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Topic: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Shortcodes (Plus Some)
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Speaker: Kyle Maurer: Co-founder at realbigmarketing.com
Talk Level: Beginner (with a few intermediate concepts discussed)
Overview: Shortcodes are one of the coolest and most powerful features in WordPress. They empower us and enable us to do things far beyond simple word processing within our content. In this session we will:
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Steven Tyler has announced plans for a solo single, further putting the future of his band, Aerosmith, in doubt, as they feud over his decision to take part in 'American Idol'.
Steven Tyler will release a solo single in November.
The Aerosmith singer has written and recorded 'Love Lives', as the theme tune for the upcoming Japanese movie 'Space Battleship Yamato.'
Four versions of the song - which the 62-year-old rocker wrote after receiving a video of the film's final battle scene and a complete script translated to English - will be available including the original, alongside acoustic, piano and instrumental versions.
News of Steven's solo single comes after the future of Aerosmith has been put into further question after guitarist Joe Perry slammed the singer's decision to take on a judging role on TV talent show 'American Idol.'
Joe said: "'American Idol' is one step above 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. I'll tell you one thing, when we put this band together, this is not something that Steven Tyler would do."
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Barnacles and Whales
There are many barnacles. There are only a few whales. Barnacles live by filtering the water for food. Their life is one of probabilities -if you see a barnacle, you know the water is rich with microscopic food. No barnacles, no food. They grow where they plant themselves and their fate is tied to their location. When they breed, they release trillions of eggs, adding to the richness of the zooplanktonic mass. Baleen whales eat the same food as barnacles but seek out nutrient rich waters to sustain themselves. They are few in number, birth one whale at a time, and live to decades. Ironically, the surface of a whale is a kind of paradise for those fortunate barnacles that latch on. Their waters are constantly optimized for food, allowing them to multiply. Over time, they slow the whale down due to hydrodynamic drag. Eventually, they kill their host and home by obstructing the blowhole. The barnacle knows not what it does, and cannot be expected to love the whale or express any regret over the state of the world. The whale in turn compensates by swimming harder, breathing harder, but eventually, it succumbs to its fate, and cannot be expected to hate the barnacle nor feel sorry about all of its labors and efforts coming to this end. Nature provides for both barnacle and whale, giving each a lifetime suited to its fate.
An Eagle Scout
What is a good childhood? That is the question that came to mind as I thought about Graham's achievement of the Eagle rank. Is it a big house, having the latest toys, and fun vacations? Is it schooling? What are the values that we are trying to transmit to these boys as they become men in the blink of an eye?
Graham joined scouting as a Tiger in Iowa in 2008. 60% of his life, Graham has been in Scouting. It has been an education that has been continuous and parallel to his formal schooling. It is the best we can do in 2017, because we still need to teach these boys life lessons without sending them to the market to sell socks like my grandfather had to do when his father died in debt with 6 siblings and bleak prospects. Graham doesn't need to go out and sell socks, but he still gets to learn important principles. These values are codified in the oath.
Fun vacations, check -every year since first grade, Graham and I have slept in the woods somewhere in Iowa or in Ohio. One year, we even took his mother and Sam, and the whole troop helped one another set up tents in a wind storm blowing off Lake Erie after a two mile bike ride in the dark. That was the last time she went, but we both understand the value in these experiences in the cold, the wet, the uncomfortable. My favorite memory is a cub scout campout I did when Graham was 10 and Sam was 3. We had to hike with all of our gear three miles through a wooded trail, and everyone carried their load and myself thinking, what good boys I have, what greatness might await them.
The latest toys -Graham got a pocket knife at a young age, when hovering parents worry about their kids cutting their pancakes with blunt table knives. Graham understood the gravity of that privilege, and understood it to be a tool, one of many that took maturity and skill to be allowed to own. Graham got a two man tent and hiking boots that was his sole shelter for several years during Scout campouts -I remember finding him asleep in a puddle of cold water in it after they had set up in a downpour out at Wright Patterson. Despite the temptation of sleeping in the car, I joined him after drying him off. Graham got a flint that lets him start fires as our ancestors did a quarter million years ago, and let him cook chicken in cardboard boxes and buckets like a hobo king. That is a certain kind of victory not all parents get to have.
A big house? Graham has learned that anywhere he goes with his troop, the trees and sky overhead are the roof, and the fertile ground 'neath his feet are his floor. The world is his house, and in this solar system, you can't get a bigger house. He knows he can bed down for the night anywhere and can withstand discomfort with equanimity. He knows he shares this house with great friends and family. He knows that this house needs careful stewardship and is something to pass on to the next generation. He knows that filling this house with love is a good thing, something worth striving for.
What will Graham do, who will he become? That is a developing story, but it is with great security that I know that the Boy Scouts have prepared Graham for the next steps in his life. We love you Graham, and we are so very proud of you. Congratulations on your achievement.
Campfire Stories
Campfire Stories to Offset the Dad Jokes that Masquerade as Scary Campfire Stories
My younger son is a Cub Scout and we go on campouts. Inevitably, there is a camp fire and the tradition is to tell stories, usually spooky. When I was a kid, the stories had some creepiness to them, but they have all been banned -too scary. Now, the camp fire tales are just funny jokes -dad jokes, involving puns and worse. As the Halloween campout for our pack arrives, I've thought up some good ones:
1. This part of Ohio was on a trail where pioneers camped out on their way further west. The legend has it that as a family of settlers slept, the two boys disappeared into these forests, and the mother refused to go any further. The local farmers say that at night, a pale woman shows up at the door and asks for her boys and if there are any young boys, she grabs them to take them into the woods. They say you can tell it's her because her eyes are sunken empty holes that cry bloody tears.
2. The local native Americans warned people never to pee in the woods at dark. A black hole forms from which demons reach out to grab you and pull you in.
3. Thirty years ago, a boy went missing around these parts and there was a long search for him, but they never found him. They say that you can hear him crying at night asking you to take him home, and you know it's him by the dead butterfly in his mouth.
