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|1996 - present
A professional football player, Marcus D. Camby, graduated from Conrad High School, in West Hartford, but he finished his High school education in Hartford Public School. Camby went on to play three years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he garnered several records, including second all-time total blocked shots, at 336, the fourth ever player to have a minimum of 300 career blocked shots, and as an NCAA freshman, he also held a record 105 total rejections in his first year at UMass.
In the 1995-96 season, Camby bagged the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, as well as the John R. Wooden Award. Instrumental in the many UMass #1 rankings, Camby was also crucial in the 1996 NCAA Final Four placement. During the NCAA tournament, Camby set another record, with 43 total blocked shots, in 11 games. Later, UMass was removed from the NCAA Final Four, after it was revealed that Camby had accepted money from two sports agent. Camby did not complete his final year at UMass, and went on to join the NBA draft instead.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Camby managed a spot n the Toronto Raptors, when was selected in the second overall, in the first round. He remained with the Raptors till 1998, after which he was traded to the New York Knicks, who traded in Charles Oakley instead. This exchange was heavily criticized by Knicks fans, with Oakley being a long time favorite. But they later praised the move, as Camby proved instrumental in the Knicks reaching the NBA Finals, in the 1998-99 season.
Camby remained with the Knicks till 2000, after which he was traded to the Denver Nuggets, who exchanged Antonio McDyess in return. Being the winner in terms of blocked shots for several season, Camby suffered from numerous injuries, which lessened the impact of his performance. Camby managed the career high 12.0 rebounds per game, 1.4 steals per game and 9.6 defensive rebounds per game, in the 2005-06 season with the Nuggets. Camby was also crucial to the Northwest Division win by the Nuggest, which earned them a playoff berth. He averaged 12.8 points per game, and also led the league in terms of blocks per game.
In December, 2006, Camby was a part of the infamous Knicks-Nuggets brawl, which resulted in his eviction from the team, though he did not receive a suspension. He redeemed himself by winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2006-07 season, which was the first award of his career. In the 2006-07 season, Camby had averaged 3.3 blocks per game, which placed at the top of the league, 9.3 defensive rebounds per game, which placed in second in the league, 1.24 steals per game, once again second among centers and finally 11.7 rebounds per game, for which he was fifth in the league.
Continuing his excellent performance in the next season, Camby posted a triple-double with 11 rebounds, 10 blocks and 10 points; this was his third triple-double. Camby finished the season with an average 13.1 rebounds per game, which placed him second in the league, 10.2 defensive rebounds per game, again second in the league, 18.1 rebounds per 48 minutes, for which he stood first in the league, 3.61 blocks per game, again first in the league, 14.1 defensive rebounds per 48 minutes, placing him first in the league, a total of 285 blocks, for which he stood first in the league, 3.3 assists per game, placing him second amongst centers and 1.06 steals per game, for which he stood third amongst centers.
In 2008, after the Nuggets lost to Charlotte Bobcats, Camby posted an impressive 20 points, 6 assists, 6 blocks and 23 rebounds for the game, making him the fourth player since 1999 to have such a score. Later in the month of January, Camby gave another impressive performance at the Nuggets home win against the Utah Jazz, becoming the third player since blocked shots became an official NBA stat, to gain at least 11 blocks and 24 rebounds in one game.
Camby continued his record setting gameplay, posting his 1,000th blocked shot in the Nuggets home win against the New Jersey Nets, in January, 2008. In March the same season, Camby recorded his second triple-double, of that season, in a macth against the Seattle SuperSonics, garnering 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 13 points.
Following this record, Camby was traded by the Nuggets, to the Los Angeles Clippers, in exchange for the option of swapping second round draft picks, in the 2010 NBA Draft. Even though Camby began the 2008-09 season at the power forward position, an injury to starting center player, Chris Kaman, as well as the arrival of Zach Randolph, forward, resulted in him moving back to the familiar starting center position.
Expressing his disappointment at the trade by the Nuggets, Camby remarked, "I thought I had done everything possible that I could do with that team, and just tried to go about things the right way. I just thought the way they went about it was classless; they didn't let me know anything. That's a thing of the past right now, that's something I put behind me and I'm looking forward to embarking on this journey."
In December, 2008, Camby went on to post a career high 27 rebounds, against the Chicago Bulls. He also scored 2 assists, 19 point, 4 blocks and 1 steal in the game.
Some of his most memorable awards and honors include, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2006-07 season, NBA All-Defensive First Team, for the 2006-07 season as well the 2007-08 season. NBA All-Rookie First Team for the 1996-97 season, and the Associated Press First-Team All-American for the 1995-96 season, apart from others.
Apart from this, Camby has courted trouble numerous times, including 1997, when he was arrested on charges of possession of marijiuana, and in July he agreed to a plea deal, for which he completed 16 hours of community service. Camby also found himself in a tight spot, after commenting on the NBA's dress code, where he said, "I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes." This comment was considered immensely tasteless, as Camby was all set to make $ 7.5 million that season.
In April, 2001, Camby's mother as well as two sisters, were taken hostage by, Troy Crooms, a Hartford resident. The 8-hour ordeal ended with Crooms being arrested and charged for multiple offences.


