text: As computers, phones and tablets have improved their designs, and as people have become used to apps being as beautiful and intuitive as they are functional, it's become more and more important to fit in with the aesthetic. An app may be well built, and can do a job well, but if it's icon looks anything less than stellar then it can let the user experience down. Beautiful, well designed app icons can help the app to stand out, and can ensure the app get's a spot on the taskbar, or on the iPhone and iPad screen, where it deserves. We've selected a showcase of beautifully designed app icons that look and feel at home on the sleek interface of OS X or iOS.


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Katherine Heigl (27 Dresses) and Rosario Dawson star as rivals in the dramatic thriller Unforgettable. Heigl's character, Tessa Connover, is struggling to cope with her divorce when a new woman, Julia (Dawson), takes her place, becoming engaged to her ex-husband David. Tessa's jealously rages as she sees Julia move into her former home and become a part of her daughter Lilly's life.
Although Julia seems happy, her life to this point has been far from perfect, and more distress is on the way due to Tessa's wrath. As the film's description says, "Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her put her own troubled past behind her. But Tessa's jealousy soon takes a pathological turn until she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's dream into her ultimate nightmare."
Rosario Dawson's most recent credits include the Chris Rock comedy Top Five and the superhero television series Daredevil. Co-starring as David is Geoff Stults (The Break-Up). The cast also includes Simon Kassianides (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Whitney Cummings (Whitney), and Isabella Kai Rice of TV's Pretty Little Liars.
This project reunites Heigl with producer Denise Di Novi, who is making her directorial debut. The two previously worked together when Di Novi produced Heigl's romantic dramedy Life As We Know It.
The screenplay was written by Christina Hodson (Shut In) and David Johnson (Orphan).
Katherine Heigl, once a queen of the rom coms, has been leaning toward darker material lately with the movie Home Sweet Hell and her short-lived CIA television drama State of Affairs.
Unforgettable is expected to premiere in 2016.
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The Satisfaction People Get By Having Tailor-Made Furniture For Their Home
Almost in every place the chances are that you are going to come across a furniture of some sort. Many people prefer having their furniture made from wooden material because of the perceived benefit of creating a good atmosphere within the areas where they live and also because it is easier and cheaper to maintain items made of wood. Having the right item is important for it takes into consideration all the basic needs of the user to ensure the furniture fits in their style of living. In a world full of counterfeit, it is normal that many people today consider having most of their items toiler made to match their expected desires and ensure they get what they wanted. The Advantages of having specialized work done for your furniture are outlined in the article below.
The main obvious advantage of customization is that the client can always get what they want how they want it which allows for control over what you use as a customer. In addition, it is possible to have different designs embodied in your woodwork to match your particular lifestyle and comfort. When working with craftsmen who personalize work for their clients, you can give your expected vision on how you want your items to be and they work towards providing just that unlike buying a readymade item which may lack some basics which are vital to your needs.
The supply chain for wood is quite long and if you do not know the materials used to make the items you buy the chances are that you spend a lot of money to buy the wrong item. Working alongside your designer and incorporating you opinion can form a basic artifact which can form the basis of explaining to others the reasons for your choice of design for example and what you wanted to achieve or communicate with the particular style. Knowing what you want is the key to getting a specialized product, however, getting involved with the process helps connect well with your craftsman creating good working relations which are bound to ensure they offer you good service.
When the demand for an item is already determined, quality becomes the main focus for such kinds of assemblies and thus customer satisfaction is guaranteed through ensuring all bit of information is put under consideration. With the right quality furniture you expect a long lifespan for the items hence saving you money in the long run through repair and maintenance. There is no hurry because the items are made to match expected demand and it is possible to agree on term with the client.
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Early Buddhist Texts
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Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs) or Early Buddhist Literature refers to the parallel texts shared by the Early Buddhist schools, including the first four Pali Nikayas, some Vinaya material like the Patimokkhas of the different Buddhist schools as well as the Chinese Āgama literature.[1][2] Besides the large collections in Pali and Chinese, there are also fragmentary collections of EBT materials in Sanskrit, Khotanese, Tibetan and Gāndhārī. The modern study of early pre-sectarian Buddhism often relies on comparative scholarship using these various early Buddhist sources.[3]
Some scholars such as Richard Gombrich and A.K. Warder hold that these EBTs contain material that could possibly be traced to the historical Buddha himself or at least to the early years of Pre-sectarian Buddhism.[4][5]
In Mahayana Buddhism, these texts are sometimes referred to as "Hinayana" or "Śrāvakayāna" texts (and hence are not considered Mahayana works).
A large portion of Early Buddhist literature is part of the "sutta" or "sutra" genre, these are usually placed in different collections (Pitakas or Agamas). The suttas generally contain doctrinal content while other early Buddhist texts deal with monastic discipline or vinaya.
An important feature of the Early Buddhist texts are characteristics which reflect their origin as orally transmitted literature.[6] Early Buddhist texts are believed to have been transmitted by lineages of bhāṇaka, monks who specialized in memorization and recitation of particular collections of texts, until they were eventually recorded in writing after the 1st Century BCE.
According to Alexander Wynne, the Edicts of Ashoka mentions some Buddhist texts which have been identified and which might show that at the time of Ashoka (304–232 BCE) these were already fixed.[7]
The various works of Buddhist Abhidharma is considered by scholars to be (mostly) later material (3rd century BCE onwards).[8] In spite of the relative lateness of the Abhidharma works, according to scholars like Erich Frauwallner, there are kernels of early pre-sectarian material in the earliest Abhidharma texts, mainly the Theravada Vibhanga, the Dharmaskandha of the Sarvastivada, and the Śāriputrābhidharma of the Dharmaguptaka school. According to Frauwallner's comparative study, these texts were possibly developed and "constructed from the same material", mainly early Buddhist doctrinal lists (matrkah) which forms the "ancient core" of early Abhidharma.[9]
Extant material
Pali EBTs
The Pali Canon of the Theravada school contains the most complete fully extant collection of EBTs in an Indic language which has survived until today.[10] After having been passed down orally, it was first written down in the first century BCE in Sri Lanka.[11]
The Early Buddhist material in the Pali canon mainly consists of the first four Pali Nikayas, the Patimokkha and other Vinaya material as well as some parts of the Khuddaka Nikaya (mainly Sutta Nipata, Itivuttaka, Dhammapada, Therigatha, Theragatha, and the Udana).[12][13][14]
These texts have all been widely translated into Western languages.
Chinese EBTs
The EBTs preserved in the Chinese Buddhist canon include the Āgamas, collections of sutras which parallel the Pali Nikāyas in content as well as structure.[15] There are also some differences between the discourses and collections as modern comparative studies has shown, such as omissions of material, additions and shifts in the location of phrases.[16] These various Agamas possibly come down to us from the Sarvastivada (the Samyukta and Madhyama Agamas), Dharmaguptaka and Kasyayipa schools.[17] The Mahasamghika Vinaya pitaka also survives in Chinese translation.[18] Some of the Agamas have been translated into English by the Āgama Research Group [ARG] at the Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts.[19]
While the other Chinese Agamas are mostly doctrinally consistent with the Pali Nikayas, the Ekottara Agama has been seen by various scholars such as Johannes Bronkhorst and Etienne Lamotte as being influenced by later Mahayana concepts.[20] According to Lamotte, these 'interpolations' are easily discernible.[21]
Gandhāran EBTs
The Gandhāran Buddhist texts contain several EBTs, such as a parallel to the Anattalakkhana Sutta, possibly belonging to the Dharmaguptaka school. A few publications have translated some of these texts.[22] These are the oldest EBT manuscripts extant, dating from about the 1st century CE.[23]
Other fragmentary EBTs
There are various EBTs collected in the Tibetan Kangyur. Peter Skilling has published English translations of these texts in his two volume "Mahasutras" (Pāli Text Society, 1994). Another important source of early Buddhist material in the Tibetan canon are numerous quotations by Śamathadeva in his Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā (Derge no. 4094 / Peking no. 5595), a commentary to the Abhidharmakosha. Some of this material is available in English translation by Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā.[24]
Likewise, numerous sutra quotations by authors of Sautrantika treatises are also a source of EBT fragments. The Sautrantika school was known for focusing on using examples from and references to EBT sutras. These works include Kumaralata's Drstantapankti, the Abhidharmamrtara-sasastra attributed to Ghosaka, the Abhidharmavatara-sastra attributed to Skandhila and the Tattvasiddhi of Harivarman.[25]
Sanskritized fragments of different early Buddhist Agamas also survive from archaeological finds in the Tarim Basin and the city of Turfan. These finds include versions of a Sanskrit Udanavarga.[26]
The Salistamba Sutra is an early Buddhist text which has been tied to the Mahāsāṃghika school, it contains many parallel passages to the Pali suttas.[27]
See also
- ↑ Tse-Fu Kuan. Mindfulness in similes in Early Buddhist literature in Edo Shonin, William Van Gordon, Nirbhay N. Singh. Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness, page 267.
- ↑ Bhikkhu Sujato; Bhikkhu Brahmali. The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts. 2015. pages 9-10
- ↑ e.g. "Mun-keat, Choong (2000), The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism" and "Analayo. Early Buddhist Meditation Studies (Volume 1)"
- ↑ Warder, A.K. (2004), Indian Buddhism, 3rd Revised edition, Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
- ↑ Gombrich, Richard F. (1997), How Buddhism Began, Munshiram Manoharlal
- ↑ Anālayo, Reflections on Comparative Āgama Studies. Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg, in Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal (2008, 21:3-21) Taipei: Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies ISSN 1017-7132
- ↑ Wynne, Alexander (2004). "The Oral Transmission of the Early Buddhist Literature". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. 27 (1): 97–128.
- ↑ "Abhidhamma Pitaka." Encyclopædia Britannica. Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2008.
- ↑ Frauwallner, Erich. Kidd, Sophie Francis (translator). Steinkellner, Ernst (editor). Studies in Abhidharma Literature and the Origins of Buddhist Philosophical Systems. SUNY Press. Pages 18, 100.
- ↑ Crosby, Kate; Theravada Buddhism: Continuity, Diversity, and Identity, 2013, page 2.
- ↑ Gethin, Rupert (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism (PDF). p. 42. ISBN 9780192892232.
- ↑ Abeynayake, oliver. A textual and Historical Analysis of the Khuddaka Nikaya. Colombo, First Edition – 1984, p. 113.
- ↑ Gethin, Rupert (1992), The Buddha's Path to Awakening, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42.
