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City's latest Uefa Champions League adventure began with misery in Madrid.
The brave Blues weathered a first half battering from the Spanish champions to twice take the lead only to surrender two goals in the last five minutes and with them all three points.
Borussia Dortmund won the other group game on the night defeating Ajax 1-0 in Germany.
Madrid have started this season poorly but looked back to their best in the opening 45 minutes as they peppered Joe Hart's goal giving the City man plenty of chance to show why he is rated one of the best in the world.
Hart's heroics kept the Blues in touch at the break and the whole side responded in a thrilling five-goal second half.
...Chris Bailey
Edin Dzeko fired City in front after wonderful through ball from Yaya Toure and only for Marcelo's curler to level matters.
Aleks Kolarov's free kick put the English champions back in front and just five minutes away from a famous victory.
But first Benzema and then Ronaldo earned a stunning win for Real Madrid who showed why they had romped to the title last season amassing 100 points and 121 goals.
Like their teams, the two managers went into the opening tie with little history either against one another on the pitch or in the mind games department. The pre-match build up was noticeable for compliments rather than barbs but the game was feisty enough.
Much of the pre-match chatter surrounded the fitness or otherwise of Sergio Aguero, well known in the other half of Madrid of course, and he was in the squad but consigned to the bench
Elsewhere there were changes from the side that had to come from behind to draw at Stoke on Saturday afternoon. Joleon Lescott went out and Nastasic came into the centre of the defence and there was no place for Scott Sinclair as David Silva returned to the side.
Despite the changes the Blues were on the receiving end in a first half in which Real had 76% of the possession and 16 goal attempts to City's one.
Old adversary Ronaldo was the main thorn in the side and, as mentioned, Hart the hero for City as he saved brilliantly low down from the former United man in 9th minute and then pulled off a miracle effort from Higuain after Ronaldo's shot was deflected.
Khedira and Di Maria also had chances for Real but couldn't find the target. City worked hard as a unit but couldn't get going as an attacking force with only a couple of lung-bursting Yaya Toure runs to show for their efforts.
The Blues also lost Samir Nasri in the 36th minute with what looked like a high hamstring strain.
A glance at Madrid's home record last season in the UCL contained enough warnings. They won six straight home matches averaging four goals per game.
City fans were so far away from the playing surface that it made the away end at Newcastle appear pitch side, but it didn't stop them from making their presence felt in the huge bowl that is the Bernabeu. How they celebrated the two second half goals which looked as though they had secured precious early points in an incredibly tough group.
The game crackled with attacking intent from the start of the second half but when the dust had settled from the Bernabeu gunfight it was Jose Mourinho who was blowing smoke from the end of his gun and Roberto Mancini left licking his wounds.
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Frito-Lay steps in it: Anti-gun activist featured on Doritos® bag
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dangit no more cool ranch doritos,the cost of standing my ground on anti gun people and company's has hit a new low what next waterboarding me til i say guns are bad ,my god when will they stop
No more Fritos for me, I need to cut back on my snack foods anyway and this is a good time to do it.
It's not just Doritos and Fritos. Take a look here for the variety of junk (oops, sorry, snack) foods that they market.
Frito Lay is a division of Pepsi-Cola Company, BTW.
What about when they turned their backs on their very own Frito Bandito???!!! Frito Bandito - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:comeandgetsome::aargh4:
I sent the guy (Theo) a respectful email asking several questions. I'll be curious if he even replies. :rolleyes:
Please direct all inquiries to:
Vox Populi
Post Office Box 11080
Stanford, CA 94309
Phone: (323) 301-5707
Fax: (818) 505-0546
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
This is great news for all of us who could stand to loose a few pounds!
While I understand the frustration of doing business with someone whose politics are offensive, the fact is that boycotts seldom change politics nor hurt the business sufficiently to cause a change of policy.
Boycotts hurt the consumer, who is depriving himself of a product that he would ordinarily enjoy. Or in the case of Pepsico, a wide ranging array of products. Frankly, I don't have the time to research the ultimate owner of every product I buy in order to determine their politics.
I just saw the irony in Captain Crunch posting in this thread.
Buy American, all other things equal.
Man, that's an understatement!:haha:Quote:
I just saw the irony in Captain Crunch posting in this thread.
Actually, I've never believed in boycotts, either. If I did, I probably wouldn't be able to buy any consumer product, because virtually all companies do or say something I disagree with. So I don't let it concern me.
And boycott Cap'n Crunch?
Heaven forbid!:aargh4:
Why not petition them to even things up by giving a BR!CK award to the founders of Students for Concealed Carry, who were instrumental in getting legislation going in several states to allow students to be able to defend themself in case of another VA Tech?:hand10:
I understand Frito-Lay's position on this one. They are just honoring the students that earned the award, they don't have to support the political position of the person. It's almost the same as when a TV station, newspaper or magazine put on someone that they don't agree with, but deserves to be heard or receive recognition.
I'm looking at it this way. I may not agree with the kid's position on guns, but at least the kid is doing something. He's getting involved in the process and trying to make a difference by working for what he believes in. Too many people today just sit back and let somebody else make their decisions for them. Kudos to the kid for at least staying out of trouble and doing something to further his beliefs. We all have the ability to do the same thing he's doing, support our own beliefs and make as much of an impact.
Besides, he's still young and he's probably never been exposed to legal use of firearms, just the violent act he witnessed. Maybe he'll eventually see the light with some proper education. Wouldn't that be a coup? Stealing one of the Brady Bunch's poster boys?
Also, my wife is a huge fan of Pepsi and love's Muncho's, my kids love Dorito's and Cheeto's and Cap'n Crunch, etc.. A boycott of them would never work in this house. Unless one of you wants to let me sleep on your couch until it's over.

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Beginning his career as a trainee tape-op at CBS studios in 1975, Steve soon progressed to in house engineer, working with many now classic new wave & punk acts including The Clash, The Jags, The Vibrators, XTC as well as many of CBS records pop acts, including Sailor. Beach Boy, Bruce Johnston was to play an important part in Steve's early career, culminating with Steve producing an album for the Beach Boys several years later. Steve also produced all of Culture Club's classic hits and the band's three multi-platinum albums. Since then he has worked with a wide spectrum of artistes and composed a number of film scores.
Steve has collected a number of prestigious awards including Brit Award for Producer of the Year, Musicweek Top Singles Producer and a Grammy for his work with Deneice Williams. Steve is also a LIPA companion and Honarary Doctorate at Bucks University.
Steve is a regular guest speaker at various pro-audio seminars for companies such as Yamaha, Korg, Apple Computers & Harman Automotive and presents production master-classes at the Apple store in London. His radio production company, formed with Richard Allison , Magnum Opus Broadcasting produces documentary series for the BBC and XFM; in particular, The Record Producers for BBC Radio 2 with an extended version on 6Music. This series focuses on the art of record production from the producer's perspective. In 2011 Steve was awarded a Sony Radio Award for his contribution to these specialist documentaries. Steve presented a radio show – "Live @ Levines" which featured conversations with artists and musicians on the records that have inspired them to create their music. He has also appeared on many radio and TV programmes; he is a regular guest on BBC's 6 Music.
Along with his radio and TV work, he is busy producing exciting new bands for his new label Hubris Records; first release 6 Day Riot. Currently, Steve is working with Daytona Lights & Natalie McCool. Steve is the author of the highly successful Hit Kit and the Art of Downloading Music. Steve is a Director of PRS for music, MCPS, UK Music, member of the MU Executive Committee &MU LRC and Chairman of The Music Producer's Guild.
Here Steve talks to Music Supported Here about his illustrious career from humble beginnings as a tape-op in 1975, to networking and the essential qualities you need to succeed in music production…
You worked your way up from a trainee tape-op. Tell us about some of your experiences and how you got to where you are now. Was there a particular formative one?
I left school in 1975 and started at the lowest level making tea, watching the engineers and assisting the tape operators and junior engineers set up the studio. That was incredibly valuable experience because I think, sadly, with fewer big studios around today that training isn't available. I was taught very well by a team of great engineers at the time who were from the first generation of recording engineers, people like Mike Ross who is still a very famous engineer to this day.
