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Who Do You Think You Are? S2: DVD review
Posted by Amy Steele in DVD on April 20, 2012
This enthralling series co-produced by Lisa Kudrow and writer/director Don Roos and originating in the UK, follows celebrities as they work with genealogists, historians and researchers to investigate their family histories. It's heartfelt and uplifting. In finding out about their familial background, the stars inevitably uncover aspects about themselves in the process. Who Do You Think You Are? captivates and educates.
Vanessa Williams [Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives], Gwyneth Paltrow [Iron Man, Shakespeare in Love], country singer Tim McGraw, actress/ talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, Kim Cattrall [Sex and the City], Steve Buscemi [Boardwalk Empire, Reservoir Dogs], Ashley Judd [Missing, Come Every Morning] and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Lionel Richie all take fascinating journeys to trace their roots.
Tracing her ancestors prior to the Civil War, Vanessa Williams, the first black woman crowned Miss America, discovers trailblazers. Born a free man in 1845, her great-great grandfather married a white woman in 1861 and served in the Civil War. Her great-grandfather served in public office in Tennessee. Tim McGraw researches his pre-Revolutionary War American relatives and finds connections to George Washington and Elvis Presley. An activist herself, Ashley Judd learns about a female relative who labored for women's votes as part of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Lionel Richie's great-grandfather served as editor of the Knights of Wise Men, an organization that provided insurance to black men and women in the late 1870s. Gwyneth Paltrow gathers information about her truly disparate ancestors. Rosie O'Donnell travels to Ireland to learn about relatives who escaped the Irish Potato Famine. Her episode proves especially moving.
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
DVD Release Date: May 1, 2012
Run Time: 335 minutes
–review by Amy Steele
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in the Realm: QUOTES
Posted by Amy Steele in Books, DVD on April 18, 2011
David: What makes her so special?
Helen: She doesn't ask me how I feel. She knows.
If Mumbai is about money, then Delhi is about power.
—No One Killed Jessica
I opened myself up to life. I appreciated the good, faced the bad, and began to find the things I needed.
–from Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle
CELEBS: Catherine Zeta-Jones and others can reduce stigma of mental illness
Posted by Amy Steele in Women/ feminism on April 14, 2011
On Monday, Catherine Zeta-Jones's publicist announced that she'd been hospitalized for treatment of bi-polar disorder. She has bi-polar II disorder which means she has more periods of depression than mania. She's had a stressful year and external situations take a toll on anyone and particularly those who already have a mental illness. The best part of this is that Catherine Zeta-Jones can provide a high profile example that mental illness is a disease like alcoholism that needs constant monitoring and treatment but shouldn't mean that people feel the need to keep the person at a distance.
according to the CDC, 1 in 10 Americans reports depression at some time during their lives.
Although Tom Cruise disastrously stole away her true message, Brooke Shields wrote a wonderful book about her post-partum depression called Down Came the Rain.
Ashley Judd has a new memoir, All That is Bitter and Sweet, where she discusses her battles with depression.
Judd also stars in the film Helen [available via netflix instant] where she plays a woman who hides her depression and has a major breakdown. It's an excellent performance and quite a good film. I have depression and I thought the depiction very accurate. Although depression manifests itself differently in everyone.
The rich and famous aren't immune.
Women's History Month: some of my favorite films by women
Posted by Amy Steele in Film, Women/ feminism on March 16, 2011
Grace of My Heart [1996]
written and directed by Allison Anders
–Loosely based on the tumultuous rise of singer/songwriter Carole King, Grace of My Heart is a tour-de-force and one of my favorite films ever. Starring Illeana Douglas, Grace of My Heart takes viewers through the music biz from the famed Brill Building to communes and the hip 60s and beyond as one woman strives to find her own voice in a male-dominated industry.
Waitress [2007]
written and directed by Adrienne Shelly
–a charming and heart-warming film about an independent, spirited small-town woman [Keri Russell] determined to leave her abusive husband and make it big on her own.
Monsoon Wedding [2001]
directed by Mira Nair
Away from Her [2006]
written and directed by Sarah Polley
–a graceful love story about a woman with Alzheimer's
Searching for Debra Winger [2002]
directed by Rosanna Arquette
–documentary on women in film, which includes amazing and very honest commentary from stars from Gwyneth Paltrow to Whoopi to Vanessa Redgrave to Salma Hayek to Charlotte Rampling to of course Debra Winger. It's great that these women feel comfortable with age but sad to see the frustration and that there still is the issue of great roles for women over 30.
Broken English [2007]
Written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes
— story of Nora [formidable, immensely talented Parker Posey], a 35-year-old who seems stuck in a rut—both personally and professionally. Nora has become complacent and settled at her hotel job. She is beginning to delve into the Bell Jar after years of seeming to know what she wanted and now being at the age where she feels she should already be there.
The Namesake [2006]
directed by Mira Nair
–the story revolves around Gogol [Kal Penn], a mid-twenties architect who has been fighting against his traditional Indian family and heritage. He gets pulled back in by an unforeseen family crisis and it changes his outlook and future forever.
Bright Star [2009]
written and directed by Jane Campion
–wondrously languid, romantic and exquisitely filmed. It tells the story of the tender and tragic love affair between poet John Keats [Ben Whishaw] and his muse and love Fanny Brawne [Abbie Cornish] as told through her eyes.
Come Early Morning [2006]
written and directed by Joey Lauren Adams
–a woman [Ashley Judd] who struggles with alcoholism tries to get her life on track
Fire [1996]
Earth [1998]
Water [2005]
written and directed by Deepa Mehta
2 Days in Paris [2006]
written and directed by Julie Delpy
–an American and a Parisian talk a lot, fight a lot
Girlfight [2000]
written and directed by Karyn Kusama
–focus on female boxers
Somewhere [2010]
written and directed by Sofia Coppola
–a wayward actor [Stephen Dorff] and his heartfelt relationship with his daughter [Elle Fanning]
The Parking Lot Movie [2010]
directed by Meghan Eckman
–three years following the ins and outs of the attendants at a parking lot in Virginia. truly riveting. really.
SherryBaby [2006]
written and directed by Laurie Collyer
–after serving a three-year prison sentence, Sherry [Maggie Gyllenhaal] returns to New Jersey to try to re-establish family ties, including one with her daughter
The Hurt Locker [2009]
directed by Kathryn Bigelow
–heart-pounding thriller about the guys who diffuse IEDs in Iraq
The Kids Are All Right [2010]
co-written and directed by Lisa Chodolenko
–the teenage children of lesbian parents decide to contact the sperm donor and meeting him has implications on the entire family
Please Give [2010]
written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
Winter's Bone [2010]
written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
directed by Debra Granik
–a teenager [Jennifer Lawrence] searches for her father in dangerous, bleak meth-country
overlooked DVDS: Bug and Half Nelson
Posted by Amy Steele in DVD on August 28, 2010
Aggie [Ashley Judd] is a waitress at a lesbian club in Oklahoma. She is all "stay away/ don't mess with me" tough on the outside and vulnerable/ "I'll crack at any moment" on the inside. Ashley Judd plays these types of characters with such an innate ability to give the audience something from a dismal character. Aggie has a lousy ex-husband [Harry Connick, Jr.] who has just gotten released from jail. She lost her son a decade ago. She bemoans her "miserable existence of laundromats, grocery stores, marriages and lost children."
