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The Communication Access Network (CAN) – This network comprises of a range of local and statewide services and supports for adults with communication difficulties to communicate effectively and participate in their own communities.
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1 Jesus said to his disciples, "Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! | 1 Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. |
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Manager - Admin Support - Call Centre back Office
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Permanent management level position in the Medical industry.
Benefits: Medical Aid, Pension Fund etc.
Posted by Strategic Personnel on 22/02/2012 Ref #NPMSCC CJ Ref# 1360842
An exciting opportunity has become available for a suitably skilled and experienced Call Centre Manager, with a minimum of 3 years management experience, along with Medical Aid / Healthcare exprience, essential.
Purpose of the role will be to provide an effective and efficient customer service through first time call resolution by managing the Admin Support/Call Centre Department.
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Fort Gilbert (1864-1867) - Established in 1864 as a trading post at the edge of the Fort Buford reservation in present day Richland County, Montana, on the west bank of the Yellowstone River. Reportedly named after Colonel Charles C. Gilbert (Cullum 1292), a commanding officer at Fort Buford (1870-1872) but Fort Gilbert predated Fort Buford and Colonel Gilbert's command.
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Built as a trading post for the lower Yellowstone valley.
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Marker only, no remains of the post.
Location: About 5 miles north of Sidney in Richland County, Montana, off hwy 200 on the west bank of the Yellowstone River Maps & Images Lat: 47.79917 Long: -104.07417
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 71
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 471
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19 And this is the witnessing of John, when Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and deacons to him, that they should ask him, Who art thou? | 19 Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. |
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This spanking video shows a mommy. A very angry mommy.
She's on the phone and she learns that her daughters have been up to no good.
This is a very old fashioned household and mom remembers how her own father use to deal out plenty of spanking punishment to her when she was still a teen.
Not much has changed in the corrective methods, so now her daughters will have to get a spanking for being such bad girls.
They go over her lap for an otk spanking with the bare hand. And after that, mom has the girls bend over and she gives them a harsh paddle spanking.
Their buttocks turn red and the girls feel very ashamed of themselves.
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St Aidan Lodge
Front Street, Framwellgate Moor, Durham DH1 5BL
Tel: 0191 370 9691
Group: Ideal Care (North) Ltd
Person in charge: Virginia Lowery (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Durham County Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home only (Residential Care) – Privately Owned , 62 residents
Registered Care Categories*: Dementia • Old Age
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Single Rooms: 62
Rooms with ensuite WC: 62
Weekly Charges Guide: Personal Care Single £437 – £458
Facilities & Services: Day Care • Respite Care • Separate EMI Unit • Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Lift • Wheelchair access • Gardens for residents • Residents Kitchenette • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room • Residents Internet Access
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How to quit smoking using your smartphone. Why Tablets Are The Future Of Electronic Medical Records [REPORT] The adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) by doctor practices and hospitals is one of the most exciting developments in health - and the iPad is playing a big part.
Up till recently, the typical EMR system was a PC-based enterprise software suite deployed in a large, public hospital. But thanks mainly to the iPad, EMRs are finding their way into tens of thousands of small to medium medical practices. Today, EMR vendor drchrono is releasing a report about EMR adoption and impact. In a phone interview, I discussed the findings with drchrono CEO Michael Nusimow and COO Daniel Kivatonos. The 2012 EMR Impact Report from drchrono surveys the usage and impact of EMRs in practices of 25 physicians or less. iPhone Is Best Mobile Advertising Platform, Says Opera Software [Report.
The iPhone is the top performer in the mobile ad monetization performance space, according to a new report from Opera Software. It is followed by Android devices, of course, and then a large gap in which the rest of the mobile devices are being left behind. "The iPhone leads the smartphone OS pack with an average eCPM of $2.85," writes the company in their first State of Mobile Advertising report. "Though it is closely followed by Android devices (at $2.10). The rest of the mobile phone field is significantly behind." Opera Software claims to be the world's leading mobile ad publishing platform, with more than 9000 global customers, over 35 billion ad impressions per month and driving over $240 million of ad revenue dollars to mobile app publishers in the 2011.
Why Aren't We Downloading Health Apps? Phone Therapy Successful in Treating Depression [STUDY] Text4Baby Mobile Services Gives New Moms Health Updates. What every mother wants for Mother's Day: healthy children.
A free mobile service called Text4Baby sends breaking health information to new and expecting mothers. Participants in the program receive between one and three text messages each week informing them of health alerts or offering advice for breastfeeding, labor or other prenatal issues. Patients control hospital environment with iPad-based suite.
The iPad's other life: medical device extraordinaire — Apple News, Tips and Reviews. Study: European doctors getting iPad fever. According to a new study by Manhattan Research, which surveyed more than 1,200 physicians across Europe, 26 percent of doctors claim they own an Apple iPad and spend more than 25 percent of their professional time using it.
Doctors in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and the U.K. participated in the survey reported by PMLiVE, a medical industry blog (via AppleInsider). As you can imagine, the top usage for the iPad was for Internet use, accounting for 27 percent of the doctors' Internet usage, beating out traditional cell phones and smartphones (18 percent) and falling short of desktops and notebooks (55 percent). Young African Invents Touch Screen Medical Tablet.


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text: On its sophomore album, Mr. Big has covered all the hard-rock bases in search of a hit. There are lively, gutsy tunes like ''Never Say Never,'' a mellow, radio-friendly number in ''CDFF Lucky This Time,'' and the weepily romantic ''Just Take My Heart.'' And since the quartet sports two virtuoso players guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan there's a lot of instrumental fanciness sprinkled throughout. On ''Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy,'' the two even play their instruments with cordless drills in harmony (''Don't try this at home, kids,'' the lyric sheet warns). Lean Into It was released last March, but none of these tricks was able to keep it on the charts until the recent release of the single ''To Be With You.'' This simple little ballad features acoustic guitar and hand-clap percussion, and is by far the best song on the album. So much for formulas and fretwork, eh, boys? C+


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Body and Soul (1925 film)
Body and Soul | |
Theatrical release poster
Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
Produced by | Oscar Micheaux |
Written by | Oscar Micheaux (novel and screenplay) |
Starring | Paul Robeson Mercedes Gilbert Julia Theresa Russell |
Distributed by | Micheaux Film Corporation |
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Body and Soul is a 1925 race film produced, written, directed, and distributed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Paul Robeson in his motion picture debut.