The mid-70s was a very interesting change era for music. Punk was just around the corner and it really turned the music industry on its head. I think there is a direct analogy with the digital marketplace, the way bands survive and the way they have to earn their living today – it's turning the market on its head again.
What are the essential qualities needed to be a producer?
As a record producer you have to be Henry Kissinger most of the time. You've got to be the perfect diplomat. But you've also got to bridge the needs of the artist with your employment.
If you are being employed by the record company you are in the middle. You've got to understand what the record company expect you to do and what they want from you with regards to the relationship with the band. But you've also got to understand what the band want and very often clarity in description is the key.
I have a great relationship with Boy George in Culture Club, but I remember a long long time ago before we got the rules of engagement perfectly right, there was one early track that I'd mixed. Boy George phoned me early in the morning and said "I don't like the mix, it's terrible, it's awful and I just don't like it" so we went back into the studio and I asked him to play me something he liked. Here's the thing that is so incredible and why it is so important for the producer to understand where the artist is coming from. The things he loved about the song he played to me were nothing to do with the song at all. It was the echo on the vocal. And as soon as I changed that, and that was the only thing I changed on the mix, he said "I love it, that's fantastic, I love it".
The thing is, absolutely for the producer, it is the communicating with the artist that matters. Find out what turns them on and the things they love. Because very often it's not the whole thing, it's the drum sound or the bass sound. You've got to understand what the artist is on about and then you can do a better job for them.
Based on your experience, what's the most important thing in building new relationships with artists and with producers?
Well certainly I would advise everyone who is an MU member or is a member of PRS, MPG or any of these societies to look for networking evenings. Generally when you have a panel event, there is a networking evening. People will come up, give me a card, ask me to listen to their stuff, and I do listen to it and occasionally there are things that are very good. Everyone should have business cards printed up with proper contacts and all of that to use at these. Networking is the most important thing. It's how I get my contacts and how I would advise MU members and other people to get their contacts. It's the best way.
From your own experience, what is the most important thing the relationship between producer and artist needs to work? How important is chemistry and how do you start creating that?
I can walk in a room with a band or go to a rehearsal space, meet people and can tell that almost immediately. You can tell if that is going to work almost in the first few seconds. And that actually hasn't changed in my entire career.
It's a creative relationship so it's not just down to chemistry but I think trust. On both sides there should be a mutual respect. I would expect an artist to be honest. One of the things you can't have is an artist not giving you their ideas or not being open about their ideas. And I mean open in both ways, so if I do something and it is not quite what they were hearing or feeling I expect them to say it in a professional manner and not let it fester and fester and fester. Because I haven't got the time and energy to patronise people or dare I say blow smoke up their arse. I need it to be professional and as a result of that I think I get a better working relationship. People know that when I get excited about something, I am genuinely very very excited about it for all the right reasons.
Records that people revere, even if they are not successful, very often it's the performance they love and it's down to the artist to be able to deliver great performances and the producers to know when they've delivered the great performance and not produce the rubbish, but also when they've gone past the great performance. I guess that's one of the greatest skills a producer can bring, knowing when enough is enough, knowing when to stop, but also knowing when to push a little harder once you've got the right thing.
Read part 2 of our interview with Steve Levine, on artists working with producers for the first time, home based productions, social media and his thoughts on piracy, next week.
Steve took part in an Artist Management seminar held by the Musicians' Union in September 2012, which you can listen to below. You can find more from the MU on Soundcloud.
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"Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke, music and computer specialist. Co-founder of the Ata Tak record label and publishing company (over 150 releases since 1979). Member of Fehlfarben, Burkina Electric, Bombay 1, A Certain Frank. Solo artist as Pyrolator. He has produced more than 200 albums and been involved in over 100 releases as composer, musician and programmer. His main instruments are special controllers which shape the music through hand movement or pressure. Since 1980, productions, concerts and installations in Korea, Japan, USA, Argentina, Africa and Europe." (label info)
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Iowa State's annual Cyclone Gridiron Club Spring Game is only a day away.
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Stanford: A 1500 meter specialist who will add valuable depth to the Cardinal.
2004 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Ran a season-best 3:51.78 in the 1500 meters at the Golden Bear Qualifier.
2003 Track & Field Season: Redshirted, but finished ninth in the 1500 meters at the U.S. Junior National Championships at Stanford.
2004 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Competed in three races including a ninth place effort at the Sacramento State Open.
2003 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Competed at the Stanford Invitational and Bronco Invitational.
2002 Cross Country Season: Redshirted.
High School: Finished third in the 1600 meters at the 2002 California state meet ... Finished seventh in the 1500 meters at the 2002 U.S. Junior National Championships ... A 2002 Junior All-American in the 1500 meters ... National Merit finalist.
Cardinal Catalogue: Science, Technology & Society major ... Parents are Michael and Brenda Drake ... Born March 21, 1984.
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After two years of struggling to get and stay pregnant, Zanna Roberts Rassi's doctor said to her, "Congratulations, you're pregnant. Not just a little pregnant, but like really pregnant." And for anyone who's been there, you know what that means: Twins.
"I told my husband [Milk Studios founder Mazdack] Rassi and he just burst out laughing and said, brilliant."
And just like that, two new projects were added to the Rassi portfolio. The fashion polymath is already an editor at Marie Claire, a stylist (clients include True Religion and Pantene), a correspondent for E! News and a Project Runway regular.
She's also funny, British and adorable, like a woodland sprite who chose Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, as her habitat and a style that's more sleek with a hint of rock-n-roll than ethereal bohemian (though we're sure she could pull that off, too). Next week we'll share Zanna's fertility trials and tribulations – there were plenty. But first: A peek into life as a professional city mom with 4-month-old twins.
What She Does All Day
Fashion editor, TV fashion correspondent and stylist. One day I'm on a campaign shoot for a fashion client the next interviewing celebs or designers for E! News the next on the Today show talking fashion tips then to a brainstorming meeting at Marie Claire. Never the same day twice.
The Beginning
My parents were in NY when the twins were born. They waved us off to the hospital at 5am for the planned C-section. We floated around on cloud nine for the three weeks afterwards.
Double Vision… Twice!
We are fortunate enough to have a place out of the city – a very old cottage and garden in New Jersey that reminds me of where I was born: Manchester, UK. But this means we had to buy four of everything. Four cribs, four bouncy chairs, two double strollers and you get the picture! Finding bargains is essential – like the $100 cribs from Ikea!
I've Got This Figured Out
With twins, you have to have systems and schedules. Demand feeding would be a disaster. We would never sleep or eat. Its about always having the next step lined up. The swaddle flat and ready to go when they are ready to go down, the milk warm for straight after the bath so they don't scream the house down, the diaper bag set at all times, bedding and laundry done once a day so nothing piles up. A place for everything and everything in its place. You can't drop a beat. And when they're sleeping, you have to prep for the next thing!
On Names
Rumi, after the Persian poet, my husband is of Persian descent. Juno is ancient Greek goddess. The mother of all gods. Wow, they have some lofty names to live up to!
Mini Workouts
The only way I can help from falling asleep some afternoons is by lifting Rumi over my head. She weighs nearly 10lbs – I figure twenty of those along with daily carrying means I should get some bicep situation happening!
Best Buy
The amazing double stroller the Bugaboo Donkey with an Andy Warhol floral print. It's fashionable and functional.
Dressing The Bump
I began pregnancy with a personal challenge of not wearing leggings and T-shirts every day. I began #stylethebump on Instagram, this being the way I would stop myself from being lazy! My key is to still dress like yourself. (You dont have to look like a giant baby just because you're having one!) For me that was a little rock'n'roll in the mix. Leather J Brand leggings were my lifesaver. Invest in one key piece.
Magic Ingredient
We have full time help, Karen. She's been there since day 4. Our sweet, smart saviour! Since I went back to work a few weeks later, she has been imperative. I respect stay at home mums (like my mother was) more than you can imagine – it's harder in a different way than working all day. And hands-off Karen anyone reading this!
