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We now interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this brief Public Service Announcement...
I had a brief but wonderful detour emerge today and throw off my regular plans - so some additional suspense will have to hang in the air about how the Adam and Eve story has hard-wired into our subconscious and still influences our daily lives, sometimes quite powerfully.
Last night, I got delivery of our newly-rewritten CONVERGENCE script in an email, as promised... and the Source was insistent this morning that I sit down and really read it. This consumed the allotted time that I make in my schedule to do these updates - I try not to let them go more than two and a half hours.
Anyway, suffice it to say that the new version is FANTASTIC. We turned four different professional 'readers' loose on the script after we got it last November, and boiled it all down to a single document of suggested changes. Then our writer got involved in moving and other pressing matters, but everything cleared up enough that now we're good to go.
In the meantime, the personal benefits of getting all these things accomplished have been quite noteworthy. I had a spontaneous lucid dream occur this morning and it had been a while. If you've never experienced one, the emotions and sensations involved are just thrilling beyond belief. This was no different - I was flying, moving through walls, investigating a curious old house (that obviously was loaded with metaphors related to my life) and talking to other people. I have noticed before that when I try to "do good", and really make strides, various 'rewards' appear in the dreamspace - and these are the best kinds.
We also have a meeting tomorrow with a prospective publisher for the new 2012 book, and I'm still knee-deep in the process of writing it. I worked on it very intensely this past December in particular, after getting the vision of what I wanted it to say at my talk in Joshua Tree. Then January was all consumed with the process of moving, and the first half of February involved my getting back into the music scene and composing my new piece The Journey. We have some MAJOR surprises in store, in the VERY imminent future, regarding that whole aspect of my work... so stay tuned for that.
Once I got the musical piece written, I finally turned my attention back to working on the 2012 book - and I admit that Britney's head-shaving stunt had quite a personal impact on me, as in my own way I saw a projection of myself, and how I also had self-sabotaged and completely wanted to strip myself of visibility and publicity. It's real easy to do that if you let your website just sit there for months on end with no changes whatsoever.
So, in a weird way, we do have Britney to thank for finally inspiring me to do this. I also strayed from it in the past because I see much of the blogging phenomenon as needlessly self-focused, when we really need to be more concerned with others in today's world. Yet, if I am saying that, but then not showing any immediate concern for all the 'others' who would benefit from my writing this, then I am sort of a hypocrite, aren't I? That was part of the thought process that I went through.
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For all those who wondered what our film timetable was, in the best-case scenario we could have it done within a year after we get it sold, and now that we have a script we are happy with, we will seriously put the word out and see what offers come our way. With any luck we will be hiring a line producer, a director, and starting to investigate casting within another month or two - and then things are going to get very interesting. I can now say, with absolute confidence, that this is going to be a great film that people really will remember and get behind. The timing is really perfect, and it brings out many new concepts to the mainstream in a way they can digest. It will undoubtedly become a starting-point for many new seekers.
At one point in this morning's lucid dream I tried to look at myself in the mirror, and what was staring back at me was the face of a known actor - but I won't say his name. We do have a character in the film who represents me, more or less. He's not a central character, but he does deliver some important data in the last third of the film. This morning's vision clearly was intended to show me how this is all coming together, and get me acquainted with the idea of having a "projection" of myself out there in the world that others can relate to. It was pretty cool!
OK, there's lots more to do today, so we'll end this for now. Be well!
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British number one Tim Henman needs a new coach if he wants to succeed, according to former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.
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"I would look for someone who's been there, done it and played at the very top," Lloyd said.
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The events of last night's Red Wedding from the "Game of Thrones" episode, "The Rains of Castamere" have everyone talking all things GOT. And here at ForRent.com we are no different! We wondered what it would be like if some of our favorite areas that are set in George R.R. Martin's world of Westeros and Essos were set in today's apartments. You didn't think we would forget about Dani, did you?
Kings Landing:
As the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, King's Landing is full of riches, fine details, and all the grandeur one would expect. Situated in the heart of Los Angeles, Watermarke Tower offers a stunning pool deck with private cabanas, a covered dog park, concierge service and complimentary wi-fi. Apartment homes boast royal features, such as stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets and high ceilings that are sure to please even the pickiest Lannister.
Considered at one time the capitol of the north, Winterfell was built to be very strong and withstand the harsh winters easily. Reaching up to 80 feet in the air and surrounded by oversized iron gates, Brooklyn condo 1 Main Street feels as though it fits the mold perfectly. Not only is it considered a historic gem, but entertaining other houses would be a dream. The huge living and dining areas, which have endless layout possibilities set off the backdrop of the 4 famous 14-foot glass clocks encircling the apartment, offering one-of-a-kind 360-degree views.
Castle Black:
The men of the Night's Watch (albeit frozen most of the time) have the most gorgeous view of them all from Castle. 200 W Reds Road in Aspen, CO has won our vote as the perfect refugee for our brothers in black. Complete with views and privacy, this apartment home has also been refurnished and decorated with contemporary art. The only problem with all of the comforts of these luxuries is getting the Night's Watch to leave, so who will defend the realm from the Wildlings, the Others, and the Wights?
We all know that Daenerys Targaryen is a lover of heat (what with her 3 dragons and her ability to somehow not burn alive from fire), so the hot old city of Astapor suits her temporary housing needs. Located in sunny San Diego, Carmel Pacific Ridge provides an open, airy feel that resembles the feeling of being in a desert oasis, but with all of the luxuries, of course. After a hard day of freeing slaves and threatening the rich masters with her dragon babies, Dani can retreat to the calming pools and cabanas, dine at the candle-lit loggia and wine bar, and plan her strategy to win back the Iron Throne in the peaceful nooks and gardens.
