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Louis Vuitton
Posted: 3/14/2011 5:43:13 PM
I've posted this on a few different forums, hoping to get a lot of responses.
I just noticed these rods recently, but am highly skeptical of using them as fly rods because I haven't ever heard of them before. Usually when something is good, people will talk about it.
I'm a TFO guy down to the core, and these rods are priced somewhat within the same range, but am wondering if they are in the same range of quality.
I'm mostly interested about a 5wt and a 7/8 spey/switch rod, so any comments on those specific weights are most appreciated, but any comments at all regarding any of their rods I am also looking for.
I'll probs end up with a TFO anyways, but was just curious.
Their reels look pretty impressive too, but I am leery about them since I haven't heard anything about them either, and when it comes to ocean fresh coho and Hawaiian bonefish, I don't want to worry at all. As for trout, well, you hardly ever really need to worry about drags and how much backing it holds, etc. etc., but yeah, when it comes to bigger fish, it usually means bigger business so I'm wondering if anyone has ever used their reels too.
Posted: 3/15/2011 12:23:23 AM
i see them at A&M and they got a nice finish , but id stay away from those rods. heard they got a habit of snapping on big fish. and there reels look too flashy , feel way too light , and just not the greatest quality . i like tfo too . but just look on forums and see if someones selling a cheap sage launch . the quality of sage and a lifetime warranty , you cant go wrong .
Louis Vuitton
Posted: 3/15/2011 2:10:02 AM
I like the look of the reels quite a bit, but I'm just leery as to the fact I've never heard anything really about them. I'm on the look out for a new 5wt, a 3wt, and an 8/9 switch rod. I currently use TFO for an 8wt single hand which I've been using for Coho, bonefish, and barracuda, but am wanting to get a Switch for them and am looking at the TFO Deer Creak series. I just noticed that Amundsen has a swtich/spey, but like I said, I've never heard of anyone ever using them, and for the same price, should I just go with TFO?
From what I have read, Amundsen rods seem to have really good warranty coverage, but that's all I've heard so far...
Posted: 3/15/2011 7:17:02 PM
ive used a couple of the amundson reels, and like em alot for reels in the 5-6wt range, never used one on something bigger than a Rainbow trout though, i have no clue how theyd work out for salmon. but they are a really tough reel, friend of mine use's amundson reels aswell , an hes fallen on them lots (hes clumsy
) an there still in great condition, a few tiny scratches, thats it.
Posted: 3/16/2011 9:14:44 PM
hey louie ,just wanted to reply to ur post ive got a 3wt,5wt,6wt,7wt amundson rods and reels really like them very compatable to other brand name rods.broke the tip off my 3wt by accident took it to their warehouse in burnaby got it replaced no questions the same time very convenient.also you can test out their rods in burnaby randholf and kingsway.
Louis Vuitton
Posted: 3/17/2011 12:16:02 AM
@fishgutz: Which series of the rods do you have in those weights, and how are they in regards to action/presentation/distance?
Posted: 3/18/2011 6:47:41 PM
i would suggest you go to web site they have all their rods listed with the prices length actions that may help you out .
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If De Bruyne is out for about 2 months, the games he'll miss (Premier League ones) would be the ones against Huddersfield, Wolves Newcastle, Fulham, Cardiff, Brighton, Liverpool and Burnley. Not a very tough set of fixtures- you'd expect City, with their squad depth, to comfortably get through all those fixtures, with the trip to Anfield being the only really testing one for Pep Guardiola's side.
De Bruyne did not start in City's first league game of the season, with Guardiola chosing to play the trio of Gundogan, Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho in midfield, and Sterling, Mahrez and Aguero in a more attacking role. Silva scored a beaut of a goal, with De Bruyne introduced as a second half substitute for right winger Mahrez.
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If you go: 'Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin' runs through Oct. 28 at 59E59. 59 E. 59th St., 59e59.org.
George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt and Tchaikovsky all share the distinction of having been portrayed by the versatile and knowledgeable pianist, writer and actor Hershey Felder in various one-man shows, which Felder has previously described as individual movements within a "Composer Sonata."
Felder (who tours the country extensively, playing different composers in different cities) now returns to Off-Broadway's 59E59 with the unapologetically sentimental and enjoyable "Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin," in which he takes on the persona of the iconic songwriter who was famously described by his colleague Jerome Kern ("Show Boat") as follows: "Irving Berlin has no place in American music — he is American music."
The intermission-less show (directed by Trevor Hay, with book and scenic design by Felder) has a simple setup of biography mixed with song. It is set in Berlin's secluded town house on Beekman Place in the late 1980s on Christmas Eve, right after Berlin has turned 100 years old and his wife of 62 years (former socialite Ellin Mackay) has passed away.
With carolers outside singing one of his best-known holiday anthems ("White Christmas"), Berlin invites (or at least he imagines inviting) them inside and proceeds to tell them his rags-to-riches life saga, from his childhood as a Russian immigrant struggling to survive on the Lower East Side, to becoming the most successful writer of American popular song of the 20th century, to turning into a recluse who feels out of touch with and discarded by a changed country.
Felder (who speaks to the audience as if they are the unseen carolers) frequently moves to the bench of his baby grand piano and proceeds to play through Berlin's biggest hits as they pop up in chronology, from the breakout hit "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (which is not really ragtime) to the "Annie Get Your Gun" anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business" (where we get also get an impression of Ethel Merman's distinctively forceful vocal delivery).
When it comes to "White Christmas" and "God Bless, America" (which Berlin wrote in 1918 and kept hidden in the drawer for 20 years), Felder signals to the audience to sing it in his place.
Whereas Felder's hands effortlessly glide along the piano keys, Berlin could barely play the piano and even required a mechanically reconfigured one with a level in order to play in different keys (his so-called "Buick"). Recognizing this incongruity, Felder suggests that we are hearing the music as it would have sounded in Berlin's head.
In addition to tacking on a thick New York accent, Felder portrays Berlin with a restless intensity, suggesting Berlin's determination to succeed, fervent patriotism, love for his family and anger at becoming a casualty of the rock and roll revolution.
Even though the show is constructed in a by-the-number fashion, and the writing can be heavy-handed and overloaded with exposition, it is truly engrossing and heartfelt. Oddly enough, it also represents the modern jukebox musical at its most simple, persuasive and dramatically effective levels.
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Mario Mayerthaler, Head of A1 Innovation at Austrian telecom operator A1, joins me to talk about the A1 Paket Station project converting phone booths into parcel lockers. We cover:
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Michael Perlman
Buying Group Profiles, from March 2009 issue
The CE industry has witnessed challenging times in the past, but nothing compares to what it has suffered during the last six months. The confluence of job cuts, home losses, the collapse of Wall Street and its impact on Main Street, and the frozen credit market have even the most seasoned retailers scrambling for survival.
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Issue 5
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From The Editor's Desk
by Scott Mingus, Sr.
Scott Mingus talks about the start of the second year of Charge! Newsletter.
Page 2
Build and Deploy a Miniature Observation Balloon
by Wayne R. Terry
Mr. Terry discusses the use of observation balloons in the Civil War, how to build balloons for use in gaming, and rules for balloon usage.
Page 4
More Thoughts on Balloons
by Larry Reber
Mr. Reber, who produces model balloons commercially, also offers his thoughts on balloons usage during the Civil War.
Page 5
Balloons in the Gettysburg Campaign
by Scott Mingus, Sr.
The editor, Scott Mingus, finishes up the coverage of balloons by offering a short history of balloons during the Gettysburg Campaign.
