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Food for thought for the 99%: The Difficult Journey from "Me" to "Us"
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Venezuela's 21st Century Socialism and the Difficult Journey from 'Me' to 'Us'
By FRANKLIN ROSALES - VENEZUELANALYSIS.COM, May 25th 2011
The Venezuela of today is a nation mobilized in defense of a new ideal – a proposal for the future referred to simply as Socialismo del Siglo 21, or 21st Century Socialism. In short, the Venezuelan people's permanent struggle for peace and justice has today converged with humanity's historical pursuit of equality; giving birth to a present day plan of action for human liberation. Thanks to the Venezuelan people, their decision to elect and defend President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, and their shared interpretation – and permanent reinterpretation – of socialism as a future worth fighting for, humanity has a new opportunity to consolidate a social, economic, and cultural system that serves to overcome many of the pervasive social relations promoted and reproduced under capitalism. This Venezuelan possibility, however, is dependent on both the Venezuelan people's ability to overcome their nation's own internal contradictions, and the people-of-the-world's ability to control capital's assault on the Bolivarian Revolution.
Born of a critical view towards the devastating impact capital has on human health, human relations, and on the ecosystems that sustain human life – whether as a result of underconsumption (See LINK: Poverty, Global Majority) or its' interconnected opposite, overconsumption (See LINK: Obesity, U.S. and Europe) – this analysis seeks to contextualize a few of the guiding principles being used by the Venezuelan people in their struggle to consolidate a socialist society, and takes a brief glimpse at the challenge faced by 21st Century Socialism in the fight against capital's culture of consumption that remains quite present in the Venezuela of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Defining Socialism of the 21st Century, or Bolivarian Socialism –
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), also known as "The Liberator" in most of Latin America, once said that "the most perfect system of government is that which produces the greatest possible sum of happiness" for the majority of any nation's citizens – a notion Bolívar is said to have been exposed to while studying under mentor Simón Rodríguez (1769-1854); influenced strongly, no doubt, by Rousseau (1712-1778).
In Bolívar's view, "nature makes human beings that are unequal in nature, temperament, force and character." Because of this innate difference in human beings, Bolívar believed that the social systems developed by the human collective must serve to "correct these differences, placing individuals into a society in which they have equal access to education, economic development, the arts, services and virtues." Equal access, affirmed Bolívar, was the first and necessary step towards social equality, without which, "all freedoms, all rights, perish." The Bolivarian equation, made simple, understands equal access (to resources, to culture) as a fundamental condition for social equality, and understands social equality as the only guarantor of peace, justice, and prosperity.
According to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez the Venezuelan people's historical pursuit of social equality has always been guided – "warmed" as he puts it – by deep-rooted sentiments of social solidarity, cooperation, and an entrenched anti-imperialism seeded during the anti-colonial independence period of roughly 200 years ago (1806-1825). In order to flourish, asserts Chávez, the Bolivarian Revolution needs these 'sentiments' transformed into daily actions by the thousands upon thousands of organized communities that currently make up the Venezuelan landscape. These aforementioned 'sentiments,' affirms Chávez, are the basis for an "ethical fight against capitalism's vices," including individualism, egoism, privilege and the exploitative consumption model that are destroying Venezuela's today and Venezuela's tomorrow.
Borrowing from a speech by Chávez (Aló Presidente 19/02/2006): "the construction of socialism is our reason for being, but this alone is not the entire picture. It is no longer a simple question of a political, moral, ethical or ideological impulse. No, it is much greater than that. It is now about saving the earth, because the capitalist model, the model of development, the consumerist model imposed on the world by those in the Global North; that model is bringing an end to life on the planet."
The "ethical fight" against capitalism, and the path towards Socialism of the 21st Century, are detailed in Venezuela's first set of guidelines for socialism's advance; the Simón Bolívar National Plan 2007 – 2013 (PPSN). In it, Chávez writes of an "ethical and moral refounding" of Venezuelan society, "rooted in the fusion of principles and values born of socialism's most advanced humanist currents and the historical inheritance of Simón Bolívar's political program." Socialism of the 21st Century, according to the PPSN, prioritizes the "supreme happiness of each citizen" within a societal context of social justice, social equality, and social solidarity.
The PPSN singles out capitalism as social equality's "enemy number one," pointing to the alienating, anti-social values it promotes as cause for great concern.
Revolutionary Humanism and People's Power –
Socialism as People's Power, held (Che) Guevara, becomes reality when a society's majority has "the total possibility of determining their collective destiny, deciding how much (of society's wealth) goes to accumulation and how much goes to consumption. Economic strategies/developments are then put into place based on these figures/ allotments, and the people's consciousness secures their successful completion."
The Venezuelan Voyage from 'Me' to 'Us'
The voyage beyond egoism in any society is a difficult road to travel, and this is especially true in the case of Venezuela; a nation entrenched in a consumerist model perpetuated by the ability to export millions of barrels of oil and import boatloads of cheap consumer goods on a daily basis. Confronting a 'culture of consumption' that goes far beyond the just struggle to secure people access to their basic human needs (food, water, housing, health, education and culture), the Venezuelan people face an ideology that permeates their day-to-day lives and struggles.
Cuba's José Ramón Fabelo explains how the egocentrism so common in societies dominated by capital is nothing more than the result of a logic perpetuated by society's elite – an elite, according to Fabelo, that finds itself in a "permanent pursuit of the maximization of profits at the cost of everyone and everything, and which forces others, including the poor, to act in an egocentric way, because for the poor this egocentrism is often the only way to achieve their own survival." Struggling to survive, Venezuela's majority has for centuries been forced to fight against itself in an illogical pursuit of a portion of Venezuela's abundant resources – resources that for centuries had been siphoned off by the upper-crust of Venezuelan society.
