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After Cancer, Less is More
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Cancer Survivor: What's in a Name?
Sometimes I'm referred to as a cancer "survivor," but I just don't see myself as such.
Barbara Carlos
PUBLISHED April 13, 2017
In July 2011 Barbara Carlos was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. A resident of Hawaii, she works in administrative support at a college and has retirement as her career goal. Music keeps her sane, as side effects of chemo and radiation linger. Overweight since childhood, she keeps trying to lose the estrogen-laden fat that her cancer loves.
I have never been comfortable with the word "survivor." I never really thought about it until I was called one, and that's when the discomfort set in. To me, a survivor is someone who goes through some horrific ordeal and emerges on the other side sort of in one piece. Yeah, I know, that's a fairly accurate description of the triple whammy of mastectomy, chemo and radiation but it just doesn't work for me. Prior to being considered a cancer survivor, I usually associated survivor with Holocaust, so perhaps you can understand the reason for my discomfort.
I think of survivors as having some kind of heroic aspect to their deeds, and I certainly don't. Actually, in a way, I didn't really do anything. I just laid there for the mastectomy, anesthetized and blissfully unaware of the reality of the operation and its upcoming, long term, life-changing repercussions. In like manner, for each round of my chemo, I reclined in a very comfy chair for the duration of the injections, reading, dozing or watching TV. Again, for radiation all I had to do was lie there and try not to lose my mind as the machine clicked, whirred, spun, and radiated immediately above me.
Webster's Dictionary defines survivor as, "One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event or thing." That's a rather broad brush and it could be used to describe a million situations. We all outlast other people, events, things at different stages of our lives, even on a regular basis. This definition of survivor doesn't seem to fit me.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines survivor as, "A person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty." Hmm. I never felt that I was close to death or was nearly killed by cancer or the aftermath of treatment side effects. Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that five consecutive days of diarrhea after a round of chemo wasn't a great difficulty, but it was just something that had to be dealt with. This definition of survivor doesn't fit me either.
The Cambridge Dictionary says a survivor is "A person who continues to live, especially after a dangerous event. " Well, life is dangerous. Just this morning, while moving along at good clip, I was cutoff on the freeway twice within a mile or so. In that case, most of us survive our daily commutes but does that make everyone a survivor? Again the definition of survivor doesn't seem right for me.
The first few times someone called me a cancer survivor I was startled to hear the term applied to me. I didn't think it was a true depiction of me or my situation. Then I started to correct people who used the term "survivor" because I didn't think I had earned such a title. After a while, I changed my approach. I didn't want to come across as argumentative or impolite, so when called a survivor, I would gently mention that I wasn't a survivor but I was working on it, implying that survivor might be something I could become sometime off in the future. Now I just ignore other people's use of the word survivor. If it makes them happy to pigeonhole me as a survivor, I let it roll off my back. I just can't see it though, not for me.
My cancer was a part of my life, and it still is. But if I live to be 100, I am not surviving anything different than what so many others have gone through, are going through, or will go through during my lifetime. Since cancer can recur or metastasize, how can I claim survivor when I don't know if or when it will do so? And with earlier detection and continued research in treatment, more and more of us who have had cancer now live well beyond what was expected even 10 years ago and then we may develop a completely different kind of cancer in our old age. Would that negate survivor status?
None of us truly "survive" because none of us will get out of here alive. I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the word or ever refer to myself as a survivor. I just take one day at a time. Some days are better than others but my bad days now are better than my good days were a few years ago.
I just keep on truckin'.
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Brixton Topcats finished their season in style with a 110-69 thumping of local rivals London Capitals.
The Topcats were able to impose their offensive will on Capitals throughout the game, and set the tone with a 29-21 lead in the first quarter. Sam Toluwase – on his way to another enormous points tally (39) – lead the way, ably supported by sidekicks Tom Adorian, Karolis Petkus and Papa Demba Kasse.
The second quarter saw more of the same as Brixton cut Capitals scoring down, on the way to a 55-36 half time lead. Toluwase and Petkus were pouring in shots from the outside, while Adorian and Demba Kasse continued to outmuscle their smaller opponents in the paint.
The Capitals didn't give up though, as they kept pace with their hosts in the third quarter to see the game into a 73-55 scoreline after three periods. Ibrahim Gariba was the main man for Capitals – but it was back up forward Jon Gaymond who stood out for Brixton as he collected points and rebounds as he saw extended court-time.
With the end of the season in sight, Brixton saved their best basketball for the fourth quarter as they extended the lead out to 40 points. Nathan Ashley, Horatio Kraus and Ed Saayeng all got in on the act as Brixton showed their superior quality, and the depth of their bench. Toluwase had the final say on the season with some great fast break finishes and dunks to round off a mixed year for Brixton.

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The history of Wicca has been a subject of much debate ever since its introduction into the public eye. Even ignoring the disproved mythological history that was originally thought to be true, there are still arguments over the beginnings of Wicca. This is merely a quick look into the history of Wicca starting with Gerald Gardner.
To understand Gardner, we need to look at his life. Briefly, he was born in 1884 in the UK and spent most of his adult life in Malaya. In 1936 at 52 years of age, he retired and returned to England. He joined the Folklore Society and the Rosicrucian Theater at Christchurch. It is said that he met Old Dorothy Clutterbuck at the latter. Throughout his life, he had a large interest in magic, folklore, and mythology.
In 1939, at the age of 55, Gardner was initiated by Old Dorothy into a coven of the Old Religion that met in the New Forest area of Britain, as he claims. Many people have been suspicious of this claim and have accused Gardner of making it all up. Doreen Valiente, original HPS of Gardner's coven, set out to prove this claim (despite being at odds with him at the time) by finding Old Dorothy. She did manage to prove Dorothy Clutterbuck was a real person through Birth and Death Records, but this in no way proved Gardner's claims.
In May of 1947, Gardner met Aleister Crowley and became a member of the O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientis). Although Crowley and Gardner's association shortly ended with Crowley's death in December of 1947, it was reported that they enjoyed their time together.
In 1949, Gardner published High Magic's Aid. It was a fictional story about witchcraft. Gardner wrote it with the intent to reveal some rites without revealing the truth (as bound by oath). In 1954, Witchcraft Today was written to announce this religion to the world, and in 1959 published The Meaning of Witchcraft to further present the religion of "Wica."
Gardner presented Wicca as the religion of Witchcraft, though today Wicca and Witchcraft are looked at as two separate things (Wicca being a religion that incorporates a form of witchcraft, while witchcraft is not necessarily religious in any way). He claimed that Wicca (or Wica as he spelled it then), was an ancient religion; the Old Religion. It is obvious from his writings that he drew influence from various sources such as Masonry, Aleister Crowley, Margaret Murray, Robert Graves, various cultures and magick-based faiths (ancient and modern), among other sources. While some of these sources, such as Murray, had many theories and ideas that have since been disproved or discredited, at the time of Gardner's writings, such information was still taken seriously.
Through Gardner, Wicca grew and spread. Thanks to the vast availability of information on Wicca today, it has become one of the fastest growing religions in some parts of the world.
Having gone through this history, it's time to look at the arguments. Occasionally people who still believe that Wicca is the "Old" Religion dating back to prehistoric times can be found. This is often due to a lack of looking into historical facts or simply stubborn refusal to listen to reason of anyone who says differently, believing that historical records have been meddled with. The latter see known history as being a "history conspiracy cover-up" of sorts, if you will.
The arguments with historical facts and reason in mind usually lay to just how much Gardner told the truth and how much he made up.
One argument is that Gardner is a fraud, plain and simple. His initiation claims into a coven in 1939 are false. There was no such coven. He simply made up everything and added in bits and pieces of information from different cultures, time periods, and modern sources. With this argument, from a Wiccan perspective, often comes the reminder that all religions had their beginnings somewhere, and just because it was "made up" by one man doesn't mean it isn't a valid belief system.
