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Got Hitched & Other News...
Hey Everyone. I have a lot to report but for that those of you who are in our daily lives you are all probably tired of hearing about all this stuff! However, for the folks who don't get to see us regularly probably haven't heard our news at all!
First of all, I am now a married woman! Abram's dad, Tracy and I got married in Northeast Iowa and spent three wonderful days in a Victorian Bed and Breakfast near the Mississippi River. The leaves were in peak season and it was beautiful! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! The weather warned us it was going to be cold and rainy but the clouds parted, made a beautiful sunset and we spent the rest of the night around a fire. It was absolutely perfect.
We opted to have a VERY small Wedding so we decided that getting married at my Dad's place would be perfect! We have spent a weekend there every summer going for a visit and to kayak down the Yellow River since we started dating almost six years ago (after 14 years of friendship)! So, we got Married on a little cliff overlooking that river, my good friend Jessica married us, my dad led a nice ceremony in the Medicine Wheel and we did it all with our kids by our side! Little Abram (who fell asleep for our photos) and Taylor, my now step-daughter!
We could only invite a handful of people including family so we were unable to share our special day with all the people we would have liked but it was wonderful having such a personal wedding with the people we have known nearly all of our lives! So if you are reading this and did not get invited to attend, please do not have hurt feelings! We wanted to be able to invite EVERYONE but we financially could not do it and since all of our food was home cooked we couldn't feed more than 20 people! There will be a party announcement for December coming out soon!
Medical Update...
I just wanted to put a little medical update here about Abram, so our friends and family can keep up with what is going on. If you read my last blog post, you know how incredibly frustrated I was with the Medical Field and after filing complaints with Patient Relations with both Hospitals I have suddenly gotten the appointments I needed and the time with doctors that we have been needing so terribly. It's sad that in order to get appropriate medical care in this country you have to complain about specific doctors/surgeons in order to get the care you should have had in the first place.
Anyhow, after I complained about the care we have gotten for Abram since Day One, we finally had a Doctor take notice and try to figure things out for us. However, he was already the man we had chosen to rename as our official Pediatrician because he was the only one out of the many that we had met at the Pediatric Clinic that seemed compassionate and caring and actually took the time to listen and interact with me instead of pecking away at a keyboard while I spoke.
So, last Friday, I went in with Abe for his 15 month check-up and ended up being there for an hour and half as he had already heard about my frustrations from above and he had spent his personal time calling all of the specialists, getting copies of reports and had a lot of answers already there for me, which was a nice surprise! He answered all of my questions and we got down to the fact that we need to get into Genetics and to have that second 24-Hour EEG done to rule out seizures.
I also had gotten a phone call back from our Neurologist who confirmed that Melatonin would be something to try to help with Abram's sleep issues, that he had already sent the Geneticist referral in August and that he needs the second EEG. When I told him I hadn't head anything from the Geneticist at all he seemed pretty disgusted that I hadn't gotten a call back. I'm sure he'd be even more annoyed if he knew how horrible his receptionist is and that it took thirteen phone calls and nearly eight weeks for him to give me a return call.
Anyhow....... the point is... after stirring the pot a bit we have some important appointments coming up:
November 2 - he goes to see a Pediatric Neurological Development Specialist, which will be a group session with their Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists as well as an Audiologist and a few other Specialists if they see fit.
November 27 - he goes in for his two month check-up with his Neurologist here locally
December 2 - he goes in for his 24 hour EEG to rule out seizures
February - he goes to see a Geneticist for the first time - and this is what we've been waiting months to get into to! It took three months just to get a phone call and then another four months of waiting! :( Waiting is the WORST when it comes to your kid!
But.... the good news is the big time specialists are coming up and hopefully we will be closer to having an answer as to what is going on with our poor little man.
In other news.... Abram is getting stronger everyday. He crawls around the house like a maniac and likes to "chase" us as fast as he can. He can get up on to "tall knees" while tormenting the cat or begging for food from visitors and he is really into his new rainstick and weird eyeball bouncy ball that glows green when it bounces. He thinks it is hilarious!
We discovered at his outpatient therapy this week that he does well with a compression vest so we are going to be looking in to either borrowing one or purchasing one as the therapist felt that it would do him some good and possibly help with his sleeping issues since it gives him the deep pressure that he needs. Abram has sensory issues in addition to his Hypotonia so she tried to explain it as.... how we can feel our bodies and feel our arms and legs in space. For Abram... he can't feel all that because his muscle tone is so low but with this thing that squeezes him - it helped him feel more grounded and more calm! So that is on the WISH LIST right now but thanks to a Fundraiser from our friends this weekend - we will be able to afford it if it is something we'll have to pay out of pocket for!!
Sometimes I get stuck on all the things we don't know but I need to remember this:
When we started Physical Therapy in May, Abram could not sit up on his own, he could not crawl, he could not hold his own bottle and he could not feed himself. Now he can do all those things. It is getting better and there are improvements! Life is getting better and easier for him a little (inch)stone at a time!
I just wanted to let everyone know what was up,
And the Fifth Opinion Is......
Today we made the drive to Iowa City to see a Neurosurgeon and a different Neurologist for a "second" (ahem, third and fourth) Neurological opinion. It's strange to feel excited or anxious to meet a Neurosurgeon but after reading about his Academic Background, I felt like he had a background that would cover the bases with what our son is suffering from.
Instead, I got a barrage of strange questions including: What I do for work, What I did before that, Have I been around Chemicals, Did I do drugs when I was pregnant, etc etc. He seemed very disinterested in our son, didn't pick him up, barely touched his head (just measured his soft spot) and immediately dismissed us telling us that what is wrong with him is part of a "bigger picture" that the cyst has nothing to do with his symptoms and that what is wrong with him happened to him in-utero and that we do not need to come back. He also informed us that our son has fluid on his brain (all over his brain) and that it is not hydrocephalus and that the cyst will need to be monitored with yearly MRIs.
This information was all talked AT me while he either a) kept his eyes closed shut while speaking to me or b) staring at my tattoos with a look of absolute disdain on his face. (Typically I cover up my tattoos in front of folks like that (and even my Grandpa until last year!) but it was so ungodly hot in there, I was sweating profusely and the coffee was kicking in like crazy.) I was offended, disgusted, outraged and near tears. Livid, actually. But we were quickly shooed out of there and weren't even made to check-out. I basically felt like I had been attacked, blamed for my son's condition and quickly excused. He didn't even shut the door during our consult. Needless to say I was and am extremely disappointed. *sigh*
After that appointment, we we had to wait around a couple of hours to see the second Neurologist at the Specialty Pediatric Clinic and I did like his bedside manner. He seemed hurried but he was more thorough than the Neurosurgeon (clearly) and asked more about his birth than anyone else has. He also took a look at the MRI and told us that the cyst is not causing his problems, that is is *almost* a "normal" kid and that he will most likely "grow out of it". He said that he would not recommend genetic testing or the 24 hour video EEG that our local neuro has ordered. Again - completely different diagnosis. I want to rip my hair out.
So this is what we are left with:
So what are we supposed to make of this?! We have a Physical Therapist who admits that our son is hard to deal with and that she couldn't imagine having to have a child like him in her home full-time. The other Physical Therapist has had such a hard time with him she wants to co-teach with another Occupational Therapist (the best one at the outpatient service we use) because the first person who got assigned his case turned it down as she didn't feel that she had enough experience.
People that are around him the most see that he is fussy and has a lot of issues so I am so frustrated and torn on which opinion to believe! I was hoping that out of them all at least two would have a similar diagnosis but that just hasn't happened and then we as parents are left here standing all of the (mis)information trying to figure out what is best for our son?
Who am I supposed to believe? I know in my heart that what my son is doing isn't "normal" but it would sure be nice to jump on that boat of denial. I would like to think that the cyst isn't causing issues but no one can seem to come up with another cause that could be causing him so many issues. The Neurosurgeon today is the first one claiming that our son has fluid all over his brain. If that is true, why haven't the two radiologists and the three other Neuros mentioned it?! I'm convinced that no one knows a god damn thing. I'm pretty sure that in back of the offices somewhere is a spinning wheel with different diseases on it and they throw the freakin' dart. Nah... if that were the case... I'm certain we'd have better odds of getting the same answer.
God damn it. I guess it's just back to more waiting.
Today I bawled in front our Physical Therapist after she said "I have been working with Abram since June and I have rarely heard happy sounds come out of his mouth!".
