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Hi Cathy, I assume you mean hardy mums? I don't know about your zone but here in zone 3 the only chance they have of making it is if planted in the ground, and a good snowcover over winter. Even some hardy ones are borderline hardy here. |
Thank you Glen3a. I live in zone 4 and on the second floor with a balcony so in the ground isn't an option; but I think you're right. There's no sense in trying to save them. They don't look so good anyway. Thanks again, Cathy |
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John D July 28th, 2012 11:02 am
very cool…not only are you right….but one thing I can add is that variety is so important to NOT getting Bored and giving up
Eric July 28th, 2012 1:59 pm
I'm lucky enough to have access to a fine trail with some hilly terrain and plenty of shade since it goes deep into a wooded area which during this hot summer can provide relieve from those blazing temps we're experiencing. Plenty of logs and large stones for hefting and tossing along the way too. Benches and some shaded pavillions along the way. The benches and tables could be used for anything from modified pistols where you let your non working leg hang straight down to just elevating the feet for pushups or pike pushups. Usually there isn't much traffic so I don't get weird stares when I choose to pick up some large rock and give it a toss. Just have to beware of snakes and other creepy crawlies that might be lurking under stones and/or logs that I choose to test my strength against of course.
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Ross, the greatest tool we have is our minds, right? The video is a cool example that a lack of equipment shouldn't hold anyone back from getting in amazing shape.
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You dont even need much homemade equipment. With a few kegs for example you can do a tons of exercises from Lifting to Bwe if you are creative enough.
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Man that was kool…Good point.
I'd prefer training like that rather then@da regular "gym" anyway…Thanks for sharingLame
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o q realmente encanta neste site é a filosofia que vc consegue nos passar, ross. ela tem me ajudado muito. obrigado!
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Trisha Baptie: Why prostitution, the world's oldest oppression, must be stamped out
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The conversation that pits current prostitute against former prostitute, indoor versus outdoor, and drug-addicted versus Gucci-addicted has gone on for too long. I have fallen into all those categories. With female "choice" being the only side discussed, let's subvert that conversation and ask the root question: As a society do we think men should be able to pay to sexually access women's bodies?
Do we really think that is a sign of an egalitarian society?
One of the most "sex-positive" things you can do is make sure men cannot buy sex, because the buying of sex is violence against women and is a direct deterrent to women's equality.
Women's silence and "consent" can be bought—I remember how much mine cost—and almost 100 percent want out now. Allowing a minority of women in prostitution to argue "choice" on the backs of the majority who are out there, in perfect storm of oppression, neglect, abuse, and human trafficking, is absurd. Instead of offering them a hand to reach their full potential, we offer them up to feed the demand for paid sex whilst "choice" is argued.
Prostitution commodifies women's bodies; this is sexual and social subordination, wherein all women are seen as a subclass of being. Tolerating prostitution affects everyone, because the inherent inequality in prostitution becomes a reference point for sexual and social relations, which are not rooted in equality, fairness, or respect.
It is not the prostituted women we must penalize but rather the men who demand access to them. Prostitution is the oldest form of patriarchal oppression, which is why we must hold accountable the men who pay for sex.
I remember working indoors and men calling in and ordering a woman: "I want brunette, small boobs, will do ____ or Asian, round face, petite." You get the idea. How is it equality if women can be reduced to what amounts to ordering a pizza and picking the toppings? How are those men respecting, honouring, and valuing women?
What I remember about my years as a prostituted woman was how much I tried to find something empowering in what I found myself doing.
That by choosing who raped me, based on their ability to pay, I was empowered.
That by consenting to the abuse, I was free from it.
That by caving in to the demands of patriarchy; by working hard to look like what they wanted, talk like they wanted; and when submitting to sex on their terms, for which I got money, that I had somehow bested them and was now in control of them.
But I was not, for I remember how much I flinched when they moved too quickly, how I would lay under them and in my imagination be anywhere else. How they always seemed to have a sob story for why they needed to buy me, but my sob story of not wanting to be under them, not wanting to have them in my mouth, was never as urgent a need as theirs.
Saying prostitution will always be with us is cynicism and hopelessness.
Sweden, the global beacon of hope, criminalized the buying, pimping, and procuring, and decriminalized the women in 1999. It has since seen a drastic drop in prostitution. Sweden is no longer a destination country for human traffickers—to gender-equality seekers, that is a country that says, "We value our women." Norway, Iceland, and Bulgaria have all followed Sweden's noble lead.
They also implemented exiting strategies, adequate welfare, and a huge awareness campaign when the laws were implemented. I am a realist and know it will be a hard transition period, but I find great hope in the fact that there are 10-year-olds in Sweden growing up in a country committed to mutual equality and opportunity.
To me, it is about legacy. No prostituted women I know, myself included, wants her daughter to be a prostitute. We know firsthand that it devastates the mind, body, and spirit.
So, with every breath in me, I will work ceaselessly towards creating a world rooted in fairness and equality, that values humanity—and that will be done by stamping out prostitution, the world's oldest oppression, which is within our grasp to do.
Trisha Baptie is the executive director of Honour Consulting & Ministries and a founding member of EVE: Exploited Voices Educating.
This year they are trying to change the law to make it illegal again.
We followed all sides of the issue, the politicans, the police, the local residents, and the women who work in the spas.
In a perfect world everyone would live in happy, loving, and sexually fulfilling relationships. No one would ever be tempted to stray and no one would ever choose to pay for casual sex (or to accept payment for it). Is it really possible to legislate such a world into existence?
