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1. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reportlegrosb Oct 11, 2009 8:26 PM (in response to timoxley)
@timoxley - Try changing your test runner to compile linking in the Flex libraries rather than externalizing them. The Ant task is goint to try and execute your SWF outright rather loading it at runtime as a module, so your SWF needs to have everything its depends on linked into it; the Error #1065 is an error from the FP that a class definition is missing (from what I could tell). I think the following change may help:<mxmlc file="${SRC_FOLDER}/FlexUnitApplication.mxml" keep-generated-actionscript="false" output="${OUTPUT_FOLDER}/${ant.project.name}Tests.swf"><load-config filename="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks/flex-config.xml"/><source-path path-element="${FLEX_HOME}/frameworks"/><compiler.library-path dir="${FLEX_HOME}" append="true"><include name="frameworks/libs" /></compiler.library-path><compiler.library-path dir="${basedir}" append="true"><include name="libs" /></compiler.library-path><compiler.verbose-stacktraces>true</compiler.verbose-stacktraces><compiler.headless-server>true</compiler.headless-server></mxmlc>If that doesn't work out, then check your test runner code to make sure it's adding the CIListener class to the core before the test suite(s) is being executed. Hope this helps.-Brian
2. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reporttimoxley Oct 12, 2009 12:02 AM (in response to legrosb)
Thanks Brian. Issue possibly related to not know what i was doing a few hours ago, also problems due using a different version of the library than in the examples.
3. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reporttimoxley Oct 12, 2009 12:38 AM (in response to timoxley)
Finally got everything working using the files from the CI Example which what i probably should have done in the first place.
So a rough guide for anyone just starting out with this:
Download the Flex 4 'workspace' from the digital primates hudson server . This appears to contain flexunit library and examples in various stages of development.
I used Flex Builder 4 Beta 2 to set up my Test Suite and Test Cases.
I then loaded the libs folder from:
into my flex project's libs folder:
this includes:
- FlexUnit4.swc
- FlexUnit4CIListener.swc
- flexUnit4UIRunner.swc
- flexTasks.jar
- flexUnitTasks.jar
I didn't need to remove the FlexUnit4 stuff that is 'referenced' automatically by flash builder when you start adding flexunit4 tests/suites.
Then I used a modified version of the TestRunner.mxml found in:
The lines to pay attention to are the ones that look like:
static public function currentRunTestSuite():Array { var testsToRun:Array = new Array(); testsToRun.push(packagename.TestSuiteName); testsToRun.push(packagename.TestClassName); return testsToRun; }
Just make sure you update this list to include all of the test suites &/or individual tests you want to run.
I made this a static function and modified the code in the "FlexUnitApplication.mxml" file to use this function so i'd only need to update one list of suites/tests.
FlexUnitApplication.mxml is generated automatically when you run FlexUnit4 tests in the Flash Builder 4 Beta 2 IDE.
This is the build.xml file I'm using in the project:
Change the name of the project from "Flare" to whatever and adjust the other path settings where required (though you might want to write this from scratch at least once so you understand roughly what is going on).
The Debug Flash Player must be installed on the server otherwise you'll get a:
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit report
...while it waits for the non-existant debugger to attach. (This is obvious but I did forget and was a bit bewildered for a moment)
Need to also ensure the environment variable:FLEX_HOME is set to the location you installed the flex sdk...by editing your .bashrc setting the environment variable the in the Hudson Configuration.
You'll need to point Hudson at your ant installation and your jdk installation. If you downloaded he sdk, be aware you might need to point it to the jdk folder inside the place you installed the sdk.
And I think that's all the problems I had. Hope it's useful to someone... if anyone who actually knows what they are doing can point out any potential issues/better ways of doing things, feel free to comment.
Thanks to Brian (legrosb) and Mike (mlabriola) for their assistance!
4. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reportlegrosb Oct 12, 2009 7:25 AM (in response to timoxley)1 person found this helpful
@timoxley - Couple notes to add:
- You can use the release stand-alone or debug stand-alone Flash Player to use the FlexUnit4 Ant task. The key to getting the Flash Player to run is associating the SWF mimetype (application/x-shockwave-flash) with the stand-alone Flash Player executable (if you're running on Mac or Windows) in your OS. On Windows we use rundll32 to launch the associated player for the SWF mimetype and on the Mac we use the "open" command. On Linux, you need to make sure a symlink for the flashplayer executable you want to use is created with a name of "gflashplayer" and is available on the user's path. These are all reminents of the FU1 Ant task, so if needed we can refactor this out for a more standardized approach if people would like.
- If you would not like to setup an evironment variable for FLEX_HOME, based on the build script you've provided, you can pass the following argument to Ant: -Denv.FLEX_HOME=/full/path/to/your/SDK
Hopefully we'll have the Flex 4 build fixed in the coming months so people can d/l a zip like they can for the other SDK versions; the only project giving us trouble with the build is the UIRunner project.
Thanks for putting the work into an example using the current environment, hopefully we can make it easier going forward.
5. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reporttimoxley Oct 12, 2009 8:20 PM (in response to legrosb)
Thanks Brian.
It was all fairly easy once I knew what was going on, but as I had no experience with any unit testing or continuous integration before it was all fairly unfamiliar. Hope it helps someone.
6. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reporttrevorbutler Oct 21, 2009 12:11 PM (in response to legrosb)
I have also ran into the issue with "java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit report". In my case, I had a Flex project with FlexUnit 4 tests and an ant script to drive the compile, testing, reporting, etc. All of this was running successfully with the latest FlexUnit 4 from SVN on my Windows XP desktop machine. I moved the entire project over to a Windows Server 2003 machine to test there, and have been running into the socket timeout when the <flexunit> ant task tries to launch the flash player.
Brian, your comment about "associating the SWF mimetype (application/x-shockwave-flash) with the stand-alone Flash Player executable" is perhaps the key to what causes the trouble. The Windows Server OS did not have flash installed, so I opted to install the debug flash player that was embedded in the FlashSDK3.4 that I am using (I used the debug player on my desktop machine also). On my desktop machine, I can browse the TestRunner.SWF file that the compile produces and see that it is of type "Shockwave Flash Object". But on the server machine, there is no such association.
The question is: why did the flash player installer not create the association on Windows Server? I think I had the non-debug version of flash installed on my desktop, and I uninstalled that prior to switching to the debug player there, so that is why I did not notice any issues on my desktop.
I fixed the problem on Windows Server by manually trying to open the SWF and telling Windows to use the player executable under the FlexSDK3.4. Now I can get successful launches of the player with the <flexunit> task.
But someone might want to look into the debug player install...
7. Re: Help with flex4unit ant build.xml: Socket timeout waiting for flexunit reportlegrosb Oct 21, 2009 12:29 PM (in response to trevorbutler)
@trevorbutler - Good question for the FP team, I'm not really sure of the answer. To clarify though, you don't need the debug FP to use the FU4 Ant task. You do need the standalone player, but there is a release player that comes in standalone/projector form. I will make sure the README.txt in the sample project make a note of this behavior on Windows to help prevent others from running into this. Thanks for the help.


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(1) Devachan: A state intermediate between two earth lives into which the Ego enters after its separation from its lower aspects or sheaths. (Footnote 3 - 737).
(2) There has been a great deal of misunderstanding of this experience (devachan). The general idea has been that, after the process of ridding himself of the astral and mental bodies, the man enters into a sort of dream state wherein he re-experiences and reconsiders past events, in the light of the future, and undergoes a sort of rest period, a kind of digestive process, in preparation for the undertaking of renewed birth. This somewhat erroneous idea has arisen because the concept of time still governs theosophical presentations of truth. If, however, it is realised that time is not known apart from the physical plane experience, the entire concept of devachan clarifies. From the moment of complete separation from the dense physical and etheric bodies, and as the eliminative process is undertaken, the man is aware of past and present; when elimination is complete and the hour of soul contact eventuates and the manasic vehicle is in process of destruction, he becomes immediately aware of the future, for prediction is an asset of the soul consciousness, and in this the man temporarily shares. Therefore, past, present, and future are seen as one; the recognition of the Eternal Now is gradually developed from incarnation to incarnation, and during the continuous process of rebirth. This constitutes a state of consciousness (characteristic of the normal state of the advanced man) which can be called devachanic. (17 - 496/7). See also: (3 - 736/7).
