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Growing up I often heard my mother say something to the affect of " Whenever you have it bad…remember that someone else always has it worse!" The new film Precious exemplifies that notion to a T. Although filled with the trials and tribulations of an obese teenage black girl, a story about a grim life doesn't simply sum Precious up. The movie Preciou: Based on the book Push by Sapphire, is a complex narrative that will stun and move you more than any other film this year.
It doesn't take long for the dire images to appear in Precious and the point that Precious (Gabourey Sidibe) lives in an atrocious environment is driven home. She's 16, lives in the Harlem projects, is pregnant –with her second baby and has a mother that would make mommy dearest herself flinch. At one point her mother, Mary Johnston (MoNique) tells Precious; "you're a dummy bitch- you will never know sh*t, don't nobody want you –don't nobody need you." The films display of such blatant abuse is surreal and even jaw dropping yet crafted and framed just right and in the process avoids an unbearable nuance that an audience couldn't digest. To the credit and smarts of Precious's director Lee Daniels, the camera always seemed to cut away just at the right moment and let the viewers imagination continue to roll.
When Precious drifts away mentally into her nirvana of being a celebrity in the spotlight with a "cute light skinned boyfriend" Daniels continues to exude excellent directorial and artistic choices to heighten Precious's coping within her world of shambles. Much of this comes in the form of the unspoken yet speaks loud and clear about an array of issues in the film- such as when Precious' mirror image appears as a white girl you need not wonder if Precious has any self image issues. Lee's balance of grim reality and arty optimism make Precious a disturbingly beautiful masterpiece that you'll want to see over and over.
Precious has many memorable scenes that will become water cooler talk long after you've seen the film. It is in the staircase mise-en-scene as Precious stands at the top of the stairs getting chastised by her mother standing at the bottom of the stairs that demonstrates on several fronts, what great filmmaking looks and sounds like. This David and Goliath power struggle of sorts between Precious and her mother not only showcases superb acting, directing and even cinematography it also captures an extraordinary cinematic visual and emotional paradox.
The images in Precious will certainly be seen by some as stereotypical depictions of African Americans. Not only is the protagonist poor, uneducated and an unwed teen mother – Mary Johnston is the epitome of a stereotype of the worst kind. She's a lazy, foul mouthed, welfare recipient Black woman who does everything she deceitfully can to remain on a government assistance lifestyle. However, failing to see past the stereotypical surface of these characters means a failure of understanding the film. Part of Daniels' trademark is his ability to take the viewer to those politically incorrect and socially ill places without wincing. During one her talks with the social worker Precious reveals that, while giving birth on the kitchen floor… her mother was "kicking her in the head." Such cruel anecdotes are not reflections of a stereotype rather a reminder that life is not a Norman Rockwell picture for everyone.
If you leave Precious talking about nothing else it will surely be about that of Mary Johnston and the tour de force performance MoNique gives portraying Precious' brazen sadistic mother. On the surface Mary is a callous monster who's a ticking time bomb coupled with seemingly mental issues. Yet Monique's performance exudes the type of complexity that will challenge how you feel about someone that you'd otherwise easily love to hate. It's MoNique like you've never seen nor imagined her before. A comedienne by trade yet an actress at heart, Monique has arrived and is simply unforgettable.
A complete unknown until now, leading actress Gabourey Sidibe delivers a performance that would rival that of most seasoned Hollywood thespians…and this is her first film EVER. Gabourey's depiction of Precious went beyond the typical victim characterization and brought an organic quality to the character making it nearly impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. Gabourey's subtle, smart yet vulnerable performance was a compelling feat that you will stand up and cheer for. Even pop star wannabe actress Mariah Carey proves that perhaps…given the right role she too is an actress that can hold her own.
