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A long year ago, on an Internet not too far away –
It was a dark time for Star Wars fans. GRAND MOFF LUCAS, ruler of the Lucasfilm Republic, announced last January that he would once again tweak the original Star Wars trilogy as it came to Blu-Ray. Sound effects that had been added would now be taken away again. Lightsabers would be re-colorized. Ewoks would blink. And when Ben Kenobi made the sound of a Kryat Dragon, it would sound…like an actual Kryat dragon. Because we all know what they sound like, right?
A year later, and the Blu-Rays have been released…the fervor (or was it a fever?) has died down, and Star Wars fans (well, some of them, at least) are gearing up for the release of The Phantom Menace in 3D in theaters. And now we can sit back without all of that fuss, with the HD experts commenting on/complaining about the technical aspects of the films and the changes, so we can focus on the part of this HD release that is so crucial (enough for classic fans to acquiesce and buy the six-film, nine-disc collection): the bonus disc with documentaries and deleted scenes.
This review won't focus on the former, but it will focus on the latter, and in three installments, one for each of the classic trilogy films. Deleted scenes and behind the scenes for all three classic films can be found on bonus disc two. The "planet by planet" conceit of the menu navigation is fun, allowing you to navigate to scenes and featurettes based around "Tattooine," "The Death Star," and "Yavin," but you can also skip ahead to the "play all" feature, and let the deleted scenes roll…
Episode IV: A New Hope (aka "Star Wars"):
The first deleted scene, "Tosche Station" (yes, home of the infamous power converters that Luke whines about in a later scene to Uncle Owen), is presented here in its glory. These are the scenes of Luke in the desert as he "moisture farms," and then sees the battle between the Star Destroyer and Rebel Blockade runner through his electobinoculars. That scene is followed by Luke barging into a gathering of his friends Fixer, Camie, and Biggs, to tell them about the battle. The scenes were famously featured in the original Marvel Comics adaptation of the film, as well as the film's novelization; photos have appeared in trading cards and other places for decades, so they feel familiar to us. Legend has it that Lucas added these scenes to humanize the story with "real people" after getting criticism from peers who felt lost in a world of droids and Jawas, and an "American Graffiti" vibe does permeate the dialogue, but ultimately (and perhaps rightfully) the scenes were dropped to progress the flow of the story.
We also see Luke in a different light than we do in the film itself; he's whiny (well, whiner than usual) and gets teased a bit. Mark Hamill as Luke has a nice scene with Garrick Hagon as Biggs, but there are times he overdoes the earnestness and Luke comes off as less convincing than in the final film. The scene of Luke "farming," then telling his droid helper to "get it in gear" before the droid (a dead ringer for Short Circuit's "Number Five" ) breaks down is humorous, but it's the sort of humor that would unfortunately come to permeate the prequels (with broken down pit droids, etc).
The same could be said for the "Old Woman on Tatooine" scene, which depicts a woman almost getting run over by Luke and his speeder (they don't call them landspeeders for nothing). The scene reads better in the comic, and doesn't lend any real character humor; it's a cheap laugh – plus it also lacks the special effects, which is why it was probably dropped.
Speaking of gratuitous shots, there's actually an entire extended scene of Aunt Beru pouring blue milk into a container. There are probably dozens of scenes like this that were trimmed down that are far more interesting, but someone at Lucasfilm obviously felt that the blue milk has such a cult following, it deserved to be preserved on, um, Blu-ray.
"The Search for R2 D2" sounds like it might be cool—it's shots of Luke and Threepio talking in the landspeeder as they chase after R2. Unfortunately, while it's interesting to see a close up of the characters in the vehicle, their actions are not very realistic and the whole thing is horribly marred by shoddy back projection of sand dunes flying by—the kind of bad back projection one might find in a 1970s sitcom. The long shot and voiceover that ultimately replaced this was definitely the way to go, thus proving that sometimes less is more.
The cantina rough cut is an interesting curiosity. It's the original version of the cantina scene that Lucas was unhappy with; eventually he and his ILM wizards conjured up more interesting monster masks and went back to reshoot the scene. The "new version" is the one that exists in the film, although this was altered with some CGI creatures in the 1997 special edition. Many of the minor cantina creatures that you only get a glimpse of in the film appear here for far longer, including some oversized rodents, Snaggletooth, and what appears to be a giant paper-mache cricket (which apparently ended up with its own action figure—not bad for a guy from a deleted scene). Mark Hamill once remarked in an interview about how everything in the first shoot looked like it was out of the Nutcracker Suite, and he's not far off. The scene would still be impressive to a 1977 audience, but less so than the final result. Lucas' instinct to reshoot was the correct one.
Most interesting about this scene is that when Han makes his first appearance, he's accompanied by a tall brunette girl named Jenny. He tells her to beat it when Chewie brings Kenobi and Luke to the table…shades of James Bind or a prototype Indiana Jones (who was originally envisioned as a playboy). The scene is neat for showing another side to Han, and for also featuring a girl other than Aunt Beru, Princess Leia or Mon Mothma.
The final Tatooine scene is "Stormtrooper Search," which features some extended shots of troopers in the streets of Mos Esiley as they search for our heroes. One of the shots features a tall alien with stilt legs, with a dwarf alien who runs under him in a visual sight gag of the Prequel kind. The scene was actually used to great effect in the "Star Wars Holiday Special," where it became (famously) one of that program's few truly funny moments. It's all about context and editing, people.
A trip via the menu to the "Death Star" brings us to "Darth Vader Widens the Search." Here we see Vader interacting with one of his commanders as they stride down the Death Star corridor amidst troopers and droids. Some cool visuals here, but very little new that adds to the plot (although this scene was used and dubbed over in the "Star Wars Holiday Special," when Vader no longer seems obsessed with finding his son, but rather in finding "The Rebel Wookiee").
Last but not least as we head to "Yavin," we have an alternate Biggs and Luke reunion at the rebel base shortly before Luke and the other pilots take off against the Death Star. Parts of this scene were edited back into the special edition (thus asserting the canonicity of Biggs as a boyhood friend of Luke, despite his earlier cut scenes), but here the scene goes further to have a pilot comment about flying with Luke's father. Mention of such history in the film itself adds to the original concept of the series as "The Adventures of Luke Skywalker" which is what the series was conceived as. This, along with the initial Biggs scenes on Tattooine, round out Luke's character and his character arc – his start and his destiny. Hamill starts to slip here again with the over-earnestness, but we can forgive him. I mean, you probably act goofy when you're with your childhood friends too, right?
Cutting the bookended Biggs scenes didn't hurt the picture, but having them gives added depth to Luke's story. It would have been interesting if the rebel pilot who knew Luke's father appeared in the prequels (he didn't) or even in "The Clone Wars" cartoon (he won't), but it really does bring the series full circle into the concept of a family saga set in a galaxy far, far away. Which makes the deleted scenes in the next film, The Empire Strikes Back, all the more interesting…
So what's missing?
There is footage from several scenes that has seen the light of day in other documentaries, including an extension of Luke and Kenobi's exchange in Kenobi's hut when he says "You must do what you feel is right" (Luke's timid reply, "Right now I don't feel so good"). The footage of Han confronting Jabba in the docking bay appeared in the special edition of the actual film, so it's not replicated here with the Irish-sounding actor standing in for Jabba (although this does turn up on one of the documentaries). Apart from some extended shots of explosions aboard the Death Star and some alternate takes of Tarkin confronting Leia (and her accompanying English accent), there doesn't seem to be a lot left out…but one never knows….
Stay Tuned!