An escaped prisoner seeks refuge in the predominantly African American town of Tatesville, Georgia, by passing himself off as the Rt. Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins. He is joined in town by a fellow criminal, and the pair scheme to swindle the phony reverend's congregation of their offerings. Jenkins falls in love with a young member of his congregation, Isabelle Perkins, even though she is in love with a poor young man named Sylvester, who happens to be Jenkins' long-estranged twin brother. Jenkins steals money from Martha Jane, Isabelle's mother and convinces the young woman to take the blame for his crime. She flees to Atlanta and dies just as her mother locates her. Returning to Tatesville, Isabelle's mother confronts Jenkins in front of the congregation. Jenkins flees and during a twilight struggle he kills a man who tries to bring him to justice. The following morning, Martha Jane awakens and realizes the episode with Jenkins was only a dream. She provides Isabelle (who is not dead) and Sylvester with the funds to start a married life together.[1]
- Paul Robeson as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
- Mercedes Gilbert as Martha Jane - Her Mother
- Julia Theresa Russell as Isabelle - the Girl
- Lawrence Chenault as Yello-Curley' Hinds - the Phony Reverend's Former Jailmate
- Marshall Rogers as Speakeasy proprietor
- Lillian Johnson as "Sis" Caline, a Pious Lady
- Madame Robinson as "Sis" Lucy, a Pious Lady
- Chester A. Alexander as Deacon Simpkins, a Church Elder
- Walter Cornick as Brother Amos, a Church Elder
Paul Robeson made his film debut at the age of 27 in Body and Soul, playing the dual role of Jenkins and Sylvester. As part of the agreement to star in the film, Robeson received a $100 per week salary plus three percent of the gross after the first $40,000 in receipts.[2]
The original version of Body and Soul was a nine-reel production. When the filmmaker applied for an exhibition license from the Motion Picture Commission of the State of New York, it was denied approval on the grounds it would "tend to incite to crime" and was "immoral" and "sacrilegious". Micheaux was forced to re-edit the film twice before the commission approved the film, which was reduced from nine to five reels.[3] The surviving copy of Body and Soul is based on this edited version; Micheaux's director cut is considered a lost film.[4] Body and Soul is one of three surviving silent films created by Micheaux, who is credited with making 26 silent productions.[5] Body and Soul holds an 80% approval rating on aggregate film site Rotten Tomatoes, though the audience score is significantly lower, at 55%, leading to believe that they simply didn't understand or appreciate the message.
Body and Soul was originally released to cinemas catering to an exclusive African American audience, and for many years the film was unknown to white moviegoers. In 2000, Body and Soul was presented at the New York Film Festival with a new musical score composed by trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and performed live by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.[6]
- ^ "Overview for Body and Soul", Turner Classic Movies
- ^ "Body and Soul: Overview Article," Turner Classic Movies
- ^ "Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul: Visual Representation and Social Construction of African-American Identity," page 29, Universite de Caen
- ^ "Body and Soul," AfricanAmericans.com[dead link]
- ^ "Citizen Micheaux," After Image, September 2001
- ^ "Body and Soul (1925): FILM REVIEW; Reverend's Wrongs Unrighted," New York Times, September 23, 2000
External links[edit]
- Body and Soul at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Body and Soul at the Internet Movie Database
- Body and Soul at the TCM Movie Database
- Body and Soul at AllMovie


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News » Pakistan delayed international response to floods, report says
16 February 2012 -- The failure of the Pakistan government to allow international aid agencies to support local relief efforts immediately after last year's floods prevented survivors from receiving adequate, timely support, according to a briefing paper published on Thursday.
Coupled with a "weak response" from international donors, six months after floods devastated parts of Sindh and Balochistan provinces in August last year, more than 2.5 million men, women and children still lack sufficient food and shelter, said the paper, Pakistan Floods Emergency – Lessons from a Continuing Disaster, published by a consortium of national and international agencies.
"Although it launched its own response quickly, the government of Pakistan waited several weeks before allowing international aid agencies to support the Pakistani relief efforts," said the paper. "There were reports of discrimination and political bias influencing the distribution of aid in a few cases ... Restrictions on the activities of aid agencies, such as the use of cash grants, caused delays or prevented flood survivors receiving the most appropriate support."
Pakistan was still reeling from the impact of severe floods in 2010 when almost a year to the day monsoon rains caused further devastation in some of the same areas last August. Sindh was one of the worst hit provinces in the 2010 floods.
More than 5 million people in Sindh and Balochistan were affected by the 2011 floods. Around 1.8 million people were left homeless and more than 2.2 million acres of crops were lost.
Most people who have returned home are still living in makeshift shelters. Remaining flood waters prevented thousands of farmers from planting crops in November and December, which has left many dependent on aid, said the consortium, which includes local NGOs, such as the Sindh Agricultural and Forestry Workers Co-ordinating Organisation, Pakistan Fisher-folk Forum and Laar Humanitarian & Development Programme, and international organisations, including Oxfam, Concern, Save the Children and Islamic Relief.
Some 43% of people affected by the floods are food insecure, said the consortium. Rising food prices have put extra pressure on already vulnerable families.
The consortium also criticised the international community's response to the crisis. By 10 February, just 47% of the UN's appeal for $357m had been met. The consortium said the target was modest when compared with other appeals. The UN was seeking $66 per person for the 2011 floods, compared with $97 per person requested after the 2010 crisis, $217 per person after the 2004 Asian tsunami and $481 per person after the Haiti earthquake in 2010.
While the European commission, the US and the UK were the top donors, the response from several other wealthy countries and traditional donors collectively had been disappointing.
International NGOs have also experienced funding difficulties. In November, four agencies, including Oxfam and Save the Children, warned they may be forced to scale back operations in the area because of lack of funds.
The briefing paper said the Pakistan authorities needed to do more to limit the impact of future disasters in the country. Pakistan is one of the 168 countries that adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action, a 10-year action plan to manage natural disasters, published in 2005.
"Pakistan has already developed many of the right strategies and disaster management structures," it said. "However, greater political commitment and resources are needed to make them more effective and to tackle the social and economic injustices that leave some Pakistanis more exposed than others to the impact of hazards such as floods and earthquakes."
The paper calls on the Pakistan government to ensure all those affected by future disasters receive timely and adequate support for as long as necessary, and get sufficient support to rebuild lives and homes in the longer term. The government needed to reform and strengthen its disaster management systems, better monitor disaster risks and move more quickly to declare emergencies.
International donors, meanwhile, needed to fully fund flood relief plans and support the Pakistan authorities to "fulfil its obligations".


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Shifting Perspectives: The state of balance address, part 2 {WoW}
Feb 5th 2010 4:15PM "Things have been in utter chaos, there have been reports of a rioter in the streets flailing a giant fish around."
*looks around for Teranin*
Oh there he is, impaled on a bone spike! I love that screenshot, the guild name is so very appropriate.
Great first outing, looking forward to more!
WoW.com Guest Post: Why Eclipse is broken {WoW}
Feb 4th 2010 4:14PM Speaking of Eclipse procs at the wrong time... We tried Sindragosa Tuesday night in my 10 man.