- ↑ Bhikkhu Sujato; Bhikkhu Brahmali. The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts. 2015. pages 9-10
- ↑ Analayo. Some Pali discourses in light of their Chinese parallels, part two. Buddhist studies review, 22 (2005), 93-105.
- ↑ Analayo. Some Pali discourses in light of their Chinese parallels, part two. Buddhist studies review, 22 (2005), 93-105.
- ↑ Warder, A.K. Indian Buddhism, page 6
- ↑ Warder, A.K. Indian Buddhism, page 7
- ↑ Āgama research group
- ↑ Bronkhorst, Johannes. The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India, page 14
- ↑ Lamotte, History of Indian Buddhism, From the origins to the Saka era, Institut Orientaliste Louvain-la-neuve, 1988, page 156.
- ↑ Andrew Glass, Mark Allon. Four Gandhari Samyuktagama Sutras, page 5; page 15.
- ↑ "UW Press: Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara". Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Dhammadinnā. The Madhyama-āgama in Śamathadeva's Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā: annotated translation, comparative studies and concordances (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 9), Taiwan: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation (in preparation).
- ↑ Charles Willemen, Bart Dessein, Collett Cox (editors) Sarvastivada Buddhist Scholasticism, Handbuch Der Orientalistik, page 108.
- ↑ Nariman, J.K.; Introduction to the Early Buddhist Texts in Sanskritised Prākit from Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism, Ch 1-6. http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Reference/Early-Buddhist-Texts/02-EBT-Sanskrit-Canon.htm
- ↑ Potter, Karl H. Abhidharma Buddhism to 150 A.D. page 32.
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Posts Tagged 'Feeding'
Comotomo offers an update on so-called "natural nursers" – baby bottles made out of silicone or a similar material, and designed to more closely approximate a mother's breast. These bottles tend to resonate with folks who primarily breastfeed, and especially those who experience trouble getting baby to take a bottle.
Sporting a more compact, squishable shape, Comotomo Natural Feel bottles improve upon an earlier competitor – the Adiri Natural Nurser – in their smaller size and more flexible material, which make for a more intimate in-hand experience. A big benefit of the flexible silicone is the ability to manipulate the milk somewhat as you feed by squeezing the bottle, keeping air pressure more constant and presumably decreasing the air your child might take in through the nipple, especially as the bottle runs dry. It also looks to fit more nicely in the hand – Adiri bottles are quite wide, and can be less ergonomic for smaller hands.
Reviewers on Amazon have mentioned that it can be challenging to balance Comotomo bottles neatly on their bases – we can definitely see that in their exaggerated egg shape. But the shape also allows bottles to nest (when disassembled) in storage, which is a big bonus over nearly every other bottle on the market.
You can buy Comotomo bottles on Amazon in two sizes as well as multi-packs. A single bottle will run you a pretty steep $15.99 for 150mL or $16.99 for 250mL. As with other bottles, there are additional nipples (or "bottle teats" as they call them) available for $6.99 per two-pack, with variable flow based on the usual age ranges (0-3 months, 3-6 months, etc.) translating to slow, medium, and fast nursing styles.
Bottom line: Comotomo Natural Feel bottles are a bit expensive, but are also thoughtfully designed and even award-winning. They deliver both style and function, and are a great BPA-free option worth considering.
8/18 GREAT BUY ALERT: Comotomo Natural Feel bottles are featured for sale on design discount site Fab.com at a decent discount – $12-$13 for the bottles, and $5 for nipple packs.
CPSC Releases MeToo Safety Concerns
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Oh no! Not MeToo!
I'm going to try and tread lightly here, as one of my all-time favorite gear items is called out by the CPSC for safety concerns. We used (and still use) Phil&Ted's iconic MeToo clip-on chair in lieu of a high chair for both our children, both of whom are on the heavy side of the scale (75% and 110% at almost every weigh-in), and believe firmly in the strength of those beefy metal clips when tightly secured to the appropriate surface.
We've primarily used two in tandem, attached kitty corner on our built-in kitchen island, which is a solid inch and a half of sturdy maple. Our kids could potentially kick the center of the island while in the chairs, but honestly, that's not how they roll. For us, the risk (and reality) was more that they would climb out of their seats, stand on the island, and swat at the pendant lights – whee! (The arm straps on MeToo are weak sauce and a totally tough sell on top of a bib and broccoli.)
I'm actually comforted and pleased that Phil&Ted's isn't responding immediately with a worldwide recall – this to me indicates they believe the issue is not one of product integrity or basic design, but perhaps more one of user error. They are issuing rubber pads or boots to make it safer – not to fix a fundamental design flaw. Not exactly what the CPSC ordered, but as an owner, it seems logical – the rubber pads ours came with finally came unglued after their 50th trip through the dishwasher (and clothes dryer). It's not unlike the recent brake fix on our Bugaboo Bee. Or the hinge covers issued for our Maclaren Twin Techno (for your precious fingertips).
In my humble opinion, keeping things safe with MeToo is a matter of physics and attention to detail – you have to assess the weight of your child, the curvature and heft of the furniture you're attaching the chair to (round ones are tough, yet pictured in official photo at right), and use the clamps properly, tightening until you can tighten no more, and then tightening one last time. I shudder to think any children actually did have their fingers amputated as they hit the floor from an improper installation and extra case of the wiggles, but I suppose it must have happened? Or perhaps we're at a point now where we if we dream it, we really CAN do it?
Anyway. At our house, we're hanging out in our MeToo's until the kids are tall enough for our rickety backless bar stools. It really is a best-in-class solution, from the hefty clips right down to folding fully flat for travel (even won a Cribsie nod recently in the Mealtime category). But I've included the entire CPSC release below, urge you to come to your own conclusions, and promise to keep you posted on any developments.
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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
May 6, 2011
Release #11-218
CPSC Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC Alert: Consumers Urged To Stop Using phil&teds USA Clip-on Chairs Due To Serious Dangers Posed To Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns consumers that some "metoo" clip-on table top chairs, imported by phil&teds USA Inc., of Fort Collins, Colo. put young children at risk of serious injury due to multiple safety hazards. CPSC is urging consumers to stop using some metoo clip-on chairs immediately.
The product is an infant/toddler chair with a nylon fabric seat and a metal frame that clamps onto tables using two metal vise clamps. The upper part of each clamp rests on the table top and has either a rubber clamp pad on its underside or a rubber boot covering it. The chair is sold in three fabric colors – red, black and navy.
The clip-on chairs affected by this warning do not have plastic spacers between the table clamps and the front horizontal metal bar. The clip-on chairs that have plastic spacers between the table clamps and the front horizontal metal bar are under evaluation.
The company has refused to agree to a national recall of their hazardous product that is acceptable to CPSC. The company has offered a repair kit consisting of rubber boots to place on the upper clamp grips of the chairs. Consumers should be aware that CPSC has not approved a repair kit for this product, despite the firm's prior statement that it was conducting a recall "in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission."
CPSC is urging consumers to stop using the affected metoo chairs at this time in order to prevent the risk of injury to children.
The affected metoo chairs pose serious fall and amputation hazards to children placed in them. Children can suffer impact and head injuries when the chair detaches from the table and falls with them in it. CPSC staff is aware of numerous incidents involving the affected metoo chairs.
CPSC staff has determined that the clamps can detach from a variety of different table surfaces. Additionally, the chairs can detach when children move around or use their feet to push against other objects. Staff also determined that the lack of adequate space between the horizontal metal bar at the front of the chair and the clamps can cause children's fingers to be severely pinched, lacerated, crushed or amputated if caught between the bar and the clamp when the chair detaches.
In addition to hazards with the affected clip-on chairs, the product packaging and instructions provide conflicting information. The product's packaging and marketing information show the product being used in ways that may lead to the chair detaching from the table. However, the product's instructions do not adequately warn against this type of use.
Tens of thousands of the affected metoo chairs may have been distributed since May 2006 for about $50 through philandteds.com, Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Target, Toys R Us, other online retailers and a variety of independent juvenile specialty stores.
To see this safety alert on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the products involved, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11218.html
Wriggle Wrapper: Wonderful!
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Here's an update – dare we say, product review – for Phil N'Teds Wriggle Wrapper: "The perfect solution for sitting, feeding & sleeping on the go!"
A while back, we posted about the beautiful unfulfilled promise of the Wriggle Wrapper, which had sat gathering moss while our little babies rolled gleefully along, stopping only to nosh in the infinitely superior Phil N'Teds MeToo. After several noble attempts at proper use, we felt wasteful and downright ashamed at having gotten suckered into another $50 of gear we didn't need.
Then – the baby turned 1, the toddler hit 2.5, and we all took off to co-op preschool together, working parent shift (with tag-a-long) one day a week.
The first few times, I just struggled & juggled with the baby – swapping deftly between the Ergo, a Pack N'Play (not popular), and furtive sideway glances to keep Mr. Increasingly Mobile in my sights. This wasn't working, so I deployed the MeToo – but with much more at stake (glue sticks – how delicious!) the little guy grew even more determined, finding a way out of MeToo's safety straps and onto the table.
As it turns out, toddlers are pretty good at sounding the alarm – not out of concern of precious baby's health or welfare, but because glue is "mine" and they're not sharing. Yet another rescue pop into the Ergo.
Later, physically exhausted and emotionally bereft, it hit me like a ton of mossy rocks: Wriggle Wrapper. The perfect solution for sitting…on the go. (Their words.) It would bind baby's wiggly little bottom to a tiny preschool chair. As though the chair were wearing the Ergo. Sort of. Well, at this point, anyone or anything else wearing the baby is welcome, and my back thanks you.
I brought Wriggle Wrapper to Co-op my very next shift and it worked like a dream. The WW's extra-wide velcro-buckle waistbelt/short is genius for sitting securely, since it immobilizes the hips – baby has no leverage to wiggle his legs into standing position. Best of all, baby seems to love it. I think the secure hold might actually feel comforting – like he feels wrapped, not bound.
The other parents were impressed – what's that? That's brilliant! For the first time, I finished shift with energy to spare. I'm a fan of baby-wearing, and still wore my 23-pounder for a good two hours out of five, but the Wriggle Wrapper gave me *my* mobility at key moments in the Co-op day. I felt like Supermom. No…I felt…normal!
So I'm updating the review, and giving WW high marks – at least for sitting and feeding! Sleeping…remains to be seen. But I've got to find a way to test it. Because the $49.99 just got paid off (good luck hiring a nanny for that for five hours) – and now I'm curious.


