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I love that song too! Some music is just meant to be played loudly with the windows down : )ReplyDelete
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40 Years of Cycling Photography represents a lifetime's work for World famous cycling photographer Graham Watson. From Bernard Hinault in the 1970's through to Chris Froome in the 2010's, Watson's photography of the greatest champions and epic races is the most complete cycling archive ever captured by a single photographer. Watson was there when Hinault won his first Tour de France in 1978, and when Miguel Indurain won his fifth Tour in 1995. In recent times, Watson recorded the emergence of a new breed of cycling superstars from Cadel Evans to Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan. Cycling fans will revel in the variety and quality of the images in 40 Years. Sean Kelly's glorious career, as well as other great Classics stars such as Tom Boonen and Fabien Cancellara feature throughout the 300-plus images.


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'Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body,' by Roxane Gay
When celebrated essayist and fiction writer Roxane Gay was 12 years old, she was raped by a group of neighborhood boys — a brutal attack she didn't tell her Haitian-immigrant parents about for almost 30 years. "Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body" chronicles how Gay turned to food for comfort after the rape, building her traumatized body into a fortress where she (mistakenly) imagined no one could hurt her again. In this unforgettable memoir, Gay invites us inside the walls she has erected, shares the chasm of vulnerability beneath her fierce intellect, gives us direct access to the pain she faces daily in a world hostile to "unruly" obese bodies and their hungers.
"My father believes hunger is in the mind," she writes. "I know differently. I know that hunger is in the mind and the body and the heart and the soul." Gay writes from all these parts of herself in "Hunger," from the places that ache and seethe and yearn as well as the places that make meaning, and this alters her use of language, pares it down to a breathtaking simplicity.
"Perhaps I am writing my way back to her (my twelve year old self)," writes Gay, "trying to tell her everything she needs to hear."
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White House Pushes Biofuel Deal to Refiners, Producers
Proposal would increase blending quotas next year by 5%
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Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 113,036 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
White House Pushes Biofuel Deal to Refiners and Producers
White House officials urged both U.S. biofuel producers and oil refiners to accept a deal to lift biofuel blending mandates in 2020.
President Trump is pushing biofuel companies to accept a proposal to increase blending quotas next year by 5%.
Biofuel producers were told that the administration would be willing to lift the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the fuel pool by 1 billion gallons in 2020 above current proposed levels of approximately 20 billion gallons.
Biofuel producers want to force large oil refineries to make up for any exempted gallons through a process called "reallocation," which would ensure the increases to biofuel blending mandates recur annually in proportion to the number of waivers.
In June, the EPA proposed that the volume of biofuels that refiners must blend in 2020 should be just over 20 billion gallons, including 15 billion gallons of ethanol. The administration wants to raise these levels to help offset the numbers of waivers that have been issued to the refiners.
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A Durango woman was killed Monday morning in a bicycling accident in Palm Desert, California.
Rose Peters, 73, was cycling with her husband, Jim, when a driver struck her at an intersection around 11:30 a.m., The Desert Sun reported.
She was taken by paramedics to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later, Jim Peters said in a phone interview Tuesday.
Rose Peters was riding a handcycle when a driver in a car made a left turn and struck her from the side. She suffered extensive injuries, he said.
He didn't ride with her in the ambulance and was unaware that his wife had died until he called several area hospitals to learn about her condition, he said. Just before the accident, he had been waiting for her farther down the road, tracking her workout with a phone app.
The Peterses cycled almost daily. The couple cycled from one coast of the United States to the other several years ago. It's a fond memory for Jim Peters.
The Peterses met in 1961 at a Columbus, Ohio, restaurant and married after six weeks of dating, according to a 2003 story in The Durango Herald.
The couple has participated in Ride the Rockies and the Bicycle Tour of Colorado.
The Peterses spent the winter months in California in a motor home.
Jim Peters doesn't plan to return to Durango for another several weeks, he said.
Cremation will take place Tuesday. A small private ceremony will be held in her honor with immediate family and the couple's two daughters, Jena Peters and Stephanie Jo Lee, in attendance.


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Long-term test: We welcome Suzuki's funky Ignis
Johannesburg - A small car that's not just about being affordable and delivering sensibly low fuel consumption, but with a funky vibe that makes you look forward to driving it. That's why we voted the Suzuki Ignis our overall winner in the 2017 Drive360 Awards.
Now the little crossover has come our way for an extended road test, and over the next six months we'll dig deeper into what it's like to live with Suzuki's little SUV-wannabe. So far, a few weeks into our long-term evaluation, all is hunky dory in Ignis land.
Straight out of the box, with the normally aspirated 1.2-litre petrol engine still not run in properly, it's running on the sniff of petrol fumes and averaging just 5.6 litres per 100km. We expect this fuel economy to improve as the engine loosens up with some mileage, and we also haven't particularly spared the horses in applying the throttle.
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At just 3.7 metres long the Ignis is a tiny thing (it's dwarfed by a four metre Clio), but its cute and chunky styling includes SUV-like roof rails and black alloy wheels to give it some miniature macho, like a chihuahua in a flak jacket. I just wish those little 15 inch wheels would fill the arches better, without those gaps.
It's surprisingly spacious inside for such a diminutive car. Four adults can fit inside the Ignis without their legs going getting squeezed into numbness, although the car's narrowness will have them bumping elbows.
A big part of this car's appeal is its funky intrior styling, which has two-tone black and white treatment on the dashboard and doors, while the inside door grips and the centre console panels are finished in bright hues - including red, blue and titanium - depending on the exterior colour.
The one unintended consequence of its small size is that, like a chihuahua, people don't take the Ignis very seriously and some drivers bully it by cutting it off in traffic.
Their perception that small means slow is not entirely fair, however, as the 61kW/113Nm engine only has 850kg of car to lug around. This gives the flyweight Suzuki a fairly decent power-to-weight ratio that makes it scurry around town with the urgency of a small dog on a sugar high.
There's also enough under the bonnet to stray outside of city limits, and the Ignis doesn't feel desperately underpowered on the open road, where it will top out at 165km/h, according to Suzuki. A downshift is sometimes called for on steeper inclines, but the slick action of the five-speed manual makes this a simple task.
The car doesn't succumb to the small-engine syndrome of becoming loud and buzzy, as if it's being thrashed to within an inch of its life. Even at higher revs this 'lil Suzuki stays composed and reasonably quiet. The car also feels quite solid despite seemingly weighing little more than an old Nokia 2110 cellphone.
This not-quite-SUV is sold in South Africa as a front wheel drive only (overseas there's also an all-wheel drive version) but it sits a generous 180mm off the ground and wears 175/65R15 tyres which makes it very ramp-friendly. Bumpy gravel roads also present no problem for the Ignis, which delivers a fairly comfortable and not-too-choppy ride on the rough stuff.
The handling's neat and nippy too and not overtly affected by the raised ride height. This is such a light car that it changes direction like a startled sardine, although the criticism here is that the electric power steering feels unnatural and doesn't have enough of a self-centring action.
This higher-specced GLX model on test (the Ignis is also available as a more basic GL) ticks more boxes than you'd expect at this price point, including keyless starting and fully automatic climate control, rear parking sensors and a height-adjustable driver's seat, while the radio/CD system is a six-speaker system with Bluetooth connectivity and control buttons on the steering wheel.
That's in addition to front and rear electric windows, a trip computer, and keyless entry. The peace of mind in both models comprises dual front airbags and ABS brakes.
Spending extra money gets you an optional colour touch-screen display which can be linked to iOS and Android smartphones, and allows access to apps such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There's also an SD card slot for map data which enables on-board, real-time navigation.
The standard audio deck fitted to our test car is a more old-school button-operated system with a monochrome display, but we really like it because it's child's play to use.
Boot space isn't this Suzuki's strong point at just 260 litres, but it does contain a full-size spare wheel instead of a dreaded marie biscuit. And, with the rear seats folded, I was able to squeeze a 29 inch mountain bike in there by shiting the front passenger seat far forward.
The Ignis is sold with a five-year/200 000km warranty and a two-year/30 000km service plan.
A comprehensively-specced small car with plenty of charm. The macho-cute styling and general funky vibe elevate Suzuki's little Ignis above the ranks of the average budget car, and at a pretty competitive price too.


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How to Fight Sugar Cravings This Holiday SeasonPosted: October 17, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: candy, clean eating, diabetes, escape, food, gameplan, guide, halloween, health, healthy eating, heart disease, holidays, ideas, plan, sugar, survival guide, sweet, tips, tricks, weight loss Leave a comment
First it's Halloween. Bowls of candy begin to cloak your office's kitchen counters like a captivating costume. As you're working through a tough project or a mundane weekly task, your mind is thinking candy, and perhaps your hands start to follow.