Bug literally crawls under your skin and takes hold of your mind as you figure out what is it about this film. This dim setting is not likable or relatable. At first, it just pricks you, then it burrows.This woman is so lonely that she asks a Gulf War veteran [Michael Shannon] she just met to stay with her? Are we to believe this? Turns out he spent years in a hospital [in the mental ward of course] and believes he was tested on.
The acting and story makes it credible and the film quickly turns into a paranoid vision of terror and oblivion. The sighting of a bug turns into a big cover-up, an issue of trust or consequences and a genuine fear. It connects bugs to the CIA, the military, Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Jim Jones Temple's People! Sometimes funny and sometimes downright creepy and bizarre, Bug is not a film for everyone (the other two people in the theater with me did not like it). I laughed out loud at the absurdity and cringed at the possibilities. It is that effective and completely original.
And Ashley Judd. I don't know what to say about this phenomenal actor. I love every film she does, every role she takes. She would be a dream to interview. This gorgeous, self-assured woman is able to become the most desperate of characters [please put Come Early Morning on your netflix queue]. She delves in and does not let go. She embodies this icky, questionable woman and makes her complex and layered. Aggie is a survivor.
It is not that Bug is super deep or philosophic or existential. At the beginning I was even thinking "what is going on?" and then bang! It blows up and out and over and it's fantastic.
Bug is just a satisfyingly good psychological thriller.
buy at Amazon: Bug (Special Edition)
In Half Nelson, first time feature film director Ryan Fleck presents a metaphor for life's challenges. This wrestling hold puts you in a compromised position and it is difficult to release from it. A drug-addicted junior high school teacher (a subtle and focused Ryan Gosling) forms a strong friendship with one of his students, Drey (Shareeka Epps). The end result is a somber yet realistic story.
In this role, the talented Gosling (The Notebook, The United States of Leland) turns in a quietly moving, haunting, riveting performance as this intelligent teacher who finds himself stagnated and questioning his impact on society. It is entirely relatable.
Who has not felt that way at one point? Why do I do this job? Do I matter as one individual in the overall schematics of the world? Everyone else seems to be moving along, as one should. People seem happy, settled, and comfortable. The inner-city characters are real. He plans to write a book but never gets around to starting it. His ex-girlfriend is engaged. His parents reminisce about their glory days protesting Vietnam and other issues of the 60s. During a family dinner, the mom even puts on "Free to Be You and Me" while getting drunk and dancing around with her sons. Even his students are more focused than him. Drey learns of his secret double life and forms an alliance. She's wise beyond her years, being a latch key kid and having an older brother in lock-up.
Epps makes a solid, innately natural first-time acting debut. Fleck interposes quiet moments with quick hand-held camera shots to weave the story. His directorial approach is entirely effective as the ending is left open, allowing filmgoers to leave the theatre in deep thought or in intense conversation regarding the numerous provocative elements within the film-Dan faces the difficulties of making a difference, of advancing one's life and of doing enough.
Dan is a fully functional crackhead, has a novel teaching approach and is a favorite among his pupils. Yet he has many dark, insular days and darker nights. He is a troubled soul that cannot often get out of his own mind or change the sheets on the bed.
Half Nelson starts slow but is gritty and honest in its portrayal of a flawed individual who strives toward living the good life.
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Images by Ichigo Yamamoto
Meringue Salon
A chain mail has arrived from a person who called herself a friend. She said, I would give my persona to your body because my flesh was hijacked. She longed for my appearance and behavior, so she wanted my body. I was so annoyed and I went to the salon to cut my hair.
The rain in April spoiled my start, but it was what I want. I applied the egg white with a brush on my raincoat for waterproofing. The rain bubbled meringue and the town had to follow me.
The beautician stabbed the tip of a comb into my head. Her full breasts appeared from the open neckline dress. I gently kissed her inside the pair of bulges so that she could not notice. In the mirror she turned hatred into a gorgeous smile. But that face was my face like Meringue Kisses melted in the afternoon of a hangover.
I set up a salon in the center of the town. The souvenirs are human shaped cookies. The queen of the front side and the maid of the back side are continuing to rotate automatically one by one. The procession of ladies praising my technique never end in front of the custom-made mirror.
Seafood Restaurant
At the restaurant that is published in the newspaper just because the fish tank was broken, the recommended dish is Canard a l'Orange. Menu is put on the table in the middle of a meal. The menu is very stylish design, so I take it in a carton away.
The apartment I live in does not allow pets and animals, but sometimes a venomous snake comes through the gaps in the door. Though I threaten the snake with belch in an empty room, he seems to be rather provoked. The snake swallowed my toothbrush and alarm clock.
Yearbook of college that graduated ten years ago was delivered. A bookbinder made a copy for each alumnae. So, he finally completed mine. I can see the classmates in dresses flowering the sunflowers and roses at a thank-you party. There is a blurry picture of me on the last page. Me who is wearing a white wedding dress. Me who bubbles with laughter beside head-shaved muscular hatter and long-haired beautiful twins in the last banquet room. My mother said it was uncomfortable to see our photograph, but she could not refuse to recognize that I was beautiful.
While drinking a glass of wine early in the morning before her business, mother is still waiting for her twin sons on the balcony. To be satisfied with delicious fish dishes, I go out to the sea on a luxury liner. I am detained on the deck chair. Pillow talk with a criminal of the sunset thief. He demands to prepare a fishing net but I wish to shoot a bird.
The Queen of Innocence
Pigeon flies from the building under construction and drops a notebook wet in the rain on my bedside where I overslept in the morning.
Is my rumor written on it?
The pigeon tilts his beak filled with saliva.
I do not know …. Instead,
I want you to write my name here.
The pigeon shows a invitation card for wedding. It wet in crocodile tears of course.
Widow of a laundryman is eating bleu d'Auvergne a little which she bought at grocery. While listening a seven-inch vinyl every night. She is ashamed to sing together. She fills up the ashtray with Kleenex wet in runny nose. The pigeon resting in the attic laughs at her.
A sweet lover in a bad mood goes to the powder room to hide her acne marks. Looking at the neighbour through the compact mirror. She asks towards the sky in sunset.
The last jet pretends ignorance and says.
I just want to take you away.
hiromi suzuki is a poet, novelist and artist living in Tokyo, Japan. She is the author of Ms. cried – 77 poems by hiromi suzuki (Kisaragi Publishing, 2013), logbook (Hesterglock Press, 2018), INVISIBLE SCENERY (Low Frequency Press, 2018), Andante (AngelHousePress, 2019). Her works have been published internationally in poetry journals, literary journals and anthologies.
Web site: https://hiromisuzukimicrojournal.tumblr.com
*Note: These are parts of my first poetry collection Ms. cried – 77 poems by hiromi suzuki (kisaragi publishing, 2013 ISBN 978-4-901850-42-1). Three poems written in Japanese have been translated by hiromi suzuki in 2019. Also photographs by ichigo yamamoto are published in the collection.