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is it ok 2 b upset when my fiance allows his son & his ex 2 run our lives & him say hurtful things when angry?
OK, I'm engaged to a great guy who has a child with another woman (never married, she just got pregnant on purpose after 6 months of dating) he stayed with her until their son turned 4 when she finally broke it off, it was very mutual but they still can't get along. I knew about his son and ex when we got together, but i should've stayed out of their situation. i was a child of a broken family and i didn't want his son to suffer. it's been a year and a half and we're now engaged. Being I was THAT child a long time ago, i convinced him that he needed to relax and not stress out about her witchyness so much because his responses would only hurt him and his son. I guess he relaxed TOO much. Since then, she has thrown away my Parent Football Shirt for their 5 year olds flag football team because the back of mine read "'s Lil Momma" and his EX threw my shirt in the trash. What she doesnt know is that I've been called Lil Momma since MY DAUGHTER was born!!!!! She is now 6. My fiancee also calls me Lil Momma!! And he never once told her anything, NOR defended me!!!!! Yet I'm the one who washes his clothes, irons them for school, washes his towel for school on Mondays, I make sure his school notes are in his booksack, and when my fiance is offshore i bring his son to and from school and anywhere he needs. Anytime i am in town, i pick something up for his son whether he's with us or not. I see him as if he were my own son. But now, my fiance is letting his son and ex run our schedules and lives. I got mad this past weekend because his son was sick while he was offshore so he went back to his mom's until he felt better. Then that's when his ex and his son started saying WHEN he would come back, they made plans w/o talking to me because we have the kids on the same weekend and we have a break on the opposite weekends with just my fiance and I, well the plans made, totally screwed up our plans for the weekend and he didn't even ask me. Then as we're getting into it and arguing, he acts like he doesnt care and always regrets the ugly things he says later but says extremeley hurtful things while the argument is going on. As I was talking last night I said "you say you love me, you love me, you love me, and i'm the one you want to be with," and right before i could finish my statement he said "I guess i don't" i was stumped and didn't know what to say, yet he still came to bed and held me during the night, and this morning brought his son to school (my daughter is sick) and came to give me a kiss and told me he loved me. He went to the office to turn in his time and he came to kiss me and tell me he loved me again, but this time i didn't say it back. AM I WRONG?


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Ever since the two teams met in 1921, the rivalry between Green Bay and Chicago has been what I believe to be the best rivalry in the NFL. The history, the backstories, the hate towards one another, all of that encapsulated into a matchup between two of the earliest created teams in professional football makes for a great rivalry.
Where it all began
In 1921, Green Bay had the nickname of the Packers, but Chicago was known as something different: the Staleys. The first-ever meeting came during Chicago's second regular season in the American Professional Football Association, which they ended up winning the league championship in with a 9-1-1 record.
Facing off against the likes of George Halas, Guy Chamberlin and George Trafton (all future Hall of Fame players), the Packers were futile in their offensive output, being shutout and falling 20-0.
Green Bay's uphill battle
Green Bay didn't record its first victory in the series until the fourth matchup, defeating the now-named Bears 14-10 on September 27th, 1925.
It was tough sledding even after earning its first win in the rivalry, going 1-7-2 throughout its first 10 matchups against Chicago.
After a 12-12 tie in 1928, Green Bay decided to actually become a force in the rivalry, winning the next nine of ten matchups from 1928-31.
Key players in border battle
Both sides have had many HOF players (or at least deserving of that honor) play in this rivalry, adding another facet to the already-great rivalry.
From Chicago, 34 former Bears players and coaches have been enshrined into the HOF, the most out of any team in the NFL or any other previous football league. Bronko Nagurski, Bulldog Turner, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Halas, Trafton, Chamberlin, Red Grange, Sid Luckman, and Walter Payton, among others, have all been given their forever-spots in the hall.
From Green Bay, 30 members have been put into the hall. Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Don Hutson, Forrest Gregg, Herb Adderley, James Lofton, Jerry Kramer (finally), Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Ray Nitschke, Reggie White and Willie Davis, among others, have had a hand in this rivalry in some way, shape or form.
Current status of rivalry
Currently, players like Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, David Bakhtiari, HaHa Clinton-Dix, Clay Matthews and Mike Daniels have all been on the winning side of the rivalry nowadays.
For Chicago, I feel like there is someone on their defense that is the best player on their team, but can't quite remember his name. Urlacher? No, he retired. Tillman? No, he also retired. Ah, well, I digress.
The current status of this game finds Green Bay ahead in the overall record. The most surprising part of the rivalry record? Only six ties in the almost-100 year history that's pretty impressive.
Regardless of what the national pundits or fans say, the Green Bay-Chicago rivalry is one for the ages, one that as a fan I can honestly say I am privileged to be invested in and to be a part of it.
Representing your team during its games is one thing, but to be engrossed in one of the longest-running rivalries throughout all professional sports is a unique feat that not many franchises are able to claim.
Go Pack, and as always, if you have any comments or suggestions for what I wrote about, please leave them in the comment section below!뿓뿓뿓
Mike Johrendt has been an avid fan of the Packers ever since he can remember. He is now a writer at PackersTalk and you can follow him on Twitter at @MJohrendt23
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Oral Presentation Session
Reviewed by: Society for Cultural Anthropology
Of interest to: Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges, Students
Primary Theme: Exchange
Secondary Theme: Borders
Questions of value and valuation have been at the heart of discussions about capitalism since Marx first introduced the distinction between use value and exchange value. But how does value come into being at the intersection of capitalism and late socialism? What are the mechanisms that define value in countries going through political and cultural change? Katherine Verdery's "The Vanishing Hectare," documented post-socialist cultural transformation via changing property regimes of value. In it, she argues that value is a function of context and any alteration in context consequently changes values. Taking up this argument of context and change, the following panel examines value--in its variety of definition ranging from economic, sociological, and meaningfulness--to examine late socialist change in East and Southeast Asia. How can shifts in late socialist practices be traced through value and valuation of objects? What particular insights about late socialist regimes of value help to inform us about globalization and modernity? What are the implications of these changes for social relationships among individuals who may engage with multiple value systems? The panel will explore these questions through ethnographic investigations that include: the creation of health insurance as a commodity in Vietnam, language learning as a site for the formation of distinction in China, emerging notions of personhood in China's labor market, the valuation of fertilizer in Vietnam, and finally, the competing value systems intrinsic to international adoption within China. Drawing from these different case studies, these papers seek to highlight and raise questions about the tensions between context and value as they emerge in the dynamic cultural and globalizing regions of East and Southeast Asia.


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Rothko Chapel
I think they were praying
for their dads, moms, brothers
and sisters. I think somebody
was praying for his mother
because she died. There are
white walls. The paintings are blue, black,
brown, and dark blue. The ceiling is
rough like the cement on the streets.
One painting looks likes clouds.
There is a train in another.
There is a cemetery. There are
six people burying someone.
I think the cemetery represents
where the artist that painted
these pictures died.
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Happy 109th Birthday to Mark Rothko! Our Writing at the Menil Program and the students who have walked through the Rothko Chapel have been continually inspired.