For all of the abstract cuts and hints of an experimental film style - Precious still falls into very familiar American cinema territory –the dramatic social problem film. It is a heavy, unapologetic glimpse into a world of surreptitious abuse, struggle and survival which is precisely what makes Precious an absolute standout. Don't expect many answers or remedies to the dysfunctions of this family and societal ills – Daniels leaves that up to the viewers. Precious is very much deserving of any accolades it will surely receive including an Oscar and deserving of your time along with standing ovation and a thunderous round of applause. Saying that Precious is one of the best films of the year (which it is) doesn't quite do the film justice – it is also one the most important films you'll have the fortune to see this year.
Precious is still showing around town in Dallas with limited daily showings. It would be well worth the effort to see it before the Oscars next month. It will then become apparent why an Academy Award would be more than a worthy precious accolade for this film.


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sdxx to cxtxdx conversion for IO latency by colour DTrace script
By clive on Sep 11, 2007
A couple of people commented that they would like a format of c0t0d0 rather than sd0 for the script in I/O latency by colour script I posted a few weeks ago.
So, change the line
@[args[1]->dev_pathname] = lquantize(this->elapsed / MS, 0, 200, 50);to
@[args[1]->dev_statname] = lquantize(this->elapsed / MS, 0, 200, 50);The DTrace IO provider does not appear to provide the format cxtxdx(if you know different, please add a comment), so a bit of klunky post processing is needed.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my %regex= (); system("iostat -E | awk '/Soft/ { print \\$1}' > /tmp/a"); system("iostat -En | awk '/Soft/ { print \\$1 }' > /tmp/b"); system("paste /tmp/a /tmp/b > /tmp/c"); open(F, "/tmp/c") || die ("no /tmp/c"); while(Then run as
) { my ($sd,$ctd) = split; $regex{$sd} = $ctd; } close(F); while (<>) { for my $sd (keys %regex) { s/$sd\\b/$regex{$sd}/g; } print; }
pfexec dtrace -s ./io_latency_by_colour.d | ./sd_to_cxtxdx.pland enjoy the colours and the easier to read disk format. I shall have to talk to Brother Jon to determine if an addition to the IO provider makes sense, though given the amount of work iostat goes through to get this format, might explain why its not already part if the IO provider.

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Exercise can help you fend off and manage the skin disease, psoriasis. How is this possible? It's believed that psoriasis might be triggered by obesity- it's estimated that people with this skin disease are more obese than people that don't, and being overweight potentially increases inflammation. So while exercise is important for a variety of physical fitness reasons- it also plays an important role in the management of those who have psoriasis. Now, often times it's not easy to exercise in public places- as people with psoriasis may be weary of flare-ups and self-conscious about their skin appearance in front of other people. But if you can get past that, exercise can go a long way toward improving your skin psoriasis.
Biking: Research at Stanford University has uncovered valuable information on the benefits of bike riding beyond just body fitness. The researchers have found that biking can also have a positive effect on your skin, in terms of guarding it against UV rays and aging. Bike riding improves blood circulation, which allows oxygen to flow freely, helping you get rid of potentially harmful toxins and making sure the good toxins reach your skin quickly. The faster collagen production from exercise helps reduce age spots and wrinkles, keeping you looking younger! Indoor exercise bikes are just as effective as cycling outdoors.
Yoga: Aside from being incredibly relaxing, improving flexibility, and decreasing stress- yoga is incredibly good for your skin. For starters, yoga improves circulation, which improves your skin tone. Yoga is also known to increase cellular functioning which may lead to reduced breakouts and better management of skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis. However, according to a story on "A Diet A Day," it's also important to take care of your skin after you're done with a yoga session. For instance, washing your face immediately after a session is recommended.
You know that people who live with psoriasis are shy and self conscious about exposing areas of their skin to the public. But the benefits of exercise are very significant to completely just pass up. While doing these activities maximize your skin protection, so that you don't encourage a skin flare up. Wear loose clothing to ensure that your attire doesn't rub against your skin, which could ignite irritation. It might also be a good idea to dampen areas that you're particularly worried about flaring up with lubrication prior to the exercise session. It's important to bathe after exercising- this helps get the sweat off the body and potentially anything else, such as makeup that could be responsible for a flare-up. If you start to notice signs of flare up due to irritation from exercising- be sure to treat it immediately with the medication you've been using to treat the condition.
