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Freud, I think, was spot on in this one thing: in our ass sits our emotions.
A synecdoche is a part for a whole, and our heart has become the synecdoche for love and its loss. Our stomach, or testes if we're men, which I am not, for courage and anxiety. Our feet for wanderlust and flight. Our shoulders for burden. We feel, somehow, these emotions in these somatic seats; when we lose that which we love our hearts literally and figuratively hurt.
But our ass, says Freud, is where we hold back. Our ass, after all, is one of the first things we learn to control. To learn to control is also to learn to lose; moreover, it is to learn a fear of loss beyond our control.
A person who is anal retentive, according to Freudian psychological models, is one who learns to control a bit too well, a bit too efficiently, a bit too anxiously.
I am not anal retentive, but I am anal. I have a deep and profound awe for my anus in general and the act of anal sex in particular, something that regular readers of my pretty dumb things know perhaps too well. I have awe for the act in part because the pleasure and the pain are so earthshatteringly resonant and in part because I find doing it leaves me vulnerable and emotional and open in ways I cannot even begin to articulate.
I have not been entirely honest with you. I have not been entirely open. I have not been entirely honest with myself, really, and that's the thing that's more important because I don't know you, the swirling hordes of my readers. You are mostly numbers to me, and while I appreciate you and your little blips and dots and IP addresses and your comments, your comments especially, most of you I don't know. And it is to myself I owe the honesty at the end of the day.
To myself and to those whom I love.
Last night I was opened. Last night I was fucked.
Last night I saw Donny. Again. The strobe light of our relationship continues flashing offONoffONoffONoffONoff in a stream so continuous that our movements have the herky-jerky stop-motion look of actually being illuminated, when that light is merely an optical illusion. We have, since I broke up with him after Fire Island, seen each other. We went to the Yankees games, Donny and I, and we had fun.
I took a picture there at Yankee stadium, and I'd share it with you, but then two anonymities would be broken, and mine is my own to give, but Donny's is not. This picture of us at the game, the first one, has fucked me up. We look so happy, he and I. We look like a couple. We look in love and we look comfortable with each other. I look at it and it feels easy and right.
It's not easy.
Suffice to say that it's not easy.
Last night I saw Donny and we..what?..had sex/made love/buttfucked. We did and it was sublime. Amazing. Celestial and warm and like being wrapped from the inside out in multitudes of feathery wavelets until I screamed aloud and long with the sheer intense pleasure of it all.
And then I sobbed.
Freud, I began, said in our asses sit our emotions. Technically, no, he didn't quite put it that way. Technically, yes, I am simplifying, transmogrifying, altering his views to suit my anal purpose, but you will grant me this liberty, will you not?
I was buttfucked and something unnamable broke in me and I sobbed. My body heaved and convulsed with the force of my crying. Long, silent breath-free interludes punctuated by the ragged force of sobbing. My sinuses jammed with snot. My face crinkled like the fists of a child.
I was blindsided, if one can be blindside not from the outside but from the in. My emotions smacked me up from my bowels. I had no idea that this was sitting inside of me, waiting, biding its time, gathering force, until, with the force of Donny's cock, it was released.
And as I wept one coherent thought kept going through my head and it was this: I'm just a little girl.
I'm just a little girl, a voice kept repeating to me, I'm just a little girl and I can't hold this all in anymore.
Sometimes everything just feels like a lot, you know?
Sometimes it just is.


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A Daily Word from the Word for Thursday, March 6, 2014
"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'" – Hebrews 13:5
While I was in my study one evening, listening to K-LOVE (one of my favorite radio stations), something I heard one of the speakers say caused me to stop what I was doing and ponder his words. This gentleman (I don't know his name) said "addiction is misdirected worship." Wow. Think about that for a minute, my brothers and sisters. Let it marinate for a moment.
Almost immediately, the Lord brought me to Hebrews 13:5. This is a verse, that for the longest time, I had a lingering question concerning why God chose to include something next to something else. I believe that God was now giving me an answer! God knows when to reveal to us those things we have been seeking answers to, whether big or small. God's timing is always perfect. Isn't God awesome?!
Now back to our study verse for today. I often wondered why the Father would chose to put instructions for our conduct, the mandate to be content in all things, and His assurance that He would never leave us nor forsake us, all in the same verse and in this order. Our perfect Author is very intentional with what He has spoken, written, and continues to speak to us today. There is not one word, not one comma, period, or otherwise out of place; therefore, God intended this verse to read exactly the way He wrote it.
When I heard this gentleman speak his God-led phrase "addiction is misdirected worship," the Lord quickened my spirit to this verse, and to the reason why He ordered His words in this way. Let's run through it, phrase-by-phrase, and then God is going to bring it home for us, the way He always does.
The Greek word for "let" as used in this verse is katecho (pr. kat-ekh-o), which means "to hold down, fast, retain, possess" (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance). According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, the word "fast" means "firmly fixed, tightly shut, adhering firmly, firmly loyal;" and further defines "possess" as "to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill, control firmly."
Our "conduct" is our tropos (pr. trop-os), which is our "character, conversation." Our character, our nature, who we are, is revealed through our conversation. Webster defines "character" as one's "main or essential nature especially as strongly marked and serving to distinguish." What you say distinguishes you. This is why our conduct and our contentment must be firmly fixed, and adhere steadfastly to God's Word. We must measure everything we say or do by the one true standard, which is the immutable Word of God; otherwise, we are just flapping in the breeze, and blowing whichever way the wind blows.
Both our conduct and our level of contentment reveal our character. If a person always wants more and is never satisfied with what they have, they are revealing their true character, which is apart from God. This is not talking about achieving what God has called you to achieve; but rather, as you continue to move forward with God's plan and purpose, you are content with what you have, and are given along the way.
If your heart is of the world, then the world will give you its treasure. If your heart is of God, and for God, then God will give you His treasure (Matthew 6:21). And the empty treasure of the world pales in comparison to the Father's bountiful harvest.
The Greek word for "content" is arkeo (pr. ar-ket-os), which is "the idea of raising a barrier, to ward off, be enough, be sufficient." When you are content in God and with His provision, when your Father is sufficient for you, then you have raised a barrier to every ungodly force, every worldly enticement, and the allure of every empty promise that comes your way.
When God promised that He would "never leave us nor forsake us," our Father gave us an ironclad guarantee. The word "never" comes from the Greek ou me (pr. oo may) and is a double negative. It is "a double negative strengthening the denial, not at all, by no means." The word "nor" is kai (pr. kahee) which is "a cumulative force." This is the word that connects "leave" and "forsake." It is like a snowball that picks up speed, strength, and size as it rolls down the hill. This is a progressive word, a word that continues to roll about the heavens, the atmosphere, and the earth, constantly picking up momentum, size, and power; and testifying to the fierce loyalty of the Father of the universe toward His children.
