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Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore is ideally located in close proximity to the Central Business District, making it ideal for business and leisure travellers in Singapore. Enjoy an array of shopping and entertainment destinations while residing at our stylish service apartments in Singapore.
Getting to Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore
From Changi International Airport:
Nearest public transport from Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore
Subway stations: Dhoby Ghaut (15 minutes walk), Little India (10 minutes walk)
Be transported back in to history with the Battlefield Tour in Singapore that gives insights in to events which occurred in Singapore during the height of World War II.
Esplanade is a conveniently located business premises and shopping destination in the city, making it a must visit for guests staying at the Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore.
The park's main attraction is the Merlion, which is a tourism icon of Singapore. It is a unique creature with the body of a fish and a lion's head.
Displaying a unique collection of artefacts and exhibits the National Museum of Singapore provides visitors with valuable information on Singapore's rich history.
Located in Jurong East, Singapore, Science Centre Singapore houses a large collection of educational materials and exhibits devoted to science.
Housing a large variety of endangered animals, Singapore Zoo, is a must-visit for tourists in the country who want to experience the best of what the city has to offer.
The Singapore Flyer is a perfect getaway for tourists looking for a relaxing evening with a breathtaking view of the city and many restaurants to trigger their taste buds.


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The U.S. Postal Service wants to fill 50 city carrier assistant positions in Buffalo and Rochester, and the deadline for applications is Monday, the Postal Service announced Thursday.
The Postal Service announced in January it would hire about 300 city carrier assistants throughout Western New York. Although it received about 1,100 online applications, many of those were found to be duplicates or were filed by candidates who failed to follow through by attending testing or an applicant screening process, according to spokeswoman Karen Mazurkiewicz.
The positions carry a $15-per-hour salary with paid vacations and eligibility for health benefits where required by law. Those hired are appointed for a term of 360 calendar days and may be reappointed for another 360-day term after a five-day break in service, the Postal Service said.
Interested candidates can find new postings for the positions at usps.com/employment.

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Camp Liberty Veterans Association will hold its first veterans benefit on May 31.
Camp Liberty has partnered with the Duncansville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8724 and Outback Steakhouse of Altoona for a dinner-dance.
The event will be held at 6 p.m. May 31 at the Duncansville VFW.
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Justin D. Slep is founder/CEO of the Camp Liberty Veterans Association, and Ashley D. Slep is the executive director.
Tickets are $20 per person, which includes a full meal, a cash bar, live entertainment by 7th Gear, guest speakers, raffles and more. Those attending must be at least 21 years old. The banquet room is nonsmoking.
Only 200 tickets are available. Tickets are only available in advance. For tickets or more information, call 931-1947 or 931-2836.
All proceeds go directly to veterans and their families.
Camp Liberty Veterans Association is veteran-owned and operated in Altoona. Justin D. Slep, is founder/CEO, and Ashley D. Slep is the executive director.
The mission of the associaiton is to help veterans live life to the fullest and understand that they are not alone. It provides a safe, secure environment where veterans can be veterans.
Goals of the group include:
Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by federal and state government agencies.
Providing outreach therapy through hands on activities, animal therapy, gardening and community relations.
Providing an atmosphere where veterans can come daily to be among others to which they can relate to without judgment, pressure and negative influence.
Open minded concepts on handling daily operations due to the fact of the never ending challenges Veterans experience and face.
To work hand in hand with all veteran agencies, programs and groups to maximize our success in rehabilitation and daily living for our nation's heroes.
The group fights for all veterans and disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well
as state and local government.
Every veteran's service time has a different story and carries unique challenges.
Veterans will be able to come to Camp Liberty to enjoy the great outdoors, horses, fishing, hunting, gardening and find what they like to call peace.
Camp Liberty will not be a place filled with rules, strict regulations and confinement. It will be a place where veterans can feel at home and be anyone they want to be.
Staff are available 24/7 to assist veterans.
The Camp Liberty Veterans Association is administered by the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation. Donations to the group are welcome. Mail checks payable to CPCF, Attn: Camp Liberty Veterans Association, to 1330 11th Ave., Altoona, PA 16601.
For more information or to make an online donation, visit www.camplibertyveteransassociation.com.


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Khosrow Semnani studied in Iran and England before earning dual bachelor degrees in chemistry and physics from Westminster College in 1972. He later earned a master's in engineering administration from the University of Utah, while working in Utah's copper mining and electrochemical manufacturing industries. His education and work experience gave him the foundation to design, license, and develop, a first of its kind in the US, commercial low-level nuclear waste processing and disposal facility, Envirocare of Utah. In 2005, when Khosrow sold Envirocare to what is now Energy Solutions, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science degree from Southern Utah University for his outstanding work in the field of nuclear waste management.
In 1993, Khosrow and his wife created the Semnani Family Foundation as an international foundation committed to helping solve some of the most troubling women and children's global health and education issues. In 2006, the Semnani Family Foundation established and became the major source of funding for the development of a free medical clinic, the Maliheh Free Clinic, in South Salt Lake, Utah. The Semnani Foundation also supports vaccination and clean water projects in Africa and beyond, relief efforts to world-wide disasters, and philanthropic ventures by church and mosque organizations. Since 1998, the Foundation has been working with the BYU Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies in translating ancient Persian literature into English.
Khosrow is also passionate about promoting democracy in Iran and has served as both vice chair and chairman of the board of trustees for Encyclopedia Iranica at Columbia University.


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For generations of Catholics, the least opened item on the bookshelf was the family Bible. It would come out only when a name had to be inscribed as a birth, marriage or death.
Now, of course, many Catholics read the Bible, some daily. We owe this to the Second Vatican Council, which opened 50 years ago this coming autumn, and to a document from that council titled Dei Verbum, The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. This constitution urged "all the Christian faithful… to learn by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures the "excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 3:8). It stated unequivocally, "For ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ."
The successors of Blessed John XXIII, the convener of Vatican II, have reinforced this message. Just a few years ago, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI called a Synod on the Word of God. Afterwards, he wrote an exhortation titled Verbum Domini (The Word of the Lord). It would be great if you could read the whole document. However, if you are pressed for time, read this section.
Here's why. The section is one of the reasons that since 2010, the Archdiocesan Catechetical Office and our good friends at the American Bible Society have co-sponsored the annual New York Catholic Bible Summit. This summit looks at the Bible from many of the aspects that Pope described.
This year's summit is on Saturday, June 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the New York Catholic Center, 350 East 56 Street in Manhattan. Our theme is "Joy and Hope in the Light of the Gospel." It comes from another famous Vatican II document, Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope), The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. We hope you will register for the Bible Summit and join us for an informative and inspiring experience.
We have two wonderful keynoters, Peter Cardinal Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, and Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, president of the Latin American Conference of Catholic Bishops. Our topics include Scripture and the New Evangelization, the environment, spirituality, history, prayer, discipleship and much more. Here are details on the topics and their presenters in English and Spanish. The apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the opening Mass and our own archbishop, Timothy Cardinal Dolan will preside.
Hope you'll join us on June 16. We'll be looking for you.


text: From October through December, a Christmas short story contest was conducted at Elkins High School. The contest was part of Chelsea Weese's senior project. She and her mentor, Carla Loutfi, and her English teacher were the judges. From left are, Weese, the organizer of the contest; Sarah Cooper, first-place winner; Cole Ends, second-place winner; David Rose, third-place winner; and Principal David Fincham. The first place winner received $50 donated by Lynn's gas station in Elkins, while second place won a free movie pass donated by Elkins Cinema 8 and third place won a journal and a pen donated by Elkins Kmart. A second contest will be conducted by Weese.