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(1) Working as members of that Hierarchy are a great number of beings called angels by the Christian, and devas by the oriental. Many of them have passed through the human stage long ages ago, and work now in the ranks of the great evolution parallel to the human, and which is called the deva evolution. This evolution comprises among other factors, the builders of the objective planet and the forces which produce, through those builders, every form familiar or unfamiliar. The devas who co-operate with the Hierarchical effort, concern themselves, therefore, with the form aspect, whilst the other members of the Hierarchy are occupied with the development of consciousness within the form. (1 - 36).
(2) The devas, with the exception of those greater devas who have in earlier cycles passed through the human kingdom and are now co-operating in the evolution of man, are not yet self-conscious. They grow and develop through feeling and not through the power of conscious thought. . . . The devas seek to feel, whilst man seeks to know. (1 - 97).
(3) There are certain large groups of devas, called the "devas of the shadows", or the violet devas, who are closely allied with the evolutionary development of man's etheric body, and who transmit to him solar and planetary radiation. (3 - 90).
(4) The devas are the qualities and attributes of matter, the active builders, who work consciously or unconsciously upon the plane. Here I would point out that all the devas of the higher levels of the mental plane, for instance, and of the systemic planes from there on to the centre (the divine plane, the plane of the Logos, sometimes called Adi) co-operate consciously, and are of high rank in the system, and of position equal to all the ranks and grades of the Hierarchy, from a first degree initiate up to, but not including, the Lord of the World Himself. (3 - 468).
(5) Much that might be imparted (anent the deva evolution) is perforce withheld owing to the danger arising from superficial knowledge, unaccompanied by wisdom and the inner vision. . . .The devas are the mother of form, but the self-conscious unit, MAN, should realise his independence of the form, and should follow the path of Self-expression. . . . Man, while functioning in material, substantial forms in the three worlds, may not trespass across the separating line between the two evolutions. . . . On the planes of the cosmic dense physical plane (our mental, astral and physical [Page 77] planes) disaster only results from contact. I have dwelt on this point, for the danger is real, and near at hand. (3 - 472/3).
(6) All matter is living matter, or is the vital substance of deva entities. For instance, a plane, and forms built of that particular plane substance, is the material form or sheath of a great deva, who is the essence back of manifestation and the soul of the plane. (3 - 488).
(7) All forms, vibrating to any keynote, are fabricated by the building devas out of the matter of their own bodies. Hence they are called the great Mother aspect, for they produce the form out of their own substance.
. . . All deva essences and builders on the physical plane are peculiarly dangerous to man, for they work on the etheric levels and are - as I have earlier pointed out - the transmitters of prana, or the vital, animating substance, and hence they set loose upon the ignorant and the unwary, fiery essence which burns and destroys. (3 - 489).
(8) The Hierarchy works with the soul within the form and produces results that are intelligent, self-induced and permanent. Wherever attention is centred on the form and not on the Spirit, the tendency is to deva worship, deva contact and black magic, for the form is made of deva substance on all planes. (3 - 491).
(9) It can be seen, therefore, how necessary it is that the functions of the devas of all grades be comprehended. It is, however, equally important that man should refrain from the manipulation of these forces of nature until such time as he "knows" himself, and his own powers, and until he has fully unfolded the consciousness of the ego; then, and only then, can he safely, wisely, and intelligently co-operate in the plan. As yet, for the average man or even the advanced man this is dangerous to attempt and impossible to accomplish. (3 - 615).
(10) If man only realised it, the devas of the astral plane at present very largely control what he does and says, and his goal of evolution (his immediate goal) is to liberate himself from their control in order that he, the real Ego or thinker, may be the dominating influence. . . .If the man is controlled by them, he is as yet under deva influence, and must free himself. If the deva life is of a low order, the man will demonstrate low and vicious instincts, and desires of a vile calibre. (3 - 662/3).
(11) The goal of the devas (below the rank of solar Pitris) is individualisation, and their objective is to become men in some future cycle. (3 - 836).
(12) In connection with manifestation on the physical plane the devas may be divided into three groups:
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1. The transmitters of the will of God, the originators of activity in deva substance. These are the greater builders in their various groups.
2. The manipulators of the initiated energy. These are the myriads of workers with force who transmit the impulse in their turn to the elemental essence. They are the builders of lesser degree, but are on the evolutionary arc, as are the first group.
3. The recipients of force, the sumtotal of the living substance of a plane. These lives are passive in the hands of the builders of greater degree. (3 - 890).
(13) It is commonly supposed that all the fairies, gnomes, elves, and like nature spirits are to be found solely in etheric matter, but this is not so. They are to be found in bodies of gaseous and liquid substance likewise, but the mistake has arisen for the reason that the basis of all that which can be objectively seen is the etheric structure, and these little busy lives frequently protect their dense physical activities through the agency of glamour, and cast a veil over their objective manifestation. When etheric vision is present then they can be seen, for the glamour, as we understand it, is only a veil over that which is tangible.
. . . All dense physical forms, whether a tree, an animal, a mineral, a drop of water, or a precious stone, are in themselves elemental lives constructed of living substance by the aid of living manipulators, acting under the direction of intelligent architects. . . . A beautiful diamond, a stately tree, or a fish in the water, are but devas after all. (3 - 892).
(14) The bird kingdom is specifically allied to the deva evolution. It is the bridging kingdom between the purely deva evolution and two other manifestations of life (3 - 895).
(15) The devas of water find for themselves the path of service in their great work of nourishing all the vegetable and animal life upon the planet; the goal for them is to enter into that higher group of devas which we call the gaseous or fire devas. (3 - 902).
(16) As conditions of harmony gradually evolve out of the present world chaos, devas and human beings will meet as friends. . . . At the beginning of this period of recognition, men will principally contact the violet devas, for those of the higher ranks amongst them are definitely making the attempt to contact the human . . .
Some of the groups of devas to be contacted on the physical plane are as follows:
Four groups of violet devas, associated with the etheric doubles of all that exists on the physical plane . . .
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The green devas of the vegetable kingdom. . . . They are of high development, and will be contacted principally along the lines of magnetisation. The greater devas of this order preside over the magnetic spots of the earth, guard the solitude of the forests, reserve intact spaces on the planet which are required to be kept inviolate. . . . Just as the Masters are endeavouring to prepare humanity for service when the World Teacher comes, so these Raja Lords are working along similar lines in connection with the devas. They are arduous in Their work, intense in Their zeal, but much obstructed by man.
The white devas of the air and water who preside over the atmosphere work with certain aspects of electrical phenomena, and control the seas, rivers and streams. From among them, at a certain stage in their evolution, are gathered the guardian angels of the race when in physical plane incarnation. Each unit of the family has his guardian deva. . . . For the white devas the path of service lies in the guarding of the individuals of the human family. (3 - 912/3).
(17) The lowest types of devas or builders on the evolutionary Path are violet devas; next come the green, and, last of all, the white devas. These are all dominated by a fourth and special group. These control the exoteric processes of physical plane existence. (4 - 389).
(1) No set diet could be entirely correct for a group of people on different rays, of different temperaments and equipment, and at various ages. Individuals are every one of them unlike on some points; they require to find out what it is that they, as individuals, need, in what manner their bodily requirements can best be met, and what type of substances can enable them best to serve. Each person must find this out for himself. There is no group diet. No enforced elimination of meat is required, or strict vegetarian diet compulsory. There are phases of life and sometimes entire incarnations, wherein an aspirant subjects himself to a discipline of food, just as there may be other phases, or an entire life, wherein a strict celibacy is temporarily enforced. But there are other life cycles and incarnations wherein the disciple's interest and his service lie in other directions. There are later incarnations where there is no constant thought about the physical body, and a man works free of the diet complex, and lives without concentration upon the form life, eating that food which is available, and upon which he can best sustain his life efficiency. In preparation for certain initiations, a [Page 80]vegetable diet has in the past been deemed essential. But this may not always be the case, and many disciples prematurely regard themselves as in preparation for initiation. (17 - 334).