Please let me clarify that I wasn't crying about what she said but the fact that she gets it! It was important for me to hear that someone else can see that something isn't right. It's not that I needed to have my thoughts justified but it felt good to hear that come out of someone's mouth, especially when that someone spends more time with our son than the majority of our family!
It was important for someone to be honest with me about how they see things. In fact, if it weren't for a dear friend of mine telling me that what my son was doing was *not* normal at 9 months, I am convinced that I would have lost my damn mind. (Thank you, Lacy. I will always be grateful for that conversation. That meant more than you will ever know!)
I feel that honesty is an important part of this life and that sugar coating things doesn't help much other than make the sting of disappointment burn that much stronger. So, while I was trying to happily tell our son's Physical Therapist about how wonderful our wedding was and how excited I was to go see a Neurosurgeon and new Neurologist on Wednesday; I ended up in tears.
As we were discussing what needs to be brought to the new Doctor's attention and asking her opinion on what items of importance should be noted - she also informed me that she believes that he is in some sort of pain/discomfort all of the time from his brain lesion. You wouldn't think that someone would be happy to hear that but I was. Not happy to hear that my son is hurting...... but happy that someone acknowledges and confirms it. The fact that this wonderful woman who came into our life (who has nothing but the best intentions for our son) and whom has been working with Special Needs children for decades tells me that something isn't right, was exactly what I needed to hear. What's even better is the fact that she is going to write up a little something for us to take to the Neurologist as she has been working with and observing his behavior for months and knows him better than most.
Please know that there is a big difference between being honest and being hurtful. Having someone tell you that your child is hurting and that his behaviors are not normal is honest and a much needed discussion. Having people say that your child's teeth grinding, whining, crying, etc is annoying is hurtful just as is having people comment on how or what your son eats and drinks from.
I realize that most of the comments are coming from a place of love and are not meant to intentionally hurt. I am not writing this to point fingers or make anyone feel bad. I just want people to understand how things are. Informing us that our son is fussy, clingy and a mama's boy is not helpful and it really hurts our feelings.
I love that my son loves us so much and wants to be around us because some day he won't want to be. At night when he has woken me up for the fifth time and I have gone weeks without more than a few hours straight of sleep.... I remind myself to keep calm and I stare at his little face and realize that just in a matter of years he will no longer want to be held or rocked and that right now he needs me and that is okay. That doesn't mean that I don't have days where I need to walk away and scream into a pillow because it is too much because I do have those days but it does mean that when the people we love look at him negatively because of his Special Needs it hurts.
Yes, he is fussy. He has always been fussy. He might always be fussy. However, right now he is a BABY and he can't tell us what hurts. Please remember that he has a Cystic Lesion in his brain that is symptomatic.... it is a very real thing that only 1.5% of the population has to deal with and it is incredibly rare for a Pineal Cyst to be as large as our son's cyst is. It is so uncommon that every single specialist we have seen has had both a differing opinion than the specialist before them.
He isn't walking because he has Hypotonia. He literally just started crawling and wasn't able to hold his own bottle until he was 9 months old because his muscle tone was so low. It's not because he is lazy or because I haven't tried. He has foot braces and Physical Therapy six times a month for a reason and it is helping immensely. He has come so far in just four months time with the help of Early Access.
He grinds his teeth because he has sensory issues and he is getting some sort of feedback from it. What it is we do not know but making rude comments about it isn't going to get him to stop. Yes, it makes my skin crawl too but there is nothing that I can do about it. He also likes to scratch things, has no fear, gags on rubber, won't touch/eat things with particular textures and he absolutely will not eat or drink anything cold and acts like it is torturous. Guess what? I can't do anything about that either other than help him try to get over those things little by little. I don't know why he is that way... he just is. Hearing people say negative things about him because he does those things hurts my heart deeply.
I guess I just needed to put this into the world:
Please remember to think before you speak. What you say to parents about their children can be hurtful and taken the wrong way with even the best intentions. Try to put yourself the other person's shoes before making commentary on someone else's child's behaviors, especially so when that child has Special Needs.
Big Things and Big News!
Just a few months ago we were told by an Orthopaedic Surgeon that my son had nerve damage from his traumatic birth (ahem - hospital negligence) and that there was nothing that I could do about it. "You can do Physical Therapy until you're blue in the face and it won't do a thing." is what he said to me after spending less than 5 minutes with my son.
All I have to say to him is YOU WERE WRONG! NANA NANA BOO BOO! STICK YOUR HEAD IN DOO DOO! Clearly, that is my mom version... as my real version wouldn't be pleasant at all to read!
<------ BUT LOOK! He is able to pull himself up! That is such an amazing feat and one that I thought wouldn't happen for quite a while longer! Our 16-year-old cat isn't as thrilled about it as we are... but it's so awesome!
It makes me feel like a proud mama that if you really work at something... big changes take place. It makes me proud that I didn't listen to some overpaid jerk who made $750+ in the literal 300 seconds he spent with us. It makes me wonder how many people do listen and do give up when the "professionals" tell them such things?! This just means that our little man is getting stronger and he'll be walking before we know it!
Abram is officially getting Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy in our home as well as privately at Child Serve and will also be staring Speech Therapy this month as well! I'm excited to add that to our weekly schedule and list of things to kick-ass in!
Also.. Abram's Father and I are GETTING MARRIED! We are having a private ceremony in NE Iowa, where it will be peak leaf season! It is going to take place on a cliff overlooking the river and the beautiful bluffs filled with fall colors. I cannot wait and Saturday cannot come soon enough! Then we'll be staying in a beautiful Bed and Breakfast owned by a family member in a tiny town on the Mississippi. It's a fabulous Victorian Home that we will have to ourselves for THREE DAYS!!! THE WHOLE PLACE! Wooooo! We are looking forward to it! So the next time that I write, I will be a married woman.
Then - in even bigger news..... Abram is getting into the Univeristy of Iowa's Children's Speciality Clinic to meet with a Neurosurgeon (who also happens to be the Professor of Neurosurgery there) AND a Neurologist (the Assistant Professor of Neurology) on Wednesday! I am looking forward to getting a second opinion from two men who are specialists in their fields and both of whom have been voted Best of 2013 Doctors.
So that is a damn good start to next week.
Until then... take care of yourselves..
Still Waiting...
Well, it is officially October. Summer came and went in a flash filled with dozens and dozens of appointments, doctors, therapists, specialists, surgeons of several varities as well as a Neurologist and a brain surgeon.Yet, here I sit with more questions than answers. We still have not been informed of the results of our first EEG and yet I was informed that they are trying to schedule a second 24 hour EEG with Video (despite my numerous phone calls).
During our wait, I connected with Dr. Shahinian of the Skull Base Institute of Los Angeles again. We had a phone conference to once again discuss Abram's case. He already had a disc of Abram's first MRI so I emailed him a large list of questions/concerns along with his most recent high-contrast MRI image of the cyst. Plus, I made a page for just our Neuros/Doctors to see on this website with videos of Abram's seizure-like episodes as well as a intensive list of past medical history and current symptoms/behaviors, etc.
Dr. Shahinian told me that he felt like the videos that I shared with him are not seizures at all instead felt that they were vision disturbances caused by the cyst. Sadly, there is nothing that we can do about that at all until we are able to get the cyst out of his head. Dr. Shahinian also felt that Abram's sleep issues also have a lot to do with the cyst, due to the fact that it is on his Pineal Gland and that gland in particular is responsible for our circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Unfortunately, there was not much more advice he could offer me at that point and suggested supplementing Abram with some Melatonin to help him sleep at night with the hopes that more sleep would curb the fussiness and agitated states that he has regularly (ahem! seemingly non-stop!). So, again I am left feeling torn. Happy to hear that a specialist in this issue feels that Abram is *not* having seizures and distraught at the fact that I can do nothing to help him be more comfortable and at ease. The Doctor even told me that he believes that this cyst WILL need to be removed but that he is not going to jump to do something invasive at this point. It seems so surreal having a child with such an issue. The fact that something is growing in his brain and there's nothing I can do about it until it causes Hydrocephalus just seems illogical. However, so does putting my child through the most dangerous brain surgery at only one year old.
It's just not fair.