God will never "leave" nor 'forsake" us; our loyal Father will never aniemi (pr. an-ee-ay-mee) nor egkatalaeipo (eng-kat-al-i-po), meaning "to let up, slacken, descent, to leave behind in some place." Our Jehova Rohi (the Lord our Shepherd, the Lord our Companion, the Lord our Guide) will never grow slack concerning us. He will never leave us behind; and more importantly, our Father will never leave us where He found us or in the same condition that He found us in. 2 Peter 3:9 echoes this guarantee: "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
When we truly trust the Father to be Who He said He would be to us, in us, and for us; then our conduct and our contentment will line up with the Father's heart, which touches and transforms our very nature into His character. And when this happens, there is no need for us to stray because nothing can take our Daddy's place.
My brothers and sisters, know and believe that your Heavenly Father is the Real Deal. He is waiting for you with His everlasting love in His hands, desiring to embrace you, and to be for you Who He really is—your all sufficient Father who is more than enough, and all you will ever need and desire.
Father, thank You for never leaving us nor forsaking us. Thank You for being everything to us. Draw us closer to You, and help us to experience who You are in a new and more intimate way. Help us to see ourselves through Your eyes, and to experience the way You love us. In Jesus Name, we thank You that we are content, because You have caused us to lie down in green pastures and lead us beside Your still waters (Psalm 23). Amen and Amen.
Take action! Challenge your thinking! Choose to seek and experience the Father for Who He really is. Choose to allow your Father's love to wash over you, and to fill you to overflowing. And continue to fight the good fight of being fully content in the Father's arms; for God, your Divine Overflow, has already given you the victory!
If you have never received Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, I encourage you to do it today, right now, by saying this prayer out loud: "Jesus, forgive me for my sins. I am sorry. I truly desire to be saved and reconciled back to God, my Father, through You. I receive Your sinless Blood as payment in full for my sins—past, present, and future. I now call You my Lord and Savior, and invite You to live within my heart, and to permanently live within me. I make You Lord over me and over my life from this moment on. Amen." Congratulations! You are now a child of God, made whole and made new, by the Blood of Jesus Christ!
God tells us that we are blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2). Be a blessing to someone by sending them this word of encouragement. If God did not already put someone in your spirit and on your heart that needs to read this uplifting message from above, simply ask your Heavenly Father who to bless on today. Forward this message right now by email, facebook, or twitter.
Jesus is coming soon!
May God Bless you and keep you always.
With warmest regards,
And, in service of The Most High King,
© 2014.
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Sagittarius Full Moon 2007
Sagittarius Full Moon 2007
Sagittarius Full Moon 2007
This month we celebrate the gifts of thought, language and communication, as well as the wisdom to give meaning to our experience. The ability to take the broad view, to listen to other's viewpoints, and to be curious is offset by the darker side of these gifts - dogma, bigotry and too much information. Mercury-ruled Gemini brings us the Prima Materia of consciousness, and Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius brings the alchemical fire that transforms it into the Philosopher's Stone of Consciousness and Spirit. This full moon is giving us the opportunity to make our thoughts count!
Gemini is about facts and experience. Sagittarius is all about the Intelligence of Nature and Universal Patterns or Archetypes. Sagittarian understanding gives meaning to Gemini's experience.
Sagittarius asks us to take the long view while Gemini is immersed in the present. The Full Moon asks us to bring these two opposite, and yet complementary, energies together. (And although the Farmer's Almanac christened this 2nd full moon in a calendar month a Blue Moon, a real Blue Moon occurs when there are two full moons in an astrological sign. The next real Blue Moon occurs at 0 Scorpio and 29 Scorpio in May 2008, switching over the lunar cycle so that the new moon in a sign once again comes before the full moon of the sign.)
And as a fore-note to future musings, in the coming years – 2009-2014 – we will all be affected by intense cosmic configurations. The planets involved are the same ones that were operative during the '60's, but this time in the first square (or challenging aspect) of the cycle of new energies that were born in those glorious, turbulent and much lamented (by both sides) times.
We are already feeling these energies at work in the culture: from Al Gore's work to bring the reality of global warming to our collective consciousness, the breakdown of government and religion, the global take-over by corporations, the disengagement of men and women from lasting relationships, to the unending "War on Terror". (As if Hollywood isn't producing enough horror movies to give everyone in the world night terrors 100 X's over!)
We are about to embark on 5 years of tremendous cultural change – even if we only consider that the foundation of our way of living – OIL – will soon be running out. So this month's full moon urges us to take the long view when deciding what it is we really want. We can't delude ourselves into thinking that the world will be the same in 5 years. We can, however, be on the cutting edge of change. More on this in future newsletters.
So, with this in the back of your minds, read on!
After the Eclipses of last Fall and this Winter, and the opposition between Saturn and Neptune which will occur for the 3rd and final time on June 25th, we should all be aware that something new is being born. And that we have a choice about what we are birthing in our own lives, as well as in the collective consciousness.
June 24th is Mid-Summer's Night, a time of magic and birth. On that night, there will be a Star of David formed by 8 of the 10 planets. A Fire Trine and a Water/Air Trine – both gifts if we will use them – form this six-pointed star. These energies can open us to creative solutions, as well as bring peace and harmony to our lives. But it's up to each of us to make the choice of consciousness.
In Gemini, we come to the last phase of Springtime energy. In Aries, we experienced the up-rush of new energy, which in Taurus was grounded and given a form. Now in Gemini, we need to seek out experiences and relationships in which we try on the new life we imagined. We shape our experiences through language. So go out and talk about what you are doing and imagining. Think about it, bounce it off others, see how it changes and where it leads.
This Sagittarius Full Moon is conjunct (joined to) Jupiter and both are opposite the Gemini Sun. Full Moons stretch us, asking us to bring together both energies. This full moon, we are asked to question assumptions and discover the truth about our new endeavors. Mercury, Gemini's ruling planet, just went into Cancer – where it will turn retrograde on June 16th – so we are now more tuned into our hearts, rather than our heads. 'Think with your heart, not your head' is a good mantra for this time.
This full moon squares the lunar nodes in Virgo-Pisces, forming a mutable grand cross – challenging us to integrate and 'distribute' what we've imagined and learned. The lunar nodes show us our collective destiny. The North Node in Pisces calls upon us to be more compassionate with each other, seeing the divinity within all. The South Node is where we've come from and what we have to release, and in Virgo it asks that we release control as well as unrealistic ideas of perfectionism or humility that stand in the way of radical trust in Spirit.
Saturn in Leo opposite Neptune in Aquarius – which has the power to give form to faith – positively aspects this grand cross, spinning it into action. So we are challenged to use each sign well: Gemini – to learn and communicate; Virgo – to analyze and improve; Sagittarius – to understand and to teach; Pisces – to intuit wholeness and to have faith.