We don't need the likes of a moralist like Trisha Baptie telling adults how they should govern themselves around their sexuality.Her efforts to criminalize consenting adults engaging in adult sexual behaviour must be firmly rejected.
What about Men who engage in prostitution with Adult Rent Boys. Ms Baptie wants to criminalize this adult homosexual behaviour as well it seems because there is exchange of money.
What about the Transgender Sex Worker who needs to engage in prostitution in order to pay for sex reassignment surgery because right-wing governments are refusing to pay these necessary medical health costs. Ms Baptie wants to criminalize these sex workers as well it seems.
What about the poor Aboriginal women and young males fleeing poverty-stricken reserves who come to the bigger Cities to survive economically It seems Ms Baptie wants to criminalize them also.
It goes on and on. There is nothing like an old Ho who has found redemption in the light and than comes back to preach to others about their supposed evil ways. Give me a break Ms Baptie.
Ms Baptie goes on about men having access to women and how horrible this is. I laugh at this since women in the confines of marriage often had access to the male/husband's income and often this was the only way economically for women to rear children. Under Ms Baptie's distorted thinking this should be criminalized as well.
Ms Baptie now because she had an imperfect world wants to create some fantasy of a perfect world, In her image no less. Seems to me she just replaced positioning from being in positions with the ordinary working stiff to now serving the moral upstanding men who preach intolerant messages to the converted/weak in so many of the religious institutions today. Those same institutions where Ms Baptie spreads her hurtful and hate filled messages.
Ms Baptie says she wants to stamp out the world's oldest oppression and if she is really serious about this perhaps she can start by taking on many of those religious institutions which arguably are the world's oldest oppressors. And perhaps she can leave consenting adults alone in making their own decisions and choices around sexuality and freedom issues.
Jamie Lee
When you take prostitution and say it is only a women's issue this only ensures that women and men in the sex trade will continue to face harm as a consequence of being sex workers. Solutions to this issue of harm will not come when you frame prostitution as one of patriarchy and women's inequality. All you are doing is placing blame and that isn't to me very solution oriented.
The real social issue of prostitution has to be framed in many different contexts and only when we do this will we be able to address the various concerns surrounding prostitution.
Continually and exclusively framing it as Ms Baptie has and which Abolitionists/Prohibitionists like her and her followers do only leads to more violence for sex workers. History has shown this to be true.
This Abolitionist/Prohibitionist agenda is no different than what the modern-day Shame the Hookers engaged in during the 70's and early 80's. They were notorious for placing blame and lobbied for the West End injunction which lead directly to hundreds of women, men and trans sex workers being murdered.
How can that be considered an equality based solution?
I think that you could similarly argue that it would be difficult to find a person who would not commit arson. perjury, fraud, or any other number of criminal activities given a sufficiently large bribe. Your statement makes me think that criminalizing the purchasers of sex is definitely a step in the right direction.
Many of these women do not speak English and sending in undercover police who can can speak their language to offer assistance may be helpful. Finding male undercover police at the VPD or RCMP to take on the job likely won't be a problem.
First off, the cheap shots are unappreciated and are discrediting a woman who is doing amazing good. Your comments completely miss what Trisha Baptie is trying to do. Taking shots her religeon is not what we are here to do. She did not mention her faith in the article, neither should you. She is realistic and is not comdemning sex before marriage. What she is condeming is the state of the women in prositution. (I'm not even going to discuss the "old ho" comment. Was that really nessary Miss Lee?)
The first thing you are wrong about is your use of the word "criminalize". Baptie herself states that, "It is not the prostituted women we must penalize but rather the men who demand access to them." May I remind you prositution is already criminalized? Its not legal. So technically, Baptie's job is done. What she is fighting for is decriminalizing the woman's side of prositution and criminalizing the men's, as they quite successfully done in Sweden.
The examples you gave (trangendered, aboriginal) were very good, except for one thing. What kind of life are these people living while prosituting? It is a world full of violence and abuse that will not end with the opening of brothels. It will simply push it from the view of public eye. Say someone is entered against their will while in a brothel, but is stopped half-way through. Have they been unraped because someone intervened?
The beauty of marriage can be distorted like anything else. I believe marriage should be a loving, equal relationship between any two people (same sex or not) who have decided to spend their lives together. Just another thing people need to work towards. Just because something is the way it is, doesn't mean it was supposed to be that way.
There is no intolerence in Baptie`s words. She does not bash the prositutes, she does not scream from the `higher post`` you say she inhabits. She asks just one simple question. Why should men have the right to buy sex? Why do we, as a society, allow the injustise aand abuse of prositution to continue? Your question seems to be, what do we do without prositution? And the answer to that is, we need to become more aware of the circumstances surrounding prositution. We need to address the issues of poverty, of desperation.
Baptie seems willing to address these issues.You are more concerned with horrible right-wing governments and who's Christian.
Prostitution is actually legal. There are three points in the criminal code concerning prostitution which make certain activities surrounding prostitution illegal.
It is illegal to solicit.
It is illegal to live off the avails of prostitution - pimp.
It is illegal (currently) to have a common bawdy house.
These are the three things that those involved in full decriminalization would like to have removed from the criminal code. This would industrialize prostitution and render pimps and those higher up in the sex-industrial chain businessmen.
Would full decriminalization promote the "choice" of "consenting" adults, or put more weight on a top-heavy power imbalance? These are some questions we need to think about.