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"A Glint of Bayonets": Larry Brom's Regimental Level ACW Rules
by Clay Cooper
Clay Cooper gives a concise overview of Larry Brom's Regimental ACW Rules, entitled "A Glint of Bayonets". Each infantry regiment represents 500 men at a 1:25 ratio. The ground scale is 1 inch equals 22 yards. Cooper concludes that "AGoB offers ACW gamers an excellent easy play option for simulating battles of this period and they have a good period feel to them as well."
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Johnny Reb 3 Tactics" Updated From Johnny Reb 2
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In this section, Johnny Reb creator John Hill responds to gamer questions to clarify rules.
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Chits, Chits — My Kingdom for Some Chits!
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George Anderson offers an After Action Report (AAR) of Paul Stevenson's Harris Farm scenario, where Union Heavies fought off elements of Ewell's Corps on May 19, 1864.
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Fortresses and Ironclads
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Hood at Atlanta: Ezra Church
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Anderson finishes up his three-part look at scenarios covering the three battles around Atlanta in July 1864. Again the units are almost all rated average. This is a large scenario that probably should only be tried by more experienced gamers. The game is played on a 5×7 foot game board.
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The Second Assault at Fort Fisher: January 13-15, 1865, North Carolina
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David Glenn, Jr. covers the Second Assault on Fort Fisher in a Johnny Reb 2 scenario. I found this one to be very interesting as Glenn gives detailed instructions on how to build Fort Fisher. He also gives special rules for this assault on a fortification.
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Finishing Your Terrain Setup
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Doug Kline, owner of Battlefield Terrain Concepts, talks about finishing off your terrain so that everything blends in for a quality look on your gaming tabletop.
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Letters from the Editor: On the remarkability of writers, Amazon's misinformation crusade, and more
FYI, you're a bit different than the rest when you're a writer.
The other day I ran across a post from marketing guru Seth Godin that really spoke to me. He said:
"Remarkable work is usually accomplished by people who have non-typical priorities."
He was speaking in a broad-based sense, but of course I thought of you all, the people who choose to write books. Anyone in today's modern world could have a million priorities that would be considered typical; getting your taxes done, buying groceries, or focusing on work that pays the bills all come to mind.
But someone who chooses to write a book is making a deliberate choice to make writing a priority. Writing a book isn't an immediate obligation like taxes, it doesn't feed you like groceries, and it doesn't provide like day-to-day paid work (at least, not at the beginning). You choose to do it because you're someone with non-typical priorities, who values things beyond what immediately feeds you. You're looking ahead, at what you can contribute to the world, at the legacy you'll leave for years to come.
And that, I think, is something worth celebrating. Here's to creating remarkable work!
Letters from the Editor: On the havoc of Mercury in retrograde, the NEA's latest grants, and more
Writers, Mercury is in retrograde and it's time to freak out.
Last week, I was in the middle of a meeting with my staff when I got a call informing me that the flight I booked for my upcoming Caribbean vacation had not been ticketed, which meant that I wasn't on the flight at all.
Let's break that down for a moment; the flight that I had booked as part of a package deal with the resort failed to inform JetBlue that we had in fact paid for the tickets. So JetBlue released my tickets, thereby releasing my seats, therefore taking away my ability to go on said vacation.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mercury in retrograde.
I don't necessarily believe in astrology, but one thing I've found to be true is that Mercury in retrograde is chaotic. Whether it's actually a planetary shift that causes mayhem on Earth a few times a year, or everyone's belief that it does (aka confirmation bias), it's times like now that make me question everything. Because there's nothing like a good meltdown to throw every decision you've ever made into the fire, am I right?
In an effort to make some sense out of what ended up becoming one breakdown after another in technology, travel, or communication, I did some research on what Mercury in retrograde really meant, and if I was in fact dumb for planning a vacation smack dab in the middle of it. That last bit is still up for debate, but I did learn something worthwhile in the process.


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The NFL playoffs are here, with a dozen teams contending for their conference championship and a spot in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.
Here's a look at the current Big Game Sports Betting Odds and how each team play their way to Super Bowl glory – and sports betting riches.
New Orleans Saints 9/4
The Saints have it all: a high-powered offense with explosive passing behind Drew Brees' Hall of Fame arm and a dependable rushing attack with Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. New Orleans has also been sound defensively, flexing their muscle on the stop unit in the second half of the schedule. A No. 1 seed has won the Super Bowl in five straight seasons, so the momentum is with the Saints.
Kansas City Chiefs 4/1
Patrick Mahomes has put this team on his young shoulders, making the Chiefs one of the most impressive offensive attacks in NFL history. The offense is loaded with playmakers, including trusted tight end Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs have home field throughout the AFC playoffs, which means opponents must venture into Arrowhead Stadium in January.
Los Angeles Rams 5/1
Much like the Saints, the Rams have a terrific mix of pass and run when they hold the football, with QB Jared Goff and RB Todd Gurley anchoring an explosive unit. Los Angeles also has plenty of playmakers on defense, including Pro Bowl DL Aaron Donald, who can single-handedly take over games with his disruptive pass rush.
New England Patriots 6/1
The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC still goes through Brady, Belichick, and the Patriots. New England knows how to win ball games in the postseason, with a dynamic offense loaded with options. Belichick is a master schemer, and while the Pats may not have home-field on their side, they're always a solid bet to make the Super Bowl.
Chicago Bears 9/1
The Bears have one of the best defenses in the NFL, headlined by wrecking ball Khalil Mack. Chicago has stuffed plenty of potent offenses during the course of the season and have a fresh and unpredictable offense with Matt Nagy on the sideline. The rushing game is the core of this unit, but second-year QB Mitch Trubisky has made plays in big games for the Bears this season.
Los Angeles Chargers 16/1
The Chargers gained plenty of support to win the Super Bowl from bettors, and why not? The offense is fueled by Philip Rivers, who has a surplus of options around him. This defense has done well, and returned All-Pro LB Joey Bosa for the home stretch of the season, giving them a wild card in the pass rush.
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
The Ravens turned heads with their unconventional offense since giving the nod to rookie QB Lamar Jackson, who leads a rush-heavy attack that has rolled over opponents in the final weeks of the season. That clock-chewing attack complements one of the best defenses in the NFL, which hound opposing passers and don't give up much in terms of yards per play a game.
Houston Texans 25/1
Deshaun Watson answered any questions about his fragile knee with a fantastic second-year campaign, leading a dangerous Houston offense that includes WR DeAndre Hopkins. The Texans stop unit has some playmakers and thrived on causing chaos and creating turnovers, ranked fourth in the NFL in takeaways.
Indianapolis Colts 25/1
The Colts caught fire in the second half of the schedule, paced by Andrew Luck's play under center. This offense has been steady and doing enough to support a stop unit that plays a "bend but don't break" style, snuffing opponents on third downs and in the red zone.
Dallas Cowboys 25/1
The Cowboys pulled a 180 in the second half of the schedule, sparking a stalled offense with the addition of WR Amari Cooper and getting some incredible efforts from a young defense that blossomed into one of the NFL's elite stop units down the stretch, giving Dallas a mountain of momentum.
Seattle Seahawks 25/1
Sure and steady, the Seahawks rolled over teams with a relentless rushing game and turned to veteran QB Russell Wilson when the chips were down. While having plenty of soft spots, this defense has done enough to keep Seattle in most games.
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Could history be repeating for the Eagles, who lost Carson Wentz once again and turned to Nick Foles late in the season? Philadelphia enters the postseason playing very well on both sides of the ball, with a terrific pass pressure from this experienced front seven.


