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Former F.B.I. director James Comey's book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," has dominated headlines for more than a week, and became an instant blockbuster, selling more than 600,000 copies in all formats during its first week on sale.
Mr. Comey's publisher, Flatiron Books, has ordered multiple reprints to meet demand, and now has more than a million copies in print.
The early sales figures for Mr. Comey's book dwarfed other recent political best sellers. Hillary Clinton's memoir, "What Happened," sold more than 300,000 copies in all formats in its first week on sale. And "Fire and Fury," Michael Wolff's explosive look inside the Trump White House, sold around 200,000 hardcover copies in its first full week on sale, according to NPD BookScan, which tracks about 85 percent of print sales. Mr. Wolff's book, which came out in January, has sold more than 2 million copies to date.
Mr. Comey has no doubt benefited from wall-to-wall television coverage. He has given revealing interviews on every major news network, drawing angry tweets from President Trump, which in turn prompted more news coverage of the book. That cycle will likely drag on as Mr. Comey continues his book promotion tour this week with an appearance at a CNN Town Hall and an interview on Fox News Channel.
[Click here to read The Times review of the book.]
But the book is also, not surprisingly, polarizing, much like Mr. Comey himself. Some have praised it as a revealing and honest account of Mr. Comey's role in some of the biggest political scandals of our time, including the investigation into Mrs. Clinton's use of a private email server, the investigation into Russian collusion and his fraught relationship with the president. But others have argued that Mr. Comey has undermined his own message about the need for nonpartisan, ethical leadership by discussing some of the more salacious and sensational aspects of the Russia investigation, and by withholding his unsettling opinions about the president's fitness for office until his book tour to maximize publicity.
In a sign of how fraught and politicized the conversation surrounding the book has become, Amazon limited reviews of "A Higher Loyalty" to Amazon customers who have purchased the book through the site, presumably to prevent trolls and cheerleaders who haven't read the book from skewing the ratings. Normally, anyone can leave a review of a book without having to purchase it through Amazon. The filter suggests that Amazon noticed that people were flooding the site with political opinions rather than straight book reviews.
"This product currently has limitations on submitting reviews," a message on the site says. "This may be because we detected unusual review behavior on this product."
Amazon said that its action in limiting reviews for Mr. Comey's book wasn't that unusual, and noted that reviews aren't suppressed simply for being nasty. "We never reject reviews based on star rating or sentiment," the company said in a statement. "When numerous reviews post in a short amount of time that are unrelated to the product, we suppress all non-Amazon Verified Purchase (AVP) reviews."
Still, the bulk of the reviews on Amazon are overwhelmingly positive. Of the more than 800 reviews posted as of Tuesday morning, 90 percent were five stars. Perhaps Mr. Comey's staunchest detractors don't want to buy and read the book after all.


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BBQ Basics – The Best Techniques You Need To Know
Regardless of whether you consider yourself a complete BBQ connoisseur or your only experience has been with the disposable kind at a festival, the skill of BBQ'ing can be a tricky one to get your head around and it can go wrong so easily. Sometimes it just isn't as simple as putting your favourite food on a grill over some coal.
We know exactly when barbeque season is here in the UK; everyone rushes out to buy their six-packs of beers, the supermarkets run low or completely out of meat, the plastic glasses come out and the streets are full of dodgy t-shirt tans.
We love when this time of year comes around. Us Wido-ers will change our diets to that of sausages and corn on the cobs because nothing tastes quite as delicious as BBQ-smoked food, are we right?
We believe in making your life better and that includes the way you BBQ! We have put together a couple of tips and tricks that our team has learnt along the way and we'd like to pass these little pockets of information onto you!
- Find The Right BBQ – There are so many variations of barbeque grills out there, it is so hard to choose! Gas BBQ's are great and easy to use, but having a charcoal BBQ will really give you that smoky flavour we all love so much! If your BBQ also has a lid like a Barrel BBQ, this will help lock in that flavour and be easier for you to control your temperature.
- Have Patience – Patience is your friend! Make sure you don't go straight in and drop meat on your grill the minute that you see flames, flame-grilled doesn't necessarily mean it's ok! Slow down and don't jump the gun when your charcoal starts to turn white, wait for a grey and ashy look before you start cooking.
- Temperature Is Everything – It's super important that you have the right temperature when cooking, especially meat and nobody wants an unsettled stomach the next day! A little tip is to hold your hand around 6 inches away from the grill and within 3 seconds you should automatically want (and please do!) take your hand away because of the heat. Careful, however! Steel BBQ's can become extremely hot and dangerous.
- Prep Prep Prep – Want to know the secret to tasty meat? Marinade! If it's not a totally spontaneous occasion, take some time the night before to create some delicious marinades and inject some real flavour into your food to really wow your guests. Create a real taste sensation in all of your dishes. Having a specialised Smoker BBQ is another way to really enhance flavours!
- All In The Tools – Having the right BBQ Tools will make everything that little bit easier and safer. A pair of long-handled tongs will help you move your meat around without the risk of burning your hands, a long-handled spatula will help you flip burgers better and a little brush will make you a master at adding flavour through herbs and oils!
- Fridge Chills – Cooking meat at room temperature can make all the difference. Be wary of cooking your meat immediately from the fridge as this can cause it to burn on the outside but remain raw on the inside so leave a window of around 20 minutes from getting your food out the fridge until cooking time!
- Call For Backup – Have a second in command! Sometimes, especially if you're cooking lots of things for a big group of people, it can become a bit overwhelming. It's always a good idea to have a partner who can either grab you what you need or focus on what needs doing to complement the BBQ food, what's a garden party without new potatoes and coleslaw?!
We hope that you enjoyed our little round up of techniques for you to use on your next BBQ venture and we can't wait for you to put them into action. Remember to share your summer garden party photos with us over on Instagram by tagging us in your post @wido_uk #itswhatwido.


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For college students, studying abroad is one of the most beneficial and unforgettable experience. After studying in abroad you may have the opportunity to explore the foreign nation culture and take in the allure of new land. Benefits of studying abroad may be explained by the following 10 Points :
- Best Education Opportunity
- One of the best advantage of studying abroad may be consider as education opportunity. Because while studying in abroad you will have opportunity to experience different lifestyle of people. By undertaking abroad degree in American Universities, Australian Universities, Canadian Universities, British Universities and many other reputed universities, you will have to opportunity to explore the side of your interest that you may not have experience at your home country.
In abroad you will find a completely different yourself in the education system from your home country. There may the great way to experiences and understand the people, culture and their traditions. During study abroad choosing the right school is very important factor and education is the centerpiece of studying abroad program.
- Opportunity to Explore the World
- Another most important benefit of studying abroad may be consider as the opportunity to explore the world. By undertaking degree in abroad, you will have chance to experience a brand new country with incredible new outlooks, activities and customs. Advantage of studying in abroad may include the chance to explore natural wonders, museums, new terrains, and landmarks of your home country.
Except this, by studying in abroad you will have opportunity to travel vibrant places and may explore the neighboring countries as well. For example, if you are studying in Australia as abroad student then you will easily explore the culture and environment of New Zealand.
- Explore new Culture
- Most of the students who choose abroad study program are leaving their home for the first time. After arriving in new study abroad country then they are fascinated by different culture perspectives. When you arrived in your dream abroad study country then, there you will find incredible new foods traditions, social atmospheres and customs.
After adjusting there you will have the better ability to understand and appreciation for the that's nation's history and people. You will have the opportunity to twist your life complete in forward and right direction.