In order to move towards equality, Trisha is actually fighting for the Swedish Model of Prostitution law which would NOT CRIMINALIZE THE BOUGHT, only those whose demand puts these people in such a dangerous position.
Jamie-Lee, before you write another descriminating comment, at least take the time to do some basic research.
Also, to the men who believe they're being financially or marritally exploited: you're probably not enslaved by poverty, addiction, or lack of social support. You're probably not being accosted by prostitutes or "beautiful women" on the street, begging you for your financial services. Perhaps the only thing you're being exploited by is the organ between your legs.
Can we stop the knee-jerk reaction comments, and actually read the article? That'd be great.
To say that we needs laws to disallow the exchange of sexual services for money is to say that an adult woman does not have the right to decide how to use her body. It is saying that she is too weak or stupid to make what the author of this article and others in her mindset view as the 'right' choice.
This is not an example of female empowerment, because you would be taking away her power over her body.
It is illegal to solicit. IN PUBLIC
Yes, news flash, apparently, since neither the reporters nor the interviewed ever want to deal with reality, but prostitution (the exchange of $ for sex) is perfectly and completely legal. In fact, Vancouver itself issues biz licenses for body rub, for escorts, etc, all in the name of $ for sexual activity. I cannot fathom how supposed intelligent & informed adults commonly get this one basic fact so wrong.
It seems to me the writer of this article used to work for agencies, and had no say in who she saw, no power over her job, & obviously little or no biz savvy to do the work necessary to be successful in sex work. Possibly she handed over a good portion of the extortionist agencies that are out there, with their legal biz licenses, who fine the workers for cancelling, not being on time, not showing up, advertising, etc etc, whatever they can in order to suck as much of the intial client fee away from the employee and into their own pockets. Like any employee, the writer disliked her employers and her job. Big whoop. Welcome to the world of working for a living.
In the Langara Dialogues on the June 17th, a speaker from UBC made an interesting point about consent. She wondered why poverty, addiction, and lack of resources doesn't factor into the issue of "consent".
Food for thought.
It was also said that 92% of prostituted women want out. I went to a meeting on the 16th of June hosted by FIRST where there was a panel of speakers advocating for full decriminalization. One of the speakers said that the vast majority of "sex-workers" are actually self-employed. It seems as if this writer isn't the only person who didn't enjoy her "job" as a prostituted woman. It may not be as simple as having a bad employer either.
I also think a woman should be able to choose what to do with herself...I just wonder how many choices prostituted women really have. The choice to sell generally comes with several other bleak options...the choice to starve and have your family starve. The choice to...oh wait, I can't think of anything else.
Maybe we should be giving them livable welfare, child-care, affordable education, and, if need be, addiction resources instead of handing out the old condom and lube band-aid over and over again.
Exactly my thoughts as a former escort.
Yes, if you have to have sex when you don't feel attracted to the person it does feel like rape, even if you agreed to it.
Why I did it? For the MONEY! Yes, I did lie to men about how much I enjoyed myself, but that was an act.
And prostitution, or the "freedom to do with your body what you want" has nothing to do with feminism. This argument is nothing but another brainwashing of women by men, and it should be called "men do with your body what they want."
Keep up the good work! Swedish women are very lucky.
I've done this work of my own free will, I have found it to be a dignified, fulfilling and legitimate way to earn a living


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Growing enrollment at a private liberal arts university during tough economic times is a challenge. But Averett has met the challenge for the third consecutive year, adding 360 new students this fall. This growth puts total enrollment for the traditional program at nearly 1,000 students – the largest total enrollment the University has had since 2000. "We are very excited about this continued trend in growth," said Dr. Stuart Jones, vice president for enrollment management. "These continued increases have been a team effort, with everyone at the University working together to tell Averett's story and share with potential students and their families about the value of an Averett education." In addition to growing enrollment, the University has been seeking to increase the academic profile of its incoming students. For the third consecutive year, the academic profile of the new class has risen – the incoming freshmen have a cumulative GPA that averages 3.2. Since 2008, Averett's traditional undergraduate enrollment has increased by 14 percent, and new student enrollment has increased by 18 percent. It's this consistent and steady increase that earned Averett the 2012 Marketing-Recruitment Excellence Award from Noel-Levitz, a leading higher education consulting firm specializing in student retention, recruitment, financial aid, market research and communications development. The University was one of only four schools nationally to be recognized with this award. The University's goal is to reach 1,100 students in its traditional program by 2014 and with such steady increases, that goal is well in the University's sights. Facts about the Freshmen Class: • 57 percent of the new students are from the Commonwealth • 38 percent of the new students come to Averett from 12 other states including Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont; in total, 24 states and the District of Columbia are represented • 5 percent of new students are international and come to the University from 10 countries including England, Greece, Haiti, Korea, Senegal and Spain; in total, 21 countries are represented


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If you don't like the great outdoors, then you probably don't have much interest in moving to Alaska. But, that doesn't mean that the state is strictly for homesteaders and full time outdoorsmen and women. Fairbanks, Alaska gives you proximity to the wild frontier that is Alaska, with the convenience and comfort of big city living. The second largest city in the state, after Anchorage, and the northernmost major metropolitan area in the world, sitting less than 120 miles from the Arctic Circle, Fairbanks really does combine the best of the city and the great outdoors.