Travel Necessity
I keep a very organized diaper bag. But it's not a diaper bag, it's a fabulous Tumi backpack with a thousand pockets.
The Perfect Moment
It's Sunday at 8am in our house in New Jersey. The four of us lay in bed. Rassi is snoozing and Juno is sleeping on his chest. I'm nursing Rumi. My mum and dad are cooking up breakfast downstairs whilst "baby symphony" plays in the background. It was magic. I cried!
On Nursing
I couldn't produce enough for two, so I supplemented with formula from the beginning. I think of breast milk as medicine. I pumped four times a day. Initially, nursing two babies at once, I got the hang of it, it's like holding two footballs. I don't know how anyone does it when they're bigger!
On Pumping
I've pumped on set, in the back of an RV, in public toilets. One special day I was in the bathroom at Milk Studios shooting whilst on a conference call, texting my nanny, and looked in the mirror and burst out laughing. Multitasking at its finest.
* A Tip! *
If they won't latch, wet the bottom of their nose with milk, and they'll tip they their head up and then you can pop the nipple in!
I missed a doctor's appointment and I felt so, so guilty.
On Future Rassis
We have a few on ice because we did IVF. That's the most miraculous thing. They're breathing, eating, smiling beings after three months on ice! I can't get my head around that. Such a miracle.
3 Hours To Yourself
I'd catch up with family on the phone, and go sit in a park and drink rose with girlfriends!
A Night With Your Man
It's our 5-year wedding anniversary, and I'm surprising him with a trip uptown to stay at the Carlyle. I plan to drink champagne, chat like adults with no agenda, and sleep. For us, not getting on a plane is such a luxury!
Can't Buy Enough
For the girls, Earth Mama Angel Baby oil and Nununu stars and stripes collection. For me, Blueprint green juice is amazing when you don't have time to do something good for yourself. And Lansinoh nipple cream. My friend Mariana brought it to the hospital for me – life saver.
New Obsession
Rather than trawling boutiques for the coolest little-people things, I hop on Mini Style and find the most unique clothes, accessories, and toys. Its a one-stop shop for buying gifts. Crushing right now on the new Mini X Thief & Bandit collaboration.
On Becoming Her Mother
She's creeping in. I hear her voice in mine. Morals, manners, family values… I hear it when I talk to Rassi about the girls.


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I noticed that *MIAMI* Heat supa-star D Wade was at the
Jacsonville-Pittsburgh game, rather than the MIAMI - Buffalo game.
What's up with that?
I noticed that *MIAMI* Heat supa-star D Wade was at the
Jacsonville-Pittsburgh game, rather than the MIAMI - Buffalo game.
What's up with that?
"We'd like to think we're better than this. But we're not."
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Miami came in to this game with every possible advantage: it was the home
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defense, JP Losman at QB for the Bills...
And yet none of it mattered. The phins came in totally "flat" and looked
inept, inapt, and everything in between. They showed me nothing on offense.
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wasn't a fabulous performance. Special teams were adequate, the main issue
being a blocked punt (which hasn't happened to the Phins since - geez, I
don't even remember!)
...as for the offense, Nate Clements shut down Chris Chambers. Randy
McMichael was a non-factor for reasons I can't begin to explain. Marty
Booker, was he even playing? Wes Welker caught 5 passes. Ronnie Brown was
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were booing. It was pathetic.
0-2 and last in the AFC East is bad, but deserved from what I've seen.
The official Dolphins station tried to get Daunte Culpepper to do a weekly
radio show. He declined, saying he wanted to devote his attention to
actually playing QB. The station then signed Dan Marino to do a show.
My question is - what is Daunte doing with his time? I have trouble
believing he's spending any extra time working on his QB skills.
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Fans of the Illinois Fighting Illini have no problem with logging miles to cheer on their beloved basketball team. Each year, the student organization known as the Orange Krush embarks on a road trip to watch their hoopsters take on a fellow Big Ten foe. While innocuous on the surface, it's actually a covert mission. They enter the arena dressed in their rivals' colors or some other disguise, and then right before tip-off, they tear away their false front and unleash a wave of Orange and Blue throughout the coliseum.
Organized basketball came to the Urbana-Champaign campus in 1906, and by 1915, the Illini had captured their first national championship. The victory was especially sweet, as the school's football program secured a title that year as well. While subsequent crowns in 1919, '23, and '27 would be earned on the gridiron, the Illini hoops squad began to emerge as contenders in their own right once former All-American player Harry Combes assumed head coaching duties. Under his watch, Illinois won the Big Ten Conference in '49, '51 and '52 while also finishing third in NCAA postseason play in each of those years. In 1952, the final round of the national tournament was reconfigured so that the four regional winners would square off, meaning that the Illini can deservedly lay claim to having competed in the one of the first Final Fours ever.
In 1975, Lou Henson took over the program and quickly established himself as one of the most storied coaches in school history. The eventual Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductee would rack up 421 victories while in Champaign, guide Illinois to 12 Big Dance appearances, and post nine straight 20-plus win seasons from 1983 to '91. Of all his teams, the '88-'89 crew is the most celebrated. Paced by all-conference performers Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill and Kenny Battle, the "Flyin' Illini" won 31 games and advanced all the way to the Final Four.
After an Elite Eight run in 2001 and Sweet Sixteen showings in '02 and '04, Illinois cemented their status as a national power in '05 with a record of 37-2 and a 15-week reign at #1 in both the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls. While they'd lose the national championship to North Carolina, guards Deron Williams and Dee Brown would both be named to the Wooden All-American team. Brown was also chosen as the Sporting News Player of the Year in '05, and a year later, he was given the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, the top honor for the nation's best player under six feet tall.
At the State Farm Center, the Illini can always count on their dedicated diehards to create a raucous atmosphere, and the devotion hasn't gone unnoticed. "The Orange Krush are super, scintillating and sensational," said famed broadcaster Dick Vitale. "They are a fantastic sixth man for the Fighting Illini," he added. In the world of college basketball, there is no higher praise than the seal of approval from Dickie V, so until they raise another banner, Illinois faithful can proudly sing the praises of their alma mater knowing that they've earned their spot among the elite.
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(h/t: The Christian Standard NEWS)
Good! I don't want to and will refuse to eat meat that has been slaughtered in such a barbaric way! This is Britain and all animals should have to be killed to meet our cruelty standards! Halal meet is only killed that way abroad due to the heat, it's not a religious requirement and there is no need for it in modern Britain!
– Cazza, Scotland, 25/3/2012 10:20
Now they'll have to tell us if we're eating halal: Ministers prepare to change law
By Glen Owen
Ministers are preparing to change the law to ensure that meat slaughtered in accordance with strict Islamic law cannot be sold to unwitting members of the public.
The Government is drawing up plans to prevent schools, hospitals, pubs and famous sporting venues from serving halal meat secretly to customers.
The move will be welcomed by animal rights campaigners, who argue that the traditional Islamic way of preparing meat – which involves killing animals by drawing a knife across their throats without stunning them first – is cruel and causes unnecessary pain.
It follows a Mail on Sunday investigation in September 2010 which discovered that beef, chicken and lamb had been sold to fans at Wembley without them knowing it had been prepared in accordance with sharia law.
Cheltenham College was found to be one of several public schools serving halal chicken to pupils without informing them, while Whitbread, Britain's biggest hotel and restaurant group, admitted that more than three-quarters of its poultry was halal. MPs were furious to discover halal meat had even been sold in House of Commons canteens without them knowing.
Now Environment Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach has said that if the European Union fails to agree on a new food labelling scheme, the UK will take action. The European Commission is considering the matter as part of its animal welfare strategy and is expected to report by the summer.
Lord Taylor told peers: 'The Government welcomes this approach as it will allow consumer information to be considered alongside measures to minimise the suffering of animals slaughtered without stunning. In the meantime we are considering how we can use domestic legislation.'
Sharia law expressly forbids knocking out an animal with a bolt gun – the method normally used in British slaughterhouses. Instead, the animal must be sentient when its throat is cut, with the blood allowed to drip from the carcass while a religious phrase in praise of Allah is recited.
