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-So, I'm sure most of you have seen the interactive video for Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone, but I just wanted to point out that if you tune into the sports channel it somehow magically turns into a Wes Anderson video. Seriously. Try it. (Dylan)
-Check out this short from Jonas Cuaron which shows the other side of Sandra Bullock's desperate radio conversation in Gravity. (THR)
-Behind the scenes of how Goldiblox made this pretty awesome Rube Goldberg commercial. (Wired)
-If Lana Del Rey, strippers and ice cream are your thing you might want to watch the trailer for the "Lynchian" short film, Tropico, she has coming out. I'm not big on LDR or strippers but I do like me some ice cream. (Rolling Stone)
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-Jennifer Lawrence on shitting her pants and talking about the Kardashians, which, when we get down to it, is essentially the same thing. (The Wrap)
-James Gandolfini's final trip. (GQ)
-Carey Elwes is writing a book about The Princess Bride. How could it not be great? (LA Times)
-So, Yoda was almost played by a monkey? Boy, George Lucas has had some really awful ideas float through that bearded brain of his. (Guardian)
-Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's daughter Sosie will be Miss Golden Globes at the next ceremony. If you count awards shows in 5 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, this makes it pretty easy. (Yahoo)
-Sarah Silverman: Psychiatric Help. 5¢. (Daily Beast)
-These Criterion Collection covers brought to life as Vines are really cool. (The Dissolve)
-Terry Gilliam is trying to relaunch The Man Who Killed Don Quixote but I get the feeling that the documentary about his first attempt will be the best thing that'll ever happen with the story. (@DItzikoff)
-Are we finally getting an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman? (/Film)
-The first full trailer for Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac is quite shocking and NWS indeed. (AV Club)


