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Man Accused Of Stealing Lottery Tickets & Trying To Leave U.S.
It's a case of take the (lottery) tickets and run.
A man that was living in Albany and was working for a local convenience store, was accused of stealing New York Lottery Tickets and then trying to flee the United States. The suspect, 25-year-old Kamal Ahmad, allegedly stole several packages of scratch off lottery tickets from both of his work places, a convenience store in Wynantskill, and one in Niskayuna. The lottery ticket thefts have been going on since March.
The North Greenbush Police Department received a call about the thefts. Surveillance videos were used in the investigation. They showed Ahmad allegedly getting the money for the winning lottery tickets.
Yesterday, some officers from the North Greenbush Police Department took a ride down to New York City and John F. Kennedy Airport where they found Ahmad, and arrested him. He was allegedly in the process of trying to flee the United States. Ahmad is from Pakistan. He was in the country on a temporary visa.
Several agencies were involved in the investigation including The New York Gaming Commission, The New York State Police Investigations Center, The North Greenbush Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and The United States Customs And Border Patrol.
Ahmed is now facing several charges including eight counts of first Falsifying Business records in the first degree and two counts of Grand Larceny in the third degree.
After he was brought back to the Albany area, Ahmad went to North Greenbush Town Court for his arraignment and then sent to the Rensselaer County Jail. Ahmad was allegedly previously in trouble with law sometime within the past five years, which allegedly included criminal convictions. According to the article in The Troy Record, Ahmad may have been facing deportation because of the previous incidents.


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6,000 CNC routers manufactured in Burlington, Ontario
AXYZ International, a leader in global CNC router manufacturing, is proud to announce the delivery of its 6,000th machine. The company first started making CNC routers at its Burlington, Ontario facility in October 1994. Currently, AXYZ builds more than 400 machines per year for their customers around the world.
Still going strong after 23 years, AXYZ celebrated this milestone production achievement at its recent AXYZ Router Table 6,000 Event held at the Burlington, Ont. plant on June 21.
During the event, Delviro Energy, Inc., the customer who purchased the 6,000th table, was acknowledged. In addition, AXYZ employees were recognized and treated to a BBQ. Several community members attended the celebration, including Rick Goldring, the Mayor of Burlington, Mariam Yousefi, representing Honourable Karina Gould, MP, Honourable Eleanor McMahon, MPP and Councillor Paul Sharman from the City of Burlington. Also attending from the Burlington Economic Development Corporation were Frank McKeown, Anita Cassidy and Melissa Gibbins.
AXYZ International has a unique way of recognizing its employees. "A lot of companies talk about the length of time their staff have worked for the business in terms of how many silver and gold anniversaries there have been or how many 25- and 50-year employees they have," said Greg Jenkins, vice president of sales at AXYZ International. "We recognize the longevity of our staff by how many machines were manufactured in the time employees have been with the company."
AXYZ has a celebration for every 1,000th machine produced. This recognition process began when machine number 1,000 was completed.
"It's really a celebration of the business and the staff that work inside our plant. Every business depends on its employees for its success. We recognize our employees because it's significant, and we value their contributions to the company," said Jenkins. Whether the employees have been with AXYZ for 50 machines or all 6,000 machines, they all are recognized at AXYZ celebration events.

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The Mets have been good to start the season, sitting in first place at 17-10. Anyone who projected the Mets to have a successful 2018 did so on the potential strength of their rotation, which has dealt with injuries ever since their World Series run in 2015.
Unfortunately, Jacob deGrom may be out for a little while, as he was forced to leave his start tonight after four strong innings with what was reported as a hyperextended right elbow.
Jacob deGrom is departing this game after just four shutout innings. He went to the clubhouse tunnel following his last half-inning and looked upset. Stay tuned. #Mets
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 3, 2018
UPDATE: Jacob deGrom departed tonight's game with a hyperextended right elbow, the Mets say.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 3, 2018
That's obviously bad news for any pitcher, but it's especially bad news for deGrom, who has had a history of elbow problems. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2010 and then another surgery for nerve damage in 2016 that ended his season. deGrom was off to a great year, too; he'd already racked up 1.5 fWAR in just 6 starts, and tonight was obviously on track for more.
It's hard to speculate as to a timetable for a return, especially with deGrom's particular injury history, but hopefully it's as soon as possible.


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Last February, NewtonX interviewed a group of 15 current and former senior executives from leading global tech companies including Amazon, IBM, Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft to determine what place the smart speaker will hold in the technology ecosystem of the future. As we wrote at the time, 67% of the NewtonX panelists declared that their company was ready to take a loss in the space for the next 2-3 years in order to capture market share. Now, a year later, the voice market ecosystem has matured and expanded beyond smart speakers into a $49B opportunity.
NewtonX conducted a follow-up interview series with the same executives who informed our report on the subject last year, in addition to five executives at different tech giants who have entered the voice market fray. The data and insights in this article are informed by these interviews.
From Healthcare to Vehicle Integration: The Biggest Tech Giants Are Battling It Out For Voice Market Share
This past year has been huge for voice applications in the healthcare sector. Where previously, Amazon had only hinted at this as a use case for Alexa, now the company is actively battling it out with Google for healthcare voice applications. This year, Google's investment fund, Google Assistant Investments, seeded Aiva Health, a voice operating system or hospitals and care centers. Additionally, Google partnered with Novant Health so that Novant Health patients can access office wait times, appointment reminds, directions, and FAQs through Google Assistant. One of Google's primary focuses for overtaking Amazon in the sector has been language capabilities: the company is releasing voice in over 30 languages, including combinations of languages (such as 'spanglish').
Meanwhile, Amazon has been making major plays in the healthcare sector across its product offerings, including Alexa. Only 30% of smart speaker owners use them for shopping, and in 2018 only 2% of Echo users tried to make purchases via Alexa, meaning that for Amazon to hold a clear advantage over competitors, it needs to offer more than just ease of voice access to amazon.com. Consequently, Amazon hired a health and wellness team within its Alexa division last year, with the intent of offering diabetes management, elderly care, and medication reminders through HIPAA compliant integrations. While the company has yet to unveil these product offerings, but likely will in the next two years.
Instead, Amazon rolled out Echo Auto, which according to the company has over 1M pre-orders. This service allows users to tap into Alexa while on-the-go, for anything from making calls, to listening to music, to getting directions, to controlling smart home devices. Vehicle voice systems will likely be one of the most popular applications of the technology. Amazon has a unique advantage in the space due to its Amazon Connect Kit (ACK), an SDK for home IoT devices.
While Amazon and Google are the biggest players in the market, Apple, Microsoft, and even Facebook are also each making plays for the voice market. Apple, an early pioneer with voice through Siri, is now teaming up with Salesforce to build Apple voice technology directly into apps, so that users don't have to navigate between systems. Microsoft, on the other hand, has opted out of the competition by teaming up with Amazon in a strategic partnership that benefits both tech giants. Similarly, Facebook teamed up with Amazon through Portal, its hands-free smart speaker and smart camera/video product. Portal interfaces with Alexa for users to access skills, meaning that Facebook cannot collect user data — a smart move considering user distrust over Facebook's data handling.
The Future of Voice: Smarter, Integrated, and Multifunctional
Google and Amazon are and will likely continue to be the two primary voice market leaders. While Google is currently ahead in terms of NLP accuracy and languages (Alexa supports only three vs. Google's 30), Amazon still has the greatest market share. That said, the company has rapidly been losing ground to Google: In 2018, Amazon's global market share dipped from 76% to 41%, while Google's rose to 28%. This represents 449% growth for Google and -14% growth for Amazon.
As the two tech giants battle for market share, they will form more and more integrations with other services, such as IoT home devices. Meanwhile they will also use the sophistication of their technology as a competitive advantage, which will result in smarter and smarter voice systems.


