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Vietnam's economy stagnated for 10 years after the war ended in 1975. In 1986, the Sixth Party Congress approved a broad economic reform package called 'Doi Moi' or renovation that was geared to dramatically alter and improve Vietnam's business climate, both at home and abroad.
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On a very literal level, to suture something is to sew something back together, usually imperfectly, usually with a substance that is alien to the body that is being altered—such as the doctor's suturing thread that stitches together an open wound. On a semiotic level, according to Jacques-Alain Miller, Miller's definition of suture . . . .
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the importance of Lake Erie to the industrial and commercial markets of Northern Ohio, the state of Ohio, and the entire United States.
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John Stossel, commentator for ABC news shows, is well known for his TV segments titled "Give Me a Break!" In these short segments, he talks about instances he perceives as government waste.
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The world known to modern philosophy and anthropology is linearly far more expansive than that with which the Classical Greco-Roman world was familiar. Modern thought has spanned the globe, and pondered the mysteries of civilizations in . . . .
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Some of Zach Mellon's best races are up on YouTube, available for all to see as people start learning about one of the nation's best up-and-coming middle-distance runners.
Mellon, however, is incapable of watching them himself.
Every time he tries, he starts sweating. His heart pounds. After a while, he can't take it. It feels like he's racing all over again. Even though he knows the result, he gets too nervous to watch. He has to turn it off.
"It's weird," says Mellon, a senior at Buffalo (Minn.) High School. "When I watch those videos, it's an out-of-body experience. There's so much adrenaline. It's like I'm doing it again."
Perhaps it's because the videos are just as unbelievable as they seem. In last year's 4x400 relay final at the Class AA outdoor state meet, Mellon's Buffalo team starts strong, then fades in the middle laps. By the time Mellon grips the baton, he is 75 meters behind and the race is seemingly over.
Only it's not over at all.
Mellon charges hard in the backstretch and slowly starts closing the gap. By the final turn, he's found top gear. In the span of 400 meters, Mellon has led his team from fifth to second.
"And with just a few extra meters," Buffalo coach Scott Palmer says, "he would have won."
It's an astounding feat in what isn't even his best distance. Mellon's specialty is the 800, an event in which he has won back-to-back state titles. He set a state record in the 800 last spring (1:49.69), an accomplishment that helped him net Gatorade State Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors.
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Long one of the state's best middle-distance runners, Mellon arrived on the national scene last year when he finished as the runner-up in the 800 at the USATF Junior National meet, less than a second behind then-junior Elijah Greer of Oregon.
But his ascension onto the national stage wasn't without a slight delay. While he was warming up for his big moment last June at Junior Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, an intense storm appeared overhead without much
warning. Mellon and his
competitors were forced to take shelter in a baseball dugout until officials finally opened a locker room nearby.
"All the 800 [competitors] were standing next to each other in the locker room," he says. "It was this tense silence for two hours. I was just trying to keep my body warmed up and loose."
Once the meet finally resumed, it was clear the delay had no effect on Mellon. He ran the best race of his life, and it translated into a second-place finish in 1:48.64. Not only was that the nation's second-fastest time of 2008, it was one of the fastest times in years. And it was still only second best.
In the past four outdoor track seasons, only two prep racers in the nation have run a faster 800 than Mellon's effort at Junior Nationals. Which is why it's so astonishing that Mellon knows he could have run the race even faster.
"I made the mistake of not going out fast enough," he says. "I didn't put myself in a position to win."
There seemingly are no barriers for Mellon. Time is rarely an obstacle, and he's always willing to do what it takes to run just a little faster than before.
"He's got the natural ability, but he also has the work ethic to go with it," Palmer says. "Zach is the hardest worker we've got, and he's the most gifted. He understands his gift."
The 800 may be his strongest event, but his effort last year in that epic 4x400 relay was no fluke. In fact, Palmer believes Mellon can run any event he wants.
"He could probably be the best 200 runner on our team," Palmer says. "And he'd probably be the best 100 runner, too. He's obviously the best athlete we've ever had. And we've
had some pretty good
Division I athletes."
Mellon has also been a strong cross country runner, although he says it was a sport he didn't take seriously until this past fall, when he finished 19th at the Class AA state meet. In the past for Mellon, cross country had been
little more than a well-structured gear-up for the track season.
"It was my final year, so I decided to give it my best shot and just put track out of my mind for a while," says Mellon, who was considering numerous
Division I track scholarship offers as of press time. "It was a blast."
Once cross country season was over, Mellon took a complete physical break for about two weeks -- one of the longest he's taken since he started running in eighth grade.
Now he's ready to take aim at every record he can. He wants to improve his own state record in the 800. He's hoping to lead the 4x400 team to a state title and maybe the 4x800 team as well. He's also taking aim at Oregon's Greer in hopes of earning a national championship, and he says the U.S. high school record of 1:46.45 might be in reach.
But there's more to Mellon than endless workouts and elusive records. He's very active in his community, but he's not one to boast about his efforts. Not until Mellon told the Gatorade Player of the Year selection committee last spring that he volunteered at a local nursing home did his coach even know about it.
For nearly two years, Mellon has met with some of his favorite ladies, who look forward to his weekly visits. He shuffles a deck of cards and asks what game they'd like to play. Their response is always the same. "King's Corner," he says with a chuckle. "It's always King's Corner."
It's just one of many things the nation is slowly learning about
Zach Mellon.
Christopher Parish covers high school sports for ESPN RISE.


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COLUMBUS — A Texas-based company has secured funding to proceed with plans to double the production capacity at its biofuels production facility in Columbus.
KiOR Inc., based in Pasadena, announced yesterday in a news release it has received $100 million in committed equity financing from Khosla Ventures, an investment company based in California, and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Khosla Ventures committed $85 million and Gates, through Gates Ventures, committed $15 million, according to a release from KiOR. Both commitments are contingent upon the company fully funding the second biofuel plant in Columbus. The project is called Columbus II.