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Last month, our Elmira College Dining team hired a very special employee who deserves some recognition. Her name is Sally, she loves making salads, she's a few hundred pounds, and no – she's not a human.
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Clean Plate: Worry-free Dining for Students with Allergies
With Spring semester coming to a close, the dining team at Juniata College is celebrating a successful first semester of service at their Clean Plate station.
Trend Spotlight: Winning the Hearts of Vegans and Meat Lovers at FedEx Supply Chain
When it comes to debating which is better overall, eating plant-based or balancing a diet with both meat and dairy, there are countless arguments on both ends. Chef Don Ras at FedEx Supply Chain fully embraces both.
The FoodU App is Evolving With Students and Professionals Alike
FoodU is a tool that allows users to have all of their school or company's dining information at their fingertips. After downloading the app, the user then selects their location and fills out their profile, which includes their name, allergies and dining preferences, and other information – like if they're a resident or commuter student, part-time or full-time employee, and so on.


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The first time I read it, it seemed like some kind of sick joke.
A man, convicted in the death of his son, was recently slated to speak about healthy living at a "wellness expo."
Some backstory: David Stephan and his wife believed herbal treatments would cure their son's meningitis. When they finally called 911, it was too late. The child died because they didn't provide the necessities of life.
It would appear Stephan hasn't learned any lessons, ranting online about how the world is against him. He still somehow feels that these "alternative" treatments are better than modern medical care.
While the Health and Wellness Expo, a travelling roadshow touring major Western Canadian cities, was expecting him to give thousands of people health advice, all I could think about was that poor child. Why would someone listen to a speaker talk about caring for loved ones when he didn't properly care for his?
Related: When evidence-free fear does real harm — Timothy Caulfield
Unfortunately, the world of natural medicine is full of zealots. Sure, there are some areas where I'm sure natural treatments can be effective. But too often pseudo-science reigns supreme, and this was clearly no different.
Rick Thiessen, owner of the Expo, didn't seem to think anything was wrong, telling the CBC that Stephan's invitation had nothing to do with him being arrested for his son's death, and instead was about Stephan's company's health-care products. He also said having controversial speakers was important to his offering at the expositions he's been running for 24 years. The agenda
But, in an industry where the top item for sale is usually a cure for the fear the seller peddles, it seems Thiessen finally did get scared and dropped Stephan from the agenda when the money started disappearing from major sponsors, such as Sobey's and Flaman Fitness.
Other than finding an audience, I can't imagine why either of these brands would ever want to be seen supporting an industry like this.
"Health" gurus are only one part of the Expo. The event also hosted screenings of the film Food Matters. It's a movie made by two filmmakers that claim they want to "rethink our belief systems' in modern medicine. They claim supplements and a detox diet will cure fatal diseases, such as terminally diagnosed cancer.
Preying on people like this is becoming all too common, with those that are ill grasping at any glimmer of hope. I'm all for hope, but I find it all too disgusting that those offering that hope are ready to profit from the sale of the treatment.
Major brands need to check into what they prop up and where they are seen. Whether or not Stephan was involved in these Expos or not, Sobey's support of an event that propels the myth that vaccinating your children is dangerous or that a detox shake can cure cancer is a dangerous path to travel down. Is their marketing department so desperate to be seen as health-conscience visionaries that they'd leave their conscience at the door without checking whether people are given factual advice on how to keep their children and families healthy?
And the same goes to Flaman Fitness. Is selling a few ellipticals a better solution than making sure another generation is healthy enough to walk into their stores because they aren't sick from their parents' concerns about a booster shot? Having their roots in Saskatchewan agriculture almost makes it worse, given these Expos are probably crying foul over the products coming from other businesses the Flaman Group of Companies is involved in.
As for Stephan, I'm glad to see the uproar that he's brought on to himself. I just hope the trend continues. If companies want to brand themselves as in favour of healthy living, they should not lend their national brands and sponsorship dollars to those that spread fear, guilt, and outright lies.
Companies have to do a better job at creating a system that weeds out the soapbox sellers from those actually wanting better for Canadians.