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Katie is a sports enthusiast passionate about people & storytelling.
She grew up in the small town of Delano, Minnesota as an only girl in the middle of 6 hockey boys. Her childhood consisted of running around cold hockey rinks and spending family weekends in hotels and arena locker rooms for tournaments. Katie played hockey herself, but in 4th grade after 3 years of speed skating and several hockey clinics and camps, she made the decision to do something that would separate her from her six brothers and play basketball, a sport that the boys couldn't critique her at.
She was a competitive 3 sport athlete from that time on, playing volleyball, softball and basketball in high school with a couple of years of lacrosse and soccer as well. After graduation, Katie had planned to play softball, but a last minute switch in plans led her to the Women's Basketball team at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo.
It was clearly an enjoyable time for a Minnesota girl to live in paradise and attend school. While she loved competing, the tuition became too much to bear. She eventually made the difficult decision to head back home to MN, hang up the jerseys, skates, cleats & catchers mitt for good and commit to a career in Sports Broadcasting.
She transferred to St. Cloud State University and began to discover her passion for storytelling. When she was given the opportunity to work for the Husky Hockey Men's and Women's teams, she didn't hesitate to get involved. Katie worked as the Rink Side Reporter & In-Studio Host for St. Cloud State Hockey alongside an award-winning student crew, Husky Productions. The live games aired on Fox Sports North in the Greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area with Katie between the glass for every intermission interview, and also in the studio for intermission reports covering highlights and stats.
Katie loves people. You'll usually always find her singing or holding a coffee–it's usually both at the same time. She enjoys multi-tasking and staying busy, which in her words might have something to do with growing up in an always-busy family of 9.
Katie graduated from college in August of 2018. After graduation, she spent a year covering Minnesota's professional and collegiate sports teams with FOX Sports North.
In September of 2019, Katie accepted a position as the Philadelphia Flyers Live Pre & Post-Game Host on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
A midwest girl turned Philly girl, Katie enjoys discovering new coffee shops and the best breakfast places Philly has to offer.
Feel free to keep up with her on Twitter (@KatieEmmer), Instagram (@Katie.Emmer) and Facebook!


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The Mathoir Community in the Yoni Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, and Northern Sierra Leone, is to benefit from a multi-purpose community center.
According to Mr. Sanpha Sesay, an indigene of the village, they came together in 2016 to form what he refered to as the Mathoir Decendants Union. The Union, he went on, is funding the construction of the multi-purpose center, which has six toilets, two offices and a reception room.
"We are doing these as indigenes living abroad to help contribute to the development of our village," Mr. Sanpha said.
The philanthropist however noted that they are still to get all the funds necessary to complete the project. He used the occasion to call on indigenes of Mathoir, both at home and abroad, to come on board and support the project.
Mr. Sesay thanked Madam Nanette Thomas, the Minister of Political Affairs, who, according to him, had contributed immensely to the project.
Also present at the occasion was a son of the soil, Mathew Timbo, Minister of Labour and Social Security. The Labour Minister, in his statement, thanked Mr. Sesay and his brothers for taking on this great developmental stride, whiles he also appraised her colleague Minster, Nanette Thomas, for bringing development to her homeland.
The climax of the occasion was the pouring of concrete mixture to start the foundation works. This was done by Madam Nannete Thomas, Minister Timbo, Mr. Sanpha Sesay and other stakeholders from Mathoi.
The Political Affairs Minister was later crowned Ya Mariegbah, the wife of the founder of Mathoir Village, Pa Thoi, in recognition of her love and commitment to bring development to that part of the country.
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Indoor Outdoor Living In Elizabethtown, NM
Indoor outdoor living in Elizabethtown (a ghost town) in the Moreno Valley in northern New Mexico. Always a fun stop when driving through the valley on the Enchanted Circle between Red River and Angel Fire. Thanks for looking. G
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I really like the faded colors on this one, Geraint. The wash tub reminds me of my Mom's stories of growing up and bath night in the kitchen of their farmhouse in rural Indiana.
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I absolutely love the sleuthing required to write historical fiction but outside of my novel-in-progress, I can't always find an outlet for my enthusiasm. I fear I bore my family and friends with historical minutia. This spring, however, as I completed my young adult novel Grace Rising, there was a happy (in one way) intersection of research and reality. That's because my novel is set in Philadelphia during the influenza pandemic of 1918.
When the 2009 swine flu reared its ugly head, it struck me that I held privileged information. After two years of perusing the microfilm of the seven – yes, seven – daily newspapers in the Philadelphia of that era, I know a lot about influenza. To get to the end game of that fall 1918 epidemic: by the time it had run its course almost 13,000 Philadelphians were dead.
I begin and end my novel with parades. The first, which took place on September 28, kicked off the Fourth War Bond drive. Two hundred thousand spectators watched 20,000 march in that parade, and two days later the influenza epidemic had put an iron grip on the city. The parade that ends my novel? It's the victory parade at the Great War's armistice, the epidemic all but dormant. Grace Rising is about what happens in between.
Could the pandemic of 1918 have parallels to our 2009 flu scare? You bet it could. It also underlines the importance of historical fiction. Recently, the award-winning children's writer Richard Peck declared he will write only historical fiction because he believes it is so essential to our children's education. Makes me feel a little better about all those hours straining my eyesight (and back) as I gazed in fascination at those old newspapers from 1918 – the microfilm machine serving as a peephole into another time and place when people really lived and loved . . . and died, too. Stay tuned for a repeat of the swine flu scare this fall — if my research is any guide.
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Yes, Sandy, in 1918 lots of people also said it was "just the flu," though they tended to call it the "grippe" during that era. In many areas of the world, there was an early wave in the spring that wasn't quite so serious and anyone who caught the flu then would gain immunity. There was no early wave in Philadelphia though. Maybe that's one of the reasons why Philadelphia was the hardest hit city in the country. The collective memory of the pandemic of 1918 was very short; that's because the end of WWI hit at just about the time the pandemic ending. Almost every family in Philadelphia lost a loved one to the flu. It was a loss too terrible to contemplate for long and people tried to forget. Of course it can be dangerous to forget too much of our history.


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Congressman: 'No one more respected, more admired' than Mattis on national security
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that President Donald Trump and outgoing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis "have a good relationship, but sometimes they disagree." Trump Tweeted Thursday that Mattis will retire in February. (Dec. 20)
In the hours after Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis resigned in a letter to President Trump over an apparent clash over the president's stance on Syria, U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry issued a statement outlining his admiration for the retired general.
"In January 2017," stated Thornberry, a Republican congressman whose district includes Wichita Falls, in a press release Thursday evening, "'Congress took an extraordinary action by passing a law that allowed James N. Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense.
More: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis leaving his job after clash with Trump over Syria
"The only other time it has been done was for General George C. Marshall. Speaking in support of the legislation on the House Floor I said, 'I know of no one more respected, more admired in the field of national security today than General Mattis.' His service as Secretary over the last two years have only added to the luster of his name."
President Trump tweeted that Mattis would be retiring after serving two years in the administration. Mattis' letter to the president, released to the media, spoke of differing opinions over policy.
President Trump already seems to be hinting another crucial member of his team could also be heading for the door. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story.
In his letter to the president, Mattis gave a February 2019 date for stepping down.
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"I am incredibly grateful to him for being willing to serve," Thornberry wrote, "for fulfilling his duties with such extraordinary commitment to American national security, and for the close working relationship he fostered with the Congress."