Then comes November. Aunt Jane, Cousin Joey, coworker Christy – they're all making pie. There's apple and pumpkin, soon to be followed by December's 12+ days of cookies. Pretty soon, you feel your pants are fitting a bit snugger, and you're energy is flying up and down like a reindeer sleigh running out of steam.
As sugar season (aka, the holidays) nears full swing, temptations are bound to show up frequently, which is why we're bringing you a game plan to keep your health on track. Remember, a healthier you = a better feeling you = a happier you. Avoid reaching for the candy bowl, and you'll keep your energy levels from crashing and all those empty calories from packing on the pounds.
We've got 5 sweet, sugar-free escapes in the printout* above, so whenever the sugar fairy tries to cast its spell, you can turn away towards an even better alternative. Print it out and hang it by your desk or kitchen.
When temptation arises, turn to this guide and choose the option that feels most appealing to you. Go in with the mindset of each being a pleasant experience (or "sweet escape", as we at LifeVest like to call it). This will set yourself up to enjoy each choice, and also make it so you won't feel deprived.
"Turnip For What?" These 5 Turnip RecipesPosted: October 15, 2014 Filed under: Food, Meatless Monday, Recipes | Tags: autumn, bitter, clean eating, diet, fall, hash, healthy, healthy recipes, healthy swap, holidays, low calorie, miso, nutrition, pasta, recipes, roasted, root veggies, roundup, salad, starchy, turnip, turnipforwhat, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin c Leave a comment
In a video-gone-viral, Michelle Obama says, "Turnip for what?" We're responding to that question with this roundup of healthful turnip-central recipes.
The late autumn crop is particularly low in calories among the root vegetable kingdom – just 34 cals per cup vs. 116 per cup of diced potatoes – and is packed with vitamin C and other antioxidants. This makes it a great filler and addition to lighten up traditional starchy dishes, like Turnip Mashed Potatoes (swap 1/2 the potatoes with turnips), and some of the recipes you'll find below.
Both the turnip's greens and bulb can be eaten. Each provide a nice bitterness that pairs well with sweeter veggies, meats, and spices. See for yourself as you turnip some music and your stove, and dive into one of the recipes below.
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Pumpkin Green Monster SmoothiePosted: October 14, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: autumn, Breakfast, clean eating, fall, fiber, food, good monster, green, halloween, health, healthy, kale, latte, low calorie, low fat, monster, october, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, recipes, shake, smoothie, spinach, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin c, yum Leave a comment
In honor of Halloween and the season of pumpkin everything, we're replacing bad monsters (300 calorie, 38 grams of sugar pumpkin lattes) with good monsters by inviting this recipe into our kitchen.
The creamy shake is packed full of nutrition and fill-you-up fiber, making it a great choice to add to your weekly, or even daily, breakfast rotation.
Feel free to play around with any toppings, as well as the thickness by adjusting the amount of soy milk you add to the blender. Sometimes we let this green monster spread its mighty power to a bowl, and dive in with our spoon instead of a straw. Regardless, get this good guy on your (table)side.
Meatless Monday: Curry Harvest SoupPosted: October 13, 2014 Filed under: Food, Meatless Monday | Tags: clean eating, diet, easy, health, healthy, kale, light, low calorie, low fat, meatless monday, recipes, Soup, sweet potatoes, vegan, vegetarian, winter Leave a comment
Fall has fallen upon us, which means sweater, sweet potato, and soup season have all officially arrived! We love all three, especially that latter one, which we encourage you to add into your eat-clean-toolbox.
With the temps cooling down, it's easy to slide away from light summer fare into heavier winter territory. However, jumbo sweaters are no excuse to add another layer to your diet or your tummy. Luckily with an arsenal of soup recipes on-hand, you can stay warm and satisfied without needing to take that path.
This particular recipe from our food blogging LifeVester Grace calls on an array of hearty harvest veggies to create a soup that's both robust, yet light. That's exactly the combination we recommend employing to stay slimming down and feeling good all throughout the season.
Perfect for both Meatless Monday and late October days when you want something a little warm and brothy, head on over to Grace's blog for the recipe.
Then, as you continue to add more soup recipes to your eat-clean-toolbox, please share them with us! We're suckers for soup, and would love to hear what's filling your bowl.
Meatless Monday: Tofu Bahn Mi Collard WrapsPosted: September 22, 2014 Filed under: Health, Meatless Monday | Tags: asian, bahn mi, banh mi, clean eating, Collard wraps, collards, food, giner, healthy, light, lighter, low calorie, low-carb, lunch ideas, lunchbox, meatless monday, no bread, office lunch, peanut sauce, recipes, tofu, vegan, vegetarian, Vietnamese, wasabi, wraps, yum Leave a comment
The LifeVest office has been eating well lately, and we want you to join in with us!
For our last company lunch, our food blogger and LifeVester Grace brought us these Tofu Banh Mi Collards Wraps. Banh mi is a traditional Vietnamese sandwich, generally filled with some type of protein, and layered with cucumbers, cilantro, pickled carrots, and sometimes various other veggies. In its translation, the word "Banh mi" actually means loaf, or slice of bread, so generally, you'll find all of those ingredients encompassed by an airy baguette. Grace's version, however, is obviously a bit different — and healthier, too!
Meatless Monday: Watermelon, Basil & Feta SaladPosted: July 28, 2014 Filed under: Food, Health | Tags: basil, bbq, clean eating, easy, feta, food, health benefits, healthy, light, low calorie, lycopene, meatless monday, picnic, quick, recipe, salad, side, simple, snack, summer, vegetarian, vitamin a, vitamin c, water, watermelon Leave a comment
Watermelons are synonymous with summer.
Like the first jump into a lake or pool, the fruit creates a cool, crisp and refreshing experience for the hottest of days. And since it's made up of 92% water, that experience is a light and hydrating one, too.
These latter traits are ones ice cream just can't match. Hence why when it comes to choosing between watermelon juice vs. sticky vanilla dripping down our hands, 9 times out of 10 you'll find us reaching for the melon. That little bicep workout we get from doing so is just an added benefit. (The average melon is 20 pounds, 14 of those pounds being sweet, juicy deliciousness.)
Aside from the obvious benefits of keeping watermelon your summer snack of choice, below are 3 other reasons to chow down. Click here to keep reading…
14 Soup Recipes to Jumpstart 2014Posted: January 15, 2014 Filed under: Nutrition, Wellness | Tags: clean eating, detox, diet resolution, healthy, light, lose weight, low fat, New Years, Resolution, Soup, soup roundup, tips to stick to resolution, tomato, vegetarian, warm, winter 1 Comment
"Lose weight." Year after year, this remains the top ranking resolution made by goal-setters across the nation. Perhaps you've made that goal once or twice yourself. Maybe it tops your list every January. As part of the process towards becoming your healthiest self, it's not a bad aspiration to lay out on the table. But lay it out, and spread it out, you must.
The hard truth is, 35% of us who make New Year's resolutions break them by the end of the first month. And only 23% of everyone who makes a resolution will fully see it through to completion. So what's the solution to sticking with your resolution? If you want to avoid putting the same goal on repeat every New Years, you need to break your objective down into small, achievable steps.
When it comes to losing weight, that means drawing up specific plans geared towards both your diet and exercise routine. What better place to start than in your soup bowl? We're calling it your healthy eating soup-lution.
Whether striving to slim down or not, soup can be a great way to detox without feeling like you want to scream "more ice cream please." We could all benefit from eating a bit healthier, and nowhere in that goal should depriving yourself be included. Juice diets? No thank you. At LifeVest, we're all about drinking our juice, and having some soup, too. Check out these 14 soup recipes to jumpstart your 2014 in a warm & healthy, satisfying style. Consider making a plan to cook up one per week. Small steps like this can help you stick to your health-based goals, and make your big picture ideas come to life.
14 Soup Recipes to Jumpstart 2014
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At Frank Baines Saddlery we have been hand-crafting saddles since 1980; that's a lot of saddles! We stamp each saddle with a serial number under the flap (on the sweat flap) generally on the near side of the saddle, which helps us locate information specific to that saddle such as: Model, Size, Colour, Fit (at time of Manufacture), Any Other Specifications and also the Date it was made and sold.
This serial number also helps us to authenticate that the saddle is made by Frank Baines Saddlery.
Example serial number: 17.5 MW 12345
The serial number normally shows the size (eg 17.5″) and the fit (eg MW) followed by a four or five digit number which is the serial number. We keep a database of serial numbers which we can refer to if you need information about the saddle.