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Tag Archives: Rambam Medical Center
A special school event in Haifa, led by senior physicians from Rambam Health Care Campus, focused on raising awareness of epilepsy and educating children so as to remove their misconceptions and fears related to this condition.
While a Rambam doctor works in Central America at the site of the catastrophic volcano eruption, dozens of senior officials from around the world are learning how to cope with disasters at the Haifa hospital. Dr.
Rambam placed first in 2017 for obtaining funds for clinical trials investments from pharmaceutical companies. In this case, being first holds out promise of new discovery benefitting patients worldwide. A 2017 report on clinical studies by
Bat-El Eden Shabtai, a young Israeli living in the USA, celebrated her 20th birthday in an unusual place, Rambam's neonatal ICU. The reason? An emotional meeting with those who saved her life when she was only
Over this past weekend, Rambam Medical Center in Haifa released the IDF pilot whose F-16 jet was downed by a Syrian missile. The pilot and his co-pilot were able to eject over Israeli territory, but sustained


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Condolence Letter
Writing a condolence letter is one of the hardest tasks we have to perform as human beings, a solemn duty to let the person we are writing to know just how important and special the person they have lost was to us and how we feel for them at this difficult time. The weight they bear is at times unthinkable, but we have to put these messages down in words for us to be able to accept them and ultimately to start to deal with the tragedy. These draft letters of condolence are sensitive and diplomatic. They are not afraid to wear their heart on their sleeves, yet they are sincere and respectful. Using our letters will make a difficult job a little easier, leaving ample room for you to add a personal touch to your own condolence letter. Our choice of words is based on our extensive personal experience. E.L.F., (Canada), said, " Your letters of condolence were perfect, they were most appreciated."


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Coastal Risk Management Strategy for European Coasts
In the FP-7 project RISC-KIT, completed in April 2017, Ecologic Institute and partners added historical and socio-cultural contextuality into political processes of risk management decisions in coastal regions. Lead by Ecologic Institute more than 150 face-to-face interviews were conducted by RISC-KIT partners. The results of the investigation have been processed within the RISC-KIT toolkit, inter alias the web-based management guide as well as contributed to the RISC-KIT policy brief. The results are available online.


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You're waiting on something. Or someone. Waiting for a circumstance to change. Or to receive "news" or an "answer". You're waiting on someone to change. Maybe to repent. Or waiting for someone to find you and want to marry you. You're waiting for the next season and wondering what it will be like.
Maybe it's news from a doctor about a diagnosis. Maybe you're waiting for your friend to desire reconciliation too. Waiting for your parents to finally start letting you wear make-up. Or to have a later curfew. Maybe you don't know what you're waiting for and you feel like the "best part" of your life is over.
Lately, as I've been thinking about the things I'm waiting on, God has been impressing it upon my heart to pray that my waiting would be hope-filled.
Hope does not put us to shame. Fact.
See, waiting isn't bad. It's apart of life. It doesn't mean we're discontent. But what we wait ON and what our hope is IN...will reveal our hearts and where our trust lies.
Immediately I recall Ps. 62:1...one of my favourite verses in the entire Bible.
"For God alone my soul waits in silence. From Him comes my salvation."
I am SURE I've written a post on this verse (or chapter of the Bible) before. At least once. So for right now, I will just highlight the words "alone" and "silence". ::long pause:: Ugh. I can't. I can't stop there. We can't wait for God alone and in silence until we know who this God is...and there He is! In the next sentence...from THIS God comes SALVATION.
SALVATION. Being saved. He initiates this. He completes it. He finishes it-- sees it all the way through. Not my idea: His. Not in my control: in His. In our waiting we mustn't put our hope IN circumstances or people changing. We hope IN GOD as we wait. THIS God. The God of salvation.
Hope in Him alone. AND. Without a word. No questions. No suggestions. Watching Him work without a thing to say because we so trust His hand. And timing.
And hope does not put us to shame. We will not be ashamed at any point in our lives because we were "hoping" and we shouldn't've been...
...that is. If our hope is in the right place.
Whats the difference? Well. If I'm hoping in circumstances...maybe that looks like hoping I'm married by a certain age. Or a specific situation has a certain outcome. I would be embarrassed if I boldly walked around declaring "Something was going to be as such" because I was "hoping" in it...and hope wouldn't put me to shame. Uh...NEGATIVE. That's not what Paul is getting at. We are to hope in GOD. Hope in the PROMISES of God.
So instead, I have hope not that I will be married by a certain age, but I hope in His promise that He has plans for me. He knows them. They're for good. Not harm. To prosper me. To give me (EVEN MORE!) hope. And a future.
THAT. Will never put me (or you) to shame.
We can have hope that in our affliction...His Word will give us life.
Hoping in the truth that this present suffering...is not worth the glory that is to be revealed.
I can soar with hope as I anticipate God not doing an "old thing"...but a new thing in my life. (Isaiah 43:18-19)
What are your favourite promises of God? What do you enjoy hoping in?
As we wait, let's "link arms" together in the promises of God. Reminding each other of the glories that we have to HOPE IN...
...that will never put us to shame.


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Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev will give instructions to the heads of relevant departments and governments of the regions about the need for timely formation of stocks of grain for the maintenance of optimum prices for socially significant products and the stabilization of the situation on the market of bakery products, told reporters in the press service of Deputy Prime Minister.
Gordeeva, the representative reported that the Deputy Prime Minister had a working meeting with the President of the Russian Union of bakers (CPR) Valery Cheshinsky. «During the meeting the parties discussed the issue of Russian processors of quality food grain, as well as the situation on the bread market», — said the press service.
«Following the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev will give the relevant instructions to the heads of relevant ministries and agencies and regional governments on the need for timely formation of grain stocks with the aim of preserving optimal prices for socially important food products and the stabilization of the situation on the market of bakery products», — said the representative of the Gordeeva.
Vice Prime Minister stressed that it is particularly important to ensure the long-term stabilization of prices for social kinds of bread, and it is the main task of heads of subjects. The quality of these types of bread, said Gordeyev, must not give in to flour mass-market products.
As told in the press service of Deputy Prime Minister, the President of the RSP at the meeting said that millers and bakers are doing their best to curb rising prices and stabilize the situation on the bread market. While in recent months the situation with rising prices for grain and flour, he said, was predictable.
In turn, the formation of grain stocks in the companies affected by the limited access of processors to preferential loans. According to Chechenskogo to provide processing enterprises with quality food grain they need financial support in the framework of government regulations on lending to farmers at a concessional rate of not more than 5%.


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They are opaque so that the aroma or flavour content is kept more safely.
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Archie Comics released a sneak peek of Mega Man #32 that arrives in stores this week.
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Mike Cavallaro, Gary Martin, John Workman, and Matt Herms
Cover: Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante
"Payback" Variant cover: POWREE
"Curse of Ra Moon" Part Four: The startling, jaw-dropping conclusion to this MEGA-EPIC story is here! The tables have turned as the evil Dr. Wily and his sixteen Robot Masters stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Mega Man! But the ominous alien known as RA MOON still threatens the lives of both the heroes AND the villains! Who will survive and what will become of them? Can their combined power overcome Ra Moon? One thing is certain-there's no way our hero will be walking away from this one unscathed! Featuring an all-new cover art from Mega-art-guru Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante and an awesome new "payback" variant cover from artist POWREE (Sandra and Woo)!
Mega Man #32 is 32-pages in length and has a $2.99 cover price.