And while capitalism's value system is quite deeply engrained in the collective consciousness of Venezuelan society, renowned eco-socialist Michael Löwy explains how it is far from permanent. Löwy argues, instead, that socialism is a future "founded on a reasonable assumption, already supported by Marx: the predominance of 'being' over 'having' in a society without social classes or capitalist alienation, i.e. the primacy of free time over the desire to have innumerable objects: personal fulfillment by means of real activities - cultural, sporting, playful, scientific, erotic, artistic and political. Commodity fetishism encourages compulsive buying through the ideology and the advertising that are proper to the capitalist system. Nothing proves that this is part of "eternal human nature".
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I am not as "sold" on socialism, per se, as some of those quoted in this article but I DO think that it's time--way past time--for a new re-balancing of society's priorities, away from the "dog eat dog" egotism of predatory capitalism, especially here in the U.S. where the imbalance has become such a threat to world peace and to economic justice everywhere.
That the Corporate Giants spawned in our midst--transformed into transglobal monsters--are intent on looting Social Security and Medicare--the last of the "New Deal" programs of social cooperation and fairness (--we pay into them all our working lives; we get help when we need it)--is a major indicator that the rich capitalists are out of control and that, whatever benefits their ideology may once have had for the rest of us (for instance, job creation or production of clever and desirable products) are over. They are no longer producing anything but disaster for the 99% while enriching the 1% beyond all reason.
Venezuela's socialist model should be closely studied, but more than this, Venezuela's ELECTION SYSTEM should be studied for HOW TO ELECT LEFTIST LEADERS willing to battle the Corporate Powers on our behalf.
---Venezuela has an electronic voting system but it is an OPEN SOURCE system. Anyone may review the code by which the votes are tabulated. Here, we have an electronic 'TRADE SECRET' system--the public IS FORBIDDEN to review the code by which the votes are tabulated--now run largely by one, private, far rightwing-connected corporation (ES&S, which bought out Diebold). Our system is EXTREMELY riggable--which is how the "powers-that-be" have produced this Scumbag Congress and is also, I believe, one of their controls on Obama.
--Venezuela does a whopping 55% audit (comparison of ballots to electronic totals)--more than five times the minimum needed to detect fraud in electronic voting systems. In our system, HALF THE STATES do NO AUDIT AT ALL and the other half do a miserably inadequate 1% audit.
--The above--public as opposed to private vote counting--is how the Venezuelans have been able to vote themselves a "New Deal." The privatized vote counting that we have here is why we can't even hope to get a "New Deal" in the U.S. It has been blockaded.
--There are other stark differences in the two election systems, in Venezuela's favor, which reflect the overall trend in Latin America toward honest elections (restrictions on campaign contributions, on last minute campaign "attack" ads, etc.) but this is the big one--the one causing the most problems for us: private rather than public control of the vote counting.
Without transparent vote counting, we CANNOT elect good leaders--whether they are "New Dealers," or socialists, or favor a mixed socialist/capitalist model, or whatever. We wonder why we seem to have no one in Washington DC representing the interests of the 99%? This. Is. Why.
It was a recent coup d'etat, circa 2002 to 2004, perpetrated on us by the Anthrax Congress in the same month as the Iraq War Resolution (Oct. '02) in the form of a $3.9 billion e-voting boondoggle with NO audit/recount requirements and NO restrictions on lobbying. They did NOT mandate that everybody had to vote on private 'TRADE SECRET' machines. This was accomplished all over the country by corrupt lobbying (and it can therefore still be undone at the state/local level--an important bit of information).
Keep in mind that Venezuela also has terrible Corporate Media--even worse than ours--and multi-millions of our tax dollars have been infused into Venezuelan elections in devious ways to rightwing candidates and causes, through entities like the USAID. The Venezuelan National Assembly has tried to ban this kind of outside interference but it still happens. So, what is the difference between Venezuela and the U.S., as to the people's ability to elect the leaders they want? It is very simple, in my opinion: The voting system!
It is quite notable that we can't even have a DISCUSSION about socialism--or, say, about the value of putting "Me" aside and thinking about "Us"--in this country. We know why that is so. The Corporate Powers control the political discussion. But they also do that in Venezuela and throughout Latin America, where a leftist revolution is taking place in the teeth of Corporate propaganda. "We, the People" CAN create our own networks of news and information and our own organizing tools to elect the best leaders but all this is wasted effort if the Corporate Powers control the vote counting.
That is our situation. Venezuela is one of the best examples of how much bullshit can be overcome if the voting system is an honest one. They have given themselves their version of a "New Deal"--more socialist than ours was. We may not want to go that far. We may settle for securing certain kinds of social programs, pulling some corporate charters and dismantling some of these corporate monsters, defunding the war planners and establishing a peaceful military and other such reformist measures. But first we need to restore honest vote counting in the PUBLIC venue.
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1. Reminds me of a Hitchens quote on Ayn Rand
I don't think there's any need to have essays advocating selfishness among human beings; I don't know what your impression has been, but
some things require no further reinforcement.
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You've got to imagine Australian Mitch Crews is a little sore this morning. It's probably not so much from long paddles out the back or bouncing off a reef. The 23-year-old Cooly kid must just be peeved to have taken second place at the ASP 4-star Hainan Classic at Riyue Bay, Wanning, China. A second place you he can probably live with, but not when he just took the silver medal at the China Cup, the ISA event that coupled with the Hainan Classic, created the 2013 Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival.
After very solid swell the first year of the festival, 2013 had something to be desired in terms of waves. This new frontier of surfing did produce clean, and relatively consistent small surf throughout, but it definitely played a factor in both events.
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Ibelli handled Gabe Kling in the quarterfianal, who called Ibelli the, "guy I didn't want to draw when it went to man-on-man." Then Ibelli edged out fellow Brazilian Matheus Navarro in the semi. He bookended the final against Crews with his two best waves -- an 8.33 on his opening wave and a 9.17 in the closing minutes of the heat. He won the final, 17.50-11.
Crews had to beat out Made Widiarta, of Indonesia. This event featured several Indonesians and is a great opportunity for them to start building points without leaving Asia.
"I feel stoked," Widiarta said in the press release, "This is pretty much my first time in an ASP star event and to make the Semifinal is great for me. I'm so stoked. The conditions got hard out there and I saw Mitch (Crews) get a good wave, but I couldn't find one. It was still fun, I'm so happy now."
