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Nutrients That Affect Mental Health
As a therapist,I have clients ask about natural methods for mental health.
The first recorded nutritional experiment is in the Bible in the Book of Daniel. As the story goes, the king of Babylon captured Daniel and his friends during an invasion of Israel. When the king invited them to eat his rich foods and wine, Daniel and his friends declined. They explained that they preferred vegetables, beans and water in accordance with their Jewish dietary restrictions. The king agreed to allow them their diet on a trial basis. Daniel and his friends ate their diet for 10 days. Afterward, the king compared their health to that of his men who had been on the richer diet of heavy meats and wine. The king concluded that Daniel and his friends appeared healthier and were allowed to continue with their diet.
Over the course of time, scientists have continually investigated the effect diet and nutrition have on well-being. By the 20th century, scientists had used nutrition in the treatment of every major psychiatric illness. The following represents a small sample of the large body of research linking diet, nutrients and mental health.
Biotin, also known B7, stimulates the body to produce energy. Dietary research suggests that a substantial number of women develop marginal or subclinical biotin deficiency during normal pregnancy, requiring supplementation. This is significant to mental health as proper prenatal nutrition is thought to help prevent postpartum depression. A deficiency of biotin, and other B vitamins including B6, B9, and B12, can lead to other types of depression as well. In addition, biotin has been shown to help relieve the symptoms of chronic stress and fatigue.
Calcium, the most abundant mineral in our body, is important for the growth and maintenance of bones and teeth, blood clotting, muscle function, hormone secretion and heartbeat regulation. Calcium is especially important for people with a history of eating disorders, smoking, and addiction to alcohol or drugs. These behaviors are associated with bone loss and osteoporosis. Calcium has a positive influence on mood and can be helpful with depression. However, calcium supplementation by people with bipolar disorder should be taken with caution as manic symptoms have been reported. This means that bipolar patients at risk for osteoporosis who need calcium supplementation should be carefully monitored.
Choline is helpful for making acetylcholine, a brain chemical involved with memory and thought processes.In a clinical study of bipolar disorder patients, choline twice a day yielded remarkable results; with over 90% of participants having a substantial reduction in manic symptoms, while 80% had a reduction in all mood symptoms. Choline has also been associated with improving memory, preventing cognitive decline, and improving the functioning of brain cells in Alzheimer's patients.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) play a major supporting role in brain function. The brain and the myelin sheath (that protects the neurons) are about 75% fat. If the brain doesn't get adequate essential fatty acids, it can't function properly. Research has shown essential fatty acid supplementation has a beneficial effect in children with attention disorder and learning difficulties.Essential fatty acids have also been shown to lessen the symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. In a study of hospitalized schizophrenics, fish oil (a source of omega-3 fatty acids) led to significant improvement in symptoms over a six-week period.
Folic acid works with B12 to form new cells and is one of a number of nutrients that are considered helpful in preventing postpartum depression. Folic acid supplementation has been helpful in treating depression in general as well as schizophrenia, eating disorders, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Inositol has been shown to significantly improve symptoms of depression,panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Inositol can be effective in the treatment of eating disorders, such as bulimia nervosa and binge eating.
L-carnitine, carnitine for short, is a nitrogen-containing compound that assists in fat metabolism. Carnitine can alleviate the symptoms of ADHD,86 chronic fatigue syndrome, and depression. Significant improvements in cognitive function have also been observed using carnitine supplementation in a number of studies investigating mental decline in the elderly.
Magnesium has a long history of being used to treat anxiety, stress, and sleep problems. A study in Germany revealed that magnesium helped to alleviate the symptoms of depression in patients with chronic pain. Magnesium has also been shown to help with insomnia, ADHD, and chronic fatigue.
Vitamin B6 can be helpful for autistic children, can help alleviate psychosis in schizophrenic patients,and attenuate depression associated with premenstrual syndrome.
Vitamin B12 is one of the most useful vitamins in the treatment of mental health. Observational studies have determined that as many as 30% of depressive patients are deficient in vitamin B12 and that subsequent supplementation alleviates the symptoms of depression Other clinical research with vitamin B12 realized an improvement in 50 to 80% of people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Vitamin E has been used in the prevention or slowing of dementia and has slowed cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease.Studies have also shown vitamin E to be beneficial in relieving the symptoms of ADHD, schizophrenia, and chronic stress.
While nutritional therapy focuses on treating people using dietary supplements, it also focuses on diet. Whole foods are an important part of diet therapy, because they carry live nutrients that supplements do not. Supplements play a useful role when diet alone does not supply sufficient nutrients. However, dietary supplements should be the primary source of nutrition, particularly when treating mental health issues.
Fredricks, Randi. (2008) Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health. Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse.
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February 10, 2013, 2:46pm– Yesterday was the premiere of Rupert Grint's latest film, The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, at the Berlin International Film Festival. The event took place at the beautiful Berlinale-Palast where Rupert walked the red carpet with Fredrik Bond, Shia LaBeouf and Til Schweiger. We have already uploaded many pictures from the photo call and the red carpet and we are now ready to share our own exclusive images and videos.
You can see all of our images from the red carpet in the gallery HERE, Rupert on stage after the screening HERE, as well as Rupert's Berlinale portrait hanging on the wall HERE.
We took several videos at the premiere and you can see Rupert arriving and talking to journalists HERE and HERE.
After the film, Rupert appeared on the stage alongside his costars, the producers and director of the film to receive applause and praise for the film – we have a video of that which can be seen here. We will have our very own review up as soon as we have gathered our thoughts on it – we are watching the film again tonight, and we can't wait to sit in the cinema once more.
Make sure you take a good look at the beautiful portrait of Rupert which is now hanging inside the Berlinale-Palast with his autograph which he added just before the film started. You can see it in its full glory here and also Rupert signing it right here.
We can't wait to share even more of our exclusive goodies, because the excitement didn't end on Saturday – we sat down with Rupert a few hours ago and had a nice long chat about all kinds of interesting things. Stay tuned for that!
Take a tour in our gallery to make sure you haven't missed anything from the extensive coverage of The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman premiere:
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UPDATE: A video interview with Rupert is out via The Telegraph!
UPDATE #2: We have uploaded THREE new ecxlusive videos from the red carpet and after the screening to our youtube channel. You can view them HERE, HERE and HERE!


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Eli Wallach, who won a Tony Award on Broadway and appeared in more than 100 movies, starring opposite Clint Eastwood as a scheming treasure-seeker in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), has died. He was 98.
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"Think Like a Man Too," a comedy starring Kevin Hart, collected $30 million in its opening weekend to give Sony Corp. a second No. 1 debut in U.S. and Canadian theaters in as many weeks.
