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This week I posted about two books I really loved: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi and A Year By The Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson. They are very different from each other, but both came at just the right time. Ship Breaker is suspenseful and well-crafted, while A Year By the Sea is certainly imperfect, but a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one woman.
Next week, you can look forward to reviews of On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan and Born Round by Frank Bruni. I loved both of them. In fact, I'm loving all these positive reviews I've been writing lately! Let's keep it up with the good books!
At the Bridges is my personal blog and this week I posted about what it is like to finally reach a fitness goal. For me, this one was kind of abstract, but people always talk about what it is like to be "above" the exercise, to not be constantly thinking about how painful it is to run or how difficult it is to breathe. I finally reached that goal and you can read about it here.
I've found some really interesting blogs and posts this week:
One of my old friends has a fitness blog where she talks about her road to getting healthy. It's called An Epic Change and she's so inspirational! I highly recommend checking her blog out.
In addition to An Epic Change, I somehow found the blog Living! with ZenLizzie. I love the look and feel of this blog and to top it all off, Lizzie seems really inspirational and fun.
Also, have you checked out this fabulous blog? Called Reading and Reviewing- Books reviews by Karen Elizabeth, it was originally brought to my attention by Eva. I absolutely love the idea and think the blog itself is just gorgeous.
Guys! LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS BLANKET! I want to make one so bad and I wish I hadn't gotten rid of all my yarn when I moved. (Yarn is the most difficult thing to store ever. Especially when your room is the size of a closet. A very large closet, but a closet nonetheless.) I might have to invest…. Oh Alea, why do you do this to me with your darling crafts?!
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Arabic and Latin Glossary
edited by Dag Nikolaus Hasse
with the assistance of Barbara Jockers, Katrin Fischer, Reinhard Kiesler & Jens Ole Schmitt
The Arabic and Latin Glossary is a dictionary of the vocabulary of the Arabic–Latin translations of the Middle Ages. It unites the entries of all existing Arabic–Latin glossaries in modern editions of medieval works.
The Glossary has a double aim: to improve our understanding of the Arabic influence in Europe, especially with respect to scientific vocabulary, and to provide a lexical tool for the understanding of Arabic and Latin scientific texts.
It is currently based on 42 sources, which cover medicine, philosophy, theology, astrology, astronomy, mathematics, optics, botany, and zoology. The texts were written by the following Arabic or Greek authors:
The Glossary is growing constantly. At the moment, it contains parts of the letter A (a–anta; approx–azub ), the entire letter B (bab–buz) and the entire letter C (cac–cyp).
- Abū Maʿšar (Albumasar)
- Abū l-Ṣalt (Albuzale)
- Aristotle
- al-Biṭrūǧī (Alpetragius)
- al-Fārābī (Alfarabius)
- Ibn al-Ǧazzār
- Ibn al-Hayṯam (Alhazen)
- Ibn Rušd (Averroes)
- Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallāh Ibn Rušd (Averroes Iunior)
- Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)
- Ibn Tūmart
- al-Kindī (Alkindi)
- Yūḥannā ibn Māsawayh (Mesue)
- al-Nayrīzī (Anaritius)
- Nicolaus Damascenus
- Proclus
- Ptolemy
- al-Qabīṣī (Alcabitius)
- Ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (Rhazes)
- Ṯābit ibn Qurra (Thebit ben Corat)
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2. Introduction to Minimalism
a. What is minimalism & simple living?
b. Why choose minimalism?
c. Your vision for minimalism: what's your why?
d. Getting your family involved (or not)
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b. Decorate with thought and intention
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Compiled from selected police activity reports.
Buckeye Lake
• Sept. 27: A Walnut Road man reported finding two stolen purses. He thought he knew who stole them, turned the purses over to the police and told them about the potential suspect. It was determined that the purses were stolen from vehicles parked at the Buckeye Lake Post Office. The suspect was contacted and charged with theft.
• Oct. 7: A Fourth Street man reported that his van was vandalized.
• Oct. 8: A Family Dollar employee witnessed two people shoplift from the store and then escape in a van. A Union Township officer stopped the van after its driver ran a stoplight. The officer identified the van and its passengers, who were arrested and eventually confessed to the crime.
• Oct. 10: A driver was cited for traveling 54 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Mill Dam Road.
• Oct. 10: A driver was cited for traveling 51 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Mill Dam Road.
• Oct. 10: A Duke service station employee reported a customer left without paying for $52.11 in gasoline.
• Oct. 12: A Leroy Avenue man reported someone entered his home and removed several items.
• Oct. 12: A Walnut Road woman said someone entered her home and removed several items from her purse.
• Sept. 3: A West 2nd Street resident reported a possible missing 4-wheeler. He said a friend may have borrowed t, but said he usually calls before taking it. His friend is in West Virginia and he couldn't reach him by phone. Police suggested he talk with his friend before reporting it as stolen.
• Sept 4: A Kroger loss prevention employee detained a man for taking an Ohio State hat, a bottle of Aqua Velva and two boxes of Band-Aids. The would be Aqua Velva man allegedly admitted to the theft. he was arrested and taken to jail. The North Carolina resident was in town for the races at National Trail Raceway.
• Sept. 4: Police arrested a man detained for shoplifting at the Kroger store.
• Sept. 5: A Blue Jay Road resident told police her son took her Honda Civic without her permission. She suspected that he drive it to the Lakewood Drive apartments. The vehicle wasn't there when police checked.
• Sept. 6: A driver was stopped on Refugee Road at Canyon for failing to drive within marked lanes. He was ultimately charged with OVI.
• Sept. 6: Police are investigating a report from a Kelly Drive woman who said her 20-year-old nephew was forced into a vehicle in Hebron and then driven to Buckeye Lake where he was assaulted and robbed.
• Sept. 6: A Columbus woman said her vehicle was struck while she was sitting in it at the Kroger lot. She said the elderly driver argued about the incident and refused to provide her information. She gave police a license number. Police contacted the other driver who said she didn't believe she struck the vehicle. She allowed police to inspect her vehicle. Police couldn't determine wether she had struck the other vehicle.
• Sept. 7: A Greenbriar Lane woman said a man was looking into the windows of her SUV. Police checked the area and found an employee of Discreet Recovery who was preparing to repossess her vehicle.
• Sept. 7: A Kelly Court resident reported the theft of a lawn furniture umbrella from her fenced-in backyard.
• Sept. 8: Police responded to an alarm drop at 2:14 a.m. at Brad's Recycling. Police checked the area and when the keyholder arrived reviewed security video. Everything checked OK.