Many Christians also object to eating meat that has been sacrificed to an idol, in that we do not consider the Islamic Allah to be the same as our own God.
More than 40 million cattle, calves and sheep and more than 850 million poultry are slaughtered every year in Britain. The vast majority are stunned before slaughter. In 2003, Government advisory body the Farm Animal Welfare Council published a report declaring that the halal method of killing 'would inevitably trigger a barrage of sensory information to the brain in a sensible (conscious) animal . . . such a massive injury would result in very significant pain and distress in the period before insensibility supervenes'.
Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society, said: 'This sounds like a very progressive move. We have been pushing the EU to act for some time. If the Government is going to take this step, it will help consumers to make an ethical choice.'
A Defra spokesman said: 'We believe people should continue to be able to buy meat prepared in accordance with their religion, but that people should also be able to find out how a product was prepared when they are buying in shops or eating out.
'We are keeping all policies under review, including our approach to labelling.'


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A tactical shoot with Nutnfancy and friends out in 15º to 20ºF snowy conditions at a Law Enforcement range, western US. This shows the nuts and bolts behind my synopsis video Armed Serenity. Putting a shoot like this together is a lot of work requiring much attention to detail (especially in these conditions), safety, logistics, clothing, tactical gear, and consideration for various experience levels. Primary purpose was to have fun with friends and to make a good memory with them. The secondary purpose give exposure to combat-oriented shooting to reveal weaknesses in technique and systems so they can be improved. The course of fire is representative of many other goods ones that are run at this excellent range. As shown, the course consists of 3 rds shot at each of two bad guys targets in the kneeling and standing positions. These shots are taken after a run at 50, 25, 15, and then walking 7 to 3 yards. Video covers more specifics. The cold conditions and bad ammo choked some 10/22s but time was short so we had no time to troubleshoot; we just transitioned to our tactical carbines. Scoring system was simplified later (see Part 2) and is a necessary part of the course: competition, running, and timing all help build some beneficial stress levels for practice (and it makes it funner!). The result was excellent carbine training that rewarded speed and accuracy. Goal was to achieve the lowest time for the shoot. Any shots outside of the humanoid bowling pin kill zone area, counted as 5 second penalties (each). A 10 second penalty was added for deviations from the prescribed course of fire. The lowest time that day was 1:20 for THIS course. ////////// BIG THANKS to SadlyMissing for scheduling this range!
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I downloaded(out of curiosity) an Anti-Mosquito application from Windows store a couple of weeks ago for my laptop(Lenovo Y560) which emits what they call a "very unique and high frequency sound" or "Ultra Sound" to keep mosquitoes away. I used the app at a frequency between 10 kHz and 20 kHz for testing purposes.
I used the app at 10 kHz and it emitted a continuous beep noise. When I toggled it to 20 kHz it made some popping noise (like kit kit) which was not loud but clearly audible and within 5 seconds I could smell something burning from my laptop. I have hardly used the app for around 5 times or so in the past month and when I play anything on my laptop now - It plays the audio/video file but I also hear a crackling noise with it. There is also a burning smell when the speakers runs for more than 3-4 mins. My drivers are fine because the headphone is OK.
P.S. - I am only interested to know if this app emitting the high frequency noise has or may have caused an hardware issue and not suggestions on how can I use a fan to keep mosquitoes away. Thanks.


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Law Blog Lawyer of the Day: Dr. Death
What's with all these lawyers-turned-tough guys!? This summer we posted on Lerach Coughlin's Paul Geller, who saved a pregnant woman and her small schnauzer from two attacking pitbulls. We also posted on Keith Radtke, a partner at Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis, who pinned down a gunman who had entered his family's home.
Today we learned about a gunfight involving one Michael Breczinski, a criminal lawyer with a solo practice in Burton, Mich. On Tuesday after work, Breczinski, 54, was walking back to his car after scarfing down a coney dog at the local mall when he heard pop and then felt a stinging sensation in his neck.
Two teens were on a bench smiling at him, he said. After he accused them of shooting him with a BB gun, the teens took off. With a BB lodged in his neck, Breczinski chased after the kids, who again opened fire at him. He got shot in the arms and torso, he said. Though he tackled one of the teens in the parking lot, they got away. The teens were arrested later at a roadside restaurant.
Breczinski, who normally packs heat, tells the Law Blog that the kids got lucky. "I've got a concealed weapons permit and I usually carry with me a .45 with hollow points," he said. "If they were pointing these guns at me and I didn't realize they were BBs, I would've pulled out my gun and shot them."
Local news reports also made much of the fact that Breczinski (Michigan State, Thomas Cooley Law) is an accomplished rugby player who goes by the nickname "Dr. Death."
Indeed, the 5-foot-11, 190 lbs. utility forward for the Flint Rogues has played rugby for thirty-five years. So how'd he get the nickname Dr. Death? "It has to do with rugby shenanigans back in college," Breczinski told the Law Blog. "But let's just say I'm pretty fierce on the field as well." Added Breczinski: "Pain and violence are recreational activites . . . as long as they're consensual."


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A fresh talent shines as Ophelia on Broadway.
Chef Michael White and restauranteur Chris Cannon give W a preview of their
ambitious Central Park South eatery, Marea, and tell us how—even in these
times—they'll be able to stand the heat.
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There's no mention of religion in Barton Gellman's brilliant, terrifying Washington Post report, "The FBI's Secret Scrutiny," but there doesn't need to be for it to merit discussion on The Revealer. Gellman explains how the Patriot Act has fostered the explosive growth in the use of "national security letters" allowing the FBI to investigate — without oversight — just about anyone, for anything, and to not only keep that information on file, but to share it with anyone.
This is particularly bad news for journalists who ask tough questions. Say you've interviewed an imam, and the FBI decides to conduct not an investigation, but merely a "threat assesment" on another person who attends that mosque, simply because on his vacation he visits his family in Yemen. According to the new rules, the FBI can investigate all three — gather records of every economic transaction you've been involved in, every book you've borrowed, every video you've rented. And they can go to your employer and demand records of your every move, without explaining why.
Civil liberties activists are already on the case. Will religious liberties activists get involved as well?


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Men's Gymnastics Wins Big At JMU Open
Feb. 7, 2004
Williamsburg, Va.- Neil Faustino led a punishing Flames attack that rolled through three Eastern College Athletic Conference rivals to propel the University of Illinois at Chicago men's gymnastics team to a stellar road performance at the JMU Open at Godwin Hall on Saturday night.
Using a 208.650 score, the Flames downed William and Mary (203.300), Navy (198.850), and host James Madison (186.950).
UIC was led by Faustino, who earned his first all-around crown of the campaign with a total score of 52.050. The Stockton, Calif., native tied for second on the floor (8.850) with teammate Andrew Krueger while grabbing sole possession of second on the parallel bars (8.850) en route to the all-around title.
The Flames (4-6, 3-0 ECAC) also received awesome event performances from multiple competitors, including Matt Musielak, Nick Stavros, Kenny Gesiakowski, Eric Novick and Jon Joyce.
Musielak won the floor exercise with a score of 8.9, while Stavros placed second on both the pommel horse (8.750) and the still rings (9.000).
Gesiakowski was stellar on the vault, soaring to a first-place tie in the event with a 9.150, while also putting on a show on the pommel horse with a score of 8.500, good for third on the apparatus.
Novick, who grabbed fifth in the all-around standings with a 48.500, won the pommel horse title with a solid 9.000.
Joyce rounded out the competition with another share of an event crown, tying William and Mary's Ramon Jackson for first on the horizontal bar with an 8.850.
As a team UIC took first on the floor exercise with a 35.520, earned a win in the pommel horse with a 34.650, and a victory in the vault with a 36.150. The Flames closed out with a horizontal bar win, using a tally of 33.450 to get their fourth event win.
The Flames continue their road trip with a Valentine's Day journey to Champaign, Ill., next Saturday, February 14th to take on sister school Illinois at Huff Hall at 7 p.m.


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Bike Rides and Big Weight Loss on Eat to Live!