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|This is block has the same green as above although it looks so yellow in this photo.
I think it's looking great! Perhaps you should sew together a few blocks and get a feel for how they look together...I love the feel is very freeform and bright. I know lots of people quilt for others, but I have a hard time too. My rule of thumb is "do I love it?" If so, then they usually will too. If I don't love it, then my passion is not as in it and it shows. Sorry for jumbling my words, hope I made some sense! :)
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I think it's eye-catching, happy-making, gorgeousness which is filled to the brim with love and will be treasured forever.
You are one clever cookie and this is such a fabulously generous gift, I'm not a quilter but I do appreciate a great colour combo and you've got that in spades here.
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Hi Petra! I think that is going to be wonderful and a piece of art! I work very much the same way. I take my materials (fabric, colour, yarn) and start to work with them thinking at the same time what to do. Just can't follow any pattern.
Enjoy your artistic sewing!
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I think it looks great, I love the colors! If you're feeling overwhelmed or like it's too busy, give it some visual relief with some solid negative space. It's your art though, listen to yourself and it'll come together the way it was meant to. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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Not talking about the minimalist design, rather:
-Grey over white background just kills my eyes (if the purpose is not to
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Like the concept of colour cueing they use, I can't take my eyes out of the
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Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, a complete implementation of the IEEE POSIX and Open Group shell specification with interactive command line editing, job control on architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features. Here is a short list of some of the features available in bash.
For more information on the features of Bash that are new to this type of shell, see the reference manual. There is also a large Unix-style man page. The man page is the definitive description of the shell's features.
Bash is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3.
A number of frequently-asked questions are answered in the FAQ.
The current version of bash is bash-4.3. (GPG signature).
A downloadable tar file of the current version with all official patches applied is available from savannah.
See the README file for more information.
The NEWS file tersely lists the new features in bash-4.3.
The current version of bash is available from ftp.cwru.edu. This distribution file includes formatted copies of the documentation.
These files are signed with my GPG key.
There are a number of files available for FTP from ftp.cwru.edu.
Bash is always available from the master GNU ftp site and its many mirrors.
Any patches for the current version are available here.
A downloadable tar file of the current version with all official patches applied is available from savannah.
Previous Bash versions are available at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash.
Bash is the standard shell on GNU/Linux systems, most of which are using bash-4.2. Bash-4.2 is included as part of the FreeBSD ports collection, the OpenBSD packages collection, and the NetBSD packages collection.
The OpenPKG project makes source RPMs of bash-4.3 available for a variety of Unix and Linux systems as a core part of the current release.
Current versions of Mac OS X (dating from Jaguar/Mac OS X 10.2) ship with bash as /bin/sh. There are also precompiled OS X packages of bash-4.2 and bash-4.3 for both Intel and PPC available from many web sites, though the source packages are usually more up-to-date. Bash for Darwin (the base for MacOS X) is available from Fink (including old versions) or MacPorts.
Solaris 2.x and Solaris 7/8/9/10/11 users can get a precompiled version of bash-4.2 from the Unixpackages site or from OpenCSW. Sun ships bash-2.03 with Solaris 8 distributions, ships bash-2.05 as a supported part of Solaris 9, and ships bash-3.0 as a supported part of Solaris 10 (directly on the Solaris 10 CD). The version of Solaris 11 distributed as OpenSolaris includes bash-4.1 as of 20 October 2011.
AIX users can get precompiled versions of bash-4.2 and older releases for various versions of AIX from Groupe Bull, and sources and binaries of current releases for various AIX releases from perzl.org. IBM makes bash-3.2 and bash-4.2 available for AIX 5L, AIX 6.1, and AIX 7.1 as part of the AIX toolbox for [GNU/]Linux applications. They use RPM format; you can get RPM for AIX from there, too.
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It's even available on Minix. If you are running Windows, I recommend that you use Cygwin, who currently ship bash-4.1.10 and bash-4.1.11, or MinGW, which currently has bash-3.1.17 as part of its MSYS base system.
A list of Frequently-Asked-Questions with answers.
The discussion list email@example.com often contains information about new ports of Bash, or discussions of new features or behavior changes that people would like. The mailing list is where bugs in bash are reported and fixes are posted. This mailing list is also available as a Usenet newsgroup, gnu.bash.bug.
Archives of bug-bash dating from December, 1999 are available from lists.gnu.org. Google Groups has an archive of gnu.bash.bug.
General questions about bash and shell programming should be sent to the email@example.com mailing list. Its archives are also available from lists.gnu.org.
Some files from the current distribution may also be helpful.
Here are a couple of the papers I've written on bash.
Bug reports for bash should be sent to email@example.com using the bashbug program that is built and installed at the same time as bash.
The discussion list firstname.lastname@example.com often contains information about new ports of Bash, or discussions of new features or behavior changes that people would like. This mailing list is also available as a usenet newsgroup, gnu.bash.bug. You may subscribe to the mailing list at lists.gnu.org.
When you send a bug report, please use the bashbug program that is built at the same time as bash. If bash fails to build, try building bashbug directly with make bashbug. If you cannot build bashbug, please send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with the following information:
The bashbug program includes much of this automatically.
If you would like to contact the Bash maintainers directly, send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
I am the current Bash maintainer, and may be reached as email@example.com. Please send additions and corrections to this page to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Post subject: Whens Best To Test ??
My period is due 25th November, i Know it maybe abit too early for symptoms But Ive become Really Tierd And Headachy. I have dioreah And gone off quite alot of foods. it could just be because im stressed about wanting a baby so much but i cnt wait to test, ive also noticed lite spotting , but people say its too early for implantation bleeding, when should i test? wb plz xx
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do you know when you ovulated. If you are experiencing light spotting, and you ovulated about 7-10 days ago it could be possible that it's implantation bleeding. probably just best to wait until your period is due and if you miss it the first day then test the day after. Good luck. lots of baby dust your way.
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HI Lulu
I think due AF sometime between 21st and the 25th. My cycles are between 28 - 32 days. I am now on day 26. How long are your cycles?
I have had a few symptoms, such as feeling sick, headache, sensitive nipples, and funny twinges really low down. Fertility Friend has also picked up that my chart is Triphasic. SO the signs are looking promising, but I am trying not to get too excited because I want it sooooo bad.
I hate waiting so much, it drives me crazy. Good luck for when you do test.
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hi i am in same situationas you i am 11dpo i think took 2 test and both been bfn:( maybe im testing too early so im not gonna test anymore until a few days after af due i really feel pregnant but maybe its my mind playing tricks again,had cramping headaches and today got really bad heartburn lets hope we get bfp sending u loads of *BABY DUST*
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Macro Horizons: Weak Yen Boosts Nikkei; Hopes for Ukraine Deal
Macro Horizons covers the main macroeconomic and policy news events affecting foreign-exchange, fixed income and equity markets around the world, as selected by editors in New York, London and Hong Kong.
WRAP: The major data of note were soft retail sales and mildly disappointing public finances data from the U.K. At the same time, there were hopes of at least a temporary solution to Ukraine's political crisis.
The yen's gyrations continue to set the trend for the Japanese equity market, but otherwise markets were quiet. Asian equities took their lead from the U.S.'s rally overnight, while European equities had a more muted start. Possible regional repercussions of Ukraine's instability continue to be a concern, though the latest negotiations raise hopes for a political solution. (AM)
UKRAINE: A tentative deal to end the country's political turmoil seems to have been agreed, though it is yet to be signed by the government, according to opposition sources.
So far, there are more questions than answers. Will a deal to soothe Ukraine's political trauma be ratified by both sides and, more critically, observed? How will Russia react if shorn of its allies in the Ukrainian government? Will the country's dire financial circumstances trigger another round of civil strife, or will some international rescue plan be hammered out? But at least the violence has ratcheted down for now. (AM)
CHINA: China's yuan dropped 0.5% to CNY6.0890 against the dollar, having declined for six days running, marking its biggest weekly loss against the U.S. dollar in over three years.
Given how tightly the currency is controlled, the yuan's decline is notable. The last time it recorded a similar drop was in November 2010. Some analysts argue the recent drop indicates that the central bank is paving the way to widen the trading band and allow it to trade more freely. The PBOC said Wednesday that it would expand the yuan's trading band in an "orderly" manner this year. (CN)
SINGAPORE: The 2013 budget surplus was S$3.9 billion against S$2.4 billion estimated.
There were no real surprises in the budget speech of Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He said regulators plan to keep property-market cooling measures in place for the time being, even as real-estate prices here show signs of stabilizing after large increases in recent years. Mr. Tharman's comments came after government data published in January showed private-home prices in Singapore fell in the fourth quarter from the third, snapping six straight quarters of growth as government interventions crimped real-estate investment. Property analysts say the decline — the first in nearly two years — could portend further price falls this year, when large supplies of new homes are expected to reach the market amid a rise in interest rates. But the government will want to keep prices subdued for longer, owing to concerns of a growing property sector bubble and some unhappiness among voters over higher housing costs. (CN)
–January retail sales fell 1.5% on the month and were up 4.3% on the year against an expected fall of 1.5% and rise of 4.6% respectively.
–January public sector net surplus GBP4.7 billion against expected surplus of GBP7.5 billion and GBP9.8 billion in January 2013.
Retail sales moderated as expected in January after the previous month's surge. The three month to January figure was the strongest year-on-year rise since December 2004. However, the January public finances weren't as robust as expected. A fall in tax revenue led to the smallest surplus since 2010. Nevertheless, the government is expected to meet borrowing targets for the fiscal year to March 2014. (AM)
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BRAZIL: 8:30 a.m. EST. Banco Central do Brasil January balance of payments. [December current account deficit $8.68 billion, 3.66% of GDP.]
Brazil's external account is looking a little less alarming since the real's depreciation versus the dollar over the past year, but the current account deficit is still above the 3% threshold traditionally seen as posing risks of a financing gap. (MC)
–8:30 a.m EST. January consumer price index. [In December CPI was -0.2% on-month, +1.2% on-year; core CPI was -0.4%, +1.3% on-year.]
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Even moreso than the U.S., Canada is facing a deflation risk. The state of retail sales during the holiday shopping month could be a good gauge – along with the January CPI, of course – of whether those risks persisted around year-end. (MC)
MEXICO: 9 a.m. EST. (8 a.m. Mexico City.) Fourth-quarter GDP. [In third quarter +0.84% on-quarter, +1.3% on year.]
Mexico, in theory, should be doing reasonably well. Its finances are thought to be in better shape than so many other emerging-market countries. Its flexible exchange rate works as a good buffer. And everything from a reform of its oil sector to a reduction in drug violence is helping to build optimism about the future. But even with the U.S. recovering, the Mexican economy has struggled in recent months. As much as anything, that could reflect the costs of a general tightening in liquidity flows to emerging markets as the Fed has started to ease off on its dollar stimulus. Mexico was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the financial inflows from that stimulus. Now that the trend has reverted to outflows, financing cost to its businesses are rising. (MC)
U.S.: 10 a.m. EST. National Association of Realtors January existing home sales. [Expected -3.5% on month to 4.7 million units annualized vs. +1% on month to 4.87 million in December.]
Higher mortgage rates and bad weather have put a damper on what had been solid home sale growth earlier this year. Real estate agents are still optimistic that demographic effects will eventually force buyers back into the market, but the fact is that the recovery from the crisis has struggled to find lasting momentum. (MC)
U.S.: 1:10 p.m. EST. (12:10 p.m., St. Louis) Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard speaks at the St. Louis Forum Luncheon.
His second chance during the week to weigh in on the state of the economy and monetary policy, this time before a home audience. (MC)