4. The bababoo is a angry spirit that will take your body and make you say and do terrible things against your will. Terrible things happen. You invite it in by saying bababoo thirteen times.Mayhem ensues that cause permanent harm.
5. UFO's are very common here. They say that aliens take you into their ship and replace your mind with one of theirs, and put you back where they find you. They activate you when you fall asleep while camping.
6. The goat beast comes when people are unhappy or worried. It has creepy yellow eyes that glow in the dark and it waits to grab you when you walk in the dark to slowly eat you over days.
7. The grumpkin looks like a short bearded man, but you know it is him by the fact that his feet are on backwards. He'll ask you a riddle and if you can't answer in three tries, he will make you do a terrible thing or take your soul.
8. There are house ghosts that were people who died alone, angry, and outside in the dark. You hear them walking around cabins in the dark, and they stare at you while you sleep. You can only see them when the cabins are their darkest. You can hear them breathe. They are crying softly, and they want to come into your warm bed.
9. On a cold fall night, the fairies come together for their feast. They roast a young boy that they lure out into the woods with sweet fairy music, usually at night, starting with a sweet smell and shimmery lights.
10. Window monsters will try to get your attention by freezing you in your tracks with terror, and try to get invited in with false promises. They get stronger when you close your eyes or try to ignore them. Only by looking into the dark faces and eyes do you weaken them, but if you blink, they have you in their control, and make you open the door.
The Twee Traveler Calls The Front Desk
- My pillows need to be encoldened.
- Your sofa makes my bottom itch.
- I need a large bag for my hair.
- Every hotel I have been in on this trip has had bed bugs!
- What is the number for your MILF channel?
- My comfort animal needs a platter of long cut bamboo with the leaves left on.
- I need more lotion.
- Can you send up some hay?
- I will need bleach, a box of gloves, and a mop in the morning.
- How much air is in your room safe?
- Can you send up some more sheets? My sores are leaking.
- Can you send up someone who can keep their mouth shut?
- Kindling.
- More Kleenex please.
- I need help removing something.
- The goat's milk isn't for me…
- I can't imagine how it happened but something very important to me just ran into the vents.
- Of course I have a permit.
- I need a newspaper with today's date on it.
- This is not my first rodeo.
- Well, it's allowed where I'm from…
- I am a professional taxidermist…
- Are you sure there is no MILF channel?
- If an angry man comes asking for me, I'm not here.
- I make those things for a living. No, I don't need a license…
- I am an artist!
- Soup. Just soup.
- I may have left something down in the lobby -no, I'll come down and get it. No, no,..NO DON"T TOUCH IT!
- No, I hear no chickens.
- I am a very important talent agent and those people are my clients.
- If someone claiming to be my wife comes asking for me, I'm not here.
- Your business center's printer is out of red ink.
- That lady boy is my personal assistant and needs to sauna before she shaves.
- This is so embarassing…
- I need more furniture.
- I have a skin condition and it is very important that I put that on before I swim.
- I have a doctor's note, so that's okay.
- Your gym gave me a terrible rash.
- That family that checked in next door -they're a bunch of liars.
- I would like to talk to your lawyer.
- I may have left something in the hot tub.
- Where else am I going to dispose of my bags?
- Can you send up some duct tape?
- My courtesy bar was empty when I checked in!
- Are those people still down there waiting for me?
- Technically, they are contractors and not my employees per se.
- I have no sense of smell. I was born that way.
- I run a petting zoo.
- Your night clerk is very hostile.
- I'm allergic to some kinds of gluten.
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1. De Tommaso Shoes -these are handmade Italian shoes. They are like Maserati for your feet. They are so comfortable and stylish, yet surprisingly affordable with the weak Euro. Ideally, you go to Italy and have cast of your feet made so that they can make any shoe out of the current catalogue for you and ship them. If you are so lucky to be in a store near the end of the season, spring through summer, you can pick up clearance items ready to wear which will exceed any shoe you might conceive of getting. Wearing them, you are ruined for any other shoe like a dog fed hand raised and massaged steaks.
2. Quart of Legal Seafood Fish Chowder. They will ship it to you on dry ice, suitable for hoarding for yourself or sharing with honored guests like the Dalai Lama, if he eats fish. He doesn't! TOO BAD!!!
3. Watch wardrobe with automatic watches in round v. square, gold v. silver, black v. tan v. metal bands. Given the flood of cheap Chinese watches made in factories that were moved brick by brick from Switzerland (hence "Swiss" movements), the only thing is replacing the cheap bands with decent ones that may cost more than the watch. The whole choice matrix ends up being 12 watches for about $50 each, cheaper than a single actual Swiss automatic watch or an Apple Watch.
4. Calfskin iPad and iPhone cases from Piel Frama. They make luxurious, buttery soft cases for electronics that are distinctive. Sure you can find a black synthetic leather one from China, but nothing beats these supreme cases from Spain.
5. Old Potrero Rye Whiskey -From Anchor Distilling in San Francisco, this is a tough bottle to find, but a tastier quaff you will never find.
6. Scotty Cameron putters are magic when your putting stroke is on -it telegraphs the transfer of momentum to a ball in ways other putters dream of. A vintage Ping putter comes in a close second if you can find it in good condition. These are like treasured family swords -the classically Karsten Eye shaped ones which I prefer. Billy Baroo!
7. MacBook 12 inch, 2015 edition, maxed out, in gold. The specs might not be as fast as some PC's, but it will run Windows better than most PC's and the inimitable MacOS. For blogging on transcontinental flights and writing the great American novel.
8. Zerolemon 20,000mAH Solar powered battery. It charges every gadget from iOS to Android and even the MacBook 12, and will recharge itself from sunlight. Great for blogging the post Apocalypse with all your gadgets running, although all the good real estate will still be occupied by the un-Raptured. Also good for keeping charged on the beaches at Sibari.