So, in addition to seeking the advice of Dr. Shahinian, I also showed Abram's new Pediatrician the videos of the seizure-like episodes and he felt that they were definitely something to be concerned about. After discussing our son's issues with his insurance company we were hoping to be able to go out-of-state to a Children's Specialty Hospital but we are not allowed to do so until we've run the gamut of the State's University Hospital in Iowa City. Luckily, I found a great Neurosurgeon there and was able to get our Pediatrician to get us a referral there for a second opinion. I'm not sure what it is that I am looking for or what answer I am expecting to get but I just feel like my child is suffering at the hands of time and no one but me seems to think that it's time-sensitive issue. It's been nearly a month since I called our local Neurologist office to tell them of his episodes and I haven't heard a peep and it is beyond frustrating. I get and understand that they have priorities and other patients but it seems a little careless that no one can even call me back to explain anything or tell me that my concerns aren't justified if they aren't. A call from the nurse would suffice.
I guess I just am feeling overwhelmed and frustrated and a little beaten down. I'm frustrated that we spent an entire summer going to appointment after appointment to not have any answers and meanwhile my son is suffering and unhappy and there isn't one thing I can do to make him feel better other than to distract him from his own discomfort for a little while with a toy or a warm bath.
It's really hard not to get angry.
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Early studies that categorized odontocete pulsed sounds had few means of discriminating signals used for biosonar-based foraging from those used for communication. This capability to identify the function of sounds is important for understanding and interpreting behavior; it is also essential for monitoring and mitigating potential disturbance from human activities. Archival tags were placed on free-ranging Grampus griseus to quantify and discriminate between pulsed sounds used for echolocation-based foraging and those used for communication. Two types of rapid click-series pulsed sounds, buzzes and burst pulses, were identified as produced by the tagged dolphins and classified using a Gaussian mixture model based on their duration, association with jerk (i.e. rapid change of acceleration) and temporal association with click trains. Buzzes followed regular echolocation clicks and coincided with a strong jerk signal from accelerometers on the tag. They consisted of series averaging 359±210 clicks (mean±s.d.) with an increasing repetition rate and relatively low amplitude. Burst pulses consisted of relatively short click series averaging 45±54 clicks with decreasing repetition rate and longer inter-click interval that were less likely to be associated with regular echolocation and the jerk signal. These results suggest that the longer, relatively lower amplitude, jerk-associated buzzes are used in this species to capture prey, mostly during the bottom phase of foraging dives, as seen in other odontocetes. In contrast, the shorter, isolated burst pulses that are generally emitted by the dolphins while at or near the surface are used outside of a direct, known foraging context.
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing or financial interests.
Author contributions
P.A. developed the concepts, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. S.L.D., F.V. and A.K.S. performed the experiments, analyzed the data and edited the manuscript. S.N. and F.V. analyzed the data and edited the manuscript. A.S.F., J.A.G., F.V., J.C., B.L.S. performed the experiments and edited the manuscript. P.L.T. developed the concepts, supervised the project and edited the manuscript.
This work was supported by the U.S. Navy through several grants and contracts including grants and contracts from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Environmental Readiness Program, Living Marine Resources Program, and the Office of Naval Research Marine Mammal Program [to both the SOCAL-BRS (Southern California Behavioral Response Study) and MOCHA (Multi-study Ocean Acoustics Human Effects Analysis) projects]. Additional support was provided by the MASTS pooling initiative [Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland; supported by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions].
Data availability
Data are available from the Dryad Digital Repository http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m0763.
Supplementary information
Supplementary information available online at http://jeb.biologists.org/lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.144295.supplemental
- Received June 4, 2016.
- Accepted July 5, 2016.
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Remote Control Warfare. Some Sixty US Drone Bases Around The World
" In 2000, the Pentagon had less than 50 drones. Ten years later, that number is 7,500–an increase of 15,000 percent. In 2003, the U.S. Air Force was flying a handful of round-the-clock drone patrols every day. By 2010, that number had reached 40.
"By 2011, the Air Force was training more remote pilots than fighter and bomber pilots combined," explains Medea Benjamin in her book Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control. Benjamin cites Mark Maybury, chief scientist for the Air Force, who said in 2011, "Our number one manning problem in the Air Force is manning our unmanned platform."
But more important is that the use of drones to carry out missions in far-flung countries has enabled the Obama administration to avoid any formal declaration of war while raining down lethal force from the skies–a clear attempt to skirt both U.S. and international law regarding war. As Nick Turse writes in The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases and Cyberwarfare:
Take the American war in Pakistan–a poster child for what might now be called the Obama formula, if not doctrine. Beginning as a highly circumscribed drone assassination campaign backed by limited cross-border commando raids under the Bush administration, U.S. operations in Pakistan into something close to a full-scale robotic air war, complemented by cross-border helicopter attacks, CIA-funded "kill teams" of Afghan proxy forces, as well as boots-on-the-ground missions by elite special operations forces.
The U.S. has now deployed drones armed with lethal force in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya. Some 60 bases throughout the world are directly connected to the drone program–from Florida to Nevada in the U.S., from Ethiopia and Djibouti in Africa, to Qatar in the Middle East and the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean.
According to Turse, for the last three years, Xe Services, the company formerly known as Blackwater, has been in charge of arming the fleet of Predator drones at CIA clandestine sites in Pakistan and Afghanistan."
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- Everything About Drones (youviewed.com)
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We're late with this one, because…snafu? But anyway, it's Quickies time! Let's see what we missed in the metal world today:
- Oh, boy. Welp, this may not bode well for new Immortal material: Abbath is in a legal battle with Horgh and Demonaz over the rights to the band's name. Yeesh.
- This past week's album numbers are in and hey! AC/DC hit No. 3 with sales of a little less than 172,000 for Rock or Bust. Which is all well and good until you remember that their last album–2008's Black Ice–bowed at No. 1 with 784K in its first week.
- Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee is alleging that Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne scammed him out of royalties during his time with the band in the '80s. Raise your hand if you're the slightest bit surprised at these allegations. Anyone?
- How's ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing spending his time in retirement? By making perfumes, of course! No, really. I had to check to make sure Axl and the MetalSucks guys weren't just fucking with us.
- And finally, let's close out with a new video from Psycroptic. Here's "Echoes to Come":
Always good to see/hear new stuff from the boys down under. Anyway, that'll do it for now. Check back tomorrow for Episode 32!
Live. Love. Plow. Horns Up.


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I'm almost ready to give up breastfeeding. Things have not worked for me and baby very well from the beginning and I'm so afraid and frustrated now.
I was counting on a bit of low supply, but breasts got engorded and leaking. Problem has been my flat nipples and the consequent bad latch. Slow weight gain and cracked nipples were the result of this, plus a mastitis. The lactation consultant told me it could be a tongue tie and today we went to have it snipped.
I wasn't expecting a miracle, but... he's rejecting my breasts and crying desperately. He just won't latch. He had for a little while right after the intervention, still in the clinic, and not more.
Needless to say, im heartbroken. I took him to have this thing done for nothing. It's so sad to see him rejecting my boob and taking my partners finger instead (finger feeding formula).
I don't know what's the point of the post, to be honest. Anyone has experience with ties and can tell me it gets better? Opinions? Does anyone think I should give up, swap to formula and allow my boy to break fee from my low supply and silly nipples issues?


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Quote of the Day: "But upon closer review, it becomes abundantly clear that both this movie and the man behind it have a very certain anti-Christian axe to grind." -- Matt Barber
This morning, our church bulletin contained the message below..."There is a movie you will NOT want your children or grandchildren to see: THE GOLDEN COMPASS. It is written by Phillip Pullman, a proud atheist who belongs to secular humanist societies. He hates C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and has written a trilogy to show the other side. The movie has been dumbed down to fool kids and their parents in the hope that they will buy this trilogy where in the end the children kill God and everyone can do as they please. Nicole Kidman stars in the movie so it will probably be advertised a lot. This is just a friendly pastoral warning that you won't hear on regular TV."
The Alethiometer or Golden Compass. Instead of seeking true north, the needle on the alethiometer supposedly seeks out truth itself.
Wow. I have not seen the Chronicles of Narnia, nor have I read Pullman's trilogy. Click here to go to the movie's website and view the trailer. I will read any e-mails, pro or con, that are sent to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and will reprint those that I feel will shed additional light on the subject. The movie is scheduled for release on December 7, 2007. Here is the Wikipedia entry for THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
I didn't see anything in the trailer that was particularly offensive. Neither was there anything to make me want to see it. But, as Tash pointed out, it is probably the trilogy itself that is disconcerting. Seeing the movie may lead kids to buy and read the books. Of course, this isn't the only evil out there seeking to mislead our kids. But, like I said, I haven't seen the movie or looked at the books. I'm passing on the message to my readers so that you can make your own assessment.