• Sept. 8: Police arrested a Harry & David's employee on a Newark Police warrant. He was taken to jail.
• Sept. 8: A driver was cited for failure to yield the irhgt-ofway while turning left from S. High Street onto Cumberland Street. Three vehicles were involved in the ensuing accident. The cited driver was injured and taken to the hospital.
• Sept. 8: A Dennison Street mother complained about calls to her daughter from a girl she was having trouble with at school. Police told the other juvenile to stop calling her.
• Sept. 8: A Newark woman told police her mother who lives in Hebron has been stealing her disability checks. Police are investigating.
• Sept. 10: A driver was cited for going 72 mph in a 50 mph zone on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• Sept. 10: A North 7th Street resident reported an argument with his concrete contractor. He said he called and left a message . He claimed the contractor threatened to hit him in the head with a hammer when he called back. Police spoke with the contractor who said any future contact with the complainant would be via a civil suit.
• Sept. 11: A Lakewood Drive resident flagged down police on patrol. She said she had just been involved in an argument with a named person who had been harassing her daughter and threatening to beat her up. The other person had left, but she wanted to report the threats.


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freely translatable as "YHWH being merciful to him," literally 'in the mercy of YHWH on him."
The instant details identifies the construct noun as " חֶמְלַת (חמל) חֶמְלָה Noun comm fem sing constr mercy (Subject)."
Actually the noun hemlat is the object of the preposition b-, not the subject.
I am not sure why the Instant Details says Complement in; "עָלָי (עלה) עַל־2 Particle prep upon, over, above (Complement)."
Actually 'al + pronominal suffix are a preposition plus its object. Do you want to call a that a complement? Should it not read "prepositional phrase used as an adjective to modify a noun"?
Edited by Enoch, 07 December 2010 - 03:24 PM.


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The debut red-band trailer for the R-rated comedy The To Do List (previously titled The Hand Job) has landed online, and it's wonderfully filthy. The film stars Aubrey Plaza as a sexually inexperienced teenager with a type-A personality who decides to engage in numerous sex acts before she goes to college. The trailer is very explicit about said acts, but never veers into "too awkward to watch" territory. Plaza is spot-on as the lead, and she's buoyed by a ridiculously amazing supporting cast that includes Donald Glover, Rachel Bilson, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Alia Shawkat, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons, Connie Britton, Clark Gregg, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Scott Porter. Seriously, this ensemble is stacked and they all look to be bringing their A-game.
Hit the jump to watch the trailer, then make your Valentine's Day plans accordingly. Written and directed by Maggie Carey, the film opens on February 14th, 2013.
Trailer via CBS Films.
Here's a synopsis for The To-Do List:
Starring Aubrey Plaza, THE TO DO LIST follows the story of Brandy Klark (Plaza), a Type-A, overachiever who comes up with a "to-do list" featuring all the risqué extra-curricular activities she missed out on in high school and wants to complete before college. Rachel Bilson, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Scott Porter, Connie Britton, Clark Gregg, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Glover, Johnny Simmons, Sarah Steele and Alia Shawkat co-star in the film.


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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tale of the Tape
I started drinking beer at 4:oo--having waited a whole hour and a half.
Beer and birthday cake.
I'm wearing a bad Hawaiian Shirt, baggy khaki shorts and baggy boxers.
Did I mention they were baggy, even roomy or airy?
Very unlike my garb this morning.
72 miles of cycling in the liquid air on the coast: four hours, 18 mph average, balls hot, average heart rate of 148, intervals above 20 mph.
Did I mention "balls hot?"
Baggy? Roomy?
Yeah. Ow.
A perfect end to a week with twelve and a half hours of training.
Three swims totalling 7000 meters.
Three runs and a brick including a 10.4 mile run with a heroic negative split.
Six hours on the bike.
I am so not ready for Ironman yet. Not even a pedestrian "just finish" effort.
But I think I can see it from here. Bring it on Coach Kris.
5 comments:
- Fe-lady said...
I started my beer drinking at 3:30 while cooking a steak-
I was hot on the ride-you got in 9 more than we did in the same time...my ride must have been WAY hilly-er! Yeah, that's it.
14:40 for me. But I am older and slower (except maybe in the H2O).
But you got in some better runs.
Go celebrate with another beer....! :-)
Solid week-feels great hmmm?
- CoachLiz said...
I guess I forgot to make the mental note that the potato you had for lunch was really bigger than your head. No doubt, it was BIG.
After cleaning up my bike I jumped in a cold shower and it felt really good. I did not want to get out.
No beer here. I did french fries.
- Unknown said...
Yeah, I had trouble reading past the description of the potato!
- Kim said...
ummm crap - i have been drinking and eating all weekend long with a pitiful 2 hour trainer ride and a 1:15 run today. i am NOT ready for IMCOZ but you are totally rocking it!
- 21stCenturyMom said...
You have GOT to be kidding me about not being ready. You have been training for months! You have put in a zillion miles and hours and yards. You could do this race tomorrow and be fine. Really. The rest is icing. The rest is endurance building. The rest is the cherry on top of a very fit, well trained athlete.