9. Human Siri -a personal assistant that arranges your work and personal schedules and does short notice baby sitting. Text human Siri, "I need to fly to Prague via Milan from Minneapolis but returning to New York via Barcelona, with two day layovers on both legs at the place with the bald concierge in Milan and the Latvian one in Barcelona. And pick up a bag of Arugula and pine nuts; leave it on my front seat."
10. Sous-vide control system -this is to food geeks today what microwave ovens were to upper middle class people back in the 70's. The basic premise is that a recirculating heating system brings a volume of water to 140-170 degrees, below boiling, but above the denaturization point for proteins. By placing vacuum sealed seasoned meats into these baths, they reach a fool proof medium rare to medium well, with carmelization being done with a finishing heat under a torch or under broil in the oven. This is the key to foolproof non-rubbery chicken without burning off all the spices. This is how tenderloin roast is managed in restaurants. This is how I want to cook in the future.
11. 3D Printer -These have come down in price to the point where they are almost the price of high end paper printers -about $500 will give you a 3D printer that will keep you in infinite supply of Lego pieces, iPhone cases, plastic zip guns, and prosthetic hands. I want.
12. A year of private piano lessons to be administered twice weekly in the evenings in the home to play just a single piece -Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the expanded piano arrangement from beginning to end by heart. I figure, if I can only play one piece, this will be it and should satisfy me for a lifetime, because it reminds me of how it feels to be young in New York City. May take 5 years.
Tomorrowland fails to redeem Disney, Central Florida
I saw Tomorrowland. I didn't like it. It was full of fascism, creepy man-girl love, and conspiracy theories mixed in with pop science. But that wasn't why I didn't like it. It conflated intelligence with totalitarianism and inflated its business model of purveying sentiment and thrills for your money to something bigger, ending up preachy and self congratulatory like a religion. But that wasn't why I didn't like it. It had a spunky, adorkable teenage girl paired with a spunky, robotic, tweener girl-Terminator (Terminatrix) rocking a squeaky posh Brit accent like she was the Poopourri girl's sister. But that's not why I hated it. It had Clooney trying to hold together this turducken of a film with his pleasant face, but alas! The final moment of one worldness had an inspiring message but was botched by the mashup of the end of Mad Men Coca Cola commercial with a United Colors of Bennetton riff but that's not the reason why. I hated the movie because it sold a false promise, a lie.
I grew up in Florida in the late seventies and early eighties, which meant frequent trips to Disney during its late heyday. To visit Disney at that time was analogous to going to Vegas during the Rat Pack era, or a jaunt to the Forum during Aurelian Rome. Disney was the economic heart of Florida and at that time had the power to move heaven and earth to reshape swampland and orange fields into a year long festival of America's middle class and everyone else in the world who aspired to be like a white middle class American. The rides and flow of the park was focused on not just selling Disney but a world view that was at the heart of Walt Disney's dream of one day creating an ideal society of Alphas, to borrow from A Brave New World, to recast the world in order, cleanliness, and happiness. The parking was like a North Korean mass game, and the monorail, which was the only commuter rail in Florida, was a testimony to a triumph of mouse-based will. There was a religion-like orthodoxy to this vision of Disney's, and the first generation of Disney leadership immediately started to veer into something that all religions understand –you need money to generate power to generate money to generate power and so on.
Tomorrowland, which was one of the original sections of the park, was anchored by Space Mountain which promised a ride to space, was suppose to be a year round world's fair of science and technology. I think the real heart of Tomorrowland was the Carousel of Progress which presented progress, particularly American progress. You road a circular trolley that brought you to American living rooms through time, narrated by audioanimatronics, ending up in an anodyne future of silvery clothing. EPCOT, brought together by the second generation of Disneymen, was originally suppose to be a utopian planned community of the best and brightest of the world living in self contained harmony, to save the world or perhaps survive it. Like most religions, the subsequent generations of followers lose the message and EPCOT became a glorified World's Fair, with some pavilions being epic like China's, or utterly kitsch like Canada's which I suspect was just their way of going through the motion. Given equal status to nations were corporations which had the bigger and better rides and spectacles. Entertainment yes, future earth colony, no.
All of these spectacles started to fade and rot in the heat and humidity of central Florida. It is a fact that in that part of the world, if you don't rebuild every decade or so, you end up with a mold filled cardboard box. The rest of Orlando, the cheaper hotels and strip malls, lie emptied like the set of a zombie apocalypse show, but Disney rebuilds, because it has to. Unfortunately, the target audience, the cheerful Eisenhower to Reagan to Clinton era American middle class, is gone. They hint at this in the movie with the scenes of the demolition of the space shuttle launch pad, which is fought by the erstwhile teenaged heroine of the movie committing domestic terrorism on a federal facility – Because that's what smart teenagers do in the US. Take the situation into their own hands. It gets worse.
Turns out, there is a secret EPCOT that was almost built but stopped when they realized that humanity was headed for a terminal spiral, a doomsday. This secret society of supergeniuses turn not to preserving the world, but to preserving their secret safehouse for armageddon, presumably in an alternate universe. They used robot recruiters, in the case of Clooney's character, the coquettish Athena, to find genius children to join their cause, leaving their families for this interdimensional Sea Org. Breaking with the faith results in death, and they have audioanimatronic robot enforcers that kill witnesses and abduct children. Human trafficking? Scientology meme? Justice League/Avengers/X-Men with Hannah Montana?
Clooney's character is overcome by the failings of his time machine built when he was one of these runaway child geniuses, which shows the end of the world in HD. He also is brokenhearted because his love interest, the child robot Athena, was a robot. Clooney works very hard to convey the right tone at being helplessly in love with a girl-robot –something the French would shrug at because it was shown to be pure innocent love, something the Japanese would manufacture sex robots around, and something America would hyperventilate about if they saw the movie. I personally understand the portrayal of pure innocent love lost, but in our conflicted, puritanical, hypocritical American society, this is problematic and you wonder who greenlit this.