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Goal: Record high-quality audio, without distortions and clippings, from digital piano to PC, mix recorded audio, make amateur compositions.
- This is just an amateur thing in a casual home setting
- My Yamaha YDP-S30 digital piano has two 1/4" stereo outs
- The brochure and owner's manual says nothing about Line Out or Aux Out
- I am running a powerful Windows 7 PC without a sound card running Cubase 5
- I plan to purchase an audio interface
- I am a complete beginner to the basics of digital recording, but I already understand:
- the distinction between MIDI and recorded audio
- the difference in method and output quality between:
- recording using an external device:
- recording using a condenser microphone (highest studio-like quality)
- recording using a crappy laptop mic or cellular phone mic
- recording directly from the output jacks
- recording using an external device:
Main Questions:
What process would you recommend for recording the highest-quality recorded audio? What should I know about this process (e.g. turn the PC volume all the way up for line-in recording)?
Without using an external microphone, and only using the headphone jack out on the digital piano, is connecting that to an audio interface, and connecting the audio interface to my PC going to give me excellent sound quality (defined as no distortions and clippings)?
Is an audio interface a necessary purchase for high-quality headphone jack out recording? Which audio interface should I purchase? Is this audio interface a good purchase?
Trivia Questions:
What, if any, are the differences between aux out, line out, and headphone jack out in the context of digital piano recording? Is headphone jack out just line out?
What is the difference in recording quality among audio recorded from aux out, line out, and headphone jack out, assuming they are paired with the best possible corresponding X in?
Which X in should each corresponding X out be connected to? Does this have to do with impedance levels? What is impedance as explained to a 5-year old and why is it important?


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How to Start a New Line in a Microsoft® Excel Cell
A number of ways of forcing text in a cell onto a new line, including key-strokes and CONCATENATION, CONCAT and TEXTJOIN functions.
Last updated on 2020-05-26 by David Wallis.
Text Wrapping
Applying Wrap Text from the Alignment section of the Home tab is one way to cause text to take up more than a single line in a cell.
However, if it's your intention to keep the text on multiple lines, Wrap Text works for as long as you don't increase column width far enough to allow the text to fit on one line.
Keyboard Shortcut
You can us the key strokes Alt+Enter to start a new line within a cell. Excel will maintan the lines when when you increase the column width.
Using a Formula
There are circumstance like this one is which you can use a formula to return multi-line entries in a cell:
The CONCAT function first appeared in Excel 2016, subject to the terms of your purchase of Excel. If you can't find CONCAT amongst the functions in your Excel, then you can use the CONCATENATE function instead.
The TEXTJOIN Function
If you love concatenating, you'll love the TEXTJOIN function. It reaches the dizzy heights of concatenation. Just look at this:
So much more sparing of formula length than either CONCAT or CONCATENATE! And the way it applies the seperation character — in this example CHAR(10) — which forces a new line! And the TRUE which causes empty cells to be ignored! Yummy!
You have my sympathy if your installation of Excel 2016, 2019 or Microsoft 365 doesn't give you this orange marmalade and peanut butter sandwich of a function. That's because of something to do with your licensing of Excel.
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Sports News of Thursday, 12 September 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed that he advised brother and Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng to join Juventus.
Kevin-Prince returned to Serie A with Fiorentina over the summer, having spent the second half of last season at Barcelona.
Now, according to the 32-year-old, he could have been facing his younger sibling on Saturday.
"It would've been great to see him here, above all because it doesn't look like he'll play much for Bayern," he told Bild.
"In any case, I recommended Juventus to him. Juve are a great club. Serie A is very interesting."
Jerome had been linked with the Bianconeri as a possible stopgap for the injured Giorgio Chiellini.


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By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Nicole Garcia I didn't always see what my son was saying to the world. I had to learn. For months, I lived by trial and error, mostly error, guessing at all of it, trying to get inside of his head. I had to learn that each of his little quirks was ... VIEW POST
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By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Doreen Oliver The first time I threw myself a birthday party, my hair caught on fire. I was chatting with a friend in a West Village lounge, unaware burning candles hung centimeters away. With a slight tilt of my head to sip my lemon drop martini, my ... VIEW POST


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It's quite an achievement that in the three weeks since the blockchain-based Rally app launched, it has already attracted more than 20,000 users.
However, this is not enough for its ambitious founder and CEO James Cashiola. He wants to see at least 50,000 users by the end of the year.
So, what is Rally? It's a marketplace for direct engagement and community building, built on blockchain technology. It formally launched on Wednesday after extensive beta testing.
It is a tokenised economy which makes the promise that "engagement is king."
Registered users are rewarded with tokens for promoting their favourite brands to friends via word-of-mouth endorsements.
Research shows only one in four people buy-in to traditional advertising, yet 83% of those questioned on the issue said they would follow a brand recommendation from a friend. Which clearly shows friends' endorsements hold much more sway.
Bitcoin veteran
Cashiola has more than 20 years' experience in network systems and telecoms, before deciding to use blockchain in this way. He describes himself on his Twitter biography as a Bitcoin veteran, decentralised mining enthusiast, cryptocurrency believer and software technologist.
He points out that the "intense and rapid uptake" of the marketplace is "entirely organic, demonstrating how the power of community-sharing and a token can be used to stimulate mass market activity."
Cashiola says that the point of Rally is to "grow a community where people are, for the first time, being rewarded for an activity they've always done [as part of their everyday lives] in a completely transparent way."
He says: "Think about how many times a week you send a friend, colleague or loved one a link about a new article, book or product that you like and would recommend.
"People do it all the time. Up until this point, however, we've never been rewarded for doing so."
Rally changes this status quo as users earn tokens from brands with every link they share – whether it's public or private
He adds: "We have invested a great deal of time and money in building our word-of-mouth marketing ecosystem, and it is gratifying to see the power it has generated in such a short space of time."
The main difference from other social media platforms is it encourages users to share their interactions via email, messaging, SMS and social media and not just limiting themselves to the platform itself.
Users can start to build a community of followers based upon an authenticity of promoting the brands they like and use – swapping comments, tips and insight on their favourite brands with like-minded individuals. The platform has proven popular with influencers, who want to communicate with their followers in an authentic and transparent way.
For the brands themselves, Rally claims to offer a cost-effective route to generating scalable word-of-mouth marketing programmes, while improving budget efficiency.
With current advertising models, brands can pay big platforms like Facebook large amounts of money for clicks or likes. But the actual interaction between the brand and customers is virtually non-existent.
Secure tokenised system
With this new model, customers are directly rewarded with brands seeking to gain an insight into customers' behaviour in the long run. Each action is driven by a decentralised and secure tokenised system.
Cashiola points out the power of social networks is already known and appreciated.
"People love to interact with others, share information and make new contacts, while brands love a platform from which to target current and potential customers."
His previous work in telecoms and IT made him aware of how social networks operate behind the scenes. He then realised the potential of blockchain with its decentralising qualities presented "a way to challenge the established social networks that centralise profits for themselves."
The potential, he went on, can be mutually beneficial to brands and customers and is simply "phenomenal."
Already integrated via 20,000 unique crypto wallets, it aims to reach more than 50,000 users by the end of this year.
The Rally token will be fully operable within the community and will be made available for trading on crypto exchanges next year.