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The signs appeared a while back on utility poles on and around Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, standing out amid the urgent pleas for lost kittens and $1,500 one-bedrooms. "PLEASE HELP FIND LOST BLANKET," the red type read. "The blanket is fleece, red, and falling apart because it is very much loved."
The person behind these street signs was Jill Bigelow, a Heights resident and the mother of 3-year-old Adam Bigelow. Adam, it was learned, had lost his "Bibi" (pronounced BEE-bee ), a red Lands' End blanket, during a June 7 stroll in the neighborhood with his nanny; Ms. Bigelow, a photo editor, had returned from work that evening to find a distraught, Bibi-less son, and the two of them spent much of the night walking around brownstone blocks, retracing Adam's previous, tiny steps.
"We talked to everyone. We went to Bolton's. Nino's Pizza. Pierrepont playground," Ms. Bigelow said on a recent afternoon, sitting at the kitchen table in the second-floor apartment she shares with her son and her husband, Daniel. "We ended up getting an ice cream."
After scouring the neighborhood for two days, Ms. Bigelow felt she had no other alternative than to print out signs and tape them to poles. Adam was frustrated; Mom was beginning to lose faith. "You think you'd find it on the side of the road. We lost a hat once, and someone put it on a bush and we found it," Ms. Bigelow said.
As his mother talked, Adam, a towhead dressed in a yellow T-shirt, blue shorts and red socks, sat close by, slurping on split-pea soup. When a reporter asked him–as gently as possible–about his departed Bibi, Adam launched out of his high chair, padded off to his room and returned … with another red blanket. Ms. Bigelow, it turned out, had purchased a dummy Bibi a few years ago to stand in for the original when it needed to be washed.
Adam brought the blanket up to his face, smelled it, and swung back and forth on his heels. "I love my Bibi," he said.
Ms. Bigelow said Adam wasn't usually so warm to this replacement. "He knows it's the backup," she said.
Alas, nearly three weeks had passed since Ms. Bigelow had posted the signs, and there were no leads. (This being New York City, however, there had been one middle-of-the-night prank call.) Ms. Bigelow had already ordered another red blanket from Lands' End–a backup for the backup–but Adam retained hope.
"It's funny. The other day he pointed to a pole and said 'The sign is gone,' and then said he wanted to post more signs," Ms. Bigelow said. "But then he totally forgets about it."
–Leslie Robarge
Fame Brushes
When the New York artist William Quigley starts talking about his paintings, it's never long before he gets to the story about the day Shaquille O'Neal asked him to mate Rottweilers. Mr. Quigley, 40, a New Yorker by way of Philadelphia, was living in downtown Los Angeles at the time, and Mr. O'Neal, the gargantuan center for the Los Angeles Lakers, was filming the movie Kazaam outside Mr. Quigley's studio.
"I went outside to walk my dog, and I hear this deep voice go, 'Hey, you wanna mate your dog with mine?' " Mr. Quigley said the other day. "And I turn around and look up, and it's Shaquille, and my dog's between his legs. And I go, 'Oh, yeah, we'll sell the pups for 200 bucks apiece.' That was my comeback line. And he goes, ' Huh. Huh .' That's how he laughs."
Mr. Quigley played some three-on-three with Mr. O'Neal, then he painted the star center's portrait. Mr. O'Neal purchased the work, and also a portrait by Mr. Quigley of Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I told him it was eight grand, and he said he couldn't afford it, and I said, 'If you can't afford that, I'm not painting anymore.' And he goes, ' Uh-huh. Huh .' And he bought it." That led to a meeting between Mr. Quigley and Mr. Schwarzenegger, who now owns two paintings, too.
And that's how Mr. Quigley sells his work. He has never signed with a major gallery, not even after he had his first show in 1985 with Andy Warhol and all three of his still-wet paintings sold in the first hour. But Woody Allen owns a Quigley, as do Hugh Hefner, Sylvester Stallone, Debbie Harry and the bicoastal advertising czar Jay Chiat. At Mr. Quigley's recent 40th birthday dinner at Mercer Kitchen, Gina Gershon came over to say hello; she just knew someone who has a Quigley. "Basically, he's an interesting person, and his success is very personality-driven," said Marc Chiat, Jay Chiat's son and a painter and director who has known Mr. Quigley since 1989. "He has a persona that he's not too bad at cultivating."
Mr. Quigley is stocky and handsome in a Cagneyesque way, with rusty red hair, blue eyes and a broken front tooth. His red eyebrows dance when he talks. "Art should be witty, like a good Eddie Murphy movie, to make your life a little easier and better," he said. It was one in the morning, and the artist was sitting in his soon-to-be-former studio near Prince Street (he's moving to Tribeca). He was wearing black Nikes, black jeans and a black short-sleeved shirt. A book called 100 Best Album Covers lay next to hardcovers on Dali, Max Ernst, Van Gogh and Gettysburg. On a shelf, a white teddy bear was perched atop floppy cardboard boxes stuffed with sports cards that Mr. Quigley received as payment from one of his collectors. (The bartering arrangement has yielded six Mickey Mantles, three Jackie Robinsons, a 1939 Joe DiMaggio and a Ty Cobb.) On the kitchen counter was a lava lamp, a package of cut-comb honey and a fortune cookie.
"I walk into a lot of galleries, and they're a bunch of one-liners," he said. "Mine are, like, 20-liners." He considers himself an Abstract Expressionist and has taken on subjects ranging from the Civil War to the former New York Rangers star Glenn Anderson. He recently painted the rapper Ice Cube wearing a Union Army uniform. One four-foot piece called Fox Farm reads "I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A FOX FARM."
"I did the whole 'Can I show you my slides?' thing in New York a few times, but I stopped that 12 years ago," Mr. Quigley said. "I never wanted to be someone who's asking someone to put my work in their gallery. I wanted to be asked ."
But these days, Mr. Quigley added, he's not even sure how important that is. "People go into a gallery, and they're afraid to express their opinions about art," he said. "No one's afraid to say, ' Keanu Reeves was bad in that movie .' We see so many films that we can tell who's faking it. But with art, we can't always tell."
–Ryan D'Agostino
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Enjoy our lovely village. We hope that you have a great summer. You have chosen a wonderful place to unwind, relax, and play. But please obey our regulations:
1. No littering.
2. Dogs must be on a leash.
3. Wear clothing at all times–and a smile!
4. No kite-flying, Frisbees, or ball games.
5. No radios on beach.
6. No open containers.
7. No running or walking.
8. No bicycling.
9. No amplified musical instruments.
10. What are you staring at?
11. No loitering.
12. Is something funny?
13. So go somewhere else.
14. Like we really need your money.
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17. We have friends at The Times too.
18. Please eat the deer.
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On GitHub Enterprise, there are, essentially, two different ways to see the commit history of a repository:
- By navigating directly to the commits page of a repository
- By clicking on a file, then selecting History, to get to the commit history for a specific file
From time to time, you may notice that these two commit views show different information. That is, the history for a single file may omit commits found on the repository's commit history.
In essence, Git has several different ways of showing the history of a repository. When Git shows the history of a single file, it "simplifies" history by omitting commits that did not change the file. But rather than look at every commit to decide whether it touched the file, git will omit a whole branch if that branch, when merged, did not impact the final contents of the file. Any commits on that branch that touched the file will not be shown.
For a file's commit history, GitHub Enterprise explicitly follows this simple strategy, for two reasons:
It makes the history simpler by removing commits that did not actually contribute to the final result ( e.g., if a side branch made a change and then reverted it, or if a side branch contains a messy version of some changes that were cherry-picked and cleaned up)
It's significantly more efficient to compute, as we can avoid looking at whole side-branches of the history that did not impact the file
Of course, this truncated view might not always contain the information you're after. Sometimes, you do want to know about failed experiments, or messy history, or even be finding out what went wrong in a questionable merge. As mentioned above, Git does have many ways of viewing history, and GitHub Enterprise provides a view with more information on a repository's commits page.
For more information on how Git considers commit history, you can
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The best of the worst? Cream of the crap? However you'd describe them, these are ExtremeTech's most-least-favorite IoT devices.
AMD claims that it bluffed Nvidia into cutting prices on the RTX family. Does the claim stand up to scrutiny?
Juicero, the Keurig of juice companies, has had to terminate itself after people were turned off by a $700 juice press. We're crushed.
Juicero's CEO is offering a full refund to any unhappy customers who feel they were ripped off when they paid for a $700 ($400 now) juicer with $5 juice packs that expire within a week, tops, and can be squeezed by hand with identical results. Wonder if anybody will take him up on it?
Investors who backed last year's darling company, Juicero, are shocked to discover that its $400 juicer with baked-in DRM is utterly pointless.
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Magpie finds noses, and all they do, fascinating. For a couple of months, she has broken into laughter anytime anyone blows their nose. She thinks it is hilarious. Don't know why, but nose blowing is mighty humerous to an 16-18 month old. Due to this, in our household, we tend to blow our noses a lot, and resultingly, there is a lot of laughter.
More recently, Magpie began using the word "achoo!" whenever someone sneezes. Loves the word. Loves to say it. And it's really really cute the way she says it in her little Muppet voice.
Fast forward to last night as I was serving dinner. I was in the kitchen and she was sitting at her high chair in the dining area watching me. Suddenly, suprisingly and out of nowhere, I sneezed.
And then a little voice, also surprising and out of nowhere said quite clearly,
"Bless you!"
My heart melted. How did she learn this phrase? I have no idea, but it was adorable. And so appropriate to the moment. And it was again one of those reminders that my little baby girl is such a fully formed person who is now able to tell us some of the things she's been observing and thinking for some time.
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text: The industrial scene has spawned a monster, at least according to Myk Jung it has, lead screamer for the hardcore German industrial metal band Testify, describes the techno scene as a movement void of emotion. He further theorizes that the insolent of spring has taken away from what was once a promising following in the pure adrenaline surging aggro music experience. "It's a very hollow scene" explains Jung, in his West Berlin accent. "The music, I find, does not have life. The youths here go to the after-hour raves to dance - it is very popular. But you shall dance yourself hollow - into a trance". One thing can be said about Testify's music is that it is anything but void of emotion. In fact the band's most recent release "Mmmyaoooo", sounds like Ministry's Psalm 69 on steroids(if you can imagine that). But these guys haven't always had their hardcore sound. Much like Ministry, their sound had to be perfected through stages of aggro - metamorphosis to become the roaring sociopathic rockers they are today. Testify formed into 1992 as a side project and was known as The Fair Sex prior to their official transformation. Sort of a poppy electronic dance band (Sounds familiar? Think early KROQ when Ministry was singing "You got to work for love."), The Fair Sex was a nice idea but didn't really satify their true desire to rock. Testify made their first debut with their album 01 which sounded alot like Nine Inch Nails. Their second release, Ballroom Killer/Blitzkrieg Mixes, a remix album which includes a caustic cataclysmic cover of Sweets "Ballroom Blitz". This little ditty was engineered by Keith "Fluffy" Auerbach and Howie Beno, who are mostly known for their engineering work with Ministry and NIN. "People compare us to Ministry and Nine Inch Nails alot, so I stopped listening", Jung says. "We started our music before those sounds ever made it to Germany". Jung says that they are the best at what they do in Germany but admits that Testify could never make it big with the German youths. At least not like other German industrial band types like Rammstein who Jung says is very big, despite them being the sort of like the German version of Spinal Tap. This is primarily because their lyrics are not German, they are in English. However Jung doesn't like to call what they do industrial, he'd rather people refer to them as "computerized metal". Jung says he would love to make it big in America and has great admiration for "that American industrial sound." With songs that have titles like "Block in the Eye" (which can be sampled on Van Richter Records fun web site /email@example.com), "Lethal Viper," and "Under Queen Whores's Grim Protection," they should have no problem fitting right in. In fact, bands like Front 242 and KMFDM could take a couple lessons from these German industrial demi-gods.