- Hone Your Communication Skills
- If you are planning to studying abroad then one of the most important benefit is that you will have the opportunity to learn foreign language. Undertaking degree in abroad grants you the chance to completely immerse yourself in new language and that provide the better way to learn and drive right in.
- Career Opportunities
- As everyone know that, it is very difficult to find job after completing your degree. Because you may have degree, theoretical knowledge but you don't have any business ideas and perspectives. But when you complete your abroad study course or get graduation and return home, then you will have many new perspectives on culture, new business ideas, language and communication skill, great education and willingness to learn new things. Every company will hire you because, all they want new perspective and new ideas for future.
In other side, if you don't want to return to your home country and love to work in host country then, there is also opportunity for you. When searching for a potential job in country then the main thing is a local education will be very valuable.
- Find New Interests
- One of the biggest benefit of studying abroad is that different country offers many different new interests and new activities that you may never have discovered if you had stayed at your home country. During undertaking degree in abroad, you will find that you have an as – yet undiscovered talent for hiking, snow skiing, water sports golf, or many other various new sports that you might never have tried at your home.
- Make Life Long Friendship
- If you have still question about what are the advantage of studying abroad? then you should know that studying abroad in different country gives you a opportunity to meet new lifelong friends from different background. You must attend your class and live with the friends from different home country and host country as well. This provide you the best opportunity to get to know and create a life long relationship with your students friends. When you get graduated or when your course in completed, you will still stay in contact with your abroad friends. This increase your personal relationship with your international friends, which is very important networking tools later down the road.
- Personal Growth
- Personal growth is one of the most important advantage of studying in abroad. And nothing is more than personal growth. Studying abroad will definitely made you independent in nature. After studying abroad, you will have new prospective, will have better communication skill and will develop many positive characters. You will really discover the curiosity and excitements on your harbor.
A advantage to studying abroad is the opportunity to discover yourself obtaining and understanding different language and cultures. You will have ability to adapt ot diverse situation while being able to problem solve.
- Life Experiences
- In this time of studying abroad, for most of the students may be the only opportunity that they ever get to travel abroad for a such long period of time. And additionally if you find the job and career in host country then this opportunity to study abroad will change into to be a once in a life time opportunity.
Take this studying abroad opportunity to travel the world with no commitments but to study and learn about new culture. Studying abroad is one of the most important and unforgettable experience unlike any other.
- Graduate School Admissions
- If you undertake your degree in abroad then you may display diversity and show that you are not afraid to seek out new challenge or put yourself in different situations. So if you have studied in abroad then you can show just how committed you are to your education. And you can show that you have the curiosity and educational acumen to be a leader in graduate school.


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Benefits Of Employing Mississauga Painters For Building Improvement
Do you discover your house dull or not so excellent? Well, there are great deals of things you can do, yet the most crucial point is to painting it up. Yes, home as well as workplace painting is extremely needed to get a whole face-lift, will surely impress to all.
Undoubtedly, painting of a property is the very best choice to opt for, however we shouldn't forget to employ the very best one. Yes, professional painters must be there as there are lots of benefits of having them in addition to inevitably we could guarantee to get incredible results. Yes, it doesn't matter exactly how your house appear like as well as just how big or tiny it is, with the combination of the best shade and concepts, you will certainly able to see amazing building you have actually ever seen before.
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How do chartered accountants find the clients? Chartered Accountants are not allowed to advertise their services or firms publicly.
How do they find the contacts or references?
As they are not allowed to advertise, how they make their presence feel in a local areas?
Posted 6 years, 3 months ago by Rahul Rai
Chartered Accountants are not allowed to advertise and i feel its the best thing our Institute ICAI has done.
The reason chartered accountants are not allowed to advertise are:
- Advertisements claims the superiority of one product over the others. Chartered accountants can not be distinguished, all are same and provide similar services. Claiming superiority or expertise in one subject can never be held as authenticated, since life is all about learning and in practice everyday comes with a new teaching.
- More money the better Chartered accountant, those who have more money will advertise more. A better ad does not mean CA is better than any other CA. Advertisement with huge pumped money can get more clients, but that does not mean the services provided are above par.
- All Chartered Accountants follow the same rules issued by ICAI, one can not claim expertise with money he earned.
- Our Ethical guidelines does not allow us to advertise and everyone has to follow it.
- How can you sell services which are different for each individual. Winning a case for one client does not mean you can win cases for other clients. Each person have different cases and different circumstances binding the case.
- The professional goodwill come down, if CA are allowed to advertise. What a CA have is knowledge and practical experiance. What CA can show in ads? Office setup, furniture, team etc. We have seen many industries claiming false benefits of a product, the profession which is depended on confidentiality, reliability and quality will loose the charm if advertisements with false claims are released.
coming to your point, How do they find the clients?
It's not that we are not at all allowed to announce about our office. We can list our firms in classifieds, whether paid or free. You can find contacts of all chartered accountants in almost all classified websites and papers. However we have rules for that.
We are allowed to have websites with service provided.
We are allowed to write articles and speak publicly about issues or knowledge related to industry we cater.
We are allowed to directly contact the clients in meetups, seminars. We are allowed to exchange the cards. (Some rules applies here too!!!)
We can answer on the forums like these. I got few clients after i posted articles and discussion on this website.
We are allowed to put board in our office. We are allowed to reply the quotations.
Advertising does not mean good Marketing. Marketing is totally different than direct advertisements.
Posted 6 years, 3 months ago by CA Pulkit Sharma
Basically, chartered accountants have a fiduciary role in the society. Being a wing of government, we have to ensure government's interests like tax collection , returns filing, legal compliance etc. Hence, every CA has to provide service of utmost quality to the society. Marketing is done for a business to show the superiority of a company's products in comparison with others. Any kind of competition in the matters of Attestation is not at all required since quality is of same importance and cannot be compromised in these kind of fiduciary roles. Hence, Professional ethics , keeping in view this matter, prohibited advertisement with some exceptions, which my CA friend has explained more subtly in the below comment.
Posted 6 years, 3 months ago by Rakesh Bharadwaj
One way is to List Your Business on Tikshare Classifieds.
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Can Sudan's Railway, Once Largest in Africa, Get Back on Track?
KHARTOUM - Sudan once had the largest railway network in Africa, with most of the train cars obtained from the United States. But decades of negligence, economic troubles, and U.S. sanctions have made the railway reliant on Chinese-made trains and parts that it can hardly afford. With the recent ouster of Omar al-Bashir, the railway's supporters are hoping the United States will soon lift sanctions to help restore it to its former glory.
How Africa Is Building a $3 Trillion Free-Trade Future
Amid trade tensions between the U.S., China and Europe, and the U.K.'s fraught departure from the European Union and single market, African leaders are moving in the opposite direction to establish the world's largest free-trade zone. The African Continental Free Trade Area formally went into effect in May, four years after negotiations began. If it comes to full fruition, the deal could cover a market of 1.2 billion people with a combined gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion.
Industrialisation: The route to Africa's long awaited development
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is now three months old after it was launched by the African Union (AU) during a summit of Heads of States in Nigerian capital, Niamey.
With this launch, the continent was ready to sing one song of becoming the world's biggest economic bloc whereby member states will jointly market their products and commodities in Africa.
