the masses. In fact, many countries around the world offer legal online casinos. These online casinos allow players to wager real cash or play for fun. The players can also use their credit cards and debit cards for making wagers.

Blackjack is one of the most popular online casino games. Blackjack can be played for fun or for real money. The basic rule of blackjack is to win or lose by dealing out a set number of cards. Players may deal out seven, nine or eleven cards, depending on the game being played. A player may also fold or call at any time, without having to disclose his cards.

Video Poker is one of the two earliest table games adapted to the World Wide Web. Video Poker is played between two live players in a live casino setting. Like Roulette, Video Poker uses random selection as the basis for choosing cards. Though the Internet has been a boon to many legal online casinos, some of them still allow Video Poker.

The other popular online casino games are Craps, Keno, Slots and Lottery Charts. These online casinos offer separate gambling options. For example, players who play craps at a brick-and-mortar casino may do so using chips, play money or debit or credit cards. Players who want to engage in gambling at an online casino can do so with money, play coins, lottery tickets, gift certificates and e-wins. Some online casinos allow players to wager real cash, while others allow it only in certain game modes.

One of the features of online casino games that sets it apart from its real world counterpart is the ability to transfer funds between accounts. Through this, funds in one account can be withdrawn to another account in the United States. Withdrawal limits are based on the respective currency exchange rates during the time of transfer. There are also some online casinos that allow players to transfer funds to their bank accounts from their online casino games.

Another option available to players is the ability to use winnings and bonuses as cash. Players who win real money can use it to purchase items in the online casino games. Bonuses, however, cannot be converted to cash. Other bonuses offered by the online casino games may be availed such as gift certificates, wherein users may receive gifts ranging from gadgets to newsletters.

Several online casinos feature live dealers who work in the casino and provide live casino game play to their players. This is quite different from the service that is offered by live dealers in brick and mortar casinos. Live dealers in a casino provide casino game play by reading signals given by their players. However, players who are logged into a casino website may not be able to see or interact with live dealers. Through this feature, players get to interact with live dealers, who offer guidance on how to win real money from their games. These live dealers may be located all over the world, making it possible for players located all over the world to win real money from their favorite online casino game.

Why Some Sites Have Different Payouts Than Others

Live poker, a virtual card game, live poker online, more akin to a real sport. One’s “online,” the other” offline.” There used to be a time that the comparison between “live” poker players and “online poker players” wasn’t so stark. A lot of pros when they were younger, didn’t care about being labeled as “live” poker players, they cared about the payoffs they received. Many pros nowadays, even when they’re in their mid-to-late 30s, don’t really care about the distinction, and this is where the term gets misused.

In today’s time, you have a mixture of “online poker” and “live play.” You have the old style of playing online poker and the newer style, which is playing live poker. Most of the top poker rooms in the world today offer their members the ability to play either way. They slow down the pace of play and speed up the games. This way, the players who prefer to play offline can catch up with those who like to play online.

Another big difference is the type of players you see playing live poker online. When you go to a casino these days, you see what we call “hustle players.” These are the players who play very tightly, and you rarely see them going out of their way to make a few bucks. These are the types of players that are usually out there winning more than they lose, but it’s not because they are being lazy.

Now let’s go over the differences between a multi-way game and a live poker tournament. In a multi-way game, you have a player at every table. These players all take turns, and then the last one at the end of the table leaves. The players all want to win, but it’s not likely that any of them are going to throw in the towel and fold before the other players do. As a result, there’s a much greater chance for some players to win more than others.

The other big difference is the type of playing environment. With multi-way, you’re playing against people who are sitting at their computer keyboards in front of their chairs. The only variation here is that they are playing in real time, and there are always other players on the site playing at the same time. A multi-way room can also have some very high payout tables. There is no physical contact between you and the other players, so the game can be more exciting and challenging.

The final big difference has to do with the pace. With a live poker game you generally know the speed at which the action is going to go. You can usually determine this by looking at the clock on your computer screen. With most online poker sites, you can’t tell the pace. The pace is set by an internal system, and you can’t tell whether the round is going to go faster or slower just by looking at the clock.