The event secured some decent ratings points for those in the final rounds. Unfortunately for them, although the Volcom Pipeline Pro has yet to start, even if they could get to Oahu on time, they won't get their slots.
Overall, ISA President Fernando Aguerre was very pleased despite the difference in swell from 2012.
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Aesthetica magazine was first published in 2003 on an initial budget of only 2,000 from the living room of editor-in-chief and managing director, Cherie Federico, after she graduated from the then York St John College.
But the magazine's reputation has since soared and recent articles have included features on writers Benjamin Zephaniah and Tony Harrison as well as pieces on bands including Sheffield's Brit Award-winning Arctic Monkeys and Muse.
The new deal with WH Smith will mean that Aesthetica will be sold in more than 200 outlets across Britain and Ireland.
The quarterly magazine, which is now in its 17th issue, has a readership of more than 15,000 as far afield as Hong Kong, California and Mexico.
Miss Federico has continued to have close links with York St John, which was given university status last October, and has helped organise work placements for 14 students at the magazine.
She said: "Aesthetica magazine was started by students with no funding, no business plan, but a lot of enthusiasm and determination.
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"The students that have worked with us along the way have been instrumental in our success by giving us valuable time to develop and grow. I'm very grateful."
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Bring Gordon's Crate to Michael Garrett.
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I have placed the Sepulcher's supplies into this crate. If you have already visited the Sepulcher and spoken with their bat master, then you may ride a bat back to him.
Speak with the Undercity's bat master, Michael Garrett. He can provide you with a bat to the Sepulcher.
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We used to call this Papa Bear.
I got on to this in 1986 and went too far left and just shy of the big step 50 feet from the top of the cliff. It was too warm and I got caught in a slush cul-de-sac. I was wearing AT boots, Chouinard rigids and a pair of X-tools: one arced and one with the new (too short) reverse curve pick. I couldn't get anything to stick. I flamed out and when my right crampon sheared I took a graceful head-first 80~100 footer. I didn't hit anything so when I stopped bouncing I told my partner, Bob Horton, that it was his lead.


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Business partnership- In this partnership, all partners are equally responsible for business debts and share equally in business profits (which pass through to be reported on each partner's personal income tax return).
Limited partnership - Here the general partner is responsible for managing the business and has unlimited liability for its debts, while the limited partners are not responsible for any of the debts.
- Family limited partnership - This arrangement is used primarily as a means of minimizing estate and gift taxes, but must have a legitimate business purpose (such as managing investment real estate, family business, etc.).
The main advantage of all types of corporations is that the owners are not personally liable for the corporation's debts. There are three types:
C Corporation - Thesecorporations must pay corporate income tax on their income, and the owners pay personal income taxes on profits received as dividends (known as double taxation).
S Corporation - This arrangement is suitable for small companies (less than 75 shareholders) that want the legal protection of a corporation but the flow-through taxation of partnerships (corporate losses are applied to personal income tax return).
- Limited Liability Corporation - This type of structure provides a company's owners with protection from debts, but is taxed as if it is a sole proprietorship.
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On the exam, you are likely to be given a description of a new business and be asked which type of corporation it most resembles. If the question states that losses are expected in the first years, "S Corporation" is the correct answer. If it is a single owner and losses are not mentioned but protection from liabilities is noted, "LLC" is usually the correct answer. (Sole proprietorship is usually the fourth choice.)
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I tried building the camera API and got this error.
I went and saw the space using Space Maker
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Total: 27.98 MB
Used: 4.60 MB
Free: 23.39 MB
it displays this. Please help me
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CECamera -> C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Samples\Cs\Cecamera\bin\Release\CECamera.exe
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Deploying 'C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Designtimereferences\Microsoft.WindowsMobile.dll'
Deploying 'C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Designtimereferences\Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.dll'
Deployment and/or registration failed with error: 0x80070070. There is not enough space on the disk.
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I am getting MethodMissing Exception when I call
cameraCapture.ShowDialog() in the below code.
Device: SMT 5600
OS windows Mobile 2003
Dev Env: VS.net 2005
SDK: WindowsMobile 5.0 Smartphone
CameraCaptureDialogcameraCapture = new CameraCaptureDialog();
cameraCapture.Owner = null;
cameraCapture.InitialDirectory = @"\My Documents";
cameraCapture.DefaultFileName = @"test.3gp";
cameraCapture.Title = "Camera Demo";
cameraCapture.VideoTypes = CameraCaptureVideoTypes.Messaging;
cameraCapture.Resolution = new Size(176, 144);
cameraCapture.VideoTimeLimit = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 15); // Limited to 15 seconds of video.
cameraCapture.Mode =CameraCaptureMode.VideoWithAudio;
if (DialogResult.OK == cameraCapture.ShowDialog())
{Console.WriteLine("The picture or video has been successfully captured to:\n{0}", cameraCapture.FileName);
Hi, has anyone used the CameraCaptureDialog on a PDA phone with camera?
I tried the following code on my O2 Atom but all I get is a static image in the dialog. The image is not saved as a file after I click OK in the dialog.
CameraCaptureDialog c = new CameraCaptureDialog();
c.DefaultFileName = "test.jpg";
c.InitialDirectory = @"\My Documents";
I am trying to use the CameraCaptureDialog API on an O2 Atom as well.
My results were poor. It didn't work at all until I flashed it to the latest firmware. If I leave it on the lowest resolution it works most of the time, however on any but the lowest resolution setting I get pretty rainbows and static saved in my picture file.
My client had an order in for a hundred of these but I am going to persuade them to use an i-mate device since it tested fine on all resolutions using exactly the same code.
*shrug* I guess the O2 Atom XDA is a very poor device - steer well clear.
Error 1 Deployment and/or registration failed with error: 0x8973190e. Error writing file '%csidl_program_files%\minisirio\system.web.dll'. Error 0x80070070: Espacio en disco insuficiente.
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I have the problem with my pocket pc 2003 emulator?
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You've not been paying attention.
The parts situation is very real.