*The first publications
Meringue Salon: Eureka July Issue, 1999 (Seidosha, Tokyo Japan)
Seafood Restaurant: Eureka September Issue, 1999 (Seidosha, Tokyo Japan)
The Queen of Innocence: Eureka December Issue, 1999 (Seidosha, Tokyo Japan)

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- 1 Qualified Cooper Texas Public Adjuster
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- 8 How insurance adjusters are paid?
- 9 What does an insurance claims adjuster in Cooper do?
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It was 1987. I was in Mrs. Hawe's grade 10 English class and was passed a new book to read by next week. On the cover was a grainy picture of a desert scene and the bold title "Dune". I chucked the book into my purse, headed out for my next class and didn't think about it till I got home that night.
This is when my life changed forever.
Yes, I am Dune Girl. I will fight you in a cage match to defend the honour of Frank's vision whipping out a crysknife at the end to finish you off. Okay, maybe that is little bloody but I am quite mad about the books. If you haven't read Dune then we can't be friends. Okay, we can be friends but I will barely respect you. Harsh?....
If you are hoping for my insight into the series, this isn't the post for you. It isn't that I don't have opinions. This just isn't the time for those rantings. This is a confession.
Let me start things off by stating that I do in fact read the new books, I have even bought some of them. And yes, let me go on the record to say that some of them ( I am talking about you Dune: Butlerian Jihad) were abominable. But let me also state for the record that some of them have been pretty darn good. My copies of Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune are as worn as the original group of six. And I am quite excited to receive my copy of Sisterhood of Dune in the mail.
I don't read these books because I want to. I read them because I have to. The world I was assigned to read for homework in my early teens has a hold on me. It won't let me go and frankly I won't let it. There I feel better.
I am Dune Girl and I have been addicted for over 20 years. Thank the Maker.


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Training Programme on Integrated Water Resources Management for State Water Resource Engineers and Managers
ATREE with the help of Government of Karnataka organized 12 days Management Development Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) from 17-28th September 2018, for Karnataka State Water Resource Engineers and Managers of the Irrigation Department. This programme was held at the School of Ancient Wisdom at Devanahalli, Bangalore.
The objective of this course was "to enhance the capacities of engineers and managers in water related departments of government to understand, analyse and address water resource management in an integrated and holistic manner."
To achieve this, IWRM training programme employed a learning-centred pedagogical approach. This approach shifts the focus of instruction from the teacher to the learner by designing a curriculum with modules designed around clear learning goals. Each session was interactive and included exercises (including group discussions, case studies and games) to help the course participants learn.
Training in specific techniques was also imparted, such as hydrological monitoring, water quality, and remote sensing and GIS. In terms of delivery,
· In all modules, a combination of learning-centred approach formed the core of the pedagogy. In terms of delivery, lectures, case study presentations, games and quizzes, videos, hands-on analysis and other activities was used to keep the process interactive and challenging.
· In all modules, resource persons who had mix of field and academic experience were involved to enrich the material delivered.
· A field visit was conducted, in which participants gained experience on different uses & users and their concerns and practices.


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To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 10 February 1781
From Joseph Jones
Philadelphia, 10 Feb. 1781. More information is now available on the movements of the "French Ships from R. Island and the Detachment of Graves's Fleet in search of them." Four frigates left Newport before the storm of 22 Jan.; two 74's and a frigate were dispatched from British fleet to intercept them. Both were exposed to the storm, but two British ships of the line have suffered, one being stranded on Montauk Point, and the French ships are safely back at Newport. This will probably give the French naval superiority. "Whether we shall receive any assistance in consequence of this Event will be soon manifested." In view of this possibility, measures must be concerted on our part for cooperation. Rejoices on "the important success of Genl. Morgan."
RC (Vi); 3 p.; addressed as "Private" and franked by Jones; endorsed; printed in CVSP description begins Calendar of Virginia State Papers … Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond description ends , i, 503–4. See Theodorick Bland to TJ, 9 Feb. 1781.


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Several weeks ago I wrote about not being broken. And I really do believe that we, I, am not broken. In my head, I genuinely think this. In my heart, I struggle every day. I know that I am growing and learning about how to move beyond the trauma, but I am also still struggling with a sense of who I am and what I am capable of doing. As well as how do I allow myself to succeed.
I have long since let go of all the hate and anger that I have towards those that so heinously abused me. I have moved into a place of peace as far as they are concerned. That did not happen overnight. It took years to find that place. The thing I struggle with now is my sense of self-worth and fear of success. I have been limping through an MFA writing program. I am working on a novel. At first, the scope of the book was comprehensive as I tried to desperately tie all the aspects of my life into the story in anonymous ways. That did not work out so well. I was trying to share so much of my story in a fictionalized way that it became a vast "oversharing moment" disguised as literature. The second draft was fewer characters and stories and more on the thriller side of things. That also didn't turn out as I wanted it to. I am now on the slimmer and more finely tuned version. Whether this one works or I just go back and fix version two is still up in the air.
Why am I telling you this? Because my greatest fear in life is to succeed, it is also my greatest desire. To that end I find myself comparing my work or my life to other people's lives. I see where they produce what appears to be relatively flawless work. I don't know how much time they spend on their work or how long it takes them. All I know is that I see what others are doing and feel lost in the struggle. I choose to let myself be overwhelmed by my own desire to succeed and stop working.
I am supposed to be writing a relatively short book to submit at the end of the month for consideration of publication. Do I have the story mapped out? Yes. Do I know what I am going to write? Mostly. Have I done any of it? Can I count the two pages I keep writing and deleting? In other words, I sit down at the computer. Look at the screen and see my failure before I have begun. The book I am writing is not meant for the NY Times bestseller list. It is also not intended for consideration of an award. It is a simple story of two people. A story that is meant to entertain and perhaps make someone smile. Because those are the books that saved my life. And that is what I want to give back.
I have the house to myself today, and I plan to write. With the dedication to overcome my ADD, I can accomplish this book. Send it off. And see how it goes. Whether that book makes it and is published is not really as important as the fact that I overcame the resistance and lethargy associated with my fear of succeeding. I have had other successes in life. But I did not give my all to make them happen. They were to me moderate success. Because I knew I held back. This time I need to give my all and accomplish this book. Writing is my dream and my love. It is time I lived my goal instead of always preparing to live my dream.
Do you let your fears keep you from your dreams or do you just step off that ledge and give it all you have? Let me know how you move past your fears.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Cunningham October 27, 2016 Phone: 805.391.7474 Labor and business groups endorse Cunningham for ... Read More
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BEHIND THE SCENES, a sting operation was successful in outing one of the 75 meter jammers who have plagued the Liberty Net in the past, and we hope that fear of future consequences will keep him and his fellow miscreants off the air permanently. There were quite a few new callsigns heard on the Liberty Net this week, and the frequency was almost interference free.Listen: 12/18 Liberty Net
Here's a selection of the issues discussed this time on amateur radio's longest-running discussion net:
• What have our armed services become today? They are flooded with huge numbers of Blacks looking for an alternative to crime and welfare (they even use violent "rap" music to work up these new-type soldiers to a frenzy before sending them off on killing assignments in the Mideast); they are now recruiting Muslims and other Third World immigrants on a massive scale; and soon they will be openly welcoming homosexuals. The US armed services have become the mercenaries of an evil multicultural empire, and conservatives should stop regarding them with their accustomed, and wildly inappropriate, reverence. (9 minutes)


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"The Taste of Others" and "Harry..." triumph at the Cesar Awards
Both films picked up four awards, including Best Film for Agnès Jaoui and Best Director for Dominik Moll. (02/26/01)
"The Taste of Others" (aka "It Takes All Kinds") also won the Cesar for Best Screenplay (Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri) and for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, awarded to Gérard Lanvin and Anne Alvaro. Adding to its success, "Harry, He's Here to Help" went on to take out the Cesars for Best Actor (Sergi Lopez), Best Sound (Gérard Lamps and François Maurel) and Best Editing (Yannick Kergoat). Dominique Blanc won the Cesar for Best Actress for her role in Roch Stéphanik's film "Stand-By". The Cesar for Most Promising Actress went to Sylvie Testud for "Murderous Maids", and Most Promising Actor to Jalil Lespert for "Human Resources", which also picked up the Cesar for Best First Film. The Cesar for Best Short Film went jointly to "Salam" by Souad El Bouhati and "Un petit air de fête" by Eric Guirado.