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Do You Have to Go to Church to Be a Good Christian?
From time to time, someone objects to the need to attend church regularly. They say they can be good Christians without participating in church. I don't agree.
The Bible encourages church attendance. The letter to the Hebrews states: "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching" (Hebrews 10:24-25).
We see in the Bible the example of the apostles and disciples meeting together in worship and fellowship regularly.
But why do people skip church? I read recently an interesting anecdote at sermonillustrations.com, where a pastor asked in effect, What if we treated going to church like going to sports events? With tongue-in-check, the pastor declared he's had it with sports:
"Want to know why? ....
"Every time I went, they asked me for money.
"The people with whom I had to sit didn't seem very friendly.
"The seats were too hard and not at all comfortable.
"I went to many games, but the coach never came to call on me.
"The referee made a decision with which I could not agree.
"I suspected that I was sitting with some hypocrites---they came to see their friends and what others were wearing rather than to see the game.
"Some games went into overtime, and I was late getting home.
"The band played some numbers that I had never heard before.
"It seems that the games are scheduled when I want to do other things.
"I was taken to too many games by my parents when I was growing up.
"I don't want to take my children to any games, because I want them to choose for themselves what sport they like best."
In short, if you're looking for an excuse to miss church, virtually anything will do.
Dr. D. James Kennedy made an interesting comment about attending church or the lack thereof.
He said, "Though reared in Sunday school and church as a child, as soon as able, in my early teens, I squawked loudly enough that my parents quit sending me (note well: 'sending' me), and for ten years I had nothing to do with Christ. Oh, I sought my pleasures, my fulfillment, my joy, the meaning in my life in all of the things of this world and found, I thought, some little satisfaction in it all. But I could go day after day, week after week, month after month, without ever giving Christ one single thought, and yet, if you were to ask me if I were a Christian, believe it or not, I would have said yes."
Kennedy did not go to church because he did not want to go to church. When he got converted and his heart was changed, God changed his "wanter" (his term), and now he wanted to go to church...to hear God's Word, to praise Him, to be with God's people.
There's an old statement among the nominal parishioners of the Church of England that the role of the Church is to help people get "hatched, matched, dispatched." That is, they get baptized when born. They get married in the church. They have their funerals in the church. But in the meantime, the church has little relevance to them. How sad.
I have found many personal benefits from attending church, from participating in corporate worship, including many encouraging messages.
I find the music very uplifting. The church where I serve uses traditional and classical music. It also makes a difference to be a part of a corporate body of believers to hold each other up in prayer and accountability.
We don't go to church per se for the benefits it may cause us. But I have mentioned in this column before that researcher Dr. Byron Johnson from Baylor University has found that on average, when a white American attends church on a regular basis, he adds seven years to his life. When an African-American attends church on a regular basis, he adds 14 years to his life.
But most importantly, there's no indication in the Bible that one can truly be a Christian while regularly separating from God's people—the church. The church is where all of the "one anothers" of Scripture (e.g., "Love one another," "pray for one another," "bear with one another") are lived out. And the Apostle John warns that we cannot claim to love God if we reject each other, adding, "No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us" (1 John 4:12).
Church attendance and participation is a good thing all around—and it's not optional for the Christian.


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MA Fine Art student, Val Bolsover, has a new work, One for the Wrens, installed in the silent section of the Drill Hall Library on the Medway Campus. The site specific work is based on the existence of the Wrens in those Medway campus buildings and their lack of a figurehead. It is the centenary of the WRNS in 2017.
Said Val: "The piece came about for many reasons, which were brought together in my mind by being based at the Dockyard. I grew up around boats, and as a teenager in the 1970s, thought it would be great to join the Navy. For girls there were plenty of career options in the Women's Royal Naval Service. When I discovered that women were not allowed to serve on ships and go to sea I changed my mind – what's the point in joining a naval service which is always ashore?
The history of our association with the sea, whether naval, merchant, fishing or leisure, has until recent years been dominated by men. Ships and boats are traditionally named after women, and boats referred to as she. Until the late 19th Century naval and merchant ships carried a figurehead, most often a scantily dressed, buxom woman. These carved and painted figures were replaced by badges. Some figureheads lived on as sculptures ashore, where naval premises took the name of a former ship.
At times of war, women had been called on to assist with the forces to release trained men for war. There has been much publicity about how the physical labour of women in factories, and in agriculture, influenced opinion in the fight for votes for women following the First World War. Less attention has been given to the skilled tasks undertaken temporarily by women in the forces.
Bringing these thoughts together I wondered what sort of figurehead the wrens of the First World War would have appreciated. Perhaps a movie star of the time would have been their choice. It was still the era of black and white silent films. I chose Douglas Fairbanks, a contemporary and friend of Charlie Chaplin. He is painted black and white because that is how the wrens would have seen him. Appropriately the sculpture is currently in the silent section of the Drill Hall Library."
For Drill Hall Library opening hours go to: http://campus.medway.ac.uk/about/opening.html
For more info on the artist go to: valbolsover.com