Khosla has been a major financier for the company.
Columbus I, a biomass fluid catalytic cracking unit, began converting wood chips to fuel earlier this year. It is a 500-ton per day facility. KiOR's plan is to build Columbus II — also a 500-ton per day facility — next to Columbus I.
Fred Cannon, KiOR's president and CEO, said in the news release that he expects Columbus I to maybe increase production capacity to over 600 bone dry tons of feedstock per day before the end of 2014.
Once started, construction of Columbus II will take roughly 18 months, Cannon said.
Cannon has said that second plant will help KiOR make quicker progress toward its long-term goal of 92 gallons per bone dry ton of biomass.
The announcement comes in the wake of a pending lawsuit by a group of KiOR stockholders, who have complained about the company's inability to meet projected production targets at the facilities during the last quarter. The suit, filed by investor Michael Berry, says the potential class could have hundreds or thousands of participants, and is seeking damages for losses.
In moving ahead in Columbus, KiOR is putting off the start of construction of a larger facility in Natchez, Miss., until late 2014. The company said in August it would cost $560 million to $600 million to build the Natchez plant.


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Music lovers of a certain age will appreciate Snowball ii's nod to the clamorous indie of the 1990s. The brainchild of Jackson Wargo, this LA product is full of frolicsome "oohs" and jaunty guitar tomfoolery, while also delivering a dynamite lo-fi noise. A firecracker of a song, "Groan's" is highly recommended.
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I recall one Summer in France, we bought loads of these dainty little cake, a speciality of Bordeaux, and we chomped non stop on them driving across the countryside. It is a compelling pick me again taste which border a sticky gummy muffin like but tastes like a baba-au-rhum.
A few years ago, I came across this blog by Chez Pim, who recounts the complexity of making cannelés at home and gives her insider tips on how to make the perfect cannelés, such as using the right amount of beeswax to coat the moulds, freezing the copper moulds before use, and adjusting the oven temperature three times during the baking process. Despite feeling better informed about these finicky cakes, when I was done reading Pim's post, I was exhausted and couldn't face the idea of actually attempting the recipe; there were too many variables and I didn't feel confident with a recipe which was so fraught with failure.
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Today, retail workers of Apple Japan announced the formation of a union to management. The official name of the union is Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union Apple Japan Local. The union has issued demands and will have collective bargaining with the company in the near future.
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Michael Albert Weighs In On Tozen Chomsky Chat
ZCommunications founder and staff member Michael Albert weighs in on our chat with Noam Chomsky.
Follow the link and read his thoughts on the subject of Participatory Economics.
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Tozen Activists Chat with Activist Noam Chomsky
Leaders and members of Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union ("Tozen Union") met Saturday afternoon (March 8, 2014) with Professor Noam Chomsky at Café Lavandería in Shinjuku, Tokyo, at an event hosted by Tokyo Spring.
The activist and linguist expressed great interest in the activities of both Tozen Union and Tokyo Spring. "I'd like to know what you guys are doing," Chomsky said.
Several members of both organizations asked questions and related their experiences in activism and organizing.
Tozen member Matthew Allen discussed the dangers of union leaders becoming a "coordinator class" with unwarranted power. Chomsky suggested that efforts to eliminate all division of labor have failed.
Sulejman Brkic, Tokyo Spring activist and member of Tozen Union, MCed the event, while Tozen Union General Secretary Louis Carlet interpreted between Japanese and English. Tozen President Hifumi Okunuki presented Chomsky with a calligraphy-written haiku (see below). Brkic gave him the black and red flag of anarcho-communism on behalf of Tokyo Spring.
Chomsky encouraged Tozen and Tokyo Spring activists to continue their efforts and said "Anything that you are achieving that undermines and threatens systems of power will meet with oppression. Systems of power don't say 'thank you.' What's important is not to focus all your efforts on the oppression, but to continue the constructive work."
US State Department Lauds Tozen for Pension Activism
"A Pension Agency enforcement directive continues to make it explicitly easier for employers to avoid paying pension and insurance contributions on behalf of their foreign employees who teach languages as compared with Japanese employees in similar positions. It also does not establish penalties for employers who illegally fail to enroll foreign teachers in the system. Employers may use different contracts for foreigners than for nationals, and courts have generally upheld this distinction as nondiscriminatory.


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PLACE STANDARD: How Good is Our Place?
The new Place Standard tool for Scotland has now launched, and is ready to use.
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Cake batter blondies made patriotic with red, white and blue sprinkles. This is one of the easiest bar recipes and a big hit no matter what color sprinkles you use!
Mid-August may not be the time you would most likely thing to make red, white and blue desserts, but hang with me for a sec. Originally I had planned to make these red, white and blue cake batter blondies for a 4th of July get together. Time ran out, there was birthday ice cream cake involved, and here we are mid-August with patriotic sprinkles to spare.
Not sure about you, but every 4 years (or every two actually with alternating summer and winter games), I get Olympic fever. I've loved watching gymnastics, swimming, track and field, beach volleyball and all the other sports this year, staying up way too late every night. With the USA dominating the medal count, it seemed like the perfect time to make a batch of these bars.
Starting with a cake mix and just a few other ingredients, these really couldn't be much easier.
Start by mixing your cake mix, oil, milk and egg together. Then when well mixed, add in your white chocolate chips and your sprinkles.
You will want to keep the mixing of these ingredients pretty quick. If you let the sprinkles get too moist the colors will start to bleed (blue turns green, etc.)
I line my baking pan with parchment for easier pan removal and cutting. Then add batter (it will be really thick) and pop into preheated oven of 350 degrees.
Bake for 25-35 minutes. My oven was right around 30 minutes. These will continue to bake and set when you take them out of the oven so you want them to seem a little doughy when you take them out. Don't over bake – no one likes a hard cookie bar!
