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Atomic Blonde full soundtrack
It seems to be pretty difficult to find the full soundtrack of 'Atomic Blonde' online i.e.a list of all the tracks in the right order. I'm not sure this is 100% it but it's pretty close – a small international public service from Simple Pleasures part 4.
The official soundtrack doesn't really help as it's a pale reflection of what's in the movie. That's probably because the whole thing was quite a feat of music clearance.
As far as I can tell the only missing tracks are: Drinking Song by Alfred Kluten and Fastidious Horses by Vladamir Vysotsky. Whatever they are.
Anyway, bottom line, as movie soundtracks go, it's a bit of a cracker, especially when you hear it on a good sound system in conjunction with the pictures in all their cinematic glory.
The Casting Game No. 129
Ben Affleck as Robert Smith
Best of 2016 finalised
Best of 2016 list now finalised
The Casting Game No. 128
Emma Stone plays Lindsay Lohan
The Casting Game No. 127
Amy Adams plays Nicole Kidman
Best of 2016
Updated 1.1.17 & 7.1.17 – put to bed 10.1.17
Manchester by the Sea
American Honey
Sing Street
American Pastoral
The Accountant
The Nice Guys
Male Lead:
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Ben Affleck – The Accountant
Tom Hanks – Sully
Shia LaBeouf – American Honey
Chris Pine – Hell or High Water
Brad Pitt – Allied
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys
Female Lead:
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Rebecca Hall – Christine
Marion Cotillard – Allied
Dakota Fanning – American Pastoral
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Amy Adams – Arrival
Male Support:
Jack Reynor – Sing Street
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Tom Wilkinson – Denial
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Female Support:
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake
Jennifer Connelly – American Pastoral
Riley Keough – American Honey
Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Ewan McGregor – American Pastoral
John Carney – Sing Street
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Woody Allen – Cafe Society
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
John Carney – Sing Street
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Eric Heisserer – Arrival
Joe Walker – Arrival
Jennifer Lame – Manchester by the Sea
Vittorio Storaro – Cafe Society
Rodrigo Prieto – Silence
Film Music:
Sing Street
In Tiburon – Van Morrison
Blackstar – David Bowie
Keep Me Singing – Van Morrison
Imagining Ireland – Friday 29 April 2016 at Festival Hall
Bruce Springsteen – Wembley stadium
Fela Kuti tribute – Bukky Leo & Black Egypt (Jazz Cafe)
Carole King – Tapestry (Hyde Park)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent's Park)
Things I Know to be True – Andrew Bovell (Lyric, Hammersmith)
How the Other Half Loves – Alan Aykborn (Haymarket)
Art Exhibition:
You Say You Want a Revolution? (V&A)
Georgia O'Keeffe (Tate Modern)
opening day of the Design Museum, Kensington
Russell-Cotes gallery, Bournemouth
Graves gallery, Sheffield
Neue Pinakothek, Munich
The Sellout – Paul Beatty
Judas – Amos Oz
Read This Year:
All Fall Down – James Leo Herlihy
Humans 2.0
The Night Manager
Long Lost Family
Ireland beating New Zealand at rugby in Chicago
Jack Laugher and Chris Mears winning diving gold at Rio Olympics
Commemorating the Easter Rising at the GPO in Dublin (100 years to the minute after, right on the spot)
David Bowie trip to Berlin with Noah
Dearly departed:
Chairwoman update
Just back from the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York where I had my first official Sell Out as far as I can recall.
I was doing a Masterclass on factual/unscripted short form video. In the Green Room after I met Dr Melanie Williams of UEA where she is Head of Film, Television and Media Studies. She specialises in post-war cinema and has written a monograph on David Lean (very appropriate in that I'm writing this in BAFTA which Lean founded and which Aesthetica feeds into via the Short Film category in the Film Awards). As we chatted the subject of Christine Keeler's 60s movie came up – see Chairman of the Board below. Well it turns out one of her colleagues at the University of East Anglia has a particular interest in 'The Keeler Affair' movie (1963) and in fact (contrary to what I had read) it was made but was never granted a BBFC certificate in the UK, so it only played abroad. Lewis Morley, the photographer who photographed Keeler in That Chair, refers slightly erroneously to: "an intended film which never saw the light of day".
It also seems to have another title, 'The Christine Keeler Story', and it turns out that Keeler doesn't exclusively play herself despite posing for the publicity photos – Yvonne Buckingham plays her although Keeler is also listed as "Herself". Same for Mandy-Rice Davies who both plays herself and is played by Alicia Brandet. I've yet to find out how Buckingham & Keeler and Brandet & Rice Davies squared that circle though there are some clues in the clip I found below.
In the synopsis Keeler is referred to as a "teenage prostitute" which seems both harsh and not entirely accurate. I like the term "good-time girl" which is often used to hedge bets in this type of context.
And here's the bit I found. Quite intriguing. A disco ball in the courtroom… like it.
I went from BAFTA in Piccadilly round the corner to the May Fair Hotel for a BAFTA Film Awards screening of 'American Pastoral' with leading man and director Ewan McGregor in attendance. It is a striking and original film, directed with amazing aplomb for a first movie (this is McGregor's directorial debut). It is a thoughtful interpretation of Philip Roth's novel, not spoonfeeding the audience and concluding with an uncompromisingly enigmatic end. McGregor spoke with great articulacy and clarity about his method as an actor-director. What came across strongly is that this is an actors' film – the rehearsal and shooting process, as well as the framing and camera movement, were all focused on enabling the actors to do their thing in an imaginative and fresh way.
So far the best of the BAFTA fare. Also very striking is the disturbing poster – the best I've seen in a long while – which takes the all-American idealism of Wyeth and Hopper (the first half of the film derives its colour palette from Hopper), takes the all-American idealism of Wyeth and Hopper – and shakes it the fuck up, torching the Dream.