Just sayin'


text: MOVIES THR's Actress Roundtable: 7 Stars on Nightmare Directors, Brutal Auditions and Fights With Paparazzi 9:00 AM PST 11/19/2012 by Matthew Belloni , Stephen Galloway FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Joe Pugliese Naomi Watts on years of rejection, Sally Field on fighting to play opposite a man 11 years younger and what it feels like to be told you don't have a "shelf life." This story first appeared in the Nov. 30 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Before shooting to stardom in 2001's Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts toiled for a decade as a barely employed actress. Helen Hunt initially was told she was "too on-a-sitcom" to play the female lead in 1997's As Good as It Gets, the role that won her an Oscar. Perseverance emerged as a theme of The Hollywood Reporter's Actress Roundtable, held Oct. 22 at Siren Studios in Hollywood. Awards contenders Watts, 44 (The Impossible); Hunt, 49 (The Sessions); Anne Hathaway, 30 (Les Miserables); Amy Adams, 38 (The Master, Trouble With the Curve); Rachel Weisz, 42 (The Deep Blue Sea); Marion Cotillard, 37 (Rust and Bone); and Sally Field, 66 (Lincoln) sat down for a frank discussion about their biggest fears, their worst auditions, the roles they fought for and the secrets to surviving in Hollywood. PHOTOS: Oscar Roundtable: 7 Actresses on Their Biggest Fears, Worst Auditions and Roles They've Fought For The Hollywood Reporter: What makes you afraid as an actress? Anne Hathaway: You start with an easy one! Naomi Watts: I'm not happy unless I've got a little bit of fear going. I'm always trying to pull out. I'm always calling the director and saying, "I don't know if I can do it." With Mulholland Drive, I was completely terrified working with David Lynch. I was going on years and years of auditions and being told I was too this, too that, not enough of this, not enough of that, to the point where I was so afraid and diluting myself into absolutely nothing -- and then he just looked me in the eye and saw something. He just spoke to me and unveiled all those locked masks. THR: Do you still have those masks? Watts: Yeah, I keep them in reserve. (Laughter.) Amy Adams: I was 30 when I got Junebug, so I had the same thing. Whoever was getting the job, I tried to figure out what they did and do the same thing. I remember hearing about Naomi's experience. That gave me a lot of faith in times where I was going to quit. THR: How close did you get to quitting acting? Adams: Pretty close. Not quitting in the sense that I wasn't going to be an actress, but maybe move to New York, move back to a smaller market. I just wasn't happy. If I wasn't going to be happy, then it wasn't worth it. THR: Are you happy now? Adams: Yeah. (Laughter.) Rachel Weisz: Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going. THR: In real life, as opposed to acting, what makes you afraid? Weisz: What is real life? Sally Field: The freeway! It's terrifying. (Laughter.) THR: Denzel Washington said something interesting at the Actor Roundtable. He said, "You attract what you fear." Do you agree? Anne Hathaway: That would explain some relationships! (Laughter.) Actually, Rachel, I have a question for you. Is it true you have a tattoo on your hip of a ladder because of the theater piece that you did? Weisz: Um, yeah. I started out very avant-garde [at Cambridge] -- I've sold out very steadily since then! It was more like performance art. It was me and another girl, and we were at university together. We had this stepladder, and we used to basically hurl each other off this ladder, and often we would bleed. We were 18 years old, and we just thought that was really cool and radical. I'm joking about it, but it's something I'm extremely proud of, and I had a ladder tattooed on my hip to commemorate this theater company -- which isn't, like, a ladder to my nether regions. It's the avant-garde theater troupe. THR: Anne, in Les Miserables you're playing a part your mother played onstage. Did that make you afraid? Hathaway: Yeah. My mom was in the first national tour, and she understudied the character [Fantine] whom I wound up playing. It made me nervous to tell her that I was auditioning for it, just because I knew how much it would mean to her, and I was worried that if I didn't get it, she would be disappointed, and if I did get it, it would be weird. And she was so cool about it. We talked about the character. And when I got the part, no one was happier for me. THR: Was there a piece of advice you took from her in preparing for the role? Hathaway: She gave me an image. My mom and I were talking about the idea that Fantine has lit a match, and she's just watching it burn down. And she needs to blow it out and let in the darkness. It was amazing to have that conversation not with an acting teacher, not with a director, but with your mother. I'm the only one here who's not a mother. I hope to join the ranks soon. THR: Helen, were you nervous about the nudity in The Sessions? Helen Hunt: Sure. But you read something beautiful rarely. Field: It's also -- Helen, I realized we're, um, the only ones sort of a certain age, or my age is more certain than yours. It gets harder and harder, girls. Hunt: My desire to be in something beautiful was bigger than my nerves. I met this woman whom I play [Cheryl Cohen Greene], and she's in her 60s, cancer survivor, grandmother, still a working sex surrogate who is as enthusiastic about her granddaughter as she is about the orgasm that the man who maybe was never going to have one is going to have. I heard all of that and thought: "Prostitutes. Let's not dress it up." But then you meet her, and you really hear what she does. It's really something, you know? VIDEO: 'Les Miserables' Featurette Touts Live Singing, Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway THR: Marion, is there a role you've played that changed your life? Marion Cotillard: After La Vie en Rose, I started to feel the need to clean up some relationships, which was really weird. Suddenly, I needed to start fresh. Sometimes you go deep inside yourself, and I think it opens things inside of you. I don't know if you can really identify what it is, but you just need to heal. Did I answer the question? (Laughter.) THR: How has fame changed your life? Adams: I am going to get in an altercation with the paparazzi. It's going to happen. They keep focusing on my child. You guys are mothers. How do you handle it? Because I need to calm down. I have a really bad temper. I need to learn how to control myself. Hathaway: I'm thinking about that because I really want to have a baby, and my husband and I are like, "Where are we gonna live?" Cotillard: Come to France! We have laws! Field: It's just such a different world. I've been here for 50 years, in the business. They had fan magazines, and they would set up young stars on these dates with people you didn't know, you didn't like. Recently, I was going through stuff, and I got horrified. I was doing this at 17, 18, 19, 20. THR: Can you say no to press? Mila Kunis said recently that a studio chief had told her she had to pose for a men's magazine if she wanted to work for the studio. Hathaway: At The Princess Diaries 2 premiere, they wanted me to arrive in a carriage, and I said no. Field: I was doing a series called The Flying Nun [1967-70]. I didn't want to do [the show] more than life itself; I was so massively depressed, I weighed 40,000 pounds. Then they asked me to appear at the Golden Globes. "We want you to fly across the Cocoanut Grove, and we want you to present an award." I did not have the guts to say, "Are you out of your God darn mind?" So I said, "I won't wear the nun outfit." Now I find myself flying across the Cocoanut Grove into John Wayne's arms at about 400 miles per hour, wearing pink taffeta. It made no sense whatsoever. I wasn't even the flying nun. Now I was little porky Sally Field in a pink taffeta outfit flying across the Cocoanut Grove. (Laughter.) Weisz: But you stood your ground. THR: Have you ever really fought for a role? Weisz: I fought for The Constant Gardener. I hounded the director. I called him a lot, and I wrote him a lot of letters. They were quite bold, basically telling him why I thought I was right to play the part. That's very un-British. But I dropped my British-ness and at the end of the day [director Fernando Meirelles] said that tenacity was right for the character. Hunt: I've had to fight for every part -- certainly As Good as It Gets. I was too young, too blond, too on-a-sitcom, too utterly uninteresting for this part. I had spent many, many years where the director would want me but the studio wouldn't. In this case, I had the reverse. I was suddenly on a big