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If it's true that great wine is made in the vineyard, not the winery, then the wines of Alto-Adige should be gorgeous. And they are.
Alto Adige is a beautiful, mountainous region in Italy's far north, bordered by Austria and Switzerland.
Its vines grow in terraces around stunning lakes in the foothills between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea.
Its wines – high-altitude, cool weather whites such as pinot grigio and Muller Thurgau and reds such as lagrein – are known for their special subtlety and fruity intensity.
Part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until World War I, Alto-Adige was given to Italy in 1919. Today it has two social and wine cultures, Italian and German – which adds to the wines' complexity.
One of the region's top wineries, Alois Lageder, has lived through all of its turbulent history. Founded in 1823 by a young farmer named Johann Lageder, it is now run by the family's fifth generation under Alois Lageder IV.
In the wine world, the Lageder name is synonymous with natural grape-growing and winemaking principles that, while showing great respect for the soil, also seek economic sustainability.
The Lageder family operates some of his vineyards by the principles of "biodynamics" developed in the 1920s by the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner.
Lagader says in its website: "Biodynamics respects the principles that make nature a single, unified whole, and brings the grapevines to their natural state of equilibrium, as interrelated with both the earth and the cosmos."
Biodynamics rejects chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides for natural methods – for example, using beneficial insects to counter harmful ones and pruning vines by the phases of the moon (pruning is done under a new moon because a full moon would pull the sap high in the vine where it would be lost if the shoot was cut).
But biodynamic growing is complex and labor-intensive, and can be very expensive.
In other vineyards, Lageder uses "sustainable" growing methods. This follows many of the same concepts, but keeps the flexibility to adjust them when economically necessary. It also concentrates on conservation of energy and water.
Lageder's white wines are light and lively, with pure fruit flavors and a crispness that goes nicely with food. They go well as aperitifs and with shellfish, seafood pastas and other light dishes.
Its reds are soft and round, and go well with stews and other red meat dishes and cheese.
Overall, Alto-Adige's wines are not very familiar to most Americans.
For fans seeking wines with intense, juicy fruit, it would be a good New Year's resolution to try them.
Highly Recommended:
• 2011 Tenutae Lageder "Porer" Pinot Grigio, Alto-Adige (biodynamic): light and crisp, with intense aromas and flavors of peaches and minerals; $24.
• 2011 Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco, Alto-Adige (sustainable): crisp and light, with apricot and golden delicious apple aromas and flavors; $14.
• 2011 Alois Lageder Muller Thurgau, Alto-Adige (sustainable): floral aroma, spicy green-apple flavor, light and crisp; $15.
• 2011 Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio, Alto-Adige (sustainable): crisp and light, with floral aromas and spicy, minerally flavors; $15.
• 2010 Alois Lageder Lagrein, Alto-Adige (sustainable): dark red hue, soft and round and smooth, with black cherry and mineral flavors; $24.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The International ministries Department of the Diocese of Charleston hosts the next mission trip to San Pedro La Laguna in Sept. 21-28.
If you have ever considered joining a mission trip, now is the time. While these are medical mission trips, you do not have to be a medical professional to participate.
Interpreters, dentists, dental assistants, physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals are welcome to participate. However, they also need supportive staff participants to make the trip successful.
Mission trips of this nature provide much needed health care for the people of San Pedro and surrounding villages. Participants often find the experience life changing.
If you are interested in finding out more, visit sccatholic.org/international-ministries or contact Deacon Gabriel Cuervo at firstname.lastname@example.com or 803-726-7768.
Womens Day Program
The Day Dawn Baptist Church will be conducting its annual Womens Day program and Missionary Anniversary Program on July 27 during regular Sunday Worship Service, which begins at 10 a.m.
The mistress of ceremony for the program will be Sister Gwendolyn S. Mazyck, and the speaker will be Reverend Patricia Holmes-Miller of Royal Baptist Church in North Charleston.
The public is invited to join the Day Dawn Baptist Church Family in this annual celebration. The host pastor is the Rev. Joshua Prioleau.
Jefferson recognizes citizens
Rep. Joseph H. Jefferson Jr. took time to recognize 12 Berkeley County citizens for their service and leadership within their communities on June 14 at the Fraternal Order of Police facility in Moncks Corner.
The recognitions occurred during a banquet program organized by a special planning committee chaired by Patricia Jones, and supported by committee members Deloris Jefferson, Madeline Guy, Laura McCray, Samuel Middleton, Jackie White, Jessica Hawkins, Ertha Middleton-Dingle and Willie Powell and Associates.
The speaker for the occasion was the Rev. Dr. Whittaker Vernon Middleton, who is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Claflin University in Orangeburg.
Also present to assist in the recognitions were: Lt. Gov. Yancey McGill, and John S. West, Esquire. Numerous other dignitaries and former members of the South Carolina Legislature were also present.
The program was supported by the children of Rep. Jefferson along with his siblings, family members, church family, community members, friends, and volunteers.
All program participants were outstanding, and the honorees were accompanied by family members and friends as they were acknowledged, individually, and presented with a proclamation and medal by Representative Jefferson.
Recognized during the program were Eddie Brown, the Rev. Regenia Capers, Mary Chestnut, Manuel Cohen, Alphair Ferguson, the Rev. Richard C. K. Harkness, the Rev. Doctor Stephen L. Love, Malinda W. Murchison, Eliza A. Peace, Joseph Smith, George Williams, and Mr. Robert L. Buddy Wilson Jr. (Posthumously).
We congratulate all honorees, and commend Rep. Jefferson and the planning committee for implementing an outstanding program.
State Convention
The 126th Annual Session of the Womens Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina was conducted June 9 13 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in North Charleston, with Dr. Larry Goss serving as host pastor.
The Youth Program on Tuesday evening featured a special performance by Joshua Rogers. Joshua was the 2012 BET Sunday Best winner.
The Young Womens Auxiliary was in charge of Wednesdays Program, and Thursday, was the Missionary Program. Thursdays evening program consisted of a banquet program with the Rev. Thomasina Portis as the speaker.
Berkeley Countys Antioch Baptist Association was well represented. The 2015 conference will be conducted in Sumter.
Expressions of sympathy are extended to the families of the late Annie Lee Crawford, and the late Clossie Williams. We will continue to keep them is our thoughts and prayers.
Get Well Wishes
Sister Earnestine M. Williams; Sister Earnestine G. Williams; Sister Loretta White, (St. Stephen Nursing Home); Sister Annie Lee Graves; Sister Viola J. Middleton; Brother Lamont Hallback (home); Sister Eloise King; Sister Shirley Cleveland; Sister Regina Robinson,( home); Sister Gracie Williams; Sister Norma Ketcham; Sister Bertha Lee Williams; Sister Lillian Williams (St. Stephen Nursing Home); Brother Christopher Prioleau; Sister Vanilla Thompson; Sister Emily Jones; Sister Lucille Edwards; Sister Helen King Eady; Sister Marlena Blanding; Brother Clement Williams(St. Stephen Nursing Home), and all others that are under the weather and In need of our prayers, thoughts and visits.
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When a baseball player has had a hit or a walk every time he has come up to bat.
Even though Barry Bonds is batting 1000, he still won't get the batting title.
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The principal people of the coastal hinterland region are the Mijikenda ("Nine Tribes"), a loose grouping whose Bantu languages are to a large extent mutually intelligible, and closely related to Swahili. They are believed to have arrived in their present homelands in the sixteenth or seventeenth century from a quasi-historical state called Shungwaya, which had undergone a period of intense civil chaos. This centre was probably located somewhere in the Lamu hinterland or in the southwest corner of present-day Somalia. According to oral tradition, the people who left it were the Giriama, the Digo, the Rabai, the Ribe, the Duruma, the Chonyi, the Jibana, the Kauma and the Kambe (not to be confused with the Kamba of the highlands around Machakos).
All these tribes now live in the coastal hinterland, the Giriama and the Digo being the largest and best-known. Like so many other Kenyan peoples, the Mijikenda had age-set systems that helped cut across the divisive groupings of clan and subclan to bind communities together. And these involved some fierce traditions: the installation of a new ruling elders' age-set, for example, required the killing and castration of a stranger. This, like most of the milder practices of tribal tradition, was abandoned in the early twentieth century.
The Mijikenda have always had a diverse economy. They were cultivators, long-distance traders, makers of palm wine (a Digo speciality now diffused all over Mijikenda-land), hunters, fishermen and herders – the Duruma especially and, at one time, the Giriama, were almost as fond of cows as the Maasai. They still maintain local market cycles. These are four-day weeks in the case of the Giriama: days one and two for labour, day three for preparation, and day four, called Chipalata, for the market.
Despite acquiring all the trappings of modern life along with most Kenyan peoples, the Mijikenda have been unusually successful at maintaining their cultural identity. They warred with the British in 1914 over the imposition of taxes and the demand for porters for World War I. And they have preserved a vigorous conservative tradition of adherence to their old beliefs in spirits and the power of their ancestors. While this is very apparent from the resurgence of interest in preserving their traditional sacred groves, or kayas, and getting graveposts (vigango) returned from foreign collections, it's also notable in the relative ease with which you can pick up CDs of traditional music, especially in Mombasa: wonderful rhythms and some very delicate chivoti flute melodies.
If you're a little off the beaten track, are really interested and have time to spare, even casual enquiries will elicit invitations to weddings or funerals, where the old traditions – and music – are still very much the centrepieces, despite a veneer of Christianity or Islam. Many Mijikenda have found conversion to Islam helpful in their dealings with coastal traders and businessmen. The conversion seems to be the latest development in the growth of Swahili society, and that change is probably the biggest threat to Mijikenda cultural integrity.