"Think Like a Man Too," a comedy starring Kevin Hart, collected $29.2 million in its opening weekend in theaters to give Sony Corp. a second No. 1 debut in as many weeks.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that U.S. President Barack Obama handled criticism from actor Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention with class as both politicians seek re-election in coming months.
Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Actor and film director Clint Eastwood speaks about Mitt Romney's leadership abilities and the Obama administration's policy failures. He addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. (Source: Bloomberg)
Film actor and director Clint Eastwood shared the spotlight with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as highlights of the party's nominating convention, a poll shows.
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- 1 to 2 sleeves of Ritz crackers
- 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips/white chocolate chips
November 20, 2012
Anti-recipes: Ritz Cracker Candy
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- ElisabethNovember 20, 2012 at 6:16 PM
I'm so glad you enjoyed my dessert at Friends' Thanksgiving! I had no idea it'd be such a hit!ReplyDelete
i love recipes like this! thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
mmmm! This sounds amazing.ReplyDelete
- ElisabethNovember 24, 2012 at 11:38 AM
I found it on Pinterest...here's the blog site. It has a really good graham cracker candy recipe on it, too! :)ReplyDelete
This sounds dangerously similar to Crack Bark. A new variation of crack bark? Heck yes, I'm in.ReplyDelete
I tried making this today and the sugar/butter mixture never hardened. I can still taste (and feel) the texture of sugar in it. What would I have done wrong? I followed the directions exactly, or so I thought! Please help! I'd like to try this again, but don't want to waste more money, if it doesn't work. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
You HAVE TO boil it that extra 3 minutes or the sugar will not dissolve. I know because I made the same mistake, then next time I boiled it long enough and it hardened.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Is the 1st layer of ritz unbroken and the 2nd layer of crackers crushed,i'm confused!ReplyDelete
I always had made this with saltines but one day was out of saltines and used Ritz and loved it just as much - funny I thought it was my own idea ;)ReplyDelete
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Emerging Kerala, dream and reality
Sometimes, being a pessimist has its advantages, either you are right or you are pleasantly surprised. When it comes to Emerging Kerala, I try not to be a pessimist and subdue the cynical Malayalee in me. I have deep rooted family, business and farming interests in the state, any initiative to promote development is welcome.
Sadly, the staring gaze of reality is strong enough to prevent me from assuming Emerging Kerala will be the magic pill that Kerala needs to shift gears in its path to development. Emerging Kerala Facebook page and its blog have been highlighting business success stories from Kerala, as well as citing successful examples of businessmen who have made it in the state.
They are truly inspirational stories but they are mere exceptions. What makes them interesting is that they have succeeded inspite of all the hurdles thrown at them by the industrial and business environment in the state.
What Emerging Kerala needs to be, in my humble opinion, is policy.
The state government needs to come out with a clearly defined policy on how it intends to develop Kerala:
- How will we ensure that we have access to affordable and dependable power supply?
- How can we lower costs for transport and logistics?
- How can we ensure better roads, ports and airports management?
- How can we ensure that businesses in the state have access to low cost capital?
Right now Emerging Kerala looks like a showcase of real-estate projects. Though the government had signed 95 Memoranda of Understanding for business ventures to the tune of Rs.11,000 crore in a global investors' meet held in 2003, only a few materialised.
According to a report in The Hindu, out of the 11 mega projects to be showcased at the investors' meet, six are from Kochi. This includes the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment region, Kochi-Palakkad National Investment and Manufacturing Zone, Electronic Hub and Oceanarium, besides the High Speed Rail Corridor and seaplane operations - Emerging Kerala or Emerging Kochi?.
Let's take the example of 'seaplane operations.' Does the state government of Kerala have a policy on how to manage and operate a 'seaplane' industry? It sure does sound very interesting, but what happens next? How many players will be involved? What is the criteria? Does anyone with a seaplane idea just show up for the Emerging Kerala event? On a seaplane?
If we have a policy in place, we wont need an Emerging Kerala event. Investors will know how to fly down and invest in the state 365 days a year because the policy will provide clarity. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against development.
The issue here is whether we benefit more from putting on a show called 'Emerging Kerala' or do we put our heads together and come out with a transparent policy for development and investment in the state?


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Double shooting reported in Milwaukee
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The Java server includes Netbeans and is released under a dual license: Sun CDDL v1.0 and GPL v2.more »
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I would like to present to you a list of online storybook creators which are perfect for creative writing and story book creating. I have used many of them with students in the classroom, as well as with my own children. They are quite popular with students in primary / elementary school (K-6). These storybook creators are excellent and are available online via the web so you can use them with your students on individual PCs or via an interactive whiteboard for a shared writing activity. Many fun-filled hours have been spent online with these websites because they are educational, fun and exciting (and that was just by me! Children love them as well). Importantly, the list caters for a range of levels of ability and development.
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| Pinky Dinky Doo StoryBox [FREE]
Anything can happen in a made-up story! The main thing to know about Pinky Dinky Doo is that she loves to make up stories — outrageous, bizarre, silly stories. Every story has a strong beginning, middle, and end that are full of meaty metaphors, silly similes, and sometimes even a great take-home message about littering or what to do if you get lost. This application scaffolds the writing process quite well, it plays back the story that has been created up to a point (with text highlighting), and provides verbal prompting to support students.
|StoryJumper [FREE to create]
StoryJumper is an online tool that makes creative writing fun for kids. Using our interactive workbook and lesson plans, teachers spark students' interest in developing and writing complete stories. Students can then put their creativity and project skills to work in crafting their very own professionally published hard-back books! The StoryJumper creator tool, art, and lesson plans are free for teachers, kids and parents to use. Once a book is complete, family and friends can share the stories online, and can order beautiful hardback copies of the book starting at just $24.95 (Education discounts can apply).
|ZooBurst [FREE basic account - with paid options]
ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. Using ZooBurst, storytellers of any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to life. Authors can arrange characters and props within a 3D world that can be customized using uploaded artwork or items found in a built-in database of over 10,000 free images and materials. ZooBurst books "live" online and can be experienced on your desktop or laptop computer, or on your iPad via the free ZooBurst mobile app.
|Storybird [FREE to create and share online]
Storybird is a fun collaborative storytelling website. It reverses visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. The featured image to the left is a story I created about 2 years ago. Students and teachers can create stories together by combining imaginative artwork and text. The final product can be printed, watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared in an online library with the world. Storybird promotes imagination, literacy, and self-confidence. Creating, sharing, and reading Storybird stories is free. **If you upgrade to a membership, you can download and print unlimited stories – well worth it if you have all of your stories ready to go (which is free) and just sign up for a 1 month subscription of $9 to download and print.