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If you've never lived in Alaska before, the first thing you'll probably want to know about is the weather. We tend to regard Alaska as a frozen iceberg with maybe a few snowy spots where polar bears and penguins frolic. In reality, the weather can be quite agreeable. It isn't always, but it can be. Fairbanks experiences a subarctic climate, although it borders on humid continental. What this means is that you are definitely going to experience some cold winters, but summers can get up to around seventy degrees. Alaska can be very cold, but it's not just snow and ice 365 days a year.
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You have not experienced food until you've been to Alaska. You've had some okay burgers, sure. You've had some decent seafood. But until you take a bite of fresh Alaskan crab just hours after they've pulled it out of the ocean, you have yet to really appreciate what food is all about. We could list great restaurants in Fairbanks all day, but if you want to make absolutely sure you have an excellent meal, check out the Silver Gulch Brewery. Great microbrewed beer, amazing locally sourced seafood, and some of the best steaks you'll find anywhere.
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Fairbanks is considered the transportation hub for all of interior Alaska. If you want to take a bus through Alaska, if you want to fly in or out of the state, if you want to ship some produce to Juneau, you're probably going to have to go through Fairbanks at some time or another. Public transportation about town is provided courtesy of the Metropolitan Area Commuter System. Although many choose to own a car rather than wait in line for the bus on cold, snowy winter days, the fact remains that the option is there if you so choose to rely on public transportation to get around town.
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Did my first extract brew today. A Bavarian Hefewezin, Everything pretty much went ok and its now sitting in the fermentator. Two things got me. I should have really heated up the LME, when I went to add the first 3lbs, it was still pretty thick. Second, was my nozzle was stuck on my garden hose when I went to hook it up to my wort chiller. I'm def. glad I decided to make my own wort chiller. Ready to do my next brew
Congrats on the first brew.What do you have planned for the second batch?
Welcome to the hobby/obsession. I used to heat a large pot of water and submerge the LME in it, it makes pouring much easier. While you are fermenting, research late addition (lme/dme) for your next brew.
Have you picked up your extra fermenters yet? If you had 3 fermenters you could do the nut brown ale next weekend and Cariboo Slobber the next. The following weekend you could bottle your Hefewiezen and you'd be well on your way to having a steady supply of your own beer.
Took my first hydro reading today. 1.016. Tomorrow will be two weeks fermenting. Will check it again tomorrow.


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Can you believe it, we are now less than 30 days away from this year's Bikes or Bust, sponsored by Beaman Automotive. It's JACK's yearly bike drive for underprivileged kids in Middle Tennessee from November 22nd, though November 25th. Bikes or Bust is where we raise bicycles for 4 days straight at the Cool Springs Galleria for the Middle Tennessee Toys for Tots Foundation.
Every year Toys for Tots helps over 27,000 children and this year we want to raise 1,000 bikes. You heard me right...1,000 bikes. That's roughly only 3% of the children Toys for Tots help every year. We know that JACK-fm listeners have come to help when we ask, and this year we'll really need it. This year, we'll even have a 2nd bike drop off location at Rivergate Mall. On Saturday & Sunday (November 23 & 24), you can drop off your bike or cash donation there too.
We have more ways to help this year too. For example, starting in November, stop by any participating Mapco to donate. Also, this Sunday and every Sunday before Bikes or Bust, stop by SoulShine Pizza in midtown between 1p-3pm to watch football and donate. 15% of every pizza sold goes to Bikes or Bust.
We've also had help from Olivia from Nashville who won JACK's motorcycle auction, American Legion Post 141 in Murfreesboro, and Yo-So Delicious in Mt. Juliet.
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When former Florida Sen. John McKay appeared before the City Commission last week asking for $100,000 to hold a second Ringling International Art Festival, commissioners unanimously approved the request without any reservations being raised.
"I'm looking at this as an economic-development opportunity," said Mayor Dick Clapp.
Some in Sarasota's arts community looked differently at the $100,000 award.
"It's a slap in the face to all of us," said Richard Russell, Sarasota Opera's director of marketing. "We've been here for 50 years, and we don't get a penny."
The Ringling International Arts Festival is a partnership between the state-owned John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the New York-based Baryshnikov Arts Center. Its inaugural event was held in October, and, by most accounts, it was an overwhelming success. Organizers had hoped to sell about 8,000 tickets to its 40 performances of music, dance and theater. Instead, about 11,000 tickets were sold.
A $1.5 million state grant helped fund the event, but McKay, a Ringling Museum board member, is now seeking funding from local governments.
Local arts organizations have also been seeking funds, but have been coming up empty.
"We requested money in the past, but we stopped," said Russell. "We were always turned down."
Brenda Terris, Season of Sculpture executive director, said she was also surprised at the money given to the Ringling International Arts Festival.
"I was floored," she said. "If there's money available for arts from the city, please tell Season of Sculpture how do get it, because we need it."
Commissioner Suzanne Atwell is not surprised by the concerns from the local arts community.
"I understand that. (The concerns) are fair," she said. "We see (the Ringling International Arts Festival) as a long-range economic stimulus."
Both Russell and Terris say their organizations also benefit the city economically.
The opera sells more than 40,000 tickets during its season, according to Russell. One-third of its audience comes from outside the county, including from 48 states and 12 foreign countries.
Season of Sculpture counted more than 250,000 people who walked by its exhibit last season, 30% of whom were from outside the county.
Russell said he wishes the city would provide support to local organizations instead of one that is partially owned by the state and partially run in New York.