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Body of War, the critically acclaimed anti-war documentary film from talk show host Phil Donahue and filmmaker Ellen Spiro, is set for release on April 9. CAHIR O'DOHERTY talks to the legendary Irish American host about the path to the war in Iraq and its unforeseen consequences.
AT the White House on Sunday President George W. Bush claimed that the outcome of the Iraq war would merit the sacrifice. Within hours of his speech the U.S. toll passed the sad milestone of 4,000 dead. Then on Monday the White House announced that 140,000 troops would remain stationed in Iraq throughout 2008, clearly signaling that a wind down or exit strategy are not being contemplated.
For Phil Donahue, 70, the legendary Irish American talk show host, the U.S. presence in Iraq is an international rolling nightmare from which he hopes the nation will soon awake.
On April 9, in a move that some have called unlikely, he will ring the alarm bells himself by releasing a remarkably powerful new documentary film that outlines the war's discreetly hidden cost: thousands of young American lives lost.
Body of War, co-directed by Donahue and filmmaker Ellen Spiro, opens at next month at the IFC cinema in New York. A jolting documentary about the effects of the war, the film focuses on one 28-year-old soldier, Tomas Young, and on his family and friends.
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Young enlisted in the Army in 2001, just two days after 9/11. Assuming he'd be sent to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaeda, the gung-ho 25-year-old at the time was surprised to find himself deployed to the notorious Sadr City in 2004 after Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq.
Traveling in an unarmored vehicle, his unit was ambushed. With a single shot from above Young was instantly paralyzed for life from his chest down.
A true blue patriot, it was only during his long-term medical treatment that Young began to question the motives behind the Iraq war and the decisions that sent him and other troops there.
Body of War is his homecoming story, intimately captured over three years. We see the devastating effects of Tomas' injury upon his new marriage, including the daily physical and emotional toll it leaves him with, and we encounter the shocking lack of adequate healthcare for Iraq war veterans.
Although the film focuses closely on the political decision making that led to the war, Body of War is at its strongest when it unflinchingly catalogues what it's like for Young to face the everyday challenges of adjusting to his new disability. Eventually and movingly, we watch as Young finds his own passionate voice as he becomes a member and speaker with Iraq Veterans against the War (IVAW).
Donahue calls Body of War a movie about a drama that is taking place behind closed doors in thousands of homes in America. Homes that are occupied by patriotic brave young men and women who have come back from this war with life altering injuries (29,451 wounded, according to the AP press count).
Many of these injuries are hideous, much worse than injuries sustained in past wars because Army triage strategies have improved.
"We worked on the film for three years because we think that if you call a war the people should see the pain. Don't sanitize the war," Donahue told the Irish Voice.
"When I first met Tomas Young I thought people should see this. That was three years ago."
Direct to camera, Young struggles to explain that since his return from Iraq, it's been difficult for him to stay upright when the only parts of his body that obey him are his shoulders and his arms. And then there are the days when his body is completely uncooperative, the days when he starts "bawling for no real reason."
Later, in a fast moving series of jump cuts, the film documents how Republican Party officials repeated the same pro-war talking points, often verbatim, for months before the invasion occurred.
"This president scared everybody, he took the nation by the ear, including the Congress and led it right into the sewer. It's unbelievable what you can do if you scare the people enough - remember the color-coded terror alerts? Where have they gone? They did what they were supposed to do - frighten people," Donahue says.
For Donahue the Iraq War Resolution - the popular name for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 - exemplifies Congress's abdication of responsibility for the war.
"I watched the debate live in October 2002 and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I saw a superficial debate. The message everywhere was we have to get Saddam! He outside your bedroom window, he's under your bed, he has weapons of mass destruction, we can't wait!
"You could feel the pulse of the nation and the Congress - everybody in October 2002, it seemed to me, wanted to bomb something. We were so mad we couldn't spit. And all of this was unfolding three weeks before an election. That's the real crassness of this."
In Donahue's view the White House maneuvered Congress into taking a vote on the Iraq War Resolution. "In the House they were three weeks before discovering if they would have another term. But the rage was palpable and if you voted no against the war after having been told that it was Iraq that knocked down the towers?