One of the big benefits to playing live poker online over playing live in a casino is the ability to choose your stakes. There are generally more open stakes available online than there are in casinos. In live poker rooms you generally only have two possible stakes available to you, whatever the bonus is at the time. The main difference is that when you choose your stakes online you have more options available to you.

All of these differences are important. One of them is the pace. By choosing to play in the comfort of your own home, and by being able to control your own action, you are able to set the pace of your winnings. Many of these differences, if nothing else, help to make online poker sites much more enjoyable and fun.


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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Forever Ride (A Hellions Novel) Tour, Review, & Giveaway!!!

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Title: Forever Ride (A Hellions Ride, #2)
Author: Chelsea Camaron
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: June 9, 2014

Events happen in life that can awaken our truest and deepest desires. They also show us our greatest fears. Sometimes we are forced to face those fears, other times we build walls that can't be broken to protect ourselves.

A profound connection these two once shared. A strong friendship once formed was shattered. Fate has stepped in and shaken both their worlds.

The danger, the wild, the chaos, and the lifestyle of the Hellions world has become far too much for Savannah 'Sass' Perchton. Swearing off bikers and attempting a 'normal' life, she has settled. She's committed to Nick, her country club, pretty boy. She's found a way to be content.

Things aren't always what they seem. Wrap an empty box in pretty paper and a bow, it may look amazing, but it's still a hollow shell.

He's a Hellions playboy. A different chick in his bed, off on a different ride, and always something new. He's Frank the 'Tank' Oleander, Haywood's Hellions Road Chief. Throttle down and life is good.

The fast pace of the Hellions life catches up to him. At a crossroads, he's forced to face some life changing thoughts or succumb to the darkness of death. Teetering on the brink of giving in, her voice is all he's holding onto. The coma he can't pull himself out of, but her voice is the light in the darkness. He wants the girl who pulled him through when his life was literally in the balance.

She's sworn off bikers. Can he pull through? Can she ever see past the lifestyle to the heart of the man behind the cut? Will they find their Forever Ride?

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~Sass~ Climbing off the bike, my legs are unsteady. “Button, you don’t have to stay here with him. You know that, right?” “Tank, it’s complicated,” I remind him. “So you keep sayin’, but the way I see it, you can’t be you here. The fancy car, big house, stiff clothes, and boring hair... that shit ain’t you. Button, you gotta live life.” “I’m safe living here with Nick. The Hellions aren’t safe. You, for one, should see that.” “What I see is family. What I see is you’re afraid. You once called me out about being afraid of commitment. Well, Button, you’re full of fear, too. Fear of the unknown. There was a time when you wanted to take chances, to hell with the consequences. What happened?” “Lots of shit happened throughout my life. The club life, it’s not for me. I’m not strong enough.” “This is the life you were born into. It’s in your blood. Holding on to me just now, you relaxed into the ride like it was second nature. You know you’re meant for this, and you’re meant for me. Life’s too short, Button.” “Tank, just let it go. Just let me go. Please,” I beg him, unsure how much more I can take before I climb back on his bike and let him take me away. “Roundman once told me to play the cards life deals us. Well, folding is not an option. You’re in my cards. Life placed you in my hand and I’m building my winning play around you. Sort your shit, Button, because I’m not letting go.” The tears are building behind my eyes. “Please, give me time. You were gone a long time.” “I didn’t come here to upset you or force my hand today. I’m gonna go, but I’m not giving up on you.” Leaning over to him since he’s still on his bike, I kiss his cheek. “Until next time, Tank.” “Until next ride, Button,” he responds with a wink as he cranks the bike and then proceeds to pull away, leaving my heart and my life a mess.