Another argument extends from the previous one. Gardner made up Wicca, but witchcraft as a religion existed without his knowledge of it. This argument often explains hereditary claims that date back long before Gardner. Even assuming such claims are false, witchcraft practices have been known to be passed down in families and small groups for generations. Granted, such practices may be looked at as mere folk superstitions and such, but today those practices are viewed as forms of witchcraft. When Gardner came out with Wicca, the witches and witch-groups came out either in support of Gardner (for bringing such beliefs to the public) or against (for claiming Wicca was the religion of the witches). This also explains why Wicca is now viewed as its own separate religion while witchcraft is viewed as being a practice that comes in many forms and paths.
The next argument is that Gardner was in fact initiated into a coven as he claimed. From this, a number of other arguments can be found. Did he find in that coven what he presented to the world? Or did he take bits of what he found and add to it his own bits and pieces, drawing from various sources, to create the religion as we know it today? This last bit goes along with the previous argument and further explains why Wicca and witchcraft are not one and the same.
My personal view is somewhat of the latter argument. I do not believe that Wicca today would be what Gardner found through the coven he was initiated into. I support the idea that if he was in fact a member of said coven, he added to what he found there. He shaped it further with the aid of Doreen Valiente among others. If there was no coven (as there still is no evidence of it), I do think Gardner was influenced by Old Dorothy. Old Dorothy may have simply been a woman with some stories about folklore and mythology with a few of her own ideas. Then again, perhaps she had come from a family as mentioned in the second argument presented here. Just because Gardner claimed to have been initiated into a coven of witches that didn't exist doesn't mean he completely lied. People are known to spice up the truth when it suits what they have to say.
No matter which argument Wiccans believe, it is agreed by most that the history isn't important to the practice of Wicca. Yes, knowing its roots helps us to understand our religion, but the exact details of Wicca's history are not necessary to have faith on this path. We can understand all we need to about our history simply through what we know to be fact. What still remains a mystery does not make Wicca any less valid.


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After a devastating wreck in Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway resulting in a compound fracture in his right leg and a broken left foot, Kyle Busch is being transported to a North Carolina hospital to continue treatment.
Samantha Busch, Kyle's wife, posted a photo on Twitter that shows the NASCAR driver being loaded into a small plane on a stretcher.
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'Tis the weekend before Valentine's Day and hopefully you have something sweet and romantic planned for your sweetheart. In case you don't quite feel in the mood yet, I'll share with you a little love song I wrote!
This was written early last year when my wife and I were going through a rough patch of having to make big decisions. I just finished Dante's The Divine Comedy and felt inspired to take some of the imagery from the book and parallel it with our circumstances. The result is probably one of the odder romantic songs you'll hear, but I think it conveys its point of keeping a perspective of brevity in life to help push us through the hard time.
Piles of Dust
Eccl. 3:20; Isaiah 40:6-7
Words and Music: John Underdown
V1- (Well) I think the full moon is toying with our emotions.
It whips up the waves and the tide of our oceans.
And I see a panther on the path ahead with a wolf by her side,
And the only hope to escape is have the Spirit as our guide.
Chorus- And we're just piles of dust filled with soul;
And we don't know how long the flower will grow
Before it burns like mist beneath the sun.
So until the end, you're the one…you're the one…
V2-(Well) we wait for the dawn so the sun will raise our spirits high,
And the banshees that wail in our home, we will hear them die.
Now I see a mountain rise strong before us, awaiting our climb;
But to reach the hopeful peak will take us, it'll take us some time. (Chorus)
Bridge- We'll ascend until we see the throne appear…
And we'll boldly approach it for, darling, there's nothing to fear…
(In place of final "you're the one," replace with "I love.")
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As a definitive method of attribution, implementing Call Tracking leads to marketing effectiveness through comparing different advertising channels; essentially indicating how each channel is appealing to your customer base. The use of unique numbers allows you to gather a lot more data on your prospects, such as their search terms, ads visited, keywords clicked on and even location for national brands.
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TigerPoint partners up with publishers and marketing agencies who produce content that drives traffic, run ad campaigns and use social media channels to generate engagement. Since most of the services here cannot be purchased online or require a deep consultation (like mortgages, health insurance, Medicare, life insurance), the objective of those campaigns is to generate calls.
TigerPoint's goal (and their partner's goal) here is to optimize their campaigns for calls and use the attribution and conversion data gathered to establish more conversions and hence higher revenue. Identifying trends in call volume is key to success.
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I am keeping in mind the discussion I had, primarily because of some of the questions raised by 'S'. He has come here, with perhaps a variety of questions, bearing upon human life, the priorities of different types of pursuit that people take up and what should be, if at all a proper assessment or evaluation about it. I think the question should be discussed in a very fundamental manner. This is what our Vedic Upanishads have done. They have discussed the subject of life, the genesis of it, the ultimate fruition and fulfillment of it. They have also discussed the subject of the very creation that is displayed around us. What is the ultimate particle or ultimate reality in the whole material, energial world? This also, they have taken up. Their questions can be briefly and broadly put in this manner. Either into the inquiry of the object world we are interacting with, an inquiry into oneself, the subject that interacts with the object and an inquiry into the so-called God which appears to be the support and also refuge of a religious mind. The inquiry into oneself is quite experiential, right from the beginning to end. The inquiry into the world may appear to be based upon the object and materiality to begin with, but later on you will find, even the world is what we experience, and experience is within the body in the sphere of the mind.
Mind is not a part of the body, though it is associated with the body, because the body is fully matter and energy. Both of them do not have the capacity or potential to sense, feel, cognize, perceive, memorize, inquire into and understand. But our mind and intelligence have these powers. Obviously, they cannot be physically part of the body. When I say, the world is what our mind experiences, so inquiry into the world automatically gets back to the inquiry into the mind and experience. That is how in the Upanishadic period our religious thinkers who resorted to a number of rituals and ceremonies using physical materials and fire, ultimately found that they had to transcend and outlive all of them. And finally it becomes a subject pursuit based upon the subject, from the beginning to the end.
God is actually a concept of the human mind. Like we say dog, cow, elephant, we also say God. All the words in dictionary of any language are evolved from the human brain, human mind and human mouth. So, we have to explain these words and propositions. So, the God concept also underwent a rational evaluation, examination and research, and ultimately, what they found was - what I find is – the religious God, the spiritual self and the philosophical or scientific reality are exactly the same. There is no difference. This is how they arrived at the truth and the philosophy of oneness. Finally they declared,
This is the summary message of the knowledge treasure that we have called 'The Vedas'.
Brahmavid Āpnoti Param. Our Ashram has selected this as the motto for us. Brahmavid Āpnoti Param.
Brahmavid - one who knows the supreme reality, call it the Self, call it God or call it, the Ultimate Reality - Brahman. Whoever knows it, is able to realize it.
Āpnoti Param - he attains the supreme in human life.
So, the real attainment or pursuit for any rational and earnest individual, human individual is a knowledge pursuit. This knowledge pursuit transpires within the body in the sphere of the mind and the intelligence. The pursuit has to be inspired. It has to be dedicated and exclusive. These are all qualities of the mind. But the pursuit itself is one in and through knowledge, by knowledge. So, ultimately it is an examination done by the intelligence remaining within the body and in which the mind also comes up, adds its own impetus.
Now, let us go back to what we discussed yesterday. Any discussion which the human takes up will have to be a discussion of his own life and pursuit. Our life we know is constantly an interaction with the world outside, the objects surrounding us. When a child is born from the mother's womb and the umbilical cord is cut, it becomes an individual, and it has all the faculties to experience the objects and interact with them. In fact the child does not get any additional organ after birth. The eyes are there, the nose is there, the ears are there, the tongue and the skin are there. Then the hands and the fingers, legs and the toes, and other organs, all of them are there. They only grow up to the age of 21, when the individual becomes an adult. By the time you become an adult, all the physical faculties are already grown except perhaps wisdom teeth. Once they have fully grown, they begin to decline.