TV show [Mad About You] and I had been in a huge blockbuster [Twister]. The studio was saying, "Read her," but he [director James L. Brooks] didn't want to see me. My experience of acting is not this kind of lightning-in-a-bottle thing. It's like elbow grease: work with someone, work with yourself, find the shoes. You said, "What scares you?" What I thought of is the feeling of being bad. There's no feeling like acting when you know it's bad. Hathaway: I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head -- and that is my biggest fear. My biggest fear is overreaching. I have been in situations where I felt swamped, and it's turned out really well; and I've had other situations where I've had to walk off the film after five minutes because I realized I was in way over my head. STORY: 'Rust and Bone' Star Marion Cotillard on Juggling Family, Career THR: You've done that? Hathaway: Yeah. I've had a couple of films that I just can't watch. The experience that I'm thinking of -- and I will not say which one -- I tried to get out of it because I just knew from a technical standpoint I wasn't going to have enough time to prep and I just talked myself into it. It was just too good of an opportunity to pass up and I thought, "I can get there, I can do this." And when you don't feel that you got there, it's always going to just gnaw at you. [pagebreak] THR: Anne, how was your experience hosting the Oscars? Hathaway: Oh, scars. Hunt: You were great! Hathaway: Thanks. I went into it with a lot of trust and a lot of hope, and I had a blast doing it. And I realized afterwards, I played to the house; it's a 3,500-seat theater, so I was just shooting energy to the back of it and it was like a party! It was great! And I think it looked slightly manic and "hyper-cheerleadery" onscreen. But I have no regrets about doing it. THR: Did you watch a tape of the show? Hathaway: Oh God, no! Whether or not it was an actual failure, it was perceived as a massive failure. [To Amy] By this wonderful media that buys pictures of your daughter! I've stopped talking to the paparazzi because there's no point. Hunt: When Hillary Clinton was running for president, they were asking Obama about foreign policy and they were asking her, "How do you stay healthy on the road?" Weisz: Going on with your Hillary Clinton thing, when you do actor roundtables, does age come up as an issue? Field: Would you ask them about nudity? VIDEO: Naomi Watts Reflects On a Career That Once Seemed 'Impossible' THR: We've never asked about nudity. But we ask the same questions of the men, except: Do you think Hollywood is tougher for women? Adams: I think women's concerns are different. Our priorities sometimes are different. And there is a reality: You're told constantly that you have a "shelf life," and I don't know that men are told that by the media, by other actors and other actresses, you're just told that. Field: I'm almost 66 and I have a lot of awards, but I fought like holy hell to get Lincoln. Steven [Spielberg] had asked me to do it a long time ago, like in 2005. By the time it was going to be made, the original person [Liam Neeson] had dropped out and Daniel Day-Lewis came on board, and from the time that he first asked me, a little voice inside me said, "You'll never do it, Field. You'll never do it." And I have a problem with that little voice, because that little voice sometimes becomes my self-fulfilling prophecy. A lot of my life and career has been about huge compromise, about selling out. I had no choice: I had children to raise, there are my priorities. And I also know that I'm 10 years older than Daniel and 20 older than Mary Todd Lincoln, and I thought, "This is going to be a problem." And Steven said, "Yes, I don't see you with Daniel. Sorry." But I said, "Steven, test me! I'm not walking away!" And Daniel out of the graciousness of his heart flew in from Ireland and we did some bizarre improv; but I became Mary and he became Mr. Lincoln for about an hour! When I got home the phone was ringing, and Steven and Daniel were on the phone saying, "Will you be Mary?" (Applause.) Weisz: It's interesting: I often get told, "Don't go and read." And last year I read the prequel to The Wizard of Oz, and this one character is really evil, the Wicked Witch of the East, and I thought, "I really love this role," and no one wanted me and [director] Sam Raimi didn't want me and I said, "I want to go and audition. That's my job. I'm an actor." It was one meeting, we sat and talked for a couple of hours, and he asked me a lot of interesting questions about my parents and my childhood. And the casting director read them with me and Sam kind of operated the camera. Hathaway: Do you feel more confident if you've auditioned and gotten a role going into it? Adams: Yes. Hathaway: I do too. Hunt: Well, otherwise the first day of shooting is the audition. Watts: Oh, it's horrible! I have such bad memories of auditioning that I just get clammy. I mean, I did 10 years of driving around Los Angeles just to get two bits of paper to go and line up for two hours the next day -- they couldn't even fax you those pages. I have such haunting memories of auditioning and have literally been in a room where a director has been sleeping -- a very fancy director. PHOTOS: 'The Master' Poster Refracts Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams THR: Feel free to say who -- Watts: No, no, I won't. Although it's -- Hathaway: Tempting? Watts: I'm partly English and partly Australian, and I'm not good when I have to prove myself. I'm really not. Weisz: I'm sure you can do anything! You went from there to here. Watts: Well, I can't apparently do comedy. Cotillard: I fought for a project and I fought for the director and then I spent two months in the middle of the desert wanting to kill him and wanting to beat myself because I fought for him and he was so bad. He had no idea what we were doing, he had no idea what he wanted to do. I wanted to choke everybody in the desert. Then I realized that if I don't trust the director, if I don't like him, I'm going to be bad. I got my French version of the Razzie nomination [for worst performance] and I really wanted to have it! I didn't want to be mean, but I had my acceptance speech: "Without this director, none of this would have been possible!" THR: Is there any one role that you would love to play? Hathaway: I want to play Catherine the Great. I'm reading a biography on her life right now, and it's such a great story. It involves sex and the denial of sex, and she was so brilliant and there's just so much vastness. I'd love a crack at it. Hunt: I have this Lady Macbeth fantasy. Field: We were in a Shakespeare class together! Hunt: We were! Watts: I would just like to do a comedy at some point before I die. Field: You know what? Honestly, truly, it really is hard even in literature to find older women, because if there is an older woman in a great piece of literature, usually she's very much in the background. Cotillard: I would like to play a monster, like Gollum or something totally that you have to create almost everything. Weisz: I tried for years to develop a true story about this woman named Julia Butterfly Hill, an activist who lived up a Redwood tree in Sonoma County for two years and four days, on a platform. She was trying to stop the trees from being knocked down. I spent a lot of time with her and I visited the tree, and I found it really moving. And it was an impossible movie to get made. It was hard enough to make a female-driven drama, but they were like, "She's just up a tree!" VIDEO: 'The Deep Blue Sea' Trailer: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston Star in Forbidden Romance Drama Adams: I would really love to produce stuff for other actresses. Everyone talks about producing stuff for yourself, but I'd actually love to do it for other actresses. Hathaway: [To Field] You don't know this, but I tried to write a movie for you, about a spy. And I thought Sally would be amazing, because who would ever think she was a spy? I think women are starting to take more care of each other. I feel like we're moving into a place in the world where we're going to be able to apply it. At least that's my hope. Weisz: Maybe we can do the female version of The Hangover -- all of us on a 24-hour bender. Hunt: I'm ready to do that, even if we don't film it! 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There are a number of themed parks in the Gold Coast, but i went to only 3: Sea World, Movieworld and Wet n Wild Waterworld (because there are discounted prices if you buy the tickets together). I took the Fun Pass: visit 3 parks over 5 days. Price? $149 for adults, which is cheaper than buying individual tickets for all 3 parks.