I found this article by Matt Barber on TownHall.com dated November 15, 2007: The Golden Compass Has no Moral Compass
This is the essence of Mr Barber's message:
"With The Golden Compass, Phillip Pullman shares his heart with us — a heart that says, "There is no God." And he clearly wants to influence your child's heart as well. This movie's creation — or chance materialization, take your pick — has a specific agenda. It is clearly targeted toward unsuspecting children with the furtive goal of enlisting the next generation..."
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In India, mediclaim and health insurance plans are mostly used together with the same purpose and meaning.
However, there are basic differences between the two when it comes to their features, and benefits in practicality.
Both these medical insurance policies are drafted to address health scars, the benefits of health insurance scores over the mediclaim policy always.
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- What is a
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Mediclaim schemes are created to address some issues such as hospitalization, and treatments for pre-existing diseases or complexions. The premium for the policy depends on the assured sum which the subscriber needs to pay on a yearly basis.
- What
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While mediclaim and health insurance schemes come with hospitalization costs, the medical insurance is more exclusive and comprehensive plan. Compared to the mediclaim policy, a health insurance policy provides scores of benefits such as reimbursement for availing emergency ambulance service, losing a source of income because of a disease and more.
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No, your mediclaim policies do not provide any coverage against any critical diseases or illness. One of the prime reason for this exclusion is that policies like these carry a lower assured sum which won't go beyond a sum of Rs.5 lakh. Also, since the cost of complex diseases also means huge expenses, the policy is not mature enough to meet the cover. On the other hand, policyholders having a health insurance scheme can go for the critical illness rider. One of the other things to note is that higher the insured sum the more value you are bound to get out of your health schemes. Under a typical medical insurance plan, people often get insurance of up to Rs.20-30 lakh.
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ThIs thread is a pure shitstorm. Young adults and people with heart will love this, those familiar with manga culture most likely will too. Fans of original works as well. Asia loves it. Fans of visual spectacle, one of a kind action sequences or tragic and surprising twists will love this. Intelligent folks with a sense for philosophical flavour to life will love it, those who ponder upon technological singularity too. There's a perfect GA in the whole wide world. If they want to see this, they're already sold by the trailers. Truly, a shitty reviews aggregation site like RT that's worth no glance seems relevant only to the US surprisingly. And it's circlejerked on BOT forum no surprisingly, with mob mentality that's out of touch with anything because of the attention fixed on every single detail flowing in the stream of information. The world would rather judge a movie by IMDb or Metascore, YT clips, WOM... and mixed reviews would only nudge them to see this by themselves. I give up on trying to follow anything with you guys, I'd rather go see this movie, and bring 50 people with me with ease. So long.
Oh, this story is very hard to fit in a box, because some villains are there as a tragic obstacle on Alita's path. There's a beautiful side side story in the original manga that depicts how fates cross path in this story and someone is meant to be stepped over. That's how this narrative mostly moves on. Even greatest villains... [I can't spoil that.] And Alita herself is kinda an anti-hero at some points. In the end, you enjoy the journey of a vulnerable human's introspection, finding strength to stand up to fate (almost literally), getting over grief and doing the right thing. [as corny as ot sounds...] How they've adapted such an intangible plot is yet to be found out. Maybe its plus points come down to garnering affection for a fully CG MC (very meta, huh), relationships, visual spectacle and the overall theatre experience for a casual viewing. If we disregard that one review, and hear about the sequels already being in demand - which are, in a way, gently getting nudged onto our plate, together with infrequent talks about this being an origin story - and the audiences recognise all that, then we're on a roll. If not, at least we had one loveable chance at it. And the manga author had his dream come true!
Pssst. It's the system.
You can know all about the violence in the movie here: https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/alita-battle-angel-film
Presales in Croatia 3 weeks before prepremiere (13th of February). 34 tickets sold so far.
That's the only legit thing we got. Perhaps the music in Making Of featurette? https://youtu.be/e3xdGx7Xa4w
You guys want this thread to be locked again. Oh, well... There's nothing at the time that can make you guess BO anyways.
Alleged world premiere: http://premierescene.net/film-calendar.html
Thanks for sharing. Here we can see how promotion didn't do it justice. If you will, let it shine in all its glory, in motion, on here in the best possible quality: https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/alita-battle-angel The amount of details in her face is astonishing yet when you see it in low quality, it undermines all the hard work and every word they stand behind. There's nothing strange about it when they go full power onto 3D projections in the marketing campaign, because that's what this kind of movie is made for and why it's justified in their bold exclamations. Production is confident in the product that public hasn't even properly seen.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Anonymity on the Internet is what makes one post bold statements. Would anyone want to associate everything he does with who he wants to be in public? We started taking privacy for granted. We don't even care anymore. But I guess turning everything inside out has always been civilisation's passion.
Boy, it's called a press junket for a reason. They went for a screening, to film promo material and for some tidbits they ought to share on SM to show they had a good time. This is business and not kissing an ass.
I don't know... You folks know this is a good movie by now (in a sense, it won't suck). It's gonna sell good to those who see it, and then they're gonna sell it around. Big eyes or no big word about it doesn't matter much when it goes out. It'll be out in the world for everyone to see. Fixed point in time. By that point, there's gonna be some publicity blitz. Physical posters. Upcoming pop star single. Perhaps one more clip and one more big ad push. Aside from that, already a number of people have seen or heard about Alita. They even have an opinion! You can count that as a success because they're gonna change their minds with WoM stirring them up. My own experience with her eyes is also a negative one. I had to show it around because I was immensely creeped out and wanted to see how others react to it. If the marketing team is trying to play this well, they're absolutely not being overbearing because the project itself carries a momentum. What gathered buzz were the following key points: JC working on something called Alita, the first trailer (+reactions) and the delays. Now they haven't fired out all the shots since the delays have done their job in making some impatient or irritated at constant and latent Alita presence. What's important to consider is that this is a unique project (like every movie is): people are interested and simply hope it's going to be at least a good movie (lucky for them - some trailers were really hit n miss), my opinion being based on every single social content on the web I can find. Those who are bashing this are longing to confirm their suspicions and they're in for a surprise. What's left for the marketing, since they have no platform to release regular promotional bits from an original source unknown to their targeted audience, they are condemned to push talents, get by through the word of enthusiasts, to collaborate with a wide array of potent advertisers, continue with official channels of a film release... But all of that going step by step. I actually wonder whether some of their "mistakes" were a good way to lure in whoever they could, how much of this was a blockbuster in construction, why they're so silent with promotion, how people who're discussing something like box office fail to remember someone's gonna get millions for an elaborate profession of monitoring and garnering social interest. You never ought to be naive in a world where one can earn money by telling false truths. This is my very biased and emotional opinion. I look forward to seeing how this is going to play out and I'm enjoying learning about all of the processes involved.
Excuse me, what do these two have in common? Thematically and spectacle-wise, they're miles away. Why do I seldom find RPO mentioned? (New one here, just had to drop in.)


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Introducing the UTV Rally Raid Series
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Yeah, I'm that guy who is known as the "skeptic" in my group of friends. It's either a good trait or a bad trait, depending on how you view the half empty glass. Either way, I always look for proof to claims such as "it's the most fun you can have on four wheels" and "it's the perfect course for a UTV race".
Unfortunately, there's no way to obtain proof of such claims other than participate for yourself, and after the April 16th race of the UTV Rally Raid series, all I can say is they were completely wrong in their claims. Well, maybe not completely wrong, but at least completely understated. I don't blame you if you chose not to believe what you're about to read. Heck, I wouldn't even believe it if I were you. I have been racing on four wheels and two for almost 20 years and I can say without a doubt that the UTV Rally Raid series is the most fun I have ever had in the dirt. The only way you'll truly know for yourself is to line up on the starting line for the next UTVRR race.
There are a few things that make this course and series great:
— Held at Durhamtown Plantation in Union Point, GA
— 15' wide in most places
— Hard pack, flat dirt (tacky red clay)
— Clean course (no downed trees, rocks, or other hazards)
— Fast – very fast
— Four hours behind the wheel
— Night racing – bring plenty of lights
— Camaraderie – the UTV crowd is a great bunch of people. It reminds me very much of the quad racing scene.
Unfortunately, after lap seven, my new RZR-XP was out with three broken rear wheel studs, but not before setting the fastest lap time in the Ironman Unlimited class. I'll be back for the next race and ready for a better showing. In the meantime, I'll spend my time trying to explain to the doubters out there, just how much fun this series really is.