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A listing of the 100 bottom films on Internet Movie Database. Space Mutiny, a movie I've never heard of, tops the list. The trivia notes for this movie say that "all space-battle footage [in the movie] is from the TV series 'Battlestar Galactica'". Hee hee. Surprisingly, I've not seen any of the "films" on this list.


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"Hello, and Eid Mubarak. I'm delighted to celebrate the end of Ramadan by wishing all of you a happy Eid. In 1996, my husband and I were privileged to host the first ever White House Eid celebration, which has now become a tradition. And this year, I hosted an Iftar at the State Department, with Muslims and non-Muslims attending. We hope that reinforces every year that all faiths have a home here in the United States.
For Muslims all over the world, Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of a holy month of fasting and prayer. This time of self-reflection reminds us that the values of Islam - charity, community, cooperation, compassion - are values which we hold dear as Americans and which have contributed so much to American culture.
As President Obama said in Cairo, the United States seeks a new beginning with Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect. We know there is more that unites peoples of faith than divides us. So as Ramadan draws to a close, let us hold on to that spirit of community throughout the year to achieve our common goals of peace, prosperity, and stability. And I wish all of you a very happy year as well. Thank you."
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WAPPAPELLO - Betty Jean Ramsey, 72, formerly of Sikeston, died at 12:35 p.m. July 15, 2005, at her home.
Born Aug. 6, 1932, in Sikeston to the late Roy Earl and Clara Bell Gaddis Owens, she was a homemaker and affiliated with the Assembly of God faith. A licensed practical nurse for 18 years at Shuffit Nursing Home in Sikeston, retiring in 1984, she moved to Wappapello in 1988.
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Healthy Eating for Life (£6.99, Right Way) contains such tasty recipes that you'll find it hard to believe they are so good for you. The focus is on a balanced way of eating, avoiding extremes and short-term diets, and instead making cooking an integral part of family life.
The Spicy Grilled Chicken Breast recipe below, which serves 4-6, is an extract from Healthy Eating for Life and is featured in Mumtopia by kind permission of the publisher. Over to Robin:
This is adapted from the Indian actress and cookery writer Madhur Jaffrey's recipe, whose spicy green beans (see page 73 of Healthy Eating For Life) would be a good accompaniment. I've cooked from her BBC series cookbook Indian Cookery for many years. It may be out-of-print but is worth seeking out.
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An overnight marinade in this delicious blend of familiar spices and a quick turn on a griddle makes these strips of chicken breast a handy lunch option. (You could also cook these in a hot oven – 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7 for 10–15 minutes, depending on their thickness.)
1 kg/2 lb free-range boneless chicken breast – skin removed, cut into 2 cm/1 inch strips
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5 tbsp olive oil
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2 tbsp fennel seeds
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2 tsp salt
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4. Heat a griddle to hot and cook the strips in batches. Depending on the thickness, allow them a couple of minutes a side. Cut into one to test for doneness; if it looks too pink, let it cook on a few seconds more.


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I just got access to some prime hunting property around the 3000 ft elevation in D3. I was told that this is the breeding ground and migration path for deer and the DFG monitors that entire area very closely.
Question: Is there such a thing as a map of migratory deer?
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QUOTE (Abourda @ Aug 28 2008, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, like my handle suggests, I make my own maps which also include some of the Mule Deer migration routes. These are migrations that I can remember from hunting during the old days, and naturally, I will passing them on to my boy. But of course, the fact that the new regulations stop hunting long before the deer migrations takes place makes these maps obsolete. Except of course, for photography or biology studies long after hunting season is over. I can remember how un-sportsman like it was to hunt that way. This is only my opinion which is not backed up with scientific study, but I think that (though natural selection) the deer that migrated down those stupid old routes were killed off and did (not) reproduce. You would have to check with a fish & game biologist to find out if the old migrations still occur? That's if you can find one old enough to remember?Question: Is there such a thing as a map of migratory deer?[/b]
After thought:
One way that you can find your own information is to study the Native Americans. Here is a game trail that is located just outside of California at Mono Lake.
The information is from UC, and I used it back in 1979 to study some petroglyphs that I had found while hunting, I have posted some of those pictures of this game trail for public viewing at my webpages:
Click at the bottom of my first page at "Free California Hunting Maps", and keep going until you find "1979 Nevada Petroglyphs" at the bottom of another page.
Good luck at finding your own game trails. There is Ogam writings on those rocks!