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by Melissa Albert
(3.77 stars – Goodreads rating)
Published January 30, 2018, by Flatiron Books
Genre: Fiction / Fantasy / YA
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 368
Look until the leaves turn red…
"Once upon a time…" It's how so many fairy tales start. Then you go on to read about princesses and castles, dragons and unicorns, true love and happily-ever-afters. Those are the stories that taught me to believe in magic, in good triumphing over evil, and in happy endings.
It wasn't until later that I learned about evil that seeps into the world outside of the pages of those fairy tale books. Evil that can't be contained by a chivalrous knight or by a magic spell. Unexplainable things that occur even when you're not reading, so you can't just close the book and put it back on the shelf to make the monsters stop scaring you or make the bad things freeze in their tracks.
So what can you do when fairy tale evil follows you into the real world? Apparently, if you're Alice Proserpine and her mother, Ella, you run.
Sew the worlds up with thread…
That's what they had been doing all of Alice's seventeen years – running from state to state, city to city, new life to new life. Though Alice thought they were just moving around to find a place where they fit; a place where their string of "bad luck" wouldn't continue to follow them. Maybe finally moving to the place she'd longed to be for as long as she could remember: The Hazel Wood. Her grandmother was there – renowned fairy tale writer, Althea Proserpine, and Alice knew one day she'd meet this enigmatic woman who'd written a book that had made her famous (infamous?).
It wasn't until Ella is abducted that Alice begins to see her world as it really is, and she realizes that she'll have to leave everything she knows behind in order to retrieve Ella from a place where normal rules don't apply. Accompanied by Ellery Finch, Althea Proserpine super fan and Alice's only friend from school, she sets out to find the Hazel Wood, her mother, and, hopefully, all the answers to questions that she's held close for so many years.
If your journey's left undone…
I'll pause here and say that I HATE unexpected spoilers. I love to let the story unfold on its own and be naturally either surprised or disappointed at the outcome. That's why often my reviews contain very little of the story plot. I know that may be frustrating to some readers, but if you really want to know the plot of a story, you can find that anywhere. And, for this story in particular, I think it's important for readers to not be exposed to too much of the plot beforehand. Giving it away removes some of the shrouded mystery of the book – and isn't shrouded mystery what fantasy readers love about their books?
To review it though, I will share a story – a real-life story – that happened to me on a MARTA train (Metro Atlanta "subway" system) when I was a teenager. It happened like this:
When I was in high school, my friends and I took the MARTA train in order to get to school. It made us feel independent and mature knowing that our parents trusted us enough to get to school on our own every day. There were the usual cast of characters: The Reggae Man, who played Reggae music cranked up to its highest level on his Walkman so everyone on the train could hear it; The Toothless Woman, who went from one end of the car to the other asking for change while holding out a battered Styrofoam cup; The Business Man, who tried to ignore us all by burying his face in a newspaper as if he was better than everyone even though we were all taking the same train every day. We would often see the same people day after day. The cast became familiar. Regular.
Then one day, a large man entered the train car. A stranger. He was dressed in white from head to toe, almost like a chef. He even had a slouchy white hat cocked awkwardly on his head. You see all types of people on the train, so normally nothing about this man would have made any difference to my day at all. But there was something abnormal about this man. He was smiling. Not just a normal "Have a nice day!" smile either. A huge, gum-showing, 32-to-the-front, lips peeled back kind of smile. And he didn't stop smiling that entire train ride. It was eerie. I knew I was being rude by staring, but it was like a creepy magnet that kept pulling me back. My friends were crying as they tried to suppress their nervous laughter (as we were sitting right across from this man). He seemed to be staring into nothingness. Just smiling and staring.
My mind was all logic, "There's something special about him. You shouldn't laugh. Just find another focus. Stop looking at him." But it was like I was locked in and I couldn't have looked away even if I wanted to. And the smile became more of a grimace and instead of a happy chef, he began to look more like a crazed assassin. (Note: Please don't let my adolescent notions make you believe that I am insensitive to neurodiverse people or those who have unique physical features. Usually, I would never have behaved like I did that day, which is why it was such an odd experience).
After a few stops, the man got up and exited the train. When we started moving again, the volume of everyone, everything on the train (people talking, music, babies, etc.) seemed to be immediately louder. I realized that while he had been on with us, our train car had been almost deadly silent; as if everyone was holding their breath. And it wasn't until he exited that we felt that life could continue as normal.
That's kind of how I felt while reading this book: brain-warped.
Fear the rising of the sun
Melissa Albert tells a fairy tale about a fairy tale and once you're in it, you can't breathe again until that door is closed again. Although it has a rather slow start (things really don't start to pick up until you're more than halfway through the book), those who love weird goings-on and those who can imagine walking through their dreams will appreciate this trek through the Hazel Wood and its cast of dream-state characters.
I've seen some not-so-favorable reviews of this book from people who weren't impressed with the story and the slow development of the plot. I can see where they are coming from. But I can also be appreciative that Albert has not given us a microwave story that is reminiscent of many other YA fantasy stories out there now – even though it does indeed contain princesses and castles.
This is absolutely a story that stands on its own – in all its individually abnormal glory. And if you can't give a debut novel five stars for being a favorite, you can (or I can) at least give it four stars for definitely being original.
Get it here: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Half Price Books
About the Author
Melissa Albert is the founding editor of the Barnes & Noble Teen Blog and the managing editor of BN.com. She has written for McSweeney's, Time Out Chicago, MTV, and more. Melissa is from Illinois and lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Hazel Wood is her first novel. Her second book, a sequel to The Hazel Wood is as yet unnamed and is expected to be released in 2019. There is also a Hazel Wood 2.5 in the works, Tales from the Hinterland, that is anticipated for 2020.
(Bio adapted from Macmillan Publishers)