About the Author

6980925 Chelsea Camaron was born and raised in Coastal North Carolina. She currently resides in Southern Louisiana with her husband and two children but her heart is always Carolina day dreaming. Chelsea always wanted to be a writer, but like most of us, let fear of the unknown grab a hold of her dream; she realized that if she was going to tell her daughter to go for her dreams, that it was time to follow her own advice. Chelsea grew up turning wrenches alongside her father, and from that grew her love for old muscle cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles, which just so happened to inspired her ‘Daddy’s Girls’ series. Her love for reading has sparked a new love for writing and she currently has a few more projects in the works. When she is not spending her days writing you can find her playing with her kids, attending car shows, going on motorcycle rides on the back of her husband’s Harley, snuggling down with her new favorite book or watching any movie that Vin Diesel might happen to be in. She hates being serious and is still a big kid at heart. She is a small town country girl enjoying life and, Chelsea hopes that her readers remember not to take life too seriously and to embrace your inner five year old, because five year olds know how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to always have fun.

My Review:

There are few people who can write a book with a major character (in this case the Hero) in a coma and still make it interesting.  Chelsea did it rather easily.

I loved this story for a few reasons.  One, in true Chelsea Camaron fashion, it is a true love story based on love and loyalty at its core.  Sass and Tank are meant to be together and you know that, but the journey to get there is what makes or breaks a story.  To see Sass going through the motions in a "real" relationship with a rather manipulative jerk like Nick is rather disheartening.  But you have to know that Sass will find her way to Tank.  That is if he wakes up.

Yes, it is true that the lovers don't actually make contact for a while in the book, but I think that is what makes this story so amazing.  When it finally does happen, it is the most incredible connection!  I am a true fan of this series, not just because of Chelsea and being a fan of hers, although that helps.  But because it is so unique in how it is delivered.  Not all romances are about immediate satisfaction.  Sometimes, a true love story, hurts like hell and seems impossible to conquer.  This was one of those times.

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Taibbi rips Brooks’ moral relativism – it’s not about class, it’s about crime!

In his expletive-laden, take-no-prisoners style, Matt Taibbi rips David Brooks’ latest NYT column trying to defend the indefensible behavior of the big banks. I love that Taibbi admits (unlike most journalists) to being a part of the same upper class as Brooks and the bankers – he writes: “I look at these people as my cultural peers and what angers me about them is that, with many coming from backgrounds similar to mine, these guys chose to go into a life of crime and did so in a way that is going to fuck things up for everyone, rich and poor, for a generation.”

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The propagandistic argument he makes about the dangers of “populism” is spelled out here as clearly as you’ll ever see it expressed in print, and this exact thing is a key reason why so much of the corruption that went on on Wall Street in the past few decades was allowed to spread unchecked.

If Brooks disagrees with criticism of banks like Goldman, he has a fantastic platform to point out where those criticisms are incorrect. The best platform there is, in fact. But not only does he not go in that direction, he does just the opposite — he concedes that these criticisms are basically true, and chooses instead to argue against the wisdom of making those criticisms, apparently because “bashing the rich” will make them less inclined to “channel opportunity to new groups.”

That’s basically Brooks’s entire argument here. Yes, the rich and powerful do rig the game in their own favor, and yes, they are guilty of “excesses” — but fucking deal with it, if you want to eat.


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Friday, November 03, 2006

Halloween Weekend (Kubrick Party)

So CMJ has thrown off my whole posting schedule and I'm pretty far behind. On Saturday I went to a couple of Halloween parties in Brooklyn. The first one was the Vice party, which turned out to be pretty fucking boring. We were all under the impression that upon paying $5 there was some free booze inside. But there was no free booze, in fact it was $3/cup for beer pumped out of a keg. We left after one beer.

I had heard about another party which I RSVP'd for. I had no idea who was throwing it only that it was in Brooklyn so it made for a back up plan if Vice sucked. After leaving the Vice party we headed towards South Williamsburg where this thing was going down.

When we finally got to the corner near the party a weird little dude in a Mexican wrestling mask asked us if we were looking for the party. We told him that we were indeed looking for it and he said in a creepy voice "follow me." We were lead to a staircase where a guy checked our ID and instructed us to head down the stairs.

Before we did so asked about cover and drinks. We were told that cover was $5 and beer was $2.50 a pop. We agreed to check it out and headed down the stairs to the party. At the bottom of the stairs we paid our cover and were handed one drink ticket each. Upon walking around a bit it became clear that this was not an ordinary party - something was off.