The Sabian symbols for 11 Gemini and Sagittarius are: Sun at 11 Gemini: "Newly opened lands offer the pioneer new opportunities for experience: The power and joy of new beginnings. " We are urged to rise to the occasion.
Sabian Symbol for the Moon at 11 Sagittarius: "In the left section of an archaic temple, a lamp burns in a container shaped like a human body." We are urged to listen to the body - to listen to its wisdom. Go with your gut reaction.
We are being given the opportunity to integrate body-mind-spirit on a new level with this Full Moon in Sagittarius. Find out where 11 degrees of these two signs falls in your chart to see what aspect of your life will manifest this change.We are entering a time of tremendous cultural change and transformation. Each of us has the ability to choose how we meet these times and how we use our talents and vision. If there is any real "Secret" it is that we can use our positive thoughts to help and support each other. Each of us can help change our world for the better. With so many people working on 'the laws of attraction', I just want to remind you that it is important to ask for fullness of life as well as material gain. This is the month to set your thoughts in order, so by the end of the year, you do manifest something new in your life.
Blessed Be.


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Teenage Engineering has announced that it has a new batch of OP-1 synths available:
Some fresh new Machine Love for your pleasure: New OP-1 units in stock! As always so far, stock is limited so be sure to grab one fast. And please don't be sad if you've missed it (again!!!) as new units will be added constantly. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Let the shopping begin!
While the OP-1's $849 price has left some scratching their heads, Teenage Engineering has had trouble keeping the unique boutique synth in stock.
Pricing and Availability
The OP-1 is currently available (see note above) for US $849.
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Indeed, we have one in for review. Its a compelling instrument - beautifully made and designed.
10-Aug-11 03:37 AM
Just ordered it. Thank you for the heads-up! I just sold my Tenori-On, this will make a perfect replacement for it.
10-Aug-11 06:48 AM
From what I have seen so far of the OP-1 thats a wise decision
10-Aug-11 06:57 AM
$849? I'll wait for the iPad app...
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Yes Nick, I'm eagerly awaiting a review of this one. Hope you're well!
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So writes Rachel Cooke in "The Sleek Shall Inherit the Church." The story she tells is familiar by now — waning attendance in the traditional churches contrasted with youthful exhuberance and pop culture at the evangelical and fundamentalist churches; a gay bishop over whom the denomination seems likely to divide once and for all; and radically different visions of what "love" means.
But the setting is a surprise — Cooke writes for the British Guardian, and the church she so brilliantly explores is the Anglican Communion in England. Her story is religion reporting at its best — there are the statistics (within ten years, evangelicals and fundamentalists may be the majority in the worldwide Anglican communion); there are the talking heads (gay bishops: for or against?); there is history (Anglicans once feared that the introduction of candles into the service would destroy it); and most of all, there is Cooke's prolonged engagement with the practice of a belief she doesn't happen to share, both in the new multi-million dollar praise houses and in the musty old churches described above.
By the end, Cooke comes to a more than reporterly conclusion in favor of unity as the highest value. "The very best thing about the Church," she writes, "whether you choose to make use of it or not, is that it values the few as much as the many. I felt this, powerfully, on the night I showed my Godless face at St Mark's, when there cannot have been more than £10 in the collection tray. For this reason alone, we must pray that the evangelicals do not, after all, storm off into the dark night, rattling their own coffers loudly."
And whether or not one chooses to make use of Cooke's position, her report is so thorough, thoughtful, and fascinating that few will begrudge her these last words.
And a cheat sheet from The Revealer… What makes Rachel Cooke's "The Sleek Shall Inherit the Earth" such a great story? And how can we follow her example?
1. Immerse. Cooke not only interviewed an array of sources, she spent a great deal of time in church. It seems like an obvious approach, but for a multitude of reasons — anxious editors, laziness, questions of belief — many journalists don't bother to participate in the ordinary practices of the faith they'd describe. You needn't go undercover — join in when invited, merely observe when you're not. (Don't try to sneak communion!) Pay extra attention to what seems most dull, most ritualistic — therein lie the bones of the practice.
2. Inhabit. Cooke's open advocacy at the end of her piece isn't an option for many reporters, but that doesn't mean you can't benefit from the same level of analysis. Beliefs are not "facts," and they can't be gathered for reformulation into an inverted pyramid with the same ease one might report on a crime scene. Engage the beliefs of those you're reporting about; ask yourself if you share them, or, if you don't, why not; try to imagine a worldview in which they make perfect sense.
3. Historicize. Part of what separates Cooke's article from much of the other coverage of the Anglican controversies is her sense of history — she knows that these conflicts may yet split the Church, but she also knows that the Church has survived similar tensions in the past. When writing about belief — especially that involved in long-established traditions — the frame of the story must be expanded to include seemingly ancient history. Particularly where rituals are involved, since ritual, to many, is a means of erasing the lines that divide the present from the past.


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May 9, 2012
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Former Alabama golfers Bud Cauley and Michael Thompson are making their first appearance in the PGA Tour's Players Championship this weekend at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Cauley is in his first year on the PGA Tour after becoming just the sixth player in Tour history to earn his card after leaving college that summer and turning pro. He joined a group that includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Ryan Moore and Gary Hallberg.
Thompson, a native of Tucson, Ariz., is in his second year on the tour. He qualified through PGA Q-School for the 2011 season and earned $935,265 as a rookie to get his PGA Tour Card again in 2012. He has earned $481,314 in 2012 with one top-10 finish and four top-25 showings. In two years on the PGA Tour, Thompson, the 2008 SEC Player of the Year, has earned $1,449,204 with three top-10 finishes.
Cauley, who hails from Jacksonville, Fla., right up the road from Ponte Vedra Beach, is off to a torrid start to the 2012 season. An early candidate for PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Cauley has two top-10 finishes this year while making 10-of-13 cuts and earning $756,922. He has earned $1,492,071 in 17 career starts on the PGA Tour.
The chance for Cauley to compete in the Players Championship during his first full-year on the PGA Tour is special to the Jacksonville native. He claims to have played the TPC Sawgrass roughly 100 times and is one of the fan favorites heading into the first round on Thursday.
"It's a lot of fun," Cauley told The Florida Times-Union. "After all these years of watching this tournament and playing this course, to be actually here and playing it in the tournament is surreal."
Cauley will tee off at 1 p.m. (CDT) on Thursday while Thompson will tee it up at 7:50 a.m.
Follow breaking news on the Crimson Tide on Facebook at Alabama-mens-golf and on Twitter at @AlabamaMGolf.


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Musical talent can be found all over the world. Most will discover them and others, will overlook them until they're ultimately discovered and wonder why you didn't discover them in the first place. I would have to share a similar siutation with composer Victor Reyes, whose music has graced some very solid films over the last few years and many of those were small hidden gems that like his music, will also be discovered.