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Social and spatial inequality, residential segregation, computational social science, quantitative methods
Elizabeth Roberto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rice University. Roberto received a B.A. and M.P.A. from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Yale University. She was awarded a James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Studying Complex Systems, which supported her postdoctoral research at Princeton University. Roberto has broad research interests in social and spatial inequality, a substantive focus on residential segregation, and methodological expertise in computational social science and quantitative methods.


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Awliscombe, Devon Family History Guide
Awliscombe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1559
Nonconformists include: Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist.
Parishes adjacent to Awliscombe
- Combe Raleigh
- Dunkeswell
- Gittisham
- Payhembury
- Broadhembury
- Buckerell
- Honiton
Historical Descriptions
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Awliscombe, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands near the river Otter, and near the Yeovil and Exeter railway, 2 miles WNW of Honiton. It has a post-office under Honiton; and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 2,569 acres. Real property, £4,022. Pop., 579. Houses, 125. The property is much subdivided. The manor was given, in 1491, by Thomas Calwoodley, to the corporation of Exeter; but comprised then only 203 ½ acres. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £213. Patron, the Duke of Bedford. The church is a neat Gothic edifice, mostly rebuilt in 1846; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and has a beautiful carved stone screen, and a tower. There are a Unitarian chapel, and charities £10. Thomas Charde, the last abbot of Ford, was a native.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch - Birth Marriage & Death Census Migration & Naturalization Military Probate & Court
Historical Newspapers
Western Morning News
Western Times
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
North Devon Journal
Express and Echo
Vision of Britain historical maps
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Honiton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Dunkeswell
- Poor Law Union: Honiton
- Hundred: Hemyock
- Province: Canterbury
Further Reading
Tracing Your West Country Ancestors (Family History (Pen & Sword)) by Kirsty Gray


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Just a short post today … not my usual story-telling novels. Robin and I are lucky enough this evening to be the guests of our friends this evening at a Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs "crosstown classic" game at US Cellular Field (the Sox home park). Being the sort of Chicago sports fan that I am, which is to say "somewhat aloof and above all the rah rah" – that's borne of not being born here, thought it would be fun to share a few thoughts about this.
My sports fandom is generally one of "I enjoy sporting events but I generally don't follow sports or teams." I've never been that guy that reads the sports section every day, never been that guy that is in Rotisserie League baseball or Fantasy Football, never been that person who can spout what happened to the Cubs/Sox/Bulls/Bears/Blackhawks/etc. in the last game. I don't tuck in and watch a game (or a whole Sunday of games). Just not me. I LOVE going to games – if offered a ticket, hell yes, I will go – I love the scene, the spectacle,and well, the games are more fun to watch live. I do watch some sports on TV (yes, auto racing being the primary one), but it's most likely as their social gathering going on around it.
So therefore, I'm not afflicted by the whole Cubs vs. Sox rivalry here. I was going to wear an orange shirt today, just to protest, but wound up in a blue shirt just because it looked better for being in the office.
But I find it funny that you can find Sox fans that are more excited to see the Cubs lose than to see their own team win. And as far as the Cubs attention about the White Sox – mostly it's "oh, huh. They won? Whatever." Why CAN'T these fans be fans of the City's teams? Why can't one congratulate the other when they win?
When the White Sox went to the World Series a few years ago (and totally ran the table, by the way), why couldn't Cubs fans put on Sox jerseys and have some fun. And when the few that did do that, actually do it, why did the Sox fans get upset about it?
Now then, I do have to admit to a bit of Fandom – the Iowa Hawkeyes. MY Iowa Hawkeyes. I have been a Hawkeye since I was a kid. My Dad was a Hawkeye. My sister is one. Hell, I was even Herky The Hawk for a short period! But I'm not one of those Iowa fans that disses the Iowa State Cyclones or cheers when they lose. Not my style. Just as long as the Hawkeyes trounce them every year.
I don't purport to have any answers. All I know is tonight is the longest day of the year. I'm going to go spend the evening in a beautiful ballpark, on a beautiful evening, with good friends, cold beer, a tasty hot dog, awesome seats and my lovely wife.
And that my friends, is a great night. I hope Chicago wins the game tonight! Go Bears! (wait, what???)
As you were,


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Winter and festive breaks
Get cosy in your lodge around the log fire, warm up in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise which is heated to 29.5C or head to one of our indoor activities. A winter or festive holiday at Center Parcs provides something for the whole family, whatever the weather. Use the tabs below to see whether Winter, Winter Wonderland, Christmas or New Year is the perfect break for you.
Winter Wonderland breaks
Join us on a 3, 4 or 7 night break between 9th November and 2nd January 2021, to experience:
- twinkling lights and festive decorations
- a sprinkling of snow across the village
- Santa and his elves in his Woodland Workshop until Christmas Eve
- festive flavours in our restaurants
- family Christmas themed activities
- a spectacular evening display for the whole family to enjoy
- an atmosphere that puts you in the mood for Christmas!
Christmas breaks
Join us on a 2, 4, 6 or 7 night break between 21st December and 30th December, and:
- soak up the festive atmosphere across the village
- wake up Christmas morning nestled in the forest
- make new family traditions, all together
- join us for Christmas dinner in one of our restaurants
- festive activities for the whole family to enjoy
- a spectacular evening display for the whole family to enjoy
- make your Christmas hassle and stress free
New Year breaks
Join us on a 3 or 6 night break between 27th December and 2nd January, and:
- celebrate with your family and friends
- a spectacular evening display for the whole family to enjoy
- dine in style with special menus in our restaurants
- see in the new year with parties and celebrations
- start the New Year in your cosy accommodation
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Winter breaks
Join us on 3, 4 or 7 night break between November and February, to experience:
- a crisp frost glittering forest to explore
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- cosy accommodation with log fire to relax in
- plenty of indoor activities for the whole family
- Aqua Sana Spa, perfect for some you-time
February mid term breaks
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- indoor and outdoor activities to enjoy, whatever the weather
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Eating The Alternative
Beside my daily grind, today I want to point out some of the foods I ate yesterday that are something of an alternative to the traditional. I hope you find something fun and funky to try; and I'd love to read comments about any alternatives you'd think I like because I love trying new foods(and all the better if they're delicious :-))
So I'm kind of bad with rest days, case in point: I run on them. Write after I wrote and (thought I) posted, I got to thinking about a walk. And then I thought "why walk when you could run?" Well that did it for me. Plus there were some old streets I hadn't been by in a while and I thought it'd be interesting to run around and see if anything's changed. One thing I don't like about running any other time than first thing is having food digesting, and feeling my body switch from running on simple carbs to stored energy. About 2 miles in I felt the switch and got a little dizzy for a minute, but thankfully that past and I continued on feeling like I do every morning. I saw a skunk as roadkill and about a mile later almost made a baby squirrel road kill, too; he darted right in front of me and it took a hop, a skip, and a jump to avoid him I ended up running 7.18 miles in 59 minutes. When I got back I showered and it was pretty much time for lunch.
Alternative first: Bison. Consider bison and yam the meat and potatoes of the new millenium, because they're here to stay. Bison is a much leaner red meat than beef yet has the same robust flavor and is very very tender. My 6oz medallion had 180 calories, 1.5g saturated fat, and 38g protein. Amazing, isn't it? It cut as well as butter and was perfectly fulling. If you've read this for a while, you'd know I don't eat meat unless I think it's quality, and this definitely was. Of course, it went great with the sweet potato, which is an alternative we all already know a lot about probably. I top mine with salt but cinnamon is a great alternative for something with a bit of a punch. What's Sunday lunch without dessert, right?