For one there was no music playing, just a drag queen on a microphone ranting about something. The people were all kinda odd too and were acting like they were on opium or some exotic drug like that. Despite this we all traded in our drink tickets and got our complimentary drink.

After I grabbed my beer I went in search off the bathroom. I found the bathroom on the other side of the space and I also found a midget chick in a mesh shirt making out with a guy that was about 6'4" and in a thong. It was a very odd site and seemed to sum up the vibe of the party perfectly. Then over on a little mini stage was a fire dancing chick. It was all very Stanley Kubrick, like Eyes Wide Shut meets Clockwork Orange.

While I was in line I saw a staircase in the corner which let up to a drink ticket booth. They were selling tickets for $5 a pop. So the guy at the door lied to us and said beer was $2.50 when in fact it was $5 - Bastard! The not-so-cheap beer and the creepy vibe made the decision to leave unanimous. From their we headed to Union Pool where nothing unusual happened at all but it was fun.

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Cigarettes After Sex play o2 Institute on 25th March

Following the release of their second album Cry  last October and a quick visit to Manchester and Shepherds Bush as part of a headline tour, Cigarettes after Sex are back and out on more UK dates in March.

Cry was recorded during night time sessions in a mansion on the Spanish island of Mallorca.  These sessions helped to create an album which is a lush, cinematic meditation on the many complex facets of love – meeting, wanting, needing, losing… sometimes all at once.

This is one of our must see gigs next month!

Full tour details below

23/3/20 – Bristol, UK – Academy

24/3/20 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo

25/3/20 – Birmingham, UK – o2 Institute

27/3/20 – Leeds, UK – University

28/3/20 – Glasgow – Barrowland

29/3/20 – Liverpool, UK  – Academy

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Australian CMBA Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Graduated from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), was awarded with the Bachelor of Medicine (6 years), then obtained the Master of Medicine in the specialty of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, and the Doctorate degree of Science in the School of Life Sciences of Sun Yat-sen University in 1999.

Dr Jiang focuses on the areas including Diabetes Mellitus and Complications, Complementary management of Various Cancers （Postoperative or In Radiation and Chemotherapy）, Allergic Rhinitis, Hay Fever, Sinusitis, Asthma, Hemiplegia by Stroke, Cerebral Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, Cardio-cerebral Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, Hyperlipemia, Hyperuricemia, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Arrhythmia, Periodontitis, Oral Ulcer, Gastritis, Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Chronic Ulcerative Colitis, Hepatocirrhosis, Habitual Constipation, Headache, Migraine, Fatigue, Neurasthenia, Insomnia, Dizziness, Facioplegia, Tinnitus, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Neuralgia, SeniIe Dementia, Gout, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Rheumatic and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Dermatomyositis, Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc, Cervical and Lumbar Vertebra Hyperosteogeny, Cervical Spondylosis, Shoulder Periarthritis, Impotence and Premature Ejaculation, Prostatic Hyperplasia, Anemia, Eczema, Urticaria, Alopecia Areata, Seborrheic Alopecia, ADHD, Infantile Malnutrition and Anorexia, Children Food Allergy, Dysmenorrhea, Chronic Pelvic Inflammation, Annexitis, Cervicitis, Uterus Adenomyosis, Hysteromyoma, Ovarian Cyst, Cyclomastopathy, Endometriosis etc.

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Police Officer Stress Creates Significant Health Risks Compared to General Population, Study Finds

Landmark study of police officers in Buffalo, N.Y., reveals increased incidence of chronic disease, finds suicides higher among those still working

Release Date: July 9, 2012

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"Usually, health disparities are defined by socioeconomic and ethnic factors, but here you have a disparity caused by an occupation," says UB's Violanti.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The daily psychological stresses that police officers experience in their work put them at significantly higher risk than the general population for a host of long-term physical and mental health effects. That's the overall finding of a major scientific study of the Buffalo Police Department called Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) conducted over five years by a University at Buffalo researcher.

"This is one of the first police population-based studies to test the association between the stress of being a police officer and psychological and health outcomes," says John Violanti, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine in the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions, and principal investigator on the study, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The research, which is in press this month in a special issue of the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, reveals connections between the daily stressors of police work and obesity, suicide, sleeplessness and cancer, as well as general health disparities between police officers and the general population.