Colt has few left & apparently no interest in ordering more. Once their stocks are used up, as is already the case with hands for the Python, there will be no more parts replacements at the factory.
As it is, Colt will not sell what new parts they do have for those guns to outsiders.
One of the reasons two of my Colts sat with Cunningham for two years was that it took him quite a while to find acceptable parts to replace the hands in both that were causing timing issues.
As it sits now, the only source for genuine Colt parts is the occasional NOS stuff that may show up now & then on Gunbroker & Ebay as people liquidate old retired or dead gunsmith stocks.
Those are slowing down & prices are going up.
Jack First is producing replacement parts for Colt actions, but they are not identical.
Even if you can find an acceptable "new" part (and used parts are already fitted to existing guns & NOT mere drop-ins), finding somebody competent enough to do the work is problematic.
This is not a rumor, this is not a scare tactic, this is not dumping on Colt, this is not knocking the gun, this is simply a matter of informing the potential buyer of what comes with a Colt Detective Special purchase nowdays.
The gun is nice, but it's obsolete, service options on worn actions are dwindling rapidly, and regular use will simply wear them out faster than other designs.
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I knew I would turn it around - AVB
Andre Villas-Boas was always steadfast in the belief he would turn Tottenham's fortunes around after a faltering start to the Premier League season.
• Dempsey eager for Europa League glory
• Blog: Anyone but Comolli
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The Portuguese was vilified in certain sections of the press after his difficult eight-month spell in charge of Cheslea, which ended in his sacking after rumours of dressing-room revolt.
Many Spurs fans were surprised by the dismissal of Harry Redknapp after he led the club to fourth place in the top flight and were even more surprised to see chairman Daniel Levy appoint Villas-Boas as his successor.
But after a patchy start, when they lost at Newcastle on the opening day and dropped points at home to Norwich and West Brom, Spurs have now won three on the bounce, including a first victory at Old Trafford since 1989 last weekend.
"I have never doubted my abilities, I always trusted them,'' Villas-Boas said. "It's funny how things change so dramatically. The Premier League is completely unpredictable. We started the season (badly). We are now fifth from the top. You have to perform at this level. This is the early stages in the Premier League.''
The gloss was slightly removed from that famous win at Manchester United by virtue of a midweek Europa League draw away at Panathinaikos but Villas-Boas is keen to extend their winning streak in the Premier League as they prepare to face Aston Villa on Sunday.
"We want to cement our position at the top because we understand that being at the top can drive our ambitions upwards,'' Villas-Boas said. "We have won three (league) games on the trot. Now we go into two difficult home games.
"We understand we made history by winning at Old Trafford, but if we want to take that step forward, we have to win the next couple of fixtures.''
Although Villas-Boas has overseen the departures of Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart - two of Redknapp's key players - he is still benefiting from his predecessor's policies.
Many had criticised Redknapp for not putting faith in young players during his time at White Hart Lane, with the likes of Kyle Walker, Kyle Naughton and Steven Caulker forced to go out on loan before earning their crack at first-team football.
All three players have played well under Villas-Boas, and Walker, who went on loan to Villa the season before last, is now arguably England's first-choice right back. The Portuguese boss thinks Redknapp's loan policy has given those three players the confidence to play well this season.
"I think (Walker) has benefited from going on loan and getting that playing time,'' the Spurs manager said. "He has come back stronger, full of ambition. He embraced it, as did Naughton and Caulker. We are living at the moment with the benefit from those kind of solutions. It's something we look carefully at.''
Villas-Boas is expected to recall 41-year-old goalkeeper Brad Friedel for the game against his former club despite a solid performance from France captain Hugo Lloris against Panathinaikos.
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is available after recovering from a hamstring injury, but Villas-Boas is likely to stick with Jermain Defoe - on his 30th birthday - as his lone striker.
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As many who have graduated from Smith have learned, careers don't always or necessarily follow intended trajectories. Unexpected opportunities may present themselves, and sometimes the path to a career goal might require a sideways step or two that seems counter-productive but offers greater future rewards.
Taking those steps can be risky. The benefits are not always realized. Yet without taking a risk or two in professional life, many careers won't progress to the point of achievement and great possibility.
To celebrate professional risk-taking, particularly for women, Elizabeth Miller '81 established a fund at Smith to support an annual presentation on campus by emerging leaders in business, who have taken risks in their own careers.
For the second annual Elizabeth Miller '81 Lecture, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Smith invites back to campus two alumnae: Jeannie Cho Lee '90, the first Asian Master of Wine and an award-winning author, wine critic, judge and educator; and Annie Morita '90, an executive at DreamWorks Animation SKG, and Chief of Staff for Oriental Dreamworks, a joint venture entertainment company with DreamWorks Animation SKG and three companies in China. Read Lee's and Morita's biographies.
Lee and Morita will speak on "Risk-taking and its Rewards: A Conversation on Leadership and Entrepreneurship," moderated by President Kathleen McCartney.
The event will begin at 4:45 p.m. in Ford Hall 240, the Picker Case Study Room. A reception will precede the talk, at 4 p.m.
Jeannie Cho Lee is the first Asian wine expert to receive the qualification Master of Wine, a title issued by the Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom, given only to those who are considered to have the highest standards of professional knowledge. Lee was named the 26th most powerful person in wine by Decanter magazine in 2011.
After graduating from Smith with a dual degree in government and sociology, Lee earned a master's degree in public policy and international relations from Harvard University, and holds a Certificate de Cuisine from Cordon Bleu. She founded the website AsianPalate.com, which celebrates the confluence of Asian food and wine.
Annie Morita last year joined the executive ranks at DreamWorks SKG, and is now heading up a joint venture based in Shanghai, Oriental Dreamworks, the first enterprise of its kind, to locally conceive, produce and distribute high-quality creative content and family entertainment in China and for China.
Morita, who served on the Smith Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2011, has held management positions at Electronic Arts, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Studios, and began her career at Turner Broadcasting System.
Elizabeth Miller is a longtime community volunteer who worked for several years in financial services. She currently serves on the board of The School of American Ballet.