In addition, you may see BS6635 – this is stamped onto the stirrup bar by the manufacturer and shows that the stirrup bar meets British Standard BS EN 6635. This is not the serial number.
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Two reasons why narcissists push the ones that love them the most away.
The first factor is their attachment style.
Attachment style plays a factor in why narcissist pushes the ones that love them the most away. People with this illness also have what is called an insecure form of attachment (Avoidant). All narcissists have an avoidant attachment style but not all avoidant attachment people are narcissists.
Attachment styles are formed at childhood based on their experiences with their parental figures. Avoidant style people were brought up in a home where their parents either neglected their needs or were needy themselves, therefore, the child was forced to take care of their own needs. The child wasn't taught secure healthy bonding from their parents so the child then develops an insecure attachment style. Avoidant people fear intimacy. They want relationships but when someone gets too close to them, they run away. Love can hurt which turns into abandonment for an avoidant and narcissist. Forming bonds with loved ones is very uncomfortable for a narcissist because they were not taught healthy bonding as a child. They have an underdeveloped emotional intelligence and that is why it's hard for them to love and accept love.
To go further into the concept of love through a narcissist's mind. The narcissist's true self is a fragile ego with feelings of hatred, shame, and anger for themselves. They really deep down hate themselves. The false self, as we all know, is what covers their true identity and portrays the narcissist as a loving, confident, charming caring individual. When you love a narcissist, you tell them right?
You tell them how much you love them. A telltale sign you're dating a narcissist is that they ALWAYS question why you love them. They need validation as to why you would love them. It's quite annoying if you think you're dating a normal person. "Why do they always question my love for them?" But why do they do this? They don't love themselves and they can't understand why you would love them either. A narcissist wants you to love them. They feel entitled to your love. However, they are scared shit of your love. They keep you at arm's length because they fear you because you love them so much.
Confusing right? Well, I can imagine it's not easy being a narcissist! The more you love a narcissist, the more uncomfortable they feel about you and push you away.
The second factor is exposure.
Exposure is when you reveal their true self. Typically when you expose a narcissist, they simply discard you and move on to someone else. However, if you truly love them and accept their true self, they will keep you in the devalue stage and not completely discard you. This is what I call "narcissistic purgatory."
Exposing a narcissist causes narcissistic injury to them. Narcissistic injury is taking their core self which is their fragile ego and hatred and bring it out in the open for you and everyone to see. If you accept who they are and know that they are wearing a mask, that makes them very uneasy. Just like with narcissistic love, they will expect you to forgive them for who they really are. However, they are scared shit that you know who they really are so they want to keep you around but they will keep you in the devalue stage. What this means is that one day they are nice to you, the next, they are as cold as ice. They want you in their life but they hate that you are in their life. It's never a healthy place to be in and it will drive you insane. It drives you insane because the more you tell them how much you care and love them and will accept them, the more they push you away. What is also confusing about the narcissistic mind is that in this stage, is if you get tired of them pushing you away and you then start to pull away from them, they will then start to chase after you.


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text: On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 16:37 +0100, Patrice Dumas wrote: > More fundamentaly it is not clear to me whether some packages > that are special, for example the kernel, glibc, util-linux, rpm... itself > are necessary or not. I don't have personnally a need for such a > minimal fedora based install, but I ask because other may like to have > it. So, yes. You need a linux kernel to boot. You need something which provides libc. If you want it to be Fedora, it needs to have rpm. util-linux (or its equivalent functionality) is necessary if you want expected UNIX functionality (like kill, mount, etc). ~spot


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After Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett's 19-for-35, 183-yard, one-interception performance in a 31-16 loss to Oklahoma in Week 2, the idea of the redshirt senior possibly winning a Heisman Trophy seemed improbable.
But over the next six games, Barrett threw 22 touchdowns and zero interceptions. He capped the stretch off with a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback against Penn State, throwing 33-for-39 for 328 yards and four touchdowns in a 39-38 win. Following the victory, head coach Urban Meyer called Barrett's performance near perfect and said it was one of the greatest games in college football.
Meyer did not shy away from discussing Barrett's potential Heisman Trophy candidacy in his postgame press conference when asked, saying he thinks "that H-word is appropriate after today's game." Barrett reiterated that "H-word," but stopped short of going any further.
"He said the H-word. I'm going to say the same thing, that H-word," Barrett said after the game. "I don't really focus on it. Next week we've got to go beat Iowa. That's what I'll go focus on."
That did not happen. Ohio State lost in a decisive 55-24 drubbing. Without knowing which team was in contention for a College Football Playoff berth, Iowa would have seemed like the obvious title challenger.
Barrett's Heisman candidacy ended as quickly as it began. The redshirt senior quarterback opened up the Iowa game throwing an interception, which was returned 30 yards for a touchdown by sophomore safety Amani Hooker. But Barrett responded well, driving the offense 80, 74 and 77 yards on his second, third and fourth drives of the game, respectively. He threw a 29-yard touchdown to wideout Terry McLaurin, Ohio State settled for a 27-yard field goal and Barrett hit receiver Johnnie Dixon for a 44-yard touchdown pass.
Barrett said the Hawkeyes played tighter coverage than the Buckeyes expected, which led to the early interception. Ohio State quickly adjusted to the tight coverage, which led to the McLaurin touchdown, Barrett said.
"Then as we hit a couple shots, they started backing off and we didn't make those adjustments [for ourselves]," Barrett said Tuesday.
Everything began to change as the Buckeyes struggled with the Hawkeyes' loose coverage after succeeding against tighter-than-expected defensive backs. Dixon's touchdown tied the game at 17 points apiece. But the Hawkeyes rode 31 straight points from the late second quarter to the early fourth quarter to pull ahead from the tie and take a commanding 48-17 lead with less than 15 minutes remaining in the game.
"I think a lot of it was just trying to make play instead of letting the guys around me make those plays," Barrett said. "They were sinking on things and I was just pressing the issue too much, especially after throwing that pick early."
As the game went on and the Buckeyes fell further and further behind, Barrett began to press.
"Early I didn't feel that way, but as we were down, it was one of those things, like, trying to make a play," Barrett said. "It was really being down trying to make something happen, make a momentum shift for all of the guys."
During Iowa's 31-unanswered-point run, the Buckeyes gained just 33 yards and the quarterback threw two interceptions.
By the end of the game, Barrett had completed 18-of-34 passes for 208 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions, the latter being the most in his collegiate career. His stunning Penn State performance in which he finished the game having completed his final 16 passes seemed so long ago when the clock finally struck zero in Iowa City, Iowa, and the fans stormed the field at Kinnick Stadium.
Unlike Ohio State's loss earlier this season, the loss to the Hawkeyes flung the Buckeyes out of the playoff conversation. Now, the best-case scenario likely stands as a Big Ten championship and a bowl game against a fellow two-loss team. However, Barrett adamantly stated the most recent loss feels no different than any of his other six.
"It wasn't like this loss hurt more than the other one, really," Barrett said. "The most difficult one is when we didn't score against Clemson. This one, I feel like, wasn't anything different despite how I was playing. I was still upset."
He had every reason to be upset with both his performance, which Meyer deemed "really inconsistent," and the rest of his team's poor showing. After the game, it was clear neither he, nor the team, would earn the national championship they desire.
As quickly as Barrett's Heisman candidacy emerged, it sunk back beneath the surface, this time taking Ohio State's playoff chances with it.


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December 03, 2014
Trustee commits additional $1 million to scholarship
University Trustee Cathy Minehan '68 stands with two of her current scholarship recipients, Ani Okeke Ewo and Ugwu Okeke Ewo. Minehan and her husband, Jerry Corrigan, have committed an additional $1 million of support to the Corrigan-Minehan Scholarship Fund , which they established at the University in 2004. The scholarship provides assistance for students in the School of Arts & Sciences. Recipients must have significant financial need, and preference is given to underrepresented minorities or athletes in good academic standing and those pursuing research in the social sciences directed by a faculty member. Eleven students have been awarded the scholarship since its creation a decade ago.


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|Gems Required
|How also available
|Merlin's Magical Boxes
|What it does
|Teleport one of your cities to another location on the Map at random and place your Cities under Mists of Avalon for 7 days.
How to Use
If you happen to have a Portal of Refuge in your inventory (My Items) and would like to use it then do the following:
- Think about what Province you would like to move to.
- Go to the city that you would like to move.
- Make sure all of your troops are at home and not reinforcing another city or wilderness.
- Go to "My Items" and click on your Portal of Refuge.
- On the next screen choose the Province you would like to move to from the drop down menu.