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JUST last year, life was so good for Tuis that he was planning on walking down the aisle with his girlfriend.
But today, the life of Tuis Matthews (34) has been turned upside down and he is afraid he will die soon.
Tuis from Zacharia Park, south of Joburg, has an unexplained wound on his foot that is causing him much pain.
He can hardly walk, let alone get married!
"I haven't been sleeping properly for five months," Tuis told Daily Sun. "It feels as if something is chewing at my leg."
Tuis said his nightmare started in January when he saw a small pimple on the big toe of his left foot.
"I ignored the little bump, thinking it would go away.
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The pain has forced Tuis to stay at home as it's painful to walk.
"My family took me to different sangomas, who told me that I was bewitched by people in my neighbourhood. But the medicine they gave me hasn't worked at all," he said.
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An Iowa lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to reinstate the death penalty in the Hawkeye State and he's pointing to the deaths of two girls as his motivation.
Republican State Sen. Kent Sorenson of Milo says he intends to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January.
Sorenson says the discovery Wednesday of the bodies of 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins and her cousin, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey, have raised the issue of the death penalty to the forefront.
The chairman of the Iowa Senate's Judiciary Committee, Sen. Gene Fraise of Fort Madison, a Democrat, says there is not enough support in the Iowa Legislature to support resurrection of the death penalty.
Iowa repealed capital punishment in 1965.
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"David Wright drove in Jose Reyes 42 times last year, the second-highest figure for a pair of teammates in the last six years." Only Gary Sheffield and Rafael Furcal reached a higher totalSheffield drove in Furcal 49 times in 2003."
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"Among players who batted at least 200 times last year, Luis Castillo was the major leagues most patient hitter by far." He took 68 percent of the pitches he saw; no other hitter took more than 64 percent."
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WANTED: The most powerful man in the universe. Should be muscular. Blond hair a plus. Needs to be skilled in the Secrets of Grayskull and immune to evil forces of Skeletor. Long hours, good pay. Some near-nudity required.
That, at least, is how one might imagine the casting call for the role of He-Man in the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie, based on the successful Mattel toy line – launched in 1982 – and already the inspiration for the 1987 feature Masters of the Universe, which starred a muscular, blond and nearly naked Dolph Lundgren as Eternia's greatest warrior and Skeletor's archenemy.
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Meet Agent Melissa Jeglinski
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Welcome Melissa Jeglinski, until recently a Senior Editor with Harlequin Enterprises, now a new agent with The Knight Agency.
Tell us about yourself, your agency, and your role in the organization.
I majored in English with a writing concentration at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Right after graduation, I moved to New York City to begin a seventeen-year career with Harlequin Enterprises. I started with that organization as an editorial assistant and left as Senior Editor for Silhouette Desire. I've just recently made the move into agenting and found a wonderful home at The Knight Agency.
As associate agent/submission coordinator, I wear several hats. I review the agency's unsolicited submissions. And I am also available to give editorial input to my fellow agents and their clients. I am slowly building my own client list and find that quite rewarding.
What inspired you to move from editing to agenting?
Well, leaving New York had become a priority to me for personal reasons. But I so wanted to stay in the publishing business that I loved. Finding Deidre Knight and The Knight Agency was fate. At TKA I could still work with books and authors. As an agent, I can help an author create a career path and really work with them on many more areas than I could as an editor. And I can work in more genres, which is exciting.
What kind of book grabs your attention and makes you consider wanting to submit it?
I have a love of many genres, but what grabs my attention the most is an excellent voice. If the writer can draw me into their work in just a few sentences then there is something special on that page. If they can keep my attention through the first chapter, all the better. If I find myself unable to stop reading-even though there may be some concerns-then I know I have a project that needs to find the right home.
Currently, I am interested in most all types of romance: historical, contemporary, romantica, light paranormal, humorous and category. I also love cozy mysteries, thrillers and all types of women's fiction.
What makes a writer a good choice for you? What makes you a good choice for a writer?
I want to work with clients who are serious about their writing careers, dedicated to producing wonderful books and willing to listen to constructive feedback. They need to have realistic expectations and have a willingness to work hard to make the most of their career.
A writer should know that I take on clients for the long haul-I want to build them to be the best that they can be. But I will never push them to do something they aren't comfortable with.
How much input do you expect to have on a client's work?
A client should know that I will be giving editorial feedback-but not so much so that I would overwhelm their creativity. I hope to be able to give a client a roadmap to follow so that their project can be sent to an editor in the best creative shape possible. I don't want that editor to be have a reason to turn down that project for any reason.
How do you advise clients who want to venture into new genres or make a departure from their published works?
I would urge an author not to jump on the bandwagon-not to write something just because it seems to be the next big trend. I would urge them to be certain they are writing the type of projects they feel comfortable with and are energized by. An author needs to be excited by the idea in order to really create something others can be equally excited by.
What kind of support do you offer clients who may have temporary difficulties in producing work?
It is my aim to be a sounding board for my clients. My time as an editor has given me insight in how to brainstorm ideas and that can be quite helpful if an author is stymied in their creativity.
How would you handle a new mid-career client?
Together we would discuss how to create a roadmap of their next year's worth of projects; what they currently have in the pipeline and where they want to be in twelve months. Then we would go about making that vision a reality through a lot of hard work and creative thinking.
What are your thoughts about pseudonyms?
I think that all depends upon what the writer wishes to do, and what the publishers' needs are. It's really something that needs to be looked at on a case by case basis.
How would you prefer to be approached by established writers looking for new representation?
A query letter emailed to me directly, email@example.com, outlining their story, writing credentials and expectations from an agent.
Do you accept electronic submissions?
We at The Knight Agency only accept electronic submissions: email@example.com.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about yourself or your agency?
The Knight Agency is a boutique literary agency, offering white glove representation for our varied array of clients. We strive to give our writers very hands-on service and make them feel like one of the family.
Thanks to Chris Green for inviting Melissa to blog with us.
6 comments
Megan Hart says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 am
Welcome, Melissa! And thanks for being here.
Chris Marie Green says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Hey, Melissa! Thank you so much for coming and welcome to the Knight Agency. We really appreciate your sharing your expertise.
Estella says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Informative post!
Paula Roe says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
hey MJ – nice to actually put a face to your name
I have a question for you – for previously published authors seeking representation, do you prefer they query and submit a completed project before you'd consider taking them on, or would you take them as a client purely based on past work and say, a partial or synopsis?
Paula x
Yvonne Lindsay says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Hi MJ! Fabulous interview. I particularly enjoyed reading how you will be working with your authors in the future. All the very best!
Sheri WhiteFeather says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Hi MJ,
I enjoyed your interview, too. Congrats on your new career. Much luck and love.


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Ask your doctor for a copy of your vaccination (shot) records.

Find out where you can get the shots you need.

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Schedule your well-woman visit with a doctor or nurse every year. The well-woman visit is an important way to help you stay healthy.

Well-woman visits include a full checkup, separate from any other visit for sickness or injury. These visits focus on preventive care for women, which may include:

Services, like shots, that improve your health by preventing diseases and other health problems

Screenings, which are medical tests to check for diseases early when they may be easier to treat

Education and counseling to help you make informed health decisions

What happens during a well-woman visit?
Your well-woman visit is a chance to focus on your overall health and wellness. There are 3 main goals for the visit:

Documenting your health habits and history

Getting a physical exam

Setting health goals

1. Health habits and history
Before your physical exam, the doctor or nurse will ask you to answer some questions about your overall health. These questions may cover topics like your:

Medical history

Family's health history

Sexual health and sexual partners

Eating habits and physical activity

Use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

Mental health history, including depression

Relationships and safety

2. Physical exam
The doctor or nurse will examine your body, which may include:

Measuring your height and weight

Calculating your body mass index (BMI) to see if you are at a healthy weight

Checking your blood pressure

Taking your temperature

Doing a breast exam (feeling your breasts and under your arms for lumps or other changes)

Doing a Pap test and pelvic exam

3. Health goals
You and the doctor or nurse will talk about the next steps for helping you stay healthy. Together, you can decide which screenings or follow-up services are right for you.