Miller and her husband, James Dinan, who live in New York, N.Y., established The Dinan Family Foundation in 1997, and have been active philanthropists, including gifts to the Wharton School, the Museum of the City of New York, and Smith College.


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Briefs; Local Sports Roundup January 31, 2009
Central gets contributions from many to top Indians
• A balanced scoring attack help the Central High School boys win at Montrose 74-60.
"It was a nice road victory," Central coach Phil Cain said. "We had a lot of guys hit big shots at different moments."
Leading the way was Clay Kame, who had 18 points. Blaine Jackson added 12, Michael Wiedrich had 11 and Travis Key finished with 10.
The Indians put together a run in the second half, closing the gap to six but Central (14-3, 4-1 Southwestern League) refocused and earned its second straight league victory.
"We had some letdowns and they got to within six but we started taking care of the ball," Cain said.
The Indians were led by Nathan Robertson, who had 20 points.
Central plays at Palisade today.
• Glenwood Springs rolled past Palisade 65-43.
The Demons got off to a good start, outscoring the Bulldogs 17-8 in the first quarter.
Kevin Screen led a balanced scoring effort for Glenwood with 21 points; Dakota Stonehouse added 13 and Kevin Flohr 12.
Jake Edmiston's 17 points led Palisade (1-15, 1-7 4A Western Slope League) and Jeremy Hayden chipped in with 10.
• Central was never able to get into a rhythm in Montrose, falling 54-45 in overtime.
An up-tempo team, the Warriors (10-7, 4-1 SWL) were slowed down by fouls. The Indians shot 38 free throws to Central's 12.
"It was a very uncomfortable game," Central coach Todd Dixon said. "It was very stop-and-go and it made it really hard to get into a rhythm."
Central had four players foul out and Montrose rolled in overtime with the Warriors missing Stacy Kinnett, Maddi Vana, Amy Kame and Haleigh Higgins.
Kame led the Warriors with 20 points and Hannah Bowden had 22 for Montrose.
• Glenwood Springs got 14 points each from Katrina Selsor and Natasha Derby and 10 points from Breanna Richardson as the Demons downed Palisade 70-40.
The Bulldogs (3-13, 3-5 WSL) got 15 points from Sarah Hays.
• A banged-up Mesa State College team found a way to win.
The Mavericks wrestled without three of their regular wrestlers because of injuries Friday night, but defeated Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University 38-9 in an RMAC dual in Phoenix.
"Our three backups wrestled well," Mesa State coach Chuck Pipher said. "We didn't have this depth last year. Finally our depth is paying off."
Two of Mesa's injury replacements pinned their opponents.
Redshirt freshman Chris Holzworth pinned Grand Canyon's Bryan Scambler in 3:56 at 149 pounds. Freshman Luke Laurita pinned the Antelopes' Adam Barnett in 49 seconds in the 197-pound match.
Mesa State (4-4-1, 3-2-1 RMAC) won four matches by pin and a fifth by forfeit, accounting for 30 points. Rhett Breed pinned Alex Contreras (133) in 6:53 and Jason Wenger (141) pinned Austen Moore in 2:03.
"We got those three pins early and that can get you on a roll," Pipher said. "That put us in the driver's seat and got the momentum going for us."


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Big Brother : Season 1
- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 5, 2000
Summary: Big Brother, which began in the summer of 2000, has become an annual tradition for fans; every summer (with the exception of the 2008 winter edition) viewers are treated to new HouseGuests, new challenges, and new evictions! Here's how the game works: each week, there is a Head of Household challenge, where all of the players compete for the power in the house. The HoH then nominates two other HouseGuests for eviction. Several days later, a Power of Veto competition is held, where six players (the HoH, the nominees, and three guests) attempt to win the Golden Power of Veto, which gives the bearer the power to "veto," or cancel, one of the HoH's nominations, forcing the HoH to nominate someone else (other than the Veto bearer) for eviction. Then, in the weekly live eviction, the HouseGuests vote to evict someone from the house for good. Along the way are Food competitions (which, if the HouseGuests do not win, results in them eating "Slop" for the week) and the occasional Luxury competition, all leading up to the show's finale, where a panel of sequestered jurors vote for a winner, who receives half a million dollars! Big Brother 6: This season is the "Summer of Secrets," with a brand new, state-of-the-art house, equipped with secret compartments and secret rooms. Not only that, but each of the houseguest began their adventure with a secret: everyone is playing the game with a partner - someone they know from the outside world. So far, the game has not ended yet, so all bets are off as to who will emerge from the Big Brother house victorious! However, if a secret team should make it to the finals, the winner will receive $1,000,000, the biggest prize in BB history, and the runner-up will receive $250,000. Big Brother 6 regular airings: Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) - Veto Competition and Veto Meeting Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/PT) - Live Eviction and Head of Household Contest Saturdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) - Nominations
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Earlier today, Great Wall Club Inc. (US) announced a three days International Apprentice Program (IAP) designed to help founders/entrepreneurs for international mobile Internet business, as part of GWCs mission to help U.S mobile companies to go global.
Apprentice will attend the largest and most elite, Global Mobile Internet Conference in 2012 (GMIC) on May 9-12 in Beijing, China, where they will network with top mobile Internet leaders from around the world.
Program highlights include G-Startup, app Space, and the Exhibition where apprentice will showcase their innovative product. Apprentices are encouraged to apply for the G-Startup program. This interactive program allows each apprentice to pitch their products in front of a panel of judges.
Most importantly, apprentice will gain insights into the Chinese mobile internet companies and learn about their global strategies as they visit some of the top Chinese mobile companies such as Sina, Tencent, and Xiaomi. Through these visits and other activities, apprentices will get to interact and network with attendees of GMIC like angel investors, venture capitalists, and top players in the mobile internet industry.
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HEA STEM2013 Conference: Junkbots Poster and Prezi
ABSTRACT: The School of Science and Technology at the University of Northampton have been working with local schools to create robots made from junk and also to use robots programmed by the students to perform simple rubbish clearing exercises. This is an initiative by the University to introduce environmental sustainability, engineering and computing to students in schools.