(2) The use of animal food (and the use of minerals as medicine in a lesser degree) has produced a commingling of deva substance, and of vibrations which are not attuned to each other. The vegetable kingdom is in a totally different situation, and part of its karma has lain in the providing of food for man; this has resulted in needed transmutation of the life of that kingdom into the higher stage (the animal) which is its goal. The transmutation of vegetable life takes place necessarily on the physical plane. Hence its availability as food. The transmutation of the life of the animal into the human kingdom takes place on kama-manasic levels. Hence the non-availability, esoterically understood, of the animal as food for the human. This is an argument for vegetarian living which needs due consideration. (3 - 645/6).
(3) The development of the physical eye is a thing which is proceeding under the Law, and inevitably the whole race of men will at length attain that dual focus which will enable man to see both the dense and the etheric forms. At this stage his inability to do so is largely due to lack of pranic vitality. This is mainly the result of wrong conditions of living, and the misuse of food. The present general trend towards juster and purer conditions of life, the return of man to simpler and saner ways, the widespread feeling for bathing, fresh air, and sunlight, and the greater desire for vegetable and nut foods, will result inevitably in a more ready assimilation of the pranic fluids. This will produce certain changes, and improvements, in the physical organs, and in the vitality of the etheric body. (3 - 651).
(4) Each disciple (should) be strictly vegetarian. The lower nature becomes clogged and heavy, and the inner blaze cannot shine forth when meat is included in the diet. This is a drastic rule for applicants, and may not be violated. Aspirants can choose to eat meat or not as they prefer, but at a certain stage upon the path it is essential that all meat eating of every kind be stopped, and the strictest attention must be paid to diet. A disciple must confine himself to vegetables, grains, fruits and nuts. Only thus can he build the type of physical body which can stand the entry of the real man who has stood in his subtler bodies before the Initiator.
It must, of course, here be recognised that no hard or fast rules can ever be laid down, except the initial one that for all applicants for initiation meat, fish, and fermented liquors of all kinds, as well as the use of tobacco, are [Page 81] absolutely forbidden. For those who can stand it, eggs and cheese are sometimes better eliminated from the diet, but this is not in any way compulsory. It is advisable always that those who are in process of developing psychic faculties of any kind should not permit themselves to eat eggs and very little cheese. Milk and butter come under a different category, and most initiates and applicants find it necessary to retain them in diet. A few exceptional people can subsist and retain their full physical energies on the diet mentioned in the preceding paragraph, but there the ideal is embodied, and, we all know, the ideal is seldom attainable in the present transitional period.
In this connection two things should be emphasised: First, the need that all applicants have for common sense; this factor is very often lacking, and students do well to remember that unbalanced fanatics are not desirable members of the Hierarchy. Equilibrium, a just sense of proportion, a due regard for environing conditions, and a sane common sense are the marks of the true occultist. When a real sense of humour exists likewise, many dangers will be avoided. Secondly, a recognition of time, and an ability to move slowly when effecting changes in the diet and in the habits of a lifetime. Everything in nature progresses slowly, and applicants must learn the occult truth of the words: "Make haste slowly". A process of gradual elimination is usually the path of wisdom, (1 - 196/8).
(5) As the disciple lives a regulated life, avoids meat, nicotine and alcohol, and practices continence, the pineal gland becomes no longer atrophied, but resumes its earlier activity. (3 - 1012).
(6) A hindrance (on the occult path) is found in the physical body, which has been built up by the aid of meat and fermented foods and drinks, and nurtured in an environment in which fresh air and sunlight are not paramount factors. . . For long centuries food that has been decomposing, and hence in a condition of fermentation, has been the basic food of the occidental races; and the result can be seen in bodies unfitted for any strain such as occultism imposes, and which form a barrier to the clear shining forth of the life within. When fresh fruit and vegetables, clear water, nuts and grains, cooked and uncooked, form the sole diet of the evolving sons of men, then will be built bodies fitted to be vehicles for highly evolved Egos. (4 - 84).
(7) Those who seek to read the akashic records, or who endeavour to work upon the astral plane with impunity, and there to study the reflection of events in the astral light correctly, have perforce and without exception to be strict vegetarians. . . . Only those who have been for ten years strict vegetarians, can work thus in what might be called the "record aspect of [Page 82] the astral light". When they add to their purified astral and physical bodies the light of reason, and illumination of the focussed mind (which is very rarely found), then they become accurate interpreters of astral phenomena. . . . But unless the goal of a vegetarian diet is this field of service, the arguments for its following, and for that form of diet, are usually futile and of no real moment. (14 - 241).
(1) There is much misapprehension in people's minds as to how a Master lets an accepted disciple become aware that he is accepted. An impression is abroad that he is told so, and that an interview is accorded wherein the Master accepts him and starts him to work. Such is not the case. The occult law holds good in discipleship as in initiation, and the man goes forward blindly. He hopes but he does not know; he expects that it may be so, but no tangible assurance is given; from a study of himself and of the requirements, he arrives at the conclusion that perhaps he has reached the status of accepted disciple. He therefore acts on that assumption, and with care he watches his acts, guards his words, and controls his thoughts so that no overt act, unnecessary word or unkind thought will break the rhythm which he believes has been set up. He proceeds with his work, but intensifies his meditation; he searches his motives; he seeks to equip his mental body; he sets before himself the ideal of service and seeks ever to serve; and then (when he is so engrossed in the work on hand that he has forgotten himself), suddenly one day he sees the One Who has for so long seen him.
This may come in two ways; in full waking consciousness, or by the registering of the interview on the physical brain as it has been participated in during the hours of sleep.
But accompanying this recognition of the event by the disciple, will come certain other recognitions:
1. The event is recognised as fact past all controversy. No doubt remains in the disciple's mind.
2. There is recognised an inhibition on the disciple's part to mention the happening to any one. Months or years may slip away before the disciple will mention it, and then only to those who are also recognised as disciples, or to some fellow worker, also under the same group influence, whose right it is to know and whose right is sanctioned by the Master of the group.
3. Certain factors, governing the Master's relation to the disciple, are [Page 83] gradually recognised and begin increasingly to govern the disciple's life.
a. He recognises that his points of contact with his Master are governed by group emergency and need, and deal with his group service. It gradually dawns on him that his Master is only interested in him insofar as his ego can be used in service, through the personality on the physical plane. He begins to realise that his Master works with his soul and that it is his ego, therefore, which is en rapport with the Master and not the personal self. His problem, therefore, becomes increasingly clear, and this is the problem of all disciples. It is to keep the channel of communication open between the soul and the brain, via the mind, so that when the Master seeks to communicate, He can do so at once and easily. Sometimes a Master has to wait weeks before He can get His disciple's ear, for the channel upward is closed and the soul is not en rapport with the brain. This is especially true of the early stages of discipleship.
b. He finds that one of the first things he has to do is to learn to discriminate between:
His own soul's vibration.
The vibration of the group of disciples with whom he is associated.
The vibration of the Master.