|Little Bird Tales [FREE]
Little Bird Tales was created to help nurture children's creativity and imagination while simultaneously creating one of a kind childhood treasures that can easily be shared. They are dedicated to providing a safe web environment for children, free of advertising, merchandising and links to other sites. Students use Little Bird Tales to create their own stories, share vacation photos, write journals and learn valuable digital technology. Little Bird Tales is free to use and you can add your own images and audio recordings, and view the story as a movie or you can download a PDF file to print. Little Bird Tales has an iPad app available for $2.99 –
|Student Publishing [FREE]
Make students published authors! Publish individual student stories or have them each contribute to a classbook. The Storybook program includes a free 12-page storybook, which includes a title, dedication and 'About the Author' biography page that includes the Author's photo. Stories can be illustrated and authored online, or completed stories can be uploaded. The Student Publishing online tool offers many creative opportunities including illustrations can be drawn by hand and scanned in, or created entirely online with their drawing tools and hundreds of paintable backgrounds and stickers.
|Kerpoof [FREE]
The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Kerpoof has many educational uses. Visit the educator page (with ideas and lesson plans for how to use Kerpoof) or read the flyer for educators if you want to learn more. The story telling activity is great and provides opportunities for creative expression, motivation, and opportunities for expressive language. After your students have created a literary masterpiece they can print or save their story.
| Seussville Story Maker [FREE]
The Seussville Story Maker is ideal for students in grades kindergarten – grade 2. The user is guided to complete parts of the story by inserting characters and typing their conversation. Three pages are chosen by the user and when complete, they watch (and read) a short animated Seussville story with the characters from Horton Hears a Who. This would be an ideal activity this week in the classroom for the upcoming birthday of Dr. Seuss.
|ArtisanCam Picture Book Maker [FREE]
ArtisanCam Picture Book Maker has been designed to help teachers deliver a creative curriculum and inspire young artists of the future. Students can select from some nice pre-made images to create their picture book and add their own text. The sample to the left is one I created earlier. The ArtisanCam Picture Book Maker allows for a front and back cover and 3 double pages within. Once your students are finished, they can print their storybook.
|my StoryMaker [FREE]
Can a lion share a cupcake with an astronaut under the sea? Your students have the power to decide – choosing characters, taking them on adventures and creating their very own story along the way. my StoryMaker lets the user control characters and objects – and it creates sentences for them! Or, they can enter their own words. Once they are done with their story, they can print it out. The user will be given a number after their story is completed and it must be downloaded and printed within 1 month or the story will be removed.


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Timeless and durable, you will appreciate the convenience, style and beauty of this suede-lined leather holster. The unique dual belt loop design makes this versatile holster ideal for strongside or crossdraw carry, while the quick release thumb snap keeps your gun secured. Fits belts up to 1-3/4" wide. Open muzzle design.
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You've made your list and checked it twice. You're getting gifts whether they've been naughty or nice... As "Santa's helper" you've got your hands full with keeping all the gifts and recipients straight, and we're here to help you make sure all that holiday shopping is as green as can be!
Our tips for greening the holidays are guaranteed to keep the environment and the little tykes in your life healthier.Color Your World
Crayola may be the go-to company for crayons, but did you know the crayon giant makes their top product with paraffin? You might wonder what the big deal is; after all, paraffin is used for making candles, and if it's in crayons it can't be all that bad, right? Wrong. Paraffin is made from the residue of the oil refining process. If you don't relish the idea of the little tyke gnawing on a petrochemical, go for beeswax crayons. They're not cheap?it can cost as much as $30 for a box of crayons?but they're a better option for little kids. As your children grow and learn that not everything belongs in their mouths, you can switch back to paraffin crayons, or better yet, switch to pencil crayons!Huggable, Lovable Toys
Look for plush toys made with organic cotton or bamboo this holiday season. Plush toys are often made with polyester fibers, which are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PTE or PETE), a petroleum-based synthetic polymer plastic. Not surprisingly, polyester products are highly flammable and are treated with fire-retardants, many of which are neurotoxins. If that isn't enough to put you off polyester toys, the chemical Antimony, used as a catalyst in polyester production, has been linked to heart problems, lung cancer and fertility problems in animals exposed the chemical. Antimony trioxide, used as an enhancer of brominated flame retardants, is classified as a carcinogen by the state of California. Bottom line: leave polyester products on the shelves and opt for plush toys made with natural, organic materials.What Not to Wear
Just like it's a good idea to go organic with children's toys, organic clothing is a healthier option for children and the world. The conventional cotton industry consumes a shocking amount of insecticides, pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. The chemicals used on cotton farms have been linked to smog advisories and marine pollution in the U.S., and many are known or suspected carcinogens and lead to a host of other health issues, including asthma. While most experts agree that these chemicals are eliminated from cotton in textile production, the indirect health effects are serious enough to warrant switching to organic cotton clothing. And while you're at it, pick up some bamboo clothing?the plants grow quickly and offer another natural alternative to conventionally grown cotton.Batteries Not Included?
Avoid gifts that require batteries. There's no better way to cut down on battery waste than to eliminate battery-dependent products from your home. Three billion dry-cell batteries are purchased by Americans each year, and while many are recycled, 179,000 tons of batteries are thrown out every year in the U.S.?and about 14,000 tons of these are rechargeable! The heavy metals in batteries that end up in dumps leach into the soil and water table, polluting our communities. If you can't resist getting the little tyke a talking doll or a roaming robot, invest in some rechargeable batteries and include them with the gift.Buy Local
We've all heard about the virtues of eating locally, but meats and produce aren't the only home-grown items available these days?and if you're not already buying gifts made close to home, there's no time like the present to start. Not only will buying locally cut down on the carbon footprint attached to junior's new wooden puzzle, it will help boost the local economy. There's no getting around buying some gifts from overseas?the season's hottest toys are mostly manufactured in Asia?but you can make a difference with unique, locally-crafted items that your kids will cherish for years to come.
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The Providence ( Rhode Island) community movement for global racial justice and against racial profiling began long before New York Police Department ( NYPD) commissioner Ray Kelly strode into Brown University on 29 October. And this movement – one built on human empathy, intellectual rigor, and an unequivocal opposition to politically legitimized structural oppression – will continue long after his departure.
On Tuesday, we engaged in public discourse. The discourse, however, did not occur on the terms administrators of Brown's privately endowed Taubman Center for Public Policy intended. Although coded as a neutral and therefore universal "free exchange of ideas" – as Brown President Christina Paxson would invoke in an official statement later that day – those terms were steeped in a national power structure so decentralized, so diffuse that its perpetrators can proceed as if it did not exist.