4 reasons to go see Café Society
Tomorrow sees the UK release of Woody Allen's latest movie, Café Society, starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Holy Rollers, Batman v Superman), Kristen Stewart (Twilight, On The Road) and Steve Carell (The Big Short, Foxcatcher). Here are 4 reasons why it is not to be missed…
1. Vittorio Storaro's coffee-coloured cinematography
Now into his late 70s, Storaro is the man who photographed Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor and Bulworth (the first and last of these being among my very favourite films). In this movie he paints 30s Hollywood and New York in a palette of yellows and browns which is as delicious as a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain with a dash of cream, making it the most beautiful looking film you're likely to see this year. He is already working on Woody Allen's next.
Rose: Too bad Jews don't have an after-life – they'd get a lot more customers.
2. Woody Allen's masterful writing
Phil: Two time Academy Award winner.
Bobby: Wow, congratulations.
Hollywood Writer: Thank you. You've never heard of me, I'm a writer.
Having written nearly 80 films, Woody has gotten pretty darn good at it. Café Society has absolute economy – you see what you need to see, you hear what you need to hear, you linger when you'd like to linger, you catch fleeting words and moments that delight. You get the laughs, you get the philosophy, your heart-strings get tugged, all leading to a bitter-sweet moment that doesn't even need any words.
3. Santo Loquasto's Production Design
Woody's Production Designer since 1987's Radio Days, Loquasto delivers again – a golden LA at the height of the studio years contrasts with a darkened NYC of clubs, cramped apartments and alleyways. The film opens on a luxurious poolside party beside a bright white Deco mansion – Hockney meets Gatsby – and sets the tone: this is a world to which we're going to enjoy every minute of our visit.
Party Guest: [to Bobby] Unrequited love kills more people a year than tuberculosis.
4. Unique Story-telling
No-one in the movies tells a story quite like Woody Allen in his elder statesman years. It's thoroughly American. Profoundly Jewish. Shot through with European. Café Society has the voice-over of the early faux-documentary films (e.g. Take the Money and Run), performed by the ageing voice of the writer-director, rich and literary but still restrained and judicious. It has that distinctive Allen thing of having a young Woody avatar – there's an aspect of Eisenberg's performance which is reproducing Woody's screen persona – much like Owen Wilson's excellent performance in that other fabulous late bloom that was Midnight in Paris – yet he transcends it to produce a poignant and memorable lead character living a poignant and terrible love.
Narrator: Life is a comedy written by a sadistic comedy writer.
Movie Without a Cause
As an antidote to Anton Corbijn's terrible film 'Life' which I've just been watching (stijck to the stijlls Anton) here are a couple of photos/stills of James Dean by Dennis Stock and others to help me remember why he seared…
The Simple Pleasures Best Film of the Year 2015-2009
The Big Short
20,000 Days on Earth
The Wolf of Wall Street
Silver Linings Playbook
Midnight in Paris
Inglourious Basterds
Compared to the Best Picture Oscar:
2014 Birdman – one of the worst movies I've ever seen, hated it
2013 12 Years a Slave – a worthy winner from Film4
2012 Argo – well done with a great turn from Alan Arkin
2011 The Artist – gimmicky but fun
2010 The King's Speech – solid
2009 The Hurt Locker – admirably visceral
Compared to the Best Film BAFTA:
2014 Boyhood – a worthy winner for its innovation
2013 12 Years a Slave – proud that Brits & Film4 told this story to America
2012 Argo – with hindsight, Zero Dark Thirty may be the more enduring nominee
2011 The Artist – at least an imaginative choice for winner
2010 The King's Speech – solid in a very British way
2009 The Hurt Locker – just not my cup of entertainment tea


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Christian Medina Beltz is a working journalist, educator and performance artist. He served as campus site director for the Motivational Edge, a youth development organization that uses the arts to inspire youth. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, he worked with campus radio station 91.7 WSUM to produce a weekly hip-hop show. Christian also served as a course facilitator for InterCultural Dialogues, a sociology class about social identity and inequality. His publication credits include Bloomberg BNA and Miami New Times.
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Kayla Boyd — Fashion and Beauty
Kayla Boyd is a journalist and multimedia blogger with a strong interest in fashion and beauty. She graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Michigan University with a B.S. in journalism as well as in apparel, textiles and merchandising, with a minor in marketing. She served as the arts and entertainment editor for the campus newspaper, the Eastern Echo. Kayla runs her own lifestyle blog at kaylaschaos.com and does some freelance writing and photography as well. She has also interned as a style guru for collegefashionista.com.
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Xuzhi Ding — Music
Part-time online movie and music reviewer, full-time adventurer, Xuzhi Ding came to realize the importance of communication across cultures after living in first China and now the United States. Driven by an insatiable curiosity about the arts and media industries, she decided to expand her knowledge and establish a career through the pursuit of arts of various types and story-telling across platforms. By being keen and sensitive, by observing as well as learning, Xuzhi is preparing to be a top-notch arts journalist who makes an impact on the world.
Chase Ferren — Food and Visual Arts
Avid food eater and art admirer Chase Ferren is a freelance journalist from Rochester. She contributes to Boomtown Table and City Newspaper, and works as a news curator for Stu Loeser & Co., a communications firm in New York City. While at Nazareth College, Chase majored in communication and rhetoric and minored in philosophy. She served as editor in chief of Nazareth's online publication, the Golden Gazette, and cofounded the Humans of Naz Instagram. In addition to being a journalist, she fancies herself a poet and general creator.
Beth Lindly — Popular Culture and Television
Beth Lindly is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a long-suffering television and pop culture fiend. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2015 with a degree in journalism and creative writing, she moved to New York City and had social media internships at the magazines Backstage and Nylon. She enjoys most things, especially iced lattes and writing.
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Brianna Kirkham is a multimedia journalist drawn to social justice performance art and feminist rhetoric. Her news coverage has been picked up and published by the Columbus Republic and Indiana Public Radio. She has also worked as a fellow for political field organizations. With her journalism and telecommunication news degree from Ball State University, Brianna hopes to strengthen her knowledge of the arts. She aspires to write for late-night television, write think pieces for an independently owned media outlet or teach at a university.