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As it's a weekend and I had an hour to myself: I went to an area of Weston-super-Mare(W-s-M) I had never visited, with a camera, before or at all in fact really.
Scott Elm Drive, West Wick, Weston-super-Mare. (51.3554208,-2.9011562)
If you have viewed my Blog and/or Website: The following photograph will be a complete departure from my usual depiction of W-s-M itself, and so, is essentially, for me, about photography in and of itself.
So, the photography related info part:– Nikons D80 & D7000 fitted with Nikkors DX AF-S 55-200mm f4-5.6 ED & AF 50mm f1.8 D respectively. Handheld(gloved) then @ 400 ISO, F8 and 1/250 Sec with -2/3EV. Tele = 145mm or FX Equiv' 217mm. Late afternoon with cloud cover and some low sun just breaking through.
A little bit about me being out there: I set out with two camera and lenses. Wrapped up warm as although the temperature was mild enough at around 8° C the wind was chilling my hands so as I needed to wear gloves, this is not too critical with the D80 though the D7000 has a hair shutter; so you can guess how that was going….
So, now for the photograph which I want to share with you today:-
Swan on Swan Nikon D80/Nikkor DX AF-S 55-200mm f4-5.6 ED in W-s-M – though could have been, kind of, anywhere or nowhere in particular.
I took many pictures, on both cameras, and I will add some of them to an album on the website in due course.


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Last week I, yet again, had the opportunity for a great discussion with one of my patients. I have to steal a question she posed because it's too wonderful not to share it. It's not immediately practical in nature like many of the this blog's posts but I can't resist!
Thanks PR!
"What would a stereo look like if it were built using Taoist principles?"
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In September 2010 Corporal Luke Simpson and his team were clearing a cluster of improvised explosive devices from a stretch of road in Afghanistan. A member of 33 Engineer Regiment which is based in Wimbish, Corporal Simpson had already spent over 6 months in Afghanistan dismantling IEDs, doing one of the most dangerous jobs in the forces.
He doesn't remember standing on the bomb, just the cloud of dust and being knocked off his feet. It was only two weeks away from the day he was due to come home.
"The first couple of months was a bit hard for me to adjust - I just thought Oh God, that's it I've lost my leg, my life's over. I knew I'd have to change things, but then with the support of your family you just get on with it and it's more exciting now, I can't wait til I'm out and set up."
Corporal Simpson will shortly be leaving the army to set up his own locksmith business in Wisbech. During the latter part of his recovery he's been coming to the new personnel recovery centre at Colchester Garrison, which was opened in May. The first purpose built centre of its kind in the country, Chavasse VC House is run and funded by the charities Help the Heroes and The Royal British legion, as well as the Ministry of Defence.
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How Many Welshmen And Welshwomen Can You Fit In A Million Pound Park-And-Ride?
This article on Insider Media, which is entitled Work On £1m Park-And-Ride Site Completes.
The Park-and-Ride facility is at Abercynon station, which is the station, where the Merthyr Line splits into two branches to Metryr Tydfil and Aberdate stations.
- The facility has 310 parking spaces.
- It has been built in six months after a November start.
- Bus access will be provided at the original car park.
- I hope they've increased cycle capacity for the Geraint Thomas effect.
My only worry is that with eight trains per hour to start between Abercynon and Cardiff in 2023, will the facility be big enough?
This is obviously and a much-needed scheme and each parking space has cost around £3,000. If on 250 working days, each generate around five pounds in revenue, that must mean that the car park should be viable.
If this Park-and-Ride facility has been built so quickly and should be viable, why is it that so few similar parking schemes are proposed for railway stations?
Especially, where at Abercynon station, there will be a massive improvement in capacity and quality of the train service.
- A doubling of frequency
- Faster, electric tram-trains.
- Trains that can hold more passengers.
How many other stations are getting this improvement?
as to finance, I think this could be the sort of investment, infrastructure funds, run by the like of L & G and Aviva will be looking at..
- Not a large investment.
- Could be constructed to n efficient design.
- Guaranteed return.
But in the future, when electric vehicles make up say half of all those on the road, it could become a large energy supply and storage facility.
Cardiff Queen Street Station
Cardiff Queen Street station is the first station to be refurbished for the proposed South Wales Metro.
- The station is fully step-free.
- The platforms are wide, which helps interchange or waiting for your destination. See Canada Water on the Overground and St. Pancras on Thameslink.
- Currently, to get to Cardiff Bay station, you need to catch a five trains per hour (tph) shuttle train from Platform 1.
The service pattern is fairly-straight-forward, with the following lines passing though the station from South to North.
- 2 tph – Coryton Line between Radyr and Coryton stations via Cardiff Central.
- 2 tph – Cynon Line between Barry Island and Aberdare stations via Cardiff Central.
- 2 tph – Rhondda Line between Cardiff Central and Treherbert stations.
- 3 tph – Rhymney Line between Cardiff Central and Bargoed stations.
- 1 tph – Rhymney Line between Penarth and Rhymney stations via Cardiff Central.
- 2 tph – Taff Line between Cardiff Central and Merthyr Tydfil stations.
It is said, that to build anything, you need good foundations.
These services through Cardiff Queen Street station, seem to be a good foundation for the South Wales Metro.
The current proposed services through the station after the Metro is completed are.
- 2 tph – Coryton Line between Penarth and Coryton stations via Cardiff Central – Tri-Mode Stadler Flirts
- 2 tph – Cynon Line between The Flourish and Aberdare stations.. – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
- 2 tph – Rhondda Line between Cardiff Queen Street and Treherbert stations – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
- 2 tph – Rhondda Line between The Flourish and Treherbert stations – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
- 2 tph – Rhymney Line between Barry Island and Rhymney stations via Cardiff Central – Tri-Mode Stadler Floirts
- 2 tph – Rhymney Line between Bridgend and Rhymney stations via Cardiff Central – Tri-Mode Stadler Flirts
- 2 tph – Rhymney Line between Penarth and Caerphilly stations via Cardiff Central – Tri-Mode Stadler Flirts
- 2 tph – Taff Line between The Flourish and Merthyr Tydfil stations – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
- 2 tph – Cynon and Taff Lines between Aberdate and Merthyr Tydfil stations via the City Line and Cardiff Central – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles.
Summarising services gives these figures.
- 6 tph – To and from The Flourish – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
- 10 tph – To and from Cardiff Central – Tri-Mode Stadler Flirts
- 2 tph – To and from Cardiff Central – Stadler Citylink Metro Vehicles
This Google Map shows Cardiff Queen Street station.
- The bay platform, which is numbered 1, is in the South East corner of the station. is used for services to Cardiff Bay station.
- There is no North-facing bay platform.
- Northbound trains for Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert share Platform 5.
- Northbound trains for Bargoed, Coryton and Rhymney share Platform 4.
- Sounthbound trains use Platforms 2 and 3.
I believe that this layout will be changed in the creation of the South Wales Metro.
In an ideal world passengers should have a same-platform or cross-platform interchange between services going in the same direction.
If services going in the same direction shared the same platform, this would meet sixteen tph using two platforms, as two tph will terminate at Cardiff Queen Street station.
Canada Water station on the East London Line of the London Underground in a couple of years will be handling twenty tph.
- The platforms are wide with escalators, lifts and stairs.
- Four Southern destinations and Two Northern destinations are served.
- All services are run by Class 378 trains.
- Access between train and platform is step free and wheel-chairs and buggies can be pushed across.
- The East London Line has modern signalling.
If Crossrail and Thameslink will be able to handle twenty-four tph with digital signalling, I believe a solution can be found so that sixteen tph can pass through Cardiff Queen Street station.
Having seen wide platforms in operation at stations like Canonbury, London Bridge and Whitechapel, I feel an ideal layout at Queen Street station would be to use Platform 3 for all Southbound services and Platform 4 for all Northbound services, with as wide a platform as possible in between.
- Passengers from Rymney and Coryton needing to go to The Flourish, would get off the train and get a Citylink for The Flourish.
- Passengers between The Flourish and Cardiff Central would just have to walk across the platform at Queen Street station to change trains.
- Passengers needing a train to Rhoose Airport could choose to change at Queen Street station.
Most waits at Queen Street station would be in a few minutes.
Although, passengers would wait longer for Barry Island, Bridgend and Rhoose Airport.
There is still the problem about what to do with the two tph that from Treherbert that terminate at Queen Street station.
