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"When it comes to food design, everyone has different definitions and perceptions."
Su Park is a former ceramic artist from Seoul, Korea, and recent graduate of the MA course Product and Spatial Design at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. She is currently working as a food designer at AÄÅ, a design studio which Su Park co-founded in 2014. Her focus in food design lies in looking at the bigger picture of food production and consumption and using design principles to help solve the issues in these fields. As our correspondent she will be reporting on recent developments in food and design in both Finland and Korea.
How would you describe the field of food and design?
When it comes to food design, everyone has different definitions and perceptions. Food design is often misunderstood as the designing of a culinary aesthetic, with only a narrow perspective on food. I believe The DIFD uses the term "food and design" rather than "food design" for precisely this reason. Today, a material based classification is no longer valid. Much rather, designers are more likely to be classified according to their purpose in relation to social needs. As a result, the term 'food design' describes food as a universal material. I would therefore rather define myself as a designer in the food domain, as food is not a mere material. Rather, food is a tangled subject in the context of which designers can play various roles to accomplish their purpose.
I would like to briefly share how I see the relation of food and design in diagrams which were first introduced in my MA thesis in 2017. Diagram 1 examines the realm of food with related professions. Diagram 2 defines the broad term of food design within the context of existing food domain and its design correlations.
Diagram 3 indicates the traditional roles of designers in food and diagram 4 suggests some feasible roles of designers in the realm of food. When diagram 4 is overlapped on diagrams 1 and 2, it shows that designers (represented as round face dots) are connecting different professions and subjects within the matrix of the food domain. More lines could be added by creative attempts in the field.
Thus, designers will play a pivotal role in connecting different professions as facilitators and collaborators as diagram 5 illustrates.
How do you see the future of food and design?
To be honest, I currently cannot clearly see how it will develop. I believe there is great potential in the realm of food and design, but it is still in its early stage. It is a big challenge for designers working in food to expand the boundaries of their own profession. Constant collaborations and cooperations with other professions in the food domain will strengthen the basic understanding of this new field of work in order to broaden our roles in the existing structure.
Do you think designers working with food need to address political or social issues?
I am not sure whether designers should address political or social issues directly though practices. But one thing is for certain, food is definitely the key element that has been shaping our life, society and even politics. Some politicians have been using food to support their power throughout history. Such as described in the BBC podcast series The Food Chain. Therefore designers in food naturally deal with social and political aspects of food whether directly or indirectly, consciously or without knowing. Additionally, the role of the designer has been changing according to societal needs and we need to keep up to date about what is happening around us in order to adapt the current situations.


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Easter is a fun holiday around our house. Easter is filled with home cooked food, family and festive fun! It is almost like a "Spring Thanksgiving". Easter is not Easter without a delicious ham, rolls, deviled eggs and yummy desserts. I am getting hungry just typing this! I get the pleasure to host Easter this year for our family so I wanted to share with you some of the yummy foods that we will be having and some extras ;). I will be making the traditional ham, but I am going to try this new crock pot recipe that I posted below.
Last year my daughter had the best time helping make the Easter Bark recipe below. And by help I mean eating all the sprinkles, M&Ms and Oreos! It is such a fun and easy recipe for the kiddos to take part in.
If you follow me, you know that no holiday morning is complete without festive pancakes at our house. How cute is this bunny butt pancake?!?
Okay, on to the deliciousness that is Easter food. Like I said above, I will be making crockpot ham (below), my potato salad recipe (I should share!), Easter fluff (below), Peeps cake (below), rolls & a carrot cheese ball (below). So excited to try some of these new recipes!
I would love to hear/see your Easter recipes below!

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The Mer-WHAT?
After weeks of thinking about a fixed 35mm lens with a wide aperture, I finally caved in and got a used Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D. The used price seems to be the same worldwide, and this newer autofocus lens only costs 30% more than an older manual-focus one. The wide aperture allows some nice foreground/background blur effects, and the lens can practically see in the dark. On my DX "crop sensor" camera, 35mm is like a 50mm on film cameras – the classic fixed lens size.
After buying my lens in Singapore, I walked around the city to see what I could capture with it. Here are some of the images from July 13th. First up, the Swissotel Stamford, where I stayed in 2008 when I visited Singapore during a business trip. In 1986 it was the tallest hotel in the world.
Marina Bay Sands is a huge new casino complex. It's open, but apparently not yet completed. I love how the rooftop garden looks like a giant ship.
Let's compare the concert hall, known locally as "The Durian," to a real durian (the stinkiest fruit on earth).
Now the fruit, which smells like rotting roadkill when ripe:
Yeah, I can see the resemblance. But I can testify that the concert hall does not smell like rotting roadkill.
Singapore has a lot of rules and regulations. Eating or drinking on the subway: $500 fine. Smoking in public: $1000 fine. Chewing gum: forget about it. Graffiti: caning. How about this one – riding a bike through the underpass, $1000 fine. One sign is just not enough.
Finally, here's the Merlion, symbol of Singapore. That's right – it's half mer, half lion. I couldn't believe how many tourists were trying to get a picture standing in front of this Merlion. More than I've seen in front of any other object, anywhere in the world.
I tried to get a shot of the tourist lineup, but space was too tight. Maybe if I had a 15mm lens, haha. In fact it took several minutes to get to the rail for this shot, waiting for this and that big group to get done trading cameras so everyone had a copy of themselves in front of the Merlion.
Merlion crowds aside, Singapore is certainly a beautiful, clean, and impressive city! One thing for sure: the taxi drivers are all polite, use the meter, and don't try to drag you to shopping malls.
Here's a question: what was the most touristy attraction you've ever seen? Have you been anywhere that you thought, "I wish all these damn tourists would get out of the way so I could get MY shot!"