Note: You do not have to conquer a plain before you use this item the coordinates that you land on are completely random within the Province you have chosen, and the wildernesses that you obtained will still be there you do not have to go and hunt for new ones.
When to Move
- There will come a time that you will be attacked by a player with higher might, or you will find yourself in a war with another alliance and might be bombarded with attacks from multiple players. If your Watchtower alerts you of an attack you can easily just move your city before the attackers arrive.
- You can also use the Portal of Refuge to move yourself closer to your alliance. This gives your alliance a shorter march time when they need to reinforce your city/cities. Also you will notice that being closer to your alliance will give you the benifit of shorter transport marches. Remember that you will only be able to transport to a random plain within the province you pick.
- You can move your city to any random location on the map, and hide in the Mists of Avalon for 7 days
You can move to the same providence as your enemy
You can also get a Portal of Refuge when you purchase the Get Me Out of Here! chest in the shop for 100 gems.
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Book Review: Asymmetry: A Novel
Asymmetry. A novel
Author: Lisa Halliday
Simon and Schuster, 2018
Asymmetry has been on several lists of Best Book in 2018. The most striking thing about the novel is the structure. Initially it appears to be three disconnected stories, each dealing with asymmetrical power structures, but somehow I felt that explanation was not enough. The first is the story of an affair between a very old famous writer (rumored to be modeled on Phillip Roth), and a young woman who wants to be a writer (something like the author). Throughout this story there are well-concealed clues as to the connection with the second story. Islamophobia is central to the second story of an Iraqi man dealing with the bureaucracy at Heathrow as he tries to pass through that airport on his way Istanbul. The final section again gives us clues as to how the three stories fit together to form a novel.
The Alice in Wonderland motif that opens the novel and carries it along is part of an attention to the relationship between texts. Where the original Alice saw no point in books without pictures, this Alice sees no point in books without quotation marks. It isn't entirely clear to me on two readings what each of the sections taken from other books/novels tells us about this one, but that would be a fun project to work out.
And of course it is fun to solve the puzzle, and the writing carried me along pretty well. There are some wonderful images, as in the one where a train track ends suddenly, because it really isn't going anywhere. That stands for the relationship between the young woman and the famous old writer.
From here, you could see all the way across the water to the North Fork, where the train from the city came to its slow, inexorable halt—its tracks ending abruptly, surrounded on three sides by grass, as though the men whose job it was to lay them down a century and a half earlier had looked up one day and saw they could go no farther…
At least one critic condemned the book for being overly concerned with form, as, he said, so many books of the twenty-first century appear to be. I agree that it is nice to read novels like Salvage the Bones, (Jesmyn Ward) where the form is not out in front of the story, though the language is gorgeous. Still, there is great pleasure in solving the mysteries in novels like this one and NW, Zadie Smith's enjoyable/challenging novel. I'll take some of each. - SQ
These three novellas explore the legacy, or residue, of British colonialism in India. In the first novella," The Museum of Final Journeys," a junior functionary takes on the role of the departed English Foreign Service, takes on the attributes of the oppressor without questioning that role. His father has been a civil servant, rising through the ranks to a position of prestige, and he aspires to rise through the ranks as his father did. An ancient family servant to a once great and wealthy Indian prince convinces the functionary to visit the abandoned, decaying mansion. He walks through room after room of long decayed art treasures, collected by the son of the once owners of the property, and then finally is taken to see an elephant on the verge of starvation. The old servant asks him to save the elephant, but he concludes that he cannot do anything to help the elephant, and gets on with his life. Like his father, he rises to position and relative wealth, but he is troubled by recurring dreams about the elephant. He never allows himself to know that the continuing colonial power of which he is a part is starving the elephant, which is to say, not only India, but his Indian self. The dreams are eruptions of his repressed Indian self.
Other critics have said that windows open briefly, but Desai's characters fail to seize the day. I think Desai is after more than that. This is a critique of colonialism, but what makes her writing so effective is that she is able to locate such a huge historical and political moment within a quite simple story of a man denying what he sees.
The second story, "Translator Translated," takes up the problem of writing the colonized experience in the language of the colonizer. The point of view character, Prema, an English teacher, whose life is less than meaningful, begins to find meaning as a translator of short stories she has grown up with and loved, written in an indigenous language, and apparently quite familiar to all the people who speak that language. Her translation is a success and she is happy for the first time in her life. The author proves to be a recluse who doesn't really want to make much time for her, does not connect with Prema's fantasy of a warm friendship between writer and translator, where they might even become almost coequal in the production. She prevails upon the author to write a novel. But when she gets the novel she is disappointed. She finds none of the vividness and charm of the short stories. As a teacher of Jane Austin and George Elliot, Prema knows what a novel should be. So she revises as she translates, to bring the novel up to her standards. The novel is less than successful, but worse, a relative of the author comes to claim that it is badly translated, and at a reading, a voice in the crowd scolds Prema for translating the story into the language of the colonizer. The author chooses not to continue writing—she is busy developing schools in the poor districts from which her short stories were drawn. And Prema is forced back into the dreary life she had hoped to escape—riding the coattails of Austin and Eliot.
Desai is here writing in English, writing a novella –not a novel but close enough—about why Indians shouldn't write novels in English. In Desai's biography there is no clear indication that she ever spoke a truly remote, indigenous language, but she did speak several of the more common languages: Urdu, etc. I don't quite see Desai herself as betraying her native language. She grew up speaking German, but I do notice that the story is told primarily in the third person past tense, except for two sections in first person, one past tense and one present tense. This breaks the traditional form of novels, at least, of the novels that Prema spends her life teaching—the nineteenth century British novel. Given the machinations of today's young novel writers the challenge is hardly breathtaking, but it calls attention to the act of writing about the life of the colonized in a form that belongs to the colonizer. Desai tries to escape the novel. As does Prema, in her dismal life.
The story tells us the indigenous author could not write a novel. The stories she had to tell didn't survive the passage into novels. They were pretty close to the anecdotes we tell each other every day about our lives, written in the language that community would tell its stories in. The indigenous author is not dependent on literature for a life: she is engaged in the process of living, of helping other people. But Prema is left, living an empty life on the margins of eighteenth and nineteenth century English novels.
The last story is less elegantly efficient than the first two, less elegantly shaped. In "The Artist of Disappearance," an upper caste Indian couple in love with the values of the British, spend their lives aping the ways of the rulers. They travel in Europe, socialize with British neighbors. They have adopted an Indian son in whose welfare they are not at all interested. The boy barely survives, and that only with the help of the servants. He relates to things in nature, not to people. The parent's social life is interrupted by a racist incident, when an English man beats up the husband for dancing with his wife. The boy is sent away to school, where he is miserable. Eventually he goes home to share his life with blind old woman supposed to be his tutor, his parents having departed somewhere for good. Somehow the old woman sets the house on fire and it burns up completely except for one room that still has walls and a roof, though black and smoked. A villager brings food and a cot for the now grown man, who seems to spend his life sitting on what is left of the veranda. And so he hardly survives as far as anyone knows. But he has a secret project: he finds a pool hidden in the jungle and turns it into a work of art. He drags trees and stones and arranges them all to make a beautiful space.
The western world shows up, in the form of documentary film makers from Delhi who wish to film the destruction of the jungle. A fine irony. They are not especially lucky in finding what they came for. Much is made in the story of film crews coming to film the beautiful scenery in this area. At one point, one of them discovers the artist's pond. They succeed in filming the pond, but the villagers hide the artist, so they are never able to connect with him. Looking at the film, they find that the footage seems flat and boring. One says that they needed the artist for this to come alive. They pack up their cameras and leave, but the artist never goes back to his pond.
That is, the western world comes to see the scenery, not the people. They almost figure out that they are missing the soul of the people, that there is a soul immanent in the art of the pond, but, like the civil servant in the first story, they have no idea what to do about that.
This novella has an unusual shape. It seems to be two different short stories barely connected. My guess is that Desai is again working out the problem of how to tell the story of the colonized in the language of the colonizer.
The epigraph quotes Jorge Luis Borges, "One thing alone does not exist—oblivion." The Artist of Disappearance seems to be about the internalized project of completely colonizing the indigenous culture. The project fails. - SQ
Using Reader Reviews
I sometimes wonder what makes a story good? Why do I stay up all night reading one book, while another I find so dull? As a writer, I want to know how to keep readers turning the pages. So, I decided to scan some reader reviews, searching for the answers.
Many of the responses suggested the pace was sluggish. In fact it seemed to be the number one complaint. Here are some of those review excerpts:
So the pace of the story is very important. What slows the tempo? What causes the story to lag? Here are some more detailed reviews.