All three are different and it is easy to confuse them, especially at first. It is a safe rule for aspirants to assume when they contact a high vibration and stimulus, that it is their own soul contacting them, the Master in the heart, and not run off with the idea (so flattering to their pride and personality) that the Master is endeavouring to reach them.
c. He finds also that it is not the habit of the Masters to flatter or to make promises to Their disciples. They are too busy and too wise, nor do They trouble Themselves to tell Their disciples that they are destined for high office, or that they are Their intermediaries and that the Hierarchy is depending on them. Ambition, love of power, and the self-sufficiency which characterises many mental types, test out the struggling aspirant, and he gets from his personality all he needs in that line. These qualities delude him and lead him astray, forcing him onto a pedestal from which eventually he must descend. The Masters say nothing to feed pride in Their disciples, nor do They speak words to them which could foster in Their chelas the spirit of separateness.
d. The disciple soon finds also that the Masters are not easily accessible. They are busy men, ill able to spare even a few moments in which to communicate with the disciple, and only in emergencies, in the case of [Page 84] a beginner on the Path of Discipleship, do the Masters expend the necessary energy with which to get en rapport. With old and tried disciples, the contacts are more frequent, being more easily achieved and bearing more rapid results. It should be remembered, however, that the newer the disciple the more he demands attention and considers he should have it. The old and more experienced servers seek to fulfil their obligations and carry forward their work with as little contact with the Masters as possible. They seek to save the Master's time and frequently consider an interview with the Master as demonstrating failure on their part, and producing, therefore, regret that they have had to take the Master's precious time, and force Him to use His energy in order to safeguard the work from error, and the disciple perhaps from harm. The aim of every high disciple is to carry out his work and be en rapport with the spiritual force centre which is his group, and thus in steady touch with the Master, without interviews and phenomenal contacts. Many only expect to contact their Master once a year, usually at the time of the full moon in May.
e. He finds also that the relationship between Master and disciple is governed by law, and that there are definite stages of contact and grades in the desired rapport. (4 - 169/72).
(2) Once he is an accepted disciple, and has definitely undertaken the work in preparation for initiation, there is for him no turning back. He could not if he would, and the Ashram protects him. (18 - 60).
(3) An accepted disciple is one who:
1. Has accepted the fact of the Hierarchy with the implications of loyalty and co-operation which that acceptance involves.
2. Has accepted the fact that all souls are one and who has, therefore, pledged himself to seek expression as a soul. The service to be rendered is the awakening and stimulation of all souls contacted.
3. Has accepted the occult technique of service. His service to humanity determines all his activities, and subordinates his personality to the need of the time. Note that phrase. Cultivate insight and a fluid response to the immediate need and not a sensitive reaction to a distant goal.
4. Has accepted the Plan, as indicated by the Teachers of the race. He seeks to understand the nature of that Plan and to facilitate its manifestation. (5 - 83).
(4) When the fluctuations of contact are ended and the pupil is stabilised and becomes a "steadily approaching point of energy", then he becomes an accepted disciple. (5 - 98).
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(5) The first initiation ever precedes the stage of accepted discipleship. No Master accepts a disciple and takes him into His ashram, in whom the birth of Christ has not taken place. (5 - 717).
(6) The term, Accepted Disciple, covers the stages of the first and second initiations. (5 - 728).
(7) Initiated disciples have no interest in anything but the vision, the Plan, and its direction and materialising upon earth. Accepted disciples are learning this. (5 - 731).
(8) There are only about four hundred accepted disciples in the world at this time (1934) - that is men and women who really know they are disciples and know what their work is, and are doing it. There are nevertheless many hundreds (out of the present generation of young people) who stand on the verge of acceptance, and thousands are upon the probationary path. (4 - 164).
See also: "The six Stages of Discipleship". (5 - 673/773).

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There's a specific subset of NPR listeners who are also dedicated horror fans. If you fall in that category, the new drama Penny Dreadful -- premiering Sunday on Showtime — may hit all your sweet spots. Imagine an all-star Gothic revue that brings together Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Count Dracula — plus a core team of original characters including a Wild West sharpshooter, an astringent lady spiritualist and an intrepid explorer, in the Sir Richard Burton or David Livingstone mode.
But the show's creator was originally inspired by romantic poetry.
"The real impetus for the whole series was [William] Wordsworth," confessed John Logan. It was a Wordsworthian spring evening in his apartment right off Central Park, and Logan was relaxing after a long day of rehearsing his first Broadway musical, The Last Ship, starring Sting. The playwright and screenwriter of Gladiator and the James Bond movie Skyfall said he'd turned to reading romantic poetry obsessively after a heartbreak.
Wordsworth led to John Keats led to Percy Shelley led to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein — "And then I picked up Dracula," he said.
Logan became fascinated by an explosion of literature in the last decade of the 19th century that included Dracula, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
"There was something going on there that was extremely kinetic," he mused. (It should be noted that Penny Dreadful includes a fair amount of kinetic James Bond energy. Not only was it created by a Bond screenwriter, it stars a former Bond Girl — Eva Green — and a former James Bond — Timothy Dalton.)
But the kinetic energy around Victorian horror literature was fueled in part by penny dreadfuls. Those were the lurid little magazines sold on streets for about a penny. Historian Matthew Sweet, who consulted for the television show, said the real penny dreadfuls specialized in grotesque stories of alarming violence.
"Stories about highwaymen, murder, smugglers," he explains with evident relish. "Stories about trapdoors that you fall through and end in the sewers."
Stories that bring together real historical characters, like Jack the Ripper, with fictional ones, like Count Dracula, might seem to be a riff on such projects as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or the novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. Logan acknowledges these as important influences. But the TV series is also true to the spirit of real penny dreadfuls. Sweet says they gleefully combined royals, alchemists and serial killers with little regard for anything but Grand Guignol glory.
It's worth contemplating, he added, how the vogue for penny dreadfuls and horror literature came at a moment of great anxiety about technology, tremendous shifts in existing economic and industrial models, right when Britain's stature as the world's leader was beginning to fade.
So it's possible, he suspects, this new Penny Dreadful might resonate now.
If you are a literate, dedicated horror fan, than the new TV show "Penny Dreadful" may be just what the doctor ordered, probably Dr. Jekyll. "Penny Dreadful" is literary horror, introducing some of gothic fiction's most notorious characters.
HARRY TREADAWAY: (As Frankenstein) My name is Victor Frankenstein.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Dorian Gray) My name is Dorian Gray.
SIEGEL: "Penny Dreadful" premiers Sunday Night on Showtime and NPR's Neda Ulaby says its creator imagined it as both a ripping adventure and a historical nightmare.
NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: "Penny Dreadful" is chockablock with vampires, mummies and fiends, but also terrifying monsters of the human variety. Think Jack the Ripper.
ULABY: Still, it would be unfair to say "Penny Dreadful" derives entirely from the macabre.
JOHN LOGAN: The real impetus for the whole series was Wordsworth.
ULABY: John Logan is the creator of "Penny Dreadful." He also wrote "Gladiator" and the James Bond movie "Skyfall." He came up with "Penny Dreadful" about 10 years ago while reading William Wordsworth obsessively.
LOGAN: I was going through heartbreak and for heartbreak, there is only romantic poetry.
ULABY: Romantic poetry's fervid rhythms run through the series.
ULABY: Like when Dr. Frankenstein recites Wordsworth with a visitor to his lab.
ULABY: From Wordsworth, John Logan devoured Keats, Byron, Shelley then, inevitably, "Frankenstein."
LOGAN: And then I picked up "Dracula."
ULABY: Logan says he became aware of a horror literature explosion in the decade between 1890 and 1900.
LOGAN: "Dracula," "War of the Worlds," "The Invisible Man," "Picture of Dorian Grey," "Island of Doctor Moreau," "Hound of the Baskervilles." There was something going on there that was very kinetic.
ULABY: Kinetic and sensational and exciting.
ULABY: This was also the period of the Penny Dreadful. Those were the lurid little magazines sold on streets that cost about a penny.
Matthew Sweet is a historian and a consultant for the television show. He says the real Penny Dreadfuls specialized in grotesque stories of alarming violence.
MATTHEW SWEET: Stories about highway men, murder, smugglers, stories about trapdoors that you fall through and you end up in the sewers.
ULABY: The sewers of Victorian London is where the heroes of "Penny Dreadful" find themselves fighting an army of bald, toothy ghouls.
ULABY: The protagonists include a Wild West sharpshooter, a well-bred lady spiritualist and an explorer, in the mode of Sir Richard Burton or David Livingstone. They're trying to wrest one of Count Dracula's helpless victims from his vampiric clutches.