After bars are cool – cut and devour! You can use any colored sprinkles you want. I'm looking forward to trying these for tailgating season with yellow and black sprinkles – Go Hawkeyes! Hopefully the black sprinkles won't turn into a disgusting mess. I'll report back.
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Guest blog: Successful Spamming; one man's method for securing a job in 7 days.Posted: April 29, 2013 Filed under: Application forms, CVs, Employability skills, General, Graduate careers, Graduate recruitment, Job applications and CVs, Job hunting | Tags: curriculum vitae, graduate jobs, job applications Leave a comment
There are a host of different approaches to getting a job – ask 100 experts and you'll get 100 different answers. However, our guest blogger, Dean Ruxton, succeeded with an approach that many would discourage and some would abhor – is there such a thing as "successful spamming" and can it actually get you a graduate job?
"Spamming" in general gets a bad name. For most purposes, it amounts to inbox terrorism or a channel for shameless, viral self-promotion. However, in terms of getting a job in the shortest amount of time possible, it's also a cost effective and economically viable method. I graduated with a BA last September and, like most of my classmates, found it harder than I could have imagined to even get a response from a potential employer, let alone a job. That's when I decided to utilise a structured, focused 'spam' week to flood the market with my info; it took five days to implement and since then, I have had a 50% response rate, six interviews, three offers (one of which I accepted) and am still receiving phone calls.
The Method
Before you start, you will need:
■ A short, punchy, one-page CV. One page might seem short, but there's actually university professors who champion their own one-page CV; just keep it concise and be ruthless.
■ A couple of stock cover letters. For higher level positions, you will have to tailor your cover letters, but you can also utilise a couple of general ones; for example, you might have one that could satisfyingly cover any retail, hospitality or customer service positions.
■ Paper, stamps and envelopes.
The Execution
This is an aggressive distribution process that will involve applying for 40 positions in a 4 day period. First, you will need an A3 piece of paper, ruled out into four sections, each representing a day of the week; my own template spanned Monday-Thursday. This frees up Friday to catch up on any day targets you didn't reach, or to follow up on any very promising contacts you made during the week.
Within each day section, list the numbers 1-10 (how you orientate the page is up to you – just make sure you can follow it). It's important that you write the name of the company you're applying to and the position – this makes for a quick reference point should you receive any unexpected calls and removes any chance of a fatal error on on your part by forgetting what position you applied for within a company.
The name of the game is efficiency in distribution. You will be using four main channels; the mailed CV, walk-ins, online applications and online job-posting sites. The biggest mistake you can make here is over-relying on generic jobs boards like jobs.ie; due to the sheer volume of applications, your chances are dramatically reduced from the get-go. Here's an approximate percentage breakdown guide to using these channels:
Mailed CV- 50%
If possible, ring ahead to get a manager's name and put it on the envelope (if not, "Hiring Manager" will do for general serving, retail and hospitality positions). This method really is your best friend for our purposes; it's quick, casts a wide net and makes sure your information reaches its target.
Online (position-specific) applications 25%
They're looking to fill a position and will list the role responsibilities and desired characteristics; it's up to you to hone your educational credentials and experience to convince them you're suitable.
Walk-ins 15%
More suited to local positions in retail, bars etc. For customer-facing types of roles, it can't hurt for the manager to get a glimpse of your presentation and demeanour.
Job sites 10%
Again, don't be fooled into thinking you're being productive by spending too much time surfing these websites. You can get lucky, but the statistics aren't in your favour.
For a week, this is your job. Get up early, get dressed and then begin your shift. It gets more difficult to find places to apply to as the week progresses, but remember that any job is a good job. However, don't waste your own or anybody else's time by applying for a position that deep down you know you would not accept. By all means have a broad outlook, but also know what jobs you would or would not accept. While waiting for responses, it can only help to keep going. Keep networking, calling, surfing and emailing for leads. If nothing happens, change something. It could be your CV, your approach or your attitude. It is true that you need a certain amount of luck, but you can increase your chances dramatically by altering your methods, reviewing your strategy and marketing yourself effectively.
This approach may not be a fast track to your desired career path, but the fact remains; it's a lot easier to get a job if you already have one.
This "Successful spamming" worked for Dean. What do you think? Has anyone else tried this approach (and with what results)? What do careers advisers and graduate recruiters make of Dean's strategy? Let us know! And if you want to take a more considered approach to speculative applications, read this advice on gradireland.com http://gradireland.com/careers-advice/cvs-and-applications/how-to-write-a-speculative-application


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Have motorcycle, will travel… and here are five of the greatest roads a motorcycle adventurer can travel.
Western Fjords, Iceland
If you ever get the chance to travel around Iceland, with or without a motorcycle, just do it. It's rugged and spectacular beyond belief. Take all the volcanoes of the Andes, the glaciers of Patagonia, the thermal geysers of Yellowstone, the fjords of Norway, the lakes of Finland and add in more waterfalls than you can count. Throw it all on a rock in the Atlantic Ocean and take away all the people, and you've got Iceland. There's better lamb than New Zealand and better seafood than Tasmania.
In the remote Western Fjords, the nesting grounds of gorgeous puffins are so tame they peck at your iPhone as you take close-ups. It's called Iceland for a reason, however, and you'll need lots of warm gear. I spend much of my year riding in the Himalayas, the Rockies and the Andes, and I've been colder in Iceland in the height of summer. But it's definitely worth it and, for a motorcyclist, the roads are sensational!
Leh to Lamayuru, India
This is deep inside India's region of Ladakh, known as 'Little Tibet' and the road takes us to a 1,000-year-old Buddhist monastery, clinging to a hillside in the accepted tradition. The road climbs a very steep mountain and, although it's not as high as the 4,000 metre passes we've accomplished in the previous week, this road is more spectacular because it climbs and loops back upon itself so many times. You can stand at the top and gaze back down upon 15 or 16 road loops below, and marvel at the sheer drop‑offs to the raging river 1,000 metres lower. There's actually a much easier alternative road to the monastery through the low river valley but we don't bother to mention this until everyone has made it via the spectacular high road. One lady rider a few years ago suffered from vertigo and she taught me some choice new Buddhist words at the monastery when she discovered she hadn't actually needed to do the higher route.