- They could use Platform 2 or 5.
- They could use a new bay platform in the North end of Pltform 3/4.
- They could go through Queen Street station to terminate at The Flourish
- They could go through Queen Street and Central stations to terminate elsewhere.
Option 1 would have problems.
- Every thirty minutes a Citylink would have to cross the busy lines to the North of Queen Street station.
- Passengers wouldn't always use the same platform for the Rhondda Line.
- Passengers wouldn't have an easy interchange at Queen Street station.
Option 2 would be better.
- The track layout would be similar.
- Rhondda Line passengers would only have the inconvenience of sometimes walking along the platform.
.Even if this option was not used to turn trains, I suspect it could be built, as it would also be useful for service recovery purposes.
I like Option 3, although it will have the following consequences.
- ,The Flourish would need to be able to handle eight tph on the two proposed platforms.
- Queen Street station would need to be able to handle eighteen tph in both directions.
I suspect that both problems are solvable.
The problem with Option 4 is where do you turn the two extra trains?
I suspect that the Citylink vehicles can only use the City Line after Cardiff Central.
Would it be a good idea or not to run four tph on this route?
I don't know! But a personable young station man at Queen Street station, said that handling the football can be a problem.
So perhaps more trains going to Ninian Park station might be a good idea.
I write about it in detail in The South Wales Metro and Big Events.
Cardiff Queen Street station has the possibility to be a World Class Metro interchange.


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Suicide postpones and intensifies negative karma, and Dharma ethics do not condone deliberately causing the death of a person at his/her request by any lethal means. Dharma practitioners may describe —but never enthusiastically recommend— voluntary fasting unto death and powa (the yoga of consciousness transference) as viable means to abbreviate prolonged suffering in the dying.
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- distribute the estate proceeds to the beneficiaries
- hold funds on trust for minor beneficiaries until they reach majority
A nominated executor does not need to accept the role. A nominated executor may "renounce" their right to administer the estate. The persons remaining in the Will as executors will then have the right to administer the estate or, if there is no other persons referred to as an executor, then the beneficiary with the largest entitlement under the Will (see Letters of Administration (with the Will) for further information).
Death Certificate
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|Jin Kamishina
|Name in Japanese
|Rōmaji Translation
|Kamishina Jin
|Debut (Anime)
|Dragonaut -The Resonance- Episode 01
|Appears in
|Anime, Manga
|Voice Actor (Japanese)
|Daisuke Ono
|Voice Actor (English)
|Justin Pate
|Personal Info
Jin Kamishina (カミシナ・ジン Kamishina Jin ) is an 18-year-old boy who lost his family in a shuttle accident two years ago. He is the only known survivor, who mysteriously had no major injuries despite falling from a high altitude. Since then, he has lived a solitary existence, and Toa becomes the first person in two years that he connects with. It is later revealed that he was saved by Toa,[1] and that he underwent a successful Resonance during the accident.[2] Despite Toa revealing that she was responsible for the accident, Jin continues to protect her.
In the manga, Jin's character is drastically different compared to his anime counterpart. When dragons invaded Earth, his family was killed in the destruction of Tokyo two years prior to the story's beginning. Due to this, he seemingly becomes cold-hearted and vengeful, showing no mercy when destroying invading dragons. He is considered to be one of the most dangerous of the Dragonauts when he actualizes with his partner Toa, whom he often insults (albeit, in a seemingly comedic nature). He is also shown to have some athletic abilities of his own. Despite his stoic attitude, he strives to protect mankind with the power [Toa] he has gained.
Toa is Jin's dragon partner and lover.
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In response tothe University's decision to shorten the Princeton Preview program, a group of students is trying to organize an informal hosting system for admitted students.
The students created a Facebook groupcalled Informal Hosting for Prospective Princeton Studentson Thursdayevening, shortly after the University announced that the program for prospective students would be shortened to one day.
As of2:30 p.m. on March 30, 40 students had signed up to host a prospective student, and 13 prospective students had signed up to request a host.
Lorena Grundy '17, who first came up with the idea, said she started the group because she was upset that some of the prospective students would not be able to attend the program if they could not stay on campus overnight.
"If Preview was just one day without the option to stay overnight, I don't know if I would have been able to come," Grundy said, reflecting on her own Preview experience. "Especially the people from West Coast and farther away, a lot of [prospective students] wouldn't be able to come at all."


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Liberated from the "prison" of his card, the joker has become the master of all games. Believing himself to be the one true king of his world, capable of achieving supernatural winnings; this lunatic character with a topsy-turvy sense of humor is looking for the big fortune at all costs. He searches for risk takers who love the gambling experience. Sometimes his personality disorder makes him become generous and provide unbelievable prizes to his opponents.
Challenge yourself to deal with this quirky mastermind! Take the chance to receive preposterous rewards when the joker turns wildly bountiful during this moneymaking match!
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Obtaining 6 Bonus symbols triggers the Bonus.
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Jackpots can be won instantaneously during the Jackpot Wheel!
Obtain 15 CD symbols on the screen to win 1500X!
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The Mystery Wild can be triggered anytime during Free Spins and regular play!
Up to 15 Wilds could be distributed on the main screen at the same time.


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Babu Gari Intlo Butta Bhojanam: Know More About Anushka's Entry And Ravi's Emotional Dance
Ugadi is still a couple of days away, but our Zee Telugu family has celebrated it already. With the best of actors, stars, choreographers and industry talents, their luncheon was nothing but two hours of pure joy. Hosted by the tower star Nagendra Babu Konidela, the luncheon was called Babu Gari Intlo Butta Bhojanam. If you missed out on watching it, here are all the highlights you need to know.
Watch the full show here:
The show started with Nagendra Babu and Tharun Master's easy-breezy dance performance. This was followed by Bhanu and Ravi. The duo who is currently seen hosting Adhrindi grooved to Mind block. Next up, Bithiri Sathi came to the stage as Sittharala Sirapadu played in the background. He greeted everyone in his signature style and made us laugh.
Saddam, Bhaskar, Yadamma Raju and Parshuram of Gully Boyz made an entrance with medical masks and shook everyone. Jaani Master danced his way to the stage to his own song from iSmart Shankar. Chandra, too, danced to Shubhalekha Rasukunna from Kondaveeti Donga. TV's darling, Anasuya Bharadwaj also walked to the stage to Ye Maya Chesave's Kundanappu Bomma.
Dancing guru Raghu Master entered with his singer-wife, Pranavi to his song Uppenanta Prema from Arya 2. Comedians RP and Venu also danced their way. Popular dancing sensations, Pandu, Shrashti and Jiya joined the party.
Princess of the Konidela family, Niharika Konidela made an entry and claimed the credits for work. When Pradeep called her a 'guest', Niharika proudly said that it was her father's event and she was the one to decorate the house. Later, she performed with Gully Boyz and gave them a dose of their own medicine.
Shrashti and Jiya danced to a mashup of old and new songs in a fusion dance format. Their performance left the audiences wide-eyed and the choreographers could not stop praising them.
Next, RP and Venu joined hands with Shiva Shankar Master and performed a hilarious skit. It left everyone surprised and they couldn't stop praising the ace choreographer's comedic timing.
Anasuya surprised everyone with her three-minute performance. She showcased the story of Savitri, by dancing to Anurag Kulkarni's Mahanati song. By the end of her it, everyone thanked her for showcasing the hub of talent that she houses.
Everyone knows that Niharika and Naga Babu share a deep bond. But she shocked everyone by rapping to Roll Rida's OMG Daddy from Ala Vaikunthapurramlo. It's another matter that Babu garu refused to understand the lyrics of the track.
Sathi sat with Ravi and Pradeep, as the wisest man in the house and took charge of reading the 'fun-changam'. From taunting Ravi for his anchoring skills to digging out details of Pradeep's love life, Sathi kept everyone laughing.
Chandra performed a skit that suits him best – the woes of a married man. This time, Jaani Master and Raghu Master tagged along to showcase the other side of men's life who marry when they're deeply in love. As expected, Chandra's rage and comedy were on-fleek.
In the midst of such laughter riot, Ravi changed the mood and made everyone cry with his special performance. He danced to Chinnari Thalli along with his four-year-old daughter Viya. Their performance made Tharun Master come to the stage and shed a tear while Naga Babu held Niharika close to him.
Finally, the most important person of the day, Anushka Shetty, joined the Butta Bhojanam and greeted everyone with her unmissable smile. She also helped Niharika in making the Ugadi Pachadi and led everyone to the lunch table.