If you have health goals, like losing weight or quitting smoking, you and your doctor or nurse can make a plan to help you meet these goals.

How often do I need a well-woman visit?
It's a good idea to get a well-woman visit once a year. Depending on the screenings or other services you need, it may take more than 1 visit.

For example, the doctor or nurse may ask you to come in for a follow-up visit to discuss the results of a screening. Or you may need a separate appointment to get a specific service.
 Take Action! Make a list of questions for your doctor or nurse.
Take these steps to get the most out of your well-woman visit.

Know your family health history.
Your family's health history is an important part of your personal health record. Use this family health history tool to keep track of conditions that run in your family. Take this information to your well-woman visit.

Make a list of questions for your doctor.
This visit is a great time to ask the doctor or nurse any questions about:

Birth control ooptions

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

Preparing to get pregnant

Your safety and relationships

Anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues

Eating healthy foods

Being more active

Some important questions include:

Do I need any important shots?

How can I protect myself from HIV and other STDs?

Which form of birth control is right for me?

How do I know if my relationship is healthy and safe?

Where can I get help for a mental health issue?

How can I be more physically active?

Take a notepad and write down the answers so you remember them later.

Talk with your doctor or nurse about which screenings you need.
Getting screening tests is one of the most important things you can do for your health. At your well-woman visit, the doctor or nurse may recommend screening you for:

Certain types of cancer

HPV (human papillomavirus, which can lead to cervical cancer)

HIV and other  sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

High blood pressure and cholesterol

Diabetes

Osteoporosis (weak bones)

In addition to screenings, the doctor may sometimes recommend counseling for:

Depression

Domestic violence

Use the myhealthfinder tool to find out which screening tests you may need.

What about cost?
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law passed in 2010, many insurance plans now cover at least one well-woman visit per year at no cost to you. Plans must also cover some screenings and types of counseling.

Contact your insurance provider to find out what's covered by your plan. For information about other services covered by the Affordable Care Act, visit HealthCare.gov.

Follow up with the doctor or nurse after your visit.
During your well-woman visit, the doctor or nurse may recommend that you see a specialist or get certain screenings. Try to schedule these follow-up appointments before you leave the doctor's office.

If that's not possible, make a note on your calendar to schedule your follow-up appointments.

Get more tips on taking an active role in your health care.

Take steps to stay healthy all year.
There are things you can do every day to stay healthy. Find tips on:

Getting active

Eating healthy

Managing stress

Quitting smoking

Watching your weight

Getting enough sleep

 Start Today: Small Steps

Get tips on what to ask when you get medical tests [PDF - 16 KB].

Schedule your well-woman visit today.

Check out the 5 steps to safer health care [PDF - 375 KB].

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A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast to check for breast cancer. Mammograms can help find breast cancer early. You have a better chance of surviving breast cancer if it's found and treated early.

If you are age 40 through 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them.

If you are age 50 to 74, get mammograms every 2 years. You may also choose to get them more often. Together, you and your doctor can decide what's best for you.

Mammograms for women over age 40 are covered under the Affordable Care Act. Depending on your insurance plan, you may be able to get mammograms at no cost to you. Talk to your insurance provider.

Like all medical tests, mammograms have pros and cons. These pros and cons change with your age and your risk for breast cancer. Use the questions below to start a conversation with your doctor about mammograms.

What do I ask the doctor?

It helps to have questions for the doctor written down ahead of time. Print this list of questions, and take it to your next appointment. You may want to ask a family member or close friend to come with you to take notes.

Do I have risk factors for breast cancer?

I am under age 50:

Based on my risk factors, what are my chances of getting breast cancer?

Should I start getting regular mammograms? If so, how often?

What are the pros and cons of getting mammograms before age 50?

I am between ages 50 and 74:

Based on my risk factors, what are my chances of getting breast cancer?

How often should I get mammograms?

What are the pros and cons of getting mammograms every 2 years instead of every year?

What happens during an appointment to get mammograms?

How long will it take to get the results of my mammograms?

If I don't hear back from you about the results of my mammograms, should I assume everything is okay?

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Osteoporosis ("os-tee-oh-puh-ROH-sis") is a disease of the bones. It means your bones are weak and more likely to break. Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it's most common in older women.

Ask your doctor or nurse about steps you can take to prevent weak bones and lower your risk for osteoporosis. If you are age 50 or older, talk to your doctor about testing your bone strength.

Screening for osteoporosis (called a bone density test) is covered under the Affordable Care Act for some women over age 60. Medicare covers the test every 2 years for women who are at high risk for osteoporosis.

Depending on your insurance plan, you may be able to get screened at no cost to you. Talk to your insurance provider.

What do I ask the doctor?