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Doug M. Weinberg † (1976 – 2005)
- Douglas Mark, 29, died Sun., March 13, 2005, in Hemet, CA, as
a result of a pulmonary embolus. Douglas was preceded in death
by his mother Lauren Weinberg. Survivors are his father Harold;
his brother, Brian; his grandfather, Aaron; Harold's wife, Claire
Schmelzer Weinberg; her children Erika Schmelzer Webb and Stephen
Schmelzer; and many other loving family members and friends.
Born in
Lexington, KY, Doug was named a National Merit Semifinalist while
at Lafayette High School. He graduated from the University of
Kentucky with honors in anthropology and began a career in archeology
in Belize.
Most recently
(2003-2004), Doug was Field Director and Principal Supervisor
of the Belize Valley Archeological Reconnaissance Macal River
Project. As such, Doug oversaw the reconnaissance and excavation
of Maya archeological sites deep in the rain forest of the Macal
River Valley in western Belize. Doug's final report on the project
has sparked public debate over the construction of the Chalillo
hydroelectric dam which threatens to flood these sites (hundreds,
perhaps thousands still undiscovered) and destroy a primary nesting
habitat for the endangered Scarlet Macaw.
As an archeologist
for the Belize Tourism Development Project (2002-2003), Doug helped
oversee the excavation and restoration of some of Belize's most
stunning Mayan structures: the temples of Altun Ha.
In the
January 2005 issue of Toyota Trails, Doug wrote of his drive from
Belize to KY in his 1987 Land Cruiser, a truck he completely rebuilt.
At the
time of his death, Doug was working in archeology and cultural
resources management in California while researching graduate
schools; he wanted to use his experience as a field director for
a humanitarian cause: international aid and relief. Doug's intelligence,
knowledge, resourcefulness, empathy, generosity, and sense of
humor made him a strong leader in his professional life and a
treasured friend to many. To everyone who loved Doug, perhaps
the site of Altun Ha can stand, at least in part, as a monument
to Doug's work as an archeologist and his indomitable spirit.
An "online
memorial" is being constructed at www.weinberg.org/dmw.
Memorial contributions may be sent to The Lauren K. Weinberg Fund
at the Bluegrass Community Foundation, 200 West Vine Street, Suite
205, Lexington, KY, 40507.
was held on Mon., March 21, 2005 at Temple Adath Israel; burial
at the Lexington Cemetery. To sign an online guestbook, send a
condolence, or for more information please visit the Milward Funeral
of Archaeology Magazine's Q & A
of Doug's own twaddle bio
Aj Took'
Yaxakte' Winik El Mero Pepe Chango (Doug's full nickname,
as coined collectively at Pook's Hill in 2002), will forever
remain our cherished friend and greatly valued colleague.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Oasis Petroleum ( OAS), Brigham Exploration ( BEXP), CGG Veritas ( CGV), McMoRan Exploration ( MMR) and GT Solar ( SOLR) were top-performing energy stocks last week.Meanwhile, LDK Solar ( LDK), Yingli Green Energy ( YGE), Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings ( AVRW), Trina Solar ( TSL) and ReneSola ( SOL) declined sharply. Oasis Petroleum advanced 11.2% on strong first-quarter results. Production increased 146% to 8,090 barrels of oil equivalent (Boe) per day from the same period last year. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during the March quarter rose to $41.1 million vs. $29.5 million in the first quarter of 2010. Brigham Exploration rose 10.6%. Equity analyst Dan McSpirit of BMO Capital markets raised the stock to outperform from market perform last week. His target price for the stock is $40 per share. CGGVeritas jumped 9.3% last week after announcing the formation of a marine joint venture with Elnusa of Indonesia. The new entity will deliver 2D and 3D marine seismic acquisition services to oil and gas company clients. McMoRan climbed 8.6% during the week. GT Solar closed 8.5% higher last week. The supplier of solar equipment received a $228 million order to deliver polysilicon production equipment to South Korean firm OCI. Vestas Wind Systems (VWDRY) improved 8.2% after winning an order for 111 turbines. The order includes delivery of 111 V90, 1.8MW turbines to Enel Green Power North America in a five-year service and maintenance agreement. The company will start shipping units from the second half of 2011. Berry Petroleum ( BRY) advanced 7.5% last week. SeaDrill (SDRL) edged up 7.3% after North Atlantic Drilling, its 75%-owned subsidiary, received a $100 million order for the semisubmersible drilling rig West Alpha for operations in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Comstock Resources ( CRK) gained 7.1% during the week. The Calgary-based oil company Bankers Pete(BNKJF) surged 7% after reporting positive quarterly results. The company's net income during the March quarter was $11.2 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $363,000 during the same period last year. Revenue rose to $72.7 million from $35.1 million in the March quarter of 2010. NewField Exploration ( NFX) surged 6.9% during the week. El Paso ( EP) gained 6.4% past week, buoyed by news that its Tennessee gas pipeline in Louisiana Bay that was shut down on April 21 following a leak may return to service on May 27.
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It's official.
Bulgogi, the Korean barbecue dish, is number 28 among the "world's 50 most delicious foods."
This is what CNNgo.com discovered when it conducted a Facebook survey last year.
More than 35,000 people voted. And this is what we can't figure out:
Why wasn't bulgogi number 1?
Surely, if they had all eaten at Takamatsu, there would have been no contest.
The Korean/Japanese restaurant, which the Koga family opened in 1995, reopened last August after a fire had closed it for a little more than a year.
The restaurant is roomy, and boasts a bar with karaoke, if you are in the mood for a song or two.
The entertainment at the pre-fire Takamatsu was the teppen-yaki tables with a chef chopping and chatting. Those are no more. Instead, there are plenty of booths for cozy cooking over a gas grill, and a sleek sushi bar in a separate area divided by a glass partition.