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Inspired by his millions of fans worldwide, many of whom wrote him emails and letters questioning the fate or the origin of some of the most popular characters and storylines from Ranger's Apprentice, John Flanagan decided to reward his loyal readers with a collection of stories answering these questions. In Book 11 of the Ranger's Apprentice epic, fans will see never-before-published stories featuring all their favorite characters, from Will to Halt, from Horace to Alyss. More than a companion book, THE LOST STORIES is, ultimately, a new entry in the series—and a tribute from author to reader.
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I'd be shocked if the NCAA were to go this route; although I could see making the half-shield a players choice.
the NCAA is probably doing away with cages in the near future. going towards mandated half shield.
On the bright side - those schools with dental programs would have more regular customers if they did do away with the full cages


text: Julia A. Despot, 92, Graniteville, S.C., formerly of Williamsburg, died Monday at her residence. She was born in Williamsburg, daughter of Michael and Anna (Weyandt) Delich. She married the late Frank A. Despot. Surviving are a son, Michael J. of Altoona; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A private funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family at Sorge Funeral Home Inc., Hollidaysburg, by Father Aron M. Maghsoudi. Committal will be at New St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Williamsburg.


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The subject of this article is a real-life person, group, company, product, or creative work that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
King Henry VI of England (6 December, 1421 – 21 May, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471.[1] He had a large, white rabbit as an advisor, which may have contributed to the widespread belief that he was mad. However, it is possible that this rabbit was actually Lisette de Lapin, a French witch who escaped from prison after being convicted of witchcraft by Muggles, in Animagus form.
He was a Christian.
The name "Henry" comes from the Germanic name Heimirich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hagan "enclosure".
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
A "Lunch and Learn" seminar will be held at Cypress Gardens at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.
Learn how to grow nature's candy right here in the Lowcountry.
Just a few of the treats that you will learn about will be blackberries, strawberries, figs, citrus and more.
All aspects of the above fruit and even a few others will be covered. The event will touch on how to plant them, which cultivars will work the best, pest and disease problems, and much more.
The program will be presented by Darren Sheriff, a South Carolina certified professional nurseryman and a Charleston County Master Gardener. He is the founder and current president of the Lowcountry Fruit Growers Society.
Bring your lunch or a dish to share. The event is free to Master Gardeners; regular garden admission applies for others.
To sign up call (843) 553-0515 or email email@example.com. The class is limited to 30.
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Ernest W. Green, 82, of Willard, and former rural Bloomville resident, passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at The Willows at Willard.
He was born Aug. 7, 1930, in Liberty Township, Crawford County, to Sherman E. and Ruth Edna (Minich) Green. He married Marcia A. (Hartschuh) Green Sept. 24, 1950, and she survives in Willard.
Also surviving are daughter-in-law, Kathy Green of New Washington; three grandchildren, Laura (Alan) Leininger of Fayette, Jennifer (James) DeFrancisco of Worthington and David Sherman Green of Delaware, Ohio; two great-grandchildren, A.J. Leininger of Fayette and Molly DeFrancisco of Worthington; and three sisters, Kathryn Wilson of Upper Sandusky, Lorna Williams of Fargo, N.D., and Margaret Dudgeon of Mount Vernon.
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He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Edward Green in June 2011; and two daughters, Ronda Louise Green in August 1957 and Terri Suzanne Green in December 1958; and a sister, Roselyn Chamberlain.
Mr. Green was a farmer and an equipment operator for Bucyrus Road Materials, retiring in 1992. He was a member of College Hill United Church of Christ, Silver Kings of Yesteryears Tractor Club, and a 1948 graduate of Chatfield High School. He also had served in the Air National Guard of Ohio and loved restoring old tractors as a hobby.
His memorial service is 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at College Hill United Church of Christ on SR 4 north of Chatfield with the Rev. Robert Haskins officiating. Burial will be at a later date at College Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to College Hill Church Memorial Fund or to the Gary E. Green FFA Scholarship Fund at Buckeye Central High School.
Lindsey-Olds Funeral Home, 3085 S. SR 19, Bloomville, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lindseyoldsfh.com.


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And no matter how hard we try to do this or that or read and follow or create and apply
there really is no guarantee.
They are who they are, and they are human, we can only guide
and pray and believe.
I was a good kid, I loved God, I had awesome parents, I got straight A's, I did a lot of things right and yet
I made a whole lot of really bad choices.
And in another
I am just doing my best, which might just be my best at trying to do my best. Sometimes that's hardly meeting the day half-way. Sometimes it's a straggler, a dangle-r hang-er on, a barely got by, and sometimes I am a rockstar.