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Dr. Ming-I Chan Liao, Superintendent of Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali & Taichung, was invited to speak as a member of a panel discussion at the Hospital Management Asia (HMA) Conference in Singapore, on August 29, 2006. This is the second time that Dr. Chan Liao spoke at the premier learning conference for hospital managers in Asia (the first time was at the
HMA Conference 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand
In its fifth annual event, 64 presenters and moderators from 12 countries in Asia, Europe and the U.S. spoke in 6 plenary sessions and 32 special interest sessions. Various hospitals from 15 countries competed in the Asian Hospital Management Awards 2006 and many local hospitals took part in the Singapore Clinical Quality Poster Competition. In addition, 5 pre-conference seminars and 5 post-conference hospital tours were arranged for the more than 550 delegates that came from various parts of Asia.
Known as the leading expert on Risk Management and Patient Safety in Taiwan, Dr. Chan Liao spoke at the first concurrent Special Interest Session on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, from 11am to 12:30pm. The panel discussion, joined by other experts from Hong Kong and Indonesia, was entitled "The role of Risk Management in Patient Safety is more important than you think: How to organize and implement a program for optimum results". The session took place at the JHMI Room (Waterfront 1) of the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore, with more than 55 delegates attending this particular panel discussion.
Of the more than 550 delegates that participated in this two-day event, there were only 10 delegates from Taiwan, this year. 3 delegates from Jen-Ai Hospital in Taichung County (Dr. Chan Liao; Dr. Chi-shiang Hsu, Director of Community Medicine Dept. & Co-Director of Radiology Dept.; and Mr. Mark K. Chan, Program Director of International Patient Center) and 7 delegates from Wanfang Hospital in Taipei City attended this event. For the second time in its history, Taiwan was once again honored to be a Finalist, this time Wanfang Hospital was selected in the Community Service Category (Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali was chosen to be the Finalist in the IT / E-commerce Category at the HMA Conference 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand - the first time, a hospital from Taiwan was honored.
As the only speaker and expert to be invited from Taiwan, this year, Dr. Chan Liao hopes that many more representatives from Taiwan will be invited to speak at various international hospital management conferences in the future, to share the experiences of Taiwan hospitals, so that international exchange of information can be developed with hospitals from around the world. Many opportunities are available for English-speaking experts from Taiwan; the details of the next Hospital Management Asia Conference has yet to be decided, but will most likely take place in September 2007, in Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia or Vietnam.
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When we start talking about different types of games certain questions arise right off. What kind of game do we want? Which is followed immediately by what flavor of that type do we want? When it comes to a game based in mystery the possibilities are endless. Your characters could be hard bitten film noir detectives on the trail of a murder in 1950's New Orleans. They could be ultra-futuristic sci-fi agents trying to unravel who is actually controlling the universal network. They could be fantasy characters trying to find out who kidnapped the duke's daughter and now holds her for ransom. All of these possibilities and a nearly endless list of variations are possible.
That said, there are some things to keep in mind when crafting and running a mystery game and it is to those topics that I will turn my attention for this article.
An adventure based game can focus on fights and traps and the other "normal" fare of a role playing game. A mystery game, however, is by definition a much more social sort of thing. Encounters are much more likely to involve talking than fighting. Of course there's nothing wrong with a good row in a mystery game it's just not the focus of most of the encounters.
We can take most of our cues directly from mystery writers. The things that work for them are going to work for us as well. What sorts of things am I talking about? Good question. What are the things that make a mystery story work? Think back to the last mystery story you read? You haven't read any. I strongly suggest that you either read mystery fiction or watch mystery movies from the type that you are trying to emulate. But since we're all here I'll give you my short course on writing for mystery.
In any good mystery story someone is trying to hide something. Whether they're trying to hide the murder, or the theft, or the adultery is actually beside the point. The principal question at hand is how are they trying to hide their deeds and what ends will they go to to conceal them?
The key elements in creating a mystery story include:
- Misdirection
- Clues that lead to more than one possible person
- Clues that don't actually mean anything (red herrings)
- Clues that indicate something other than what actually happened (a murder disguised as an accident)
- Obfuscation
- Hiding clues in story elements that don't look like clues
- Clues that don't look like clues or that don't look important
Ok, so how do we actually put a mystery game together?
The short form is to start with a crime or some other activity that someone wants to hide. Sprinkle clues to what's going on around for the player characters to find. Season with red herrings and misdirection. Throw in the player characters. Give it a stir and a shake and let the players have at it.
What will make it work is the atmosphere and the descriptions that the gm gives the players. Remember that a mystery game is more oriented towards social interactions than a typical adventure. I also recommend that in execution the gm lean more towards role play than mechanical resolutions of situations. If a player character tries to intimidate a source or a witness have them role play it then if you want to use a mechanic to decide how the npc responds to it that's fine but keep the intrusion of mechanics to a minimum in a mystery based game.
What follows is the setup for the mystery game that I ran at OrcCon 2011. One thing to keep in mind is that a mystery game for a convention is very different (and much simpler) than a mystery game for a campaign. The main reason for this is time. At a convention you only have 4 hours or so to do the entire mystery and things always take longer to do at a convention.
Dark Side of Mardi Gras – Setup
Synopsis: A voodoo sorcerer has come from Haiti to New Orleans and is now expanding his power into the black community of New Orleans making young men into zombies to serve him. Note: These are not undead zombies these are living people who's are essentially being mind controlled. One of the young men was a student of one of the player characters (Prof. Martinsen) he hired a local detective to find out what happened to his student. The detective (Remy LeChance) was getting too close to the truth and the voodoo sorcerer killed him in a voodoo ritual. At the start of the game the player characters have been picked up by the police for interrogation in regards to the murder.
- Remy's notebook (Found in Remy's Apt) – Remy's notebook contains notes about this case as well as others he's working on. Unfortunately Remy doesn't put headers on the pages of his notebook so only he knows what notes relate to what cases. Some of the clues may seem like they relate to this case when in fact they don't.
- Newspaper (In possession of one of the pc's at the beginning of the game) – A copy of the New Orleans daily news paper is available and actually contains clues relating to the case at hand (as well as others) which could lead the player character to go and talk to the report that Remy was working with. (If she is being played as a player character give her the information that they would get in the course of talking to her). Whether the player characters connect the news paper story with the case is up to the players to figure out.
- Crime scene photos (Found in the police report) – If the player characters managed to get a look at the police report and/or steal one of the crime scene photos it should point them in the direction of some kind of voodoo involvement. Given the time and setting of the game I expect the character to scoff at the idea with the exceptions of Margaret and Prof. Martinsen and possibly Annabelle but let the players go where they will with it.
If not played as player characters the reporter, the professor, and the voodoo priestess will not directly mislead the pc's but they may not have or may not remember key information unless prompted by the right sort of question. The idea is to lead the pc's through the story but not to give it away until the very end.
So we have a basic setup for a mystery story. We have a crime, why it was committed and by whom. We don't really have a cover up but we do have some potentially very misleading information. At the very least there should be enough to give the characters some discussion as to what's going on and who's involved.
The Story Evolving
As the player characters work their way through the mystery and begin to unravel the threads of the plot there are some additional tools that we can employ to make the mystery more interesting. Chief among these is the plot twist. A plot twist occurs whenever the path the characters were following suddenly veers off in a direction they did not expect. Perhaps one of the potential suspects is found out to have been having an affair with the victim or they were in business with the victim and the business wasn't going well. All of the above and many other ideas are all potential plot twists. Red herrings are plot twists that seem very plausible but actually don't go anywhere and may actually lead the investigators in entirely the wrong direction.
Use red herrings with caution as too many of them and the players will start to lose interest with the story.
The Big Reveal
The big reveal is the moment in the story when the veil of mystery is pulled back and all is laid bare. If the gm has done their job right the players should be just on the edge of making the connections that will reveal all, but there should be some surprises in store at the big reveal. Usually there's more to it than meets the eye, and there are things revealed that do not fit the expectations of the pc's.
In the Dark Side of Mardi Gras the big reveal is when the characters confronting the voodoo sorcerer discover that his powers are very real and very dangerous. (Interestingly in actual play the big reveal was not as impactive as I had imagined it would be.)
One word of caution in the big reveal, don't change the rules of the game on the players at this point. If they aren't on the right track that's fine, but don't lead them down a false path and then in the big reveal make the real villain someone the characters have never encountered or never had reason to suspect. If they missed it that's their problem but if you don't give them the clues that might lead them to the real bad guy you're cheating and the mystery will actually fall flat on its face.
These are my views and techniques for creating a mystery game. Mystery games can be lots of fun regardless of genre or game system. The main things to keep in mind are to keep descriptions lurid and evocative but not definitive. Keep the players guessing by giving them legitimately misleading or confusing information. Give them the clues they need to solve the mystery even if they don't see them right away or don't realize the significance of them. Try to hold onto the mystery until the big reveal and keep some surprises in store for the players. Don't cheat or change the rules on the characters. Remember the goal is for them to solve the mystery.
As always the words expressed in this article are just my opinion, your mileage may of course vary.


