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FOOTBALL clubs looking to pack a punch on Boxing Day – it's a well-worn cliché.
But what manager Sean Dyche wouldn't give for one of his men to deliver a knockout blow this afternoon.
Four draws from their last five games – all of them winnable – has prompted plenty of pent-up frustration in the Clarets camp ahead of this afternoon's visit of Derby County.
Dyche saw his side come back from behind to score twice in two minutes at Birmingham City on Saturday, only to then look on in familiar disbelief as three points slipped through their grasp in the 89th minute.
He has warned against letting their frustrations get the better of them in the festive period though.
"All you're working towards is continuing that performance level because it will bring wins," he said.
"You see some games when you're scratching your head thinking how have whatever team won that game, but it happens.
"It might need one of those to back-up our good performances and almost a strange one to free the mind, so the next time you make all those chances they just fly in.
"But I know which way I'd have it, and that's good performances and lots of chances, any day of the week."
Dyche does not feel his players are getting too down about dropped points.
"I feel confidence is good at the moment because of the performances," said the Burnley boss, who while disappointed to see further points dropped at St Andrew's was at least boosted by seeing his number of goalscorers increase from seven to nine, with Danny Ings – in only his second start – and Ross Wallace getting in on the act.
"People were asking the other week when Charlie was unbelievable, 'who else scores?' "We've got people who can score, that's for sure.
"We scored two good goals on Saturday. Top, top goals for different reasons, they were different types of goals.
"Rosco's free kick is right up there with as good as you'll see.
"His enthusiasm is first class, but he's got ability.
"Danny Ings has had a tough year but I told him to stick with it and chances would come his way.
"I thought he was sharp against Watford and for the first 20 minutes some of the movement and football between him and Ross, and Pato's (Martin Paterson's) runs coming in from the left across the defensive line, I thought was absolutely first class."
And although Derby have struggled on the road this season, losing six, Dyche has warned his players they will have to stay on top of their game if they are to complete their first 'double' of the campaign and have something to celebrate after Christmas.
"It's a nice time to be playing and it's another good game for us at home against Derby," said the 41-year-old who, knowing Nigel Clough, knows the Rams will be well drilled.
"Nigel is someone I respect greatly. I knew him many years ago and have known him through the years, and Ian Woan and Tony Loughlan know him.
"I think he's a proper football man and he's done a good job at Derby, so by no means is that an easy game.
"People ask me about hard games, easy games.
"There are no easier or hard games – they are all hard in different ways, but we'll be looking forward to it for sure."
The association between Dyche, Woan, Loughlan and Clough goes back to the Clarets' management trio's playing days at Nottingham Forest, where Nigel would often accompany dad Brian.
Dyche recognises that his Derby counterpart has been around football from day one.
"Literally, yes, with his dad," he smiled.
"There are old pictures of him from the 70s with his dad on the sidelines. It's a shame that couldn't happen any more.
"People would deem that now as not paying attention to your job, which is madness really because I certainly don't think Brian Clough didn't pay attention to his job, that's for sure.
"Like everything I wish Nigel great success, apart from when we play them."


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Which is the funniest movie poop scene?
51 Comments on "Which is the funniest movie poop scene?"
dumb and dumber. we've all been there. i could almost smell it when i watched it.
all aboard the farty train to pooterville..if you can't shit at my house, we aren't friends
all aboard the farty train to pooterville
I voted for Dumb and Dumber because I didn't read the title well enough - should have voted Other.
My favorite bathroom poop scene is Bob Sagget's freak out from Dumb and Dumberer because he thinks the melted chocolate bar all over his bathroom is poop.
.....hugging bunnies since 1969
.....hugging bunnies since 1969
I voted for Austin Powers simply because Gilbert and I joke about that scene when we're waiting to use the can.
Beware the shitticane. Election, 2008.
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
My favorite was from Jackass the Movie as well, but it was the scene in which they test drive a toilet at the hardware store.
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
Mine would be the time I sharted half way through "Love Story", although it wasn't funny at the time.
Not Another Teen Movie: Three guys fall out of the ceiling ductwork onto a girl on the toilet. All four of them crash through the floor and into the classroom downstairs, where the room is then showered with excrement.
At the end of the explosion, the girl farts.
You have the right to remain Silent but Deadly....
You have the right to remain Silent but Deadly....
Sorry, I think I misread the question. Still it was funny, and definitely made a scene.
Although it was on tv (I dont watch many movies) I'll never forget the Roseann episode where Becky accidently cuts the cheese in class. Classic line when Roseann tells Dan "You need to go up and talk to her, this is more your area of expertise".
I voted dumb and dumber, but there should be a jackass in general category. So many times was I killing myself laughing during those jackass movies.
I voted D&D, it had a great poop scene, although battle shits (hal and kumar goes to white castle) should have been up there. And yes the jackass skit goin on the pot in the hardware store was one of the best ever.
Great poll!
Trainspotting - the scene where Spud manages to cover his girlfriend and her parents with the contents of his diarrhea filled bedsheets while they eat breakfast.
The voice of sanity
I went with Cheech and Chong - Not only because it's hilarious but also because I've never seen any of the other movies.
There's a scene in Car Wash where a girl goes to take a dump, and one of the other employees sees her go into the restroom, and he borrows his buddies hat, and peers into the window at her, freaking her out. That was kind of funny.
How could you not mention the "Battleshit" scene in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle? IMO, far funnier than any of these movies!
I still get a chuckle from the fartin' scene in Blazing Saddles. Its not poop, but its hysterical. Mel Brooks is a genius.
Thunderbox, that was the first scene i thought of too. but that's a different kind of funny, i think. the other options are from comedies. and while Trainspotting may have its moments, it's definitely NOT a comedy.
i also think the scene from Joe Dirt when he has that tank of crap strapped to his back and it erupts onto him is just as funny as the rest (if not funnier).
i love poop.
i love poop.
I really dont give a shit about farts.
You can't have turds without turd propellant, PD. Your biggest splashers aren't going to be strictly quick-release gravity bombs. They've got to have some expulsive force behind them.
"Mmmmm. Baby Ruth." 'Nuff said.
Yo quiero Taco Bell.
Yo quiero Taco Bell.
Yeah DP, I guess farts and shit go hand in hand like flowers and springtime. It sort of reminded me of a line by one of my favorite comedians, Redd Foxx. He was talking about how the words f**k and shit go together. He said something to the effect that "if you cant f**k, tough shit, but if you cant shit, you're f**ked.
Don`t know about that Wonderpance, the question was funniest "movie poop scene", not "funniest movie" poop scene.
....just being a pedantic asshole this afternoon.
The voice of sanity
I voted "other".
My current favorite poop movie scene is in Rob Zombie's Halloween.
I like the scene when the black guy at the truck stop is taking a dump and Micheal Myers is knocking on the stall door.
The black dude says "I'm going to be awhile, I have a double taco deluxe talking back at me"
Well of course he never has the pleasure of dropping that load....but if probably fell out of him after his sudden death.
Check it out if you haven't seen it.........
yeah, you're right, Thunderbox. a funny scene is a funny scene, regardless of the kind of movie it's in!
and i still haven't seen Rob Zombie's Halloween, but now i have even more reason to!
also, it just occurred to me that the Austin Powers scene in the options isn't even the funniest poop scene. though, i suppose it might not even count as a poop scene, since there's not actual pooping in involved. i'm talking about in the first one, when he's in the stall fighting the guy, and Tom Arnold is in the next stall and thinks he's taking a massive dump because of all the noise. he wasn't actually pooping, but it was still a funny scene that involved the concept of poop. so i say it counts!
i love poop.
i love poop.
Jenny and I were watching Flushed Away last night. (DVD rental selection is slim pickings here in India.) The movie has a few very, very subtle adult jokes. One that shocked me with its wit (and with the goatse-esque imagery it aroused in my mind) was when one of the two rat goons says he has a gut feeling about something. The other says: "It's just that curry you had last night, Spike. I'm the same, I've got a bum like the Japanese flag."
Bum like a Japanese flag!
Japanese flag. priceless! Aka the Rangoon Rash.