Dades and Todra Gorges, Morocco
Within a short distance of each other in Morocco are two rivers called the Dades and the Todra. They've each carved deep gorges in the naked landscape, different yet similar. Mankind's tradition has been to use such natural channels for access and transport, so roads have been built through these gorges. They are absolutely spectacular examples of engineering and a sheer delight to ride.
The Dades Gorge has been used in photographic advertising for Moto Guzzi in recent years, which has resulted in greater exposure as a destination for dedicated two-wheeled adventure seekers.
Dolomites, northern Italy
A longtime favourite with European riders, the mountains of northern Italy attract bikers by the hordes. Weekend Warriors with big fat sticky tyres try to carve 'a fast lap' through the region and sometimes the biggest threat to a motorcyclist is another motorcyclist, with scant regard for road rules or biker protocol. But the breathtaking scenery of the Alps and the marvellous road engineering is a combination too alluring to resist, and the biggest magnet of all is the famous Stelvio Pass, an impossible series of loops climbing high in the Dolomites between Italy and Austria. I've done this pass on one of my favourite bikes, the Suzuki V-Strom, and can testify to the euphoric feeling it brings to be nailing corner after corner.
Khardung La, Ladakh, India
The highest road in the world has become something of a pilgrimage for motorcyclists in recent years. High in the Himalayan region of Ladakh in northern India, K-Top, as it is affectionately known, reaches the dizzying altitude of 5,600 metres. There is some contention as to whether it is still actually the highest road, as the Chinese claim to have recently built a higher one just across the border, but it is apparently only navigable by 4WDs and mountain goats.
When I first took a group to Khardung La in 1995 we were the only bikes there; indeed we may have been the only bikes in Ladakh. Nowadays there are many tour operators cashing in on its popularity and there are often dozens of bikes up there from several different companies on each day of the limited season. I believe I may lay claim to holding the record for the number of ascents; I have ridden this road several times every year since 1995 and have stood on the top more than 50 times.
The attraction is simply the scale of the Himalayas. The greatest mountain range on earth also comes with the greatest canyons, massive rivers, huge plains and sweeping plateaus. The Khardung La is still relatively low compared to Everest's height of 8,848 metres, but it's two-and-a-half times Kosciuszko.
At the top of the pass you can gaze towards Pakistan to the west, China to the north and India to the south. Three of the world's nuclear powers stare off at each other here, in a volatile and unsteady relationship. The road to the top is a military route built by the Indian Army and special permission is required from the authorities.
Convoys of army trucks are a constant obstacle and the road is poorly-maintained; there are deep potholes, sharp rocks, muddy streams and washouts, snow and ice on the road, even in summer. All these add a challenging dimension which makes the final achievement of standing on the top of the world so much more satisfying.
As told to Men's Style by Mike Ferris, motorcycle adventurer and tour operator.


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Fuso Trucks caught its competitors napping when it announced this year it would bring back the popular narrow-cab Canter, and double the number of Canter models in its range.
Canter has long been the ''bread and butter'' model of the Mitsubishi Fuso line-up but for the past few years it has been languishing behind rival Japanese manufacturers Isuzu and Hino.
With the expansion of the range to 38 models, including three 4WD variants, Fuso now has a light-duty truck for most tastes and budgets.
After a hiatus of about four years from the local market, the narrow-cab Canter should prove the ideal solution to increasingly congested streets and narrow laneways.
The Canter range now includes short-, medium-, long- and extra-long-wheelbase models and crew cabs.
Fuso has also introduced a 3500-kilogram GVM (gross vehicle mass) model that should appeal to ute operators looking to step up to a larger workhorse.
This model, and those up to 6000-kilogram GVM, feature independent front suspension rather than a traditional ''I-beam'' front axle.
The result is a much better ride and superior steering and handling. Unfortunately, the set-up isn't available on tipper models.
A new 3.0-litre, emissions-friendly and fuel-efficient engine complies with the latest emissions standards. Buyers have the choice of a five-speed manual gearbox or Fuso's DUONIC automated manual (AMT).
AMTs aren't particularly sophisticated devices. They are nothing more than conventional manual gearboxes fitted with computer-controlled gear selection units.
When introduced a few years ago, AMTs were hailed as being just short of the second coming and while they take the drudgery out of shifting gears, some are slow to respond to the prevailing conditions and engine speed. Indecisive is an adjective that comes to mind.
Having just driven a Canter 4.5-tonne tipper equipped with an AMT, I can report Fuso has significantly raised the AMT bar.
The AMT has a dual-clutch arrangement that preselects the next gear required, delivering seamless changes. Around the suburbs in medium-density traffic and with a 1.2-tonne payload, the Canter was impressively easy to live with.
While it's quite happy to do all the work, the DUONIC can be manually shifted if conditions require. There is also an ''Eco'' mode that short-shifts the changes and gets to the gear you ultimately need a little sooner - dependent on engine speed.
The rationale, presumably, is you are using less fuel than you would if the transmission was hanging on to each gear that little bit longer.
I am yet to decide whether this feature is an unnecessary gimmick but I can say the DUONIC is the best AMT now on the market in this sector.
It also has a ''creeper'' feature, similar to a full automatic, that allows the truck to move forward slowly without the use of the accelerator pedal - very handy when there is a need to inch forwards or backwards when on site or in a tight situation.
While all Canter tippers are still fitted with the less-compliant beam front suspension, Fuso has compensated by including a suspended driver's seat.
It's a nice feature that reduces the discomfort small cab-over trucks are renowned for but is let down by a lack of cushioning and lateral support.