Do you know how much I whined when I'd proc Eclipse just after she targetted me with Unchained Magic? >.
WoW.com Guest Post: Why Eclipse is broken {WoW}
Feb 4th 2010 4:06PM I agree with Liss - this is Win-Win. If Graylo was full time here, his blog would suffer. Murmurs didn't have an awesome blog for us to miss his posting on. And an occasional Graylo guest-post here will be icing on the yummy moonkin cake.
Spoilers: Fall of the Lich King cinematic {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2010 1:59PM Yep, that and the bit in Culling of Stratholme where Arthas yells "We're going to settle this now, Mal'Ganis, just you and me!"
... and these other 5 random people who just showed up here and have been keeping me alive while these wacked out dragons try to kill me...
Always cracks me up.
WoW Moviewatch: Life of a Vendor {WoW}
Feb 1st 2010 4:52PM That was the one thing that made me consider this a very well done movie - the degree to which the clips were sped up so that the NPCs' idle animations were very carefully timed to the music. Very like a dance indeed...
Addon Spotlight: Vuhdo {WoW}
Jan 30th 2010 6:58PM I use Grid/Clique still, never had a reason to switch and I like how I have mine configured... Count me among those who would like to see a full comparison between the major healer raid frame addons (Grid+Clique, Healbot, and Vuhdo, primarily), because I've not yet found something that I'd like Grid/Clique to do that I can't make it do acceptably well.
"I don't have rage, runic power, or energy bars displaying. As a healer, its not really necessary nor is it relevant to what I need."
Your prerogative, obviously... Since I find having mana bars showing as useful, I go ahead and show rage/energy, etc as well. Energy and runic power aren't a concern to me, but I find there are times when it does help to know when a warrior or druid tank is rage-starved, as it puts me on heightened alert to watch for DPS pulling off of him.
Breakfast Topic: Fun with jerks {WoW}
Jan 30th 2010 5:21PM Normally my jerkiness in PuGs is limited, as a healer, to refusing to heal DPS who are consistently doing stupid things and pulling aggro (first time they do it, they get healed... second time, a later heal with a gentle warning... third time, if they can't heal themselves, they die).
I've also tried to counter the rockstar chain pulling tanks now and then by not rushing to catch up. If I'm drinking after a difficult pull, I'll say "need mana" or "drinking, hold up", and I will not stand up and run after them until I'm done to save their impatient butts. Once in a while, I even like to be able to loot the mobs we've killed - imagine that. If they can't be bothered to check to see if the healer is in range before they pull a whole room, hope they're geared enough to tank them without getting a heal until I can catch up.
Only one of my level 80s has a tank spec/gear, but more often I prefer to queue my feral/resto druid as heals only. While she was leveling, I did have one spectacularly bad group where I was the tank, and decided to ditch early because the group was being uncooperative and making it a miserable run - using knockbacks repeatedly after being asked politely to stop, pulling before me, attacking AOE packs before they'd all been touched, etc, and they were laughing about it as I struggled to round up the stray mobs and save the healer. After a final warning, the last time the DPS knocked back a pack before I'd even had a chance to swipe I cat form sprinted down the stairs and around a corner, shadowmelded and hearthed. I sent the healer (a night elf priest) a nice tell of apology, and she informed me that she also chose to shadowmeld and let the jerks die.
Breakfast Topic: Fun with jerks {WoW}
Jan 30th 2010 4:53PM Regardless of being uncrittable, 19k health *in bear form* is not geared enough to tank a heroic - any heroic. Would you like to run heroics with a warrior, paladin, or DK who had under 20k health? Heck, too many people refuse to run with tanks who are under 30k, which I don't mind so much, but under 20k? They're not geared to tank.
True, druid tanks don't necessarily need to be wearing "tank specific" gear, but unless you overgear the instance by a fair amount, you will need to pick up some tank accessories to keep from being a bear-shaped stain on the instance floor.
Breakfast Topic: Fun with jerks {WoW}
Jan 30th 2010 4:33PM "Nowadays, any 80 tank with under 30k health on his first heroic and who doesn't know w/e the f**k they're doing just isn't trying and deserves to be yelled at/humiliated in order tof orce them to go read up on their role."
Bad, bad, bad. You sir, are part of the reason why more people don't tank.
I was in a heroic HoS a couple of weeks ago where an obviously newer tank with 28k health dropped group before we even started, because some overgeared DPS started in on him. "Who's tanking? Hopefully not the guy with 28k health!" and laughed when he dropped.
There's no reason to be obnoxious to people who are learning to tank and just starting to gear up. If you don't want to take the luck of the draw and get someone who may not be T9/10 geared yet, queue with a tank you know. If you don't like the random tank you get, then leave the group yourself, or at least give them a chance to see if they are actually more skilled than geared. Some of them may pleasantly surprise you.
Breakfast Topic: Fun with jerks {WoW}
Jan 30th 2010 4:25PM Oh man, that's one of my pet peeves, too - people who AOE those Slag mobs. Not only does the melee bite the dust (happened to me on my enhancement shaman with a group of guildies a couple of weeks ago), but if the tank isn't way overgeared, he often dies too. I've died on that part as the *healer* because the tank died before the whole pack was dead, and the only DPS left alive were pure dps classes who couldn't rez... what a mess.
So yeah. I ask people not to AOE those mobs no matter what role I'm performing, because it's a waste of everyone's time to have to stop to rez, and if they're unlucky, we could all have to run back and do it over.


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BioWare has launched a new Dragon Age: Inquisition video which provides an early glimpse at the game's combat.
There's some pre-alpha gameplay footage, plus insight from the title's creative director, executive producer and senior gameplay designer.
Executive producer Mark Darrah says: "We've heard a lot of feedback, both positive and negative on both of the previous games, and you have to look at both sides of that. People really like the responsiveness of Dragon Age 2 but they didn't like a lot of other things like the encounter design, lack of a more tactical gameplay aspect, which they thought they had in Dragon Age: Origins and lost."
Powered by Frostbite 2 and due for release in 2014 on PC, current and next-gen consoles, the third entry in the fantasy RPG series will reintroduce multiple playable races and add mounts for the first time.


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Mixing SoftWash Systems™ Products For One Batch Method Commonly referred to as mixology, the proper process of mixing cleaning solutions is important to set up in your cleaning company. Incorrect mixing of chemicals and even the order of the chemicals being added to the cleaning solution tank can result in injury. There are several techniques and protocols you will need to teach your employees when mixing any cleaning solution. In all of these mixing examples the user absolutely needs to add water to the mixing tank first!