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Sandy volunteers to help Loamy on a "special assignment," Loamy sets her plan in motion, and Simon demonstrates that just because you're a delusional loner on the fringes of society, doesn't mean you can't have a basic appreciation for tact and conversational graces.
Download a transcript of the episode here.
Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Robin Billadeau.


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Increasing Your Chances of Becoming a PokéHelper
Good guide. Certainly a few points could be added, but good. I Applied, offered an interview, never got round to it. 10 months later, forgotten about it, decided to not take it up. Wow, I should know.
"Woohoo I'm a bug reporter!" Maddiesprint: 26/02/2015: #Overexaggerate
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I just thought a bit harder, and I think these will fit in, but basically just the whole idea of having a good application. No one-word answers, explain everything you say, take time, use good grammar, maybe you could try and see if some people would recommend you to be a PokéHelper. Also, don't get on the wrong side of anyone. I'm not trying to say you can't have opinion, but if someone has proof of you being not very mature, they might use it against you. Hope this helped.
Oh yeah, and maybe you could just copy and paste the full list from the application page, and/or put a link to it.
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"Over 300 posts!" Maddiesprint: 15/03/2015: #Forumposter
I always watch out for people on all servers that might become Helpers in the future. And if you're 15 (or even 14) don't let that bring you down, come to me on the forums or on Teamspeak and we'll discuss it. When I'm on the server, I always look at the global chat and I will keep an eye out for new Players with capability to become a Helper. What I think is good about this is that I can see Players and their natural behaviour to help and wanting to help others. When someone asks me to keep an eye on them and maybe even recommend them, I will surely give them the possibility to do so. I will then look at their work in global chat, the forums and how they get along with others on ts. However most important for me is that you behave like you would be a Pokehelper but without a rank, because you have to show me you're not doing this for the rank. What I don't like are people that only behave nice and helpful when I (or other staff) am on. I think there's one general misunderstanding with staff. Becoming a Pokehelper is not about the rank. Otherwise you will leave again after 2 months because you realise having this "rank" is not as satisfying or fun as you thought.
Let me remind you: being staff isn't always fun. There are many issues you can't solve and there will be many times where you'll find people scammed or griefed and you can't do anything. You have to punish people, the reactions to that can sometimes be really extreme, going from reports to real threats. This is a hard job if you want to really do your job well. It's not about having power or having a rank, just get that in your head. If you just do it for the rank you will fastly realise that you're not getting the attention or respect you want and you will quit again or go inactive. (So never accuse me of having switched for the rank again, I invested much time to keep this server as good as it could be and make your experience on here a little better.) There's one thing I learnt from Quantum about having a rank that is way more important than you'd think. Knowing the community and the community knowing you. You don't become Helper with an ingame time of 2 hours. You need to be active and talk to other Players and find out about the staff and active players. You can't be in staff without knowing the community, it won't work. So you better wait a week longer with your application instead of sending it as soon as you finally reached your one month to apply.
Most common mistakes:
- Asking me how to apply. > If you have to ask me how to apply you have done one of those 3 things wrong: You want to become staff too early, You just want a rank or you can't solve any problem on your own (This is essential.)
- Talk about the app too much. > Send your app, maybe let your friends know once, then you're fine, be patient. Asking the Staff-Manager before the two weeks are up, even if it's just "did you get my app" or similar stuff, is your death-sentence.
- PokeHelper for respect. > No, No, No. Being staff will not make you more respectful, the only reason why people believe this is that most Players that become Staff are already respected Players that earned their respect fairly.
- Get into arguments with Staff. > Even if you really think you got misjudged on something, do not start an argument a staff member. You may ask them nicely once, if you don't get a satisfying answer, just leave it (or go silently to an Admin or a Staff member you trust with it; again nicely.)
- Never get on Teamspeak. > Teamspeak is where all the important decisions happen. It is essential to get on Teamspeak and to get along well with the people there. However you can easily get in trouble on Ts, just keep to the people you know and don't join private channels without having talked to any1 in there before. On Ts it's also easier to see what you're really like.
- Trying too hard. > Helping and all in global is nice. But there is always a limit. Don't just try to be "the fastest" to answer questions in global or to "steal other people's questions" or be like way too active just when Staffmembers are on. We see when you try too hard; be natural; we don't want machines.
These are the points that just came to my head, if you want to become a Helper I suggest reading this.


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Unfinished art is quite the idea for filing away for future use, so many times have I dug out the draft ideas of a day when I drew them, thinking I could use these for something else.
Often the chance always pops up to use past ideas and drawings.