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Craft naturally leavened hearth breads from the comfort of your kitchen! Learn how to make sourdough bread and more with bread expert Richard Miscovich, as he shares essential sourdough techniques every bread baker should know. Create and care for your starter so that you're always ready to make fresh, flavorful bread. Learn alternative fermentation methods to speed up or slow down the process, making bread baking more realistic for your modern schedule. Master the classic French sourdough, pain au levain. Discover how versatile sourdough is by working your way through olive focaccia, rosemary and olive fougasses, whole-grain and tangy rye breads. You'll learn the classic French method of mixing dough and kneading by hand, but also pick up tips on the proper way to make dough using a stand mixer. Make your best bread yet with these time-honored techniques.
Meet your instructor, expert baker Richard Miscovich, and find out what makes sourdough bread different from yeasted breads. Take a peek into the science behind natural fermentation and learn how to create, grow and feed your own sourdough starter.
Once you have a healthy starter, use it to create a preferment, or levain, the leavening agent that is the base of your sourdough. You'll learn about the autolyse method, which holds back the salt in the early mixing of the dough to make strong gluten bonds. Richard demonstrates several ways to knead the dough, including the traditional French cutting method.
After your dough has rested, shape it into a long batard and a round boule, and then score their tops and bake them in the oven. Don't have a cloche? No worries; Richard will show you several methods for covering and baking loaves using ordinary kitchen equipment, and easy ways to create steam in your home oven.
Now that you've mastered how to make a classic sourdough bread, expand your repertoire with three variations: olive focaccia, rosemary fougasse and olive fougasse. Learn how to keep the balance in the dough formula when adding other ingredients.
Increase the healthy whole-grain content of your bread as you learn how to sprout whole wheatberries to add to your whole-wheat dough. Learn how whole grains affect hydration and how to vary your mixing and finishing techniques to create hearty loaves.
Embrace the dark side as you bake along with Richard to make rye bread and its Danish cousin, Rugbr�d. Richard shows you how to incorporate a stand mixer into your bread making and demonstrates the different techniques that are necessary with the addition of rye flour.
"Richard's deep and broad understanding of his craft comes through clearly throughout this course. Levain creation and maintenance are clearly explained; and I greatly appreciate that Richard is actively monitoring the discussion board, as it now contains a wealth of additional, helpful information. This is an exciting class for a moderately experienced bread baker eager for greater understanding and a new challenge!"
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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop ADHD with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your (or your child's) likelihood of developing ADHD.
Risk factors include:
Other factors that may increase the risk of ADHD include:
ADHD. The Nemours Foundation website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/learning/adhd.html. Accessed August 14, 2012.
ADHD basics. American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children website. Available at: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/ADHD-Basics.aspx. Accessed August 14, 2012.
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Text Revision. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2005.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated April 11, 2012. Accessed August 14, 2012.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated April 25, 2012. Accessed August 14, 2012.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/what-is-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.shtml. Accessed August 14, 2012.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Management. American Family Physician. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd.html. Accessed August 14, 2012.
Stern T, Rosenbaum J, et al. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008.
1/8/2010 DynaMed Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.dynamicmedical.com/what.php: Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, et al. Association of tobacco and lead exposures with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009;124:1054-1063.
2/4/2010 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php: Froehlich TE, Lanphear BP, et al. Association of tobacco and lead exposures with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2009;124(6):e1054-1063.
11/19/2010 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php: Swing EL, Gentile DA, et al. Television and video game exposure and the development of attention problems. Pediatrics. 2010;126(2):214-221.
1/13/2014 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Silva D, Colvin L, et al. Environmental risk factors by gender associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics. 2014 Jan;133(1):e14-22.
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Is 390,000 plus miles reliable enough? I would suggest YES and the car is still running as smooth as ever. I bought this car used with 68,000 miles for commuting to work. I live in Maryland and work in the New York City metro area so I needed it be low price in order to pay cash and not have a car payment. I have done nothing but a quarterly Oil change(Full Synthetic), Mercedes Oil Filter. I changed the Air Filter to a cleanable K&N, and I change the Spark Plugs every 80K miles (obviously I've changed tires and brakes). This car has not even given me the inclination of leaving me stranded at any point and other than the aforementioned maintenance (which I perform), it has never needed to go to a garage (except tire changes). If you like to save a few bucks and are a shade tree mechanic, the German engineering does not dissapoint. Everything is within easy access and easy to replace. Did I mention that even though this car is not All Wheel Drive it's better in the snow than my AWD Volvo? The weight distribution on this car must me 50/50 because as long as you have good tires, you will not be slipping in the snow. I can go on and on and on but I know that I should keep the review short. In summary GET this car.
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One down; one to go.
The Durango High School volleyball team, ranked No. 8 in the state, won its first homecoming match 3-0 over Grand Junction Central on Friday night.
The second homecoming match will take place today � 11:30 a.m. on homecoming Saturday.
�We�ll have to keep our offense running fast and keep our passes quick,� senior setter Natalie Bulen said of the game plan for the Demons against Montrose today in another key Southwestern League contest.
Bulen, the returning all-SWL setter who assisted the Demons into the Class 4A Volleyball State Championships last year, dished the volleyball to the tune of 32 assists in Durango�s emphatic 25-17, 25-8, 25-10 victory over Central.
�Our team is always really focused,� said Bulen, daughter of David and Janine Bulen. �The distractions of homecoming are there every year, but we know how to focus.�
She focused on five different hitters in the opening set victory that included five kills from senior Hannah Quick and four kills from senior McKenna Franzen on, appropriately enough, senior night.
�I felt like our passes were so on ... every hitter was ready to hit. That makes my job easier,� said Bulen, who linked with Jessie Brammer and Emily McCue for second-set kills against the youthful Warriors.
In the third set, Bulen teamed with Bella Bernazzani, Berkeley Davis and senior Zoe Cutler for even more kills.
�And our serves have gotten a lot better. That really helped,� Bulen said after the Demons (9-4, 4-0 SWL) converted 10 aces opposite only five service errors against Central.
The other key ingredient to Friday night�s homecoming victory, she said, was blocking.
�When we did get our block up, it really frustrated the other team,� Bulen said after the Demons� imposing blocking wall forced a ton of Central tips and soft returns.
�The one timeout (head coach) Robin (Oliger) called in the first game was to talk about blocking,� assistant coach Colleen Keresey said. �We talked about waiting because they set a higher outside ball.
�Once we started waiting and were disciplined on our blocks, we started getting not only kill blocks but good touches for our defense,� Keresey said.
Bulen agreed.
�On our blocking coverage, we were right there to put the ball in play,� she said.
Central, with only two seniors and six sophomores on the roster, fell to 6-9 and 1-3 in the SWL.
The Demons are ranked No. 8 this week in the statewide Class 4A polls by both The Denver Post and coloradopreps.com.
�We�re always nervous about homecoming week,� Keresey said.
�But playing on Tuesday (at Montezuma-Cortez), I think, helped our focus. To go down there and go five games and ... tough that match out helped. We came in here a little more focused,� she said.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
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Victor Social Club
Cuisine: Luxe seafood small plates
Representative Dish: Oysters Rockefeller
Address: 39-F John St.
Phone: 203-3001
Web: holycityhospitality.com/victor-social-club
Bar: Full-service
Hours: 4:30-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 4:30 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4
Price: $$$
Costs: Plates, $14-$175; cocktails, $10-$15
Vegetarian Options: No
Parking: Street
That familiar weakness for convenience apparently informed the latest expansion from Holy City Hospitality, the restaurant group responsible for 39 Rue de Jean, Coast and Virginia's on King. Rather than just open one new restaurant, the company went for three, filling in the half-block bound by John, King and Hutson streets in one quick mid-winter swoop. The brick-lined lane is now occupied by Michael's on the Alley, Victor Social Club and Vincent Chicco's.
Vincent Chicco's
Cuisine: Italian-American
Representative Dish: Spaghetti with meatballs
Address: 39-G John St.
Phone: 203-3002
Web: holycityhospitality.com/vincent-chiccos
Bar: Full-service
Hours: 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
Price: $$$
Costs: Appetizers, $8-$12; entrees, $16-$32; dessert, $8
Parking: Street