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"To evangelize means giving witness with joy and simplicity to what we are and what we believe in."—Pope Francis
Friday, December 28, 2012
"Les Miz": How Religious Does a Movie Have to Be to Be Considered a Religious Movie?
God, was I wrong!
There are so many surprises here, even if you think you know what the story is about. (My mother, with whom I saw it, thought it was about 1789. I thought it was about 1848. Both wrong!)
Surprises like, for example, Ann Hathaway's amazing performance as Fantine, the poor mother turned prostitute (pictured). Watch her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" and then realize, as I did, that it was shot all in one take. Then watch it again.
But what surprised me most of all about Les Miz the Movie was how religious it is—though whether this fact will be acknowledged by anyone outside the religious media is a question that hangs in my brain. Is Les Miz a religious movie?
Having just read a book about Anti-Catholicism in America, I am braced for any and all Catholic images in film being targets of fun and ridicule and calumny. Here in Les Miz the Movie, instead, Catholic characters are presented from beginning to end absolutely without irony.
This is a grace.
Perhaps all of you hardened Les Miz watchers knew this, but I didn't.
— Jean Valjean doesn't become the hero of his own story but for the forgiveness of a Catholic priest, who lets him get away with stealing the silver.
— Fantine does not survive peacefully without the ministrations of a nursing sister in full flying-nun habit.
— Jean and Cosette find refuge in a convent where sisters in similar winged wimples are seen saying the night office.
— And the saving priest and a heavenly Fantine all reemerge and converge at the end to bless Jean's passage, as it certainly is, into heaven.
All this is remarkable. And worthy of praise.
Of course, the movie leaves us, as it must, with the great (triumphant?) (ironic?) image of the people singing on the barricades—that soaring Les Miz anthem in grand reprise about angry men and so on. But what the movie left in my heart was the quiet, redeeming image of Jean and Fantine reunited in death as they never were in life.
And this realization: No, there was absolutely no irony here. Not even a whiff.
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Advantech, a leading IPC service provider of industrial computing solutions, joins the ranks of supporters of the new Computer-On-Module (COM) standard, Qseven. This brings the total number of companies that actively support the new Qseven COM standard to a total of 11. Qseven, initiated by congatec and Seco, is the first COM standard which is specifically designed for mobile applications requiring the latest low-power processor technologies using a small-size footprint. With a maximum power consumption of 12 watts specified in the standard, the new form factor is expected to appeal to manufacturers of applications that require battery power operation.
"We are faced with a rapidly growing market for ultra-mobile applications," states Jeff Chen, CTO of Advantech. "Qseven is perfectly streamlined to this emerging market. I'm confident that Qseven will establish itself as the global industry standard of the future."
"Due to the strong support from the embedded community, Qseven has already become a defacto industry standard. Qseven enables new applications in mobile and battery-powered systems, which current solutions do not adequately support. This will open exciting new markets," says Gerhard Edi, CEO of congatec AG.
Participating members of the Qseven consortium are:
- Advantech
- ASEM S.p.A.
- congatec AG
- DAVE Srl
- Grossenbacher Systeme AG
- Hectronic AB
- MSC Vertriebs GmbH
- Portwell, Inc.
- Seco s.r.l.
- Transquil PC Ltd
The Qseven specification was released on July 9, 2008 and is freely available for download.
About Advantech
Founded in 1983, Advantech is a global leading ePlatform services provider of web-based technology, computing platforms and customization services to empower innovations in the connected eWorld. Advantech cooperates closely with solution partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications in diverse industries. Advantech delivers more than a thousand products and solutions in 3 business categories: Embedded ePlatform Organization, eServices & Applied Computing Group and Industrial Automation Group. With more than 3,400 talented people, Advantech operates an extensive support, sales and marketing network in 18 countries and 39 major cities to deliver fast time-to-market services to our worldwide customers.
About congatec
congatec is an innovative and experienced manufacturer of embedded computer boards. The highly skilled employees have more than 200-manpower years of experience in the fast growing embedded computer industry. Based in Deggendorf, Germany, the company's objective is to engineer and market industrial computer modules based on standard form factors. congatec's products are available for all business segments and industries. Customers can be found in industrial control, medical, automotive supplies, aircraft and transportation fields. Typical applications are machine control, vending machines and visualization terminals. congatec's main know-how includes the support of our embedded BIOS features, excellent driver support as well as full-featured board support packages. Customers receive complete product lifecycle support starting early during the design-in stage. congatec products are manufactured by specialized contract manufacturers who fulfill the latest quality standards.


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My Washed Out interview will be available as a podcast later today, I'll let you know when you can download it. Otherwise, here's what you missed last night. It was one of those shows I had to go a couple octaves lower for, due to a nasty cold. But it's all worth it for fall.