Sometimes I look a bit like the Vietnamese flag.
Even though poisoning is no joke, that Dumb and Dumber scene always makes me laugh anyway.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the scene from Van Wilder where Gwen (Tara Reid) gives Richard a laxative just prior to his med school exam. The following discomfort and embarrassment during the test is only topped by the final release in front of the interview panel into a garbage can. Anyone who has had few stressful tests in college should know how true to life that shituation can be.
Number One . . . I order you to take a number two.
Number One . . . I order you to take a number two.
i voted for dumb and dumber but it was funny for Harold & Kumar
Just now voted for other - I think the scene in Pink Flamingoes is funny, when Divine receives a "package" in the mail. Then he/she said, "oh my god, someone has sent me a bowel movement!"
But be careful who you watch this movie with, it has been known to ruin relationships.
oh my god! i forgot about that part! or at the end when divine eats the dog shit... she really was the filthiest person alive.
as for ruining relationships, my boyfriend will not watch pink flamingos with me AT ALL.
all aboard the farty train to pooterville
all aboard the farty train to pooterville
American Pie: Turbo-laxing a Shameful Shitter.
You have the right to remain Silent but Deadly....
You have the right to remain Silent but Deadly....
Other: The Battleshits scene from Harold and Kumar is by far the best ever!!
I am SHOCKED and SURPRISED that nobody thought of this....how 'bout Ben Stiller in Along Came Polly?
They go to some whacko ethnic restaurant and he confides to Jennifer Anniston's character that he has IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME...after he downs a bucketfull of that crazy overspiced food.
He goes to her apartment on that first date and SHITS his brains out...he's in the bathroom for like, an hour and then he clogs the toilet. He tries to flush but it goes all over the apartment. Then he tries to plunge it with her $500.00 loofah.
Comic Gold.
Oh yeah. The sh*t eating scene in Pink Flamingos is an old favorite.
How do we forget? AMERICAN PIE...
FINCHIE tried his darndest to keep it in while in the girl's bathroom. The agony of holding it in!!
Dumb and Dumber.
Because the fact that he basically chugged back a glass of laxative with out noticing... then ignoring stomach noises in his car.. followed by a the movement making the way through his body
and finally the caliber of shit that he took into a broken toilet
yet he still had no clue llyod put laxative in his tea
i dunno im thinking austin powers the spy who shagged me when he drinks fat bastards stool lol or friday when smokey cant get into his house
Opening of "Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Vixens." A wrecking yard worker chooses a nook between two cars to take a dump. As he is squatted and straining, a co-worker sneaks a shovel under the car catching the load, then stealthily removing the shovel. After standing and turning to admire his fresh steaming pile, he sees nothing. With a facial expression equally divided between shock, disbelief, and horror, he delivers the movie's first line. No shit?!
Caddyshack. 'It'sh no big deal...' God I love Bill Murray. I could never vote against him.
I think I might have to watch Pink Flamingoes now. I'm adding it to my NetFlix queue.
I think this is in the queue for the movie database update but I'll post it here anyway as I've just found this poll again.
In the 1990 ultra-low budget Brit horror spoof "I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle", starring Neil Morrissey and Michael Elphick, there is a horrific dream sequence where the main character Noddy (played by Neil Morrissey) sits on the toilet. He had recently purchased a possessed motorbike which had killed his friend Buzzer (played by Daniel Peacock), and after laying a turd into the bowl he stands, pulls his shorts up (without wiping his arse) and hears Buzzer's voice coming from below him:
'Noddy! Noddy! It's me Noddy, look! Noddy! Noddy! Look...here I am'
Noddy looks down and sees the turd which now has the face of his dead friend.
'Hello Noddy…' the turd grins sinisterly, before leaping from the bowl straight into Noddy's mouth, which Noddy desperately tries to pull from his throat, but it begins to win the fight and choke him, prompting Noddy to wake in a sweat.
It's just one of a number of hilarious scenes in this truly abysmal cult classic.
I remember that movie!!!
I laughed 'til I nearly peed, it was so bad.
I remember a scene where there was a shot of the local Asian cuisine, the Fu King Chinese Restaurant.
Hey, that reminds me- How come Leslie Ash wouldn't shag Tony in Men Behaving Badly, but she didn't mind a bit of a scruffing in a dirty alley (in the middle of a bikie brawl) with Jimmy in Quadrophenia?
The white zone is for loading and unloading only- FZ.
The white zone is for loading and unloading only- FZ.
Well she shagged him eventually and became his girlfriend in the later episodes, BM. Not for long though. Fucking little cocktease...
That alleyway is a bit of a local landmark here. 6 miles to the south of Scumbag Manor is the fair city of Brighton, and a Quadrophenia 'tour' is not complete without a brief look into that fabled alley.
But yes, 'Vampire Motorcycle' is so utterly bad it's brilliant!
Leslie Ash made a big mistake with that lip job! Brighton - is it still the gay capital of the UK, Scummy?
The voice of sanity
Yes T-box. Any chap wishing to play Eton Leapfrog will have no difficulties in finding obliging chums around here.
I'll go with Dumb and Dumber, Harold and Kumar, and Not Another Teen Movie, in no particular order._______
Here I sit, my cheeks a flexin' , trying to give birth to another Texan!!
Look out for Number 1, but don't step in Number2
Welcome aboard avian!
I do not know the movie, and it sounds funny, however I would have chosen the "William Tell Overture."
Just for pure shitting hilarity, "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" has a great pooping scene.
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
"One of the founding members of the Front Page Hyena Pack, and runs as its alpha male when the urge strikes him, which is often." Daphne (one perceptive chick)
Vanian, I`m interested - are you a goth or a punk?......The Damned.
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Six Informational Interview Tips for Finding Jobs
We all know that only a fraction of available jobs are ever advertised on Oregon job listing sites. But how do you tap this hidden job market in Portland and elsewhere? You need to talk to people, lots of people, especially those outside your existing network of friends, family and colleagues. Informational interviewing is a terrific way to do this as you look for jobs in Portland.
I've done hundreds of informational interviews over the years both as a job seeker and as an employer. Frankly, I learned most of my informational interviewing skills by trial and error early in my career. Here are six informational interview tips I wish I had when I started my very first job search.
1) Know why you're there. The purpose of an informational interview is not to ask for a job. You've asked for the appointment in order to learn about a profession, introduce yourself, uncover opportunities, and grow your network.
2) Be clear about what you want. Sometimes job seekers tell me they can't rule out any possibility. "I don't want to limit my choices," they say. However, if you don't have a goal, (i.e., "I'm exploring entry-level opportunities with digital marketing firms here in Oregon"), you make it impossible for people to help you.
3) Make an ask. The people you see expect you to ask for help. Here are the two requests I always make as a job seeker and I expect to hear as an employer:
Have you heard of any current or upcoming opportunities that match my goals and skills?
Can you recommend two or three other people that I could talk with about our field?
4) Send a thank you note. Yes, I've written before about the importance of thank you notes, but I can't emphasize it enough. You need to do this within 24 hours of the meeting. It's not just good manners. It reinforces the positive impression you made and reminds people that you're out there. Handwritten cards are nice, but email is acceptable, too. Just send the note.
5) Stay in touch. It's smart – and expected – to check in occasionally with the people you meet. An easy way to do this is to send a quick email after you meet someone they recommended. I also suggest connecting via LinkedIn.
6) Tell people where you land. Once you find your job, write everyone you saw a final thank you note with the good news and your new contact information. The people who helped you will feel pride in your success. And every city – and especially Portland – is a small town. You will keep running into the same people in your field again and again in the years ahead.
Here are more informational interview tips from the helpful staff at the Careers Services Office at the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Service at Portland State University.
What informational interview tips have worked for you? Are there strategies you wish you had known at the start of your career?