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Sushi Tales
Salmon - Japanese name: sake. A slightly-salty, orange ocean fish.
Yellowtail - Japanese name: hamachi. A creamy, firm-fleshed, mildly flavored ocean fish ( This is my dad's all time fave!)
Tuna (the most basic of all) - Japanese name: maguro. A bright pink, fine textured, mildly flavored ocean fish. * I usually order the spicy tuna to give it an extra kick! Or at home we make fresh tuna salad where we mix the diced sashimi with jap mayo and wasabi! super good!
Also, I've ventured out to trying out the more "bolder" kinds. So for those who are feeling adventurous and have an intrepid palate, I suggest you try the ff;
Sea Urchin - Japanese name: uni. Inside the delicate purple and white globe of its translucent shell hides the mustard-colored blob that is the sea urchin. Somewhat pricey and only in season from August through April. The taste of this unique sea creature was once described by a sushi-lover as, "The flavors of an entire tidepool distilled into a single bite." You'll either love it...or you'll hate it, but you gotta try it at least once. Tata and I just loooove this, I think one of the main reasons I first got attracted to him was the fact that we both enjoyed this delicacy! ;) I can't imagine myself with someone who won't enjoy this with me!
Salmon Roe - Japanese name: ikura. These luscious fish eggs look like bright orange capsules that ooze their salty juices when you bite down on them.
Eel - Japanese name: unagi or anago. There are two varieties of this snake-like sea creature, freshwater or ocean-going, both of which are usually served broiled with a sweet soy glaze. It has a surprisingly mild flavor and a fine texture.
Just to add to this informative blog, I'd like to share some trivias below ( from a website of a sushi aficionado);
Sushi Trivia
Picking up sushi with your fingers is the traditional method of eating sushi in Japan, which is perfectly acceptable, although the use of chopsticks, called ohashi, has become the preferred method for eating sushi in the U.S.
Sushi mostly comes in bite-sized pieces. However, some items on the menu are larger than others, and some sushi bars can be quite generous with their portions. Therefore, you may occasionally find yourself faced with something that won't fit comfortably in your mouth. In this event, it's okay to take a partial bite, but be forewarned that a delicate piece of sushi may fall apart in the process, causing the two-fold embarrassment of making a big mess in your shoyu dish, and the awkwardness of salvaging the remnants of the remaining bite. So, when faced with a two-bite morsel, you may want to deviate from propriety and pick up that piece with your fingers instead of using your chopsticks. You'll have much more control over its structural integrity that way. Another thing to consider is that some seafoods, such as squid, octopus, and large clams, are not easy to bite in half. With those, you'll have to bite the bullet, so to speak, and put the whole thing in your mouth at once. But if you do decide to go for the whole thing, it's not only polite, but also customary to shield your mouth from view with your free hand until you've wrestled the mega-bite into submission.
Happy Sushi eating! Beware, you can get hooked! ...just like me!


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Peony Flower Clear Rubber Stamp Set - Peony Flower - Flower Stamp Set
This clear set is different to the hand carved version, in that it is the outlines that will stamp, leaving you the flower to be able to paint or colour in yourself, or leave blank.
Opt for less plastic? Our stamps come unmounted this means they will be floppy and can't be used without a mount. Don't worry though, we've got you covered. Lots of crafters nowadays keep their unmounted stamps in a portfolio folder. When using our stamps, stick it onto the mount, use it for your craft project and when you've finished, give it a wipe and stick it back in your portfolio, literally. This is great because it means you can use less plastic. Purchase your portfolio here. https://etsy.me/2W5GyEr
If you find you'd like to have a varied option of mounts for interchanging, we do sell a range of different sized mounts, See the link below.
Mix and match flower stamps, perfect on their own, but also work beautifully as a set.
If you would like to select more than one stamp but not the whole set, please use the following instructions:
1) Select the first stamp that you'd like and 'Add to Cart'.
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The peony set comprises a large, medium & small flower head, a bud and a leaf sprig.
See other listings for other individual parts of each set.
Perfect for Mother's Day.
You can interchange each flower, for example using a Peony with a Rose Bud, and Sprig.
You can arrange them in any way to make a beautiful bunch of flowers, or a floral garland, with the larger Peony flowers at the top, working down to the smaller buds at the bottom.
These stamps will be perfect for card making, especially for Mothers Day cards and Valentines cards. Equally they can be used to decorate gift tags, and gift wrap.
Every stamp comes pre-inked and print tested, then popped into a protective cotton bag.
Stamps are hand cut from a clear soft plastic, and mounted to a clear block if a block is purchased.
Mounts can be purchased here; https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/524714566/clear-acrylic-stamp-blocks-round-clear
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(Inks used in the photos are : 16 Peony, 69 Bamboo, 161 Green Tea and 131 Narcissus).
If you'd like a variation on this design, or if you'd like a stamp making in any design at all, please contact me via the 'request custom order' button and we can discuss exactly what you're after. Almost anything is possible.
Approximate measurements:
Large Peony flower head 5cm x 4cm
Medium Peony flower head measures 3.6cm x 3.3cm
Small Peony flower head 3cm x 3cm
Peony bud 4.2cm x 3.5cm
Peony leaf sprig measure 3.5cm x 4cm.
Full Set comes with a 10cm Mount
We are now selling as a set only. If you require as an individual item please send us a message, it is a possibility.
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Seaside Babe Striped Cowl Neck Top
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This Lightweight long sleeve, cowl neck top is perfect for ending out winter in style! We love it layered with a Basic Babe Seamless Cami in Deep Khaki, our Sheila Cuffed Skinny Jeans and Miranda Flats in Tan.
Fits true to size. Model is 5'5, wearing size Small. Semi-Sheer.
Fabric Content: 80% Polyester, 20% Nylon.