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Better Off Red?
Table of Contents:
- Better Off Red?
- Introduction
- Before the Fall:Seeing Communism as a "Success Story"
- The Liberation of Eastern Europe: Missing the "Safety" of Communism
- "The Workers' Paradise Has Become a Homeless Hell"
- Whitewashing the Communist Record on Human Rights
- Journalists Distressed by China's Shift Towards Capitalism
- North Korea: Singing Along With Diane Sawyer
- Enthralled with Fidel Castro's Communist Paradise
- Scorning the Anti-Communists: "Nobody Likes a Snitch"
- Journalistic Gorbasms Over the Last Soviet Dictator
- Conclusion: Nostalgic for Totalitarian Communism
Journalistic Gorbasms Over the Last Soviet Dictator
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh coined the phrase "Gorbasm"
for the ecstasy that many reporters felt when covering Soviet dictator
Mikhail Gorbachev. While Gorbachev was obviously less brutal than
previous communist rulers, his Soviet Union was hardly an enlightened,
peace-loving democracy. While Gorbachev relaxed the repression of
previous years, he did not shut down the Gulag, or allow a free press,
or permit the free expression of religion. When the Baltic republics
pushed for sovereignty in early 1991, Moscow's Brezhnev-esque response
was to use tanks to suppress pro-democracy forces in Lithuania and
Latvia, killing eighteen.
Yet journalists elevated Gorbachev far above the freedom fighters, dissidents and anti-communist leaders like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Time magazine thought it insufficient to name him merely the "Man of the Year," so in 1990 Gorbachev became their "Man of the Decade." Few, if any, democratic politicians have ever received the plaudits that were flung by journalists towards the last dictator of the Soviet Union.
"Gorbachev is the symbol of democracy around the world."
— Newsweek reporter Eleanor Clift on The McLaughlin Group, May 20, 1989.
"The supreme leader of an atheistic state was baptized as a child.
Now, in a sense, Gorbachev means to accomplish the salvation of an
entire society that has gone astray....Much more than that, Gorbachev
is a visionary enacting a range of complex and sometimes contradictory
roles. He is simultaneously the communist Pope and the Soviet Martin
Luther, the apparatchik as Magellan and McLuhan. The Man of the Decade
is a global navigator."
— Time Senior Writer Lance Morrow, January 1, 1990.
"Gorbachev has probably moved more quickly than any person in the history of the world. Moving faster than Jesus Christ did."
— CNN founder Ted Turner, "TV chieftain with an outspoken conscience," celebrated in the January 22, 1990 Time.
"He has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes...There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant."
— CBS anchor Dan Rather on Mikhail Gorbachev, as quoted in the May 10, 1990 Seattle Times.
"In five years, Mikhail Gorbachev has transformed the Soviet Union from a rigid police state to what he describes as a kind of freewheeling infant democracy."
— Dan Rather's introduction to a story on making criticism of Gorbachev illegal, May 15, 1990 Evening News.
"He seems to me to have done more good in the world than any other national leader of my lifetime."
— Moscow reporter Bob Abernethy on the December 24, 1991 NBC Nightly News.
"By American presidential standards, Mikhail Gorbachev accomplished
enough in his seven-year term to qualify for a bust on Mount Rushmore."
— NBC's Jim Maceda, December 25, 1991 Nightly News.
"What do you do for an encore after ending the Cold War and reversing the arms race? How about saving the planet? That's the latest assignment for Mikhail Gorbachev, having assumed the presidency of the International Green Cross, a new environmental organization..."
— Time's "The Week" section, May 3, 1993.
"I like this kind of man and I think we need more of them,' gushed Maria Shriver, speaking of Gorbachev, not [her husband] Arnold [Schwarzenegger]."
— October 31, 1994 People article on the NBC reporter meeting Gorbachev at the Hollywood launching of Global Green USA.