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PS 321 announced yesterday that their weekly flea market will undergo an exciting change in management next month:
We are excited to announce that the Brooklyn Flea will be taking over the flea market that takes place on Saturdays and Sundays outside of PS 321 beginning Columbus Day weekend! Founded in April 2008, Brooklyn Flea has grown into one of New York City's top attractions, operating flea markets every weekend of the year that feature vendors of antique and repurposed furniture, vintage clothing, collectibles and antiques, as well as a tightly curated selection of jewelry, art, and crafts by local artisans and designers. We hope you will all enjoy this new addition to our neighborhood!
The market will be smaller than Brooklyn Flea's other locations in Fort Greene and Williamsburg, bringing around 40 vendors to the school's playground. The PS321 Flea Market, aka the Park Slope Flea Market, has been running year-round for decades, and it will be interesting to see if Brooklyn Flea keeps it up past November, when their other markets close.
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Anti-Domestic Violence Groups Protest Vogue Homme's Choking Cover
Groups that work to eradicate domestic violence and help survivors are protesting magazine behemoth Conde Nast over the lastest cover of Vogue Hommes International, on which the cover model is being choked. Supermodel Stephanie Seymour is held from behind by hunky Marlon Teixeira, whose face is rapturous as one hand reaches around to choke her neck and the other reaches around to grab her breast.
Some may look at the image and see a couple in the throes of lovemaking; one can imagine there was some BDSM-esque 50 Shades Of Grey inspiration in the image. But anti-domestic violence groups Sanctuary for Families, Safe Horizon, Equality Now, and the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women call it sexualized violence. In an open letter to Conde Nast's head honchos, chairman Si Newhouse and editorial director Thomas Wallace, they write:
This truly disturbing image of a woman being choked sends a dangerous message to anyone who sees this magazine – that choking is a sign of passion rather than of violence.
Choking is a huge predictor of future lethality. A 2008 Journal of Emergency Medicine study of murders of women in 11 cities found that 43% of women who were killed by intimate partners had experienced at least one previous episode of choking before being killed. That is why, in 2010, New York State made choking a violent felony, and advocates, prosecutors, police officers and survivors throughout the State have embraced the law as a way to save women's lives.
As a feminist and someone who cares passionately about ending violence against women, I agree with them that it is a sexualized violent image. I do believe that sexualized violent images desensitize people to the problem of violence; Kanye West's gratuitously sexual and violent music video for "Monster" sickened me because it was just scantily-clad, bloodied and decapitated women writhing everywhere. In Kanye's video, the implication was that the women were all massacred by the various monsters; they had no agency in their situation. Take, for instance, when Kanye raps while holding a dead woman's severed head in his hand.
But I can't condemn the violent depiction on this Vogue Hommes International cover as harshly as these groups do. I look at this cover and I do see "passion" in it (to use the same phrase as the anti-domestic violence groups). Maybe it's because choking sexually arouses me personally, but when I look at the image I see consensual kinky sex and BDSM behavior. Stephanie Seymour is being choked, yes, but the look on her face is one of release/abandonment to me, not fear of a violent partner. I get the vibe that she and the model were acting out a passionate sexual moment, that she had agency in the situation. I don't get the vibe from their sexy poses or the looks on their faces that the image is implying Seymour is being harmed or manhandled, despite the hand on her neck. These anti-domestic violence groups may have erred in their thinking because BDSM imagery — choking, whipping, spanking, pinching — is not mainstream. But just because it's not mainstream doesn't mean it's abuse.
What do you think about Vogue's choking cover? Let us know in the comments.
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Eros Atalia
To read this article in Tagalog, please this link.
Eros S. Atalia (born 7 July 1975) is a Filipino contemporary writer known for his works Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me and Peksman [Mamatay Ka Man] Nagsisinungaling Ako. He used to be a contributor and columnist in Remate and Diyaryo Pinoy and the former editor-in-chief of Responde Cavite. He was also a junior researcher at the Social Research Center and a junior associate at the Center for Creative Writing and Studies. He currently teaches Filipino, Filipino Journalism and Creative Writing in the University of Santo Tomas.
Atalia finished his Master of Arts in Language in Literature major in Filipino degree at De La Salle University in 2008, and Bachelor of Secondary Education degree at the Philippine Normal University in 1996.
Published works
- Taguan-Pung: Koleksyon ng Dagling Kathang Di Pambata at Manwal ng Mga Napapagal: Kopi Teybol Dedbol Buk, 2006
- Wag Lang Di Makaraos: 100 Dagli (Mga Kwentong Pasaway, Paaway at Pamatay), 2011
- Peksman (Mamatay Ka Man) Nagsisinungaling Ako, 2007
- Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me, 2009
- It's Not That Complicated: Bakit Hindi pa Sasakupin ng mga Alien ang Daigdig sa 2012, 2012
Film adaptation
Atalia's best selling novel, Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me was adapted into a Filipino independent film and was one of Cinemalaya 2011's most watched film.
Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino, a film based on Atalia's 2001 Palanca Grand Prize-winning short story, is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012.
Awards and recognition
- Unang Gantimpala, Pambansang Patimpalak sa Pagsulat ng Tula, Pandaylipi Ink., 1995
- Gawad Balagtas, 1996
- Karangalang Banggit , Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2004
- Ikatlong Gantimpala, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2004
- Unang Gantimpala, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, 2006
- Karangalang Banggit, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino 2007
- Gawad Pagkilala, Soc Rodrigo Foundation 2007
- Karangalang Banggit, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino 2007
- Certificate of Nomination (Finalist), Manila Critics Circle 2007
- Fellowship, University of the Philippines-Institute of Creative Writing, 2007
- Ikalawang Gantimpala, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino 2008
- "The Writers".Manila International Literary Festival.(Accessed on 30 October 2012).
- "Eros S. Atalia".goodreads.(Accessed on 30 October 2012).
- "Eros S. Atalia".panitikan.com.ph.(Accessed on 30 October 2012).
- "Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino".Cinemalaya 2012.(Accessed on 30 October 2012).
- "Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me (Star-Crossed Love)".Cinemalaya 2011.(Accessed on 30 October 2012).
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Novelist Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," will visit Speakeasy this afternoon for a special video chat to discuss his new novel, "And the Mountains Echoed."
Hosseini draws upon his childhood in Afghanistan to weave a multigenerational family tale that spans East and West, with a focus on sibling relationships. There are interconnected stories that ripple out from a central relationship between Abdullah and Pari, born into poverty in an Afghan village.
Hosseini's two previous books combined have sold more than 38 million copies. "And the Mountains Echoed," published yesterday by Riverhead, is his first novel in six years.
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I'm happy to announce the release of the latest version of the Perl MongoDB driver. This version has a number of significant changes, including the new MongoClient top-level API. This change unifies the API nomenclature among most of MongoDB's officially supported driver libraries. It is also now the default behavior for MongoDB drivers to issue a write concern of 1 on all requests.
In addition to MongoClient, this release has a number of new features, many contributed by the Perl MongoDB community. Among them:
- The documentation and tutorials have been updated to show how to use the new MongoClient API.
MongoDB::Connectionhas been deprecated in favor of
MongoDB::MongoClient. The old Connection object will continue to work for the time being, but will start to issue a warning in an upcoming release. After that, it will go away.
- AUTOLOADed database and collection methods (e.g.
$conn->some_db->some_coll)have been deprecated and will now issue warnings. They will be removed entirely in a future release. Use
get_collectioninstead. The MongoClient object does not support AUTOLOAD methods.
- The dependency on Any::Moose has been removed in favor of Moose.
- The deprecated paired host parameters (
right_host) have been removed from the MongoClient API in favor of seed lists.
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- Built-in commands for issuing fsync and unlock commands to MongoDB server (Casey Rojas).
- UTF-8 support for hash keys (Roman Yerin).
- Support for the 'j' connection parameter to turn on journal acknowledgments (Casey Rojas)
- Numerous minor bug fixes, documentation updates, and test tweaks.
Additionally, bug reports and feature requests have come from people too numerous to list here.