Each of the venues has a different theme: Michael's is a steakhouse, Victor's is a cocktail bar and Vincent's specializes in red-sauce Italian. The contrivance evokes Disney more reliably than a mouse-ear beanie, albeit with a grown-up bent: Picture a year's worth of high school formals in succession. Like those dances, the restaurants should probably be approached with a mix of excitement and trepidation. There's fun to be had here, but a memorable experience is by no means guaranteed.
Michael's on the Alley
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Representative Dish: Rib-eye with lobster mac-and-cheese
Address: 39-E John St.
Phone: 203-3000
Web: holycityhospitality.com/michaels-on-the-alley
Bar: Full-service
Hours: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Price: $$$$
Costs: Appetizers, $8-$15; Non-steak entrees, $25-$35; Steak entrees, $27-$85; Sides, $8-$22; Dessert, $9
Parking: Street
Victor Social Club
Of the triumvirate, the high-ceilinged Victor Social Club is the stunner. The marble-floored room is anchored by a graceful white back bar that echoes the classy maritime feel of the woven-back stools and black leather chesterfield sofas. A John Carroll Doyle painting of Ernest Hemingway clashing with a blue marlin hangs behind the bar, and smaller paintings in the same vintage style surround the seating area. (In case you didn't catch the patriarchal whiff, the menu notes, "Mr. Doyle feels very fortunate to have his Billfish paintings hanging in Mike Bennett's beautiful Victor Social Club.")
But if the paintings honor Hemingway, the drinks list is an insult to the author. Before he was an ambulance driver and a wild game hunter, Hemingway was a reporter, coached to get the facts right and their spelling righter. Surely he wouldn't have approved of Victor Social Club applying a "Death in the Afternoon" label to its pineapple vodka martini. (Hemingway claimed to have invented the true "Death in the Afternoon" cocktail, a mix of absinthe and Champagne.) Nor would his one-time wife, journalist Martha Gellhorn, likely have been impressed by the "Kettle One" in the sparkling wine drink bearing her name. (It's Ketel One, for the record.)
Sadly, the service is as sloppy as the editing. When asked about the origin of oysters priced at $3 apiece, a bartender said they were "from wherever." A cocktail billed as "Pyrat XO Reserve, fresh juices" was seemingly assembled with a rum eyedropper and a very large pineapple. And a standard martini, served warmish, was overwhelmed by vermouth.
There is a short food menu at Victor Social Club, but it's more of an excuse to flash your billfold than a reason to come hungry. Beyond the $135-per-ounce caviar and foie gras torchon, there's a decent shrimp cocktail served with a smoky cocktail sauce and clams casino, thickly coated in garlicky breadcrumbs wet with chorizo grease.
Yet the space really is gorgeous. In the room's throwback spirit, it's hard not to think about which higher-functioning bar ought to colonize it.
Vincent Chicco's
Like Victor's, Vincent's isn't half as sophisticated as its aims. I'm fervently hoping the pastry chef is in on the joke of the deconstructed basil cake. On menus, "deconstructed" typically refers to the rearrangement of elements that are traditionally combined: When Wylie Dufresne a decade ago deconstructed a BLT, he plated fried mayonnaise with chopped-up lettuce and tomato molasses.
So when I ordered the cake on my server's hearty recommendation, I was thinking candied basil leaves and meringues. Instead, I received a tea-green sponge cake, chopped up into cubes and partially submerged in a pool of sticky sweet berry sauce.
The kitchen doesn't have a monopoly on literal thinking: Although the menu lists butter-poached artichokes as an appetizer, the dish now features only artichoke hearts and stems because, as my server explained, guests were eating the artichoke leaves whole. Since a server on another visit started his spiel by saying, "If you're not in the mood for Italian ...," which hardly seems like the kind of mood that would propel one toward a restaurant serving lasagna, veal piccata and chicken parmesan, I'm nominating Vincent Chicco's customers as the city's most confused.
(Vincent Chicco's is apparently taking full advantage of their confusion: The after-dinner drinks list includes the Rare Wine Co.'s Charleston Madeira priced at $33 a pour. FIG, which is by no stretch a charitable organization, sells the same glass for $14.)
Vincent Chicco's squeaky-clean decor, from its red-leather booths to its white-tiled floor, is more reminiscent of national Italian chain restaurants than the hangouts frequented by the restaurant's namesake gangster. Its dishes, though, are mostly clumsier than their chain counterparts: The veal marsala is swamped in a slovenly sauce that draws too much concentrated sweetness from sun-dried tomatoes, and the carbonara's charms are oppressed by bacon and orange-hued cheese. If the noodle industry ever follows the vodka world's lead, Vincent's carbonara provides a pretty good approximation of bacon cheeseburger-flavored pasta.
While the bruschetta looks equally amateurish, with its focaccia planks arranged in a perfect five-point star, there's nothing silly about its flavors. It's just plain tasty: Tangy goat cheese is the ideal canvas for bright cherry tomatoes. A bucatini with meatballs is unobjectionable, and the relatively sturdy tiramisu (constructed) doesn't skimp on the coffee notes. It doesn't add up to the best Italian-American meal on the peninsula, but it's doggedly OK.
Michael's on the Alley
Although Holy City Hospitality plays down the interconnectedness of the three new outlets, they don't function completely independently: All of the drinks come from Victor's bar, and guests at Vincent's and Michael's are offered both restaurants' dessert menus. And while staffers don't hopscotch between venues, the company hired them en masse. The most talented servers obviously ended up at Michael's, the most successful of the triad.
Since broad-brush theming can feel rather cold and calculating, especially when three almost-instant restaurants are involved, it takes exceptional service to humanize the enterprise. Michael's self-assured and knowledgeable servers do a terrific job of engaging with guests and sizing up their needs. While I spend a fair number of nights a week alone at restaurant tables with a magazine, Michael's was the first local restaurant to ever offer me a reading light.
The downside of dining alone is potentially missing out on the tableside Caesar salad preparation, also handled ably by servers (who are so eager to accommodate that when I asked after the item, my server conspired with another server to add extra lettuce to a salad he was mixing for a table of two, the standard minimum for the $11 per person service.) The salad was intensely lemony with a strong whack of pepper-borne heat.
The menu at Michael's is highly traditional: The appetizers include a crab cake and a steak tartare, and there's lamb and lobster for folks who aren't eating steak. Red meat, though, is clearly the main attraction.
Prime rib is identified as Michael's signature entree, but as every pharmacist knows, signatures get messy. My serving of prime rib was too aggressively trimmed, and its pink flesh tasted tight and dry. I ended up spending more time with an accompanying cone of crisp-skinned French fries, despite an unfortunate spritz of truffle oil that's somehow still in vogue.
A filet, though, was excellent. The beef had real personality and the kitchen didn't dare muzzle it. The steak was seasoned with admirable restraint, and precisely cooked to the requested rare with a charred exterior.
Over the course of my five visits to the three restaurants, Michael's always seemed the emptiest. The generically clubby room could use more people: It doesn't look very lived-in yet. But since there are always people who could use a steak and good service, that issue ought to be resolved shortly.
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Dear Abby: I'm writing about a letter you published Sept. 23 from "Friend in Arizona." She wrote that after her friend "Blanche" was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Blanche had asked not to be "paraded around for others to gawk at" after she reached a certain point. You advised that continuing to take her friend to church every Sunday was going against her wishes. I disagree.
I'm an LPN and specialize in Alzheimer's. I have been doing this for more than 25 years, and have headed Alzheimer care units. One of the things we strive for is some sense of normalcy. These people lose their short-term memory at first. But many have strong, vivid memories of years ago.
Going to church every Sunday is probably one of the few things Blanche actually remembers, and it most likely brings her a sense of comfort. Most of the parishioners probably have known her for years. This isn't walking through a mall full of strangers; it is enjoying fellowship with old friends. I'm sure they are not "gawking."
Nursing homes are often frightening to Alzheimer's patients – full of strange sounds and people. Church, however, is full of beloved hymns and friends.
Unfortunately, there will come a time when her disease will progress to the point that these trips will become stressful for her, and possibly that her behavior will become too difficult for church. But until that time comes, I hope this dear friend continues to do such a wonderful thing for this woman. I only hope that I have such caring friends in my later years.
– Jennifer in Carthage, Mo.
Dear Jennifer: I would like to thank you and the many readers who urged me to change my answer to that letter. Some pointed out that Blanche had elicited the promise when she was a "different person," far different from the woman she is today. However, I am torn.
While I think it's brutal for older people who suffer from dementia to be treated as pariahs and isolated (and many are), and clearly this friend is well-meaning, I also feel strongly that a person's wishes stated in advance should be respected. Blanche may have wanted to be remembered as the person she was, and entrusted her friend to carry out her wishes "after she reached a certain point."
The writer of that letter asked me if I thought she was wrong to disregard her friend's wishes. I apologize if anyone was offended by my telling her I thought she was.
What about 'before' pictures?
Dear Abby: I was wondering what families should do with old pictures if someone in their family is transgender.
– Andy in Ohio
Dear Andy: They should ask their transgendered relative what he or she would like done with the pictures and take their lead from the person's wishes.