Victor is a terrific talent and an exceptional composer who really deserves attention and has gotten some with the U.S. releases of films such as "Buried", "Red Lights" and his latest film, "Grand Piano" starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack, which will no doubt is a score that will jump start his U.S. career. Composing a very intricate composition for the film, Victor guides us note for note, beat for beat through an intense ninety minutes that pay off brilliantly in every musical way.
For this very special interview with him, I was able get his thoughts on "Grand Piano", revisiting the music of both "Red Lights" and "Buried" and his favorite film scores and director. So please read on enjoy the musings of this terrific untapped talent.
Please tell the readers about what made you become interested in music.
VR: Well, I've interested in music since I since I can first remember. I remember Mother Rosario forever. She was a nun who worked on my sister's school, "Reverends Workers of Jesus". She used to say to my mother: "Tthis boy has special ears". It was in this way as I began to study music with
her, and now I owe her my way of life, no doubt. After that, The Beatles happened and I started listening to them and everything became a snowball… you know.
Let's talk about your recent work on the thriller "Grand Piano" starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack. What got you interested in this project?
VR: I think is how the music contributes to the film. In the most part of the films, the music has an emotional contribution, I mean, the music should remark some of the psychological aspects of the characters - how to tell somebody feels sad, or lonely, whatever. In Grand Piano, the music is more than this. As the action takes place during a piano concert, the music should not only remark
psychological aspects of which in this case is Elijah Wood's character, but also has to be - or
seems to be - a real piano concerto. This mixture of internal and external implications was a
challenge for me from the beginning of the project.
Did you spot the film with Director Eugenio Mira before you started writing and did he have a specific plan as exactly what he wanted the music to sound stylistically?
VR: The problem with Grand Piano is that we needed very special soundtrack. As I said, the action takes place during a piano concerto, so, we spoke a little about "how" the music should sound. Obviously, our first references was Tschaikovsky, Rachmaninov, etc., because it is supposed that the concerto has been written by an actual composer, Elijah's mentor. The difficulty was to make
something that "seems to be" a real piano concerto, but, at the same time, it was neccesary to us
that the music expresses what the hell is happening into Elijah's head. In other words, we needed two concerts in one. A piano real concerto that seems to be a dramatic soundtrack, or if you want to, a dramatic soundtrack that seems to be a real piano concerto.
How did you and Eugenio collaborate from writing the score from the beginning to the conclusion of it?
VR - Also being a great director, Eugenio is also a very talented composer. He wrote the soundtrack of his two precedents films, and he did it very well. He began to work into the music at the same time he was writing his storyboards, so he composed the first demos and we shot the film with the arrangements which I did on this pieces. After the edition process was finished, I took control of the music, and I re-wrote the final score. We knew that we'll need a more dramatic, thriller score.
How much music did you end up recording for the film?
VR: We recorded just the music that we needed, not one more bar. The soundtrack includes 3 movements of the piano concerto, "La Cinquette" for piano solo, and "Main Titles" sequence, that is the only piece that doesn't sound into the theater, during the concert.
What were the recording sessions for the film like from your point of view?
VR: Recording sessions was very nice to me. Big time at Prague and London. First, I had the privilege to record with a sensational symphonic orchestra at Prague, helped by my habitial collaborators there, Adam Klemens directing and Jan Holzner engineering. Best of the best in Europe. After that, we were really lucky to stand by a pianistic talent as John Leneham is. He is the "real" Grand Piano player. He played "The Untouchable" pieces for us. Still can't believe it.
Let's talk about the soundtrack album upcoming on Movie Score Media/Kronos Records. How did you guys put it together?
VR: The album includes the whole Grand Piano soundtrack in its integrity. Main Titles, 3 Piano Concerto Movements, and "La Cinquette". I made personally a special stereo mix of the pieces in order to have a proper album soundtrack. I'm proud of it. It was a blessing for me that the fine
people of Movie Score Media/Kronos was interested into publishing Grand Piano soundtrack, so the music is now on the market and everybody can enjoy it.
Are you happy with the way the album ended up and do you think fans of the film will enjoy it?
VR: Absolutely. Movie Score Media/Knonos was very respectful about the form of the score, as it is. I mean, the pieces are 10 to 12 minutes long. They understood that it was impossible to do any edits to the music. So the fans can listen to the music as the music is into the film, as a real concert.
I enjoyed your score for "Red Lights" for the thriller starring Cilian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Robert DeNiro a few years ago. What was it like working on that project?
VR: Well, as it happens with Grand Piano, it's a privilege to me working into a project that includes some of the most talented actors and actresses ever existed. Also, Red Lights was directed by one of the best filmmakers in the world, Rodrigo Cortés. The film is fantastic, a visual and pletoric declaration of intentions rising up from such an artist as Rodrigo is. He brought me the chance to record the score at Abbey Road, in London. I just can't say anymore. When you are surrounded and
supported by a cast and crew like this, then you feel yourself very, very lucky. As always does,
Rodrigo implicates himself deeply into the composition and production of the score. I think that Red
Lights is one of my best scores, thanks to him.
You also scored the terrific thriller "Buried" starring Ryan Reynolds. What was it like working on that film and what attracted you to it?
VR: Buried was a big deal. A movie in a coffin! Now, I had the chance to make some different with music in this film. In some ways, happens as in Grand Piano. In Buried, I thought that I should "show" what is happening "outside" the coffin with the music. I mean we are trapped there with Ryan, as well as the camera. So, what I did was score not only about Ryan's feelings, but also what is happening outside the coffin. Also the film takes place in Iraq and it gave me the chance to
explore Arabian music. Arabian scales and phrases are very similar to Flamenco music. We had the opportunity to take advantage of our ethnic musical roots.
Looking back on the score years later, how do you feel about it now?
VR: When I listen to Buried score, I feel proud of it. Buried is a really crazy soundtrack, in the same way that the film itself is a crazy piece of art.
What is it like working with someone of the caliber of Rodrigio Cortes as both director and producer?
VR: Rodrigo changed my life and the way in which I watch movies. He is a big talent, would say in a "rennasseance" style of the word. He is a writer, director, producer, musician, and many other things. A natural born filmaker. We're not talking about directing a film, but being a filmmaker with the
complete conciousness of making art.
What is your favorite film score of all time?
VR: Star Wars", for sure. John Williams changed scoring art forever. You may say "Jaws" is better. Maybe. Also, I think that Goldsmith's "Planet of the Apes" could be the best soundtrack ever. Wonderful, the music of "Planet of the Apes" is really integratedd into a real classical contemporary tendency of its time, and the music does not allow to you or Charlton Heston to feel that you are, actually on planet Earth. But "SW" shocked us in a big way and it was then wonderful, still is the best score ever.
Please tell the readers about your future upcoming projects.