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|Chicago's CNN Fake News Bozo, Ryan Young
They recently had to fire three of their so-called reporters for publishing a wildly and blatantly libelous and inaccurate report which suggested Russian ties to various conservative entities.
It came out to be total claptrap -- total lies.
The CNN fabrication was so transparently wrong - that even their own CNN hierarchy, corrupt as they have been, had to admit as much.
They are undergoing a total shakeup at CNN in Washington, DC right now - as whatever remaining credibility they may have had as presumed journalists, seems to have been shattered.
But, did you know that the Fake News kingpins, CNN, have a bureau right here in Chicago?
They have an office, located in Streeterville at 435 N Michigan Ave Ste 715.
The Chicago Fake News CNN Bureau Chief, is one African-American chap by the name of Ryan Young, who came to our town from Atlanta, Georgia - where he presumably did his fake news CNN fan-dance so well that he got a promotion to do the same here.
More than a few sentient observers in Washington, D.C have opined that CNN is, rather than a news organization, a corrupt political action group pandering to and propounding leftist ideology for America.
After all, CNN employee, former Democratic National Committee Chairman, Donna Brazile, sneaked debate questions to Hillary Clinton, before her debate with President Trump.
How creepy can you get?
Brazile was fired by CNN for this.
Just as three more CNN left-wing political operatives (disguised as reporters) were just fired for their Fake News Russian BS concoction.
Oh is this CNN is one foul operation.
And to think, they have some of their nitwits right here in our town!


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My daughter is a high school junior. We have spent recent school breaks and long weekends touring colleges. I started this project with the concept that we are fortunate to have resources. We have saved enough in a 529 plan for Kayla to go to the University of Idaho and only be responsible for incidentals. Kayla is Asian. The last couple of years she has begun feeling the pressure of being a rare exotic flower in a sea of all white. She will frequently mention to me that we are once again in a room of Caucasians. Her father and I decided we needed to kick up our savings a notch to allow Kayla to attend an out-of-state school with a more diverse student population. My husband is 70 and still working and I am 66 and retired. Increasing the college fund actually means reducing our retirement savings. I realize these are the same trade-offs most families make but they probably have fewer resources and are at least 10 to 20 years younger.
Idaho is part of the Western Undergraduate Education program (WUE) which means that at participating schools, you do not pay full out-of-state tuition rather you pay instate times .5 This assumes the student has adequate test scores and grade point average. Kayla meets all the achievement criteria. Kayla has toured Montana schools twice. They don't offer better diversity than Idaho. Montana is, however, slightly more liberal. Montana schools' tuition aligns with Idaho's. We have also toured Nevada-Reno, more diverse and a brand new campus purchased by large donors, demonstrating money makes such a difference. UNR is in a price range with Idaho slightly more diverse but not as academically well-rated.
Kayla has always wanted to go to Colorado State. We attended an immersion program over President's weekend and she was delighted. I was a little less delighted because the in-state tuition and room and board is topping out at $100,000. The WUE tuition is $125,000, significantly above our slight bump-up in tuition. As the financial aid officer was reviewing costs, one mom started crying in the back. She asked, "What if my daughter can't meet achievement scores?" The financial aid officer suggested loans. I was satisfied we could probably make this work by increasing our savings the next 2 years and continuing to pay for Kayla's college costs the next four years (mind you my husband will be 76 and I'll be 72 when we get Kayla through school). I said to the financial officer as I was walking out door, "If we come up with $125,000, this will fund 4 years at CSU for my daughter?" He says, "Probably not, with inflation the cost is more likely to be $140,000." That sum of money is about the same amount as we sold a 3 bedroom rental house in Meridian last year. It was a number that made my heart sink. We are too well off to qualify for any type of financial assistance. I don't expect the public to be paying for my daughter to go to a state school. But I do think that public colleges are too expensive. As my husband says, our tours have made the University of Idaho look like a great value. CSU rates slightly better than U of I on academic criteria but not substantially better for almost twice the cost.
We are now taking a spring break to tour California schools. I call it our fantasy land tour. I have three girls with me including my daughter. One has a trust fund and can afford to go to any school she can get into. One is having trouble funding her meals on the trip though she has excellent grades. I am paying for everything but food. We are staying in hotels where breakfast is provided so she only needs to cover lunch and dinner. She asked to come on the trip because she has never been to California. I am sure she will probably qualify for financial aid but not enough for the high cost of California schools. Then there is my daughter. We think she should be somewhere with high academic standards and where diverse populations are welcoming and abundant (sounds like California to me). But when we looked with my son six years ago, there was a gap of $60,000 annually between the scholarship he received and the cost of the school where he wanted to go. We said we wouldn't pay it and he ended up at Idaho. He has graduated now and we are hopeful a college education will help him land in the middle class as it did my husband and I. But I don't know that for sure. He has yet to land a job on the west coast where he wants to go for the same reason my daughter wants to go out of state, more diversity and more liberal thinking.
What I do know is if upper class, highly educated professionals find the cost of education daunting it must be terrifying for most families. I think we need a well-educated workforce. To achieve that, college needs to be accessible to most people. That means public universities need to have a reasonable tuition for the middle class. I don't agree with Bernie Sanders that college should be free for everyone. But I do understand why his message resonated with college students trying to make their way through school while studying, working, and carrying large loans. I think public colleges need to be affordable. If that means, my husband and I pay more taxes to make that happen so be it. We need a workforce of the future that is well-trained, creative, and not dragged down by debt.


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I am a person who thrives on chaos and non-linear thinking, but for some reason if I am going to claim any normative standard of productivity, I need a list. I can feel great about a day in which I have meaningful conversations and hang out with the really cool people I work with, answering questions and dreaming about reaching people and changed lives. However, I cannot always look back on those days through anyone else's standard of accomplishment and see that my time was spent well.
So I make lists and use iCal to stay on track.
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Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello got the scoop that ABC Family has canceled the sci-fi family drama Kyle XY. The show starred former Valley resident Matt Dallas as a young man who wakes up in the forest outside Seattle with no memory of his life up to that point. He tries to unravel the mystery of his identity — and why he has no belly button. It also featured recurring appearances by Nicholas Lea (Krycek in The X-Files), Ally Sheedy and Teryl Rothery (Dr. Janet Fraiser in Stargate SG-1).