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DrupalCon Barcelona wrapup
Executive summary: DrupalCon Barcelona blew my socks off.
I have yet to process all the inputs but these are some of the highlights:
- September last year DrupalCon Brussels had 150 attendees. Exactly one year later, DrupalCon Barcelona had 450 attendees. We tripled in size.
- There were 84 presentations but I only managed to attend 6 of them ... I've been really busy.
- I've been to Barcelona before, but I was instantly reminded about what a great location Barcelona is.
- Adobe relaunched their Flex showcase using Drupal and announced it on stage at the Drupal conference. This will go in history as the first strategically timed release/announcement at a Drupal conference.
- Sun Microsystems was a gold sponsor and is working on integrating Drupal and Java (legacy) applications as well as industrial grade deployment of Drupal sites on SAMP (Solaris - Apache - MySQL - PHP). Impressive technology!
- NowPublic is going to help drive the development of regression tests for Drupal core. They hired testing talent Rok Žlender to write these tests in the open and hope other people in the Drupal community will start collaborating.
- Raincity Studios committed to helping us redesign drupal.org.
- Robert Scales (CEO of Raincity Studio) wants to organize a Drupal conference in Shanghai, China.
- There were more Drupal users from Belgium, than there were Drupal users from The Netherlands. This might be the last time as the Dutchmen made plans to do more outreach in The Netherlands.
- Robert Garrigos, Bert Boerland, Dries Knapen, the Drupal Catalan user group, the Drupal Association and Citilab did a great job organizing and facilitating this conference. Thanks!
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Bad Credit – Credit rating Cards
Lousy credit score-credit score cards come in two kinds: secured and unsecured. Secured credit score cards for bad credit call for the shopper to set some total of dollars into an account that is held by the loan provider. They are designed to provide you with an unsecured line of credit score which will support you to create or re-create your credit score via the utilized of a credit score card. Have you fallen into bad credit like a lot of people today in modern culture have? They are For People With Bad Credit rating Scores – If you have had credit score difficulties, then you have in all probability received offers for credit score cards aimed at people today with a very poor / a minimal credit score score / bad credit. These offers range from respectable, to be questionable, to outright scams.
They often charge yearly service fees of up to $fifty or extra. This is a protective act for the credit score card organization.
Amount changes increase or reduced the finance charge on the account. If you are taking into consideration a variable level pre-accredited card, the issuer desires to provide many info that discloses, the level may improve and how the level is determined – which index is utilized and what additional total, the "margin," is additional to ascertain the new level. Prices may be lowered right after some time and the credit score limit may be elevated right after you have established some credibility.
Monetary decisions are particular, primarily based on an individual's condition. Consult with a economic qualified prior to earning any economic decisions. Monetary desires are good, particularly when you want to come across the ideal offer out there for you.
Review offers and use on the internet. Review up to 3 at a time. Review credit score card models to come across the credit score card that ideal reflects your individuality. These cards come with a range of benefits like how to enhance your credit score ranking to set total payment designs.
Prepaid debit cards can be utilized like credit score cards if they have the MC or Visa logo, but you can't 'borrow' dollars you really don't have. There are a number of pay as you go debit cards with these logos and every has different service fees and capabilities. Prepaid cards function particularly like a credit score card having said that, dollars will have to be deposited into the pay as you go credit score card account prior to they can be utilized.
Unsecured financial loans present no this sort of alternative in the party of default. The loan provider, thus, desires incentive to make an unsecured personal loan this comes in the variety of a large fascination level. Unsecured credit score cards do not call for a dollars deposit, but they do normally call for a respectable credit score heritage. The card's limit is primarily based on your credit score heritage and can go up or down primarily based on your credit score ranking and heritage of paying off the card. Unsecured credit score cards are the common credit score cards that you seem to be most people today applying. The credit score card loan provider lends you the dollars for your purchases if you really don't repay in just a month, you will have to fork out fascination.
Secured credit score cards are commonly provided to those people with lousy or no credit score heritage. A deposit is produced say $five hundred, which presents the consumer a $five hundred limit. Secured cards function somewhat like a debit card. When you open up a secured credit score card account, you deposit a specified total of dollars into the account, which then decides your credit score limit. Secured cards are particularly the same as common credit score cards other than for this element, which is a prerequisite for the extension of credit score. The total of dollars that you will have to deposit into the price savings account differs with every system, but normally it decides your credit score limit.
Secured bad credit-credit score cards are the action down from the unsecured cards. They are a lot easier to get accredited for, but they also call for you to "safe" them. Protected cards have been all-around for a though and are not probably to go extinct anytime before long. Possibly, you are perplexed as to regardless of whether obtaining one is basically a correct get.
Cash again Credit rating Cards will give you again a tiny proportion of your general shell out, every time you use them, which signifies, more than the program of a yr, you will obtain a proportion of your yearly shell out again. This variety of Credit rating Card could be a excellent source of attaining additional finance. Cash's again rebates are a lot easier than reward factors to understand and despite the a bit reduced proportion again made available by the former, a lot of people today still favor the usefulness and simplicity that dollars again reward credit score cards provide.
Look at to see if past economic ties (this sort of as expenses with ex-partners) have been eliminated. If a file does have to be amended, make positive it has been improved by ordering one more report 6 7 days later on. Look at with the card company as to what method they use. Look at with the organization to come across out the unique motive that you have been declined.
Student's credit score cards are one of these. Learners and new migrants are also eligible. This card will support you rebuild your credit score.
They are made available by credit score card providers with some strings hooked up. You are commonly presented with a reduced credit score limit and a bigger-than-normal fascination level. They are not a lousy thing. They are for the people today who're having difficulties to rebuild their finances. They are designed to support you elevate your credit score score by demonstrating that you can be liable with the plastic and do not want to be lower off from credit score fully. Several vendors basically present them now since there is this sort of a want for them, and so you have a alternative if you do approach on obtaining one before long.
They are not the common credit score cards. These bad credit-credit score cards give people today who unintentionally destroyed their credit score scores and want to rebuild or enhance their credit score score. They are meant for people today hoping to rebuild their credit score heritage. They are designed for people today who are unable to qualify for a common credit score card. There are a lot of motives why a man or woman is denied for a credit score card. They are no different. They exist to support a specified team of men and women.
One more possibility is hoping and rebuild your credit score or repair your fico score and will a little studying this is anything that you can do yourself with do it yourself credit score a restore system .Normally, the need is to make a deposit between $200.00 to $300.00 bucks with the credit score card organization to get issues underway. I have observed men and women with a five hundred credit score score get accredited. Normally, this consolidated payment is reduced than the primary payments blended.
Organizations offering these deceitful bad credit-credit score cards make you open up up a "financial institution account" in order to obtain their credit score card. Soon after they deduct an monumental total of your dollars you may wind up with just more than a hundred bucks of accessible credit score. Organizations and loan companies are obtaining tighter about their lines of credit score. This improve in the market influences a lot of people, like credit score cardholders.
Immediate acceptance bad credit-credit score cards often call for extra data than what can be gained quickly to decide on if they may approve your request. Immediate acceptance cards are my preferred since you really don't have to hold out for acceptance in the mail. Most of the time you'll even know your credit score limit and often have a momentary card amount you can get started applying correct away.
Commence with earning a observe of all the money owed you have correct now. Regardless of what expenses you have not paid out and creditor notes you may have been piling up, you want to kind via. Peoples who have the even worse credits can even qualify for this sort of a personal loan and fulfill all their particular shorter time period or extensive time period desires, that much too at a really competitive level than other financial loans. It is a significant support to the people today who likely via economic hardships and can't come across a way to come out. People are handling their individual finances for the initially time and credit score is produced accessible to them, often in more substantial quantities than it in all probability ought to be.
Remember, this is the only way you can boost your credit score score and rebuild your credit score. Your credit score card organization ought to also present you an update to a common card if you have persistently proven to be a excellent payer. Remember even though that not paying will further more convey your score down. Remember, all- that occasionally depend you – a looking through was typed beforehand, then you have been produced payment so not to stress if you have been recently produced payment and this does not appear.
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Hope you all had a great weekend!
I thought I'd share the newest addition to my exercise regimen: endurance-based running. I've always wanted to be a runner, but assumed I just didn't have what it takes. I recently realized that that attitude is completely silly, though: the only difference between me and "real runners" is years of hard work and discipline.
About 6 months ago, I traded in my elliptical habit for HIIT (high intensity interval training) running–taking the plunge despite my messed up ligaments and strangely creaky/crackly joints–but hadn't made too much progress. With HIIT, you alternate short bursts of high speed with rest, such as walking 3.5mph. I loved how running felt, but sprinting for 30 seconds at a time wasn't doing anything for my endurance. I realized my ultimate running goal is to be able to go on long outdoor runs, especially along trails. And for that, I really need that endurance!
So 2 weeks ago, I started (my own modified version of) "Couch to 5k," which is a running program that pretty much takes my HIIT routine and slows it down, gradually increasing the running interval length until you're running a 5k without breaks. It feels weird going from 9mph to 5mph, but I now know that this is what it takes: slow and steady will win the race someday.
The reason it's modified is because I started it a little bit harder, but am going to progress more slowly. It's 3 days a week, but I'm also lifting 3 days a week–my body isn't recovering as quickly as I'd like yet for constantly progressing 6x/week workouts!
Once I'm able to run for longer without stopping, I'll gradually increase the speed. And then maybe I'll feel like a runner at last! 🙂
A few days ago, I ran outside for the first time in ages, this time at my slowed down speed. It was embarrassing, especially running by fraternities and sororities having barbecues, but I got over it. I saw sights I'd never seen before: I ran to a trail head and back, with the goal of someday being able to run along the trail itself!
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You may remember me telling about this sweet deal where you could nab a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card for FREE , with Groupon credit and Swagbucks? Well I want to report what I ordered. I used my B&N gift card to order The Scrambled States of America, Bananagrams and the book Tarantulas by Jason Cooper for our homeschool room.
Before ordering, I signed up for the Barnes and Noble Kids Club and received a coupon for 30% off one item. My total was $27.48 shipped. (shipping is free for orders over $25) I paid for my order using my B&N $20 gift card and $7.48 out of pocket.
My final total out of pocket was $7.48 minus the $3.79 I earned in my Swagbucks account on this deal. So all in all I paid $3.69 for everything. If I was thinking straight I would should using my Shop at Home, Swagbucks, MyPoints or Ebates account to save a little more.
If you were wondering if deal sites really save money, the answer is "yes". If you want to learn how to save the most money possible with deal sites, be sure to check back tomorrow or sign up for my email, twitter, facebook or RSS update and you'll be notified when I publish the tutorial on how to use deal sites.
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Online loans that are funded quickly are often the most important financial tools you may use. Loans with online applications and quick processing save quite a lot of time, and they take you out of the limbo of waiting for a decision. There are quite a few things that you must keep in mind when applying for one of these loans, and this article carefully details what to do when you need extra cash.
Be Honest On The Application
You must be honest on your application because the company knows how to check everything you have written down. You must use current financial information to complete your application, and you find that the application may be submitted instantly. The company sends a receipt to your email, and you may be notified the same day. You are not obligated to take a loan approval. You may choose to accept a loan after applying to a few different places.
Check Their Credit Rating
You may check the credit rating for the company online before accepting their loan, and you may find customer service reviews online that are quite helpful in the decision-making process. A company with poor reviews is not a good match for anyone, and you must ensure that you have asked the company questions about how they service their loans before signing.
Check Their Rates
Companies with good credit ratings often have good rates because they need not pass on their costs to their customers. You must ensure that you have spoken to the company about what their lowest rates are, and you may ask for a rate that was designed for someone who does your job including teaching, military service, or public service.
You may receive a senior citizens rate, or you may find a studen rate that is more affordable. The rates are only one part of the process as you must ask the company for a repayment schedule that suits your needs.
Repayment for your loan is quite important because you must be on a schedule that you are capable of maintaining. You may ask the company for a longer repayment schedule, or you may use the repayment schedule to expedite the payment of the loan. It is wise for you to use the repayment of the loan as a financial tool, and you may ask for refinancing if you ever wish to take out more money.
Someone who has negotiated the repayment schedule on the loan will save money over the course of time, and you may refinance to drop your rates at any time. The payment schedule may change often if you have differing financial needs, and you may contact the company if there is an issue with repaying your loan as it is currently constructed. A quick loan has a few moving parts you must check, and going through the steps in this article ensures that you get a loan that is truly easy to use.