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Dara McBride has been working as a lifestyles editor and reporter for the Cecil Whig, a newspaper in Maryland, for three years. She has covered everything from local artists and community theater to reality television contestants and touring folk musicians. A 2013 graduate of Syracuse University, she studied newspaper and online journalism and business management, and also served as editor of the Daily Orange. A Delaware native, she previously interned with the Philadelphia Inquirer and the (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal.
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Having been a student of both dance and music, Shradha Rao feels a strong and intimate connection with art. After earning a bachelor's degree in English literature and a diploma in international law and diplomacy, both in India, she worked with several NGOs and cofounded theredletter.net, a platform to share stories she feels are relevant. A fashion, film and literature enthusiast, Shradha aspires to work toward becoming a successful art critic with a fresh angle to all of her stories.


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Send Your Nominations! Help Build NAHC 2.0 on the Board of Directors
The Most Frequently Asked Questions of Members – Answered!
Is Voice-Activated Tech the Future of Home Care?
Letter from the Veep: The New Home Care and Hospice Conference Was Designed By You, For You!
New CMS Data Contains Wealth of Hospice Information
OIG to Revisit Potential Duplicate Medication Payments through Hospice/Part D
In the various roles he has undertaken through the years, Val J. Halamandaris has been a singular driving force behind the policy and program initiatives resulting in the recognition of home health care as a viable alternative to institutionalization. His dedication to consumer advocacy, which enhances the quality of life and dignity of those receiving home health care, merits VNA HealthCare Group's highest recognition and deepest respect.
- VNA HealthCare Group
I have the highest respect for them, especially for the nurses, aides and therapists, who devote their lives to caring for people with disabilities, the infirm and dying Americans. There are few more noble professions.
- President Barack Obama
Home health care agencies do such a wonderful job in this country helping people to be able to remain at home and allowing them to receive services
- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Chair, Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Home care is a combination of compassion and efficiency. It is less expensive than institutional care...but at the same time it is a more caring, human, intimate experience, and therefore it has a greater human element...it's a big mistake not to try to maximize it and find ways to give people the home care option over either nursing homes, hospitals or other institutions
- Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Medicaid covers long-term care, but only for low-income families. And Medicare only pays for care that is connected to a hospital discharge....our health care system must cover these vital services...[and] we should promote home-based care, which most people prefer, instead of the institutional care that we emphasize now.
- Former U.S. Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-CD)
We need incentives to...keep people in home health care settings...It's dramatically less expensive than long term care.
- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Home care is clearly the wave of the future. It's clearly where patients want to be cared for. I come from an ethnic family and when a member of our family is severely ill, we would never consider taking them to get institutional care. That's true of many families for both cultural and financial reasons. If patients have a choice of where they want to be cared for, where it's done the right way, they choose home.
- Donna Shalala, former Secretary of Health and Human Services
A couple of years ago, I spent a little bit of time with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and its president, Val J. Halamandaris, and I was just blown away. What impressed me so much was that they talked about what they do as opposed to just the strategies of how to deal with Washington or Sacramento or Albany or whatever the case may be. Val is a fanatic about care, and it comes through in every way known to mankind. It comes through in the speakers he invites to their events; it comes through in all the stuff he shares.
- Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence
Val's home care organization brings thousands of caregivers together into a dynamic organization that provides them with valuable resources and tools to be even better in their important work. He helps them build self-esteem, which leads to self-motivation.
- Mike Vance, former Dean of Disney and author of Think Out of the Box
Val is one of the greatest advocates for seniors in America. He goes beyond the call of duty every time.
- Arthur S. Flemming, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
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- Margaret (Peg) Cushman, Professor of Nursing and former President of the Visiting Nurses Association
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- Frank E. Moss, former U.S. Senator
Val's most important contribution is pulling together all elements of home health care and being able to organize and energize the people involved in the industry.
Anyone working on health care issues in Congress knows the name Val J. Halamandaris.
- Kathleen Gardner Cravedi, former Staff Director of the House Select Committee on Aging
Without your untiring support and active participation, the voices of people advocating meaningful and compassionate health care reform may not have been heard by national leaders.
- Michael Sullivan, Former Executive Director, Indiana Association for Home Care
All of us have been members of many organizations and NAHC is simply the best there is. NAHC aspires to excellence in every respect; its staff has been repeatedly honored as the best in Washington; the organization lives by the highest values and has demonstrated a passionate interest in the well-being of patients and providers.
- Elaine Stephens, Director of Home Care of Steward Home Care/Steward Health Systems and former NAHC C
Home care increasingly is one of the basic building blocks in the developing system of long-term care. On both economic and recuperative bases, home health care will continue to grow as an essential service for individuals, for families and for the community as a whole.
- Former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
NCOA is excited to be part of this great event and honored to have such influential award winners in the field of aging.
- National Council of Aging
Health care at home…is something we need more of, not less of. Let us make a commitment to preventive and long-term care. Let us encourage home care as an alternative to nursing homes and give folks a little help to have their parents there.
- Former President Bill Clinton
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee – visited Dayton Children's Hospital earlier this week to announce a plan that would extend funding to provide health coverage to more than 130,000 children in his home state of Ohio, and millions nationwide. Senator Brown announced that he will become the lead sponsor of legislation to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which is currently set to expire in September.
"Providing health insurance to low-income children isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," said Senator Brown during his hospital visit. "CHIP provides more than 130,000 Ohio children the ability to grow into healthy adults through affordable health insurance. As states begin the process of budgeting for the next fiscal year, they need the financial certainty that federal funds will be there to help fund this crucial program. If Congress doesn't act, Ohio stands to lose up to $146 million in federal funds in 2016 alone. That's why I am calling on Congress to pass a funding extension for this program immediately."
