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Three “Hidden Figures” In NASA By Samuel Williamson - Editor In Chief. February 23, 2017 - 4:14 pm Photo provided by Movie Still Database Hidden Figures was an exhilarating movie. Three African American women during the 1960s took on the world and changed history forever by helping NASA, in their own significant ways, to get John Glenn into space. Director Theodore Melfi aimed for more than simply telling the story of these three women’s vital roles at NASA in the 1960s. Melfi aimed to tell the story of civil rights and how African Americans, especially female African Americans, were being treated at that time. He captured discrimination and racism. The movie’s plot follows an untold story during the Cold War. Some Americans don’t realize that getting to space wasn’t an easy task. “Hidden Figures” not only shows the struggle it took NASA to get to space, but also the hard work and dedication African American women contributed. The movie aims to educate Americans on the untold stories of African American female NASA computers (human calculators). The film takes place at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., where it follows the stories of three African-American NASA computers. They not only paved the way for African Americans and women to have more vital roles in NASA, but in any American workplace. The film focuses on the story of Katherine G. Johnson played by Taraji P. Henson. She is a single mother of three daughters and is employed by NASA as a human computer who does basic calculations for engineers. Johnson is reassigned to work as a computer for NASA’s top engineers. Johnson did calculations for an all-white male staff. She was treated as a lesser because of her race, but she was smarter than every man in the room. I have to give kudos to Henson for her diversity in acting. Taraji P. Henson is known for her role as Cookie Lyon in the popular television show “Empire.” Henson’s character, Cookie, is the wife of a former drug dealer turned hip-hop record producer. In “Hidden Figures” Henson plays a sweet single mother who just wants to provide for her children. Henson’s role in “Hidden Figures” is very different and her performance is an impressive transition from her role as Cookie in “Empire.” The film also follows the lives of Dorothy Vaughan played by Octavia Spencer and Mary Jackson played by Janelle Monáe. Dorothy became the first female African-American supervisor at NASA. She saw that with the invention of the IBM computer, her colleagues’ and her own job would become obsolete. Dorothy taught herself and her colleagues to program the IBM computer, so NASA would not see them as obsolete. Mary became the first African American woman to attend an all-white school in Virginia. More impressively, she was also the first female African American to become an Astronomical NASA Engineer. Janelle Monáe’s popularity does not come from the big screen, but from her musical talents. Monáe, known by most as a singer, takes on the role of Mary in “Hidden Figures”. Monáe shows the variety of her talents, by properly portraying a powerful African American woman who possesses the skills to achieve greatness, which she does. Melfi demonstrates impressive cinematography throughout the film. All the way from a fireball spaceship capsule spiraling towards the earth, to amazing shots of the spaceship Friendship Seven launching into space. A favorite of mine was how Melfi incorporated original shots from NASA at the time of Friendship Seven’s launch. It made the film seem realistic to the period. “Hidden Figures” demonstrates the acceptance and respect white NASA engineers gained for female African American computers. It was amazing that Melfi could make a film that incorporated strong cinematography, civil rights, and the story of three women pushing the United States towards the satisfying win of the Cold War. Melfi touched on a subject that is very relevant today. Discrimination is high in our society right now, but Melfi is helping to change that. About Samuel Williamson - Editor In Chief Samuel is a Communication Studies major at HPU graduating in 2020. He is originally from North Carolina, but left home and transferred to an online high school when he was 16 to travel the world. Sam is the editor-in-chief for the Kalamalama. View all posts by Samuel Williamson - Editor In Chief → One Response to Three “Hidden Figures” In NASA Theodore Simonelli February 26, 2017 at 11:29 pm It’s amazing to me how race is still such a hot topic today (even moreso, it seems, than it was a decade ago). And not amazing in a good way. This sounds like an incredible movie, and I can’t wait to see it! About Samuel Williamson - Editor In Chief Samuel is a Communication Studies major at HPU graduating in 2020. He is originally from North Carolina, but left home and transferred to an online high school when he was 16 to travel the world. Sam is the editor-in-chief for the Kalamalama.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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The Funeral Announcement This is the link to the item in the Bournemouth Echo (2004) regarding my late mother, and as reproduced below. SLOCOCK FLORENCE HESTER JOYCE Wife of the late Horace, died on 1st March, aged 84 in Poole Hospital. Loving Mother of Dennis, Geoffrey, Diana, Christopher and Caroline and to Carole, Andrew, Yayu and John and loving Grandmother. Former organiser, with her friend Vi at Help The Aged, Poole. Family Service at Poole Crematorium on Friday 12th March 2.30pm followed by Thanksgiving Service at 3.15pm in St. John’s Church, Wimborne. Family flowers only, donations to “PRAMACARE” may be sent c/o Lesley Shand Funeral Service, 184, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 3LL. Tel 01202 658833. Any reader of this article has to consider what went wrong. And I guess I can say that I have tried to be a member of this family; and, amongst the five siblings, I have been left feeling unhappy with the results of such endeavours. Each to his own, of course; but families tend not to quite work in a simple way. I could also add that my mother was not quite my loving mother. But heck, that is only a much-worn phrase used by funeral directors who — as a matter of course — are diplomatic with and about all. By way of further elaboration, I append a set of three family-background topics which are accessible just below. Divorces and family crises evidently come in different ways and also different glosses are possible upon the discordant family experiences that we may have. My early relationship difficulties with my mother, then, have rather ended up with long-term consequences. Funerals, moreover, are complex rites of passage for each of us; we conform to the social norms at these times but the inner thoughts are very much with us.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Baby Yoda is coming to a Build-A-Bear near you uild-A-Bear is giving the people what they've been patiently waiting for -- Baby Yoda stuffed animals. By Alicia Lee, CNN (CNN) -- Build-A-Bear is giving the people what they've been patiently waiting for -- Baby Yoda stuffed animals. Yes, build your very own version of The Child, you may. The news was announced at an investment conference on Tuesday by Build-A-Bear CEO Sharon Price John. "I'm excited to share that we'll be one of the first companies to be able provide the new digital and internet phenomenon who is trending higher than all of the presidential candidates combined," she said. "We now will have The Child, also known as Baby Yoda." Both kids and adults alike will soon be able to bring a soft, cuddly version of the adorable alien home as they will be available at Build-A-Bear workshops in the next few months, according to John's announcement. Demand for all things Baby Yoda has skyrocketed since the debut of "The Mandalorian" on Disney+ in November. Baby Yoda apparel is already available on a number of retail sites, including Amazon, Kohl's and StarWars.com. But plush toys and figurines by Disney and Hasbro are only available for pre-order, and won't be shipped out until April or May. Build-A-Bear, which already carries a wide variety of other Star Wars characters, started the process to make Baby Yoda plushes a reality when the first episode of "The Mandalorian" aired, according to John. "It shows our nimbleness and ability to recognize trends," John said, noting that the make-it-yourself stuffed animal company has seen a big growth in adults buying its products after partnering with companies like Disney, Lucasfilm and Warner Bros.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Away, with words. Travel and other misadventures in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Total Pageviews Sunday, August 28, 2011 Notes on Boat Camping Statistically, the first weekend in August sees Seattle’s greatest onslaught of migratory potters, glass-bead jewlery makers, hydroplane drivers and out-of-state relatives. It’s also supposed to be the driest weekend of the year, and to many of us natives that means one thing: Camping! But we all know that statistics lie like a cheap rug. Never was this fact brought home more forcefully than on a long-ago Seafair Weekend, when my Significant Other and I decided to take our twenty-four foot sailboat “Caution to the Winds” out for two days of glorious early-August fun. We spent Friday night at Thriftway stocking up on all the essentials for the perilous expedition to Blake Island: Sunscreen, bug spray, Tim’s potato chips, a Tillamook Cheddar Baby Loaf and select adult beverages. Saturday dawned dismayingly cloudy, but S.O. was undeterred. “It’ll burn off,” he said. “It’s SeaFair Weekend. It never rains.” We pulled on our fleece jackets and tromped down the Shilshole dock, lugging a cooler filled with enough Life cereal and Johnsonville Brats to sustain the Lewis and Clark expedition through a rough winter. Since there was no wind, S.O. fired up the Iron Spinnaker. Twenty-five pulls on the starter cord later, the outboard erupted into a mighty roar reminiscent of the sound of a fork caught in a garbage disposal. We powered out of the marina in a cloud of blue smoke at a breathtaking four knots. For those of you unfamiliar with arcane nautical terminology that speed is, in miles per hour, “really slow.” “It’s OK,” I shouted to S.O, anxiously eyeing the lowering gloom. “It’s Seafair Weekend. It never rains.” Moments later the heavens opened up and unleashed a frigid deluge, reducing the visibility to approximately zero just as we reached the shipping lanes. By now past the point of no return in the voyage if not our relationship, we pressed on toward where we hoped Blake Island might be. I endeavored not to remember how I used to tell my small-boat sailing students that it takes a freighter approximately a mile to stop. That factoid is only a concern, of course, if you are actually spotted. Our boat had been designed for racing, of with a low profile and a coating of what appeared to me to be radar-absorbing paint. Eventually the island hove into view and we dropped anchor under the watchful Labrador Retriever eyes of a harbor seal. The rain intensified. S.O. tied a blue cover over the boom to shelter the cockpit, giving lie to the notion that “blue-tarp camping” is limited to landlubbers. We were now effectively confined in the recreational equivalent of a prison hulk. We could not launch the dinghy to go ashore as long as the boom tent was up, and we could not stand up in the cabin or under the tent. “It’s fine,” said .SO. “It’ll clear up, it’s SeaFair Weekend.” Since our planned barbecue on the island was now out of the question, I would have to rely on the skills and ingenuity of my pioneer ancestors to create a meal using only nature’s bounty of Top Ramen, salmon dip, Cheetos and beer. I dutifully cranked up both burners of the cabin’s tiny alchohol stove. While I waited for the water to boil I wrung out our soaked socks and fleeces, raising the ambient humidity in our cramped quarters to approximately 250 %. Just as I was wondering whether you could contract tuberculosis from the miasma of sweat, old campfire smoke and bug spray that results fishing last week’s camping clothes out of the laundry hamper,S.O. announced that the porta-potty had sprung a leak. Thankfully, only of chemicals and not of “the other stuff,” but the resulting stench would have driven Osama bin Laden out of deepest Tora Bora. Eventually we settled down to eat my culinary creation, reclining in the berths on one arm like ancient Romans because there was no room to sit upright. S.O. managed not to make too much of a face, but I noticed he was careful to breathe only through his mouth and he followed every bite with a swig of beer. The evening’s entertainment consisted of reading the backs of cereal boxes as we had not brought any books or magazines. “Why is there guar gum in both the peanut butter and the jelly?” I asked S.O., but he had already fallen asleep. In fact the weather did clear up. At approximately 2:00 AM the sudden absence of the applause-like roar of rain on the cabin roof woke me. I crawled out through the hatch onto the bow of the boat. The vault of the heavens was filled with uncountable stars, shimmering a hard bluish white in the still, clear air. The bay around us was a mirror reflecting the stars back so perfectly that we seemed suspended in a child’s snow globe. The only disturbance to this perfect symmetry was a faint glowing trail in the water made by the bioluminescent-algae-filled current passing our anchor chain. The next morning we piled on every piece of damp clothing we posessed and motored back to Shilshole. The following year we got married. But not on SeaFair Weekend. About Me Schipper Industries is based on Vashon Island near Seattle. My husband is Chief Restaurant Inspector and Rental Car Whisperer. Cats Thelma and Louise are Vice Presidents In Charge Of Worldwide Hair Distribution. My work has appeared online in Travelbelles magazine and Sharing Travel Experiences. I was a finalist in the 2011 Pacific Northwest Writers' Association literary competition for a article about a disastrous day in Shenzhen, China. I can be contacted directly at [email protected]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Meat recall means uphill battle to reopen Petaluma slaughterhouse Operations at the Rancho Veal Slaughterhouse are stopped after Rancho Veal Slaughterhouse after 8.7 million pounds of beef products was recently recalled in Petaluma on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Conner Jay/The Press Democrat) BY ROBERT DIGITALE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT February 15, 2014, 6:05PM 02/15/2014 Eight years ago, North Bay ranchers got their first scare that the region's only slaughterhouse was preparing to close its doors. In 2006, the owners of Rancho Feeding Corp. announced plans to sell their Petaluma processing plant to make way for a housing subdivision. A historic housing market crash eventually scuttled those plans, but not before local farm leaders discovered how hard it would be to replace the processing plant. Now, Rancho faces a two-pronged federal investigation and has recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef — a whole year's worth of production. The company voluntarily ceased operations last week and began compiling a lengthy list of food suppliers that had received its meat. Both the plant's owners and the local cattle industry — including niche, grass-fed beef ranchers — face an uphill struggle to reopen the plant and avoid a major shakeup to their businesses. The outlook isn't promising. Those who watch the meat industry say small plant owners have been hard-pressed to survive such massive recalls. "In our experience, a large percentage of these very small slaughter plants end up going out of business because they can't survive a big shutdown for an extended period of time or (lack) the money to bring them into compliance," said Dena Jones, the farm animal program manager with the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C. John Munsell, a former meat plant owner and a consultant in Miles City, Mont., said he shares that view. He maintained that Rancho's owners already face major costs to collect any recalled meat still held by wholesalers and retailers, then send the products to landfills and reimburse the purchasers. Munsell, founder of the advocacy group Foundation for Accountability in Regulatory Enforcement, said Rancho's predicament looks all the more serious because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed its Office of the Inspector General to investigate the Petaluma processor. That office typically doesn't get involved in meat recalls, he and others said. "That's a whole different ballgame," Munsell said. The USDA investigation came to light Jan. 10, when federal agents and Petaluma police converged on the Petaluma slaughterhouse. Three days later, the federal agency announced that Rancho was recalling 41,683 pounds of meat — all processed on Jan. 8 — because it allegedly had not received a full federal inspection. The recall expanded dramatically Feb. 8, when the USDA announced that Rancho was attempting to retrieve all meat processed at the plant in 2013. The agency's news release asserted that Rancho "processed diseased and unsound animals" without a full inspection. The meat products, the USDA said, are "unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food" and must be removed from commerce. Last week, the agency revealed its Office of the Inspector General was investigating Rancho. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service continues its own separate probe. By Saturday afternoon, the USDA had expanded the recall list to 74 sites in California and 18 in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington and Florida. They include small and large retailers, Latino butcher shops, grass-fed beef suppliers, churches and nonprofit agencies. Both federal officials and Rancho's owners have been tight-lipped about what went on during the past year at the plant on Petaluma Boulevard North. A key question is how the meat left the plant without a full inspection, even though a federal inspector is supposed to be present whenever animals are slaughtered. Robert Singleton, 77, who owns the plant with Jesse "Babe" Amaral, 76, on Monday said Rancho had ceased operations and had undertaken the recall out of "an abundance of caution." Singleton declined to answer further questions. Neither owner has responded since to repeated calls for additional comment. In contrast, plenty of local ranchers, farm leaders and others have spoken out on the matter. Many have defended Rancho. Virtually all have expressed concern that cattle producers would suffer a significant blow if Rancho doesn't reopen. "It's the small-scale operators that it's really going to hurt," said Tim Tesconi, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau. Many of the custom, grass-fed-beef producers "were able to start their businesses because Rancho was here," Tesconi said. In Wine Country, beef cattle represent a sliver of agricultural production. In 2012, Sonoma County ranchers sold $12.3 million worth of beef cattle and calves, compared to a total farm crop worth $821 million. For decades, the industry had seen a steady decline. When adjusted for inflation, cattle sales in 1972 today would have a value worth $45.9 million. However, since 2007 annual cattle sales have held steady. One of the reasons appears to be the growth of custom operations featuring grass-fed beef that is sold to high-end restaurants and markets, as well as at farmers markets. Farm leaders and others don't offer much hope for a new processing plant to be built in the region. Jeremy Russell, a spokesman in Oakland for the North American Meat Association, of which Rancho is a member, said he couldn't speak about the receptivity of local governments to a new plant, but "you don't hear about a lot of new ones opening up." "There's a cost of entry that's very high," Russell said. Local farm leaders learned that firsthand eight years ago. After Rancho announced plans to sell to the plant to a housing developer, ranchers came together to encourage construction of a new facility. Their eyes soon were opened to the immense obstacles a new processor would face, including water treatment and waste disposal. "It's completely cost-prohibitive," said Stephanie Larson of the UC Cooperative Extension. Besides the expense, she said, ranchers found any processor could expect strong opposition from those saying "I don't want a slaughterhouse in my backyard." Even if Rancho should permanently close, the plant is still the region's most likely site for a new meat processor, Larson said. However, she acknowledged that a housing developer probably could pay more for the land than could a meat company. If Rancho permanently closes, ranchers will have to truck their cattle to processors three to five hours away in Eureka and the Central Valley. The custom beef operations then will have to return later to pick up the processed meat. Some already have started that long trek, which is both costly and time-consuming. "It will change the whole complexity of that industry," Larson said. Rancho co-owner Amaral said in a rare 2004 interview that he wasn't sure what would happen to the plant when he was ready to retire. But he suggested the most valuable thing about the business was the land on which the plant sits. "This area's too expensive for the help to work here," Amaral said at the time. "It's becoming more houses, less dairy and less farmland." Eight years ago, North Bay ranchers got their first scare that the region's only slaughterhouse was preparing to close its doors. In 2006, the owners of Rancho Feeding Corp. announced plans to sell their Petaluma processing plant to make way for a housing subdivision. A historic housing market crash eventually scuttled those plans, but not before local farm leaders discovered how hard it would be to replace the processing plant. Now, Rancho faces a two-pronged federal investigation and has recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef — a whole year's worth of production. The company voluntarily ceased operations last week and began compiling a lengthy list of food suppliers that had received its meat. Both the plant's owners and the local cattle industry — including niche, grass-fed beef ranchers — face an uphill struggle to reopen the plant and avoid a major shakeup to their businesses. The outlook isn't promising. Those who watch the meat industry say small plant owners have been hard-pressed to survive such massive recalls. "In our experience, a large percentage of these very small slaughter plants end up going out of business because they can't survive a big shutdown for an extended period of time or (lack) the money to bring them into compliance," said Dena Jones, the farm animal program manager with the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C. John Munsell, a former meat plant owner and a consultant in Miles City, Mont., said he shares that view. He maintained that Rancho's owners already face major costs to collect any recalled meat still held by wholesalers and retailers, then send the products to landfills and reimburse the purchasers. Munsell, founder of the advocacy group Foundation for Accountability in Regulatory Enforcement, said Rancho's predicament looks all the more serious because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed its Office of the Inspector General to investigate the Petaluma processor. That office typically doesn't get involved in meat recalls, he and others said. "That's a whole different ballgame," Munsell said. The USDA investigation came to light Jan. 10, when federal agents and Petaluma police converged on the Petaluma slaughterhouse. Three days later, the federal agency announced that Rancho was recalling 41,683 pounds of meat — all processed on Jan. 8 — because it allegedly had not received a full federal inspection. The recall expanded dramatically Feb. 8, when the USDA announced that Rancho was attempting to retrieve all meat processed at the plant in 2013. The agency's news release asserted that Rancho "processed diseased and unsound animals" without a full inspection. The meat products, the USDA said, are "unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food" and must be removed from commerce. Last week, the agency revealed its Office of the Inspector General was investigating Rancho. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service continues its own separate probe. By Saturday afternoon, the USDA had expanded the recall list to 74 sites in California and 18 in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington and Florida. They include small and large retailers, Latino butcher shops, grass-fed beef suppliers, churches and nonprofit agencies. Both federal officials and Rancho's owners have been tight-lipped about what went on during the past year at the plant on Petaluma Boulevard North. A key question is how the meat left the plant without a full inspection, even though a federal inspector is supposed to be present whenever animals are slaughtered. Robert Singleton, 77, who owns the plant with Jesse "Babe" Amaral, 76, on Monday said Rancho had ceased operations and had undertaken the recall out of "an abundance of caution." Singleton declined to answer further questions. Neither owner has responded since to repeated calls for additional comment. In contrast, plenty of local ranchers, farm leaders and others have spoken out on the matter. Many have defended Rancho. Virtually all have expressed concern that cattle producers would suffer a significant blow if Rancho doesn't reopen. "It's the small-scale operators that it's really going to hurt," said Tim Tesconi, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau. Many of the custom, grass-fed-beef producers "were able to start their businesses because Rancho was here," Tesconi said. In Wine Country, beef cattle represent a sliver of agricultural production. In 2012, Sonoma County ranchers sold $12.3 million worth of beef cattle and calves, compared to a total farm crop worth $821 million. For decades, the industry had seen a steady decline. When adjusted for inflation, cattle sales in 1972 today would have a value worth $45.9 million. However, since 2007 annual cattle sales have held steady. One of the reasons appears to be the growth of custom operations featuring grass-fed beef that is sold to high-end restaurants and markets, as well as at farmers markets. Farm leaders and others don't offer much hope for a new processing plant to be built in the region. Jeremy Russell, a spokesman in Oakland for the North American Meat Association, of which Rancho is a member, said he couldn't speak about the receptivity of local governments to a new plant, but "you don't hear about a lot of new ones opening up." "There's a cost of entry that's very high," Russell said. Local farm leaders learned that firsthand eight years ago. After Rancho announced plans to sell to the plant to a housing developer, ranchers came together to encourage construction of a new facility. Their eyes soon were opened to the immense obstacles a new processor would face, including water treatment and waste disposal. "It's completely cost-prohibitive," said Stephanie Larson of the UC Cooperative Extension. Besides the expense, she said, ranchers found any processor could expect strong opposition from those saying "I don't want a slaughterhouse in my backyard." Even if Rancho should permanently close, the plant is still the region's most likely site for a new meat processor, Larson said. However, she acknowledged that a housing developer probably could pay more for the land than could a meat company. If Rancho permanently closes, ranchers will have to truck their cattle to processors three to five hours away in Eureka and the Central Valley. The custom beef operations then will have to return later to pick up the processed meat. Some already have started that long trek, which is both costly and time-consuming. "It will change the whole complexity of that industry," Larson said. Rancho co-owner Amaral said in a rare 2004 interview that he wasn't sure what would happen to the plant when he was ready to retire. But he suggested the most valuable thing about the business was the land on which the plant sits. "This area's too expensive for the help to work here," Amaral said at the time. "It's becoming more houses, less dairy and less farmland."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Wednesday, December 17, 2008 lotsa mushrooms After 3 days of not painting, I came back into my studio only to find that ... I had forgotten how to paint! This has happened many times, and somehow, after a bit, I always remember. This time it was easier, and I'll tell you why. After the first bad one, I wiped it off. After the second one, ditto. The third one was easier. By the fourth I was back in the swing of painting and loving it (this given I had a whole day to paint). The idea here is not to struggle over paintings that aren't working, but to move on, and keep moving on, until things click again. I recommend it. The first 2 wipers were of these mushrooms. I didn't wipe these 2 because they were better than the first 2, but ... I am posting them each starting at $50. Carol, I guess I'm missing something...both of these paintings are grand. The colors are rich and inviting as ever. And your brushstrokes...there is always a little lesson in each of your works. I'm quite taken by both pieces. ABOUT ME My name is Carol Marine and I love to paint. As of October 5th, 2006, I have been creating one small painting almost every day and posting them here. Most paintings are for bid on Daily Paintworks starting at $100. To be notified by email about each posting, please click the envelope below.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
That business is Bachmann and Associates. It's a Christian counseling service located outside Minneapolis. Bachmann started the center with her husband, Marcus who is the lead counselor at the clinic. The aspiring first couple and their children are pictured on the center's web site. For at least five years, Bachmann and Associates has faced accusations it uses a controversial therapy that encourages gay and lesbian patients to change their sexual orientation. Andrew Ramirez, a former patient at Bachmann and Associates, said in an interview with CNN he witnessed the practice first-hand. In 2004, Ramirez turned to the clinic at the urging of his mother who wanted him to talk about his homosexuality. Just 17 at the time, Ramirez said he was immediately skeptical of what one of the clinic's counselors told him. "It was therapy that would help me change from being homosexual to straight," Ramirez said. "If I did this and worked his therapy program, God would perform a miracle and I could no longer be gay," Ramirez added he was told. Ramirez was assigned a therapy program consisting of prayer, reading Bible passages, and mentoring with an ex-lesbian minister. If none of that worked, Ramirez said the counselor had another suggestion. "Not acting out on my same sex attractions and living a life of celibacy," Ramirez said. After the second session, Ramirez told his mother, Beth Shellenbarger, he wanted to stop the therapy. "And I could just hear his voice quiver and I just said, 'you know, Andy, if you're good with being gay then I am too,'" Shellenbarger said. The American Psychological Association is sharply critical of efforts by counselors to change a patient's sexual orientation, what's known in the mental health community as "reparative therapy." "There is insufficient evidence to support the use of psychological interventions to change sexual orientation," one APA report said. Marcus Bachmann has suggested parents of gay teenagers can turn to religion for help. In an interview last year with the "Point of View" talk radio program, Bachmann was asked how parents should deal with a teenager who thinks he or she is gay. "I think you clearly say 'what is the understanding of God's word on homosexuality,'" Bachmann said. "We have to understand barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined and just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn't mean we're supposed to go down that road," he continued. In 2006, Bachmann denied his clinic engaged in reparative therapy to "City Pages," a Minneapolis newspaper. "That's a false statement," Bachmann said. "If someone is interested in talking to us about their homosexuality, we are open to talking about that. But if someone comes in a homosexual and they want to stay homosexual, I don't have a problem with that," he continued. This week, a gay rights group called "Truth Wins Out" released to CNN a hidden camera video recorded by one of its activists who posed as a patient at Bachmann and Associates. In the video reviewed by CNN, a counselor can be heard suggesting homosexuality can be treated at the center, to varying degrees of success. "You can actually leave homosexuality completely and become heterosexual?" the undercover activist asked on the video. "Definitely," the counselor responded. "It's happened before. It really has," the counselor added. But the counselor cautioned he is not an expert on the subject. "I don't have a ton of experience with this. I mean, a little bit here and there," the counselor added. Michele Bachmann has a long history of controversial views on homosexuality. As a senator in the Minnesota legislature in 2004, Bachmann called for an amendment to the state constitution that would block gay marriages in other states from being recognized in Minnesota. "If we allow this to happen, group marriage, polygamy, and much worse would not be far behind," Bachmann said in a video to her supporters. In an appeal to socially conservative Iowa voters earlier this month, she signed a "Marriage Vow" pledge that also equated same sex couples with polygamists. Both Bachmann and her husband declined to discuss the clinic's practices. A secretary at the clinic referred all questions to the Bachmann presidential campaign. A sign on the center's door says "no media." A statement released by her presidential campaign said the Bachmanns were unable to comment on the clinic's practices out of respect for its patients. "The Bachmann's are in no position ethically, legally, or morally to discuss specific courses of treatment concerning the clinic's patients," the statement said. The issue has followed Bachmann onto the campaign trail. Asked about the clinic's practices at an event in Iowa Monday, Bachmann dodged the question. "Well, I'm running for the presidency of the United States. And I'm here today to talk about job creation," Bachmann told WHO-TV. "We're very proud of the business that we've created," she added. soundoff(811 Responses) andrew peter Natural man will, by all means, grope after his own desires, until he obtains them or di-es trying. Outside of God's work by the Ho-ly Spi-rit, "Reparative Therapy" is only legalistic means to achieve outward results, while no inward change has occurred. While not as bad as the current Socialist that we have in the White House, or the Drunk, War Monger that we had before him, I could NEVER vote for a quack with a clinic like this!!! I WAS interested in her views. But, after seeing this nonsense, I am done. July 13, 2011 10:33 am at 10:33 am \| Chris I'm immediately skeptical of anyone who is so vehemently anti-gay that they make a public life out of it. They usually turn out to be closet homosexuals who can't deal with it. So, my bet is that Mr. Bachmann is a fannybandit. July 13, 2011 10:33 am at 10:33 am \| Dj What am I missing here people ? According to polls, she is leading the Iowa GOP primary...Iowa was one of the first states that passed gay marriages...Are the polss misleading ? July 13, 2011 10:34 am at 10:34 am \| Beer Drinker This lady really, really scares me. And I don't scare easily. July 13, 2011 10:35 am at 10:35 am \| GeorgeBos95 "Atul Chaudhary" you're hilarious. Your argument is a thinly veiled claim that the religious view is the "right" one. Hardly. If you don't like the fact that people are gay, too frickin' bad. I couldn't care less about your religious views, until they infringe on my – or anyone else's – right to live in peace in the manner they choose. As for Bachmann, I suspect we're in for more hilarity, hypocrisy, and self-righteousness from her in the coming months. She may have good poll numbers right noiw, but all that's going to do is attract the spotlight of attention. Either she won't survive the early primaries, or she will take down the Republicans. Either way, I'm pulling up a chair, getting a big bag of popcorn, and enjoying the entertainment. July 13, 2011 10:36 am at 10:36 am \| Vern My question is, how about a cure for Bachmann. If she can cure something genetic, she should be able to walk on water. I"M WAITING! yet more evangelical trash. and I agree with Katy Mae July 13, 2011 10:40 am at 10:40 am \| The Jackdaw The kind of person that believes that homos3xuality is a disease that needs to be cured is the exact kind of person that we do NOT need in the government. July 13, 2011 10:41 am at 10:41 am \| Lynda/Minnesota Perhaps this business of Bachmann and her husband is exactly the type of government-funded-subsidy spending Bachmann has been touting as so wasteful? Especially when taking into consideration that she has herself been collecting various government subsides her entire adult life, including (but certainly not limited to) being on the direct government employee payroll more years than not, I suspect this is the GOPer don't do as I do, do as I say rhetorical nonsense which so disgusts me. I'll leave her so called christianity (of which I have no doubt she thinks she is the epitome of christian goodness) for God to judge. July 13, 2011 10:41 am at 10:41 am \| chris homosexuality is a condition just like liberalism so