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KUWAIT CITY, March 20: Amidst efforts to search for the missing Malaysian aircraft, rumors spread through various social networking sites and free SMS services about a Kuwaiti man who allegedly told his family that he will go on business trip to China onboard the aircraft, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
While the man's family is waiting for confirmation if he was among the passengers on board the missing plane, rumor has it that he did not travel as he is now staying with his girlfriend in her apartment.
However, upon hearing news on the missing aircraft, he could no longer go out of the apartment as he is afraid to admit to his family that he lied.
Meanwhile, a Kuwaiti officer has allegedly entered the 'Guinness Book of World Records' with the highest number of work-related trips, reports Al- Shahed daily quoting sources.


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The CD opens with the title track, a dueling melody number in which Lovano soars through a run of notes with his full, breathy tone while Rubalcaba dances the harmony on the keys. The pianist's droning bass notes provide syncopated accompaniment for his sizzling right-handed jogs. The airy "How Deep Is the Ocean" takes a softer, more lyrical approach, Lovano enchanting the saxophone with a subtler and breathier tone.
"Boss Town" starts with Rubalcaba's chords marching behind Lovano's circular melody. It takes the tempo down a peg while Lovano, proving himself a bit of a multi-instrumentalist, chimes in on tuned gongs. (The sax player's percussion, which appears in a few places on Flying Colors, is the only thing that weakens the CD. It's tolerable but seemingly arbitrary and adds little to the proceedings.) Nevertheless the moment is quickly forgotten as Rubalcaba comes back blazing, hammering out bass chords while his right hand cascades down the keys.
The CD is filled with such highlights. Rubalcaba burns through portions of "Mr. Hyde" as if he were running from Castro, and the musicians weave a solid tapestry on the Tadd Dameron standard "Hot House." Lovano and Rubalcaba prove with Flying Colors that they not only excel at their respective instruments but can potentially redefine the manner in which instruments interact.
-- Larry Getlen
Gastr del Sol
(Drag City)
Throughout the '80s David Grubbs spent his time playing guitar and singing in gnarly little Midwestern punk bands with names like Squirrel Bait, Bitch Magnet, Slint, and Bastro. Those groups became college-rock favorites but eventually folded. In the early '90s, Grubbs -- who had always been a latent avant-gardist -- formed a loose "band" with the inscrutable name of Gastr del Sol. Grubbs probably lost most of his previous audience: His new compositions tend to be thoughtful piano studies and intricate tone poems for guitar. When Grubbs began collaborating in 1994 with Jim O'Rourke, a studio engineer and tape manipulator, Gastr del Sol's sound took on an added (and decidedly odd) dimension.
Camofleur, the band's third full-length album, walks a fine line between experimental noodling and clearly realized innovation, often within a single song. The opening track, "The Seasons Reverse," is a lightly galloping pop song with jazzy guitar, a nice horn solo, and a little steel drum thrown in for good measure. In his appealingly bland voice, Grubb sings a sort of poetic essay: "The seasons reshuffle/At a span of a year and a half/September reverses and the equinoxes flip." The last two minutes of the song, however, dwindle into a moody, unfinished guitar sketch accompanied by the faint sound of distant firecrackers. The track ends with several seconds' worth of a barely audible woman's voice.
"The Seasons Reverse" is not just a cerebral sound-experiment; it's a love song. Surprisingly, it works. There's joy in the music's rapid pace but regret in the lyrics: "They shuffle because it's been more than two years/ First seeing you in a snow bank/Then a sweater/Then a swelter." The song speeds by, slows down, then fades away, leaving nothing but a few sounds and words that are as fuzzy as old memories.
Not all of Gastr del Sol's songs require this much interpretive effort. "Each Dream Is an Example" is a lovely piano-and-horns piece à la Pet Sounds; "Mouth Canyon" recalls Neil Young's early, folky material; "Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder" is, despite its tricky title (and a few moments of intrusive tape noise), a very nice mood piece featuring Grubb's delicate piano accompanied by an organ and a cornet.
Grubbs has a better facility with sound than words: Lyrics such as "Summing up/Tenderness/Air mattress" are a little too abstract for their own good. The instrumental passages are what stand out here: tentative pianos, elaborate guitar lines, processed lengths of tape, or even all of the above. With punk rock behind him and the freedom to do what he pleases before him, Grubbs is leading Gastr del Sol towards his unique personal vision.
-- Rafer Guzman
Mary Lou Lord
Got No Shadow
During the chorus of "His Lamest Flame," this CD's bouncy opening track, Mary Lou Lord warbles a carefree "na na na na na" over a simple descending melody. It's a moment of light, sugary joy, a perfect ode to '60s-style pop. The flip side of that track is Lord's cover of Freedy Johnston's wistful ballad "The Lucky One." "Standing in the last night/Artificial daylight/I know I am the lucky one," Lord sighs. No "na na na" going on there.
Lord's brand of late '90s folk-rock draws from only the best influences, and they're clearly listed in her liner notes. Lord gives her gushiest thank-you to Shawn Colvin ("Your music inspired me to begin this journey..."), whose spirit seems to shine through these songs like sunlight through gauze. But it's Nick Saloman, of the British pop group the Bevis Frond, who contributes the most here: He wrote four songs, cowrote three, and plays guitar on every song except one. Then there's Lord's friend Elliott Smith, an indie folk favorite (and Oscar nominee for his contribution to the Good Will Hunting soundtrack) who takes over guitar duties on the breezy blues song "Shake Sugaree." Nels Cline, of the Geraldine Fibbers, offers his guitar services on a few songs; Roger McGuinn (yep, from the Byrds) strums a twelve-string on the catchy "Lights Are Changing." Colvin even sings background vocals on "Subway," an autobiographical song about Lord's years of busking for the commuter crowd.


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US Opens Portal for Online Comments on Regulations
My detailed comments and suggestions (127 comments)
From my 2600 member DoWire e-list on politics and technology: http://e-democracy.org/do
Some Clift Notes Suggestions
A couple of quick suggestions, the Topical Guide to Regulations and Services should be a profile link from the home page. It is much more than a Related Link. I'd also change the phrase "Search Open Regs" to "List Proposed Regs" that is what what clicking there conveniently does. On the home page, unless you read the full text at right you wouldn't know that the selection tools on the top banner will list proposed regulations - I thought was getting access to existing regulations. I'd switch "Find Regulations" to "List Proposed Regs" and simply say "Search Proposed Regulations" for the search option.
Now my main "what's next" suggestions:
1. What's Popular - Ensure that site usage creates automatic pathways to "What's Popular" lists for all users.
If X proposal is generating high amounts of aggregate traffic or a daily or weekly surge in new traffic, use that data to generate dynamic directories _across the whole of government_ to the information most people are looking for that day/week/year.