QUOTE (Abourda @ Aug 28 2008, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just got access to some prime hunting property around the 3000 ft elevation in D3. I was told that this is the breeding ground and migration path for deer and the DFG monitors that entire area very closely.
Question: Is there such a thing as a map of migratory deer?[/b]
3,000 ft in that area is largely winter range for the migratory deer, but also year-round range for the resident population. On migratory ranges, we have over the years identified known migration routes and corridors for management planning and to provide to county planners for consideration of wildlife in county development plans.
Routes are typically down ridgetops in the fall, in areas where the deer can quickly drop in elevation if a big storm hits to get below snowline. Summer range is much larger than winter, so they will funnel down into higher densities on the winter ranges where breeding occurs.
Maps of migration routes are typically imperfect, often generalizations, but you might be able to get a peek from the regional offices by asking the biologist to look at them or by asking to see the area deer herd plan. Doubtful they will provide "oh wow" answers however.
We thought about mapping them and making them more available, but basically, most of the range between 3-6000 feet in the Sierra is migration route... Eric
Before I send someone on a wild goose chase to Nevada, let me clear up something. My Rattlesnake Canyon glyphs are listed as Garfield Flat (M-4) on the UC Map. Also, the game trail proceeds south from Powell Canyon to Little Whisky Flat (M-5) then on down to Huntoon Springs. I have pictures posted of (M-5) but I never did find the Huntoon Springs glyphs. I mapped Huntoon using the 24K Quadrangle, so it should be fairly accurate.
The Ogam writings are at (M-4) and name the ship that the pre-Christian Irish used to sail to America. It would take a college professor to read that stuff, so dont waste your time. Maybe, WillifeBranch knows whether they use the Ogam writing to study the history of the game trails?
The way I figure it, if you have access, hunt it, if they come through, blast em. Simple enough.
Vegetarian: Old Indian word for bad hunter.
Ok appearantly there was a double original post of this topic. Mods?
Richard I dont have time tonight, but I will have to check out area's on your site that you have mapped. I have seen your work (knoxville thread) and if you haven't mapped area's that I hunt. I would love to see what you could do... Like I said, I dont have time tonight to look.
Eric why would the biologist not provide answers/maps? Shouldn't it be their job to produce these study's and maps to the public? What zone/region do you work if you don't mind me asking?

QUOTE (knowledge @ Aug 29 2008, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All of the Hunting Maps at my site are areas where I have been crowded out by other hunters. (They are good starters for new residents and new hunters.) In other words, these are social gathering places. Its a free Internet site, so it will shut down for a while when the limit is reached. The boundaries can be loaded into a GPS or as a KLM file in Google Earth. I will private email them on request.Richard I dont have time tonight, but I will have to check out area's on your site that you have mapped. I have seen your work (knoxville thread) and if you haven't mapped area's that I hunt. I would love to see what you could do... Like I said, I dont have to night.[/b]
Awesome, thanks!

QUOTE (knowledge @ Aug 29 2008, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Knowledge-- no sinister reasons, but unfortunately, time, other assignments, availability of information, knowledge of the information, and ability to locate the information quickly are all factors that would affect DFG ability to produce the information if a hunter were to walk through the doors wanting it. Recommend contacting local or regional biologist in advance py phone/email to see what is available for the area you are interested in. If we have information on biological resources, it is for the most part, available to the public. Exceptions usually relate to endangered species issues/concerns (like coordinates for nest locations).Eric why would the biologist not provide answers/maps? Shouldn't it be their job to produce these study's and maps to the public? What zone/region do you work if you don't mind me asking?[/b]
You hear about the wardens regularly, but there aren't nearly enough wildlife biologists (fewer now than there were 10-20 years ago, which was about 1 per county), and even fewer of them focus on game species nowadays. I work at headquarters in Sac. and coordinated a fair portion of the deer migration, winter range/summer range/fawning areas statewide mapping efforts we did in the early 1990s to get it all into GIS. Eric

QUOTE (WildlifeBranch @ Aug 30 2008, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Eric,I work at headquarters in Sac. and coordinated a fair portion of the deer migration, winter range/summer range/fawning areas statewide mapping efforts we did in the early 1990s to get it all into GIS. Eric[/b]
To each his own, but I would encourage you to keep the Deer Migrations under your hat. In my opinion, you guys should use that information to insure that the season is shut-down before the migration starts. In the old days, a group of us factory workers would wait until the first storm, then call in sick, and then head directly to Kingsley Cove for the slaughter. There were no Zones in those days and deer season stayed open later than it does nowadays. With the hunter population that we have today the deer herd wouldnt survive under those conditions.
my 2 cents;
find a zone you can draw every year or every other year and hunt it hard and with time
and scouting (before and after hunting season) it will take shape... we all want quick fixes
and magic however the bio dude want us to be successful in our hunting endeavor and I never
had a bio dude or dudette mislead me or not give me a gen area to be, and it may be as simple
as he or she saying they'll typically be at 4000' that time of year and when my GPS showed 4000' deer
where everywhere.... even in B zone if weather coming deer go down and when it's done the deer go
back up, not a migration but like there fleeing cold stormy weather only to go back up where its feels safe and its like a freeway I seen this happened to where you could count 30 deer in a half hour just before a cold heavy down pour with lighting and thunder or snow!
their are no secrets and like I told my son while antelope hunting last weekend good hunting area's draw a crowd!
so lots of folk's means good hunting!
a lot of DFG migration stuff is done with Radio-GPS collars than actually going to the field..oh also helicopters (one time in mid Dec a Bio-copter reported seeing many deer at 10000' during a drought years!) are utilized a bit too. winter range
is used mostly as a fawn survival rate tool that helps determine how the deer management goals and objective's are being met too!
"one doe's what one can"
Eric, thank you for the info. I thought about either being a Warden, or even going back to school to be a Wildlife Biologist last year after I was laid off. Very cool stuff! I ended up getting a call from a high profile company and couldn't say "no".
So no migration routes have been studied since the 90's? Thats crazy to me. I now DFG has a section basically devoted to deer. What have they been doing since the 90's?


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This fantastic video featuring Sofia Coppola by Spike Jonze, is one of my favorites! Not sure what made me think of it today but it was the first thing I looked for when I went onto the internet today. The energy in this film is incredible. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are… Its rain rain rain here in Shanghai but this has cheered me up today.