maybe we need clinics to "cure" left wing radicals. I mean we definitely need them. Maybe....thats funny. July 13, 2011 10:42 am at 10:42 am \| The Jackdaw The kind of person that believes that h0m0s3xuality is a disease that needs to be cured is the exact kind of person that we do NOT need in the government. July 13, 2011 10:42 am at 10:42 am \| Kwesoe And ye shall know the Truth, and the truth shall set thee free. Well, Michelle, tell me some of those lies of yours and make me think about the truth. July 13, 2011 10:42 am at 10:42 am \| The Real Tom Paine @ Joe M. I'm no Bachmann supporter, but it's more business experience than Obama ever had. _____________________________________________________________________________ No, he had more experience helping to run a non-profit, but its also irrelevant to the topic at hand. She and her husband ran a business which promoted a form of "therapy" deemed unethical and dangerous by the AMA, and would appear to violate any number of ethical standards in Mr. Bachmann's profession. Also, the fact she took the money and then proceded to spin how it was used is also disturbing, espcially since it looks like she was less than forthcoming about what was going on. If she is a tax attorney, she should know the damage that can cause a business and a reputation. She comes across as ammoral and a hypocrite. July 13, 2011 10:43 am at 10:43 am \| Polemos So I finished reading this article and I'm still waiting for evidence of Bachmann's "controversial" therapy methods. Maybe I simply misunderstood the article's tone, but I assumed by "controversial" the author meant something like "offensive" or "harmful." Even so, it's not clear to me how prayer (meditation) and celibacy advice are especially controversial methods of therapy. July 13, 2011 10:45 am at 10:45 am \| Ari159 This clinic seems more like a church than actual clinic. If these people are suggesting "reparative" therapy and religiious conversion to "help" people with their same-gender attractions, then this place should be rightfully called a church or some type of religious place and should not be collection thousands of dollars in Medicaid money. If their cure for it is "pray it away", file as a church with tax-exemption and don't waste tax payer money. July 13, 2011 10:45 am at 10:45 am \| Claudia, Houston, Tx Bachmann has embellished her credentials too much and there is always a price to pay for that. She needs to keep it real because running for President she should know you're checked out starting with the bottom of your foot. July 13, 2011 10:46 am at 10:46 am \| jimbo I support the base principles of the republican party but when religious nuts like this come into play I get frustrated. These religious zealots are going to be the downfall of the GOP. I'm in my late 20s and issues like gay marriage, marijuana legalization, abortion are not my top priorities to regulate. My generation can see straight thru the smoke and mirros, the GOP campaings on small government and less intrusion in our lives by big goverment but at the same time wants to restrict many citizens with their social agendas. They need to change their ways or they will be gone in the next decade. Wasn't sure there was anyway to take at shot at Obama in this write up, thx for setting us all "straight" July 13, 2011 10:47 am at 10:47 am \| Linda The Bachman's never said that "gays" are lesser people than us! This is what is something noone else brings out, is that the ones that support this lifestyle (not the same as being black or ethnic) are some of the meanest people out there. The hateful rhetoric is horrible. It is through love of these people that these therephies are out there. The bible is correct on what it states many times about how wrong this life style is and we are called, through love to tell those whom we love about it. July 13, 2011 10:48 am at 10:48 am \| Elle I am so glad to see my fellow citizens standing up here to this travesty. Going after gays like that makes Bachmann seem very 1930s Germany. "Barbarians!!!?" We Americans have to definitively reject the Bachmanns and drum them from the presidential race and the media. She is dangerously stupid; what's scary is how many people follow and admire her. This is the Achilles heel of democracy: that a majority can be hornswoggled into embracing a bigoted or otherwise crazy agenda. That's why we have to use our votes to prevent her and her backers from getting even a whiff of victory. The potential for oppression and worse is high. July 13, 2011 10:48 am at 10:48 am \| disco_fever I guess I don't see the problem with offering help to those that want it. No one is forcing gays into these things, but they are there for them if they choose to go. And believe it or not some gays DO want to change. And there is a problem somehow with that? People want to change things about themselves all the time (even things they were born with), what is so differernt about this? There are plenty of traditional Christian gays who have a hard time with their sexual orientation and their religion, and some choose to change religions and some choose to try and change their orientation. Get over it. July 13, 2011 10:49 am at 10:49 am \| Rudy NYC Pras ASKED: What's wrong with treating Gays who want to become straight? It's freedom of choice for some Gays which can't be denied. So is Mr. Bachmann's freedom to do so. Leftist Media is trying to make it sound abnormal and unusual. -------------- The answer to your question is nothing. The issue isn't working to "help" gay people. The issue is that they denied that that is what they do. July 13, 2011 10:50 am at 10:50 am \| Rob R I really hope she wins the nomination. I can't wait to see all the negative ads against her. Might need to get some popcorn for it.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Meta Archives Transfixed by the glittering Fabergé Egg in the window Pasha felt nothing, not the snow on his face or his tears that froze before they reached his chin. All he could think of now, suddenly confronted by that relic of the Romanovs was the last time he saw him. He still remembered the date, February 23, 1913 a date that stood frozen in time as surely as the tears on his face. That was the night of the Jubilee ball in the Winter Palace his uncle Prince Felix Yusupov had taken him to when he was just 19. The summer before the Great War, the war that would change everything in Russia. No one recognized the fact that they were living in the twilight of their world that winter, not his uncle, not anyone in the imperial court. Tsar Nicholas II shook his hand and glittered before Pasha as brilliantly as the Faberge Egg sparkled before him in the window of Van Cleef & Arpels this new winter of 1923. Yes he remembered him, the Tsar; he remembered them all, so many of them now dead. Some who had fled Russia, the living dead, were now without a country, their families or their fortunes. All gone now. There were the few who never even unpacked when they reached safety thinking they would return any day to Saint Petersburg. They lived in a dream world of fading lace and musty fur convincing themselves over tea and marron glacés that they were waiting to return to Russia. In reality they were just waiting for the grave. Yes he remembered him, the Tsar who had smiled and shook his hand and invited him to dance with his daughter, the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. The scream of a train whistle cut the blue winter wind and Pasha blinked. Was it real or the nightmare whistle he heard most nights in his dreams, the whistle of the train from Moscow to Vladivostok? Yes, the same train that took the Tsar and his family to Tobolsk a year later. Pasha and his Mother were lucky to escape and took what they could in jewels to buy their way from Vladivostok to Paris. An around the world trip that left them destitute. Church bells were ringing now and the snow was coming down harder in the Place Vendome. Pasha’s focus shifted and the Faberge Egg blurred and was replaced by the reflection of his face in the window. He wiped his eyes with the back of his gloved hand. He wasn’t one to look back or to be sad but to suddenly come upon the egg had thrown him. He would not walk this way to work again. Pasha pulled his overcoat collar up against the snow and turned to walk the rest of the way to Maxim’s where every night patrons pointed to the tall handsome maître d’ and said. “He used to be Russian royalty”. Yes he remembered the old days, and the Tsar. He always would. The Egg by Fabergé ************************** This oldie but goodie is a new and exciting discovery for me. I used to wear the great leather scent, Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme years ago and loved it. Thinking I would order it again I mistakenly ordered Tsar. To my delight I find it as beautiful and wearable as Pour Homme. Tsar by Van Cleefs & Arpels created by Philippe Bousseton 1989 and is perhaps his most famous fragrance. A bright bold and romantic Woody Aromatic that is as stunning a choice for a man of taste today as it was twenty four years ago. It has a gorgeous classicism about it that is timeless, a really beautiful bouquet from top notes to dry down. With in the green deco inspired bottle with gold trim there is an array of top notes that spark and spin the air with a blend of Artemisia, rosemary, lavender, Neroli, coriander, green notes and cinnamon. The cinnamon is a great touch to the blast off of the first spray. It really adds a kick of chic to the opening. This opening says true and strong for a surprising bit of time. Then the mid notes come in to play and it is a strong floral romp for a man’s perfume but a mix of green and earth works gloriously to keep it boldly masculine. Carnation, jasmine, lily of the valley and rose all bloom in chorus and find ground and strength from the geranium, juniper berries, tarragon and an earthy brilliant powdery orris root. Above it all is the fresh summery slightly humid infusion of pine tree. Just lush and radiant at this point. With the dry down comes the kitchen sink of notes. A supple smart leather note creeps in with the sandalwood, lush stylish amber and a taste of creamy vanilla Tonka bean. Patchouli, musk and sharp cedar are aided in the demise of this perfume with a touch of biting green vetiver. Yes there is a lot going on here and it works so well. Van Cleef & Arpels ~ Place Vendome, Paris It all speaks of grandeur and another world. An elegance that is now lost, a time when men dressed with thought to detail and style and smelled expensive, refined and beautiful. It is nice to know that in this age of Fresh, Fruity, Sugary middle of the road perfumes that you can still find a great and interesting perfume in a main stream house such as Van Cleef & Arpels, but then I am not surprised. The same house gave us the very beautiful and equally elegant Midnight in Paris. Often these days the most interesting and exciting things happening in fragrance are on the niche end of the spectrum. One needn’t have to spend the precious dollar for fabulous niche fragrance when one can still find something interesting and stunningly beautiful here at Van Cleef & Arpels. And then there is the jewelry too! Well can you believe it? Scents Memory has been up and running for a whole year now. My Paper Anniversary. I want to thank all my 163 readers for following along on my olfactory journey. It has been so much fun and work and then fun again and we will be going on to more reviews and assorted memories in the future. However, it is Summer here in San Francisco so that means time to bundle up and put some logs on the fire and take a bit of a vacation. So for the next few weeks I will be off doing some rest and recuperation and charging my creative batteries. So in the meantime check out some of my blog links for some good reading. Everything from Victoria Gent up in Sunny Seattle on EauMG though the delightful musings of Portia and the gang down south in Sydney at The Australian Perfume Junkies and of course my darling Vickie Lester at Beguiling Hollywood. And no blog jog would be complete without a pop over to London to for tea and a chat with The Perfumed Dandy. And for you fashionistas please check out Garance Dorés delightful blog and her husband Scott at his blog The Sartorialist. There are lots more to check out so just look to your right and scroll down for more links. So for now a nice warm scented bath and then off I sail in my barge of gold for my little stay at home vacation. Martine Belfort, nearly asleep as she soaked in her tub, barely opened one eye at the offensive jangling urgency of the contraption on her vanity. Why she ever had installed a telephone in her bathroom escaped her for the moment. “Juju hold it up to my ear.” The maid did as she was told. “Allo? Allo Martine are you there?” It was Cecile Duvall her dearest source of gossip and most distrusted friend. “Cecile? Are you back in Paris already? I thought you were in Cannes?” “I am ma chère but I simply had to call you at once. The most amazing thing happened tonight at dinner.” Martine closed her eyes and sank to her chin in the tub and nodded to Juju to turn on the hot tap to warm her up. “Oh do tell, who is your infatuation this time, a duke or some American millionaire?” “It is Coco Chanel!” Martine shot up in the tub both eyes wide open. “You are having an affair with Chanel?” “No no! Silly pet, I have news about her.” “Oh I never liked that woman! What happened? Did she stay out in the sun too long and burned to a crisp? Is she dead?” “No, nothing like that my goodness what an imagination you have Martine. She was dining in the same restaurant as I tonight and I kept noticing a commotion at her table. People going over and bumping about and hovering over her, well, there seemed such a lot of excitement. Soon the entire restaurant was abuzz.” “A buzz about what Cecile, get to the point.” “Finally I couldn’t stand it any longer and I went over and said hello. You know to sniff around and see what on earth could be so fascinating. Coco gave me a cool smile. She knows we are friends you and I and well, she was very cool but cordial. I kissed her cheek and then it happened.” Mon dieu! What? What happened?” “She must have spilled a whole bottle of perfume on the table cloth, and herself as well.” “Common as dirt, that woman?” “No Martine you don’t understand, she smelled amazing, and unlike anything I have ever smelled. It was so, so… SEXY! I was about to ask her what it was when the Grand Duchess Zina Vladimirovich and a few other Russian ladies interrupted me to ask her the exact same question.” Martine looked over at her vanity packed with Patou, Guerlain Caron and Coty. “Coco said it was just something she found in Grasse and that she couldn’t remember exactly where. Then she asked us did we like it? Did we think she should try and get more? Then suddenly it all clicked in my head. She is launching a perfume. It was a set up. She had perfumed the table like a trap. And my dear it worked, we all fell into it. I simply have to have it. Nothing else smells like it. Nothing!” “Don’t be ridiculous Cecile, I doubt very much that Mademoiselle Chanel would dare to go up against all those big men and there giant perfume houses. And if she does she will be ruined.” She nearly snorted, “I for one would never wear it. 1921* Martine Belfort had only one bottle of perfume on her vanity. Chanel No.5. All the smart women of Paris agreed that nothing other than No.5 would do. 1920 FLAPPER BY B.J.MOON 1945* Sergeant Beau Henson stood for a very long time on the sidewalk at East Mountain Street looking up at the handsome Spanish revival house where she lived. This beautiful peaceful street in Glendale California was a million miles away from the horrors of Remagen and the battle where he lost his best buddy Jack Markgraf. A soft breeze ruffled his hair and reminded him to put his cap back on. He was in full uniform and befitted his duty to his friend. Marjorie Markgraf answered the door she was wearing a sundress and her hair was the color of corn silk. She looked much younger than twenty six. She invited him in as if she had known him for years. They had Iced Tea and talked for a long time about Jack, and what he was like before the war. Marjorie asked Beau about his life and if he was married. She was sitting on the chair he knew had been Jacks favorite. In war you learn everything about your buddies’ lives back home down to who they first kissed, their favorite radio show to the name of their dog. Finally Marjorie asked how it happened and if Beau was with him. He told her the best lie he could. That Jack didn’t suffer. Then he told her a bit of the truth, that he was with him when he died. “When we were in Pairs in 44’ there was just one thing he had to do. He had to get this for you.” He took a little travel worn package out of his pocket and handed it to her. “Jack said you always talked about going to Paris together someday and buying a bottle. We stood together in the rain all day in a line of G.I.s on the Rue Cambon so he could buy it and bring it home as a surprise. I saved it for you….” Marjorie carefully opened the package; it was the first time she cried since the day the letter came from the Army telling her Jack would not come home. She never opened the bottle but kept it next to Jack’s photograph on her vanity. 1962* It was there on her dresser, all alone and forgotten. There in that naked bedroom with no paintings on the walls, just an unmade bed, some shoe boxes and purses stacked by the door and a phone off the hook on the carpet by the bed. Some happier years before back on Doheny Drive she said it was all she slept in and there were those photographs to prove it. She wrapped sensuously in sheets with the bottle on the nightstand each adding heat to the legend of the other. Now she was cold and wrapped in a blanked in the back of an ambulance. The bottle of Chanel No.5 sitting on her dresser would be tossed out or possibly snatched as souvenir buy some policeman and taken home to his wife. In any case it was there, on the dresser when she died. 2013* “Chanel No.5… I don’t get it.” Jackie Belfort said to her girlfriend as she reached for the tester of Coco Mademoiselle at the Macy’s perfume counter inspected it and then handed it to her friend Tiffany Markgraf. “It smells ‘Old Lady’” she said. “I just don’t see what the big deal is. So what if Marilyn Monroe wore it.” “I know” said Tiffany, “It smells soapy, just like Palmolive! Ewww!” She put down the bottle of Coco Mademoiselle and picked up a bottle of No.5. Jackie grabbed the No.5 from Tiffany and fingered the beveled edge. “It is a pretty bottle…..My great Grandmother wore it all the time. She said she even bought the first bottle when it came out. She said she was best friends with Coco Chanel. Can you imagine?” “No kidding? How funny, my granny had a bottle next to a picture of my grandpa. But she never wore it. I can understand why. Not even Brad Pitt could get me to wear it.” She spritzed a generous spray onto the Chanel tester paper. “Ugh… Old Lady is right.” “Oh My God! It is so sweet and fruity! I just love sweet and fruity, don’t you? And it has POPCORN too! Have you tried that new Jessica Simpson perfume?” Oh My God, No! Let’s go to Saphora and find it! As soon as they were gone the woman behind the counter who wasn’t much older than Jackie and Tiffany turned to the woman next to her. “Barbarians.” ************* The old lady is a survivor and for good reason. She is a classic for the ages and one that is often misunderstood by those who have no sense of history or what real perfume means and smells like. It may even be that she is for some an acquired taste like avocados or escargot. In other words some people have to grow up to grow into it. By that I don’t mean that it has anything to do with how old you are, on the contrary there are those who love this perfume from a very early age. I think it has to do more with where your nose is in its journey thought the worlds of Perfume. What ever the case may be for you and Chanel No.5, love it or hate it, the perfume is something to be admired for its place in the history of perfume, for the woman who commissioned its creation and for the man Ernest Beaux who created it. Of course it is all about the Aldehydes in the opening. This is the popping of the cork of the Dom Perignon of Aldehydes. It is fizzing white and glorious as it catapults the cork of Neroli, ylang ylang, lemon and bergamot across the room to ricochet off the walls and unleash the legendary florals at its heart. In the heart notes the three floral sisters of Iris, lily of the valley, and rose are the frame for the most famous jasmine in the world. The star of the show, the Grasse jasmine picked at dawn just for Chanel. A luxurious and earthy orris root brings a dark and sexy touch to the center notes in No.5, This is pure adult glamour that speaks in soft full tones of elegance and pure sophisticated style and grace. The dry down is a creative and brilliant blending of Oakmoss, sandalwood, amber rich and glowing in the late stages. Also a very Parisian bit of sexy skank comes to play in the form of Civet. I always love a bit of animalic frolic in my florals. It keeps it real for me. Real in the sense of the classic French perfumes of the past and that a little naughty makes a good time even better. There is a touch of patchouli, musk, vanilla and vetiver down here too but the major factor is how the Civet plays with the Oakmoss, amber and the fading glory of the florals. It is really spectacular and I can see when I compare it from opening to fade-out to other perfumes that survive in some form from before 1921 how revolutionary and special Chanel No.5 was and still is. The women, the “Old Ladies” if you will, who first wore it, were the most exciting and free generation of women in two thousand years. They sent their beau’s off to die in the trenches of the Great War. Those in America of the 48 states and in Great Britain won the vote. With the help of Chanel they cut their hair and threw away the corsets, rolled down their stockings and raised their skirts to scandalous heights. They smoked and drank with the men, danced shocking dances like the Black Bottom, the Shimmy Shake and the Tango. They went to work and left the home in ways and numbers they never had before. They kept their families together and going forward thought the Great Depression and then sent their husbands and sons to die in World War II. They were the foundation of womanhood for the 20th Century and the mothers of feminism. Those were the women who first wore Chanel No.5 and made it a legend. There are women I know who tell me that Chanel No.5 is the only perfume they can wear. And when you come to know and understand the complexity and brilliance of No.5 it is easy to understand that statement. It is also a perfume I grew up smelling on the women in my family. When I smell it today I don’t see the old women they have become but the beautiful young women they were and always will be in my heart. Madame Pageau always appeared at Café le Conti just as the Vesper bells of Notre Dame chimed. An old sweet lady, not elegant but rather grandmotherly she was loved by the waiters and the regulars alike. Each and every person who met her more than once at the café knew her story. Every day at Vespers hour she would arrive by taxi to the café. Her employer always paid for the trip to and from his house at 56 Avenue Victor-Hugo. You see, Madame Pageau was the housekeeper for one of the most notorious men of Paris. Rene Michel Petriz, the highest paid and most desired gigolo in all of France. On this particular afternoon Madame Pageau was seated at her favorite spot on the sidewalk at the table which everyone knew as “Madame’s table”. She waited for her coffee and contemplated whether or not to take the three Italian Pistachio macaroons out of her Chanel bag (a beloved gift from Monsieur). Better not, she was saving them for bedtime. Marcel, her favorite waiter smiled as he served her the coffee. There were three chocolate macaroons on the saucer. “A little surprise for Madame.” He was a shadow of a once very handsome man. Madame Pageau touched his hand and smiled her thanks. “And how is Monsieur Petriz? Well I hope?” “Very well Marcel thank you. And if you think I will tell tales just for those macaroons…..” “Oh, No Madame! I had no intention.” “Very well… Just so we understand each other.” It was always the same pretense before she filled him in on the latest gossip. After a few crumbs of scandal from Madame, Marcel retreated satiated with the excitement of such a glamorous life, a life he might have had if he had been bolder in his youth. Madame Pageau sipped her coffee and smiled in the knowledge that once again she had filled in new pages in the legend of her employer. It tickled her that every word was a lie designed to enhance his reputation. He did not sleep in white silk pajamas sewn with gold thread imported from India. He did not own five hundred pairs of Ferragamo shoes; He was not the illegitimate son of Franco Nero and Brigitte Bardot. There was no single rose delivered each day by a spurned ex-king whose mistress he had bedded. He was not in fact bisexual. That would come later in life. It was true that he liked to hang out at Bar du Marché with gay boys of the left bank (a few he even kissed on a lark). Such was his vanity that it demanded attention from all quarters. Embrasser le beau mec au Bar du Marché. Pour le plaisir. (photograph by Blaine Harrington) There were many gifts from clients but not on the scale Madame Pageau would have the world believe. It was true that he bought most of his own jewelry except for that huge canary diamond tie pin from the American actress. He did not have his valet spay the sheets of his bed with Damascus rose scented perfume. On the contrary it was an orange and lemon eau de cologne. But Madame Pageau thought the rose was more romantic. It was true that all over Paris wealthy women luxuriated in the scent he left on their sheets for days after he was gone from their beds. So as it always happened, today’s tales were spread along with all the others from Madame to Marcel and on to the rest of the city. The tales she spun had stolen the very heart of Paris. What Madame Pageau never told anyone was what he smelled like when he gave her a hug and called her “ma petite tante”. He smelled of tussled sheets the morning after, of champagne, sex, velvet jackets and expensive patchouli and plum perfume. There was always the faint presence of a woman near his skin. Rene Michel smelled like his father had smelled the one and only night she had met him all those years ago. This tiny detail of the legend no one knew but her. There were not enough macaroons in Pairs that could bribe from Madame Pageau the very true fact that she loved Rene Michel as if he were her very own son which of course he was. Grégory Fitoussi as Rene Michel Petriz ************************************* It is all about luxurious sex. Voleur de Roses by L’Artisan Parfumeur is a perfume of the body and the smells of being a bad boy all of which is sure to shock some in its honest sensuality. It is the lingering scent of a lover’s body when you crawl back into bed just after they have gone. It is daring, bold and utterly divine! Created by the nose, Michel Almairac who has a great collection of creations to his name among which you will find seven in the Bond 9 house, six in Burberry, and such classics as Gucci Pour Homme and Minotaur by Poloma Picasso. photo by Holly Revell Voleur de Roses is a woody oriental for men that a woman could wear with confidence. A brazen blending of three notes it is linear and lovely from start to finish. The brilliant mixing of patchouli rose and plum is deceptive in its simplicity. The opening is lush as the fragrance envelopes you like the arms of a lover. It holds you close for a good six to eight hours and like the sent of a lover is close to the skin after about two hours. Before it retreats to the flesh it projects about three feet. Voleur de Roses is not only sexy and warm but at its heart it is chic, urbanely rich and refined. If you are a sensual person by nature, a person who luxuriates in your body and lives a life of grand passion then Voleur de Roses is a must for your collection. But be warned. If you dare to wear Voleur de Roses you may begin to write a blazing new page in your own life story. To have a reputation is ordinary to be come a legend is extraordinary. BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD Vickie Lester knows a few things about Hollywood, past and present. One of my absolute favorite must read blogs in town. (don’t mention that I told you but her real name is Esther Blodgett.) FRAGANTICA Find a fragance, make friends, write reviews and connect with other frag heads! FRAGRANCE TALK Cubby’s site and just about the best online reviewer there is. His video reviews are the BEST! Garance Doré Brilliant, warm, sweet and funny, but beyond all that a great photographer of fasion and video blogger. GRAIN DE MUSC Denyse Beaulieu’s fabulous blog. Her book The Perfume Lover about the creation of Saville A L’aube by L’Artisan Parfumur is a must read that is next on my must read list. Thanks Katie Puckrick for turning me on to Denyse’s blog. RIVIERA NAYARIT GRINGO My friend Earl Miller’s blog about life in the magical town of San Pancho Mexico. Check it out and if you are heading down there stay at Earl’s Roberto’s Bungalows. SCENT TRAILS The Frunkinator’s great site for locating perfume brick and mortar shops around the globe. Also listed are perfume events. Great Site! SCENTRY ~ Perfume Stories In the words of its Editor, “We feature creative people from all over the world, and the things that connect them with perfume: fantasy, sensuality, vision, and inspiring stories. SMELL AND TELL The adventures of a 20 something in Romania and an obsession with fragrances. Very interesting. SMELLY THOUGHTS Freddie Albrighton the up and coming l’enfant terrible of perfume blogging! He is brilliant! TOP 10 FRAGRANCES “A blog for perfume lovers by perfume lovers.” Jasper Buckingham and his wife who are based in France have a really fine fragance blog. check it out and Jasper’s YouTube channel as well. WHAT MEN SHOULD SMELL LIKE From somewhere south west of Tahiti comes this great blog by my buddy Clayton. You are going to thank me for taking you to the land down under. ZGO Blog The wonderful and fragrant San Francisco perfume and candle shop now has a fabulous blog! HAYDRIA PERUMERY My friend Haydrya has a fabulous perfume house. Perfumes inspired by the glamour decades of the 20th Century from the 20’s to the 60’s. Perfumes handmade with love. Such wonderful names as “Tainted Love”, “L’Eau Exotique, and “Black Mamba”. Check it out! HISTORIES DE PERFUMS ~ PARIS A really exciting house…they even make a new perfume “Peter and Alice” that comes in a cupcake flacon. Look for the new “Veni, Vedi, Vici” line as well. Cardamon and Julius Caesar! HOUBIGANT ~ Paris The oldest perfume house in existence, founded in Paris in 1775. Marie Antoinette loved their perfumes so much that she had her coachman stop at the perfume house during her attempted escape from Paris in 1789. The house be came the perfumer to royalty ONE SEED PERFUME A great little niche house with a heart as big as the Outback. ” One Seed donates 10% of profits to organisations close to our heart, including Collective Shout and Australia Hope International.” PK Perfume Paul Kiler is a California Perfumer who creates wonderful scents inspired by the perfumes of the early 20th Century. All formulated from the best natural materials available to him. SHAY & BLUE ~ LONDON A brand new perfume house created by ex Senior Vice President of Chanel and former Global General Manager of Jo Malone Ltd and up and coming perfumer Julie Massé . Looks really interesting to me. THE 7 VIRTUES ~ Perfumes The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc. is a Canadian company that believes we must flex our buying power to empower families in countries that are rebuilding. In one instance for the Noble Rose perfume they are turning drug poppies farms in Afghanistan into rose farms TOM FORD ~ FRAGRANCE MEN The Ellegant and expensive Mr. Ford. His talents are many from fashion to film. His nose is beyond compare. WEIL PARFUMS They started out as furriers in 1912. First perfumes were to scent the fur coats. PERFUME SHOPPING AEDES DE VENUSTAS ~ NEW YORK Aedes de Venustas is a great place to shop for scent in New York. They stock the impossible to find you have been searching for high and low. Just GO! HOUBIGANT ~ Paris The oldest perfume house in existence, founded in Paris in 1775. Marie Antoinette loved their perfumes so much that she had her coachman stop at the perfume house during her attempted escape from Paris in 1789. The house be came the perfumer to royalty THE 7 VIRTUES ~ Perfumes The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc. is a Canadian company that believes we must flex our buying power to empower families in countries that are rebuilding. In one instance for the Noble Rose perfume they are turning drug poppies farms in Afghanistan into rose farms ZGO San Francisco The most exciting new personal scent store in San Francisco. World class Perfumes, Candles, and bath soaps. Drop in for a great olfactory experience and tell them Lanier from Scents Memory sent you. Blog Stats 253,321 hits Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
He was born in Lyons Falls on November 25, 1938, a son of John C. Hastwell Sr. and Geraldine Shaver Hastwell. He attended Lyons Falls High School and after he completed school he worked on area farms. He married Frances Diann Carey on October 12, 1957 at St. Joseph’s Church, Boonville and settled on outer West Street. John was employed at McKeever Vineer Mill and then Boonville Furniture Factory. In 1966 John gained employment at Rome Cable. For a time he worked for Kraft in Lowville and then retired from Adirondack Central High School as a custodian. John and Diann moved to their present home on Domser Road in 1967. John enjoyed nature, bird watching, people watching in downtown Boonville, visiting with friends, pizza at the Alpine and telling jokes. Surviving are his wife, Diann; his children, John III and Tracy Hastwell, Boonville, Gordon and Laurie Hastwell, Boonville, Robert and Lori Hastwell, Boonville, Kathy Stinebrickner, Ok., Margaret and Dale Keefer, Croghan, Marjorie and Russ Edmondson, North Carolina, Patrick and Tami Hastwell, Texas, Daniel and Brenda Hastwell, Boonville, Joseph and Melanie Hastwell, Boonville, Raymond and Christie Hastwell, Boonville and Steven and Hazel Hastwell, Florida; 25 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and eagerly awaiting the arrival of a 16 great grandchild; one brother, William Hastwell, San Bernardino, Ca.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Moeller, Syracuse, NY., Dolores and Richard Hart, Walworth, NY and one uncle, Goza Fazekas, Syracuse, NY. John was predeceased by his parents, two brothers, James and Wayne Hastwell and twin granddaughters, Tiffany and Brittany Hastwell in 1996. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Christ Our Hope Parish/St Joseph’s Church, Boonville with Father Thomas Ward officiating. Calling hour will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at Mills Funeral Home, 301 Post Street, Boonville. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Parkinson’s or to the Diabetes Association. We accept obituaries from Funeral Homes only. If you would like to have an obituary aired on The Moose and on this website, please tell the funeral director to e-mail or fax (315-376-8549) the obituary to us. The Funeral Director will be charged for any and all obituaries aired on The Moose and on this website. Obituaries are changed according to their length. The entire obituary will be aired during Today In the North Country (8:25AM, Mondays through Saturdays) the first day. A shorter version will air each day prior to the funeral. Sorry, we do not accept any obituary announcements from anyone other than a funeral home. All obituary announcements received will run on WBRV-FM in Boonville, WLLG-FM in Lowville and on this website. Thank you for your cooperation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Program Performers North Carolina Symphony Grant Llewellyn, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano About This Performance Jonathan Biss brings his masterful artistry to one of Beethoven’s most touching works, the Piano Concerto No. 3, along with the North Carolina native and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s new piano concerto, co-commissioned by the Symphony— plus hear selections from Prokofiev’s tribute to Haydn and Mozart, the Classical Symphony.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Yes, all owners would have received a series of emails informing them of the move a few weeks before the migration date. If you have not received them, please check your spam inbox and update your filters to ensure that you receive important updates and information from HomeAway. To log in to your account, visit www.homeaway.com.sg and click ‘Owner Login’ in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage. You will need to log in using the same email address and password that you use today. For added security, you will be prompted to set up Two-Factor Authentication with your mobile number (if you have not already done so), the first time you log into your account. For more information on Two-Factor Authentication, see here. The social login feature has been disabled for partners to ensure that our site is absolutely secure to manage all online transactions. To keep your details safe and verified, we are ensuring that all HomeAway partners have one central account to manage their inquiries and bookings on the site. I no longer wish to list my properties on HomeAwayWe are sorry that you are leaving the HomeAway family, and letting go of the opportunity to get access to new exciting features, greater account security and an expended network of international travellers. Please note that by deactivating your account and listings now, you will not be able to manage any current bookings nor conversations, and will lose all of your previous history and data with HomeAway. We strongly encourage you to honour your bookings on HomeAway to avoid disappointing your future guests who may have invested a lot of their effort and money for their trip. We are happy to help you through this transition to ensure that it is as seamless as possible. Please contact us.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