This is already being done by the excellent Department of Transportation e-rulemaking web site: http://dms.dot.gov/reports/topdock_rpt.htm This is how people find good shareware all the time: http://download.com.com/3101-2001-0-1.html And how we know what is hot on Yahoo News: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=
Comment statistics should also generate a public display listing the proposed regulations receiving the most frequent comments.
2. Public e-access to public e-comments - I understand that this is a future goal of this effort. I don't know if this is written down anywhere, but key government officials have indicated to me this is a goal.
This is huge. For the first time the business of interest group influence on proposed regulations will gain _timely_ transparency. For the first time across government (the DOT system allows you to see comments already), official decision-making process will have an online interface that will allow the public to then further comment on other public submissions. Let's help the government do this right and then share this version of highly structured online consultation with governments around the country/world.
3. What's New - Personalization and e-mail notification are the most politically powerful tools available for e-government today. Notification doesn't change what information becomes public, so this is more a technical choice.
Information only has value in the political process if you know about it when it can be used to influence a decision, a decision-maker, or the public. It should be a fundamental right of all Americans to track a set of keywords, agencies, or other factors and be notified via e-mail when something of likely interest is newly available on Regulations.gov.
There could be volume restrictions per user to balance the server demand and provide equitable service. This would prevent putting put all the "value-added" commercial tracking services the big lobby groups use from going out of business. Those businesses will politically stop anything that provides too much convenience to those who are willing and able to pay big bucks for any political advantage.
If the UK government can use these tools, why not us? http://www.info4local.gov.uk/emailalert.asp Also, check out the features of these sites: http://www.itpapers.com and http://www.bitpipe.com
End of my main comments
Folks at CDT also have comments on what they would like to see next: http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_9.03.shtml
Here is the a news item from the Washington Post on this: U.S. Opens Online Portal to Rulemaking Web Site Invites Wider Participation in the Regulatory Process http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30
Something related: Congress Plans to Slash E-Gov Funding http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/1573661 (Adding more e-regulation features will cost money, hey Congress, help us out here and invest in your own online public services as well.)
A number of very recent articles and presentations by the number one academic e-rulemaking guru, Stuart Shulman: http://www.drake.edu/artsci/faculty/sshulman/NSF/
For commentary on rules, regulatory reform in general: http://www.ombwatch.org/regs http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/risk/rsk
Past DO-WIRE posts on e-rulemaking:
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Tag Archives: lutheran theology
Good Friday is a Good Time for Lament
Posted on 18. Apr, 2014 by Dan Ruth.
O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry. -Psalm 88: 1-2 There are times in life when all one can do is to cry out. Those times when the broken reality of our world comes crashing in. […]
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What Did Luther Say About Loving Our Neighbor?
Posted on 09. Apr, 2014 by Dan Ruth.
"It is not forbidden but rather commanded that by the sweat of our brow we should seek our daily food, clothing, and all we need and avoid destruction whenever we can, as long as we do so without detracting from our love and duty toward our neighbor." -Martin Luther In Martin Luther's time, society's affliction, […]
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A Prayer for Those Affected by Typhoon Haiyan
Posted on 08. Nov, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
[UPDATED] On Friday, November 8 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with sustained winds of nearly 150 miles per hour. It is the strongest typhoon in the world this year, and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land. Local officials estimate loss of life could reach 10,000 people, and it is estimated that up to […]
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We Have a Dream, Too
Posted on 28. Aug, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington. (Watch the whole 16-minute speech here.) Little needs to be said about the enormous impact his speech has had on American history and culture. We wanted to share our own dreams for the future of our world. […]
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Black History Month — diversity that's not divisive
Posted on 18. Feb, 2013 by Lutheran World Relief.
This commentary was written by LWR's President & CEO, John Nunes, for The Reporter — the official newspaper of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Read the whole commentary at reporter.lcms.org The starting point for celebrations of African-American history month in February begins with the recognition of the unique struggles and toilsome successes of people of African […]
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A Prayer for Ash Wednesday
Posted on 13. Feb, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Precious Lord, Our world is a wilderness of dust and ash. The flames of poverty consume. Deserts engulf forests and grasslands. Drought, famine and food shortages blow through an ever more hopeless world. Yet amid the ashes and dust, we know that you are […]
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You Know You Are a Lutheran When…
Posted on 14. Jan, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
"You know you are a Lutheran when… even if you knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, you would still plant your apple tree." I ran across this image on the Lutheran Memes Facebook page this morning, and think it's a wonderfully hope-filled statement, and appropriate for Lutheran World Relief. LWR's work to […]


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Do you like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Then come on in, my friend!
I haven't seen a style like this pop in a while. I can't put my finger on where I've seen it before...
Thing is, I like it. It's some sort of personification of machine, but the mind wonders how it could even be moving or relatable. There's kind of an air of mystery. You want to see it move, speak, do anything because the mind tries to figure out 'how'. There's a sort of magic to it as well. I guess that's where the 'Surreal' part comes in.
Now to see something like this cross with MLP... Maybe Flim Flam's machine has a few aspects that the audience has overlooked?
"Always make them laugh, try to make them cry. Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life." Frank Turner.
Oh man, now I'm going to be having nightmares about a sentient super cider squeezy... *shivers*
That's a pretty apt description of what I was going for! I also tried to develop what the personification was exactly a little in the title (...which I just remembered I left out here... "Feelin' Nerdy").
On a separate note, there's something else I wanted to show you guys. This is my last commission before going on an official indefinite hiatus to develop my ability to work with other mediums and to work on my portfolio. I wanted to run it by you all before presenting it to the poor commissioner, who's been waiting ages to get it.
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I started it in January, and I've completely lost the ability to look at it objectively, regardless of how I flip it on its axes. What do you guys think? Anything that could be improved? Anything that could be fixed?
DeviantArt; PSN: Spyro_Conspiracy; Steam: Spyro Conspiracy Theorist
Again, great work as always Spyro. Power armor is always an iffy concept that's left to artist interpretation and, in turn, viewer preference. This I do like, though it just occured tome that this is the first I've seen of a Pegasus in AJ's design rather than that of the Enclaves more lighter and more appropriate one. For the torso and the head, great job showing the anatomy and the lethality of the hooves. I like the added touch of seeing the pegasi's mane through the helmet... but
The armored wings almost looks like someone strapped a couple of kites to (his?) back. It works, but I have an idea that could improve the look, while giving it something more unique.
Study the anatomy of a wing. Maybe a Hawk or another bird of prey. Pay attention to the bones. Any armor crafted for a pegasus would compliment the anatomy rather than cover it. Icould imagine those wings being a system of rods being splayed like supporting bone structures ending in those small canons. Might be something fun to work with, no? Unless he has jets, it seems like flapping with those plates would be next to impossible.