A year is a long time to wait for the bulgogi ($14.95), thin strips of rib-eye steak marinated in a sauce spiked with sesame and soy sauces and perked up with a bit of fresh ginger. At Takamatsu, it comes to the table raw and the gas grill in the center is fired up. Here you cook your own - don't groan; it's part of the experience.
It also comes with raw garlic, slices of jalapeño and onions for grilling alongside the meat, a fermented soy bean paste, spicy kimchee, fresh spinach laced with sesame oil, paper-thin cucumber slices, and a hefty serving of crisp green leaf lettuce.
The idea is to cook the meat, garlic, pepper and onions to your taste, then pile everything up on the lettuce - add the extras you want, fold it over, close your eyes, bite, and be prepared for a bit of food nirvana. Cool and hot. Smooth and crisp. The dish dances with textures and tastes.
Don't worry if you get confused about what is what and goes where - the staff will gently school you on the art of Korean barbecue.
If pork is more to your liking, that's available in the barbecue style, too ($13.95). It comes to the table covered in a marinade spiked with cayenne and chili paste.
The servings are abundant. While you might wonder about the wisdom of cooking over a hot grill during a Tucson summer, have no fear: exhaust fans and good air conditioning keep everything at the restaurant quite pleasant temperature wise.
Still not game? Most of the dishes can be prepared in the kitchen rather than at your table. But come on, where's the fun in that?
If you want the barbecue and your companion the sushi, you can still sit in the portion of the restaurant with the grill-top tables. (But note, at least two have to order from the barbecue menu in order to fire up the table grill.)And you can sit in the sushi bar area if you have the kitchen prepare your barbecue.
The grill offerings also include shrimp, scallops, tongue, deckle (that's the fatty part of a brisket) and pork belly. The extensive Korean menu offers more than a dozen other entrees and a broad choice of soups and stews.
Japanese offerings include tempura and fried rice dishes. You can get all-you-can-eat sushi for $19.95, but you are penalized for leftovers, can't carry out and the sushi choices are more limited than if you ordered per piece. About that sushi - it's OK. But just OK.
If we had a choice - and hey, isn't that what a democracy's all about? - we would stick with the Korean barbecue.
And especially bulgogi. It's No. 1 on our list.
5532 E. Speedway, 512-0800
• Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays-Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays.
• Noise level: Tolerable.
• Vegetarian options: Plenty.
• Gluten-free: Some dishes can be prepared this way; ask your server.
• Dress: Tucson casual.
• Family call: Bring 'em all. There's enough to please the whole family. And there's a children's menu.
• Reservations: Accepted.
• Price range: Dinner menu ranges from $7.95 for yakisoba to $38 for a sushi boat.
• Alcohol: Full bar with happy-hour specials daily that range from $4 sake bombs to $3 glass of house wines.


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Hounds and Firehawks ready for MWJHL final
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 23:02:54 GMT —
We have reached championship weekend in the Midwest Junior Hockey League. The Traverse City Hounds are defending champions after winning the crown in Hartland last year.
Standing in their way of a repeat in the best of three series at Centre ICE arena are the Soo Firehawks. Game 1 will take place Friday night.
We caught up with Hounds forwards Tyler Thirlby and Josh Smith for a preview in this week's Jimmy John's Sports Corner.


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Hi Dr Saha,
The fatigue started about 2 weeks ago, however as I mentioned if I go out it seems the fatigue disappear or at its very minimum (perhaps because I do not think too much?)The blood on the stool, it's been 3 days (bowel movement is in the morning). The blood is not dripping though. Just a short streak on the stool.I had this a few times before (past 6 years) and it was always painful, but this time there was no pain, maybe just slightly. Also it's itchy an hour or two after bowel movement.Bowel habit it's good always in the morning. There is no constipation either.Body temperature is normal.
I also suffer from a 24/7 case of a health anxiety
I did not specifically discuss about the blood on stool. But I had an abdominal pain 2 years ago, I went to ER and they had me done a Fecal occult blood test and my doctor told me the result was normal.


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Grey cloud and rain spattered windows are today's views from Quadrant House with the rest of the week set to offer more of the same.
Downpours have soaked south and west London and Surrey this morning but as the rain eases the winds are picking up.
Expect blustery conditions across the region with gales leaving broken umbrellas in their wake and strong gusts setting off the odd car alarm.
The good news is temperatures are milder with highs of 12 degrees.
Overnight the cloud and rain will clear meaning temperatures will dip to around six degrees for a time.
Increasing winds will arrive towards tomorrow morning and more gales are predicted, although there should be some bright, sunny intervals during the day Friday will also begin wet and windy but that should clear away towards the afternoon and a cool but sunny Saturday has been forecast.
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Liverpool to Host First Northern Boat Show in 2015
NewsMarine Industry NewsTuesday 27 January 2015
The CWM FX London Boat Show recently kicked off an exciting year of UK boat shows, but the first ever Northern Boat Show in June hopes to contend with the established and internationally renowned UK marine trade shows in London and Southampton.
The debut Northern Boat Show will be held in conjunction with the 2015 International Mersey River Festival which will feature a precession of Tall Ships, Royal and Merchant Navy vessels, Narrow Boats and Barges. Around 150 exhibitors are expected to take part displaying everything from Cruising Yachts, Motor Yachts to Dinghies, RIBs and Sports.
The exhibition will be held on the quayside next to the famous Salthouse Dock, a stonesthrow from Tate Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum. Around 25,000 visitors are expected to visit the city to attend this year's Northern Boat Show.