Not really alternative, just delicious 🙂 I ate this in the car to my second Massachusett's home, also known as Trader Joe's. I stockpiled things for the dorm including bread, cheese, mac n' cheese pouches, canned tuna, and peanut butter filled pretzels. If you haven't had a TJ peanut butter filled pretzel, you have experienced life. We stopped at Whole Foods because it's literally across the way(how cool is that?) where I got another one of my favorite alternatives for dinner. Not too much time was spent back at home; it was mostly pack the car, serve some ice cream, and go. Or was it?
Alternative second: Coconut milk ice cream. I love all types of ice cream, frozen yogurt, soy yogurt, etc. And don't get me started on the joy of goat milk ice cream! Coconut milk is just one of the many great alternatives. It is higher on fat, particularly saturated, but it's all plant based so it has no cholesterol(and I think plant saturated fat doesn't have the same negative effect on cholesterol as animal meat but someone might want to correct me here). That's why coconut milk is great, but here's why this ice cream is: I first had it after seeing Jenna gush about it. I love anything mocha and the fudge in this blends with the coffee so well. And the almonds are a perfect touch, especially since they're roasted and salted to really bring out the flavor for a salty/sweet punch.
Getting back to college this time around was much better than the emotional disaster of last. My roommate was not in the room, so I invited my whole family to actually come in the room this time. Of course, we had to yell at grandma when she started picking up my roommates clothes on the floor, haha. My dad even scraped down the freezer that was all iced up so it hopefully will run better now. This time the goodbyes were much more normal and after they left I got a case of the munchies:
It's been so long since I've had a good peach, too long. This one was a bit soft but it was not a disappointment at all. I'm missing the perfect peach season 😦 Summer, come back! Oh wait, we have pumpkins and apples to comfort us. Meh. I also had some T light whole wheat bread with cream cheese and TJ pumpkin butter. This sweet/savory combo works really well. And I like this bread for toast when I'm not looking for a real artisan bread because it has a light, wheaty flavor that toasts well and doesn't impede on the spread. Gotta watch out though; 5g insoluble fiber per slice can get a little dangerous if you know what I mean. I met up with a friend for dinner but I already had what I wanted in mind so I brown bagged it:
Alternative third: Tempeh bacon. Try getting a bacon cheddar cheeseburger at any burger joint and I bet you won't find this. The flame-grilled gardenburgers have a great flavor on their own, but with the smokiness of the tempeh bacon it was just out of this world. Obviously, tempeh bacon is a great vegetarian alternative. It has no cholesterol and has heart-healthy fats; and the Lightlife brand uses all natural flavorings to give it that bacon-essence. The potato and chive Food Should Taste Good chips totally top and greasy fries you'd find at a burger joint, too. There's something so deliciously intriguing about them that makes it hard to stop eating them.
Last night I started off with The Amazing Race. I don't really think it's all that great of a show, especially not worthy of the crap load of Emmy's it's one. But I also have an addictive personality and aren't too picky about reality shows so I'll probably be watching the whole season. Usually each season has a pair of charming old people but I think this season's missing that, which is so disappointing. Instead, I tihnk I'll be rooting for the couple that came in 2nd last night and the gay brothers. I don't really care for those shrewd poker players. One of my latest kicks lately has been the black and white cookies. I've never tried them, but after seeing them on blogs I got curious. I'm told I'm not missing anything special, so I don't really feel like I'm missing out anymore, but that quest did inspire some kickassbutt oatmeal:
Ok, I can stop questing for the cookie now that I have this. I used P.B. Loco's cookie dough peanut butter, which has vanilla bean extracts and chocolate morsels, and used 1/2 serving grain sweetened dark chocolate chips and 1/2 serving ghiradelli's white chocolate chips. This was definitely a "dessert" oatmeal, and it was so perfect. It took me almost an hour to finish because I was also watching Family Guy and working on my essay(1/4 of the way there…). I thought Family Guy wasn't as great as last week but still decent enough to keep up its reputation. Afterwards I made some homemade pumpkin pie yogurt with double alternatives:
4th and 5th Alternatives: Stevia and Turbinado sugar. There are a lot of ways to sweeten our favorite dishes; and when it comes to sweeteners, while none might be all that great for us, in moderation there are some better than others. Stevia is an all natural zero-calorie sweetener from the stevia. Normally, I'd be suspicious of things like that that seem too good to be true. But since I own my own stevia plant and can see what this comes from, it puts my mind to ease. NuNaturals has a great line of products, too. Another better option is turbinado sugar. This is the unrefined crystallized form of evaporated can juice. Because of the method employed, it's more slowly absorbed into the body than other table sugars and retains more of the nutrients. Again, though, these are all sugars and need moderating. I topped off the night with some more of Holly's amazing cookies and toast with peanut butter cookie spread and watched Brothers & Sisters. I fell behind last season but I'm trying to get back into it and feeling really bad for Kitty at the moment 😦
This morning I felt decent enough. I decided to keep it in the gym because there was one part of my important morning routine that wasn't happening and I wanted to keep it close to a bathroom, if you catch my drift. My first machine was definitely broken, telling me I was running 7 mph but going wayy faster than that. I hopped over to another machine and tried readjusting. I'm not quite sure I trust all the stats but according to the machines I went 8 miles in 66:46. I've also been lucky enough to make a gym friend(i.e someone who you constantly run in at the gym and awkwardly acknowledge each other's presence). She's a rockin' 60 or so year old who kicks her butt out of bed to walk for a few miles and even do a bit of jogging while watching the Today Show. Clearly she's a woman after my own heart. Breakfast was a little bit of a nuissance; my kitchen scale has run out of batteries so I needed to measure everything with tablespoons and measuring cups. I really love using a scale for oatmeal and other grains because it gives me the perfect amount with the perfect amount of water every time. Nevertheless, I trudged on:
Alternative Last: Peanut Flour. A while back, when I came in 2nd at The Peanut Butter Boy's recipe contest, The National Peanut Board sent me some peanut flour to play around with. This very easily became a new food obsession with me. Peanut flour is the roasted, ground, defatted product of a peanut. It retains much of the flavor and essence but is in a dry form, much more easily mixed in to liquids and cold products such as Oikos. I recently ordered 2 more pounds of it from Byrd Mill to continue using. A 24g serving has a whopping 12 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber and I typically will use 1/2 a serving in my yogurt. I've also added it to bread and cookie recipes to add nutrition. This breakfast was pretty decent; I think the oat bran came out a little dry because there wasn't enough water, but hopefully I'll get batteries for the scale later on today. For the granola topper I used Cascadian Farms Vanilla Chip, which is extremely delicious, but on its own will not fill you up at all.
Not much for the day ahead other than batteries and essay writing. I hope you enjoyed and learned something from all these alternatives. Again, please share anything you love that's a little bit different so we can all learn and experience a little more.
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13 Responses to "Eating The Alternative"
Neat blog! How do you get to do so many product reviews – and free samples!!?? I'm starting a blog and want to get my stuff out there, but don't want to over-'expose' myself to the world either…any thoughts?! Also, love your food and writing style (…but you reallly need to get out of your room – lol – your too young to be so fixated on food, grocery stores and tv…find yourself a girl :). Thanks,
oh man, that pumpkin pie yogurt looks so good
i opened a can of pumpkin pie mix to use for my oatmeal the other morning, and i have been eating that stuff straight, shamelessly, for days haha
I LOVE the coconut milk-based ice cream. You should also try the Coconut Bliss brand!!
Good luck with your essay!
Coconut milk ice creams are by far my favorite and I love the Purely Decadent brand. I have only tried the mint and vanilla but I am going to be on the look out for Mocha Almond.
that last picture of your oats is awesome! You totally captured the beauty of the bowl 🙂
ahhhh thanks for all the shoutouts dude – ummm the cookies are do dayum good, no? and crumbled over oatmeal…it was sheer textural bliss! and coconut bliss…don't get me started on that. i have had the pineapple coconut sorbet and it was HEAVEN!
woowoo on the speedy run! and your pics are looking awesome!