John Lennon: The Beatles frontman John Lennon, who sang about peace and love, was young and restless as a kid. Apparently, Lennon once said in an interview, “I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and I hit. I fought men and I hit women.” John Lennon's Gretsch guitar is expected to fetch $1million at an auction. The guitar played by Lennon on the recording of Paperback Writer was given by the singer to his cousin David Birch, a newspaper reported. Online bidding of the guitar begins in November. The Beatles: The Fab Four were known not only known for their music but also for their mop-top haircuts. Apparently, the style was short lived as the Beatles abandoned the style for locks during the 60s. On December 8, 1980, the unimaginable happened, music legend John Lennon was only 40 when he was murdered outside Dakota in New York City by Mark David Chapman. After unprecedented success as a founding member of the 'Beatles', John pursued a solo career and is considered one of the best songwriters in music history.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Last modified at 12:47 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Inmates pursue diplomas MARSHALL (AP) - Kyle Seek may not be at his high school graduation physically, but he will be there in spirit. Seek, who is currently incarcerated for aggravated assault, has finished the requirements for his high school diploma through the joint efforts of the Harrison County Sheriff's department and the Marshall Independent School District. Through the home-bound schooling, Seek and one other County Jail inmate, Derrick Jenkins, have been able to keep up with their studies and continue to earn credit toward graduation. "I wanted to get my diploma instead of a GED because I've come this far in school and didn't want to quit now," Seek said. Seek has completed the courses for graduation and is only waiting to hear his grades in economics and math to make sure he will graduate. Although he will be in the Texas Department of Corrections' custody by the time graduation rolls around, he said his name will be called with the others who are graduating Saturday. Seek also said that he will try to enroll in some college courses soon. He said he is not sure what he wants to study yet. "It's very important to get an education, regardless where you are," Sheriff Bob Green said. Although Jenkins will not be graduating this year, he said he will be able to graduate next year because of the home school. He said his stay in county jail, on drug-related charges, will end next month and he looks forward to completing school next year. "Continuing my education like this will make me a better person," Jenkins said. According to Sheriff Green, there has been a General Equivalency Degree program in place at the jail for the last five years. However, only recently did anyone earn their certificate. Mary Eva Kirk, an educator from Kilgore College, has been teaching the inmates in the GED program since February of this year. She said one inmate did receive his certificate and another is very close to it. For two nights ever week, Ms. Kirk instructs the inmates in five subjects: writing, arts and literature, science, social studies and math. According to Ms. Kirk, participation by the inmates in her classes is purely voluntary. The inmates have this option available to them. Once they ask about the program, Ms. Kirk said, she reviews their profile to determine if she can teach them. "All they need is a chance," she said. "Overall they are a good bunch of guys who got caught up in the system." When she first started teaching the inmates, jail personnel asked her if she wanted a guard posted inside the door. She said no because she felt comfortable and her students show nothing but respect for her. She said they have excellent behavior and are there to learn. Many are taking the course so they will have better job opportunities available when they are released. Ms. Kirk said she is encouraging them all not to stop at a GED but to continue their education to a higher level.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Lung Tsun Pavilion, Kowloon, Hong Kong University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: HR01-064. The Lung Tsun Pavilion was at the end of the Lung Tsun Stone Bridge. The pavilion was used by the local elders to greet new officials to the yamen (Chinese court) in Kowloon City, and it was also called the Pavilion for Greeting Officials. The pavilion measured 8 metres long and 7 metres wide, its height was about 8 metres. A stone lintel of 1873, inscribed with two large Chinese characters (龍津 Lung Tsun), was placed in the main entrance of the pavilion. Some scant remains of the Lung Tsun Pavilion lie within the grounds of the former Kai Tak Airport. Source: Peter Chan. See NA23-07.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
SHARE No more excuses. Now that the kids are back in school, this mama needs to get her booty back to the gym. Good to see you, old frenemy — it’s been a while. Of course, with a jam-packed day that includes drop-off, errands, work, meetings and, oh yeah, pickup (is it 3 p.m. already?), I don’t have hours to while away at the sauna or in the steam room. I have to time my fitness routine to a T. Forty minutes of cardio, five minutes of primping and I’m out the door and on my way to the next scheduled activity. But don’t worry: I never hit the carpool line or conference room looking anything less than polished or smelling anything other than peachy. Thanks to the veritable beauty counter in my gym bag, I’m ready to go from the elliptical to the elementary school in no time — and you can too! From face-cleaning wipes to streamlined, on-the-go makeup must-haves, these essentials will have you looking and feeling fresh in five minutes flat. Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towelettes These cucumber-infused face-cleaning wipes remove sweat, dirt and makeup without the need for water. With a simple swoosh and swipe, they cleanse, exfoliate and freshen your complexion. Plus, they smell like a trip to the spa — because who actually has time to lounge around with cucumbers on their eyes? Caudalie Grape Water Sure, you look and feel wet after an intense workout. But when you sweat, your body is literally losing water, which is why you need to drink and soak up all the H2O you can. After you’ve used your handy face-cleaning wipes, replenish that thirsty complexion with Caudalie Grape Water. With magical water-retaining powers, it intensely hydrates skin and instantly calms redness and sensitivity. Soothe your angry post-SoulCycle skin in seconds — because your body may be on fire, but your face doesn’t have to be. Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo Mini Your quest for the best dry shampoo ends here. This mini travel bottle needs to be with you at all times. It doesn’t just mask dirty hair — it actually cleans it. Exercise means sweat, and this amazing product absorbs and removes oil, perspiration and odor with a simple spritz. Plus, it smells like a dream and gives you a quick volume bump without the telltale powder residue some dry shampoos leave behind. First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Triple Protection Skin Tint Say hello to the skin tint of your dreams. This powerful product gives your natural beauty a boost. After an intense workout, the last thing I want to do is layer on heavy makeup, so I love that this nifty skin tint gives me a naturally flawless face with subtle, buildable coverage. This five-minute makeup must-have is less about masking and more about enhancing. Yuni Shower Sheets Large Body Wipes Sometimes an actual locker-room shower can’t happen. Who has the time, want or will to undress, dry off and redress — in public? Avoid those nasty public-shower germs altogether with these super-soft oversize body wipes. They’re pre-moistened to cleanse, refresh and naturally deodorize your body from head to toe. Made with refreshing peppermint and energizing citrus, these babies are as invigorating as they are effective. DermaDoctor Med E Tate Antiperspirant Wipes B.O. is not an option when you have places to go and people to see. Thankfully, these revolutionary (yes, revolutionary) topical wipes mimic the anti-sweating properties of Botox — minus the needle. With the highest potency of antiperspirant, you’ll be dry as a desert and fresh as a daisy faster than you can say, “No B.O.-tox.” Rosebud Salve One coat of mascara and a little lip balm and you’re out the door. There’s a reason Rosebud Salve is a tried-and-true cult classic. It heals, hydrates and adds glow to dry lips, cracked skin and minor irritations and burns. You can even use it on diaper rash — something we certainly hope you’re not dealing with at the gym. Try These Related Links Lauren is a digital editor, freelance writer, and Instagram aficionado with a feisty five-year-old boy and a sassy two-year-old diva at home. With a passion for family, travel, style, and alliteration, she spends her days chasing children, chugging coffee, and daydreaming about sleep. As a veteran lifestyle editor and media mom, Lauren loves to find ways to make the aspirational attainable for all the overwhelmed parents out there—because we really need to stick together! Lauren lives with her husband and kiddos in the suburbs of New York City.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Posts by David Eric Tomlinson A generous review of THE MIDNIGHT MAN in today’s The Sunday Oklahoman: “Tomlinson … weaves a fictional portrayal of five diverse Oklahomans in an ambitious novel about overcoming racial, social and political differences.” Read the full review here. A wonderful, insightful review in today’s The Dallas Morning News discusses my debut novel THE MIDNIGHT MAN in relation to the deep-seated political divide resulting from this year’s election: “Tomlinson has nice timing, and a good handle on voice … The characters are nicely fleshed out – real human beings with flaws that never lapse into cartoon two-dimensionality. It’s a book about hope, which comes at a good time. After last year’s polarizing election, it feels good to see through the eyes of his creations — people who are really interested in understanding one another’s lives as opposed to just… On Friday, November 6, I gave the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Sociological Association, at the University of Oklahoma. The talk concerned recent research I conducted into the death penalty, while writing my first novel The Midnight Man. Below is the full text of that speech. Oklahoma Sociological Association Keynote November 6, 2015 Hello everybody. Thanks for having me. My name is David Tomlinson. I was born in Stillwater, which pretty much doomed me to life as an Oklahoma State fan, and grew up in the town of Perry, about fifteen minutes from there. I’ve lived… In the first pages of Carmen Boullosa’s powerful yet whimsical novel Texas: The Great Theft, we are introduced to dozens of characters – butchers and lawyers and chicken dealers and grocers and judges and escaped slaves and housemaids and vaqueros, Mexicans and Americans and Indians and Africans and Germans – everyone trying to survive in the precarious, often violent territory between the Rio Bravo and Nueces rivers. It’s a place bursting with stories, a place where every perspective – no matter how small or marginalized – has something to add to the conversation. The story begins with an insult. It’s… Dallas native Joe Milazzo’s new novel Crepuscule w/Nellie is an inspired work of art, a “speculative historical fiction” twenty years in the making, and the book deserves a wider audience than it will get. Titled after the jazz standard of the same name – a song composed by the famously idiosyncratic pianist Thelonious Monk, while his wife Nellie was undergoing treatment for a thyroid disorder – the novel imagines itself into the uncomfortable love and economic triangle existing between Monk, Nellie, and their benefactor, the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter. The story is, like Monk’s work, unique – strange, dissonant, profane,…	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
From using PaaS platforms such as Force.com to complete ground-up development, there are many ways to build or migrate to a multi-tenant SaaS Architecture. The session / paper explored the various decision factors involved in choosing a suitable alternative. CTOs and architects got an overview of the various approaches, the technical as well as commercial implications of each approach and the best practices to be followed.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Beautiful, conniving and dangerous, these Mermaids will do anything to protect their home. Whitecap Bay is the final leg of the journey for the Fountain of Youth. It is also where mermaids have been known to gather for hundreds of years, thereby striking terror in the heart of sailors and pirates alike. Drawn to the surface by a singing sailor, they entrance their prey before dragging them to the depths of the Bay to devour them. The mermaids must defend against Blackbeard and his crew as they attempt to capture a live mermaid to harvest the mermaid's tear demanded by the Fountain of Youth ritual. In a sense, these mermaids provide both a complement and a contrast to those in the original Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. His merfolk could not shed tears because they lacked an immortal soul; the mermaids of On Stranger Tides instead have tears which can potentially grant immortality. Contents Background In the official description of mermaids: Beautiful, conniving and dangerous, these Mermaids will do anything to protect their home in Whitecap Bay. Whitecap Bay is the final leg of the journey for the Fountain of Youth. It is also where mermaids have been known to gather for hundreds of years, thereby striking terror in the heart of sailors and pirates alike. Drawn to the surface by a singing sailor, they entrance their prey before dragging them to the depths of the Bay to devour them. The mermaids must defend against Blackbeard and his crew as they attempt to capture a live mermaid to harvest the Mermaid's Tear demanded by the Fountain of Youth ritual. Appearances Films In the film, when Elizabeth Swann was trying to warn of the cursed pirates, Lieutenant Gillette says, "Don't worry, miss, he's already informed of that. A little mermaid flopped up on deck and told him the whole story" before shutting the doors on her. During the quest for the Fountain of Youth, a longboat full of members of Blackbeard's crew were used as bait on a mission to lure a mermaid for her tears. Legend has it that man-made light and song attract mermaids, so the boat is lit by the beam of the lighthouse and Scrum was forced to sing a song. Scrum sang My Jolly Sailor Bold and successfully attracted a mermaid named Tamara, who continued singing Scrum's song as other mermaids surrounded the longboat. After Tamara revealed her true form, the mermaids began a lethal attack on Blackbeard's crew. Seeing the mermaid slaughtering pirates, Jack Sparrow set an explosion on the Bay's lighthouse to scare the mermaids away. In the aftermath of the battle, Philip Swift captured a mermaid he would later name Syrena. Video games Disney Parks In an extended sequence to promote Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, mermaids are seen swimming underwater as Jack Sparrow says "The Fountain of Youth. What does it require?", and in which Angelica says "A mermaid, Jack." Tamara can then be heard singing "My Jolly Sailor Bold", while mermaids continue swimming, shortly before the mermaid attack battle scene follows. On October 2012, mermaids were added to Pirates of the Caribbean at Walt Disney World. At the grotto scene, a mermaid skeleton can be seen in the grotto with "My Jolly Sailor Bold" playing in the background. Notable Mermaids Syrena Syrena is a beautiful, enigmatic mermaid portrayed by Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey. Mystery surrounds the mermaid Syrena, even down to her true name, for “Syrena” is only what she’s called by missionary Philip Swift during her captivity by Blackbeard. After her fellow mermaids attack Blackbeard’s crew at Whitecap Bay, Syrena and Philip begin to recognize a quality in each other that draws them together, allowing them to become allies against a common enemy in Blackbeard. Each discover more of their true beings, but risk their lives when they listen to the sounds of their hearts. Tamara Tamara is a mermaid played by Gemma Ward. She took part in the battle at Whitecap Bay, fought between mermaids and Blackbeard's crew. When Scrum sings My Jolly Sailor Bold, Tamara first appears before him and seduces him. Entrancing the pirates, Tamara sings Scrum's song as the other mermaids surround the longboat full of Blackbeard's crewmen. Scrum is almost powerless to resist a kiss from the beautiful mermaid, but before succumbing, the mermaid reveals her true form. She tries to attack but is hit with an oar. The mermaids then afterwards attack the crew. Marina Marina is a mermaid played by Jorgelina Airaldi. She took part in the battle at Whitecap Bay, fought between mermaids and Blackbeard's crew. In a scene cut from On Stranger Tides, Jack and Marina encountered each other, in which Marina slapped Jack in the face before swimming away. Though it was never directly stated, it is implied that she may have had a relationship with Jack Sparrow, which ended badly.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
CA DADS Plus r 4.0 is not passing data when using the START transaction command when using the batch interface. The client is using a CA DADS Plus for CICS batch interface program to start a transaction and pass data to the program associated with the transaction. In the example below transaction RETR is being started and passing 35 bytes of data to it AAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCDDDDD But the program associated with the transaction never receives the data. Environment: Z/OSCICS Cause: The transaction that you are starting with DADS COMMAND=START must execute a CICS RETRIEVE command to obtain the data. The program that gets invoked by the transaction was NOT doing a EXEC RETRIEVE. It was doing an EXEC CICS RECEIVE. Resolution: The program that gets control by the transaction that you are starting with DADS COMMAND=START must execute a CICS RETRIEVE command to obtain the data. CA DADS for CICS does not support the RECEIVE of the data only the RETRIEVE. You may be able to use CEDF to see if a Retrieve or Receive is being done.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Noun S: (n) look, looking, looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually) "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" S: (n) look (physical appearance) "I don't like the looks of this place" S: (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" S: (n) miasma, miasm (an unwholesome atmosphere) "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" S: (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" Verb S: (v) look, appear, seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" S: (v) search, look (search or seek) "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" S: (v) front, look, face (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to) "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" S: (v) count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon (have faith or confidence in) "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
We discovered that the basic gut sense for numbers that all humans share improves as we age and is linked to performance in school mathematics. Over 10,000 people between the ages of 11 and 85 participated in this research, taking tests via the internet. Choose an image on the right to visit one of two interactive plots to learn more about these results. Test yourself at panamath.org.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Texas-Sized Superstar Ben Spies Makes Anticipated Return to USA In the past 30 years, America has produced some of the world's best motorcycle road race riders, whether the public is aware of it or not. Previous super stars from the United States on the world scene have included Kenny Roberts Sr., Freddie Spencer and Doug Polen. While the number of great American riders on the foreign scene has decreased in years, Ben Spies, a current and long time resident of Longview, Texas, has been making some major splashes in the World Superbike season in his rookie year thus far. And this weekend, Ben Spies makes his triumphant return to Miller Motorsports Park in Colorado for the only round of the World Superbike series in America. Arriving with five wins out of twelve races, a second and third, and a record-tying six straight pole positions, Ben Spies is aiming to continue his impressive 2009 rookie season on a track he knows well. More importantly, Spies is looking to establish himself as an American and International icon, hoping to win the world title in his rookie season. Coming into this weekend's round, Spies remains third in the point standings, 88 points behind leader Noriyuki Haga, a long-time veteran and superstar of the series riding a factory Xerok Ducati. Previously, Ben Spies has been a three-time American Motorcyclist Association Superbike champ, winning the premier road-racing championship in America from 2006-2008 for Yoshimura Suzuki on a GSXR-1000. In addition, Spies is a former champion of the now defunct Formula Xtreme and Superstock classes in 2003 and 2007, respectively. Now, the 24-year-old Spies rides for the factory Sterilgarda Yamaha World Superbike team of Europe (formerly Yamaha Motor Italia) and has shown he can be the next in line of great world champions. Despite never seeing four of the five tracks in the first five rounds, Spies has shown he has the natural talent and desire to win on the world level. For the uninformed, there are two major world motorcycle racing championships. One is World Superbike, which utilizes production-based machinery made by manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, and as of this year, BMW. Such motorcycles can be purchased in some form from a showroom floor. The second series is MotoGP, which is essentially Formula 1 on two wheels. Motorcycles used in MotoGP are highly customized, featuring parts not available to the general public. While not extremely popular state side, World Superbike is among the top-five sports throughout Europe, especially in Italy. It's kind of like the NHL in some ways; popular, but still second tier to other sports, mainly soccer. In previous years, MotoGP was seen as superior to World Superbike as MotoGP had all the major sponsors and marketable riders. At one point, the World Superbike field was reduced to two factory teams. But in recent years, the factories and rider talent has returned to World Superbike. One major component lacking was a rider from America though. The last rider in World Superbike was fellow Texan Colin Edwards, riding a then-factory Castrol Honda RC51. After Edwards won his second title in 2002 (in spectacular fashion, winning nine straight races to claim the title over Australian Troy Balyiss in the final round), he to defected to MotoGP. Late in 2008, after it became apparent that the factory Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team would not sign Spies, he decided to chase his dream on a factory Yamaha. Without a doubt, Spies appears to have made the right move with his current statistics and promise of the future. While only a one-year deal, Spies is already in the midst of a long-term contract extension with the team. One big reason is the all new 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1, which Spies has claimed from the onset that the bike has "gelled" extremely well with his riding style. While down on power to the bigger Ducati 1198Rs of Haga and teammate Michel Fabrizio (currently second in the point standings, three ahead of Spies), Spies has found ways to make the bike work and win in the process. More importantly, Spies has made it known he is ready to battle to the end of the championship, besides the 88-point deficit he now faces. Luckily for Spies, Miller Motorsports park has been good to him; he has won five out of the last six races since 2006 at Miller. Add in some additional motivation, as in his last race in Kyalami, South Africa, Spies was forced to pull out after a broken gear shifter while leading. Haga went on the win the race, putting Spies in a major hole in terms of the championship chase. History may be on his side though. The last American rider to win a World Superbike race in the U.S.A. was Colin Edwards in 2002. After his second-leg win at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, Edwards went on a major comeback, closing a 58-point gap in just eight races to take the 2002 title, as previously mentioned. Can Spies begin a similar streak and overcome Bayliss' replacement, Noriyuki Haga? Early season success says yes. If Spies continues on his torrid pace of winning and dominance, he too can become the next American road racing star abroad and in his home land of the good ol' United States.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Agrousadba Partisan Agrousadba Partisan in Matski is a villa with 1 room. Boasting accommodation with a terrace, Agrousadba Partisan is set in Dinarovichi. This property offers access to a balcony and free WiFi. The villa includes 9 bedrooms and a living room with a flat-screen TV. Guests at the villa can enjoy a continental breakfast. Agrousadba Partisan offers a barbecue. Guests can also relax in the garden. Minsk is 35 km from the accommodation. The nearest airport is Minsk National Airport, 65 km from the property....	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Blizzard Developers have always been known for their easter eggs and humor. The fountain located on the southwest of Dalaran, by the Alliance bank area, can be the source of some funny findings. You would require fishing tradeskill. These are at least eight of the coins you can find there from famous Warcraft characters: Aegwynn, Prince Arthas, King Terenas Menethil, Stalvan, Tirion Fordring, Alleria, and … Teron Gorefiend. For those who played Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal or have read World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal (pocket book), Teron Gorefiend was sent by Ner’zhul to Azeroth to retrieve three artifacts of power: the Scepter of Sargeras (Tomb of Sargeras), Book of Medivh (Alterac) and the Eye of Dalaran. Who would have known Teron would throw a wish coin on the fountain of Dalaran before departing with the black dragons? Thanks a bunch to Handclaw for providing these images. Salandria is the blood elf orphan who gives quests in Shattrath City during the Children’s week. Kryll is the goblin who served Deathwing during the second war (Warcraft: Day of the Dragon). Molok was a dwarf who flew Rhonin on a gryphon toward Khaz Modan. Molok died when a dragon knocked both off their mount. He was against flying Rhonin to his destination. Special thanks to Handclaw for providing the images.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pro Stock was a big hit in the 70's and 80's at Firebird. A number of events (including the early NHRA WCS meets) featured qualified 8 and 16-car fields. Guys like Dick Landy, Bill Bagshaw, Butch Leal, Mark Yuill, Lee Hunter, Pete Kost, Gary Coe, Randy Humphreys, Gary Hansen, and others competed along with the likes of Arizona's Kevin Rotty (pictured). Rotty was one of the west's toughest door cars, making the long distance haul from Tucson with his 9-second Camaro, a winner on a couple of occasions at Firebird. Fast forward nearly thirty years and today Firebird hosts an exciting shootout for not only all the door cars, but also the open wheelers in a class called Top Gun. Presented by Wyoming Ethanol, the quickest 12-full bodied rides will compete on one side of the ladder against the baddest 12-open wheelers . Staged in conjunction with the Halloween Classic, this "race within a race" will see defending champ Scott Cannon from Montana and a fleet of others battling it out on October 14th-17th.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Mel Gibson's Shadow Was Stand-in For Hugo Weaving Mel Gibson's shadow served as a stand-in for in-demand Australian star Hugo Weaving in the director's new war film. The Braveheart director admits The Matrix star Weaving couldn't always be on set for Hacksaw Ridge, and so Mel had to use a little shadow play. "My shadow is in it and my arm is in it," he tells WENN. "I said to Hugo, 'Come do this film and then his scheduling was such that he couldn't do the scene in the courtroom, so I did it. "There's my hand and shadow and stuff and we green-screened Hugo in later! He wasn't originally in that scene but he is now." And Gibson insists his interest in Hugo paid off, because the actor was amazing: "I think it's the best work any of the actors in this have ever done and I was really proud and pleased to be able to stand back and watch it happen. "They had to tread some fine lines here, because they weren't necessarily doing things to make you like them. I just applaud all of them for making me look good (as a director)."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The most acute problem among all institutions seemed to be in the realm of patient information being processed by external companies - some 40% of institutions were deficient. A member of medical staff wearing a protective face mask, works at an N95 face mask collection point, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/CHRISTOPHER PIKE) Advertisement There are several deficiencies in the way that Israel’s medical institutes and laboratories are protecting citizens’ information, a new report by the Israel Protection Authority found. In a report published Monday, the authority showed some institutions allowed caregivers access to information in unsecured ways, often without differentiating by role or need to know. Moreover, some do not take adequate measures to prevent physical intrusion into the areas where servers or electronic databases are stored, do not have proper encryption in place or do not monitor and record security events. “The medical institutions and laboratories are considered to be particularly high-risk for a possible violation of the right to privacy, both because of the scope of information and the high level of sensitivity of the health information collected and maintained about the patient population,” the report explained. The institutes and laboratories examined by the authority hold sensitive and personal information, including medical information relating to tests of various types, such as imaging tests like mammograms, hearing diagnostics and various treatments such as physical therapy. The report found that patients are not always aware of how information about them is being used or to whom it has been passed on and how. To complete the audit, the authority asked 23 parent institutions that represent some 300 medical institutions and labs to complete an audit questionnaire. The authority focused on four areas: organizational control and corporate governance, database management, information security and outsourcing services. Overall, 25% were severely deficient in the realm of organizational control and corporate governance and 15% were moderately deficient. In the areas of database management and information security, 15% of institutions were severely deficient.In each category, 60% to 65% were found to sufficiently protect patient information. The most acute problem among all institutions seemed to be in the realm of patient information being processed by external companies – some 40% of institutions were deficient. This was the case even among those institutions which implement proper internal controls. It was also found that some institutions did not perform any screening procedures of new employees before they were granted access to information. “The importance of this audit was to identify and reduce the gaps between the requirements of the Protection of Privacy Law and its regulations and their actual implementation,” said attorney Ali Calderon, who is in charge of administrative enforcement for the Israel Protection Authority. “The findings of the report emphasize the obligation of institutions to comply with the provisions of the Protection of Privacy Law and its regulations. “The Israel Protection Authority is confident the publication of this report may be a tool for all agencies managing patients’ medical information and raising awareness of the requirements of the Protection of Privacy Law for these entities.” The Jerusalem Post Customer Service Center can be contacted with any questions or requests: Telephone: 2421 Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699E-mail: [email protected] The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 07:00 and 14:00 and Fridays only handles distribution requests between 7:00 and 13:00 For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 6PM Toll Free number in Israel only 1-800-574-574 Telephone +972-3-761-9056 Fax: 972-3-561-3699 E-mail: [email protected]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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WATCH: LeBron James Tackles Fan Who Hits $75K Half-Court Shot You know it’s a lot of fun to hate LeBron James (Lord knows, I hate ’em so very very much and just have a ball doing so), but this is kinda awesome. Even I have to admit this is a little heart-warming. In between the third and fourth quarter of the Heat-Pistons game Friday night, lucky fan Michael Drysch was given the opportunity to take a half-court shot worth $75,000. As you can see, he nailed it … and then he promptly gets tackle hugged by the best player in the NBA. With One Click You Can Beat All Your Friends to Showing Off This Video	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
After the great success of 2014 Lottery Child update to version 2015. With this application you can see in real time your lucky numbers in the lottery of the child. You can check both tenths as shares as indicating the amount gambled know instantly received the award. You can also consult all other awards from 5,3,2 balls withdrawals and refunds. Besides knowing the state in which the draw is. Now you can find the tickets that you've consulted and what was his prize, to avoid look again. We have completely revamped the interface to make it as intuitive as possible. Fast, easy and efficient to save space. We have included a new menu of choices.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Post show VDO Show Countdown DAYS HRS MIN SEC Quick Links Buyer Program Business Matching Program Show Brochure 2018 Post Show Report 2017 Spice up campaign About the Show PCB Expo Thailand 2018, ASEAN’s Only Exhibition on Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing & Electronic Assemblies, is organized to bring together the PCB community (manufacturers, buyers, sellers and professionals etc.) on a single platform in Thailand as the country is becoming a growing PCB and electronic component manufacturer. The PCB Expo Thailand 2018 is the opportunity to explore Thailand's electronic and electrical components sector, which is a 60 billion dollar market. It has been thriving and growing exponentially for the last three decades. PCB Expo Thailand is an important initiative towards energy conservation and a green environment undertaken by the show organisers - IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd. and MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. Mex Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. is an international exhibition company with a strong presence of over four decades in the advertising industry, over 18 years in publishing & 13 years in exhibitions. The company has produced more than 100 market-leading trade exhibitions for various segments in addition to publishing various magazines & advertising trade directories of repute. Successful exhibitions are conducted all over India, Dubai, Singapore and now in Thailand IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd. IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd. is the leading exhibition organizer in Thailand. IMPACT organizes and manages professional trade and public exhibitions, conferences, meetings and trainings, working hand-in-hand with international trade associations, organisers and corporations across a broad spectrum of industries. IMPACT creates effective market platforms and offers a comprehensive range of turnkey event management solutions ranging from market research, exhibition and visitor promotion and sales, advertising and promotion, public relations, operation to on-site logistic management for exhibitions and conferences of all sizes and industries. It also specialises in business matching programs.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