"He can still light up any room that he walks into. The eyes are flashy, you know, and the great command of the language and the feel that he has, the very physical presence of him. It's still fun to be around him."
— NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw on PBS's Charlie Rose, May 2, 1996.
one day again we'll see you in political office in Russia. We know
that you've devoted your life to peace and to changing your country and
those of us who have gotten to know you count ourselves among the
— Tom Brokaw closing his October 29, 1996 MSNBC InterNight interview with Gorbachev.
"He's only the most important political leader alive in the
world today, historically speaking....If you look over the course of
our lifetimes, who was the most, well, you go back to Lincoln and
Franklin Roosevelt....If I look back over my lifetime, who is the world
leader who changed things the most, and I don't actually think it is a
close call."
— Newsweek's Jonathan Alter on Gorbachev, April 27, 2001 Imus in the Morning on MSNBC.
"With a Western-style politician's charm and a homey touch, he became, as Time put it, 'a symbol of hope for a new kind of Soviet Union: more open, more concerned with the welfare of its citizens and less with the spread of its ideology and system abroad.' What did spread, at home and abroad, was a fever of democratic reform."
— Time in its double-issue dated Dec. 31, 2001/Jan. 7, 2002, explaining why it selected the former Soviet dictator as "Man of the Year" in 1987 and 1989.


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You can almost hear the clinking of glasses and sounds of lively conversation when you enter the formal dining room in this exceptional home. The Arubas three-bedroom, two-bath floor plan also features a great room, sure to be the focus of many a relaxing evening. A sunny breakfast nook, convenient den and sprawling lanai complete this pretty picture. As with all our floor plans, a swimming pool is optional, for those who want to make the most of Florida living. Get more info about this property.
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Ananda Lewis
"[Men] couldn't handle me. I'm really interested in living in the moment. It's been all good so far." -Ananda Lewis
Once a no-holds-barred host on BET, Ananda made her bones as a VJ on MTV, then became the star of her own talk show. Today she's the face of the entertainment show The Insider, giving viewers an exclusive glimpse into the lives of celebrities.
Ananda's toned body and pretty face make her both a pin-up for the guys and a model for the young girls trying to make sense of conflicting messages on femininity.
BET's Teen Summit got her known in the TV world. She had the guts to openly discuss taboo subjects without flinching. Executives knew that this kind of gumption was the right stuff for a live show host. And what show demands more crowd control and improvised spark than MTV's Total Request Live?
After dipping her toes all about the music network, Ananda was ready to headline her own show. Her scope broadened to women of all ages, not just teens, but still stuck to the hard-hitting matters that affect ladies. She became a role model, and was even courted by the White House in a mental health campaign.
Ananda Lewis BiographyAnanda Lewis, born on March 21, 1973, in San Diego, has always been a performer. She had her first theater audience when she was only 3, and went on to spend nine years refining her dramatics at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. It was this excited extroversion that set Ananda on her career path, but in her childhood it frequently got her in trouble -- almost every night her mother got a call from her teachers.
While Ananda loved the stage, her passion for social justice was stronger. At age 13 she volunteered at the Head Start agency, helping kids from poor families. After a traumatizing episode with a boyfriend, Ananda focused her energies on teaching young girls about date rape and abstinence.
After high school, Ananda flew across the country to attend Howard University in Washington, where she studied history with an eye towards becoming a teacher. Her spare hours were spent volunteering at Youth at Risk, an organization that helps troubled teens sort out their lives.
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After graduation, Ananda's plans changed. She rediscovered her love for the spotlight, and set about pursuing a career in entertainment. She combined her work in front of the camera with her dedication to social work in hosting Teen Summit on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network, a show covering serious topics like drug use and teen pregnancy. Ananda's efforts on the show won her a Cable Ace nomination and a NAACP Image Award in 1996.
She took her TV experience to MTV, where as a VJ she went beyond the hits of the week. As the host of Total Request Live, Ananda interviewed music stars and reported on styles and trends. She also asserted her presence in specials like Wanna Be a VJ Too.