So, in an adult individual, the decline starts the very next day after the body has completed its growth. So a question arises. What is it that is less which is supposed to grow after we become physically and bodily an adult? The answer is, the growth and enrichment are solely and really to the mind and to the intelligence. The mind grows by thoughts, emotions, values, ideas and concepts. The intelligence grows by understanding. And understanding is an outcome of the effort called inquiry, investigation, evaluation and the like. So the religious life also became mento-intellectual. That is why in the Upanishads you will not find any ceremonies or rituals. It is always questions properly set and dedicatedly pursued with a view to arrive at the outcome called knowledge. We call it introspection. We call it tattva-vicāra. Tattva-vicāra itself is a full and exclusive pursuit.
In our Ashram, this is a knowledge Ashram. Our pursuit and sādhana are knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. The two factors that constantly work in this pursuit are mind and intelligence. I said, the life is interactional - the interaction between the individual and the rest of the world. Our interactions can be traced to persons, places and events. We interact with persons in our own family, outside in the professional front or in the educational front. Then we also interact with the members of the society. The places and the environments or circumstances change, they are variable. And events, different types of events take place and we must be able to interact with them. There are a number of episodes, events and occurrences. We have to assimilate them, and every event should be assimilated in such a manner that we get enriched, empowered, elevated and enlightened in the process. There should be no day of life which will not have enriched you. If it is not enriching to you, your pursuit, your understanding is not right. The enrichment is not physical. Physical enrichment takes place by food and nourishment, proper oxygenated air to breathe, good water to drink, maybe sunlight exposure and all that. But I am only speaking about the mento-intellectual enrichment for which emotional factor is there and rational factor also is there. Understand, what is this interactional life? Every activity and interaction, I would like to stress, proceed and is initiated by our mind.
Our 'S' is in the Ashram. How did he come here physically? Because he wanted to come. Maybe he surfs the internet, our website etc., and finally came to know that there is a Swami, there is an Ashram. I would like to go there. So the interaction was initiated by his mind. Then, the mind made the body travel. At the point of initiation, commencement it is in the mind, and every moment thereafter the interaction is subsisting on, resting upon the mind. Without the mind's connection, the body will not be able to consciously work. During sleep, we make a number of movements. We turn this side and that side. None of these movements is known by us because the mind is not active. As is the interaction initiated and conceived of, by the mind, so the interaction is guided by it, resting upon it, subsisting upon it, and when the interaction or activity is complete, it is again terminated and concluded in the mind, to be an experience first, knowledge and memory next.
Now you tell me, is there any interaction where the mind does not come in? The entire interactional life though body acts as an instrument, the actual interaction, its progress and fruition and outcome, everything is in the mind. True spiritual seeking consists in understanding the mind is the sole focus of human life. When a person gets married, he understands and remembers that I am married. Suppose the mind part is missing, can there be a marriage? Can there be a life partner? Unfortunately, there is so much of ignorance and delusion in the subject, which is characteristic and inborn; we are not able to think in this manner.
Spiritual search commences when you understand the exclusive and comprehensive role of the mind. Ultimately, what is spirituality? Spirituality is, understanding and realizing the thought process, understanding and realizing the thinker, then the thinking, and the thought as an outcome. You have to research into the mind, and find out, what is this thinking substance, when does the thinker arise, how does the thinking transpire, when does the outcome called thought come in. An inquiry into these constitutes true spirituality or search.
Now coming back, he was discussing about what kind of a pursuit should be given priority. What I have to tell you is, 'Brahmavid Āpnoti Param'. You attain the supreme object of human life when you inquire into Brahman and are able to realize it. We have four ashramas - Brahmacharya, Gārhastya, Vānaprastha and Sannyāsa. The Sannyāsa is supposed to be the climax and crowning glory of human life. Unfortunately, the super majority of people never go beyond the householder stage. So I openly say they are dying as half-humans, not as a full-human.
In Sannyāsa, the human personality becomes most developed, most expressive, most benevolent, and most potent. The qualities become superb because of the austerity and ascetic enrichment the individual derives in the Sannyāsa life. What is the purpose of Sannyāsa?
First of all it is to have the joy of ecstasy produced by the freedom that the seeker feels in his heart, mind, and intelligence. The shackles caused by the mind, emotional shackles and intellectual shackles in the way of questions, doubts, confusions, delusions and the like, all of them get beautifully cleared, as a result of which you, who now perhaps have an earthy or a stony or a rocky mind, you begin to have a watery mind, an oceanal mind, finally, you have a spacial mind. Spacial like the space not affected by anything but extensive to infinity, that kind of a mind you have. This is the joy of the freedom called moksha or liberation. It is a liberation from the mento-intellectual shackles which are always putting us into trouble, enjoying it or realizing it, one, and in its light try to serve the people as much as possible. What is this service? It can be service to the body or it can be service to the mind and intelligence. A sannyasin is supposed to serve humanity – in what? In restoring them from the deflections they have had. We call it Lokasangraha. Whenever people are drifting from the path of virtue and righteousness, remind them and bring them back, restore them to their moorings by virtue of our dissemination, interaction with people by various methods, publications and what not, that is one. Give them contentment and joy, a sense of fullness to the mind and give them clarity of thought and enlightenment so that any questions in the world and about it, about life, everything gets fully answered or dissolved. The full state of freedom is described in this manner.
When you are able to perceive the truth, in the small as well as in the big, inside as well as outside, in matter and energy as well as in the spirit, the hṛdaya-grahanthiḥ, the knot called ego in your personality gets untied.
chidyante sarva-samśayāḥ - all the doubts are completely cleared.
kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi - all kinds of bondage, stress, strain etc. caused by various kinds of karma, virtuous and vicious assailing your mind in one way or the other, everything comes to dissolution and termination. These are the three fundamental and ultimate benefits of the knowledge pursuit which has its focus on the mind and the intelligence of man.
Harih Om Tat Sat. Jai Guru.


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Joao Cassamano '15, a native of Angola, Africa, currently is completing his third consecutive summer of research, this time as an intern at a university of science and technology in Aachen, Germany.
The 10-week experience is part of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) International, which partners qualified students studying at American or Canadian universities with faculty at Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University.
Cassamano's research, titled "Detecting parallel patterns in sequential code," aims to analyze computer code implementations and find solutions to make the process quicker.
"I wanted to explore a topic that I did not know much about," he said. "I read the abstracts and requirements for each project on the UROP website, and I decided to select the project that seemed to be least familiar for me, as long as I had the required qualifications."
A computer science and mathematics major with a minor in economics, Cassmano intends to pursue a career in computer science, hopefully in his home country where the field is still in a state of emergence.
In past summers, Cassamano did research at the College. As a Richter Scholar in 2012, he designed a program that calculates the probability of arriving at a destination point from a source based on the states of the path (congested and uncongested) through which it travels. He continued that research the next summer.
His choice to participate in a program off-campus and out of the country in 2014, he says, allowed him the chance to gain new professional and general life experiences.
He explained, "Last December I decided to apply for research positions outside of the United States … This way I would have the opportunity to not only learn through my research program, but I would also be experiencing some cultural diversity, and mainly learning one more language. I applied to RWTH Aachen University and fortunately was offered a position there."
Cassamano further explained that his research internships have supported and enhanced the lessons that he has learned in the classroom. They also have offered him the opportunity to meet new people and gain new experiences.
"It is a worthwhile experience, as long as I make the most of it," he said.
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Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
2:15 p.m.
By Jim Salisbury
Matt Szczur would love to see the Chicago Cubs end their century-old drought and win the World Series in 2011.
Hes rooting for them in a big way.
But if they want to wait a few years until he makes it to Wrigley Field well, he wont complain.
That would be great, a dream come true, to be in centerfield and win a World Championship, Szczur said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
To Philadelphia-area sports fans, Szczur is the Villanova University kid who led the Wildcats football team to a national championship in 2009. Hes also the young man who took time off from his junior year baseball season at Villanova to help save a young girls life with a bone marrow transplant.