Brown University is deeply enmeshed within that structure of systemic injustice. Discourse facilitated, legitimized, and moneyed by the few in power is not true "discourse" at all. Those who asserted themselves in protest – an organized, deliberated and strategically executed protest, to be clear – exposed the falsity of these terms. As a young black woman, I am proud to be a part of this community.
In the weeks prior, the Taubman Center explicitly advertised "Proactive Policing in America's Biggest City" as a lecture by Commissioner Kelly. Last week, organizers – including both Brown students and members of the Providence grassroots organization Direct Action for Racial Equality(Dare), circulated a petition demanding that the University cancel the lecture. More than 500 professors, administrators, students, workers, activists, and Providence residents signed.
They went through the channels. They asked that the generous honorarium set aside for the talk be donated to local organizations, like Dare, working to end racial profiling. When organizers spoke with Taubman Center officials, they were told that it would not be cancelled. This is not surprising. The institutions comfortably occupying the uppermost echelons of our unequal society seem to only recognize a particular type of conversation, one in which there is only one microphone.
I sat in the crowded auditorium that day; others picketed outside. Members of community organizations, student activists, and empowered individuals listened to the director of the Taubman Center distinguish Kelly by specifically referencing the "effectiveness" of his "proactive policing policy" in New York City. He cited statistics, he read percentages, and then he introduced Kelly. He did not acknowledge the millions of people who have been dehumanized by stop-and-frisk; he did not mention the millions more across this country who have suffered the same treatment for decades under systems with no official name. Director Marion Orr and the Taubman Center blessed which realities could be presented as facts in this "debate".
I saw Kelly assume his position of power on that elevated platform. We saw this, and we got angry. As planned, the young black man in front of me stood and raised his fist in protest, and we followed suit. We read a statement, demanding accountability from the Brown institution for bringing Kelly to the university under the auspices of a "successful policing policy" and for its role in perpetuating systematic oppression. For the next 30 minutes, people in the audience stood up – some heckling, some reading prepared statements, until the talk was cancelled.
Since Tuesday, the responses to the action show unambiguously the dangerously circumscribed place of true discourse and conversation in this country. Dozens of posts on my Facebook news feed from former and current students expressed shame at a "minority" group for their "screeching", their "uncivilized behavior", and for their disregard for "freedom of speech". Intelligent individuals wielded bluntly the "civilizing" project that sanctioned centuries of oppression. The Daily Beast, among other outlets, diluted the situation to a false dichotomy of campus liberals and free speech.
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Our daughter goes to Dublin Elementary and we are super happy with the school. Earlier she went to private schools and this is school is more or less on par with the best private schools. Yes, this is not perfect in every respect and not all teachers are at they same level however they are in top tier .And the school is well run and the student population/parents are a good group .
We just moved to Dublin elementary school district. My two daughters both go to Dublin elementary . The teachers are excellent in many ways. We love Dublin Elementary !
We recently moved to dublin school district.My son goes to Dublin elementary school and we found school and teacher are very friendly and helpful. My son teacher is Ms. Mitchell and she is real kind, supportive and encourage kids to explore in learning process and give them different resources to learn from like games, puzzle, Index card game, websites...etc. We really like the way parent get involve in school activities...It is amazing place to have your kid be at a school like Dublin Elementary School.
My daughter has been a student at this school for 4 years now. Her first grade teachers were well organized and seemed to understand their students needs. Her 2nd grade teacher was very likeable, however, this teacher is disorganized and doesn't seem to have a clue on how to be a good teacher. Her 3rd grade teacher was terrific, and I can't say enough about how pleased I was with this teacher. At present, my daughter is in 4th grade and her teacher seems to do well with the students, however, this teacher doesn't relate well to parents, which is not productive to the teacher or the parents.
A great school with excellent teachers who focus on kids' individual needs and work with parents to address them.
Our child is starting 4th grade. For K-3 she's had exceptional, dedicated teachers. By the end of 3rd grade her reading had advanced well beyond her grade level, and her CA test scores were in the top 10%. I've been so pleased with the teachers in each grade and the administration's dedication. These folks are working hard and it is clear that they are a tight group that cares very much about the kids.
PFC is very cliquish. Teachers are invested. Could use more parent involvement - same parents volunteer for everything. Principal puts on the smile and is good with the kids but not as good with the parents. Facilities in need of updating and renovation. Families are down to earth.
The teachers in this school work extremely hard to meet the needs of each individual child. I am not a teacher at Dublin El, but have had extensive experience working closely with staff and students. The challenge of satisfying the varying needs of so many students is daunting, and these teachers go above and beyond the call of duty to do so. I am thoroughly impressed with this school and especially with the teachers. They differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student they encounter and they show continuous caring and effort for every child. Anyone who has tried to do this knows what a challenge it is. I applaud this school and its staff for their consistency and effort. The children here are lucky to be part of such a wonderful school environment.
School has a 17.5/1 faculty/student ratio, yet teachers complain about having 32 kids in class. My son's teachers don't keep their commitments to him, blaming class size. Extremely poor.
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The spotlights are focused on the 82nd Geneva International Motor Show (8th – 18th March 2012, press days 6th-7th March) and the Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin which, participating for the ninth time, presents the Cisitalia 202 E, an enthralling style exercise based on the study of the glorious Cisitalia 202.
Students of the Master of Arts in Transportation Design – work experience academic year '10/11, has redesigned the sport coupé that became an icon of the elegance and of design Made in Italy of the period after the 2nd World War in Italy.
As its name suggests, the Cisitalia 202 E – where E stands for evolution – was intended to be a modern reinterpretation based on Cisitalia first 1947 proposal. The concept faithfully reflects the design of the historic vehicle, with dimensions and power aligned with modern times.
World-premiered at the Geneva Show, the lines and shape of the concept express typical refined, creative design "Made in Italy", with an eye on the future of the brand.
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Alex and I met on HowAboutWe, where else? We met up at a tapas place in Chelsea and let me first list everything this guy did on date number 1 that no other dude has ever done for me…EVER.
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So yes, tapas led to a fashion party (that I casually invited him too), which led to another bar, which then led to a late-night dinner. It was the best first date I have ever been on. People tell him he looks like Jake Gyllenhaal. And he sort of us does around the eyes, but I don't personally see it.
So far we've been on like six or seven dates, and like I said I won't let him near me in that way, but he is great company and a real gentlemen. It's clear the dude is rebounding too so I think we're pretty good together…for now. And each time we hang out we have endless things to talk about, he always pays, which is so sweet. I invite him out to cool parties too. His only downfall is that he texts all the time. Like a lot. And the last thing I need right now is a dude on my ass about whatever I am doing. I want to be free. Free of a man.