But of course, it was the 1st outing, so a teeny bit of rain won't dampen our high spirits :)
Seaworld showcases, well, sealife, but if i was to compare, the aquarium at Aquaria KLCC provides a larger variety of marine life. Seaworld has two aquarium exhibits: a small one for reef fishes, and a HUGE tank for open ocean animals.
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But it's the shows that set Seaworld apart from other ocean theme parks. There are 2 main wildlife shows: a sealion show and a dolphin show.
This is part of the dolphin show. Believe it or not, that guy is actually riding on two dolphins. Simply breathtaking. :) And the shows aren't just about the animals and the tricks that they can do. They emphasize on the message of conservation, which is what wildlife parks are supposed to do.
And that's not all. There's a super-cool waterskiing show and a Sesame Street stage show (obviously intended for little kids). But i somehow found myself enjoying the show by familiar Sesame Street characters. I grew up watching Sesame Street, and it was exhilirating to find that i remembered every single one of them. Ahhh..wish i was a kid again.
If watching fishes, sharks and sea mammals (or watching kiddie shows) aren't for you, Seaworld also has some thrill rides. The one i like best is the Bermuda Triangle, where you ride in a 12-man boat and supposedly unlock the secret of the bermuda triangle. With state-of-the-art special effects, its not so adrenaline-pumping, but it sure is thrilling :)
My brother and i wanted to take a ride on the corkscrew roller coaster, but unfortunately the theme park closes fairly early, at 5 pm. (it opens late, at 10 am) That is about the only downside to all theme parks in the gold coast. My advice? Come as early as possible, if possible as soon as the park opens. Believe me, you'll be hard-pushed to find time to see all the shows and experience all the rides at the same time.
P/s: amazingly, even though this is a country governed by non-muslims there are halal food outlets and even a surau, complete with praying mats. Thats one good thing about westerners. They are sensitive to other religions' needs.


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Moving house is never easy however for me it was not hard. The rent was up on the place we called a house. The house which was burgled, ran out of water, was built on top of an ants nest, had water running out of the walls and was never really that great, but it was our first home and finally it was empty again as the rent was up and we had no desire to stay another year.
Back in October we put a deposit down on a house further into Mampang. It was still being built and it will be ideal for the baby which will be arriving in May.
Unfortunately I had to work away upto Friday and so the majority of the packing was left to my wife and the maid. Also we had to pay the money to the landlady upfront before Saturday and so by the time I arrived home from the conference and we got to the bank, we were unable to transfer it electronically but took the cash instead and popped round to pay and get the keys.
After walking through our new house, we notice the roof was leaking and a few other issues which left me a little miffed but the landlady lives next door and has stated she will sort out all the problems and she is being good to her word. So we left to go back to finish the packing.
Saturday morning came and by 8.30am we were ready and all we needed to do was wait for the truck and the men we had hired to do the dirty work.
They arrived and 3 trips later all was moved and the old place was locked and the very unenjoyable task of unpacking began. First thing first, fridge on and beer back in! priorities.
Then some cleaning and sort the bedroom out. After a good few hours, It was all clean, done and put away. All we needed then was Indovision to come and reinstall the TV and it was like we always had been there.
During the day, workmen were on the roof sorting that out, and they have assured me it wont leak again. It is raining hard now so its a good time to check. One of the ACs was leaking and they have fixed that, and now they need to come back and do some painting.
Sunday saw us going Ace at Tebet Green to get some bits and pieces for the house. So we choose the furniture and other things we needed. We asked for delivery and they said Wednesday at the earliest. They then asked us if we were member and we said no and so they said no to delivering the things we wanted to buy. After more discussion they then said that they could deliver but it would cost us 150,000 idr or 10% of the purchase and still Wednesday. After asking if I could pay with my Permata debit card and they then saying no, I left. No deal, left the things on the counter. Walked out vowing never to return.
The wife then called her neighbour who's truck we used on Saturday and got him to take us to Ace at Pejaten. This time, armed with credit cards and a truck we bought more there than we would have and had no issues with service or anything and was done within an hour. The cost of the truck was 2 pizzas for him and his family. A far nicer delivery charge.
So now we have more furniture and the place is coming together nicely.
Tuesday we woke at 4am to the notion that there was a power cut only to find it was just our house which had no power. After 8am we spoke to the landlady who told us the house used Pulsa top up for electricity so off we went to buy some and then typed in the code in the meter and the lights came on and the water ran. Now that we know, we can budget the electricity and spend our time sat in the dark saving money.
And finally, Indovision came and erected the satellite dish and we have HBO and rubbish TV again. Joy.
So its taken a week and few stresses to get in and settled but we are. It is a lovely house with a great view, big rooms and space to put things. It is modern and new. It has big gates at the front and is in a far safer area than the last house. There is a Padang restaurant around the corner and a coconut store opposite as well as everything else within walking distance including an ATM so it is better located. Taxis will have to be booked but at least they will come. The local mosque does scream a bit during call to prayer but it cant be heard in the bedroom and after this long it liiving in Indonesia the call becomes more background noise than anything else.
We still have to get more things for the house and also start getting things for the baby so I guess by this time next year we will have got it all sorted. I am hoping we wont have to move again for a good couple of years. Whilst not that stressful, I can think of better things to do over a weekend.


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Justice Bobbe J. Bridge, ret.
Bobbe J. Bridge is the founding president and CEO of the Center for Children & Youth Justice, a nonprofit organization she created in 2006 to reform Washington State's child welfare and juvenile justice systems. She served on the State Supreme Court from 1999 to 2007 and on the King County Superior Court from 1989 to 1999, where she was Chief Juvenile Court Judge for three years. She continues to chair the Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care. Before joining the bench, Justice Bridge was the first female partner at the Seattle law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer.