ULABY: This monster mash-up of creatures with Victorian archetypes owes plenty, says "Penny Dreadful's" creator John Logan, to those 1940s movies when Dracula would meet Frankenstein.
LOGAN: "Dracula," "Frankenstein," "The Mummy," "The Wolfman," could all intersect and when I was a kid I loved that.
ULABY: Who is he kidding? He loves it now. And maybe he says there's a literary logic to all of these characters roaming the streets of Victorian London. Logan acknowledges similar projects, like "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" and the novel "The Seven Percent Solution," that brought together Sigmund Freud and Sherlock Holmes. It's the same kind of pleasure that comes in "Penny Dreadful" when Dr. Victor Frankenstein is asked to examine a terrifying mummy.
SWEET: It's exactly the kind of thing that the writers of real Penny Dreadfuls in the 19th century did. You know, they took what they wanted in order to make the best, most exciting story.
ULABY: Historian Matthew Sweet says real Penny Dreadfuls gleefully combined royals, alchemists and serial killers, with little regard for anything but Grand Guignol glory. The vogue for Penny Dreadfuls and horror literature came at a moment, he says, of great anxiety about technology, tremendous shifts in existing economical and industrial models, and right when Britain's stature as world leader beginning to fade. This new "Penny Dreadful" might resonate, he suspects, with audiences now.
Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
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'Blazing Saddles' the western comedy
Writer-director Mel Brooks threw joke upon joke upon joke for this send-up of the western genre that included everything from farting cowboys to a little Charlie Kaufman-esque fourth-wall breaking. Along the way he even dealt with the rampant racism of the old west. Cleavon Little, right, played the black sheriff of a frontier town called Rock Ridge, who must team with a drunken gunslinger (Gene Wilder, left) to save the town from a corrupt state attorney general, played by Harvey Korman. The success of this film prompted a series of genre send-ups from Brooks.
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If you are a parent of a child with special needs then you know what I am talking about here in this blog. You also need to know that you are not alone in this battle and there is at least one other person who gets your pain. I have never said to myself "why me, why Emily". I have though be sad and even angry at the situation and sometimes even at her. This anger is normal and acknowledging it is part of the process of dealing with a child who's life is not what you had hoped it to be. Anger is not okay when it is directed at the child. I know that I said that I sometimes am mad at Emily, but it is more because I can't understand what she is going through and that upsets me.
Having a child like Emily has been a great blessing too. Without Emily I would probably still be on the same path in life I was before and not liking the career path I had chosen. Emily has opened my eyes up to the world of possibility and I have learned from her so many things. I don't have to remind myself how lucky I am to be Emily's mom. I know that she is here for a purpose and I am honored to be a part of that journey. When I think of Emily I here a song in my head. The song is called "In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride:
In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the
world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me gives me
strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes
And when she wraps her hand
around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about
It's hangin' on when your heart
has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
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So when life is hard and you are feeling beat down by all of your challenges as a parent, remember it will get better. You have been chosen to be the parent of the special child and you are not alone on your journey.


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It's been a little more than a month since Kimye announced that they were expecting, and Kim is really starting to show! On Feb. 3, she and her sizable baby bump got sporty as Kim hit the gym.
It hasn't been too long since Kim Kardashian's boyfriend and baby daddy, Kanye West, shocked everyone — including Kim! — by announcing the couple was expecting their first child. But in the past week or so, Kim's bump has been growing — and she's not trying to hide it!
The reality television star stepped out in full workout wear to run errands on Feb. 3. In a loose, black long-sleeve T-shirt over a gray tee with black leggings and Nikes, Kim stopped at her lawyer's office before meeting with her trainer, Tracy Anderson.
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"She's following the pregnancy project, and she's doing a great job," Tracy told HollywoodLife.com exclusively. "Because she's Kim Kardashian, I am able to pay more attention to her workout, so I check in with her all the time, and she is doing amazing." Tracy added, "She's such a hot girl so it's like, let's keep that body like that!"
Her body's her life — so we don't doubt that she'll be able to regain her amazing figure.
Kim Kardashian Blown Away By Beyonce's Super Bowl Performance
After her lazy Sunday errands, Kim sat back and relaxed to watch the Super Bowl — although she definitely seemed more excited to see her Watch the Throne family member, Beyonce, perform during the halftime show.
"I heard there was this little football game at the Beyonce concert today… Is that true? #BeyonceBowl," Kim jokingly tweeted before the game. She certainly got what she wanted and could not contain her excitement once Beyonce's halftime show was over.
She again went to Twitter, saying, "OMG Beyonce killed it!!! And when Destiny's Child came out…that made my life! #Bootylicious."
Kim would know — she's looking even more "bootylicious" these days thanks to the baby!
Let us know, HollywoodLifers, what do you think of Kim K's baby bump? Leave a comment!
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Just to inform the community i'm stepping down as TWD Head.
There is a time when it becomes a massive chore to log onto Trench wars, you realize you are no longer having any fun, then perhaps its time to take a step away from deciding its present course.
I have become so inactive as a result of my lack of interest and desire, that I have completely lost touch with TWD, the players and other staff members.
I think between head of TWD, TWDT Captain,TWLD and writing the hot or nots for TWL and Ricko losing horribly in TWEL after coaching him. I have just completely blown out like a fuse.
TWD is heading in the right direction, and my vision for TWD is coming to life and I have absolute confidence that staff can continue to play out my vision, as much as you may like or dislike staff, the majority of them work extremely hard for free and receive little thanks for it, and credit to them its something i've never been able to keep up for the length of time they have.
I will still be popping onto play the odd TWD game and I still haven't given up with the idea of making Elim viable again, but it won't be for a long while until I have had a rest and can appreciate this game again.
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Comcast was applauded by Savannah City Council for their improved response to customer complaints. The poor service and long lines at its office received a different response.
Alderwoman Estella Shabazz expressed that there is always a line, which often is out the door, and always a wait.
Meanwhile, the mayor and Alderwoman Mary Osborne want Comcast to open an office within city limits because there's not a direct bus route to their Park of Commerce office.
Council members Tony Thomas, John Hall and Mayor Pro Tem Van Johnson gave praise to Comcast for their quick response, yet Comcast has raised their rates and still has a monopoly and a stronghold on this city.
Our elected officials need to look at drawing another cable service provider into our city and finally fix this problem.
Alderwoman Shabazz speaks about the lines and wait time. When was the last time she visited the state DMV on Eisenhower Drive? Talk about a line and wait time. Now there is a broken system.
I checked the bus route in question, and it seems that the Chatham Area Transit has a route, which takes people to the Youth Detention Center. That's less than a mile from the Comcast office. The city cannot adjust this to accommodate the people of this city?
Iraq war waged at a tremendous cost
In Barbara Hofer's letter to the editor dated April 18, she stated "that no one publicly complained about American forces freeing Kuwait after Iraq's Saddam Hussein had invaded that country and killed many of its citizens." So what did America do? It invaded Iraq and killed many of its citizens.
Mrs. Hofer also stated, "She was shocked that not only did Mr. Streeter fail to see the depth of that act and how it will go down in history as bringing freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people." I wonder has she talked to any people in Iraq to hear what they think about the way we brought freedom and democracy to their country.
She also stated that "President Bush was forced to wait for weeks while the U.N. considered approval of the Iraq invasion. During that wait Saddam Hussein transported and/or hid their 'weapons of mass destruction (WMD)'." Weapons inspectors were on the ground in Iraq looking for WMD that were never found because they were never there.
As of Jan. 31, 2013, 4,487 U.S. soldiers were killed and 32,223 seriously wounded.
As of July 31, 2011, 10,125 Iraq police and soldiers were killed. Estimated as of Oct. 22, 2010, 100,000 Iraqi civilians were killed. Through 2011 about $1 trillion U.S. tax dollars was spent.
Use hangman's noose to stop mass murders
I would like to give an opinion in regard to the mass murders of innocent people by the degenerate and deranged individuals who perpetrate these hideous acts.