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Parents need to know that there are just a couple of questionable words in the lyrics ("ass," "hell"). Most tracks are sappy love songs, but one could be interpreted as a cautionary tale about teen suicide.
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And like most songs of today, it doesn't have bad language or anything...
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At first listen, Ashley Parker Angel's SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR LIFE feels clean-cut and dance-party perky. The first few tracks offer irresistibly catchy hooks supported by an impressive rhythm section -- in fact, the rhythm section is the secret star of this album, never faltering while supporting the reality-TV veteran (from the short-lived boy band O-Town) as he delivers one credible hair-tossing lead vocal after another. First listens can deceive, though, and Soundtrack to Your Life ends up offering just a little more than you'd expect, in every direction. For one thing, this clean-cut kid knows a four-letter word or two, and there are just a couple thrown into the mix, though the lyrics overall are far tamer than those on most pop CDs.
Is it any good?
Lyrics that at first seem to be about pretty much nothing end up imparting an occasional message of substance, as in "Shades of Blue," a song that appears to be a cautionary tale about a lonely teenager's suicide. Most of the songs sport sappy, love-struck lyrics that work anyway. Ashley's vocals are accomplished and present -- he sounds like he had a wonderful time making this album. And then there's that steal-the-show rhythm section.
Talk to your kids about ...
Families can talk about metaphor in song lyrics. Is there a deeper meaning here, or should the lyrics be taken at face value? They can also talk about the fact that an MTV show helped promote this CD -- would the CD have done as well without the TV tie-in?
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- Artist: Ashley Parker Angel
- Release date: May 16, 2006
- Label: Umvd
- Genre: Pop
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Reviews have been coming in for Captain Marvel, and even the ones that rate the movie highly have been critical of the film in between the opening and closing sentences.
No review, however, encapsulates the problems with the movie so nicely as National Review's. While I usually dislike linking NRO, in this case, I'll break my self-imposed rule:
Captain Marvel might be the first blockbuster movie whose animating idea is fear. Every page of the script betrays terror of what people might say about the film on social media. Give Carol Danvers a love interest? Eek! No, women can't be defined by the men in their lives! Make her vulnerable? OMG, no, that's crazy. Feminine? What century are you from if you think females should be feminine? Toward the end of the movie, when a villain preparing for an epic confrontation with Carol, the fighter pilot turned Superwoman, chides her that she will fail because she can't control her emotions, there is no tension whatsoever. We've just spent two hours watching her be utterly unfazed by anything. Giving Carol actual emotions would, of course, lead to at least 27 people calling the film misogynist on Twitter, and directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are petrified of that.
Carol looks up an old friend, a fellow feminist fighter pilot named Rambeau. As played by Lashana Lynch, she is another Mary Sue, boringly capable, flawless, and stalwart. Rambeau is a single mom with a daughter, but when she considers leaving the planet to join Carol's war with the aliens, the idea of abandoning her kid is played for laughs, not drama. The directors are afraid that suggesting women tend to put their children above all else will get them called out as retrograde by the Jessica Veryangrys on Twitter. They don't realize that treating every potential obstacle as no problem whatsoever makes for a very dull movie.
Read the whole thing. Best review of the film by far that I have seen.


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A Wolves fan has been handed a four-year-banning order for aiming monkey gestures at Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.
Josef Smith, of Kingswinford, was found guilty of abusive behaviour to cause distress and a racially-aggravated count of the same offence.
The 40-year-old warehouse worker committed the offences during Chelsea's 5-2 win at Molineux on 14 September.
He was sentenced at Dudley Magistrates' Court.
In a statement, Wolverhampton Wanderers said he will be "banned indefinitely from Molineux stadium and all Wolves fixtures".
The court heard how Smith "curled his fists under his armpits in a chimp-like gesture" when Abraham scored a hat-trick.
Denying the charges, Smith told magistrates he had made a "get back" gesture – which may have been misinterpreted – while sitting alongside his 70-year-old mother.
He told police he was frustrated with the scoreline and had stood up and sworn during the game, but only "raised his arms in an upwards direction" to motivate the Wolves players.
However, witnesses described how Smith's gesture appeared to be aimed at black players on the pitch.
The hearing was also told Mr Smith spat at rival fans.
Smith suggested mucus from a "bad sneeze" may have been mistaken for spittle aimed at Chelsea fans, but witnesses said they saw him launch an "astonishing quantity" of spittle from the stand's top tier into visiting supporters below.
The incident was caught on CCTV, the court heard.
At the sentencing hearing, Smith was fined £800 and ordered to pay £600 in costs and a £50 victim surcharge, making a total bill of £1,450.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Test scores have taken a hit at a Richmond elementary school a year after a state investigation found teachers and administrators were giving inappropriate help on standardized tests.
Before last year's cheating scandal, George W. Carver Elementary School was nationally acclaimed for its testing performance.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports it was the third-highest-achieving elementary school in the city in the 2016-2017 school year — the last one for which there are official test scores available. This year, it was second-worst, according to data released this week by the Virginia Department of Education.
The average pass rate, reflecting four subjects combined, was 28 percent.
Scott Barlow represents the school on the Richmond School Board. He says extra work and resources have gone into supporting Carver in the wake of the investigation.
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Catch it when it comes
Put it in your pocket
Nothing till it's gone
Kept but could not lock it
Now all at once it's broken blue
Welcome it when it comes home
Cook it lots of stews
Feed it feasts, red wine, violets, rouge
All the things you used to do
Tell the neighbors you've come home
Really it's true
O the wild parade
That we planned for you
There'll be fireworks and choirs
But you must be tired
You spread the finest bed
Tuck it in say
Tomorrow's gonna be a big day
Then watch it drift away
And all at once it's broken blue
In an empty room
Fate lies dusting off tables
Did you hear that?
Did you hear that?
Someone's singing in the backyard
Just wind blowing through
Just wind blowing through
Right from the muffled, static-y start, this song is a dream, moving through a differently shaped sense of time with dream logic. The pet you had when you were young that ran away. The cat you fed but stopped coming. The dog you found but disappeared. It's the bird that came back against all odds. The thing that you lost, your childhood, your safety. It is you, didn't you see that, orbiting away from where you started, all that has happened to you and all you've done, how far you've gone from it all and how much it has hurt but it's all waiting for you to come back, no matter what you've done or where you've been all the people in your dreams celebrating your return all the past welcoming you home with cake and champagne with so much joy that it can't possibly be real and you see that it isn't and you aren't anymore it's a dream but it is real and everything is transparent but you can feel it and you are overcome with the most joyful feeling you have ever felt in what was your life echoes of where you came from your mom and dad and grandmother and grandfather hugging you the comfort you have been wanting the safety you lost long ago but you've traveled far to get there you've come a long way you must be tired tomorrow's gonna be a big day tomorrow it starts tomorrow you can finally relax and let go and sink into like never before and it's gone just a song from long ago in the backyard of your childhood home just a far away voice of someone that sounds familiar someone you recognize but can't see and now what happens to you you wonder


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In the field of childhood, a lot of things don't make sense. For example, I have never seen a yellow duck, outside illustrations and children's toys. Eric Carle and Bill Martin's book is riveting for Emile, but it is not heavy on reality. Ducks are yellow, horses are blue, cats are purple. But then, how could that be worse for him than our having a black cat named Yellow? I suspect that learning his colors is going to take a while, especially as it is all confounded by hallucinogenic board books.
So, I am loosely planning for the writers month. On the site, they qualify that outlines are allowed:
Outlines and plot notes are very much encouraged, and can be started months ahead of the actual novel-writing adventure. Previously written prose, though, is punishable by death.
Maybe I will do that... But I have a math class that I will go and sample this afternoon, Introduction to Probability, at Rhode Island College, so we will see how much time I actually have.


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Ofwat are consulting on their proposed approach to monitoring the new business retail water market. The new market will mean more than 1.2 million eligible businesses, charities and public sector organisations in England will be able to choose who supplies their water and wastewater retail services.
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20 weeks in and the Albert quiz remains strong with a great cohort of teams and different winners all the time! With rounds including pictures, news, connections, entertainment, music, alphabet rounds, Top 5's and General knowledge, in addition to our Jackpot which is now £140 ish, its a fun quiz night.
The Albert itself is a great bar in the heart of Sunderland City Centre on Fawcett Street. Ideal for transport links, great drinks and a friendly atmosphere...what more can you need?
The quiz kicks off at 7.30pm with the picture round and with a rolling jackpot, cash prizes and beer tokens to give away, you are in for a treat!
This Sunday is also the last of the month, meaning we do our special last team standing game to win a £20 beer token!
Hope to see you there one week....if you are looking for a Pub Quiz Sunderland, then The Albert is your best Sunday choice!