The rebirth of Scott Cutshall began Thanksgiving day 2005, a bowl of vegetable soup for breakfast kicking off a new life where nothing would be the same. Cutshall, living in Jersey City at the time, weighed 501 pounds. He was having breakfast. And then he was getting ready to go on a bike ride…But as they say, the proof is in the veggie-based pudding. Here's Scott before:
… Back up to 2004. Cutshall, a freelance jazz drummer, husband and father, 38 years old, was not sure if he'd live to see 40. He wore size XXXXXXXXXXL pants and could not tie his own shoes. He could walk only nine steps at a time. Breathing was sometimes difficult. A doctor said he would be dead in six months without stomach-reduction surgery and heavy medication…
…He ate essentially the same thing every day, three base meals developed off research from the book "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a New Jersey physician. The food equaled a daily dose of about 1,200 calories and provided all the nutrients, protein and vitamins essential for good health, though nothing more, Cutshall said…
…Cutshall emphasizes that this meal plan is not a diet. In fact, don't even say that word around him. After years of trying fad diets to lose weight, the D-word no longer exists in the Cutshall nomenclature. "It takes a total lifestyle change, with food being one part of a larger picture," he said.
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Hey Scott, from one Jersey guy to another—great job dude! Here's to your newfound health and happiness! Keep it up and enjoy every bike ride.


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Edgewater man who taunted Anne Arundel County police arrested next day
An Edgewater man taunted Anne Arundel County police on the department's official Facebook page to catch him after, they said, he violated the terms of his probation. He was placed in handcuffs within 24 hours.
About two weeks ago, the department launched a social media initiative called Wanted Wednesdays – a series of Facebook posts of wanted fliers to catch individuals with outstanding warrants.
Roger Ray Ireland, 28, saw his wanted poster on the department's page on July 23.
"Yall will never catch me," he wrote in one of his three postings on the thread.
Commenters began tagging members of Ireland's family, also on the thread.
"Yo all yall people tagging my hole [sic] family bout [sic] my bi (business) stay tha [sic] [expletive] out my [expletive]," Ireland wrote in response.
Another commenter – whose name was redacted – wrote in response: "Wait what?? Isn't that him right above my comment? … Dude, Roger, it seems like you have kids and/or one of the way. Do the right thing for your kids and take care of this offense. It will only be that much faster to get it over and done with… What if your own kids see this???"
Detectives followed a combination of leads and tips from community members as to Ireland's whereabouts. Police tracked Ireland to south Baltimore, near the Anne Arundel County line on July 24. He was taken into custody without incident at about 1 p.m. Ireland was charged with violating his probation.
Court records show Ireland has an extensive criminal record dating back to 2002. Anne Arundel County police spokesman Lt. T.J. Smith said Ireland failed to report, or missed a meeting, per the terms of his probation.
The department's Wanted Wednesday campaign netted two out of five arrests in its second week.
"We encourage anyone with outstanding warrants to continue following us on Facebook," Smith quipped.
Anne Arundel County police have "ramped up" their social media strategy in recent months.
"It's outside the box thinking," Smith said.
Instead of canvassing communities and handing out fliers, "now I can hit a button and thousands of people get it," he said.


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Early voting still ongoing
Early voting numbers for municipal elections in Oakley and Coalville are in, with Oakley as of Tuesday morning seeing two early voters and Coalville having 51 early voters, according to both towns.
Those interested in voting early in Oakley can go to the Oakley City Hall, 960 W. Center Street, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Friday, Nov. 1. Call (435) 783-5734 for more information. Early voters in Coalville can go to the Coalville City Hall, 10 N. Main Street, from noon to 4 p.m. through Oct. 31 and from noon to 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. Call (435) 336-5981 for more information. The general election day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Christmas tree permits on sale
The Heber-Kamas Ranger District will be selling Christmas tree permits this weekend only. The permits will be sold this Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, at Soldier Hollow Lodge, 2002 Olympic Drive in Midway, according to a release from the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Non-transferable wristbands will be given out to the first 1,000 individuals beginning at 6 a.m. both days. Those with wristbands must purchase their tree permit in person on the same day they receive their wristband between 8 a.m. and noon on both days, the release stated.
Tree permits will be issued one per adult (16 years or older) and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the release. Permits are $10 and are for designated cutting areas in the south end of the Heber-Kamas Ranger District.
According to the Ranger District, only subalpine fir trees that are 20 feet tall or shorter are allowed to be cut and removed. Trees can be cut up until Dec. 24 and must be tagged prior to moving them.
For more information, contact Kathy Jo Pollock at (801) 558-8016.


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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Garcia, Alex (Alejandro Andres)
Garcia, Alex (Alejandro Andres), drummer, composer; b. Santiago, Chile, 1 September 1966. His mother Hilda Riveros Wainstein, born Nov 11th, 1936, was a dancer, choreographer and educator. His father, Fernando Garcia Arancibia, born July 4th, 1930, was a contemporary composer, musicologist, writer, and educator, awarded the 2002 Chilean National Award for the Arts. He has one brother, Leonardo Garcia, born May 27th, 1971. Alex is married to Marina Gutierrez-Alea since January 19th of 1999.
In 1973, at the age of 7, after the military coup, Alejandro left Chile to Peroe along with his family, they lived in Lima from 1973 to 1979. At the age of 13 he moved with his family to La Habana, Cuba. At the age of 17 he decided to study music. His first music teacher was his own father who taught him the basics. Recommended by one of his father's best friend, musician-arranger Felix Guerrero, Alex joined "Ignacio Cervantes" School of Music in 1983 and studied drum-set with legendary drummer, 1979 Grammy winner Enrique Pla, from Irakere. Before Alex graduated in 1989, he played with several singer songwriters such as Donato Poveda and Vicente Felioe. He performed in a music documentary for Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV. In 1986 he worked as co-composer and drummer of "Pavana para una Infanta Difunta" choreography by Hilda Riveros, for Ballet Nacional de Cuba. In 1987, he recorded music for a documentary with singer songwriter Carlos Varela. In late 1989, after a tour with Donato Poveda to Islas Canarias (Spain) and after 16 years out of Chile, the family decided to return to Santiago.
In Santiago, Chile, he started playing and recording with jazz, jazz-rock, salsa and latin-rock local bands. He participated in several national and international jazz festivals. He worked in TV and theater as well as composing music for documentaries. In 1993 he composed the music for "Tiempo de Percusion," choreography by Hilda Riveros for Ballet del Teatro Municipal de Santiago, which toured extensively through Latin America and Europe. He also performed as a clinician in several music schools in the capital.
In 1996 he moved to New York City where he started playing with local musicians and bands in New Jersey and New York. Capable of incorporating Afro-Cuban and Latin American rhythms into the Jazz idiom, Alex works in a variety of musical genres from Pop to Rock, Theater to Jazz. Some of his major performance accomplishments in NYC include working with Grammy nominated Cuban trombonist and composer Juan Pablo Torres, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Juan Carlos Formell, master trombonist Chris Washburn & Syotos, Cuban legend Meme Solis, Los Van Van's former vocalist Israel Kantor, and master Puerto Rican tresero Nelson Gonzalez, among many others.
In 1998, he founded the band AfroMantra, recording at the end of 1999 their first CD, "Latin Jazz Ensemble" and releasing it independently in the year 2000. It obtained very good reviews in several specialized web sites such as latinjazznet.com, jazzreview.com and indie-music.com. At the end of 2001 Alex signed a recording contract with the Indie Label Mambo Maniacs Records and in the first half of 2002 they record their second CD "Alignment" to be released in spring of 2003. AfroMantra is also referred in the book Caliente "Una historia de Jazz latino" by Belgian-American author Luc Delannoy, as one of the emerging Latin jazz ensembles in the present Latin jazz scene. Along with his performances as a leader with his band AfroMantra, Alex has remained active as a freelance drummer in NYC and increasingly as a composer in AfroMantra.