Plaidoyer pour une intégration économique de l'Afrique
Note: This article first appeared on Afdb.org
« Intégrer l'Afrique », et agir sur les scénarios de nos futurs communs
NOUS vivons dans cette ère de la complexité où les évidences elles-mêmes, ont besoin de démonstration pour...
On the road to mobility in Africa
1.3 billion inhabitants. Twice as many by 2050 and probably four times as many by the year 2100. If Africa is a vibrant continent with great potential, this is the result of its demography. But this also gives rise to the many and diverse challenges across its different regions. With the increase in its population, Africa is confronted by an accelerating rural exodus and rapid urbanisation. Mobility requirements have never been so pressing as they are today.


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Christian Merli in his Osella FA 30 Zytek LRM finishes second in both Race 1 and Race 2 of the 61st Cronoscalata Monte Erice in Sicily, the third-to-last round of the Italian hill climb championship CIVM. Simone Faggioli (Norma M20 FC) claims the victory on the 5.730 km track. New European champion Merli has now joined the CIVM, winning at Morano in Calabria, at the Coppa Teodori at Ascoli, and at the Trofeo Fagioli in Umbria. The final three events – Erice, Coppa Nissena and Pedavena – all have a points coefficient of 1.5. Each of the two race heats at each event is thus valid 15 points, not just 10 as usual. The results of one of the three events will be dropped.
Christian's comments
"This morning it was quite warm, and the asphalt was dirty and slippery. I didn't get into the right rhythm and I was sure that I'd been slower than in practice. In Race 2, with used tyres, it was even worse, and after one kilometre I touched a low wall with the rear wing. What can I say? Mathematically we're still in the running, but to win the title we'd have to win all four remaining CIVM heats, at the Coppa Nissena at Caltanissetta next Sunday and at Pedavena in mid-October, whereas Simone needs only one more win. We'll see."
In the first practice heat on Saturday Faggioli in his Norma M20 FC clocks the best time, followed by Cubeda. Merli is third, 3"82 behind. In the second run Merli tops the timesheet, 3"86 ahead of Faggioli and 8"77 ahead of Cubeda.
Races 1 and 2
In Race 1 Faggioli sets a new track record in 2'50"40. Merli follows 1"98 behind. The second race is a carbon copy of the first; Faggioli wins 2"24 ahead of Merli and 6"88 ahead of Cubeda.
The podium of Race 1
1st Faggioli (Norma M20 FC), 2nd Merli (Osella FA 30 Zytek LRM) 1"98 behind, 3rd Cubeda (Osella FA 30) 7"59 behind.
The podium of Race 2
1st Faggioli (Norma M20 FC), 2nd Merli (Osella FA 30 Zytek LRM) 2"24 behind, 3rd Cubeda (Osella FA 30) 6"88 behind.
The calendar of the 2019 Italian hill climb championship CIVM
14 April: Luzzi – Sambucina (Calabria) winner Cubeda, 28 April: Trofeo Scarfiotti (Marche) winner Fattorini, 19 May: Alpe del Nevegal (Belluno province) winner Magliona, 2 June: Verzegnis – Sella Chianzutan (Friuli Venezia Giulia region) winner Zardo, 16 June: Salita Morano – Campotenese (Calabria) winner Merli, 30 June: Coppa Paolino Teodori (Marche) winner Merli, 7 July: Trento – Bondone (Trentino) winner Faggioli, 28 July: Rieti – Terminillo (Lazio) winner Magliona, 25 Aug: Trofeo Luigi Fagioli (Umbria) winner Merli, 15 Sept: Monte Erice (Sicily) winner Faggioli, 22 Sept: Coppa Nissena (Sicily), 20 Oct: Pedavena – Croce d'Aune (Veneto)
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I was in a discussion with a friend of mine just last week, he was sharing with me what he has been going through in life it seem God hated me. If He didn't hated me so much why did He put me in this kind of family struggling to live, He didn't see a rich family to put me. He hated me that He permit all this challenges, troubles in my life…
I giggle for a while and said don't ever say that, God didn't hate you i believe He love you so much that's why He entrust a great destiny to you. All you need to do is to be patient in the process of life because your destination determine your going through in life.
With a curiosity in his face,he said
What do you means ?
Let me explain to you few years back when i was going through a very tough times, i looked up to heaven that time and said God why me? And His respond to me that day change my orientation about my situation. 👉 He said I allow these because you are wired for greatness. How? It is your destiny that determine your going through in life. For instance a sand destiny doesn't require a tough going through, you can find it everywhere but a gold destiny require a tough going through. That why it is not easy to find, it pass through a lot of tough processes before it become a valuable treasure that people pay heavily to have. The process may be tough, but the value you will acquire during the process will be higher demand by the world. So continue to learn all you need now, from that day i focus to be patient to learn all i need to know before greatness surface. Though i am not yet but every times i looked back now i thank God for everything that i have been through instead of break me, it has enhance me for my Destination.


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ekm Talks JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT with Jason Mewes!
It's not every day that one has the opportunity to talk to a cartoon character, and Jason Mewes didn't disappoint. I fully expected to discuss JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT, and found the conversation getting off to a very unexpected start, and ending with a very sincere display of genuine gratitude for the road his career has led him on. It was a fun chat with a funny human being who is as much the guy he plays onscreen as he isn't.
MEWES: (sings) Hello?
ekm: Jason Mewes!
JM: What's up, bro? How are you?
ekm: I'm doing well! I want to let you know it's truly an honor to interview you on behalf of MoviePoopShoot.com.
JM: (laughs) Nice. Nice.
ekm: I mean, let's confirm this: Ain't It Cool News is MoviePoopShoot.com, right?
JM: Yes, sir. You know it.
ekm: Awesome. So look, I know you're a busy man. You've got a lot of interviews, so I'm gonna throw a few questions of my own your way. Is Harley Quinn with you? (NOTE: Harley was originally scheduled to be a part of this interview - ekm.)
JM: No, after this, I gotta go grocery shopping for the house. We take turns, me and the wife. She had to go do things for the kids' school and I'm out grocery shopping and don't want to get distracted. I was gonna get [groceries] when I first got on the phone, but then I realized all the stuff would just sit in the car for an hour and a half and I figured I'd just wait; but I'm gonna go home and stream. I've been streaming on Twitch, and that's been so much fun, man. I really enjoy it so much.
ekm: What is grocery shopping like for Jay of Jay and Silent Bob?
JM: (laughs) I follow a list. Sometimes I overdo it and, like, think about things I think we need that we've gotten in the past, and I'll overdo it sometimes and my wife gets all bummed, but you know: it's just me following a list and getting broccoli and asparagus and chicken, and of course I've got to get my snacks. I'm obsessed with these white cheddar chips they have, oh my goodness. They're so good.
ekm: Dude, that's so mundane. I was expecting something a lot crazier from you than this.
JM: (laughs) It's not very exciting. Not very exciting.
ekm: So, let me ask you a couple of questions about the REBOOT movie. Taking a look at the entire JAY AND SILENT BOB franchise, going all the way back to CLERKS, it's like watching the construction of an indie-level mini-empire. What's that journey been like for you, starting on this ultra-low-budget production, and then moving on to larger-scale films with more support?