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The four friends, Stiletto, Gregory, Eaglebeard, and 'Schripp, stood in the library window looking at the view of the nearby nebula, understanding a shared love of the universe.
Tomorrow they must leave and do battle with The Hrym.
The Hrym was a nice man, at least in appearance. Unless you looked deep into his eyes. There dwelt a coldness and vacancy so empty, that it would freeze the blood of Death himself. For The Hrym was thoroughly and completely evil.
What is good in the universe is love. A love of life, of existence itself. The love of a dewdrop on an Acacia leaf, the soar and tilt of an Eagle's wing, the double sunset on the planet of Hoth Minor. The moments of life that make existence so special. The shared experiences and moments that go to create true friendship.
But all these were meaningless concepts to The Hrym, who was a vacuum of love, of life, of positivity. Many had tried to analyse why The Hrym was as he was. A broken home, a traumatic environment, the proximity of his home planet to a destructive burst of Gamma radiation, but truth be known, The Hrym was as he was because he was a complete and utter bastard. At least that's what Stiletto reasoned as he went through his check list in preparation for the coming assault.
Haydrift Eaglebeard was more prosaic. A life spent following a philosophical and spiritual path, true of all the friends, had taught him to let go of the past and future events and only truly live in the present moment. What is, is, and only now in this second of existence does the experience of life truly take place. Good or evil is a choice.
Life on The Hrym's world was one of drudgery, hatred, and loss of hope, if hope in this grey and negative place had ever existed. To step onto this world was to be assailed by a draining waste of nothingness, and no more was this felt than in the direct presence of The Hrym.
Because of the sophisticated defences of The Hrym, the friends had to drop off forty kilometres outside the city and hike in.
The atmosphere was a mixture of sulphurous and other toxic chemicals, and if one was to take a litmus test, one could confidently hold their strip of paper against the grade scale, and record a pH of 1. Lord Stiletto had provided special lightweight space suits to protect the friends from the planet's toxic fog.
Coming over the ridge, they saw the city below them. Even though the design was meant to strike discord into the hearts of all thinking beings, the friends burst out laughing. Ahead in the centre of the barren plain of smashed and jagged rock was a perfect replica of a cul-de-sac from an anonymous suburb. Each house was perfectly represented. Yet the scale was massive. Each "house" was thousands of metres high and would have dwarfed the tallest of Earth's sky scrapers.
By reasons of proportion, the base of each house measured several kilometres square and who knew what concealed, treacherous warrens were awaiting them there.
What is consciousness and what is its range? The Hrym's consciousness, through the machinations of The Rabbit, had gone through some violent evolutionary steps, and now took in all of the planet. In a way, one could say The Hrym was the planet. Every stone, every rock was a part of his being and so he was aware of the friends as soon as they materialised on his surface. Like a spider sitting at the centre of his web he waited for the flies to come to him.


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50 years ago, pollution nearly killed the mighty Cuyahoga River.
Since then, the Burning River has made a miraculous comeback. It flows through Ohio's only National Park and people are enjoying it from Cleveland to Hiram, but that wasn't always the case.
Fred Schmitt remembers the bad times and says the changes over the years have been amazing to see.
"Tremendous improvement. Right now you can see ducks there, it looks clean, to me it looks very inviting," he says.
Good thing because Fred's daughter Heather invited him on a special trip. She gave him a gift of kayaking for Father's Day, thanks to the people at Burning River Adventures.
They're one of many recreation-related small businesses dotting the Crooked River, connecting people to this gem.
Work has been ongoing to improve water quality by removing low-head dams. Faster moving water means more oxygen for the ecosytem and that means more fish. And that's bringing anglers. Especially fly anglers.
Jeff Liskay is a certified fly fishing guide. He's fished all over North America but says the Cuyahoga is special.
"It's an undiscovered miracle is what it is and it's only going to get better," Liskay says.
There's still a stigma attached by many out of state anglers who say to Liskay, "'Oh, your river burned' and I say, 'by the way, you guys may fish for a month to catch a steelhead, where we can go get one a day or more in the Cuyahoga River and they're like, 'what?'"
The anglers know. The returning wildlife knows. Those who paddle her waters know. The Cuyahoga has made a miraculous recovery which, with help, will continue.