Recognized statewide and nationally as a leading advocate for foster care reform, domestic violence victims, truancy prevention, juvenile justice reform and a host of other issues, Justice Bridge also serves the community as a dedicated volunteer and philanthropist. She has been a member of the Boards of many nonprofit organizations, including YouthCare and the YWCA. In 1999, she helped establish and fund the Pacific Northwest's first court-based child care center at the Regional Justice Center in Kent, offering a safe place for parents and guardians with business before the court to leave young children.
She has been honored with numerous awards for her service, including: the 2016 Women Leaders Career Excellence in Public Service Award from the University of Washington School of Law; 2015 Debra Friedman Timeless Award from City of Tacoma, 2014 Lifetime of Idealism Award from City Year; the 2014 Baxter Award from the Foster Parent Association of Washington; the 2010 Advocacy Spirit Award from the National Network for Youth; the 2009 Strategies for Youth Award from Washington's Lieutenant Governor; the Passing the Torch Award from Washington Women Lawyers; the Seattle Civil Rights Champion Award from Lambda Legal; the Distinguished Alumna Award from the University of Washington School of Law; and the Judge of the Year Award from the King County Bar Association.
Justice Bridge also has been inducted into the Washington Generals for special service to the citizens of the State and into the Warren E. Burger Society of the National Center for State Courts.
"Our kids deserve a fighting chance to become strong, self-sufficient and thriving members of the community," Justice Bridge says. "More unified, better informed child welfare and juvenile justice systems will give them that chance."
Education and Legal Experience
Justice Bridge received her Bachelor's Degree, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Washington and earned her MA and Ph.C in Political Science at the University of Michigan. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law in 1976, where she was a member of the Law Review and served as its Notes and Comments Editor. After graduating from law school, she joined the law firm of Garvey Schubert and Barer, where she remained until 1990 specializing in the fields of administrative law, litigation, government relations, and domestic relations.


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Car Dealership has a 15 month return on investment – How much can your #Dealership #SAVE
Car Dealer's waste money everyday on Lighting up their Lots
It is not Rocket Science for a car dealership to know they have to light their lots to sell cars and that it cost them a lot to do so. Car Dealers are huge consumers of electricity due to the nature of the business hours and the stage they have to work on – THE LOT.
In the past years I have worked on saving schools substantial amounts of capital by providing cost efficient lighting solutions. Now I am focused on the business I grew up in as a child – THE AUTO INDUSTRY.
So far every Auto Dealer that I have personally visited has had the same end result for their lighting return on investment – AMAZING.
Let's take a look at a recent car dealers LED lighting proposal highlights. Our upgrade is a NEW LED Shoe Box designed to replace existing car dealers parking and inventory lot lighting. This is not a cheap retrofit kit. They have CREE chips with a Mean Well driver, which are among the best in the world. So we are talking about a quality LED lighting fixture that is UL and DLC listed, which qualify's you for your rebates.
When we put together our proposals we always understate the rebate since the amount rebate is beyond our control and when the rebate funds are depleted they are gone. After our clients agree to terms and finalize the procurement of goods we immediately pre-authorize the end users rebates with the assistance of local Electrical Contractors. Currently, we have .50 cents per watt reduction in rebate provided by ComEd (see attached snap shot), but the rebate only exists while funds are available so timing is key to hit the metrics used in our "Return on Investment" (ROI).
In this example we found that the rebate estimates is $1854 higher than what we used in our proposal. The way we see it, our client is pretty happy that we over delivered by job completion by not only providing a great product but the received more money back than anticipated.
As there are many variables involved putting together the efficiency measures for each proposal the information gathered comes directly from our clients. Every dealership is different and we feel we can hit a payback for most outdoor lighting upgrades in less than 24 months with our LED lighting technology.
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MakerBot Developer Program Announces App that Makes iPhone Customization Easier Than Ever Before with the Fraemes Design App
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 20, 2014 — Don't just cover your phone, "Fraeme" it! MakerBot is excited to announce a new MakerBot®-Ready App, Fraemes. Fraemes is an interchangeable and ready-to-print case for iPhones, which enables complete customization and total self-expression.
MakerBot announces exciting new MakerBot-Ready App with Fraemes, an interchangeable and ready-to-print case for iPhones. 3D printable cases are available for customization, download and purchase at www.fraemes.com/makerbot (Photo: Business Wire)
Fraemes is the second MakerBot-Ready App to be announced since the MakerBot Developer Program launched in June. The MakerBot Developer Program aims to provide developers the resources needed to integrate with the MakerBot 3D Ecosystem and to access the growing 3D printing market. The MakerBot Developer Program also includes 3D printing capabilities in desktop, mobile, tablet and console-based apps and games, granting developers unprecedented access to MakerBot Replicator 3D Printing Platform for iOS, Android, Web and more.
"We are excited to partner with Fraemes as one of our approved developers and offer 3D printable, customizable and personalized iPhone cases," noted Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot. "Phone cases are always one of the most popular items to 3D print and now with the MakerBot-Ready App Fraemes, 3D printing customers can easily and simply customize iPhones cases – with no design experience necessary!"
Users who purchase a Fraemes bumper can 3D print and insert as many customized and personalized design "inserts" as they desire.
"When we worked on creating the Fraemes technology, simplicity was our number one goal. We wanted to make it easy for designers and non-designers to design and personalize in 3D," noted Sakunthala Panditharatne, Fraemes' graphics engineer. With Fraemes, anyone can now print and carry around their own completely original piece of art, and change it up whenever they want."
How It Works
First, users connect their MakerBot account at fraemes.com/makerbot and select a design from Fraemes' collection of professionally designed inserts including cityscapes, pop culture icons, and monograms, each customizable with shapes and text. Once the checkout process is complete, users can then 3D print the designs directly from their MakerBot Desktop Library.
Each insert fits into the Fraemes iPhone 5/5S bumper available for purchase from fraemes.com. Those who don't yet own a MakerBot Replicator® 3D Printer can still personalize their Fraeme iPhone case by purchasing their own custom Fraeme for $20 from a MakerBot Retail Store, located in New York, Boston or Greenwich, Connecticut, where it is 3D printed and available for pick-up. Digital files to download and bumpers to purchase are available through fraemes.com/makerbot, with digital files costing up to $1 and bumpers $12 each.
For more information on MakerBot-Ready Apps and the MakerBot Developer Program, visit makerbot.com/developers. For more information on Fraemes, visit fraemes.com/makerbot.