MOURITZ Botha (born in South Africa)was in the England team that beat France in Paris. So too was Manu Tuilagi – he was born in Somoa. Neither of them have been called Plastic Brits by the Daily Mail. As the Mail says: Manu Tuilagi set England on their way to a storming victory here yesterday that may confirm Stuart Lancaster in the head coach’s job. The 20-year-old centre scored a sensational long-range try in the 13th minute to ignite a performance that the interim coach claimed has ‘put the pride back’ in the nation’s rugby after the disastrous World Cup. The Mail then turns to athletics: Imports take GB to medal record The Mail calls then Plastic Brits. Plastic being an insult, rather than testament to durability: In addition to a women’s 4×400 metres team containing US-born Shana Cox winning gold, there was silver for the men’s 4x400m team and bronzes for pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale, long jumper Shara Proctor and Andrew Osagie in the 800m. Five of the medals were won by athletes who transferred their allegiance to the British cause since 2008. Hypocrites, xenophobes, plastic patriots, we’ve been called a few names this week for daring to question Great Britain’s competitors of convenience. UK Athletics says we’re banned. Although they didn’t say it directly to us, at first. They told the cheerleaders. Almost dropped their pom-poms, some of them. Meanwhile, you may recall that the Daily Mail did not bring up the subject to Plastic Brits when talking to Mouritz Botha, the South African who qualifies on residency grounds. Back in the Daily Mail officers doubtless red and white pom-pom were being dropped when the paper interviews Both in Febraury 2012: Mouritz Botha calls it a ‘long road’. It has certainly been a convoluted one — his painstaking journey from Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa to the England team via part-time rugby and asbestos-stripping in Bedford. Not the most conventional background. When the 30-year-old Saracens lock came through the full 80 minutes of his adopted country’s 13-6 RBS Six Nations victory over Scotland at Murrayfield last Saturday, it marked another giant stride towards personal fulfilment. He has had to take more strides than most. From rejection in his native South Africa for being too small, to redundancy and relegation in his first year living in this country, Botha is not one of those players whose elevation to Test status appeared pre-ordained from a young age. Adding: Mouritz has not had a magic carpet ride to the top, he is a late developer and that means he appreciates his opportunity even more. He has earned it and he leaves nothing on the field. In sport, consistency is the watchword. If only it were the same in journalism…	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Trump in Washington for deposition in lawsuit against celebrity chef By Meg Garner ADVERTISEMENT By Meg Garner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump spent about two hours at a Washington law firm on Thursday for a deposition in his lawsuit against celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who withdrew last year from a deal to open a restaurant at Trump's new hotel after the candidate made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants. Roughly 60 protesters from the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group, and the immigration organization United We Dream waited for the presumptive Republican nominee outside the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, chanting "love conquers hate" and "no more hate" in both English and Spanish. Protesters also gathered in nearby buildings, with rainbow flags symbolizing gay pride and multi-colored balloons spelling out the word "pride" hanging in the windows. Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for Trump, and Deborah Baum of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, lead counsel for Zakarian, both declined to comment on the deposition. Rebecca Woods of the law firm Seyfarth Shaw, who is representing Trump, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was the latest example of Trump's business dealings putting him in unusual legal situations for a major presidential candidate. The New York businessman also faces a highly publicized lawsuit by former students of Trump University, his real-estate training program. Thursday's deposition was part of a $10 million lawsuit over Zakarian's decision to pull out of a deal for a restaurant at the Trump International Hotel, Trump's re-make of the Old Post Office not far from the White House in Washington. Zakarian, who is also a television personality, withdrew after Trump called Mexican immigrants to the United States rapists and criminals during his campaign launch in June 2015. Jose Andres, another famous chef, pulled out of his own deal over the same comments. Trump filed lawsuits against both. On Thursday, representatives from United We Dream, which rallies immigrant youth, congratulated Zakarian and Andres for "standing up to Trump." Adrian Reyna, the group's director of membership, said that by refusing to work with Trump, the celebrity chefs have created opportunities to do business with the immigrant community and others who oppose Trump. "People in this country make choices about where to put their money, and business leaders need to pay attention," Reyna said. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Dallas later on Thursday. (Additional reporting by Emily Stephenson in Washington and Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by David Gregorio)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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a scientist with a chronic case of cinéphilia Tag: mexico The debut of writer-director Cary Fukunaga was loved by critics and audiences alike, but I was not that impressed with it. “Sin Nombre” was about two groups of people–one from Honduras and one from Mexico–who take a train headed to the border of United States and Mexico. The first group was Sayra (Paulina Gaitan) and her family who attempt to move to America to lead a better life. The other was Casper (Edgar Flores) who was being hunted down by Mara Salvatrucha, a gang he was once a part of, because he committed a crime against them. While I do agree that the film was protrayed in a gritty and realistic way, I found it difficult to identify with the main characters. I felt as though they had this wall that lasted from the beginning of the picture all the way to finish line. I understand that their journey on the train was literal and symbolic but I had trouble sticking with it because of that lack of connection between the characters and the characters to its audiences. I felt as though their situation or story was told in a much better way from other films. If Fukunaga had taken the time to cut off some scenes from the first twenty minutes and expand on the scenes when Sayra and Casper were interacting with each other, it might have had something brilliant to offer. Instead, I felt as though the experience can be summarized as merely glossing over the shell of characters who were going through very difficult times without truly getting into why they were complex. Their motivations were apparent (survival and a better life) but the filmmakers failed to take the story to another level. I noticed that the director tried to inject contrasting images and concepts but those weren’t enough to make up for a lack of a strong core. I had high expectations coming into this film and I couldn’t help but feel more and more disappointed as the fate of the characters began to unfold. “Rudo y Cursi” stars Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna as brothers who started off as workers in a banana plantation and, with the help of a soccer scout (Guillermo Francella), eventually became Mexico’s soccer stars. One of the things I liked most about this movie was it allowed two very different characters to start off in the same level of happiness (or unhappiness). But when they finally achieved stardom, they were rarely on that same level and that caused tension, resentment, and bitterness which ate them inside out. But what’s even more impressive is that writer and director Carlos Cuarón painted the picture in a light-hearted manner with a real sadness in its core. It was easy for me to buy the fact that Bernal and Luna were very competitive brothers because of their lingering chemistry from “Y tu mamá también.” Although their characters genuinely loved one another, they forget that one time or another because they constantly got caught up in their own problems and inner demons. Such issues were commented on by the narrator who discussed things like the similarities and differences between a mother and a uniform, passion and talent, and the labyrinthine world of fame. The way their luck and fortunes fluctuated from golden fevers to pitiful desperation engaged me throughout. This is far from a typical sports film where a lead character goes through all kinds fo hardship in life and finally gets that big break. It’s really more about the dynamics between brothers who constantly had to build themselves up and could not help but compare themselves to each other in order to determine if they were good enough. (Which kind of works as a cautionary tale.) Carlos Cuarón’s debut film impresses on many levels which, admittedly, could have been a lot stronger if it had a better sense of pacing. I was just glad that it actually had a brain despite the sport. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker return for the fourth installment of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise. The two find a common enemy but with completely different motivations. Diesel wants revenge for the death of the woman he loves (Michelle Rodrigues), while Walker, now working for the FBI, is assigned to arrest the ringleader of a drug importer in Mexico. I actually was less interested in the story and character development (though there was barely any here) and wanted to see more intense car chases. Whenever a scene doesn’t focus on the chases, the characters manage to talk like robots consisting of lame and laughable one-liners. The one that really made me laugh was when Jordana Brewster and Walker were talking in a cafe. Brewster tried to be insightful by saying something like, “Ever think of the possibility that you’re really a bad guy pretending to be a good guy?” Walker responds by saying that he does, pretty much all the time. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes (and laugh) because I felt like I was watching a really bad soap opera. I would’ve liked this movie a lot more if it took the “Transporter 2” route and embraced its cartoonish nature instead of trying to pretend like something it’s not. I came into this movie expecting exciting car sequences and I got just that. And it was nice to see Walker and Diesel team up once again because they really do have an interesting brotherly chemistry. But I’m not recommending the movie because the writer (Chris Morgan) and director (Justin Lin) tried to inject too many banal scenes where characters are moping around and wasting time. Brainless teenagers will most likely enjoy this flick because it’s undeniably a lowbrow entertainment that features nothing more than insightful than fast cars and big explosions. What I loved about this film the most was its structured storytelling, yet it still felt organic because each of the character involved was like a mouse trying to find the way out of a maze. Steven Soderbergh, the director, presented three main fronts: Michael Douglas as a judge who became a recent leader against drugs in America, unaware of the fact that his daughter (Erika Christensen) is becoming an addict (with Topher Grace as the friend/boyfriend); Benicio Del Toro as a cop trying to catch cocaine shipments in the Mexican border, only to realize later the thin line between an ally and an enemy; and Catharine Zeta-Jones as a housewife who must make a decision on whether or not to aid her recently arrested husband for distributing drugs under the eyes of two cops (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) who keep following her everywhere. Each of those vignettes were equally interesting so I was excited whenever the picture would jump from one to another. I also noticed Soderbergh’s excellent use of warm and cool colors. At first I thought whenever the cool colors appeared, it meant that we were seeing the story from a good guys’ perspective and the warm colors meant from the bad guys’. But I was proven wrong just as quickly that it wasn’t that simple because, whenever it came to drugs, the good guys must confront their inner demons and choose the difficult choices over the right choices. The moral implications of each characters’ decisions kept piling up to the point where I was somewhat overwhelmed (in a good way) and it was hard for me to root for anyone for that matter. There’s a sense of realism about these characters and I was impressed because most pictures I’ve seen about drugs themselves or the war on drugs mostly involve crooked cops and gun-wielding, savvy-talking gangsters. In here, Soderbergh let his characters be actual people and there was a certain unpredictability to it. I think with another viewing in the future, I’ll come to love this film that much more. Although there may have been some things that I didn’t understand, such as some of the legal concepts and the intricacies among the hierarchy of drug bosses and henchmen, I can admit that this was a rich, extremely layered picture worth viewing at least once. Mission Statement • To provide an independent voice and communicate a strong passion for film. • To establish a sense of what kind of movie you are about to see, what you should notice about it, and why you should care about it. • To approach movies without cynicism or preconceived notion and evaluate each work based on what kind of movie it aspires to be. • To champion the unseen, overlooked, forgotten, and under-appreciated movies. People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don’t have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning. I’m as guilty as anyone, because I helped to herald the digital era with “Jurassic Park.” But the danger is that it can be abused to the point where nothing is eye-popping any more. The difference between making “Jaws” thirty-one years ago and “War of the Worlds” is that today, anything I can imagine, I can realize on film. Then, when my mechanical shark was being repaired and I had to shoot something, I had to make the water scary. I relied on the audience’s imagination, aided by where I put the camera. Today, it would be a digital shark. It would cost a hell of a lot more, but never break down. As a result, I probably would have used it four times as much, which would have made the film four times less scary. “Jaws” is scary because of what you don’t see, not because of what you do. We need to bring the audience back into partnership with storytelling. I’ve discovered I’ve got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces. Stanley Kubrick If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. I’ve always been interested in ESP and the paranormal. In addition to the scientific experiments which have been conducted suggesting that we are just short of conclusive proof of its existence, I’m sure we’ve all had the experience of opening a book at the exact page we’re looking for, or thinking of a friend a moment before they ring on the telephone. But “The Shining” didn’t originate from any particular desire to do a film about this. I thought it was one of the most ingenious and exciting stories of the genre I had read. It seemed to strike an extraordinary balance between the psychological and the supernatural in such a way as to lead you to think that the supernatural would eventually be explained by the psychological: “Jack must be imagining these things because he’s crazy.” This allowed you to suspend your doubt of the supernatural until you were so thoroughly into the story that you could accept it almost without noticing. The novel is by no means a serious literary work, but the plot is for the most part extremely well worked out, and for a film that is often all that really matters. I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want. Werner Herzog What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams. It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me and you is that I can articulate them. And that is what poetry or painting or literature or filmmaking is all about… and it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field. Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop its own character. To suppress this is dangerous. It is an approach that works the other way too: sometimes the footage has amazing qualities that you did not expect. Agnès Varda I’m not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman—not unless she is looking for new images. I’m interested in people who are not exactly the middle way, or who are trying something else because they cannot prevent themselves from being different, or they wish to be different, or they are different because society pushed them away. In my films I always wanted to make people see deeply. I don’t want to show things, but to give people the desire to see. Alfred Hitchcock Four people are sitting around a table talking about baseball or whatever you like. Five minutes of it. Very dull. Suddenly, a bomb goes off. Blows the people to smithereens. What does the audience have? Ten seconds of shock. Now, take the same scene and tell the audience there is a bomb under that table and will go off in five minutes. The whole emotion of the audience is totally different because you’ve given them that information. In five minutes time that bomb will go off. Now the conversation about baseball becomes very vital. Because they’re saying to you, “Don’t be ridiculous. Stop talking about baseball. There’s a bomb under there.” You’ve got the audience working. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. 是枝裕和 \| Hirokazu Kore-eda Yes, a family is interesting. You can get a lot of drama in the conflicts there. It’s like the sea. It seems calm, but inside there is conflict. In the neighborhood around Waseda, there were all these movie theaters, so every morning I left the house and watched movies instead of going to class. The experience of encountering films then is one of my greatest memories. Before that I’d never paid any attention to directors, but there I was taking a crash course in Ozu, Kurosawa, Naruse, Truffaut, Renoir, Fellini. Because I’ve always been naturally a more introspective person, I was more interested in becoming a screenwriter than a director. The Japanese don’t have a specific religion, but a spirituality. A cap, shoes, and a table have a spirituality. When you eat an apple, you don’t say you eat it: you say, “I am receiving it.” Kind of like you are thanking the food. Ken Loach Why do they say I hate my country? And what does that even mean? Am I supposed to hate my town, am I supposed to hate all English people, or my government? And if I do hate my government, does that mean I hate my country? It’s a democratic duty to criticize the government. A movie isn’t a political movement, a party, or even an article. It’s just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage. Ava DuVernay Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film. As a Black woman filmmaker I feel that’s my job: visibility. And my preference within that job is Black subjectivity. Meaning I’m interested in the lives of Black folk as the subject. Not the predicate, not the tangent. [These stories] deserve to be told. Not as sociology, not as spectacle, not as a singular event that happens every so often, but regularly and purposefully as truth and as art on an ongoing basis, as do the stories of all the women you love. If you walk into a room, and there is no one that’s not like you there, whether it’s a woman or a person of color, anyone that’s different from you, you should be able to say, “This is a problem.” We need allies in that room to say [this] video, this room, this company, these ideas, this film, this whatever, this is not right—this is not good enough. Luca Guadagnino I’m one of those directors who read reviews, even if they’re bad, because I started as a film critic as a cinema student. I indulge in the art of criticism in general. Making movies is about control. You need to control your narcissism in the first place, and you need to be disciplined enough to understand the reason for the film. You need to follow the agenda of the film, not a personal agenda or that of the studio. Or, worst of all, of the actors. I was two years younger than Elio is in the book [“Call Me by Your Name”]. But I remember my childhood and adolescence distinctively, and how I was already starting to be a director, because I was sitting at the far end of a room studying people dancing at parties. I was reading books and imagining stories in my own mind and I was starting to become a young man aware of his own sexuality, although, unlike Elio, I did dare to speak [up about it]. In 1993, my first documentary was about the civil war in Algeria. That was in French and in Arabic. Another short film I did was silent. What I’m trying to say is that, yes, I’m Italian, and yes, I make films with Italian money, but personally, I’ve always been invested in the broader world of filmmaking. Pedro Almodóvar Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don’t know why I am more interested in women, because I don’t go to any psychiatrists, and I don’t want to know why. I think decor says a lot about someone’s social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work, and also about the aesthetic way I have chosen to tell their story. My school and the cinema were only a few buildings apart on the same street. The bad education I received at school was rectified when I went to the cinema. My religion became the cinema. Of course one could create one’s own belief system, and anything that helps or supports you in life can be seen as covering the function of religion. In that sense you could consider cinema my religion, because it is one of my major stimuli that I have for living. Cinema has that aspect of devotion to saints and idolatry as well. In that sense it is entirely religious. Terrence Malick Experience it like a walk in the countryside. You’ll probably be bored or have other things in mind, but perhaps you will be struck, suddenly, by a feeling, by an act, by a unique portrait of nature. David Fincher My idea of professionalism is probably a lot of people’s idea of obsessive. People will say, “There are a million ways to shoot a scene,” but I don’t think so. I think there are two, maybe. And the other one is wrong. Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything’s okay. I don’t make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything’s not okay. Louis Malle You must find the note, the correct key, for your story. If you find it, everything will work. If you do not, everything will stick out like elbows. I think predictability has become the rule and I’m completely the opposite–I like spectators to be disturbed. Martin Scorsese When I did “The Age of Innocence,” the critics said, “Is it wrong to expect a little more heat from Scorsese?” I thought “The Age of Innocence” was pretty hot. So I said, “Alright, I’ll do ‘Casino,'” and they said, “Well, gee, it’s the same as ‘Goodfellas.'” You can’t win. Yes, “Casino” has the style of “GoodFellas,” but it has more to do with America–and even Hollywood: the idea of never being satisfied. “L’avventura” gave me one of the most profound shocks I’ve ever had at the movies, greater even than “Breathless” or “Hiroshima, mon amour.” Or “La dolce vita”. At the time there were two camps, the people who liked the Fellini film and the ones who liked “L’avventura.” I knew I was firmly on Antonioni’s side of the line, but if you’d asked me at the time, I’m not sure I would have been able to explain why. I loved Fellini’s pictures and I admired “La dolce vita,” but I was challenged by “L’avventura.” Fellini’s film moved me and entertained me, but Antonioni’s film changed my perception of cinema, and the world around me, and made both seem limitless. I was mesmerized by “L’avventura” and by Antonioni’s subsequent films, and it was the fact that they were unresolved in any conventional sense that kept drawing me back. They posed mysteries–or, rather, the mystery of who we are, what we are, to each other, to ourselves, to time. You could say that Antonioni was looking directly at the mysteries of the soul. The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne In “L’enfant,” we have a main character, Bruno, a man who cannot be a father, who is never able to be a father, and it feels like at the end of the movie he at last became a father. Well, I’m not sure things will be OK afterwards. But it seems like when they’re in the prison, where people can speak with their families, I think he says, “How’s Jimmy, how is he doing?” Well, he never said the name of the kid before. It means that he has changed. Because of the kid that he has saved from the water, Steve, he became someone else. It takes time. So we felt that it was the right moment to end the movie. Our movies are like portraits. We haven’t found any place or room for music in our movies. Maybe because we are not able to find the right music, I don’t know. And when we’re shooting, I think that’s where things happen actually. When we’re building our plans, et cetera, the rhythm of that construction is partly based on the sounds, not only the dialogues, but touching the objects. And rhythm is based on the sounds that we can hear on the set, the noise of the bodies moving, the breathing of the characters, that’s our music. We just don’t see the need for music. When we’re shooting we just don’t think about it. I think one of the big wishes of the human kind is to transform things, to work on things to construct, to destroy, to sometimes construct again. And not only to look at the world, let’s say, passively. I think that’s the aim of humankind, being a man, a woman, is to change things. And cinema is about showing things that are changing. Spike Lee I think it is very important that films make people look at what they’ve forgotten. I’m just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets. I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen. 宮崎駿 \| Hayao Miyazaki I would like to make a film to tell children, “It’s good to be alive.” I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live–if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love. Personally, I was never more passionate about manga than when preparing for my college entrance exams. It’s a period of life when young people appear to have a great deal of freedom, but are in many ways actually oppressed. Just when they find themselves powerfully attracted to members of opposite sex, they have to really crack the books. To escape from this depressing situation, they often find themselves wishing they could live in a world of their own–a world they can say is truly theirs, a world unknown even to their parents. To young people, anime is something they incorporate into this private world. I often refer to this feeling as one yearning for a lost world. It’s a sense that although you may currently be living in a world of constraints, if you were free from those constraints, you would be able to do all sorts of things. And it’s that feeling, I believe, that makes mid-teens so passionate about anime. Wes Craven You don’t enter the theater and pay your money to be afraid. You enter the theater and pay your money to have the fears that are already in you… dealt with and put into a narrative. What you want to do is you want to put your audience off-balance. You have to be aware of what the audience’s expectations are, and then you have to pervert them, basically, and hit them upside the head from a direction they weren’t looking. I think the experience of going to a theater and seeing a movie with a lot of people is still part of the transformational power of film, and it’s equivalent to the old shaman telling a story by the campfire to a bunch of people. That is a remarkable thing… If you scream and everyone else in the audience screams, you realize that your fears are not just within yourself, they’re in other people as well, and that’s strangely releasing. Quentin Tarantino If you’re a film fan, collecting video is sort of like marijuana. Laser discs, they’re definitely cocaine. Film prints are heroin, all right? You’re shooting smack when you start collecting film prints. So, I kinda got into it in a big way, and I’ve got a pretty nice collection I’m real proud of. The exploitation films were made in such an artless way with these big wide shots of Sunset Boulevard or of Arcadia or downtown L.A. or wherever. In mainstream films, especially in the 1980s, the Los Angeles you saw wasn’t the real one; it was a character with this backlot sort of atmosphere. They tried to luxuriate it. In exploitation films, you see what the place really looked like, you see the bars and mom-and-pop restaurants. I’ve had people write that I’ve seen too many movies. In what other art form would being an expert be considered a negative? If I were a poet, would I be criticized for knowing too much about Sappho? Or Aristotle? Richard Linklater The most unique property of cinema is how it lets you mold time, whether it’s over a long or a very brief period. The essence of you probably doesn’t change and that’s really one of the concerns of [“Before Midnight”]. Have Celine and Jessie changed? They are still themselves; they seem very connected to the same person they were at 23 and yet life has this way of attaching things to them, whether it’s children or just life experience and responsibility. It’s a very different life at 23 where you could just get off a train with no one waiting on you back home, no schedule. When we meet them the second time they are very scheduled. He has a plane to catch, he is at work, and she is grounded in the city she lives in. So you see the reality closing in even though it’s still this romantic encounter. By the time of the third film they are in the real world, we see their social interactions and they are much more grounded. I’ve always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever you’re doing, or what your ambitions are, where you live, where you find yourself in the social hierarchy. James Wan We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you’re going to find in terms of craft. You can’t scare people if they see the seams. When you’re watching an action movie, you experience an action movie more outside of the aquarium, you’re out of the aquarium looking in at all the swimming fish that are in there. Whereas horror films and thrillers are designed to put the audience into that box, into that aquarium. Christopher Nolan You’re never going to learn something as profoundly as when it’s purely out of curiosity. The screen is the same size for every story. A shot of a teacup is the same size as an army coming over the hill. It’s all storytelling. Films are subjective—what you like, what you don’t like. But the thing for me that is absolutely unifying is the idea that every time I go to the cinema and pay my money and sit down and watch a film go up on screen, I want to feel that the people who made that film think it’s the best movie in the world, that they poured everything into it and they really love it. Whether or not I agree with what they’ve done, I want that effort there—I want that sincerity. And when you don’t feel it, that’s the only time I feel like I’m wasting my time at the movies. Todd Solondz People have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious fun of them. [My film “Happiness” is] not for everyone and it’s not designed for everyone and I don’t think I’ll ever write anything that’s designed to appeal to everyone. If you want sympathetic characters, it’s easy enough to do: you just give someone cancer and, of course, we’ll all feel horribly sad and sorry. You make anyone a victim and people feel that way. But that’s not of interest to me as a filmmaker or as a writer. I may be accused of a certain kind of misanthropy but I think I could argue the opposite. I think that it’s only by acknowledging the flaws, the foibles, the failings and so forth of who we are that we can in fact fully embrace the all of who we are. People say I’m cruel or that the film’s cruel, but I think rather it exposes the cruelty and I think that certainly the capacity for cruelty is the most difficult, the most painful thing for any of us to acknowledge. That we are at all capable. And yet I think that it exists as much as the capacity for kindness and it’s only the best of us that are able to suppress, sublimate, re-channel and so forth these baser instincts, but I see them to some degree at play as a regular part of life in very subtle ways and not so subtle ways. I don’t think that after the seventh grade that these impulses evaporate. So, from my perspective, I’m trying to be honest with what I see and what I’ve experienced and what I believe is true to our nature. Jeff Nichols I feel like when you write, you have to have a personal core to a story if you have any hope of it translating to an audience. There are certain emotions you have throughout your life that are palpable, you can feel them; they hurt. Every film I’ve made, I can point to one of those emotions, and for [“Mud”] it was going to be heartbreak. I can create all these plot lines, but they have to service that… By the time you get to the end of [the film], that thematic idea has just seeped into the story. You haven’t attacked it head on; you’ve been able to let your audience absorb it into their bloodstream. I remember I was in junior high school and I was going to write a short story about mobsters, or New York mobsters. I think I had just seen a Scorsese film. And I told my dad that. And he was like, “You haven’t ever been to New York.” And I said, “Nah, but that’s where mobsters live.” And he basically said, “Why don’t you write something about Arkansas?” And a window in my mind opened. I realized all of a sudden that I had access to something that was interesting, that the rest of the world couldn’t write about, because I was the one there. Gaspar Noé My characters are never heroic. They are mostly lost and trying to find the right door to open and they end up opening the wrong doors. You wake up because you killed someone and you’re afraid of going to jail. And the moment you wake up you feel safe and it’s over and you can meet that person in the street and you’re not going to jail. The good thing about dreams is that they erase some kind of desire, because after your dreams you feel you’ve done it, and you’re relieved. In a way, movies don’t present how sweet or normal sex can be. There were many doors open in the ’70s during the sexual revolution by many directors who were doing movies containing sex scenes that were not sex movies, as you may call them. There’s something very old fashioned in the world we live in. You can have images of cruel or mechanical sex available anywhere to young kids, but they are disconnected from real life. The presentation of love in real life is missing from the movie theaters. It’s totally a chronic nuisance. How many people get killed in movies now? Even in a general audience movie like “The Passion of the Christ”, it’s all about torture. Why can that be seen by kids, but just two grown up persons kissing and enjoying their bodies, that’s a problem? Paul Thomas Anderson You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it’s difficult to know when that’s necessary and when you’re just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage. My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges’ audio track on the “Bad Day at Black Rock” laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. [In film school] there was an assignment to write, you write a page that has no dialogue in it… you show a character trait through action, with no dialogue. I had read this great script by David Mamet, which was “Hoffa”… and there was a great scene where Danny DeVito is driving along… and it shows what he’s going through by the method he uses to keep himself awake while driving, which is he lights a cigarette… and he lets it burn down to his fingers to keep him awake. And it’s just so simple, and perfect, and lovely, and it’s Mr. Pulitzer Prize himself, David Mamet. So I took that page, and I handed it in. And it got a C+… There’s a wonderful thing that if you drop out quick enough, you get your tuition back. Lars Von Trier Political correctness kills discussion. If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power. You can’t do much in this world without hurting someone else. Every time you take a breath it’s to the disadvantage of someone or something. And then you have to decide how and in which way you will hurt others. And I find it quite agreeable trying not to hurt anyone, but I have made this decision about the fish. It’s a pity about them, but also, if I pull up a fish, then it makes space for another fish who will be so happy to get more space. And he will become a very happy little fish. You can rationalize it in a number of different ways—maybe the fish I pull up is depressed and wants to end his life, but he hasn’t really been able to do it. It’s not easy if you’re a fish. I wouldn’t know what a big salmon who’s really tired of it all would do.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Watch the full QOTSA video series Queens Of The Stone Age have released thefull 15-minute film based on music from the band’s upcoming album ‘… Like Clockwork‘, out June 3rd on Matador Records. The visual interpretations of these various passages, including the full-length video for “My God Is The Sun”, come from the depths of the imagination of … Like Clockwork cover creator and all-around QOTSA collaborator, the enigmatic UK artist Boneface (and were brought to life by animator Liam Brazier). Assembled into the … Like Clockwork narrative, they flow seamlessly in accordance with the laws of their own nightmarish logic.