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One of my favorite Easter hymns is "He Is Risen" written by Cecil Frances ("Fanny") Alexander (1818-1895). From a very early age Fanny loved to write poems. She was near-sighted, timid and shy. At the tender age of nine her father noticed a lump under the rug in Fanny's bedroom. Lifting the rug, he discovered a hidden stack … Continue reading
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Still, Still, Still – A Lullaby For The Christ Child
The Christmas carol "Still, Still, Still" is a beloved Austrian folk-song by an anonymous author. This song is written as a lullaby for the newborn Christ child. It describes the peace of the infant Jesus and his mother Mary as the baby is sung to sleep. There are 6 original verses in German. However, there have been many different English translations and multiple variations of text. Maestro … Continue reading
Come Ye Thankful People Come
In 1844 Henry Alford, the rector of Aston Standford church in Buckinghamshire, England composed a 7 stanza poem titled "After Harvest". About ten years later the poem was shortened to 4 verses, set to music by George J. Elvey and published as the hymn "Come Ye Thankful People, Come". This hymn of harvest time and Thanksgiving is included in … Continue reading
As Seen In Salt Lake Magazine!
The magazine: glossier cousin of the newspaper. Like an iPad you can read in the bath …Remember those? Well, now I can say "Mormon Soprano: As Seen In Salt Lake Magazine". Continue reading
Sunshine In My Soul Today
Recently I have been taking nature walks during my lunch hour. Not only has this been refreshing to my mind and body, but also to my soul. I started carrying my camera with me on these afternoon adventures, and ended up with quite a collection of photos! Looking at them has filled me with gratitude for … Continue reading
TOUR 2009: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Well, it's official. I can now tell you about TOUR 2009! The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will conduct its tour in the USA Central States from June 18-29, 2009. The tour will consist of seven concerts, with performances in:
My Song In The Night
Dr. Mack Wilberg has written a new arrangement of the American Folk Hymn entitled "My Song in the Night" which is hauntingly beautiful. I have tried to do some research online regarding its origin and history, and came up a bit empty-handed. However, the text to this hymn is particularly haunting. The words invoke an attitude of … Continue reading


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Kathryn Bigelow has made quite a career for herself directing male driven action films. Although she certainly is no household name, many of her films are well loved by men in their twenties or later, most notably K19: the Widowmaker and 1991's Point Break. With The Hurt Locker, her first feature film in six years, Kathryn Bigelow has moved from simply wowing male audiences to garnishing the notice of critics as well. The Hurt Locker is being called one of the first non-political war films of the Iraq war era and has been dubbed by many (particularly it's advertisers) as "the best film of the year."
The lead is played by Jeremy Renner in what many are calling an Oscar worthy performance. While this may be questionably high praise, it certainly is a visceral and affecting performance. James is the team leader of Bravo Company whose daily regiment consists of finding and diffusing bombs. It's an undeniably dangerous job, and the film is mostly concerned with observing the men who have willingly put themselves in such a dangerous position. opens with a quote that states simply, "war is a drug" and the film plays that theme diligently over the following 131 minutes as it explores the actions and motivations of its main characters.
The story follows Staff Sgt. William James, who seems to love the job for one reason and one reason only: the adrenaline. He takes his protective gear off when a bomb seems particularly bad. He keeps a box filled with pieces of every bomb that's almost killed him. His men move between loving and hating him, even contemplating for one chilling moment whether it would be worthwhile to kill him.
It's an effective kind of character study in which we learn about a character purely by observation. The film doesn't concern itself with back-story or speeches about wishes and fears. In the tradition of such great classics as Lawrence of Arabia, it is content with simply observing the complexity in a man by what he does.
In the end, however, the film is a bit hollow. Perhaps it is its absolute refusal to make a value judgment on its heroes. Or perhaps it's the overall somber attitude of the film – even other overwrought character studies as Lawrence of Arabia and Citizen Kane knew how to have fun in the process. It is, I suppose, an effective study of one kind of man. However, I doubt the film will take a place in the classics simply because it is not a film about heroes. The action is thrilling, the suspense palpable, the characters unique and engaging, but in the end it feels a little too full of "sound and fury, signifying nothing." It is an excellent film by all accounts in its execution, but the artists seem obsessed with the truthful depiction of a matter with little or no concern for the virtues it portrays. A real hero is one that portrays real virtues in the pursuit of his goal. James' strongest virtue is that he does an excellent job defusing bombs. He is otherwise frustrating and disrespectful to the men around him, often putting them in danger. He brushes off his men's critiques of his dangerous leadership habits without really answering their concerns.
One might say that Bigelow simply is not making a film about heroes and is choosing rather to study the very real and very flawed men who are actually fighting our wars. This is fair, but I must ask: in this age when our heroes are relegated away from the war films of old to the morally ambiguous — at best — superheros of today, where are the truly virtuous heroes to be found?


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Diversity Day, 2006 was held on September 13 amid a whirlwind of fun, pride, enthusiasm and smiling faces as employees from the District 7 Office Building gathered together to gain knowledge from one another about their cultures, nations of origin and diverse backgrounds. Marian Woo, Chief, Equal Employment Opportunity, coordinated the grand and colorful event with her staff members James Deno, Tracey Lavelle and James Crouse – as well as a long list of dedicated committee members and enthusiastic volunteers.
District Director Doug Failing kicked off the event by encouraging everyone to "get to know more about each other -- and have a wonderful time!"
"The main purpose of Diversity Day is to observe and learn more about the cultures and the people that we work with every day -- and to enjoy themselves," added Woo. "While we may all come from different ancestries, in reality, we are all very similar."
Great music, delicious international food samplings and amazing dancing were some of the highlights of the day.
Woo wishes to thank the following committee members for their hard work and contributions to the successful event: Asian Pacific State Employees Association: Milly Yamada and Yuen Wong; Arab Americans: Dina El-Tawansy and Amjad Obeid; Bangladesh: Mohammed Cowdhury and Jalil Khan; California Bear Credit Union: Tiffani Villarreal; Chinese: Michelle Quan and Lisa Peng; Descendants of Africa: Stephanie Jones; Filipino: Joy A. Dalaten (LADOT), Rhodara Cristobal and Vic Valido; India: Jiwanjit (JP) S. Palaha and H. Anahth; Latin America: Refugio Dominguez and Maria D. Rodriguez; Natives of California: Keith Sellers; Iran: Betty Bahraini and Bijan Pirzadeh; and Vietnamese: Trilly Nguyen.
Woo also thanks the following volunteers: John Epolito, for setting up and breaking down the canopies and supervising the maintenance workers; Paul Giamichele, for ordering the canopies and getting them to the event on time; John Poppe, for funding the canopies; Boyd Mitchell, for providing staff to assist with lifting heavy objects and set-up needs; Danny Sanchez, Joe Hernandez and Richard Ayala for supplying ice; Captain Gray for his leadership and furnishing security services; Raashan Bernard, for helping with tables and chairs; William Blanco for assisting in the set-up; Trilly Nguyen for designing this year's banner; the Graphic Arts Unit for assisting the committee with all the printing needs; Steve Devorkin for working on video; Thomas Ritter for the still photography; Tim Baker for public address system assistance; Begin's Café for their partnership providing beverages; disc jockey Medardo De La Cruz; and from the Department of General Services, Sam Yonan for his help and assistance; Burt Brilliant for ensuring that our electrical needs were met; and the entire DGS staff who offered their support.
Woo also said she appreciates the positive responses during and after the event. "We always welcome everyone's comments and encourage volunteerism," Woo concluded. "The magic of a successful event is teamwork!"
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Kanab • Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was killed because the federal government didn't want ranchers to hear his plea, Cliven Bundy said after his Friday funeral.
Finicum had urged ranchers to disavow contracts with the federal government, as Bundy did more than 20 years ago and as Finicum did after participating in a 2014 standoff between Bundy and the BLM in southeastern Nevada.
If they do so, Bundy said, the ranchers' stewardship gives them rights to that land.
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I am a little bit quiet, I love travelling, practising another languages and going out(like most people here, I guess), and why not helping people with portuguese?. Maybe I can host (it is necessary talk a little bit before), and for sure I can be available for a "coffee or a drink" . So if you are going to Fortaleza and want to know the city, pubs, places und so weit, send me a message, it will be a pleasure make new friends from all places around the world (Incluindo o meu Brasil) and help you. Considering that I love new languages, as much as possible, of course, it will be a pleasure improve English, Spanish and German.