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Gold Rout Hits Loonie; Bounce Back May Be Harder This Time
By Don Curren
The Canadian dollar lost a fair bit of luster for global investors Monday as gold and other commodities crumbled, inflicting damage on the currency that might be felt for some time.
The currency had climbed steadily last week, making up for a sharp drop early in the month. But it lost altitude Monday after commodities, a key driver for the currency, were sent on a downward spiral by discouraging economic news from China.
Prices for gold, an important export for Canada, were already in a sharp descent, and that accelerated after the news that China's growth was slower than expected in the first quarter.
Currencies are volatile in general, and the Canadian dollar is a particularly volatile currency, so losses on Monday could in theory be quickly recouped in coming sessions. But some analysts say the loonie might not be able to regroup as quickly this time, and could suffer further weakness in the coming days and weeks. .
Key economic indicators for Canada have been weak recently–most notably the soft jobs report for March. Signs of a deteriorating domestic economy have already weighed on the currency and could be even more burdensome if the Bank of Canada downgrades its growth forecast in its quarterly report on Wednesday, or if it further softens or even removes completely its mild bias towards higher interest rates.
A clear signal that interest rates in Canada are not eventually going higher would be a serious blow for the currency, as investors are acutely sensitive to the kind of yield they can get by holding a currency.
The idea that Canada would increase rates before its peers–particularly the U.S.–had attracted many investors to the currency, but they could drop it quickly if it loses that advantage.
It isn't all negative for the loonie. Many believe the Canadian dollar and other closely aligned currencies such as the Australian dollar will benefit from Japan's recent decision to ramp up its bond-buying program, a decisions which prompted sharp losses by the yen and sent investors to other, higher-yielding currencies.
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Eleven people including a judge were killed Monday in a gun and suicide bomb attack on a court complex in Islamabad, a rare strike at the heart of the heavily-guarded Pakistani capital. Pakistan has been in the grip of a bloody homegrown Taliban insurgency since 2007 but there have been very few attacks in recent years in the capital. The Pakistani Taliban denied any connection to the assault, which came two days after the militants announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at restarting stalled peace talks with the government. More than 110 people have now been killed in militant attacks since
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The city of Murphy is launching a sponsorship program for its main events.
It's an effort to develop a process to bring businesses, individuals and organizations on board to help provide free events to residents. Those include the new Experience Murphy, Rainbow Trout Roundup, Moonlight Movies, Sounds at Sundown and the annual Christmas in the Park.
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President Obama and Congress deserve praise for reaching a deal to avert disaster today. However, we are concerned by the requirement for additional defense cuts negotiated by a proposed bipartisan "super-committee" of 12 members of Congress.
Additional deep cuts to defense would leave the military unable to invest in the technology that has always provided U.S. troops a superior battlefield advantage. It would most likely preclude the modernization of equipment worn out by a decade of war. And it would weaken the defense industrial base that is responsible for thousands of high paying jobs and billions of dollars in exports.
It is essential that the super-committee includes bipartisan representation from the Senate and House Armed Services Committees as well as the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. We will need thoughtful, knowledgeable members on the committee who understand the impact of defense reductions on the nation's future national security capabilities.


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Oh beautiful summer! I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July and are gearing up for a great weekend! Over the last couple of days the weather has been hot and humid, calling for popsicles and lots of refreshing drinks. My son's favorite breakfast is the same as his sisters' and takes approximately 3 minutes to make. Smoothies are sweet, creamy and filled with all sorts of goodness. They are great choices for breakfast, snack and even dessert.
In hopes of switching things up a bit, I went on the prowl searching for new drinks to add to the morning and afternoon rotation, ones that my 22-month-old son would love as much as his sisters. Tomorrow we head out early in the morning for another round of strawberry picking and when we come back we'll be making the Strawberry Basil Mint Lemonade , just one of the amazing recipes you'll find in the slideshow below.
Sweet and Refreshing Summer Drinks
These recipes will be the ones you'll want to bookmark for future reference. They'll keep you and your babies cool, refreshed and satisfied all summer long!
Best Blueberry Lemonade
Blueberries add a gorgeous color to this delicious lemonade. They make a great little snack for little ones too!
Mango & Berry Swirl
Is it a pudding? A dessert? A smoothie? These delicious Mango and Berry Swirl Smoothies are nice and thick. Instead of both ingredients being blended together, they are layered and swirled together for a beautiful flavor combination and gorgeous presentation.
Frozen Slushie
Sweet and thick fruity ice slushies are the ultimate drink if you're looking to cool down. They are also great for soothing little teethers as the ice feels so good on sore gums.
Pineapple Crush Smoothie
Fresh and chock full of vitamin C, this tropical smoothie is a delicious summer drink for all ages.
Banana Smoothie
Overripe bananas are a great choice for smoothies. This one uses blueberries and orange juice for an added zip!
Kids' Sangria
A child version of an adult favorite. Sliced oranges, lemons and lines are mixed in orange juice and cranberry juice for a sweet and tart drink your tots will love.
Pineapple Horchata
This is a fruity and tropical twist on traditional Mexican Horchata. Instead of milk, pineapple juice is used and creates a bright flavor when combined with spices like cinnamon and star anise.
Cherry Vanilla Smoothie
The beauty of this smoothie is that it's chock-full of goodness, making it an ideal breakfast choice or afternoon treat.
Lemonade With Berry Ice Cubes
Ice cubes usually water down a drink, but in this case they are made out of lemonade, so instead of diluting they will just cool down your glass. The berries add such a sweet pretty touch too!
Avocado Smoothie
All of my babies adored avocados, so this drink is ideal for little ones. It's rich, creamy and a good source of potassium, fiber, vitamins and good fats.
Watermelon Sherbet Smoothies
During the summer months, watermelon is one of the most refreshing fruits you can eat. These adorable smoothies are made using fresh watermelon, crushed ice, sherbert and lime juice. The top is decorated with chocolate chips which act as the 'seeds'.
Creamsicle Slushie
This is a nice twist on a summer favorite that uses natural sweeteners as opposed to straight up sugar. The combination of vanilla, orange and honey is simply divine!
Strawberry Mint Lassi
It's strawberry season! Put those juicy red berries to good use with lassi, a chilled yogurt drink that originated in India. The mint is a nice flavorful addition and works well with the berries.
Red, White & Blueberry Smoothie
In honor of the July 4th weekend, I had to include a patriotic drink. This Red, White & Blueberry Smoothie is a delicious treat for breakfast or brunch!
Strawberry Basil Mint Lemonade
Another strawberry favorite! We will be heading to the strawberry patch tomorrow morning to pick berries especially for this delectable drink.


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The Enterprise Lady Bulldogs' day in Jackson got off to a rough start and ended in disappointment.
In game one, Josh Perkins' squad was run-ruled by Eupora, losing 12-2. The Lady Bulldogs rebounded to force a third game with an 11-9 win over the Lady Eagles.
In the deciding game, Enterprise was trailing by a run with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning when Baleigh Volking drew a bases-loaded walk, plating Haley Brooke Smith. The next batter, Bayleigh Creel, popped foul to the left fielder and Blair Hennington tagged up from third.
As soon as Hennington slid across the plate, the Enterprise dugout emptied and the celebration of the winning the state 2A slow-pitch championship was underway. An appeal by the Eupora coaching staff that Hennington left the bag early took the run off the board and ended the 7th inning with the score knotted up at eight.
The real celebration belonged to the Lady Eagles after they knocked off Enterprise 11-10 in 10 innings.