Visiting the doctor can be stressful. It helps to have questions written down before your appointment. Print these questions, and take them with you the next time you visit the doctor. You may want to take a family member or close friend along to help take notes.

What puts me at risk for osteoporosis?

What foods can I eat to help prevent osteoporosis?

What kinds of physical activity can I do to help prevent osteoporosis?

Am I currently taking any medicines that cause bone loss?

How much calcium and vitamin D do I need each day?

How can I get enough calcium?

How can I find out if I have weak bones?

If I have osteoporosis, what are my treatment options?

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Menopause is when women stop getting their period. It's also called "the change." Menopause is different for each woman, but most women reach menopause around age 50.

As you get closer to menopause, your ovaries make less and less female hormones, called estrogen ("ES-tra-jin") and progesterone ("pro-JES-ter-own"). Eventually, your ovaries stop making these hormones completely. Symptoms of menopause can include:

Irregular bleeding (more or less often than usual)

Hot flashes

Mood swings

Trouble sleeping

More or less interest in sex

Vaginal dryness

It can take 2 to 8 years to go through menopause. Menopause is finished when you haven't had a period in 12 months. Once you've finished menopause, you won't be able to get pregnant.

What do I ask the doctor?

Visiting the doctor can be stressful. It helps to have questions written down before your appointment. You can also print out this list of questions to take with you.

How do I know if I'm going through menopause?

How do I know if the changes in my period are from menopause or a sign of a problem?

What other changes will I go through?

Is there something I can do to control hot flashes?

Are there changes I can make to my diet and physical activity to stay healthy during menopause?

Is hormone therapy a good idea for me?

Are there alternative therapies, like herbal supplements, that might help with my symptoms?

What other steps can I take to be more comfortable?

When can I stop using birth control?

What can I do to stay healthy as I get older? For example, how can I reduce my risk for osteoporosis and heart disease?

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When you choose a doctor for yourself or a loved one, make sure to choose a primary care doctor you can trust. A primary care doctor can:

Help you make important decisions, like which screening tests and shots to get

Treat many health problems

Refer you to a specialist when you need more help with a specific health issue

When you are choosing a doctor, look for someone who:

Treats you with respect

Listens to your opinions and concerns

Encourages you to ask questions

Explains things in ways you can understand

When you and your doctor work together as a team, you'll get better health care. Try the following tips to find a doctor who's right for you.

Ask for recommendations from people you know.

Getting a reference from someone you know and trust is a great way to find a doctor.

Ask friends, family members, neighbors, or coworkers if they have a doctor they like.

If you are looking for a new doctor because yours is retiring or moving, ask your current doctor for a recommendation.

Check with your insurance company.

If you have health insurance, you may need to choose a doctor in their network. Some plans may let you choose a doctor outside the network if you pay a bigger share of your health care costs.

Call your insurance company and ask for a list of local doctors who take your insurance plan.

See if your insurance company has a Web site you can use to search for a local doctor who accepts your plan.

If you don't have health insurance, you'll have to pay for health care out of pocket, which can be very expensive. For help finding insurance, visit https://www.healthcare.gov/.

Call your top choices.

Make a list of the doctors you have in mind. Call their offices to ask questions and learn more about them. The answers to the following questions may help you make a decision:

Is the doctor taking new patients?

How long will it take to get an appointment?

How long do appointments usually last?

Is the doctor part of a group practice? Who are the other doctors?

Who will see you if the doctor isn't available?

Which hospital does the doctor use?

Can you get lab work and x-rays done in the office?

What is the office's cancellation policy?

If you have a medical condition, does the doctor have experience treating it?

If you are more comfortable speaking to a doctor in a language besides English, is there a doctor or nurse who speaks that language?

Does the doctor offer evening or weekend appointments?

Ask yourself these questions after the first appointment.

Did the doctor and office staff:

Make you feel comfortable during your appointment

Spend enough time with you

Give you a chance to ask questions

Answer your questions clearly

If you answer "no" to any of these questions, you may want to keep looking.
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Study: Producers get solid return on checkoff investments
U.S. beef, pork, corn and soybean producers are receiving a solid return on their checkoff investments in the U.S. Meat Export Federation's export market development programs, according to a study completed recently by Harry Kaiser, Ph.D., the Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and director of the Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program.
In fact, every industry dollar invested in these programs over the past 10 years returned an average of $15 in net revenue for the pork industry and $8 to the beef industry.
"An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Meat Export Federation's Export Market Development Programs" was commissioned by USMEF to quantify the returns that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs receive from their investments in USMEF's export market development programs. The independent study was funded by the USDA and Kaiser was chosen from several researchers who proposed to do the research.
"It is clear that U.S. beef and pork export market development and promotion programs have had a significant and positive impact on meat export net revenue," said Kaiser.
The economic model showed that combined producer and USDA marketing expenditures increased U.S. red meat exports by more than 30 percent per year. According to Kaiser, "this increase in exports due to export market development translated to between $46.3 million (for beef) and $85.7 million (for pork) in average annual extra net revenue to the industry, which is far higher than the average annual $27.5 million cost invested by producers and the USDA."
The study determined that reducing export promotion and development program funding by 75 percent between 1995 and 2010 would have reduced U.S. beef exports by 36.1 percent and U.S. pork exports by 30.1 percent, a total export loss equal to almost 537 million pounds per year for the eight top foreign markets analyzed in the model. The value of that loss was determined, then compared to total beef and pork export promotion cost to calculate a series of benefit-to-cost ratios.
The overall BCR for USMEF market development programs had median values of 3.87 for beef and 7.42 for pork. This means that the average return to meat producers on each $1 invested by them and the government in market development activities in international markets was $3.87 for beef and $7.42 for pork.
"Because producers contributed approximately half of the total dollars spent on export marketing, the median BCRs for their half of the spending averaged between 7.74 (for beef) and 14.84 (for pork) times their investment, which are very high returns," noted Kaiser.
These results suggest that U.S. export promotion have a very important impact on import demand for U.S. beef and pork. In comparing the results of this study to those of 16 studies of similar programs for other commodities, Kaiser notes: "The results of this study suggest that U.S. beef and pork export promotion has had a larger impact on imports of U.S. meat than most other export promotion programs."
Kaiser also looked at the regional impacts of these programs and found two of the most important markets for U.S. meat exports, Mexico and Japan, had the highest gains in imports due to export market development. Collectively, USMEF programs in these two countries accounted for 373 million pounds per year in increased exports of U.S. beef and pork.
"Kaiser's study is beneficial because it provides an independent analysis of the returns that U.S. producers' investments as well as USDA funds generate through USMEF's international market development programs," said Philip Seng, USMEF president and CEO. "When the process is transparent and measurable, our funding sources can make informed decisions on how to invest their funds and feel confident that the benefits to producers and taxpayers are solid."
The full report is available at www.usmef.org/downloads/USMEFReportFinal.pdf.


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Nocturnes - Little Boots
- Band Name: Little Boots
- Record Label: On Repeat Records
- Release Date: May 7, 2013
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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May 19, 2013Little Boot's first album was released way back in 2013. To have a five year gap between first and second albums for a pop artists is a long period. Her first album, had it's moments, but it just felt like it got worse over repeat listens. However, I was excited to see a new album, to see which avenues of pop she would venture down; she goes down none whatsoever.
Every track is over four minuets apart from "Every Night I Say A Prayer". Nocturnes is more of a dance album than anything taking inspiration from eras of Electronic music gone by to create an unattractive mix of Disco/House and soft Electro. I can't get a hold on this album, at all. The album begins with "Motorway", which is nice, but why open with that? Maybe it's a new beginning, I just don't know. The album doesn't do anything for me. It goes on and on and on. Don't get me wrong, Daft Punk have done similar Disco sounding tracks, just look at Discovery, and I love Daft Punk, but Little Boots doesn't handle it well. She handles 80′s synth pop with layers of possibly modern dance.
This album doesn't suit her, it feels out of place. I didn't actually want to go back for a second listen, I had to force myself, because whilst it can be nice at some point, even catchy on songs like "Satellite", I can't tell if it's good music, or just annoying.
I did happen to enjoy one song, "Crescendo". But the song actually reminds me a lot of a song by Selena Gomez and the Scene featuring Pixie Lott, not exactly the zenith of pop music, but nevertheless, it's enjoyable. The album from "Crescendo" onwards is easier to enjoy, but track nine "All For You" feel limp, and a closer at that. I was surprised to hear another track to finish the album off, it just wouldn't end.
Overall, there may be something for you in this album. It does have it's warmer elements where it doesn't try to hard, where it can become enjoyable, but there is little substance here, I feel like you can just hold on and stay sane.… Expand
Jun 25, 2013While Nocturnes doesn't have the immediate impact or supremely sticky quality of Little Boots', AKA Victoria Hesketh's, high-caliber dance-pop debut, Hands, it does display a slow-growing (Or is that glowing?) charm that rings true to the album's muted title.
May 30, 2013Nocturnes rates better as an album that sounds better with time, as opposed to Hands' sugar rush appeal. However, it also retains an uneven quality that can make getting through Nocturnes feel like someone trying to drag the party on a little too long.
May 23, 2013It's Nocturnes' two sleek singles ("Motorway," "Broken Record") that manage the best in dark electronic allure with shiny, hook-driven choruses.