"If they're going to fund the arts, they should look closer to home," he said.
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- The Season of Sculpture has free use of the bay front which is public land and does not pay for the electricity to illuminate the sculptures with light fixtures that the City paid for. SSOS is the last group who should be complaining about the City giving funds for this festival.
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394 Critchley to Department of External Affairs
Cablegram K311 BATAVIA, 10 May 1949, 7.15 p.m.
Thank you for your telegram No. 81. [1]
I agree that the pending Assembly discussion has been a useful pressure, and that our difficulties may increase after the session. For this reason and in order to solidify the Republican movement, it might be an advantage if the Assembly were to debate briefly the Indonesian question and (a). To note with satisfaction the preliminary accord [2]
(b). Urge an early final agreement on the basis of the preliminary accord and the Security Council's resolution. [3]
(c). Refer to the Indonesian question to the next meeting of the Assembly when the results of the joint conference could be considered.
2. I shall advise finally on staffing as soon as practicable but believe that the main consideration will be addition of a Vice Consul to the Consulate so Pritchett may relieve Cutts to the end of July.


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'The Lone Ranger,' 'Elysium,' and 'The Family' Are Not Among the Best Blu-ray/DVD Releases of the Week
Features By Rob Hunter on December 17, 2013 | Be the First To CommentWelcome back to This Week In Discs! If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. Toad Road James (James Davidson) is a slacker, but that shouldn't be mistaken for meaning he sits around all day doing nothing. Instead, he sits around all day smoking, popping, and snorting anything he and his friends can get their hands on, but that starts to change when he meets the new girl, Sara (Sara Anne Jones). She's new to the drug scene, he introduces her, and she gets hooked just as he wants out. He agrees to one last trip with her. Shrooms in hand, the two head out to the legendary Toad Road to investigate rumors of the seven gates of hell. It goes according to plan until he wakes up to discover she's disappeared. Writer/director Jason Banker's debut feature is low budget, raw, messy, unsure of itself, and yet oddly mesmerizing. The "horror" element introduced via the title feels almost like an afterthought added to make the film more marketable, but the core of the film works as a frequently intense and often painful look at the obvious and not so obvious struggles that come with drug addiction. The doomed love story adds to the film's tragic allure, but the real life fate of Miss Jones sadly cements it. [DVD extras: Commentary with writer/director Jason Banker and friends, deleted scenes, featurettes, booklet]
'Devil's Pass' Trailer: Those Hikers Are Probably Going to Be Just Fine
Movie News By Samantha Wilson on August 8, 2013 | Comments (1)Most found footage movies can be summed up thusly: dumb people made terrible decisions and decided to film it because they never imagined their ideas were ever stupid. Enter these intrepid young explorers featured in the trailer for Renny Harlin's new horror film Devil's Pass, who are about get a little more than they bargained for when they retrace the steps of the infamous Dyatlov Pass Incident. The incident is a true story; in 1959, Igor Dyatlov took nine ski hikers through the Ural Mountains in Russia, only to never be seen alive again. Their bodies were recovered over the course of two months, but nobody could ever figure out what really happened to the crew. Of course, that's not stopping the film from coming up with its own theories with the help of the new explorers. The trailer essentially spells out the entire plot of the movie (seriously, if you want to see this, don't watch) from the first day of hiking, to the hikers' serious signs of trouble. There are zombies, or monsters of some kind with long fingernails and stringy hair hiding in them there hills. Russian mutants? Other lost hikers? It's hard to tell, because in traditional and true found footage fashion, the shaky hand cam makes it hard to see what's going on as our poor protagonists run for their lives. Check it out after the break.
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I tried to convince myself I didn't like this because it is not 'sophisticated' and so on. I hate the bottle too. Other than that I would, on many a shopping trip, spritz this on. Finally bought it. It only took me a year. This really is a case of chemistry. On me people seem to like it? Here I see people seem to get the opposite reaction. I love it from 5 minutes after spritzing to hours of the drydown. It lasts much longer on me than more expensive well known ones. It has a bergamot tea note in the backround which I adore. The drydown is beautiful. The fruity bit fades significantly to a faint whisper. There is a citrus note playing off the pine-y outdoors-y note, and a bit of sweetness there too, but on me the sweetness is not as prominent. I love this so much. It's more intriguing than the usual sweet fragrances and I think it's quite well-balanced too.
I remember seeing this perfume in the stores years ago but never really paid attention to it. I always thought the bottle was cool....cool but kind of scary too. I was not until i read what the notes are in this fragrance that i really got interested in it again. One of the notes is "lantana flower". I have always loved lantana and have planted it in my garden for years. It smells soooooo good and i always thought it would make a good not in perfume and Dolly Girl gets it right. In fact, Dolly Girl is the only perfume i think i have come across that even has a note of lantana in it. The lantana note is so realistic and stays with you for the duration of the scent. I can detect other notes like crisp apple and roses too but the predominant note is the lantana flower. It lasts a decent amount of time too and projects well. Dolly Girl is a nice, little floral scent that will make you happy.
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I received this as a birthday gift. For some reason my friend identified this perfume similar to Babydoll. It's really not - just because they both have 'doll' in them...
It's not my favourite kind of scent but it does give me an extra boost as it's sweet and refreshing for a springtime scent.
I like to think of this as a more feminine and lighter version of Escadas.
i bought this for my sister and it's a nice scent, but it's a little strong for me because i am sensitive to strong scents.