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It makes me so happy that this is was the most popular post of 2013.
Because this is my heart…on the page.
If you get anything from this site I hope it would be this.
At one point in my life I heard the phrase "make your mess your message."
And I've been trying to live that out ever since. Thank you of coming with me on this journey and for being a part of this community….this group of Balanced Life beauties.
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The #1 most popular post of 2013...
What This Space Is About
I'm happy to share that The Balanced Life readership has grown quite a bit as of late.
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I've been thinking a lot about where I want this site to go....what I love about it, what I want to change, and how I can serve you and The Balanced Life community best.
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Today I'm feeling inspired to remind myself, and you, what this little space on the internet is all about...
This space is about seeking balance. And acknowledging that balance looks different to everyone and in every season of life.
Balance is not about giving equal weight to all things but rather matching the way we spend our time with our values….
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The Best of Coping programme is designed to provide teachers, youth workers, social workers, and counsellors with a structured, comprehensive programme for helping adolescents develop resilience and coping skills to deal with common problems and situations.
The programme contains modules covering a range of topics, including getting along with others, getting help, problem solving, decision making, and goal setting. The programme is sufficiently flexible to allow for customisation to the needs of students or clients.
The Best of Coping programme is based on the research and experience gained from the popular Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS), a self-report inventory that assesses the capacity for using various coping strategies. The programme uses the same concepts as the ACS and can be used as a follow-up intervention programme. The materials comprise a facilitators guide, which provides background information, guidelines for facilitating a session and suggested activities; and a student workbook, which provides scenarios and activities to be completed by each student.


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Taking Stock of Dodd-Frank, One Year Later
On Thursday, the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul law will celebrate its first birthday.
So, naturally, it's a good time to ask: how's the law faring?
Recent days have brought us a couple of pieces examining the question. Judging from the pieces, the answer seems fairly clear: the law has struggled. Politicians have attacked it from all sides, and the regulators charged with implementing the law have labored under the law's weighty demands.
First, a quick look at Jean Eaglesham's piece in Wednesday's WSJ: Eaglesham writes that officials at the Securities Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission FTC officials are straining to write dozens of rules required by the law.
Some employees are being pulled away from their enforcement and oversight duties to take on new chores related to Dodd-Frank. Tight budgets mean the SEC and CFTC have little or no extra money to cover their new responsibilities.
"We're definitely taxed to the hilt," said Bart Chilton, a CFTC commissioner.
The practical impact? SEC chairman Mary Schapiro said pressures caused by Dodd-Frank will "affect our ability to police Wall Street effectively," she said, unless the SEC talks lawmakers into a substantial increase in the agency's budget of $1.185 billion for the financial year starting in October.
The NYT on Tuesday offered up this piece, which mentions the rear-guard attempts to bring the law down. Right now, some two-dozen bills looking to cut away at Dodd-Frank are pending in Congress. While many think the law has done much to shore up investor confidence in the U.S. (witness the stock market's mostly steady post-2008 climb), others, like Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, worry about the law setting the U.S. on a path that's different from that of other countries.
"Unless we have international consistency, we will not have a level playing field, we'll have opportunities for regulatory arbitrage and the entire reform process will not be effective," said Bernanke on Monday.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got in his two cents on Dodd-Frank in this opinion piece in Wednesday's WSJ.
Writes Geithner:
Where are we today, a year since the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law?
By almost any measure, the U.S. financial system is in much stronger shape, not just relative to the depth of the crisis but also relative to conditions that prevailed before it hit.
On Dodd-Frank in a nutshell, Geithner continues:
All financial crises are caused by too much leverage, and by reducing leverage, we have taken the most important step toward diminishing the risk of future crises. We have forced the largest financial institutions to take less risk and to hold much stronger financial cushions against the commitments they make. Our banking regulators have reached global agreement on new capital standards that require the world's largest financial firms to hold roughly three times more capital relative to risk than before the crisis.


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This seems to be the week of contrasting-coloured separates. I couldn't resist buying this skirt in the sale in East the other day, it's such a gorgeous colour. It also goes really well with the Birgitte tee I started last weekend so there's an incentive to finish it if ever there was one – I have given in to the inevitable and cut off the neckband, so I need to redo that and hem the bottom and sleeves this week…
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Issue No.01 - January/February (2002 vol.22)
pp: 19-25
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/40.988686

The Apsara algorithm is an input-queued switch scheduler that uses limited parallelism to find a matching in a single iteration, as compared to the O(N3) iterations of the more common maximum-weight matching algorithm. Apsara also achieves a throughput of up to 100 percent and has very good delay properties.

Paolo Giaccone, Devavrat Shah, Balaji Prabhakar, "An Implementable Parallel Scheduler for Input-Queued Switches", IEEE Micro, vol.22, no. 1, pp. 19-25, January/February 2002, doi:10.1109/40.988686