JM: I didn't plan on doing it. When I was doing CLERKS, I was roofing, and we'd work at nighttime, and afterwards I went back to my normal job roofing, and that's what I'd do. Then Kevin was like, "The movie got bought, and we're gonna be doing another movie called MALLRATS, and we're gonna go to Minnesota." But even after that, by the time I got home from MALLRATS, my friends are like, "Dude, you made two movies!" So after MALLRATS, I went to Vancouver to make an indie movie with this guy I met on set (DRAWING FLIES). So I'd made three movies. But remember, CLERKS we did all as friends and we didn't get paid. When Kevin sold the movie, he threw everybody some coin. MALLRATS was scale for a first-time actor, so I think after taxes, I got like, eight grand. Then after [DRAWING FLIES] I made, like, another eight grand after taxes. So I'm not sure of exact numbers, but let's say after three movies I made maybe a total of fifteen thousand dollars, and people are like, "Oh my God, bro, how many houses are you gonna buy? How many cars are you gonna buy?" And I'm like, "Bro, I gotta go deliver pizza for my buddy." So my point is, it's been so surreal because I made CLERKS and MALLRATS and I didn't get offered anything beyond that, and then I got lucky and got offered [DRAWING FLIES] in Vancouver; and then Kevin did the MALLRATS premiere and we did CHASING AMY, which I was only in one scene; but all the way up to DOGMA, I worked delivering pizza and construction and roofing, so it's all been super-super surreal. It's interesting, all the people I've met over the years, and moving to L.A., which I had literally only seen in BEVERLY HILLS COP and 90210, so I'd only just seen the beaches and palm trees and Mann's Chinese Theater and Hollywood premieres. So I remember coming here and landing at the airport and being like: This is paradise. This is crazy. I still have those moments where Kevin and I will be somewhere, and we're hanging out at a party, and across from us is Robert Downey, Jr., and so-and-so and so-and-so. It still blows me away, man. That's how it's really been since CLERKS. And getting to travel and do my own show, JAY MEWES & HIS A-MEWES-ING STORIES, and they're not huge venues, but I've had a few venues where we've sold out three shows, and they're, like, four hundred seats. Almost twelve hundred people, or whatever. And I'm like, Twelve hundred people are coming out to watch me stand up and talk about my Brown Eye, you know? So it still blows me away, bro. I feel very grateful, and very lucky.
ekm: Along those lines, you're the mouthpiece for Jay and Silent Bob. Kevin is obviously tuned in to Pop Culture minutiae; he's part of the machine that produces the comic books and films he's satirizing [in JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT]. Is that a passion you share? Because you're the guy voicing all that commentary.
JM: (confused) Wait. So I'm the guy —
ekm: — voicing all the commentary on the remakes, reboots, trends, whatever.
JM: No, not necessarily, man. I think Kevin is way more in tune with whatever. My wife and Kevin make fun of me all the time because I won't even know that something's going on. I'm like, "Oh my God, did you hear that so-and-so got arrested?" And they're like, "Dude, that happened a week ago." Even with the reboots and remakes, for me, it doesn't bother me so much. When [movie studios] make a new movie, I'm like, "That's cool, I wanna check it out." I don't get too involved with, "Oh, that stinks, they're gonna ruin it!" I don't think that way, because for me, if I'm entertained, I'm entertained. If I'm not entertained, I might not be digging the movie so much, but to me, it's not like they ruined everything by remaking it. This movie or that movie. So no, I wouldn't say it's me speaking what I feel, necessarily. Kevin's way more into really feeling about…There's videos where he's crying about a movie. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I don't cry over movies, but Kevin cries for a whole different reason. So no, I'm the mouthpiece, but…I really find him to be clever. He's super clever at taking things from the old movies and putting them into the new movies and really making them work. Making them come full circle. And it's so amazing: Kevin's daughter is in the opening scene of JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, and now she's my daughter in the movie, playing the lead in this movie and playing my daughter, and then my [real-life] daughter's in the movie. So all that stuff: I find Kevin to be super-witty and clever about it all.
ekm: I thought it was really cool that Ben Affleck had the scene [in JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT] with your daughter.
JM: One hundred percent.
ekm: I was also really impressed that Affleck was in this movie and having a good sense of humor despite the fact that REBOOT is sort of making fun of BATMAN v SUPERMAN and Affleck's take on Batman — or, at least, Affleck participating in that reboot of that particular universe.
JM: Yeah, he was great, man. It was really awesome when we found out that he was able to come and be a part of the movie. It's funny because Kevin had wrote so much dialogue for him. Speeches. Not even, like, back-and-forth dialogue where you can take a cue from someone and cut if you mess up, and turn the camera around start over. At one point, I think one page was literally from top to bottom, one page-long monologue; and when he got there, Kevin was like, "Do you wanna take some time and go over it?" And [Affleck] was like, "No, let's do the blocking and stuff." And Kevin was like, "Do you need a script?" And [Affleck] was like, "No, no, let's just go through it." And no lie: he just fucking banged through it. I was blown away. Kevin was blown away. Because, again, Kevin was excited that he was coming to play and be part of the movie, but I also I think — and a small part of me thought this, too — that he'd be so busy that maybe he didn't have time to look over the script, and he was gonna come and say, "Let's cut this a little shorter, let's do this…" But he came full-ready to go and blew it out of the water. It was awesome. And he was patient with my kid. He was sitting there, and she goes to try and hug him, and she's a little weary because she doesn't know him, but…it was awesome. Super awesome.
ekm: Well, I don't want to hold you up any more, but I want to let you know your recovery story has helped a lot of people. The podcast is fantastic. MADNESS IN THE METHOD was also awesome, and I loved you in FREDDY VS. JASON.
JM: (laughs cynically) Thank you, bro. I appreciate it.
ekm: Absolutely.
JM: The podcast for me was such a huge help. For me, it was going to meetings all the time and talking about it, and I didn't expect people to be like, "Hey, I've been listening to the podcast and it got me through one more day and one more day, and now I'm two years sober." I didn't even expect that. I thought maybe it would help me to talk about myself, and help me stay sober, so that was just amazing. For you to see that and recognize that — thank you, brother.
ekm: My pleasure. I wish you the best of luck with the movie release, and with grocery shopping.
JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT is now playing.
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Entitlement is the feeling that you are owed something that you actually are not. It's a mindset that drains the life out of an organization and its culture. In this episode, Dave shares symptoms of entitlement and remedies to help you prevent its rise in society from taking over your own mindset, and your organization's culture as well.


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Susan Harris died peacefully Dec. 8, 2016 in Friday Harbor. Born in Seattle on May 10, 1932, she grew up with her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Anderson, and five siblings, Jeremy, David, Richard, and Elizabeth on Mercer Island. Susan graduated from Helen Bush School and attended Whitman University.
She married Andrew J. Harris of Seattle in 1953. The couple moved back to Mercer Island in 1958. They had six children: John (Yvonne), Andrea (Greg), Stuart (Lisa), Amy, Richard, and Sam (Erika).
Susan moved to San Juan Island in 1983. She had a long and happy employment at Browne Lumber, and made friends with everyone she came in contact with. She enjoyed feeding the resident birds, gardening, doing crosswords, cooking and watching PBS. Her community activities included singing tenor in the San Juan Singers and volunteering with the Hospice of San Juan.
Susan is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Jeremy and her son Richard. She is survived by three of her siblings, her five children, her eight grandchildren and her large island family.
To those fortunate to call Susan a friend, they knew there would always be a pot of coffee brewing and a place at her kitchen table. Susan was sincerely interested in everyone she met, gave advice when asked yet supported any decision made. She always left people feeling encouraged, uplifted and loved.