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This talk was given at the 2015 Sacred Liturgy Conference in Portland Oregon. The conference was sponsored by Schola Cantus Angelorum.
I find the talk fairly rudimentary, but it does cover the basic ideas of proper sacred architecture and how it is linked to the spirit of the Liturgy. However, I think this could go a lot deeper into the reasons and arguments for traditional sacred architecture and art. But I don't know the audience, and maybe this was a proper introduction for them.
Also, as I find these kinds of lectures on the internet, and as I read books on the subject, I find a lot of the same handful of churches and key people mentioned. It's as if you've read a couple of the books on the subject, or seen a couple of the lectures, you don't need to look further. But I sense we are only scratching the surface.


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Well-known S.C. broadcaster Woody Windham retired in 2012, but he isn't finished behind the microphone. For the past four years, he's been pumping out the music at his dance club in Columbia's Vista and launching his own Internet station.
By Antoine Thomas
April 1, 2015
Woodrow "Woody" Windham Jr., a household name in Columbia radio, could have stopped entertaining after retiring from more than 50 years in broadcasting. But Windham, 75, just moved from the dial to the dance floor.
For the past four years, he's been presiding over his Lady Street dance club, The Woody in the Vista. Its already been voted as Columbia's best twice by Free Times readers.
But Windham also never really left radio after retiring, creating his own Internet streaming station, Woody with the Goodies.
Given Windham's history, that shouldn't be surprising. He helped transform Columbia radio in the 1950s, says John Wrisley, another former Columbia broadcaster.
"He was playing the stuff that we wouldn't play with a 10-foot pole," Wrisley says. "He attracted the young people."
Windham launched Woody with the Goodies in 2011 – the same day he opened his nightclub. It plays nonstop, commercial-free music from his 14,000-song collection, and Windham says he takes pains to not just segue tunes but to mix them, trying to match the beat.
Windham started in 1959, working part-time in Darlington for WDAR-AM. After a career that took him through beach music, rock 'n' roll, oldies and country, he stepped aside in 2012 at WISW-AM, where he had been shifted to doing a talk show.
"Talk radio is for Republicans. My dad is not a Republican," said one of his daughters, Jennifer.
"He did it for a year though," she said. "It's amazing that he did it for as long as he did."
Windham is known for his charity work. Among his honors is recognition as Columbia's "Best Air Personality" by Columbia Metropolitan Magazine in 2006.
Windham's ability to connect with people through music easily transitioned to the club at 808 Lady Street. On weekends, you'll find him keeping the crowd on their feet as the disc jockey with his mixture of old- and new-school grooves.
But later in the evening, Windham usually steps aside so Jennifer can take over. It's a way, she says, for her to jumpstart her disc jockey career. Windham also helped one of his brothers, Leo, become a disc jockey.
"He's very concerned about family," Leo said. "He had a lot of influence of in my life."
Wrisley is just glad there's still gas left in Windham's tank.
"We were all trying to be radio announcers, and Woody was the driver at the time," Wrisley said. "I commend him on sticking to it."
We talked with Windham about his family, his legacy and his love for music. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
(Listen to the entire podcast.)
Working alongside your brother Leo in the Windham brothers' talk show and also now, with The Woody, your daughters, they're helping you run it. Why has family been so important for you in your professional career?
Because it just is. Everything about me is family. I'm a family man. I have three daughters, three granddaughters and now two great granddaughters. No boys, so I got to take a step up, I got to take the lead. Well my daughters, like I said they both had secretarial kind of dead end jobs, and I wanted them to become entrepreneurs. And so I opened up the club and did it for them. But it's also for me too because it's a tribute to my career and I'm hoping it'll be there for a long time.
Awards, achievements, accolades, you name it you've won them. What do all those things mean to you?
Not much. I mean, you know, they're nice; I've got a room full of them you know. But what really sets me off is people telling me that they could tell that I did good job for the community. And all the fundraising I've done and all the charity work I've done. I think people really appreciate that. And one of the reasons I had my brother working with me is because I think people appreciate family. They really appreciate hearing two brothers get along when most of them don't. …
Throughout your career, local charities have been huge for you. Why did you want to give back to the local community so much?
Because people appreciate it. I used to do marathons on the radio for 70 hours where I'd end up losing my voice and raise $70,000 for the heart association.
Then I started doing it for the cancer society. I guess I raised about $2 million for each one of them over the years. Never expected anything for it. But my reward was great because people appreciate that. And they show it to you too. Especially the intelligent people, they really appreciate you doing things to help you. And so I would do that anyway. …
What made you want to even do (online radio) 24/7 without any commercials?
It's funny about the "Woody with the Goodies" thing. See, I started radio in Darlington, WDAR. Typical small town radio station. Half the time, I was doing the morning show and the afternoon show. I'd take a little time off and come back and do the afternoon show. And it was an AM day-timer. It would go off at sundown. So it wasn't so bad in the afternoon. In the morning, I did a country music show, and I called myself "Woody on the Wind," and I thought that was pretty cool. Then in the afternoon, I did a rock 'n' roll show and I called myself "Woody with the Goodies." The "Woody with the Goodies," stuck, "Woody on the Wind," didn't make it. …
When will the music stop for Woody? …
I have to tell you, people ask me all the time, how long I'm going to do it. I always tell them the same thing, "I'd like to die at the mic." I mean really, I would like to die at the microphone. Everyone knows that I did it my whole life, did exactly what I wanted to do, did it my way.
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Very nearly missed today's post due to the upgrades and an afternoon spent finishing Banjo-Tooie.
Metroid Fusion is the last non-remake game in the series to be presented entirely using 2D graphics. It takes place after Super Metroid, with Samus becoming infected by a new alien lifeform and, somewhat ironically, saved by a serum derived from a Metroid, a species she was bent on destroying.