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Ananda's influence among women grew, and soon the invitations to other shows began pouring in: Politically Incorrect, The View, The Chris Rock Show, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn all clamored for her. Even the White House wanted a piece, and alongside Tipper Gore, Ananda helped launch the National Mental Health Awareness campaign.
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Sertab Erener, who brought Turkey first place In the eurovision Song Contest In 2003 with her song, "Every Way That I Can", Is getting ready to launch some ambitious new projects In the days ahead.
Let's talk about your new album.
It's going to be a pop music album. An album of songs that will speak to people's moods over the course of the day. I'm producing it myself and I'm working together with Mustafa Ceceli and Samsun Demir. We plan to have it on the shelves by April at the latest.
Recording an album is as exhausting as it is fun, isn't it?
Absolutely! There's always some hesitation laced with fear. Regardless of how many years you've been in the business, you can't help but ask yourself, 'Is it going to be okay?' 'Is it finally finished?' You want the album to be done, but you can't tear yourself away from the studio.
You've already made an art music album.
My father seemed to want his daughter to do that. He never said it in so many words, but I sensed it so I made 'Ey Şuh-i Sertab' as a gift for him.
Are you planning to make any more different types of music after this?
Since I made my career in opera and classical music, I want to make another album of arias and songs from musicals. When you look at the biographies of people who make pop music in the world today, you see that they have not departed much from their styles. And that's as it should be. But I like doing something different and surprising people.
How are your album projects in the U.S. coming along?
One of them is a bombshell, a world project, but it has to remain a surprise for now. The other one is an album with English lyrics that I'm making with Demir. We're about half way through both of them.
Which part of the U.S. do you like the best?
The Upper West Side. It's more residential and you don't run into that many tourists, so you can live there like a real New Yorker.
Which countries do you most enjoy being in?
The Far East is my favorite, especially Japan. I really loved Tokyo and Kyoto. The southern part of Thailand too.
Do you see yourself at the place where you want to be?
I approach this question more in terms of myself as an individual than in terms of my work. I think I'm in a good place for my life, my happiness and for being able to make the right choices.
What is your goal for the future?
I want to be able to say, "Yes, now I've done it!" when we realize this project that I can't talk about at the moment, because it's something I've wanted since I was a child. It's actually the thing I've wanted more than anything for as long as I can remember.
What have been the important
moments in your life?
The moment when I started asking myself questions and when I found the courage to change myself. Plus, my decision to make my first album, and my winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
And the things you can't live without?
Learning and researching. I have a serious craving for that. And, of course, singing songs, new things in music, Demir, my family, my friends, and thinking.
What do you do when you can get away from everybody?
I play sports, I spend time on the internet. During the day I hold up a mirror to myself from the outside and look at where I am and what I'm doing. I go to the cinema. I watch a couple TV series that I like.
Finally, we know that you have recorded a jingle for Turkish Airlines. How does it feel to hear your own voice when you board a plane?
With its growing fleet and successful service, Turkish Airlines is on the way to becoming a world brand. I am proud to make the name of a successful brand heard around the world through my voice.
"Since I made my career in opera and classical music, I want to make another album of arias and songs from musicals."


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"Thrift Shop" was one of the standouts of Macklemore's recent LP The Heist, a rare moment when Mack stopped rapping about all the things wrong with the world today and instead just enjoyed himself among racks on racks of vintage clothes. So it's a fun gimmick then, that when MTV needed a good interview concept around the holidays, they decided to go thrifting with the Seattle-based rapper to see what he could find.
Oh, and the finds are precious: An amazingly ugly Christmas sweater, a garish all-over print hoodie, and one very special leopard-print coat. Along the way, Mack gives us some classic thrifting advice: "It's very challenging to wash urine out of a fur jacket. I should know, I've tried."
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Santa Barbara and its world-class shopping, dining, cultural and recreational amenities are all within a few minutes drive.
Summerland Real Estate values average around $800,000 to $1.5 million. Spectacular view homes, estates and ocean front property start at around $1.2 million and can exceed this amount threefold or fivefold.