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Mr Robinson, 46, has extensive experience in senior management positions globally. He started his career at IBM Corporation, where he spent eleven years in the UK and Asia progressing through the company on the established systems engineer then sales management path finishing as Director of IBM in the UK. He then moved to Silicon Graphics as European Marketing Director before becoming UK/Ireland Managing Director to manage the, merger with Cray Research. In 1997, Mr Robinson joined DCS Group as CEO taking it into the FTSE250 and moved, in 2001, to Thales Group in Paris where he was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the worldwide Security Division with sales in excess of Euro 1 billion.
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Thinking, Reasoning and Making Sense of Mathematics
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Join Marilyn Burns, Founder of Math Solutions and Patty Clark, Sr. Director of Content Development, Math Solutions as they celebrate the past 35 years of Math Solutions.
Listen as Marilyn speaks about helping kids think, reason and make sense in math. "Structure the teaching so no kid feels deficient, not appreciated…". I want it to be a can do experience for all kids…I'm completely obsessed with listening to how students think and always amazed at how differently they approach problems, and what they bring to the situation, to a problem, it's just amazing to me. I'm just a junkie about getting kids to explain their thinking."


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"It's harder to forget the things you truly love." I understand this truth because I've experienced it.
I started blogging either late 2015 or early 2016, I just wanted to write about my life and any other thing not necessarily fashion or beauty. Really, I enjoyed being in the blogosphere and connecting with other bloggers.
At some point in the journey, I felt a need to purchase a domain name "okoroyvonne.com" and I never wasn't really serious with this blog until it was a year and I refused to renew the domain. I left it.
I was slightly frustrated, I guess. Truth is; every time my heart rings back to reminding me about my abandoned blog but I never obeyed.
Sometime this week at work (on a thursday), I decided to log in to my wordpress account and BOOM! I made a decision to come back blogging and not really worry so much about my views like I used to. Who worrries epp?
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Anna Wintour swaps New York Fashion Week catwalks for the tennis court
As the editor of the world's most famous fashion magazine, you'd expect Anna Wintour to be all over New York Fashion Week, taking in show after show exhaustively. But this weekend she took a refreshingly relaxed approach to the bi-annual event.
Yesterday, the 65-year-old Vogue editor had an early start, hitting the front row of Victoria Beckham's show before heading to DKNY's first show under the leadership of Public School founders Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne.
But she ended her day of shows there and decided to spend her afternoon supporting friend Roger Federer as he battled it out for the US Open title against Novak Djokovic alongside daughter Bee.
She found herself seated next a very dapper David Beckham, who was in the city to support his wife as she presented her spring/summer 2016 collection.
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Damaged, Lost Luggage Claims Fall by 50 Percent
WASHINGTON - Complaints that airport screeners lost, stole or damaged items in passengers' bags have plunged more than 50 percent as the government imposed tighter safeguards on luggage, federal records show.
Passengers who discovered missing or damaged belongings demanded money from the Transportation Security Administration 11,700 times in 2009, a steep drop from the 26,500 claims filed in 2004, according to TSA figures. The claims involved both carry-on and checked bags.
The agency has deterred baggage theft and damage by adding surveillance cameras to rooms where luggage is screened. The TSA and airports also have installed "hands-free" conveyor belts that whisk suitcases past screeners into bomb scanners.
"Every time you handle a bag, you've got a great opportunity for baggage theft and baggage damage" by screeners, airport consultant Michael Boyd said. "In the airline business, the key thing is to reduce human contact of all types."
Fewer claims save taxpayers millions. The TSA paid passengers $3.2 million for losses in 2004, but just $343,000 for 2009 losses, although about 3,000 claims from last year are under review.
Miami International Airport spent $2.7 million to add cameras, and in 2007 installed a conveyor-belt system in one terminal. Conveyors replace bulky machines that require screeners to insert and remove each bag.
Claims against the TSA in Miami fell to 369 in 2009 from 941 in 2004.
"We take security very seriously here," said airport security and operations chief Lauren Stover.
The payment demands represent a tiny fraction of the 600 million passengers and checked bags screened at 450 airports each year. The TSA has nevertheless acknowledged theft problems, firing 330 screeners for stealing. In 2006, TSA inspectors began teaming up with local police to investigate baggage theft by screeners and airport workers.
The TSA says the decline in complaints has also come as the agency urged passengers not to place valuables in checked bags, spokeswoman Kristin Lee said. Checked baggage decreased about 20 percent from 2004 to 2009, as many passengers opt to carry on their bags.
Passengers mostly say the TSA lost items such as jewelry, cameras and clothing in checked luggage. Nearly 35 percent of claims are for damaged items.
Larry Stocker of Los Angeles said he had no problem getting $135 from the TSA last year after his eyeglasses were crushed when a screener at Los Angeles International Airport put them through a checkpoint X-ray machine. "I was a little on the irate side and said (to a TSA supervisor), 'Look at the video monitor! You guys did it,' " Stocker recalled. The supervisor signed a claim form on the spot.
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The reduction is probably due to the fact that air travelers are now so used to having items stolen by TSA employees that they don't even bother to report it anymore.


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Discover Allerton Learning Space9 August 2016
The Learning Space is conveniently located directly opposite the Mary Seacole Building, on the Frederick Road Campus. It's an ideal space for students in the school of Health Sciences and the school of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work and Social Sciences.
If you're looking for somewhere to study, or just have a bit of spare time in between lectures, please pop in and have a look around.
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Finding Me
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Sheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, receive the unexpected news that their Uncle Gavin Sullivan, the black sheep of the family, has left them a hotel on the Gulf coast of Florida. The gift comes with a twist. They must live together for one year at the hotel and prepare the hotel to receive guests within a year. Sheena, eager to escape her role of unappreciated wife and mother, can't wait for the opportunity to find herself. Dreams of sitting on the beach sipping margaritas are shattered when they see the property in need of renovation. But they begin their work of meeting the challenge. If they succeed, the bulk of Gavin's estate will be theirs. Facing the unexpected, working together, the three sisters learn a lot about each other and the gift of family love.
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Gary Fultz writes a blog under the title, "God's Ways Are…Different." He recently shared this dramatic account of his wife's encounter with a relative. This story spoke to me of God's grace in two ways.
The first is how God reached through to a woman who was self-absorbed with her own misery. Opening herself to God gave Him the opportunity to ease her bitterness and pain and for her to receive the hope of eternal life.
The second is the movement of grace within the heart of Gary's wife. Despite the antagonism directed toward her, she received the courage and resolve to reach through her aunt's opposition and bring God's love to someone who was desperately hurting. This is an example of spiritual heroism — when God's Spirit moves within us to help us overcome barriers so we can share His love and do His will.
It's a story that needs telling. Maybe some stories are sacred enough to leave for the telling in eternity. Maybe some can be told as a teaser for story time a hundred years from now. I will leave most things out but you will get the gist.
Ominous sunset with a storm coming. I wonder what clashing spiritual forces look like?
A while after moving to a strange place, with hardly an acquaintance, my wife casually mentioned to me she had an aunt (I had never met) living in the same small town where we lived. Odd situation I guess. Auntie didn't like any of us or care to meet but she had cancer and was not long for this world. My wife had never felt moved to get to know auntie until now. "I'm going to visit her starting tomorrow" she announced "and she probably will not want…
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Iruki-Waraki's automaton has been stolen! Go to Nashmau and see if you can find some information on its whereabouts.