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Genevieve E. Anderson, 95, of 433 S. Michael St., St. Marys, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at her home.
She was born on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1918, a daughter of the late August and Christine Menod Ehrensberger.
On May 17, 1941 in Philipsburg, she married Clark J. Anderson who preceded her in death in 2004.
Mrs. Anderson was a graduate of St. Marys Area High School and a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a son, C. Theodore Anderson of St. Marys, and a daughter, Laurel Anderson of Ohio.
Robert G. Wittman, 68, formerly from Dagus Mines, died Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Penn Highlands Elk.
He was the son of the late Edwin L. and Alice Stauffer Wittman.
He was a Vietnam veteran serving with the 101st Airborne Division and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
He is survived by three daughters, one son, grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He is survived by a sister, Janice (Russ) Roan of Avis; and two brothers, James, St. Louis, Mo., and Mark of Dagus Mines. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Mary Lou.
Martha E. Cheatle, 86, of 235 Muenster Rd., St. Marys, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Pinecrest Manor following a brief illness.
She was born on Feb. 29, 1928, a daughter of the late Horace and Martha McGill Horning.
On Aug. 31, 1947 in Emporium Methodist Church, she married Charles L. Cheatle, who preceded her in death in 2004.
Martha was a member of the Presbyterian Church and worked briefly at Sylvania until she became a homemaker. She loved crocheting, playing cards and cooking. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Batiste T. "Kack" Franco, 85, of 6478 Ridgway-Johnsonburg Rd., Johnsonburg, died Sunday morning, July 13, 2014 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness.
He was born Sept. 20, 1928 in Johnsonburg, son of Batiste and Frances Sirianni Franco.
On Oct. 31, 1950, he married Stephana C. "Steffie" LaFarr in Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg, and she survives.
He resided in Johnsonburg all his life and graduated from Johnsonburg High School in 1946.
Paul J. Grieggs, 77, of 232 Monterey Ave., Ridgway, died unexpectedly on Sunday evening, July 13, 2014.
He was born on Dec. 8, 1936 in St. Marys, a son of the late Thomas and Anna Francis Grieggs.
On May 9, 1958 in St. Leo Church, he married Inez Magrini Grieggs, who survives.
Paul was a lifelong resident of the area, and a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1954. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from Keystone Carbon Company after more than 35 years of service. He was a member of the Elks and enjoyed gardening and sitting on his porch swing.
Brian C. Holterback, 24, of 151 Coal Hollow Rd., Kersey, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Ridgway.
He was born on Dec. 19, 1989, a son of Gerard Holterback of Kersey and Tammy Gunter Woodward, of St. Marys.
Brian enjoyed hunting, fishing and motorcycles. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his son.
Cecilia Miriam Prechtl, 78, of St. Marys, died at home surrounded by her family Monday, July 14, 2014.
Cecilia was born Feb. 18, 1936 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Dorothy Simbeck and Jerome Nicklas. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys Schools.
On Dec. 15, 1951, she married her husband Albert in the Sacred Heart Church. Cecilia and her husband were the owners of Elk Cameron Bus Lines, St. Marys Equipment Company, Inc., and Eagle Express Trucking, Inc.
Daniel A. Thorwart, 83, of 2720 Wilcox Road, Johnsonburg, died Saturday night, July 12, 2014, at the Lutheran Home at Kane following a short illness.
He was born Sept. 30, 1930 in Ridgway, son of the late Luke J. and Johanna E. Polaski Thorwart.
On Jan. 27, 1951, he married Virginia Shaffer by Fr. John A. Kirk and she survives
He resided in Johnsonburg all his life and attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Johnsonburg High School in 1948.
Laura J. Thiry, 97, Johnsonburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Lutheran Home in Kane after a lengthy illness.
She was born Dec. 21, 1916 in Clarion County, daughter of the late Merle and Pearl Wolfe.
She was married to Edward A. Thiry he preceded her in death in 2002.
Laura was Methodist by faith. She loved to play the board game "Sorry."
Bernard A. Goodreau Jr., 81, of 72 Erie Ave., Apt. 203, St. Marys, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Christ the King Manor in DuBois after a lengthy illness.
He was born Aug. 24, 1932 in St. Marys, son of the late Bernard and Rosella McQuone Goodreau Sr.
In addition to St. Marys, he had also resided in Johnsonburg from 1955 until 2008. He attended St. Marys public schools and retired from Pure Carbon Company in 1995.
On Oct. 1, 1955 in the Holy Rosary Church in Johnsonburg, he married Louise "Patty" Simchick, who preceded him in death.


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A recent thread on cuckoldry caught My attention.
"My Wife suggested this one," cuckrandy wrote. "She reads the posts regularly here (though She doesn't post Herself) and is always interested in the ones about cuckoldry, since She has been 'cucking' me for about a year now. What She suggests is a thread on what newbies to the cuck scene should do and avoid doing."
To kick off the discussion, cuckrandy's Wife offered this warning.
"In your first encounter with the Bull, make sure you (the cuck/Hot Wife) bring a pack of condoms, " She said. "Because no matter what the Bull says beforehand, he'll 'forget' his and want to 'do' the Hot Wife with his naked cock."
"That happened to U/us first time out," cuckrandy added.
Cuckrandy and his Wife had met their Bull at a cuck meet 'n greet party.
"Then we had him over for drinks at our place," cuckrandy said. "It went quite well, and he and my Wife seemed to hit it off real good. After about an hour of drinking he offered to show Her his privates so She could see how big he was. I was surprised when She said okay, because up to that moment I really didn't think She was really going to cuck me. Anyway, he unzipped and pulled out his big thick penis and fat balls. My wife made some cooing sound and he put his privates back into his pants.
"That sealed the deal."
The arrangement was that cuckrandy and his Wife would rent a downtown hotel room for the session and the Bull would bring along two items: Lab results proving he was free of STDs plus the condoms.
"My Wife made sure he understood about the condoms," cuckrandy recalled. "There would be absolutely no bareback action."
The day-of, the couple showed up at the hotel and took occupancy of the room.
About a half hour later cuckrandy's Wife got a call on Her cell from the Bull, who was in the lobby. She gave him the room number and he turned up a couple of minutes later. He came in carrying a gym bag. Right off he showed cuckrandy's Wife the lab tests: a clean bill of health, with no STDs.
"Then he tells me to get naked," cuckrandy said.
Cuckrandy was surprised.
"I looked over at my Wife and she nodded, yes. So I took off all my clothes down to my underpants."
"'I said naked,'" the Bull barked, like an army drill sergeant giving an order.