I hate when animals almost make themselves road kill right in front of me! Makes me really sad!
Those oats look yummy!


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Really, it's just knowing why it needs to happen for the sacrifice and the hardship to be well worth it.
My mom's diabetes is making life really hard for her and the rest of my family. Obviously, she's the one who's suffering the most because of it and it's complications. My dad also suffers because of those complications since each time my mom goes into the hospital, all five times this year alone, he stays by her side in the hospital. My sister and I are also suffering in the sense that we have to see her growing weaker as time goes by, but as the first born son, most of the financial burden falls on me. Nobody in my family is really exempt from this ordeal.
Earlier, she was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital, but there's a slight hitch; actually, it's not slight because it's 18 grand to get her out. I don't have that kind of money right now since I've already shelled out nearly 80 grand for the four previous hospitalizations. I can only do 10, and that's already compromising my budget for the coming month — I wouldn't have any money for anything at all. Because I was already in a pinch, I asked my sister for help.
When I told her about it, I knew that I would be in for aggravation. She's also shouldered other expenses for my mom, so she was also in a bind. I just told her that she should ask for our aunts' help. All of this happened via phone, and when she called me back, she was whining that she couldn't get a hold of both aunts like it was my effin' fault.
At that point, I was already starting to feel enraged, thinking that it's unfair for her to do that to me. I was ready to explode like a volcano, but I caught myself going to that high voice, and dialed it down. Then, I said in a restrained voice, "Please don't treat me like that. We're in the same situation, but you don't hear me blaming you about it. I also have my own wants, but you don't hear me complaining."
I don't know if it got through to her, but hopefully, it did. I sincerely hope that she sees how much I'm suffering without complaining nor taking my frustrations out on other people because I know why it's happening: it's because I love my mom and my family so much that I'm willing to go hungry, lose sleep, and work my ass off just to see them well and healthy. Really, it's just knowing why it needs to happen for the sacrifice and the hardship to be well worth it.


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Is Indianapolis feeling the strains of gentrification and displacement? LISC Indy wanted to find out, so they commissioned a study from the Center for Community Progress. The results were mixed, some surprising, some not: only five of 200 Census tracts have experienced displacement while many more have lost significant population, income and jobs. Areas that are home to artists have been epicenters of revitalization, and are key to LISC's Great Places 2020 initiative to transform five Indy neighborhoods in the next four years.
The excerpt below is from:
Are Indy neighborhoods gentrifying?
By Emily Taylor, NUVO
Walking from the Circle to Fountain Square just six years ago was a dramatically different experience than it is today. The trip trailed alongside Virginia Ave. and passed parking lots and abandoned buildings that checkered the urban desert between the nucleus of the city and what's now known as the arts hub of Indy.
Today, the walk hosts apartments with one-bedrooms priced at over a grand a month, James Beard-honored restaurateurs and a Cultural Trail — which are all reasons why Indy was named one of the most desirable cities for millennials. We spoke with a variety of place-makers, developers, artists and community organizers to examine the complex issues of gentrification and displacement from different lenses.
The word "gentrification" has morphed into an organism of its own with entirely subjective understandings. Its exact meaning is hard to pin down. Like a prescription drug, it's seen by some as a cure to ailing neighborhoods, while others see the overwhelming side effects.
Effects like the displacement of longtime homeowners from a community where they have lived for years. Things like racial, class and economic oppression — especially on those who are underprivileged.
National examples of gentrification include New York's Harlem and Chicago's Wicker Park, where the makeup of these areas has dramatically shifted from diverse population to predominantly white middle-to-upper-class residents in the last two decades. The result has forced long-term residents to more affordable spaces. They are often priced out of their homes and unable find comparable living conditions and usually pushed even further into poverty.
Over the last few years, some residents of Indy have felt similar warning signs.
Those murmurs led Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to commission the Center for Community Progress to research if and where gentrification is happening in Indy.
What they found was startling. Continue Reading[+]...


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I was asked by Right To Life of Livingston County to write a "brief" article, and these were the simple parameters given in the email: "We would like your article to address how to reach other pastors to attend our church outreach meetings which are held only three times a year… The article would help our church representatives know how to better approach their pastors about this." These are pretty clear instructions, but they assume three things. First, they assume that as a preacher, I can be brief. Second, they assume that I will leave the task of reaching out to pastors solely in the representatives' hands. When it comes to doing the work of saving babies, born or unborn, I want in on it, too. Third, what I have to say is probably best coming straight from me, pastor to pastor, and not necessarily from the Right To Life representatives.
So, this is how I'd like to do it…
RTL reps, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service. Your work is not easy, and yet you are fighting the good fight. Rest assured that your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). Having said this, here's what I am humbly asking you to do. Take this article, make as many copies as are necessary, and mail it out "as-is" to all of the pastors on your list. Let this be a communication from one pastor to another.
Fellow pastors, as you probably already know, the fourth chapter in the book of Hosea is by no means soft. Rather, it is a singular chapter from within the entire trove of God's Word that introduces a series of chapters, nine in a row, of brutal accusations by God against His people. But as the reader ventures into this particular section of the Holy Scriptures and reads the grisly details of the rampant faithlessness amongst God's people, within the first few verses it is easily discernible that God wants the reader to know who is to be marked as the culprit.
"For with you is my contention, O priest… My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me" (4:4,6).
I learned a very interesting statistic recently. A large group of Christian pastors was asked if they believed that the Bible deals directly with the major issues of today, issues like abortion. Of the pastors surveyed, 90% of the pastors agreed. Those same pastors were asked if they actually teach their people what God has revealed by His Word, the Bible, with regard to these same issues. The survey exposed that only 10% of the 90% agreed. Did you get that? Only 10% of those pastors are communicating to their people that abortion is ungodly and then showing them where the Bible so clearly iterates this.
"My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge…"
The job of a pastor isn't easy. I know this. In fact, I'd say that this is true simply because we know that while we live and breathe and move within a gathering of people called "Christian", we are cognizant that there exists in that same group a constant challenge, a great dissonance – that is, a frustrating lack of consistency between belief and action. There are those who claim faith in Christ and yet they have some pretty screwed up views regarding what Christ has given by His Word to His church. We see this translate in so many ways, but one of the most frustrating ways in particular so heinously leads toward mass slaughter. There are Christians in our pews who confess Christ and yet on Election Day, they wake up, read the Bible and pray their morning devotion, shower, get dressed, drive down to the voting precinct and stand in a line, sometimes waiting for over an hour until they are finally ushered into a booth where they choose to elect men and women who support the extermination of infants in the womb.
"My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge…"
When it comes to the Christian church, we pastors are to blame. If we will not actively teach, then quite literally, in the case of abortion, people – infants – will be destroyed for a lack of knowledge.
If you are a member of the 10%, then consider this a commendation and keep it up! You can count on me to serve and support you. If you are counted amongst the remaining 90%, then consider this a call to get in the game. Oh, and by the way, technically you are already in it. You are already dealing in the slimy dregs and mire of sin and death in this world. The issue of abortion exists there. And no matter how pristine the appearance of the people in your church may be, you and I both know that they can't fool us. We know what lies beneath the glossy surface of mankind because we know and have met the sinful nature in ourselves. There are people who may not necessarily tell you that they believe abortion is acceptable, but they are in your church. And there are people sitting right beside them who have had abortions and are suffering terribly from the decision.