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Matrix Theatre Company History 1991-1999 Matrix Theatre Company was founded in 1991 by Shaun and Wes Nethercott. The commitment to mission has resulted in activities in two primary areas: the creation and production of original plays and the experiential education in play writing, performance, and puppetry for people of all ages. This work has been undertaken in three areas. Between 1991 and 1998, Matrix created a series of groundbreaking productions and partnerships which created new plays about important community issues. Major works included Fear and Faith, Beyond Violence, Street Stories, Jesus in the Hood, and Southwest Story. Working in community, usually with vulnerable young people, these plays toured the neighborhood and the region, garnering a number of awards, especially for its Beyond Violence Initiative. The play Beyond Violence, along with Fear and Faith, formed Matrix's Beyond Violence Initiative, was in constant production for seven years -- requested by audiences not only for its honest portrayal of violence in children's lives, but for its cast-led, in-character discussions with the audience. It toured jails, psychiatric hospitals, homeless shelters, national conferences, schools, universities, churches, towns, and suburbs. This program was featured in the WTVS City for Youth series, named an outstanding project by Michigan Humanities Council, given a Silence the Violence Award by New Detroit, and given the Unity in the Community Award. The Fear and Faith performance engaged thousands of young people in the creation of public theatre events featuring giant puppets and masks and was named by the National 4-H Council as a model community program. In 1999, the United States Conference of Mayors gave Matrix its Christina Mattin Arts Award for work with at-risk youth. Sports and Recreation Commission gave Matrix its Leonard Smith Award for Organizational Excellence for youth serving programs. 1999-2005 In 1999, another era began when Matrix began teaching children as young as 8 to create new plays through its Playbuilders Program, moved into its current studio at 2730 Bagley, and began a series of programs reaching highly isolated populations such as adults with visual impairments or with mental health disabilities. Between 1999-2005, in a variety of settings, and with a wide variety of constituents, Matrix teaching artists worked collaboratively to create 34 new plays. As one observer noted, “Matrix can make a new play anywhere with anyone!” Of particular note was the creation of the Once Was Paradise Series, which depicted the history of the Detroit ecosystem with more than 100 giant handmade puppets. The groundbreaking project grew out of a year-long residency at Western International High School and was honored by the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan as an exemplary program. Matrix opened its own performance space in March 2001, where it began offering a full slate of classes, drop-in workshops, and plays. At the same time, Matrix creative artists began a series of new plays exploring the history and culture of Detroit. Plays from this period were based on primary research and often grew out of innovative partnerships and collaborations. University of Michigan students joined local residents to create Ambassador (2001), a modern retelling of the LaMalinche story. They also participated in the creation of Homelands: Michigan Central (2003), which grew out of oral histories gathered by the students about Detroit’s fabled, but now abandoned train station. This project won numerous awards, including the Ginsberg Center Award for University/Community Partnership and the Inaugural Imagining Michigan Award. During this same time, Wes Nethercott led the development of Harpers’ Ferry, another award winning play, while Shaun Nethercott was gathering primary research for Boomtown 1925. This series of work resulted in awards from the Oakland Press, Detroit NOW, the Detroit City Council, and most notably, the Governor’s Award for Arts Organizations. 2005-today Another era commenced in 2005, when Matrix began, with funding from the Skillman Foundation to build a sequential curriculum for teaching performance, playwriting, and puppetry to children aged 5-18. Through the years, young people from aged 5-18 have created and toured numerous plays in both English and Spanish on a huge range of subjects—from City Critters to gang violence. The Young Directors Program created Vanished, a new play about immigration and deportation. Before that, they created Caution, a new play and education module created by teens about HIV/AIDS. Before that, they took a look at teen dating violence with the play, Where is the Love? At the same time, Matrix continued developing its professional theatre, celebrating a year of revivals as part of the company’s fifteenth anniversary celebrations. It began a major new initiative to bring artists and audience with disabilities into the professional theatre in Detroit, resulting in the acclaimed production of One Flew of Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The following year, Matrix began offering Jambalayas, new multi-arts story-gathering workshops around metro Detroit. This work, too, generated awards: from the Wayne County Council for the Arts, History, and Humanities, and the Michigan History Society. Matrix Theatre Company and its founders were deeply honored in May 2007 to receive the Theresa Maxis Award for Social Justice from Marygrove College. In 2006, Matrix began the Inclusive Theatre Initiative, whose goal is to bring adults with disabilities into full participation in Matrix as creators, producers, and audience. Matrix provides real time audio describing, sign language interpretation, and provides support so that all people, regardless of disability status or ability to pay, can share their creativity. Matrix has led the development of the Inclusive Arts Network, created a new puppet of the Americans with Disabilities pioneer Justin Dart, and participated in disability rights activities and celebrations throughout the country. In 2009, Matrix Theatre Company began the Ghost Waters Initiative. This effort was dedicated to raising awareness of and connection to Detroit’s water heritage and resources. Children, youth, and adults in all Matrix programs created new plays and puppets about Detroit’s buried rivers, streams, and wetlands. In addition, Matrix undertook a wide range of public programming around water awareness. In the first year, this resulted in the River Resurgence pageant and water conservation programs with more than 1500 Detroit residents. In the second and third year of this initiative, Matrix created a wide variety of activities, and engagement with hundreds of people. During Year 3, Matrix worked deeply with more than 250 participants in multiple locations, using water consciousness in our local environment as the organizing theme for the curriculum. Further, more than 1,700 people have attended performances associated with Ghost Waters programming throughout the last twelve months. Both of these benchmarks – individuals directly served and audience attendance – exceeded the outcomes originally proposed. Altogether, the project directly touched more than 5,000 people through performances, workshops, writing circles, classes, and puppet events. The whole project culminated with the production of Raven’s Seed, which featured new puppets made entirely of natural materials and a new script by Emmy award-winner and playwright Stephen Most. The Matrix Teen Company formally began in 2011. Growing out of the success of Vanished and The Cry, The Matrix Teen Company has gone on to create a number of number of new plays and adaptations, including Collage, Water in Our World, Pumped, and True Detroit. The company reached a new height of artistry and social conscience with the production of The Skin I’m In, which dealt forthrightly with issues of bullying, ethnic intimidation and homophobia in a creative, brave, and thoughtful production. All the productions were envisioned, written, produced, and performed by the young people in the Teen Company. In 2010, Matrix formally recognized three distinct arms of programming: The Matrix Theatre, a professional theatre, specializing in the development of new plays with a uniquely Detroit focus as well as heritage plays; the Matrix School of Theatre, a community school for the arts teaching play writing puppetry, and performance to all ages; and the Community Puppets Workshop, which makes and performs puppets of all sizes for performances, processions, and events throughout the community. In 2008, Dr. Shaun Nethercott began pulling together a coalition of small youth serving arts organizations to explore sharing management tasks. In 2010 the collaboration of Matrix Theatre Company, Heritage Works, Living Arts, and VSA Michigan, now named the Detroit Community Arts Alliance (DCAA), received start-up funds from McGregor Fund and The Kresge Foundation to create a new model of shared fund development, financial management, program collaboration, and evaluation. DCAA fosters institutional transformation in each of these areas, with the goal of achieving best practices, a daunting task for small organizations to accomplish alone. The rare mix of creativity and conscience as well as collaboration and community that has defined Matrix’s storied career continues with greater promise of achievement and artistry in the years to come. Matrix Theatre Company offers a full season of performances which take place at Matrix and in the Matrix GreenSpace. With year-round programming for more than 700 children, youth, and adults in 6 different locations, 4 professional productions reaching an audience of more than 8,000, and numerous puppet appearances and workshops throughout the region, Matrix Theatre Company is indeed the center of a powerful and growing community of creativity.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Flower delivery through local florists in Pembridge If you're looking to send flowers in Pembridge, our Interflora shops are able to provide unique bouquets and posies. Interflora Pembridge is able to offer a range of pretty designs, arranged to your specifications using a selection of blooms. Interflora flower shops in Pembridge offer a wide selection of gifts for a variety of occasions - including birthdays, weddings, Valentine's Day and anniversaries - and will deliver throughout the country, the same day or next day delivery. Any Interflora flower shop in Pembridge is able to construct a variety of bouquets and posies, ideal for gifts. An easy way to send flowers, Pembridge Interflora are experts in arrangements, fantastic service and speedy flower delivery. Pembridge branches can also provide posies for birthdays, anniversaries and a huge variety of other events. Flower delivery in Pembridge is not only available throughout the local area though, as the Interflora network can also send bouquets to almost any location worldwide. To find out more about any Interflora florist in Pembridge, please continue to browse through our website for more information. Click and Collect Order and pay for your bouquet online and collect from your local Interflora florist for FREE Interflora British Unit, Interflora House, Watergate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England NG34 7TB - Company reg. no. 297087 - VAT no. 853 1257 35 By continuing to use the site you agree to our use of cookies - Find out more	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Protesters guard the Ukrainian Government building in downtown Kiev on Tuesday. / Maxim Shipenkov, epa by Charles McPhedran and Jennifer Collins, Special for USA TODAY by Charles McPhedran and Jennifer Collins, Special for USA TODAY KIEV, Ukraine â?? A former presidential aide has been shot and wounded as Ukraine on Tuesday postponed the forming of a government that must happen if it is to get millions in desperately needed financial aid from the EU. Andriy Klyuyev, a despised top aide to President Viktor Yanukovych, was hospitalized on Monday, said his spokesman, Artem Petrenko. It was not known if the attack was in retribution for his actions during a protest movement in which government forces gunned down more than 80 people. The Ukrainian parliament Tuesday delayed forming a new government, setting off concerns among protesters over the slow pace of replacing Yanukovych's administration, days after he was thrown out of office and on the run in the south of the country, possibly in Crimea. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, who was named Ukraine's interim leader, said he hoped to have a government in place by Thursday. Turchinov says the Treasury was left empty by the previous government, which many protesters accused of robbing the citizenry. He estimated the country will need $35 billion in the next two years to pay salaries and pensions and debt. Ukraine failed to keep terms of International Monetary Fund bailouts from 2008 and 2010, including that the state-owned gas company Naftogaz stop selling gas to Ukrainians for as little as one-fifth of its cost. Much of the gas was importing from Russia, and Ukraine has yet to pay for it all. But the EU says it is ready to help, as is Canada and the United States, with short-term financing until longer-term funds can be secured. Yanukovych had accepted a bailout in January from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who pulled back the aid offer when the protest movement gained momentum and Yanukovych caved to some of its demands. A senior Russian lawmaker on a trip to Ukraine's Crimea says that Russia will protect Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine if their lives are in danger. Leonid Slutsky, who heads a committee in charge of relations with other ex-Soviet republics in the Russian parliament, did not say what action Russia might take. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday it would not intervene militarily in the crisis in neighboring Ukraine. "We confirmed our principled position of non-intervention in Ukraine's internal affairs and expect that everyone follows similar logic," Lavrov said. But he added, "We agree that ... it is dangerous and counterproductive to force Ukraine into a choice - either you are with us or against us." Despite the upheaval, some said they were optimistic for the future now that new elections will be held May 25. "I, like almost everyone else in Ukraine, think we have a happy future ahead of us, with better education and a better government," said waiter Alina Vehetsa, who works in a Mexican restaurant in downtown Kiev. "Before (during the revolution) I was afraid to go to work because it was so dangerous," she said. Candidates have until April 4 to register for the election, according to an election calendar posted by the Ukrainian Central Election Commission online early Tuesday. A number of candidates are currently being discussed, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a top political rival to Yanukovych. Tymoshenko was released from prison on Saturday after serving a term for what her supporters said were trumped up political charges. Ukraine is currently being governed by an interim government led by parliamentary speaker Turchinov. Meanwhile, the country's former president remained missing a day after Ukrainian authorities issued an arrest warrant against him for the killing of 82 people, mainly demonstrators, in clashes between police and protesters. Arrest warrants have been issued for other former government officials who have not yet been named, reported the Kiev Post. A number of former top government officials have gone into hiding, including former interior minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko and the former presidential chief of staff Andriy Klyuyev, who is believed to have fled with Yanukovych and a small security detail, reports the paper.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
1.) Problem with iPhoto: - using iLife4, when plug in digital camera (Canon), iPhoto keeps on searching and does not read any files. Sometimes after a long search, it crashes. - upgraded to iLife6 recently, everything installed fine and I can see iMovieHD icon, iWeb icon, iDVD icon.... in the dock, except for iPhoto. Instead, there is a "folder" icon with a small arrow pointing downward. When I click on it, nothing opened. 2.) Problem with iMovie: - before I upgraded to iLife6, I edited a 1 hour and 15 minutes video using iMovie (iLife4), with a 250GB external drive, and an external DVD burner. Since iDVD4 does not let me burn with an external DVD burner, though there were tricks like the "iDVD eggs" that I've tried and failed... - upgraded to iLife6 recently, I opened my 1 hour and 15 minutes edited movie on iMovie6, it saids my project is now upgraded and can not be open in older version. When my project opened in iMovie6, my project became very sticky... everything moves extremely slow... Could anyone provide me with some suggestions to run my project on iMovie6 smoothly and to run iPhoto properly?? Is it because I'm still running on OS X v10.3.9??? Also, will I be able to burn my 1hour+ project with iDVD6 now with my external DVD burner?? Not too sure about the external DVD burner. It should work. My personal preference is to not burn straight to DVD though. Try making a disc image of the DVD first (should be in the iDVD menu somewhere) then use disk utility to burn the image to DVD. I usually do it this way just in case the burning doesn't go well you don't have to "remake" the DVD image. It might at least serve as a temporary work around until your problem can be fixed. You might look here a bit if you haven't already. MacRumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac platforms.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
I applaud Mile High Comics for serving the market segment (which includes myself) that prefers, for almost any particular issue, a comic with newsstand markings to a comic with direct-sales markings. Still, nobody is perfect and, in their zeal to serve this market segment, Mile High is making some mistakes that could result in their customers overpaying for comics. The most glaring example of such mistakes is in MHC's handling of DC Comics ca. 1979-80. DC was slower than Marvel was to adopt the practice of marking comics distributed via direct sales to be distinguishable from comics distributed via the older newsstand channel. Marvel began such markings in spring of 1979; DC followed suit in summer of 1980. Despite this, MHC has separate listings (with premium prices) for newsstand "versions" of DC Comics published months earlier than DC was actually publishing direct-sales versions! Collectors who order newsstand "versions" of these issues published prior to DC's adoption of direct-sales markings would be paying more money for identical comics. Consider, for example, DC's Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (retitled with the January 1980 issue to Legion of Super-Heroes). At milehighcomics.com, issues of S&LSH are listed under Superboy, while issues of LSH are listed under its own title. MHC's earliest listing (as of today) for a newsstand version of this series is #253 (July 1979) (listed on the website as Superboy #253). MHC's listed prices for newsstand copies of this issue are generally about twice the listed prices for an unspecified version of this issue (listed prices for the Whitman version are even higher), with the implication that orders for the unspecified version would be filled with a direct-sales version. But for this issue, no distinguishable direct-sales version exists! Copies of this issue sold in comics shops were indistinguishable from copies sold on newsstands! Similar situations are seen with other DC titles. The earliest DC comics (that I know of) with differentiated direct-sales markings were published with October 1980 dates. In spite of this, MHC offers newsstand versions at higher prices for three issues of S&LSH, and for nine issues of LSH published with dates prior to Oct. 1980. Newsstand collectors shopping at Mile High can save themselves a bundle of cash for DC Comics dated earlier than Oct. 1980 by ignoring the newsstand listings, and instead ordering the unspecified version. Mile High Comics' newsstand listings also contain apparent errors for a set of Marvel comics published during the late 1980s and early 1990s. During this period, Marvel published a number of comics with unusual characteristics. There is a lot that I hope yet to learn about these comics, but one conclusion that I have already reached is that these comics were not consistently published in distinguishable newsstand and direct-sales versions. Most striking among the unusual characteristics of these Marvels is that the UPC barcodes appear to be newsstand barcodes, but that the CCC emblem (one large C surrounding two smaller C's, indicating Curtis Circulation Company distribution) does not appear. These Marvels mostly have the digits 24885 in the leftmost block of the UPC barcode. Most importantly, they are often difficult (impossible?) to find as back issues in distinguishable direct-sales versions. Examples include issues of Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme, The 'Nam, Power Pack, Akira, Foolkiller, Marc Spector Moon Knight, and some others. In spite of the fact that some issues appear not to have distinguishable direct-sales versions, Mile High is offering for sale (at premium prices) newsstand versions of such issues, as if such versions were not the most commonly available versions. Let me get specific with Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme. This is a series that I bought as it was being published, at local direct-sales comics shops as new issues. In other words, every issue in my collection is a direct-sales copy. In spite of this, the following issues in my collection (published, remember, at a time before direct-sales comics had UPC barcodes) have UPC barcodes with newsstand characteristics (i.e., the rightmost block of numbers is two digits, not five digits): 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. Furthermore, though I have looked on several sites (including milehighcomics.com) with cover scans, I have never found a cover scan of any of these issues having traditional direct-sales markings. I don't think they exist. Regardless, Mile High is selling, at premium prices, "newsstand" versions of these issues that may not exist in any other version. Newsstand collectors shopping at Mile High can save substantial money on some 1988-92 Marvels (those without the CCC emblem on apparent newsstand copies) by ignoring Mile High's newsstand listings, and instead ordering the unspecified versions, except for issues that can be verified, by a cover scan on a website, to have a distinguishable direct-sales version. If you enjoy paying 5X's more for your comics,Mile High is the place to go. 5× sounds about right if you look only at the website prices. Wait for a good codeword sale, though, and the discounted prices can seem pretty reasonable considering the available depth of stock. For example, a discount of 60% off back issues is available right now with the codeword REPAIRS. If you enjoy paying 5X's more for your comics,Mile High is the place to go. 5× sounds about right if you look only at the website prices. Wait for a good codeword sale, though, and the discounted prices can seem pretty reasonable considering the available depth of stock. For example, a discount of 60% off back issues is available right now with the codeword REPAIRS. Do those REPAIRS include the fixes to the "Near Mint" comics you order that come with marker spots and giant tears and obvious dollar bin wear?"Words have meaning." - my wife They have 400 issues listed, priced and graded. Nothing wrong, so far? Apart from the ridiculous high prices? Okay, this is what the reality is. That Super-Heroes title only ran 50 issues. They are listed here on CCL. These are accurate, I added them all myself from my personal collection. #51-352 don't actually exist. They were never published, that's why there are no covers for those listings. In fact, #353 onward aren't even the same title. They run on from the end of Mighty World of Marvel (UK) and Marvel Comic (UK). See my point, now? There are other examples I've noticed browsing their site too. Ms. Marvel (1977) #24 and 25 were once listed for sale (since removed, I've just noticed). They were never published as part of that first series. If you enjoy paying 5X's more for your comics,Mile High is the place to go. 5× sounds about right if you look only at the website prices. Wait for a good codeword sale, though, and the discounted prices can seem pretty reasonable considering the available depth of stock. For example, a discount of 60% off back issues is available right now with the codeword REPAIRS. Do those REPAIRS include the fixes to the "Near Mint" comics you order that come with marker spots and giant tears and obvious dollar bin wear? Exactly Swift,those codeword sales are meant to get chumps to actually pay just about High guide prices for books that are supposed to be NM.When in reality they are VF at best.But hey Chuck Rozansky loves people like that.It's kind of like paying 5.00 a gallon for gas for so long,that when it finally comes down to 4.00 you feel happy that you're getting a deal.When in reality gas should be at 2.00 a gallon."You want me to trade you my comic for small rectangular sheets of green paper with the images of dead white men?" Here's a good example of what I mean; A Marvel UK mag from the 70's....They have 400 issues listed, priced and graded. Nothing wrong, so far? Apart from the ridiculous high prices? Okay, this is what the reality is. That Super-Heroes title only ran 50 issues. They are listed here on CCL. These are accurate, I added them all myself from my personal collection. #51-352 don't actually exist. They were never published, that's why there are no covers for those listings. In fact, #353 onward aren't even the same title. They run on from the end of Mighty World of Marvel (UK) and Marvel Comic (UK). See my point, now? I do see your point. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. icarus201 wrote: There are other examples I've noticed browsing their site too. Ms. Marvel (1977) #24 and 25 were once listed for sale (since removed, I've just noticed). They were never published as part of that first series. I suspect MHC added them based on solicitations for orders, then failed to notice that they were never actually published. The stories for those issues did finally see print, BTW, in Marvel Super-Heroes #10 (summer 1992) and #11 (fall 1992). Since we're on the subject of oddball newsstand/direct variants, check out your direct edition copy of X-Force #2: (cover scan omitted) You can still make it out slightly from the scan, but you'll notice that the Curtis Code was accidently printed first, and the UK Price was printed on top of it. Neat! That looks familiar; I think I've seen it before. In fact, I think I've seen quite a few issues from this time period with mistakes regarding the Curtis emblem. Between the high volume of comics Marvel was producing, and the comics I described earlier that intentionally didn't have the Curtis mark, and the production work required for the newsstand and direct sales versions, maybe the errors are not so surprising. You cannot post new topics in this forum. You cannot reply to topics in this forum. You cannot delete your posts in this forum. You cannot edit your posts in this forum. You cannot create polls in this forum. You cannot vote in polls in this forum.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Poll: 81% in Tehran approve extension of nuclear talks A recent IRNA survey shows 81 per cent of people in Tehran have a positive view about ‘Vienna agreement’ and see the second extension of nuclear talks as positive for Iran. Results of this IRNA poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Nov. 25-26, 2014, with a nonprobability sampling of adults between 19-85 living in all 22 districts of Tehran. A view of Tehran %81 said the extension of talks would be favorable for Iran and %19 believed that the extension would ultimately prove to be harmful. About the ‘prospect of the nuclear negotiations in future’, %79 held positive views and %21 deemed it negative. Reasons given for their positive views are as follows: %6.33 believed that the extension would provide more opportunity for the fulfillment of a win-win situation for both sides. %3.17 said that the West needs Iran’s economic and security cooperation. %2.8 believed Iran is committed to maintain its own rights. Unfreezing Iranian assets and return of economic stability (%5.5 each), redeeming the image of Iran among the international community (%3.6), and increasing international investment in Iran (%2.7) were some other reasons for the respondents’ positive view. Reasons given for the negative views are as follows: %9.10 believed that the Western countries’ lack of commitment to the permanent lifting of sanctions poses an obstacle to reaching an agreement. Republican victory, the Zionist lobby and hindering negotiations (each %3.6), as well as distrust for the whole concept of negotiations (%2.7) were the reasons they provided for their negative views. The respondents were also asked to express any suggestions they had for the negotiating team. The results are as follows: %6.29 called on the negotiating team to defend the rights of the nation. %9.25 said they wanted the negotiators to continue with their hard work. %1.23 wished luck for the negotiating team. %3.6 wanted the negotiators to show flexibility in the talks so that national interests would not sustain any harm.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
an ((i))ndymedia production In November, 2003, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, Florida, to negotiate the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The FTAA threatens to devastate workers, the environment, and public services like health care, education, and water, and to destroy indigenous rights and cultural diversity across North, Central, and South America. From the front-lines of conflicts in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Korea, North America and Europe. Millions of homeless people in South Africa fight for their right to a decent home and against the privatisation of water. In Chiapas, indigenous people drive away the Mexican army from their land that is being sold out to the global market. After the economic collapse in Argentina in December 2001, we see a population\'s uprising and its attempt to organise beyond state and market structures.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
NEWS I know the looks you give and the feelings you feel. In a past life – I was that parent too. When my son was in Kindergarten, we received a letter about the room being a “peanut aware” classroom so we had to refrain from bringing anything peanut. I remember feeling angry/annoyed and thinking “So my kid needs to suffer because some other kid has a stupid allergy?” but I still followed the rules. Fast forward 9 years. A sweet bundle of joy arrived. At about 3 months of age, we started noticing hives developing randomly. Sometimes when we would lotion her after bath, sometimes after eating baby cereal. I also noticed she had what seemed a constant cold for about 3 months. All in all, it had no rhyme or reason really so I couldn’t pinpoint what was going on. One day (actually sitting at pizza barn eating supper) it clicked. SHE IS ALLERGIC TO DAIRY! So, I put a dab of cottage cheese “juice” on her cheek and sure enough - hives. When she was clinically diagnosed – I cried. As you know, there is no cure unless your body outgrows it. Then the learning curve happened at our house. For example, did you know that if you cut a piece of cheese, and then cut a banana with the same knife – my daughter will break out in hives if she eats thebanana? Or if a child is drinking milk and bites my daughter shortly after, she will break out in hives? Or that a picnic table at a public facility has to be wiped down or she can break out in hives? How about her washing her hands in a sink where someone previously used it with “cheesy fingers?” The faucet is now contaminated and her hands break out in hives. Stupid right? But it’s not just hives, they HURT and they ITCH and then we have to Benadryl her which makes her sleepy and hallucinate. It’s not fair. We also discovered there is such a thing as “biphasic anaphylaxis.” That means that some kids have a second reaction (thus two epi pens) and if you have a history of it you’re more likely to have it in the future. Guess what my daughter has? You guessed it. Biphasic anaphylaxis. So 24 hours later her throatcloses AGAIN from the first reaction. I remember still vividly in October, when my daughter was hospitalized. We still cannot pinpoint for surebut it was most likely a food reaction. She got so sick for days and she eventually gave up eating. No fluids would stay in her poor little body. We ended up at Children’s, and along with two bags of IV fluids – she also needed glucose. Her blood sugar levels were down to 47 – which is about where your brain shuts down because there is not enough glucose to function properly and you end up in a coma. Yep. From a food allergy folks. I would give ANYTHING for her to not have food allergies. She knows that certain things are “owies” andthat she has to ask mommy before she can eat anything. She also knows to advocate for herself by telling other people and kids not to touch her with their cheesy fingers. But it’s flawed. She is 3. And she so desperately sometimes wants to eat “normal food” like mac and cheese and pizza and string cheese. So why am I telling you all of this? Because I need your help. Here’s what you need to know. Her allergist had informed us how severe allergic reactions are so much more than just your throat closing like we all imagine it to be, and I wanted fellow daycare parents to be informed. Symptoms include hives, swelling, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, anaphylaxis, and rash. My daughter has had all of the above. The first time her throat closed, she drank out of a cup with cow’s milk. She started coughing (her throat was actually closing) then she looked pale and vomited so many times in such a short amount of time it was horrifying. Her hives in her mouth and her face closed her up and the wheezing started. That was by far the scariest moment of my life. What I have learned since is that the sooner you give epinephrine, the faster they recover from all symptoms and the longer you hold off, the more damage is caused to their little bodies so the faster you Epi them the better. I also wanted you to know that when letters are sent home from the daycare facility about bringing “safe treats,” it’s not because we want to make everyone’s life miserable. Seriously. I love chocolate too. It’s because it helps keeps my daughter safe. And when you to bring in treats that do not follow the regulations: now my daughter is home, I am missing work and income, because she is vomiting still, hours later. For the parents who listened – even if it was with a crabby attitude like myself years before.. THANK YOU. There are few places I can take my daughter. Knowing she is safe in her home and her daycare are about the only places I can try to control. My daughter’s life is literally in your hands. This is real stuff folks. Her allergy albeit unwanted is real and it can and WILL kill her if something happens. The saying “it takes a village” is more applicable than what one might think. My daughter NEEDS your help and cooperation in order to simply stay alive. Thank you for listening and understanding.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