To be honest, I don't know what to think about the gun. I still have a hard time wrapping my head around how ponies can use them, and how it changes their structure to accomidate... I've yet to see an artist impression that leaves me satisfied. It does give the work more context, which is always a good thing.
And sorry about the cider squeezy. I said that to give you inspiration, not to bring nightmares upon you XD.
Thanks, Adrian! I agree that the wing armor is weird, but unfortunately I don't think I can change them, because this was how the commissioner requested them (to be coverings over the top of the wing, guns that point out at that position, and a design that looks something at least vaguely reminiscent of a stealth fighter). I like your idea a lot, though, so if the opportunity arises to draw something like it again I'll try it!
As for the gun, hmm... I'm never quite sure what to do, since I don't really know anything about guns. It's another thing that the commissioner requested, which means I've gotta find a way to make it work as best I can. Generally for things like this I'm given a specific gun that they want, and I try to make it recognizable, and then try to make it fit within the ponyverse. Here, though, I didn't really change it much, because the gun was supposed to be designed to fit exclusively in a battle saddle, rendering local mouth-holding unnecessary. I'm not sure what else I should do to make it fit in with ponies better while retaining recognizability. The handle is the biggest annoyance, because it serves little-to-no purpose for ponies, and yet is a major part of the gun's shape Do you have any thoughts on how the gun might change so that, while keeping all of its main features, makes a bit more sense?
Heh, and that's alright about the long tormented nights of terror. That's where inspiration for such things comes from! =D
I've a few ideas, cant talk right now. Will take notes and share when I can.
Alright, cool. =)
Darn it, GI.
I did a cover of Fun's "Some Nights". I wasn't going to post it here, but some people seemed to enjoy it, so I was going to get you guys' opinions on it.
Language warning for the last part I guess.
^She's reacting to my posts!
Check out some of my songs! https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelCoversPony/videos
So this my first time trying my hand at actually trying to draw:
I still need to color it and draw the wings, so I think I might be able to get a finished version up by the weekend (I was using my cousin's sketchbook). So what do you think?
The champions come together and a new battle ensues!
vVOoh! Is that that simplistic style that they use in the show like this? Vv
I like it! There may be a little bit of proportion problems, but it's good for a first try. If you look at the picture up there for example, Twilight's mouth is a bit more thin than Dashie's, and her body is a bit less boxy. Details like that really help to make a picture stand out above the rest. Also, the shape of the head around the hair is also off and the eyes are a bit close. I hope I am able to see the finished version!
It kind of looks like the style used in "Friendship is Witchcraft" wedding episode.
That's lookin' good! If you're looking for pointers, one thing I've found helps when trying to draw simple shapes is to draw exclusively from the elbow and shoulder. It's weird at first, but it makes it a lot easier to draw smooth shapes that flow into each other.
I'll be interested to see how the wings look in this style!
I drew a hand. It's old, and wrinkly. What do y'all think?
Looks great as always Spyro! I can't see anything immediately wrong with it
So I made this demo reel for my Compositing class, we were pretty much given complete creative control. Just keep that in mind before you watch this.
Neato. Only downside was it made me think of this.
Actually...That is a bonus, not a downside. I SAY TENOUTATEN


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SXSW 2014: Oliver Platt Makes Everything 34% Better
Features By Jack Giroux on March 14, 2014 | Be the First To CommentIt's a scientific fact that if you add Oliver Platt to anything it gets 34% better. There are numerous examples of Platt elevating films even with his smallest of appearances. However, this week he took off his actor's hat and served as a narrative feature juror member for SXSW. He also has a role as a food critic in Jon Favreau's Chef, which premiered at the festival, but Platt was in attendance to be a part of the festival, not to promote a film. And yet, he made the time to speak with us. Platt was my final interview of the festival, and it couldn't have been a better note to end on. Interviews can be tough during SXSW. Sometimes you're lucky to have more than 10 minutes with whomever you're interviewing. In many cases, it's never done in a helpful setting, either. Too often you're in a small room or restaurant packed with people speaking at an excessively high volume. Or, in one instance, you're on a stage under a spotlight in some darkly lit bar being watched by 15 strangers. Thankfully, that wasn't the case with Platt. At the last minute, an interview slot opened up and we met him in his hotel lobby the following day for a lengthy conversation. It was an all around ideal situation, and we used it to explore the overriding theme of the festival.
Warren Beatty's Long-Awaited Howard Hughes Project Finally Gets its Wings
In Development By Samantha Wilson on February 25, 2014 | Be the First To CommentIt's hard to imagine, but it's been thirteen years since screen legend Warren Beatty has starred in a film, the last time being in 2001's Town & Country. Even longer than Beatty's absence from the silver screen is his desire to get a project off the ground centered around famed reclused aviator Howard Hughes. After 20 years of negotiating, Beatty's got the financing and the rest of cast on board to go forward with filming his untitled pet project, in which he'll direct and star as Hughes and be supported by a talented cast. The film isn't a biopic of the iconic pilot — those duties go to 2004's The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio — but rather a story about Hughes' loyal (and likely long-suffering) assistant and the assistant's love interest, played by Alden Ehrenreich (Beautiful Creatures) and Lily Collins (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), respectively. Though details about the film are sparse beyond that tidbit, previous reports stated that Collins' character would actually turn her attention away from her assistant beau and fall for Hughes himself; it's not clear if that's the case anymore, but it's certainly an interesting pairing if there ever was one.