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It's pretty well established that adaptations of popular literature to the big screen is a hard business, and today's example is no exception. In fact it is the epitome of how difficult it is. In my first article of this series, I detailed the translation of Stephen King's The Shining, which was a case where a brilliant filmmaker dramatically altered a brilliant piece of writing and came out with something equally as brilliant. In my second article, I covered The Road, an example of filmmakers sticking closely to the text of Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece and coming up with something that was just okay. Now I'm going to tell you about a movie adaptation of a classic novel that proved to be an outright disaster, at least at the box office. This of course is the failed big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' early twentieth century classic, John Carter of Mars. John Carter (2012) was Walt Disney Pictures attempt to jump start a new big screen sci-fi franchise, one which already had a nearly hundred year long legacy behind it in literary circles, but once the movie made it to theaters, it was sadly met with indifference by critics and audiences, which did not bode well after Disney had spent a quarter of a billion dollars making the film. Some have argued that the reason behind John Carter's box office failure is because it had long become irrelevant over the many decades since the series was first published and that all of its many influences have since overtaken the original in notoriety. In this article, I will look at how the movie stands up to the original novel, and see exactly if it was a problem with the translation or if the original story was too out of date to become a hit with modern audiences again.
Although the story of John Carter of Mars may not be as fresh in everyone's minds today, its influence has been widespread in both literature and in cinema. The story first appeared in serial publications all the way back in 1912, written by an imaginative young American author named Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs' serial, then titled Under the Moons of Mars, detailed the adventures of Sergeant John Carter, a former Confederate soldier who is magically transported to the planet Mars while on the run in the deserts of Arizona. Once there, he learns that his strength and agility are increased ten fold because of Mars' lower gravity and thinner atmosphere. His special abilities catch the attention of a tribe of tall, green-skinned warriors known as Tharks, who quickly adopt Carter into their clan. Over time he learns their language and gains their trust, especially with regards to the Thark chieftain Tars Tarkas and his estranged daughter Sola. In time he learns more about the different cultures of Mars, which the Martians call Barsoom. And John Carter learns that Barsoom is just barely clinging on to life, with the oceans dried up and only two major cities left on the entire planet, both of which are entangled in a civil war. One is a city of scientific research known as Helium and the other is a mobile scavenger city called Zodanga. The Tharks are a nomadic tribe who avoid contact with the red skinned human-like residents of the two cities, but conflict finds them when a Helium expedition team runs into a Thark encampment, which brings the Princess Dejah Thoris into John Carter's life and soon brings the outsider into this global conflict.
"When I saw you, I believed it was a sign… that something new can come into this world."
A lot of John Carter's plot may seem very familiar if your familiar with a lot of sci-if tropes and superhero origins. But, it should be noted that John Carter of Mars actually predates most of what we know of science fiction today, so if anything what time has actually done to make people forget how revolutionary a piece of literature it was. Along with his contemporaries across the pond, H.G. Welles and Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs was inventing what we know as the Science Fiction genre. But while Verne was celebrating wonders of science in fantasy, and Welles was using science as a basis for social commentary and cautionary tales, Burroughs' was using science as a basis for swashbuckling adventures. John Carter was mostly inspired by other larger than life heroes of the era like Zorro and Davy Crockett, only his adventures were taken into a more celestial setting, giving rise to new possibilities in adventure writing. Burroughs would write 12 novels in total set on the world Barsoom, detailing the exploits of John Carter and his offspring. Not only that, but Burroughs also put so much effort and detail into his novel that he even crafted a dictionary detailing the rich vocabulary of Barsoom and its many cultures, a concept authors like J.R.R. Tolkien would later adopt through appendices and side stories connected to their novels. Because of the enormous success of the John Carter books, there are decades worth of different works of literature and cinema that have either been influenced or have outright copied it over the years. Of course, the similarities to the origin of Superman are pretty obvious, swapping out a hero sent from Earth with a hero sent from the planet Krypton. But, there are also elements of John Carter's story found in everything from Star Wars, to He-Man, to even James Cameron's Avatar (2009). So, why did it take so long for John Carter to make it to the big screen himself?
For the most part, it was just several cases of bad timing and filmmakers not finding the right angle on the story. Several attempts were made through the years to bring John Carter to the big screen. Warner Brothers worked with Edgar Rice Burroughs directly to bring an animated version of the character to life in a project that would've predated Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) as the first full length animated feature. Sadly, the project never took off, mainly due to budget concerns and all that remains of the project is demo reel recently discovered in the Edgar Rice Burroughs archives in Tarzana, California. Live action versions surfaced off and on over the years, including one in the 80's directed by Die Hard (1988) helmer John McTiernan and starring Tom Cruise as the title character. Sadly, this two never gained traction. Disney stepped in twice over the years, once in the 70's and again in the 2000's to get a John Carter movie made, and it wasn't until the second time around that the film finally gained footing. Part of Disney's confidence in the project came from their successful collaboration with the Burroughs estate, adapting the author's other popular character Tarzan into an animated film. And with CGI becoming much more reliable, it seemed more possible to bring Burroughs' vision of Barsoom to reality, magnificent creatures and all. To undertake the adaptation, Disney gave directing duties to Andrew Stanton, an award winning animation director from Pixar, who had never directed a live action feature before. It was an unusual choice, but Stanton was a proven storyteller, with his enormously successful Finding Nemo (2003) and Wall-E (2008) earning huge raves. But, as was soon apparent, bringing John Carter to the big screen proved to be more difficult endeavor than anyone anticipated, and there is no easy answer as to why.
"I tell you truly, John Carter of Earth, there are no Gates of Iss. They are not real."
Opening in Spring 2012, John Carter struggled immediately at the box office, falling way short of it's production budget and causing Disney to declare a huge shortfall for their company profits that year, leading to a write off. And though part of the failure of the film falls upon the quality of the film itself, it's not entirely to blame. John Carter was a nightmare for Disney's marketing department, leading to several title changes, until ultimately doing away with the "of Mars" moniker and just labeling it with the very bland sounding John Carter. While the title didn't help much, the main struggle was the fact that there was nothing here to distinguish John Carter from every other sci-fi film of the last half-century, which is ironic given that the John Carter novels are what introduced the world to the concept of science fiction. As a result, John Carter became an unfortunate victim of it's own legacy. Too much time had come between the introduction of the character and his eventual appearance on the big screen, with the movie ultimately being released on the character's centennial anniversary in 2012. But, did the fault come from an outdated story-line? Frankly, having read the first book on which this movie is based, I was astonished how little about it was dated. Sure, some of the morals and racial undertones don't quite fit today's standards, but Edgar Rice Burroughs' writing style is so timeless and easily comprehensible that it can be just as easily enjoyed today as it was when it was published 100 years ago. The main problem is not the text, but the fact that it's become too absorbed into everything else in science fiction, making it far too familiar to newer audiences. Disney could have done something interesting with the text and make John Carter either a uniquely artistic interpretation of the source, or give the story a very modern twist that could help set it apart. Instead, they went the safe route, and basically rip off all the other properties that John Carter had inspired, creating a mobius strip of mediocrity.
"When I was little and we would look up at the stars, you would tell me of heroes whose glory was written in the sky."
One big thing that was lost in translation between the book and the film was actually the character of John Carter himself. In Burroughs' original novels, we are treated to a first hand account from the main character himself, helping to put us right inside the mind of John Carter on his journey. By doing this, Burroughs perfectly illustrates the wonders of Barsoom by putting the reader into the mind of the outsider, experiencing this new world first hand. We also get to know the man John Carter much better this way, seeing him as a somewhat arrogant but still very courageous and cunning hero. In the movie, that first person experience is minimized. In the movie, Carter (played by Taylor Kitsch) recounts his story through his last will and testament to his beneficiary, Edgar Rice Burroughs (played in the film by Daryl Sabara). It's weird to see Burroughs himself depicted as a character in a movie based on his own creation, but it's actually something they adapted correctly from the book. From there, the movie has Burroughs reading the account of Carter's journey, but once the flashback begins, the movie begins to fragment, moving away from the first person perspective. This is unfortunately where the movie falters because by cutting away from Carter's story to tell the larger political plot across Barsoom, we ultimately loose focus on the character. And unfortunately, Taylor Kitsch is not a good enough actor to fill that charisma hole and make John Carter interesting. Instead, he's purely there to look good in the costume, which is sadly true for the rest of the cast. Everyone, including some good actors in the cast like Dominic West, Mark Strong, and Bryan Cranston are purely in costume drama mode and hardly ever make an impression in the movie. The only characters with a little personality in the film are the CGI animated Tharks, especially Tars Tarkas (with the voice of Willem Dafoe) who is by far the best realized character in the movie. But, by trying to remove the focus off of the main hero, and tell the story in a more standardized way, it robs a little power away from John Carter's character in the process.
A lot of the remaining problems with the movie, besides the bad timing of it's release and the loss of focus on his character, is the fact that there is no passion behind it. It seems like Disney put the film into production purely as an obligation, and the end result is a paint by numbers approach to epic film-making. Andrew Stanton is a fine filmmaker and a brilliant storyteller, but he was clearly out of his element here. Unfortunately, he was tasked with adapting a story that modern audiences were unfamiliar with, and yet also had this monumental legacy behind it. Too much pressure was put upon his shoulders and all he could do was just ride out the storm. Unfortunately, by just checking off the list of familiar story tropes, he was left with a film that lacked any resonance. At best, he made a movie that looked pretty, but had no memorable dialogue, no distinguishable characters, and no sense of adventure. But the task shouldn't have been dealt with so lazily by Disney. Burroughs' novels are tailor made for the big screen and the only thing that was holding them back was the fact that technology couldn't fully present Barsoom in the way it needed to be seen. Disney held up that end, but they didn't allow the story to define itself. A large reason for that is because too many science-fiction films today have become action packed extravaganzas, and Disney didn't want their film to feel too different. Therefore, much of John Carter is filled with needless action set pieces that don't advance the story in any way. Only a standout scene in an arena where Carter fights Martian White Apes actually stands out, and that's mainly because it comes straight from the source; and has of course been imitated in countless other sci-fi stories (the Rancor pit in Return of the Jedi for example). Couple this with a lack of character development, and you've got a movie that is neither immersive nor engaging. It sadly becomes a cliff notes version of Burroughs' original story, stripped down of actual originality in order to appeal to all audiences, and appealing to none in the end.
"Did I not tell you he could jump!"
But, does this reflect badly on the original novels themselves? I don't believe so. John Carter of Mars has been around for over a hundred years now and will continue to stick around long after. And the movie itself could have been a lot worse than it is. It doesn't exploit the novels in a bad way; it's not even that bad of a film overall. It's just a disappointment in the end. A great film could have come out of this had a more creative vision been behind it. Sadly, John Carter could not escape the fact that too many years had passed the story by, and everything that it had pioneered had already become normalized in other works of science fiction. By the time this movie came out, it had nothing original left to add. That's not to say something new and interesting could have been done with it. By playing it safe, Disney spoiled any chance of actually bringing John Carter back to relevance again in it's second century of existence. What I think they should of done is take the same route they took with Edgar Rice Burroughs' other famous creation, Tarzan, and make an animated feature based on John Carter. It probably would have retained more of Burroughs' original vision of the character and the world he inhabits had they chosen that medium, but working in live action with the tools we have now is not unreasonable either. Sadly, Disney was one and done with John Carter; scrapping plans for a trilogy and letting the rights revert back to the Burroughs' estate, who can shop the story out to other studios now. Still, it is admirable that Disney allowed for the movie to be made, given the long wait for the character. Hopefully, we'll get a better John Carter of Mars movie in the future. For now, you can find it in any book store, and the stories remarkably hold up to today's standards. But, what this proves is that even earnest adaptations can go astray and it may be as a result of not knowing how to handle the story right, or trying to deal with it too delicately for it's own good. Time was not on John Carter's side, but a failed movie shouldn't be an indicator of a flawed story. John Carter still stands as a legend and hopefully his time will come again.