Liverpool was chosen as a host city for a new boat show back in 2011 but the withdrawal of major exhibitors due to the recession meant the event was cancelled. The confirmation that 2015 will be the year that Liverpool is able to share its docks as the backdrop for a new UK boat show further supports the current positivity in the UK boat industry.
Compared to other boat shows around the country, tickets for the Northern Boat Show are also very cheap. Early Bird tickets allowing pontoon access to the boats are currently on sale for £2.50 per day and access to the rest of the exhibition will be free to all visitors. You can book your tickets for the event running from the 5-7th of June at www.northernboatshow.co.uk.
Article by Jack Bartrop
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Chase Utley homered and drove in four runs Tuesday night, helping the Philadelphia Phillies rout the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in the first regular season meeting between the teams since last year's World Series.
Utley had a two-run double in the first inning. He added his 16th homer, a two-run shot in the fourth, off David Price (1-2) for a 10-0 lead against the Rays' highly-regarded rookie left-hander.
Jamie Moyer (5-6) pitched six strong innings and John Mayberry, filling in for the injured Raul Ibanez, hit a three-run homer for the Phillies, who defeated the Rays in the World Series in five games.
Tampa Bay, which managed five hits off Moyer and eight overall, scored on Jason Bartlett's fourth-inning single that extended the shortstop's career-best hitting streak to 17 games – one shy of the franchise record.
For the 46-year-old Moyer, who made his pro debut 15 months before the 23-year-old Price was born, it was career win No. 251, moving him into a tie with Hall of Famer Bob Gibson for 43rd on the all-time list.
This is the seventh time since interleague play began in 1997 that World Series participants have met the following regular season, although the Rays insist there's nothing special about this rematch.
The teams played several times during spring training, including twice in Philadelphia, where the Phillies won Games 3, 4 and 5 to close out the World Series.
"Once you did that, it was sort of the proverbial closure situation, and you're able to move on," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said before the game.
"It really seems like such a long time ago right now, which is a good thing,. Again, we're still attempting to make his year better than last year. ... I'm really pretty much over it. I know everybody wants to rehash it, and I apologize, but it's about right now."
The rematch hasn't created a buzz among fans, either. The announced crowd at Tropicana Field was 19,608 – more than 17,000 below capacity, and down from the nearly 23,000 the Rays have averaged this season.
The Phillies, coming off a 1-8 interleague homestand, improved to a baseball-best 24-9 on the road compared to 13-22 at home.
Philadelphia's Ryan Howard was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter after being hospitalized twice over the weekend with acute sinusitis. He missed Sunday's 2-1 loss to Baltimore, ending his consecutive games streak at 343.
"Am I 100 percent? No," Howard said. "But I'm a lot better. 75-80 percent. Right now it's mostly congestion."
The slugger followed Utley's two-run double with a RBI double of his own make it 3-0. Mayberry finished Philadelphia's six-run first with his third homer since making his big league debut on May 23.
The Phillies added four unearned runs in the fourth, three of them on Utley's homer off Price, who allowed 10 runs – five earned – and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings. Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz drove in the other runs.
NOTES: Tropicana Field is the only park in the majors where a home run has been hit in every game this season. ... Rays LHP Scott Kazmir (right quad strain) felt good enough following his six-inning rehab outing at Triple-A Durham on Monday that he believes he's ready to return to the rotation. The Rays won't make a decision, though, until after watching him throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. ... Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge (right knee) worked one scoreless inning in a rehab appearance for Single-A Clearwater in nearby Tampa. ... The Rays officially signed an agreement with the city of Marilia, Brazil to open the first baseball academy run by a major league team in Brazil. The club hopes the effort yields the first major leaguer from the soccer-loving nation within 10 years.


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Chapter 2. Resources for the plastic Surgery Patient.
In Chapter one I promised to provide more information about the American College of Surgeons The address is 633 N Saint Claire Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3211. The Phone number is 312-202-5000 or 800-621-4111. The fax is 312-202-5001. This will get you to the ACS. From there you can find if a possible doctor is a plastic surgeon, is a surgeon at all, has had formal training leading to FACS or NOT, and possibly is a doctor pretending to be a plastic surgeon. As I said in Chapter One, if you are going to have surgery please have a surgeon do your surgery. Determining FACS status is your FIRST STEP. If a possible doctor is not FACS, pick a doctor that is FACS....very simple.
Some Information on the American College of Surgeons:
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Lousy Christmas Music: A Seasonal Snark
Bowing to the inevitable, I've spent far too much time lately shopping. Which means...
The aural assault of cheesy Christmas music has begun.
I'll admit, having been raised in a musically unfortunate household (Neil Diamond, Anne Murray, Rita Coolidge, Air Supply), I'm a little jumpy when it comes to awful music. Part of the reason I grabbed onto satellite radio the way drowning people grab onto life preservers was that it offered the prospect of escaping the tyranny of Lite Hits and NPR pledge drives.
But this time of year, there is no escape. And the Lite Hits stations are at their worst, replacing the boring-but-tolerable (Avril Lavigne, Matchbox Twenty) with music so awful that I have an actual physical reaction.
The worst, I think, is "Christmas in Sarajevo," by Mannheim Steamroller. When I hear this, I actually feel capable of violence. Mostly against Mannheim Steamroller. It's as if you took the soundtrack to a series of beer commercials, ran it through a blender, and added chimes. It's like John Tesh meets Yanni, without the subtlety. Every time a radio station plays this, the baby Jesus cries.
"Feliz Navidad," by Jose Feliciano, gets my hand to the 'off' button at warp speed. I'm all for cultural inclusiveness, but crap is crap.
And that #*(%&)#% Paul McCartney song – the one where he keeps repeating "simply, simply" -- simply induces nausea. That's not hyperbole. I actually feel sick to my stomach when I hear that song.