Ok, so too many details, or too much description can cause a story to lag, become boring. Then what makes the story good?
By studying what reviewers say about books they like, or don't like, I found what to watch for in my own writing. - LG
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Book Review: Rules of Civility
I've been hearing that publishers don't like prefaces to novels. They say those are just a note to the author, not the reader. But I've lately read a couple of novels that were published with a preface. So I asked myself, why? The Kitchen House opens with a preface in which we see a woman hanging from a tree. The novel then tells us how that came about. That preface does a little work in giving the reader a sort of mystery: who, why, etc? Rules of Civility (Amor Towles, Penguin, 2012) is a far better novel that opens with a preface. I'm looking at it carefully to see why.
It opens with a date: October 4, 1966. So it does that little task, and we meet the narrator, an upper middle class Manhattan editor and her husband. Then we're told that the scene is the opening of an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, the opening of a show called,Many Are Called, "portraits" the narrator says, taken by Walker Evans, taken surreptitiously on the subway in New York City, during the depression years. Evans had a camera up his sleeve, and took pictures of the people sitting directly opposite him on the subway, without their ever knowing they were being photographed. (If you have time, stop here and think about the epigraph, a quotation from Matthew 22:8 to 14, where Christ does some parable ending with "many are called, but few are chosen." So far I haven't figured that out, so I asked my local library to get the Evans book, Many Are Called. Still haven't figured it out. The epilogue of the novel is titled "few are chosen.")
The preface goes on to a little discussion of the nature of society these days, that is, 1966: too much drinking, for one thing. But it focuses on the role of the US in the world now that World War II has decimated our competition and the Russians don't seem to be much of a threat. Then the preface narrows down to Manhattan and to the exhibit of photographs taken back in the thirties. Depression and flappers.
And the narrator begins her personal history, her own life during the depression. She imagines that the exhibit might be quite a revelation for the younger people there, but for her it brings up old ghosts, and one old ghost in particular: there are two portraits of a man one surmises was once a romantic attachment. The first they see shows him "ill shaven in a threadbare coat" underweight, but bright eyed and addressing the world. Vibrant and naive. The second one they see shows the same man well dressed, filled out, handsome, sure of himself. Perhaps a little world-weary. But. The second picture they see is actually the younger version of the man. This is not about a young man finding himself. It's about a man losing himself. Or is it? The novel will be not about the rise, but rather about the fall, of Tinker Grey. Or not.
The narrator alludes to Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," which you may remember is a poem about the moral bankruptcy of Edwardian England: "time enough to murder and create—or at least, to have warranted the dropping of a question on your plate." In the context the question appears to be the question of what has happened in her past. And the question on her plate is the question of what happened then, not just the events, but what did they mean?
And the allusion suggests at least some moral decay as a theme for the novel. I note that near the end of the novel the narrator again alludes to Prufrock, "There will be time for a hundred indecisions, for a hundred visions and revisions." The novel is bookended with Prufrock. ("And in the room the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo" ---the poem, like this preface, is set in a high society art gallery.) And the structure of the novel is rather well described there: a hundred visions and revisions. This is not a novel with a strong plot, where the protagonist confronts an evil and vanquishes that evil in the final scene. What it does is give us the narrator's vision of each character, and then at least one revision, in some cases several revisions, none of them really conclusive. Ultimately they are visions and revisions of society in New York City. Think The Great Gatsby, and also, Edith Wharton (House of Mirth, specifically).
And the theme of the portraits is carried out through the book, with some of Evans' portraits introducing sections, as if the novel, too, is an exhibition of a series of portraits.
The cultural density of the novel is impressive. And the writing is masterly. Like so many other writers today, Towles manages at least one simile, usually rather epigrammatic, per page. They are extended similes that account for much of the texture of the prose, and often for the cultural density that causes me to hear so much more per line. There are whole metaphoric paragraphs where the energy is concentrated like a black hole: but these emit a lazer light.
So. What does this preface do? It sets up a world context for the novel, and a social context, takes us into the depression through the eyes of a celebrated, photographer, who actually lived outside the novel, and lets us know that the novel will be very literary, by which I mean it locates itself in the literary world, takes up the questions our best literature explores, and then finally narrows down to the business of what happened to one particular man during the thirties, as seen from the point of view of one specific woman.
This preface is rich enough to be a novel in itself. It is a guide to reading the novel, raises all the themes the novel will work out. Is it really necessary? Would the novel succeed without it? Could this not have been handled as Chapter 1? Perhaps. In any case, I am grateful for the heads up. The novel is very rich and I love spending time with it. - SQ
Author: Jodi Picoult
Genre: Literary Fiction
Review by: D.A. Henneman
An amazing story that examines the delicate subject of racism with grace and empathy. Ruth's story grabbed me from the start as she is put into an impossible situation by the hospital she works for. The choices she makes, and the story she decides to share, not only affects her life, but also the lives of the strangers she will come to know.
Along the way, we get to know Turk. His strong beliefs prompt a decision to prevent Ruth from caring for his newborn child with devastating effects. We also see things from the point of view of Kennedy, the lawyer that defends Ruth in the lawsuit filed by the white supremist couple. As the story unfolds, the belief system for all three of them are challenged in a fundamental way.
This story is about prejudice and tolerance. It is also about how our perceptions can flavor the decisions we make every day as well as the truths we share with others. This story is very much about human nature, the good and the bad, and shows that the smallest choice can make a huge impact on the lives of others.
Small Great Things was an amazing read and I also highly recommend reading the Author's notes. They gave great insight as to the inspiration and evolution of the story. - DH
Book Review - The Rest Falls Away
Had a co-worker suggest the series to me, and was not disappointed! The first book of the Gardella Vampire Hunters series was beautifully written and is deliciously paced. The story brings us into a world that walks a fine line between formal London society and a shadowy realm of immortal creatures.
It is Victoria's duty to keep the residents of London safe from the evil that surrounds them, as they dance their waltzes and fret about what color dress to wear to their next party. She is an empowered and beautiful woman who tries in vain to embrace both worlds. She ultimately suffers because of it.
While parts of this story came as a surprise, it only made me more curious to learn more about the world that Victoria lives in. I'm excited to see what comes next for her and would definitely suggest this series to anyone who loves to read Paranormal Fiction! - DH
I love reading almost as much as I love writing and I do lots of book reviews. Because I have been through the gauntlet of bringing an idea to life, I know that every book requires a great deal of work. When I do a book review, I keep this in the back of my mind. That way, even if I don't particularly care for the story, I can focus on the positives.
I decided recently that I needed a system that would not only streamline my review process, but also help me to remain as objective as possible. I realize that ratings are ultimately reflective of the reader's likes and dislikes, but sometimes I find myself in the position of reading a genre am not necessarily a fan of. I feel this system I am about to share helps me to rate the books fairly no matter the story or genre.
My rating system is set up for 10 points, but you can easily adjust it for a 5-star rating by cutting your score in half and rounding up or down. I have 10 criteria that I have listed on a worksheet, and each of those criteria are given a score of .1 to 1. They are:
Cover – Style/Color/Theme
Formatting – Justification/Flourishes/Spacing
Editing – Typos, punctuation, sentence structure
Blurb – Does it sufficiently describe the book? Or misleading?
POV – Is it consistent? Does it switch with sufficient transition?
Character Depth – Is character realistic?
Character Motivation – Does character's motivation make sense? Is it explained?
Character Description – Is character description adequate? Can you visualize their qualities?
Plot – Does the plot move along? Any holes or things that don't make sense?
Impression – Based on this book, would you purchase more from this author?
If you feel that this rating system will help you with your reviews, I have provided a copy of the document that I developed. Feel free to use it or pass it along to other reviewers who may find it helpful. I would like to add that I will only post reviews that I rate between 3 and 5 stars. Anything less than that would, more than likely, be the direct cause of poor editing or severe plot holes. I feel in these rare cases, the direct contact with the author with some constructive criticism is much more helpful to them than posting a negative review.