"So I pulled off my jockeys."
The Bull ordered cuckrandy to sit in the swivel chair at the desk. Then he opened his bag and pulled out some lengths of rope.
"I don't want him to all of a sudden get jealous and attack me," the Bull told cuckrandy's Wife, laughing.
She said he wouldn't have to worry about that, but if he wanted to tie up Her husband, to go ahead and do it.
The Bull bound cuckrandy to the chair then used handcuffs to lock the chair onto an underpart of the desk.
Cuckrandy was immobilized.
"In a way that was a relief," he recalled. "Tied up that way at least I knew he wasn't going to make me fluff him—use my hands and mouth to get his cock stiff enough to use on my Wife."
Next, said cuckrandy, the Bull "stripped my Wife and wasn't very gentle about it. When I complained he pulled a ball gag out of his gym bag and gagged me with it. Then he started playing with Her tits and pulling Her head down toward his cock, which was about half stiff by now. That's when She asked him where the condom was. He just laughed and said he had forgotten to bring any, but that shouldn't spoil the fun, should it? My Wife was trying to reply but he was shoving his cock into Her mouth and Her words came out all garbled."
The situation went from bad to worse.
"He barebacked her long and hard," cuckrandy said. "After a while I just shut my eyes tight and tried to ignore Her moaning and groaning."
Afterwards, when they got home, cuckrandy's Wife took the morning-after pill and nothing bad happened.
But cuckrandy had one last surprise in store.
"I thought that would be the end of Her cucking me," he said. "But no way. She told me that She had orgasmed, like, three times and apart from him not using a condom She had really gotten off on the whole scene."
Plzadomme, another member of the forum, offered this reply to cuckrandy's post, suggesting there were four lessons for cucks to learn from cuckrandy's experience.
1.) At your first meeting with the Bull go over exactly what will happen at the cucking session, including whether the cuck is going to fluff the bull, and whether the wife will allow anal, so that there are no surprises;
2.) Don't let the Bull tie up/restrain the cuck husband;
3.) Bring your own condoms;
4.) And, most important of all, ignore any or all of the above rules and your Wife may be happily rewarded with multiple orgasms.
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One of America's favorite "sleeper" performance cars returns to the Ford lineup, powered by a EcoBoost™ twin-turbocharged engine. The Taurus SHO joins Ford's growing lineup of performance vehicles for the 2010 model year, building on the legacy of the original
"The new Taurus SHO delivers on the authentic sleeper sedan formula but adds all-new luxury appointments, convenience features and technologies to an unsurpassed balance of power and fuel economy," said Mark Fields, Ford's president of The Americas. "This new sport derivative answers enthusiasts' calls for a premium Ford flagship sedan with even more attitude."
Introduced in 1989, Taurus SHO was conceived as a discreet performance-oriented sport sedan, ideally suited to the automotive enthusiast needing the room and capability of a four-door full-size car. Produced through 1999, more than 100,000 were sold.
The original Taurus SHO generated a loyal following of owners and enthusiasts, with an active club more than 1,000 members strong, an online forum with more than 10,000 registered users and a Web site (bringbackthesho.com) specifically devoted to convincing Ford to resurrect the SHO. The 2010 Taurus product development team spent significant time listening to SHO enthusiasts.
EcoBoost™ Twin-Turbocharged Power
The foundation of the new 2010 Taurus SHO is a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost
V6 engine. This advanced powerplant generates an estimated 365 horsepower at 5,500 rpm
and 350 lb-ft. of torque at 3,500 rpm2, resulting in significantly improved power, torque and fuel economy compared with larger, normally aspirated engines. This also is Ford's most powerful EcoBoost engine.
A key feature of this EcoBoost engine is gasoline direct injection. Direct injection and turbocharging delivers higher performance, better fuel economy and fewer emissions than a naturally aspirated engine. Higher performance because improved transient response enabled by the direct injector reduces "turbo lag" which overcomes the traditional disadvantage of downsizing and boosting; better fuel economy because increased compression ratio enabled by direct injection air charge cooling and less "knock" tendency; fewer emissions because reduced emissions are enabled by increased heat to the catalyst.
The 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 also uses twin turbochargers, as opposed to a single unit. The reduced size of each turbocharger results in reduced internal inertia, allowing this advanced engine to avoid the "turbo lag" often prevalent in earlier-generation turbocharged applications. From the driver's seat, the rewarding result is linear power delivery across a broad torque band from 1,500 through 5,500 rpm.
SelectShift with Paddle Controls and All-Wheel Drive
The new Taurus SHO driveline combines a high-capacity six-speed 6F55 SelectShift transmission with a sophisticated torque-sensing All-Wheel-Drive System. These components work in harmony to deliver ample traction when putting EcoBoost power on the road. The
six-speed transmission offers a wide array of gears to enable spirited acceleration, yet comfortable high-speed cruising, through a 2.77 to 1 final drive ratio.
SelectShift provides conventional automatic operation or a manual shift mode that gives the driver complete control over gear selection. For performance-minded drivers, paddle controls allow "match-rev" downshifts and will hold manually selected gears for precise control. Intuitively operated, a squeeze on either paddle will deliver an economical upshift under acceleration, while a gentle push forward brings a smooth downshift, synchronizing the engine and transmission speeds for responsive and positive engagement.
The Taurus SHO driveline is contemporized with the incorporation of a sophisticated All-Wheel-Drive System that engages automatically and unobtrusively. The unit contains an advanced array of internal electromechanical clutches to efficiently distribute torque to the wheels with optimum traction. Standard all-wheel drive allows the Taurus SHO to efficiently deliver its high performance to the pavement under a wide variety of conditions.
"Taurus SHO suspension and steering have been sport-tuned to provide discriminating drivers with precise control, confident handling, communicative feedback and a compliant ride," said Pete Reyes, Taurus chief engineer.
Taurus SHO features an advanced electronic power-assisted steering (EPAS) system, providing responsive road feel and enhanced on-center balance while offering the additional benefit of increased fuel economy. SHO also features a sport-tuned suspension with unique shock absorbers, springs, stabilizer bars and strut mount bushings specifically developed and harmonized to deliver the highest level of Ford DNA road holding, cornering agility and steering responsiveness available in a Blue Oval full-size sedan.
Taurus SHO takes full advantage of the multi-link SR1 rear suspension design. Named for the 1:1 shock absorber ratio, this configuration provides an inherently stable baseline for the SHO development team to fine tune for enhanced driver control and agility. In addition, the SR1 rear suspension geometry provides increased travel, while enabling the use of 19- and 20-inch wheels and tires.