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Monday, May 10, 2010
Sinking Seamen
But will Powell have any hope of making a difference? What does Powell have to work with? Chone Figgins is batting a whopping .185, Jose Lopez has turned out to be another disappointment at .222, Kotchman is ripping .194. Prima dona Bradley is currently restricted from play until he gets is massive ego under control. Even the geriatric veteran Griffey is hitting .208. Maybe Cockrell just didn't know how to communicate his year of batting experience to these guys. Surely he offered a fresh perspective on hitting to someone like Griffey (22 seasons, 2779 hits in 9777 at bats, or an average of .284). Maybe Powell's approach with these seasoned veterans will not be quite so radical. Maybe he can better relate to Bradley, as he too began his career as an Expo. Perhaps he alone - with his deep understanding of the game, years of experience, and accumulated accomplishments - holds the key to the Mariners success.
For a franchise who has never seen a World Series, and only 4 postseason playoffs, Powell had better have the Midas touch, otherwise it will be his head on the chopping block in a couple of months. Maybe then they'll ask Mike Sweeny (currently batting .176) to be the hitting coach. Wait, no, probably not...he is a 4 time All Star, with 16 seasons, a lifetime batting average of .297, and 1508 hits in 5071 at bats. He's clearly not qualified.
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3 comments:
- Burton said...
I know there will be people out there who will site Powell's 27 years in baseball, including four with the Mariners as a minor league hitting coach, 5 seasons with the Reds organization, and six years in Japan where he becamed America's first player in Japan to hold three consecutive batting titles. But come on, if the guy was truly qualified to teach hitting (something that I believe is pointless anyway...you either can or cannot hit a ball), he would have a bit more credibility if he actually had more than two seasons in the majors. Besides, it is not as if he will make much difference anyway. The Mariners have always sucked.
- May 10, 2010 3:52 AM
- GM-Carson said...
The Mariners offense does suck. I don't play in the Majors, so I can't really speak from experience, but I find it hard to believe the hitting coach has much of an impact.
- May 10, 2010 7:44 AM
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16 October 2001
A live black widow spider was found last week in a carton of Californian table grapes in an Auckland supermarket.
Imports from the treatment facility in California were suspended until the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) audit was completed.
The USDA audit confirmed that all required treatments were carried out in California in accordance with agreed MAF standards. Importing has resumed.
"The USDA audit did not find any system failures which could be attributed to our standards not being followed correctly, therefore imports of Californian table grapes will continue," said Justin Downs, MAF's national adviser, International Operations (Plant Imports).
Mr Downs said the situation would be reviewed again if another exotic spider made it into New Zealand.
The USDA has written to MAF reassuring the Ministry of its, and the Californian table grape industry's, commitment to comply with New Zealand import standards. Additional measures have also been put in place to ensure this remains a credible and sustainable program.
The risk of black widow spiders becoming established in New Zealand by this pathway is considered very low.
The male black widow spider has an elongated black shiny body, with white and red markings on its side. The female's abdomen has a red hourglass mark or two red marks on its back. It is similar in appearance to the New Zealand katipo spider, which is venomous. The black widow spider's bite is also venomous, and may result in breathing difficulties, nausea and vomiting.
New Zealand imports 400,000 cartons of Californian table grapes a year. So far this season 145,000 cartons have been imported. This equates to 3.625 million bunches of grapes. Last months finding of a black widow spider bring the total to three spider finds this season.
For further information contact:
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Place a barbell or body bar across the back of your shoulders; hold the bar slightly farther than shoulder-width apart. Stand with your feet just beyond hip-width this activates your main butt muscle most effectively. Keep your spine straight and move your hips back as if you're about to sit in a chair. Bend your knees and squat until your thighs are slightly past parallel to the floor (if you can). Straighten your legs and return to the starting position. DO: Two sets of 20 repetitions; rest one minute between sets. Do this one to two times a week.
Stand in front of a cable machine and place the strap around your ankle (or, at home, wrap a stretch band around your ankle and something immobile). Keep your leg straight, slide it behind you, and lift your foot slightly off the floor so your butt contracts. DO: Two sets of 20 repetitions; rest one minute between sets. Do this one or two times per week.
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It was a happy homecoming Monday for some soldiers with the Florida National Guard.
They're back at home after nine months in the Middle East.
About 25 members of the 2153rd Financial Management Detachment arrived at Jacksonville International Airport Monday morning.
Some of the soldiers were greeted by their loved ones. Others had their families waiting for them at the National Guard armory in St. Augustine, where a welcome home ceremony was planned.
One soldier says her family has their own homecoming plans for her for the next week.
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The soldiers of the detachment handled payroll for other members of the military who were deployed in the region, as well as other financial tasks like making sure vendors and contracts were paid.
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· Engage in dialogue, not monologue. The 18-to-30 guests who appeared at the summit make it clear that listening to the demographic is even more important than speaking to them. Gather first-hand input from interviews and panel discussions and let young adults' insights guide your strrategies.
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She'll look arrrdorable in the Petite Pirate Costume which includes: A peasant top dress featuring an attached corset with red ribbon lace up detail and cherry red waist sash. A matching headscarf is also included in this sweet sailor's style. 2 piece set. Polyester. Hand Wash.