MONTH-TO-MONTH VS FIXED-TERM A periodic tenancy does not have an agreed upon end date. The tenancy continues on a monthly basis until either the tenant or landlord gives proper notice to end the tenancy. Ending the Tenancy You are required to give 1 full month’s written notice. For example, if you want to move out on July 31st, you must give written notice by no later than June 30th. See our page on Moving Out for more information. Remember that service provisions also apply when giving your landlord written notice.Your landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy for various reasons, but also must give you proper notice in writing. See our page on Evictions for more information. Raising the Rent Your landlord may raise the rent by the allowable annual amount (set out in the Residential Tenancy Regulation) once every 12 months. The rate is established each year based on the formula = inflation + 2%. See our Rent Increases page for more information. Sublet Sometimes tenants are allowed to temporarily transfer their tenancy agreement to a new tenant. For example, if a tenant would like to travel for a few months but not end their tenancy, they can their landlord for permission to allow a new tenant (e.g. friend or family member) to live in their unit and pay rent until their return. See our page on Sublet and Assignment for more information. For month-to-month tenancies, tenants must get their landlord’s written permission before subletting, and a landlord is not required to allow a sublet. FIXED-TERM TENANCIES (LEASES) A fixed-term tenancy, often referred to as a “lease”, has a specified start and end date. The tenancy agreement should state what will happen at the end of the term. The possible outcomes at the end of the term are: The tenant may remain in the unit and the tenancy continues as a periodic tenancy. The tenant is required to move. The tenancy agreement says that the tenant must move out at the end of the term, but the landlord allows the tenant to stay if they sign a brand new tenancy agreement If the fixed-term tenancy agreement does not specify what will happen at the end of the term, it is presumed to continue on a month-to-month basis. Ending the Tenancy Unless your landlord has breached (not followed) a material term of the tenancy agreement, you are not allowed to end the tenancy before the end of the fixed-term. A material term is a term so important that a breach of that term would mean the tenancy could not reasonably continue. It is important to understand what your agreement says about what happens at the end of the fixed-term. If your agreement does not require you to move out at the end of the fixed-term, you must give one full month’s notice if you intend to move out at the end of the term. If your agreement does require you to move out at the end of the term, then you have already established the move out date and do not need to give your landlord written notice. If you do not fulfill your legal responsibilities as a tenant, your landlord can issue you a 10 Day Eviction Notice for Non-Payment of Rent or a One Month Eviction Notice for Cause. They are not, however, allowed to issue you a Two Month Eviction Notice for Landlord Use of Property. By signing a fixed-term tenancy agreement, you are entering into a legal contract to pay rent until the end of the term. If you are unable to pay rent, or decide to move out early, you may face significant financial consequences. For example, if your landlord is unable to rent your unit to someone else, or if they are only able to rent it at a lower rate, you could be responsible for the losses they incur. If you need to end your fixed-term tenancy early, see our page on Breaking a Lease for more information. Liquidated Damages Some fixed-term tenancies have a liquidated damages term. This is a term that says that the tenant must pay a certain amount of money if they end their fixed-term tenancy early. The amount is meant to be an estimate of the costs the landlord will incur by having to re-rent the unit (advertising costs, showing the unit to prospective tenants, etc.), and is usually not allowed to be an automatic forfeiture of the security deposit. Raising the Rent Some fixed-term tenancy agreements require the tenant to move out at the end of the term. If this is the case, the landlord will usually require the tenant to sign a new tenancy agreement if they wish to continue living there. Because this may be considered a brand new tenancy, the landlord may be allowed to set the rent at any new amount. TRAC does not support this practice, as it can be used as a strategy to avoid the rent control provisions set out in the Residential Tenancy Act. If your landlord tries to do this, we would love to hear from you – give us a call! Some fixed-term tenancy agreements state that the tenancy will continue on a month-to-month basis at the end of the term. If this is the case, your landlord is only allowed to raise rent by the allowable annual rate, which is established each year based on the formula = inflation + 2%. See our page on Rent Increases for more information. Sublet and Assignment Sometimes tenants are allowed to either temporarily or permanently transfer their tenancy agreement to a new tenant. See our page on Sublet and Assignment for more information. Landlords may not unreasonably deny a tenant the right to sublet or assign a rental unit if is the tenancy agreement is for a fixed-term of at least 6 months. However, you are still required to get your landlord’s written permission before subletting or assigning. Your landlord is allowed to issue a One Month Eviction Notice for Cause if you sublet or assign your unit without their permission. Acceleration Terms Not Allowed An acceleration term is a term in a fixed-term tenancy agreement that requires the tenant to pay all remaining months’ rent if they end their fixed-term tenancy early or breach a term of the agreement. This is illegal. According to Section 5 of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA), a landlord is not allowed to avoid or contract out of the RTA.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Anne Archer + Farley \|\| Historic Kentucky Home With the bride’s family antebellum home as a backdrop, the couple’s dream of an outdoor ceremony was put on hold when severe storms rolled in. The ceremony was moved in to the newly restored interior of the 1842 home and they were married in the same room as many generations before them had done. Fun fact: there’s a sideboard in that room that has all the wedding photos of past relatives who got married there. There was a perfect break in the weather that allowed guests to enjoy cocktail hour on the grounds before another line rolled as guests were seated for dinner. Happy Menocal created custom Derby winner watercolors for the tables including 2016 Derby winner Nyquist for the head table. Fun fact number two: Nyqvist held a special place for the bride as her family’s thoroughbred business owns Nyquists’ mother! The Sperry tent was adorned with hanging greenery, loose organic flowers and the place settings incorporated traditional battenburg lace napkins and traditional place settings with cut crystal glassware. Guests enjoyed a plated dinner from Dupree Catering, and the 6′ tall wedding cake from Martine’s was a statement piece in the tent. Throughout the spells of rain an storms, the guests danced the night away and the couple left the reception through a sparkler exit. 99% of the vendors who worked together seamlessly to create this stunner also happen to be Baubles & Bowties preferred vendors. When you work with an amazing team of vendors, you are guaranteed a flawless event. Rain or shine. Please enjoy these incredible images thanks to the oh so talented Eric Kelley and their video from Happy Camper Films.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Syphilis Prevention & Risks How do people get syphilis? Syphilis is spread during anal, genital or oral sex with an infected person. The bacteria can enter the body through the penis, anus, vagina, mouth, or through broken skin. An infected pregnant woman can also pass the disease to her unborn child. You cannot get syphilis from toilet seats, doorknobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bathtubs, shared clothing, or eating utensils. We're here to help Who is at risk for getting syphilis? Anyone can get syphilis if they have sexual contact with an infected person. There is a much greater risk with unprotected sex. Babies born to infected women are also at risk. How can I prevent getting syphilis? No sex. The only 100% certain way to keep from getting syphilis is to stop having sexual contact. This means not having vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Be mutually monogamous. You only have sex with one person who has tested negative for syphilis and they do the same. Use condoms every time. Using a condom the right way and every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex might lower your risk. For vaginal sex, use a latex male condom or a female polyurethane condom. For anal sex, use a latex male condom. For oral sex, use a male latex condom. Get tested. Testing for many STIs is simple. The sooner syphilis is found, the quicker and more easily it can be cured and lessen the chance of spreading it to your partners. A single sore or chancre appears in the primary stage. It's easiest to spread syphilis when an infected person is most likely to have sores, which is on average 21 days after getting infected. These sores can take the form of a chancre (pronounced SHANG-ker), a mucous patch (lesion), or wart-like patch in or on the vulva, vagina, penis, cervix, anus, rectum, mouth, lips, tongue or anywhere else the body was originally infected during sexual contact. It often goes unnoticed because it is not painful. These chancres are a mucosal lesion, or wart-like patch, in or on the vulva, vagina, penis, cervix, anus, rectum, mouth, lips, or tongue. Syphilis can make it easier to contract HIV. People are 2 to 5 times more likely to be infected with HIV if the infected partner also has a syphilis sore. Men who have sex with men (MSM) make up 64% of people in the two most contagious stages of syphilis (primary and secondary stages). This MSM population also has a high degree of being infected with HIV and syphilis at the same time. Left untreated, syphilis can lead to a final, deadly stage. The last stage of syphilis is called the tertiary stage. If untreated, 15% to 40% of people get to this stage within 1 to 35 years of infection. This is when small, rubbery lesions develop inside the body on bones, skin, nervous tissue, heart arteries or the brain. These lesions and other complications can lead to a heart attack, deafness, an aneurysm, paralysis, blindness, a stroke, psychiatric illness, mental problems, seizures and death. Once complications develop, antibiotics can cure the infection, but they cannot reverse any damage that has already been done. Pregnant women with syphilis can infect their unborn babies Syphilis can be passed from mother to baby during the latent stage of infection. If a mother has had untreated syphilis during the four years before pregnancy there is a 70% chance that the fetus will be infected with what is called congenital syphilis. Congenital syphilis leads to death through miscarriage, stillbirth (baby dead at birth) or infant death 40% of the time. Each year there about 350 babies born with congenital syphilis. Initially babies born with congenital syphilis may not show any symptoms. If they are not treated immediately they can become developmentally delayed, have seizures, or even die. This is why all pregnant women should be tested for syphilis. Educational material on this page does not, and is not intended to, constitute medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Consult a physician or other medical professional if medical advice, diagnosis or treatment is needed. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay getting advice or treatment based on the educational information contained on this page. The services provided on this site are not for medical emergencies. For a medical emergency, call a local physician or dial 911 IMMEDIATELY.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Arinsal Travel Guide by our Andorra expert Terry Emery An early out-of-Alps ski-Mecca, the picturesque village at around 2,000m boasts a wide range of runs, well-supplied with lifts. Arinsal links by cable car with Pal and Ordino to create the single pass Vallnord area. The summer sees a big influx of mountain bikers - hard pedalling but brilliant views. Arinsal Hotels Can not load XML: Missing equals sign between attribute and attribute value. Error has occured while trying to process http://www.booking.com/deal.en-gb.xml?aid=304142;lm=0;period=2;type=5;ufi=-1394484;tmpl=deal_rss;label=dealfeed_rss;reader=rssPlease contact web-master Powered by booking.com Now linked to Pal, the Arinsal ski area offers 65km of pistes, ideal for beginners, plus an excellent ski school.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Musings on all things jazz! Menu KEEP ON ROLLIN’ I cannot believe how wonderful this tour is going! Everyone is having such a wonderful time and everything is going so good I can’t believe it! Yesterday (Wednesday) was Day 5 and we spent it at Small’s for the most part…..at least I did. We ventured down to the cellar club in Greenwich Village in the terrible weather for a 3:00 show performed by owner SPIKE WILNER piano, JOE STRASSER drums, DWAYNE BURNO bass, RALPH LALAMA tenor sax and JOE MAGNARELLI trumpet. Spike brought in some sandwiches from a great deli and we sat and listened to 2 great sets of standards. It was a real thrill for me to sit in with the band for the second set. So much fun. From there everyone (with the exception of 10 of my biggest fans) went their own way. I played the evening set at Small’s with DAVID HAZELTINE piano, JOHN WEBBER bass and JOE STRASSER drums. It was a thrill and to have 10 of tour people come to the show was a real compliment! I felt great about the first set but then I kind of ran out of gas and lost focus for the second. It was fun nonetheless. Today was spent in Harlem. First, a stop at the famed Apollo Theatre where tour guide Billy Mitchell led us through the theatre giving us an in depth history of it. He was absolutely hilarious. His best line of the day was “this little corner is where all the singers can get their me, me me on.” Love it! After the tour we went to a church cafeteria on the corner for some lunch before heading to The National Harlem Jazz Museum where we were treated to a wonderful history lesson on Harlem and the new designs on the museum to begin in a couple of years. Tajah Murdoch a dancer at the Apollo was also their talking about her career which absolutely fascinating. We were then treated to a solo piano concert by Johnathan Baptiste. After the museum we made the short hop of to Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant and we ate like you would not believe. Fried chicken, ribs, fish, red beans and rice, collard greens, corn-bread and banana pudding. A great capper on a great day. Its only 730 but I’m not sure I have anymore left in me!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A major vulnerability in the latest version of Internet Explorer puts users at risk. Once again it seems to be related to XSS, which might allow cybercriminals to steal login credentials by luring unsuspecting users to a malicious website.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Search form Medicare Spent $28 Million on Drugs for 4,139 Illegal Aliens That comes out to around $7,000 per illegal alien, That comes out to around $7,000 per illegal alien, no sorry, undocumented immigrant, nope beautiful unlicensed DREAMER. But there are just some jobs that Americans won't do. Like illegally collect $28 million in Medicare Part D prescription drugs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) spent almost $29 million to cover Medicare Part D prescription drugs for 4,139 individuals “unlawfully present” in the U.S. and thus ineligible to receive federal health care benefits, according to an audit by Daniel Levinson, inspector general of the Department of Health & Human Services. Medicare Parts A and B cover hospitalization, skilled nursing care, doctor visits, and other medical services and supplies. The IG previously reported in January that CMS had also paid $91.6 million to health care providers to cover 2,600 ineligible illegal aliens. The unallowable payments were made by CMS despite the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which prohibits illegal aliens from receiving federal health care benefits, and CMS’ own 2003 memo warning: “Make no payments for Medicare services furnished to an alien beneficiary who is not lawfully present in the United States.” The IG recommended that CMS “develop and implement controls to ensure that Medicare does not pay for prescription drugs for unlawfully present beneficiaries” by preventing them from enrolling, disenrolling those already in the Medicare Part D system, and “automatically rejecting PDE records submitted by sponsors for prescription drugs provided to this population.” Don't worry. Obama and the Republican Amnesty crowd already have this covered. And if only 4,139 illegal aliens racked up $28 million in Medicare Part D bills, imagine how much 12 million illegal aliens will rack up?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Koos Kombuis - Bloedrivier You will hear Koos angry, but he’s been that before. You will hear him rock out, again not for the first time. But has he ever, ever been so… right? And I’m talking about the music here, which is remarkable. The English songs still suck, but for the most part, the album is a sequence of those wondrous occasions when Koos gets things right. Opener "Fokkol", the arguably unpatriotic (and unarguably lekker) rock anthem you heard first on 24.com, is on a one way ticket to being played (and banned) anywhere you can order a brannewyn in Mzanzi. "Reconciliation Day" is no radio hit, but it says more about the anger of many Afrikaners than Die Burger ever can. The incredibly dramatic number features the roars of K.O.B.U.S’ Francois Blom, operatic backing vocals by Lente Louw and soaring guitar solos. It’s as close to Meat Loaf as Koos will ever get.Bloedrivier also sees the return of Koos’ favourite genre: gatskeer blues. In his signature style, he takes on the ANC and Eskom in “Fat Cat Piete (ANC Tiete)” and the not-so-hidden track, an ode to Johannes Kerkorrel’s “Sit dit Af”. A special bullet is reserved for the President: “Ou Mbeki ek sal wed / Dat jy ‘n generator het.” Clearly, we are not in Klerksdorp anymore. Why did he come back? It’s been five years since he last recorded an album, and many more since he’s been so pissed off. “Fokkol” begins like this: “Welkom op die airport, dis die jaar 2010; Julle’s seker hier om die sokker games te sien”. But before long the kind words give way to a sea of fokkol. Smell a metaphor, do you? Koos Kombuis, one of the staunchest believers in the rebirth of the country, was more disappointed than most when the milk started turning sour. And he thinks he knows who to blame. I wish race could be kept out of this. And if by general consensus Bloedrivier was no more than a racially-inclusive club for everyone who wants to stick their tongue out at our national leadership, it could be. But there will be disagreement, and oh-so-much finger pointing. Let it be, whatever. But don’t turn down the music, because in Bloedrivier, we have one of the best soundtracks to the struggles of the new-new South Africa to date. - Niel Bekker Keep up to date with Koos's blogKoos has realised something: it’s us versus them. The Rainbow Nation has become a Bloedrivier, he says, the title of his new collection of protest songs. But not like you think. Koos Kombuis has always seen ‘them’ as those with power, and ‘us’ as those with less, especially those with none. ons? Not true, Johan. Both English and Afrikaans people buy Koos Kombuis's music. And it's always been that way. My adolescence was partly defined by Voelvry and that crowd and I own six of Koos' CDs. 0Koos Kombuis - Bloedriviersoundbite2008/04/07 9:53 AM blabla Koos Kombuis is useless. He has completely sold out everyting that he stood for in the late 80s. Stay in the suburbs your lowlife conservative fool. 0Koos Kombuis - BloedrivierPete2008/04/07 10:49 AM Not a sell out Koos is an artist and a social commentator I don't see that he has sold out at all ... where as previously he was commenting on the AWB tiete now he's cleverly revised his lyrics to bring attention to another concern! Saw him in concert end of last year with his new material ... loved it! 0Koos Kombuis - BloedrivierUncle2008/04/07 12:23 PM Soundbitten The Dust Don't be a silly, narrow-minded, opinionated fool "soundbite". Koos Kombuis is a legend of human rights and social expression, nevermind music. What has he sold exactly? In the 80s he commented on the injustices which prevailed in our country. Today, he is doing the same. Injustice is still Injustice, no matter which hand commits it. Long Live Koos! made my point SlimPiet has made my point. Koos Kombuis is part of the so-called "new struggle" of the rightwing fascists. Say no more. Koos should have retired in 1990. Kerkorrel would be spinning in his grave to listen to this garbage....	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Latest news 2018-05-14Glenn Branca RIP – Experimental guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has died at the age of 69. He was known for compositions featuring large ensembles of guitars, and for the use of feedback. He founded his band Theoretical Girls in the mid-70s as an art-punk answer to what he saw as the increasing commercialization of punk music. His compositions were highly influential, with such figures as David Bowie, Thurston Moore, and John Lurie among his fans. » Read more 2018-04-05OBEY Convention XI Set for May 24-28 in Halifax – As the 2018 festival season rapidly approaches, we’d like you to be aware of a real treasure of diverse and creative music that’s going to take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, next month. The OBEY Convention is on its 11th outing, and features a wide range of artists from around the world. From avant-industrial noise to experimental takes on Classical Chinese music, from chamber jazz to doom metal, from ambient soundscapes to Canadian First Nations drumming, you’d be hard pressed to find a festival with more variety in sound anywhere in the world. » Read more 2018-04-04Close to the Rain Festival in Bergen Announces Lineup – Now in its second year, the Close to the Rain Festival of progressive music is scheduled to take place in Bergen, Norway, on June 7 - 9. They've got an amazing slate of bands lined up, including such powerhouses as Anekdoten, Major Parkinson, Arabs in Aspic, Tusmørke, and many more. » Read more 2018-03-01Seaprog 2018 Artist Announcements Raise Festival's Profile – Seattle's Seaprog festival has been going since 2013, and the 2018 edition features a slate of artists that's sure to bring more attention to the event. Cheer-Accident, Bubblemath, and Free Salamander Exhibit are in the first round announcement of performers. In keeping with their tradition of focusing on regional artists, they will also present a number of artists from Washington and Oregon. [Edit: Just added: Inner Ear Brigade] » Read more 2018-02-26Adelbert von Deyen RIP – Word reaches us that German electronic musician Adelbert von Deyen has died. His recorded legacy reaches back to 1978, when Sky Records released Sternzeit. Von Deyen, who was born October 25, 1953 in Süderbrarup, was also known as a painter and graphic artist. » Read more Previously in Exposé... Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass – Considered by most a classic, this album was very recently put out by The Laser's Edge. One of the most unique and interesting Krautrock releases of the seventies, "A Meditation Mass" is a four part... (1993) » Read more Claudio Rocchi - A Fuoco – Although Rocchi is probably better known for his earlier material on other labels, his offering on Cramps from 1977 A Fuoco (originally Cramps CRSCD 023) is a good showcase for his own talents... (1995) » Read more C.W. Vrtacek - Fifteen Mnemonic Devices – Better known as the leader for the wonderfully tuneful instrumental trio Forever Einstein, C.W. “Chuck” Vrtacek also has a darker side. His solo album Fifteen Mnemonic Devices is about as... (2001) » Read more Art and Illusion - Seasons – When I first broke the seal on this disc and saw the booklet photos with people playing accordions, mandolins, and balalaikas, my curiosity was piqued, hoping for some kind of folk-rock ensemble or... (1997) » Read more	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
BRASILIA, May 14 (Reuters) - Activity in Brazil’s services sector fell 0.7% in March from the month before, government statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday, a decline far greater than expected and another strong sign that the economy contracted in the first quarter. The 0.7% drop in activity was substantially bigger than the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists of a 0.1% decline, and brought the accumulated decline in the first quarter to 1.7% compared with the October-December period. The IBGE figures dovetailed with IHS Markit purchasing managers index data last week that showed Brazil’s services sector, which accounts for around 70% of the overall economy, shrank in April for the first time since September last year. They also come on the same day that minutes from the central bank’s May 7-8 policy meeting showed policymakers admitting that recent data suggested the economy may have shrunk in the first quarter, potentially tipping it closer to recession. On an annual basis, IBGE said the volume of services in Brazil fell 2.3% in March from the same month last year, the biggest fall since May 2018 and again much more than the 0.8% decrease predicted in a Reuters poll. It was the first year-on-year decline in eight months, although IBGE pointed out that there were two fewer working days in March this year, which contributed to the reduction in demand for services. In March, the largest decline in activity was a 1.7% fall in communication and information services, while a 7.1% decline in transport and related services was the biggest drag on a year-on-year basis, IBGE said. (Reporting by Jamie McGeever; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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#Twoppics- Apple Tablet, Glee, Avatar People have been tweeting about Apple's tablet computer for months, with very few details to go on, especially because Apple will not actually confirm the development of the tablet. Reports have said Apple could host an event in San Francisco during the last week in January to announce the tablet's existence. But Monday, France Telecom executive Stephane Richard confirmed that the device is to debut in a couple of days. This led to tons of excited tweets -- amongst other cutting edge features, the tablet is rumored to have a built-in projector, making the Apple Tablet your hot twoppic of the moment. Hot twoppic of the day is the hit TV show Glee, after it was announced by Fox Monday that the show has been picked up for a second season. Glee has high viewship and critical praise --four Golden Globe nominations, a Screen Actors Guild nomination, and it just won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy. But even more exciting - a nationwide open casting call will begin in February to fill three new roles that are being added to the show, so those who think they have what it takes, get out your video camera and show what you can do. Your hot twoppic of the week is the second-highest grossing film of all time: Avatar, which industry insiders say is on track to be the biggest movie of all time - worldwide, it has about $500 million to go before overtaking Titanic. Avatar was number 1 for the 4th weekend in a row, earning $48.5 million. Adding to the phenomenon - Avatar is the most pirated movie in America, which suggests that perhaps all the online hype and pirating has possibly helped the film. This is @TheKateMalloy and those are your hot @Twoppics on FOX News Radio.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
If it's the UK's August Bank Holiday weekend, then it's time for Creamfields, which is known as one of the world's pre-eminent electronic music festivals. They've just announced their 2009 line up, which includes John Digweed, Tiesto, Basement Jax, Paul van Dyk, Deadmau5 and Calvin Harris. Check out the festival overview for a full line up. Tickets are running from £53.50 to £175. Now just over 10 years old, the festival is held in Daresbury, Cheshire. There are also locations for the festival, including Buenos Aries, Rio De Janiero, Mexico City, Istanbul and Moscow to name a few.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
News Article Pac-Man Museum Announced For Wii U And 3DS eShops PAC-MAN Battle Royale will be included in the upcoming collection for all your Pac-Brawling needs Downloadable title coming this Winter Those who can’t get enough power pellets in their gaming diets may want to keep an eye toward the end of the year. Namco Bandai Games Europe has announced that Pac-Man Museum, a collection of the iconic yellow puck’s games from the original 1980s classic to more recent titles including Pac-Man Championship Edition and Pac-Man Battle Royale. The latter allows up to four Pac-Individuals in competitive play, mastering mazes while dodging ghosts and each other. Pac-Man Museum has been slated for the Wii U and 3DS eShops in Europe and Australasia, with versions for Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and Steam also being made. There is currently no word on a North American release. As a child, Tim once spent an entire month staring longingly at a copy of Kirby's Dream Land his parents had kept atop the refrigerator until he could play it on an upcoming road trip. That month would change his life forever. I will forever buy EVERY Pac-Man game available on any system I happen to own until the day I die, I like him that much! (goes back to my childhood and Atari's Pac-Man game haha) So not only do I own the recent Pac-Man 3DS cart, but I'll also download this CE DX better be on this. It'd be nice if it literally had every Pac-Man game ever made on it/available but I'm not holding my breath. Namco never seems to utilize their entire library. I'm sick of playing the OG Pac-Man. Also, I hope these have leaderboards. I'd get Pac-Mania for that.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
News archive US Secretary of State Lauds Greek EU Presidency for Modulating Differences Over Iraq WASHINGTON The crisis in Iraq was "a difficult time" for the Greek presidency of the European Union (EU), but it handled the difficulties "with great skill,"... Deputy Education Minister Eleni Kourkoula is this week’s guest writer for “Towards 2004”, as she focuses on the importance of “Olympic Education”, a topic that the Greek government, in association with ATHOC, is... A long-awaited deal to rebuild the coastal Karaiskaki stadium in time for the Athens 2004 Olympics was finally signed by the government and officials from the Olympiakos Piraeus amateur club early this week, following a year of back-and-forth... Executive Director Marton Simitsek, said the public would be able to purchase tickets in all price categories and for all sessions Athens 2004 organizers (ATHOC) this week announced that ticket orders for next year’s Summer Olympics would... NEW YORK American Ballet Theatre presents a tribute to the 2001-2004 Cultural Olympiad with a truly luminous evening inspired by the classic art and culture of Greece. Renowned filmmaker Costa-Gavras directs artists from Greece and around the world... NEW YORK Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs holds a conference on Cyprus, May 4-5, 2003.The topic is “The Accession of Cyprus to the EU: Challenges and Opportunities”. The list of the participants include UN...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
NET Academies Trust are looking for a Site Assistant (Apprentice) to join our team. To help contribute to the smooth running of the School by organising and maintaining the premises, facilities, safety, and equipment to a consistently high standard. To assist the cleaning team and undertaking effective supervision, caretaking maintenance. To contribute to the smooth running of the School by organising and maintaining the premises, facilities, safety, and equipment to a consistently high standard. To assist the cleaning team and undertaking effective supervision, caretaking maintenance, Health & Safety and security of the site and related resources. A full Job Description can be provided on request. The training you will be getting The person will develop skills to provide caretaker support to the team to help the school operate effectively and efficiently. All apprentices are supported and guided throughout their placement by key individuals within their team with additional mentoring support from our development team. Ther person will undertake all relevant certificates technical and functional skills certificates while training on the premisies. What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship The person will develop skills to provide caretaker support to schools and academies. This role may secure a full time position within the school for the right person on completion of their apprenticeship, although this cannot be guaranteed. Things to consider The school building(s) and teaching / learning environment is to be maintained and building fabric is to be kept fit for purpose at all times. The ability to perform the physical (manual handling) task required by the post. About the employer The aim of the NET Academies Trust is to promote and lead innovative practice in our schools and classrooms to help raise educational outcomes for all pupils.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Making networking fun It's not just about working the room I hate going to events where I don’t know anyone and standing around making small talk with strangers. That’s not fun for me. My friend Mike loves going to events and talking to as many people as possible. He does consider it fun. Neither of us is right or wrong; we just have different definitions of fun. Unfortunately, some people think that networking is only about attending events, and if they don’t like events, they think they can’t be effective networkers. I disagree. Networking is simply about creating and sustaining relationships with other people. You can find countless ways to do that and to have fun at the same time. The more fun you have, the more effective you will be, and the more likely you will be to continue your efforts. If you think networking events aren’t fun, ask what would make an event fun for you. Here are several suggestions to get you started. Expect to have fun. Your attitude when you prepare and attend a networking event makes more difference than almost anything else. If you go expecting to have fun, you are more likely to have it. Invite a friend to go with you. You can walk around talking to people together and each can say something about the other. It’s more fun and more effective. Focus on others, not on yourself. When you’re focused on others, the time seems to fly and you have more fun. Introduce people to each other. Most people like to be a connector. Make yourself the unofficial host. Hosts usually enjoy their own parties.Check out the type of event before you go to make sure it matches what you’re looking for — an event with 20 people has very different energy than an event with 200 people. Where is the event being held? Will there be music? How loud will it be? What kinds of people will be there? Set a time to leave before you arrive. Then you won’t feel as if you have to stay until the end. Here’s a list of other enjoyable networking activities to use in your recipe for fun. As with any recipe, feel free to change the ingredients to suit your taste. The holidays provide an excellent opportunity to tweak some of these ingredients to suit the season. Be creative. Pick up the phone. Call former clients to say hi and ask how they’re doing. Last night I enjoyed a wonderful conversation with a former client I hadn’t talked to in six months. We were both delighted to reconnect. The holidays provide a perfect reason to be in touch. Call current clients for a non-work reason. You can tell clients how grateful you are for their business or you can ask them about their holiday plans. Invite a current or former client or prospect to a sporting event, symphony, play, lecture or other activity you enjoy. During the holidays there are many additional opportunities for social activities. Find a cause that you care about and serve on the organization’s board of directors. Then make it a point to get to know your fellow board members. If you don’t want to serve on a board, volunteer in other ways. Pick volunteer activities that will put you in contact with other people, not activities that you do by yourself. Countless organizations look for additional volunteers during the holidays. If you’re giving holiday presents, deliver them in person so you have a chance to talk to the person as well as give the gift. Send a card. Hand-write a letter. Compose an e-mail. To get more attention in the midst of all the holiday cards, send a New Year’s card. Host a party. One of my clients hosts two large parties every year — one for Christmas and one in the summer. She invites all of her friends, relatives, and current and past clients. She takes a picture of each individual or couple at the party and then mails them the picture, yet another way to be in touch. Join a group that does activities you find fun — hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, running, stamp collecting, knitting, to name just a few. There’s a group for every activity you can imagine. Visit a client’s work site. One of my clients stops by his clients’ offices in the morning on his way to work and brings them doughnuts and talks business. It’s more personal than a phone call. I challenge you to create your own recipe for networking fun this holiday season and see how much more you enjoy the process. {pagebreak:Page 1} Cindy Rold, JD, is a success coach, professional speaker, and co-author of 99 Networking Nuggets and The Networking Gurus News, a comprehensive monthly list of business networking events in the Denver metro area. She can be reached at 303-734-9776 or [email protected]. Visit her website at http://www.thenetworkinggurus.com. Enjoy this article? Sign up to get ColoradoBiz Exclusives. The opinions expressed in this article are solely that of the author and do not represent ColoradoBiz magazine. Comments on articles will be removed if they include personal attacks.