For the discriminating automotive enthusiast, Taurus SHO offers an available SHO Performance Package consisting of upgraded brake pads, recalibrated EPAS for even more responsiveness,
a "Sport Mode" setting for the standard AdvanceTrac® electronic stability control and a shorter 3.16 to 1 final drive ratio for faster acceleration. Summer-compound 20-inch Goodyear Eagle F1 performance tires on premium painted wheels also are included.
SHO-Specific Subtlety
A key element of the authentic SHO formula is the subtlety of its unique exterior design cues. Features include sporty premium painted wheels, wrapped in standard low-profile 19-inch Goodyear Eagle or optional 20-inch Michelin high-performance tires, a decklid-mounted spoiler and twin chrome exhaust tips. SHO also features a uniquely finished interpretation of the Ford signature three-bar grille with SHO-specific parking lamp bezels.
"Taurus SHO was always a stealth high-performance car," said Earl Lucas, exterior design manager. "The new SHO builds on the expressive design of the 2010 Taurus, adding subtle cues that set it apart."
The 2010 SHO is available in a wide range of new Taurus colors including Atlantis Green Metallic, a unique SHO color inspired by the iconic Deep Emerald Green hue appearing in 1991.
The new Taurus SHO interior encourages performance driving. Leather-trimmed seats with Miko Suede inserts, made from recycled post-consumer yarns from plastic soft drink bottles,
are comfortable and luxurious. A perforated leather-wrapped steering wheel puts the driver in smooth touch with the road. Front seats are 10-way power adjustable. SHO accelerator and brake pedals are trimmed in aluminum. The console, instrument and door panels feature
SHO-specific authentic aluminum appliqués. SHO branding appears on the unique floor mats, and on the passenger side of the instrument panel.
Taurus SHO: Performance and Convenience
The 2010 Taurus SHO offers an impressive array of standard convenience features as well as optional features and content. Standard Taurus SHO amenities include:
Intelligent Access with Push-Button Start, a new Taurus feature allowing drivers to enter the car and start the engine without using a conventional key. Drivers simply carry the fob as they approach the vehicle, touch the SecuriCode™ keyless entry keypad, open the door and enter, apply pressure on the brake pedal and push a button to start the engine.
MyKey™ allows enthusiasts to activate a restricted driving mode, persistent Belt-Minder® safety belt reminder, audio system volume limits, an earlier low-fuel warning, and consistently engaged AdvanceTrac® stability control. The top vehicle speed can be limited to 80 mph, and speed chimes can be programmed to engage at 45, 55 or 65 mph, further protecting their investment.
Easy Fuel™ Capless Fuel Filler, a unique feature that eliminates the need for a traditional fuel cap. Easy Fuel is a hassle-free solution that provides a consistent self-seal after every refueling.
Ford SYNC® is the fully integrated, in-vehicle voice-activated communications and entertainment system standard on Taurus SHO. The system combines 911 Assist™, Vehicle Health Report and GPS-based features including business search and call completion. SYNC connects to MP3 players, iPods, memory sticks and PDAs. The latest version of SYNC in the Taurus SHO adds Traffic, Directions and Information, providing turn-by-turn route guidance and the capability to access and personalize content.
Ambient Lighting allows the Taurus SHO driver to program interior lighting from a choice of five soothing colors to suit any preference.
The 2010 Taurus SHO comes standard with the full array of active and passive safety equipment and features offered across the Taurus range.
Available options on the 2010 Taurus SHO include:
Reverse Camera System, a unique SHO option, activates when reverse gear is selected, providing the driver with additional rear visibility, projecting on the windshield-mounted rearview mirror.
Adaptive Cruise Control, which allows the driver to set the Taurus SHO cruising speed while using radar technology to monitor traffic traveling up to 600 feet ahead, automatically adjusting speed to help maintain a preset distance between vehicles. Adaptive cruise control comes with Collision Warning with Brake Support, providing visible and audible warnings when slower traffic is detected ahead. Brake support is activated if the driver does not respond to provided warnings, and precharges the brake system to prepare the vehicle for stopping.
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS®) with Cross-Traffic Alert consists of two multiple-beam radar modules, one each per rear quarter panel. When an adjacent vehicle enters the defined blind spot zone, an indicator alert provides driver warning in the corresponding sideview mirror.
Cross-Traffic Alert uses existing BLIS radar modules to sense oncoming traffic while the Taurus SHO is slowly backed from a parking space. When cross traffic appears within three car widths, the system provides a visible message on the instrument panel in combination with a sideview mirror warning and an audible signal.
Multicontour Seats with Active Motion™ can be specified in conjunction with heated and cooled first-row positions in the new Taurus SHO. Multicontour functionality provides subtle but continuous massage to help prevent back pain and fatigue and is ideally suited to meet the needs of long-distance drivers.
Voice-Activated Navigation System includes a 10GB music jukebox hard drive and a single-CD/DVD player. When combined with the optional rear view camera, rearview projection appears on the center-stack-mounted navigation screen.
Sony® Audio System offers 12 speakers, a digital amplifier, 390 watts of continuous power (RMS), 115 dB of maximum bass sound pressure level and Dolby® Pro Logic® II surround technology.
The 2010 Taurus SHO will be built at Ford's Chicago (Ill.) assembly plant and will be available in dealerships this summer, starting at a base price of $37,995, including destination.


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As part of in-depth interview with him in ONM 106, Phoenix Wright creator Shu Takumi revealed that after the character's third game, he had doubts about whether another should be made at all.
"I felt that Phoenix's story had been told, and that the series should not continue", the writer, whose most recent work is the fantastic Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, explained to us. "Knowing when to end a story is very important and I wanted to avoid dragging it out and having it become a shadow of its former self."
Of course, his next appearance was at the stand rather than his usual bench in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, a move that Takumi was initially against: "Years later, when it was decided within Capcom that Ace Attorney 4 would go ahead, my position was that we should change the main character and tell a new story. I didn't plan to have Phoenix in the game, but my colleagues said they wanted him to appear in some form, which is why he ended up being the accused in the first case in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney."
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Fresh baked shoes from Christian Louboutin's made-to-order atelier—his workbench is probably a tad more decked out than yours.
More from his September 2007 profile on wmagazine.com.
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Labor Day here we come.
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Bad girls, bad girls, what cha gonna do, what cha gonna when dey come for you.
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We like drama, what's it to ya?
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Slightly undone and overly accessorized perfection.
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There's always something a little magical about Friday after a long week, no?
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We landed on Mars…and found a Tilda Swinton! We come in peace…
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So, about this whole Monday thing, can we end it now? Please?
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So much shimmer is like forbidden fruit. Sign us up.
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Bring it on, Monday.
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This just screams casual country weekend, doesn't it?