After an accident I suddenly realize that our lifes are really short... so enjoy your life, be happy and try to make all people around you happy. Our lifes are really incredible, and we have just one chance to live... and I do not want in some days (and I hope you either) to feel sorry because there were a thing that I wanted to do, and just did not.... so.......let´s enjoy our lifes...
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And will Weight Watchers help her?
New mom and fashion mogul Jessica Simpson has confirmed via Twitter that she's "so excited to be part of the Weight Watcher family!"
Weight Watchers won't confirm how much the endorsement is worth -- reports say $3 million or $4 million -- but the company does say it was talking to Simpson before she got pregnant. And now, "We're thrilled that Jessica Simpson has chosen to join Weight Watchers to adopt a healthier lifestyle and inspire others to do the same."
Celeb names are big in the diet business. CNN Money reports that Jennifer Hudson's 80-pound weight loss last year brought in bucks for the company, so much so that it raised its marketing spending last quarter to $130 million, up 36% from a year earlier. That move dug into its earnings, which dropped 25%, to around $55 million.
Now the company is hoping Simpson will boost earnings again. "Her talent, resilience and positive outlook already make her a great role model," the company said. It even acknowledged that Simpson has been a yo-yo dieter in the past, often under fire for her weight. "By deciding to trade in yo-yo dieting for a healthier lifestyle, we know she will inspire many women to join her."
But it will probably be September before Simpson is ready to do any big bikini bod-type reveals. She hasn't gone on the program yet. Says Weight Watchers: "Jessica will start the program when her doctor and she believe that she is ready."
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HOUSTON — Campaign for Primary Accountability, a Houston political action committee spending big money to defeat incumbent congressmen from both parties, has fixed on four of the most entrenched from Texas, two Republicans and two Democrats.
They are Republican Reps. Ralph Hall of Rockwall and Joe Barton of Ennis and Democrats Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas and Silvestré Reyes of El Paso, according to a San Antonio Express News story.
The four have a combined 89 years of service in Congress. Hall, 88, is the longest serving congressman in the Texas delegation, elected in 1980; Barton, 62, elected in 1984; Johnson, 76, in 1992; and Reyes, 67, in 1996.
Conservative entrepreneur Leo Linbeck III founded the so-called super PAC to pump money into the campaigns of challengers from the same parties to make primary elections more competitive.
Late last year he co-founded Alliance for Self Governance to warn the public that feeble voter participation in primaries helps create a culture of entitled incumbency in Washington, D.C.
The primary elections in Texas are May 29. Each of the four Texas incumbents targeted by the Campaign has at least one opponent from the same party.
Campaign for Primary Accountability had at the end of January collected nearly $1.9 million, Federal Election Commission reports say. Four donors, including Linbeck, who has contributed at least $775,000, provided $1.6 million of the total.
The spending paid immediate dividends in early March in Ohio. Brad Wenstrup, a political newcomer and Iraq War veteran, upset incumbent Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt in that state's primary. Continue reading here…


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- Method and magnetic catheter for magnetic nanoparticle treatment of the prostate
Inventors: B. Stuart Trembly
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US Patent Application Serial No.: 62/136,082
Inventors: B. Stuart Trembly, Michael D. Nieskoski
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- Magnetic Nanoparticles, composites, suspensions and colloids with High Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
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Inventors: John Weaver, Barjor Gimi, Karl Griswold
- System And Method For Use Of Nanoparticles In Imaging And Diagnosis
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St Peter Port Stripes by Nancy Bush
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St Peter Port Stripes
Summary Top-down, stripes, four double-pointed needles.
Additional Yarn Information 1 skein each color #Sy-10 Plain Vanilla, #Sy-05 Black Orchid, and #Sy-01 Licorice Stick.
From Nancy Bush's Pattern Introduction These boldly striped socks were inspired by the description of stockings knit on the island of Guernsey in a time when stocking knitting was an important part of life. The heel has a Balbriggan Heel shaping and the toe is shaped with the Wide Toe Version #1.
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Time to get back to work.
The Detroit Red Wings will open training camp Sunday at Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. This is because Joe Louis Arena will not be available until Thursday due to the North American International Auto Show.
Camp will move back to the Joe Thursday and Friday.
All camp sessions will be open to the public and free of charge.
While no set schedule has been released, The Detroit News says that there will be intrasquad scrimmages Tuesday and Thursday evening.Tags: Detroit, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, Joe Louis Arena, NHL


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73 Ch. Sugar Hill Two or more storey - Lac-Brome
Magnificent views of Brome Lake and surroundings valleys and mountains characterize this 160-acre hilltop property, offering complete privacy, peace and quiet. Aside from moose and deer, over 80 species of birds have been seen from its many decks overlooking three ponds. This house is an experience in living.


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Sutter Health's One-of-a-Kind Breast Cancer Notebook Arms Women with Critical Health Information
SACRAMENTO, Calif. June 26, 2006 – More than 3,000 years ago, Ancient Egyptians had only one treatment for tumors of the breast – cauterize the area with a tool called the "fire drill" (American Cancer Society). Today, women diagnosed with breast cancer have many options to consider when it comes to their treatment. To help women make informed decisions about their care, Sutter Health has created a unique and comprehensive notebook to answer questions about breast cancer and its various treatments. The one-of-a-kind guide for women is newly available online at www.cancer.sutterhealth.org.
"When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she is literally faced with dozens of decisions. Should I participate in a clinical trial? Should I have chemotherapy before or after surgery? Shall I have immediate reconstruction at the time of my mastectomy? Should I have a mastectomy or lumpectomy with radiation?" said Amy Beazizo, R.N. clinical manager of the breast health center at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
Sutter Health's breast cancer notebook provides women with information about the benefits and disadvantages of various types of treatments. It also ensures women have critical breast health information from a trusted resource at their fingertips.
"The notebook arms women with the information they need to make sound decisions about life-changing options," added Beazizo.
Sutter Health's breast cancer notebook is a valuable resource available to all women in our local communities. Newly available on the web at www.cancer.sutterhealth.org, the notebook provides a wide variety of information, including detailed educational material about breast cancer, treatment options and support services. Its flexible design also allows women, who are provided the notebook by their oncologist, to customize the information and even add more material, such as personal health records, so that important data can be maintained in a single folder.
"A breast cancer diagnosis can trigger a wide range of emotions from shock and sadness to even anger and betrayal," said Jennifer Vickerman, R.N., cancer care specialist in the Radiation Oncology Department at Mills-Peninsula Health Services, an affiliate of Sutter Health. "We created this notebook to help women become better educated about breast cancer and to chronicle their personal journey with the illness."
The notebook also covers issues such as nutrition, exercise, sexual side effects, and how to talk to your children about breast cancer.
One out of every seven women in America will develop breast cancer at some point during her lifetime. Thankfully, early diagnoses for breast cancer and advanced treatment options have dramatically improved survival rates in recent years. Women have a better chance of surviving breast cancer today than at any other time in history. Five-year survival rates of early-stage breast cancer are more than 95 percent.
The Sutter Health network diagnoses nearly 2,000 breast cancer patients each year, and is a leading provider of breast cancer treatment in Northern California. In 1998, Sutter Health launched an innovative breast cancer program that has been called a model for improving early detection and treatment of breast cancer, and exceeds national averages for survival rates.
"The breast cancer notebook is a wonderful new tool for women diagnosed with breast cancer. It truly complements the individual attention, advice and treatment plans women already receive from their Sutter Health medical team," concluded Vickerman.