The final message of the movie, that hope will save the world, along with science and smart people, is nice, but mixed in with it is the same awful premise of the start of the movie. That is the promise of a beautiful future shown in holographic reality, but really a lie. The movie asks people to have faith and start clapping to save the world, but it's really asking you to save Disney World.
But in the end, I hated the movie because it was boring, and it scared thinking children of all ages.
NYTimes: A Backstage Golf Guru Unclutters His Mind to Take a Shot at the U.S. Open
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Ten Things About Taylor Swift's Shake It Off Video
In no particular order, I had these thoughts after watching Taylor Swift's Shake It Off video with my kindergartner last night. He had heard it on his school bus and was singing it like a mantra. Swift apparently is the last best hope of the music industry, selling more than the whole bunch in a time when songs get streamed for particles of pennies in revenue if that for the artists and song writers. The song is a classic ear worm, wriggling in like a wet finger and lingering there. Now that I'm writing it, its back. Shake it off.
1. Chirpy voices, with little girl giggling, is a sure sign of psychosis. One of the things they teach you in medical school psychiatry is that one of the signs of psychosis is hearing high pitched voices of little children. Swift sings still with some of the sassy girl intonations that endeared her to the country music crowd, and there are young women in the background giggling away. That is how I imagine it to have this particular auditory hallucination now.
2. Pretty blond girl privilege trumps any other kinds of privilege. Taylor Swift can ham it up as an amateur and pass as charming because she is pretty and blond. Pretty blond girls can pretty much get away with murder, or at least get out of speeding tickets at a higher rate than just about anyone else. That is what she does in this video –get away with at least a serious misdemeanor, if not a light felony. Yes. This video and song are a crime.
3. A message of "do your thang" to a target audience of women with low self esteem and insecurities about their appearance, grace, and taste –basically every woman, but especially her former country fans in fly over country feeling unsure about what to wear when they take that vacation of a lifetime to NY.
4. Expertise is hard to achieve but Taylor Swift-ness is impossible to achieve. That is what she is saying when she bounces and flits about with people who clearly worked those proverbial ten thousand hours at their craft –sure you can jeté but you are not Taylor!
5. Lady Gaga is dogged in this video. Basically, Stephanie Germanotta is handed a large jar of Has Beans in those few seconds when Taylor shows up in Gaga wear and makes that trademark head tilt stutter step, because this is part of a montage of tropes that include break dancers from the '90's, modern dancers from the 30's, and ballet dancers from the 1700's.
6. Ballet dancers are beautiful, but the ballet is basically unwatchable. Okay, I agree with you Taylor on this one.
7. Same for modern dance, even without clothes. I once was the featured guest at a pre-premier showing of an interpretive modern dance play written by the ex boyfriend of one of my wife's dear friends, and I fell asleep during the creation scene at the beginning. It was two hours long and I woke up at the end. I was post call, yes, but even naked modern dancers writhing in a coiled pile can't keep me awake.
8. Only thing missing from the old school "urban" scene are some grillz and a large clock necklace. She raps in this song, and not in a good way like Blondie in Rapture, but in a high school cheer girl way that is consistent with the whole idea of this video and song –you can do whatever you want to do and not be offensive if your are pretty like me.
9. It's okay to have large smelly feet if you are Taylor Swift. There is no imagining it –it's there for all to see. It doesn't take much to see wavy blurring of heat rising from those massive hind paws on Taylor, redolent of sour cheese and Staphylococcus.
10. There is nothing delicate about Taylor Swift. She is made of steel and sinewed with beef jerky. Don't be fooled by the fancy wrapper if you see her, and remember to steer clear of those feet.
Golfism -spring arriving and the sap rises from the root
^o^ –a golf ball with angel wings
The ethics and morality that I live by? Golf. Or specifically golfism. It's the body of customs and practices, some written down in the USGA rules, some not, of waiting your turn, taking your shot, being respectful of other players and expecting treatment in kind, of being able to compete on a level playing field of scientifically calculated handicaps, of justice served to one's self, of counting every stroke. In planning, executing, and acknowledging your golf shot, there are transcendent moments when you are fully alive and in the moment and the universe pulses in synchrony with your heart and your soul flies with the arcing ball. There is a special place, my friends, that I go to once, maybe twice, a week and it is a golf course. Have you played golf, my friend? I mean really played Golf?


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Night shout torrets!!!
So I thought I would tell you guys about a tough day in the life of MERT – one of the worst shifts I have experienced. I was on a 24 hr shift with Anouska, Simon and Brian on one of the longest days ever!!!!
Apart from checking all the kit on the cab the day had been pretty steady. I spent a bit of time with Brian and the RAF Regiment FP lads going through scenarios. This was Brians first full shift on his own and boy was it a baptism of fire for him!!! Once the training had finished we went back to the crewroom and 'relaxed' waiting for a shout. During our time in the crewroom we would carry out some training, watch films and whatever else we chose to do.
So it was around 4 ish and we hadn't had a call all day which I was always glad about. Some of the crew would complain of boredom at not having a shout all day but to me it was the best outcome. I didn't have to go on a shout and no one had been hurt. One of the aircrew chaps came into the crewroom to inform us we had a cab change. This was always a delight for us…NOT!!! It was all hands on deck to move everything from one chinook onto another because the previous one had received a shot after being fired on during the last shout. Im glad I hadn't noticed this whilst out on the ground. There is always a risk these days for sure, too many thumbs down shouts. So we carried out the cab change as quickly as possible and secured everything. Normerly we are protected from a job during these cab swaps but we try to carry it out quickly because it meant we couldn't provide medical cover available for the guys on the ground. Once we had carried out the change we returned to the crewroom and put on a film 'Kick Ass' and from the little we saw of it, it was quite funny. However while it was on the padre decided to visit. Normally if we had visitors we would switch the film off but he said he was visiting to chill out with us for a while and to leave it on!! I was squirming in my seat as the film played because there was lots of swearing and rude comments. I thought it was a bit disrespectful seeing as the padre was there but he seemed to love it!!!