To Cubs officials, Szczur is all this and then some. They selected him in the fifth round of the major league draft last June and were so impressed with his play and potential in the minor leagues last summer that they have agreed to pay him 1.5 million for the coming season. The Cubs believe Szczur is worth the investment. All they asked was that Szczur give up his aspirations of playing in the NFL so he can focus completely on baseball.
The Cubs have gotten to know Matt as a baseball player and a person and they wanted to do everything they could to ensure he remained a Cub, said Rex Gary, Szczurs Philadelphia-based agent.
Szczur, a receiver and return specialist who was MVP of the 2009 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision game, was a candidate to be selected as high as the fourth round in the NFL draft. He had been in Florida preparing to showcase his talents in the Senior Bowl when he accepted an offer to have dinner with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry on Sunday night.
Hendry made his pitch.
Good-bye, Senior Bowl. Hello, Cubs.
Jim and I had a very nice dinner, Szczur said. There was no pressure at all. I just looked at the figure they offered and it was tough to pass up. I love both sports. Going this way just seems right.
Im definitely going to miss football, but the way I look at it is I was going to have to give up one either way. I would have missed which ever one I would have given up equally. I dont really have a first love I love both. It was a hard decision, but I think its the right one for me.
Szczur pronounced Caesar is a 21-year-old product of Erma, N.J., and Lower Cape May Regional High School. He is 12 credits shy of a Liberal Arts degree at Villanova.
On the football field at Villanova, Szczur won All-America honors. On the baseball field, he was an All-Big East outfielder, finishing with a career batting average of .392 in two seasons.
Szczur had an impressive pro debut with the Cubs last summer, hitting .347 with a .414 on-base percentage in 25 games at the rookie and Single A levels. He began his pro career with a 21-game hitting streak. His season ended with a trip to Wrigley Field, where he took batting practice with the big team before a game.
That was unbelievable because I was in one of the last groups and the stands were full, Szczur said. It was crazy, a great feeling.
I just loved the pro ball experience. It was so much fun being able to focus on baseball fulltime.
Szczur, 5-11 and 200 pounds, has excellent speed and strength to go with an impressive bat. Scouts believe hes only begun to scratch the surface of his baseball potential and will benefit by concentrating fulltime on the sport.
During his time at Villanova, Szczur also shined off the field. He missed 10 baseball games last season while undergoing a procedure to donate bone marrow to a young girl with leukemia. Szczur doesnt know the girls identity. Maybe someday shell watch him play in Wrigley Field.
I missed a few games and spent a couple of days in a hospital bed, but I got to help save a life, Szczur said. It was a great experience.
So, too, was his first season of professional baseball.
So much so that hes ready for more, even if it means giving up football.
This is the first time Ill be giving baseball 100 percent concentration, Szczur said. Im excited to see what it brings to me.
Jim Salisbury is CSNPhilly.com's Phillies Insider.


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The device is powered by Samsung 2440 processor and assisted with famous SiRF GPS module. What makes it so unique is it has been added with a new mode, called "rider mode" that simplify the viewing complexity and shorten the time to be distracted from street view. For instance, users will only need to check for the arrow pointing direction without worrying much about the complicated map database. Besides, it features with relatively large 4.3-inch touch panel LCD and preinstalled with Windows CE OS (Operating System) that greatly compatible with many user friendly applications.
Similar to most of the PNDs in Japan market, the portable device is further equipped with 1seg digital TV receiver, that makes it one of the must have multimedia device while on the move. The Mio C523 V2 will be reaching market space at a retail price of 44,800 yen, or equivalent to USD448.


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Every eyes was waiting to see Aishwarya Rai at Cannes 2013 Red Carpet. Folks your wait is over!! She attended 3 events at Cannes and I kinda liked her 2 looks but not so happy with one look. I always says that she has grown a lot in terms of Red carpet fashion and they were ups and downs on her fashion graph. For more quick updates or highlights check my twitter @fashiondrogue and my facebook page
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Aishwarya Rai spotted at the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis in Elie Saab Spring 2013 Couture black lace-print gown with beautiful lace embroidery and sequined work. She added black box clutch for more glam. I really think atleast a piece of good statement jewellery was required to complete her look. Make up was perfect for her skin tone and look. She's in heavy wavy open hair which is a good trick to cover her chubby cheeks. At the end Very Pretty!
Aishwarya Rai spotted at a Media call in Zach Posen skirt, Saint Laurent shirt, Armani belt and Casedei shoes. This look is so formal and she is looking so stylish. Loved loved loved her skirt. She look always smart and stylish in formal attire. What a fashion treat!!
Aishwarya Rai spotted at the Cannes Gala honoring 100 Years of Indian Cinema in red carpet favorite designer (by now yes lol ) Sabyasachi black -gold lehenga-sari. I liked the gold band on her hair to compliment her look. Its different but after stunning Elie Saab gown I find this whole look little sad. Its so not Red Carpet look 😦
PS : poor choice of gold earring.
To see the Aishwarya Rai 's Cannes Red Carpet fashion graph click the link below
Vidya Balan spotted at the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis in Sabyasachi sari and Amrapali jewellery. No major change on hairstyle and same straight game so same make up. The new desi twist this time is carrying cute potli as a clutch. Nice!
Nicole Kidman spotted with husband Keith urban at the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis in L'Wren Scott fall 2013 blue leaf pattern sequined gown. Oh please!! lets face it this color might going well on her but she could have wear this on any other premiere not on Cannes Red Carpet.
Hair do,make up and jewellery are perfect because its bringing more attention to her face and beauty. I personally feel that this look was close to fashion disaster at Cannes fashion spotlight.
Slightly disappointed!
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- Step #1: On the Lock Screen or Home screen, swipe right from left.
- Step #2: Next, scroll down the screen to the last and tap on "Edit".
- Step #3: Check if you have added the "Weather Widget".
- Step #4: If it is not in the widget panel then tap on (+) and then tap "Done".
- If the weather widget is already there then follow the same steps and tap on (-) red button and remove it. Tap "Done". Now restart the iPhone and then add the weather widget.
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Step #1: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.
Step #2: Press and quickly release Volume Down button.
Step #3: Next, press and hold the Side button and release it when you see Apple logo on the screen.
Trick For iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus users
- Step #1: Press and hold the Volume down button and power button together until the Apple logo appears on the screen.
For other iPhone 6S and earlier/iPad
- Step #1: Press and hold the Power button and Home button and release it when the Apple logo appears.
So now, you can check whether the weather widget is working on iPhone like before.
Problem: Have You Found the issues on iPadOS Weather Widget [Pinned/Favorite]
Latest iPadOS, We can pin our favorite widget on the iPad Home screen just like the below screen. In this case, many iPad users are felt about, they can't enable or Turn on Pinned Widgets on iPad's Home screen. if Widget is not pinned then we can enable all favorite widget just on iPad Screen at a glance. and it's very comfortable. and the extended feature is Select and Add 2 widgets on the iPad home screen. and Others we can see by swipe un finger on iPad widget screen. That's it. Look after that if you have Different kinds of problem-related to Weather Widget Won't load data on iPadOS or Showing message like Enable location Service for Weather.
Solution #2: Enable Location for Weather App
When you enable location for weather app it will keep local weather up to date. Else if you have selected "While using the app" then it will only update the weather of your current location when you will open the Weather App.
- Step #1: Open the "Settings" app on your iOS Device.
- Step #2: Tap on the "Privacy".
- Step #3: Tap "Location Services".
- Step #4: Tap "Weather" and there choose "While Using the App". and then try again.
- That's it.
Solution 3: Turn on Background App Refresh for Weather App
This option will enable the weather app to run smoothly on your iOS device.
- Step #1: Launch "Settings" and open "General".
- Step #2: Turn on "Background App Refresh" and then enable the "Weather" App for the same.
Once the procedure is completed, reboot the iPhone and then check out the weather widget not working is fixed in iOS 12 or not.
Solution 4: Reset Location and Privacy
If above fix didn't work for Weather widget not working iOS 12 then try resetting location and privacy
Step #1: Open "Settings" and tap "General".
Step #2: Tap "Reset".