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The 5 Ugly Lessons Hiding in Every Superhero Movie
By the time you read this, Iron Man 3 will have grossed a billion dollars at the box office, with Man of Steel and The Wolverine ready to beat the piss out of more flamboyantly mentally ill villains for our amusement. In 2012, superhero movies took No. 1 and No. 2 at the box office, and it will probably happen again in 2013 (in 2014 there are, by my rough count, about 600 superhero movies scheduled). Nothing stops this train.
So I know what you're asking: Is the sudden, raging success of this genre a sign of a toxic corruption in the collective soul of our society?
Probably! Specifically, it seems to imply that deep down, we are all Sylvester Stallones. Confused? Well, it will make perfect sense once you realize the moral of these movies always boils down to ...
#5. The Common Folk Are All Helpless and Incompetent
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Superman's awesome crystal fortress in the arctic isn't called Fort CrystalPunch or Castle SuperPenis or Superman's Ice Hole. It's called the freaking Fortress of Solitude. Yes, you're immortal and impossibly strong and can shoot lasers from your eyes, clearly you need a place to be alone, where you can quietly weep and write your poetry about how the world is a cruel, frozen wasteland.
But solitude is a requirement in these stories. Tony Stark literally has to have his secretary perform heart gadget surgery because, in his own words, "I don't have anyone but you."
"Not even, like, a medical professional you could hire, or ...?"
Bruce Wayne travels the world as a loner, becomes a lone vigilante for a while, then retreats into his empty home as a lone hermit ...
"I'm thinking of starting a band."
Spider-Man's Peter Parker is a friendless nerd who can't share his Spider-Man secret with anyone ...
"My God, who smells like spider in here?"
Even when you do get a bunch of heroes together like in X-Men, the fan favorite is always the loner, antisocial Wolverine (and the first thing they do is spin him off into his own franchise, where he can work alone). They even have him turn up in another movie, purely to tell the people recruiting him to fuck off.
"Fuck off."
And of course the X-Men mutants are collectively a hated minority, cast out from society just because they are different. Shit, even after the Avengers agree to work together, as a group they are alone: They find out they can't trust the large organization who hired them (S.H.I.E.L.D.), and when that alien force attacks New York, there is absolutely no one to help, aside from random cops helplessly shooting up at the invaders with their tiny little pistols.
"Aim away from that portal to the heavens or you'll accidentally shoot God!"
And that's all fine, we like loner heroes (hell, Star Wars even named theirs Han Solo). But here's where it gets weird. In the above-referenced scene, this exchange takes place:
COP 1: "It's gonna be an hour before they can scramble the National Guard!"
COP 2: "National Guard? Do they even know what's happening here?"
COP 1: "Do we?"
At this point, Captain America jumps down in front of them and starts issuing orders.
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: "You need men in these buildings. There are people inside and they're going to be running right into the line of fire. You take them to the basement, or to the subway, you keep them off the streets. I need a perimeter as far back as 39th."
See, because without Cap to tell them, these professional law enforcement officers would have had no concept of "evacuating civilians away from where violence is occurring." These people have had no training at all for what to do in the case of, say, a terrorist attack. Why would they? They're just cops working in post-9/11 New York, while Captain America is an unfrozen science experiment from 1942.
And that's when you realize how hard the film is having to work to justify their "trust no one" policy. Because you know who could have stopped that alien invasion? One division of U.S. Marines. Seriously, it's a few hundred shirtless aliens riding fragile skycycles. Like one AC-130 gunship and a couple of anti-aircraft batteries would have taken them down. "But the cop just said it would take an hour to scramble the National Guard!" Oh, right. If only they had known the aliens were coming, they could have been ready. Like if, say, the Avengers had called them when they themselves found out.
Superhero universe version of the armed forces.
And while I won't get into Iron Man 3 spoilers here, you know from the ads that it involves a battle with an international terrorist wreaking havoc in the U.S. And absolutely no one in the government takes active involvement -- a fact that, as the movie goes on, becomes downright bizarre. My point is, time and time again, superheroes make the decision to keep everyone else who could help out of the loop.
So? What's Wrong With That?
It always turns out they're right. In that universe, it's insane to be anything but a mistrustful loner.
The decision to cut everyone else out of the process never blows up in their face. Their decision to open up to others -- meaning non-superhero folk -- always blows up in their face. Batman trusts Harvey Dent, and it gets his girlfriend killed and Dent turned into a deformed madman. Batman trusts the Catwoman, and she stabs him in the back. He trusts Miranda Tate, then she stabs him in the back (literally!). In these movies, the message is always the same: Everyone sucks but the superhuman hero, no matter their experience or background. Which, while already being a fairly cynical lesson, starts to become kind of disturbing when you combine it with the message that ...
#4. Only Raw Talent and Wealth Make Someone Fit to Be in Charge
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Tell me if you can spot what is similar about each of these hero-vs.-villain match-ups:
Superman vs. Lex Luthor
Batman vs. The Joker
Batman vs. Bane
Tony Stark vs. Obadiah Stane
Tony Stark vs. Whiplash
In each of those instances, the match-up is between a person who inherited his wealth and/or abilities and a self-made man who came up from nothing. And each time, we're rooting for the former.
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"Dr. Douche ... your comments on your enemy's demise?"
"What?" you say, "You want us to root for the Joker, you sick bastard?"
No. I'm saying the movie made it so that that was your only other choice.
I realize that in lots of classic hero stories, the good guy has some kind of special power that makes him or her superhuman -- Harry Potter was born with wizard genes, Luke was born with the Force. But in both cases, they had to train their ass off to have a chance.
Superman, on the other hand, had superhuman strength from infancy -- he did not have to lift a bunch of asteroids to build those muscles. Tony Stark inherited his money, and whatever he's done to keep it, the films go out of their way to make it clear that his life is easy -- he has tons of spare time and lots of fun hobbies. Yeah, Bruce Wayne spent a few scenes training with mountain ninjas, but everything he accomplishes as Batman is done purely with his wealth -- his multimillion-dollar car, a state-of-the-art cape that lets him fly, expensive surveillance technology -- right up until he rides off into the sunset in his military-grade flying machine.
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The sunset that he also owns.
So? What's Wrong With That?
You can tell a lot about people by what they fantasize about -- they're literally telling you what, deep down, they wish the world was like. And the seductive fantasy behind underdog stories like Rocky, Braveheart, or Major League is that if you are brave and persistent, you can and will overcome the arrogant, wealthy, and powerful assholes at the top. We like that fantasy, because it lets us believe that our own hard work will eventually pay off (note: in the real world, this often is not true).
But there are three fantasies that a franchise like Iron Man fulfills, and none of them paints us in a very good light. For instance, you might say the fantasy is nothing more than how awesome it would be to live like Tony Stark. But that's not something you can aspire to -- he inherited both his fortune and his genius brain. All you can do is sit around and wish you were dealt a different hand at birth.
If instead the fantasy is "This is what I would do if I had a billion dollars -- I'd do awesome hero stuff!" ... well, that's even worse. Your fantasy is that the only thing stopping you from doing heroic things is that you don't have a billion dollars? You're not really telling yourself that, right?
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"Hey, man, I heroically snapped this photo while giggling."
Or maybe it just reflects our wish that there was a billionaire like Stark out there to protect us? And we're wishing for that instead of ... what? The laws and government we have now? You wish that, instead of a government elected by voters, you were protected by one very wealthy, powerful person who operated purely according to his own urges? That's ... kind of weird, isn't it?
"But both The Dark Knight and Iron Man 2 dealt with this issue! Tony was even made to testify before Congress!" Right, and in both movies the wealthy superhero was judged to be right to give himself total autonomy, purely by virtue of the fact that he can. They do not have to answer to the people specifically because of their wealth and talent. Which is why these movies also continually tell us that ...
#3. The Only Thing Preventing Justice Is This "Due Process" Bullshit
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There is a strange superpower that every hero in these films is endowed with, but that is never explicitly mentioned. Here's a typical example:
Early in the 1989 Batman movie, we see an innocent woman walking down an alley at night with her child. A pair of Gotham thugs jump out and demand her money at gunpoint:
"I demand your money at gunpoint!"
We cut to a shot of Batman watching them from a rooftop. The bad guys leave and find a spot to count their money and gloat. Batman sneaks up on them, kicks one of them so hard that he smashes through a door, and grabs the other one and hangs him off a ledge, high above the street:
"You shall pay for your crimes in pants-shit."
He threatens the guy, then flies away. That's the end of it. It's a pretty routine superhero street crime encounter -- you've seen Spider-Man and Superman do it the same way. Did you spot his secret superpower there?
The power is certainty.
Specifically, it's the magical ability to know with 100 percent certainty all of the following:
A) That a crime was going to occur in that spot where he could personally witness it;
B) That he did not misinterpret what he saw and heard from his vantage point a hundred feet in the air, at night;
C) That the guys he tracked down later were the same guys he saw commit the crime; and
D) That there would be no negative repercussions from beating and humiliating two violent, armed men, like them deciding to track down the woman they just mugged and take revenge on her.
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Color Me Badd style.
This magic power is never discussed, but it's by far the most important, as it's the only power that makes any superhero superior to the criminal justice system. The cops don't get to see the crime happen in front of them -- they have to hear about it secondhand, via the witness or victim who calls it in (and they don't magically know if the caller is telling the truth). That's why in the real world suspects have these annoying "rights," because real cops are not in fact omniscient. But that's what's awesome about superheroes, right?
So? What's Wrong With That?
Batman isn't omniscient either. He's just ... somehow always right, no matter how reckless the decision.
Actually, considering his track record for judging personalities ...
As a result, we're made to root for Batman to take over even when the cops are on the scene. In The Dark Knight, the Joker has a bunch of hostages in a building. Three SWAT teams are ready to burst in, but Batman shows up and says, "It's not that simple. With the Joker, it never is. I need five minutes alone with him."
Uh, why?
He doesn't explain, because as viewers we already agree with him (since it's his face on the poster), and we just accept the utter insanity that unfolds. Batman charges in, and shortly after, the SWAT teams move in.
Batman's mission at that point is to first beat the shit out of the cops ...
... wrap them in ropes, and dangle them out of the window of the skyscraper (where one frayed rope means five police officers plummet to their deaths).
Why are we more confident that Bruce Wayne -- who is acting alone, with minimal law enforcement or investigation experience -- has a better chance of containing this situation than dozens of police officers who have spent their whole lives training for this exact thing? Why do we, as the audience, get annoyed at Commissioner Gordon for questioning/opposing him? Because the movie trained us that no one questions Bruce Wayne.
I mean, you don't have to think too hard to see how this could go disastrously wrong. Forget about the random thugs Batman roughs up -- what background does Tony Stark have in military strategy? Which nation's rules of engagement does he follow? Do his Iron Man weapons conform to the Geneva Conventions? If a wrist missile goes astray and explodes a dozen Pakistani children in a whimsically tank-shaped school bus, who does he answer to? Think about that moment in The Avengers when Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk and effortlessly destroys the bad guys' biggest, baddest weapon with one casual punch ...
That means the Hulk is a far more destructive weapon than anything the aliens brought with them ... but the team that unleashed him in a city of 8 million people had no goddamned idea if he could be controlled. That decision was made by three unelected people (specifically, an unfrozen supersoldier experiment from World War II, a busty spy-slash-assassin, and an alcoholic inventor). Why do they get to make that call?
And we fantasize about a world where this happens because ... why? We're sitting here saying, "Man, I only wish there was a race of superhumans so strong and wealthy and talented that I could feel secure knowing they are making decisions that affect my life without consulting me. Oh, to live in a world where the people in charge didn't have to worry about those stupid 'laws' and 'politicians' I voted for!"
Again ... this is weird, right? It's not just me?
But it gets worse ...