The show will finish out its third season of 10 episodes, which started airing Jan. 12, Ausiello reports.
Dallas, as former Tribune reporter Kelly Wilson reported in 2006, is a 2001 graduate of Paradise Valley High School who performed with Valley theater groups Scottsdale Community Players, Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, Valley Youth Theatre and Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre.


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What's the best credit card to use on a business trip? If you're jetting off to Tokyo, Paris, or Sao Paulo every few weeks, the answer will likely be different than if you're driving to different client sites every day.
CNNMoney asked experts at two credit-card comparison websites -- Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with CardHub and Sean McQuay, credit card analyst with NerdWallet -- to share their top credit card picks for 8 kinds of business travelers, from road warriors to small business owners to international jetsetters.
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The flashback for "threat of eXtinction" goes back a lot earlier than the others. This episode of The Gifted starts back in London of 1952. Andrea and Andreas Strucker, the Fenris twins in the comics, are on the run, as mutants always seem to be in this world. In their case, they deserve to be hunted. They're just as dangerous, and evil, as their comic book counterparts. We get to see the extent of their destructive power at the end of the scene. And probably the end of several other things.
In the present, Reed is telling his family about his father's ties to Trask Industries (source of the huge robotic Sentinels in the comics and some of the movies). Reed and his father are far from close. In fact, they haven't spoken since before the kids were born. But, with what they're learning, it seems Reed is going to have to go talk to him now.
Lorna is still mad at Marcos, and doesn't seem to be in any hurry to forgive him. Reed goes to tell John about his father. John is busy dealing with the aftermath of another refuge falling to Sentinel, but he'll go with Reed when they get back. Marcos worries John when he says Lorna isn't coming with them.
Lack of forgiveness, no matter how understandable, is going around, as we see when Dreamer tries to make things up with Clarice. While that unpleasantness plays out, John goes to find the refugees from the other raid. One of them proves to be one of Campbell's Hounds, and there's a nasty fight. It does show one of the things they do amazingly well on this show- a combination of creative use of powers and some really good teamwork. That's a hallmark of the X-Men at their best.
After they get back to headquarters, they cage the spy, finding both a transponder and weapons on her. Everyone is worried about the discovery of Sentinel's new tactic. With the increase in urgency, John decides he's going with Reed to see his father. John tells the others to figure out what to do about the spy while he's gone.
Clarice bonds with a young child among the refugees. Caitlin and her kids are helping the injured among the new group, which lets Caitlin talk to a few of them. One is a sort of surface level telelpath, whose power effect makes her eyes glow a striking blue. The telepath, Esme, finds a few of Caitlin's worries, and tells her the people around here value her.
Campbell's spy keeps trying to escape her cell, and her powers are impressive. Dreamer doesn't think her powers will work on the captive, given the way she's acting. Lorna has an idea about how to force some answers, and that ends up causing more friction with Marcos. Those two can't catch a break. As this goes on, Reed and John get to Reed's father's shop, an antique store in Chattanooga. Reed's father is very surprised to see him.
Marcos and Lorna argue about interrogation methods and motives. Marcos uses his experience with his former employer to figure out the spy is probably on something. Caitlin agrees that part of the problem could be withdrawal. This is when we find out about Kick, a drug that boosts a mutant's powers, but is very addictive. When Lorna grumbles about treating the spy, Caitlin points out they are fighting for a world where people can live together, so that needs to start here.
While Clarice has another scene with the young girl, things are going less well at the antique shop. Reed's father isn't glad to see them, and mocks John's Thunderbird codename. I'm not entirely sure why John introduces himself with both his code- and real names. Otto, Reed's father, seems to be both playing the sympathy card as he complains about never getting to meet his grandchildren, but also being a hardass, refusing to discuss his work at Trask because it was classified and talking about harboring fugitives. Even after Reed tells Otto about his children being hunted, Otto won't help, although he does ask about his ex-wife. Reed and John tell him what Trask is up to now, and Otto seems actually surprised. He softens enough to take John up to his apartment over the store, while John stays below as lookout. Otto asks specific questions about the kids, and then looks worried at the answers, saying, "I failed. It came back."
Campbell wonders what happened to his asset, and reassures an employee that she's been conditioned so she can't talk about what she knows. Back at headquarters, with some more nicely done teamwork, the spy is subdued, sedated, restrained, and then injected. They hope that either Caitlin's medicine or the fact that she might be dying will help get some answers.
Otto shows Reed some newspaper clippings and tells him about their connection to the mutant terrorists known as Fenris. Reed learns a lot of surprising family history in a short time. Otto also explains why he did the work that he did, and gives some surprising insight into one of Reed's early memories. I have to admit, aside from the family name, I didn't see a lot of the details of this coming.
Tensions are high at the refuge (actually, that's not a bad name. I may start calling the base that if they don't give it a name) about the spy. Andy and Lauren, between them, manage to deal with some potential trouble. The others find out more about the spy, including her name, Chloe, and what happened to her to get her in Sentinel custody. Even Lorna starts feeling bad for her. Since she can't seem to tell them anything, they get Esme, their new-found psychic.
Otto and Reed argue about family history, and the choices Otto made. He takes some blame for destroying his marriage, and admits he could have done a few things better. Otto starts asking more questions about the kids, but this gets interrupted when John warns that Sentinel is out front. In a massive coincidence, this is when Campbell decided to follow up on his earlier interview with Otto. Campbell brought Pulse, so John's powers fail, and Otto finally agrees to hold off Sentinel so John and Reed can get away, after giving Reed a dire warning.
Campbell strolls in like he owns Otto's shop, and is just smug and annoying. Campbell reveals that Otto's work is the basis for some of his own. Otto actually lies for Reed, but things start getting ugly. Finally, Otto does something really desperate to save the day, and it's impressive, even surprising Campbell. Otto dies as a result of what happens, and Campbell survives, sadly, but Pulse also perishes, which is both good and bad.
There are a few scenes to end the episode. The folks at Refuge get some answers from Chloe via Esme, and it's all tragic, but with some useful intel at the end. Chloe dies, and that helps Lorna reconcile with Marcos. John and Reed share some mutual grief in a small ceremony in the woods before heading home. Clarice finally sees a good use for Dreamer's powers, and they make a step towards forgiving each other. There's a joyful reunion when everyone gets back, but it ends on an ominous note in light of some of Otto's warning.
What I liked: The fight with Chloe was great. I loved the creative power use and teamwork. Those are some of my favorite things to see with hero teams. I get why Lorna is holding a grudge with Marcos, but I'm glad that didn't drag on any longer than it did. I'm also glad Clarice might be making progress in her issues with Dreamer, understandable though they were. Otto became more sympathetic as we learned a bit about him, and his sacrifice was noble, and worth it just to scare Campbell like that. Pulse's death was sad, but probably good on a few fronts: it took away a powerful asset from Sentinel, and probably is going to change John's views on taking the fight to the enemy. Kick is an interesting, believable development.
What I didn't: I think my only complaint is the timing on Campbell's visit. He just happens to get there, with troops and backup, while Reed is there. They explain some of it, but still…
This show is going up and up in my estimation. I'll give this one a 4.5 out of 5. Nicely done, folks .