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Having fuller lips is one of the most popular trends right now in our industry. By using a filler like Restylane, we can add volume to your lips to give you that sexier pout that will make you feel better in your skin. But, if you are like many people, you may be hesitant because you don't want to look like a real housewife. To help you land on a decision about fillers that's right for you, let's debunk a few common myths about them.
Myth 1: They Look Fake
The good news about filler is that they shouldn't make you look like you had work done unless you want it to. Here at our office, Dr. Gary J Price uses a variety of techniques to ensure that your lip fillers look as natural as possible. During your consultation, Dr. Price will go over the results that you want and then try to mimic them so that you get exactly what you want.
Myth 2: People will be able to tell
If you add a lot of volume to your lips all at once, people will probably be able to tell. But, if Dr. Price makes a few injections around your lips to make them slightly fuller, then nobody even has to notice. One thing we do tell or patients though is that your lips may be swollen for up to a week after you get injections depending on how your body reacts to them.
Myth 3: Injections Are Only For People With Thin Lips
Not everybody has to be Kylie Jenner to justify getting lip injections. Although fillers are great at adding volume to your lips, they can also be used to treat things like asymmetry, enhance your cupids bow, or add a little bit more definition that you've wanted to have.
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Welcome to this post: Navitas Naturals Organic Snacks Review.
Navitas Naturals Organic Snacks Review
Let me start out by saying that all three of these products were completely new to me. A lot of the ingredients in these foods were new to me as well–what a great way to experience and taste new things.
Sun-dried White Mulberries
Turkish mulberries have been considered a precious fruit for thousands of years due to their incredible taste. A bit like a dried fig in flavor and chewy crunch, these sweet treats are an amazing snack on their own, and are also a special substitute for raisins in granola, pancakes, smoothies, and baked goods. Apart from their great taste, Navitas Naturals Mulberries offer an incredible display of nutrition as well: including high levels of iron, calcium, vitamin C, protein, and fiber. Plus, as one of the few natural foods containing Resveratrol (the "anti-aging" component in red wine grapes), mulberries serve as a true power food.
My Description and Thoughts:
I had no idea to expect when trying these. My best guess was that they would have a similar texture as other dried fruits I have tried. Just the look of these little berries is interesting–to me they look like tiny little pine cones. I popped a few into my mouth to give them a try and was pleased. The texture is crunchy and little bit chewy–very satisfying for those who like a little crunch to what they eat. My flavor is nice and mild fruitiness; not too pungent or overwhelming. These would be good to consume by the handful, or perhaps in a bowl of yogurt (or a soy/rice/coconut/almond alternative).
Blueberry Hemp Superfood
Grab a bite of energy and celebrate, because while your taste buds are singing, your body's feeling even healthier. These delicious snacks are made from the most nutrient-dense plants found in nature, packed with functional food stars like cacao, maca, chia, and camu-camu. At Navitas, our tradition is to globally source the most nutritious, wholesome, and sustainably-cultivated ingredients we can find. Now, we've combined these premium organic superfoods into flavorful grab-and-go snacks, making it easier than ever to enjoy their vibrant benefits.
My Description and Thoughts:
These little nibbles come in a cubed form and are bite size. They taste like you might imagine–the main flavor is the blueberry and the hemp provides a hearty background. I imagine these being perfect to keep in your backpack to snack on during a hike, bike, or run. They are satisfying and filling; only a handful and you can fulfill a spike in hunger.
3 Berry, Cacao Nib, & Cashew Trail Mix
Ancient nomads were the first to discover the benefits of trail mix: potent wild foods that are portable, full of energy, and do not require cooking. Today, Navitas Naturals extends this tradition by using only the most powerful superfoods available to create the ultimate organic raw trail mix. This special trail mix contains high-energy cacao, healthy really-raw cashews, antioxidant-rich goji berries, sweet well-rounded mulberries, and vitamin-packed goldenberries. Excellent by the handful, or tossed into recipes for an easy gourmet boost, Navitas Naturals Trail Power is a delicious way to fuel your lifestyle.
My Description and Thoughts:
Before becoming a bit more conscious about my eating, I indulged in trail mix (the kind with m&m's, peanuts, raisins, etc) thinking they were "good" for me. I have since cut that out of my daily intake, but I was happy to find a nutrient-packed and healthy alternative. Similarly to the dried mulberries, this trail mix is good by the handful or in yogurt (or a non-daily alternative). My favorite ingredients are the naturally sweet and salty raw cashews, cacao bits, and goji berries. The mulberries and goldenberries compliment the other ingredients well. I imagine putting a bag of these in my purse for when I need a hearty snack.
All in all, I'm extremely pleased with these healthy snacks because you can feel good about what you're putting into your body while also satisfying your hunger or "munchies."