If you are interested in real estate here in Summerland, Santa Barbara, Montecito and our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life here, please don't hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Village Properties.
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Based on information from the Santa Barbara MLS as of the date shown below. Display of MLS data is usually deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Buyers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information and should investigate the data themselves or retain appropriate professionals. Information from sources other than the Listing Agent may have been included in the MLS data. Unless otherwise specified in writing, Broker/Agent has not and will not verify any information obtained from other sources. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent.
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A little late to be doing a recap of the 2012 real estate market here in the Santa Barbara area, but with the last 5 weeks filled with a combination of my family getting sick, being extremely busy with work and the lack of sleep because of our new little baby...that is what unfortunately happens. So what happened in 2012? In hindsight it is now very clear to see that anyone who had the foresight to buy property from around October 2011 - April 2012... Continue Reading >


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STUDY OBJECTIVE: Ketamine is widely used in emergency departments (EDs) to facilitate painful procedures; however, existing descriptors of predictors of emesis and recovery agitation are derived from relatively small studies. METHODS: We pooled individual-patient data from 32 ED studies and performed multiple logistic regression to determine which clinical variables would predict emesis and recovery agitation. The first phase of this study similarly identified predictors of airway and respiratory adverse events. RESULTS: In 8,282 pediatric ketamine sedations, the overall incidence of emesis, any recovery agitation, and clinically important recovery agitation was 8.4%, 7.6%, and 1.4%, respectively. The most important independent predictors of emesis are unusually high intravenous (IV) dose (initial dose of > or =2.5 mg/kg or a total dose of > or =5.0 mg/kg), intramuscular (IM) route, and increasing age (peak at 12 years). Similar risk factors for any recovery agitation are low IM dose (<3.0 mg/kg) and unusually high IV dose, with no such important risk factors for clinically important recovery agitation. CONCLUSION: Early adolescence is the peak age for ketamine-associated emesis, and its rate is higher with IM administration and with unusually high IV doses. Recovery agitation is not age related to a clinically important degree. When we interpreted it in conjunction with the separate airway adverse event phase of this analysis, we found no apparent clinically important benefit or harm from coadministered anticholinergics and benzodiazepines and no increase in adverse events with either oropharyngeal procedures or the presence of substantial underlying illness. These and other results herein challenge many widely held views about ED ketamine administration.
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While the nation as a whole got a break in August, because consumer prices actually went down for the first time in almost two years, South Florida's not so lucky.
Local inflation, in the Miami- Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area, went up, again, at a 0.2 percent rate during the months of July and August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The local figure is reported for two-month periods and the figure is released every other month. Palm Beach County's price changes aren't measured by the BLS.
That means we have a 5.8 percent annual rate of inflation, higher than the nation's 5.4 percent annual rate. Again. South Florida's inflation rate has often been higher than the national rate in the last two years.
In August, the BLS says nationwide consumer prices fell 0.4 percent for the month. With seasonal adjustments, the rate was 0.1 percent.
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Fans who have heard that the Denver Broncos kicker K. Matt Prater has been suspended for four games after a ruling by the NFL have been asking if this punishment is just and it had divided the fans. Some people are suggesting it is too many games suspended for the alleged concerns and others say the league should have kept him out all season. According to SB Nation on Sunday, the issue at hand here is alcohol, not performance-enhancing drugs.
According to Praters attorney, the incident surrounding the allegations happened when the kicker was on vacation, but even so the NFL found the situation serious enough to consider suspending him for a season. Fortunately for Broncos fans, the kicker got a shorter suspension and will return to the field sooner than later.
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By George Bumbaris and Sarah Stegner
- 1# of wild ramps ( I use Burton Farms from Indiana)
- 1 Tbsp + ¼ cup olive oil (separated)
- Salt
- ½ cup sweet butter (softened)
- 8 slices of baguette - sliced on the bias, 4-5 inches long each
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300 brave Americans are coming into Iraq to direct firepower in support of defending Baghdad, and the defendable vicinity. Iran has already dispatched a top general to advise the Iraqis, meaning that the U.S., Iran and Iraqi Shiites are on one team against the ISIL and Sunnis.