Honesty, I'd rather hear the dogs bark "Jingle Bells."
The Christmas songs that don't bother me are the ones clearly intended for kids. "Frosty the Snowman," especially the original, is disarmingly sweet, as is "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The Charlie Brown songs are lovely. And there's nothing wrong with "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth."
For adults, the classic carols are perfectly fine, if a bit predictable. And some songs just sound like Christmas songs, even if they aren't. ("Better Days," by the Goo Goo Dolls, sounds like a Christmas song to me.) I'll even cop to liking Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song," though I think slightly less of myself for it. And Bob and Doug McKenzie's version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a neglected classic.
But if I hear that #*%@)% McCartney song one more time...
What Christmas songs drive you around the bend? What's your nominee for Most Annoying Christmas Song?
"I am Santa Claus" (sung to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man"
Very bad. Very fun.
"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt
"Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney" by Ella Fitzgerald
"Zat you Santa Claus?" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra
"Baby it's cold outside" by Dean Martin
There's really nothing like good, old-fashioned big band music. I also like to belt out Handel's Messiah (even though I'm an atheist; the music is just damn good).
And now it's back. Thanks, DD.
Things I avoid during this season:
1. All handbell choirs. Handbells were invented for people who love music but (a) Can't sing; and more dangerously (b) can't count. If you like watching specatcular car crashes, a concert of handbells has your name on it.
2. The Messiah. Over done, badly done, and there are endless drunken versions. Bleh. Unfortunately, pitch is an exact place not a general region--too bad neither the choir, orchestra, or in many instances the soloists, can find it. To me, the musical effect is similar to tossing 50 kittens in a blender. (and JUST as evil).
3. Any office Christmas parties with live music. This gives the drunks in the firm the opportunitiy to harrass the underpaid musicians. Been on the receiving end of this--endless times. Run Bambi!
Seasons Greetings!
My Christmas present to the world that year was not beating everyone in the store to death with a frying pan.
Hearing "Feliz Navidad" still gives me ths shakes. Brrr...
Also, Mariah Carey's Joy to the World, which for some reason finds it necessary to launch in to the non-Christmas Joy to the World half-way through (aka Jeremiah was a Bullfrog)
A very close second is the one posted by joea1776 - "The Christmas Shoes".
Since my husband and I are interfaith, my compromise is to listen to very esoteric Christmas music (the Christmas Revels albums are favorites). My latest happy acquisition is a klezmer Christmas album called "Oy to the World".
That said, and this is counter-intuitive I know, but I resent university choirs performing "vespers" on campus. Are we a religious school? I mean, really, vespers?? Ick. I listen to Christmas music on my own time, and in my personal space, not in my state-funded recital hall.
But, yeah, the Band Aid song annoys the hell out of me. Especially the part where they sing "so they even know it's Christmas time at all." So unbelievably condescending and paternalistic.
But "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is a close second.
Oh, and I can't believe nobody's said it yet - the 12 days of Christmas is HORRIBLE.
Speaking of which, ever hear Jorge Jorgenson sing "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas"? It is the perfect song for Black Friday shopping. I should transcribe it to my blog when I find my Round Tuit.
I am, however, quite partial to John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." Here's a YouTube link
I must be lucky, as I'm not at all familiar with either the McCartney or the Christmas Shoes songs.
I'm a sucker, OTOH, for the handbell choir thing, traditional music, or Nat King Cole. :)
last christmas I gave you my heart, the very next day you gave it away, this christmas, I'll save it for someone speh hu shull.
That song makes me want to throw things. Also, a tune that goes:
I'm the happiest christmas tree ho ho ho hee hee hee, which I suspect is burl ives. Kill me now.
also with you on hating the transiberian whatever the hell it is and the whole simply having a wonderful christmastime horror.
(O Nii-hiight diviiiiIIIIIIIIIIne)
Haven't heard the Sarajevo song though.
Also really good, but resisting my attempts to track it down is the Louis Armstrong "Zat you Santa Claus". I heard an excerpt on some TV show - House or West Wing - but haven't been able to locate it since.
There's a lot cringe-worthy out there too though. One of the reasons I almost never listen to the radio, preferring to set my own playlists.
Songs I like:
"2000 Miles" -- The Pretenders
"River" -- Joni Mitchell
"Silver Bells"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (the Judy Garland version)
I can't stand the McCarteney, Band Aid, The Italian Christmas Donkey, and some of the new faster versions of Silver Bells
I love Mariah Carey's All I want for christmas, except it has not been playing that much. Martina McBride and Harry Connick Jr. have some good stuff also.
Dean Dad, we must be listening to the same regional stations or the entire country's lite stations are on 24/7 Christmas music.
I shop 100% on line and don't listen to public radio. I do have some cheapo Christmas CDs with Holly Jolly Christmas, the barking dogs, etc. The kids love this obscure Jerry Lewis song where he complains about all his presents!
I guess in comparison I am doing alright. I like all the old crooners doing Christmas songs and of course, the Charlie Brown Christmas album.
Love the Roches Christmas album, though. And also Elvis.
Band Aid's "Do they know it's Christmas?" for the energy and inspiration.
I particularly like the live version from the Live Aid concert when Bob Geldof says "This might be a cock up. But if you're going to cock things up, you might as well do it with the whole world watching!" They hadn't rehearsed the song so the mikes and tunefulness didn't quite work, but who cares!
The line "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas" is not intended to be patronising, but to remind people in England to think of others (There's a world outside your window)
Christmas begins for me the first time I hear Snoopy's Christmas (Christmas Bells!)
I love the Christmas song from Love Actually. All I want for Christmas, is You.
I would recommend though that you not pass judgment on their tune, separate from the body/album that contained it. TSO likes to tell a story with their music, and that song is no different.