Step #3: Next, tap on "Reset Location & Privacy".
Solution 5: Reset All Settings on your iPhone or iPad
The above troubleshoot must work if your device is affected by the minor bug, if not then try this one. Resetting All Settings will not remove your media and other stuff, instead, it will remove Wi-Fi passwords and website sign-ins.
Step #1: Open "Settings" and tap "General".
Step #2: Locate "Reset" and tap on it.
Step #3: Tap "Reset All Settings".
Solution 6: Uninstall and Reinstall the Weather App
Another reliable way to fix Weather Widget not working after updating iPhone is to totally remove the Weather app and again install in your iPhone.
Just press and hold on the "Weather" App and then tap on (X) and delete it.
Here's how to Delete Apps in iOS 12
Solution 7: Remove VPN or Disable VPN
Your iPhone is running on a VPN network, that could be possible that your iPhone doesn't find the actual location of your iPhone, or Some Security problem exists on your iPhone, iPad. Try to Disable VPN from the Settings app or Delete VPN app/Profile also.
- Go to the Settings app on iPhone > General > VPN.
- Next, Disable the VPN and Delete the VPN profile from the iPhone.
Solution 8: Check for the Updates
It is also possible that there are dozens of iPhone users are facing weather widget not working and so to fix this dramatic issue the Apple has released the new software update. Go and check for the updates.
Step #1: Go to "Settings" and open "General".
Step #2: Tap on "Software Updates".
suppose, you facing the error then try to fix Unable to check for update
So in case, you have the latest iOS update then please Download and install it on your Phone. I hope, the current version might have Weather Widget bug for your iPhone model. Do update then try to test it!
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March 11, 2013 6:15 am
Rougie, all good questions you pose.
The answers can be as simple or as complex as you wish to go.
You tickle me when you ask us questions you already know the answers to.
Like with the Jeremy thing – how's that going by the way? We'll talk more on that one offline.
Must be resolved if you stopped posting about it.
But on this one, of course the sisters are fighting maybe only in subtle ways, but you betcha.
It is a class war, as you say and in war there is fighting.
Yes, caste does tend to have a fixed quality. The sentiment you can take the boy out the country but you can't take the country out the boy, is an example of this.
Yes, people from castes above your own will look to you to mooch your resources
while ignoring you later in the day on the golf course, wondering who let your ass in?
Chill-lax Rougie it all comes around.
Remember years ago when we were so excited about the newly elected congressman? How we knew he was the future of the ruler warrior class and would be so different from his father the media- show Brahmin? Remember the fund raiser (whoa that's even funnier now)
where I shook hands to give him congratulations calling him by his first name because I was old enough to be his father's older brother and the little shit corrected me and said, "It's Congressman"…it all comes full circle Rougie. Just do you – you do it so well, babygirl.


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Nigerian fast rising rapper and songwriter Efe Yeba ft Lasiselenu who emerged the winner of the Big Brother Naija reality show 2017 see Gobe after three months in the big brother house proves to his fans how good he is by finally dropping his highly anticipated banger Yeba. Cop Efe Yeba ft. Lasiselenu below and enjoy with pleasure.
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Efe went home with the final price money of 25 million Naira and a brand new SUV after three months of tension packed, intriguing fun filled, emotional and nerve breaking encounter in the house.
He featured Lasiselenu on this Yeba track it came out pretty well as he sets to get to the top having gained popularity in the house. Efe was popularly known for his based on logistics slangs and I'm pretty sure Yeba would be in the lips of every one soon enough.
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I've reviewed the other discussion here with no luck.
I have an existing VB Windows Form app. I've confirmed that I have Microsoft Reporting Services Project and Microsoft RDLC Report Designer. I used Project - Add New Item and I'm able to add a Report or Report Wizard.
I do not have the ReportViewer control.
This is post # 6 from the link above:
I just created a VB WinForms Application project in VS 2019 and installed the Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms NuGet package. A 'Microsoft SQL Server' section was added to the top of the Toolbox and it contained a ReportViewer item. If that didn't happen for you, I don't know what to tell you.
My issues is I can't install the ReportViewer control to my project using NuGet. Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms is not displaying. If this helps, the Package Source in the upper right hand side says: Microsoft Office Services Offline Packages. I did try to create a new project as mentioned in post #6.
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After snapping the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in both knees, professional Muay Thai fighter Grace Spicer was told she should never fight again. However with the advice and support from her Physio and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Grace was ready to step back into the ring.
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After breaking her kneecap back in November 2017, Maria had no idea that with the support of her physio she'd be completing Ride 100 just eight months later.
After developing chronic lower back pain in his early 40s, David had little to guide him and no idea if it was to be a curse for life or if he would get better.
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Batman v Superman Writer Called Out For Sexist She-Hulk Shaming
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Warner Bros "comic guru" calls Marvel heroine "chunky" and "a green porn star."
Warner Bros more or less annointed David Goyer as the "guru" of their work-in-progress DC Universe movies based on his close working relationship with The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan and on Nolan himself moving out of the DC-adaptation game for things that actually interest him. But an unexpected internet outrage flare-up today (which was supposed to be a celebration of the exceptionally-silly, excessively-90s title for the Man of Steel sequel/Justice League prequel) may have them regretting that decision.
Multiple comics/film sites are registering outrage (or, at least, grim bemusement) at comments Goyer made during Tuesday night's Scriptnotes Podcast discussion of superhero movies. Riffing off of host Craig Mazin opining that the character's real name should be "Slut-Hulk" because of her more feminine (than The Hulk) build, Goyer offered that "She's still pretty chunky. She was like Chyna from the WWE." He then went on to theorize that "Shulkie's" conception was an attempt to give Marvel fans "A chick you could f*** if you were Hulk, you know what I'm saying?"
He also questions whether or not a man created the character, suggesting that he doesn't know - and while sites like The Mary Sue and best-selling comics author Gail Simone have been hitting him hard for the surprisingly blunt sexism on display, others like Badass Digest are pointing out the less important (but still troubling) fact that Warner Bros "comics guru" doesn't actually seem to know that much about comics - even the ones he's supposed to be helping bring to screen.
For example, that She-Hulk (a female lawyer who got augmented Hulk powers via a blood-transfusion from Bruce Banner) was created by none other than Stan Lee and John Buscema as a preemptive measure to prevent producers of the Incredible Hulk TV series from making knockoff characters of their own (something you can just look up,) and that she's not (in mainstream Marvel canon) a sexual partner for The Hulk - mostly because they're cousins. And while the character's cult-fave 80s series was famous for it's sexy "cheesecake" artwork, it was in service of a self-aware humor gimmick (She-Hulk could break the fourth wall and talk to the audience) making fun of comic tropes like pointless "sexy" posing/costuming.
Goyer is credited with the "story and screenplay" of WB's upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, though said screenplay is currently being rewritten by Chris Terrio. The film is currently scheduled to open on May 6, 2016 opposite Marvel's Captain America 3.
Source: The Mary Sue, Badass Digest
Why does Warner Bros. insist on keeping him around?
I mean, his stupid political beliefs and lack of knowledge about the source material aside, Goyer seems to leak out a lot of important details that Warner Brothers wants to hide. Remember when he said "we aren't doing an in-continuity DC tie in to compete with the Avengers."
If I were an investor, and I heard this guy was spilling company secrets, I'd throw his butt on the street. Why is he still around? Do the executives think because of his credentials on Nolan's Batman that he's worth keeping around?
I think anyone in any kind of 'public light' needs to take a course on 'How To Speak In Public Without Coming Off As A Dumbass 101'.
Huh, and I thought Goyer couldn't be any worse at his job. Go figure.
That explains a hell of a lot though.
Really classy there, really classy. Because of course a female superhero is only there to be 'A chick you could f***'.
The context is that he thought she was a bad female superhero because he felt that she was created for the purpose of titilating guys and not for her own right (with the assumption that he feels there are female superheros not created for this purpose). He still said a terrible thing, but if you read Badass' article for example it does explain in some more detail why it's a terrible thing.