The Word of God that we bring meets both right where they are. This is why we preach and teach Christ crucified and risen for our forgiveness! It is by the power of the Holy Spirit through this message that the heart of man is changed and we are made new. This is the fuller exposition of a wonderfully rich Word of God that not only shines the light of the holy Law upon abortion as a horrible offense that absolutely does not align with the Christian faith no matter how hard people may try, but this same Word of God carries the Gospel of forgiveness. It provides the necessary rescue and relief from the guilt and shame for those who have fallen into the pit of sorrow, proclaiming to them the Good News that Jesus Christ, by His death and resurrection, has reached to us in the darkness of our sin and has saved us. Through faith in Him, our sins are as far from us as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12) and God remembers those sins no more (Jeremiah 31:34).
Right now you are being offered a splendid opportunity through the "Church Outreach" meetings taking place three times a year and hosted by the Livingston County chapter of Right To Life of Michigan. These meetings present the opportunity to interface with Right To Life in the efforts and to join with other Christian pastors to learn. This is a chance for you, as the Lord urges through the prophet Hosea, to pursue knowledge. We won't necessarily be assembling to discuss theology (although the Christian Gospel sits at the heart of the gathering), but we will be working to do what's called "cooperating in the externals." We will be sitting together to become better versed and equipped in and for the challenges so that we can go home to our own parishes and teach the people entrusted to our care.
Consider this your invitation to attend and to do so each time the meetings are offered.
If you have any questions that you'd like to ask me personally, feel free to call or send me an email. I am your servant and welcome any and all feedback. I will help as I am able.
God bless and keep you as you seek to pursue knowledge that you may serve your Lord and His people faithfully


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Media reports from Britain and Japan on Monday were speculating on the possibility that Hitachi was set to pull out of the $20.5 billion Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant project with several key news outlets concluding that Hitachi's withdrawal from the project was conclusive.
Union leaders in Britain who anticipated the creation of thousands of jobs are lamenting the projects demise due to a financial impasse in talks between Hitachi and the U.K. government, but some of the finger pointing was focused on Japan's government for its lack of financial assistance.
News outlets in Britain called the U.K. government's energy policy "in tatters" due to Toshiba's recent cancellation of the Moorside project followed by Hitachi's decision, which has not been formally announced and is not expected until after a Hitachi board of directors meeting scheduled for next week, according to The Guardian.
Hitachi announced that "no formal decision has been made in this regard currently, while Hitachi has been assessing the Horizon Project including its potential suspension and related financial impacts in terms of economic rationality as a private company."
The wording of the statement was viewed as ominous given the acknowledgment of a "potential suspension" of the project and the negative coronations of the word "impacts." In a more optimistic statement, the company might have referred to the "benefits" rather than the "impacts" of a project.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy noted the talks between Hitachi and the government were "ongoing."
The Welsh government also said it was pushing for a breakthrough in the negotiations. "This is a major project with potentially significant economic benefits to Anglesey, north Wales and Wales," said a spokesperson for the Welsh government.
Sue Ferns, senior deputy general secretary of the Prospect union said nuclear energy was "of significant strategic importance for the country."
"The government must not sleepwalk into an energy security crisis by allowing these projects to fail one by one," she said.
Hitachi is said to have spent about $2.5 billion developing the project, including $899 million spent purchasing the project from E.On and RWE in 2012.
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This dish is a hearty, vegetable-heavy meal that perfectly combines a plethora of flavors and textures. The crispy bread crumbs, creamy egg, juicy and soft tomatoes worked really well with the chickpeas. The pepper added a bit of spice to the sweet little jewels of roasted tomato that worked great with the cooling creamy egg. This dish is aromatic, pretty, and delicious but also incredibly easy, requiring little more than tossing a few ingredients together and cooking an egg.
Chickpeas with Turmeric Roasted Vegetables
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 Hungarian hot pepper (I believe this was a Hungarian hot – we received it from the CSA, so I can't be positive)
1 cup multicolor cherry tomatoes
2 tbs. olive oil
2 tsp. dried tumeric
2 tsp. dried ginger
2 tsp. dried sumac
1 egg
2-3 tbs. tomato bread crumbs
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cover a baking sheet with tinfoil. Toss tomatoes and pepper with olive oil and season evenly with tumeric, ginger, sumac, salt, and pepper. Place in the oven and roast 20 minutes, shaking occassionally, until tomatoes and pepper are tender.
Meanwhile, add bread crumbs to a small dry sauté pan over medium-high heat. Toss frequently until toasted, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
Remove vegetables from the oven. Chop pepper and remove seeds if desired. Reserve the olive oil.
Place olive oil, tomatoes, and pepper in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add chickpeas and cook, stirring frequently, for 4-5 minutes until heated through. Remove from pan and set aside.
Crack egg in pre-heated pan in which the chickpeas and vegetables were warmed. Cook, flipping once, until over easy or desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side.


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Martyrs is perhaps the prime example of the pretentiously titled New French Extremity embracing (or exploiting, or subverting, or utilising) the horror genre, with heavy reference to its philosophical darling Georges Bataille. But is this really Art House, or simply body horror with delusions of grandeur? And what the hell does it all mean?
A young girl – Lucie – escapes from an abandoned factory, where she has been kept imprisoned, tortured and starved by unknown captors. She is rescued and taken into care, where she forms a bond with another abused girl – Anna. Lucie is exceptionally disturbed, believing she is tormented by a horrifically disfigured woman, whose emaciated body is riddled wounds and whom Lucie believes attacks and cuts her.
The film proper begins as Lucie invades the home of a family and murders all four members with a shotgun. After a phone call, Anna arrives and, though horrified by her friend's actions, starts to dispose of the bodies. We learn that Lucie had hoped to appease her pitiful tormentor by murdering the family – she believes that they were responsible for imprisoning and torturing them both. This demonic apparition was, we discover, another woman that Lucie saw imprisoned in the factory but was unable to help escape.
Anna meanwhile has discovered that the mother of the murdered family is still alive, she tries to help her escape but Lucie catches her and smashed the woman's head against the floor. Now that she has finally killed all the family members Lucie sees another vision of the disfigured woman; Lucie embraces her thinking that she is finally set free but the woman attacks her again. We see the scene through Anna's eyes as she watches her friend mutilating herself, confirming beyond doubt that the woman exists only in Lucie's mind.
Totally broken by her friend's betrayal and doubt, and unable to escape from her demon – Lucie runs into the garden and slits her own throat. As Anna mourns her friend, she discovers a hidden hatch in the house. In the basement she finds a laboratory style prison, with pictures of horribly mutilated people on the walls. Finally she discovers a woman, starved, mutilated and effectively blinded by a mental visor attached to her skull with metal pins.
Realising that Lucie was right about everything – Anna is devastated. She tries to help the woman but she is too disturbed. She begins trying to cut through her arm and hysterically runs around the house – until she is shot in the head.
A group of black-clad individuals arrive, clearly associated with the dead family. Having murdered the mutilated woman, they take Anna down to the basement where she meets le Mademoiselle, who appears to be the leader of this shady organisation. She explains that the pictures on the walls are relevant – these individuals suffered horrific deaths but somehow managed to achieve a state of transcendence and died peacefully even as their bodies were burned, mutilated or subjected to some other horror. The woman describes them as martyrs. She indicates that her groups, through kidnapping and torturing young women, is trying to find another such individual. She says that Anna and the dead prisoner were unable to achieve this. They were tormented by demons from their own minds because they were left in the cold and darkness and pushed past endurance.