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Between the surprise success of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," starring a who's who of venerable English actors, and "Trishna," Michael Winterbottom's subcontinental adaptation of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," India seems to be an unexpectedly happening location for movies this summer. Add to this list "Patang," a gorgeous indie flick that has been making the festival rounds and is hitting the theaters this week.
[Related: Indie Roundup: 'Safety Not Guaranteed']
The title refers to simple paper kites using in kite fighting. During the annual Uttarayan festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, neighbors square off against neighbors in spectacularly colorful battles from the rooftops. Against this backdrop, first-time director Prashant Barghava sets his neorealist family drama.
Wealthy, middle-aged Jayesh (Mukund Shukla), along with teenage daughter Priya (Sugandha Garg), journeys from the cosmopolitan Delhi to his more traditional hometown. As he barks commands to the rickshaw driver zigzagging through the narrow, crowded lanes, Priya shoots the passing scene with her Super 8 camera.
The best part of the movie is when the Chicago-born Barghva does the same thing. He reportedly shot more than 100 hours of documentary footage with small HD cameras to capture fleeting moments of grace in the dizzying chaos of the city — the sunlight hitting a temple in just the right way, the expression on the face of street kid. In the process, he created a stunning, joyous visual portrait of Ahmedabad. It's eye candy in the best possible way.
[Related: 'Goodfella' Henry Hill dead at 69]
The movie's narrative unfolds when Jayesh returns to this childhood home, where the specter of his dead brother casts a pall over the place. While his brother's saintly widow, Sudha (Seema Biswas), greets the visitors with a smile, his ne'er-do-well nephew Chakku (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) — a dissolute wedding singer — blames Jayesh for his father's death.
When the festival kicks off, the poetic visuals kick into high gear. While Jayesh displays his kite-battling prowess, Priya flirts with Bobby (Aakash Maherya), a local with a great smile. During a rooftop picnic dinner, Jayesh lays out his plan for family, which goes very poorly. The scene, though it dredges up plenty of dirty laundry, never quite reaches a dramatic catharsis. A smaller but more interesting clash occurs between Bobby and Priya. Bobby might have a motorcycle and a remarkably shiny shirt, but he proves to be a naive romantic when he confesses his love for her after having known her for only five hours. Priya, who liberally sprinkles English phrases in with her Hindi, is a modern woman and shoots him down.
[Related: Indie Roundup: 'A Cat in Paris']
"Patang" is not a perfect movie — its story is a might too impressionistic, and its characters are more quick sketches than carefully observed studies — but it is a ravishing, beautiful look at a part of the world not often shown in American theaters. Given the trend, though, that might be changing.


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We hear a lot of people tell us to "Be patient and wait on God" Including myself It's the right answer people don't want to hear Especially in the midst of a situation Just from my experience it has been challenging to wait on God But Why? In my case It became difficult to waitContinue reading "The struggles in waiting on GOD"
God has the power to turn your current situation around
We serve a Powerful God "These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he hadContinue reading "God has the power to turn your current situation around"
Put God first in all that you do
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33 KJV What does it look like to put God first? I know many times we see this scripture in Matthew and wonder Lord, what must I do to put you first in myContinue reading "Put God first in all that you do"
What you don't heal in your singleness will spread like a disease in your togetherness.
Most of us has had an experience in being around toxic people or being in a toxic relationship. In that toxic moment you might have been depressed, stressed , and overwhelmed. Breaking free from toxic people is a hard thing that people don't discuss Is almost like an addiction because you're trying to break freeContinue reading "What you don't heal in your singleness will spread like a disease in your togetherness."
There will be times where you fall off track. But God can always help you get back on the right path.
""Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14 There are two roads that each of us has chosenContinue reading "There will be times where you fall off track. But God can always help you get back on the right path."


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Re: John Crisp's column Oct. 31, "Pledge of Allegiance needs to go":
Under his philosophy, we should give up the Lord's Prayer, a family's traditional grace at dinner, religious songs, Shakespeare plays, the Bible, the Koran, etc., as they are not all inclusive to all people, may be "rote ritual" by our modern standards and may lapse "into perfunctory, meaningless repetition."
Since when did honoring our country, religion, heritage or belief system become rote ritual, perfunctory and meaningless?
I did find his column good for one thing — kindling.
Jeffrey Richardson, Ventura


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Fox News host Chris Wallace tells Trump world sees him as 'beacon for repression'
WASHINGTON – Fox News host Chris Wallace went after President Donald Trump for his attacks on the news media in an interview that aired Sunday, telling the president he is "seen around the world as a beacon for repression" because of his rhetoric.
The "Fox News Sunday" host told Trump that while other presidents expressed frustration with the news media, none had gone as far as Trump, who called them "the enemy of the American people."
"Barack Obama whined about Fox News all the time, but he never said we were the enemy of the people," Wallace said.
Trump said "nobody believes in the First Amendment more than I do" and attempted to clarify that he did not believe all media is the "enemy," but only outlets which he considers "fake news."
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"But a lot of times, sir, it's just news you don't like," Wallace replied. And he told the president that "leaders in authoritarian countries like Russia, China, Venezuela, now repress the media using your words."
"I can't talk for other people, I can only talk for me," Trump replied.
"But you're seen around the world as a beacon for repression," Wallace said.
Trump again tried to explain that his attacks on the media were only aimed at coverage he says is false and unfair.
Wallace told Trump that the president doesn't "get to decide what's fair and what's not."
"I can tell what's fair and not and so can my people and so can a lot of other people," Trump replied.
Wallace said he is on record as saying that he thinks some news coverage of Trump is biased. But he refused to accept Trump's distinction between "fake news" and the media as a whole, even as Trump explained to Wallace, "I'm not calling you that."
"We're all together," Wallace told the president, explaining it didn't matter if he was referring to CNN, The New York Times or Fox News. "We're in solidarity, sir."
Fox News joined other media outlets in filing briefs in support of CNN's lawsuit demanding the return of correspondent Jim Acosta's White House credentials, which were revoked after a heated exchange with the president. A federal judge on Friday ordered Acosta's credentials be returned.
"It's fine, I mean it's not a big deal," Trump said of the judge's ruling. He said his administration is now creating a clear list of rules for reporters to follow during White House news conferences.
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The president said he is also considering having the White House news briefings be held off camera. "Although I'll probably be sued for that," he added.
At one point in the interview, Wallace asked Trump about the criticism from retired Navy Adm. William McRaven – a former SEAL who led the operations that hunted down Saddam Hussein and killed Osama bin Laden – who has called Trump's attacks on the press "perhaps the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime."
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You Might Curse Before You Bless ~ Allie Marini Batts
About the Book:
Allie Marini Batts' artistic path has shot like a meteor in the last several years. She is the most published writer I know. She approaches her art with steadfast commitment; wild imagination; and a prodigious, literary mind steeped in classical literature and popular culture. The result is poetry that bristles with raw heart, startling imagery, and a nurturing and wild love for language. Get ready for these poems, for, as this poet writes in "Hurricane Alicia": …the great queen is coming, there is blood on her skirts and …you will freeze and drown here, Captain, mark it. Well reader, carefully mark these poems. They are filled with surprises in form and phrasing and in their recognition of messy humanity. They are honest and subtly noble. This is Allie Marini Batts at the start of her hurtling poetic career. She is one upon whom nothing is lost. She will continue to amaze us.