More attention should be put on the perpetrator rather than restrict law-abiding citizens from enjoying the liberty of the Second Amendment. We should focus on the punishment of the guilty ones for these heinous crimes and not parade them around in their orange jump suits while they smirk at the cameras of the news media.
The taxpayers have to pay for their psychiatric care, lawyer fees and cost of imprisonment at over $60,000 per year. Instead, a large platform should be constructed with a hangmen's noose where he can drop and his neck pop like the crack of a rifle until his eyeballs pop out of their sockets and send him on to his final judgment with a very uncomfortable, non-glorious departure.
Also make sure that CNN, NBC, Fox News and all the news media are there to send the message to all the other pieces of degenerate protoplasm who may be watching.
This is the type of message they all could understand. This would have more of a positive effect than any useless legislation that could be passed.
Immigration reform will make bad system worse
The proposed immigration reform bill brought forth by the "gang of eight" has very little to do with reform and everything to do with making a bad system worse.
You might believe this country was won or you might believe this country was stolen. Either way, it is our country and we don't have to give it away, which is exactly what the proposed bill does.
Under current law, the vast majority of legal immigrants are admitted not because of merit or desired job skills but because they have family members already here. The proposed law does not change this. This insures a constant flow of unskilled labor which the country does not need.
In its present form the proposed bill confers legal status immediately on the illegal immigrants already here. The enforcement provisions are weak and nearly all have a waiver authority.
Border security is confirmed in the future. Haven't we been here before? Oppose this bill. Until the politicians can devise an immigration policy that favors "what you know" over "who you know" and freedom over free stuff, our best course of action is to live with what we have.
Tybee officials responded well to Orange Crush
Concerning Orange Crush, many thanks to our mayor and City Council, police force, Department of Public Works and other Tybee employees, as well as the volunteers who worked hard to keep Tybee safe, and who picked up the huge amount of debris from the event.
There were many polite visitors, but, unfortunately, others who thought it was all right to trash not only the beach, but also the streets and private properties that we call home.
Tybee is a wonderful place to visit, but it should not be expected that people come to litter and break the laws.
Savannah State University students have taken a lead in cleaning up. So perhaps with their help, we can figure a way to encourage folks to keep their trash in their cars, bring their own trash bag, and become welcomed by all.
It is easy to put the blame on the city. But in the long run, except in the worst of circumstances, people are responsible for their own actions.
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AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Richard Beasley, a street preacher accused of murdering down-on-their luck men who answered a Craigslist ad for a nonexistent job in Ohio, denied the charges at his trial on Wednesday and said witnesses against him were lying.
Beasley, 53, who is charged with the murder of three men in 2011, two of whom were lured by the Craigslist ad, told jurors he is the victim of a conspiracy by members of a motorcycle gang who wanted to kill him because he was a "snitch."
If convicted, Beasley faces the death penalty in the murders of David Pauley, 51, of Norfolk, Virginia; Ralph Geiger, 56, of Akron; and Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, Ohio.
He is also charged with the attempted murder of Scott Davis, who answered the Craigslist ad and was shot in the arm while escaping after meeting Beasley and his teenage accomplice, Brogan Rafferty.
Rafferty, 18, was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison without parole in November for his role in the deadly scheme. He was 16 years old at the time of the crimes and not subject to the death penalty.
In the Akron trial on Wednesday, Beasley denied the prosecution's assertion that he shot and killed Geiger to use the man's identity and avoid being arrested on numerous warrants for drugs and prostitution.
Geiger voluntarily gave Beasley his identity, Beasley said, so that Beasley could start a new life. Prosecutors contend that Beasley lured Geiger with the offer of a nonexistent caretaker job on a 680-acre ranch in rural Ohio, killed him, stole his identity and dyed his own hair and beard to look like Geiger's.
The Craigslist attacks were among a series of incidents in which people advertising goods for sale or responding to ads on social media have been killed. In 2009, a former medical student was accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist.
Beasley also said Wednesday that Davis, who testified last week, had pointed a gun at him and said, "Brother, you are a weak link," shot at him three times and then another three times as they struggled for the gun.
Beasley said "weak link" is motorcycle slang for a snitch. He said Rafferty and Davis must have discovered that he had been a criminal informant for Akron police on the illegal activities of local motorcycle gangs and planned to kill him.
Under cross-examination, Beasley called witnesses who had testified for the prosecution "liars" and claimed that some were in on the conspiracy to kill him. He also called Summit County assistant prosecutor Jonathan Baumoel a liar when he accused Beasley of shooting and killing Pauley. "I did not do that and you didn't see it, nobody saw it," he shouted.
Prosecutors listed Rafferty as a potential witness but did not call him to testify before wrapping up their case on Tuesday. Rafferty could be called if a deal were negotiated with his defense attorneys, who have said they plan to appeal his conviction.
(Reporting by Kim Palmer in Akron; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and Prudence Crowther)


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Montville police officer claims she's a victim of harassment
Montville - In a complaint filed with a state commission in February, police Officer Karen Moorehead alleged that Resident State Trooper Sgt. Martin Martinez harassed her and retaliated when she complained to the state police about his behavior.
Moorehead, who has worked for the police department for 14 years, filed the complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. She did not ask for specific damages but requested that the commission investigate and secure her rights as well as "any remedy to which I may be entitled."
According to Moorehead's complaint, Martinez had set his cellphone ring tone to play "Where the white women at?" during a roll call incident. When Moorehead entered, he allegedly said, "Oh look, she just walk in!" causing the group to laugh.
The incident was "extremely embarrassing" for Moorehead, according to the complaint. In August 2012, she asked the state police Equal Employment Opportunity Unit to have Martinez change his ring tone and he complied, according to the complaint.
Moorehead alleges that Martinez then changed all her work schedules, violating her union contract. She then filed a grievance with the union.
She also accused Martinez of pulling old incident reports and reports that had already been signed off by an immediate supervisor, and asking the state police internal affairs and major crime unit to review them.
Montville is contesting Moorehead's claim and is represented by an attorney from its insurance company, Argonaut, said Mayor Ronald McDaniel. He declined to comment further on the case because it involves pending litigation and personnel matters.
Moorehead could not be immediately reached for comment.
In October 2011, Moorehead filed a harassment complaint with the town, accusing Lt. Leonard Bunnell of treating her unfairly.
The town's internal investigation concluded that although Bunnell had routinely intimidated officers, the incidents described by Moorehead did not rise to the level of harassment.


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Black undies or white? It was a choice writer-director Zack Snyder confronted while making "Sucker Punch," a female action-fantasy starring Emily Browning as a gun- toting, sword-swinging killer deceptively named Babydoll.
She dispatches zombies and robots with the kind of brutality that made Snyder's mostly male "300" a hit in 2007, but she also wears a thigh-high skirt that, as viewers will discover when "Sucker Punch" opens today, can be rather revealing.
The underwear question involved more than just aesthetics. As it turns out, Snyder wanted the color to downplay any titillation, not increase it.
"I did make a concession to say, 'Let's make her underwear black,'" Snyder said. "Otherwise I'm noticing it too much. If it was white, you see it. But those are the kinds of things we did, because I didn't want the movie to be about that."
It's a small but important point that underscores the tricky nature of a movie whose sexual politics are as multi layered as its plot. A three-tiered narrative that unfolds in an insane asylum, a brothel and the escapist fantasies of its beleaguered heroine, "Sucker Punch" is a visual blend of pulp comics, steampunk and video-game violence, all shot in Snyder's signature heightened style. One minute its female characters are invincible warriors, the next they're chattel. Almost always, they are thoroughly rouged and suggestively dressed.
"It was difficult, at first, to convince the studio, not because it's about all-female action characters but because it was so different," said Snyder's wife, Deborah, who helped produce the film for Warner Bros. "You usually pitch them a set of comps" — that is, clips of comparable movies — "but there were no comps for a movie like this. That was both exciting and scary."