Anna is then subjected to imprisonment and torture – though initially nothing as horrific as that suffered by the women who were cut and mutilated. In time Anna reaches a state of acceptance where she no longer struggles against her captors but accepts each new torture. At this point, as the final stage of the process, they flay her alive. After this she achieves the transcendence that the group refer to as 'Martyrdom.' Skinless, except for her face, and elevated in a crucified pose, Anna is still alive but composed, calm – and her captors believe at an elevated state of consciousness. Indeed, we see through her eyes and she moves down a tunnel of swirling light. Anna then recounts her experience to Mademoiselle. Other members of the organisation gather to hear Anna's testimony. Mademoiselle prepares to deliver it, removing her makeup and head scarf. Another group member goes to fetch her. She tells him that what Anna told her was clear and precise. She asks him if he could imagine what comes after death. He replies "no." Mademoiselle then tells him to "keep doubting" before shooting herself in the mouth. A closing title announces that "martyr" comes from the Greek word meaning "witness."
Let's reduce this further. Lucie, an abused and deeply disturbed girl murders her abusers and their children, then kills herself. It turns out that her captors were part of a larger organisation who want to discover more about life after death. They kidnap and torture her friend Anna. They push her past human boundaries of endurance to a point where she no longer appears to experience pain. They then flay her alive. The group believe that she is now a 'martyr'which means that she can experience life after death while still being alive. They have done this to many women, of these only 4 successfully became martyrs and only Anna is able to recount her experience to the leader of the organisation – who shortly after shoots herself.
So, what are we to make of all this? The central concept of the film is confusing. 'Martyr' clearly has a religious association for most of us. Most analyses of this film will insist that the organisation is not religious – ignoring its saturation with many negative religious motifs. The organisation is happy to sacrifice individuals in its quest to discover a truth about the afterlife. It forces martyrdom upon those it brainwashes with violence and deprivation. Its members have a reverence for their cause and a clear hierarchy. While they profess no belief in god, they have a belief in another level of existence. They revere those individuals who have achieved transcendence through pain and suffering. Their belief goes beyond fanaticism.
From a religious perspective martyrdom cannot be enforced upon anyone. It is the ultimate act of self-sacrifice for truth. In the Christian tradition martyrs are: "those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death."
We have the notion of martyrs as those who sacrifice themselves for a belief. It can be difficult for a non-believer to distinguish between a martyr and a victim. Is Anna a martyr in the traditional sense of the word – does she martyr herself to her love for Lucie? Does she martyr herself through her desire to help those who are suffering? She tries again to help the captive woman at the house, eventually leading to her own capture, despite having told the woman "I cannot help you."
Both the women Anna tries to help are simply too damaged, too wounded for her to be able to save them. She becomes, in a way, a Christ like figure, sacrificing herself to mankind for love. Symbolically she tries to bathe the woman's wounds but is overwhelmed by their number – she does not know where to begin. She then places her into a bath tub of water – submerging her in a gesture like baptism. She then removes the metal plate which has been nailed to her skull – allowing the woman to see but the light is too much for her. She attempts to clear up Lucie's murders, she does not run from her friend, she tries to help the mother at the house – she takes on a responsibility, carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Ultimately she is tortured, skinned and held up in a pose similar to crucifixion with her arms spread. All of this is blatant Christian symbolism.
You cannot force someone to be a martyr to a cause – so Lucie and the other women are victims, sacrifices. Anna already has something of the martyr about her, giving over her life to those who have suffered. So we could see this film on some level as a criticism of religious martyrdom. Who is to blame for the suffering these individuals undergo? Is it those who inflict pain, the martyrs themselves or the religion for tying them to a belief for which they are willing to undergo inhuman suffering before they will renounce? Yet the organisation presents us with the inversion of martyrdom – human sacrifice – so are we being invited to question the traditional notion of martyrdom?
Our notion of martyrdom is subverted by the closing caption which informs us that the word comes from the Greek "witness." This is one of the ways I feel the film fails in a big way. They have interpreted this meaning of 'to witness' in a seemingly superficial way – meaning simply, "to see." So Anna sees the afterlife, she witnesses it in order to pass the information back. The Greek root of this word more accurately means "to bear witness" in the sense that someone will stand in defence of something, in much the same way that a traditional martyr bears witness to their faith. It does not mean simply "to observe." Is this an accident or deliberate? Honestly, I think the film-makers just got it wrong.
Another way that this film is confusing is with its insistence that to transcend the body through pain allows a person to see into the afterlife. Where did this peculiar notion come from? It's almost like a misunderstanding and over simplification of Nirvana mixed up with a confusion of Christian and Buddhist ideology. The people we see in the photographs are all suffering agonising deaths, yet have achieved peace. Where in this transcendence of pain, does the notion that they are witnessing the afterlife spring from? Where is the testimony or even the rationale that leads them to this conclusion? I know these images are discussed by Bataille in The Tears of Eros – I only hope more coherently.
On two counts, this film is a mess. It does not define its central concept nor understand the notions it explores.
So to the final scene, which is meant to elevate this from torture porn to art house. Why does the old woman shoot herself? What does Anna say to her?
The first, and least satisfying option is that Anna is seeking revenge. She tells Mademoiselle something that will make her kill herself – perhaps something regarding hell or the absence of an afterlife. This is nonsense, it makes no sense. If Anna has transcended to a higher state of existence, then all traditional notions of this experience would indicate that it can only be reached by shedding the self. Could someone really reach a level of higher consciousness through pain, through acceptance, through dissolving the self – and still be left with a desire to seek revenge? And what could she tell the Mademoiselle that would have her speed to her death? That she is going to hell? Then why the look of such indifference – who would hurry to meet this fate? That there is nothing? Again, why would she end her life? This is a totally unsatisfactory explanation.
The second option is very unsatisfactory for an audience that feels Mademoiselle deserves to be punished for her actions, who cling to their delusion that justice could exist in such a world. Anna, imparts her knowledge and Mademoiselle, not wishing to share it with others, rushes to embrace the afterlife, free of fear because she knows what awaits her. It's interesting that the important members of this organisation are, for the most part, older people. Closer to their death – but still desiring their answers, eager to sacrifice the young for certainty regarding the inevitable. What can they hope to achieve in knowing what will happen at such a late stage of their lives? They cannot live differently, they will simply die. Does Mademoiselle simply realise that to share this knowledge will see all people rush to end their lives – no longer afraid? What are the consequences of everyone facing death in this way? Is Madam herself Martyred by hearing Anna's account, she shows no fear and displays no pride. Is this why she symbolically strips her makeup, has she too shed the self? Is she rushing to meet the inevitable to get it over with – does death perhaps cleanse us all with such self-stripping agony before we can move on?
Third – what Anna tells the woman cannot be known by the living or those who have not earnt it through suffering, it overwhelms Mademoiselle and she kills herself. Again, this explanation is unsatisfactory. Simply, the woman looks composed – not overwhelmed. She makes a conscious decision not to pass on the knowledge that she has. Knowledge has to be earnt, it cannot be stolen? Then why does Anna tell her? If Anna has achieved this higher state, then why does she speak at all? Again, this suggests an act of revenge – and Anna should be beyond such earthly concerns.
My interpretation of this ending, and the one that offers the best explanation for me is this: Anna transcends because she lived her life as a martyr to her love for others, she was always willing to sacrifice herself to help others escape suffering. Why Anna and not the others? Because they were unable to escape from their need to stop the pain. Anna carries the world on her shoulders, she takes the pain of othes and absorbs it into herself.
It is Lucie's voice, not a monster, that leads her to transcend. All that she has witnessed and all that she bears witness to, makes her a martyr. Each person has an individual path to this state – think of the pictures, these so called martyrs are not unified by a religion or cause. Yet they have found something that helps them rise above the pain and glimpse some higher existence separate from the body. Martyrdom cannot be enforced upon others by a cause. Anna is released, she exists somewhere else, free of her physical body. Why then does she relate her experiences?