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I'm very pleased with the quality if this costume. The only warning is that the top is a little low cut and my daughter will need to wear a shirt under the costume.
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This costume was so great that my daughter won 1st and 2nd place at two different Halloween parties. It fit great and due to us living in the Northeast we had to put a layer under it and it still was comfortable. I also ordered the see through eye patch and it was perfect for walking in the dark where she was still able to see and it completed the costume perfectly!!
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General Patton said, "Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader". I wonder though on what basis we should be making our decisions? Any fool can make a decision but how do we make a wise decision? How do we make a decision based on the right thing to do? What is the right thing to do? Who am I to be making decisions? What happens if I make the wrong decision? I remember making that bad decision way back when. What will be the punishment if it all goes wrong because of me? I think I will do something else as it's less painful, now where is that telephone directory I have to read? Oh, my God I wish I could have decided back then now look what's happened. I will lose my job. Why can't I make decisions I am just so crap at this job. What must everyone be thinking about me?
Do I need to go on? If you have not recognised at least some of this in you then this is not the post for you. If however, even a little resonates, stay with me a little longer but still feel free to sign off any time I am of no use to you.
So, you are faced with a decision we all are; "Should I have the chicken and pasta meal on the red eye from LA to Boston", "Should I get my web-site made now or a little later when all my products are ready to go" or "Should I fire this person?" Maybe we should look at where the need for decisions springs from?
Every living thing on this planet makes decisions, bacteria, plants, animals and us. For some it is a really simple decision such as letting a particular chemical into their cell based on determining if it is food or poison. Birds need to look at the length of day, wind direction, temperature etc. before they decide to migrate. Some mammals need to decide, "Do I cross that river to get to new pasture but I risk drowning or maybe getting eaten by a giant Nile crocodile?" These are all true life threatening decisions that all organisms make on a minute by minute basis in order to survive, procreate and pass on their genes to the next generation. The consequences of making a wrong decision are drastic and often final! By comparison most of our human decisions are utterly trivial but we place a similar amount of importance on them. We even invest ourselves and our valuable emotional energy in the decisions made by others. After all the whole celebrity industry is based on us caring about whether a particular young soap star is going to leave another wanabee and when they do, has this affected their popularity? How is it then that we are so worried about making decisions if they are usually so trivial? I have a theory!
Is it that we still assign a primitive degree of consequence or weight to all of our decisions instead of being able to assign a degree of importance that is in proportion to the demand of the decision? By this I mean for example, do you get a sensation of panic when you go into a new restaurant and you do not know their particular way of ordering food, is it counter or waitress service. My father got to the point where he would prefer to walk out if he could not immediately see what he had to do. I loved the man dearly but it got to the point where he was almost unable to make a decision for himself. He deferred to any and everyone else's needs and he just fit in. Now that makes for someone that does not rock the boat but at the same time it is a person that cannot contribute themselves fully and authentically. If you recognise even a bit of this level of uncertainty (and I have been there) what is going on inside you when it happens. My recollection is that I feel a distancing from the situation and the people I'm with, I get tongued tied and I get a feeling of mild panic (sometimes major). My reflection on this is that I am driven inside myself and there is an invisible barrier that has jumped up to protect me from the situation. Several conflicting voices vie for position. The child voice is loud and panicky and wants someone else to help me out, the authoritative adult voice is chastising me telling me to pull myself together and my mature wise adult is drowned out waiting for permission to speak up. Then of course the world impinges on this internal argument, "Sir would you like a table or a booth", "Do you want the set menu or á la carte", "Would you like to see the specials and are you interested in joining our dining club?" The internal emotional temperature rises and you begin to think of the consequences of each decision weighing each one up, often in terms of, "What will people (in this case the waitress) think if I make a dumb decision?" You get to a point where you blurt out, "I'll join the á la carte dining club in the booth", or something similar. You sit down and you hear that voice, "What a bloody stupid decision that was", "now you can't see the sports on TV, dummy" and "The waitress thinks I'm an uncouth idiot who does not know anything".
Well, what is going on here? This is life in a New York minute. What you have done is rake up just about every childhood insecurity and then piled them one on top of another. Let's take a deep breath and revisit the scenario. The minute we are born we probably have few fears except some genetically hardwired systems that might make us shy away from bright light, loud noises and bad tastes. We are however, instantly equipped with our primitive but exquisitely capable decision making skills such as the need for our mothers and for food. Babies are the most powerful of computers sucking up data from many and various sources around them. We all manage to somehow synthesise this into our version of reality and we develop our social awareness. As we grow we become more and more exposed to social pressures including parents, siblings, teachers, friends etc. From them we learn our social conventions as to what is right and wrong. It is said that good parenting is based on helping a child to know right from wrong but maybe there are better and worse ways of doing this. Remember the subject of this Blog is decision making. In order to make a decision you need a degree of autonomy in that situation, if not, this is someone else's decision not yours. The question then is how much autonomy were you given to make decisions when you grew up? Were you allowed to decide what you had to eat, what you wore, which friends you kept, what clothes you wore, did you have to go to visit grandparents every time, did you get a say which school you went to what subjects you chose. Were you told how to eat, how to talk, even how to walk? If as a child you were never given chance to make a decision and learn how to succeed and fail how can you suddenly be expected to grow "Decision Wings" and fly as an independent adult? I was very lucky in having parents who allowed me to voice my opinion from a very early age, for which I am eternally grateful.