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The Safety Patrol is a select group of Fifth Graders that are committed to providing a safe school environment for all students at Parkside Elementary. Here at Parkside, safety is our primary concern for all students, thus it is important and expected that Patrols take their job very seriously as the position comes with great responsibility. Being selected to serve as a Patrol is a great honor and privilege. A Safety Patrol member should be responsible, respectful, cooperative, and helpful.
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Sunday's comin'!
Hi brothers and sisters of the FPCE fellowship,
I gaze upon a bright sun, sky blue sky, puffy clouds, and proud, forest green cedars through the window of my den as I write. This is the day the Lord has made (it is a characteristic of God to shower us with loveliness) let us rejoice and be glad in it! It has taken me decades to uncover the blessing of God's creation. (Sadly, I thought I always had more important things to do.)
Inspiring music…a cooled room…warm fellowship await your presence. Come to worship this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Place. We are going to talk about the times God has turned to the millennials to fulfill his will. For a sneak preview, read Jeremiah 1: 4-10.
See you in church,
Pastor Michael
Thank you Jeff Nine for your worship leadership and preaching while I was on vacation these past two weeks.
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You've probably had lots of people tell you that you should do yoga, but if you are an absolute beginner than one of the many problems that you would be facing is that you wouldn't really know where to start. There are all kinds of yoga poses out there that you can take part in, and all of these yoga poses offer their own benefits. You would probably want to try and enjoy as many of these benefits as possible, which is why building yourself up would be a pretty good idea.
That being said, if your main goal is try and become a little fitter then without a doubt the very best thing for you to do would be to do surya namaskar. This is a set of six poses, four of which are repeated, that you do in a complete set. Doing twelve rounds of these poses is enough to give you a decent workout, and it can also enable you to lose some weight, gain some muscle tone and limber your body up thereby giving you a more flexible musculature that would be far less prone to cramps.
At the Marianne Wells Yoga School you are going to learn a lot of tricks that are going to help you to take part in yoga without worrying about how far you need to go. Most of the time yoga is not that hard, and if you just take that all important first step then there is no reason why you won't be able to get the most out of it every single time you focus on it. Surya namaskar is the best way to train your body for the more difficult yogic poses.


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In the last 48 or so hours, before I could even blog it, a top candidate for Chico police chief has been outed as an ass in his hometown and taken his name out of the running here in Chico.
The whole thing reminds me of Brian Nakamura. This Steve Gesell guy from San Luis Obispo apparently lied to his bosses and staff, like Nakamura, telling them he wasn't considering employment elsewhere, when he most certainly had put in an application for chief of Chico PD. Furthermore, it now looks like he was trying to get out of SLO before a full investigation of personal use of his city expense account.
Cal Coast News has been on this guy's ass for a while now. Gesell has been taking his family on city business trips and using his city expense account to pay for weekends in Disneyland and other family vacations. CCN also got ahold of inner department memos indicating Chief Gesell had been running a traffic ticket quota system, offering such rewards as pizza for the cop who brought in the most speeding tickets. While this might sound like an aggressive safety policy, it's also known as a "speed trap" and it's illegal.
So, when Gesell came under all this criticism, he started looking for another job, submitting an application here in Chico sometime between January and February, according to Chico city staff. Meanwhile he assured the city council back in SLO that he had no such intentions.
We've been through this before with Brian Nakamura, who left Hemet for Chico after telling his bosses the same bullshit story. And then he packed up his carpet bag and left Chico spinning like a revolving door, his Hemet buddy Mark Orme walking into the position and his other buddy Chris Constantin moving right into the Ass Mangler position. Chico was just their ticket to a higher salary, a step up on the pension ladder. Who knows how long they'll stay.
In San Luis Obispo, it looks like Gesell really played himself a hand. He made it look like the city was trying to fire him, and he got a lawyer and fought it until they handed him a $120,000 severance package. He had intended to leave the entire time. Scott Gruendl just played the same hand in Orland, when it looked like the county supervisors had caught on to his years of substance abuse and were about ready to fire him. Gruendl turned it into retirement! At 70 percent of his $103,000 (old figure) salary, for the rest of his life. Plus benefits for further trips to rehab!
So, as I was reading all this last night, I was thinking, "oh my good geeshy sakes, Sorensen and the rest of those jackasses are going to hire this guy, just like a slightly different group of jackasses hired Nakamura!" Times like this I just want to pack up and call the realtor, get the hell out of Dodge City before the trash truck rolls in to clean up the mess. I start talking SELL! My husband, the Bitch Whisperer, always reminds me, "we been through this before, we've seen 'em come, and we've seen 'em go, and we're still here." Sure, paying higher taxes on everything, but we're still here.
At least Melissa Daugherty was on top of this:
Daugherty also points out, he's almost 50, which points to a pattern – they come here to spike and retire, it's been one chief after another lately.
Well, it didn't happen. Here's the latest story on Steve Gesell:
What kind of person picks up his family and moves to Arizona to run against a local sheriff? Please note, before this all went public, this jackass was "the top candidate" for Chico police chief.
UPDATE I find it interesting that the link to Action News has been disconnected, but a subsequent story naming Mike O'Brien with no mention of Gesell is still up for viewing. Call me a conspiracy freak, but I think the city is trying to pretend they never had anything to do with Gesell, and certain local media outlets are playing along. You can read more at calcoastnews.com