When you are at least level 40, talk to Iruki-Waraki in Aht Urhgan Whitegate to begin this quest. He will tell you that his Automaton that was stolen one day when he was watching two women in Aht Urhgan Whitegate. He asks you to go to Nashmau to see if you can find the culprit. He also tells you that a witness said the thief was a bald Hume.
Head to Nashmau and talk to Dnegan at (H-6) on the second floor. He mentions seeing a Puppetmaster in the area recently and also says he lost his gil pouch in Caedarva Mire.
Zone out to Caedarva Mire and head to (I-10). There is an island on the lake that you can access from the east end by walking on the green patches. Examine the ??? and an NM named Caedarva Toad will spawn. Defeat it and examine the ??? again for a cutscene.
Go back to Iruki-Waraki to recieve your Turbo Animator.
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Mega-developer acts small in Brooklyn
JDS—the company behind the super-pricey Walker Tower in Chelsea and a super-slender, 1,350-feet-tall one under construction on West 57th Street—has snapped up a parcel in Park Slope and is eyeing others in an effort to diversify its bets.
JDS Development Group is intent on placing its bets on both sides of the East River. Best known for its properties in Manhattan, including its recently completed Walker Tower in Chelsea, where a penthouse sold for just north of $50 million, the company recently—and a bit more quietly—closed on the purchase of a $6 million assemblage of properties on the corner of Baltic Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. There it aims to build a 65,000 square foot residential and retail building. Meanwhile JDS is eyeing a series of development sites elsewhere in the borough.
True, the size of the developer's latest project in Brooklyn pales in comparison to its super-slender, 1,350-feet-tall tower under construction at 111 W. 57th St. in Manhattan, but according to Michael Stern, JDS's managing partner, it is part of a longer strategy for development outside of Manhattan.
"We like to have a diversity in our portfolio," Mr. Stern said, noting that his firm has already been involved in several smaller-scale Brooklyn developments. Among those is a rental property JDS Development built and sold across the street from its latest development site. He also noted that he has several more projects both large and small in the pipeline in the borough. Part of the push in Kings County comes as a result of the continuing skyrocketing of land prices in Manhattan.
"It's getting harder and harder (to develop there), so we are looking to diversify and I think there is a lot of opportunity for growth in Brooklyn," he said.
The Baltic Street site currently houses four buildings, which the firm plans to begin tearing down by the end of the year. Construction is set to begin shortly thereafter.
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1) Shootout in Papua Kills TNI Soldier, Civilian
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A shooting broke out between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the WestPapua national freedom army in Banti, Mimika, on Sunday, April 1. The event caused a TNI member died.
Private First Class Vicky Rumpasium, member of TNI`s Infantry Battalion (Yonif) 751/Raider died as a result of the shootout. "Vicky Rumpasium from Sorong Papua was killed in the shootout," said Colonel Infantry Muhammad Aidi today, April 3.
Before the shooting began, Aidi said that the armed group had allegedly set fire to a hospital in Utikini and an elementary and junior high school building outside of several resident's houses that were also targeted to the arson.
"This might be the realization of the armed group's ultimatum that was broadcasted throughout several news outlets where they declared war against the TNI and the National Police," Aidi said
However, when Tempo reached the member of the West Papua national freedom army for confirmation, the member said that the shootout broke out because TNI members were preventing them to enter Freeport.
Other than one casualty from the Indonesian armed forces, a 10-year-old civilian was also killed in the shootout.
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2) Indonesia says soldier, separatists killed in clashes near Freeport mine
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian soldier was shot dead and two separatist rebels killed in clashes with security forces near the giant Grasberg copper mine in Papua operated by Freeport McMoRan Inc, an Indonesian military spokesman said on Tuesday.
A separatist group, however, said that only one of its members had died and that dozens of Indonesian troops were killed in clashes that began on Sunday.
Papua has suffered a simmering separatist conflict since it was incorporated into Indonesia after a widely criticized U.N.-backed referendum in 1969 and foreign media access to parts of the province is often difficult or, at times, restricted.
Papua Military spokesman Muhammad Aidi said the soldier was killed during a joint military and police operation to "reclaim villages controlled by armed criminal separatists".
"It appears (the separatists) were ready for the security forces and so there was a gun fight with the military," Aidi said in a statement.
Six villages were still occupied by separatists and indigenous Papuans after more than 1,000 residents were evacuated in November following a string of shootings, he said.
Drone footage showed two separatists were killed and dozens wounded in the clash, he said. No civilians were hurt, but separatists torched a house, a school and a hospital, said Aidi.
According to the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), a separatist group, one of its members was shot dead in a clash with Indonesian special forces near Banti village early on Sunday morning.
Hendrikus Uwamang, a spokesman for the group, said at least 28 Indonesian security personnel and several guides were also killed in the clash. Fighting continued on Monday and a 10-year-old boy was also killed, when his house was hit by a shell and caught fire, he said.
Papua Police chief Boy Rafli Amar was quoted in state media last week as saying attacks by "armed criminals" had become more frequent lately near the Grasberg mine. Amar could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.Members of Indonesia's security forces have been accused by rights activists of abducting and torturing Papuans and using deadly force to quell protests.
TPNPB, which is linked to the Free Papua Movement (OPM), says it is at war with Indonesian authorities and wants to "destroy" Freeport in an effort to gain sovereignty for the region.
President Joko Widodo, after coming to power in 2014, had pledged to speed up development of Papua and ease media restrictions.
But while investment has risen and efforts made to address some human rights concerns, activists say foreign journalists continue to be blocked or face obstacles when trying to report there.
Jakarta is currently in talks with Freeport over ownership of Grasberg, and hopes to gain a majority stake in the world's second-biggest copper mine this month, with the Papua government and a local regency jointly gaining rights to a 10 percent stake.
Reporting by Fergus Jensen and Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Editing by Ed Davies and Manolo Serapio Jr.


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It's pretty rare to see young bands unanimously acclaimed like ORCHID is, since the release of their monstruous "capricorn" debut album. But there's absolutely nothing hasardous in this increasing notoriety, people are more and more nostalgic with 70's sounds and what ORCHID has achieved is pretty singular : make something delightfully new and good, with old recipes, perpetuate and refresh the heritage of Black Sabbath and more generally the 70's heavy rock style, while keeping faithfully intact the original spirit of these gloomy early years...
About six months after the album release, some nice gigs and new compositions in the work, I felt it was time to ask vocalist Theo Mindell a few questions...http://www.myspace.com/orchidsf
* Hey Theo, thanx this is an honour to feature Orchid here... Almost every tasty doomster speaks about you these past months, but except that you released an ep before "capricorn", which was a very nice debut , we don't know much about your history, background, etc..., could you briefly sum it up ?
T : Well,i started thinking about the idea of a band like Orchid in 2008 I think.I hadn't been in a band for years.I just got tired of all the B.S. that had come along with being in a band for me in the past.But I started writing songs on guitar...just really sloppy ideas with a few titles and melodies.I had played in a band with Mark Baker a few years back before Orchid.i knew he was the only guitar player that was capable of doing the kind of thing i was trying to do.i bugged him until he finally agreed to jam with me.we went through a bunch of different bass players and drummers until we finally found Nickel and then later,Carter.That was the true beginning of Orchid.
* Why this band's name ? Any common characteristics with your music or anything particular that could have justified this name over another one ?
T : Well,surprise-surprise...I got it from the Sabbath song title.But also i wanted a band name that didn't sound like a cliche heavy metal/rock band name...Something that would kind of counter the sound of the music and evoke feelings of psychedelia and the late 60's-early 70's.I think if we had been called something really dark or evil,it might have seemed a little forced or put on.I wanted something a little ambiguous that gave us some room to grow.I've always liked the way the name hung on us.