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- Price Before Booze & Tip: £25 to £30
- Official Site: HarwoodArms.com
- Telephone and Address: +44 (0)20 7386 1847; 27 Walham Grove, SW6
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Just over a year ago, Dos Hermanos visited the Pot Kiln, a pub run by Chef and TV personality Mike Robinson, located in the lovely Berkshire countryside. The food, mostly wild game, was fabulous, but the trek was tortuous. You can imagine how happy we were that Mr. Robinson has brought a little bit of the countryside to Fulham in southwest London by refurbishing and reopening a neighborhood pub. The Harwood Arms is a collaboration between Mr. Robinson, Edwin Vaux (of Vaux Brewery fame) and Brett Graham of the Michelin-starred Ledbury Restaurant in Notting Hill.
The Harwood Arms looks much how you'd expect a modern gastro-pub to look -- all stripped floorboards, bare tables and neutral colors. However, it's a proper pub as well so it's likely you'll be sharing the room with an assortment of locals and Chelsea football fans -- the Stamford Bridge field is just minutes away. In the evening, the emphasis is more on the dining side of the operation and you'll definitely need to reserve a table.
Whether you're popping in for a pint and some bar snacks or going for a three-course blowout, the food is exceptional. This is due to the presence of Chef Stephen Williams, previously at the Ledbury, and also thanks to the great raw ingredients that he uses. From the bar menu, enjoy venison Scotch eggs or kipper croquettes, both cooked to order but well worth the wait. For starters we'd recommend the warm salad of wild Wood pigeon with smoked bacon and black pudding, a fantastic combination of tastes and textures. Since Mike Robinson personally selects and shoots the deer himself it would be a shame not to try it for your main course. A thick T-bone of fallow venison is grilled and served with crisp potatoes and a mushroom sauce served in a little bottle on the side. If you can manage a dessert, don't miss the mini Bramley apple doughnuts.
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You liked it! You loved it! Now you can have some more of it!
Queso Diablo is back at Qdoba Mexican Grill, and this time it's here to stay. First introduced in February as a limited-time offer, Queso Diablo is making a permanent comeback today and is available at Qdoba restaurants everywhere.
The return of Queso Diablo gives guests the chance to dip into two savory Quesos—the fiery, smoky Queso Diablo and classic 3-Cheese Queso—while enjoying their favorite Qdoba entrée.
"When we introduced Queso Diablo as a seasonal offer this past spring, we saw an incredible consumer passion about this particular Queso flavor," said John Cooke, Vice President of Menu Strategy and Innovation. "Given that passion, it quickly became clear that Queso Diablo was a flavor our guests crave. Ultimately, we knew that bringing Diablo back as a permanent addition to our menu allowed us to deliver that full flavor experience to our Queso fanatics."
Inspired by Qdoba's beloved 3-Cheese Queso, Queso Diablo features a blend of fiery jalapenos and smoky chipotles to give that unique spin and perfectly spicy kick to a classic favorite. Queso Diablo can be added to any entrée or enjoyed solo as a savory dip alongside hand-cut tortilla chips.
In addition to Queso Diablo, guests can craft their perfect, flavor-fueled meal by adding the original sauce that started it all 3-Cheese Queso, guacamole, fajita veggies, five-plus salsas, and more to get that perfect bite of flavor in every meal.
Find out where you can grab a seat and enjoy Queso Diablo by visiting www.qdoba.com. Prices of the fiery menu addition may vary by location.


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Re: The not so great Dumbledore
- From: Thom Madura <Tommadura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:37:52 -0500
KarentheUnicorn wrote:
Hi all,
It's been a while since I've been here but there are so many posts
it's hard to really grasp them all.
Truthfully in a way we maybe want to be Dumbledore's man/woman
whatever; but I no longer really want to be that anymore. I was a
Snape/Dumbledore; they were both my favorite characters.
Still, I can't say that I'm a Dumbledore fan like I was, though I do
admit I expected something in 7 along the lines of showing a bit of
shady behavor. Hell, my UK friend told me ages ago that Dumbledore was
evil and I just laughed it off as her being silly.
I keep coming back to the conversation on the hill with Snape; when he
came to Dumbledore with information to save Lily. Yea okay fine, we
get that Snape is a Death Eater and that he was a full death eater. In
truth we are not really all that clear on the first war and what Snape
did. Really, what did he do? Did Voldemort know how to use his
followers strenghts and weaknesses to his advantage...I'd say yes. So,
was Snape the guy you send out into the thick of battle? As far as we
know in canon the only person that identifies Snape as a Death Eater
is another Death Eater.
Not true - we know because of Voldemort's mark on him - when VOldemort calls the Death Eaters.
(shrugs) Even Sirius doesn't say for sure he
knew Snape was a DE.
Lily seems to know, I guess she just neglected to share her thoughts
about Snape upon there friendship being broken up in 5th year.
There is a lot we do not know about THAT time - back before Harry was born. WE especially do not know how Snape became a Death Eater - and when it happened.
We also have Bellatrix commenting on Snape always wiggling out of
action; do we really see Snape going out and attacking order members
when that might result in Lily being one of those people? At least
while she was fighting in the order which was apparnetly not a very
long time, considering once she got pregnant she wasn't fighting
WE do not know this either - although it is clear she was back to fighting after Harry was born.
We have about 16 months I think it is between Lily graduating
from Hogwarts and getting pregnant...maybe to a lot of 12 year olds
that sounds like a long time but I'm sorry guys...thats not very much
time really.
We also know in the first war, Voldemort didn't seem to be in charge
of anything...in the second we see him take over the Ministry and
Hogwarts like he's playing a fast game of monopoly but apparently the
first war went on for years and he has nothing to show for it expect a
split up soul and a kid with a lightning scar. To me the first war
doesn't sound like it went all that well (shrugs)
WE really know very little about the first war - but I really don't believe that it was that much different from the second one.
Anyway, back on track...When Snape goes to Dumbledore with the
information about the Potters are the ones picked, what does
Dumbeldore do...
Okay, lets play this scene out differently. When Snape begs, for
Dumbledore to protect Lily and then Harry/James...
What does Dumbledore do, does he say I will look into it or I will
warn them...or I will see where the information leads me...
No, he says, what will you do for me Snape?
What was Dumbledore going to do if Snape said, nothing I just gave you
the information to protect them....
Was Dumbledore going to say no thanks and not protect the Potters?
This is a very tricky situation isn't it...SNAPE did not HAVE to do
anything. He could have just given the information to Dumbledore and
washed his hands of it. IT was up to Dumbledore at that point to
protect the Potters. Regardless of Snape, Dumbledore had the
information he could have go right to Lily and James and told them
what happened.
Actually - this has been a point of contention as well. I have always maintained that Dumbledore was perfectly capable of interpreting Trelawney's prediction all by himself. As head of the OOP - he will have known which families thrice defied Voldemort - and which recently had children. Once he KNEW that it could be the Potters or the Longbottoms - he would have arranged for steps to protect them. Yes - the Potters chose their own secret keeper - but we have no way of knowing exactly when or at whose insistence that they went into hiding.
Since we ALSO do not know what Voldemort's true plan was - since he too would have known about both the Longbottoms and the Potters - I always thought that it was Wormtail that sealed the Potter's fate as the first victims. I cannot believe that Voldemort actually chose ONLY the potters - he simply went after them first. Had he survived - I am sure he would have had it with the Longbottoms too.
However - the result of this regardless - was the Snape's information was not really anything useful. Dumbledore already figured it out for himself and the Potter's were already in hiding. (And probably the Longbottoms as well)
Dumbledore wanted something from Snape he didn't already have - not at all surprising to me.
He didn't, He asked Snape, what are you going to do for me?
Snape could have left, ran away...instead he says anything....
Ah yes, the truth of a loyal Death Eater, was he really all that
loyal? Snape had the choice of just going back to Voldemort; he had
given the information he didn't HAVE to do anything.
But Dumbledore issues the evil wizard...hay...I'm not doing anything
unless you do something for me in exchange.
Maybe even JKR doesn't mean it that way, but that is how it comes
across to me. I have to ask the question of...well...If Snape had said
nothing...What was Dumbledore going to do just not tell Lily and James
they were the ones and needed a secret keeper?