You can watch the full show here. Read more about Ugadi and everything around it here. Don't forget to catch up on all the quarantine special entertainment right here on ZEE5.


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Continued from Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 3
The Journey to Cape Town
Disclaimer – these next several posts may be done on the run and may be the product of free form real time brain purges. So I will apologize up front for the lack of a polished and edited product.
This is a very interesting and eclectic group of GRS teammates. We have an aspiring musician in Josh Elkes, his father Steve Elkes, who we have to thank for this adventure through the charitable efforts of the Elkes Foundation. We also have Josh's girlfriend Carolyn running the half marathon. We have two former Survivor reality show contestants in Nicole Delma and Trisha Dunn… Nicole who I have known for a few years has also run several other GRS events and has known Ethan for many years. Then we have Rusty Trump and Evelyn Gonzolas, both of whom seem like a lot of fun. And of course my buddy and fellow cancer crusher Ethan Zohn is the common denominator for us all. I am bummed that my family isn't able to be a part of this. But the reality is, whether they are here or not, these dreams don't come true without them. So, thank you for this life.
While I was waiting at the gate, a woman sat down next to me at wanted to be my friend. She put her hand on my knee and asked me if I was going to Africa…. Then insisted on pulling everything out of her carry on bag to not only show me, but provide detailed commentary of all of her belongings and medications. I kept looking around at others to see if she belonged to anyone or to see if I could get some sympathy from someone. One woman saw what was going on but quickly buried her face in her magazine with a certain "better you than me" smirk. Thank God Rusty and Nicole, who as it turns out were sitting close by, came to my rescue. So I hopped up and said goodbye to the crazy lady from LA and we all had a laugh about it and her . Nicole and Rusty were trying to figure out who the older Latino woman was that I was traveling with. Beats the hell out of me…
All morning connections were perfect….. Even the 4:30 am shuttle pick up at my home in suburban Philly. It got me to JFK nice and early, the way I like to be. Our team was all seated close to each other and I had an entire 4 seat row to myself.
But wait…. There is more! Once we boarded, crazy LA woman made her rounds up and down the aisles trying to make a few more friends along the way. Anytime she came my way, I just closed my eyes, hopefully sending a "do not disturb" message. It seems to have worked.
Had a pretty good in flight lunch of tortellini . At least I guess it was lunch. But I'm sure it was tortellini, in spite of what the server was attempting to call it. Then settled in and watched Lincoln on my little monitor. Good flick. Really liked it for sure. Also finished another couple of chapters of Dean Karnazes' book "Run". Five hours in and I was still feeling great. Oh nice! Nicole Delma to the rescue with Oreos ! Thanks Cole. It's funny because all the shades were drawn so it felt like the middle of the night. In reality it was 4:30 est but 10:30 Cape Town time. But I figured it was happy hour somewhere and declared it time for a beer.
Ahhh there we go….. A cold Castle lager – my favorite…. Well, not bad anyway. And no charge. Unless the crazy lady from LA paid for it. Ha! And it came with a bag of friggin Fritos. I think I gained a few pounds already.
It's odd watching the real time destination map of the flight path. I think 99.99 % of it is over water. Check it out on the map, it's wild. More later.
Crazy LA lady caused a little bit of a scene overnight when she decided to switch seats to find a little more room. In doing so she was seriously invading the personal space of one of the other passengers. And that other passenger was non other than our own Steve Elkes! So the rest of the flight was pretty uneventful. Long as hell but relatively comfortable all things considered. Had a great breakfast at 4:00 am local time then touched down in Johannesburg. From there we had a brief layover then reboarded to hop to Cape Town. The flight to Cape Town was short and sweet and under two hours.
The Cape Town landing and airport pick up was very smooth. We met our Sherpa Sam Mayer and made our way to the Dolphin Inn Guesthouse….. which happened to be about 50 yards from a dog park and beach. This little bed and breakfast is so damn cool and run by a young couple who were nothing but very nice and supportive of anything we needed. Oh yeah and there was a house cat and we sort of adopted each other. Rusty and I took an awesome walk along the water and found a waterfront shopping and dining area. Our view gave us mountains out the back door and ocean out the front. It's pretty damn sweet. Had a terrific seafood dinner outside along the waterfront and was entertained by a number of South African acrobats. Cool stuff. Our group all hung out together for dinner and a few glasses of wine.
By Thursday it felt feel like I had experienced a week's worth of scenery and activity. The day started with a tour of the Grassroot Soccer offices which had a very cool sort of creative loft feel and the staff was all very cool. From there we headed out to tour one of the actual program facilities that GRS uses. It's a very modest building but with an awesome little all weather turf field in the middle of what looked like a very repressed township area. We met a number of the coaches, who were all young adults and university age students who have been trained by GRS to help guide these kids to a better way of life through healthier choices, using soccer as its medium.
There were a number of small kids there as well just playing around since school is out for Easter break. They seemed to look at us with part hope for what we might be able to add to their programs, and part amusement by our clothing, flamboyantly colored running shoes, and our overall "foreign factor". I realized then and there that this ultra marathon pales in comparison to the other things I was experiencing. The race almost became an after thought at that. After meeting these kids and seeing their communities and the work that GRS is doing, it became clear what mattered and what didn't.
As we concluded our visit, we all boarded our team van with one slight change in plans. One of the coaches had asked us for a ride into town. And when we said "sure, hop in", the guest list quickly grew to another 4 people all needing a ride! I later learned that these coaches take two trains and a taxi in most cases to get to this facility, so a free ride was welcomed and embraced. The one problem being that we were driving a mini van that comfortably seated about 10 people, including the driver. And 1o was exactly the size of our traveling roadshow. I was riding shotgun and saw the look of concern on Sam's face as we increased our payload by 50%. I just smiled and said "Sam, don't even look…. I promise this has all of the ingredients of a very interesting adventure ride".
We learned more about our new friends and the neighborhoods in which they live during that ride than any tour guide or book could possibly tell. Their dwellings were modest at best and in some cases almost seemed uninhabitable. BUT their pride and sense of community was very strong and evident. People presented themselves better than you would expect given what appeared to be their living conditions. We saw people walking about the neighborhoods coming and going from some less than desirable looking houses dressed for the runway. And as we drove through the neighborhoods, our passengers were having fun waving to their friends, proudly showing off their "luxurious" ride home.
From there we went to the race expo which was an incredible glimpse into the economic and social dichotomy that defines and divides this land. But in some respects I suppose it's much like a homeless person begging for their next meal across the street for a Fortune 100 financial institution in a big city in the states. And we've all witnessed that. The highlight of the expo was getting the chance to hang out with the legendary South African runner Zola Budd. Google her if you don't know the name. My Newton Running contact set us up as Zola is the SA partner for Newton. Zola was very very nice and had a pretty calming impact on my per race nerves.
Two Oceans bills this expo as the biggest and greatest expo to grace the planet. While I found nothing "wrong" with it, it was basically just like any other big city race expo – except everyone had a beautiful SA accent. So I found myself engaging vendors just to hear them talk. Didn't buy a darn thing though! It was cool to be be given a little VIP treatment at the "International Athlete Registration" kiosk. It was there that I picked up the Two Oceans race guide and saw the article that was done on Ethan and I.
After the expo we hit another great outdoor steak and seafood place. I have had both the steak and the seafood at a couple of different restaurants but am steering clear of the "game" option that appears on the menus because I don't even think the chefs know what constitutes "game". And as I understand it, this can vary depending on …. something.
On Friday there was an international fun run held for any athletes and their families who felt like participating. We didn't all do this as a team, but Nicole and Rusty went to the start of the race and ran the short distance back to the guesthouse. And I ran from the guesthouse to the start, and then ran back with a team of Germans, laughing and clowning around with the along the way without a clue of what we/they were talking about. It didn't seem to matter though. It seems laughter and running are universally understood.
As Friday progressed, my focus shifted to the following day being "go day" and I hit a little bit of a dark patch. But by the time I came back from shopping I started to feel a little better. And through it all I kept finding myself saying "dude, you are in friggin SOUTH AFRICA"! Friday was pretty much a free day to explore things on our own. By midday I already had my race gear ready to go for the morning. At that point I just needed to run because the chatter in my head was starting to drive me crazy. I didn't want to be anti social but I needed a little space from the team on Friday to deal. I also grabbed a quick nap outside in the dog park so I could be soothed by the warmth of the sun and the sound of the crashing waves.