VR: I just finished writing the score for a film directed by Buried's screenwriter, Chris Sparling. Another big talent. The film is "The Atticus Institute", a great horror film in docummetary style. I hope the film will be released soon.
A very special thanks to Victor for being generous with his time for this very special interview. Muchas gracias, amigo! Also special thanks to the MovieScore Media/Kronos Press Team for introducing me to Victor who's a class act.
Please feel free to visit Victor's official website @ http://www.victoreyes.es/VR_Home.html for samples of his work and upcoming projects.
The "Grand Piano" Soundtrack is now available from MovieScore Media/Kronos Records @ http://moviescoremedia.com/grand-piano-victor-reyes/ as well as iTunes, Amazon, eMusic.


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While it's unclear if either of their wives are going to let their husbands come crawling home, all too often women forgive and forget when it comes to a cheating man. There are many reasons for this, but some common threads exist in the minds of women who take back cheating partners. So, why do women take back the unfaithful men in their lives.
1. Women often take back their cheating mates because of children. It might be 2010, but being a single mother is still an extremely hard road upon which to travel. Single mothers face so many problems that it is often easier, at least in the short run, to reconcile.
2. Women often stick with a cheater because they are financially unable to make it on their own. Many times women, especially those with younger children, have little work experience. They might not work, or work menial part time work to help make ends meet. These leaves many women vulnerable and stuck in bad relationships.
3. Women who have been cheated on often have low self-esteem and blame themselves. They feel they failed, and that if they were more beautiful, had a better body or kept a nicer home that things would have been better. They internalize their partners failures and feel like they can 'do better' and everything will be okay.
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Kaylene Mann, a native of Australia, has lost two relatives on board two different Malaysia Airlines flights. Rod Burrows, Mann's brother, was onboard MH370 when it mysteriously vanished over the Indian Ocean in March. Maree Rizk, her stepdaughter, was one of the 295 people on board MH17, which was shot down by a surface-to-air missile on Thursday. In an obvious state of grievance, yesterday's tragedy "brought everyone, everything back," reopening a wound for the Queensland resident.
Much like the nearly 300 other passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight 17, Mann's stepdaughter had her own unique story. Rizk was returning to Australia from a four-week European vacation with her husband, Albert. In spite of losing two loved ones in two different flights of the same airline, Mann and her family aren't holding any grudges against Malaysia Airlines.
"Nobody could predict they were going to get shot down. That was out of their hands," Greg Burrows, Mann's brother, said on Friday.
The Rizk family was heavily involved with the Sunbury Football Club. Albert sat on the club's committee, Maree volunteered distributing water during game as a "canteen" while their son James was a player. The team will wear black armbands during their match on Saturday as well as observe a moment of silence before kickoff.
Most of the passengers aboard Flight 17 were Dutch citizens, 189 in all. A total of 80 children were also onboard the Boeing 777 that was shot down on Thursday. As many as 100 of the world's top researchers of AIDS and HIV were also on the flight, with their final destination being Melbourne for the AIDS 2014 conference on Sunday. The sorrow over the loss of life is immeasurable, every death is no more or less sad than the next. Bodies are still being recovered from the wreckage outside of Torez, Ukraine, as there are no expectations of having a single survivor.
Mourners are gathering outside Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, where MH17 took off early Thursday morning for Kuala Lumpur. It is still unknown who is responsible for shooting down the passenger plane, though Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian separatists are all pointing fingers at one another.
The loss of her brother in March and stepdaughter yesterday may very well cause Mann to never fly again, let alone on Malaysia Airlines. Both occurrences of the missing and shot-down plane are very rare; air travel is considered as the safest mode of transportation. As she was about to start getting over the loss of her brother, she now must cope with the loss of her stepdaughter; words cannot describe how Kaylene Mann must be feeling.


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President Nixon was the first US president to visit Israel while in office (June 16-17, 1974).
From the joint statement following the discussions between Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and President Richard Nixon:
"President Nixon and Prime Minister Rabin held extensive and cordial talks on matters of mutual interest to the United States and Israel and reviewed the excellent relations between their two countries. They discussed in a spirit of mutual understanding the efforts of both countries to achieve a just and lasting peace which will provide security for all States in the area and the need to build a structure of peace in the world. United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and members of the Israeli Cabinet participated in these talks.
Prime Minister Rabin expressed Israel's appreciation for the outstanding and effective role of the United States in the quest for peace under the leadership of President Nixon assisted by the tireless efforts of Secretary Kissinger and indicated Israel's intention to participate in further negotiations with a view to achieving peace treaties with its neighbors which will permit each State to pursue its legitimate rights in dignity and security"
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Acclaimed actress Tasha Smith, from the hit show Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse which airs on OWN, will host two upcoming acting workshops one in Atlanta and another one in New York. The Atlanta workshop will take place on Saturday, July 12th, and Sunday, July 13th, 2014 at The Balzer Theater at Herren's 84 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA. 30303. The New York event will take place on Saturday, June 14th and Sunday, June 15th, 2014 at the Roy Arias Studios & Theaters. Scholarships are available and some students may receive their registration back if they do well at the workshop.
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Smith also dished about the new season of For Better or Worse. Last season of For Better or Worse ended with another character Leslie, played by Crystle Stewart, being attacked by her stalker. This season her ex-boyfriend, Joseph Jetson, played by Jason Olive sensing she is in danger goes to look for her. So of course I asked her the question everybody wants an answer to… "Is Joseph going to find Leslie and save her?" Smith laughed "Well I can't tell you that but what I can tell you is that you are going to have to tune in to find out!"
I told her my readers wanted to know why it took so long for the show to come back from hiatus. "Well there are several other shows on the network and they have to have time to air but the good thing is people have been waiting on this new season and we are really excited about that!" said Smith. She also mentioned that they are shooting more episodes in August so there should be plenty to keep us watching.
In speaking of her character 'Angela' I asked Smith if she thought that one day 'Angela' would mature and stop accusing Marcus of wrong doing all the time. "Well that really is a Tyler Perry question but what I think makes Angela suspicious is she holds on to the past and that creeps up into her present relationships." What she loves most about playing 'Angela' is "she is honest, very courageous, tries to figure things out and says what is on her mind. She really is a fun character to play." In terms of what to expect this season for Angela all Smith would say is "I can tell you this…there are going to be a lot of twists and turns for Angela this season and you don't want to miss one episode."
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This is it, folks … the moment many have been waiting for: the Modern Madness Final Four! The road to the Final Four has been a long one for these fabulous fabric lines:
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Isn't the definition of an even number all $n \in \mathbb{Z}$ such that n = 2k for some $k \in \mathbb{Z}$?
$2x$ with $x \in \mathbb{N}$ would always be an even number according to the definition above.