If you would like to know more about the Junkbots project contact email@example.com


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Judge rules for Microsoft in prolonged legal fight with Utah-based Novell
Mukkake Salt Lake City, UTJuly 17, 2012 10:34 a.m.
J Thompson,
Classifying intellectual property infringement as "theft" is actually a VERY modern practice, especially in the United States. Nowhere in the Bible, or Book of Mormon, is the concept of intellectual property as a right and possession even implied. The United States was even a massive violator of intellectual property rights throughout most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially of British intellectual property.
Anti-trust laws are also an extremely new concept. The pre-20th century world is dominated by trade guilds, trade companies with monopolistic mandates, and other oligarchies. In fact, many of these had a religious mandate.
Also, you keep saying "Microsoft" when you refer to divine judgement. Does God acknowledge the personhood of corporations like the United States Supreme Court does? Or are you implying that individuals will be judged for these businesses actions? If so, who? Only the Board of Directors, CEOs, COOs, VPs, etc.? Or middle-management as well? Or every employee?
Show me the Bible or Book of Mormon passage that mandates competitive trade practices.
And as far as "bearing false witness", prove it. Otherwise you're the one "bearing false witness".
justamacguy Manti, UTJuly 17, 2012 9:22 a.m.
I had close friends working on Word Perfect at the time. All through the development cycle of Word Perfect we were communicating about the shenanigans of Microsoft that were holding up their coding. I never thought it would come to a lawsuit and when it did I though for sure it would be a slam dunk. I can't believe Microsoft won out. Guess it's all in how good your attorneys are, and Microsoft has had lots of practice.
DistantThunder Vincentown, NJJuly 17, 2012 7:02 a.m.
Microsoft has always been known for it's lack of integrity.
AmPatriot Taylorsville, UTJuly 17, 2012 6:56 a.m.
Not at all a travesty. The jury although hung does demonstrate the majority of opinion about this Utah based Novell scam. Utah is the scam capital of the world and it is standard operation procedures for business licensed in Utah. Novell's loses were attempted corporate sabotage to steal Microsoft codes.
According to testimony, Novell was delaying and stalling Bill Gates and Microsoft to sabotage Microsoft donated codes and information to create it own codes and destroy the Microsoft corporation. Gates could see through the veil of deception Novell was doing so he pulled the plug and his codes from Novell.
Microsoft had every right to protect its property from sabotage by Novell. Microsoft did do it better and why it has maintained its status as a better program for consumers and business. I also think Bill Gates and his Microsoft company did a lot to keep the cost of computer reasonable. Look at IBM Monopoly and its high cost company, Novell's intention was similar greedy monopoly.
We should thank Bill Gates for stopping the real monopoly's from taking place. We need more businessmen who put consumers and users above greedy corporate profiteering.
J Thompson SPRINGVILLE, UTJuly 16, 2012 9:49 p.m.
Did God say anything about stealing? Did He say something about bearing false witness? What we become is the result of a lifetime of "doing". What we "do" shapes our character. Yes, I do believe that there are eternal consequences, not for the accusation of cheating someone, but for the path that we chose to follow and the pains and hurt that we caused along the way.
Look at history. Look at Microsoft's dealings with Tim Paterson, the real author of DOS. Look at Microsoft's dealings with Borland, with Novell, with Gary Kildall, with IBM and OS/2, with Apple. Look at virtually every name in software and see what happened when Microsoft offered them a "deal". The tracks are clear. What they "did" shows us their character. The judge who knows our intentions as well as our actions will take everything into account and then render a perfect judgement where all will be satisfied. A billion dollars will seem like chump change. (Do you remember the parable of Lazarus and the rich man?)
Mukkake Salt Lake City, UTJuly 16, 2012 5:21 p.m.
J Thompson:
[There are other courts. When the final court rules, the penalty will be much stiffer than a mere billion dollars. Decisions have eternal consequences.]
Are you seriously implying that God takes any interest in computer operating system business decisions?
Eternal damnation for making Word boot quicker than WordPerfect... Will he punish Apple's executives for forcing people to use its horrible iTunes bloatware as well?
J Thompson SPRINGVILLE, UTJuly 16, 2012 3:57 p.m.
What a travesty. Perhaps the prosecution failed to prove its case, but anyone who has been in the computer business since the days of the Altair, as I have been, know exactly what Microsoft has done. One case in point. When DR-DOS was released, Microsoft purposefully wrote code to force users to buy MS-DOS if they wanted to us the first version of Windows. Novell won that suit, but all of us users, who had purchased the far superior DR-DOS didn't get a nickel.
Those who used WordPerfect and Microsoft Word soon realized that Microsoft was playing games with the Windows operating system. They had "hooks" incorporated into Windows, making it appear that Word "booted" much quicker than WordPerfect. Most users also noted that those "non-existent" hooks gave much quicker response times for Word than for WordPerfect. Microsoft denied doing that, but anyone who has written operating system code knows that just because you say something, doesn't make their denial true.
There are other courts. When the final court rules, the penalty will be much stiffer than a mere billion dollars. Decisions have eternal consequences.


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Fr. Lawrence Carles McClure
An Olympic swimmer or an engineer… or a priest?
Whoa! Where did that come from?" At least that's what
I thought to myself the first time the priesthood
entered my mind as a junior in high school.
There certainly was no tradition of following a religious vocation
in my family. In fact, three of my four
grandparents were born Protestant. When my grandfather was a
member of the U.S. Navy, he met a very fervent
Catholic priest, and after coming back home, the whole
family entered the Church. When my parents got married,
however, living their faith was not their first priority,
and so the faith did not have a very notable
influence during my childhood. When
I was eleven years old, my mother became very
close friends with a group of people involved in
the Charismatic movement, and through those encounters she came back
to her faith. We began to go to Mass
every Sunday and to pray together on a regular
basis. She started to give me books about the lives
of saints. It is very providential that I was
old enough to appreciate this new found faith and still
young enough not to rebel.