12:01AM Neon Indian Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow) from Era Extraña (Mom+Pop)
12:06AM Gotye Giving Me A Chance from Making Mirrors (Ais)
12:09AM Matthew Dear Reason And Responsibility from Leave Luck To Heaven (Spectral Sound)
12:17AM Washed Out Within and Without from Within and Without (Sub Pop)
12:30AM Twin Sister Badstreet from In Heaven (Domino)
12:35AM Talkdemonic Summer Glass from Ruins (Glacial Pace)
12:39AM Loney Dear Calm Down from Hall Music (Polyvinyl)
12:44AM Jens Lekman Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song from Oh You're So Silent Jens (Secretly Canadian)
12:49AM Memoryhouse To the Lighthouse from The Years EP (Sub Pop)
12:53AM Chin Up Chin Up We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers (Stephen Snydacker Mix) from Chin Up Chin Up (Flameshovel)
12:56AM The Poison Arrows The Path of Least Resistance from First Class, and Forever (File 13)
1:00AM The Acorn Oh Napoleon from Glory Hope Mountain (Paper Bag)
1:04AM Leonard Cohen Tonight Will Be Fine from Songs From A Room (Columbia)
1:08AM Townes Van Zandt Who Do You Love from Flyin' Shoes (Tomato)
1:13AM Caribou Leave House from Swim (Merge)
1:18AM YAWN Never Knew from Open Season (self-released)
1:20AM Dead Man's Bones Pa Pa Power from Dead Man's Bones (Anti)
1:25AM High Places Banksia from Original Colors (Thrill Jockey)
1:30AM Dâm-Funk Inside of U from InnaFocusedDaze EP (Scion A/V)
1:32AM The Notations A New Day from Twinight's Chicago Soul Heaven (Kent)
1:37AM Geotic Union from Bless the Self (self-released)
1:40AM Zola Jesus Hikikomori from Conatus (Sacred Bones)
1:44AM Kings Of Convenience Mrs. Cold from Declaration Of Dependence (Astralwerks)
1:48AM Pujol Stuff from Nasty, Brutish, and Short (Saddle Creek)
1:50AM Menomena Weird from Friend and Foe (Barsuk)
1:53AM Sonic Youth Snare, Girl from A Thousand Leaves (DGC)
2:01AM Ministry Scare Crow from Psalm 69 (Sire)
2:09AM Reds and Blue Son of the Stars from Son of the Stars (Addenda)
2:14AM The Welcome Wagon But For You Who Fear My Name from Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (Asthmatic Kitty)
2:17AM Bill Mallonee From the Beats Down to the Buddha from The Power & The Glory (self-released)
2:24AM Sufjan Stevens All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! from Greetings From Michigan (Asthmatic Kitty)
2:30AM Meg Baird The Finder from Seasons on Earth (Drag City)
2:35AM Sleeper Agent Be My Monster from Celebrasion (Mom + Pop)
2:39AM Tycho Coastal Brake from Dive (Ghostly International)
2:43AM Paranoid Castle Stacey's Doing WAY Too Much from Champagne Nightmares (Fake Four Inc.)
2:46AM Jonti Nodlews Way Home from Twirligig (Stones Throw)
2:50AM The Jayhawks Black-Eyed Susan from Mockingbird Time (Rounder)
2:54AM Roy Orbison Coming Home from The Essential Roy Orbison (Sony)


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Time to Cut the Cord on Vick
As a Hokie fan, I am extremely proud of what our football team has accomplished this year. Finishing 11-2 is nothing to scoff at and there are many great players on this team, like Humes, Tapp, and Williams that should be recognized for their efforts. However, as I said yesterday
I was also extremely embarrassed by the conduct of Marcus Vick in Monday's game. His intentional stepping on Louisville DE Elvis Dumervil's leg was a no-class act that unfortunately colored VT's Gator Bowl victory.
I am obviously not alone in thinking so as the Roanoke Times' Aaron McFarling, the RTD's Bob Lipper, and even Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver have weighed in with similar thoughts. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done with the video being played repeatedly on ESPN and the story being talked about in the pages of USAToday.
Frankly, those who are saying this is just part of the game or an isolated incident are fooling themselves. This is a continued pattern of bad behavior on the part of Marcus Vick. I believed that Marcus deserved a second chance at Virginia Tech, and now I believe he has used it up. Anyone who has read this blog knows how dedicated I am to Virginia Tech. I love the school and I will always support the Hokies. But Virginia Tech is bigger than one player, even if his last name is Vick.
Frank Beamer has done an excellent job building the football program and part of that success has been in recruiting. VT has three very capable individuals ready to step into the QB position should VT do the right thing and give Vick his walking papers. As we saw last year, VT will only go as far as their QB will lead them. I am more than ready to give Glennon, Holt, or Whittaker an opportunity to lead this team, even if it means losing a game or two more than we would with Vick at the helm.
I encourage all Hokie fans who are as fed up with Vick as I am to email Virginia Tech AD Jim Weaver (email@example.com) and express your displeasure.


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Letter 1
How are you my lovely John! At me mood not so. I yesterday watched on TV news (though some times promised to itself, that I shall not watch TV more)., that I there saw. In our city there was a failure. It was near Internet - cafe. I wanted to come and write to you the letter. But has suddenly heard squeal of brakes and then impact. I have looked there and there the nightmare was. There has arrived militia, first aid. Automobile BMW has brought down 3 persons: the man, the woman and the small girl. Daddy with mum have died at once. And the girl yesterday has died in reanimation. All over again spoke, that she will survive, she only had bruises, but it was not so. And, yesterday she too has died.( it also spoke by the TV set, and I saw failure itself) I till now can not come to the senses. It was so terribly. And suddenly, on their place there might be I. That driver at once have caught. More truly. He at once has stopped. He shivered all. I can not describe all this at all. I never saw before failure. And now I am afraid to pass roads.. . My dear though I also did not know those people, but I very much regret about their mountain. They some more at home still had one daughter. Now she will be the orphan. So it is a pity to me of her. I can not transfer her tragedy in a word at all. I at all do not know. That she feels. You see, even I do not know her, and that is very hard for me. And how to her??? Such tragedy has happened in our silent city. In 3 days there will be funeral. I shall go there. And today, with my girlfriends we shall go in church and to put a candle for their rest on heavens.
This tragedy has left strong impression in my memory and I still can not overlook about it. I have decided to share with you it. We with girlfriends has decided to find that girl and to speak her words of the condolence. Now I all think, you as live there where many machines go. And I suffer for you. I ask you my lovely, be cautious. Ok? I always think of you and you always are in my opinion.