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Mackayla is a sophomore sister and an Zeta Delta Legacy! In the grand tradition started by her great-great-grandmother Trudy Taylor, Mackayla pledged ZD the moment she set foot on California University. Majoring in zoology, Mackayla hopes to one day travel the world rescuing animals and assisting animal facilities with necessary facility upgrades.
Nina Laurer, PhD
Zeta Delta has always had a commitment to shining a light on the mental health issues. For more than 40 years we've prided ourselves on providing sisters with the support they need to navigate the waters of university life. This year our sorority is proud to partner with Dr. Claudia Montes, clinical psychologist and specialist in media psychology.
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Laser shone into cockpit of plane landing on P.E.I.
'This is dangerous and it is illegal'
A commercial aircraft on its way into Charlottetown Airport was hit by a laser beam Sunday, RCMP say.
The inbound flight was over the Brackley Beach area just after 11 p.m. when the incident occurred, RCMP Sgt Leanne Butler said.
"We did investigate — we were not able to find any witnesses or any person that was doing it at the time," Butler said.
"We are asking the public if they know anything about this to give us a call and we will further investigate," Butler said.
"We do believe that it came from the Brackey Beach area."
The pilot reported the green laser shone into the cockpit for five to 10 seconds. The plane landed without any difficulty.
In a statement, WestJet said neither pilot looked at the laser, so were not affected.
Lasers can temporarily blind pilots. Shining a laser at an aircraft is a federal offence punishable by fines of up to $100,000 and/or five years in prison.
"This is dangerous and it is illegal," emphasized Butler.
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This summer we announced our new RealSelf Fellowship to help fund trips for medical providers who deliver care and training in highly underserved communities worldwide.
Now we're excited to present our first class of RealSelf Fellows, eight physicians dedicated to humanitarianism and bringing their knowledge of reconstructive surgical care and sustainable solutions to improve the overall quality of life in these locales.
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- Dr. Patrick Byrne of Lutherville, Md., traveling to Managua and Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, with and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Aproquen on Feb. 2, 2017.
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The RealSelf Fellowship is an ongoing program open to physicians and surgical-care team members who will volunteer medical services or serve as volunteer educators to advance the skills of local doctors and staff. Fellowships can cover a wide range of needs, including hand surgery, burn reconstruction, microsurgery, and advanced cleft techniques, as well as anesthesia, nursing, orthodontics, and physical and hand therapy.
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Kanye West "I'm Humbly A Rap God. Top 5 Of All Time, Dead Or Alive!"
Another bitch boy rant from Kanye…This time he's calling himself top 5 dead or alive…humbly…lmao…no you tool, screaming it like a little baby at your concert is not humble! This dude needs to stfu and just make GOOD music…His personality is making me really dislike him!
Kanye West Explains Why He Calls Himself a Genius
If you feel like wasting 20 minutes…I didn't…but hey, enjoy!
Much has been made of Kanye West's infamous "rants" at his concerts but, as is often the case, his actions and words make much more sense in full context. Kanye played the Prudential Center in Newark on 2/15 and he had a lot to say. Yeezy spoke for 20 minutes on everything from why he left Nike for Adidas, having Drake's back when it comes to misrepresentation by the media, the media's negative portrayal of Hip-Hop and its artists, the Grammy's and more. It was certainly stream of consciousness…but it was far from a "rant."
Another Kanye West Bitch Boy Rant
this dude is such a fuckin bitch…does he think that people wanna pay to see him complain? And the wack shit is that these lames in the audience cheer him on during his rants…me, I would be booing his ass!
"Donkey of The Day" Rich Dollaz (B*tch Behavior)
lmao!!! Yea I must say I have to agree with CTG on this one!
Wale explains his bitchboy rant to Rosenberg and Ebro
what a fuckin baby…get over yourself homeboy!
Webster's Dictionary Definition of the word "Homey"
So the homie Rockness Monsta posted this on Facebook, and I had to repost it…this is ridiculous!
BitchAssNess At It's Finest : Wale throws a hissy fit because of Complex!
what a bitch boy…
and then 2day he does this corny shit…
what a lame!
Kanye West Throws Out Fan From Concert In San Antonio!
this guy is the biggest baby in the world…After seeing all the Yeezus tour footage,and all his bitch ass rants, I officially hate this guy…smh.
Dallas Penn Presents : NYC X-Mas Streets with BluCheez (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
dP takes to the streets of NYC to hunt freshness and flavor in the holiday season.
continuer reading for parts 2 and 3
Kanye West Full Interview with Sway
The first 15 minutes is a normal interview…then at 15:45 he goes nuts…first he thinks him and his boy got Jordan poppin…lmao…then he starts to go into bitch boy mode. and then at 17 minutes and change he spazzes on Sway like a little girl!!! This dude is asked a simple question and he spazzes on a legend like Sway, fuck him, someone needs to g check Kanye…smh.
Kanye's Bitch Boy Rant at MSG Last Night
this dude is such a fuckin BABY!!! lol
Trinidad James Cops A Plea "The Truth Will Set You Free"
I'm not even mad at what he said, it's basically true. When you turn on NY radio all you hear is down south music. But I do agree with Maino. When James said "I'm not tryin to start nuttin, but if you want to do something we can do something cause I don't give a fuck" , that's when he thought he was "tuff". And that's why NY feels disrespected, and that's why Maino is speaking up and defending NY, and I agree with Maino 100%!
Trinidad James Tries To Defend His BS "ATL Runs NY" Comments
Last week he says THIS….then MainO said THIS…Now this pu$$y is back tracking on his tuff talk! Sounds like he's scared of getting a classic NY ass whooooopin!
Trinidad James Says the South Runs NYC
Someone tell this lame to stfu!
Kanye West's Bitch Boy Rant in Vegas
yo this dude is such a fuckin baby…You would think he has no hit records and is struggling in life the way he is always angry and ranting and complaining…Cmon son, you have all the money in the world, you in a group with Jay-Z, your girl is Kim Kardashian…I mean seriously, take a fuckin chill pill homie, life is good.
And all the people cheering him on are losers too…I would have been booing this lame for this crap!
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text: Background Hepatitis B pathogen X proteins (HBx) has been proven to lead to the introduction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) due to Hepatitis B pathogen infection. and traditional western blot evaluation indicated the manifestation of LASP-1 was improved in the steady HBx-expressing cells weighed against the control cells. Immunofluorescence research revealed NSC 74859 how the distributions of LASP-1 in HepG2-HBX cells had been primarily in pseudopods as well as the cytoplasm while these were primarily localized in the cytoplasm of HepG2-Mock cells. The mobile localizations of LASP-1 in Huh-7-HBX cells had been in the perinuclear fractions while these were primarily localized in the cytoplasm of Huh-7-Mock cells. The upregulation of LASP-1 was inhibited after treatment with LY294002, PI3-K pathway inhibitor. Overexpression of LASP-1 in the steady HBx-expressing cells improved the proliferation and migration capability of hepatocellular cells. siRNA-mediated LASP-1 knowdown in the steady HBx-expressing cells suppressed hepatocellular cells proliferation and migration significantly. Conclusions These outcomes proven that HBx could upregulate LASP-1 through PI3-K pathway to market the proliferation and migration of hepatoma cells. research showed that LASP-1 played a significant part in tumor metastases and advancement. Knock-down of LASP-1 by RNA disturbance led to a solid inhibition of migration and proliferation of tumor cells, such as breasts, colorectal and ovarian tumor cell lines [20-22]. Furthermore, LASP-1 silencing was connected with a lower life expectancy binding from the LASP-1 binding partner zyxin to focal connections [20]. To day, several researches have already been carried out to research its regulatory systems. Many studies demonstrated that several elements participated in regulating LASP-1 manifestation. For instance, in invasive breasts cancers cells, LASP-1 manifestation was considerably inversely suffering from prostate-derived ETS element (PDEF), a transcription element recognized to repress a number of genes that are probably involved with tumorigenesis [27]. In hepatocellular carcinoma, LASP-1 was repressed by wild-type p53 in the transcriptional level. Functional adverse p53 mutations resulted NSC 74859 in increased LASP-1 manifestation [24]. Furthermore, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is important in controlling the amount of LASP-1 manifestation for the reason that uPA ectopic up-regulation qualified prospects to LASP-1 overexpression [28]. In this scholarly study, we investigated the result of HBx for the rules of LASP-1. Our results demonstrated that HBx could upregulate the manifestation of LASP-1 in human being hepatoma HepG2 and Huh-7 cells through activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) pathway. Furthermore, the upregulation of LASP-1 mediated by HBx contributed to migration and proliferation of hepatoma cells. Results The manifestation of HBx induced morphologic adjustments of hepatoma cells and led to even more multinucleate cells To research the capability of HBx in regulating LASP-1 manifestation, we transfected HBx-expressing plasmid pcDNA3.1-X into two human being hepatocarcinoma cell lines, HepG2 cells and Huh-7 cells, and established two steady HBx-expressing cell lines, Rabbit polyclonal to AKR7A2. Huh-7-HBX and HepG2-HBX. HepG2 cells and Huh7 cells transfected with clear pcDNA3.1 vector had been used as the control NSC 74859 cells called Huh-7-Mock and HepG2-Mock. RT-PCR and traditional western blot analysis proven that, weighed against the control cells, HBX mRNA and proteins were indicated in the HBX steady transfected cells (Shape ?(Figure1).1). Oddly enough, weighed against HepG2-Mock cells, the manifestation of HBx triggered cellular morphological adjustments indicated by inverted microscopy, which shown with lengthy pseudopods in the HepG2-HBX cells. This observation indicated that HBx might induce HepG2 cells to show an increased migration capability (Shape ?(Figure2A).2A). Weighed against both nucleate cells of HepG2-Mock and Huh-7-Mock stained with Wright's stain, even more multinucleate cells of Huh-7-HBX and HepG2-HBX could possibly be observed. The outcomes indicated that HBx could alter the phenotype and confer the migration capability of hepatocarcinoma cells (Shape ?(Figure22B). Shape 1 Recognition of HBX manifestation in steady transfected HepG2 cells and Huh-7 cells. (A): RT-PCR recognition of HBX mRNA manifestation; (B): Traditional western blot recognition of HBX proteins manifestation. Shape 2 The phenotype and morphology NSC 74859 of control cells and HBx steady expressing cells. (A). The morphology of cultured cells was noticed under an inverted microscope (magnification, 200). The arrow displays the lengthy pseudopod in HepG2-HBX cells. (B). … HBx upregulated manifestation of LASP-1 in hepatoma cells We analyzed the manifestation of LASP-1 in the mRNA and proteins amounts in the control cells as well as the steady HBx-expressing cells. The RT-PCR and traditional western blot analysis demonstrated that, weighed against the control cells, HBx could upregulate the manifestation of LASP-1 in the.