The study was prompted by the assumption that the danger, high demands and exposure to human misery and death that police officers experience on the job contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic health outcomes.

"We wanted to know, in addition to stress, what are other contributing factors that lead to cardiovascular disease in police?," says Violanti, a former New York State trooper.

"In an earlier pilot study of 100 police officers, we found, for example, that shift work is a contributing factor to an increase in metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of symptoms that includes abdominal obesity, hypertension, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol and glucose intolerance. Having metabolic syndrome increases the risk for developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes."

The current findings, from a larger, cross-sectional study of four-hundred-sixty-four police officers, include:

-- more than 25 percent of the officers had metabolic syndrome versus 18.7 percent of the general employed population

-- female and male officers experiencing the highest level of self-reported stress were four- and six-times more likely to have poor sleep quality, respectively

-- organizational stress and lack of support was associated with the metabolic syndrome in female but not male police officers

-- overall, an elevated risk of Hodgkin's lymphoma was observed relative to the general population. The risk of brain cancer, although only slightly elevated relative to the general population, was significantly increased with 30 years or more of police service.

Suicide rates were more than eight times higher in working officers than they were in officers who had retired or left the police force.

"This finding challenges the common assumption that separated or retired officers are at increased risk for suicide," says Violanti, noting, however, that the need for suicide prevention efforts remains important for both active and retired officers.

The BCOPS study findings demonstrate that police work by itself can put officers at risk for adverse health outcomes.

"Usually, health disparities are defined by socioeconomic and ethnic factors, but here you have a health disparity caused by an occupation," says Violanti, "highlighting the need to expand the definition of health disparity to include occupation as well."

Violanti adds that while police officers do have health insurance, the culture of police work often goes against the goal of improving health.

"The police culture doesn't look favorably on people who have problems," he says. "Not only are you supposed to be superhuman if you're an officer, but you fear asking for help." Police officers who reveal that they suffer from a chronic disease or health problem may lose financial status, professional reputation or both, he explains.

The answer, Violanti says, is to change the training of officers in police academy so they understand signs of stress and how to get them treated.

"Police recruits need to receive inoculation training against stress," says Violanti. "If I tell you that the first time you see a dead body or an abused child that it is normal to have feelings of stress, you will be better able to deal with them; exposure to this type of training inoculates you so that when it does happen, you will be better prepared. At the same time, middle and upper management in police departments need to be trained in how to accept officers who ask for help and how to make sure that officers are not afraid to ask for that help," he says.

The BCOPS study is based on extensive and rigorous medical testing and integrates a broad range of psychological, physiological and subclinical measures of stress, allowing for correlations between on-the-job stress and stress biomarkers that reveal the potential for adverse mental and physical health outcomes.

Violanti and his co-authors note: "This study would not have been possible without the cooperation of the Buffalo Police Department administration, the Police Benevolent Association and the exceptional men and women of the Buffalo Police Department. Our sincere thanks to them, as we look forward to our follow-up study."

Co-authors with Violanti were: Michael E. Andrew, Cecil M. Burchfiel, Luenda E. Charles, Desta Fekedulegn, Ja Kook Gu, Tara Hartley, Clauda Ma, Anna Mnatsakanova, all from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as Lindsay M. Smith of West Virginia University, James E. Slaven of Indiana University and Bryan J. Vila of Washington State University.

In addition to Violanti, co-investigators on BCOPS are Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine and vice provost for strategic initiatives at UB and Joan Dorn, PhD, professor emeritus of exercise and nutrition sciences, both in the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions, John Vena of the University of Georgia, Athens and Bryan Vila. Diane B. Miller was a NIOSH co-investigator.

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Feb 26, 2016

Mid Nineties Mets Pitcher: Pete Smith (1994)

Peter John Smith was born on February 27, 1966 in Abington, Massachusetts. The six foot two right hander, was a 1984 first round draft pick (21st pick overall) for the Philadelphia Phillies. A year later he was traded along with Ozzie Virgil, to the Atlanta Braves for Steve Bedrosian and Milt Thompson.