John, now as to trip to you. I went to travel agency what to find out, whether I can receive the tourist visa. They have told to me about I should prepare for what information what to submit the application on reception of the visa. Me have assured that if I will have these documents I can receive the visa of the bride. I can receive the visa and all necessary documents through travel agency. But unfortunately it costs expensive for me and I can not pay all costs. Cost of registration of all documents and passage of all necessary procedures costs 400$USD. Plus I should buy air tickets, to you and back. This obligatory rule because I visit your country as the tourist. But I already spoke you, that when I shall come to you, we can issue the visa of the bride and I can remain with you. Air tickets will cost about 1000$USD. And plus travel agency asks for the services 300$USD. my lovely everything, that I wanted you to tell. These are very big money for me because I earn about 150$USD per one month. For me it is impossible to save up such money. I hope you understand, that I need your help if I shall plan trip to you. I as hope, that you may understand all that I have written to you in this letter. If you will have any questions ask me and I shall answer them.
Well, on it I shall finish the letter and I shall look forward to hearing from you.
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Pimp slapped by Adwords! How wrong is this?
I was promoting my site on Adwords right, I started my bid off at like 50 cents. I noticed that my ads were not running and after browsing around my campaigns I noticed that it said that I did not reach the min. bid for certain keywords.
The min was $1.00. Under no circumstances would I ever pay one dollar for a click but since I had $50 in free credits I said what the hell I'll just use those free credits up real quick.
I checked back later and noticed my ads were not showing again! So I check the keywords and it said the same thing! Now the min bid for the same keywords was $2.50!
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The US market is catching up the ever-so-popular European vacation rentals market and now stands at $80B. The Vacation Rental Management Association announced in March 2008 that the vacation rental industry saw a 17.4% revenue increase in 2007. During the same time, the real estate market saw a drop of almost 15% and hotel prices went up 9%. The prosperity even in times of economic slowdown proves that this market is extremely lucrative and a force to reckon for the foreseeable future.
The Internet is playing a major role in this uncontrollable growth. Vacation rental websites such as Kenny Doucette's VacationRentalHotSpots.com are making it easy for tourists to locate and rent vacation rentals. Kenny, a veteran in this market, points out - "In the past, buyers were always in doubt whether rental houses could match the cleanliness and facilities at a hotel. Today, as a result of the Internet, buyers are equipped with much more information and can choose from hundreds of listings. They can read reviews from previous guests and view pictures or virtual tours. These help them make informed decisions".
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{Live} No More Nuts
March 2, 2011 in All Posts, Laugh, Parenting
No sooner had I posted this, than Jane had her first allergic reaction to a nut. It couldn't have happened at a better place: Grandma's, where EpiPens, Benadryl and other emergency medications are always at the ready. But the reaction was scary nonetheless.
Jane's upper lip immediately swelled to three times its normal size within seconds of coming into contact with a walnut. Luckily, she spat out the nut, saying, "I don't like nuts!" and didn't swallow it. We quickly rinsed out her mouth and gave her a dose of Benadryl and that was the worst of it. The swelling went down and the only thing we had to deal with was Jane's general loopiness after the dose of antihistamine.
To be quite honest, I didn't think that nut allergies were really a big deal. The entire Silicon Valley seems to have gone nuts over nut allergies recently and I am 100% guilty of having passed judgment on those crazed anti-nut
nuts parents on the Peninsula.
So I was wrong. Apparently, nut allergies are something serious and not akin to the typical overly anxious suburban mom's worry about whether the organic produce she's feeding her baby is locally-farmed or whether her perfectly healthy baby will grow up to be obese and ostracized by his peers.
And I admit (with just a slight bit of shame), that I actually chuckled when I read a school's enrollment brochure which stated that the school was a "nut-free school." It just sounded too extreme. Are there that many children allergic to nuts and do we really need to go so far as to ban an American all-time favorite, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
Okay, so maybe there is a sound medical reason behind all the nut-phobia. But still, I can't remember a single kid from my childhood who had a nut allergy. And now it seems that everyone has a milk allergy, nut allergy or gluten allergy (along with ADD or ADHD or some other "acronymed" behavioral disorder).
Today, my own daughter not only is allergic to nuts, but milk and penicillin, too. (I confess: I, myself, am an EpiPen wielding asthmatic who needs an inhaler at the slightest hint of pet dander). So I'm not making light of life-threatening conditions, but I do wonder:
What have we done to our children to make them so allergic?
One hypothesis is that we live in over-sterilized environments that prevent our immune systems from developing properly as they were designed to back in the day when we were living in caves or on farms. Another reason may be that because we face fewer infections as a result of today's medicines and immunizations, our bodies are now targeting other things to attack like items in the environment (hay, pollen, dust) or our diets (peanuts, milk, gluten). Still others think it is due to the amount of stress in the child's environment, or at least that stress can greatly exacerbate allergic symptoms.
The prevalence of food allergies in general, not just nuts, has reached such proportions that there are several websites dedicated to helping parents raise their allergic children. And believe it or not, allergic children now face the additional threat of becoming targets for bullies! I kid you not.
"According to a new study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, about 35 percent of children over age 5 with food allergies have experienced bullying, teasing or harassment. The study, which mostly surveys the parents of these children, said those negative social experiences, which included physical and verbal incidents, happened because of food allergies." – Elizabeth Landau, Food Allergies Make Kids a Target of Bullies
So now I am no longer wondering why kids are overly allergic nowadays. What I am wondering is why parents purposely feed into the social hysteria and consciously choose to label their child as different or special when an allergy, even a life-threatening one, shouldn't be highlighted as a weakness or a reason to slap a neon label of "I'm different and shockingly strange," on an unwitting child. Plain and simple, an allergy, no matter what the type, is a medical condition that needs prevention or treatment with little fanfare. Hyping up a child's allergies does nothing for a child or her situation. Yes, education for caretakers and schools is necessary. But making a child bear the burden of a parent-created social stigma* is not.
* Believe me, kids are supremely skilled at creating their own and don't need our helping hands. Take this high school conversation from my vault: one of the girls to first start bedding a boyfriend asked me in shock and horror when I revealed that I had asthma and needed to use an inhaler, "What do you do during sex?! Does that mean you can't do it?!" Oh goodness me. Kids.