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The Cardiac Surgery Devices Market report provides in-depth analysis of parent market trends, macro-economic indicators and governing factors along with market attractiveness as per segments. The report also maps the qualitative impact of various market factors on market segments and geographies.
New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/09/2017 -- Cardiac Surgery Devices Market: Drivers & Restraints
Rising emergence of cardiovascular diseases, increasing number of heart attacks and strokes, rising demand of minimally invasive procedures, increase spending per capita income, are key driving factor for this market. Furthermore, increasing elderly population, unhealthy and stressful lifestyle of consumers, obesity-related issues, technology advancement and innovation, are some other key driving factors in cardiac surgery market. Furthermore, all the above mentioned factors has led to increase in demand of cardiac surgery market in developed and developing regions.
With so many advantages and splendid features of cardiac surgery devices, it has few disadvantages too. High investment cost and shortage of professional/skilled surgeons are acting as a barrier for cardiac surgery market.
Cardiac Surgery Devices Market: Overview
The cardiac surgery devices market has grown substantially at a healthy CAGR due to increasing number cardiovascular disease. With rapid technological advancement and innovation, cardiac surgery devices market is expected to grow globally. North America is the largest market for cardiac surgery devices and Asia Pacific would be the fastest growing market in the forecast period.
Cardiac Surgery Devices Market: Region-wise Outlook
The cardiac surgery devices market is expected to register a double-digit CAGR over the forecast period. Depending on geographic regions, cardiac surgery devices market is segmented into seven key regions: North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ), Japan, and Middle East & Africa (MEA). North America is the largest market for cardiac surgery devices and is expected to dominate the market throughout the forecast period. Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region in the forecast period.
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Some of the key market players for cardiac surgery devices market are Boston Scientific Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, AngioDynamics, COOK Medical, C. R. Bard, Inc., Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, St. Jude Medical, Inc., Thoratec Corporation, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation., TransMedics, Inc.
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Category Archives: Butters the dog
I have a sparrow annoyed with me.
Its previous nest is blocked (literally, with … blocks) and alights on the wind chime directly in front of me and chirps and chirps.
I pretend I understand. I pretend it understands me and I say things like, "Yes, I know!" "Yes, I'm sorry." "I will build you a home, but it can't be there."
Well, today was the day.
Butters had me up twice in the night – she's not getting any younger and it worries me when she's out of sorts.
I got completely up at 5. (Meaning, I had the wherewithal to use all of my faculties at the same time.)
The land around was enticing.
Tangent: I was sharing with a friend yesterday that, while I was glad it was Friday, it was suddenly again Friday. Life is just ticking away! Every single day, should count. So, that in mind, make the moments count right?
Sunrise hike was in order!
A grainy picture of the first of many.
A less grainy picture of the same spot with more light.
Somehow 'grainier' photo of the same place in more light.
Sun coming up.
And, brighter.
And some pretentious 'artistic' shots.
Mysterious alien circle or … maybe a tire was there for a while.
On the way back.
Butters was exhausted (and, shaking which was scary).
Then came part two. Gardening.
Gardening is so relaxing and rewarding – is a sentence I will NEVER say. LOL!
My mother, my Grandmother, my Son are all excellent gardeners. They have thumbs greener than envy.
I reluctantly do it and have little to no expectations of survival.
I could probably, literally, waltz by a plant and have an adverse effect on it.
However, as Jeff Goldblum will attest to, "Life, um, finds a way."
New 'cones' on the Pine trees.
Strawberry basket still blooming.
My onions, (that I planted entirely too close to each other) survived the snow!
Freshly transplanted Malabar Spinach. God be with you – because, you can't count on me.
My potatoes are thriving on top. God only knows what's going on where they are supposed to be growing.
Alright, so, now to the bird box. And, as this picture shows, apparently I have no problems growing weeds/grass. But, this was what I collected from the barn to create my promise.
Had some problems but, managed somehow.
Open for business.
I was trying to be funny on my page – and how the f&$* did Facebook turn it into an ad??? Anyway, I guess if you can fit in there, I can let you rent it.
Thing is – the bush to the left of it used to be peppered with birds. Now, they're wary. Only had a couple show up at the open house. And one assumed that the beverages were included.
I may have scared them off rather than made amends.
Makes sense.
It finds a way – and – finds a way out.
Navigating blocks & Desert Gardening
Okay! Well, this is a turn. WordPress went and changed on me. Has it really been that long since I posted? I am faced with a screen (literally) telling me they welcome me to the 'wonderful world of blocks!' WTF? Alright, I'll bite. We'll try this. (I didn't read the directions – and evidently, 'see next tip' might be part of a direction. I have not clicked on it.) I'll pout for about a minute, then click it.
Evidently the tip was 'Add title'. Wasn't it just easier before when I had that at the top?
This whole blog is going a different direction. LOL!
Want to share my past week with y'all, as we never say in rural desert land.
Damn. There are more plus signs on this version than any of my school tests. I'm giggling. This thing is writing itself.
Okay, pressed enter and we seem safe enough to begin what I intended to write.
Oh, no. 'start writing or type/to choose a block.
What is a block?????
Shall I try it?
Okay, so, a 'block' is either another paragraph, media or … a bunch of other stuff.
I truly had this down, didn't need remedial directions. But, thanks I guess?
Let's being shall we?
That, my friends, was a block. I'm literally laughing out loud now. Sorry, I can't get over this. When did this happen??????????????????????? Why was it needed?
I wanted to chat about my rural adventures. And, I shall.
So, last weekend, my brother-in-law was in town visiting.
Here's us. Me, "look guys! It's our last name!" Them: We shall look off into the distance and be majestic.
Truth be told, my long underwear was pink and I looked like a hermit crab without a shell. Have you ever seen that?? I have. My son used to have some and anytime they shed their shell, they wouldn't make it into the plethora of 'new choices' and end up all crabby and shriveled and pinkish – kinda like a toe that had been in the bath too long and, yeah. Then, they died. I survived obviously, but did change this pic to black and white. Because, ew, shriveled hermit crab legs.
Let's get back to rural living eh?
My guy went shopping and brought home some new plants.
Butters checked them out, approved and moved along.
Then came the day I lost any kind of 'girly' I had remaining on my hands. We gardened.
Wait! FIRST! I had cleaned the kitchen and cleaned. Let's talk about this 'life hack'. Fabric softener sheets on grease.
I took the oven top completely apart. Then soaked the um, thingies, in the sheets.
Worked fine for the ones that had seen less combat. But, after pouring boiling water on the other ones, still had remnants, so, I'm giving that experiment a 5 out of 10. Oh, and about the boiling, yes, I had to be creative because, after all, my stove was in fact 'apart'.
But! Here's a very clean oven and some quiches I made.
Plus, a Mexican lasagna.
So, I was Ms. Clean and cook. THEN the plants needed attention.
I know how to plant a tree. And, easy peel navel orange tree needed introducing into our world.
I wanted to do it – after successful trees at my other home, but, my guy is a go-getter and my non-girly hands had already suffered many blows. Go ahead.
Watering time.
Prior to all of this – you're probably not going to be able to sleep wondering how my phalanges lost their decorative claws. So, here are the planters that were meticulously made by (not me.)
I added the flowers. I'm nothing if not a team player. (insert squinting laughing emoji here).
We also (he) planted more potatoes.
And we added to our seedlings.
I'd like to share now, after (unsuccessfully searc;hing for the spell check feature) that you can flip back and forth from 'Block' to 'Document'. So – there's a thing I learned.
In between writing this thrilling post, I bathed Butters. Which, brings me to my next set of pics.
I am trying to get her out and about more. Because I hadn't already done enough yesterday, I decided to hike with her into what we call 'the square'.
She did very good at 'wait'. (Mostly when she was navigating areas like a freaking mountain goat, and I was trying not to lose my balance/teeth/in tact bones.)
Okay! Let's go!
Very deep hoof imprints! Must have been muddy when that happened.
Always something captures my attention – this was hard to take with Butters excited about moving on.
A moment of "Wait!". (This was before I fell on my arse because she was mountain goating.)
Another pretty spot – still don't know how I managed this shot either. I think she was being very good at "Wait!"
It was only after getting home and reviewing pictures that I found this amusing and was a tad confused. I think it's a feather? But, by happenstance, looks like – well, um, anything you can conjure up lol!
She handled it regardless.
I let her lead the way – and she was sure to mark plenty of territory. Hopefully won't be long before she can be off leash, at least there. But, with coyotes, steer, burros and snakes – not sure I want her to have that much freedom.
She's definitely living her 'best life' out here though.
Not living on a 'block' anymore.
(See how I tied that in? Brilliant.)
The Grand Solar Minimum … in Arizona – and Clem.
Oh Clem. I'm still mourning him.
I originally created him with only a little mouth and two little rock eyes.
My husband insisted he at least have arms.
Here he was at his best – happy! I mean, after all, it was his birthday! (Snowday?)
I woke this morning with trepidation, was Clem still around???
He was, but, the weight of the snow had laden his arms, and he looked a lot less happy.
Clem had seen some shit.
I arrive home tonight and … Rest in Pieces dear Clem.
All joking aside (and, I'm really not joking about the loss of my inanimate snowman, you know me by now) is that this snowfall was bonkers.
It all started on Wednesday when snow (Blizzard) was expected.
You all know also by now that I have a fear of my drive and beating the storm was top priority for me and arriving home beforehand.
I received messages from my (should have been a meteorologist) husband, predicting (once again true) the weather.
I left work early.
Woke the next day in the dark, and peered out the window – and … WOW! Yes! A snow day!
Texted my bosses, who already had a heads-up. Nope, to the nopety nope, I would not be navigating 'the pass'.
My first photos sucked. But, then daylight arrived and I went for a little walk. I realize I sound like Darth Vader (it was SO very cold), but also please listen for the crunching of snow, because, that's what I had forgotten the sound of!!!! Fresh snow, fresh footprints – complete and utter white out!!!
I felt like a kid!
Butters enjoyed it too – she was frisky. (This, the dog who would not go outside in the rain a couple years ago to pee. (Thank Gawd that's changed.)
So it was on! Bring it!
Hubby was home, fire was stoked and Butters happy.
Here's some more pics of the rare day.
OH! SO glad I planted when I did. (Insert sarcasm here) But, it was a beautiful day.
I say that, but honestly, after a walk and many photos – it was just very white, wet and repetitive and I couldn't stop thinking about how behind I was at work.
I went in early today – and navigated ice and 'previous tire tracks' (which is a thing) and totally appreciated the beauty of our area. The mountains were majestic – and I would love to show you them, but, I kept two hands on the wheel!
When it's in the 120's I'll look back on this post and appreciate how cold my fingers were whilst scraping my car's windshield. I'll appreciate putting a jacket on – and I'll look back on this beauty in awe!
Musings from … Home. Peopling, policing and pushing myself edition.
I peopled yesterday.
Let's rewind.
Tuesday night, my heart decided to go into overdrive – not anxiety, but my ticker issues. I reached out to one of my bosses who talked me through it.
I was terrified. Especially when I began experiencing disassociation and couldn't form sentences correctly. THEN began the anxiety attack.
Double whammy.
Wednesday morning, I couldn't walk Butters.
(Who, by the way, is enjoying a cuddle day today – she's been slowing up of late and walking stiffly.)
I was exhausted from the previous night. Shaky, and experiencing the 'anxiety/heart cough'. Those who have anxiety know this. It's an involuntary action that seems to try to regulate the heart beat.
Called another boss and explained I needed time to get into work as I didn't trust myself to get in the shower. Dizzy, and felt like a new born lamb – wobbly on my feet.
Bottom line, ended up not going into work at all. Rested a lot and recovered.
I get so frustrated with the anxiety. I also get frustrated with the few people in my life who seem to think I choose to have these debilitating 'spells'.
I do not choose this.
My heart is a horse of another color – and is pretty much managed with the digoxin.
Thing is though, because I do NOT choose the anxiety, I decided to put myself out there. Out … There. Eek.
O.K. So, onto the good stuff.
Yesterday I had plans with one of my dearest friends. We were going to have breakfast.
Simple enough no? Driving is hard for me – when I go outside of my comfort route.
I did it though.
Had a lovely time and rented a delicious meal. Lol.
(I got the veggie skillet – but it was still greasy, so, you get the reference, I won't go more into that.)
At one point, my friend said this:
Her: I'm a terrible friend. I don't call, I don't visit.
Me: No you're not! I know you love me, and I don't call or visit either!
And truly, that saying – about friends who pick up right where they leave off is so true. I don't question her love for me – and I hope she doesn't question mine.
Actually, she can't lol! She still works at the bank where we met so many years ago and every time I leave, in front of the entire room I say, "Bye for now, I love you."
And she says it back.
Part two of the day.
Movie with another amazing friend.
When I met this guy – I felt an immediate pull. His aura is so genuine and lovely. He has many hidden talents and his authenticity is worn on his sleeve. I knew I adored him after just a few chats. Felt maternal and very happy to have found such an amazing soul.
We had plans to see Beauty and the Beast.
This is where things get funny.
I met him in the lobby of the theater.
(Another thing I love about him, he's an 'on time' or 'early' person, like me.)
We get tickets and drinks and eagerly head to the theater room.
As soon as we enter and turn the corner to see the seats, I notice the back row pretty much filled (ok, maybe 8) with teens.
One says, "Hey, can you get me a drink?"
I didn't think much of it, my eyes were still adjusting to the light and I figured he was talking to someone else.
He was not.
I ignored this and we chose a seat behind a mom and her two little ones.
Then when two more teens came in and sat further up, the 'gangstas' threw a flip flop down at the newcomers.
"Why you sitting down there?"
Now I'm alert.
My friend and I decided to take bathroom breaks one at a time before the movie. He went first.
While he was gone – things escalated a tad.
Now, I may be anxious, but I also have my moments of courage.
The back row was in full swing and when I heard one of them loudly toss the word 'fuck' around I whipped my head in their direction.
Me: HEY! There are little kids here!
Him: My bad – did you get me my chili cheese fries?
(Teen giggles from the peanut gallery)
Oh NO he didn't. What the actual hell?
Me: You want me to stay here or am I going to have to get up?
My friend returned shortly after and mentioned he'd advised the lobby that there were some degenerates needing discipline. After I emptied my hamster bladder, I did the same.
When I sat back down, the irony of the entire situation occurred to me.
These wanna be thugs were thugging at Beauty and the Beast!
Movie was amazing, I cried the minute the iconic ballroom scene began. I remember thinking, "good thing Emma Watson has had so much experience acting with things that aren't actually there."
Then I had another thought, "what if wannabe thug has an older brother with a gun?"
But I did the right thing.
After all, this little Princess was there too. (Face blurred on purpose)
My friend and I left the movie and promised to see more together and after a hug said "Bye for now."
Peopling worked out.
And today, with not even half a load of laundry, I stayed home loving on my pup, leaving only to grocery shop and pick up medicine. And on the way home … Teared up a little at such a lovely weekend.
Musings from the Laundromat: Early Bird & Bush Maze Butters edition
I slept most of yesterday away – I feel guilty about that – like I'd wasted precious life time, then try to convince myself it's a decadence I deserve occasionally.
As a result, after also going to bed early, I woke quite frequently in the night. But every time I did, I had that lovely sensation of 'tomorrow is Sunday – go back to sleep'.
I haven't been feeling well lately – for about a week I've been tired and have a strange goosebump thing going on. It only occurs on my left thigh. My vision has been blurry, my stomach upset and I've just been so tired!
I tried not to google – reached out to some friends and then yesterday, after the goosebump phenomena became more frequent, I flipping googled.
So now, I know, it could be anything from a B12 deficiency to a life threatening thing I can't even pronounce.
I digress. So I slept a lot yesterday.
I awoke promptly at 6 a.m. Put the coffee on and grabbed Butter's leash.
We ventured out into the yard and after stopping a few times to nibble on grass (her, not me) we headed to her spots.
"Hey! Let's try to remember you have me on the other end of the leash." This, after she tried to take me on an adventure.
It's a gauntlet out there! She has mazes and pathways that I can't join her in exploring. I end up quoting Star Wars' Padme often, "You're going down a path I cannot follow!"
There was the one time I tried and ended up in a Superman flight pose hung from a palm tree. No joke. It was like a scene out of Hellraiser.
Barbs dug into my skin suspending me while I tried to maintain hold of her leash. (She had just been spayed and I didn't want her exerting herself.) Oh how I wish I had a picture of that for you – because looking back, it was VERY comical. Although, at the time, with blood exiting multiple puncture wounds, not so much.
Here's one picture of her entering her maze. Look carefully, you can see her bum and tail.
And here she is on the other side.
The great thing about this morning was the fact that it's overcast and we have rain in our imminent future.
As I drove to the laundromat, sparse sprinkles hit my windshield. Perfect weather for a Sunday.
And, perfect movie weather. I'll get my chores done in record time and watch 'Room' which was finally available in the Redbox. And I will rest some more.
Because I've decided it's not a waste of a day if you're taking care of yourself.