Whilst it was ultimately an awful thing to say, and lacking in any knowledge and thought. Putting the quote like that is a bit distorting right? Because it makes it sound like 'Heck yeah, she's a Hulk f***' instead of 'and I think this is a bad thing'
EDIT: Actually I've become less certain that's what he meant. Someone saying
would normally be implying negative connotations, but I'm not entirely sure with these guys
This was intentional?!! Opening a risk venture against a long standing cash cow, perpetuating the needless DC vs Marvel paradigm at the cusp of summer? What idiotic paper pushing accountant thought this was a good idea?
Eh, it's 2 years out from now. They're almost certainly going to change it based on how well the next year or two does with building up hype for it. They probably just picked that date to make a statement about competing with Marvel still or whatever.
Well, if we're perfectly fair, why WAS She-Hulk created?
To nab little girls? Or to titillate boys? I doubt it was because they thought she was a great character.
Anyway, how annoying. Not much else to say, just "How annoying".
He was clearly joking about a fictional character. I hate when types of "controversies" come out. Just say it, "I don't like David Goyer." Hell, explain why in detail. I hated Man of Steel, too. Don't wait around and pick apart what he says like a petty child. I hope he doesn't apologize for this utter nonsense.
I wonder how many people at the WB are now slamming their faces against their desks...
Why would you say this? I just don't get it. After all the flak, after all the anger, after all the firings that other people go through when they say these things in public, you'd think other people would start to learn. Apparently that is not the case. If you're joking, then there's a better way to tell the joke. If you're truly trying to say that you think something is dumb, there are better ways to phrase it than this.
I think he was just being a dick. I honestly can't get all worked up into a frenzy over this(even as someone who likes She-Hulk as a modern character). One thing the entire internet is not about this kind of thing, is classy. I don't particularly care for what he said, I don't care for his writing, but the guy just said something stupid. I can get beyond it pretty quick when I don't care about what someone thinks.
She-Hulk was clearly created in an era where there was very little creativity and the best thing someone could come up with was to make a female version of the Hulk (Why stan, WHY!?!). She is a good and strong character now. Fiercely independent, strong willed, and girl who likes to have fun but isn't afraid to stand up against some bullshit. In the initial origins, the character Jennifer was struggling in law school and easily stepped on. The transformation also changed her personality, made her more outgoing and ready to tackle life. If anything, she should stand as strong character on her own from the beginning, also meaning that she would not give a shit about what David Goyer said about her. Everyone on the internet should take a page from that.
Ooooooh man is he going to regret that...
Countdown to Tumblr rightly tearing him a new one begiiiiiiiins NOW!
*slowly facepalms*
Oh GOD he sounds so stupid...
Does he even realize how stupid he sounds? >_<
The article mentioned why they made her.
"was created by none other than Stan Lee and John Buscema as a preemptive measure to prevent producers of the Incredible Hulk TV series from making knockoff characters of their own"
Also, I'd disagree that she isn't an interesting character.
Haven't read the comics, but I wonder if they let her prosecute the crooks she brings in.
Conflict of interest and what not.
A far more petty reason, actually. The article itself says that Stan Lee thought the producers of the Incredible Hulk TV show would make a female Hulk, and he wanted Marvel and himself to own the rights for that kind of character.
Anyway, to the topic at hand:
The whole "Slut-Hulk" thing (not mentioned in this article, but in another) doesn't help.
Marvel are the ones releasing it next to DC's film, as DC's original release was opposite Avengers 2 then they changed it and Marvel announced it as CA3's release date as well.
Right, first id like to remind people what the page image for fanservice on TvTropes is.
And She-Hulk has had relationships with many male characters over the years.
So his comment isnt entirely unfounded.
first, full disclosure, i am not an expert on she-hulk
but... from what youre telling me
I know he's putting it rather coarsely but let's face it, most superheroines are sexualized gender benders of preexisting male superheroes. She doesn't even have a name of her own, she's called SHE-Hulk. At least that's what I think Goyer was (poorly) driving at: disregarding a character as a superficial, sexified gender bender. Which, let's face it, she kinda looks like if you don't know anything about her.
She-Hulk Shaming is a wonderful euphemism we should use more often. That aside, come on Goyer, I thought you were cool, not a dick. Makes me nervous about what you're doing with Wonder Woman now.
Because misleading comic covers and spoofing and satirizing the tropes she's being accused of aren't a thing? And because a female character having sexual relationships with multiple characters must mean she was only created as fan service right?
Give me a break.
Lots of character have sex in comics, but everyone seems to love calling out She Hulk about her sexual exploits.
I would claim that the way she approaches sex isn't any weirder than pretty much any sitcom that features women in the main cast, like Friends (Rachel has a new boyfriend every two episodes) or Ally McBiel or even Sex in the City.
Plus calling her chunky is just retarded. The woman has a bigger frame because she packs on giant frame from packing on huge amounts of Irradiated MUSCLE. Nothing annoyes me more than seeing SheHulk in a professionally drawn comic and she has the same figure as a play boy bunny.
AKA: 'The Kill la Kill Method'
OT: Okay, I'm no She-Hulk historian, but from what I have gleamed from my few minutes of 'research,' David Goyer's comments aren't ENTIRELY unfounded. She-Hulk, through out the years has flaunted her sexuality, and she, as a character, has been very outgoing with it. She's also had a ton of romantic partners throughout her history. In short, she loves being sexy, and she has a lot of sex.
Now, the issue here seems to be that Goyer is seemingly insulting her for being that way. As if, having a very casual attitude towards sex and sexuality is somehow a bad thing. She-Hulk is a character that makes the independent decision to view sex in a fun and nonchalant manner, and Goyer seems to think that's worth deriding, or at the very least, poking fun at.
Yes, I realize he's coming from a good place. He's making an attempt at calling out the comic book industry for historically backwards views towards women, unfortunately, he rather drastically slut-shames in the process. And frankly, now I find myself worried that this is the guy responsible for putting the single most popular female superhero of all time on the silver screen.
"[...] though said screenplay [BS:DoJ] is currently being rewritten by Chris Terrio."
Well I guess that's.. better? Goyer should be fired. I don't know if this incident justifies it, but they should just ride the outrage wave and embrace the opportunity to sack this guy before he ruins anything else.
It's shit like this that infuriates me to no conceivable end.
For those who are unenlightened, allow an actual fan of She-Hulk to offer some insight. Yes, Stan Lee and and John Buscema made her to " prevent producers of the Incredible Hulk TV series from making knockoff characters of their own". They did the same thing for Spider-Woman. Yes, her Savage She-Hulk run was not that great. That said, she is a character that has improved over the years both in writing and in development. Thanks to writers like Roger Stern and John Byrne, she slowly became her own woman. She was a member of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four at one time in her life. Her fourth wall breaking exploits were due to Byrne's run on Sensational She-Hulk (this was long before Deadpool made it his own thing). I would also like to point out that she had a spectacular run in 2004-2005 with Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott. Today, she is back in a new series being written by Charles Soule (another great title I'd like to recommend).
It's insulting on so many levels that Goyer is seen as DC's go-to-guy for their comic book movies when he has no fucking clue about comics and zero respect for its fan-base. You want to know why DC Comics and Warner Bros are seen as a fucking joke?! Its because they hire insufferable ass-wipe like him. -_-
What makes this hilarious is that I know for a fact there is a porn parody of the Avengers and She-Hulk is played by... you guessed it, Chyna (random aside: "Chyna in green body paint" my be the least titillating pitch for porn I have ever heard). Don't ask me how I know this. *shiftyeyes*
OT: I'm sadly not surprised by this. people who don'y know or care about comics seem to have the weirdest tenancy to end up in charge of them.
Sexism: "is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender." [wikipedia]
Mr. Chipman, you penned the title to this article. Could you explain why you think the expressions, "She's still pretty chunky. She was like Chyna from the WWE." and/or, "A chick you could f*** if you were Hulk, you know what I'm saying?" are sexist or even shaming?