Why did Snape need to do anything when he had just given his info over
to the wizard who was considered the most powerful and the only wizard
Voldemort was afraid of.....Seems to me Snape didn't have to do
anything else at that point since he was handing the ball over to
Dumbledore to run with.
So, we have a bit of gigantic manipulation from Dumbledore and we have
a suddenly OH SO loyal Death Eater suddenly willing to just switch
with no second glance over to the good side.
So lets face it, we can mutter about Snape was always a loyal Death
Eater or rubbish like that but it seems apparent that when he changed
over, he changed over.
No - it is not. WE really do not know what Snape told Voldemort - but it had to be sufficient to keep Voldemort Happy. Voldemort - while the typical power hungry evil character - was not THAT stupid. Snape could not have stayed alive long without supplying SOME useful information. WE cannot just assume the only information he received was what Dumbledore wanted passed on.
I don't count being mean to teenagers as an act of pure evil Death
Eater...so all the boohoo about how mean he was to Harry, to me
doesn't confirm anything about his loyalty to Voldemort.
Then we go back to all the things we learn about what Dumbledore was
doing behind the scenes, even planning his own murder and secretly
knowing Harry had to die....I am still confused about exactly when he
knew Harry would have to die considering. When Dumbledore told Snape
Lily was dead, he told Snape that night that Voldemort would be back -
that is in fact still when Harry is 1 year old.
So to me, Snape has been under DD's thumb for a rather long time to
issue complaints of Snape still being a loyal Death Eater.
Even more to ponder - HOW did Snape get back into Voldemotr's good graces after being under Dumbledore's thumb for so long?
By the way - I really don't believe Snape had much loyalty to either side. He was being manipulated by Dumbledore on one side - and had to be of SOME service to V on the other side.
I wonder what would have happened if Harry had been killed by
Voldemort in book 5, 6. Was Dumbledore just going to say, oh well no
big deal he had to die anyway?
We knew that even IF that happened - it would not have been until the last book - since the books used Harry Potter in every title. I never believed the "hero" would die in the books - because they were started to be children's books - and JKR has said that she had much of the last book already written in her head form the very beginning.
You know the plot is like a train, it sort of only follows one track
and everyone seems to accept that track. But if you consider the what
if's of the thing you start to have lots of questions about characters
like Dumbledore. On some level it becomes almost as if the train is
going to jump the track and everything comes crashing to a halt in
some of these situations. We obviously have to accept the plot but
still, it does make me question things, especially the actions of
Dumbledore in all this and as a lot of people besides myself have
questioned, DD actions in reguards to Snape.
Would Dumbledore have gotten as much if Snape hadn't have helped him?
(shrugs) It seems obvious to me that Snape was a good knight for
Dumbledore, regardless of if he was nice to poor pitiful
teenagers...the fact is he was more Dumbledore's man than even
JKR has said that all Slytherins are not bad, so is there really a
question now on Snape? There seems to be just as many questions on
Dumbledore's actions and what he was doing if you ask me.
It seems like me most people lump Snape into the Death Eater camp
simply because over the last 17 years he was mean to Harry Potter and
other kids at Hogwarts. Snape was still on his mission right after
Lily died; Dumbledore did tell him Voldemort would be back at that
event. Was Snape going to go out of his way to cuddle up with
Gryffendors and read them bedtime stories? Would that even have been
possible reguardless of what he did or didn't want to do.
Either way, Snape was a Slytherin. And I still have to complain that
when the Pottercast people had JKR there to question them, the only
real question they could ask about Snape was, was he supposed to be
sorted into Slytherin.
What kind of stupid...arrggg...IF JKR herself has said all Slytherins
are not bad then what the hell is the problem with being sorted into
Slytherin???? Did anyone doubt Snape was a slytherin. Slytherin isn't
just evil purebloods - JKR says they're not. Was he supposed to be in
Anyway, One might ask more to the point was Dumbledore supposed to be
in Gryffindor because some of his actions come off as the actions of a
coward. 1. He was to afraid to stop his old flame, the love of his
life. When people were beggin DD to go take care of his old friend who
he had....love infatuation for....he hesitates and waits and waits
while people die; basicly watching people die. How exactly is that
different from what Snape did as an original first war Death Eater....
Then he begs for the mercy kill from Snape, not really worried about
if it is wrong or right or if it will damage Snape's soul - just so
long as he doesn't have to be tortured he's fine with Snape doing the
dirty work.
How is that different from Snape running away from McGonagall and the
other heads of house when they mutiny upon him?
(shrugs) Seem like the same deal to me but I guess it just depends on
your viewpoint on the character...thats pretty much what it boils down
to really.
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Hypnotherapy was used for a very long time - possibly back to the prehistoric era. In accordance with the expert in ancient Celtic society Anne Ross, the Druids of ancient Gaul were more likely to have included an early kind of hypnosis. Yogis also used a kind of hypnosis. However, in Europe, the use of hypnosis as therapy was considered with suspicion and fear, with many different believing that putting another right into a state of hypnosis was "casting a spell" or possibly a way of witchcraft and black magic.
During the Enlightenment (the 1700s), hypnotherapy begun to receive attention again. This was the era when chloroform, germs and vaccination were found. The primary named pioneer of hypnotherapy was Franz Mesmer, who gave his name to "mesmerism", which has been used rather term for hypnosis. Magnetism had been discovered, and it was believed by Mesmer yet others of his kind there would be a form of "animal magnetism", exactly like the "animal electricity" which had been discovered by Galvin in his famous experiment involving frogs' legs on copper wire after a thunderstorm. Everyone often see that metals make a difference each other via "mineral magnetism"; could it have been practical for living beings to help and affect one another via "animal magnetism"?
Later on, the phrase "hypnosis" was coined and Mesmer's name fell beyond favour, similar to the way Galvin's name was dropped and also the word "electricity" used instead. The term was based on the Greek hypnos, meaning "sleep", being a state of hypnosis was considered to be a kind of sleep, the only other alternate state of consciousness known (at least accepted) back then. The public was intrigued by this new kind of therapy and sometimes stumbled on sessions where they could experience "instant sleep" and all sorts of its purported benefits.
As was the case effortlessly new therapies, the main topics hypnotherapy was highly debated. On the one hand, some practitioners claimed that an individual in a state of hypnosis could diagnose their particular illness with extreme accuracy. Some disciples maintained that health may be transmitted from a well person to a sick one via "animal magnetism" - sort of beneficial infection. Others were more skeptical, viewing hypnotherapy as a quack cure that worked through the placebo effect.
An area where hypnotherapy got into great suspicion was the chance that a professional hypnotist could force individuals to take action against their will. At the mildest end in the "unwanted influence" spectrum, everyone was wary of the opportunity of a male therapist (most therapists were male presently before women's rights) setting up a female patient fall in love with him. With the other extreme, a lot of people seriously considered that spies and enemy agents would use hypnotism for political ends, with all the technique to influence government officials also to extract sensitive details.
Science soon discovered that your brain plays a crucial role generally health, and researchers began to explore hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Two famous schools were established where hypnotherapy was studied, the Paris School along with the Nancy School.
The best person to go to the Nancy School was Sigmund Freud, regarded as the daddy of psychology and psychotherapy. Freud opened just how for contemporary psychology and psychotherapy, and hypnosis was among his original tools for treating patients suffering from that which you would nowadays call stress (but which Freud called hysteria). An individual lying on Freud's famous leather couch will be place into a hypnotic state (which, experts say, is very little form of sleep but a sort of highly concentrated consciousness where the system is focussed on one thing only and shuts out all distractions). On this hypnotherapy trance, the person was more able to relax and also to open their mind towards the repressed memories that usually formed the basis cause of their stress and other mental problem. Even today, hypnotherapy is frequently useful for "regression", allowing the patient a single article memories of their past as a way to deal with present issues.