Of course, to each their own. Heck, I heard some people actually prefer Family Guy over Futurama.
(found while looking for something off-the-wall to grade to this afternoon)
The McCartney one sucks as does the "Last Christmas" and Band Aid songs.
I have not heard the Christmas Shoes song, and it looks like I'm glad that I haven't.
But, I hate, hate, hate, hate Bruce String-bean's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" for three reasons: dumbass "The Boss" always looks and sounds like he's constipated and in pain, he cannot sing to save his ass, and he's laughing through the song -- none of which is funny.
Oh, and I hate the version of "Rudolph" where some dumbass calls him Rudy. Gah!
The one stupid song that I find -- much to my shock and horror -- growing on me is the Barenaked Ladies' rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen." I'm duly embarrassed by this last point.
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Henry moves pretty well for an 85-year-old man, but as this elderly gentleman ran up on stage to greet Drew Carey on 'The Price Is Right', he tripped and knocked out a tooth.
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Another Flint resident and professional game-show contestant Chad Mosher, accompanied his younger sister Shay to Los Angeles earlier this year for a taping of Nickelodeon's 'Figure It Out', according to his Facebook page. Chad has made appearances on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and 'Million Dollar Password'.
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A 6-year-old girl was struck by a car while trick-or-treating Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said.
The girl, her mother and a group of people were attempting to cross Salinas Road and had stopped in the center divider to let cars pass, CHP officer David Dasilva told the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Cars traveling southbound on Salinas Road approaching Jonathan Street proceeded past the group at 5 to 10mph. The young girl broke free from her mother and darted in front of a car, which did not have a chance to stop, Dasilva said.
The child froze in front of the car and the car struck her, knocking her to the ground. She suffered a "pretty good laceration to her chin and to her knees," Dasilva said.
She was knocked unconscious. She was transported to Valley Medical Center by ground ambulance because weather conditions wouldn't allow for an air ambulance.
The driver, a 65-year-old man, was not cited for the accident, but he was cited for not having a license, Dasilva said.
Fire destroys shed, but stopped from spreading
A plastic-shed fire was doused by Marina firefighters before causing any major damage to a single-family home about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Fire Chief Harald Kelley said in a news release.
The backyard shed and its contents were a total loss, but the home at 3188 Crescent Ave. received only minor damage to plastic rain gutters and paint, Kelley said.
A woman was evaluated at the scene for possible smoke inhalation but did not require transport to the hospital.
The Presidio of Monterey and Seaside fire departments assisted because of multiple medical calls that came in within minutes of the fire, Kelley said.
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One man was killed and another seriously injured when a Union Pacific freight train struck their stalled car at a railroad crossing early Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said.
The CHP said the accident occurred at 6:45 a.m. on Camphora Road near Sillman Road close to the Okie Murphy plant. A 1990 Honda Civic crossing the tracks stopped in the path of a southbound freight train traveling at 69 mph.
The train was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision, the CHP said. One man, believed to be the passenger, was killed at the scene, and the driver was taken to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital with major injuries.
Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be factors in the accident, the CHP said.
Man wounded in shooting
A man was wounded and bullets struck a house and car in a shooting in the 1400 block of Wanda Avenue on Tuesday night, police reported.
Police said officers responded shortly before 10 p.m. after neighbors called to report gunshots in the area.
They arrived to find a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
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Seven months after Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs proposed it, the idea of ousting cars from Balboa Park's central Plaza de Panama can still draw a crowd of opinionated San Diegans.
The battle -- albeit orderly and without shouting - over what's being called San Diego's "living room" was on display Thursday at a breakfast forum. The environmental and good-planning group, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 -- the "3" referring to San Diego's third century that started in 1969 -- arrayed proponents and opponents in a dialogue. But the roughly 100 attendees indicated a strong preference.
When moderator and former City Architect Mike Stepner asked who favored the Jacobs plan, only about 20 raised their hands. The rest didn't want cars to stay but because they disagree on the details.
"I want to really want to make sure we all think what the long-term goal is we're trying to achieve," Stepner said. "That's really to return the park to the people and not to the cars."
(Clarification - in response to some supporters' emailed comments on this 'vote,' the specific question was, 1, who supports the Jacobs plan, and 2, who supports the phased approach by Vicki Estrada, who suggested clearing cars out of the plaza first and then in time perhaps building the garage and perhaps routing cars into the park some other way - hence the 'details' that critics of the Jacobs plan were concerned with. She also raised the possibility of clearing the cars out of Pan American Plaza, outside the Starlight Bowl, and relandscaping it as it was for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Michael Hager from the Natural History Museum and Balboa Park Partnership said this idea could be carried forward by the forthcoming Balboa Park Conservancy organization, now being formed.)
Jacobs proposed last August a $35 million plan to remove 67 parking spaces from the plaza outside the San Diego Museum of Art and landscape the 2-acre space for pedestrians only.
The bulk of the cost would be to build a 900-space parking garage south of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, funded from a new parking fee for the garage, and a bypass off the east end of the Cabrillo Bridge, funded by Jacobs and other donors.
Jacobs has formed the Plaza de Panama Committee to carry out the plan, financed planning costs so far and set Dec. 31, 2014, as the completion deadline, exactly 100 years after the Panama-California Exposition opened in the park.
Michael Hager, president of the Natural History Museum and Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, said 26 park museums and the zoo endorse that plan.
"We believe it can be completed in time for 2015 and add significantly to the celebration of this world-class event," Hager said.
As an alternative, Vicki Estrada, author of the 1989 park master plan, said it would be cheaper and agreeable to continue car traffic over the bridge and routed around the southwest edge of the plaza, past the House of Charm, home of the Mingei International Folk Art Museum, and on to the pavilion lot. He said not building the bypass could free up money that could clear the cars out of Pan-American Plaza outside the Starlight Bowl, as well, and return it to pedestrian use.