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The site you're reading right now — yes, we're talking about MarketWatch — has among the highest percentage of wealthy readers among all the websites on the internet.
That's according to data tracking site Priceonomics's analysis of the top 500 websites in the U.S. (at least 8 million views a month). Priceonomics ranked the sites by demographics to reveal the websites with the most female, male, millennial, senior, parent, educated and wealthy audiences (defined as having a household income greater than $150,000).
MarketWatch comes in No. 11 on the wealthy list, with 19.3% of its readers making more than $150,000.
The website with the most disproportionately wealthy visitors is The Real Deal, a website about New York, Los Angeles and Miami real estate news, with 27.2% of its readers making more than $150,000.
The Real Deal is followed by startup database Crunchbase and DC Urban Mom, a blog and forum for Washington, D.C. parents (where, incidentally, the question of what defines "rich" seems to come up fairly often).
The Real Deal also pops up on the list of websites with the most educated audience (79.2% of visitors have an undergraduate degree), as does CrunchBase (86.1%).
Here are the sites Priceonomics ranked by other demographics. These 25 websites have the most female audiences:
Meanwhile, these websites have the most male audiences:
If you're wondering where the millennials are lurking, it's here:
Conservative101 comes in the top spot for having the most disproportionately senior visitors, followed by other conservative news sites including Freedom Daily and US Herald, which publishes some conspiracy theories including the debunked story of Hillary Clinton selling uranium to Russia. Priceonomics also found that seniors have a penchant for cat slideshows, with a site called "Viral-Kittens" also on the list.