Friday night we had a great per race dinner with GRS staffers Leah, Rob, and James. Dinner was terrific but the night before something big like this I usually prefer my space and there was a lot of noise and chatter at the table and restaurant. Luckily Nicole sat next to me and as it turned out, we shared the same pre race mentality. By the time we finished our main course we looked at each other and declared to each other that as wonderful as it was, the evening needed to end – soon. By the time dinner was over, we were all ready to be done with everything and needed to focus our energy on the race. We ended our dinner and visit and made our way back to the guest house to get mentally and logistically ready…
Continued ….. Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 5 Race Day


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The Studio for Mediating Play integrates critical research and creative practices with intersectional feminist theory to address pressing social and material issues through engagements with and about play. The studio treats play both as a significant cultural phenomenon of study as well as grounding for critical research and practice, exploring how play is shaped by and can probe existing systems of power. The Studio for Mediating Play draws inspiration from art, performance, and other studio-based practices. From designing experimental games to examining fandom and reception practices, The Studio for Mediating Play investigates how play both mediates and is mediated by cultural and material forces.
It is co-directed by Dr. Josef Nguyen and Dr. Hong-An Wu.
The Studio for Mediating Play is supported by the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at The University of Texas at Dallas. For more information about The Studio for Mediating Play, to be added to our mailing list, or to join our Discord server, please contact Dr. Josef Nguyen at email@example.com and Dr. Hong-An Wu at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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More and more Irish couples are being brave and choosing to have an outdoor wedding ceremony. By the lake, amidst a woodland retreat or in an immaculate garden, these outdoor spaces have lots of scope for some serious wedding decor but sometimes having such a vast space to can be a little intimidating. Today we're feeling full of summer spirit and have 14 ideas that you can incorporate into your outdoor ceremony that will delight your guests.
Our one piece of advice however is to have a Plan B! I've been at a wedding recently where we all had to dash indoors half way through the ceremony – Ireland, sure is gorgeous but the weather is so unpredictable!
1.Create a beautiful entrance with ribbon.
2. Choose simple floral displays to let the natural environment shine.
3. Be positive – it is gonna be a bright sun shining day!
4. When the area is this beautiful you really don't need to do very much to make it any better.
5. Think outside the box if your budget is tight. We love the rustic touch of hay bales.
6. A sign will always be the perfect way to welcome your guests.
7. Keep florals loose and wild for a natural look.
8. Choose a pretty pew end made of greenery.
9. Share your story or motto for life – Awww.
10. Candlelight will only add to the romantic atmosphere.
11. Up-cycle old items you pick up along your planning journey – how smart does this rustic door look?
12. Add personality to your favours that are actually useful!
13. Bird seed confetti – how's that for eco-friendly.
14. Be the bride who thinks of everything! Insect repellant for those days that it's really needed.


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Highlight a redesigned space in a kitchen or bar area with this sand white and white linen island pendant.
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From George Kovacs comes a gorgeous piece that's as much a work of art as it is a light fixture. Delicate and stylish, it features rows of oval elements crafted from metal and given a soft sand white finish. A white linen inner shade and etched white glass diffuser create splendid lighting results. This sand white and white linen island pendant offers energy-saving LED efficiency.


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Integrating Human Resource systems help organizations in receiving many great benefits. A unified and single source of truth can streamline HR operations, provide real time view of employees, and improve employee records. Integration between Human Resource Systems is an imperative but it is also a rugged challenge.
Every Human resource business system solves one purpose at one point of time. For example, Human Resources Information System (HRIS) holds the record of employees. On the other hand, a talent profile system will be holding details about talent specific attributes of employees. Combining both these systems will give all the details about talent information at a single place.
Experts believe that with enhanced integration organizations can harness more value from their talent management systems. Synchronization is needed at some point of time between all systems in an organization. Let's suppose that an Chicago based organization wants to restructure its data centre at Houston and it urgently needs a data warehouse expert. On a centralized data integration interface, the teams can identify the right resource, and pull out other information associated with him without any disruption. A single source of truth significantly fastens the process of finding inhouse experts for business critical projects.
Another part of the problem is distinct architectural setup of Human Resource based systems, i.e., ERP, SAP, Oracle E, etc. There are like different countries with different languages, customs and religion. These systems use different data formats and moving data between them becomes an uphill task for the IT users. Setting up a point to point connection for seamlessly moving data back and forth can be expensive as it requires IT intervention every time. An automated solution helps organizations in simplifying the computer to computer data interchange and preventing formation of islands of automation.
Companies hiring huge number of employees need to have capabilities for bringing the information into the necessary systems. Otherwise HR teams will face resurrecting data errors and redo a lot of things. A data connectivity platform can make the whole process agile and less labor intensive.
With better data connectivity, organizations can reuse the existing dumps of data for building accurate reports and improving the entire retention process. The HR Teams can view which employees are performing best or worst. Moreover, they can find out that how a resource is impacting the outcome.
In a nutshell, An integrated HRMS gives a competitive edge to organizations with a complex mix of hybrid application network. It breaks down the information silos, ensure interoperability, improves data accuracy, turbocharges systems and aligns processes with organization's goals.
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Configuring a Martini VLL
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring the Martini VLL, complete the following tasks:
Configure static routes or an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) protocol for the PE and P devices on the MPLS backbone network to implement IP connectivity.
Enable basic MPLS capabilities on the PE and P devices and enable MPLS LDP on PE devices.
You need to set up a remote LDP session between the PEs if they are not directly connected.
Set up an LSP tunnel or a TE tunnel between the PE devices.
You also need to configure tunnel policies when VLL services need to be transmitted over TE tunnels or when VLL services need to be load balanced among multiple tunnels to fully use network resources. For details, see step 1 in Configuring and Applying a Tunnel Policy.
Perform the following operations on PEs at both ends of the VC.
Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run mpls l2vpn
MPLS L2VPN is enabled and the MPLS L2VPN view is displayed.
Run quit
Return to the system view.
Run interface interface-type interface-number
The AC interface view is displayed.
The Martini VLL can use the following interfaces as AC interfaces: GE interfaces, GE sub-interfaces, XGE interfaces, XGE sub-interfaces, 40GE interfaces, 40GE sub-interfaces, Eth-Trunk sub-interfaces, VLANIF interfaces, and Eth-Trunk interfaces.
The sub-interfaces can be dot1q sub-interfaces, QinQ sub-interfaces, QinQ mapping sub-interfaces or QinQ stacking sub-interfaces.
To use an XGE interface, a GE interface, a 40GE interface, or an Eth-Trunk interface of the device as the AC interface of the PE, run the undo portswitch command to change a Layer 2 interface to a Layer 3 interface.
Run mpls l2vc { ip-address | pw-template pw-template-name } * vc-id [ group-id group-id | tunnel-policy policy-name | [ control-word | no-control-word ] | [ raw | tagged ] | mtu mtu-value ] *
A VLL connection in Martini mode is created. VCs of the same encapsulation mode on a PE must have a unique VC ID.
A PW template must be configured before you can use the Martini VLL. For details on how to configure a PW template, see Creating a PW Template and Setting Attributes for the PW Template.
(Optional) Run mpls l2vpn service-name service-name
A name is configured for the L2VPN service. You can now monitor the L2VPN service by clicking the name directly on the NMS graphical user interface (GUI).
Verifying the Configuration
After completing the Martini VLL configuration, run the following commands to view Martini VLL connection information on the PEs.
- Run the display mpls l2vc [ vc-id | interface interface-type interface-number ] command to check Martini VLL connection information on the local PE.
- Run the display mpls l2vc remote-info [ vc-id ] command to check peer Martini VLL connection information on the local PE.
- Run the display mpls l2vc brief command to check Martini VLL connection brief information on the local PE.


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Series 1520/1580/1585 - Enclosure
To enhance safety in your facility, test the Series 1520, Series 1580, or Series 1585 with an enclosure!
This enclosure is compatible with Series 1520, Series 1580 and Series 1585. The thrust stand can be installed and isolated inside to minimize the impact in case a propeller breaks during the test. It can also help to avoid operators from getting too close to the spinning propellers.
This product has been tested and proved safe for carbon and plastic propellers no larger than 16". It comes with an extension lower support to achieve extra height for the Series 1520, Series 1580 and Series 1585.
You can see this video of a propeller exploding in the enclosure.
The inside dimension of this enclosure is 575 mm x 575 mm x 575 mm.