About the Author:
Allie Marini Batts is an alumna of New College of Florida, meaning she can explain deconstructionism, but cannot perform simple math. Her work has been nominated for the "Best of the Net Award," as well as the Pushcart Prize, and has appeared in over 200 literary publications that her parents haven't heard of. Allie lives in Tallahassee with her husband, where she feeds opossums on the porch and rescues tree frogs from the kitchen (they're very adept at breaking in, it's the sticky toes). Allie is pursuing her MFA degree in Creative Writing through Antioch University Los Angeles….oh no! It's getting away! You can find links to Allie's work at: http://www.kiddeternity.wordpress.com, or visit Bookshelf Bombshells at http://bookshelfbombshells.com/
"As a book reviewer for She Magazine and an avid reader/blogger for several publications, I can honestly say that I'm thrilled that You Might Curse Before You Bless is out. I've been a close reader of Allie's work – both as a friend and fellow writer – for the last two decades and her work is at once shocking, heartbreaking, and filled with magic that will stay with you long after the last page has turned. This is the triumph of artist as woman. Using her pen as a scalpel, Marini Batts gently moves the flesh of humanity aside, showing us the glowing heart beneath. Her journey reminds me of Erica Jong, another powerful poet who used words as modern magic to show the truth of her journey.
Among my favorites? In "We are Invincible and Infinite When it is Storming" – AMB slowly names the identity of the speaker with "I am not sky am not star" which ends with "we two hidden in the hallelujah."
There is nothing hidden about this "hallelujah" of You Might Curse Before You Bless – which is at once, as the title suggests, a benediction of all past curses and a blessing of magic to come."
~ Marissa C., Amazon Customer
"The speakers in the poems in Allie Marini Batts' chapbook, "You Might Curse Before You Bless," offer windows into the tumultuous beauty of the inner psyche. Her speakers struggle in adolescent discovery, failed relationships, domestic dissatisfaction, and nostalgic longings. But in these moments of pathos, there exists also a strength of character, of resilience and triumph.
The imagery ranges from the visually detailed and concrete: "Grams refilled jelly jars with blush wine, / and Marshall's unfiltered Lucky Strikes / coiled blue as snakes up into the lights" ("Summers, After Supper") — to wonderfully ethereal and intuitive imaginings: "We fall over tombstones in the darkness, carrying the dead on our backs instead of burying them where they belong" ("Goodbye Horses"). In her command of imagery, the author has the reader in her palm.
The pervading tone is one of wisdom and insight. These are poems that give the reader pause, that demand an inventory of our own desires, disappointments and discoveries. A lovely read from an author new to me, and I look forward to reading more of her work."
~ Leah Sewell, 2013 ELJ Publications Chapbook Competition Winner
"Allie is such a fantastic writer. This chapbook is beautifully designed and well-written. I cannot wait to read the whole thing!!"
~ Erin A Corriveau, Amazon Customer
"Man, is she good. Allie Marini Batts writes with a dream-fevered style that is both sharp and poised, and as all great poets should, makes the reader her bitch."
~ Brian A. Ellis
"It was recommended by a friend. I follow this author on Facebook and enjoy her take on life. I would recommend this to any poetry lover."
~ Tammy Moseley
"This collection of poems range from recollections of childhood to marital woes, all with power and poise. Some of the poems in this collection, like "centering" and "Gravewatchers," seem to falter a bit in the trickery they employ. Batts is at her best when the poems are less intricately wrought, and so the poems that play with language and form tend, to this eye, to work at cross purposes to the personal connection she has with the events and emotions of the poems. However, when Batts eschews these embellishments, and engages in Wordsworth's "powerful emotion recollected in tranquility" she is undeniably accomplished. Poems like "What You Will Remember" and "Jennifer in Five Acts" recall a past that is chronologically removed, but still salient and powerful. They are past, but very much still present; personal, but also very universal."
~ C. Sabatelli
Learn even more about Allie as Mia Avramut breaks bread with her in a fantastic interview.


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Please read the article to the end for understanding the complete purpose of my writing. It was Guru Nanak's birthday on the 30th Nov and for those who don't know who he is, Guru Nanak is the founder of Sikh philosophy and first of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born in 1469 in India, more than four centuries before the country was divided in two- India and Pakistan.
His message contained of the spiritual truth as well as social reform through purging of the mindset. If we think right, we build healthy society which creates collective good karma pushing the doors of spiritual enlightenment open. One of the Guru's founding messages can be understood through the following verse:
Aval Allah Noor Upaya – Everything is created out of radiance of the same energy
Kudrat ke sab bande– All humanity belongs to the one radiant spiritual power
Ek Noor se sab jug upjaya– From the ONE light originated the whole Universe
Kaun Bhale kaun mande– Who can then judge who is good or who is bad
But something really perturbed me about the relevance and effects in the current world of what the great Guru preached and practiced for the good of all humanity, and not one sect, one caste, one class or creed in the manmade society. While browsing through the net, I came across a couple of bemusing questions based on the verse I've just quoted above. One lady asked , ' Why is a Sikh Guru writing about Allah's greatness?' The other person commented, " It's obvious that Guru Nanak was actually a Muslim peer (saint) and not a Sikh, because even he is praising and praying to Allah!" In fact, the Hindus have also been claiming that Nanak was born in to a Hindu family. All these innocent people haven't quite grasped the essence of Nanak's message of establishing equality and peace in ONENESS of humanity and preaching to the world the mantra of 'Ek Omkar', meaning that God is ONE . These are the first two words of the holy book of Sikhs, called 'Guru Granth Sahib'. In Hindi and Punjabi language Guru means teacher and Granth means Book; this epic compilation of hymns and prayers is adorned with the title of Guru because it contains the true words of the saints and the spiritual Gurus.
Now returning the focus back to the comments above, let me clarify, rather proudly shout from top of the roof – ' Brothers and sisters, Guru belongs to all humanity and his message is about equality and peace for ALL!' And the literal meaning of the word Allah is GOD!! Not a Muslim God or Sikh God or Hindu God or Christian God or any other God belonging to a particular religion, but just a generic and universal abstract entity. We all need to step out of the little pond and feel the vast ground under our feet or we'll remain going round and round like a toad in a puddle.
I would also like to pre-empt another potentially simmering question in a wandering mind : Why is Guru Nanak considered to be a Sikh Guru if he didn't represent any particular religious institute? I'll attempt to explain.
Guru Nanak didn't set out to start a new religion. In fact, he introduced a new thought in the contemporary Brahmin ( A supposed upper most caste in Hinduism) dominated orthodox society enforcing its religious and social superiority over the masses in India. Brahminic anarchy was blessed by the Monarchy of the time and together they strangulated the down trodden masses. Any breath left in them was sucked out by the class- pyramid of discrimination. This is not all, women were the exploited sex in every existing religion, class and caste. For example, Sati was the most heinous of social rituals and customs in the Hindu culture of that time – It meant that when husband died, the wife was forced to enter the burning pyre alive and self- immolate as a symbol of her eternal love for the husband. Blood curdling? Yes, to say the least but Guru Nanak raised the first voice to campaign against such a senseless inhumanity. He wrote (As translated into English) :
From woman, man is born;
within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married.
Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come.
When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound.
So why call her bad? From her, kings are born.
From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all.(Guru Nanak, Page 473 of Guru Granth Sahib – the Sikh holy book).
This was one in the series of Guru ji's teachings, reform movement and spiritual guidance. After Guru Nanak's physical departure from this earth, the baton was passed on to the subsequent nine Gurus. Those who sought Guru's teachings were called 'Sikh' or Gursikh. The Punjabi word sikh means 'to learn' and Gursikh means Guru's Sikhs or teacher's students
So, the Sikhs are followers of all the ten Gurus, currently represented collectively by, 'GURU Granth Sahib' The most unique feature of this Granth is the fact that though the hymns and prayers in the holy book are predominately written by the Gurus themselves, it also contain verses written by many Sufi and Hindu Saints, as a symbol of ONENESS of God beyond the demarcations of religions. Because of Guru Nanak's religion-less spiritual thoughts, Muslims consider him to be their Peer, Hindu Sindhis believe in his teachings even without calling themselves Gursikhs, the converted Christians in India from Punjab believe that Guru Nanak is a saint in their faith. It's the universal appeal of Guru Nanak's thought that all the major religions have made a claim to this great name. Many people do not know that even the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, who baptised the Sikhs in to becoming the Khalsa or the Pure, also had Muslims and Hindus amongst his followers, without changing their religion. What does that mean? Well, the tenth Guru preached that so long one is true to humanity, is true to his individual religion, in line with Guru Nanak's teachings. There was no 'conversion' enforced, so Sikhs became Khalsa out of free will. The Khalsa Sikhs ( baptised and called Singh ) and Sikhs ( all those who believed in the teachings of the Gurus) coexisted as Gursikhs. It is the case even now.
I am pre-empting another question of a sceptic mind- ' Why create Khalsa if anyone from any religion could also be a sikh, as per the tradition since Guru Nanak?' I'll need to give a synopsis of the historical background to explain this point. The Mughal rulers in India at the time were forcing the Hindus to convert to Islam or face death. Hindus and Muslims looked alike and when Muslim armies used to attack, the Hindus tried to save their lives by pretending to be Muslim so their lives could be spared. But the unique identity with the beard and turban inspired pride in self and courage to fight for their just rights. Guru Gobind Singh wanted to prepare a strong mental state which would not accept injustice and oppression. So along with building the spiritual character, he also demonstrated how to raise one's spirit and achieve freedom which is every human being's right. Isn't this pure spiritualism? Isn't feeling free within and outside the ultimate state of mind to become One with the Almighty? When a Khalsa Sikh stood in front of a Muslim soldier, he was instantly recognised, without any doubts. So when one is faced with the enemy there is no other option left but to stand firm and show the tenacity to fight back to defend yourself and fellow humans. Encouraged by the success of many victories in the battlefield, a number of people from diverse faiths joined Guru Gobind Singh's army and followed Sikhism in its principles. The tenth Guru sacrificed his four sons, mother and father to win the cause against injustice. In fact, five of the ten Gurus directly led the struggle in the battlefields against all the contemporary oppression of the defenceless innocent people in the Indian region. Sikh Philosophy is like the two sides of the same coin, named Miri and Piri by the fifth Guru, Hargobind Singh- Miri means the political or worldly power ( only Just power that is used to save and defend in order to restore peace to all humanity) and Piri means quest for spiritual truth . And it all started with the progressive thought of Guru Nanak for the good of all.
So, Guru Nanak demonstrated that social justice, recognising personal rights as equal human beings, living with dignity were the foundation stones for building belief in self which prepares the right mindset to connect with God. A true Sikh wouldn't disrespect any other religion or spiritual philosophy. Only if we human beings could stop being possessive and obsessive about 'whose God' is greater, this world could be a beautiful place to cohabit blissfully. After all, it's a journey together and not a contest.
Hope I've explained my context in simplicity, even though the subject matter is as deep as the ocean and no one can count every drop in it. I can say categorically that I am happy to be a Sikh, a novice student who shall continue to try on the path shown by the Gurus , even if I limp through most of it.
Sikhism belong to all – after all aren't we all Sikhs of the faith we follow, regardless of the name of the religion?
Spills from life: Enigma of Guru Nanak's simplicity
Please read the article to the end for understanding the complete purpose of my writing. It was Guru Nanak's birthday on the 30th Nov and for those who don't know who he is, Guru Nanak is the founder of Sikh philosophy and first of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born in 1469 in India, more than four centuries before the country was divided in two- India and Pakistan.


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The addition of David Harris will unleash the beast.
No, not Harris. Dont'a Hightower.
When the New England Patriots added Harris, they were hoping to ensure they could make the best use of Hightower on any given play without any liabilities. Harris can now play the Patriots' only true linebacker role at inside linebacker. Meanwhile, Hightower can play at outside linebacker, where he defends the edge in the run game. But perhaps most important, Hightower can rush the passer from that outside linebacker role.
Where have we seen this before? Well, Super Bowl LI. Remember that game when he provided a game-changing strip sack? Yeah, that one.
In that game, the Patriots used a mix of Elandon Roberts and Kyle Van Noy at inside linebacker, so Hightower could play on the edge. But Roberts has vulnerabilities in coverage and Van Noy can struggle in run defense. Thus, Roberts played in running situations and Van Noy came in for passing situations. But Roberts, a 2016 sixth round draft pick, is still developing and working toward consistency. Harris is the model of consistency. Not only does he rarely miss an NFL game, but he has racked up on 100 or more tackles in four of the last five years. He had 95 tackles last season, when he played just 15 games (his second season in his 11-year career where he missed a game).
After getting released by the New York Jets, Harris may have fallen into the Patriots' lap — but they don't acquire a player without a plan. Harris was likely acquired to help unleash Hightower upon opposing defenses. The Patriots began using Hightower on the edge in a much bigger way starting Week 15 and continuing through the playoffs into the Super Bowl.
Hightower wasn't exclusively an edge player — he's still a linebacker. But the Patriots were getting more out of his versatility. They deployed him at linebacker on 40.3 percent snaps and on the edge on 51.7 percent snaps. In the weeks prior to Week 15, he spent 70.9 percent of his time at linebacker.
That's a significant statistical shift. And the addition of Harris means it's likely a sign of things to come.
Bill Belichick has essentially said that these fluctuating roles are what makes Hightower such a good linebacker.
"I think the big thing for a player like Dont'a is his ability to play on third down, and his ability to cover and rush the passer," Belichick said in September 2014. "He gives your defense a lot of flexibility. He's a guy that you really want on the field on third down for the number of different things that he can do. "I wouldn't say that's always the case with linebackers like him — inside linebackers. That's what makes him a really good player. He's good on all downs, but he gives you a lot of versatility."
Now almost three years later, the same is still true of Hightower. That's why they paid him $35.5 million to keep him around in 2017 and beyond. That's also why they added Harris.
What good is a Swiss army knife if you only use the knife? By adding Harris, the Patriots get to use the saw, can opener, fish scaler, screw driver and, if the season goes well, the bottle opener and corkscrew.