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Voice of the Martyrs' blog, sharing powerful stories and timely information that invites and inspires American Christians into fellowship with their persecuted family around the world. Posts categorized "Jesus: He Lived Among Us" October 13, 2015 Editor's note: Sat-7 partnered with VOM in the translation and/or broadcasting of JESUS: He Lived Among Us in Arabic, Farsi and Turkish. We received the following report and prayer request this week from our friends at Middle East Concern. Please pray for the staff and leadership of Sat-7 as they face this pressure. Our prayers have been requested for a leading Christian broadcaster in the Middle East after legal proceedings were initiated by the Egyptian government targeting their operations in Egypt. On 10th October officers from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology's Censorship Department came to the Egypt studios of Christian satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7. The officers presented a search warrant and proceeded to confiscate cameras and other equipment. They took the Office Director Mr Farid Samir to the local police station. The police agreed to release Mr Samir following the intervention of Egyptian church leaders, but he was ordered to attend the Prosecutor's Office on 11th October. During a two-hour hearing on 11th October charges were brought against Mr Samir relating to incorrect registration of a TV channel, failure to hold licences for certain editing activities and failure to comply with regulations concerning live streaming of broadcasts on the internet. Mr Samir and the lawyers acting on SAT-7's behalf refuted these charges. It was demonstrated that the Censorship Department's report contained factual errors and evidence was presented to confirm that SAT-7's registration and licences are in good order. Mr Samir has been released pending further discussions between the Prosecutor and the Censorship Department. The Prosecutor will then determine whether the case should proceed to court, or whether it should be dismissed. This is expected to take up to two weeks. The police will continue to hold the confiscated equipment pending a final decision. This will cause significant disruption to SAT-7's activities in Egypt. SAT-7 emphasises that one of its key aims is to promote peaceful co-existence in the Middle East through fostering bridges of understanding between different faith communities. Those close to SAT-7 ask us to pray that: a. Mr Samir and his family will know the protection of the Father and the presence and peace of Jesus b. Mr Samir, together with other SAT-7 leaders and legal representatives, will know the Spirit's wisdom in all their interactions with the authorities c. the prosecutor will drop this case, and that there would be no further harassment of SAT-7 or other Christian broadcasters in Egypt d. disruption to SAT-7's broadcasting operations will be minimal, and that SAT-7 and other Christian broadcasters will have boldness and wisdom as they proclaim the Christian message and promote peaceful co-existence in the Middle East April 01, 2013 Many readers will be familiar with the animated film, JESUS: He Lived Among Uswhich VOM produced as an evangelism tool for our partners and coworkers in restricted and hostile nations. The film was produced originally in English, and has since been translated into multiple other languages, with the first priority being languages spoken in restricted and hostile nations. The film was created as a tool, not as a profit-maker for VOM. In fact, VOM makes to film available for free to anyone who will distribute it freely; all that is required is signing a simple, one-page licensing agreement. Judas leads the guards to Jesus One of our satellite broadcast partners for Iran showed the film, in Farsi, over Easter weekend. Our staff member who oversees work in Iran sent in the following: [Name withheld] with Mohabat TV just called to say that seven family members in Iran just prayed to receive Christ after watching the Farsi JHLAU on their Farsi satellite TV channel. This Easter weekend, Mohabat TV is airing the VOM Farsi JESUS He Lived Among us several times. Afterwards they will email me a report sharing testimonies, number of callers, etc. Praise the Lord for this great response! We are thankful to partners like Mohabat TV which are broadcasting the film, and also to those that have helped with translating the film into different languages, including Sat-7, which translated the film into both Farsi and Arabic. Easter weekend also marked the broadcast premier of the Russian-language version of the film; which was translated by CNL-TV. Their satellite signal covers many restricted and hostile nations that are part of the former Soviet Union. Pray with us that God will take this tool that He has enabled VOM to create and use it to bring many more into His Kingdom around the world. October 05, 2012 The Voice of the Martyrs created JESUS: He Lived Among Us for use in hostile and restricted nations where Christians are persecuted for their faith. But we also wanted to make the video available to our readers and other Christians in the United States, to enrich their understanding of persecution against even the earliest Christians. VOM reader Shirley D. recently shared about her experience with the video, specifically how it affected her granddaughter, 5-year-old Rylee. As they watched the film, Rylee was completely absorbed in the story of Jesus. But after the movie, she wanted to be alone. She was sad because of the suffering that Jesus endured. Shirley gently explained that Jesus willingly endured the pain, paying the price for our sins so we could be saved and have a relationship with God. Deeply touched by the story of Jesus as told through the video, Rylee made the commitment to follow him fully. She then prayed with her grandma, asking God to forgive her sins and to help her live for him. Shirley finished the story this way: Once we were through, Rylee gave me a beaming smile with her eyes sparkling—there was no doubt she had felt the presence of the Lord! She ran off happily, then suddenly stopped and turned around, and ran back. “Grandma,” she said, “can I hug you?” And she gave me a big, long hug! What joy to have the privilege of sharing that wonderful life-changing experience! Praise the Lord for little Rylee and her openness to the Good News! We pray that many more souls, in hostile and restricted nations and in the United States, will be presented with the life-changing story of Jesus’ love through this animated video. In this 90-minute animated video, the story of Jesus unfolds through the eyes of his last surviving disciple, John the Beloved. Banished to the Island of Patmos, John recounts the incredible and often dangerous story of what happened when Jesus lived among us. Viewers are sure to be inspired by this extraordinary retelling of the life of Jesus. The video will soon be available in more than a dozen languages, and church leadership will be provided information on how to obtain free duplication rights for evangelistic purposes. Register your church to receive a FREE DVD. Never before has such an offer been made available!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
"It's a blessing to be a part of the Arizona Cardinals’ (organization),” said Taylor. “This is the perfect situation for me. I want to thank the Stanford family for the last four years, all of their support and best wishes." Taylor joins former Stanford teammates Levin Toilolo (Atlanta) and Zach Ertz (Philadelphia) to be chosen so far in the 2013 draft. He has some history with the state of Arizona, having rushed for a school-record four touchdowns against the University of Arizona during a 2010 victory. Stanford's career rushing leader with 4,300 yards on a school-record 843 carries, Taylor was a productivity machine throughout his time on The Farm. Taylor collected 40 career rushing touchdowns (second in school history) and 45 total touchdowns (first). In 2012, Taylor became the first Stanford player to record three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He had some of his biggest games under the national spotlight. Taylor ran for 88 yards and a touchdown against Wisconsin in a Rose Bowl Game victory; he rushed 33 times for 161 yards in an overtime win at No. 1 Oregon, the eighth-most carries ever by a Stanford back in a single game. In another spotlight game Taylor gained 153 yards and a touchdown with another 60 yards through the air and a TD in a win over No. 2 USC. His 213 offensive yards against the Trojans was a career-high. All told, Taylor collected 1,530 rushing yards in 2012, the second-highest in school history with 13 rushing touchdowns. He added 287 yards and two more scores on 41 receptions out of the backfield and had eight 100-yard rushing performances on the season. The last Stanford player selected by Arizona was tight end Jim Dray, chosen in the seventh round of the 2010 draft. Stanford's 2013 Draft class finished their Cardinal careers with three straight BCS bowl games and a 25-2 record at Stanford Stadium.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Health Library A basketball game on Saturday morning seemed like a great idea to get some much-needed exercise and work off stress. But on Sunday morning you couldn’t get out of bed: Pain had taken over your body. If this sounds familiar, you may be a “weekend warrior”—someone too busy working during the week to make time for exercise. But overexerting yourself on the weekend to compensate for lack of weekly exercise can cause injury and pain—enough to sideline you from everyday activities. But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can prepare your body to make your weekend sporting events an enjoyable part of your life instead of one big pain. Battle scars Most injuries occur when you’re out of shape or when you overexert yourself. Typical injuries include torn rotator cuffs (shoulders), backaches, tennis elbow, knee pain, stress fractures, sprained ankles, pulled hamstrings, head injuries and dislocated joints. Lack of conditioning and overexertion can also cause dehydration and even heart attacks. A plan for all sports Sports medicine professionals suggest you try the following tips before you tackle your activity: Follow a balanced fitness program year-round. Get in shape to play your sport; don’t play your sport to get in shape. You need to condition at least three months before beginning your sport to build muscle, burn fat and increase stability and endurance. Exercise at least three times a week for 30–45 minutes and include aerobic exercise, strength training and stretching. Always warm up, stretch, cool down and stretch again. Cold muscles are more prone to injury. Warm up with jumping jacks, cycling or running in place for three to five minutes. Next, gently stretch the muscles in your legs, arms, shoulders and back. Hold each stretch for 30 seconds, and never bounce. Toward the end of your activity, slow your speed to cool down gradually. Finish by stretching again to avoid muscle cramps. Follow the 10 percent rule. Increase your activity level by only 10 percent a week. If you’re walking two miles a day this week, increase it to 2.2 miles next week—not five miles. The same rule applies for increasing weights. Listen to your body. Change your activity level to accommodate your body when it tells you it’s had enough. Don’t forget water and sunscreen. Drink at least one glass of water every 15 minutes and avoid alcohol. When outdoors, wear a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Sport by sport Each sport puts stress on different parts of the body. Hiring a trainer for one session to teach you the correct conditioning exercises specific to your sport may be money well spent. Tennis, soccer, handball, basketball and football. Sudden twisting, turning, starting and stopping make these sports tough on your knees. Ask a trainer to show you exercises that stretch and strengthen the muscles in your legs and around your knees. Aside from soccer, these sports also place stress on your shoulders’ rotator cuffs and your forearms, so learn exercises to strengthen all arm, shoulder and neck muscles as well. Running. To prepare for running, ask a trainer to teach you appropriate leg-strengthening exercises. Also, replace running shoes for better shock absorption and stability every 500 miles. Avoid running on hard surfaces like asphalt and concrete. Run on flat surfaces, not uphill, which can aggravate your Achilles tendons. Golf. Your golf swing requires exercises to develop strength and flexibility in your legs, back, abdomen, hips, shoulders and arms. Be sure you have full range of motion that doesn’t cause excessive stress on your muscles or joints before you pick up a golf club. And bend your knees when you lift that heavy bag of clubs. Biking. Helmets are a must for all ages and can reduce serious injury by 85 percent. Keep the rhythm of your pedaling between 80 and 100 revolutions per minute while using a lower gear to minimize pressure in your knees. When stopping, use the back brake first to avoid sailing over the handlebars. Skiing. Knee and leg-strengthening exercises build stability to prevent the most dreaded skiing injury—a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Have a certified ski technician check your skis, boots and bindings. Don’t ski beyond your ability level and always go with a fall to minimize injury. To avoid skier’s thumb (damage to the ligament between your thumb and index finger), don’t wrap the poles to your hands. This will let you drop the poles if you fall. Softball and baseball. Getting hit by the ball causes the most injuries, so always wear protective gear, including a batting helmet when at the plate, waiting to take a turn at bat and running bases. Pitchers should also limit themselves to between 80 and 100 pitches a game to avoid overuse injuries of the shoulder. ‘Ouch!’ Know how to treat pain when it strikes you Follow these guidelines if you’ve taken preventive measures but still end up with pain: Don’t “work through” pain. Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong. Treat a muscle or a joint injury for a small PRICE:Protect the injury from further damage by using a brace or crutches.Rest the injured area. Ice the painful area immediately after the injury.Compress the area with an elastic wrap or bandage.Elevate an injured limb above your heart to limit swelling. Apply heat to relax a muscle spasm. Go to bed early for a few days after an injury. Your body can heal itself best if it gets at least eight hours of sleep a night. If ice and aspirin or acetaminophen don’t relieve your pain at rest or if you still have swelling the day after an injury, call your doctor for an evaluation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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TOBY’S MOVIE GETS GALA PREMIERE Toby and his movie co-stars, including Kelly Preston and Lindsey Haun, strolled the red carpet and waved to the hundreds of fans who lined Nashville’s 5th Avenue to get a glimpse of the country superstar. Toby himself, clad entirely in black, made a grand entrance from a shiny Ford F–150. Industry insiders, media, contest-winning fans and fellow stars like Chely Wright packed the Ryman for the premiere showing of the film, which marked Toby’s acting debut. Toby stars as a fallen country singer who must return to his hometown, where he meets his teenage daughter, played by Lindsey, for the first time. The crowd applauded the musical numbers, especially Toby’s duet with Lindsey on the film’s track "Broken." They cheered loudest for Toby’s big action scene, where he pummels the young man who assaulted his daughter. Broken Bridges hits selected theaters starting Friday, Sept. 8.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Oakley and Intel’s Radar Pace training sunglasses, which were introduced at CES last year, are now available to buy. The sunglasses come with built-in ear-buds that allow the sunglasses to respond to voice commands. You can ask how far you have traveled and your pace, and your voice assistant ‘coach’ will respond along with encouragement to keep going. The sunglasses are also outfitted with a bunch of sensors, including an accelerometer and gyroscope. They can also apparently detect pressure, humidity, and proximity. The gradient on the sunglasses’ lens is called ‘Prizm Road’. It reminds one of Wordart or PowerPoint slides. The sunglasses pair with your phone through Bluetooth and can be controlled through the Radar Pace’s companion Android / iOS app. If you do not feel like using voice controls or the app, there is also a touch pad on the sunglasses where you can skip songs, take phone calls, and adjust the volume. The Radar Pace, costing $449 apiece, will allow you the privilege of having a fitness coach fixed to your face; try trumping that.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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The Uncivil Servant: Nausea I WILL ADMIT this is the second version of my postmortem on the election. It seemed obvious just a day or so ago that though we’d gone to the brink, white America was not going to throw the country off the cliff and vote in Trump. Even so, I was less than convinced that we were out of the woods. I ended my original version with the final words from Camus’ great novel The Plague, his allegory of fascism. As the novel ends, it seems the plague has been defeated, but we receive a warning from the novel’s main character, Dr. Rieux, who had led the fight against the disease: And, indeed, as he listened to the cries of joy rising from the town, Rieux remembered that such joy is always imperiled. He knew what those jubilant crowds did not know but could have learned from books: that the plague bacillus never dies or disappears for good; that it can lie dormant for years and years in furniture and linen chests; that it bides its time in bedrooms, cellars, trunks, and bookshelves; and that perhaps the day would come when, for the bane and the enlightening of men, it would rouse up its rats again and send them forth to die in a happy city. I was too optimistic. Instead of living the end of the novel, we are living its beginning. The bacillus of fascism has entered our body politic. It won’t be the fascism of the 1930s, with a party-state and a corporatist ideology, but rather a homegrown version, with racism and xenophobia given free rein, and the uniformed thugs of the SA replaced by armed militia men. The anti-Semitism that exploded in the last few months, with journalists with Jewish names victims of racist attacks, and Ted Nugent tweeting the images of twelve opponents of the NRA, all of them Jewish, and in case the point was missed, adding Israeli flags next to their names, can now expand. Freedom of the press is imperiled, millions will lose their health care, the Supreme Court will undo anything that was positive in the country, and, not to put too fine a point to it, we’re fucked — we who read JC less so than Latinos, blacks, and Muslims, but we’re all fucked nonetheless. I SHOULD have seen this coming. Almost exactly a year ago, in response to our refusal to assist refugees from Syria, I wrote here that this kind of heartlessness was “exactly who we are.” We are not “the better angels of our nature” that Lincoln invoked; we are a mean-spirited, spiteful nation. And white America has shown that it is not to be counted out just yet. This vote was its attempt to win back the privileges it lost. It has flexed its muscle, and be certain that it will strike out. I was more than skeptical regarding the whining about the fate of the poor American working man, how his frustrations with the elites who have ignored his plight led him to vote for Trump, who was the voice of this frustration. People who think deportations and closed borders are the solutions to their problems are to be condemned, not coddled. People who chant “Lock Her Up” about their opponent are not just the insulted and injured they depict themselves to be, they are people who are a blot on our society. They voted en masse for a man who is a liar, a sexual predator, a bully, and an ignoramus. They knew this to be so, and they did it anyway. They took their revenge on modernity. Factory jobs aren’t coming back, and we all know it. Whites in the heartland were led by a Pied Piper who sold them a bill of goods that “the jobs are coming back.” If Trump was a socialist, he could direct a planned economy to channel funds to depressed areas to get factories up and running. That’s clearly not going to happen. The white working class, eaten up with its hatred of everyone not them, will be no better off under Trump than they are now, while the entire country will be infinitely worse off. Think of Attorney General Christie and secretary of Homeland Security Giuliani, and try not to quake with fear. The working class that the left has spent almost two centuries holding out as mankind’s savior are lemmings who have driven everyone off the cliff. Along with The Plague there’s another existentialist novel with a title that perfectly describes our situation: Nausea. Mitchell Abidor, a contributing writer to Jewish Currents, is the recipient of a Hemingway Grant from the French Ministry of Culture for his translation of Emmanuel Bove’s A Raskolnikoff. His other new books include Voices of the Paris Commune and his collection of writings by and about the anarchist “propagandists of the deed,” Death to Bourgeois Society. His translations of the poetry of Benjamin Fondane can be found in the collection Cinepoems and Others, published by NYRB Poetry. Keep it current! —-> Subscribe! Subscribe to Jewish Currents and get four print issues a year for $18. Sign up for our (very occasional) mailing list Thanks for signing up! You can unsubscribe at any time using the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email. Email Sorry, we could not complete your sign-up. Please contact us to resolve this. Operation timed out, please try again. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Jewish Currents. 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How Much Are Closing Costs? What Home Buyers and Sellers Can Expect How much are closing costs? These are the fees paid to third parties that help facilitate the sale of a home, and they vary widely by location. But as a rule, you can estimate that they typically total 2% to 7% of the home's purchase price. So on a $250,000 home, your closing costs would amount to... Housing Market is Hot in the New Boomtowns Boomtown -a town undergoing rapid growth thanks to recent prosperity. It was not that long ago that we saw a migration of businesses moving operations overseas or across the border to Mexico due to the cost of running a business. Now, we’re seeing something similar with renters... 4 Home-Buying Mistakes That Trip Up Unmarried Couples First comes love, then comes ... a mortgage?! That’s right: Many couples are buying a home together before tying the knot. In fact, 1 in 4 homeowners said they purchased a home with their significant other before marriage, according to a 2016 survey by TD Bank. And that's presuming they... Halloween Safety Tips Halloween is October 31st, a time for fun with friends, family, and neighbors with children trick-or-treating door-to-door. Most people are friendly and nice but there are some who play cruel tricks on children and ruin the good time. You can help make the evening of Halloween a...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
See the Cast of ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Then and Now How great was it to follow Clark, Ellen and the kids on their many adventures in National Lampoon’s Vacation series? The Griswolds trekked to Walley World, celebrated Christmas, gambled in Vegas, and even went to Europe. Many of us enjoyed these films growing up, and still enjoy them today. But where are our favorite Vacation cast members now?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Seriously--I was thinking the same thing last night w/Biden's inappropriate laughter. It reminded me of the times I got laughing gas at the dentist and no matter what they said to me ('I'm sorry Ms. Zoningfool, you need your wisdom teeth out') I was on my side in the chair laughing uncontrollably. A snippet of one of the MSNBC shows was played I think on Fox this afternoon showing Tom Brokaw who found Biden's smiling during a discussion of thermo-nuclear war fairly contemptible (not his exact words but the meaning was clear enough). Announcements When Life Gives You Lemons We all have had hardships and made poor decisions. The important thing is how we respond and grow. Read the story of a Fool who started from nothing, and looks to gain everything. Work for Fools? Winner of the Washingtonian great places to work, and Glassdoor #1 Company to Work For 2015! Have access to all of TMF's online and email products for FREE, and be paid for your contributions to TMF! Click the link and start your Fool career.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Friday, 11 December 2009 With all my ranting about 3.3 I was still interested to see how the new raid instance has turned out and was therefore actually happy to get selected for my guild's first foray into it. Well, technically our first two forays but Wednesday was, well, patch day. Advantages to patching a day later my ass.Anyway, we actually got into the instance late Wednesday night and then without issues on Thursday. You'll find my first impressions from all four available bosses below the break.TrashIt seems that careful pulling is back on the agenda. While most trash is still quite AoEable, there are some mobs that simply kill your raid if not handled with care. Especially the big skeletons at the start with their interrupting shouts are nasty. If you have just one, you can simply target it and stop casting when the shout comes up, no harm done. If you have two, you can make your tanks announce the shouts on Ventrilo or use a spell alert of some kind. If you have four, casting is really difficult and those guys can just plain eat you up.Personally I'm not a big fan of "watch your step" difficulty as opposed to actually difficult enemies, but I suppose it serves a purpose. Lazy solution, maybe, but it makes trash somewhat dangerous and therefore more exciting. The trash also gives you reputation, which gives me a warm happy feeling inside. I'm not exactly sure why that is, because reputation means grinding the same content over and over again, but I assume that I just like the feeling of getting rewarded for raiding even if I don't get any loot. There are also some BoE epics dropping from the trash, which is fine by me (as opposed to epics dropping from trash in the 5 mens. Now that's a joke.) Overall, the inclusion of trash already makes the instance much better than Trial of the Crusader before I've even seen the first boss. Take that, people who whined about trash for years and years. Turns out Blizzard was right, who knew? Lord MarrowgarFirst up: Lord Marrowgar. Conveniently target of the weekly raid quest and generally awesome looking guy. We killed him Wednesday night, which means that we had a lot of lag and actually wiped because of it. Without the lag it seems unlikely that we would have wiped - at our gear level his damage is quite trivial.On that note - some guildies said last night that we outgeared the instance, which I found odd indeed. How can we outgear a brand new tier? I suppose they are somewhat right in that the instance was designed for people in ToC normal mode gear (or worse) and not for our 258 gear - but this shows the big issue with the current form of content progression. We get better (read: higher item level) gear in Icecrown Citadel than we get in ToC hard modes. Yet the worse gear is already too good for that instance? Something is seriously wrong with the reward/difficulty ratio here. But that's a rant for another day I suppose. It's also not very different from what happened in ToC, which makes it old news. Well, Lord Marrowgar died and left us with a comment that has become the tag-line of this expansion for me: "This could be interesting on heroic." Marrowgar has some nifty abilities that are made completely irrelevant by the fact that they don't deal any real damage. Standing in the fire doesn't even really hurt, taking his whirlwind + dot is easily healable, and the dps can be really slow on the bone spikes without doing any serious harm. All the elements of an interesting-yet-not-too-complex fight are there, simply tuned down so much that it isn't much of a challenge. Lady DeathwhisperThe next day's raid then tackled the remaining three bosses, starting with Lady Deathwhisper who was actually harder than I anticipated. Not actually hard mind you, but the way we had our DPS distributed we actually got overwhelmed by adds a few times which led to a quick wipe. I can see this being quite challenging for less geared or experienced groups. In essence, the fight feels a lot like the Shade of Akama in the Black Temple but apparently tuned for a decent DPS requirement. Mechanic wise there is nothing interesting about Lady Deathwhisper, I suppose it's a check of DPS gear and basic raid communication skills. Nothing wrong with that. That curse she does, however? Bah! As long as you have this curse, abilities you use get 15 second cooldowns. Even with fast decursing you can easily get locked out of an important spell for 15 seconds which isn't much fun gameplay wise. Gunship BattleYou've all heard of the Gunship Battle, but do you know what it has in common with both the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj and the underside of a flowerpot? It's full of bugs. I've heard all kinds of stories about issues with this encounter and we encountered some for ourselves. Except for a failed try in which our (lagged) tank jumped from the ship, letting the enemy captain loose on our raid, we beat the encounter well enough and without any real problems. Tactics weren't really needed and especially healing was just dodging rockets and playing whack-a-mole. The bugs came when we actually finished the encounter. We shot the enemy ship down and the boarding team got teleported to where we started the battle. I don't know if that's how it's supposed to be, but that's not the bug I'm talking about.Our ship refused to leave the place of the battle, meaning we couldn't get off and the teleported people couldn't get on. We were also perpetually stuck in combat and couldn't loot the chest on the ship, an issue we could eventually solve with a Divine Intervention on me, taking me out of combat and enabling me to take the loot to distribute it later. Deathbringer SaurfangA mass suicide later and we stood in front of Deathbringer Saurfang, but still in combat for some reason. Being in combat doesn't improve your combat preparations very much, making our first attempt turn into a wipe. I can't blame wipes there just on bugs, however, since the fight is actually somewhat challenging. DPS, healing, and tank requirements aren't all that high but there are a few things to learn about the fight before you can succeed. Our biggest issue was that mêlée characters mustn't get aggro from the adds that he spawns as that will, through a somewhat convoluted mechanic, wipe the raid. Teaching your mêlée DPS and tanks not to use any sort of AoE attack while adds are up is a rough task indeed. Even our Death Knights' Wandering Plague was an issue which we had to solve with a good, old-fashioned Righteous Fury paladin. If they give the adds more health and make them immune to snares and roots, this fight might be quite interesting - although I'm getting sick of "spread out evenly or die" fights. I know they don't want us to just stack up and AoE heal any amount of dots the boss can put on the raid - but surely there must be another way than forcing us to spread out? It wasn't any fun on Kel'Thuzad and hasn't gotten better since. ConclusionSo far, Icecrown Citadel leaves a positive impression with me - even if it's only due to the extremely low expectations I had. We actually wiped legitimately a few times on bosses which is more than can be said of Trial of the Crusader. The whole instance also feels decently epic, even though the 28-days-later-gnome at the end is a bit anticlimactic. There's even a surprising act of compassion at the end of this first wing, I won't go into details in case you are afraid of spoilers. That said, the technical difficulties associated with the launch of a new patch are really getting old. Many of the bugs that appear are so blatantly obvious that I have no idea how they slip through quality assurance. Many computer games need patches when they launch, but that's mostly for system related issues. That's not the case here, all the big bugs are server-side and not finding them is just plain sloppy.The fact that the new wipe mechanic is quite deadly when you zone in when the gunship battle resets should have been obvious the first time someone wiped on that fight in testing. And what about disconnecting on the ramp in the five men instance? This reeks of quick fixes after the testing has been done and no proper testing of those. Or, in plain text, a rushed launch. Would it have been so bad to launch Icecrown Citadel in January and use that time to actually make it playable? Maybe even add some hamsters so that, you know, people can actually enter instances? Well, they have 28 days to get it right this time.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace: Match Report 01 April 2017 04:34 Crystal Palace stunned Chelsea with a 2-1 win to give the Blues' Premier League title rivals hope and their survival prospects a major boost. Runaway leaders Chelsea had not conceded twice since losing 2-0 at Tottenham at January 4, but were breached twice in three minutes after taking a fifth-minute lead through Cesc Fabregas. Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead after 11 minutes and a brilliant team performance from Sam Allardyce's men earned a fourth straight win to improve their survival hopes. Zaha and Benteke - known to be admired by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte - excelled, as did goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey as Chelsea's 13-game winning home run ended. The Blues - beaten for the first time at Stamford Bridge since September's loss to Liverpool and just a second time in 18 games under Conte - now lead second-placed Tottenham by seven points with nine games to go. Still 21 points are needed to win the title, while rivals Manchester City visit on Wednesday. Palace won 2-1 here last season - for the first time in 33 years - but these are different times from the dysfunctional days late in Jose Mourinho's reign. Allardyce's Palace withstood wave after wave of Chelsea attacks and 11 minutes of stoppage time, with Hennessey continually called upon. There was an element of good fortune for Palace as well as Andros Townsend was fortunate not to concede a penalty when Pedro's shot struck his arm after just 17 minutes. When Eden Hazard, passed fit following a calf injury, turned Joel Ward twice and crossed for Fabregas to tuck in it appeared another home victory would be inevitable on the resumption following the international break. Fabregas had run from deep and was unmarked, but next there was poor defending from the Blues. Benteke found Zaha, who, with his back to goal, held off Cesar Azpilicueta and evaded Nemanja Matic. His low shot beat Marcos Alonso and Gary Cahill before finding the bottom corner. Palace's next goal was reminiscent of Chelsea. Benteke broke down the left and the ball broke for Zaha as David Luiz and N'Golo Kante tried to halt the striker. Zaha played a return pass to the unmarked Benteke, who kept his composure as Thibaut Courtois faced him, lifting the ball neatly over his Belgium team-mate. Three and a half sides of Stamford Bridge were stunned. A third smoke bomb came from the visiting fans. Chelsea were frustrated when Pedro's goalbound shot hit Townsend's arm and no penalty was given. The leaders piled on the pressure. Hennessey saved well from Costa and repelled Alonso's cross-cum-shot. He then saved from Hazard and soon afterwards from Matic, who also had a header tipped over. Allardyce's eagerness for his players to stick to their brief - as they had done so well - was apparent when he rebuked Luka Milivojovic for chopping down Hazard near the halfway line. Chelsea continued to pour forward - but Palace maintained their high intensity and discipline. That was despite defensive reorganisation being needed. Scott Dann had to be replaced by Damien Delaney, 15 minutes after coming on as a half-time replacement for James Tomkins. Dann appeared to be caught accidentally by Costa after blocking the striker's shot. Martin Kelly also came on, with Townsend sacrificed, while Matic made way for Willian as Chelsea switched to 3-4-3. Palace had further chances. Courtois used an outstretched left leg to save from Zaha and a Yohan Cabaye free-kick curled just wide of the far post. Costa headed wide from Hazard's cross as Chelsea again spurned an opportunity before Zaha was fouled by Cahill as he broke. Hennessey saved from Fabregas and try as they might Chelsea could not breach the Palace rearguard.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Joseph Tankoos There is no doubt that Joe Tankoos was mainly responsible for bringing tournament croquet to Palm Beach at his hotel The Colony and later The Breakers. January would find the most talented mallet wielders from New York, South Hampton, Bermuda, and elsewhere, arriving at Joe's to split the delicate Florida air asunder with the crack of croquet balls and the wounded cries of the players. Tankoos, who became a very good player and frequent winner, also would help create major interest in the sport along with his late wife in Bermuda and with Herbert Swope, Jr. and Jack Osborn created the present New York Croquet Club winning approval for the permanent lawn in Central Park overcoming many obstacles through many Parks Administrations to do so. Joseph Tankoos was inducted into the United States Croquet Hall of Fame in 1979.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Monday, August 25, 2008 Coloring simple bushes Here is a very simple technique for rendering bushes, and can be applies to trees, or other plants. I use this technique more for bushes that are in the background, that you don't want to stand out or don't need much detail. Coloring Simple Background Bushes1. Start by picking 3 colors. One nice thing about greens is that on a plant you don't need to be as careful about following the Natural blending family, as long as you have a light, middle and dark that aren't too different. Leaves in sunlight tend to look more yellow and bright so I usually pick a light YG in the 00's or 10's with a last digit of 0 - 3 for my highlight, and shadows tend to have more gray, so I go with a G or YG in the 60's-90's with a last digit of 7, 8 or 9 2. Think about the plants around your bush. If your bushes are exactly the same colors as your grass they may look a little strange, so I try to vary the two (I talked about coloring grass earlier). Have some bushes lighter and some bushes darker so people can tell they're not the same kind of plant. 