CHIP was created in 1997 as a joint state-federal health insurance program for low- to moderate-income children and pregnant women who are not Medicaid eligible. Within three years of its initial passage, all 50 states opted into the program, providing millions with access to health insurance. Nationwide, CHIP provides access to comprehensive, affordable coverage to more than eight million children. Unlike Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, which were set up as entitlement programs that weren't subjected to periodic reauthorization by Congress or Congress' discretionary spending appropriations process, CHIP does need to be reauthorized and funded through Congress. While the program is currently authorized through 2019, its funding is set to expire at the end of 2015.
Underscoring the need for Congressional action, 39 governors – including Ohio's Republican governor John Kasich – sent letters last year to Congressional representatives urging swift action to extend the current program. The need for prompt federal action is crucial as states begin the process of constructing their annual budgets.
On the Congressional level, both Democrats and Republicans understand the value and importance of the CHIP program. In one of the last hearings held by the powerful House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in the 113th Congress, Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) stated that:
"CHIP is a means-tested program designed to cover children and pregnant women who make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but may not have access to purchase affordable private health insurance.Most recently, the Affordable Care Act reauthorized CHIP through FY2019, but the law only provided funding for the program through September 30, 2015.
CHIP has historically enjoyed bipartisan Congressional support, and it is widely seen as providing better care than many state Medicaid programs. Moving forward, Congress should be thoughtful and data-driven in our approach."
NAHC and its affiliate, the Pediatric Home Care Association of America, strongly support an extension of funding for the CHIP program, and hopes that such action will be seen as a priority for the 114th Congress.
For more on NAHC's coverage of CHIP authorization, please see NAHC Report, December 12, 2014.
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We've been out together two times now - nothing very binding yet but I hope (and I think she does, too) that something will come out of it eventually. She is turning 18 on december the 6th (yep, seriously) and it's kind of a big thing here - just like turning 21 in the USA. What should I get her? I know for a fact she's interested in psychology and buddhism (a little). I was thinking about either getting her a bottle of wine and a book or wine + a set of jewelery. What are your suggestions, fellow gentlemen? Thank you in advance.
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Two dates seems pretty early for teenagers to give jewelry gifts.
Rather than buying her a bottle of wine ... why not take her out for a nice dinner, and order a bottle of wine while you're there (assuming its legal where you are)? I'd be more inclined to spend the money to take her out for a good time rather than on stuff. You're way early in this thing. Spend your money on doing stuff with her, not giving stuff to her.
If it goes well, believe me there will be plenty of time later to spend a bunch on gifts.
A fun night out, dinner, and if all goes well a nice kiss.
A big thing because she can now legally buy alcohol? I find gifts of bottles of alcohol to those newly of drinking age to be a cliched and wasted gesture. Unless the recipient has had exposure to lots of kinds of alcohol already, the chance the recipient will especially like your choice is slim, and then she's stuck with a whole bottle of it. [yeah, yeah, yeah; maybe she's been drinking whole bottles of wine for years now; but that's hardly the way to handle a gift or to begin adult drinking]
Jewelry's fine as long as it's fun jewelry - no gemstones or precious metals. For a new relationship, plastic, tin, ceramics (It's called "costume jewelry") are OK. If she knows about jewelry [Does she wear it regularly?], cultured or freshwater pearls are OK (because they cost about the same as plastic). The point is to have the gift match the seriousness (or lack thereof) and duration of the relationship in expense and substance.
Americans rarely give books anymore, so few here will be able to comment on that suggestion. The usual comment is if you get someone a book about her interest, how can you be sure she hasn't already read it? That it's neither too simple nor too technical for her? And, in the US it seems, That she's the kind of person who reads more than 140 characters at a time?
The out-to-dinner idea is fine, too. Just don't be particular about the date. Even when I was engaged, there was competition from girlfriends, parents, and my fiance to take me out "on the day" or "that weekend." Don't presume she's free for you on her birthday.
Something trivial and cute: a Buddhist figurine, a knickknack, a flower you picked. By advice from my female friends, NOT jewelry: jewelry means you're serious.


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Psilocybe aucklandii is a psychedelic mushroom, which has psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds.
Psilocybe aucklandii has a farinaceous smell and taste.
The cap is 2–5 cm, conical to plane, chestnut brown, hygrophanous, and bruises blue/green where damaged. It often has a broad umbo.
The gills are cream-colored when young and violet yellowish brown in age, with an adnate attachment.
Psilocybe aucklandii spores are dark violet brown, oblong to ellipsoid, and 7 x 4 µm. The stipe is 4–9 cm long and .2–.5 cm thick. It is brown and bruises blueish. The stipe is pruinose, with fibrils near the base.
Distribution and habitat
Psilocybe aucklandii grows in leaf litter and woody debris near Auckland, New Zealand.
- Guzman G, Bandala VM, King C. (1991). A new species of Psilocybe of section zapotecorum from New Zealand. Mycological Research 95(4): 507-508.
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For this purpose it is necessary:
1. To use one weeding for storage more than one unit of the information. There are two variants:
1a. To add possibility to add them dynamically. By analogy to addition of words in the autocensor.
1b. To add type - the added list (the table of one column).
2. To add use of output agents for addition, editing and displays.
3. To extend with variants of display of this field taking into account the conclusion in themes and posts, and also in the list of threads.
4. To add possibility of inclusion of the data from this field in search.
5. To add possibility to set up the right to the separate field on use and display.
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That it will give:
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2. To developers of additions will allow to extend essentially with potential of use XenForo as platforms. As the example, it will be possible even to organise shop.