It seems to me that the first phrase is only a physical description. The second is speculation about a corporation's reason to bring the character into existence. Either way, making a determination of whether an opinion is sexist or not usually requires knowledge of what factors, if any, were considered in the formation of that opinion, in lieu of someone actually saying, "--because she's a woman." As the definition of sexism requires: the opinion must be based on a person's sex or gender. His opinion may well be formed on other factors surrounding the character-- how have you determined that they are not? Am I missing something?
Hey Goyer, you know "Hulk" is in her name right? She's not "She Glamour Model", or "She Twig". She's "She *I crush cars into sardine cans f***ing* HULK"! Of course there was titillation involved in her character creation (like every mainstream heroine created for series of never-ending stories that serve as ad vehicles for peddling crap to boys and - more-so now - men). Did Goyer not see what DC did to Catwoman or the Teen Titans?
Calling her chunky is like calling an outside linebacker a tub-o-lard. Is Goyer going to go up to an outside linebacker and call him a tub-o-lard? No (a- it would be a lie; b- it would be a stupid thing to do). Everything eslse he said was idiotic too. Ye gods, this Goyer guy is a dumbass!
My favorite response to this was by Alan Kistler, who said Just to clarify some points, She-Hulk was indeed created in 1980 by men: Stan Lee and John Buscema. And generally, She-Hulk is not portrayed as the only woman the Hulk can have sex with because first and foremost, they're cousins, and the Hulk has had several romantic interests in the comics. Also, we'd be remiss if we didn't add it's an extremely offensive thing to say about a female character. Since her introduction, She-Hulk has been a woman of agency and strength, one who quickly took control of her mutation to become a hero and who has never let herself be held back by sexist double-standards and the expectations of others who can't handle her power, intelligence and sexual confidence.
You know what other super-heroine is traditionally seen as having a large build? Wonder Woman.
I wanted post a Picard Facepalm, but Goyer just isn't worth it.
We're effectively fucked out of seeing any respect in translating DC's most iconic heroes as long as this guy's at the helm. First Manhunter, now this?! Time to cry.
I'm more offended by his shitty writing than him saying stupid things about comic book characters.
The "why" is a little more difficult than that, as they often created female versions of their superheroes so other people couldn't.
I'm pretty sure the least titillating pitch would be "Chyna in green bodypaint opposite Sean Waltman as Wolverine...."
*looks at description*
Are you serious? I really can't tell.
Anyway, the "chunky" but is pretty freaking stupid in this context. I mean, has he seen the Hulk?
Who has been portrayed in the past as a chick for Superman to fuck, so I'm not sure that necessarily helps.
For the record, Marvel staked a claim on the May 6th date first, they just hadn't announced which film they were going to put there at the time WB decided to delay BvS.
So it was WB who misplaced the company brain cell in this instance.
Um... no. BvS was originally going to be released a whole two months after Avengers 2.
Actually She Hulk was forced into a 'relationship' with The Hulk in Old Man Logan, resulting in a entire clan of inbred hulk hicks that controlled the west coast.
Of course this was one of those 'alternate/what if' series that had Bruce Banner go evil so make what you will.
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Much, much time was spent yesterday just getting organised. Hundreds of JPGs were renamed and sorted into date order. For a while I thought about only processing those which related to stuff LP had done here but eventually I decided that wouldn't work. I'll do all the catching up - which will make me feel great - and creating a sub-set for LP will naturally fall out of what is completed, so it's a win-win.
Planting asparagus
A short story about poultry poo
Squirrel visits
May saw huge progress with our 2014 'big project' - creating the "New Garden":
* An afternoon with an angle grinder
* Writing about our new windows was hard - just like childbirth I'd managed to forget the pain and misery. Those special memories are right back now though!
* It was a joy to see the demolition of those horrible steps.
* A couple of days later, we re-united the unbeatable 2011 team of Tipsy-Dipsy and Laa Laa. Oh what fun we had . . . or rather, what fun they had whilst I stood around and took photographs as Part Two of the demolition took place.
* After demolition there was excavation. Goodness, we know how to have fun at weekends.
And that is quite enough for one day. 265 JPGs dealt with, only another 812 to go . . .
And finally, here's today's gratuitous Daisy-picture on a visit to Windermere last September with M's Mum.
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Wednesday's back-log blitz
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It's fascinating to look back over old pictures and see just how everything has changed. I bet you have hundreds of photos of Daisy don't you?.ReplyDeleteReplies
Lovely comment Sue, thank you. No I don't have hundreds of Daisy pictures - I have thousands! Thanks to your comment I just looked at those from her first 3 / 4 months with us. Oh boy, has she changed :-)Delete
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An article in Sunday's New York Times has struck a blow to the argument that genetically modified (GMO) crops will help "feed the world."
A New York Times report concluded that, compared to Western Europe, the United States and Canada have "no discernible advantage" in yields after embracing GMOs.Flickr
Investigative reporter Danny Hakim's piece argues that in the last two decades GMO crops have been a mainstay in conventional agriculture and the technology has not led to larger yields nor reduced pesticide use, despite the biotech industry's promises of both. He also notes that the fear that GMOs are unsafe to eat are "largely unsubstantiated."
Using United Nations data, Hakim compared the yields of GMO corn and sugar beets in the U.S. and Canada with their non-GMO counterparts in Europe, which is
largely suspicious of GMOs and strictly regulates its cultivation.
"The United States and Canada have gained no discernible advantage in yields—food per acre—when measured against Western Europe, a region with comparably modernized agricultural producers like France and Germany," he wrote.
Hakim's conclusion, he points out, is similar to a report from the National Academy of Sciences that found GMO crops have not, to date, increased actual yields and should not be exclusively relied upon to meet long-term food security needs.
Academies of Science Finds GMOs 'Safe,' But 'More Research Needed' https://t.co/Bfz9pkKd5D @justlabelit @TrueFoodNow— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1463606120.0
The widespread adoption of GMOs has also increased the use of herbicides, even though top GMO seed supplier/ Roundup maker Monsanto claims its products would "decrease the overall use of herbicides."
As per the New York Times article:
"One measure, contained in data from the United States Geological Survey, shows the stark difference in the use of pesticides. Since genetically modified crops were introduced in the United States two decades ago for crops like corn, cotton and soybeans, the use of toxins that kill insects and fungi has fallen by a third, but the spraying of herbicides, which are used in much higher volumes, has risen by 21 percent.
"By contrast, in France, use of insecticides and fungicides has fallen by a far greater percentage—65 percent—and herbicide use has decreased as well, by 36 percent."
The article also highlighted the tragic cycle of ever-stronger herbicides to combat herbicide-resistant superweeds. For instance, 10 states have reported devastating crop damage after farmers illegally sprayed their GMO soybeans and cotton with drift-prone dicamba in order to beat back weeds that have evolved against Monsanto's flagship product, Roundup.
"The NYT has finally admitted what a number of us have been saying for 20 years," Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, told EcoWatch via email. "GMOs are designed to increase the sales of the proprietary toxic pesticides and patented seeds of Monsanto and the other gene giants, and offer nothing in the way of increased nutrition, yield, adaptation to
climate change, nor reduction of pesticide and chemical inputs."
10 States Report Crop Damage From Illegal Dicamba Use on Monsanto's GMO Seeds https://t.co/KcqhwWoSq3 @GMOTruth @GMWatch— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1472867707.0
In September, Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant appeared in a joint appearance of their proposed
$66 billion merger which would create the world's largest seed and pesticide company.
Both chiefs echoed Big Ag's mantra that GMOs increase crop yields in an environmentally friendly way and is one solution to feed a global population that will reach 10 billion by 2050.
"We are fully committed to helping solve one of the biggest challenges of society, and that is how to feed a massively growing world population in an environmentally sustainable manner," Baumann said. "What we do is good for consumers. We help produce efficient, safe, healthy and affordable food. It is also good for our growers because they have better choices to increase yields in a sustainable way."
The New York Times report, however, makes it clear that this narrative needs much further scrutiny.