Ah, so maybe we have something here, maybe if you go back to you childhood for a while and reflect, could it be that your fear as an adult of making decisions is that you had your wings clipped all the time? If you feel that to a greater or lesser degree that this was the case what can you do now? Well you could play the blame game, parents, siblings, teachers etc. and you may need to do that for a while in order to get it out in the open. In the end if carried on too long it is self defeating and in any case you cannot go back and change events. You can only alter how you view and respond to those events in the present. What you can do is simply notice in the moment what is happening inside you both physically and emotionally when you recall specific events in your earlier life. Really notice them! Describe to yourself what it feels like to recall those events. Saying it out aloud can be very cathartic (do this on your own). You might also feel guilt or blame in that you have let all of this history control you. Well hello there, you are not unique in this, everyone wishes they were not quite as they are. The trick is to keep investigating with the objective of simply becoming more and more self-aware. Try not to attach blame, simply investigate and notice. The philosopher Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power" and this kind of non-judgemental process of self-awareness gives you real knowledge and power. It gives you the most important kind of power deep insight into who you are and why you are the way that you are. Make sure there is no more scary stuff lurking; winkle it all out and face it down for what it is and then put it in the correct filing draw for later referral as you need it. You can bring it out at will and reinvestigate to see if you can wring out one more drop of useful life experience. What you begin to notice, as if by magic, is that less and less of life is scary, you develop a calmness you did notice before, you connect with other people more rewardingly and people come to you for advice as they see your deep wisdom develops.
If you live your life from this firm foundation of self-awareness making decisions becomes the simplest of actions because very few of your challenges will be as hard as the process that you have just gone through. You will sense intuitively what a trivial decision is and give it its due attention compared with the really big decisions in life where you need to engage all of you emotional and intellectual resources. What you will also notice is that you will begin to make decisions on the basis of caring but not too much.
So, how can you make a start? This really depends on why you are reading this Blog and to what extent you feel you are stuck. It may be that there is real trauma in your life that can only be assisted by professional therapy or counselling. If so, simply accept this as something you need to address and get help. I urge you to do this it is a wonderful experience to have someone else listen non-judgementally to you in a safe confidential space. Depending upon your specific needs in terms of what is keeping you stuck you might consider life or business coaching. I have been coached over several years and I am a qualified executive coach. It is a privilege to be on either side of this close and wonderfully synergistic partnership. Coaching has changed my life and is a major reason why I am writing this Blog. However, before diving in to any of these options you might do some simple but rewarding homework to make a start. I would encourage you to investigate your life in detail especially looking at your absolute core life values. Here is an exercise that can get you going. Before we do though what I am talking about are "YOUR LIFE VALUES", not those you think that other people think you should have. This is all about you and is not about trying to please anyone and I mean anyone else. Take your time, maybe several days before committing pen to paper. Then—–
Values and Self-awareness Exercise.
Take 10 large sheets of paper (A3 in Europe) and write one core value on the middle of the left hand side (See Figure below). My core values include honesty, love, learning, forgiveness, etc. Then draw two short lines spreading out and to the right from this core value. Write between one and three words (no more) at the end of each line that describe or qualify your core value. Do this quickly as your first responses tend to be the most truthful and revealing. Then draw two lines from each of these words and repeat the process by writing up to three words describing the previous words and so on. For some core values you will fill the page for others it does not matter.
What have you done? You have written out in black and white exactly who you are and what makes you tick. This value map describes everything about you including your dreams, ethics, desires, fears; everything. It will give you jumping off points from which you can investigate your past in the way that I describe above. More crucially it will give you a tool with which to assist you to make important decisions in life. For example, if you are thinking of starting a new job, for moving home or starting a new relationship, on what basis can you make the decision so that the place or job or person you end up in or with fits with who you are. For example, in the world of work you might see that you like working with lots of people so, would getting a job that isolates you, no matter how well paid nurture you and make you happy? What if you find that a core value is centred on green issues could you work for a company that pays lip service to their environmental policy?
You can use this core value map for all of your decision making in work or at home. Gradually you will refer to the physical map less and less because it will be embedded in your mind and imperceptibly you will stop consciously referring to this mental core value map as you will be making decisions more intuitively, with all of the computation done in the background. Most importantly you will give each decision its correct emotional weight releasing you from everyday angst letting you give more and more attention to the things that really matter, yourself and those you love.


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