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A highly original take on the possibility of evidence of a life after death.
Kristen Stewart
Although shot for the most apart in English, this French film largely set in Paris invites comparison with another work from France, Guillaume Nicloux's Valley of Love (2015). In that film a couple whose lives had gone in different directions were reunited for a week or so, this under the influence of their recently deceased son's belief that if they followed an itinerary laid down by him he could make his spiritual presence known to them. In Personal Shopper it is not a son but a twin brother whose beliefs as a medium persuade his more sceptical sister, Maureen (Kristen Stewart), that he will be able to prove the existence of an afterlife by showing some evidence of his presence if she stays on in France where she is working for a celebrity, Kyra (Nora von Waldstätten).
But, despite the similarities in the dramatic notion that propels the plot in both cases, the two films are very different creatures. Where Valley of Love used the situation to provide an acute exploration of a failed relationship, Olivier Assayas as writer and director of Personal Shopper seems much more concerned to play with the notion of what can be done within the sphere of ghost stories that intersect with psychological studies and the world of thrillers (there is a murder in Personal Shopper). If Valley of Love, superbly acted by Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu, sadly went off the rails late on by trying to embrace spiritual and surreal elements, Personal Shopper, which appeals less to my own taste, works better overall because its tone is consistent throughout.
I may be dubious about those who would declare Personal Shopper a masterpiece, but it will be much appreciated by those who enjoy tales that trade in the mysterious with possible supernatural elements at their centre. The film gains not only from being very capably acted but from the direction (and writing) of Assayas who carried off the top director prize for this work at Cannes in 2016. He plays with his audience in clever ways as is apparent from the following. He takes the cliché out of creepy scenes in dark houses by rejecting any musical accompaniment. He introduces references to artists of the past who believed in or were inspired by spiritualism (Victor Hugo, Hilma af Klint). He touches on modern unease when iPhone messages from an unknown person produce a response that becomes obsessional. He portrays Maureen as someone unsure of herself and of the person she wants to be (working as a shopper for Kyra who is too famous to do her own shopping unmobbed, she secretly wants to put on the expensive dresses and shoes that she buys for her employer).
Where this leads is to a denouement which, according to taste can be read either as clarifying what is going on or as retaining the mystery of it. Either way, I don't find the film profound, but it does entertain consistently and admirably on its own terms.
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Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Anders Danielsen Lie, Ty Olwin,
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Dir Olivier Assayas, Pro Charles Gillibert, Screenplay Olivier Assayas, Ph Yorick Le Saux, Pro Des François-Renaud Labarthe, Ed Marion Monnier, Costumes Jürgen Doering.
CG Cinéma/Vortex Sutra/Sirena
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PURCELL Vivien 'Viv' Passed away peacefully on 2nd February 2019, aged 67 Years. Beloved wife of Phil, dearly loved by all her family and friends. Funeral Service to take place at Yeovil Crematorium on Monday 18th February at 2.00pm. Family flowers only please, for those wishing to, donations for St. Margaret's Somerset Hospice may be given at the service or sent c/o B. Gibbs Funeral Services The Manse 28 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PT Tel 01460 66100
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A few weeks ago our friend Maja from Slovenia organized a wine tasting at the Slovenian consulate and asked me make the desserts. Having never cooked for 100+ people before I found the task a little daunting, but as it turns out I'm pretty good at it!
We needed three different desserts that didn't require silverware. The first thing I thought of were the pear-Brie bites that I've made several times before. This time I used little pre-baked phyllo cups to save myself some time. You can see them on the far left in this photo.
Matt was the photographer for the event, so of course I made sure he took lots of good pictures of the desserts!
The hosts for the wine tasting had lots of berries from their garden for me to use, so next I decided on miniature berry pies. I made some blueberry:
And some blackberry-raspberry:
It took forever to make all those tiny little pie crusts! But they turned out so cute, it was worth it. And there wasn't a single one left at the end of the night. My favorite part was the leaves on top that I cut patterns into:
I started thinking about how there was no shortage of cream-filled pastries anywhere I'd been in Europe, so for the third dessert I made mini cream puffs. Everyone was most impressed with those, even though they were so much easier to make than those little pies! I enlisted my waffle batter dispenser to fill them (with French vanilla pudding of course, not that gross whipped cream that's in store bought mini cream puffs).
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In a universe where assassins make the law, everyone lives in fear - except for Syn. Born of an illicit scandal that once rocked a dynasty, he always knew how to survive on the bloodthirsty streets. But that was then, and the future is now...Syn was raised as a tech-thief until his livelihood uncovered a truth that could end his life. He tried to destroy the evidence, and has been on the run ever since. Now trained as an assassin, he allows no one to threaten him. Ever. He is the darkness that swallows his enemies whole.Shahara Dagan is the best bounty hunter in the universe. When Syn comes back on the radar, she's the only one who can bring him to justice. There's only one problem: Syn is a close family friend who's helped out the Dagans countless times. But if she saves him, both of their lives will be on the line. Is Syn's protection worth the risk? The only hope Shahara has is to find the evidence he buried long ago. Now it's kill or be killed - and they, the predators, have just become the hunted...