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Hello, I have read the parallel reader doc. It says it must have the same number of documents as the other index. When we are using a writer - searcher combination, how can we integrate this parallel reader into game. Simply, I have some documents, and I just like to mark them, in an efficient way. is there a way? I was having problem with deletes from my index, since I could not delete by a query, I had to store an extra field that was the combination of the two fields I had to delete with. So I was thinking of integrating another index for marking them. but it appears this parallel reader is kind of heavy for the job, since it has to contain the same number of documents as the original index. Best. On Feb 1, 2008 12:02 AM, Chris Hostetter <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > : I have to keep one index though. Is there a way to reproduce an index > from > : an indexReader? > > asuming you have indexes that work in conjunction with eachther they > way you want when using ParallelReader, you should (in theory) be able to > use... > > ParallelReader r = ...; > IndexWriter w = new IndexWRiter(...); > w.addIndexes(new IndexReader[] { r }); > w.close(); > > ...to "combine" those indexes into a single physical index. but i've > never personally tried it. there may be quirks about ParallelReader that > prevent this from working. > > > -Hoss > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > >
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Hi there, my name is Joey. Today I'm just another 30-something-year-old guy, living the suburban dream in southern California. But there's something my neighbors don't know about me. Something you'd never guess about me. Something, that up until these past couple of weeks, I'd never dream about telling you. Something you wouldn't believe.
I was, in the most horrific of manners, and by the most unlikely of people, sexually abused as a child.
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Warning: This book is based upon a true story of child abuse, and as such contains passages that some listeners may find disturbing.
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Almost unbelievable that something like this could happen. So shocking. Great listen though; gripping stuff and an interesting twist.
"Incredulous and unbelievable."
more like an immature adventure story that he used abuse as a segway to the action adventure STORY. what a waste of time and insulting to true victims of abuse.
This story had several triggers for me as a survivor of child abuse. The connections that the therapist made with "joey" mirrored some of my own therapy outcomes. Idk why I picked this story of abuse to read, it's my first and last. I learned that I need reading to be a peaceful time of enjoyment, not a trip down a scary memory lane.
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How does delayed puberty affect the long term penis size/growth?
Puberty: No correlation!Get a more detailed answer ›
How long should an Asian boy's penis size. My son is worrying about his Penis size.
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Jelqing and vaso-9 have not succeeded in increasing my penis size. How long do results tend to take?
Not in this lifetime: None of these things work. All claims for any medication, herb, food additive to increase penis size are fraudulent. Please report manufacturers to fda, they are crooks. Wish all these manufacturers had to have documented scientific proof of efficacy before they are permitted to advertise & sell. ...Read more
How can I improve my erection. To have long lasting erection and increase my penis size?
Medication for ED: There are many treatments available for erectile dysfunction. Oral medications (called pde-5 inhibitors) are first line therapy. The next line of therapies include vacuum erection devices, urethral suppository, injection therapy. Lastly, implantation of penile prosthesis is recommended for some men. Make sure you see you doctor to have full physical and discuss further. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
How can I improve my erection. To have long lasting erection and increase my penis size?
Family Genetics: The only way to increase penis size if be born to different parents (assuming that your penis is basically normal). It is entirely genetic. ...Read more
Are there any surgical procedures to increase penis size? What are the long and short term effects?
Yes, mplants: but this is only if the penis is non-functional. A small working one is far, far more functional than any implant (they wear out, they break, they can get infected). ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
My son is 14 years old and he is worrying about his penis size(13.4cm). how much long should a 14 year old teen's penis size ?.
Long enough.: Penis really does not need to be very long to serve it's purpose. There is a lot of variation in size at around that age. 13 cm is long enough. As long as he has developed normally in other ways - muscle mass, body shape, deepening of voice, enlargement of testicles, I would not worry. ...Read more
I have a very healthy sexlife with my husband.I just want to know if there is any natural way on how to make my husband's penis size bigger and longer?
Different parents: The only way would have been to be born to different parents w/different genetics. Be satisfied with what you have; it's much better than none at all. Remember, it's not how big but how well you use it. There is nothing you can buy, eat, or waste your money on at the store or internet that's going to make a difference in the size of your penis, just shrink your wallet. ...Read more
Can smoking cigarettes decrease a mans penis size? And if so, how long would it take for one to see the effects?
Not directly, but.: Having an erection is a vascular phenomenon, and cigarettes cause vascular disease, so the vascular disease stemming from cigarette smoking would eventually affect your ability to have an erection. Is that worth it? Hopefully you're more likely to not smoke now. ...Read more
Hi i m 23 years old student nd i never have sex .I m very afraid of my penis size it's 4.5 inches long nd not so much in width what should I do please?
Well, in truth: I wouldn't think about it so much. Don't identify yourself by that. You will likely hit your stride soon and become sexually active. When u do it will be fine. Sometimes people that work hard academically delay gratification, don't have sex then feel flawed; like it will never happen. It will, keep working hard.. Don't let it hang u up, trim the hair around it if you want it to appear larger. ...Read more


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Welcome to Constantinople
We have a wall!
Here in Constantinople we care very much about our religion. The main Religion that we have here,that our government was formed on,is Christianity.Up above you will see an image of the Hagia Sophia,this is here to be a church and show just how devoted we are to our religion.Also,living in Constantinople means you'll probably go to church daily.
Daily Life in Constantinople:
Living in Constantinople means lots of trading. This is mostly because we're in the middle of many trade routes.Also,if you don't have a lot of money you don't have to worry because you can sweep and pick weeds to get money and food.Living here also means you'll probably be going to church a lot so it definitely helps to be a Christian in Constantinople.
Our government is pretty great,because of Justinian's code everything is in order. Also,our government crosses over with religion. Another good thing is that we have up to date items like Hospitals,Retirement homes,and ect. Our government is also very caring about the Christian religion.
As you can see on the map above we are protected by water. Another feature that helps us is that we have a wall keeping enemies out just in case that water doesn't work.There is also a chain under the water so if they try to get in with a boat it will tear the bottom off!


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Mylan Launches Generic Azilect(R) TabletsHERTFORDSHIRE, England and PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ, TASE: MYL) today announced the U.S. launch of Rasagiline Tablets, 0.5 mg and 1 mg, a generic version of the reference listed drug, Teva's Azilect� Tablets. Mylan received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for this product, which is indicated in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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For PCI compliance we need to implement file integrity monitoring software, but we have no money to pay for a solution. Does anyone have a suggestion of a freeware product to use?