Unfortunately the padre turned into a jinx because the radio shot into life "MERT & MERT FP you have an urgent medivac, acknowledge over. Anouska grabbed the radio and we ran leaving the padre to finish the film. We ran the couple of hundred metres to the cab which used to turn into a race with FP, and donned our kit whilst the aircrew started up the Chinny. We were called out to 2 casualties who had received frag wounds, one of them to the head which was not looking that great. My casualty appeared to be ok but you cannot take any risk because you don't know where the frag has gone. We have been called out to frag wounds in the past which we thought had been pretty minor but as we neared landing the patient went off on us due to a piece of shrapnel severing an artery. The fragments were made up of allsorts including bolts, basically anything the insurgents could find to cause damage. Thankfully the patients remained fairly stable throughout the flight back and on handover to the hospital.
Normally following a shout the lead paramedic of the day and the doctor or nurse would transit with the patients to the hospital for handover, whilst the rest of the team and the aircrew return for refuelling and to replenish the medical consumables we had used. However on this occasion there was no time to retrieve replacement med kit because as we pulled up to the chinook we received a further call out. The doctor and I jumped out of the wagon dragging the oxygen with me as well as my osprey which was blooming heavy!! It was a rush and I was gagging for a drink. Thankfully we had a box on the chinook with spare consumables for cases such as this so we dived into that for replacement kit. There was also water on the cab but it was warm and not very palletable. In fact I cannot face drinking water now since serving in Afghanistan.
The second call was to a single patient, one of our own lads who had obtained a head injury due to the weapon on his landrover spinning and hitting him. He was pretty stable and when we landed Anouska and I left the cab to escort him into ED. During the drive back to the cab we received a radio message from FP informing us we had yet another cab change. I couldn't believe it, what were the chances! As we approached the chinook they were still midway through the cab change. I was about to jump out of the back of the landrover when I heard the dulcet tones "MERT & MERT FP you have an urgent medivac, acknowledge over". I turned to Anouska and said "We are in the middle of a f*****g cab change, give us a break"!! I was absolutely shattered and now wasn't feeling too great. Apart from this we hadn't had chance to drink or eat anything. Although we are normerly protected from shouts during a cab change it transpired pretty quickly that it was a mass casualty situation so it was all hands on deck. So we rushed the cab change, had yet again no time for a kit replenish and didn't have time to secure the kit as we had to take off. Apparently they had 13 stretcher patients, 4-5 had passed away and various walking wounded. All the casualties were Afghans who had been in a market place when a suicide bomber arrived. Some of the 13 were extremely critical and included a child already in cardiac arrest.
I wasn't looking forward to getting off the ground to assist further but I had to. The US Pedro's had commenced the triage as they had arrived on scene first. MERT was known for having the most clinical expertise due to having an anesthetist etc on board whereas the Pedro's did not. The team initially thought we would be taking the stretcher patients due to the fact we had the expertise on the cab and could hold more patients than the Pedro's who could only carry 2 stretchers. However it soon became apparent that 3 of the casualties had life threatening head injuries and needed to go direct to Khandahar if they where to stand any chance of survival. Our chinook was the only airframe which had the reach to make the journey so we took them. I settled my patient to the stage where only routine observations were required. I checked the rest of the team and they did not require further assistance. I struggled to try not to be sick and my head was banging. At one point I had to stand up because I was about to vomit all over my patient. That would really not have been a good day for that patient at all. It was so funny during the flight because as you may recall we hadn't had enough time to secure the kit before we left. Well, although it shouldn't be funny the spinal board kinda slipped and almost fell on Brian. I'm still smiling about it now, sorry Brian! I was so relieved to be landing in Khandahar but when I looked out there wasn't an ambulance in sight. I was fuming, maybe a bit too unhappy but it had been a very long run of shouts. We couldn't really wait around so I had to run about 300 mtrs in full body armour and helmet to reach the ambulance guys and tell them we need the patients taking off the helicopter.
Finally we dropped the patients into the hospital and made our way back to the flight line to await the return of the chinook from refuelling. I felt so ill and I just couldn't keep it in anymore and vomited there and then!!! All the way back to Bastion I was really ill and had to take my helmet off. Between the risk of being shot down and the helmet pushing into my head which was throbbing I thought I would take my chances. The guys were laughing at me but did have a little sympathy for me bless em. As soon as I walked off the helicopter I threw up 4 times whilst walking back to the crewroom. We had been on the go for almost 8 hours but it wasn't over yet as we had a lot of medical supplies to replenish. We all worked together to do this and then we returned to the crewroom. However we still couldn't stop there because we had all the patient report forms to complete. We hadnt had much to eat or drink but it was too late to try to find some food as it was past one in the morning. Anouska played mum and made us all hot chocolate before bed though 😆
It seemed like we hadn't been to sleep long at all before we received another shout – I had very tired torrets as I sometimes did with a night, or very early morning shout. I have covered this call on a previous post, it's the one where Brian and I had to form part of the firing line in order to retrieve our casualty. The escort aircraft had been RPG'd during this call but thankfully it didn't hit, that's how hot the landing zone was!! We picked up one casualty who had been shot in the hip but would hopefully do ok.
So that was one shift I recorded in my operational journal and im tired just writing it!! Also as I write my heart is pounding again pretty much the same as being there at the time. My mouth is watering and I feel quite sick. This is one of the shouts I keep dreaming about and having flashbacks from. There are others and I will cover them throughout this blog. I won't write about them one after the other though because as you can image it affects me and would not be great for my recovery. One step at a time eh….


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Don't think of it as removing the special characters. Think of it as keeping the safe/useful characters. It is a subtle thing but you'll be well served in the future if you keep that attitude. You can spend all day adding more and more special characters or you can just removed everything that you aren't sure is valid. You'll always miss things but it is easier to allow one extra thing you missed than clean up your database or hacked server when you allowed something you shouldn't have.