Dolly Girl is a lovely, girlie scent that almost made me feel like skipping. However, the scent dissipates almost instantly, which is a deal breaker for me. Such a shame, because the bottle is truly darling.
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So when I was 16, i was head over heels with this product... I thought it was a very pleasant smelling perfume....very innocent.
I wanted to revive those days, so I purchased this on ebay.
Now , years later, this smells plastic and artificial and screams TEENY-BOPPER to me.....and also it just doesn't suit me anymore, now that I am not 16 anymore.
I had this on and I was eating and I felt nausea I lost my appetite too :(
yuck. I want to get rid of it! :(
Oh my god the bottle!! The best, so, so cute I have to confess this is the main reason I initially was drawn to this perfume. However I love the way it smells now too, to me it smells like Dolly Mixtures, powdery, fruity but not citric or acidic at all. This scent is very light though and the staying power isn't the greatest but it's perfect for when you don't want a heavy or dramatic fragrance or want to smell yummy of sweets like you could be edible. My man thought it smelled lovely on me too. Also you can get this in a set along with the lotion for 21.00 GBP where I am and online it's even cheaper so the price is not too terrible either.
Def one of my favourite perfumes! so fresh and uplifting!!
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I got this in sample size when I purchased a lip gloss and I fell in love with it! I agree with some of the other reviewers, the scent is amazing.. its a really summery playful smell. my boyfriend loves it! im not really a big fan of the bottle but i love the fragrance itself. and for me the scent lasts the whole day. its just a really amazing product.
This is clearly a perfume that not everyone will fall in love with, as is the same for any perfume. I have difficulty finding perfumes that mix with my body chemistry well and this is one of the exceptions. I fell in love with it in high school and I'm still a fan. It's a lovely floral mixed with fruity scent that is vibrant, youthful, and exuberant. Because of its nature, it definitely isn't for those who are more into darker scents (I'm thinking musk, amber, woodiness). This is clearly a perfume for sunny day of uncomplicated and uninhibited fun and play. When I spray this on, all I can think of is throwing on a light dress and sandals for a nice walk in the park. I know that some find the bottle a turn-off, but I actually like it. It reminds me of mannequin heads at hat shops. For me, this is a staple perfume and scent.


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Moved into a new house last fall. Starting to do the landscaping. Need all the help I can get.
Section I am currently working on faces East and gets good morning sun. Total shade from noon on. Looking for what I refer to as an "ACCENT PLANT - BUSH". In the section already completed I planted- PIERIS FUEGO de MONTANA
On either side of Pieris I have planted hostas. The front of section is planted with shade tolerant annuals. Looking for an "ACCENT PLANT - BUSH", something different like the Pieris. Azalea & Rhododendron are not options for they will make up most of the next bed. If you know of mail order information for recommended plant please include that information. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Attention Canadians who think beer commercials are the height of our nation's cultural contribution: I know that there are some real jerks in this world trying to (pardon the Quebecois, but) cock block your maple boner from expressing its love for Toronto Blue Jays third baseman and British Columbia native Brett Lawrie.
These over-reacting talking heads bring up words like xenophobia and inherent racism to describe a simple and pure national pride that can't help but emerge when one of our own excels on a national, nay international, stage.
Well, during last night's Sunday Night Baseball broadcast on ESPN, television analyst and former manager Bobby Valentine provided the perfect comeback for defending allegations that Lawrie's popularity has just as much, if not more, to do with his birthplace than anything he accomplishes on a baseball diamond.
When speaking of New York Mets roster expansion callup Val Pascucci, whom Valentine had the pleasure of managing in Japan, the former Mets manager joked:
I don't like him because he's Italian. I like him because I'm Italian.
And now, this is all Canadians need to say when a kill joy like me accuses you of insecure and disingenuous nationalism for cheering on Brett Lawrie.
I don't like him because he's Canadian. I like him because I'm Canadian.
By the time anyone figures out exactly what that means, the conversation will have already passed through several other topics, and you can rest justified in your Lawrie love. Top shelf.
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This volume is the second edition of Brueggmann's earlier work by the same title. As part of the Overtures to Biblical Theology series by the publisher, it is a thoroughly revised and updated work, with an additional chapter and updated references.
The author is the well-known professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of numerous other works on OT themes. In this work he contends that the "land is a central, if not the central theme of biblical faith" (3, emphasis in the original). He builds a case that Israel's entire experience was centered on a "promised land," that while they were outside the land (as a nation), they were a homeless and helpless people (5). He attempts to demonstrate that the narrative of the OT is to be understood "in terms of that hope and in response to that promise" (ibid.), that is, the promise of God to provide Israel a land for themselves. He makes the remarkable claim that "Israel never had a desire for a relation with Yahweh in a vacuum, but only in land" (200).
The author, however, approaches the subject of the land in the OT from a theological, not an exegetical approach. He has no close examination of the relevant passages related to the land and no attempt to deal with the prophetic passages related to the boundaries; in fact the major passages related to the boundaries of the Promised Land (e.g., Exod 23:31; Num 34:1-12; Joshua 15) receive no mention at all. He makes no attempt to examine the promises of restoration and expanded boundaries, such as in Jer 31:38-40. The remarkable passage of Ezek 47:13–48:35 is called a "powerful typology" (134), and nothing more than the refreshing of the old traditions of the land division under Joshua, which the Davidic house had "ignored and destroyed" (192).