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By TPH Intern Emma Marlowe
Every year since I was thirteen, I watched the George Morris Horsemastership Clinic online and always dreamed of riding in it one day. When I got the news that I was accepted, I was ecstatic! This was a huge goal of mine and to have it come true was incredible. My sister had recently just won the Emerging Athletes Program National Finals which automatically qualified her for the clinic. I couldn't think of anything more special than being able to share the experience with Gracie. We both flew into Wellington one week early to ride the horses we were borrowing and to get organized. I rode Barichello, a horse trained by Eduardo Meneze and owned by Maeve Scarborough. A huge thank you to Schuyler Riley and Leslie Steele for setting that up! He was amazing and I had so much fun with him. My sister borrowed a horse from Laura Kraut. So, I would say we both had some amazing mounts! I had never been to Wellington before so I was amazed with all the beautiful farms and horses.
January 3
We moved the horses in and set up our stalls and tack rooms. We met with our barn manager, Colleen Reed, who is amazing! We had an Equine Anatomy & Physiology session with the amazing Janus Marquis. We then had a welcome reception with Andy Thomas, a leading rider physiotherapist, who is able to identify and focus on rider weaknesses and imbalances. It was fascinating to see what problems he can identify by briefly watching a rider. Lastly, we went back for night check and wrapped up the day.
January 4
Morning chores starting at 6:30. We started off the day flatting in small groups with Andy watching for individual assessment. After that, we met with some of the top grooms for the biggest riders in the world. That was a lot of fun to ask some inside questions of what really goes on. Kent Farrington's head groom even taught me how to do plaits, which is a lot harder than it looks!
After that we met with Andy again and he went over what he noticed when he watched us ride. Andy has an incredible eye and was dead-on with his findings. I felt a lot more balanced and centered on my horse after working with Andy. Then, more barn chores and we met with sports psychologist Tonya Johnston. I've never done any sports psychology, but really enjoyed the session with Tonya. We all bonded as a group and talked about ring nerves etc. After this session, it was time again for night check!
January 5
Everyone arrived at 6:30 for morning chores. We started off the day with a flatwork demonstration by Anne Kursinski. Watching Anne ride was amazing; she is an absolute genius on horseback. I was in the same group as my sister for all the sessions, which was super fun! I absolutely loved my horse and really enjoyed the session. Anne likes you to ride in a deeper seat, which was different for me at first, but I felt like I got more accomplished in a deeper seat for the flat. Each flat session was 90 minutes long, but it felt like 30. I loved that Anne changed it up often, so you were never doing the same thing for more than a lap or two. It really kept both me and my horse focused. I didn't get stuck on one thing for too long.
The next session for the day was Gymnastics Theory and Build with Beezie and John Madden. I've always had to set courses, but never to the detail that John and Beezie do. It was interesting how much thought and measuring goes into building gymnastics.
Veterinary care with Dr. Tim Ober came next. This was one of my favorite sessions! I love being involved in the veterinary care of my horses and I always find it interesting. I always learn something new from watching a vet check or seeing an ultrasound, etc. Tim was so nice and answered all my questions. I learned a lot of new things, like how helpful it could be to ride your horse on soft ground and hard ground. Also, I learned abou the causes a suspensory injury in horses. Next, it was barn chores for the rest of the day until night check at 9:00.
January 6
Everyone arrived for morning chores. Beezie started off the first session with a gymnastics demonstration. It was an honor to watch Beezie ride, but even more of an honor to clinic with her. The gymnastics were difficult, but Beezie gave a perfect demonstration ride. After watching the first group have their session, I had an idea of how everything rode and was excited to do it myself. I loved that we got to practice the water jump, as it's not my favorite obstacle. Beezie had set up a "curve," which was three jumps set with a tight one stride in between that we bended to after the water. It was a test as to whether you could get your horse back in time. I felt very confident after my session with Beezie.
The next session was Course Design Theory and Build with Laura Kraut and Conrad Homfeld. Setting the Nations Cup course was a very cool experience. I thought Conrad designed an incredible course and I loved riding it.
Next: afternoon barn chores!
The last session for the day was probably one of my favorite sessions for the entire clinic: Riding for Team USA with Anne Kursinski, Laura Kraut, Lauren Hough, Beezie Madden, and Robert Ridland.
This was so inspiring! Robert explained the Olympic selection process and what you need to do to even be considered for the Olympics. He talked a lot about Nations Cup teams and how to be a part of them. Anne, Laura, Lauren and Beezie all gave their life stories and how they got to where they are today. I loved hearing everyone's different paths and how they became so successful. It only gave me more determination to work hard and achieve my dreams. Last but not least: night check at 9:00.
January 7
Nations Cup day! Started off the morning at 5:30am with barn chores and organizing everything. Nations Cup Round 1 started at 8:00, so all the horses had to be up at the ring and ready by 7:30. My team's chef d'equipe was Lauren Hough, which was again a huge honor! Lauren is amazing and so much fun to work with. I had a great warm up and went in and had so much fun! I'm not one to get nervous before going into the ring. I always ride my best when I just go in and ride from feel and not get too much in my head. I had a great round with one unlucky rail down at the last combination but I was super happy with my first round. The time was tight, but I love going fast, so it wasn't too hard for me to stay within the time.
The next round I really wanted to try to ride the same track and prove that I could be consistent. Our team was in second place so I knew a clear round would really help. This time I had the hind rail of fence three down. My horse jumped quite high over it and I just didn't get him all the way across. He jumped a beautiful rest of the round- even faster than my first round. Overall, I was very happy with both my rounds. I didn't know my horse very well, but he was unbelievably good. My team ultimately finished second with only one more rail down than the winning team. Everyone on my team improved in their second round and I think that's pretty much all we could have asked for.
The above is a general summary of the five-day clinic. I could go on and on for hours about how amazing each day was. It was truly an experience of a lifetime. I cannot thank USET Foundation and USEF enough for giving me the opportunity to participate.
A huge thank you to all the sponsors and clinicians who were apart of the 2017 George Morris Horsemastership Clinic.
Footnote: I want to talk about life after these amazing five days. After I got home from Wellington, I knew that was where I wanted to be working. I wanted to learn from the best which meant I needed to work for the best. After a week of reaching out to people and making phone calls, I found myself a working student position in Wellington for the rest of the circuit with Cara Raether at Trelawny Farms. I can't thank Lauren Hough enough for setting it up! I've always gone after what I want no matter what it takes. Being here in Wellington is really a dream come true. I get to watch the top riders every day and am learning so much. Being in Wellington in this job only makes me want to work harder to be successful. I have so much learning to do and even if it takes forty years, I know I'm completely in love with this sport and want to ride at the top level. My point is that I would not be living in Wellington right now if it weren't for the clinic. My advice to young riders is take advantage of every opportunity and never lose hope.


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Saturday, January 21, 2006
FDA Preemption and Retroactivity
On an earlier post, DW asked about retroactive effects of the rulemaking.
A relevant excerpt:
So the FDA thinks this is already the law -- no surprise given the amicus briefs mentioned. So to some extent, this is a lot of hullabaloo (gosh, I like getting to use that word!) over something that's not really that big a deal. But it's a nice explicit and non-case-specific articulation of their view. Indeed, Dan Troy, former counsel at FDA (now at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood) made that position fairly clear, as I recall, at a DRI Drug & Medical Device conference I attended several years ago, and my sense is that the position has stayed consistent throughout the current administration.
So I think the answer is that if the FDA is right, it's not really even a question of retroactivity -- it's been that way all along, just that nobody really knew it. The fact that the position has generally been unsuccessful in the past may suggest that it won't be in the future, but who knows?