Growing up we moved around a lot because of
my father's job in the oil business. I was born
in New Orleans, and then we moved to California
at the beginning of second grade. (What I remember
most about that year was making the rounds of Disney
Land, Knott's Berry Farm, and Magic Mountain.) At the
beginning of third grade we moved back to Louisiana
to a small town called Labadieville and a year later
we moved to Thibodaux, the big town next door.
Next we moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, then to Houston,
Texas, and finally to Houma, Louisiana. In short, we
covered seven cities in eighteen years. I think this was
God's way of preparing me for the missionary lifestyle
of the Legion of Christ.
My Plans
In elementary school I started to get involved with
basketball, soccer, and baseball. I really enjoyed playing sports.
In high school I joined the swim team and tennis
team. I never considered myself a great tennis player,
but I guess I must have been decent, because
both years that I played for St Thomas More in
Lafayette, Louisiana, we won the state competition. What I
really enjoyed, however, was swimming. When I was around
nine years old I had been on a swim team
for one summer, but since then I had never
swum competitively. I cannot remember exactly why I decided to
join, but I remember the first day in the
pool the coach asked all of the new guys
to jump in and see if we could make it
to the other end of the pool and back.
After the first length I stopped a while to catch
my breath and after a lot of huffing, and
puffing I eventually made it back. That was just the
beginning. Later, in the state swim meet, I was
chosen to swim the third leg for our relay
team. In the lane next to me was a kid
against whom I had swum in our first meet
of the season, who had beat me by quite a
lot. This time, when I dove in, he had
about a two or three second head start. I gave
it my all and ended up passing him, giving
our last member a two or three-second advantage. In
that moment I was "hooked." I began swimming in the
summer as well, and eventually, during my junior year
of high school. I began swimming year round, which
is exactly what it sounds like: January 1 through December
31.I was getting better and better at swimming. However
in my junior year I also began to look
at colleges. I was a good student, maintaining a 4.0
grade-point average throughout high school, with math and science
as my strong points. I was very interested in
pursuing some sort of engineering degree. At one point I
dreamed of going to MIT, but for some reason
I never applied. Instead, I applied to a handful
of other colleges and was accepted by all. In the
end, I had decided to accept the partial scholarship
that GMI (General Motors Institute) offered me. Besides the
scholarship, the overall program attracted me because it was
a 100% co-op school. You went to classes for three
Plans vs. God's Plans However, while
I was making my plans for life, God was
making his plans for my life. As I already
mentioned, I first thought about the priesthood when I
was a junior in high school. Sometime during that year
I told my parents. My mom was very excited.
She encouraged me to pray about it and ask me
if I wanted any help figuring things out, but
very wisely, she never pressured me. She knew that
I liked Fr Duane Stenzel, O.F.M., director of the local
Lumen Christi retreat center. One day as we were
leaving daily Mass, she knew it was the right
moment to act. As we approached Fr Duane to say
good bye she asked me in a voice just
low enough to be a whisper but just loud enough
for Fr Duane to hear if I would like
to ask him for spiritual direction. At that moment,
standing right in front of father, I could have very
easily said no, but instead I asked him, "Could
we talk sometime, Father?"During the first or second time
that I went to speak with him, I told him
that I was thinking about the priesthood and asked
him for some advice. I do not remember very
well what he told me, but I do remember that
he photocopied a magazine article about the Legionaries of
Christ and suggested that I look them up. Looking
back on it, I have always asked myself why that
was the only information he gave me: nothing about
the diocese, nothing about any other order. He was
a very holy man, and I guess he must have
had a hunch that the Legionaries were a good
fit for me. I received the brochure probably around
late October or early November, but although the article really
impressed me, I did not write a letter asking
for more information until December 31.
God Calls (Literally)
A few weeks later, as we got in
the car to head back home after visiting some
friends, out of the blue my mom asked me if
I had decided yet what I was going to
do in the fall. I said "No," and so,
since we had a couple of hours on the road
ahead of us, she proposed that that we pray
the Rosary to ask God to give us some signs
and shed some light on the matter. As we
arrived home, the first thing we did was pull straight
up to the mail box, and being in the
passenger seat I was able to get the mail without
even getting out of the car. I started flipping
through the mail, and one of the first pieces
was a card asking for $19 milk money for the
Legionaries of Christ seminarians in Cheshire, Connecticut. About half-way
through the pile I found another card asking for
$19 milk money, and then another milk money request at
the end of the pile. I began to think that
the Legionaries in Cheshire not only ate a lot
of cereal, but also ate a lot of cookies
with milk! The three letters, however, were not
enough to convince me. About a week later I
received a response to my inquiry letter with information about
the Legion and a brochure with dates for discernment
retreats in the seminary. I was very interested and
thought that a retreat would be a good idea, but
I did not think that there was any way
my mother would let me go. When my mom got
home a little later, she read my mail, and
much to my surprise asked me if I wanted to
go. So we decided that I would go to
visit at Easter time, even though I still was not
sure what God wanted me to do. So at
the beginning of our family Rosary that night, my
little sisters, Erin and Lindsey, gave their normal five minute
litany of intentions for grandma, for the dog, the
world, and everything in between. My only intention that
night was: "Lord, please hit me on the head
with a brick so that I'll know what you want
me to do." Sometime after the first decade of
the Rosary, the phone rang. Usually we did not answer
the phone during the Rosary, but that night I
did for some reason. The voice on the other
side said, "Hello, is Lawrence there?" I said, "This is
he." Response: "Hi, this is Br. Jason calling from
the Legionaries of Christ." (It was Br. Jason Mitchell,
who is being ordained with me this year). I
have to say that I did not expect God to
act that fast or that clearly. Later that night
I received another phone call from another congregation I had
written to. The other one was not bad, but
I felt much more drawn to the Legion of
Christ and was pretty convinced that God was calling me
to it—although I certainly wanted to visit first before
signing up. So on Holy Wednesday my family dropped
me off at the airport, and I headed off to
the seminary, I arrived after everyone had finished his
night prayers, so most were heading off to bed
with a few of the brothers preparing breakfast for the
next day. I asked one of them if they
could help me call home as my mom wanted to
make sure that I had arrived safe and sound.