* The EP and CD covers are simple but catch directly the attention while the inside artwork of the album is very rich and personal, as it's you who have released the general artwork,
what's your position about that ? A few weeks after the normal version of "capricorn" (yet superb) , Church Within has released the limited "book" version, very enriched and in a special format, who did have this idea ?
T : you know,that was the owner of Church within's idea.Oli is such a great guy in that way.he just totally cares about making cool music and giving people something really special.when we had ideas for the C.D. packaging,he never once said "ooh,I don't know.that sounds really expensive".he always goes 120% ...As far as the artwork goes,I guess i try to do things that i feel will draw people into the "Orchid cosmos" and get across the way i feel about the music we make as a band together.
* Just like your artwork, "the batcave", your rehearsal place seems to be a very special place, with an occult and refined decor ... looks like a very cool place !?
T : ha ha!...Yeah ,it's our club house.That was kind of an attempt at "method acting"...I figure if you want to try to make music that evokes a certain time and feeling,it helps to be in an environment that sets you up to do so.I think it definitely helps us get in that zone.
meanwhile some songs, still perfectly in the global mood, really show a rising personality, like "he who walks alone", "electric father" and "albatross" ... how do you see the band's sound evolution for the next album ?
T : As far as the comparisons to Sabbath? I don't really get to bothered about it.I love Sabbath.they've been one of my favorite bands since i was a really little kid.I dont know how I could possibly write heavy rock songs with out that sound or identity coming out in them. It's just what i think is cool.I think there are a lot of other influences that are pretty present in Orchid's sound as well.But people will always take the shortest road to a destination even if it's pinning some kind of a "rip off tag" on you.If that's the worst name tag I ever have to wear in my musical life,I'll wear it proudly.As far as the growth of Orchid's sound...I'm not sure because I'm probably too close to it to get any true sense of whatever evolution is happening.I think Orchid knows what it is but isn't afraid to play with that sound a little.I dont think any of us want to keep writing the same song over and over.but it seems like when i sit down with a guitar and sing,there is always a little bit of desperation in the sound that comes out .that's just what moves me when i write music.even when the other guys throw ideas in the mix,they seem to get "Orchidized"..., meaning put through the natural filter that has become the sonic identity of the band.I think we're all pretty comfortable playing the music we play.we all grew up on it in some way or another.I think we all just want to keep trying to bring knew things to it that we haven't tried yet to keep it interesting.Sometimes there are challenging moments when you're getting comfortable with a new song.I guess that's just a natural part of stretching out our idea of what our band IS.
As far as us as players...I think we're becoming a better band all the time.more intuitive with each other.the songs might be more manifested by us as a group and less of their identity taking shape it the recording process.i think with something like Electric Father or Albatross for instance,the guys in the band may have kind of felt like "whoa...i didn't know that's how that was going to sound" when they finally heard it finished and mixed...I have all these sounds swimming in my head when i sit down and write songs that the other guys aren't aware of until after the fact sometimes.When we rehearse, i can almost hear what the finished song should sound like recorded.I'm pretty hyper focused in that way.That still happens,but i think with the new stuff we're doing,those sounds are coming more directly from the band at the time of writing and arranging the stuff together.It's always been a struggle for me to let things breath.I suppose I'm trying to learn to trust my band mates with my children,ha ha! I even hear Mark's songs finished in my head when we're working on those.i have issues.
* Just as for the ep you've worked with Will Storkson for the production "Capricorn", but this time his name is mentioned first, did you work differently ? He's playing keyboards too on the album but does he also play live with you ?
You know,i'm not sure why that was.i think we may have felt like he drove more on that road trip than the one before so it was the right thing to do...i've definitely learned what a huge asset he is.he just has a great ear for capturing sounds and what you think you hear versus whats really going on in a song.I think we have a great balance with him as far as him letting us get a little "out there" but keeping classic sonic quality.If i were left to my own devices,our records could end up sounding like a mix of the Stooges Raw Power and Sabbath bloody Sabbath...I'd love it,but it might sound pretty soupy.I'll just keep piling fuzz and reverb on until you cant hear anything.
* What about your lyrics, you seem to be very attached to the occult image ? Who's the electric father : a god, a guru ?T : ha! no...the Electric Father is a satellite listening to everything we think and do...kind of a "big brother is watching you" trip.
* The occult doom scene is actually in an interesting dynamic, do you feel particularly attached and identified to this scene ? Which bands do you enjoy most ? T : Not really to tell you the truth.We never set out to be a part of any scene,just to make music we loved.Sometimes timing is just on your side and there are enough bands with a slightly similar thing going that you can be associated with some musical "movement".It seems like that always helps bands get heard in the beginning.It can also be a noose around your neck if you don't have the songs and talent to transcend any attachment to what,later,might be considered a musical trend.No one says much about GruntTruck any more.but, i remember hearing a lot about them ,and other bands like them in the height of the "grunge" movement.I do love a lot of what people are calling "doom" music for sure.but i always just thought of Orchid as a dark,heavy,classic rock band.almost like really dark 70's stadium rock to tell you the truth.i suppose that's what Sabbath and Alice Cooper were... and What Pentagram were hoping to be.I've never shied away from a catchy chorus if i can put one in our songs.I just cant submit to the idea that being traditionally melodic is sounding like a sell out.i wouldn't be being true to my self if i tried to sound super sludgy and heavy ALL the time just to fit in to a musical category.But ,"doom" seems like a pretty wide and loose genre compared to the rest of a lot heavy music...Electric Wizard are pretty sonically different from The Devil's Blood or Pentagram.but,i hear people refer to all of those bands as doom.so,whatever ,i'm not bothered.people can call our music whatever makes them feel comfortable listening to it.i like a lot of the bands that get put in that section in the record store so i'm proud to sit on the shelf next to them.
* You're born 1969, did your parents bought you "black sabbath" or "paranoid" for your first anniversary ?!! when did your interest start for heavy musics ?
T : No,i don't think my parents listened to that stuff.My dad was 16 years older than my mom and was British.He listened to old sailors hymns about leaving your woman behind when you went out to sea and might die...really downer tragic stuff...Ha,maybe that's where i got the "doom" in me from.And ,he listened to classical music.My mom listened to the Beatles,Neil Young ,bowie,and Bob Dylan.that was my first introduction to music.The first two records I ever bought for myself were Yellow Submarine and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.I was ten years old i think...I've been trying to sound exactly like both of them ever since.
* What kind of deal do you have with Church Within ? Am I wrong if I suppose some bigger labels have yet tried to contact you ?
T : Oh my...i don't know if i really want to get that in depth into the inner workings of Orchid's business opportunities.Oli has been so good to us.we're a pretty loyal lot.i hope to be involved with church within in some way or another for years to come even if we get some help from someone else in the future.Mark really handles that stuff and he does a great job.
* You're gonna play at the next Hammer Of Doom in November, the bill is impressive, I guess you're all very impatient !? Any other European dates that could be organized in this same period ? is Germany the country where you the most interest from in Europe ?
T : Yeah,i believe we're playing in Holland,France,a few more dates in Germany,Switzerland...we'll be in Europe for a couple of weeks.i cant wait.