As an example, to keep only upper case letters and numbers, you might do: $scalar =~ s/[^A-Z0-9]+//g; which removes from the string every character that isn't in the A-Z or 0-9 range.
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By Lisa Richwine and Arunima Banerjee
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) executives promised earnings growth for the next two years, easing investor concerns over a quarterly drop in ad sales and subscribers at its ESPN sports network, sending the media company's shares up in after-hours trading.
Executives said they expected modest earnings per share growth in fiscal 2017 and "more robust growth" in fiscal 2018 and beyond, as ESPN attracts more online viewers, the new Shanghai theme park lures visitors and the movie studio releases more "Star Wars" installments and other films.
The company's stock rose 2.7 percent to $97.25 after hours.
Disney and media rivals face challenges from "cord cutters" who are dropping TV subscriptions for cheaper and more convenient online services, and the issue is especially important for ESPN, one of Disney's most important brands.
Excluding items, the company earned $1.10 per share in the latest quarter, missing the $1.16 consensus forecast of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Shares dropped immediately after the report, but revived after executives' comments on growth in a call to analysts.
"We are extremely confident that we'll continue to deliver significant long-term growth," Chief Executive Bob Iger said.
The future of ESPN has been in focus since August 2015 when Iger acknowledged "modest" subscriber losses at the sports network.
On Thursday, Iger said the company had taken "a more bullish position on the future of ESPN's (subscriber) base."
"To some extent, the causes of those losses have abated, notably the migration to smaller packages" that do not include ESPN, Iger said. New digital services "are going to offer ESPN opportunities they haven't had to reach more people," he said.
The strength of ESPN has been a concern on Wall Street, said BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield.
"There is nothing in the release that changes investor views that ESPN is the struggling division," Greenfield said. The company has been investing in share buybacks rather than addressing the problem at ESPN, he added.
Disney expects to repurchase between $7 billion and $8 billion worth of shares in fiscal 2017, Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy said.
Asked about the impact of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, Iger said it was possible it could speed up work in Washington to lower the corporate tax rate, which Disney has advocated.
For the September quarter, revenue in Disney's cable networks business, which includes ESPN and the youth-focused Disney Channel, fell 6.8 percent to $3.96 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts were expecting $4.13 billion, according to FactSet StreetAccount.
Nielsen data estimated that ESPN lost 621,000 subscribers in November – a figure Disney has contested.
Disney's movie business generated revenue of $1.81 billion in the quarter, up 1.57 percent, missing the average FactSet estimate of $1.84 billion. New releases including "Pete's Dragon" could not match last year's success with "Inside Out," "Ant-Man" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
Revenue from Disney's theme parks, resorts and cruise line business rose 0.6 percent to $4.39 billion. Four million people visited the new Shanghai Disneyland in the first four months, executives said. Operations should be "very close to breakeven" in fiscal 2017, McCarthy said.
Attendance declined at Disney's parks in Paris, Hong Kong and California during the September quarter, the company said.
Net income attributable to the company, which also owns the ABC TV network, rose to $1.77 billion, or $1.10 per share, in the fiscal fourth quarter ended Oct. 1, from $1.61 billion, or 95 cents per share, a year earlier.
Disney's revenue fell to $13.14 billion from $13.51 billion.
Analysts on average had expected revenue of $13.52 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan and Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Henderson, Anil D'Silva and Bill Rigby)


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Jessica Ann from DrToHelp.com shares some practical tips to battle anxiety right from the moment we start the day.
Anxiety is a result of different worries of life including stress at work and in school, the problems from personal relationships, your financial issues, the loss of a loved one and others. There are also other special cases where anxiety becomes a side effect of their medication. Whatever the reason why you are feeling anxious, you should know that it can be treated.
Knowing the real cause of your condition is a great knowledge that will help you know the best solution that you can do. The availability of online phentermine and other simple but effective solutions to anxiety will help you get through the day. One of the most important things that you should always consider is how you should start your day. Here are some effective morning rituals that can help you deal with anxiety:
Wake up Early
Waking up early has a lot of benefits. First, you will have time to organize your things and to think about how you will begin with your day. Aside from that, you will also be able to exercise and have some quiet moments while enjoying a cup of coffee. And finally, you will be able to leave the house knowing that everything is at its place because you were able to wake up early and organize things before you left.
There is a calming effect when you know that you are prepared for the day. If you wake up early, you will be able to avoid feeling stressed. It is also the best way for you to be able to prepare a healthy breakfast for yourself. All of these can contribute to a better mood for the whole day.
Relax with a Breathing Exercise
Breathing exercises are recommended for people who are experiencing anxiety because of its positive effect not only on the physical body but also on your emotional state. Firstly, this kind of exercise will balance the oxygen and the carbon dioxide in your blood. Aside from that, it can help slow down your heart rate and stabilize your system.
If you ever feel like you are having an anxiety attack, just try to relax with a simple breathing exercise. Breathe in and hold your breath for a few seconds and exhale through your mouth. Repeat the process until you feel calm.
Meditate, Hydrate and Nourish
Meditation is great for anxious people because it helps them get back to their core and relax internal tensions. You can do some yoga poses in the morning before anything else. You can spend a few moments of meditation and you will certainly feel better.
The body needs water for the whole system to function well. You will notice how your body reacts negatively when you are dehydrated. You will feel dizzy and you will experience a headache. If you want to have a clear mind and you do not want to be interrupted by these small issues that may intensify your anxiety, you should drink enough water.
Your physical condition determines your emotions and how you feel the whole day. Eat natural food and focus on the ones that will nourish your body. Be careful when choosing what you will eat. When you are healthy, you will also be emotionally stable.
Quietly Drink a Cup of Tea
A cup of tea in the morning will help you relax your system. It has a calming effect that is great for people who are experiencing anxiety attacks. If you spend some moments drinking a cup of tea in the morning, you will definitely have a few moments to prepare yourself for the day ahead. While enjoying the best tasting tea, you can also think of other ways to make your day productive.