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Ramen lovers whom been to Japan, or even the popular destination Bangkok Thailand, you probably would have tried or heard about Chabuton.
Chabuton created a big hit in the Thai market in 2010, with 14 outlets in Thailand, making it one of the fastest growing ramen chain there.
This Prestigious Chabuton from Japan, has arrived into our shores and opened its first outlet at Somerset 313 #B2-01.
The brand of Chabuton Singapore shares the same formula and original secret recipes as the other outlets in Japan and Thailand.
I was excited and privileged to be invited to savour the ramen dishes created by the Michelin starred chef, Mr. Yasuji Morizumi, the first ramen chef that achieved such honour and also named as the "King of Ramen" from TV Champion, TV Tokyo Station.
The bright coloured entrance was welcoming, with many wooden wall panels and brown tables it gives off a clean, spacious and Japanese vibe upon entering into the restaurant.
All the ingredients used are imported directly from Japan, or sourced from specially appointed companies by the Japanese team, and ensured that well-balanced and authentic bowls of Japanese ramen are being produced.
Chabuton will continuously localise flavours and create unique offerings at reasonable price that appeal to the Singaporeans.
I shall start off with some side dishes. These bite-sized dumplings Hitokuchi Gyoza ($5 for 8 pcs) served as a perfect side dish to Chabuton's ramen. The dumpling skin was crispy and the pork meat filing was juicy. I would be pleased if they were more generous with the meat filling.
Ika Karaage (Fried Squid $5), was deep fried to a good texture and it wasn't oily at all so that everyone can enjoy without feeling guilty.
Soup Gyoza ($5), the soupy version of their signature dumplings in chicken collagen broth. The soup was light yet flavourful, it will be an enjoyment having this on its own and I will not mind requesting for extra soup if I could.
Out of the 12 ramen dishes, I picked Tonkotsu as this is Chabuton's signature dish. The rich and creamy broth is the culmination of many hours of simmering pork bones. A slice of char skew rests atop the noodles, with abundance of Japanese leek and white sesame added to enliven the overall taste.
Small portion are priced at $8:30; while the standard hearty size are at $11.90 for Tonkotsu Ramen. Diners can customise the ramen to your own liking, by choosing the noodle texture from soft to hard, as well as the saltiness level of your soup.
I like my noodles rich and with a little bite, so I opted for hard noodle texture and level up the saltiness.
An extra $3.00 will give you special add-on of a Ajitsuke Tamago (Soft Boiled Egg) and Buta Kakuni (Braised Pork Belly). I was a little disappointed when I was told that the pork belly was sold out in store, but glad that the egg made up for it.
For those who prefer their soup to be more flavourful with a spicy kick, you can add Kara, spicy minced pork for just a dollar.
Chabuton Shoyu Zaru Ramen ($11.90), thin-style Japanese cold noodles served on a bamboo tray and a bowl of Japanese soy sauce soup. Made to be eaten cold, it is great to have this dish during our hot weather in Singapore. After finishing the noodles, diners can ask for the Wari Soup to be added to the bowl for an extra enjoyment.
Do take note of the weekday lunch special where you can get a junior bowl of ramen of your choice with a side, dessert and beverage at only $12.30. This is such good deal that you should not miss.
Thank you Chabuton for the invite to savour your signature dishes. I will definitely head back for your gratifying bowls of ramen.
Chabuton Singapore Outlet (Somerset 313)
Address: 313 Orchard Road #B2-01 Singapore 238895
Opening Hours: 11:30am – 10pm
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A day after ridiculing his top intelligence officials as "passive and naive" and claiming they were ignorant about world affairs, President Trump on Thursday said the media had fabricated a conflict and that the officials were "misquoted" by the press after a public congressional hearing that was carried live on television.
The directors of the FBI and the CIA, the director of national intelligence and other officials testified Tuesday about worldwide threats to U.S. national security, revealing significant differences between what the intelligence community has concluded and what the president claims about Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, the prospect for nuclear talks with North Korea, the strength of the Islamic State and other security issues.
Trump lashed out at the intelligence chiefs on Twitter, calling their assessments "wrong" and suggesting that "Intelligence should go back to school!"
But on Thursday, Trump claimed the intelligence chiefs had told him their remarks had been taken out of context, and he asserted that there was no distance between him and his advisers.
"Just concluded a great meeting with my Intel team in the Oval Office," Trump tweeted, with a picture of CIA Director Gina Haspel, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and others seated around the Resolute Desk. The officials "told me that what they said on Tuesday at the Senate Hearing was mischaracterized by the media - and we are very much in agreement on Iran, ISIS, North Korea, etc.," Trump wrote. "Their testimony was distorted press...."
"I would suggest you read the COMPLETE testimony from Tuesday," the president added. "A false narrative is so bad for our Country. I value our intelligence community. Happily, we had a very good meeting, and we are all on the same page!"
The hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee was public and carried on multiple TV networks. Coats, speaking on behalf of the other five witnesses, submitted 42 pages of written testimony on a wide range of security threats. Video of the hearing was posted on the committee's website.
"They said that they were totally misquoted, and they were totally — it was taken out of context," Trump said in an exchange with reporters. "I'd suggest that you call them. They said it was fake news, which frankly didn't surprise me."
A representative for the CIA declined to comment. A representative for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not respond to a request for comment.
None of the agencies whose leaders testified have issued retractions or amendments to their written or spoken statements.
The president has had a contentious relationship with the intelligence agencies since before he took office. During the campaign, he tried to undermine public confidence in the intelligence community's unanimous conclusion that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election to help elect Trump.
But this week's episode has seen some of the fiercest criticism yet from the president. In an exchange with reporters before his meeting with Haspel and Coats, Trump was asked whether he still had confidence in the two leaders "to give you good advice."
"No, I disagree with certain things that they said," Trump replied. "I think I'm right, but time will prove that. Time will prove me right, probably."
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the intelligence committee defended the officials.
"The media didn't make the President wake up on Wednesday and trash the intelligence community on Twitter," Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), the panel's vice chairman, said in a statement. "This is the same President who stood on stage in Helsinki and told the world he believed Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence leaders," Warner said, referring to a summit meeting last year between Trump and the Russian president. "No tweet or Oval Office photo-op can undo two years of the President's total disrespect for the intelligence community."
A spokeswoman for Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the committee chairman, declined to comment on Trump's tweets. But the senator told CNN on Wednesday that he has "ultimate faith in the intelligence community."
Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.


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Alaska is the perfect destination for cruise enthusiasts who possess a spirit for adventure. Awe-inspiring glaciers, ice peaks, bewildering scenery and mystifying wilderness- there is no place quite as thrilling as Alaska. The region offers a refreshing break from the grind of the Indian urban life, allowing visitors to explore wildlife and nature to their hearts' delight. There are endless attractions to discover, including mountains along the coastline, stunning islands and bays. Travelling aboard a cruise ship will allow you to behold the 'Inside Passage', a labyrinth of islands, inlets and mountains. On-shore expeditions will provide you with opportunities to indulge in the region's unique native culture, explore its Russian legacy, and maybe even spot a mother moose and her calf! In interior and southcentral Alaska, one can take in the scenic beauty of the state's byroads, or visit some intriguing museums and historic sites. Canoeing and biking are also options for those who seek to embark upon further adventures.
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After a brief sojourn playing out at the Yorkshire House for our August jam we're back at Monosapians' cradle of grime for the next event. As ever it's a open door jam-happening, food provided and as much electricity as your gear can consume.
(I say open door that's probably not strictly speaking true. If I've ever had cause to eject you from any of my houses in the past for repeated uncouth behaviour then unless you've grown up you're probably still not massively welcome. Just pointing it out in case in the the intervening years you've also become a lawyer, in which case you're probably doubly barred.)
Usual very approximate times; 3pm – 9ish and if you have heavy gear that you would like to be picked up in a 1-2pm time slot then let me know and I'll see what I can do.


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The only time I saw the SS.United States was in July 1960 in the Mid Adlantic. I was 20 years old and Supernumerary 2nd Cook/Baker on the Shell Tanker 'Achatina' from Barry to Curacao. I thought she was a good looking ship. I was being sent out to join another Shell Tanker the 'Haustrum' whose 2nd Cook/Baker had died in Capetown and she had sailed on to Curacao. The attached photo was taken of me with the United States in the background on the left hand picture with my Kodak Brownie 8. Cameras wern't as sophisticated as they are today, but not a bad photo considering its 52 years old, it has been enlarged from the original.
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Old ships can look good like old cars.
This is my picture from my Discharge book Circa 1962.
The SS United States in Norfolk, Virginia 1975, photo taken from the GTV Euroliner at the container terminal
Met an American a few weeks back who had been Cabin Class Purser on her.
Never knew there was a purser for each class of bloods on board.
Maybe some USA system.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
the comparison between the queen mary and the united states as far as preservation goes can be summed up by the attached images - end of discussion !queen mary.jpgunited states may 2022.jpg
Very sad.
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