He brought me to the phone booth, got everything
all set up for me, and I called home. As
I finished, I was looking for the switch to
turn off the lights, but I only saw a funny
little button which looked nothing like a light switch.
However, I figured that had to be the light
switch, because it was the only thing there. As I
pressed, it instead of the light turning off, I
rang that bell the sounds throughout the entire house. I
probably woke everyone up! I enjoyed the retreat very
much and was fairly convinced that this was what
God wanted me to do, but I was having a
hard time accepting that I would have to show
up in early June for the summer discernment program,
or candidacy. I had been looking forward to spending my
last summer at home, although I had no specific
plans. One of the priests led us in a
meditation about Jesus washing the apostle's feet during the Last
Supper. As I was reading the passage again on
my own, my eye fixed on the Lord's encounter
with Peter. Peter asks, "Lord, are you going to wash
my feet?" and Jesus responds, "At the moment you
do not know what I am doing, but later you
will understand." It was as if Jesus was speaking
to me, telling me that I did not have
to understand fully why I needed to show up in
June, but if I just gave it a shot,
then in due time all would be clear.
New Family
I think the official arrival date was around
June 4. Despite my insight there in Cheshire, my family
decided that we would take a few days of
vacation. We celebrated my mom's birthday on June 11,
and then on June 12, 1997, I arrived to begin
the candidacy in Cheshire. I basically came with the
attitude that this was where God was calling me
to be, so that unless they had kicked me out,
I was there to stay. Since I was not
struggling that summer with the whole "should I, shouldn't
I" dilemma (I had already done that in the previous
two years, and most especially since January of that
year), I had a blast that summer. I enjoyed
playing sports twice a day, going to a local park
for the whole day twice a week, and having
a lot of time to get to know the other
guys that were discerning their path. I also enjoyed
our daily Mass, morning meditation, adoration, Rosary, and all
of the spiritual graces that God was giving us
during that special time. Those weeks flew by, and after
a few days visiting home at the end of
August, I came back all ready to begin our eight
day silent retreat before beginning the novitiate. I am
following God´s call with joy, but ordination is not
the end, It is just the beginning of the adventure!
FR LAWRENCE CARLES MCCLURE was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,
on September 20, 1979. After graduating from high school he
entered the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate in Cheshire, Connecticut, on
September 15, 1997. He has obtained a bachelor's degree in
philosophy and theology, as well as a licentiate in philosophy
at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College in Rome. During his
formation he served four years in the Ohio valley in
youth ministry, and he currently serves in Monterrey, Mexico, doing
youth min


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Rachel Lukas DMD 13 and Dee Gulis DMD 12 Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
On May 2, 2012, Dee Gulis DMD 12 and Rachel Lukas DMD 13 headed to Dorchester to work with Habitat for Humanity. The pair, as ASDA 1st and 2nd Delegates, were invited to participate by Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) Coordinator of District Affairs and Student Events Lisa Davis. Also on the team were two staff members from MDS and one area dentist.
Said Lukas, "I've always wanted to do a project with Habitat and this wonderful opportunity sort of fell into my lap!"
Lukas and Gulis spent the day painting the interior of the condo unit. They made a great team and by day's end had painted two upstairs bedrooms, several closets, a bathroom, two hallways, and the living room.
"Working with Habitat was truly inspiring," said Lukas. "The staff were extremely helpful and kind. It was a great experience to do hands-on volunteer work knowing that we played a direct part in a Boston family's new beginning."
Gulis added, "I really enjoyed learning all about Habitat for Humanity, how it works, how a family qualifies and is involved in building their own house, and who the volunteers are. I've never worked with Habitat before so it was all new to me! I hope that ASDA can continue to be involved with a project like this in the future."


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Green Bay, WI, United States, 2008/06/30 - New look on the internet for FEECO International, Inc.
FEECO an industry leader of material handling, thermal processing and agglomeration equipment & solutions is proud to announce the launch of its newly enhanced corporate website.
FEECO is so much more than an equipment company
were a complete solutions provider, an employee said. We take pride in that we can develop a solution for each customer from start to finish. We can run lab tests, develop / enhance processes, design, build and install equipment as well as provide ongoing support for our customers. Most people think we just build equipment. As a result we created a new website to show that.
Along with a fresh look, the site is more user-friendly, visitors can learn about FEECO and its products and services, request information, download literature and technical information, read latest industry news, even chat live with a sales representative.
Visit their innovative website to see how FEECO a technology driven, processes offered company can assist you with your design, processes, equipment or production needs.
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@Alzora - Thanks.
As for your concerns... I say just let things be. I know it sounds contrite, but you're anxious and worried. Run through your husband's battery of tests, enjoy the honeymoon for a while longer, and just find peace with yourself. I think that you need to take some more time. Don't stop focusing on your health, but relax and enjoy the time while getting your ducks in a row. So that way, when you are 110% ready for baby, everything will fall into place. And if it happens on it's own, then wonderful!!!
Thinking of you... and all of us on here.


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The Simpsons' intro, with real life humans filling in as the animated family members Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, made in the UK as a promo for the TV show's 17th season in March of this year, continues to grow in popularity online. As of today on YouTube it has gotten well over sixteen million views. And that is just on that site. The video clip is also posted on numerous other popular sites, such as ebaums world, where it is also getting repeated hits -- all of which reportedly have increased in recent weeks following the release of the Simpsons Movie.
The short clip, which accurately re-enacts the title sequence of the animated show with real actors such as at the very beginning of each episode, when the camera zooms into a schoolroom to Bart (above) writing in chalk on the blackboard, got the full approval of Simpsons maker Matt Groening. If you haven't already, see the one-minute video clip that uses the original Simpsons intro theme below and witness the actors' and film-makers' accurate portrayals of each character. Like the TV show, the clip ends with the whole family squeezed on the sofa ready to watch TV- - only in this version they are about to watch the cartoon version of the Simpsons.