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West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has been ruled out of tonight's AFL clash with Hawthorn in Perth because of personal reasons.
Naitanui withdrew from the side last night, but the Eagles have released no details.
Ruckman Scott Lycett has replaced Naitanui in the side for a match that will go a long way towards deciding second spot.


text: Top Country Favourites from Dan Di Giacomo of River Town Saints February 6, 2017 LISTS, NEWS Dan Di Giacomo (of River Town Saints) Shares His Top Country Favourites This week we're featuring River Town Saints on Top Country. River Town Saints is on fire with their latest single 'Bonfire'. The song is already in the Top 30 on Canadian country radio after just a few weeks! Recently, River Town Saints blew audiences away when they opened for Tim Hicks on the Shake These Walls Tour. Trust us, this band is just getting started… Get to know Dan of River Town Saints: We asked Dan (2nd from the left in the image above), the quick-witted bassist from River Town Saints to share his favourite thing about being an artist, favourite song right now, favourite date idea for Valentine's Day and more. Check it out…and check out this adorable baby photo of Dan below! Favourite Drink: Chocolate Milk mixed with lava and gasoline Favourite Song Right Now: Bad Things – Machine Gun Kelly Favourite Song To Perform: Friday Night Favourite Emoji: 🖖 (aka: hand with fingers split between the middle and ring fingers) Favourite Charity: Charity Water Favourite Date Idea (For Valentine's Day): Going somewhere warm and tropical and never coming back. Favourite Moment on the Shake These Walls Tour: The Hamilton show (no I won't be more specific. Lol) Favourite Thing About Being An Artist: Going new places and meeting new people! Favourite Thing About Canada: Universal Healthcare Guilty Pleasure: Yeah Boy – Kelsea Ballerini Catch River Town Saints Saturday February 11th in Ottawa, ON as they light it up in their hometown at Mavericks! Tickets available now!


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The thought that you can make up a word and have it become popular through the sheer force of your business acumen is an intoxicating idea. Google could have called itself Internet Search Engine, and Amazon could have called itself Amazing Online Shopping. Yet, these companies, through the strength of their product and marketing ability, saw their irrelevant domain names turn into household terms. It can be a great ego boost to be able to do it.
Yet, it can be a challenge. When you're an unknown entity, placing in your company's domain name the actual words that potential customers will search for your product by can be a tempting idea. Which way should your choice lie?
Understanding brand power
Some marketing experts look at the keyword rich-or-brandable debate as somewhat past its time. It may have been relevant five years ago, before Google brought in its Panda updates. Search engines have since evolved to the point that they do not pay much attention to the keywords present in URLs. If you are an unknown business selling high heels, Google isn't going to give you a boost just because you call yourself HighHeels.com. When someone searches for high heels, Google will still send them all the well-known names, not a no-name.
It can be a matter of trust
According to SEO experts, consumers have long found out through exposure to spammy keyword-rich domain names that they aren't to be trusted. Businesses with their own unique brand names instantly earn more respect than keyword-based names.
There are other reasons
A business that calls itself High Heels is simply not memorable; rather, it is generic. It's a name that could cover practically any shoe store. A unique brand name, the other hand, creates its own character in the consumer's mind, and stays memorable.
Keyword-based names tend to be expensive to buy, as well. Buying something like HighHeels.com can cost hundreds of thousands. Unique brand names, on the other hand, are practically free. Highly specific website names can also turn out to be an impediment when product line expansion is called for down the line. Apple did officially change its name from Apple Computer to just Apple once it began to diversify away from computers.
Are keyword-rich domain names a good idea in any way?
Indifferent as the search engines are to keyword-rich domain names today, a slight search engine ranking boost still is available — the weightage is placed at 7%, to be precise. It is subject, though, to the ability of the site to provide value to visitors over time. If links from other authoritative sites are not forthcoming, the advantage could quickly evaporate.
Keyword-rich domains could still be a good idea for micro-niche sites — entire sites devoted to very specific topics. Domains such as HowOftenShouldYouBatheYourDog.com and DigitalCamerasForBabyPhotography.com are likely to get a boost for searchers going for those specific things. Such micro-niche domain names tend to be of little use to businesses, though.
How should you pick a domain name?
A good name should be easy to produce, easy to spell, short and catchy, and not similar to other popular names in the business niche. It shouldn't sound generic, either. Podcast.com and Slideshare.com may sound generic and keyword-centric; their highly original concepts more than make up for the shortcoming, though.
It makes sense to pick a domain name that offers the best of both worlds — a unique name, and also a keyword or to add on.
So how should you pick a domain name?
Success online for businesses only depends in small part on the name chosen. Businesses that get SEO help from Appiloque in Singapore, a search engine optimization major, receive sage advice — it's far more important to focus on the entire SEO picture, rather than worry about effects of a specific domain name. The following tips can go a long way towards helping find a domain name that works.
- Find a .com. Whether you depend on type-in traffic or not, a .com is seen as more trustworthy by the majority of consumers. It doesn't even make sense to choose one of the modern, highly specific naming conventions that allow URLs such as ILove.HighHeels. To most consumers, such names don't register as places that can actually be visited.
- Use a powerful Ajax domain selection service that helps you find a better name. You don't need to buy through these sites.
- Try to create expectations through your name. Names like WebMD and CareerBuilder do more than just describe the concept; they help create excitement.
In the end, finding a good domain name is only one part of what needs to be done. With the right concept and the right marketing, any name can be successful.


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Janice writes,
How big is the Earth Care Odor Remover Bag?
The Earthcare Odor Remover Bag is about 12 inches long and about 4 or 5 inches wide and about 3 inches thick. Unfortunately, we do not have any of the bags in our warehouse to measure. (We only get the bags as our customers order them so that we are sure we only have the freshest stock.)
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