In reading this wholly unsatisfying book, one is left with the impression that the land of the Bible, for the author, is not a real place. It is an idealistic locale, not dissimilar to C. S. Lewis' land of Narnia or J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, wherein some surrealistic drama was played out and recorded in the text of the OT. It presents yet another vacuous hermeneutical scheme, which robs the Scripture of its reality and the reader of its power.


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After three straight rainouts, Anthony Madrid parked it in victory lane following the opening night Winter Challenge Series feature for IMCA Modifieds at Canyon Speedway Park.
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After starting ninth, Madrid fell back as far as 14th in the field of 22 before working his way back toward the front.
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I have updated my Vaio All in One PC (VGC-VA1 ) to Windows 7 . Sony Vaio no longer suppot this machine running under Windows 7 . However Most of supplied Vista drivers do work . It seems the X700 mobility, ATI Display Driver installs and works properly (8.561.0.0) , however the Catalyst Control panel does not . So the Catalyst Control Panel no longer works , It does seem to install, using Sony's provided Vista drivers , though there's compatibility issues I do like the options in Catalyst control in general , so how can I get it working , any suggestions ? |
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Please uninstall Catalyst, then download and install DriverSweeper, remove any AMD drivers that may left over and restart the machine.
Download and install Catalyst Software Suite from the first link and it should work alright. |
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Please uninstall Catalyst, then download and install DriverSweeper, remove any AMD drivers that may left over and restart the machine.
Download and install Catalyst Software Suite from the first link and it should work alright. Quote:
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That and there is no support for the older DirectX 9 GPU's in the latest Catalyst Suite, and hasn't been since the Cat 9.3 came out. No idea if it will install or not, but seeing as all you're after is the CCC click on the "individual downloads" tab and try just the CCC download. It will likely fail as well and if it does then give this a try, ATI Catalyst When you get to it do a custom install and only select the CCC as the driver in it will not install for the same reasons as above, Sony won't allow it. |
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This year's Manchester Comedy Festival has been cancelled and the future of the 11-year-old event seems uncertain following the withdrawal of funding by Manchester City Council.
The annual festival was established in 2001 by Comedy Store founder Don Ward, who said he was "bitterly disappointed" by the collapse of this year's festival, which was scheduled for October.
Blaming government cuts for "wiping out funding for a lot of festivals", Ward said that the festival's funding "has shrunk down over the years but with the help of comics in the Manchester area we just scraped through last year. But we can't ask comics to do that every year".
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July 2nd, 2013 adminThe summer is heating up and many people are beginning to prepare for upcoming cycling events. There are thousands of events scattered across the country, and so many people love riding for exercise and enjoyment. Before you are heading out to the big race or training session, you really need to make sure that all of your reflectors are working properly. You also need to be certain that your helmet fits you properly.
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Rolf and cameraman Justin take a whirlwind tour of London, on their three-and-a-half hour layover, included spotting and participating in as many London cliches as possible.
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Rolf spent 36 hours in Paris catching up on blog entries, shooting a video demonstrating his laundry routine, and touring familiar Paris sites in a vintage Citroën 2CV, before catching an EasyJet flight to Madrid.
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Rolf experiences Madrid through tapas — in 9 dishes and 7 drinks.
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Chapter 1: Dungeon of Damnation
I am forever cloaked in this despairing cold night as I
peer through this inescapable looming damp dark fog. I hide
myself and watch it restlessly devour its submissive shadowy
subjects. I am afraid and cold-oh so cold. All my senses tingle
with a heighten awareness I've not felt before. Nervous
perspiration tingles on my neck as the current of this moist
chill eerily moves over me. I reverently remain motionless,
hoping to go unnoticed. I dread evil lurks here and will
discover me. Its malevolence must be savoring my growing
dripping fear. I sense its wicked spirit lurking in the freezing
flow that churns this ocean of depression. Waves of empty
loneliness crash over me. I observe its terrible essence gobble
these night silhouettes so gracefully; as a ballerina skirting
across this eternal night stage. It swirls effortlessly and
carelessly, brushing its shades of gray strained through the
fog. How I pity these wretched tortured souls. Each lonely
subject patiently awaits the beast, praying it will make an end
to their never ending misery. All welcome this murder's
hands by bending their fleshly necks back. They invite death
to squeeze the life out of their very existence. But, there is no
mercy here. Peace never comes. Oh, the pain of this place. Oh,
the loneliness.
Etched in the distance is a tunnel the fog reveals
through its ebbs and flows. I race to it before it evaporates my
escape route. My hasty retreat is slowed by the weighty
atmosphere pressing upon me. It pushes and pulls me off
course. I struggle with all my might as the coldness cuts me
through to the bone. I shake my head repeatedly, shaking lose
its choke hold. My heart panics and cries out, "You must
continue!" The futility of this place is brutal. I must not stop.
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Last fall, when I went to empty my 18 gallon containers of 5:1:1 soil into the compost pile I found that over 3-4 years of use, the sun had destroyed the structural integrity of the rim of the tubs I was using to the degree that when I tried to lift the tubs the handles & rims were breaking. My option then, was to leave the tubs in place with the soil exposed to the weather over the winter in an attempt to get another year out of the set-up, or replace the tubs & soil. I felt confident in my ability to gauge water needs, so decided to turn it into something of an experiment.