What has been done before is the revved-up mix of female-driven action and overt sexuality. The 1970s television show "Charlie's Angels" was famous for strategically jiggling its heroines; Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" featured women with aggressive personalities and large bosoms. Angelina Jolie's Lara Croft character often wore combat boots and little else.
"You have to recognize that we are making a genre movie, a movie that has elements of, say, Japanese anime," said Carla Gugino, who plays the brothel's mother hen, Madam Gorski. "In '300,' the men wore less clothing than we're wearing! It is absolutely embracing that women can be sexy, strong, smart, all of those things."
"Sucker Punch" features five young actresses cast somewhat against type. Browning (Babydoll) starred in the kids' film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events." Abbie Cornish (Sweet Pea) played John Keats' love interest in the costume drama "Bright Star." Jamie Chung (Amber) recently had an eye-candy role in Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups." Jena Malone (Rocket) is known for indie films such as "Saved" and "Bastard Out of Carolina." And Vanessa Hudgens (Blondie) is a dimpled tween idol from Disney's "High School Musical" franchise.
For "Sucker Punch," they practiced martial arts, trained with assault rifles and worked out under Logan Hood, a former Navy SEAL who also wrangled Snyder's actors on "300." Malone, for one, piled 10 pounds of muscle on her 5-foot-6-inch frame and eventually pushed her rack dead-lift weight to 300 pounds.
"I get incredible work as an actor, but no one ever says, 'When I look at you, I see someone who can kill 40 men with heavy artillery.' Never had I had anyone instill that belief in me," Malone said.
Snyder wanted his female characters to embrace certain traditional sexual archetypes – "the nurse, the French maid, the schoolgirl," he said — and simultaneously take control of them. Such archetypes are common in movies with explicit sexual content, he notes, yet "Sucker Punch" seems destined to cause some hand-wringing even though it contains no sex scenes at all.
"The most dangerous place to go, I think, with female sexuality, is when people are conscious of their own sexuality and it becomes a tool," Snyder said. "The power of it, when they're aware of it — that's dangerous. Society is not into that, for whatever reason. I thought we had a sexual revolution and everyone is cool with that. But apparently it's still a hot-button issue."
The female action heroes of "Sucker Punch" are unusual in Hollywood, but not altogether new. Here are 10 of moviedom's toughest ladies, from Western gunslingers to alien killers.
Joan Crawford: In the gender-bending 1954 Western "Johnny Guitar," she wore the pants and packed the pistols, while co-star Sterling Hayden mostly strummed.
Tura Satana: As the leader of a girl gang in Russ Meyer's 1965 sexploitation classic, "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!," she literally kills a man with her bare hands.
Sigourney Weaver: As Ripley in 1979's "Alien," she turned a distressed-damsel role into a tough-as-nails character who survived through three more films.
Lori Petty: She played the title role in 1995's "Tank Girl," the poorly reviewed adaptation of the sci-fi comic books. Ahead of its time?
Bridget Fonda: She starred as a deceptively pretty assassin in 1993's "Point of No Return," though Luc Besson's original 1990 French version, "Nikita," remains a landmark among action chick flicks.
Milla Jovovich: The cat-eyed actress has helped make the pulpy "Resident Evil" franchise, based on a video game, a dependable seller at the box office since 2002.
Uma Thurman: Her otherworldly beauty made her an effective choice in Quentin Tarantino's ultraviolent "Kill Bill" movies (2003-04).
Noomi Rapace: In 2009's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," the Swedish actress originated the role of Goth-punk bisexual sleuth Lisbeth Salander. Fans are waiting to see if Rooney Mara can fill her boots in the upcoming American version.
Chloe Grace Moretz: In last year's "Kick-Ass," she played the 11-year-old superhero Hit Girl, racking up the highest body count and cursing a blue streak.
Angelina Jolie: One of the few widely successful female action stars, Jolie recently took the lead in the CIA thriller "Salt," a role originally written for a man. Her "Lara Croft" franchise is set for a relaunch; her replacement has not been announced.


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The Bruins held a 3-0 series lead as they faced the Rangers in Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals.
Adam McQuaid gave the Rangers' Ryan Callahan a cross-check.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's crude oil supplies shrank last week, the government said Wednesday.
Crude supplies dropped by 11.1 million barrels, or 3 percent, to 359.9 million barrels, which is 9.2 percent above year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.
Analysts expected a drop of 1 million barrels for the week ended Dec. 28, according to Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos.
Gasoline supplies grew by 2.6 million barrels, or 1.2 percent, to 225.7 million barrels. That's 2.5 percent higher than year-ago levels. Analysts expected gasoline supplies to rise by 2.3 million barrels.
Demand for gasoline over the four weeks ended Dec. 28 was 2.3 percent lower than a year earlier, averaging 8.6 million barrels a day.
U.S. refineries ran at 90.4 percent of total capacity on average, up 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. Analysts expected capacity to rise to 90.75 percent.
Supplies of distillate fuel, which include diesel and heating oil, increased by 4.6 million barrels to 124 million barrels. Analysts expected distillate stocks to grow by 1.6 million barrels.
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This bike has been a great "learner" for two of our kids and is still going strong (ours is an '08 model, but it looks identical to the others here). Well made and very durable (sorry to hear about the other reviewer - Ours still has the fenders and chain guard in great shape after countless uses). It outlasted our kids! We have a 16" and 20" Jet waiting for them each to grow into and I'm sure they'll be just as good.
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We got this for our 2 1/2 year old who was constantly asking for a bike with pedals after his run style bike. Within a week he could ride this one with no problem, was one of the smaller 12" bikes for stand over and such, but just as much growth as the taller ones. Super durable, stable and all around great! After many crashes and tumbles this bike still looks like new. We have used it for over 6 months now and still love this bike, truly built to last. This bike has seen jumps, curbs, skateparks and everything now, you can spend less and get a bike that falls apart, or spend the money and get something that will take anything your kid can throw at it.
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We purchased a few tricycle bikes and push with your feet bikes, and I feel that this bike is safer than any "toddler" riding toy. Our tricycle falls over sideways- very unsafe. This Trek Jet 12 doesn't knock over even if I push it. I think it is heavy, however, I LOVE THAT IT IS HEAVY for that reason- it will not fall over easily! Our 2 year old son can even ride it on bumpy grass with out a problem!
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|June 22nd, 2018 08:22 AM
|Spent almost a week in Palm Springs last month. Thonged every day at the pools. Managed to get some tan lines going and a little sunburn too. Weather was nice but cooler than it was when I was there in July and August before. Nice to go back after missing out for a few years.
|October 10th, 2017 06:49 AM
thong swim suits
will be back soon
|June 26th, 2014 08:18 PM
what hotels did you try ?
was there pics to prove..lol
|June 24th, 2014 09:19 AM
|Just got back from 9 days in Palm Springs. The weather was perfect and got a great tan wearing a thong every day. Stayed at two different hotels and visited a number of others for an afternoon. Palm Springs is a great place to thong. If you are looking for more information about places, check out the Palm Springs thread on ThongBoard.
|November 18th, 2013 05:52 PM
|thanks sandrhymes
|July 3rd, 2013 09:00 PM
|In Palm Springs now for a couple of weeks. It has been really hot here. Topping out at 120F last weekend. Just spent several days at the Viceroy and had a great time. Wore a very small g at the pool for several days. Went to the Estrella Spa in the back of the hotel and had a wonderful massage. Drink and food service poolside is spot on. Highly reccomend the Viceroy as a place to go if you want to wear something small in Palm Springs. Will be going to a few other places before I leave and might try to post again.
|May 14th, 2013 01:31 PM
Thongs at pools in Palm Springs
I enjoy going to the Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs area several times a year if I can make it. I love the hot desert sun and the warm sensual feel you get when laying out in the sun, oiled up with as little on as possible. I have found that there are quite a few places where you can wear thongs and g-strings comfortably; although don't expect to see a whole lot of other folks wearing minimal swimwear also. Sometimes a resort will not have a problem with it at all and well tell you to "wear whatever you are comfortable with, as long as you wear something" and other places will not bother you unless others complain.