1/Lots of reaction to my story on GMO crops & whether they increase yields and reduce pesticide use, as promised. https://t.co/vkQOYu1Vto— Danny Hakim (@Danny Hakim)1477823032.0
14/Overall, most persistent claim I hear from industry is GMOs are critical to feed the world. That's why yield issue is relevant.— Danny Hakim (@Danny Hakim)1477915221.0
Bayer to Buy Monsanto Creating World's Largest Seed and Pesticide Company
Monsanto has finally agreed to be purchased by Bayer AG in a historic $66 billion all-cash takeover. The agreement, which both corporations have confirmed, will form the largest seed and pesticide company in the world.
Today we reached an agreement w/ @MonsantoCo to create an industry leader #AdvancingTogether https://t.co/zFRZrCDvU7 https://t.co/SIq6iwDPFn— Bayer AG (@Bayer AG)1473852089.0
The German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant had been courting the St. Louis-based seed maker for roughly four months, with the aspirin-maker sweetening the pot with
ever-growing sums of money. Bayer finally plans to pay $128 a share for Monsanto, up from its initial May offer of $122 a share.
Not only is this the largest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German firm, it's the largest cash bid on record, as Reuters reported. A successful merger would create the world's largest agrichemical firm, which will control more than one-fourth of the combined global market for seeds and pesticides.
According to Bloomberg, "The deal gives Bayer more than 2,000 varieties of seeds for crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat. Adding that portfolio to its own vegetable, rice, cotton and oilseed offerings give Bayer a virtually unassailable position at the head of the market."
The Monsanto-Bayer combination is yet another example of the rapidly consolidating agricultural industry, with only a handful of companies controlling the sector. Alongside slumping crop prices, DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed to merge, as did China National Chemical Corp. and Syngenta AG.
Together, Monsanto and @Bayer will build on our shared values and respective track records of innovation: https://t.co/eMRWGFWa0x— Monsanto Company (@Monsanto Company)1473862768.0
Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant, appeared in a joint announcement of the proposed combination on their "Advancing Together" website. In their statements, both chiefs echoed Big Ag's oft-repeated sentiment that biotechnology helps increases crop yields in an environmentally friendly way and is one solution to feeding a growing global population.
"We are fully committed to helping solve one of the biggest challenges of society, and that is how to feed a massively growing world population in an environmentally sustainable manner," Baumann said. "What we do is good for consumers. We help produce efficient, safe, healthy and affordable food. It is also good for our growers because they have better choices to increase yields in a sustainable way."
Dave Murphy, the executive director of Food Democracy Now!, refutes this belief. "Agricultural biotechnology has never been about 'feeding the world,' but enriching the bottom line of toxic chemical corporations that have had a long history of producing chemicals that are deadly to human populations and the environment," he told EcoWatch.
Monsanto, the world's largest producer of genetically modified (GMO) crops and maker of the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup, has faced mounting controversy and numerous lawsuits in recent years over the health and environmental impacts of its products.
Bayer has also been subject to criticism over its widely used insecticide, imidacloprid, which belongs to a controversial class of chemicals called neonicotinoids that's linked to widespread deaths of pollinators.
On today's landmark news, Murphy said: "Now the most evil company in Europe has absorbed the most evil company in America. Monsanto and Bayer's new corporate motto should be 'Killing bees and butterflies for fun and profit.'"
10 States Report Crop Damage From Illegal Dicamba Use on Monsanto's GMO Seeds https://t.co/KcqhwWoSq3 @GMOTruth @GMWatch— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1472867707.0
The Monsanto takeover is an interesting move for the German company. Although GMOs are widely grown in the U.S. and in other countries, the topic is fraught with contention in Europe. Many European Union countries have strict laws against GMOs due to public health and environmental concerns. Germany itself discourages the cultivation of GMO crops.
The BBC reported that farming groups are concerned that the deal could lead to fewer choices and higher prices for farmers.
"Bayer's acquisition of 'Frankenstein' crop producer Monsanto could be a horror story for both Bayer and its customers: the farmers," professor John Colley of Warwick Business School in England told the publication. "The farmers will lose out as product ranges are rationalized and attempts are made to increase prices."
Several consumer advocates and environmental organizations have denounced the acquisition for similar reasons.
"Today, Bayer announced it has agreed to buy Monsanto, another devastating merger that's bad for farmers, the environment and consumers," Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food & Water Watch, said. "Consolidation in the agrochemical industry means that farmers get paid less for their crops, more pesticides are used and there are fewer options for consumers at the grocery store. It's past time for the Department of Justice to do its job and enforce anti-trust measures to support healthy competition in the ag industry."
"With this deal Big Biotech gets bigger; it means monopoly power for Bayer-Monsanto, just like the previous mergers of Dow and DuPont and Syngenta and ChemChina," Ken Roseboro, the editor and publisher of The Organic & Non-GMO Report, told EcoWatch. "These three companies will dominate the global seed and pesticide markets and will likely drive up costs for farmers. The Justice Department should stop these mergers because they are bad farmers, bad for agriculture, and bad for consumers."
Critics of the tie-up have noted that Monsanto's poor image was a factor in its decision to be bought.
"The merger of Bayer and Monsanto should make the connection between Big Pharma, Big Biotech and Big Food all the more apparent to consumers," Ronnie Cummins, the international director of the Organic Consumers Association, told EcoWatch. "This may be a move to take pressure off the manufacturer of glyphosate, the most profitable pesticide in the world. But it really doesn't matter who manufactures or sells glyphosate, or any other dangerous chemical. The damage to human health and the environment remains the same, as does our commitment to getting these chemicals out of our food system."
Dr. Vandana Shiva, the executive director of the Navdanya Trust, recently wrote about the controversial histories of both companies.
"MoBay supplied ingredients for Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. Around 20 million gallons of MoBay defoliants and herbicides were sprayed over South Vietnam. Children are still being born with birth defects, adults have chronic illnesses and cancers, due to their exposure to MoBay's chemicals," she wrote. "Monsanto and Bayer's cross-licensed Agent Orange resistance has also been cross-developed for decades. Wars were fought, lives lost, nations carved into holy lands — with artificial boundaries that suit colonization and resource grab—while Bayer and Monsanto sold chemicals as bombs and poisons and their brothers provided the loans to buy those bombs."
Monsanto and the Poisonous Cartel of GMOs in India https://t.co/TVafdAlArx @justlabelit @NonGMOProject— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1473457206.0
"More recently, Bayer CropScience AG and Monsanto are believed to have entered into a long-term business relationship," Shiva continued. "This gives Monsanto and Bayer free access to each other's herbicide and paired herbicide resistance technology. Through cross-licensing agreements, mergers and acquisitions, the biotech industry has become the I.G. Farben of today, with Monsanto in the cockpit."
Monsanto and Bayer intend to file relevant materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Analysts are now turning their attention to the legality of the purchase and whether or not it could escape regulatory hurdles. Bayer, which expects to close the deal by the end of 2017, will pay Monsanto a break-up fee of $2 billion if the deal is not completed.
According to Reuters, Bernstein Research analysts believe that the merger has only a 50 percent chance of securing regulatory clearance. However, they cited a survey among investors that pushed the likelihood to roughly 70 percent.
"We believe political pushback to this deal, ranging from farmer dissatisfaction with all their suppliers consolidating in the face of low farm net incomes to dissatisfaction with Monsanto leaving the United States, could provide significant delays and complications," they wrote in a research note.
Meanwhile, Monsanto's tribunal at The Hague next month is still on deck. The Organic Consumers Association, IFOAM International Organics, Navdanya, Regeneration International and Millions Against Monsanto, joined by dozens of global food, farming and environmental justice groups are putting the transnational corporation on trial for crimes against nature and humanity and ecocide.
"The proposed buyout of Monsanto by Bayer does nothing to alter or weaken the upcoming Monsanto Tribunal, which will take place Oct. 15-16 in The Hague," Cummins said. "The buyout won't be completed by then. More important, the advisory opinions that will be issued by the five international judges will be applicable to all agribusiness companies, including Bayer."