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Tonight we drove around looking at Christmas lights.
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A Harding Street woman was arrested early Tuesday for allegedly beating up a male neighbor and then flicking blood at police officers after she injured her finger when she tried to barricade herself in an upstairs room of her house.
Athena Collins, 32, was charged with third-degree assault, harassment and obstructing governmental administration in the 2 a.m. incident.
Police said she arrived home after drinking and attacked her neighbor by kicking, punching, scratching, slapping and biting him. When police officers arrived, she tried to hide before being arrested.


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The classic Sci-fi movie starring Harrison Ford is on BBC right now...who else has seen it? It is a good movie. I might look into getting the books based off of it by K.W. Jeter; he wrote the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy for Star Wars (The Mandalorian Armor, Slave ship and Hard Merchandise).
Gits: innocence reminds me of Blade runner.
One of the first 2 blu ray discs I bought.
I haven't heard about this movie before.No idea about this.
Bladerunner was originally a book called do androids dream of electric sheep by Phillip k. dick. It was made into a movie called Bladerunner by Ridley Scott starring Harrison Ford. The movie is basically about a futuristic earth were genetically created androids are used as slave labor on planetary colonies. These robots are forbidden on earth and a group of them infiltrate earth to get to their creator. Harrison Ford is a cop known as a bladerunner who specializes in tracking down androids. after the movie came out, K.W. Jeter wrote a series of novels that sought to fill in discrepancies between the original novel and the movie and expounded on some of the concepts. hopefully this answers your questions.