All Movie Fans Need to Watch HBO's 'Casting By'
Docu-Mental By Christopher Campbell on August 5, 2013 | Be the First To CommentOne of the best anecdotes in the documentary Casting By, which premieres tonight on HBO, relates the start of Warren Beatty's screen career on a 1957 episode of Kraft Television Theatre. We're told that like many young actors of the time he modeled himself way too much on Marlon Brando. Then we actually see a clip, and sure enough the future movie star looks and sounds like he's doing a comical impersonation. Fortunately, within the next five years he would find his own comfortable style and manage to break out in Hollywood in order to become one of his generation's finest. And apparently we have casting director Marion Dougherty to thank for giving him his first shot. There are a lot of first- and second-hand stories in the film about a lot of actors and actresses' beginnings. And a lot of rare clips to prove just how terrible or terrific they really were. There's Jon Voight's embarrassing performance on Naked City in 1963, which actually kind of foreshadows most of his later work (personally, I've always thought him to be one of the worst in the business). Jeff Bridges talks about how he witnessed audiences literally laughing at his tearful work in 1970's Hall of Anger. Bette Midler thanks Dougherty for allowing her to hide her Jewishness and play a missionary in Hawaii and earn a paycheck that would finally get her to New York. And then there's a claim that Michael Eisner, while President and CEO of Paramount Pictures, kept trying to […]
Felicity Jones's Star Begins Ascending with Warren Beatty's Howard Hughes Movie
Casting Couch By Scott Beggs on November 15, 2011 | Comments (1)Felicity Jones had a breakthrough at Sundance last year when Like Crazy took its time in the spotlight. Now that it's reclaiming that position with an ever-expanding limited release, Jones has caught the eye of studios and casting directors. According to Deadline Humble, she's also been noticed by Warren Beatty who has hired her as the leading lady in his untitled Howard Hughes biopic. She'll be playing a young woman who becomes involved with Hughes's driver before "falling in love with Hughes." It's unclear how fabricated that element is, as Hughes was married to actress Jean Peters for much of his later life, and although the man was linked to a baker's dozen of Hollywood's most shining stars, it's curious that the story here would focus on an unknown girl falling for the mentally troubled icon in his twilight hours. This is the next, first big step in Jones's ascension, and it's great to see her choosing another prestigious role. She's without a doubt a stunning young talent, and there will be a lot more from her to enjoy in the future. Joining her and Beatty (who stars as Hughes) might also be Annette Bening, Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson and Alec Baldwin. The search for Hughes's driver also continues, and the names floating around, according to Deadline, are Justin Timberlake and Alden Ehrenreich. We'll most likely be hearing some confirmations soon as the movie sets to shoot next year. As if we can all wait that long to see Jones […]
Movie News After Dark: WarGames, Cars 2 Bugaloo, Game of Thrones, Powers and Weeds in 2 Minutes
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 23, 2011 | Be the First To CommentWhat is Movie News After Dark? It is not a sentient being sent to Earth to bring you nightly doses of absolute and unquestionable brilliance. It is not the wittiest chap at the tea party. It is not an ad-free experience. It is, however, a nightly gathering of entertainment news and views that works very hard to win your affection. Except for last night, when its usually diligent author felt pain so bold that it had him contemplating watching Glitter again… Breaking tonight is the news that Seth Gordon, director of such films as The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters and Four Christmases, is now attached to direct a remake of the 1983 film WarGames. This news will undoubtedly be met with mixed reactions, as their is a delicate balance between people's hatred for remakes and their enjoyment of the works of Seth Gordon. Which will win out? More at 11…
Movie News After Dark: Foxy John C. Reilly, Friends Don't Let Roger Ebert Tweet and Watchponies
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 21, 2011 | Comments (2)What is Movie News After Dark? It doesn't even know anymore… Megan Fox and John C. Reilly are tonight's lead story. The choice of lead image was bound to be a sexy one. And as you can see, I believe I've made the right choice. He's almost too sexy. Anyway, he'll be starring alongside the outcast Transformers actress in Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator. No word on what role either will play in the story of a Middle Eastern dictator who ends up in the U.S., where no one cares who he is.
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema; all your candy are belong to us. How many words do I really need expend on this introduction? If you're a frequent reader of the column, who hasn't managed to blow himself up building a working replica of Bill & Ted's phone booth, you are already aware of my affinity for terrible movies and you have wasted more time than you dare admit reading this insufferable column. For those of you who haplessly wandered in hoping to find the nutritional content of the KFC Double-Down or creative Junior Mint recipes, my condolences. But now that you're here, you should know that the JFC system is threefold. First, I point out the film's numerous faults; heckling it from the cyberspace balcony like Statler and Waldorf. But then, on a dime, I switch it up and sing the film's inexplicable praises like a banjo-wielding frog expounding on the merits of rainbows. Finally I will pair the film with an appropriate snack food item upon which you can feverishly chow down like a furry blue monster well on his way to crippling obesity. This week's delicacy (which is likely to be brought to you by the words cease & desist): Dick Tracy
Have you ever sat at coffee shop, minding your own business and munching on a tasty croissant, when pleasantly and unexpectedly a handsome man or beautiful lady sits down across from you? If life were a movie, one of you would drop something, reach to pick it up at the same time, and charmingly knock heads. Engaging conversation would ensue, you'd fall madly in love, music would swell, and credits would roll like the tears down your movie-self's cheek. Le sigh and scene. But like movies are oft to show, so much sexual passion can just as easily bring out the evil in characters as it does the good. Movie love can be so intense it borders on destructive, and a budding couple's sanity can unravel before the audience's eyes as the story reaches its climax. Sex unites the couple and keeps them together longer than it rationally should, until both partners become weaved so heavily in a tangle of sex-caused insanity neither can see where reality and delusion lie.
Culture Warrior: An Analysis of Home Alone's Film Within a Film
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on December 21, 2010 | Comments (4)One odd thing about being a child of the 80s is that you learn movie history backwards. In watching anything from Animaniacs to Pulp Fiction, I became acquainted with references and homages to classical Hollywood cinema long before I ever watched the movies referenced or the moments paid homage to. Thus, my knowledge of cinema's past was framed through cinema's present: I learned about old movies because of what new movies did with them. One of the most formidable moments of this backwards cinematic education occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s when major event kids' movies became especially preoccupied with 40s film noir in movies like Robert Zemeckis's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) or Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy (1990). These movies embodied a world of double crosses, femme fatales, and cynical detectives without requiring their viewers, young or old, to have seen any of the films these genre tropes are indebted to. Thus, because of my exposure to new tweaks on an old form, conventions became familiar to me long before I could name the films from which such conventions originated. But one movie was exceptionally influential in formulating a distinct impression of film noir in my childhood imagination, and that movie was – oddly enough – Home Alone (1990).
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This cabinet was made out of some old fencing I was able to pick up for free! Basically I cut the wood into sized pieces with a circular saw and then screwed them together. The frame is made from treated tree posts and then screwed together as well.
The front screen door is made from a wooden trellis and then painted with left over paint from Home Depot (mint green). I stapled the screen onto the frame of the trellis.
One of the slats of wood has a knot-hole that I made sure was placed in the back of the cabinet so you could plug in a light or string light to add character.


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I remember the first time my girlfriend mentioned to me that her daughter had – at 13 months – transitioned into a big girl bed. My eyes widened as curiosity grew: "How did you know she was ready?"
My girlfriend smiled with a wink, responding simply: "She let me know."
I've thought of that conversation countless times as a new mother while I navigate various stages and transitions and "new normals" a baby brings. And each time, my eyes widen. My curiosity grows. How will I know?
How will I know when she's ready for potty training?
How will I know if this is a phase or something more?
How will I know when to babyproof the cabinets?
How will I know if she has a food allergy?
And each time, my girlfriend's advice rings true: "She let me know."
This week, I caught Bee climbing out of her crib shortly after nap time. It was startling at first, but of course, it made perfect sense: this was Bee's way of telling me that she's ready for something new. She's ready to blossom and bloom and grow. She's ready for her big girl bed.