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As if George Zimmerman could get anymore disgusting. Find out why folks are dragging him again today inside...
We already knew this man had no soul, but he does everything in his power to make sure we never forget it.
George Zimmerman, the man who
murdered shot and killed unarmed teen Trayvon Martin and miraculously got away with it, is now putting the weapon he used to kill the young boy up for auction.
The 9-mm pistol went up online around 11am today with this disturbing announcement from George himself:
"I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon.
The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012 ... Many have expressed interest in owning and displaying the firearm including The Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. This is a piece of American History."
By the way, the museum refutes his claim. He's a proven liar so it's no surprise there.
Oh, it gets worse. The Daily News -- whose new cover today (above) is oh so appropriate -- reports he wants to use the money (he wants about $5000) to fight Black Lives Matter and Hillary Clinton:
The Kel-Tec PF-9 is displayed on online auction site Gunbroker.com, with a picture of a court officer holding up the gun at his murder trial.
Zimmerman tagged the item with the Latin phrase, "Si Vis Pace Para Bellum," which means "If you want peace, prepare for war."
He also said a portion of the proceeds will go to help fight Black Lives Matter "violence against law enforcement officers" and to end "Hillary Clinton's anti-firearm rhetoric."
George said if it doesn't sell, he will put it in a safe for his future grandkids, this according to ABC News.
We know one way we can only wish this gun could be used....poetic justice at its finest.
UPDATE: According to the Orlando Sentinel:
"After an overwhelming amount of attention, GunBroker.com pulled the post just minutes before the auction was set to start at 11 a.m. on Thursday."


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BABALA: bawal kumuha at kumain ng itlog ng pawikan o ng pawikan. Pabayaan natin sila sa kanilang mundong ginagalawan.
Outliving their predecessors, like the dinosaurs, more than 200 million years ago, marine turtles are now highly threatened for extinction from human cruelty. Poaching, slaughter, blast fishing, illegal trade and pollution are only some of the battles that have put the pawikan on endangered status. A number of NGOs in the Philippines have been working for the conservation of the pawikan.
The pawikan is on the CITES list of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, of which the Philipipines is a member. It is an international agreement between governments, aimed at ensuring that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.


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Skateboarder. Xi'an.
Pensioners enjoy an afternoon game of Mahjong. Beijing.
Domestic tourists visit the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium. Beijing.
Terracotta Warriors security guard. Xi'an.
Street musician. Xi'an.
Doll vendor. Xi'an.
Park bench, Wuxi.
Spilt popcorn, Xi'an.
Office building. Beijing.
Municipal police stands guard as an Olympic themed temporary display is constructed. Ti'anamen Square, Beijing.
Tea. Vegan society meeting, Beijing.
Construction blooms. Beijing.
Pre-Wedding photo shoot, Beijing.
Giant water wheel. Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an.


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We Shall Not Be Moved: The Nashville Sit-Ins (USA, 11 min)
Directed by Dave Porfiri
Produced for the Tennessee State Museum, this film commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Nashville sit-ins which ultimately led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the city. The film was commissioned by the museum as part of a major exhibit about the overall civil rights movement in Tennessee. The well-organized and student-led protests inspired similar actions throughout the South. Many of the leaders of the sit-ins, including future Congressman John Lewis, became significant figures in the Civil Rights Movement.
- Festival Screening: February 25th, 2012 approx. 6:45 pm


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If you are interested in joining our Body Tone Fitness Classes or Matwork class, we recommend undergoing a one-on-one session first to get familiar with the equipment set up and techniques, even if you have no injuries.


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Freelancing is feminist.
Or, at least, an increasing number of women think it can be.
In a study last year of nearly 2,000 freelancers commissioned by Freelancers Union and conducted by the independent research firm Edelman Berland, we found an important, surprising piece of data: A clear majority of full-time freelancers–53%–are women. That's significant when you consider that 53 million Americans do some kind of freelance work.
So why are more women drawn to freelancing? And, more importantly, what lessons can we learn from their choices?
I think most women would agree that the traditional work structure just isn't working well for them–the 40-plus-hour work weeks, the clubby meetings, the yawning disparities in pay and opportunities.
Even more than our male counterparts, our lives play out in stages that don't fit well with a corporate world dominated by men. By our 30s, many women are starting families and struggling with taking time away from the office. By our forties, we're often hitting the glass ceiling in terms of pay and promotions. By our fifties and sixties, unfortunately, we're often being ignored altogether.
Freelancing can offer an escape from that thankless grind.
The study found women are far more likely than men (71% vs. 51%) to freelance in order to pick up extra money, underscoring the persistence of the wage gap. They were also more likely to freelance to have schedule flexibility (58% of women vs. 43% of men) and to "have independence from such things as office dynamics" (40% vs. 26%).
Moreover, unlike the traditional salaryman who derives much of his life's meaning from the size and origin of his paycheck, women tend to be more comfortable maintaining diverse work and personal identities. And they recognize that the old way of doing this is over and gone–and that old way was never designed to work for most women to begin with.
That's not to say that freelancing is easy. Talk to any independent worker, and she'll tell you that the constant hustle and uncertainty can be exhausting. Benefits like paid maternity leave and health insurance have become luxuries (though that's the case in many traditional 9-to-5 jobs these days, too).
To counter those challenges, though, many women are building truly amazing support networks. The collaborations range from listservs and networking groups to communal resources like pooled childcare and office shares. The Hera Hub, a women-only coworking space with locations in California and Washington, D.C., offers not just Wi-Fi but also workshops, meet-and-greets, and social outings. "No corporate ladder!" the founder, Felena Hanson, declares in a video for prospective members, remembering her own discomfort with intra-office jockeying.
And it seems to be working. A recent study by the freelance placement service People Per Hour found female freelancers were securing the majority of the gigs on the platform (58%) while earning up to 22% more per hour than their male counterparts.
This generation of women freelance workers represents transformative change. Reacting to economic pressures and the ill-fitting office culture around them, they've struck out on their own. They're harnessing technology to focus on work that they find rewarding, on a schedule that fits their lives, and on terms that dignify them as vital contributors to our economy. In essence, they're living the future now. We'd be smart to figure out new and meaningful ways to support them.


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Some of you ask me about issues we deal with. This is one. We have an ongoing dispute between two neighbours about a tree between their two properties. W asked us to help. We have been trying to mediate, reaching out to X but they aren't responding.
This email pops up from W:
"I would like to register my disappointment with the non response from your office.
My support of you and your office has greatly diminished as a result of the ill effort provided to my call for help."
I was surprised as we had kept her in the loop on what was happening. Perhaps she wanted a personal email from me. I sent an email:
"I am surprised by your response. This is a dispute between neighbours and my colleagues have tried several times to address the issue by reaching out to your neighbour. They have refused to respond to our overtures. I myself had gone down to view the situation from another neighbour's house. My colleagues have also emailed to let you know of the situation. They went down to your place once but I believe you were away. We continue to try and reach out to them."
W then responded:
"If you and your office can't be any help except to do what I have done, i.e. call their agent, then say so.
All I get are holding statements which are useless to me.
Anyway your statement says it all. A dispute between neighbours that you and your office cannot be of any help."
Some disputes, when it doesn't violate particular laws or regulations, are civil in nature. If you don't want to engage lawyers, we try to mediate and outreach in various ways. My volunteers put in time to do this. Sometimes it works out well. Sometimes we can't make much headway.
I hope our residents understand. Most do and have been appreciative, and to those who have been so, thanks for your understanding and appreciation.
(P.S. Add on in response to your comments:
A tree has grown that has caused some damage to the walls. The tenant of the unresponsive owner had also indicated that fault may lie with other side for damage. Who is right and wrong? As with all things, there would be a need to mediate. I understand the frustration which is why they asked us to help and why we have been trying.
This is not the first instance where we have to manage disputing neighbours. When we raise an issue with another, we can get an earful from them for taking sides, or be told another side of the story, et al. It takes time and not always easy I'm afraid.)


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Hellaro is a 2018 Indian Gujarati period drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Shah and produced by Ashish Patel, Nirav Patel, Aayush Patel, Prateek Gupta, Mit Jani and Abhishek Shah under the banner of Saarthi Productions and Harfanmaula films. The film having ensemble cast of Jayesh More, Shraddha Dangar, Brinda Trivedi Nayak, Shachi Joshi, Neelam Panchal, Tejal Panchasara and Kausambi Bhatt, marks the directorial debut of Abhishek Shah.
Hellaro won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards. It has been officially selected as the opening film at Indian Panorama, at 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, to be held from 20 November to 28. It is also nominated for the best debut feature film of a director at the film festival. The film will be theatrically released in India on 8 November 2019.