That's the definition of an even number. A natural number $y$ is said to be even if there is another natural number $x$ such that $y = 2x$
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As the seventh day of our training trip draws to a close, we find ourselves rapidly approaching our return to Amherst. With the second cycle of of our three-cycle training program complete, the team has maintained the same consistency in our workout intensity. This morning, during our only practice of the day, we completed a long warm-up and played a game much like the the Three Kings Game. This particular game also revolved entirely upon chance so naturally we didn't allow Brian Schmidt within a 10 foot radius of the various factors that decided what our set would be. In addition to rolling dice to determine how much we swam, we also had to pick a number from a stopwatch and select a card from a deck of cards. Despite it being the end of another intense cycle, we once again grinded it out in anticipation of our afternoon off.
After practice the entire team packed up and drove out to the picturesque Luqillo Beach. I think it's safe to say that this place makes me never want to go back to Cape Cod or any beach for that matter ever again (even you, Jersey Shore). We have no sympathy for Tom Hanks in Castaway because yes, he was stuck on a similar type of island by himself but he atleast had a volleyball to play with. We were stuck throwing a coconut around like a football for a half hour. Actually, we threw it around for about 2 hours and it was probably the most fun we had all day. But I digress, besides playing catch we participated in normal, mature activity; throwing sand at eachother, a no-holds-barred battle royal in the water (complete with drop-kicks and powerbombs galore), and of course, splashing the girls team and running away giddily. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are the future leaders of America. Embrace it.
After the obligatory taking (and inevitable ruining) of pictures we finally headed back to San Juan where most of us had a quick dinner and got back just in time to watch the NFL playoff games. Spending all that time in the sun today naturally takes a lot out of us so it looks like another quiet night of recovery to prepare for the next and final training cycle before we head back to Amherst.
That is all.
Random Observations:
-"We ice bro's, not shoulders." -Eric Zeimetz
-There is never an inappropriate time for Men at Work
-Seahawks? Really?
-It's much harder for swimmers to enjoy themselves at the beach than normal people (a lot of awkward and confused standing around is usually involved).
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Having created an album that succeeds in finding a range of textures, Mary Scholz is now deep into the core of her tour. Her record release party carried the album momentum forward into the tour. Here are the enthusiastic thoughts she shared ahead of the successful, well-received album release show.
W.E. What are your thoughts and feelings about the upcoming album release show?
M.S. I am so excited to get back up the stage and kick off the album release tour. Even more so, I'm excited to have everyone hear the album. The music has come such a long way from its initial acoustic creation and it will be interesting to bring that into the show, as well as to strip it back down to just piano or just guitar for a bit of it as well.
Bar Lubitsch is such a great spot - the show will be in the back room - it's intimate and has such a great vibe - and they just brought in an upright piano that I can't wait to get my hands on! I'll be having various special guests up on stage that night, which I'm also looking forward to. It's an early show, 8-10 p.m., so we have room to properly celebrate! Singer/songwriter Sarah Ault, who will be joining me on tour, will be kicking off the night at 8pm so if you're coming, you definitely want to get there to see her!
Having most recently performed in Austin, New Orleans, Orlando and Atlanta, Scholz next plays in Nashville with Sarah Ault on March 27.


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RADNOR, Pa. (April 28, 2011) — The Cabrini Classic golf tournament and gala auction has become Cabrini's single most successful fundraising event. All proceeds generated benefit the Cabrini Fund, which is dedicated entirely to student financial aid.
The event will take place May 23, 2011, at Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pa.
This year's Classic honors Edith Robb Dixon HON'80 for her support of Cabrini in various roles, including chair of the College's Board of Trustees.
Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception An exciting silent auction takes place during cocktail hour. Items up for bid include a four-hour horse and carriage ride from Once & 4 All carriages, vintage 2002 Andy Warhol edition Dom Perignon champagne, and much more.
Dinner and Live Auction A fast-paced live auction takes place during an elegant dinner. Bid on items such as a Citizens Bank Park luxury suite during a Phillies game, and the chance to throw out the first pitch at Cabrini Night at the Phillies.
About Cabrini College Students do extraordinary things at Cabrini College, a residential Catholic college welcoming learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. Since its founding in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the College has provided a transformational "education of the heart," focusing on academic excellence, leadership development and a commitment to social justice.
Cabrini offers more than 30 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations and minors. The College also has graduate and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, Pa., and at 15 off-site locations. The College's serene 112-acre campus is located 30 minutes from Philadelphia.
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Miles Morales Ultimate Spider Man is published by Marvel Comics and is written by Brian Michael Bendis. The art and cover art are by David Marquez. Big things are happening in the world of the Ultimate Spider Man. As we seen in issue #1 Peter Parker has returned from the dead or is he a clone?
This whole issue we didn't see any action other than Miles and Peter knocking each other around a room. We see a very shocked and confused Mile Morales run around yelling clone and a very angry Peter Parker. Not much to say past that. This issue just leaves us with more question than the last. We still have two bad guys running around trying to steal a package from Stark and we still have a huge bad guy that hasn't did anything yet. I just have a ton of questions like; what happened to Peter Parker, how will everyone react when they see he's back, what is in this package these two Spider Man like guys are trying to steal, and how will Katie react to Mile's secret?
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A Fayetteville teenager allegedly stabbed his uncle to death Monday night in Fayetteville after the man reportedly showed up at the 17-year-old's home to offer his help.
Mr. Mustafa Mahdi has been charged with aggravated assault and murder in the death of his uncle, Mr. David John Quincy III, according to Fayetteville police.
Around 8:15 p.m. officers responded to 395 Sylvan Loop after getting a call about a domestic dispute, police spokesman Lt. Mike Whitlow said.
When officers arrived, they found Mr. Quincy bleeding from several stab wounds, Lt. Whitlow said.
Mr. Quincy was transported to Atlanta Medical Center where he died a short time later, he said.
Evidence discovered at the scene as well as a witness testimony led investigators to arrest Mr. Mahdi, Lt. Whitlow said.
"Quincy had come to the residence to help Mahdi and had offered to allow Mahdi to live with him," Lt. Whitlow said. "Mahdi and Quincy became engaged in a heated argument and Mahdi began stabbing him."
Police have not released any details on why the two were arguing.
Mr. Mahdi remained at the Fayette County Jail late Tuesday, officials said.
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Just months ago Fatah and Hamas formed a unity government. Abbas kept his position as president of the Palestinian Authority. He ostensibly gained control not only of the West Bank, but also of Palestinian Gaza, even though Hamas was still allowed local control there. When Binyamin Netanyahu demanded that Abbas condemn the recent kidnappings of Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Sha'aer and Naftali Fraenkel, he was ostracized. The press asked the Israeli premier to hold off, and questioned why Abbas should be held accountable.