Transitions are funny things. They're never seamless; never clean. There's always space there, a tiny gap where the doubt gets in. Bee's no longer a baby, but she's not yet a toddler. She's still in-between, and I'm still questioning: Is she ready?
The answer, of course, is yes.
After all, she let me know.
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Canon X Mark I Mouse Lite with Built-in Numeric Keyboard: Too Many Buttons or Just Enough?
While OS X Lion updates all of the multi-touch gestures available for Mac computers, but (at least for now) people who have PCs still need buttons on their mice. This mouse, called the X Mark I Lite, was recently released by Canon and comes with an integrated 10-digit calculator or numeric keypad (whichever you prefer)!
While this might seem an odd peripheral for some people, especially those that have both a plain old calculator and a mouse on their desks, the mouse can double as a numeric keypad. Most of today's new, minimal keyboards eschew the numeric keypad, so this is really handy for bringing that back.
This mouse has Bluetooth connectivity and is made out of recycled materials from Canon copiers.
If you don't like the layout of these buttons, you could always just ask Google or Wolfram Alpha to do your calculations for you (which is what I do).
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Imagine the grime on the ridges of the white calculator keys after a while? :X
I like the idea, though, and might pick up the black one.
I bought this because I need a numeric keypad for my laptop. It enables you to switch between calculator and keypad modes. It also has a send key to insert the number into the computer. I thought it would be great for me as I do a lot of CAD work on my laptop. ONE PROBLEM, Canon's tech support confirmed it does not work with your laptop's internal bluetooth. It requires an external dongle that, of course, does not come with the mouse. MAJOR SCREWUP by Canon! Why should I have to spend more money on top of the $60 for the mouse to have something hanging out of my laptop when I already have internal bluetooth? Someone was not thinking. I returned it and got my money back.


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President Kay Martin led the Opening Ritual. Recording Secretary Linda Wheeler read July minutes. She distributed the 2011-12 yearbook sign-up sheets. She stressed yearbook changes be submitted now because the yearbook would be printed soon and presented at the September meeting.
In the absence of treasurer Annie Laura Breaux, no chapter balance report was presented. Kay Martin reminded members that the by-laws require Chapter Ways and Means fee of $25 and City Council dues of $10 be paid no later than the October meeting.
Get-well cards for Annie Laura and Jim Breaux were circulated among members for individual comments.
Cathy Norwood distributed to each member a 2010-11 Memory DVD and presented to Fleeta Millard the beautifully prepared Memory Book full of pictures, articles, programs and mementos depicting the many activities of the past sorority year.
A copy of the DVD and the Memory Book will be submitted for City Council judging purposes in September. Members praised Norwood for her creative dedication to keeping a pictorial record of the chapter activities.
Vice President Millard will continue to update all members concerning their new secret sisters' personal information. She reminded everyone of two upcoming birthdays, Sue Ogle on Sept. 3, and Wheeler on Sept. 12. Three members will be celebrating anniversaries: Vicki Beaty, Aug. 10, Norwood, Aug. 11, and Judy Johnson, Sept. 6.
Verdonna Mikel presented information concerning Beginning Day, hosted by City Council at the Elks Lodge on Aug. 23. She will contact absent members via email concerning Beginning Day. Mikel will remind Kathy Quinnett of the Council meeting on Sept. 1 at the City Library.
Brenda Chambers suggested members attend the Boomers Expo with host Vicki Lawrence at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Aug. 27.
The next meeting will be in September at the home of Brenda Chambers with Vicki Beaty presenting the program.
Norwood presented a pictorial program reflecting back on all the activities and accomplishments of the chapter for the past 12 months.
The door prize was won by Doris Johnson and host Lea Stuart served a delicious dessert.
Other members attending were Brenda Eckard, Betty Eidson and Nancy Ogle.


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After months of denying divorce rumors, NFLer Deion Sanders has finally admitted what we already knew.
Sanders told TMZ exclusively that he and wife Pilar Sanders are getting divorced.
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He continued, "We arrived at this decision prayerfully and carefully in order to be able to pursue what is in both of our best personal interests."
The couple wed in 1999 and have three children together.
Hectic week for the sports world. Deion must have been 'inspired' to come clean after the Vanessa and Kobe Bryant announcement.


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I know tomatillos need two plants in the area to cross pollinate and set fruit. So, I bought two plants and planted them next to each other. They've been flowering, and the tomatoes next to them flower and set fruit and produce fruit!, but they're not setting fruit. Do the tomatillos just need more heat or less water or what???? Basically, do I keep them in when I pull out the tomatoes (they didn't do too well last year when I kept them through the summer, so I'm going to replace them in August) or do they come out at the same time? |
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I tried growing them last summer for the first time. I wasn't successful, but my recollection is that what little fruit I had occurred after the tomatoes. |
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I grew tomatillos in 2012 with only 1 plant. I had 8 tomato plants, though. I kept them through summer and pulled them up when I was eventually sick of tomatillos and wanted to rest the bed. |
I haven't grown tomatillos, but I have grown Ground Cherries, which I understand are very similiar. I found that they self pollenated fairly well, the flowers are small and underneath the leaves, facing straight down toward the ground. I just gave them a good shake every few days to shake the pollen loose and they set fruit all summer long. |
Cygnwulf, How do you prepare the ground cherries? I have a bed full of them and want to try salsa verde. I ate one last year plain and in the garden, nice crisp taste. |
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When our series on valley fever aired in August, it was a shock to many of our viewers to learn the airborne disease is here and on the rise.
In fact, since our series aired 12 more cases have been reported in San Luis Obispo County, bringing the total to 119 this year alone.
Santa Barbara County's case number jumped by four, bringing the total to 21. Public health officials cannot explain the difference in numbers.
Since then, we have also learned the disease is spreading to our youth.
"Right now I'm beating the disease. The medication is getting rid of it," said Shane Spinharney, a junior at Templeton High School.
"I'm feeling a lot better. I can go to school full day. I can do P.E. I can do cheer," said Hailey McMaster, a sophomore at Templeton High School.
Both have valley fever that is caused by a microscopic spore that grows in the soil. People are infected when the soil becomes disturbed and the spore airborne.
Shane said he contracted it during last fall's dust storm near his home in Templeton.
It attacked his lungs and immune system, leaving him with zero energy to play sports like basketball and volleyball or even sit in class. "It affected me academically. I'd fall asleep in class I was just too tired to focus."
Hailey does not know exactly when she contracted it, only that it was in July 2011 after first being misdiagnosed with strep (streptococcus), pneumonia and mono (mononucleosis).
She was sidelined from cheering and class. "All last school year and I only went to school the last two periods of the day."
Both still complain of fatigue, but seem to be responding to medication, which is not always the case.
Valley fever can be fatal if the parasite spreads throughout the entire body, while others will get valley fever and never know it.
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