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Jun 7, 2011 at 9:39 UTC
we are in the same boat. we opted for OSSEC.
its free but the server must run on linux. it took a while to set it up and understand how it works but once you do, its very easy to configure what files you want the server to monitor.
the client can run on linux, windows, mac.
you can also have it email you alerts at different threat levels.
Nov 25, 2015 at 10:36 UTC
the top link is no longer available.
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does anyone else have anything new? I know this is an old post but thought it worth a shot to ask?
Nov 26, 2015 at 2:31 UTC
Windows or Linux?
It doesn't look like the maintainer of sentinel does it anymore.
For Linux, I've been using AIDE. Very basic but works.
For Windows you may be going down the OSSEC or commercial route.
Nov 26, 2015 at 3:25 UTC
VirtuallySurreal Tech Services is an IT service provider.
Most people don't see old questions. You'll probably have better luck posting a new Topic and either linking to this one or quoting the information from here for reference.
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Investing in good shoes is something that I have tried to do more and more as I've got older. I had a big knee injury and recently dislocated a bone in my foot, (ouch) which caused a lot of pain but a lot that wasn't helped by me wearing poorly made shoes. I knew from when I was younger that you really do get what you pay for with footwear and that buying a pair for next to nothing doesn't help you in the long run.
With the British weather being constantly wet and miserable I've really had it with getting wet feet, and whilst I try to convince myself it's okay to wear pumps... it really isn't. So, I have decided to create a post about investing in good boots which should be your best friend during AW.
10. Rag & Bone Kinsey Boots - $595.00
8. Jeffrey Campbell Deloise Boots - $212.00
1. Clarks Mojita Crush - SALE £99.99
11. Spartoo Clarks Likeable Me Boots - £119.00
11. Spartoo Clarks Likeable Me Boots - £119.00
4. ASOS ASCOT Leather Ankle Boots - £55.00
3. Clarks Mojita Sorbet - SALE £69.99
9. Clarks Orinicco Sash Boots - £79.99
7. New Look Limited Edition Black Patent Chelsea Boots - £64.99
12. Spartoo Hush Puppies Chamber Boots - £82.19
12. Spartoo Hush Puppies Chamber Boots - £82.19
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I never was a huge fan of ankle or calf boots because I felt they made my legs look 'dumpy', I reckon that's down to me being short but I decided after seeing so many delicious pairs it was a wise fashion step forward.
I'd spied two amazing pairs from Clarks, which when I first thought about Clarks I immediately remembered those school shoes that had the key and a locket on the bottom... remember?! I'm showing my age now, but I knew they were expensive as I wasn't ever allowed them... but I was now in a position to invest.
|Clarks Majorca Disco Boots in Black - SALE £69.99
Clarks Moody Film Boots in Brown* - SALE £69.99
The smell and touch of leather is like nothing else, so after a very tough decision (trust me there are so many fantastic pairs) I decided to opt for the Clarks Moody Film boots. They arrived looking divine and I won't lie I haven't taken them off since, but two things that stood out to me was how much I could wear them with and how comfortable they were - not even 'wear them in' pains!
Aren't they just wonderful? I apologise if you have footwear envy but the beauty of leather boots is that once you've worn them in, the leather just gets better with age.
You can wear calf length boots with just about everything but I'm a big fan of teaming them with leggings (like above) or skinny jeans. The style of these is absolutely timeless and to be honest investing in good quality boots is really the way forward.
Aren't they yummy!
Have you spied any good boots? What do you style your casual boots with?


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The Second Cold War is a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States with NATO and others) and powers in the Asian Bloc (China and its allies from the Hanoi agreement). Historians have not fully agreed on the date it has begun as some claim that an unofficial cold war was already happening years before 2009, but 2009 is common. It is "cold" because there is no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides, although major regional wars like in the First cold war are very likely to happen. The Second Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against The USSR, leaving the US as the sole superpower and a United China as a having the potential to be a Superpower.
The two States never engaged directly until present time in full-scale armed combat but they each armed heavily in preparation of an all-out nuclear World War IV like the First Cold War. Each side has a nuclear deterrent that deterred an attack by the other side, on the basis that such an attack would lead to total the destruction of the attacker - the doctrine of mutually assured destruction or MAD. Aside from the development of the two sides' nuclear arsenals, and deployment of conventional military forces, the struggle for dominance will likely be expressed via proxy wars around the globe, as well as the ongoing psychological warfare, propaganda and espionage, and technological competitions such as the renewed Space Race.
Even during World War III differences were discovered in the Chinese and the American view of the post-war world. Only the hated for their mutual enemy made both sides to agree on various subjects and not fight each other. The reunification of the Chinese republic caused a massive unemployment and hate to the west as the US vetoed a UN decision to send Funds to aid China in 1999 as it wanted those funds to go to Europe and North America. But because of the economic reforms of 2003 that not only put the Chinese economy back on tracks but made China to became the world's fastest growing major economy by 2007 and being the world's largest exporter for the Years 2004-2009. The CIA agent that was discovered in Beijing by Chinese forces in 2009 holding a biochemical matter bomb and Killed on site similar to a terrorist. Both sides claimed that the bomb the Agent discovered was made by the other side as American-Sino relations turned soured. This event causes the Second Cold War to Officially start(it should be noted that several historians claims that the Second Cold War started years before). The US 12 hours later does not allow its citizens to visit China, and The Republic of China follows in not letting Chinese citizens to visit the US 5 hours after the US. Since then, both countries hate each other and try to Destroy the other country's alliances while improving the current of the country alliances. China has finish building its own Moon base in 2013 after the US does not allow Chinese citizens to live in the American base. The US, in order to improve its prestige over the Chinese has built a very large complex of bases in mars in 2018(although officially the name is Base M-1 it is more of a small city). By the Start of the 30's of the 21 century both sides have a small cities across the Solar System and laying down planes of colonizing the Alpha Centauri system.


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Lord, make us grow in respect for your most amazing gift, the gift of life. Remind us that wherever we are at, you cherish our lives and are reaching out to us. Amen.