When Harry Truman was president a slogan appeared on his desk. He is long gone, but that slogan, "the buck stops here," has long been emblazoned not only on the American conscience, but on world conscience. Country leaders are accountable for the actions of their governments. That is why Obama has recently been on the hot seat for events at the IRS and at the VA, two matters in which he may not have held any direct involvement. Why Abbas should not be held to account is terribly puzzling.
Today the bodies of the three teens were located by members of the Israeli Defense Force. The kids, two were only 16 and one was 19 when murdered, were innocents, kidnapped on their way home from school.
President Obama's reaction was nearly frigid. He stated, "As a father, I cannot imagine the indescribable pain that the parents of these teenage boys are experiencing. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms this senseless act of terror against innocent youth." When those boys were taken and killed, the victims were not only the boys. All people of good conscience were threatened by this event. Hamas was broadcasting a clear message. It would do whatever it wanted when it wanted to whomever it wanted, and common conceptions of right and wrong be damned.
Last week this column focused on the overt anti-Semitism of a major American church. There is no worse, more blatant act of Jew hatred than the cold blooded murder of innocent teens.
Had the boys only been kidnapped, the crime would have been heinous. Torah commentators identify the seventh commandment, "do not steal," as the capital crime of kidnapping. It is a sad reality; in most cases kidnapping ends with victims killed. Even when it does not end with death, which was rare, the experience of being stolen so changes a person's life as to be comparable to murder.
Sadly, today, it is not comparison to murder that counts. The adolescents were shot dead. Binyamin Netanyahu has pledged to hold the perpetrators accountable. Israeli intelligence sources identified them as Hamas.
World opinion repeatedly ignores Hamas' evil as it rains bombs on civilian targets and as it steals innocents going about their normal lives. Months ago they had taken an off duty soldier captive, now they have again murdered children.
More worrisome to the world, more than Hamas reign of terror, is the rise now of ISIS. It has already shown its stripes. Because of where it is located, Jews have not been killed by it. But woe to a Shiite or a Christian that ISIS troops encounter. Woe to any who seek justice and the God given freedoms we so cherish here in America. Woe to the woman who must live in the new proclaimed caliphate. Compared to what ISIS is doing during its infancy, Hamas is a peaceful sewing circle. Woe to all of us if ISIS ever manages to reach its aim, establishing a worldwide, Islamic, totalitarian government.
When will the world stop making excuses for evil excesses? When will it hold criminals responsible for crimes, real crimes against humanity, and not the contrivances of those innovating ways to put Israel in its "place"? When again will legitimate democracies, including Israel, have the right to imprison thieves, murderers and rapists who are caught, arrested and found guilty in courts of law? When will Israel no longer be expected to trade for peace with negotiators who fail to live up to their side of agreed upon treaties and arrangements?
Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Sha'aer and Naftali Fraenkel died senselessly. David Cameron, prime minister of the UK got it exactly right when he declared: "This was an appalling and inexcusable act of terror perpetrated against young teenagers. Britain will stand with Israel as it seeks to bring to justice those responsible." If only the United States and the United Nations could do the same. Hamas is small potatoes, if terrorism is to be stopped, the world must display ongoing temerity to stop it.
As for the three boys, Y'hei zichram baruch, may their memories be a blessing!`


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The premium cable network HBO Wednesday announced it will run a second season of its Sunday night polygamy drama, "Big Love."
"Big Love" is produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone Productions, which is also working on "John Adams," a miniseries based on the David McCullough books, and "The Pacific," 13-part collaboration with Steven Spielberg for HBO, Variety said.
Bill Paxton stars in "Big Love" as a man who is married to three women, played by Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ginnifer Goodwin.
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School administrators at Timberlake Christian School (TCS) in Lynchburg, Virginia, sent a letter to Sunnie's adoptive parents (her biological grandparents) informing them God made Sunnie female, therefore she is expected to dress and behave according to her biological gender. According to them, Sunnie needs to adhere to her birth gender or TCS may not be the best place for her to attend school.
The letter states other students are confused as to whether Sunnie is a boy or girl and the school administrators can refuse Sunnie's enrollment next year due to condoning "sexual immorality, practicing a homosexual lifestyle or alternative gender identity." They claim Sunnie is a "disturbance" to the school's environment.
The letter reads in part, "We believe that unless Sunnie as well as her family [sic] clearly understand that God has made her female and her dress and behavior need to follow suit with her God-ordained identity, that TCS is not the best place for her future education."
Eight-year-old Sunnie has a short haircut, likes sports, sneakers and prefers wearing pants than dresses. Carroll and Doris Thompson, Sunnie's grandparents, feel the school's stance is labeling and discriminative in nature. Doris says she will not force Sunnie to wear pink bows nor make her grow her hair long. They plan on enrolling Sunnie in a public school next year.
Accolades to the grandparents for allowing Sunnie to be herself and not be molded into what society thinks she should be. She is only eight-years-old, let her behave the way she feels most comfortable.
Original story from WSET-TV was aired on March 5.
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Astronaut Sues Dido, Getty Over Album Cover Image
A former NASA astronaut has filed suit in federal court in Los Angeles, charging British pop star Dido with unauthorized use of the astronaut's likeness on an album cover. Also named as defendants were Dido's agent, her record companies, and Getty Images, which allegedly licensed the image.
Bruce McCandless is shown on the cover of Dido's "Safe Trip Home" album floating in space above planet earth, several hundred feet away from a space shuttle where a fellow astronaut photographed him. The image (shown here) was shot in 1984, when McCandless was testing a nitrogen-powered jet pack that allows astronauts to venture untethered from space shuttles.
McCandless's face is not recognizable–he is dwarfed by outer space and planet earth in the image, which was shot from afar. But according to his lawsuit, the Dido album cover identifies him as the astronaut in the picture. And the same image (shown at right) appears on NASA's web site, identifying McCandless as the subject of the photo.
McCandless says in his claim that the use of the image for commercial purposes without his consent is a violation of his right of privacy and publicity. He is seeking a court order to bar the defendants from continuing to use the image, and unspecified monetary damages.
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To Shrink Broken Capillaries
If spider veins are a problem, consider the Vbeam Laser, which delivers long, intense pulses of light into the blood vessels, gently breaking them apart, says Manhattan dermatologist Dennis Gross, MD. Although quite effective at taking the red out, the Vbeam doesn't damage the skin's top layer so there's no downtime, and discomfort is minimized during the treatment by applying a coolant, such as cryogen, directly onto the skin just before each energy pulse to prevent pain and burning (as well as to minimize any redness afterward). The cost of a Vbeam treatment is $200 to $1,600 per session, depending on the number and size of spider veins you're treating. One session is typically enough, though if your skin's redness is pronounced, a second may be necessary.
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Erasing lines and plumping and firming slack skin
To smooth skin (almost) instantly, you need a slightly more invasive treatment than light therapy. Typically called injectables, these procedures now produce better results than ever before, says Neil Sadick, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. So rejoice: The days of frozen foreheads and crazy fish lips are over.