Get Moving
Whatever you do in the morning will determine your productivity for the whole day. With this, you should make sure that you are starting it positively. Organize your thoughts and think of how you can possibly accomplish everything within the day. After that, you should start moving right away. Idle moments will lead to frustrations and will then result in anxiety attacks. Always try to avoid being immobile. Start a day being productive.
Recite Positive Affirmations
Nothing beats a positive mind. Whatever you have in mind and whatever you tell yourself will make or break you. Choose to be positive and recite affirmations that will build you. Be kind to yourself and to the people around you. Only choose the words that will make you look forward to a better day. And most importantly, be careful with what you put into your mind.
Anxiety may make you feel that life is difficult but you can always choose to look at the better side. Start the day with your positive actions and you will certainly get yourself into a more meaningful and enjoyable day. Always be grateful for what you have and start counting your blessings before you even ask for anything.
Breathe and let go of negative thoughts. It may not be easy to go through the day feeling down but if you will add the simple tips enumerated above to your list of ways to overcome, life will be a bit easier.
Jessica Ann has written many blogs across the spectrum but specializes mainly in weight loss and dieting. With several years in the field, Jessica has been helping people get healthy and fit with the help of drtohelp.com and is dedicated to providing information for those who need it.
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- Journalling For Mindfulness
- How To Unclutter Your Mind And Stop Worrying
- Best Way Of Dealing With Rejection Without Crushing Your Self Esteem


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Hello, young writers,
It's been a while since my last post. This past summer I taught a fun writing class on creating stories through comics. I learned a lot of new things about comic books and even created my own! I'll share some of the skills I learned while teaching in one of my next posts.
In August I started working as part-time middle school librarian. I love it! I've been very busy, but also quite happy. I had to put my writing and blogging on hold for a while, but now that I'm getting the hang of things at my new job, I'm ready to get back on the writing saddle.
I trust that you're all improving your writing skills by working diligently on your school writing assignments. Be grateful for your education and always do the best you can. You will not regret it.
Because the school year is well on its way, I thought it would be a good idea to pause and reflect on our goals as writers.
My Writing Goals:
1- Schedule a time to write, and fight for it. (A writer must battle distractions, interruptions, and procrastination.)
2- Add to each of my blogs (I have four!) at least once a month (one blog each week).
3- Revise, edit, and publish my present writing projects.
4- Read, read, read!
5- Start writing something new. Get in the writing zone. Have fun!
Now it's your turn. What are your goals? Write them down. I'll give you an example:
Your Writing Goals:
1- Schedule a time to write, and fight for it.
2- Keep a journal.
3- Revise, edit, and complete present school writing assignments/projects.
4- Read, read, read!
5- Start a fun personal writing project.
Notice that these goals are very similar to mine. That's because a writer is a writer is a writer -- no matter the experience or age. :)
That said, here are my writing suggestions for the month of October:
1- Write down your writing goals.
2- Get ready to achieve those goals: organize your desk and gather your writing materials. Start a writer's notebook if you haven't already done so.
3- Read something awesome by a writer who inspires you to write.
4- Start a fun personal writing project: a collection of poems, a story, a memoir, a comic book, etc.
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He acknowledged that sanctions "have unintended consequences and they always have costs." The costs can be mitigated, he added, but "they cannot be wished away."
Since 2014, the United States and the European Union have coordinated sanctions targeting Russian individuals and key sectors of the country's economy.
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It can be very difficult to come to terms with the fact that you may be infertile and that you will need medical help to get pregnant. In addition to that, if you are confused about the different types of treatments available and the procedures involved, that can turn into a full-blown nightmare for you. So what do you do when you do when you have no clue where to begin?
Consult Your Doctor
Most couples tend to consult their doctor only after they have tried to have a baby, unsuccessfully for year. Its even more important that you get tested; that helps give you the assurance that all is A-Ok . In case the tests reveal that there is a problem, it's better that you found out about it sooner, than later, isn't it? It helps doctors find the right solution for you.
Read More- The Stress of Being Infertile
Check the Available Treatments
After you have done all the fertility tests and your doctor has identified what the problem is, the next thing to do is to check which treatments are available for your specific condition. While a good doctor will give you detailed information about all the treatments available, it's a good idea to do your own research too. That helps you figure out which treatment will work best for you and you will be able to make an informed choice.
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Ed. by Anjali Gupta. Merrid Zone, May 2013. 197 p. ill. ISBN 9780615753706 (cl.), $50.00.
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Steve Brudniak is a contemporary artist living in Austin, Texas. He has achieved a good measure of success in his home state with his technically complex assemblage sculptures. These works frequently feature electrical currents, preserved biomatter, optical technologies, moving parts, and interactive elements.
With all of these dynamic components, it is difficult to judge the quality or effectiveness of Brudniak's works based on the book alone. Photographs in the book are well done, with supplementary materials from the artists' files; however, still images lack the ability to capture the sensory experience that many of Brudniak's admirers describe in their reviews of his work. The artist somewhat helpfully includes textual descriptions of how various works operate; for example, on Instrument for the Administration of Penance, he writes, "The viewer's finger will draw a purple spark from the deity inside upon entering the hole. The subject will suffer a mild shock and acquire a tiny singe, fragrant of cannibal lunch." Nevertheless, these descriptions seem an ineffective substitute for first-hand experience.
The creation of the book appears to have been a group effort, with the artist himself recruiting local friends and critics to assist in the project, from providing funds for publication to writing essays about the work. Published to coincide with a career retrospective at the Avis Frank Gallery (Houston, TX), this book serves as a catalog of Brudniak's works to date. The artist's website serves a similar catalog-like function, though some users may find it easier to flip through the book than click around a website.