Americans have made it clear that there will be no tolerance for ISIL and associated terrorists leading any part of Iraq, just as there is little tolerance for the return of the Taliban. Americans are trying to create space for Iraqi moderates, carved from Sunnis, Shiites, and anyone else who acknowledge the wisdom of developing one Iraqi nation.
Step back. The bigger picture is that Americans and Western allies want a free world that allows for the coexistence of people with different religious faiths (or no religion), and people who prefer to have Constitutional governments address citizens shared needs independently from religion. That will be a long haul argument in the Middle East.
The reality is that Americans will be sitting ducks, surrounded by noone they can truly trust. It is a highly suspicious and dangerous call to deploy them. The only reason why Iraqi military will tolerate this is because they are under siege and desperately need American support to give them a chance to reverse the tide.
If things deteriorate further, extracting Americans will be difficult, even though it is surely planned.
At this point, American military professionals probably assess that the military targets among ISIL and Sunni insurgents is sufficiently visible and large to create fine targets. Concern about civilian casualties is always present, but under the circumstances, this war on terror. ISIL terrorists pose clear and present danger to the free world, and that is as good of justification as their having weapons of mass destruction.
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Iraq is granting legal immunity to 300 U.S. military advisers slated to train local forces, allowing them to begin their mission, the Obama administration announced Monday.
The protections were agreed upon through a diplomatic note between the U.S. and Iraq, State Department deputy press secretary Marie Harf told reporters.
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Radical David Platt, 36, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills , in Birmingham, Alabama has been selected to head the International Missions Board by the Southern Baptists, according to an article in Christianity Today. Platt, who made national news when he questioned whether or not people prayed the "Sinner's Prayer" are actually saved, formed the Radical movement in the Southern Baptist denomination.
Platt became a lightning rod for controversy in 2012 when he made remarks about the so-called "Sinner's Prayer" and one's fate in the after-life. The rising, though controversial star of the Southern Baptist Convention was critical of the "Sinner's Prayer" in a speech he made in 2012. That prayer is traditionally as follows: "Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected fro the dead, is alive and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my my heart from this day f orward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus name I pray, Amen."
The Birmingham pastor spoke at the SBC Pastors Conference just before the SBC meeting. He caught people's attention when he mentioned the "pandemic problem" of spiritual deception that is chronic in congregations and encouraged Southern Baptists to be on guard against a "false, superficial faith."
He warned his fellow pastors with the following words: "Are we calling people to biblical faith in a day of rampant easy believism? We must be very clear lest we lead people down a damning path of spiritual perception."
Platt stunned many of those present when he further said, "I'm convinced that many people in our churches are simply missing the life of Christ, and a lot of it has to do with what we've sold them as gospel, i.e., pray this prayer, accept Jesus into your heart, invite Jesus into your life. Should it concern us that there is no such superstitious prayer in the New Testament? Should it not concern us that the Bible never uses the phrase, 'accept Jesus into your heart' or 'invite Christ into your life? It's not the gospel we see being preached, it's a modern evangelism built on sinking sand. And it runs the risk of disillusioning millions of souls."
His startling criticism of the Sinner's Prayer led to a strong caution regarding the Sinner's Prayer in the convention's resolution as follows: "The 'Sinner's Prayer' is not an incantation that results in salvation merely by its recitation and should never be manipulatively employed or utilized apart from a clear articulation of the Gospel."
While some agreed with Platt, others did not. Critics said they believed Platt opposed the "Sinner's Prayer" because as a Calvinist, he didn't want the hopeless unelect to think they are saved through a simple prayer.
Platt denied that in a blog, saying, "I definitely don't believe that certain people 'actually have no chance for life in Christ. Instead my comments about the 'sinner's prayer' have been deeply motivated by a concern for authentic conversion and regenerate church membership."