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Bacteria realize the ability to communicate by production of quorum sensing (QS) molecules called autoinducers, which regulate the physiological activities in their ecological niches. The oral cavity could be a potential area for the presence of QS bacteria. In this study, we report the isolation of a QS bacterial isolate C10B from dentine caries. Preliminary screening using
Recent advances in the study of bacterial gene expression have shed light on the topic of cell-to-cell communication and community behavior that are critical for successful interactions between higher organisms. Cell-to-cell communication, also known as quorum sensing (QS), acts as a tool that diversifies the physiological activities regulated by bacteria such as motility, biofilm formation and production of virulence factors [
QS mechanisms have evolved along three tracks, which include the
Most bacteria use QS to regulate numerous virulence determinants such as colonization and virulence factors indicating their pathogenicity that could cause a variety of human diseases [
A freshly extracted molar with deep dentine caries that did not involve the pulp was used for this study. The patient was a healthy adult without any long-standing illness, hospitalization or communicable disease. The carious dentine was located within the coronal section of the tooth involving two surfaces. Unsupported enamel was removed using a sterile water-cooled diamond bur operated with an air-turbine handpiece to create easy access for caries excavation. During the removal of unsupported enamel, care was taken to avoid contact with the dentine caries on the internal walls and floor of the cavity. Soft loose debris present over the cavity was then removed. The identification of infected dentine was performed based on colour and consistency [
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) was used to identify the strain C10B. The sample preparation for MALDI-TOF MS analysis was carried out as reported previously by Mellmann
Strain C10B was cultured in LB broth buffered with 50 mM 3-(
High resolution MS was performed as previously described by Ortori and coworkers [
The discovery of a variety of bacterial biosensors have facilitated research on understanding the bacteria cell-to-cell communication system and is able to provide a fast and easy way of detecting bacterial signaling molecules. The luxI/luxR system is commonly employed by proteobacteria where the luxR protein displays specificity towards the cognate AHL molecules and positively regulates a reporter gene transcription cascade [
MALDI-TOF serves is a reliable method that provides high throughput for the classification and identification of microorganisms in a shorter turnover time [
The spent culture supernatant of C10B strain was analyzed using mass spectrometry (MS) and this confirmed that C10B produced four types of AHL molecules; which are
Since most
There are also other bacteria clustered in the
QS regulates a battery of physiological activities in bacteria such as motility and biofilm formation. This work illustrated the significance of research on AHL-producing human pathogens present in the host environment. This finding also aids in providing an alternative solution in preventing disease outbreaks, as well as to understand the pathogen in more depth.
In addition, reporting from this study provides an insight that dentine caries having access to the oral cavity could be a potential reservoir for QS pathogens and hence intense research should be applied to further study the presence of
We have reported the unusual multiple production of AHLs by
This work is supported by the University of Malaya, High Impact Research Grant, Ministry of Education, Malaysia (UM-MOHE HIR Grant UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/CHAN/14/1, no. H-50001-A000027) awarded to Kok-Gan Chan.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
AHL screening of strain C10B with CV026.
Score-orientated dendrogram that shows the classification of strain C10B. Bacterial strain C10B was clustered hierarchically as
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It was easy to find This was an OLD HI that was converted to an express. The rooms were old and dark.
Location Some construction and layout of parking.
Quiet, attractive, comfortable. Delicious hot breakfast choices. No
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It was very scary when we got there an obvious drug addict came in sniffing with a wad of money and wanted to pay cash for his room to add a day and was on the phone with someone talking about the girls he had. He left when they told him no cash and told Can't finish the story not enough characters...yikes. Nice try guys!!!!
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The room was a bit dated, but very clean and super comfortable. Convenient location to freeway, yet quiet. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful too. The window air conditioner.
Friendly staff, nice breakfast, handy location. Overall condition of the motel was not as nice as most HI Express locations. Looks like a motel that was rebranded. Outdoor entrances not as nice in colder weather.
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It was near the interstate They advertise 'Pet Friendly' but no mention that you must pay $25 per pet in addition to the advertised rate. As opposed to the HIE we spent 4 days in at Henderson NV which welcomed pets at no charge AND loved seeing them around. Also old and not modern
check in was quick and staff seemed organized cant think of anything. my husband loved the breakfast. i didn't get a chance to eat.
Although the place has clearly been remodeled, it still had a stale, bad odor.
I didn't like the fact that it is located right behind a crematory building.
The room was spacious, with a single king size bed. What I would have pleasantly accepted as a window at the back of the room, turned out to be a balcony to view the pool. Staff was friendly, I would not hesitate to stay there again.
Good price for a busy weekend, early continental breakfast for people going to the Balloon Fiesta, friendly staff Stained blanket, sheets and mattress pad, selection at continental breakfast was pretty slim
The indoor pool was filthy, water cloudy scum build up on tiles. When a white towel touched the floor near the pool it instantly turned black. No to wells in pool area 4 of us had to share 2 towels. The rooms were in disrepair, lighting fixtures lose from the wall. There was only 1 wash cloth in each of our 2 rooms. I had to use my coat as a pillow because the bedding triggered my allergies ended up only staying 1 night of the 3 we booked.
Large room, nice bed, customer service was good. Hair all over the place, especially in the bed. Also found what looked like nail polish as well as little black specs on one side of the bed. It felt like the sheets weren't washed. I hate complaining so I threw the pillows off the bed and slept on the edge of the bed. Woke up took a shower, I finished dressing and found dried blood on the sheets that I apparently overlooked. DISGUSTING. I couldn't even think about eating any food that came out of this place if the rooms were that bad. There were also a few other things wrong but I don't want to continue complaining. Ugh, it's just so bad...
Close to the freeway. Everything was fine.
None This place is run down, broken furniture, broken smoke alarm, dirty walls, had blood stains on walls, tv was very old it only showed half screen, cable was not clear & wifi reception was poor.
The service and the place were is located No comment
Was just a place to sleep. Breakfast want much to choose from every thing was gone.
Fit my needs perfectly, friendly staff, clean, great location!
courteous, polite and helpful staffgood and cold A/Cclean sheets and towelsnice fridge and tv couple of bugs made their way in
Meh 90s zenith box TV. Ancient heating/Ac system that has 2 settings, off and burning furnace. Guy in front of me in the office was requesting a room change because appearantly someone was murdered in that room
Room was very plain Only one wastebasket, there was no basic toiletries such as shampoos and lotion, there is a pool but does not work and I don't think they will ever fix it
I liked the decor. It was fresh and the floors were nice compared to carpeting. The air unit was broken and we couldnt turn it of. Since no thick extra blankets we were cold all night. The walls were thin and people were outside til 4AM. We got very little sleep
Location to Fairgrounds Staff response times were not the greatest from Saturday - Monday. We had to make repeated requests for towels & toiletries. Did not begin cleaning room until Tuesday. After that all was good.
LOCATION, PRICE Problem with mattress: very firm around outside edge but softer in middle; makes hammock effect. Okay for single sleeper, but two sleepers tend to gravitate into middle. I complained and mattress was promptly replaced with another just the same.
I appreciated the homeless people camped on my room's front door. I appreciated that most of the hotel's "guests" did not drive - It made for lots of parking spaces and I applaud the "inn" for not having a sign. They are helping the environment. Everything. Easily the most frightening place I have ever stayed. If it hadn't been prepaid, I would have left. Sleeping in my car would have been safer and more hygienic.
Clean, no bedbugs, everything worked Internet was weak and slow. Pool and spa were closed. Extra parts should be on hand to minimize down time
There was nothing there for me to like! First of all when we arrived, one person came to my cousin and offered him drugs. This is more of a home for drug dealers and prostitutes. Saying that, I was shocked coming here with my children. Not only that but people that were already staying there came out to see what we were driving and seeing what we have inside our vehicle, saying that, I did not feel safe for me and my children. When the receptionist gave us our rooms, one of the door locks seemed to be broken in to. To quite honest, that was the last straw. I am from Los Angeles, California, and I know what a bad neighborhood is, so when people book online the first thing you do is read the reviews because you never know where you're bringing your family. I went to the hotel's receptionist and explained what just happened and demanded my money back for false reviews (I felt deceived) to my luck, she hardly spoke any English so she had to call security (they do have an armed security, his gun was already cocked back and ready to fire if he needed to). Even still I didn't feel safe after I saw him because I don't know if he's in it with the rest of the people that's staying here. Saying that, I was asking for the manager's name and number and they refused so I was asking for their names and refused again. By this time my husband and I were very upset and the security guard told my husband that the owner speaks very little English. We told the security guard that's not the problem, the problem is that I booked this hotel based on the reviews and we want our money back, they refused, we explained that one of the locks is broken because it has been broken in to. Because of that, they did refund only one room. By this time we were upset and tired so we took it and we left but to be quite honest I don't think that they were professional in handling business, very unprofessional, not friendly, here is about your money not customer service or your safety. I think we deserved all our money back, oh and the total time we were here was approx. 30 minutes and most of that time was speaking with the security guard. I told them that I was going to give them my review of what just happened and they said they didn't care and to me that says a lot of this place!