Most of the accompanying texts are descriptive and occasionally entertaining but lack the depth of analysis one typically sees in a museum-quality publication. Brudniak's own writings often veer toward the procedural or anecdotal; in one essay ("Impersonating a Phlebotomist & The Blood of George W. Bush" p. 127-128) he describes how he obtained some blood for his Blood Reliquary series. Texts written by others are frequently excerpts from reviews of his gallery shows or brief unpublished essays by friends/collectors/acquaintances whose background is not given. In summary, there is little here to recommend the book as a source of serious research, although fans of Brudniak's work will certainly want a copy of this book for their private collections.
A response from the author -
"Please regard the following amendments and considerations:
Though photographs cannot convey the experience of interactive art like personal observation can, it was something we strove to achieve in this limited format, and consequently why much of my writing is descriptive. The other book-specific essays are more academic.
Contributor backgrounds are in the Acknowledgements. For instance: Guillermo Del Toro, world-renowned film director; Allison Greene, curator for The Museum of Fine Arts Houston; Owen Ames, Texas Monthly editor.
End Notes cite all writer sources; for example: Elizabeth Mcbride, ARTNews and Wendy Paris, Sculpture Magazine.
Lastly, to dispute the reviewer's assessment that the book is a poor "…source for serious research" : Note the rarity of books documenting assemblage, particularly assemblage as distinct, homologous object/devices. Especially unique is the use of scientific elements, many which had never previously been applied to art: the first Tesla coil ever used as a component, the first use of magnetic fluids, the pioneering use of biological and human blood preservations, gyro mechanics, unique optical, high voltage and laser applications, the first assemblage sculptures exhibited in outer space and even the world's oldest living organism has been incorporated in the work."


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Serious mismanagement of Indonesia's forests is undermining efforts to cut carbon emissions and leading to land disputes, a Human Rights Watch study says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indonesia's forestry sector suffers from serious mismanagement and the situation has only worsened in the past few years, costing the government over $7 billion since 2007, researchers at Human Rights Watch (HRW) say in a new report.
These failures are already harming the environment and human rights, and call into question the outlook for Indonesia's "green growth" development plan, the study says.
The report, an update from a 2009 look at Indonesia's forestry sector, found that the Indonesian government has lost forest revenue at an increased rate in recent years, despite reforms aimed at reducing mismanagement and corruption.
The losses are a result of illegal logging, unreported subsidies to timber companies and uncollected fees. It's money that could go toward much-needed services; just one year of losses in 2011 totaled over $2 billion, more than the country's entire annual health budget, the report said.
There are other costs, too. Mismanagement has led to confusion over land claims, often resulting in conflict and sometimes violence. The government has increasingly responded with military action, a step backward in human rights, the report said.
Indonesia's forests are also considered an important factor in curbing climate change as they absorb and hold carbon, acting as "sinks." But illegal logging has increased deforestation above reported levels, said Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights Division at HRW.
"Indonesia says it has a lot of forests to trade carbon off of, when in fact because it doesn't control logging, it doesn't have the amount of forests it claims," he said. "That's a huge problem because if climate strategies are going to work, governments have to accurately report what they have."
The HRW report's findings contrast with Indonesia's claims that expanding its forestry industries and clearing land for increased palm oil and pulp production are good for its "green growth" strategy – a national plan to promote economic growth in more sustainable ways.
"What people often don't realise is how some efforts that seem to combat climate change are fraught with their own problems," Ganesan said.
In Indonesia's case, poor governance means "green" efforts in some cases exacerbate environmental and human rights issues. One of the most recent examples is the smog that posed a major public health hazard across Southeast Asia, the result of forest fires used to clear forest land for palm-oil plantations in Indonesia. Though the government has been put under pressure over the problem, it's been mostly dismissive of complaints from neighboring countries, he said.
Confusion over land claims, in part the result of government inaction, also has prolonged conflicts over land. Lack of information, a backlash against land protests and activists, and often a disregard of processes to fairly allocate land allow corporations and other people to move in for their own purposes without consulting those who may already have rights to the land. Confrontations often ensue.
"What I didn't fully realize until the research was done was how persistent governance problems in the forestry sector would in a sense fuel conflict," Ganesan said. "One big thing that surprised us was that the conflict appeared to be increasing. There's clearly more pressure on land for public, private and commercial reasons."
In order to promote truly green growth, the report advises, the government must follow its own rules and agricultural plantation companies operating in Indonesia must promote good governance as well. It's also crucial for global players such as the European Union, the United States and the World Bank to add to that pressure, Ganesan said.
"The big thing that needs to happen is the government needs to enforce its laws. But it's not clear where the momentum is for them to do that," he said. "If the governance of the sector isn't right, regardless of your strategy – whether green growth or anything else – it's not going to work."
Erin Berger is a Thomson Reuters Foundation intern, writing on climate change issues.
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Tom Cruise specially requested a musical role, filmmaker Adam Shankman has revealed.
The Hollywood actor gets to sing and swagger on stage as glam rocker Stacee Jaxx in Adam's Rock Of Ages - a far cry from his previous roles in Mission: Impossible, The Last Samurai and Top Gun.
"He told me he wanted to make a musical. I think, between his wife and his daughter, and now his son Conor is a DJ, there's a lot of music and dance in his life," said the film's director.
"I think he is just drenched in music all the time. He would tell me that he has seen Hairspray like 100 times just because of Suri, and he really loved it."
Adam - who also directed Hairspray - didn't say yes immediately.
"I couldn't imagine what I was going to do with him - Tom Cruise in a remake of South Pacific? It wasn't going to be that. I thought if I can get the world's biggest movie star to play the world's biggest rock star, I'm golden," he explained.
"But we didn't say yes until we knew he could sing. We went to Axl Rose's vocal coach Ron Anderson - after one session, he came out saying, 'I can sing!'"
He added: "His audition was Tropic Thunder, because not only did he commit to that insane character and really take the p*** out of himself, but he then danced in character at the MTV Movie Awards."
:: Rock Of Ages is in cinemas now.