* You had holidays in Europe last year with your girlfriend, Germany, ITaly and maybe more, how did you enjoy coming down this different part of the globe ? T : It was great.I've spent a fair amount of time in Europe because of my work as a tattooer.One of my best friends lives in Verona ,Italy so I'm there at least once a year but usually more.it was cool to share that with her and watch her experience seeing really old things for the first time.Europe just has a completely different rhythm than the states.people seem more relaxed to me.
L.A. area ?
T : Hmmmm...I always really enjoy playing "Down into the earth" live.It just has everything I like to hear out of a live band.Heavy groove and a real journey.People always seem to respond to that on and Eyes Behind the Wall.Maybe because they both go out with a bang...Not sure.As far as bands from L.A.? I'm not sure,we don't spend much time there.we've only really played shows in the bay area ,where were from.And,a the Planet Caravan festival that happened in North Carolina a few years back. we've played with Astra from San Diego a few times who i really like.they're phenomenal players.really great!
* Thanx for your words Theo, add anything if you wish
T : Thanks for your time and supporting Orchid!


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Wondering how I did in yesterday's Aramco Half-Marathon?
Short version: I finished with a wide smile on my face and tears in my eyes.
Longer version: I finished with a wide smile on my face, tears in my eyes, and with my left arch hurting almost every step of the way. That had plagued me in training. But numb feet had not; unfortunately, I suffered with those from miles three through six, forcing me to walk from time to time until I could feel my toes again.
Thankfully, my tootsies felt fine once I hit mile seven, so after that I only walked through water stops and when I ingested Gu energy gel. Oh, and when I took iPhone 3Gs photos, which I uploaded to Facebook along the way.
I figured I'd try to take iPhone photos and keep updating my Facebook status during the race. In hindsight, it would've been much better to have used my Olympus Stylus Tough point-and-shoot camera. It was awkward stopping mid-race to take a photo, typing in a caption (especially considering I wasn't wearing my reading glasses), and then hoping AT&T would allow me to upload it to Facebook. I missed out on lots of potentially good pix of cute signs and even cuter babies. And that guy at the half-marathon start wearing a Lion King costume. Wonder if he finished still wearing it? It got pretty warm.
We did have perfect running weather—it was about 45 degrees at the start at 7 a.m. and about 60 degrees when I finished around 10 a.m. Which means that probably half the participants overdressed. Those who were wearing tights, jackets, gloves, and beanies looked like the temps were still frozen over from last weekend!
I felt very comfortable in a short-sleeved t-shirt and shorts, complete with my Hero running hat that I earned by raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Oh, and my Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS watch. Why was that important? Because, as in 2008, it showed that I actually ran 13.3 miles instead of 13.1. Oh, that aching extra two-tenths!!
The race starts with the half-marathoners and those running the Chevron Houston Marathon on separate streets. We mesh together around mile two until mile nine where the halfers blissfully turn around (180 degrees) and head for the finish. The organizers like to boast that the course is flat . . . but it is NOT! There are enough hills in the first seven miles to stretch out our legs and tighten our arches (well, my left one).
Here were my plans for the race: First goal always is to finish. My second goal was to break three hours. That's a slow pace and nowhere near my personal best, but my training had been done at snail speed. Mentally, I was going to concentrate on just getting into the swing of things for the first two miles, which includes the much-hated (by me) Elysian Viaduct. At least two people slipped and fell behind me as we approached the first mile on the viaduct. I'll bet they hate it, too.
Sidebar: Years ago there was talk about getting rid of the viaduct, which is a concrete overpass. I volunteered to be the one pushing the plunger when it came time to dynamite it! But, alas, it still stands if only to torment me every year.
After the Elysian, I was going to think about the six people in whose memory I raised funds for LLS. The first was Dick Jones at mile three, then my dad, my stepdad, my cousin Lisa, Don Queen, and Ron Kalteyer at the subsequent miles. After that I felt like all of them were on my back spurring me along to the finish.
Two of the best aspects of Houston's premier marathon/half-marathon event are its volunteers and spectators. We couldn't have a successful race without thousands of helpers. And those watching make us feel like running gods and goddesses, as well as providing plenty of distractions. I saw so many great signs along the course! Some I remember were "Run like you stole something!" and "So easy a caveman could do it." There also were live bands and boom boxes providing great music along the way.
Once I made the turn at mile nine, I focused on one sight: That mile 10 banner. I just couldn't wait until I was able to have my very own pity party and feel sorry for myself and my aches and pains. Funny thing, though—by mile 10, I was rolling along at a decent clip for me. Sure, my arch was hurting, but it wasn't slowing down my pace any, and I knew that in a mere mile we would be on Allen Parkway running along with the fast marathoners across the median. Plus I had those six precious souls riding on my shoulders whispering in my ear, "You can do it!" Cancel that pity party!
Houston's Christian radio station had several prayer stations set up along the course. What a great idea . . . even for those of us who are Jewish! All runners are grateful for divine intervention late in a race.
My biggest disappointment once we got off Allen Parkway and headed through downtown towards the finish line at the George R. Brown Convention Center? No Elvis sighting! That's the first time I haven't seen the supposedly dead rock 'n roller during either the half (now five finishes) or marathon (eight finishes).
Finally, there was the most-spectacular sight of the entire 13.1-mile race: The finish line! Why do we run races? To finish them! As always, when I crossed the line, I looked to the sky to thank my dad for being along with me.
And then I thought of Dick Jones, who I had hoped so much would be there at the finish watching me run for him. He was there in spirit, of course, interrupting his golf game in heaven to ride on my shoulders. I couldn't help but break into a wide smile and start to cry.


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In an interview for the IDG Connect website, Carrington Mortgage Holdings EVP and Chief Information Officer Brent Rasmussen shares diverse information technology career advice with International Data Group's technology-centric audience.
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I watched Live 8 on TV yesterday all ten and half hours. (Occupying TV and disappointing my housemates. :)) It was great to watch that biggest simultaneous live concerts, biggest TV and Internet event and most important of all, the biggest movement urging world's leaders to take action on poverty. I really admired all the people who made this event happen: all musicians, organizers and sponsors.
Started with U2 and Paul McCartney, Wow!!! U2 was great. Surprise was when Bob Geldof introduced Bill Gates. He will donate $691.6 million. After that Gates introduced Dido. The most touching moment was when Bob Geldof showed the video clip of children in Africa. After that he brought in the girl who was benefited from "Live Aid 85" and soon Madonna came in. Others I liked: Dido, REM, Bjork, Velvet Revolver, Shakira, Green Day, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Bryan Adams, and Pink Floyd. O yeah! Dido was gorgeous at Live 8. Our TV channel missed out Def Leppard, Sarah McLachlan and Deep Purple I like.
Some quotes here:
"Mahatma Gandhi freed a continent, Martin Luther King freed a people, Nelson Mandela freed a country. It does work. They will listen."
Bob Geldof
"This is our moment. This is our time. This is our chance to stand up for what's right. "
"We're not looking for charity, we're looking for justice," "We cannot fix every problem, but the ones we can, we must."
Bono, U2
"We know what to do. Some day in the future all people, no matter where they are born, will be able to live a healthy life.
"We can do this and when we do, it will be the best thing humanity has ever done."
"if you show people the problems and you show people the solutions they will be moved to act".
Bill Gates
"This is really a united nations." "The whole world has come together in solidarity with the poor. On behalf of the poor, the voiceless and the weak, I say thank you. "
United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan
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Images by David Cushing at flickr (best Live 8 images I've ever found.)