3. Choose a highlight. Usually on top or slightly off to one side. 4. Begin Coloring There are few main ways I do bushes, but the ways I'll cover today are Smooth, Scribbling, or Stippling. The main thing to keep in mind is that bushes are irregular. Individual leaves pick up the light from different directions, but if you try to carefully draw every single leaf on a bush you'll go insane. So my methods are for simple coloring that gives the illusion of complexity without the hard work. SmoothColor with your lightest color first. For smooth blends, layer your next color while the base is still wet, add your next darker color, color back over the edges with your light color, then add your darkest color, again going over the edges with your middle and light colors until the edges disappear. For crisp edges between color layers let each color dry completely and don't go back over the edges with a lighter color each time. Too bad this doesn't look very believable- it's just a smooth lump of green, not really a bush. ScribbleScribble the base color on, since the uneven coloring helps accent the roughness of leaves. Then layer on your midtone, again coloring unevenly, and last add your dark. How much or how little of each color is a matter of personal taste. I like this method because I can leave some spots of white- areas that act as natural highlights, and it's much quicker than smooth coloring. StippledDot on your lightest color, leaving lots of white, Add dots of your darker color, and finally finish up with your darkest color. If you are using a Ciao or Sketch marker this is the easiest technique, and you have two options. You can have either round dots by mushing your tip straight down, or you can have individual leaves by using the side of the brush marker. Note: scribbled and stippled bushes will draw your eyes more than smooth bushes. Why? The crisper lines and bright white spots attract our attention more than a smoothly colored bush. So if you don't want the bushes to attract as much attention, leave less white areas and make sure the base color is more muted. Then the parts of your picture you care more about will stand out more. Remember also that our eyes are drawn to things with more contrast. If you don't want people to focus on your bushes then color them with less contrast. Also, if you color something in front of these bushes that has super smooth, beautiful blends and then you have scribbled or stippled bushes in the background it will look strange. In this case you've lost your continuity. It's like the bushes were an afterthought. ComboHere I want the feel of individual leaves, but I want them to not stand out as much, so my first two color layers are smooth, then I dotted on the darkest green. Now you get the feel of individual leaves, but it has less sharp contrast than stippled by itself. This technique was very quick, it goes with more foreground elements than scribbled or stippled only, and is not as fake looking as smooth bushes. Hi Marianne! How long do we have to color-on-color STILL WET? I heard there is a nine-second rule, and after that, it is pretty much dry. Is this so? I have been using this 'guideline' and it has been working for me, I just wonder if I do actually have MORE time than 9 seconds. About Me I am the North American Product Director for Copic Markers, working at Imagination International, Inc. I have written 4 books on coloring with Copics in conjunction with Colleen Schaan. I used to design stamps for Our Craft Lounge. The things I post on this blog are my personal opinions or techniques I have come across over the years- I will try to give credit where credit is due. These ramblings do not necessarily reflect the general opinions of Copic Markers/Imagination International Inc. my direct e-mail is [email protected] Subscribe to my blog! Copic Glossary ABS/Airbrush System- Copic Airbrush System. Works with either a compressor or Copic aircans. Uses either Sketch or Copic Markers. 1234TroubleshootingAlcohol Markers- Copic markers are alcohol (ethanol) based dye markers, that are known for being low-odor and giving smooth, vibrant colors. Since they are a dye, they will fade in bright lights, but they are acid free on most surfaces. Anything with alcohol in it will react with these inks. Any Copic marker type is refillable with replaceable tips. They will not cause paper to pill when going over it many times, nor will they dissolve photocopies. Color Saturation- This is the first digit on a color name. Colors that are 00's, 10's, or 20's will be more vibrant (B05, G16, R29), while colors that are in the 70's, 80's or 90's have more gray added (B95, BG78, G94) and are closer to the neutral/earthy end of the color spectrum. Note: E (Earth) markers don't necessarily follow this rule. Color Group- A sequential group of colors within one color family with the same first digit (i.e. E30, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37, E39) where numbers ending in 0 are the lightest and 9 is the darkest, also called Natural Blending Group Copic Certification- These are classes for teachers, store owners, or designers who want to learn techniques and advanced tips on using Copic markers, Airbrushing, etc. for papercrafting. Each class is about 7 hrs, and will be held regionally. Check here for listings of upcoming classes. Spica Glitter Pens - also called atyou Spica pens. These fun, pigment based pens are filled with micro glass flakes, giving a very subtle, elegant sparkle. Keep stored flat, though if they are giving you troubles, try storing them point down overnite. Various Ink- Also called Refill Ink or Re-inkers. Each bottle holds 25 cc's of ink. 322 colors available, empty bottle for mixing custom colors also available. Great for making alcohol ink effects, such as Faux Stone or covering large areas. When you see streaking in your work it's time to refill. You can refill directly from your bottle of ink, or you can use a booster needle. Try not to overfill.For refilling dry markers:Ciao- add 1 to 1.5 cc's ink Sketch- 2 cc's Copic 2-3 cc's Wide 3-4 cc's Using this site for Classes The content from each post is intended as tutorials and directions as well as useful information. If you would like to use these tutorials in a workshop you are more than welcome to, just give credit to this blog site and other suppliers mentioned in each post. Thank You! Marianne Color Disclaimer Colors on the screen do not match colors printed in color charts, and neither will match the marker colors in real life. To get a feel of what the colors will look like it's best if you get an actual color swatch. To request a printed color chart, general catalog, Stamping with Copic Brochure, or Airbrushing with Copic Brochure you can e-mail [email protected] (remember, printed charts aren't accurate) Save a tree, get it digital!For digital copies of the above brochures please look through the Copic Library. Don't see what you need? e-mail me at [email protected] Check the library also for refilling guides, airbrushing set-ups, and other useful literature. Click here to purchase your favorite Copic Products Books by Marianne Walker These books are stand alone guides for anyone who wants to learn more tricks for coloring with their markers. All images to color are in the back of the book, along with color charts and guides. Each book is printed in English and Español SRP $9.95 Shadows & Shading: A beginner's guide to lighting placementThis book is for teaching you where to accurately put shadows and highlights when coloring with any medium. Includes clear lighting guides to help you plan where to place your shadows & highlights. Distributed by Copic/Imagination International, Inc.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Florida jury awards record $23 billion against RJ Reynolds ORLANDO Fla. \| By Barbara Liston An R.J. Reynolds sign is seen outside the 1-million-square-foot cigarette manufacturing facility in Tobaccoville, North Carolina May 23, 2014. Reuters/Chris Keane ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida jury has awarded the widow of a chain smoker who died of lung cancer 18 years ago record punitive damages of more than $23 billion in her lawsuit against the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the nation's second-biggest cigarette maker. The judgment, returned on Friday night, was the largest in Florida history in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a single plaintiff, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the woman's lawyer, Chris Chestnut. Cynthia Robinson of the Florida Panhandle city of Pensacola sued the cigarette maker in 2008 over the death of her husband, Michael Johnson, claiming the company conspired to conceal the health dangers and addictive nature of its products. Johnson, a hotel shuttle bus driver who died of lung cancer in 1996 at age 36, smoked one to three packs a day for more 20 years, starting at age 13, Chestnut said. "He couldn't quit. He was smoking the day he died," the lawyer told Reuters on Saturday. After a four-week trial and 11 hours of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict granting compensatory damages of $7.3 million to the widow and the couple's child, and $9.6 million to Johnson's son from a previous relationship. The same jury deliberated for another seven hours before awarding Robinson the additional sum of $23.6 billion in punitive damages, according to the verdict forms. Lawyers for the tobacco company, a unit of Reynolds American Inc [RAI.N] whose brands include Camel, Kool, Winston and Pall Mall cigarettes, could not immediately be reached for comment. But J. Jeffery Raborn, vice president and assistant general counsel for R.J. Reynolds, said in a statement quoted by the New York Times that the company planned to challenge "this runaway verdict." Such industry appeals are often successful. Chestnut countered, "This wasn't a runaway jury, it was a courageous one." He said jurors appeared to have been swayed by evidence of the company's aggressive marketing of tobacco products, particularly promotions aimed at young people, and by its claims that it was Johnson's choice to smoke. "They lied to Congress, they lied to the public, they lied to smokers and tried to blamed the smoker," he said. Robinson's lawsuit originally was part of a large class-action litigation known as the "Engle case," filed in 1994 against tobacco companies. A jury in that case returned a verdict in 2000 in favor of the plaintiffs awarding $145 billion in punitive damages, which at the time was the largest such judgment in U.S. history. That award, however, was tossed out in 2006 by the Florida Supreme Court, which decertified the class, agreeing with a lower court that the group was too disparate and that each consumer had smoked for different reasons. But the court said the plaintiffs could file lawsuits individually. Robinson was one of them. The Florida high court also let stand the jury's findings that cigarettes are defective and cause disease, and that Big Tobacco was negligent, meaning those issues did not have to be re-litigated in future lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court last month declined to hear a series of tobacco company appeals, mainly from R.J. Reynolds, seeking to overturn Florida court judgments totaling more than $70 million.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
All tag results for dave zabriskie American cyclist Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title, has not only admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, but has also alleged that he did so with Lance Armstrong! In a series of e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors, he accuses not only Armstrong, but Levi Leinheimer and Dave Zabriskie of using a variety of drugs, including EPO and human growth hormones! Holy shiz! He says: "I want to clear my conscience. I don't want to be part of the problem any more. If I don't say something now then it's pointless to ever say it." However, the International Cycling Union is speaking out against these allegations, and assert that Landis is bitter and attempting to perpetuate lies to get revenge! President Pat McQuaid said in a statement: "These guys coming out now with things like this from the past is only damaging the sport. If they've any love for the sport they wouldn't do it. What's his agenda? The guy is seeking revenge. It's sad, it's sad for cycling. It's obvious he does hold a grudge. He already made those accusations in the past. Armstrong has been accused many times in the past but nothing has been proved against him. And in this case, I have to question the guy's credibility. There is no proof of what he says. We are speaking about a guy who has been condemned for doping before a court." Afterwards, Cirque du Soleil released a statement about the accident, noting that crew members rushed to Arnaud's aid and immediately transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead sometime later.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
FOLLOW US OUR BLOG Whether it’s a cosy hot tub, a full-sized pool or something in between, having a private place to take a dip at home is one of life’s greatest luxuries. There is little that compares to shrugging off the day’s troubles with a few relaxing laps or a good book and the gentle massage of… Cheap Screen Printing Or High-Quality Screen Printing? By doing a little bit of research online you will find out that, the process of screen printing is actually considered to be one of the most notorious processes regarding advertising. People all around the world are doing it. If you want to advertise your business or company, your foundation or fundraising or simply just an idea or a quote of yours then, all you have to do is to simply use the process of Screen Printing. Simple ways to use screen printing Put it on a T-shirt, a hat, a bag or pretty much any kind of fabric that you can actually wear. Print a few more and hand them around to your friends and your family. Ask them to wear them and we can guarantee you before you know it your message is going to become known to the world. Who knows, perhaps it will go viral as well. Now, when you are using the process of screen printing for your business than there is one very important question that you will want answered. Do you want high quality products made by screen printing or do you want cheap products? The truth is that, if you’re not completely sure that this is going to catch on you might actually find yourselves thinking about the fact that, you want something temporary. You do not necessarily want those T-shirts to last for a very long time. You just want them out there in order for people to see your logo, your quote or anything else you might want to advertise. Always go for quality However, what if we told you that the many cases, the result of a screen printing process can actually be seen on a long-term basis? Wouldn’t you actually take the time to think about the fact that, perhaps you want to pay a little bit of extra in the beginning as long as you are definitely going to be getting excellent results? If you want to take this seriously and if you want the best advertising possible, you will want the best quality possible as well. So, when the time comes for you to find the company that will take on the screen printing process for you, make sure that you will find people that can guarantee high quality products. Yes, they might cost a little bit of extra what we can guarantee that, the results are not going to disappoint you.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Shifty eyes. A new mechanical model explains why the pupil wobbles for a while after the eye completes a scanning motion known as a saccade. Shifty eyes. A new mechanical model explains why the pupil wobbles for a while after the eye completes a scanning motion known as a saccade. [Credit: iStock.com/mputsylo]× When we read, our eyes don’t scan a page smoothly but perform a series of jumps, darting from one section of text to another. After each jump, known as a saccade, the pupil typically wobbles for a moment. Now researchers have developed a model for this wobble that involves only physical characteristics of the eyeball. The model could help scientists differentiate neurologically controlled eye movements from wobbles that are governed by the eye’s material properties. Human eyes are rarely still. About three times per second, our gaze flits from one focal point to another as we take in the scene around us. These saccades are essential for perception, as only a small part of the retina is sensitive to color and details. They may also indicate changes in cognitive function, as eye motion can be affected by a concussion or a neurodegenerative disease, for example. But jump size and fixation time (the interval between saccades) vary appreciably from person to person and also depend on the visual task being performed. As a consequence of these variations, says vision expert Ralf Engbert of the University of Potsdam in Germany, “there is currently no broadly accepted standard for defining saccadic eye movement and, consequently, no generally accepted procedure for detecting saccades.” The problem is further complicated by postsaccadic oscillations (PSOs), tiny wobbles of the pupil, lasting a few tens of milliseconds, that occur after a saccade. PSOs result from the pupil—the hole in the iris—moving back and forth relative to the iris's fixed outer edge. When the pupil briefly moves right-of-center, for example, the iris tissue to the right is slightly compressed, and the tissue to the left is slightly stretched. (Of course, the pupil is empty space, so it doesn’t actually push on the tissue; it’s motion is a result of the iris’s inertia.) Since PSOs can last a substantial fraction of the fixation time, which varies from about 180 to 330 milliseconds (ms), they can interfere with the definition and detection of saccades. Researchers have generally taken them to be a consequence of the eyes’ mechanical properties, rather than a neurologically caused motion, but they have not proposed a quantitative model that reproduces the phenomenon. Biophysicist Sebastián Bouzat of the Bariloche Atomic Center in Argentina and his colleagues have now developed a model that replicates and quantitatively defines PSOs, making it possible to distinguish them from saccades. The team’s theoretical, one-dimensional model includes two forces affecting the pupil as it responds to a saccade—a spring-like connection to the eyeball that tends to center the pupil and viscosity, from the fluid inside the eyeball, that retards its motion. Using a numerical method to solve the equations of motion for this model, the researchers created a saccade by abruptly moving the eyeball sideways, with the jump taking between 10 and 100 ms, depending on the size of the sideways shift. The pupil took a couple of milliseconds to start moving, then caught up and moved ahead of the eyeball’s center. When the jump ended, the pupil wobbled back and forth for up to 40 ms before coming to a standstill. The PSO amplitude grew with increasing jump size for smaller jumps, then reached a peak and slowly decreased for larger jumps. Transforming their model results into predictions for real eyeballs, the researchers found that the largest PSO amplitude, roughly 1°, occurred for a gaze shift of around 5–8°, which corresponds roughly to moving your focus the distance of four keys on a keyboard. The predictions agree with data from eye tracking experiments [1]. The model confirms that PSOs arise from the mechanical properties of the eye, says Bouzat. “The inner part of the iris keeps on moving for a while after the eyeball stops because everything is like jelly inside the eye.” Ignace Hooge, who studies the links between eye movement and cognition at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, says that in addition to providing a detailed description of how the eye behaves during and after saccades, the model has potential as a tool to correctly distinguish neurological eyeball motions from simple eye jelly wobbles in eye tracking experiments. Engbert calls the model an important step toward understanding how saccadic behavior varies among individuals. The difference in average fixation time for disparate cognitive tasks, like reading or searching a scene, can be as little as 5 ms, he says, so even a small amount of uncertainty in defining the start and finish of saccades can make a critical difference in measuring them accurately.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Shelby Township brothers in beating case can access new evidence A federal judge on Tuesday ruled two Shelby Township brothers accused of extorting a rival Italian restaurant owner may have access to a new allegation against them, but not until the trial nears. Giuseppe D’Anna, aka “Joe,” 60, and Girolamo D’Anna, aka “Mimmo,” 48, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of extorting the rival owner. Federal prosecutors now want to admit new information involving a similar allegation but have yet to turn over the information to defense attorneys. The new allegation involves another rival restaurant figure who claims Girolamo D’Anna threatened him with a shotgun back in the 1990s. “I agree the defense needs some more information on this,” U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood said Tuesday at a hearing. Advertisement According to court records, the D’Anna brothers opened the Tira Mi Su restaurant in Shelby Township in 1994 and hired a man who later left and went to work for a newly opened eatery a couple of blocks away called Cafe Italia. A short time later, the man said he was invited by Giuseppe D’Anna to return to Tira Mi Su for a discussion. Once in the business office, the man claims D’Anna pulled out a shotgun and said “he was not afraid to use it,” documents show. The man, either a manager or owner of Cafe Italia, took that as a threat. The restaurant later closed for good. Federal prosecutors say that incident, which they learned of earlier this year, is “substantially similar” to the threats the D’Anna brothers are now accused of making. The brothers now are accused of extorting the owner of Nonna’s Kitchen on 23 Mile Road in Shelby Township for three years beginning in 2009. In January 2012, both of the D’Annas were sentenced in Macomb County Circuit Court to two months in jail for the brutal baseball bat beating of Pietro Ventimiglia, who owns Nonna’s with his wife, Maria. The D’Annas both had faced life in prison when they were initially charged with attempted murder in the beating but were allowed to plead guilty to lesser charges. After serving their sentence, the brothers were indicted on three counts of extortion. Defense counsel for the defendants say they have knowledge of the 1994 allegations and objected to the U.S. Attorney’s Office trying to introduce the claims in the current case. James Thomas, representing Giuseppe D’Anna, said in court Tuesday that the defense team needs access to the new allegations to prepare a defense. He asked the judge to compel prosecutors to turn over the information. “Without it, we are hampered in responding,” he said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Strauss said the information is contained in a grand jury transcript and “one or two interviews.” He said the documents will be turned over as the trial nears so the two sides can “have a meaningful discussion as to the similarity” of the allegations. The judge set a tentative trial date for March 4 and told prosecutors to turn over the transcripts by Feb. 10.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The instability facing organisations providing services to children and other vulnerable groups should galvanise efforts to restore powersharing, the Northern Ireland Secretary said. A Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) survey revealed 88% of participating organisations receiving public money had received or were at risk of funding cuts. James Brokenshire said lack of political decision-making had added to the feeling of uncertainty for groups delivering public services for vulnerable groups and children. He said: "It is that focus and intent and the real-life issues that are now being shown from the lack of an Executive being put in place that should galvanise all of us to redouble our efforts to look at a renewed process to see that we do get that Executive back into place quickly." Almost one in 10 publicly funded organisations reported that cuts for the next financial year had already been confirmed, while 52% estimated that between one and five jobs were at risk. Almost a third of the groups had already put staff on notice due to confirmed or potential statutory funding cuts. Mr Brokenshire said if a political deal was not reached after Easter he would need to start legislating to deal with some of the issues, to allow local councils to issue rates bills and provide assurances over the budget. "My optimum desire, my intent, is to be able to legislate to put an Executive back into place, that is still there to be delivered and can be delivered but it is about dealing with these outstanding issues." Independent Unionist MP Sylvia Hermon has suggested American diplomat Barbara Stephenson might be nominated as overseer at the discussions. Mr Brokenshire said his priority was getting the parties back around the negotiating table. "It is about that focus rather than expanding the process out," he said. "This is about narrowing things down, getting the agreements that are needed on those outstanding issues.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
About Jen is a thirty-year-old Canadian book blogger and bibliophile currently residing in the wilds of suburbia. Aside from a penchant for older men, particularly those with the surnames Firth, Elba and Norton, Jen is also passionately interested in running, Mad Men, and Marilyn Monroe. In addition to being a voracious reader and self-proclaimed television addict, Jen is also an aspiring children and youth services librarian who would like to pursue a MLIS and better help readers find the perfect book for them. When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with a one-way ticket to a “mainstream” school in the suburbs, where she’s treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. The last thing she has left is her art, and not even Banksy himself could convince her to give that up. Out in the ’burbs, Julia paints anywhere she can, eager to claim some turf of her own. But Julia soon learns that she might not be the only vandal in town. Someone is adding to her tags, making them better, showing off — and showing Julia up in the process. She expected her art might get painted over by cops. But she never imagined getting dragged into a full-blown graffiti war. Told with wit and grit by debut author Whitney Gardner, who also provides gorgeous interior illustrations of Julia’s graffiti tags, You’re Welcome, Universe introduces audiences to a one-of-a-kind protagonist who is unabashedly herself no matter what life throws in her way.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
News Movies \| Written by Kris Heys 22/02/2012 Movie News: Live-Action Adaptation of BLEACH Announced Undeterred by their failure to get their remake of AKIRA up on the big-screen, Warner Bros. are now looking at another anime property to screw up adapt, with Variety reporting that the studio have acquired the rights to BLEACH. A runaway success in its native Japan, the Manga series started in 2001 and has run for a staggering 51 volumes. It made the leap to anime series in 2004, and garnered similar success, with video games, trading cards, novels, branded sanitary towels (probably), soundtracks and musicals being span off of it. The story centres around Ichigo Kurosaki, a fifteen year old lad who inherits the ancient power of a Soul Reaper and is tasked with projecting his fellow humans from evil spirits, 'The Hollows', and guiding nice ones, 'Wholes', on their way. Overseeing the live-action adaptation is Peter Segal (of Drew Barrymore amnesiac/rape comedy 50 FIRST DATES fame) in a producing role, while WRATH OF THE TITANS writer Dan Mazeau handles the script duties. Not the most glowing of starts, we'll be honest. Given all the crazy being bandied about when Warner Bros. was still developing AKIRA, expect the same amount of criticism to be leveled at them here. There’s little to no way the studio are planning to honour the source’s Japanese routes, so if you’re a fan and adverse to news that Keanu Reeves is in negotiations to play Ichigo, we suggest you stay away from the internet for the next two years. Thoughts? Share 'em with your fellow readers in the Comments section or on Twitter @Starburst_Mag	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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New! Cloudera Developer Newsletter The internals of Oozie’s ShareLib have changed recently (reflected in CDH 5.0.0). Here’s what you need to know. In a previous blog post about one year ago, I explained how to use the Apache Oozie ShareLib in CDH 4. Since that time, things have changed about the ShareLib in CDH 5 (particularly directory structure), so some of the previous information is now obsolete. (These changes went upstream under OOZIE-1619.) One of the best new Apache Oozie features in CDH 5, Cloudera’s software distribution, is the ability to use cron-like syntax for coordinator frequencies. Previously, the frequencies had to be at fixed intervals (every hour or every two days, for example) – making scheduling anything more complicated (such as every hour from 9am to 5pm on weekdays or the second-to-last day of every month) complex and difficult. Oozie’s new HA qualities help cluster operators sleep well at night. Here’s how it works. One of the big new features in CDH 5 for Apache Oozie is High Availability (HA). In designing this feature, the Oozie team at Cloudera had two main goals: 1) Don’t change the API or usage patterns, and 2) the user shouldn’t even have to know that HA is enabled. In other words, we wanted Oozie HA to be as easy and transparent as possible. While XML is very good for standardizing the way Apache Oozie workflows are written, it’s also known for being very verbose. Unfortunately, that means that for workflows that have many actions, your workflow.xml can easily become quite long and difficult to manage and read. Cloudera is constantly making improvements to address this issue, and in this how-to, you’ll get a quick look at some of the current features and tricks that you can use to help shorten your Oozie workflow definitions. The Sub-Workflow Action One of the more interesting action types that Oozie has is the Sub-Workflow Action; it allows you to run another workflow from your workflow. Suppose you have a workflow where you’d like to use the same action multiple times; this is not usually allowed because Oozie workflows are Direct Acyclic Graphs (DAG) and so actions cannot be executed more than once as part of a workflow. However, if you put that action into its own workflow, you can actually call it multiple times from within the same workflow by using the Sub-Workflow Action. So, instead of copying and pasting the same action to be able to use it multiple times (and taking up a lot of extra space), you can just use the Sub-Workflow Action, which could be shorter; it is also easier to maintain because if you ever want to change that action, you only have to do it in one place. You also get the advantage of being able to use that action in other workflows. Of course, you can still put multiple actions in your sub-workflow. We’re always looking for new ways to improve the usability of Oozie and of the workflow format. When building complex workflows in Apache Oozie, it is often useful to parameterize them so they can be reused or driven from a script, and more easily maintained. The most common method is via ${VAR} variables. For example, instead of specifying the same NameNode for all of your actions in a given workflow, you can specify something like ${myNameNode}, and then in your job.properties file, you would define it like myNameNode=hdfs://localhost:8020. One of the advantages of that approach is that if you want to change the variable (the NameNode in this example), you only have to change it in one place and subsequently all the actions will use the new value. This can be particularly useful when testing in a dev or staging environment where you can simply change a few variables instead of editing the workflow itself. Apache Oozie has a Java client and a Java API for submitting and monitoring jobs, but what if you want to use Oozie from another language or a non-Java system? Oozie provides a Web Services API, which is an HTTP REST API. That is, you can do anything with Oozie simply by making requests to the Oozie server over HTTP. In fact, this is how the Oozie client and Oozie Java API themselves talk to the Oozie server. In this how-to, I’ll explain how the REST API works. What is REST? In this installment of “Meet the Project Founder”, meet Apache Oozie PMC member (and ASF member) Alejandro Abdelnur, the Cloudera software engineer who founded what eventually became the Apache Oozie project in 2011. Alejandro is also on the PMC of Apache Hadoop. We’re very happy to announce the 2.3 release of Hue, the open source Web UI that makes Apache Hadoop easier to use. Hue 2.3 comes only two months after 2.2 but contains more than 100 improvements and fixes. In particular, two new apps were added (including an Apache Pig editor) and the query editors are now easier to use. Hue is an open-source web interface for Apache Hadoop packaged with CDH that focuses on improving the overall experience for the average user. The Apache Oozie application in Hue provides an easy-to-use interface to build workflows and coordinators. Basic management of workflows and coordinators is available through the dashboards with operations such as killing, suspending, or resuming a job. Prior to Hue 2.2 (included in CDH 4.2), there was no way to manage workflows within Hue that were created outside of Hue. As of Hue 2.2, importing a pre-existing Oozie workflow by its XML definition is now possible. How to import a workflow Apache Oozie, the workflow coordinator for Apache Hadoop, has actions for running MapReduce, Apache Hive, Apache Pig, Apache Sqoop, and Distcp jobs; it also has a Shell action and a Java action. These last two actions allow us to execute any arbitrary shell command or Java code, respectively. In this blog post, we’ll look at an example use case and see how to use both the Shell and Java actions in more detail. Please follow along below; you can get a copy of the full project at Cloudera’s GitHub as well. This how-to assumes some basic familiarity with Oozie.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Mike Mussina Baltimore had waited for this cold, soggy day for 15 years. With anticipation in the crisp October air, the Orioles played their first home playoff game at Camden Yards in since 1997 on Sunday night, so waiting an extra two hours and 26 minutes really didn’t matter too much. But Russell Martin’s solo homer off O’s closer Jim Johnson in the ninth inning kickstarted a five-run rally for the New York Yankees, who took Game 1 of the American League Division Series, 7-2. Game 2 is tonight at Camden Yards. Martin took a 2-0, 93 mph sinker from Johnson over left-field fence to lead off the top of the ninth. It was the first home run hit off the majors’ regular-season... Related "Mike Mussina" Articles Baltimore had waited for this cold, soggy day for 15 years. With anticipation in the crisp October air, the Orioles played their first home playoff game at Camden Yards in since 1997 on Sunday night, so waiting an extra two hours and 26 minutes really... Against anyone else, it would have seemed preposterous when the 12-year-old boy's hand reached into the field of play to change the course of the Orioles' 1996 playoff run. Against the New York Yankees? Jeffrey Maier was just another chapter in a long... ARLINGTON, Texas — Greg Knox was shirtless, with his chest painted orange and black, the last time the Orioles were in a playoff game, the finale of the 1997 American League Championship Series.Knox, originally from Towson and a Calvert Hall graduate, was... The Orioles didn’t have to make any extra travel plans for their top minor-league award winners for the first time in 20-plus years.On Tuesday, as part of minor league appreciation night, the organization honored current Oriole right-hander Dylan Bundy... Earlier this year, I did two top-10 lists in connection with the 20th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.The first was rank the top 10 games in stadium history. The second was to rank the top 10 moments in stadium history.Yes, there was some... Here are some quotes from Rich Dauer and Mike Mussina regarding their election into the Orioles Hall of Fame, which was announced today. The induction ceremony will be on Aug. 25.Mussina on whether he considers himself an Oriole or Yankee: "I... The models that first-year pitching coach Mike Flanagan draws from are two of his former coaches, George Bamberger and Ray Miller. They developed strong bonds with their regular communication.This is what Flanagan wanted to do with his pitchers in his...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Kiera resurfaces after the mayor is killed in a brazen assassination. She reunites with Carlos to solve the murder and also tries to reconnect with Alec, who has changed since reading the message from his future self.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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