Authors truly appreciate feedback and I hope that you will consider leaving a review the next time you read a book that you feel others will like. I would love to hear from you if you feel this tool has been helpful, just make a comment here or shoot me an email. Happy reading (and reviewing) everyone! - DH
Original Post: saraybooksllc.com/2017/02/25/my-book-review-rating-worksheet/
Zadie Smith's Swingtime gives us two "Brilliant Friends," to paraphrase Ferrante. One beautiful and very talented friend, Tracy, is black, the other beautiful and very talented friend is Aimee, white. The narrator is black/white: talented and beautiful black mother; loving, ineffectual white father. But the narrator is neither talented nor beautiful. Predictably the black girl will not really make it, the white girl will make it, though she can't remember why. She also turns everyone around her into servants and mindlessly blunders into Africa to "save the girls." I suppose the mixed blood of the narrator is to give her credibility: she's on both sides? Men do not come off well. Male characters simply buzz around the various females. I enjoyed the book, but it's true that the relationships between the women are rather undeveloped. An effect of race? I suppose that's true, too. - SQ
Authors: Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Review: Linda Grischy
In this well researched novel, the lives of Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph and her father Thomas Jefferson are skillfully revealed. The story covers Jefferson's adventures as Governor of Virginia and Minister to France, to President of the United States and his retirement, and Patsy's childhood, life as a mother and wife. I love the artful way the authors show how the pair cling to one another through tragedy and triumph, in an unusual bond between daughter and father. Although both Patsy and her father had independent family commitments, their lives were forever intertwined. Their love and devotion for one another carried them through their darkest times. This rich historical saga brings to life a different time and fascinating period of our country's beginnings. I've listened to the audio version and found it an excellent production and great compliment to the beautifully written novel. I highly recommend both book and audio version!
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Laser Player Remote Control List - Match the Remote to your player
http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laser ... umbers.pdf
Thierry Henry wrote:CRTGAMER wrote:Thierry Henry wrote:Ever heard of the VHD (Video High Density) format?
Neither had I. lol
Now obsolete videodisc technology, but still pretty cool.
Apparently in some ways they were superior to Laserdisc.
Nice unusual find, but don't invest too much into it. Own it just for the novelty of it. Definitely not superior to a Laser Disc. Think of Laser similar to CDs using a tracking eye versus VHD similar to records using a needle.
I remember VHD in Japan when I was heavy into collecting import Laser Discs. Never went the VHD route since it was a Japanese only format based on US RCA CED discs. Same principal of an outer sleeve used to insert the movies, both VHD and CED formats use a "Needle" Stylus to read the discs. Though the Stylus floats on the VHD disc, it does wear both the disc and the needle over time. I own a CED system and the video is almost as good as Laser until the "record" starts wearing out.
Laser Disc Guide - viewtopic.php?f=52&p=232140#p232140
Thanks for the info! I did a little digging and came up with this:If VHD had been released in American in 1982 as originally planned, there is no question, in terms of features and quality, it would have beat both CED and LaserDisc. Of course, I'm referring to the quality of LD at that time - as compared to late-era LD, VHD would lose. But back in 1982, it was a big winner.
Not sure how accurate all that comparison stuff is?
Your opinion?
Thierry Henry wrote:There's definitely something to be said about older videodisc technology, right?CRTGAMER wrote:Nice to read about other CED owners. I own the older RCA SelectaVision model that uses the CED Sleeve insert to "rewind" the head back to the center. It has a lockout lever to prevent inserting the sleeve while the movie is playing with the Stylus down. First time my wife saw me use the sleeve to switch sides all she could say was "That's Ridiculous".Thierry Henry wrote:
This is the RCA SJT 300 CED player.
Pretty good stereo unit, with the motorized load feature.
Managed to find a remote control for it as well. That's still in the mail, though.
I mean even with all it's faults and it now obviously being obsolete, I still get a kick out of firing up these old machines and watching movies "retro" style. haha
That RCA unit of yours was the same model I almost recently bought as well. I let it pass because it doesn't have AV out. Trying to find a way to connect via that particular RF connection to our local TV's, is a mission in itself.
Since you obviously have had more experience with CED players, what are the signs that might indicate themselves in terms of the cartridge stylus needing to be changed?
I mean is it as obvious as the disc no longer being read, or would significant deterioration of the video playback indicate that a new stylus would be necessary?
jp1 wrote:I think my Bluray collection may be getting out of hand. I just bought a movie I already own because it has a nicer case, which is a first for me. I have spent $300-400 on movies this last month, $100 on replacement cases for all the shitty "Eco" cases, and another $100 on additional shelving.
My collection spans three separate ten foot rows now.
All that and I still have movies on pre-order. My wife just keeps giving the go ahead, I need her to pull my card.
mjmjr25 wrote:I had a silly DVD collection and now w/Blu's being out the last what, 5 years, all the DVD's are somewhat inferior and worth about 5% what I paid for them. I vowed to be very selective w/Blu purchases and I'm glad I did with the new format dropping end of 2017.
Jeremy Conrad wrote:http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/01/et-the-extra-terrestrial-ultimate-gift-set
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Ultimate Gift Set (DVD)
Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is one of the highest-grossing films of all time, and for the film's 20th Anniversary it was reissued with some upgraded effects and completely remixed audio.
Previously, the film was released in an incredible LaserDisc boxed set that included an excellent two-hour documentary on the making of this classic. While not completely as satisfying as that set, Universal has released E.T. in a three-disc collector's edition as well as a regular two-disc set.
If you can afford the steep $70 price, and can do without DTS on the 1982 version of the film, the three-disc set includes more (and better) extras than the two-disc version. In order to fit the 1982 cut on the two-disc set (which was a last-minute decision), the extras had to suffer a bit by cutting down the hour-long documentary to about twenty minutes. The three-disc set still has that full hour-long feature in addition to a couple other extras that are exclusive to the set.
For the 2002 reissue, a few effects sequences were changed via the addition of a CGI version of E.T. to add more animation that the old puppet didn't have, the spoken line "terrorist" was changed to "hippie", and the guns were digitally removed and replaced with walkie-talkies. And you know what? I honestly don't have too much trouble watching the 20th Anniversary version. When the guns were finally removed, people damned him for doing something that he's been talking about for over fifteen years. This was something that bugged Spielberg for years, and it is his most "personal film". Who are we to tell him what he can and cannot do?
Even so, it is nice to have the original 1982 version on DVD, but I'll still be holding on to my LD boxed set for that great documentary and the fact that the film is so special.
Both the 1982 and 2002 editions of E.T. look better than they ever have on this DVD release. Each one is presented at 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, and it's apparent that a lot of care went into ensuring that the films looked as good as they possibly could.
Perhaps one of the best features of the gift set is the 192-page hardcover book "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - From Concept to Classic". In addition to being filled with rare behind-the-scenes photos, the book also includes the entire shooting script to the film complete with script notes. You also get a collectible senitype and a copy of the 20th Anniversary soundtrack CD, all packaged in a nice blue box.
Randy Miller wrote:http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57295/et-the-extra-terrestrial-anniversary-edition/
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
Not surprisingly, the infamous 2002 Special Edition of E.T. has not been included as part of this 30th Anniversary release, as Spielberg himself regretted the digital alterations in hindsight. Though several changes were subtle and didn't alter the film's tone, other new scenes and effects (including some rather distracting CGI and, of course, the walkie talkies) didn't fit in quite so well. For obvious reasons, the lone preservation of this original theatrical version is a wonderful thing indeed. Universal's new Blu-Ray takes E.T. to greater heights in every respect, from the stunning technical presentation to a well-rounded and thoughtful collection of extras. Overall, it's about as strong of an effort as fans could've hoped for.
Missing in action is a feature-length score track originally recorded for a Special Edition screening, as well the theatrical re-release trailer. A short Spielberg intro has also not been included...but these missing items are understandable, since they're all somewhat related to the digitally altered version that's only available on older DVD releases.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Signature Collection (Laser Disc)
To date, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has made an appearance on laserdisc three separate times domestically. It initially arrived in late 1988 in a standard, movie-only CLV edition. Universal later reissued the film as a "Special Collector's Edition" laserdisc in late 1989, which featured a CAV version of the film (using the same transfer as the earlier CLV version), a theatrical trailer, production notes & biographical profiles on the film's producers, and numerous publicity photos. Although these earlier laserdisc releases featured extremely good transfers for their time, they both pale in comparison to Universal's recent effort - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Signature Collection deluxe edition. This numbered, limited edition four-disc box set was originally released in October 1996 (a total of 8,011 sets were manufactured), and in terms of both quality and supplementary features, this "Signature Collection" edition can't be beat.
- Limited, Numbered Edition Box Set (8,011 copies)
- Exclusive gold CD of John Williams' expanded & digitally remixed score.
- The Making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, an original documentary featuring 1996 video interviews with Steven Spielberg, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert Macnaughton, Dee Wallace Stone, Peter Coyote, Melissa Mathison, Kathleeen Kennedy, John Williams, Alan Daviau and others involved in the film.
- Never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage shot by Academy Award winner John Toll.
- Henry Thomas' original audition tape.
- Outtakes from the film.
- Conceptual designs and drawings of E.T. and the spaceship.