Price was okay Breakfast was two dishes of cereal that looked like they probably sat out 24/7 Location felt a little sketchy - hotel personnel check you in from behind glass cage No one available to check us out in AM - just dropped our keys Poorly lit lot No information shared on breakfast, etc during check in
The cleaning lady did not touch our belongings. She put out more fresh towels than when we got there. The breakfast was really limited. There was cereal, and I think that they put out literally five honey buns everyday. The coffee was very bad. The pool was closed in the SUMMER due to remodeling. The pillows were flat and uncomfortable. There was tally marks on the wall. I have no idea from what. Murder, rape, a couples' romps in the bed? Never again


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Saskatchewan saw the most housing starts per capita across Canada in 2012, with Regina and Saskatoon leading the way in starts per capita ahead of all other major Canadian cities.
According to Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC's) Housing Outlook, there were nine starts per 1,000 people in Saskatchewan last year, above the national average of six starts per 1,000 people. Regina and Saskatoon had 14.1 and 13.7 housing starts respectively for every 1,000 people, well above the national average of 6.2 and outstripping cities from Victoria (4.7) to Halifax (6.8).
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Housing starts in the Saskatoon Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) jumped to 5,624 units in September, compared to 3,757 in August, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
"Demand for new homes in Saskatoon continues to be supported by full-time job creation, rising wages, and positive net migration," said Lai Sing Louie, CMHC's regional economist for the Prairie and Territories Region, in a news release. "Gains in both the single-detached and multi-family markets fuelled the heightened pace of construction in September," he said.
There was no better way to kick off the summer, than with Regina's Mosaic Festival. The cultural festival, held a couple weeks ago, was a success. Those who came out to the festivities enjoyed great food and entertainment, and that's just the beginning! Make sure you make it out to all our other great Saskatchwan summer events. In Saskatoon, enjoy some water sports entertainment and contribute to a good cause, at Wakeride 2012 from July 6th to 8th. In Regina, enjoy some cool jazz sounds during JazzFest Regina from June 14th to 17th. For more events around your home town, visit the official site of Tourism Saskatchewan at http://www.sasktourism.com
Saskatchewan will be among the provinces leading Canada's economic growth in 2012, according to a BMO special economic report released Thursday. Read more: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Saskatchewan+continue+strong+economic+growth+2012/6165259/story.html#ixzz1pg2ZYH17
As summer comes to an end, there is a lot of excitement in the air as we prepare for back to school. If you haven't quite found that perfect home yet, it's not too late. There are plenty of open houses every weekend and that special home is waiting for you. So, don't forget to get your list together and visit those open houses this weekend!
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purpose. We will also go over what is known as the Unity Breath, which is essentially another form of centering shown to the world by Sri Yukteswar and many
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
Yes. I'm a forensic psychologist so my practice is made up primarily of people with Antisocial Personality Disorder - otherwise known as "sociopathy." What is your question regarding it?
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don't give out my number or do counseling by phone, I'm sorry. I just answer questions via the internet. I can re-list the question so that someone else might be able to call you if you're uncomfortable responding in this format.
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Hi, since you are unable to call me, this is very long to type, but basically a sociopath owes me money and I just separated from him telling him I need time. What is the best way to attempt to get my money back? I'm concerned if I confront him and let him know that I know that he lied about his life/identify that he will disappear off the grid. Should I pretend I don't know he lied and try to amicably get my money back? I'm concerned that threatening him that I will call the police will also make him disappear off the grid. How many exchange over email can we have for the price that I paid?
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As many as you want! We can go back and forth until you feel the question is answered.
Okay - well there are several factors at work here. If he is truly sociopathic, it is unlikely that he will pay you back of his own accord. He will likely need some sort of prodding. This may be done amicably though. If you think that you can remain nice to him and get it from him that way, I would. Possibly enticing him with the promise of more of something he wants might do the trick. It doesn't mean you have to deliver, of course - but some leverage is always good.
If that doesn't do the trick you could go through the authorities, but I think that you're right that he might disappear. Does he have a habit of doing that?
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Also, communicating that you need space may not be the best idea until you get your money back. You may want to try to do that first.
However, if the situation is dangerous for you or your loved ones then the best idea might be to cut all ties. I don't want you to put yourself in a bad position.
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation Celebrates 25 Years!
ROSEVILLE, Calif., June 3, 2009 - The Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation, the charitable arm of the hospital, is celebrating 25 years of providing supplemental funding to help support health and wellness programs and services and most recently, construction at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
The Foundation does not directly operate health service programs, but instead serves as the conduit for gathering needed financial support for programs and capital projects at the medical center. Twenty five years ago the Foundation's first fund raising effort consisted of a raffle to obtain funds in order to purchase two heart monitors and new gurneys for the Emergency Department, recalls Bob Kuhl, one of the original Foundation Board Members.
"We put together a raffle for a variety of items and we raised enough money to make the purchases," said Kuhl. "That was very exciting for us back then."
Several months later, after the equipment and gurneys had been purchased, Kuhl found himself in the Emergency Department with chest pains. Hooked up to a new heart monitor and laying on a new gurney, Kuhl couldn't help but think that the recent fund raising he had been involved in had been a pretty good use of his time and money. "I realized our work is directly related to our own patient care."
More recently philanthropy funds were instrumental in constructing the new Patient Care Tower, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Sutter Rehabilitation Institute. In addition, the Foundation purchased numerous pieces of equipment and supported a variety of therapies such as the ante partum Testing Unit, Positron Emission Tomography, a 12-lead EKG and laparoscopic technology.
"The Foundation's fund raising efforts have been and continue to be a tremendous asset to the medical center," said Patrick R. Brady, CEO, Sutter Roseville Medical Center. "Without the support of our Foundation, those projects would have been difficult to bring on line."
Since 1984 the Sutter Roseville Medical Foundation raised more than $25 million through generous donors and organizations that are committed to sustain the growing health care needs of area residents. Guided by a group of dedicated community leaders, who serve without compensation, the Foundation has given back more than $17 million to enhance patient care, provide community education and implement preventive health programs in the South Placer region.
"The Foundation's role is to supplement funding to pursue new and existing programs that are not paid for by insurance and ensure that these programs continue to benefit our patients and the community," said Foundation Executive Director Patricia Marquez. "We want to make sure that our patients get the best care available at our medical center."
Spanning the years, the Foundation's roots go back to the original Roseville Community Hospital and the Roseville Community Health Foundation. When community backing provided the funds to build Roseville Community Hospital in 1952, its support activated a five-decades-long tradition of health care philanthropy. That philanthropy was enhanced in 1984, a year after the hospital became a not-for-profit with Sutter Health, when the Roseville Community Health Foundation was formally established in order to raise funds for community health care needs.
The Roseville Community Health Foundation partnered with Sutter Health during the 1990s and launched a capital campaign to raise funds for a new hospital. The Foundation raised more than $1.8 million from the generosity of the community to help build Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
As Sutter Roseville Medical Center established its regional presence within the growing South Placer communities, the Roseville Community Health Foundation officially aligned with the medical center, becoming the Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation. The newly transformed Foundation continued as an active supporter to provide charitable support for the medical center's capital and program needs throughout Sutter Roseville's service area.
Many patients have benefited from this support. Philanthropy funds helped:
- Expand the Emergency Department with more treatment areas and larger trauma resuscitation rooms
- Enlarge the Trauma Neuro Intensive Care unit with a new wing and more beds for trauma patients
- Open a second caesarean section operating room to accommodate multiple c-section births.