Tabloid socialite and TV personality Kourtney Kardashian recently made a decision that shocked Hollywood and rocked the reality TV world. The pop media is still in a frenzy over the news.
Kourtney, who is 30, is the oldest sister on the E! network's Keeping Up With the Kardashian's, and recently finished a season of her own show: Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami with her sister.
Los Angeles native Kourtney Mary Kardashian is the daughter of the late Robert Kardashian, who was OJ Simpson's famous trial lawyer. Her mom, Kris, is married to Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Decathlon Gold Medalist. Kourtney is a graduate of Marymount High School, an all-girls Catholic school in LA. She earned a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Arizona in Tucson, in May, 2002. After that, Kourtney assisted her mom in opening several children's clothing boutiques in New York and LA called "Smooch".
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Her first stint with reality TV began in 2005 with Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, a show that followed celebrity kids working on a Colorado cattle ranch. The premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashian's in 2007 featured models Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe, who were joined by the rest of their family. This includes brother Robert, Jr. also a model, and step-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner and their parents Kris and Bruce Jenner.
Moving to Miami, Florida, Kourtney and Khloe began shooting their own reality show Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, which aired on August 16, 2009. But that's not all that aired that week. Kourtney also broke the news that she was pregnant.
Reality Bites
In an exclusive interview with People Magazine, (August 12, 2009) Kourtney revealed her thoughts as she struggled with what to do next.
"I definitely thought about it long and hard, about if I wanted to keep the baby or not."
Kardashian reflected that the "choice" of abortion is often made without a lot of thought and information:
"… I don't think it's talked through enough. I can't even tell you how many people just say, 'Oh, get an abortion.' Like it's not a big deal."
She felt a lot of confusion and turmoil at this point.
"I called my best friend crying, and I was like, 'I don't know what to do.' She said, 'Call your doctor, and at least find out the risks and stuff.'"
Alternate Reality
Kourtney's doctor suggested that she do research in order to make an informed decision.
"I looked online, and I was sitting on my bed hysterically crying, reading these stories of people who felt so guilty from having an abortion," she recalls.
"I was reading these things of how many people are traumatized by it afterwards."
It began to dawn on Kourtney that abortion was not a choice for her after all.
"I was just sitting there crying, thinking, 'I can't do that,'" she said. And I felt in my body, this is meant to be. God does things for a reason, and I just felt like it was the right thing that was happening in my life."
"For me, all the reasons why I wouldn't keep the baby were so selfish…"
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Her boyfriend, Scott Disick, 26, came to her side to offer his support even though she had broken up with him already.
"He wanted me to talk about it more, but I just kept to myself."
He said, 'I really want you to keep it [the baby], but I will support you whatever you decide to do.'"
"I really wanted to think it through for myself, and not hear what my sisters were saying, or what Scott was saying," Kourtney explained.
"Even though I took it all in, I wanted it to be my decision."
But the advice her doctor had given Kourtney at that first visit stayed with her.
"My doctor told me there is nothing you will ever regret about having the baby, but he was like, 'You may regret not having the baby.'"
"And I was like: 'That is SO true.'"
"And it just hit me. I got so excited, and when I told Scott, he was so excited."
When asked about future plans for marriage to Disick, Kardashian said,
"We talk about marriage all the time."
Then she adds:
"I just feel like there is so much to do… We should do everything for the baby right now and I'll worry about myself later."
Harsh Reality
Perhaps the most convincing information about the effects of abortion comes from those who know first hand what an abortion can do to both a mother and her baby. Some women who have had an abortion write their testimonies, the stories of their sufferings, and post them on web sites such as silentnomore.org , afterabortion.org , or abortionfacts.com . These post-abortive women hope others read the testimonies and learn from them, and might be spared the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering they experienced after their abortion.
Dr. Alveda King, Director of the African American Outreach at Priests for Life and niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., applauded Kardashian's decision. In a LifeNews.com interview Dr. King said,
"I am a member of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, which posts the largest collection of such testimonies on the internet precisely for the purpose of exposing the truth about abortion."
In another interview Dr. King said:
"Kourtney's testimony is so encouraging. She found messages from post-abortive women like myself on the Internet."
It takes a courageous woman to give a testimony of the painful results of choosing abortion, as Dr. Alveda King knows. But saving a child's life makes it worth the pain.
Reality Check
The flashy, anything-goes lifestyle of reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian and the decision she made proves a very important point. Anyone, no matter who they are, no matter how they live, no matter what they do, can find the truth by seeking it with an open heart.
Kourtney didn't want opinions. She began to ask real questions about abortion. What will it do to me? What will it do to my child? Before she made up her mind, she gave herself the chance to really check things out. Asking was the most important thing in the life of her unborn child. It saved his/her life.
Kourtney Kadashian's current lifestyle may not change much right away. She is still the glitzy socialite chic with a TV camera covering her every move.
But who knows what questions she may ask in the future? One thing is for sure. If she asks God for His help, she is sure to get it.
Reality Babe–y
Kourtney Kardashian soul-searched until she found the courage and determination to accept new life.
"This baby was unexpected, but it's 100 percent still a blessing," says Kardashian. (8/26/09 from TransWorldNews)
Her choice of love over selfishness was a life and death decision. True love makes sacrifices.
Regardless of her career, or what others would think about her decision, regardless of what might happen to her in the future, Kourtney chose the life of her baby over her own needs.
For her, it was selfishness to do anything less.
Kourtney's baby is due around Christmas. We pray she will continue to hear the voice of God.
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MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft signalled on Tuesday it was ready for an out of court settlement of its legal row with business conglomerate Sistema but stressed the dispute must be solved on Rosneft's terms.
"If they (Sistema) want to achieve an out of court settlement, they need to offer something definite and not to drag their feet over it," Roseneft CEO Igor Sechin told reporters.
State-controlled Rosneft is suing Sistema for 170.6 billion roubles ($2.88 billion) in damages following its purchase of oil producer Bashneft last year, alleging some assets were removed from Bashneft. Sistema has rejected the claims.