- Theatrical trailers.
- Original advertising, marketing and publicity materials.
- Special Bonus: John Williams' musical score isolated on the analog tracks.
As an additional extra, this box set also includes a gold CD version of the recently reissued E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Special Edition soundtrack (18 tracks, 71m23s), a digitally remixed, remastered and expanded edition which features over 30m of additional music. While the earlier LP and CD releases of E.T. featured re-recordings of all the music and several lengthened pieces, this new "Special Edition" features the music cues as heard in the actual film. Although this "Special Edition" CD is available in stores (MCAD-11484), this gold CD edition is exclusive to the Laserdisc set.
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This one is absolutely true, and if you're lucky enough to have the amazing E.T. Laserdisc boxed set from the 90s… the scene is on the discs. Harrison Ford originally had a cameo in E.T., but Spielberg cut the scene from the movie as he didn't want to show any faces of adults (except Elliott's mother) until the end of the movie. The scene wasn't included on any of the DVD releases of E.T., and as Spielberg movies generally don't include deleted scenes anymore; don't expect it on the BluRay.
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7:30 PM, 24th January, 2020
If you have difficulty counting (and who doesn't), the eleventh Apollo mission was the one that first brought members of our species onto the surface of the moon, and safely back again. This is its story – and nothing but.
Told entirely in with primary material, archival sound, archival footage (including some shot in 70mm, and you don't have to be as old as the Apollo program to remember the sheer beauty of 70mm), this is a film guaranteed to show you something you haven't seen before as it deeply delves into a unique moment in our history.
9:13 PM, 24th January, 2020
Released 40 years ago, Ridley Scott's Alien revolutionised a genre with a dark, beautiful and iconic blend of art, science-fiction and horror that has since spawned sequels, prequels, crossovers and parodies.
Memory: The Origins of Alien documents the untold origin story behind the iconic 1979 film, which began with a 29-page script entitled 'Memory'. Exploring the film's roots in Greek mythology, comic books and inspiration from a range of other science-fiction authors, this documentary showcases previously-unseen material from the archives of the film's writer, Dan O'Bannon, including story notes, behind-the-scenes footage and concept art from designer H. R. Giger.


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I love adding texture to my cards and this card uses two techniques, heat embossing and 'dry' embossing.
The floral flourishes are embossed with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder and the butterflies are matted together and run through the big shot in an Adorning Accent embossing folder.
The sentiment is also heat embossed and is from the Curly Cute set.
I hope you like it! I'm going to do some more crafting after work... Hopefully you'll join us at CAS Colours and Sketches tomorrow... I'll be loading my 'inspiration' first thing in the morning!
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Cebu City PNP Region 7 — Charges have been filed against 10 suspects, including those who are suspected members of the New People's Army, in relation to the spate of killings in Negros Oriental province that happened on July 18, 2019.
This developed as the manhunt continues for the leader of the group whom President Duterte had specific orders to be arrested. A bounty of P5 Million has been raised by the President for the leader's capture alive or not.
Upon identification and gathering of evidence from July 29 to August 3, 2019, PNP 7 Gen. Debold Sinas said
they immediately prepared the documents and filed the cases at teh Negros Oriental Provincial Prosecutor's Office.
Oscar Bordago was identified by witnesses as the person behind the killing of Alegre and Janayan in Zamboanguita.
Jilman dela Curz was pointed as the prime suspect for the deaths of Marlon and Marjun Ocampo of Santa Catalina.
The family of Sabejon in Siaton requested to not disclose the name of the suspect to the public.
Gen. Sinas, regional PNP 7 commander, added that two other "John Does" are suspects who are involved in Ocampo's case, and three more individuals in Alegre and Janayan's case.
Sinas said the three armed men were arrested on July 31, 2019, in Badian, a southern Cebu town located 103 kilometers from Cebu City.
The PRO-7 chief said the three men admitted being involved in the killings of the four policemen in Ayungon town last July 19, 2019.
"They were in the are. They were in charge to secure the area," said Sinas.
At present, the three men were filed with charges for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), told reporters that they have identified and filed cases against the suspects involved in the killings of Policemen: Weny Alegre and Felomino Janayan of Zamboanguita; Marlon and Marjun Ocampo of Santa Catalina; and Frederico Sabejon of Siaton. They wree killed one day after another, execution style, according to President Duterte who visited their wake at Camp Fernandez in Agan-an Sibulan.
Alegre and Janayan were killed on July 24, the Ocampos perished on July 25, while Sabejon was killed on July 26.
The big three, President Duterte, together with DILG Sec. Eduardo Año and PNP chief Brig Gen. Oscar Albayalde, personally flew to Dumaguete on separate planes to visit the soldier's wake, as if to tell the people tha what happened in Negros Oriental is no small matter.
Aside from P250,000 to each family of the slain policeman, Duterte directed Education Sec. Leonor Briones who was also present to make sure that the children of the slain policemen get DepEd assistance until they finish their college education. ///celr
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952 members, or 72 percent, of the Class of 2019 joined either a selective or open eating club in the spring 2017 eating club admissions process, according to the official final statistics report from the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University. Additionally, of the 105 juniors who registered on the ICC website, 32 joined selective clubs and 29 joined open clubs, the report states.
According to an ICC press release, these aggregated numbers come from an effort to "synchronize and improve the process of joining an eating club," as well as provide more information to students who are interested in joining."
Furthermore, the ICC's press release stresses an endeavor to "provide clear and accurate information about the clubs in order to encourage more students to explore the clubs, decrease the stress surrounding the process, and provide a more positive experience for students."
Sophomores and juniors use the ICC website to manage the process of signing up to join clubs, visiting clubs, ranking club preferences, and receiving admission results. Final club announcements were made available this year at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10. If a student who bickered did not successfully make it into the club, they had the opportunity to sign in to an open non-Bicker club until Feb. 18.
ICC President Christopher Yu '17 wrote in an email that the ICC does not release statistics for juniors in the Bicker and sign-in process.
"Since the number of juniors participating in the spring admissions process varies a lot year over year, and since the number is often very small, the ICC is not publishing these figures as they are not particularly meaningful/helpful," he wrote.
This year, 416 sophomores elected to sign in to open clubs, constituting 40 percent of the Class of 2019's participation in the Spring 2017 eating club admissions process, while 536 sophomores, 52 percent of those who registered with the ICC, joined selective clubs, the report notes. Ultimately, 8 percent of sophomores who took part in the admissions process were not placed in any eating club, the report adds. These statistics are consistent with the spring 2016 admissions process, in which 40 percent of sophomores registered on this site opted for membership in open clubs and 53 percent joined selective clubs.
The report also states that 28 percent of the participating junior class joined open clubs and 30 percent joined selective clubs this year. These rates demonstrate a contrast with spring 2016 admissions, which saw five percent of registered juniors seeking membership in open clubs and 38 percent joining selective ones.
Despite multiple requests, all of the old presidents of the Bicker or selective clubs have not released information on admission statistics beyond what the ICC has released, except for Tiger Inn and Tower Club, which provided their individual numbers for Bickerees and accepted members. The ICC does not release individual clubs' numbers. In previous years, Bicker clubs provided this data to the 'Prince.'
According to Yu, this change "represents a choice, not a policy change; the bicker clubs have always had the option to release the individual club bicker numbers or not."
Graduate Interclub Advisor Lisa Schmucki '74 supported Yu's explanation in an email.
"In past years the clubs have always provided their individual numbers," she wrote. "The ICC only issues numbers in aggregate, so we can't help you with the individual club numbers. We feel that the individual clubs should give their own final numbers."
As the administrator in charge of maintaining the clubs' data, Schmucki said that the efforts to create an aggregate of the club numbers began in 2012, "when the clubs agreed to work together to run club admission together on one website — so we could protect the privacy of each club's individual data."
As for sign-in clubs, there was an imbalance in membership this year, with Terrace Club gaining the most new members. Terrace President Natalia Chen '18 reported 137 new sophomore members along with 13 additional junior sign-ins. Matthew Lucas '18, president of Colonial Club, noted 102 new members. Stefan Lee '18, president of Quadrangle club, reported approximately 80 new sign-ins for the club. Charter Club president Elizabeth Stanley '18 cited 67 new members. Finally, Allie Diamond '18, Cloister Inn president, noted 50 new sign-ins.
In an email, Colonial president Lucas explained that the club's numbers and those from the ICC may not match because a "handful of our sign-ins came from outside of the official university process."
"We have chosen not to provide the exact numbers for early / late rounds because in truth the process is not as clear-cut as that," Lucas explained in an email. "The lines between early and late rounds are blurred, so it is difficult to pin down an accurate number. All I can say is that a significant majority of our new members came from the first round of sign-ins."