I would suggest it is because she does not want others to suffer as she has. She tells Mademoiselle what she sees – knowing that the old woman will rush to her death with resignation but she does not, cannot, do this out of revenge. She does it because she does not want the organisation to continue with its quest – because she knows that the old woman will tell them that it is better to live in doubt and then kills herself. For a group who are so obsessed with answers, who are so quick to sacrifice others as they obsess over their own fate – knowing that the knowledge they seek will drive them to their deaths is the only thing that can make them stop looking for answers. They have done these things through fear, fear of the inevitable.
And what is the inevitable? I can guess, and while the answer feels satisfactory it is only supposition: death itself is pain. The pain that strips away the individual and leaves them free. In life this can be achieved, allowing a glimpse into the afterlife, but this burning away by white light will be faced by all. Mademoiselle sees the pointlessness of her quest, sees the pain she will have to embrace and knowing what she has inflicted upon others only makes it worse – imagining what awaits her would be terrible. So she submits, rushes to meet it because life with this knowledge could be only suffering and misery. To truly achieve transcendence for a living being is death of the individual – something that a woman like mademoiselle, a pragmatist but an egotist, could not realistically endure. She does not tell the others because she now sees the futility of their endeavour – they were seeking an answer they already knew and did not want to know. Death is pain. Death is inevitable. The release of suffering is the release of self.
Having said all that, I still think this film is truly awful. It is extremely well acted, the effects are mesmerising and the cinematography at times so unsettlingly perfect in its nerve jangling way that it is almost painful to watch. But the central concept is badly realised, mishandled by philosophical amateurs, an attempt at subverting the most subversive of all genres – which is like trying to pervert a Pervert. I haven't read The Tears of Eros, but if this really is indicative of Bataille's philosophy I'm going to find it a struggle.
Is it Art House? Yea, sure. In the sense that 98% of Art House is pretentious bullshit, toying with concepts it doesn't understand in a childish and superficial way and defending itself purely with the accusation that others simply don't GET IT. Maybe I get this – maybe I don't but I've taken from it as much as I can.
I also think Martyrs is conceited, pretentious and over ambitious. It's not existential, it's not challenging – it has some visually and emotionally engaging moments early on but as it progresses its like being stabbed in the eye with a severed leg. It ends up being the typical, religiously obsessed pseudo-philosophy – with naked women in metal pants and nails hammered into their skulls. Yes, there were some good ideas in here – somewhere – but they got lost along the way. They devolved into nonsense, a mishmash of poorly developed concepts masquerading as deep insight. They aren't – they are confusing and deliberately vague because the film maker's didn't really know what they were saying.


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We've been on an exciting journey with our Workplace Wellness Challenge from 339 inspirations, to 242 great concepts to our Top 20 shortlist that you've been busy refining over the last 2 weeks.
Behind the scenes, the OpenIDEO Team has been working hard to convene a judging panel of high profile experts in the areas of health, innovation and business. We're therefore delighted to announce our 6 member expert panel, who will be joining our challenge team at IDEO London in early February to review and select the winning concepts for our challenge:
Dr Fiona Adshead, ex-Director of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion at World Health Organisation
Professor Alfonso Jimenez, Head of the School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Australia
Yashu Reddy, Director at Healthbox
Paul Corrigan, former Director of Strategy and Commissioning for NHS London Strategic Health Authority and Labour Party Health Advisor
Mark Cobain, Business Development Director at Unilever
Charles Leadbeater, leading authority on innovation, management and creativity
In the meantime, we hope you'll join us for the Workplace Wellness Challenge Evaluation phase. Be sure to let us know which concepts you're most excited about so that we can bring your voice to the judging room with us. Then stay tuned for the big reveal of our Winners Announcement in mid February!


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After 3 days in the house looking after a poorly 1 year old I was itching to get out and I managed three hours around Maridalen this evening. I was hoping to see Wryneck which has been reported a couple of times in the past week but no luck. There were however enough other signs of spring to make for an enjoyable evening even if the northerly wind made it a but chilly. The water level is very high and there is no mud but even so there were a few waders (elsewhere there have been very high numbers sighted today so there is obviously some movement). 2 Wood Sandpipers and 2 Greenshank are always nice to see and on the water were 17 Tufted Duck and a pair of Red Breasted Merganser. Land birds were represented by 2 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat and a male Redstart which showed for 1 second before disappearing and not to be seen again.
Highlight though was a Tawny Owl which gave me my best views ever of this species. Before I have only seen birds in flight that I have disturbed but finally I saw a bird in daylight. I was on my way to check out a nesting box to see if there were any signs of Tawny Owls when I heard a Blackbird giving a very agitated alarm call. I located the Blackbird and then saw a Tawny Owl fly away. The Blackbird with company of a Song Thrush kept track of the Owl though and I was soon able to see it halway up a spruce tree. This video allows you to just about see the bird and hear the scolding Blackbird.


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Rebuild is the new innovation boutique event for the sector of construction, renovation, rehabilitation and energy efficiency of homes and buildings that takes place from 26 to 28 September 2018 in Barcelona.
The more than 10,000 architects, surveyors, interior designers, installers, reformers and professionals from the sector will come to Rebuild to discover in the showroom area the latest innovations, products, materials, solutions and services that will allow you to improve the attractiveness of your projects and increase competitiveness in your day to day.
Rebuild is a specialized environment where you will find the latest trends, technology and price information and distributors in your area.
In addition to the showroom area, the National Congress of Advanced Architecture and Construction 4.0 takes place. An unavoidable appointment of knowledge with more than 250 international speakers, 4 stages, 10 verticals and 3 professional Workshops: Wood Construction, Glass Architecture and Energy Efficiency and Installers.
The conference is conceived on three axes (technology and digitalization, efficiency and sustainability and materials and construction systems) and the professional will find sessions dedicated to: construction with augmented reality, passivehaus, building assembley manufacturing, prefabrication on and offsite, modular construction, design, durability, 3D building, automation, BIM, blockchain in construction, proptech, smartlighting, virtual desing and virtual reality, real estate management, among others.
You can check the provisional agenda here.
In addition, the showroom and the congress, Rebuild adds other events that make it an unmissable event for any entrepreneur or professional in the construction sector, interior design and rehabilitation. So, for example, the Leadership Summit is a lunch with the industrial leaders and stakeholders. The Open Innovation Marketplace brings together all technology centers and startups that provide new solutions. And The Advanced Architecture Awards that reward the work, leadership and effort of those companies that bet on innovation and disruption to generate new materials or more efficient equipment to improve the user experience. Applications can be submitted here until July 16.
Therefore, Rebuild becomes for 3 days a year at the annual innovation summit for architects, surveyors, interior designers, designers, installers and reformers.
Búsqueda para satisfacer el conocimiento de la actividad arquitectónica y tangentes que se generan. La idea es crear un espacio para divulgar los diversos proyectos en busca de nueva inspiración y de intercambio.


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A minimal, single-file parser and writer for TOML.
ZeroRPC.NET is a managed implementation of zerorpc.
UnityDoorstop is a C# bootstrapper for Unity written in C.
With it one can run any C# code before Unity runs any code of its own.
MD Viewer
A simple markdown-based text viewer using PHP.
An example page made from a guide for ITKP1011 web-publishing
(based on the original guide on appro).
An extension library for Mono.Cecil, a tool for inspecting assemblies written with Common Intermediate Language.
Provides helper methods for easy type traversing à la System.Reflection and basic method injection capabilities.