Smith would debut with Atlanta in September 1987 pitching in six games as a starter. The next year he was 7-15 with a 3.69 ERA, tying a young Tom Glavine for the team lead in wins. That year the Braves finished last going 54-106. In 1989 he was 5-14 on another last place Braves team. Smith remained in Atlanta for seven seasons as the Braves got better & went to two consecutive World Series.

 In the Braves 1991 NL Pennant season he only made ten starts, as he spent time in the minors, appearing in 14 Braves games going just 1-3. He had his best season in 1992, as the Braves won another pennant. Smith began the year at AAA Richmond going 7-4 with a 2.14 ERA , getting up to the Atlanta staff in early August.

He surprised everyone, as he went 7-0 with a 2.05 ERA, making 11 starts with two complete game victories. He pitched three games in the 1992 post season, all in relief, allowing one run in six innings pitched. He would fall off the next season dropping to 4-8 with a 4.37 ERA, allowing 15 HRs in 90 innings. That winter Smith got traded to the New York Mets for Bob Gallagher.

 In 1994 Smith was the Mets third starter behind Bret Saberhagen & Bobby Jones. The rotation also included Mike Remlinger & Jason Jacome. He debuted on April 5th, 1994 in the Mets second game of the year. He got his first Mets win that day, in a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The win helped the Mets sweep the series & begin the year at 3-0. Smith gave up six runs over five innings in his second star, losing 6-1 at Houston.

He lost three straight decisions in April, as his ERA rose to near six. At the start of May he defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching seven innings of work. Two more losses followed, until he a threw a eighth inning, one run complete game victory at Shea Stadium over the Cincinnati Reds.

 Smith's biggest problem was giving up HRs, he would serve up HRs in six straight games twice on the year. On May 22nd he allowed four HRs to the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, in an 8-3 Met loss. Smith allowed two HRs in a game seven times on the year. From June to early August he won just one more game, going 1-5, when the baseball strike ended the season.

Smith allowed the most HRs in the National League that season (25). He won just four games, going 4-10 with a 5.55 ERA making 21 starts with 62 strike outs & 42 walks in 131 innings pitched. The Mets did not resign him after the season & he moved on to pitch for the Cincinnati Reds going 1-2 in 1995. Smith then went to the San Diego Padres (1997) where he made 37 appearances going 7-6 with a 4.81 ERA. In 1998 he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles pitching as a middle reliever closing out his career.

 In his 11 year career Smith was 47-71 with 640 strike outs 404 walks in 1025 innings pitched, allowing 16 HRs with a 4.55 ERA in 231 appearances.

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Remembering Mets History (2004): Anyone Recall Craig Brazell Or His Walk Off HR?

Saturday September 25th 2004: Art Howe's Mets (68-87) were playing out the regular season, with hope for a better 2005. The Mets were in fourth place, just keeping out of the Montreal Expos way in last place.

It was just four seasons ago the Mets were the NL Champions.

In his early days Aaron Heilman was actually a starter, today he went up against Mark Prior.

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Heilman surrendered his usual HR, this was a two run shot by Todd Walker. Down 2-0, the Mets bullpen of Mike Stanton (base hit) Bartolome Fortunato (two walks) Heath Bell (walk) made it 3-0 Cubs.

Things looked gloom in the 9th as Todd Zeile struck out. But Eric Valent & Jason Phillips walked. LaTroy Hawkins came in for the Cubs and struck out Jeff Keppinger. But with two outs young Victor Diaz came through with a two run game tying HR.

Ricky Bottalico & Jae Weong Seo got the Mets to the 11th inning. In the top of the 11th Craig Brazell was brought in to play first base.

The September roster was expanded & this gave Brazell a shot. This was the biggest moment in his baseball career, he connected for the walk off HR off veteran Kent Mercker. The Mets came back for a 4-3 win.

Craig Brazell would play in just 24 games for the New York Mets, all at first base in 2004. He would bat .265 with just one HR this one. He would play in just 29 MLB games, the five other games came with the Kansas City Royals in 2007.

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