Quad president Lee declined to comment further, as did Cloister president Diamond, Terrace president Chen, and Charter president Stanley.


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Just a little bit of patience would make the world a little easier place to be, both for those we love and for ourselves.
Everything seems like it needs to be fast in the world we live in. We pick up the kids late, only to find that we're later than we thought, so we rush forward and get upset when someone gets in our way and slows us down.
I drive a lot of two lane highways. It seems like the later I am, the slower the car in front of me is. With very few safe places to pass, my patience gets stretched when they slow down to look at an oak tree or a building made entirely of old stones. Beautiful sights sure, but not when you're in a hurry trying to get where you need to go.
Having a child, or children as the case may be, gives a parent ample opportunity to exercise their patience, or not. There are many times when I tell my son to do something and when he hasn't done it in 20 seconds or less, I find myself getting annoyed, my patience is tried and stretched.
Now if he didn't do his chore or whatever I asked him to do in, let's say, 20 minutes, I could understand a little trying of the patience muscle, but I, like many people I know, need a little help in that department.
We are not a very patient people.
Unfortunately, I find that it is with those I care about the most that my lack of patience rears its ugly head, unable to resist the opportunity to assert itself.
In Proverbs 19:11 it says, "A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense."
It seems that many times one admirable quality is accompanied by another just as admirable quality. They seem to hang out together in groups, like people we respect or admire and would like to get to know better.
My son and I were walking on a hot day and heard a rushing stream a little ways off. We continued slowly walking to the source to find a deep ravine that had been carved slowly and carefully over time by the water.
When you think about it the water, a non thinking force by any stretch of the imagination but a force none-the-less, had the patience to keep on running over the same strip of rock until it had worn it away and carved out a place for itself.
The water just did what it needed to do in order to go in a certain path. It didn't complain, it didn't whine, it just did it until over a period of time its goal was achieved.
We could learn a thing or two about patience from the water, about not getting upset when things don't happen in the short-term and quitting, instead of allowing life to be life and taking the time to allow things to play out instead of having to have an instant answer, an instant action or an instant anything.
What Wisdom may tell us if we'd listen to her when she calls out in the streets, is that we need to learn and develop, to watch and wait, all of which take time and patience. This is so God can move in us and we may develop the wisdom and patience to not move ahead of Him no matter how fast we want something done.
"being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,"
Colossians 1:11 (NIV)


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I think my dislike for carrot cake came from the texture of the cake, with the big chunks of nuts and the thought that there was actually a vegetable in the cake itself. In saying this my 3 little darlings really enjoyed this cake and that's a first as the mention of carrot would send my Miss 4 running for the hills.
Like your normal carrot cake, it has nuts (walnuts) and of course carrot but doesn't have any flour, oil or butter. It's called a "Carrot and Almond cake", you might be thinking that the almond takes over the flavour of the cake but I found it was the total opposite actually. In saying that you could still taste the almond but the orange rind really shone through which made it very pleasant. Also a different take on this cake is that it doesn't have the cream cheese icing (I hear the carrot cake fans saying OH NO!!!) and me being one of those. This cake just has a dusting of icing sugar on top which was also good and you could add a dollop of thick cream!!
Most of the ingredients in this cake are processed in the food processor so if you were presenting the cake to one of those small fussy people, they would probably never know what was in the cake let alone it having carrot in it!!
This recipe is another from one of my favourites "Neil Perry"- good food and is the perfect cake for that lazy Sunday baking or for afternoon tea as it's so easy to make.
You will need:
1 3/4 cups ground almonds
1 cup walnuts, lightly roasted (I just roasted mine in the oven for about 5 minutes)
1 cup caster sugar
125g savoiardi (lady fingers) biscuits (I found these in Woolworth's) roughly chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
5 eggs, separated
1 large carrot, finely grated
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier ( I'd say if you didn't want to use this it wouldn't matter)
finely grated zest of 1 orange
icing sugar, for dusting
thick cream
Lightly grease a 23 (9 inch) round cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper.
Place almonds , walnuts and sugar in a food processor and process to form course crumbs.
Transfer the crumb mixture to a large mixing bowl. Process the savoiardi biscuits and baking powder together until the biscuits are finely crushed, then combine them with the crumb mixture.
Add the lightly eaten egg yolks, carrot, Grand Marnier and orange zest to the crumb mixture, and mix until all the ingredients are moistened and well combined.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees (350F/Gas 4). Beat the egg whites until firm peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into the cake mixture in three batches.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 40 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. (Mine was in the oven for more like 55 minutes, the middle was a little sticky)
Transfer the cake to a wire rackto cool. Dust with icing sugar and serve with cream. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Saga #36
Story by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Fiona Staples
Letters by Fonografiks
Coordinated by Eric Stephenson
Published by Image Comics
Saga #36 is the epic conclusion to the "Prison" story arc in which action ensues and more than one heart string gets tugged. This issue turned out to be both satisfying and unsatisfying at the same time.
For this arc, Fiona Staples switched up the formula by adding detailed environments to the covers instead of just plain single color backgrounds. This cover just might be the best of the bunch. The life-like detail of the wave crashing against the rocks invokes a sense of awe, almost like a photograph of an actual ocean. Even the miniscule figures of The Will and Sweet Boy are picturesque. At this point, Staples' art could challenge any artist featured in a high-brow gallery, and if snobs out there drop their champagne glasses and cheese plates at this statement, all the better.
As always, Staples' interiors are some of the best in the biz. The imaginative, alien-yet-human design of characters are detailed, highly expressive, and unlike anything else being done; scenery is just as good, with the same fantastic yet familiar quality. Also demonstrated here is Staples' ability to draw action sequences. They are precise, clear, and have a sense of movement. In a time where too many action sequences are confusing, both on-screen and in comics, it's nice to see an artist compose them so that the audience can understand what's going on and enjoy.
Most stunning of all is Staples' emotional expressiveness. As I've said in past reviews, it's amazing how these alien creatures can feel so human, not just in a pseudo-human physicality with recognizable appendages (I dare you to say that five times fast), but also their emotional reactions. These characters, even when they're not recognizably human, cry, smile, and scowl like we do. With precision of facial features, Staples makes their emotions come out clearer than crystal. It's not just what's on their faces though. Body language also does its fair amount of work. In probably the most emotionally powerful splash page of the series so far, two characters' faces are hidden, but their body language and spacial closeness to one another radiates their love for each other. Driving home this scene are Fonografiks' letters that, with their prose-like simplicity, feels personal. No spoilers, but, guaranteed, this scene will pull at aforementioned heart strings until they snap like a guitar and require some one hour pillow-cry time. Tough readers will only need half.
As always, Brian K. Vaughan's script masterfully balances action, world-building, and character drama. Marko, Alana, Hazel, and all the cast stick out, but most memorable is Ghus who proves to be every bit as awesome and butt-kicking as The Will himself. A lot of statues quo gets shaken up, character arcs go off into unsuspected directions, and the ending page is a major game changer that will rock off more than one pair of socks.
Emotionally, this issue was a bit of a surprise. Many probably know BKV as the George RR Martin of comics, duping readers into loving and caring for characters like their own friends, only to viciously slaughter them and feast upon the readers' tears while cackling like the sadistic @#$! that he is. However, in this issue, the story arc concludes on a rather upbeat note. Initially, this was disappointing. For those who've become so numb to the soul-crushing moments of the series to the point they love it, the lack of bloodshed felt as though something was missing, making the upbeat ending feel kind of hokey.
The unresolved thematic elements were also disappointing. This entire arc has explored issues of gender and racial politics, especially as they pertain to prejudice. Those just seem to go right out of the window without any proper wrap up. For those that found these themes interesting, this issue is unsatisfactory.
However, a new and very powerful theme is brought up as contextualized by the upbeat ending. In her narration, grown-up Hazel rants that death is predictable and the best way to approach life is to embrace it, especially those moments that make us feel, well, alive. Maybe this is Vaughan responding to past critiques that death is predictable in Saga, so he's decided to give readers something better: Hope. Whether this is a genuine new philosophy for the series, or a pause before Vaughan brings down the inevitable feels hammer on unsuspecting heads, it's a genuine moment of happiness free of the undercurrent of death, and perhaps readers should embrace it. It's a simple, cliched, and yet satisfying theme.
Saga #36 is a wonderful, suspenseful conclusion to an emotionally-charged story arc. Despite some themes going unresolved, the gorgeous art and life-affirming message will resonate with readers. Highly recommended.


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