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Help! We're trapped in Thursday and just want it to be Friday!
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Fickle weather means difficult dressing and a plastic bag on your head. Just surrender.


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This is a very rude song. It's not safe for work, either.
Gosh. My feelings are hurt now.
Some movie makers are trying to raise money to distribute their film, and it looks good and sends the right message. It's titled Hug an Atheist.
I don't mind an occasional hug, but remember, though: some people are very uncomfortable with personal contact, and being an atheist is not a label that says you have permission to cross boundaries.
Except at the mandatory Satan-worshipping orgies. Oh, wait, did I let that slip?
(via Lousy Canuck.)
Seattle won the game part.
The commercials were won by Coca Cola.
Apparently, right wing nuts are having a meltdown over the desecration of using non-English lyrics. I don't know why, they ought to be overjoyed to see a megacorporation cunningly using diversity and natural beauty to sell people sugar water and making patriotic music an ode to capitalism.
We just got back home from Twelve Years a Slave. Throughout that movie, all I could think is, "we human beings did that to other human beings? We suck."
Now how am I supposed to get to sleep with that kind of disgust for humanity on my mind?
(It was still the best movie I've seen in at least a year, though.)
Ashley Miller is getting legal threats from a company called Cinematic Appraisals, because she found their claims laughable, and publicly laughed at them. I have to join in the laughing.
They claim to be a scientific script review company — for a fee, they'll take a look at your movie script proposal, run it through some scientific tests, and tell you whether it will
connect with an audience (I wonder if that's how movies like Transformers end up getting made?) I wondered how they do scientific script appraisal, so I visited their pseudoscience page. It's illustrated with this:
They put your script under a microscope, and use molecular models to do something or other? What? If only they'd included some beakers of colored water with some dry ice to make them bubble, then I might believe this is a real photo of science in action!
But no, this is what they say they do:
The Mind Science Method has been lab tested and is proven to correlate with the actual psychophysiological responses of a subject to the screenplay. Testing measured neurobiological activity with a variety of electrodermal equipment including galvanic skin monitor, electromyrograms [sic], a zygomaticaus [sic?], a corrogator [sic?], an EEG and EKG (MP150WSW with Tel100C remote monitoring module data acquisition system).
The galvanic skin monitor is pretty much the same thing as the e-meter Scientology uses — it's basically measuring how much you're sweating. Electromyograms are recordings of muscle activity; I presume that's what they doing with the zygomaticus (a muscle in your face involved in smiling) and the corrugator muscles (which are used to wrinkle up your forehead). Then they're measuring general brain activity and heart rate.
If you want to get a strong response from a person strapped into such a setup, tell them a detailed story about sexual activity, or about lots of violent action with graphic descriptions. Suddenly, a great deal of the American movie industry is explained!
Otherwise, though, it's a silly sciencey description of some really basic physiological apparatus, with misspellings and awkward grammar, that isn't going to be able to do what they claim it will do, even with their pretense of a magic algorithm.
I can understand why they'd rely on lawsuits to protect their reputation. It's too flimsy and compromised to be able to stand on its own.
It's the most boring game to watch, ever, and it's also terribly destructive to the saps who play it. Yet Superbowl Sunday comes up in a few weeks, and hordes of people will be watching it. Why? Maybe this chart explains it all:
There's no game there! It's mostly commercials. Maybe that's why it's a popular party focus: there isn't actually much going on to distract you from drinking beer and chatting with friends.
Apparently, there's a new Spider-Man movie in the works, and he's got a fancy new costume (without nipples, I'm happy to report), and it's got the hardcore comic fans in a lather. Well, not about the costume. It turns out that a few photos of the actor playing Mary Jane Watson were also leaked, and…she's not sexy enough for some.
There's actually 28 pages of people arguing whether Woodley is hot or not, seven times as many as there are talking about the new costume. (Although, like all comment threads, they go off-the-rails after a while. Flicking through, there's an intense argument over whether the phrase "lipstick on a pig" is sexist, and a fair amount of discussion about porn.)
I hope the people making the movie aren't as superficial as the ones who want to see it, although I fear there may be some unfortunate feedback between the two groups.
An interesting philosophy paper: 'That Man Behind the Curtain': Atheism and Belief in The Wizard of Oz. I don't think the movie The Wizard of Oz is exactly an atheist movie, but represents the current transition we're experiencing, where the old-fashioned beliefs are becoming increasingly untenable and unsupported by the culture as a whole, while people are still largely uncomfortable with abandoning the traditional big guy in the sky.
This decaffeinated belief—this belief without belief—is everywhere in The Wizard of Oz, even in the film's conclusion. When Dorothy finds herself back in Kansas, she tries to tell her family about her voyage, but Aunt Em silences her, saying, 'You just had a bad dream.' Dorothy replies, 'But it wasn't a dream. It was a place.' When she tells the farmhands and Professor Marvel that they were all there, they laugh. Aunt Em tries once more to convince Dorothy that she has been dreaming, but Dorothy protests: 'No, Aunt Em. This was a real, truly live place.' As she continues to describe her experience, she is again met with laughter. But when she indignantly asks the central question—'Doesn't anybody believe me?'—Uncle Henry responds by saying, 'Of course we believe you, Dorothy.' Her family and friends offer a kind of 'decaffeinated belief'. They do not really believe her, of course, but they do not wish to shake her faith. Believing in belief, they allow her to maintain her delusional inner conviction that Oz is real.
It is worth noting that 'decaffeinated belief' has likely been around as long as belief itself; similarly, belief in abstract (rather than anthropomorphic) deities certainly pre-dates the modern era. (One thinks of the connection made between God and the Word in the opening verse of John, for example; or later, Spinoza's move toward a kind of pantheism.) Nevertheless, Žižek and Dennett are correct to suggest that various forms of diluted belief have taken on special force in modern times. It has been difficult for many (particularly in the especially religious United States) to come to terms with the serious challenges to the supernatural offered by Darwin, Marx, and Freud. When Hegel and Nietzsche declared the death of God, believers scrambled to put God on life support, re-defining 'God' in abstract ways to make belief seem more defensible. Few intellectuals could still argue for traditional conceptions of God in the post-Darwin era (for example, God as a divine watchmaker, pace William Paley), but belief itself refused to become extinct; God mutated into more arcane, abstract notions in order to survive the skeptical spirit of modernism. It is this simultaneous loss of belief and maintenance of belief in the modern era that is captured perfectly in Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz.
There are lots of little bits throughout the movie that give the game away — which never really jumped out at me because I take their attitude for granted. Now I might just have to watch the whole thing again sometime to look for them. Also, flying monkeys are just cool.