Mark Johnson, Jacobs' Denver-based head planner on the project, said the Balboa Park Committee will be asked to indicate at its April 7 which alternatives to study. A further public meeting April 14 is to gather views for consultants preparing an environmental impact report.
Ultimately, the City Council will have to approve the project as an amendment to Estrada's park master plan.


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Convergence Properties of Policy Iteration
This paper analyzes the asymptotic convergence properties of policy iteration in a class of stationary, infinite-horizon Markovian decision problems that arise in optimal growth theory. These problems have continuous state and control variables, and must therefore be discretized in order to compute an approximate solution. The discretization converts a potentially infinite dimensional fixed-point problem to a finite dimensional problem defined on a finite grid of points in the state space, and it may thus render inapplicable known convergence results for policy iteration such as those of Puterman and Brumelle (1979). Under certain regularity conditions, we prove that for piecewise linear interpolation, policy iteration converges quadratically, i.e. the sequence of errors en = |Vn - V*| (where Vn is an approximate value function produced from the nth policy iteration step) satisfies en+1 = Le2n for all n. We show how the constant L depends on the grid size of the discretization. Also, under more general conditions we establish that convergence is superlinear. We illustrate the theoretical results with numerical experiments that compare the performance of policy iteration and the method of successive approximations. The quantitative results are consistent with theoretical predictions.
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A Synesi Story -- Part 2
Part 2 - The Officer's Life
Edit: I accidentally hit delete instead of edit on the original of this article. So this is a repost... <--- Media noob
The Officer's Life.
Being an officer was a daunting task, and there were times that I didn't think that I would be able to do it. But I kept on pushing myself, and it resulted in one of the most rewarding times of my life(both eLife and RL[sadly o.O]). Working with Karl Hungus is single handedly one of my best experiences in this game. He taught me all about running the 111th Platoon, the Browncoats.
If I did something wrong, he would correct me. When i did it right, he made me feel great about myself. He drove me to excellence to put it simply. It is because of that, because of him, that I am where I am today. I continued to do my work as close to perfection as possible. It payed off. I was promoted to 2LT and moved to CO of the 121st platoon, the Coyotes.
I want to add, me and Karll spent many hours talking about life, eRep, and alot more. We became great friends and I cherish every moment of that time. I was somewhat sad at being moved to the 121st, me and Karll had been planning for me to take over the 111th when he got promoted to Company XO, but the timeframe was off by a couple weeks. I was given a platoon that was simply not up to par, the previous CO(who I deliberatly am not mentioning here) had let things go into disarray and I essentially had to fix up that platoon by myself. Luckily, Karll was an excellent teacher, and he had given me the ability to create a flawless platoon. Docs needed updating, troop status' needed fixing, letters needed sending. I did all this from what I learned from Karll. One other note, I was partially saddened by the move because of the Browncoat name, i LOVED Firefly and I desperately wanted that platoon. Instead, I got the "Coyotes". I was disheartened because of this, a coyote is nothing too impressive, yet I pushed through. I made the Coyotes into a platoon that was Legendary. Legendary!
The recruits that went through my platoon later became excellent officers that at one point had command positions all throughout TC. I have never been so proud, special mention for John892
😉. Back in those days, finding an XO was quite a huge deal, the Company level officers (mostly Dmjohnston <_< ) were VERY insistent on filling XO spots; there were a good number of choices in the potential XO pool. It came down to two names, Juan Ladino and Hajime Hitoshi. Their COs gave both of them excellent reviews, I ended up picking Hajime because his name seemed cooler. Hajime was an excellent student, he learned very quickly and he yearned for the perfection that I demanded. Me and Hajime ran one hell of a platoon and that was hands down my favorite experience ever in eRep, not running the commune, not running D3, not being an SO, not being TC XO(or CO), not being dSoFA, not being JCS. It was being a lowly PCO. I did my job, and i did it well. Karll and I had stayed close throughout everything. I also want to say that it was during this time that I met Ethan Deluca, one of the greatest and most dedicated officers and person that I have ever met.
He was french.
Ethan is one of those that I consider my greatest friends in the game. Anyways, when Karll told he needed a Jr T3 officer(a staff office type position), I was the first person on his list, he knew my work methods and he could trust me. I took on that additional task, and I demanded perfection of myself. Because of T3, I got promoted to be a 1LT. During those days, it was a hectic time in TC.
There was an exodus from TC after an incident regarding Bia Pandora and some officers,______, _____,_______,__, and can't forget __________
😃. In addition, some decisions made regarding the D3 tracker caused several officers to leave. Though not the direct reason, this led to Virii leaving TC I believe. His departure saddened me and stuck in my mind. I believe he had issues with how large changes were implemented without the jr officer's opinion. Though he never let that come out when I talked to him. When I asked him what was going on, that was the one time that he shut me out.
This impression has led to one of the reasons that I come off the way that I do. As a leader, you can rage, yell, b*tch, rant however you want in private, but when you are in public, you keep calm, you do your job, you don't let the bad corrupt the good. Commit no rash actions, always be calculating. Image is so important, learn that well. Anyways, I did not know the full situation, but I full heartedly trusted in Bia at the time, I was a diehard supporter of her decisions through this. I even stood up to Avruch regrading a ban on certain officers in TC channels.(
❤EW) I kicked people from his channel while Avruch was still owner
😃Me and Avruch shared a few harsh words back then. hehe
The next big event was the arrival of Relin. I should say re-arrival because Relin had been general of TC long before I had even started playing eRep. His name brought awe to me as I saw him re-enter TC as a Trainee to see how the program was. Relin became somewhat of an advisor(I think) for Morrigan, Bia, and Nuriessa during this time. I also want to point out that Karll Hungus was a quartermaster. Relorian was in charge of the commune up until this point, but he left TC for reasons that i still do not fully understand. Nonetheless, Karll had taken over as commune operator. But the commune was too big of a job for one man to handle. This is where Relin stepped in , he resurrected the TC 2nd Division and completely re-worked the TC commune. 2nd Division was created as sort of an economic division that would ensure that the commune was well tended.