When one considers Freud's thought of your brain and consciousness, the usage of hypnotherapy made sense. Based on Freud's theories, unwanted thoughts - whether painful memories or desires of the "Id" (the primal, untamed portion of human instinct) which can be considered unacceptable by the "Ego" (greater sophisticated, rational and moral side) - are pushed underneath the threshold of consciousness, but you are capable of affect the individual's behaviour via troubling dreams, anxieties and phobias. The goal of psychoanalysis is to expose these memories or desires, and then to find away out of "sublimating" them (i.e. satisfying those desires in a harmless way). Along with free word association, hypnotherapy was utilized to expose these desires or uncover childhood memories.
Pierre Janet was another pioneer of hypnotherapy. Janet created the concept of "dissociation", where a person's consciousness withdraws in the present emotions and sensations, often in reply to trauma. Inside a curious interplay, Janet saw a state of hypnosis like a form of dissociation (certainly, a lot more a trance state, a person certainly decreases aware of his / her environment) that may be employed to diagnose the main source of a mental disorder - oddly, the disorders themselves manifested as dissociative (they named it hysterical) behaviour.
Another early pioneer of hypnotherapy and suggestion to change behaviour was mile Cou. Cou investigated auto-suggestion and self-hypnosis (he named it "conscious autosuggestion"), regarding his main idea being that should you repeat something to yourself often enough regarding your own behaviour or habits, you are going to create the specified change. Cou's best known autosuggestion phrase for his patient to repeat themselves was "Every day, in every way, I am getting better," which has been recited before you go to fall asleep (scenario very similar to a hypnotic trance). Cou is regarded as the founder of the self-help movement, and laid the groundwork for works like the Power Of Positive Thinking and the like.
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NORMAN, Okla. - The Texas Tech women's golf team will look to bounce back after a tough first day on Saturday at the Schooner Fall Classic and Bedford Golf Club.
The Lady Raiders fell to 15th place after a 33-over par 313 on the first day.
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I would see Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in pretty much anything and when I saw that they are both in this comedy i was very excited. The film was not great, it was actually mediocre, but I had a pretty good time watching it. The film struggled to find its tone and it was not funny enough, however the lead actors made it watchable and likable. I really enjoyed the dialogue in this film and Tina Fey was wonderful as always, however I did not really like some of the themes in the film. Overall, it is a pleasant picture but I do not think you need to see it on the big screen, you will be better off renting it and enjoying it at the comfort of your home.
I was kind of excited to see this film because I love Tina Fey and Paul Rudd and I was interested to see how they work together on the big screen. I am sad to say that I was quite disappointed with this film and I do not think it is worth seeing in the theaters. I found the film to be quite phony and it was full of "secret" messages about women, careers, and motherhood and I did not agree with any of these messages. I really do not understand why Tina and Paul have agreed to be in this film, they are so much better than this film. Overall, I think this film is not worth your time and money, I suggest seeing a different film.
If you're smart and funny - or just like people who are smart and funny - then you must love Tina Fey. She's just the best when it comes to playing normal types who aren't beauty queens but who have lots to offer in terms of their humor and intellect. This movie gives her ample chance to display her many gifts, which is kind of surprising in terms of the subject matter. Some people will scoff at the overt display of feminist politics in the story (it's a fluff piece, I can hear them crying) but it also has a lot of heart thanks to the very real performance put in by Fey. The story gets a little convoluted in the middle when Fey's character Portia has to to make a connection with the son she gave up for adoption many years ago and it seems kind of overly sentimental in parts. Paul Rudd is great, however, and he lets Fey steal the show (she would have anyway). The movie is good, if not great.
Okay, so I have to admit that this wasn't the best starring vehicle for Tina Fey post 30 Rock. But it is a decent one, and one that lets her do something that she hasn't done before. It's a semi serious role of a professional woman who works on the admissions board at Princeton University and she has the opportunity to move up after her boss announces his retirement. Her boss, by the by, is played by the inimitably hilarious Wallace Shawn. Since Paul Rudd is also in it, the two of them play off each other with the dry witty banter that you'd expect, though to be honest you'd be hard pressed to find much of it as memorable as you might prefer. Fey is the star of the show with Rudd ably supporting her in a typical Rudd kind of role. The show is stolen, however, by the screamingly funny performance from Lily Tomlin who milks every second of screen time for what it's worth. I would watch it for Rudd and Fey, but you'll remember it for Tomlin. She's the best.
It almost pains me to say this considering how much I miss 30 Rock (bring it back – please, I beg of thee, NBC!), but the new Tina Fey-Paul Rudd romantic comedy Admission does nothing for its famously funny leads who are reduced to stock characterizations that are neither particularly comedic or romantic.
The story goes like this: a bewildered Princeton admissions officer named Portia (Fey) hates kids but loves her British boyfriend. When the dean of admissions announces that he is retiring, Portia tries to land his job by agreeing to go and visit a high school called New Quest founded by John Pressman (Rudd).
John and Portia were classmates at Dartmouth – and lo, John thinks that he knows the whereabouts of the child Portia gave up for adoption those many years ago. The child has grown up to be a brilliant but offbeat teen named Jeremiah. He doesn't care about meeting his birth mother. He wants to go to Princeton. Ah ha!
Love eludes Portia (the British douche walks out on her for a hotter, younger woman) which leaves her time to get to know the kid that is probably her son. It also leaves her time to get to know John, which is convenient since she's newly single.
The film tries to do something different, and for that I can give it a slight hosanna. But it doesn't ever try to encroach anything never the level of depth necessary for such a tale, and so the whole endeavor feels as vacant and vapid as a sketch on SNL. Sans a few laughs courtesy Fey's killer comic timing and Rudd's trademark droll delivery (as well as Lily Tomlin's scene stealing performance as Portia's mother), there is sadly little to recommend the movie. A missed opportunity for so much talent.
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Hey, Charles Barkley, been to Vegas lately? (Three Things)
Three things we really need to talk about this morning:
1. O ye of little faith.
Just 38.2 percent of you have responded that you unequivocally believe the Miami Heat can still reach the NBA Finals after getting torched in Game 1 on Sunday night in Chicago.
"No, the Bulls are obviously better," is the leading vote-getter at 38.8 percent, while "Maybe" is down there at 21.8 percent.
Now, I don't have data from the hours immediately following the Boston series, but I'd say it's fairly safe to assume Heat followers were up in the 60-70 percent range on their confidence level in reaching the finals at that point.
Amazing what one game can do to the psyche of a fan base. Tonight we'll find out what Game 1 did to the Heat's mindset.
2. So Charles Barkley believes the Heat are "a whiny bunch," adding on ESPN Radio Chicago on Tuesday that the Heat "never take any personal responsibility to why people take shots at them."
Guess Sir Charles missed LeBron's apology after the Boston series for The Decision and "the way it happened."
As for "personal responsibility," I guess three years has been enough time for Barkley to forget the $400,000 in gambling markers he was a little slow to pay back in Las Vegas.
3. Prayers go out to the family of Sun Sentinel colleague Greg Lewis, who died on Tuesday at 57 after battling cancer. Greg did great work for this newspaper, and I remember working with him on a story some years back about why young kids in Broward's inner city had pretty much stopped playing baseball. (Lack of opportunity, equipment and facilities were — and remain — the major reasons.) No one was more plugged into the community than Greg Lewis. He will be missed.


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The advocacy program highlights important issues in global health. Our hope is that our members will support these initiatives and share them with the public, colleagues, legislators, and others. Only by working together and using traditional media, social media, and other tools will we be able to achieve the impact we want. Increasing awareness can lead to caring about an issue and sharing follows, which ultimately will produce an impact. Please join us in advocating for issues that will improve people's lives, particularly those who are least privileged in this world. Together we will make a difference.
CUGH Advocacy Program Seeks to:
- Establish CUGH as an effective advocate and central source of information for global health programs, important issues, innovations, and global health funding;
- Support global health departments/centers/institutes in outreach and advocacy within their own communities;
- Leverage support and expertise within our membership and beyond to work together to address global health challenges; and
- Educate and inform the broader global health community with an emphasis on outreach to policy makers and media.
The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing
Protection of Health Workers, Patients and Facilities in Times of Violence
Safeguarding Health in Conflict