Platt further explained his concerns, saying that the New Testament book of John discusses devout followers of Jesus who were not born again. John 2:23-24 says, "Many trusted in his name....Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them."
The Birmingham pastor then makes the scary deduction that, "Clearly, from the beginning of the gospel of John....the gospel that revolves around the necessity and centrality of belief in Christ...John makes clear to us that there is a kind of belief, a kind of faith, that does not save."
He also came to the chilling conclusion that, "It is possible for people to say they believe in Jesus, to say they have accepted Jesus, to say that they have received Jesus, but they are no saved and will not enter the kingdom of heaven? Is that possible? Absolutely, it's possible. It's not just possible; it is probable."
Platt is reported to have a passion for global missions. He has expressed concern that there are millions of people who are being deceived to thinking they're saved when they're not because of a prayer they prayed or decision they made years ago.
The Wartburg publication said in response to Platt's criticism, "On the one hand we agree with Platt that if the Sinner"s Prayer is just a rote prayer, then it is absolutely worthless to the one who recites it. However, we believe there are many who pray it sincerely and truly experience a heart change. How can David Platt know what is in the heart of one who prays the Sinner's Prayer? In all fairness, Platt regrets how he phrased his concern about this prayer; however, there appears to be a growing contingent in Christendom that calls into question this prayer and 'asking Jesus into one's heart".
He is also the author of the widely-read book "Radical."
While the mainstream news media likes to call Southern Baptists the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, Baptists themselves don't consider themselves Protestants at all. They were not part of Martin Luther's Reform movement which protested several practices of the medieval Catholic church. It would be more accurate to refer to them as the largest non-Catholic denomination.
Perhaps the reason Platt's comments struck such a chord with people is because every human being probably wonders what their destination will be after life on earth has ended.
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I need to add plugin functionality to an existing application for certain parts of the application. I want to be able to add a jar at runtime and the application should be able to load a class from the jar without restarting the app. So far so good. I found some samples online using URLClassLoader and it works fine.
I also wanted the ability to reload the same class when an updated version of the jar is available. I again found some samples and the key to achieving this as I understand is that I need to use a new classloader instance for each new load.
I wrote some sample code but hit a NullPointerException. First let me show you guys the code:
package test.misc;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import plugin.misc.IPlugin;
public class TestJarLoading {
public static void main(String[] args) {
IPlugin plugin = null;
while(true) {
try {
File file = new File("C:\\plugins\\test.jar");
String classToLoad = "jartest.TestPlugin";
URL jarUrl = new URL("jar", "","file:" + file.getAbsolutePath()+"!/");
URLClassLoader cl = new URLClassLoader(new URL[] {jarUrl}, TestJarLoading.class.getClassLoader());
Class loadedClass = cl.loadClass(classToLoad);
plugin = (IPlugin) loadedClass.newInstance();
} catch (Exception e) {
} finally {
try {
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
IPlugin is a simple interface with just one method doProc:
public interface IPlugin {
void doProc();
and jartest.TestPlugin is an implementation of this interface where doProc just prints out some statements.
Now, I package the jartest.TestPlugin class into a jar called test.jar and place it under C:\plugins and run this code. The first iteration runs smoothly and the class loads without issues.
When the program is executing the sleep statement, I replace C:\plugins\test.jar with a new jar containing an updated version of the same class and wait for the next iteration of while. Now here's what I don't understand. Sometimes the updated class gets reloaded without issues i.e. the next iteration runs fine. But sometimes, I see an exception thrown:
at java.io.FilterInputStream.close(FilterInputStream.java:155)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection$JarURLInputStream.close(JarURLConnection.java:90)
at sun.misc.Resource.getBytes(Resource.java:137)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:256)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:56)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
at test.misc.TestJarLoading.main(TestJarLoading.java:22)
I have searched on the net and scratched my head but can't really arrive at any conclusion as to why this exception is thrown and that too - only sometimes, not always.
I need your experience and expertise to understand this. What's wrong with this code? Please help!!
Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks for looking!


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