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Harless illustrated America's promise
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A social and political doctrine preaching that the United States is not really the nation of opportunity many of us were led to believe seems to be gaining popularity....
What is confused again. He cannot decide if he's "FOR" wealth distribution; or "AGAINST" wealth distribution!
It's a LIBERAL dilemma. They always play both sides of the fence, depending on how it "helps" themselves. Right What???? Like Al GOre and Obama and Clintons............THey are all "FOR" it before they were "AGAINST" it, eh??? LOLOL.
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Granted, PM. Third gen. welfare recipients make me mad too. But you are simply mistaken if you believe that support programs for the poor are about creating dependency. Statistics (I mean real statistics, not Heritage Foundation made-up ones) prove that a very small percentage of those receiving aid prefer it and remain on it. The VAST majority use them as they were intended - a safety net during the most difficult times - even in West Virginia this is the case. You are lost in a propaganda warp created by Tea-baggers who feel it's OK to enjoy the benefits of a free society without any of the responsibilities. I repeat. If you and the TeaBagger/Fox/Heritage/AFR fanatics really believe in no entitlements, then stop driving on public roads, attending public schools, drinking public water, fishing in state parks, buying groceries produced by gvt. subsidized corporate farms, and all the other hundreds of perks you enjoy at taxpayer expense.
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A lovely article about a fine man wrapped in a political opinion like an ill-fitting suit. Are hard work and a moral responsibility to the needs of others somehow exclusive? If so, then Harless' hard work and his acts of philanthropy were at odds with each other. I doubt he gave millions to Marshall University to further the cause of the privileged few. He, like most thinking people, recognize that providing a way for the less fortunate to rise above their circumstances is not just kindness, but a wise investment in society. Surely he didn't think it would go to a band of lazy bums eager for a handout. The point is, this is not a left or right value. It is part of what it means to live in a good society. Sure there are takers at every economic level, but Harless recognized that "to whom much is given much is required." The recipients of his gracious legacy now have a responsibility to live up to those ideals and to follow his example. Many will.
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No examples of anyone with a moral compass today. The left are running things and they love anything indecent, immoral, crooked, dishonest, anti-christian and disgusting. It shows.
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Amen! Great remembrance piece on Harless.
You can't expect indoctrinated socialist democrats to understand that only hard work and a non-selfish, non-laziness, compassion for others attitude gets you success in life. These socialists don't want to work; they feel special and entitled to whatever their little dark hearts desire. Sad? Yes...but they won't change unless the 'want' to and 'desire' to be happy instead of the angry, blame-others attitude they all possess! They don't know how to enjoy life & be happy. They only know anger, anti-this and anti-that and hate.
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For 31 years, Beverly Donald has been superintendent of Charleston's historic Magnolia Cemetery. She heads a small staff that maintains and preserves one of America's premier "rural" and "Victorian" cemeteries.
These terms pertain to a movement in the mid-1800s that took cemeteries out of cities and into the countryside, where they were laid out to be parks for people to play and picnic, as well as to bury loved ones.
Victorian is the style of the elaborate, symbol-filled statuary and monuments that many well-to-do families erected during this era.
Donald also runs the cemetery's burial business. Far from a museum, Magnolia Cemetery off Meeting Street in Charleston's Neck Area still has funerals regularly.
When Donald came to Magnolia Cemetery in 1982, it was not nearly in the well-manicured condition visitors see today. The old house that holds her office was in disrepair, as was the gatehouse at the entrance, she says. Much of the cemetery grounds was overgrown and weed-infested.
The improvements she began making took a major setback during Hurricane Hugo in 1989. But with hard work, the storm damage was removed and repaired.
Today, to help keep the graveyard looking its best, Donald says she relies on a strong staff, attentive board of directors, and an array of supporters around Charleston, the state and country who help the cemetery financially and in other ways.
Q. What has kept you here all these years (as cemetery superintendent)?
A. Well, I like Magnolia Cemetery; it is more than a job to me. My family is buried here and I plan to be buried at Magnolia, also. It's a fun place to work. A lot of people can't really say that about their jobs. I feel I have a very diverse job that allows me the opportunity to go outside and have personal contact with the people.
I have responsibilities that keep me in the office a good part of the time but I still enjoy those tasks that take me outside. Researching the various family roots is a favorite part of my responsibilities. It's an exciting job that offers good benefits.
Q. Did you ever think you would have such a lengthy career here?
A. Never. I never imagined working at a cemetery! I was talked into coming into this job by the chairman. I finally came to Magnolia just to have lunch and meet everyone. I was clocked in that very day and I've been here 30-plus years.
Q. Would you say the cemetery has changed much over the years?
A. Yes, in many ways. As far as the land itself, the industrial encroachments have taken their toll. The wildlife is not what it was when I first came here. When I first came here, it was very common to see bald eagles. They had a nest they came back to every year. The deer don't frequent us as much. The fox, you don't see them like you used to. However, the repairs to the flood gates have made our lagoons healthier.
The office and gatehouse have been restored and (parts) of them are in need of repairs again. The landscape has definitely changed for the better. We've added additional burial spaces by clearing some areas that were wooded. Some of these additions were a direct result of the Hurricane Hugo cleanup. Which was not a bad thing, for this cleared land increased the longevity of the cemetery.
Before my tenure, all the office business, interment records, lot owner files and payroll were all performed by hand. We have since become completely computerized.
Q. Do you feel protective of the cemetery because it is such a beautiful place and it has so much history? Do you feel you are a steward of Charleston history in a way?
A. I actually feel I am more of a curator than a superintendent because of the treasures we have here.
The landscape architecture itself, by Edward C. Jones (who designed the cemetery in 1849-50), is probably our greatest treasure. The sculptures and monuments are irreplaceable.
During Hurricane Hugo in 1989, much of the wrought-iron work was lost beyond repair. We worked hard to get a FEMA grant (to repair damaged monuments) and they really did a good job for us, putting stones back up, removing and replacing trees that were lost, which are themselves historic.
Q. You've called the cemetery a hidden treasure?
A. Definitely, it still is the best-kept secret in Charleston.
Q. This isn't a place the city necessarily promotes, or that the CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) promotes, is it?
A. Magnolia is not owned by the city. The city has a greater interest in historic buildings and parks in the downtown area because there's more of a concentration of tourists. For-profit tours are not allowed at Magnolia.
Q. And you're not a money maker, generating tax revenue for anyone.
A. Magnolia is a not-for-profit trust on the National Register of Historic Places. Magnolia is tax-exempt under the provisions of a 501(c)(13) status, and registered with the South Carolina Department of Charitable Funds Act. Everything goes back into the endowment to maintain the cemetery. Magnolia operates off the dividends and interest of the trust funds.
Q. Is it fair to categorize this as a Confederate cemetery?
A. Well, it has the largest concentrated Confederate burial ground in the area, but I don't consider it a Confederate cemetery because 33,000 people are buried here over 160-plus years, made up of every profession.
During the era of the Confederacy, all men of a certain age that were buried here were enlisted in some branch of the Confederate military. So in that aspect, it's heavily Confederate populated.
Q. If, and when, you retire some day, what advice would you give the new superintendent?
A. When I began here, I did not realize that Charleston was such a close-knit community. I quickly learned that most people buried here have some type of family ties. This is extremely important when preparing for a funeral. There may be three or four people with the same name, making it very easy to open the wrong grave space for an interment.
Recognition and exposure are of utmost importance for maintaining competitiveness with the cemetery community.
Magnolia should always maintain a good rapport with the right entities. The new superintendent would need to have a good working relationship with all of the historic foundations, like the Preservation Society, the Historic Charleston Foundation and South Carolina Department of History and Archives.
Q. I know you walk the grounds daily, or almost daily, for exercise and to keep an eye on things. Do you have any favorite parts of the cemetery, or a favorite monument or two that you think are particularly beautiful or that you think are the best, or most interesting to you?
A. The Elbert Jones monument. I can't imagine what that monument would cost to build today. It's just so architecturally perfect, it's such a beautiful thing. And my eye caught the monument for the doctors who served in the Confederacy with the wheat on it, I really like those monuments. That's over in the Gibbes Circle. And I guess the Gibbes Circle is one of my favorite places. I have my places that I like to go. I really like the Lowndes lot in the back that overlooks the marsh.
Q. Would you encourage people to visit the cemetery, who haven't been here before, whether local people or tourists?
A. It's interesting you mention that because this used to be a place of picnics, you had to check your picnic baskets at the gate. The trolley car came to the head of Cunnington Avenue. Visitors and lot owners would spend Saturdays picnicking and cleaning their lots. Now, you don't see as much of that, though it is starting to pick up more.
Since the Hunley crew was buried here (in 2004), that's brought a lot of people into the cemetery. I would venture to say we have close to 10,000 people a year.
I'm counting the tours. We allow military tours, we allow schools and colleges for educational purposes. We don't allow commercial tours. I feel anyone would enjoy the diverse resources we have to offer, ranging from wildlife, the Confederate element, other local history and the architecture.
Q. During your three decades here, what are a few of the achievements you are most proud of?
A. One is the process of restoring the cemetery: cleaning it up, setting office procedures into place that did not exist. Getting everything computerized was so significant. Also, we're self-sufficient now, we maintain all of our own equipment.
I was proud of myself and our staff during the monumental task of Hurricane Hugo cleanup.
It's not all due to me, but it happened during my tenure. I have a very good board. The board is very interested in the cemetery and really helps me.
Q. So you feel confident the cemetery will be in good hands for decades and decades to come?
A. I don't think it will ever divert back to the disrepair it was at before I came here. And I'm not saying it was in total disrepair, but it was close. It had started changing for the better when I came here under the current board.
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We had a laugh about it but later I started thinking about memory; short and long term and how it declines over time. I found myself researching preventative methods and learned about a brain fitness program that includes methods ranging from meditation and visualization to proper sleep and massage.
What was most surprising, however, was discovering what a vital role diets play in our memory functions. In this week's article, I want to share with you the top ten organic foods that keep the brain "in shape."
By making these smart foods part of your daily diet, your overall brain health will increase well into later years.
FISH: Oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and herring, are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids. Getting omega-3's from fish at least twice a week not only protects the brain but stabilizes mood and fights off depression.
BLUEBERRIES: Blueberries protect the brain from oxidative stress. Studies have shown that they significantly improved the learning capacity and motor skills.
AVOCADOS: Avocados are right up there with blueberries for promoting brain health. They contain monounsaturated fat, which contributes to healthy blood flow and can lower your blood pressure.
CITRUS: Fruits and colorful vegetables are high on the list of brain foods because of their antioxidant properties can protect the brain from the free radical damage.
NUTS AND SEEDS: Both are excellent sources of vitamin E which promotes healthy blood vessels. Simply adding an ounce of walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and flax seeds into your diet daily is really easy!
BEANS: Beans (and peas) give you lots of fiber and protein, and they're also a rich dietary source of B-complex vitamins. These anti-stress vitamins are important for a healthy nervous system. Our brain has a need for fuel, so beans provide a steady stream of energy for the day, consume at least half a cup a day.
COFFEE AND TEA: Caffeinated coffee or freshly brewed black tea in moderation can enhance memory, focus and mood. Tea, especially green and white varieties have high levels of antioxidants known as catechins, which promotes healthy blood flow.
DARK CHOCOLATE: I love that this one made the list! Polyphenols in dark chocolate have powerful antioxidant properties which enhance mental capacities and also stimulate the production of endorphins to help improve your mood.
SPICES AND HERBS: Herbs and spices help protect the brain cells from the wear and tear of aging. Some of the more potent ones include black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, basil, rosemary, turmeric, parsley, ginger and vanilla.
WHOLE GRAINS: Which we should already be including into our diets, is also a great source for brain health!
Whenever possible, try to purchase organic or biodynamic food for yourself and family.
Until next time ... have a healthy and positive week!
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