About MakerBot
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is leading the Next Industrial Revolution by setting the standards in reliable and affordable desktop 3D printing. Founded in 2009, MakerBot sells desktop 3D printers to innovative and industry-leading customers worldwide, including engineers, architects, designers, educators and consumers. To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
About Dreamforge
Dreamforge, the maker of Fraemes and a YCombinator-funded company, designs software to make 3D printing accessible to everyone. Fraemes is used by designers, fashion mavens, and 3D printing owners alike to create and show off personalized and iconic iPhone case designs. See more at: fraemes.com.
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Writing web pages and being a webmaster are still relatively new for me.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Professional Noob
During the orientation/assimilation process, they pointed out to us that EMC has a lot of abbreviations and we only needed to know two. One of them is "TCE" and I had forgotten about the other one. So much for being a good worker bee.
Writing web pages and being a webmaster are still relatively new for me. I intend to smooth out the rough edges on the site to reach that supposed TCE. If you have suggestions on how to make this site easier to use, or how to make it look more professional, I would love to hear them.
Roads were made for journeys...
I am new to RunningAhead.com. Created my account last night and uploaded my Timex Global Trainer .pwx files a few minutes ago. I have a TrainingPeaks account which I have been using for the last few months. In less than an hour I can already say that RunningAhead.com is more "customer oriented" than TrainingPeaks.
I'm going to use both sites for the next days/weeks but I thought I would tell you my first impression already as it is quite positive.
Proud run commuter since 2017
eric -- I'm one of the RWOL refugees and wanted to pop in to say I LOVE this site! Can't believe it's taken me this long to come aboard. (I already know a bunch of people on the forum, after all). I wasn't using the RWOL training log -- just the forum -- but had been content with the basic Garmin Connect site. Yours blows it away, and it was incredibly easy to upload all of this year's workouts. Thank you thank you thank you!
Feeling the growl again
Now that this pops back up....
I got a good chuckle on another thread earlier today eric when you said you "finally got around" to something....the original post asking the question was 2 WHOLE DAYS old.
Frankly I've never seen such a responsive site owner....anywhere on the internet. I spent a fair number of years in Marketing before I escaped to another business function....trust me, you've got a good bead on the TCE.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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I live and breathe TCE and I'm willing to bet the other was TCO. Working in the Corporate world we have abused, raped and beaten these terms, their meanings and have put hundreds of measures around TCE. The only measures I have ever really felt matter are...
1. Do the customers still come to you for advise and direction. (They still trust you)
2. Do they smile when talking to you. (They have faith in you)
In your case, you are doing excellent in both!
Prince of Fatness
If you folks are really happy with the site don't be afraid to donate. It's under options, subscription plan.
Thanks for bumping this thread. It's been a while since I donated so I just went in and made another.
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2. Do they smile when talking to you. (They have faith in you)
Well I give him a hug when ever I see him, so I guess that counts
rrrr. I tried to donate and paypal got hung up again. I need to remember to try again.
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
If you folks are really happy with the site don't be afraid to donate. It's under options, subscription plan.
Slower than I look
Just wanted to say that as a new user (only a few weeks here), the single biggest reason I have decided to make this my running home and main log is my perception of the way you treat your users. You have clearly attracted some extremley knowledgeable and well spoken runners who share their knowledge freely. I have learned more lurking around this site in the last few weeks then I ever came close to on "other" more obnoxious sites.
As to the running log, I figured out how to use most of the functions within 10 minutes without looking for a help option. I would call that pretty intuitive. The log is pretty basic but I actually love that. This is running, plain and simple.
I'm going through some tough financial times but I plan on purchasing a subscription as soon as I get back on my feet. In the mean time I'll click on any of the minimalist adds that interest me. Thanks for providing such a great service.


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Citibank creates Android tablet app exclusively for Kindle Fire
The "Citi Tablet Apps" provide secure access to browse and analyze account activity, pay bills and transfer money between accounts, essentially acting as a specialized website for mobile device users. But while Citibank offers smartphone apps for both iOS and Android, its larger format tablet apps are only optimized for iPad, and now the Kindle Fire.
Users of tablets running Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb or later would only be able to access the Android 2.x smartphone version of the app in a stretched configuration, taking no advantage of the features in last year's Android 3.0 Honeycomb or 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich releases.
Google initially expected that Android 3.0 Honeycomb would gobble up a third of the iPad's market in 2011, but by the end of the year its own tablet efforts were not failing to gain traction, but actively losing mindshare and market share to Amazon's renegade use of Android 2.x to power its cheap, simple Kindle Fire.
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook picked at the very limited selection of tablet apps for Android at the release of the new iPad, noting that what passed for a "tablet app" on Android was often just a stretched version of smartphone apps that in many cases took very poor advantage of the larger screen real estate.
Citibank's Kindle Fire app only works in one orientation, and users reviewing the app have complained about it being sluggish and not working with external account transfers as the bank's general banking website allows.
The app also depicts how difficult it is to reduce an optimized iPad app down to a 7 inch experience, even when copying the same overall user interface conventions and buttons of iOS.
Described by Forrester analyst Peter Wannemacher as "One of the strongest tablet offerings we've seen," Citibank's app for iPad includes personal financial management (PFM) tools for credit card users as well as displaying deposited check images, part of an effort Citibank's managing director of Internet and mobile banking Tracey Weber described in saying "we want to fundamentally rethink customer interactions."


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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Colts coach Chuck Pagano received a warm welcome in his return to the sideline Sunday, then watched his team score on its first drive.
With drums playing and the Colts cheerleaders lining up both sides of an inflatable horse, Pagano walked to his usual spot on the sideline, put on his headphones and hugged his assistants. It was his first appearance on the sideline since he began treatment for leukemia Sept. 26.
Pagano's Colts took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards to Andrew Luck's touchdown pass to Coby Fleener. The coach threw his hands in the air and wore a huge smile after Fleener caught the ball to end a 13-play drive.
Some fans brought signs to show their support for Pagano, and the team welcomed him back with a 1-minute video just before kickoff. Afterward, an emotional Pagano waved to the crowd.
During pregame warm-ups, Pagano hugged his wife and was followed by a large group of cameras. He shook hands with Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and chatted with Colts GM Ryan Grigson.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), rates of cesarean deliveries (C-section) have been rising in many countries, including the US, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Ireland. Now, countries like Brazil, India, and China are also seeing an increase in rates.