Sechin said Sistema was currently taking "tactical steps in order to delay court proceedings".
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WASHINGTON — National Republicans are making what they call an historic push to capture state legislative chambers or increase their majorities in states such as Louisiana.
These state campaigns are being watched as the prelude to next year's presidential race.
National labor unions are aiding Democratic Party groups on the front lines, trying to beat back the GOP advances. But Republicans have stormed the country, winning about 700 state legislative seats and 57 chambers since last year, according to Republicans tracking the changes.
"It's an evolution in the process of state legislative races because they are becoming more competitive, more sophisticated and better funded," said Chris Jankowski, president of the Republican State Leadership Committee that helps fuel the state races.
"People see where the action is, and the action is in state legislatures," he said.
Four states — Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia and New Jersey — have legislative races this year.
Nowhere has the battle over state chambers been more visible than in the recent recall elections in Wisconsin, where sides spent $30 million in an effort to control six Senate seats. Democrats captured two of the seats, targeting state Republican senators for a recall, but Republicans were able to hold the Senate majority, 17 to 16.
Both groups claimed victory in a showdown that was watched as pivotal for political races across the country, including next year's presidential election.
"Wisconsin is what 2012 is right now," said Graeme Zielinski, a spokesman for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. "It's part of a national conversation that we have been having."
Zielinski noted that generally, the Wisconsin races would cost candidates anywhere from $80,000 to $90,000. This time around, the average amount spent on each race rose dramatically to about $5 million.
The spark of the state Senate recall campaign was Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker's law ending collective bargaining rights for public workers. Zielinski saw the campaigns as more of a battle over Republican cuts to health care, transportation and education funding, he said.
"It's a petri dish for all the conservative pipe dreams," Zielinski said.
The bargaining issue served as a fire alarm for union members, who raced to the state to try to help Democrats flip the chamber.
"At one point, I bet you had every major labor leader from the country here," Zielinski said.
Labor leaders viewed the effort as key to not only saving union membership, but fostering Democratic principles. State chambers recently have flipped to Republican in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
"We're fighting for our lives here," said Ricky Feller, political action leader for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Democrats crowed about capturing two seats in the Wisconsin race while Republicans saw it as a victory to retain the Senate.
"They said from the get-go that they were going to take the majority," said Katie McCollum, spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Republican Party. "They were the ones that laid it on the table and they failed."
McCollum pointed to the races as evidence that the public is supportive of the Republican governor's policies.
"The sky is falling mentality has been beaten back," McCollum said.
Gene Ulm of Public Opinion Strategies of Virginia worked with the campaigns of some of the Wisconsin Republicans. That the victory came in a swing state that President Barack Obama won in 2008 was pivotal. Ulm noted that Louisiana has been trending Republican since 2008.
"Wisconsin is a lot tougher than Louisiana," Ulm said.
Jeff Marschner, of the conservative Citizens United group, sees the races as also a battle for the future. Through its political arm, The President's Coalition, the organization has funded candidates on panels as low as city council races.
One of its Ohio city councilmen rose to the state Legislature and became treasurer before being defeated in a U.S. Senate bid, Marschner said.
"In the state houses, are up and coming politicians in national races," Marschner said. "Today's state house member may be tomorrow's U.S. senator."
The organization poured $570,000 into the Wisconsin race. But the group has even gone a step further in backing more conservative candidates over moderates in the Republican primary in Virginia.
In states such as Louisiana, which doesn't have many union members, Democrats have had to rely on grass roots efforts through community groups and politically active faith-based organizations, said Jeff Howser, political outreach specialist for the AFL-CIO labor group.
The labor union has had to adjust to the Republican advances by making its political action activity on state legislative races a year-round effort, Howser said. The union also sees trying to beat back the Republicans in the trenches as a referendum on matters that will play a role in next year's presidential race such as health care and education, Howser said.
"The legislative and municipal races are a growing concern to working people and changes in policy have enormous consequences for working families," Howser said.
In Virginia, Citizen's United spent $70,000 but came up short in its two Senate races, while winning a House slot.
"We made our best efforts, Marschner said. "At the end of the day, the person has to run the campaign."


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Calcutta: Unless the parties renege on an informal understanding, reached late on Wednesday, five rebels including Heath Streak will make themselves available for the Tests and ODIs against Australia.
According to The Telegraphssources, Streak and four others are returning to the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) fold after a day of frenetic behind-the-scenes activity.
Its not clear, though, whether Streak is going to straightaway get back the captaincy, currently held by young Tatenda Taibu.
The face-off, it may be recalled, began on April 2 when Streak was sacked as captain after he questioned the credentials of the selection committee. Fourteen players, all of them also White, came out in his support and made themselves unavailable for national duty.
After a wait, the ZCU terminated their contracts.
Significantly, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya played an active role in Wednesdays dialogue which (among others) featured International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Ehsan Mani and Cricket Australia chairman Bob Merriman.
The cynosure, of course, was Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) boss Peter Chingoka.
The details of the informal understanding werent immediately available, but one learns that Streak and the four others will be screened by a committee before the selectors are given the option of choosing them for the first Test, in Harare, from Saturday.
Apparently, the rest of the rebels excluding the Sean Irvines, that is could make themselves available for the second and last Test. For the three ODIs as well.
Given the welcome developments, its highly unlikely that the ICC badly snubbed by the ZCU on Tuesday is going to go ahead with Fridays teleconference to deliberate on whether to strip the two Tests of official status.
Still, the ICC will wait for a formal communication from the ZCU.
Dalmiya (incidentally, a former ICC president) wasnt available for comment, but sources confirmed he made two points during talks with Chingoka: That either the face-off ends immediately or the Test series be deferred.
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In general, I think dorky/geeky girls are cute... they are appealing, endearing... and if you consider that picture of you to be dorky because you are wearing large black-rimmed glasses, than dorky is *definitely* cute! ;)
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Bahaha; my normal glasses make me look way geekier. D;
Really? Hmmm... could you post that photo for comparison, or is that just too weird a question?