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JUL 25, 2013 - Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson says uptempo offense has benefits for young defenders, too.
BEREA, Ohio – The Browns weren't able to woo Chip Kelly to Cleveland, but it appears the coaching staff they hired plans to employ the fast-paced principles similar to the ones Kelly made trendy in Oregon.
Those attending the opening day of training camp saw an offense moving at a much higher tempo than in recent seasons. Coach Rob Chudzinski and offensive coordinator Norv Turner are emphasizing pace and efficiency. There's no standing around.
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Ah, weddings. I've seen my fair share of them—I worked at a reception hall for years—and at each one there's been an endless amount of tears, laughter, drunken antics, squabbles, and late-night dancing. As memorable as they are in real-life, it's no surprise they make perfect movie fodder. Here's six of the best of the best wedding movie scenes that always make me uncontrollably giggly (and, yes, a little weepy, too)!
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Blending two families for the purpose of a wedding is a nightmare no matter what, but when you mix a big, over-the-top Greek family with a couple as exciting as toast a la My Big Fat Greek Wedding, hilarity ensues.
Wedding CrashersI can't pick a single scene from Wedding Crashers that stands out as my favorite because the entire movie is a blur of hilarious one-liners, slapstick antics, and funny-because-it's-true jokes.
My Best Friend's Wedding
Rupert Everett's smoldering singing into Julia Roberts' ear? The lobster-claw dancing in the background? A pre-Silver Fox Dermot Mulroney getting hot and bothered? Dionne Warwick? I die.
The Princess Bride
The marriage (or rather, "mawiage") ceremony between Prince Humperdink and the reluctant Buttercup goes from imposing to hilarious as soon as the clergyman speaks.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
It's a giggle-fest for everybody as Mr. Bean, playing a vicar leading his first-ever wedding ceremony, bumbles and stumbles his way through. Best mix-up: "...to be my awful wedded wife."
The Wedding Singer
Just try and tell me you didn't either burst out into the biggest giddy smile or start crying when Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) started singing "Grow Old With You" to Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore). What's more romantic than telling somebody you'll let them hold the remote control?
Father of the Bride
OK, so this scene just straight-up makes me cry every time. "I realized at that moment," Steve Martin reflects after giving his daughter away. "that I was never going to come home again and see Annie at the top of the stairs, that I'd never see her again at our breakfast table in her nightgown and socks. I suddenly realized what was happening: Annie was all grown up and leaving us. Something inside began to hurt." Sniff. Excuse me while I go grab a box of tissues.
Let's chat! Which scene is your absolute favorite? Are there any memorable movie scenes I missed?
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 1584
Duty First - Mastery in Servitude, says Meher Baba
Meher Baba Speaks -11
Meherabad (Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) 28 August (Asiantribune.com): For some strange reasons, I could not continue this column. What are the reasons, you may ask? Frankly, I don't know. It so happened that the column did not appear. Just like that. I cannot attribute this 'casual leave' to any pre-occupation. Because, I did not stop working since March end when the last column in the series had appeared.
There was no dearth of interesting material either. In fact, every day I have been coming across so many things, like the story of a daughter-in-law, who found one day that Meher Baba was angry with her.
Her name is Bela. She is into her early forties. Belongs to a rich family which is into business. I don't know what prompted her to make a public confession of her 'folly'. After she spoke at a Sunday gathering in Delhi, I asked her 'Can I report your story'. She promptly said, 'yes'. I was surprised. To tell you the truth I did not expect her to give me consent to write her story for every one to read. Over the years I came across several people, who were willing to tell their 'tale' at a gathering but were reluctant to go into print.
Now, the Bela confession in her own words:
This summer I went to the States. I was there for about two months. Not one day Baba gave me darshan. I was worried. In the couple of weeks before my departure for New York also, Baba stopped his darshan. Believe me whenever I thought of Baba, he always obliged me with his darshan. Wherever I looked around, I used to see his beautiful face. Believe it or not, he never disappointed me. He always appeared before my eyes with his enchanting smile. But now during this America visit, I could not see Baba. Why was he angry with me? What wrong did I do? I withdrew into a shell. Started ruminating day in and day out.
I wanted to know why my beloved Baba was angry with me. This was a new facet of Baba I was not familiar with all these days. You know, till about four-five years back, I did not bother much about Meher Baba. My mother-in-law saw Baba in her childhood. She is a staunch Baba lover. So is my husband. But I confined myself to my Ram and my Krishna. I used to celebrate the traditional festivals and old style pujas. I turned to Baba after my son died of dengue fever. I found solace, you may say, comfort you may say, in Baba. Slowly I could over come the grief over the loss I suffered. Once I became attracted to Baba, I became a regular visitor to Meherabad, the abode of Meher Baba. Over the past few months, I made new friends there at Meherabad. They made me feel like a Very Important Person (VIP).
One of these new friends is an important person is associated with the Avatar Meher Baba Public Perpetual Trust, which looks after the Tomb Shrine of Meher Baba. This friend used to receive me whenever I visited Ahmednagar. Zipping –in and out of Meherabad I became intoxicated with a new sense of what I can call elation. It was in this frame of mind, I went to the US. You can visualize for yourself my state of mind. On the one hand I am elated for being in the VIP circle. On the other hand I am distressed that my Beloved Baba stopped answering my prayers. I asked Baba several times: what is wrong with me? He simply kept quite. I couldn't bear the separation from my beloved. I started weeping. I don't know how long I continued in that frame of mind.
One day Baba answered my prayers. He provided the answer to my question – 'where did I go wrong to the extent of displeasing him'. It may not be correct to say he gave the answer. He made me realise the answer myself. You see, after entering the VIP circle, I began neglecting my mother –in-law and father-in-law. Both are into their eighties. As the daughter-in-law, it is my responsibility to look after the in-laws. It is my duty. Of course, they are never a demanding type. Now I realise Baba did not like to see me neglecting my duties. You know Baba always says 'Duty first. Do your duty sincerely, honestly'. What I say may look stranger than fiction but it is true – 100 per cent. The moment, I returned to my duties, I started looking after my mother –in-law, Baba was back to his usual self. He is always there in front of my eyes with his enchanting smile'.
I asked Bela, 'What made you to admit so bluntly before everyone that you had neglected your in-laws'.
She replied: "I wanted to clear my conscience". After a brief pause, she added: "I wanted to be true to myself and my Baba'.
I can say this much. She was truly true to herself. At that Sunday gathering in Delhi, there was no prior announcement about Bela Speak. She is not known to speak. She is a good singer. And occasionally she sings some ghazals. So, when she quietly took the mike and started speaking softly, every one was surprised. Even her mother-in-law, who was sitting by her side.
We, journalists, are a funny lot. We look for what we call signals from each and every statement and story. So I wanted to find out the 'message of Bela' story. I turned to a Professor friend. He laughed at me and said 'Why don't you listen to Bela story once again. You will find the signal yourself'.
Like a true egg-head, he went on to explain: 'Meher Baba is not here to give you a new message. That he himself had said umpteen times. He said his mission is to wake you up. What is waking up? Waking up to your duties? In the case of Bela it is serving her aged in-laws. Caring for old in-laws is a part of tradition. But we are forgetting these traditions and responsibilities that go with the tradition. Baba used Bela as his medium to drive your attention to this basic duty'.
'Remember, Baba never preached any thing. He did not force any one to do any thing like in the early days of his life at Meherabad when Hindu Brahmin disciples did not mix up with non-Brahmin disciples and had their own separate kitchen. That the Brahmins themselves gave up the separatism is a different thing. The point is he did not force them; he nudged them towards that goal. All this at a time when orthodoxy of the worst kind was in practice across India. What is Baba's message? Mastery in Servitude. Bela story signals the need for all of us to be sincere, honest, in our service'.
Next week we will hear from Professor Rathore about Baba's message on and through 9/11.
-Asian Tribune-