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February 8, 2007
Gothic Sports has proven it's worth as it slips past into the almost always all-Japanese top 15 manga chart, posted by SplashComics! Volume 2 has squeezed into 13th place for the month of January.
ComicCampus has announced the winners of the lastest competition! The third place winner also appears in Hungry Hearts v1, from Schwarzer Turm. The youngest competition winner was 15, with the oldest at 53. Never give up!
1 place: "Wish's [sic] May Come True" by Kim Liersch and Roda Makmod
2 place: "Take It Easy, Boss!" by Sandra Jockus
3 place: "Die Blutrolle" by Hermann Geisler
runners up are:
"Nothing's Forever" by Janina Putzer
"Die Grosse Welle" by Hannelore Greinecker-Morocutti


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Jobs-To-Be-Done Theory & Marketing with Brant DeBow of BiTE Interactive
June 18th, 2015
11:30am – 1:00pm
Eastman's Toy F Reid Center (map)
Free for members, $25 for non-members and $10 for students.
You must RSVP with club president Christian Schmid (email@example.com) if you plan to attend as a member or non-member
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What Is Jobs-To-Be-Done Theory?
I start with the person I most associate with this notion, Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator's Dilemma. From this 2006 article on HBS Working Knowledge (http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ite
With few exceptions, every job people need or want to do has a social, a functional, and an emotional dimension. If marketers understand each of these dimensions, then they can design a product that's precisely targeted to the job. In other words, the job, not the customer, is the fundamental unit of analysis for a marketer who hopes to develop products that customers will buy.
The usage/consumption of a product has a tangible, features orientation of course. That's the easiest way to think about why people buy your product.
But the "job-to-be-done" approach goes beyond that. It plumbs the deeper motivations surrounding use of your product. Understand that, and you can design products that attach themselves more closely to satisfying customers' needs.
How do we apply this theory to Marketing?
As marketers we're used to thinking in a series of attributes. Customers fit certain demographic profiles. Product are trumpeted for their new formula or how they taste better. But customers don't buy products because of an abstract series of attributes; they buy them to solve a specific job. Jobs-To-Be-Done theory helps us determine how to create or position a product by looking at what job a customer might hire it to do.
In this talk, Brant will give an overview of JTBD theory, explain how to determine a Job-to-be-Done, and teach you how marketing can be positioned around the Job instead of product attributes.
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Brant DeBow is a writer on themobilesurge.com, a featured blogger on Wired, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, and Software Development Times. A thought leader in the mobile space, his 15+ years of technology and UX experience helps clients build the right solutions for their customers' problems. Responsible for developing clients' technical visions, Brant monitors and assesses new technologies that offer clients a competitive advantage in mobile. Brant goes beyond technical expertise uniquely delivering in-depth UX and business solutions for Fortune 1000 brands. As Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of BiTE interactive, he is involved in all aspects of mobile app development, from initial strategy and concept through development, QA and release.


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We are a college preparatory school. We don't want our students to go to college as an extension of high school. We want to engage them in the search for knowledge and understanding of the world as lifelong learners—and for some of them, college is a part of their continuing education.
For some of our students, college is an important goal, but not necessarily the first step once they graduate high school, whether they graduate with us or elsewhere. Once they graduate high school, several of our students choose gap year options, specialty classes, jobs, community college, and/or vocational training opportunities as part of their continuing education.
And then there are those who decide it's time to serve their country.
United States Air Force Tech Sergeant Geck came to campus on November 8 to celebrate one student's successful completion of boot camp with an Award of Appreciation presented to Auldern Academy and our Dean of Academics, Jim Phillips. "Izzy" as she was affectionately known by all of us on campus graduated here in June and went to boot camp in September (on Labor Day, no less!). Now, she is preparing to serve her country. She plans to attend college someday and will no doubt make a wonderful officer.
Congratulations Izzy. We are in this together, and we thank you for your service!


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This past weekend was NecronomiCon in Providence, the first in over a decade. I had the good fortune to be able to attend (at least for a few hours) every day and had a wonderful time. While I have a bit to say about the Con, for those of you in a hurry, I present:
The Executive Summary
It was a very successful con, with only a few minor frustrations. I wished I'd been able to meet more people, but was glad to see those I did. While sometimes the RPG side of things felt a little shunted aside, it was amazing to have a venue in which so many of the people I've only known online could meet, talk, and game together.
For those looking for a more details discussion, here's a recap, day by day followed by additional thoughts…


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Poniżej wpisz nazwisko, tytuł, frazę, słowo którego szukasz:
Lista autorów
Ostatnio dodane pozycje:
- Whirlwind (a magnificent Asian epic)
James Clavell
16,75 zł
- Whirlwind (a magnificent Asian epic)
James Clavell
17,00 zł
Len Deighton
21,00 zł
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (her bestseller)
Antonia Fraser
35,00 zł
- Bared to You (erotic romance)
Sylvia Day
19,00 zł
- Rome: The Eagle Of The Twelfth
M.C. Scott
17,00 zł
- The Good Daughter
Karin Slaughter
23,00 zł
The Hangman's SongJames Oswald
Book description:
The Hangman's Song is the thrilling third novel in James Oswald's Inspector McLean series set in Edinburgh.
A young man is found hanging by a rope in his Edinburgh home. A simple, sad suicide, yet Detective Inspector Tony McLean is puzzled by the curious suicide note. A second hanged man and another strange note hint at a sinister pattern.
Investigating a brutal prostitution and human trafficking ring, McLean struggles to find time to link the two suicides. But the discovery of a third convinces him of malicious intent.
Digging deeper, McLean finds answers much closer to home than he expects. Something terrifying stalks the city streets, and bringing it to justice may destroy all he holds dear.


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Definicja Marketing Calendar
Co znaczy:
Application in CRM Marketing that allows you to display and edit all of your marketing activities, such as campaigns or trade promotions. The Marketing Calendar allows you to view your activities in either graphical form or as a list view.
Słownik i definicje SAPa na M.


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Thursday, December 31, 2015
{ PONDERing on 2015 }
On Monday morning, December 29, 2014, I felt God give me the word "PONDER" to PONDER on in the New Year. I've always loved Luke 2:19 that says Mary kept all these things and PONDERed them in her heart. I like to do that, too. Think back on sweet memories and PONDER on them. I kept a little notebook and wrote down things I would see/read that I felt God was nudging me to remember and think about. I want to say I've grown in my walk with Him in 2015.....
but, I know I can ALWAYS do better.
I've felt His Spirit, it seems, even more than ever. I try to look for Him in all situations, and want to focus on that even more in the coming year.
After sharing my "word" last year,
a precious blogging friend, Ms. Rebecca at Sane, Simple, Sacred left me these song lyrics:
"Praise to the Lord,
Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
PONDER anew what the Almighty can do,
if with His love He befriend thee."
This morning, I'm doing a bit of looking back over the last year.....
last several years, actually, and PONDERing on all the many blessings God has given me. Even during those rough times (sickness/financial/job loss), God was still doing a work in my life......
mostly, in my heart!
(often having to hit me up side my head to get my attention.....LOL)
Ain't God good?
Oh, yes He is!!!
Happy New Year's Eve, Sweet Friends!
Labels: 2015 Word, HOPE, I L♥VE JESUS, Ponder
5 comments:
Ponder is such a good word. Thank you for your lovely blog, Deb. I always love your headers that put you put up and thank you for giggles this morning over "The Holy Spirit" ---I haven't heard that in a longggggg time. Many Happy New Year Blessings to you and your family.ReplyDelete
I'm glad that the Lord gave you your word for 2016. Ponder is a powerful word. God has to often "hit me upside the head" too to get my attention! Have a Happy New Year.ReplyDelete
God has to give me a little knock on the side of my head from time to time too. Happy New Year 2016!ReplyDelete
:) I "ponder" a LOT! ♥ReplyDelete
I always enjoy your ponderings! Wishing you and Jack a very Happy and Blessed New Year!!ReplyDelete
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