The Foundation's future goals include 2009 Funding Priorities, comprised of:
- Cardiology Equipment Purchases - $398,000
- Family Birth Center Fetal Monitors - $79,000
- Neurodiagnostic Services EEG Unit - $273,000
- Sutter Rehabilitation Institute Wheelchair-adapted Van - $56,000
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The one-time heiress-apparent to her mother's Hancock Prospecting says her place in the family company is complex.
"I am passionate about it and, yes, it is something that I would like to be involved in. I just can't imagine my life not being associated with the family company," Bianca Rinehart told Vogue Australia magazine for its December issue shortly before enjoying a significant court victory on Wednesday.
Her desire to retain a say over the future of the Hancock empire received a boost after the NSW Supreme Court rejected Gina Rinehart's bid to have the lawsuit bought against her by her three eldest children – John, Bianca and Hope – thrown out.
The bitter dispute erupted last September just days before the youngest child, Ginia – who has since sided with her mother – was to turn 25 and trigger the release of their inheritance.
The dispute concerns an estimated $4 billion and voting shares in Mrs Rinehart's flagship company plus related royalty payments. The oayments have been estimated to be worth up to a total of $1.25 billion a year for the four children during boom times.
The children have claimed their mother had demanded more powers in her role as trustee and had threatened to bankrupt them if they did not agree, which they claimed was a breach of fiduciary duty. They are seeking her removal as trustee.
Bianca Rinehart formerly worked with her mother's joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, to learn the family business, although the mantle of heir-apparent has rotated among the children during the past decade.
Separately, the wider Hancock Prospecting empire suffered a defeat in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Tuesday after the Court of Appeal confirmed that rival mining dynasty the Wright family – and not Hancock Prospecting -–was the rightful owner of a disputed 25 per cent stake in the Rhodes Ridge iron ore deposit.
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Reese Witherspoon: Baby Bump School Pick-Up
An always adorable Reese Witherspoon showed off her growing baby bump as she picked up her kids from school in Los Angeles, CA this afternoon (May 15).
The "Legally Blonde" actress looked comfortable in a free-flowing white polka-dotted dress with flip flops as she smiled and walked down the California streets.
In personal news, the 36-year-old actress has been supporting her parents in a legal battle against her father involving a case of alleged bigamy.
The hearing follows accusations by the actress' mother Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Witherspoon that her husband Dr. John Witherspoon married former home hair salon owner Tricianne Taylor while still legally married to her.
Betty said in a court document that she is still in love with her husband but he struggles from dementia and added, "When I confronted my husband, he said he didn't know who Tricianne Taylor was and that he did not remember getting married."
Reese wants to help her parents and is assisting them with the case, which is still in proceedings.


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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) Taliban militants blew up another telecom tower in southern Afghanistan — the fourth such attack since the insurgents warned phone companies to shut down the towers at night.
The militants targeted the electricity generator and equipment base station of a tower Wednesday morning on the main highway in southern Zabul province, said provincial police chief Gen. Yaqoub Khan. The tower was owned by the Areeba company.
Khan said no one was hurt in the incident.
The militants believe U.S. and other foreign troops are using mobile phone signals to track insurgents and launch attacks against them. A Taliban spokesman issued a threat late last month, saying militants would blow up towers across Afghanistan if the companies did not switch off their signals at night.
Militants have threatened mobile phone companies in the past, accusing them of collusion with the U.S. and other foreign military forces.
Another Areeba tower was hit Friday in Kandahar province, and two others owned by the Roshan company were targeted Saturday in Kandahar and Helmand.
The destruction of the telecom towers will affect thousands of Afghan phone users, but it will also affect the Taliban, who rely on mobile phones to communicate and coordinate their operations.
Communications experts say the U.S. military can use satellites and other means to pick up mobile phone signals without the phone company's help. Mobile phones periodically send signals to the network even when they are not making calls.
The U.S. has said it killed more than 50 mid- and top-level Taliban leaders over the last year. Many military raids that target specific leaders are conducted at night.
Mobile phones were introduced in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. They have become the principal means of communication and one of the fastest-growing and most profitable sectors in the country's economy.
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We are living a global existence. From organizations to television to social media to matters of the economy, our world is getting smaller. To understand the world, you must be able to interpret it and acquire the skills to navigate successfully through complex problems that have no easy solutions. You must also be capable of understanding people with backgrounds and experiences that don't resemble your own.
The Literature concentration reflects the changing landscape of literary studies and offers you the opportunity to study and learn U.S. and international literatures. You'll be able to:
- Understand the formation of "literature," including an historical overview of the development of British and American literatures, as well as an in-depth study of literary genres, such as poetry, drama, and narrative.
- Explore the emergence of new voices, approaches, and critical shifts within the field of literary studies. These developments reflect an increasingly diverse U.S. society and the proliferation of new literary genres and movements within a global context.
- Engage in the creative act of writing. This includes workshops in poetry and fiction writing, as well as opportunities to produce sustained research projects in literary studies.
The Department of English and Cultural Studies is committed to examining, interrogating, and reimagining forms of literacy. The development of this skill — critical literacy — is central to the process of becoming a responsibly engaged global citizen. The Literature concentration enables you to connect your passionate study of literature with a lively engagement of the world beyond the Bryant campus. The literature minor complements other courses of study and teaches necessary critical-thinking skills.
Future careers, post-grad opportunities
Through Literature courses, you will develop reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that will prepare you for a variety of careers with nonprofit and government organizations, museums and art galleries, and in publishing, writing, marketing, and advertising. You will also be well prepared for an array of graduate programs and law schools.
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Assistant professor of English and Cultural Studies
"Collaboration is at the heart of the Bryant University educational experience, learning to work together [...] learning to work with a variety of people […] to work across differences," says Cabusao, who describes his research interests as Asian American Studies, U.S. Ethnic Studies, and Women's Studies, among others. Cabusao, a prolific author, conference participant, and sought-after expert in his field, has earned a number of honors throughout his career. The National Council of Teachers of English awarded Cabusao with the Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award in 2011; Bryant recognized his work with a Merit Award in 2010; and he earned a Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in 2006 from Kalamazoo (MI) College.


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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani took the Box Office by storm in its opening weekend with its 3-day collection reaching Rs 62.11 crores nett in the domestic business centres. With this, the movie smashed several benchmarks and set its own new records like biggest opener of the year 2013, biggest opener in Ranbir-Deepika's career, highest grosser in first weekend in the year, biggest opener on non-holiday and a few others.
As usual, the business of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani dropped by 40% on Monday. But its collection is much better than a few Blockbusters and the first day collection of many biggies' films. When compared to Monday, the movie dipped by 12% on Tuesday. It has collected Rs 13 cr on Mon and Rs 12 cr on Tue at the Indian Box Office, taking its five-day total collection to Rs 87.11 crores nett.
Now, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani needs Rs 12.89 crores to surpass Rs 100 crore mark in the domestic market. The movie has still two days to conclude the first week at the Box Office. Even if it runs at the current pace, the film will mint another Rs 20 crores by the end of its opening week. So it would definitely cross the mark in seven days and become the second movie after Ek Tha Tiger, which had reached this magical figure in five days.


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Don't let America forget history11 December 2009
Todd Stern, the US Special Envoy for Climate Change doesn't think rich nations owe a climate debt.
Speaking at a press conference about the USA's role in creating climate change he said:
The sense of guilt or culpability or reparations, I just categorically reject that.
Todd Stern, US Climate Change Envoy
With President Obama, the US has a unique opportunity to take the lead on tackling climate change.
But Stern is threatening Obama's chances.
What does Todd think?
Todd Stern wants the world to forget history, to forget rich nations' past emissions, to forget all previous legal commitments.
Instead he wants the poorest subsistence farmer in Africa to have the same responsibility for tackling climate change as an American with a private jet.
A generation which ignores history has no past: and no future.
Send a message to Stern
Rich countries must cut their emissions first and fast.
Developing countries need public money to grow cleanly and adapt to the damage already caused by climate change.
Please write your own personal message for Todd Stern in the box below.
Our representatives in Copenhagen will then pay him a visit to deliver all your messages in person.
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