Younger readers may wonder how we can put the commune into the hands of more than one person. We had what were called organizations back then. And imo, removing them was one of the biggest mistakes that admin as committed. Some info on the 2nd and broken version of orgs: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Organization
As quartermaster, Karl was logically the next operator of the commune. Though, during these days, the commune required daily attention and was very tedious. Karl was at company level leadership and did not have the time to run the commune by himself. So Relin asked him to find someone to help that was absolutely trustworthy and reliable. That was a short list, I was at the top. So Relin put me in charge of half the commune and introduced me into a new world of TC, I was also a Quartermaster one the side.
Relin asked me to idol in his IRC office, which was the place where Morrigan and him discussed issues that were above my paygrade. For most of this I was allowed to observe, which i am deeply grateful for.
This is where I first really met Morrigan Alexandros, one of my dearest friends. You really don't find players like Morrigan anymore. I would have followed her into the plains of Oblivion(read Serbia trololol) had she asked it of me.
Eventually, I was promoted to commander of the 22nd Logistics Company, i.e full commune operator. I ran the entire commune and reported directly to Relin, who then reported to the TC CO. During this time, it was decided that running the commune was a full time job, and it had to come before my D1 duties. This is something I accepted because I had always had an interest in running companies. I was destined for D2 Leadership, though in the short term this was somewhat exasperating. You see, I was passed up for promotion within D1 because I was slated for D2. I saw Ethan Deluca get promoted above me, I admit I was jealous. I felt that I was the better candidate, but that was the way things were. I now feel terrible for that jealously because Ethan is singlehandedly one of the greatest officers ever to be in TC, he became one of my best eFriends and he saved TC through his recruitment efforts. More on that later though.
On one sad day, Relin announced that his time in eRep was at an end. He would be leaving. This was bittersweet, I had come to admire Relin, he was a true leader and the kind of person that you cannot help but admire and follow. While I would miss him, this also meant that someone would have to take over D2. He chose me. When he first told me of my promotion, I was somewhat in shock. I asked him if he thought I was ready to run a whole division and become a senior officer. To this day I will never forget what he said,
[Insert Epic Music Here]
"I knew you were ready from the moment I promoted you to CO of the 22nd, you are the hope of all of us young one, on the third day look to the east."
Actually it was more along the lines of: "Bro, I wouldn't have promoted you if you weren't ready, you dumbtard. [Bro-fist]" Relin was bro like that.
Relin's trust in me blew my mind. Relin was a truly great man and bro. Running D2 required some knowledge of TC financial matters, which Morrigan trusted me enough to tell me some of. In those days, TC's financial assets were HIGH HIGH OPSEC, so she trusted me on a whole new level. For this reason among(many) others, Morri and I became close and I became someone she could rely on.
I should mention that during my time as D2 commander, Karll was D1 CO, he needed someone to fill a PCO spot for a bit, and I offered to do it because I missed the troops. He put me in charge of the 111th Browncoats, which meant a great deal to me. Though, while I loved the 111th, the 121st was my first and true home. That was just a short stint of mine that I felt like mentioning. Good things come to those who work really hard
At this point the beloved Nuriessa stepped down from Commander of the Corps, and after the customary 3 days of mourning and clothes tearing, Morrigan Alexandros became General.
This was epic.
^^deserves it's own line,
So concludes Part 2 of Synesi's Story. Please tune in tomorrow for the next segment.
Yep. I almost think you did it on purpose. But, no the idol idol instead of idle suggests it's just bad grammar. 😛
I even corrected him on the idol / idle thing on IRC and he still didn't fix it!
wait wuh.........I just found out Synesi was leaader of TC /me facepalm.
I really need to catch up 😛
P.S. I knew he was high up their but not leader.
@Avruch, me trying to edit that typo is when i accidentally deleted the article...
Dio wants it left in there.
I miss Relin so much. I wish you had gotten to know Abayarde as well, they were an awesome team. And I miss Morrigan terribly. I feel like my eSis died 🙁
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Thursday's Washington Post story about Walter Reed Army Medical Center prompted criticism of Rep. C.W. Bill Young, who said he stopped visiting the hospital after he got frustrated with Army officials. Many people posted items on the Buzz saying Young should have done more.
Young's family members responded with a flurry of Buzz postings, saying C.W. and his wife Beverly had devoted much of their lives to helping the wounded, especially at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The Buzz became a forum for a long back and forth between Young's sons Rob and Patrick, who defended their parents and then got into a brotherly exchange about Hillary Clinton, military service and the recent trade of Dainius Zubrus, a hockey player for the Washington Capitals.
Today, C.W. is explaining himself. He says he was indeed frustrated by the Army's response (and then shifted his visits to the Bethesda naval hospital, where he and Beverly spent many hours helping wounded Marines). But he says he properly reported the problems to Army officials. He says the Post gave the impression that he saw the same moldy dorm rooms that the newspaper reported, but that in fact his comments were focused on several incidents of inpatient care. Overall, though, he says the hospital has good care and was not "in crisis."
He also says he is "offended" by Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley who CW says blamed his subordinates for the Walter Reed problems rather than taking responsibility for them himself. Beverly goes a step farther, saying Kiley should be fired.
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