While the WHO recommends rates below 15%, C-sections account for over 30% of deliveries in the US. It is estimated that 1 in 3 mothers has a C-section.
Why is the rate rising? Reasons for C-sections range from life-threatening emergencies to simple convenience to threats of malpractice. Doctors agree that, when indicated because of complications involving either mother or baby, C-sections can save lives. And in the face of those who may demand the procedure and threaten malpractice suits if a vaginal birth goes wrong, the surgery may also save them time with their lawyers. Still, the major abdominal surgery has risks, including rare cases of death, infection, excessive bleeding, reactions to medications, and injury to the baby. Many doctors and professional organizations worry that rising cesarean rates indicate too much of a good thing.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) advises that doctors and patients carefully weigh the benefits and risks associated with both cesarean and vaginal deliveries on a case-by-case basis. The earlier pregnant women begin conversations with their doctors about their delivery options, the better.
ACOG advises women to speak frankly with their doctors and ask plenty of questions, such as:
Even if you had a C-section in the past that does not necessarily mean that you will have to have another C-section. In some cases, a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) can be a safe choice. By talking with your doctor, you can learn more about delivery options and make a birth plan that is right for you and your baby.
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The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG committee opinion no. 559: cesarean delivery on maternal request. Obstet Gynecol. 2013;121(4):904-907.
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Cesarean section. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 23, 2016. Accessed February 25, 2016.
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Menacker F, Declercq E, Macdorman MF. Cesarean delivery: background, trends, and epidemiology. Semin Perinatol. 2006;30(5):235-241.
Sufang G. Padmadas S, Fengmin Z, Brown J, Stones R. Delivery settings and caesarean section rates in China. World Health Organization website. Available at: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035808/en. Accessed February 25, 2016.
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Bill that would have banned 80% of handguns fails
Paul Joseph Watson
January 7, 2013
A draconian gun ban in Illinois that could have set the stage for a nationwide assault on second amendment rights has failed, with lawmakers indicating that new gun control legislation is unlikely to make an appearance in the final days of the lame duck session.
Although a vote that if carried would have banned 50% of rifles and 80% of handguns owned by Illinois citizens was set to take place Sunday afternoon, State Rep. Elaine Nekritz surprised many by announcing there would be no debate on gun control.
Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon was surprised by the announcement, which was met by cheers from firearms enthusiasts who attended the House Judiciary Civil Law Committee meeting, telling the Belleville News-Democrat that he thought the bill had the votes to pass.
"It sounded to me like they were a little apprehensive about trying to move this bill today," Kay said. "I find that rather curious, because I think they have the votes to pass it."
However, despite Nekritz' assertion that a gun ban was now off the legislative agenda, the Illinois State Rifle Association warned second amendment supporters to "be on guard" until the session ends on Wednesday.
"Also, be advised that the newly elected legislature, the 98th General Assembly, gets gaveled into action on Wednesday as well. With several pro-gun stalwarts leaving the legislature, and several brand new gun grabbers to contend with, the next session of the General Assembly promises to be turbulent times for law-abiding gun owners," states an ISRA press release.
Lawmakers were undoubtedly nervous about attempting to pass the gun ban because of the deluge of opposition they received from gun owners over the course of the last week.
Attention now shifts to California Senator Dianne Feinstein's gun control legislation at the national level, which is likely to be introduced on January 22.
As we have previously highlighted, Feinstein's bill would not only ban a plethora of different firearms, it would also require all gun owners to register the serial numbers of all their guns with the federal government as well as their fingerprints, treating anyone who owns a firearm as akin to a sex offender.
A petition to try Feinstein in court for treason against the Constitution has now surpassed 26,000 signatures, mandating an official White House response within 30 days.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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By Ziv Eliraz
According to a Gallup poll, more than two-thirds of employees are disengaged with their jobs. The research goes on to outline that engagement was stable over the past decade, but something happened recently to sideline this trend — the percentage of engaged employees went down from the usual 30 percent to only 10 percent.
So, what's the issue?
While we can blame an employee's workload, or their homelife, or even their professional backgrounds, the fact is, disengagement starts at an organizational level. We must do everything we can to keep our employees on track. The alternative is watching our operations falter and our businesses slip.
One way many organizations keep employees engaged is gamification. Let's explore this strategy.
What is gamification?
Gamification is the use of game mechanics to encourage engagement and instantly recognize the efforts of employees. Gamification allows small rewards and recognition for good work, such as employee referrals that bring in qualified candidates and result in interviews.
Gamification is on the rise in many organizations. According to recent reports, 70 percent of large companies (Global 2000 organizations) will implement some sort of game mechanics into their workplaces by 2014. In addition, spending on gamification projects will grow to as much as $2.8 billion by 2016.
Why do we need it?
Essentially, gamification uses the thinking, learnings, and mechanics from games to increase engagement in non-game systems. So, your employees are essentially playing a "game" while also completing assigned tasks, making their work fun and entertaining.
Why do we need this though? Why can't work just be entertaining in itself? It very well could be. However, outside factors, workloads, and the repetitiveness of some tasks can weigh on employees. In addition, 85 percent of employees will be left unrewarded or unacknowledged for their efforts. So, when there's little input from management, some teams and employees may pull away from their roles. For instance, if a manager doesn't give feedback or acknowledgement to their employees on an important project, workers may become disengaged since there's a lack of direction.
What are some ways to boost engagement levels?
There are a few ways to boost engagement levels through gamification. If you have an employee referral program, a shared leaderboard showing the top referrers in order can help socialize and gamify the process. Employees and members of your network are able to see which of their friends and co-workers are active in the program, motivating them to do the same.
Another method is to create an atmosphere of collaboration, instead of competition, through gamification. Let's go with the previous employee referral management program example. The challenge with typical programs is employees have very little insight into how other people are doing. So, make a competition between departments or office locations. Give a collective reward to the department or office that contributes the most qualified candidates. This gives people the feeling they are accomplishing something important and helping the company.
With both examples, we see a trend. Employees have a reason, other than their job titles, to actually do good work. Tasks are essentially turned into a game so they don't "feel" like they have to do something just to do it. There is an incentive to do so.
Gamification is a great way to boost engagement levels with your employees. Once you understand the underlying concepts of the strategy, you'll be able to apply them to your operations and reap the benefits.
What do you think? What are some other ways to use gamification to solve employee engagement?
Ziv Eliraz is the Founder and CEO of Zao, social employee referral management platform. Connect with Ziv and Zao on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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