To Fill in Wrinkles
Hyaluronic acid — under the names Restylane, Juvederm, and Perlane — is one of the most common line fillers and skin plumpers on the market. Highly versatile, it comes in different densities formulated for different purposes: thinner for fine lines around the eyes and thicker for deep grooves like the marionette lines around your mouth. Your doctor can also use it as a volumizer (meaning it can fill in a whole area of the face as opposed to just inside a wrinkle) to plump hollowed-out cheeks.
Because a hyaluronic acid injection lasts only up to 10 months, it's considered temporary. (Most patients require a series of two to four injections in order to see full results.) Be prepared for a bit of post-injection swelling, redness, and/or bruising. The cost is $600 and up per treatment, depending on how many syringes are used.
To Plump Deep Grooves
Nonhyaluronic acid fillers like Radiesse (made of calcium hydroxylapatite, a substance found naturally in the body) and Sculptra (made of poly-L-lactic acid, a synthetic substance) are used to fill in your deepest wrinkles and add volume to the face. According to Sarnoff, Radiesse is most commonly injected in the grooves that form next to the nose and mouth (the nasolabial folds, in doctor parlance). As a bonus, once this area is filled, the cheek also gets pushed upward and the whole face gets a subtle lift. Both injectables last in the skin for two or three years, thanks in part to the fact that they have been shown to boost your skin's own collagen production. Cost: $1,000 and up per procedure and you may need one additional treatment, six to eight weeks after your first treatment.
Some doctors also use a patient's own fat to add fullness to an aging face, says Jack A. Friedland, MD, a Phoenix plastic surgeon. It's a safe alternative since you don't have to worry about any adverse (allergic) reactions to the substance, but the harvesting process, that is, taking fat from somewhere else on your body, does require local anesthesia. Cost: $350-$5,000 and up and results last for a year or more.
Finally, Evolence, a recently approved injectable derived from pig collagen, is also being used in the nasolabial folds. It is said to present less chance of allergic reaction than bovine (cow) collagen, another popular plumper. One big benefit is that it offers a pliable texture that is especially "soft and natural when used around the mouth," Sarnoff says. Prices start at around $300, and results last at least six months.


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It's a good time around my house for lots of reasons.
1. I shut down all heating and cooling. That means my utility bill just might be tolerable, for once, if I'd quit running the sprinklers on the flower beds and garden.
2. The little freezer above the refrigerator starts getting inventoried and its contents emptied out as soup ingredients.
3. The more room I've got in the freezer, the more likely I am to start cooking for Thanksgiving.
Saturday, I made a most delectable vegetable soup with homemade veggie stock instead of chicken broth. I used all sorts of red, green and yellow tomatoes and peppers stored away for just such an occasion. My vegetarian daughter sounded her praises, and I even had a quart to take to my friend Pamela, who got herself into a car wreck by thinking she could cross two lanes of North Gloster without fear.
My children have gone wild for healthy eating. I don't know how that happened. Goodness, I've spent the better part of 30 years cooking with as much butter, pork sausage and whatever, although truly, I have begun to think more healthily the past couple of years, thanks to good tips via the Food Network.
But now, when it turns to butter-and-cream time – that is, Thanksgiving and Christmas – I'm staring at the recipes everybody has come to love and expect, and I'm trying to figure out what to do with my new-found health standards. I believe I can pull off the sweet potato and green-bean casseroles as tasty as before with some creativity and less fat. I think I can make two versions of dressing – one with chicken broth, the other with vegetable broth – without much trouble.
I can use egg substitutes, olive oil and fake butter. I also can watch the sugar outside of desserts. That leaves the key lime pie and a new pumpkin cake I discovered, and the family crowd will just have to decide what to do there. There's always sugar-free Jello.
But the turkey will remain. I think only my daughter has gone meatless, and she won't mind a plate without it. Martha Stewart suggests I "dry brine" the bird this year, which could be a lot less trouble, in theory, but I've gotten pretty good with the salty, spicy overnight soak. In the end, it all comes down to quantity. There's nothing worse than not having enough leftovers for turkey sandwiches.
I'm counting 14 people at my house on Thanksgiving. We'll have two dogs and a baby, too. I'm prayerful the weather will cooperate so I can set up some getaway space on the porch and in the back yard. The past two years haven't been very pleasant. Two years ago, it was downright frigid and made for a very uncomfortable Black Friday experience for the golfers.
Then there's nap-space to consider. Who amongst us doesn't feel like a little siesta after all that turkey?
My daughter may be the only one without that excuse, but she's such a princess, she's going to want one anyway.
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You often take for granted how good the food really is once you leave the confines of New Orleans. But, really, how hard can it be to find a shrimp Po-Boy in Chicago? Trust me when I say, it's pretty difficult.
With Lent nearing week four, non-meat Fridays get a little dull if you attend a fish fry every week. So last Friday I was craving something different and after watching an episode of Diners' Drive-in's and Dives (DDD) filmed in Chicago, I thought why not try Big and Little's? They have Po-Boy's and according to Yelp and DDD host Guy Fieri they are pretty good.
Disappointment is not really strong enough to convey the way I felt after leaving this restaurant. As my son Joseph exclaimed, "mom, that was a shrimp sandwich, not a Po-Boy."I must admit he was right, and I must also admit, we should have gone to eat sushi like he suggested. This is in no way a 'dis on the popular Chicago food establishment, but more like a lesson in what actually constitutes a Po-Boy.
The history of the Po-Boy dates back to The Great Depression, when Clovis and Benjamin Martin opened a restaurant on St. Claude Avenue in the 1920s. When streetcar drivers went on strike in 1929, the Martin's created an inexpensive sandwich of gravy and spare bits of roast beef on French bread to serve the unemployed workers. When a worker came to get one, the cry would go up in the kitchen that "here comes another poor boy!," and the name was transferred to the sandwich, eventually becoming "po-boy" in common usage.
The key to an authentic Po-Boy (not to be confused with a hoagie, sub, or grinder) is the french bread. It must be crispy and flaky on the outside, but soft on the inside. The Po-Boy at Big and Little's was on a bun, albeit long like a french roll, but certainly not flaky or crispy. It also contained roughly 6 battered shrimp (I knew I was in trouble once I saw the shrimp were not fried in corn meal) that looked lonely surrounded by the large amount of bread around it. A Po-Boy should have more shrimp (or oysters or roast beef, etc.) than the bread that's holding it. And it can come "dressed" meaning mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickles or "not dressed" meaning melted butter on the bread and pickles.
In a city that boasts a population of over 2.7 million people, there has to be a Po-Boy out there to satisfy a Southern girl's (by way of Los Angeles) tastebuds. I will let you know as soon as I find one.