In late May, I pulled the weeds in the tubs & used a trowel to turn the old soil over, stripped the bottom leaves off the sets and planted the sets deep. As the plants grew, I stripped the lower leaves and back-filled the containers with fresh 5:1:1 until they were filled, the old soil being 5:1:1 that was a year old at planting time. I ended up adding about 1/4 of the container's total volume as new soil. The results weren't awful, but there were notable differences between last years results in fresh soil and this years in the soil that underwent a growth cycle of use and a winter's worth of composting. I would estimate this years plants to be about half the size in terms of o/a vegetative mass, and the yields to be about 2/3 of what I had last year. I'm currently getting some typical dieback of just the lower foliage, but the vines continue to bloom & set fruit. If I had no basis for comparison, I think I'd be perfectly happy with both the condition/appearance of the foliage as well as the yields. In fact, since I have more tomatoes than I need or can eat from the 6 plants I have, I'd call my decision a good one, even though it's clear I left a fair amount of potential lying on the table. To be fair, it's also possible that the intense heat we suffered for several weeks in late Jul through mid-Aug had some impact on the outcome, but I tend to think not so much because the foliage never seemed to suffer. Still, I'm prevented from making any sweeping conclusions based on how things went down. I just thought there might be some interest, even though all I have is a strong suspicion the difference was primarily related to the reduction in the % of air the soil was capable of holding, in spite even of the care I took in watering. Al |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 5B (My Page) on Sun, Sep 9, 12 at 15:10
Maybe using the old soil as pert of the mix resulting in less air porosity due to it being broken down. So would you say a good time line for the 511 would be 3 years tops? |
Interesting experiment. I did one of my own. Last year I used a classic 511 mix. This year I used new pine bark, BUT instead if peat, I used recycled (last years) 511, and increased it by an additional part for more water retention. So my mix was something like 5:2 with only a little perlite. The results were that my tomatoes grew much better than last year, and I'm not sure why. Maybe there was more nutrients in the recycled 511. My plants were (and still are) HUGE, and I only used 5 gallon buckets this year and last year I used bigger containers, 5-15 gallon. I would estimate 1000 tomatoes from my Black Cherry, and 20 over a pound from my Brandywine with a whole new flush almost ripe. Actually the Brandywine is in a 10 gal container, but the rest in 5 gal. |
- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 5B (My Page) on Mon, Sep 10, 12 at 12:05
I am sorry, so then it lasts one year? I would have thought the 511 got better with a year of age, then get worse after 3 years, I was very wrong. Great test. |
Strong work, Ed. You can tell when you hit that soil sweet spot, eh? ;-) Al |
Thanks Al. Now I'm spoiled. Will try not to expect results like this every year. |
- Posted by greentiger87 none (My Page) on Tue, Sep 11, 12 at 14:07
And they're so disease free! I'm starting to hate you. |
I would have to agree with your assessment, Al. I find that when I don't completely dig out and either remix and replace most of the medium, or use fresh medium, in my larger containers, I don't get the results I'd like to see. I put it all on the medium's ability to drain properly and allow for a decent exchange of fresh oxygen and gases. I can usually get decent results for a couple of seasons without too much hassle, but not beyond that. As to the breakdown of the containers, themselves... I suppose there isn't much that lasts forever, but it sure seems like nothing is made the way it used to be! :-) Weather is hard on some types of plastics, wood containers, and some of the fake terra cotta looking pots... that's for sure! Nice job, Edweather... good looking plants! I admit to being totally spoiled, myself, through all the information I've gleaned from Al's writings. I've learned that simple science and physics plays a huge role when it comes to container growing and mediums. I'll never go back to the industry standard! |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Wed, Sep 12, 12 at 14:15
Hello, Jodi! Great to read your posts :-) Al, thanks for posting up your observations and reflections. With my hot peppers in containers, I haven't gotten the results that I did last year, One other variable, however, is the particular 5-1-1 that I used this year. Josh |
Thanks, guys. LOVE those SunGolds. I couldn't find 'em last year and was soo disappointed. They were everywhere again this past spring, which I considered my good fortune. Ed - why NOT expect the same results every year? All you need to do is pay attention to what you did this year, and do it again next year - and the next .....! ;-) Al |
Hey, Josh! Hey, Al! Hope all is well with you guys! :-) I was going to do a decent veggie planting this past season, but the goofy weather threw me off, and I decided that it wasn't worth the effort of getting too huge, what with all the other work I have to do... so, not so much in the area of veggies... but I grew a large Hippeastrum bulb and some Hymenocallis in large pots outside, and one nice Plumeria. And then I have the red Japanese Maple that desperately needs a root trim and re-potting. Between the dry and the heat, and the stronger sun this season... or, at least it sure seemed so... a lot of my plants ended up with burnt leaves and didn't do as well as they could have. But that Hippeastrum grew HUGE, and the Hymenocallis did exceedingly well! It took the Plumeria some time to leaf out, but it's doing good. The poor red maple burned horridly, and I can see that it got more cicada damage than I had thought from the previous year. All in all, a strange year... but having the tools to cope (knowledge) sure helped me. :-) |
- Posted by GeorgeneSchreiner 5a (email@example.com) on Thu, Sep 13, 12 at 17:29
I plant my tomatoes in pots and then at the end of the season spread the tomato pot soil over my perennial bed. That way I improve the heavy clay soil in our perennial garden and avoid wintering over viruses that could harm next years tomatoes. My dad was a farmer and he always advocated rotating your crops. Since our yard does not have a lot of sun, I cannot rotate my tomatoes so I have decided to rotate the dirt! |
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