The majority of the time I just wear a tiny g-string at the pool. Here are some places that I have been to or would like to go:
The Renaissance has a beautiful pool, comfortable lounges and cocktail service on the pool deck. The servers are great and very friendly. Probably my favorite place to go.
The Hilton is also a nice place to wear minimal swimwear and they have recently remodeled, and I have not been back there yet.
The Villa Royale is a beautiful boutique inn, and I spent several days there at the north pool last year in a tiny g-string; great restaurant and bar also.
Cally Lily Inn is a beautiful, small inn and is very comfortable with European style sunbathing. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for a quiet atmosphere.
The Viceroy is a very nice place, but expensive. Spent 5 days here. Wore a thong most of the time at the south adult pool. Got hassled once by management and told it did not fit their image; so I covered up for an hour and then went back to the thong. Not sure what they meant by "image", since there were gay couples making out in the pool some topless sunbathing. In the late afternoons when the sun would reach the spa in the back, I would lay out there in a g-string.
Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel a great place to wear minimal swimwear, but the clientele is a little sketchy. A lot of rednecks and kids during summer vacation. Sometimes you can get hassled by the clientele. I have spent days here wearing a g-string and really enjoyed it.
The Spring in Desert Hot Springs is beautiful and a great place for sunbathing. You can stay overnight or buy a day use pass.
Also Two Bunch Palms is probably the most unique and beautiful place in the area. I spent several days there a couple of years ago, and sunbathed by the Cool Pool and used the Grotto wearing only a g-string again.
Hope this helps some of you. I have found that is you enjoy wearing minimal swimwear in the desert area there are a lot of places to go and enjoy yourself without hassle. Try to avoid the obvious family and downscale places that may be full of kids and less than tolerant rednecks (although there are probably exceptions). I have found that the more upscale places are more cosmopolitan and fun anyway.
Some other places that I would like to go to and have heard are minimal swimwear friendly are the Korakia Pennisone and the Horizon Hotel.
If anyone else has any other experiences or suggestions, please post. This is a great thread, and with all of the people enjoying a "minimal swimwear experience" in the desert, it would be fun to hear about it.
|February 29th, 2012 07:17 PM
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|July 28th, 2011 05:50 PM
|thanks Josta
|April 1st, 2011 11:22 AM
If your yard is private, you can wear as little or nothing as you want. Many do here in the desert, especially during the warm weather. We do all the time.
|February 28th, 2011 12:32 PM
|February 27th, 2011 02:08 PM
|believe question was are thong swimsuits allowed in pool areas in and around palm springs
|February 27th, 2011 01:57 PM
|February 27th, 2011 10:08 AM
Thong swim suits
would also like to know if they are allowed
|March 28th, 2010 05:40 AM
|thanks for info
|August 16th, 2009 07:34 PM
|Try asking the management for this, some of the hotel and resorts have their own swimwear policy in their establishments.
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|August 2nd, 2009 07:52 AM
totally agree with u if kids around just wondering what laws were in california .......
and is it legal or not to go topless and such in your own yard providing its fenced
|August 2nd, 2009 06:52 AM
|It depends on where you're going. Have you asked the hotel? If you're going to a pool where there's lots of young kids, I'd vote against a thong - put on a bikini instead!
|July 30th, 2009 07:50 AM
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Bet you didn't know you were willing to give up more than half your farm program payments so the United States could get an agreement in the Doha Round of the WTO negotiations?
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman recently announced the U.S. government was willing to cut farm subsidies by more than half and eliminate export subsidies by 2010 to try to get the stalled Doha Round talks back on track.
The announcement came after Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the chairmen of the Senate and House agriculture committees, specifically asked Portman not to negotiate away farm program provisions that are the responsibility of Congress ahead of the Dec. 14 WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.
Portman did say that any reductions in U.S. subsidies must be matched by increased access to foreign markets and lower subsidies in other countries. But those comments were lost in headlines reporting that the U.S. trade representative had offered to cut U.S. domestic farm subsidies in response to a similar offer by the European Union.
That's been a major worry of U.S. farm organizations throughout the negotiations: The United States would trade away its farm program provisions and receive little increased market access in return.
In a letter to Portman in advance of the Oct. 10 WTO meetings in Zurich, Switzerland, Chambliss and Goodlatte urged him to reject "unbalanced and unreasonable" European Union proposals that would reduce U.S. farm support while creating few trading opportunities for U.S. producers.
"My support for an agreement in Hong Kong will be measured against priorities we have stated on behalf of farmers in the United States," said Chambliss. "A successful WTO agreement is important, but it also must follow through on the promises of additional market access and a stable and predictable trade environment.
"Without these assurances, I cannot support reductions in our domestic support programs."
Many farmers would second Chambliss' comments, but farm organization leaders worry that, in a rush to get a new trade agreement — and reduce spending — the administration and other Republican leaders in Congress could allow the Doha Round talks to become a de facto farm bill, one written by foreign governments rather than Congress.
And they are troubled by comments like these by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in a recent speech: "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we can show tremendous support of agriculture without trade-distorting subsidies. I am confident that America's farmers and ranchers can compete with any farmer or rancher in the world if given a fair opportunity."
European farmers are also concerned about EU proposals to phase out its subsidies. Agricultural ministers from 13 of the European Union's 25 member countries signed a memorandum requiring its negotiators to consult with them before offering concessions in the Doha talks.
U.S. farm organizations may need to sign a similar memorandum asking Portman to consult with Congress before he makes any more offers to cut farmers' livelihoods.


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Congratulations Femke, I absolutely adore your work! Do you know when the preview goes up for the exhibition? I would love to buy one of your originals.ReplyDelete
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About previews, it's best to contact the gallery for that. (click the Roq la Rue link to mail Kirsten Anderson for info). Here you can find some additional information about the sales; http://www.femtasia.nl/FAQ_Exhibitions.html
Thanks Femke! Best of luck for the exhibition, can't wait to see your new work.ReplyDelete
I'm so disappointed Femke! I missed out on buying one of your originals as they were all snapped up so quickly. Nice for you though:) Such gorgeous stunning work! Hopefully one day I will get to own one of your originals. I don't suppose you put any upcoming pieces aside for buyers?ReplyDelete
Will you be doing any prints of "Felix De Foret" or "OMG"?
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Your beautiful work, I live in Brazil and would like to make an artistic exchange with you, send me two disposable cameras to shoot me here in Brazil in my Midwest region, which I think magic and send you two for you to shoot in your city the magic think that from these pictures I will do some work to mount an installation. Count on you dear artist.
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My minor mania concerning sunflowers started four years ago when friends in Cape Cod sent a few red sunflower seeds from plants growing on the beach next to their home. The Cape Cod plants were "generated" from seeds that fell out of a bird feeder. My first crop produced pure reds; however, by the second season, other colors started to appear and I collected and sorted the seeds.
This year I started with seventy plants and fifty made it to various levels of maturity. The rest succumbed to the snails and finches. While it has been an extremely cool summer to date, the sunflowers are thriving.
The yellow and yellow-reds are 8 to 10 ft tall with up to 25 blooms or buds at the top of the main stalk and several more buds popping out below.
- The Cape Cod Reds and Courtway Orange sunflowers are still growing–they usually don't start blooming until late August.
- I am hoping that they will get tall enough for me to attempt another sunflower/flag photo similar to the one used in the header to this blog–this time with the reds in the scene.
From a bee perspective, the sunflower blooms are just in time as the bees have nearly exhausted the verbenas. Now, they are dining on the sunflowers…
Sunflowers tend to need support, which they usually get from each other if planted in groups. Notwithstanding, they may require some additional human intervention to keep them upright and/or out of the right of way.
After the reds and Courtway oranges come into bloom, I may work up some macro photos for my photo blog. For now, I offer this…
NOTE–Depending on your browser, if you click on a photo, a larger version will appear. After it opens, if you click again on the new window, the photo will expand again. Try it on the last photo and you should get a real close up view of the bees.