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The opioid crisis continues to be one of the most talked about issues facing the health care community, and the nation as a whole, having been declared a national public health emergency. In response, pharmaceutical companies have been actively working on ways to treat the crisis with the development of alternative treatment methods.
The FDA recently approved the first and only once-monthly injectable buprenorphine extended release formulation for subcutaneous injection to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder. The drug, trade name Sublocade, is expected to be available in the United States sometime in the first quarter of 2018 with a reported wholesale acquisition cost of $1,580 per monthly dose. Manufactured by Indivior, Sublocade is intended to be administered by healthcare professionals as part of a complete treatment program, which includes psychosocial support, in patients who have initiated treatment with a transmucosal buprenorphine containing product followed by dose adjustment for a minimum of seven days. In an opioid blockade study, most patients who received Sublocade achieved complete blockade of drug liking effects for an entire month providing a sustained rate of medication release over a one month period. In clinical trials, the overall safety of Sublocade, given by healthcare providers, was consistent with the known safety profile of transmucosal buprenorphine except for injection site reactions, none of which were reported as serious and with only one participant stopping treatment.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Beyond the level
It's worth watching just for that.
However, it's also worth watching the last six and a half minutes (wind to 39:00) to see the typical tactics used against the speaker in what was a fair and reasoned counter to the statistical analysis in The Spirit Level - a reflection on the many of the debates of our age.
The other thing to note is that *even if* income inequality is the single biggest factor in causing harm in society, then why the assumption that it can be fixed by communism, or at the least, socialism and big government (as I understand the authors were advocating)
Because income distribution by the government seems to be the implication, looking at how to get to the end result with an expectation that the route taken is inconsequential. Maybe, rather than relaying on the government, perhaps only when people voluntarily donate most of their income, or when divorce rates fall, or when people's lives incorporate a greater level of community involvement, etc would we get the utopia many crave? Maybe high taxation per se will not make a world of difference to anyone other than the bureaucrats paid good wages to administer charity?
Look at the recent case in Wellington of an elderly man found dead in his flat after 14 months. Calls for the government to pay people to visit them and check on them more frequently abound.
Will it really make a difference having some uncaring employee knock on an old person's door once a week to find out if they are dead or alive?
Alive, yep, check that box. Note: He asked about the weather and who might win the Rugby World Cup. Suggested he buy a paper.
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- Andrei said...
They have it all a.. about face. really.
You have to change peoples hearts to solve social problems.
Old people dying alone happen because nobody cares about them and redistributing wealth wont change that one iota.
On the other hand strengthening families will make it so less people fall off the radar because those from strong families with strong family ties do not die unnoticed.
And when you are conditioned to look to the Government then you are not conditioned to look to your neighbor who becomes not your responsibility but the Government's who shoulda done something ....
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I recently took a day out from attempted paper-writing to visit DC and Georgetown with my sister. It was really refreshing to take a day of relaxation–we visited Georgetown U, walked around the city, biked along the Potomac, and ate some delicious food. Aaaand capped it off by seeing Divergent because, well, it was a guilty-pleasure kind of day.
Since we walked ALL day, I was dressed for maximum comfort. Hence the:
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George Clarke's Old House, New Home
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Can George and architect Greg Blee help Tony and Sarah with their dated 70s pebbledash house? Greg has a plan to link to the landscape beyond, including a Shard-like extension.
Can George and architect Ed Lipton help Rachel and James, who want a home that gives them more space for a more sociable life, extend their home with just £60,000 and eight weeks?
Sue and Simon's awkward house is revamped, inside and out, by architect Laura Jane Clark, including a moved staircase, a revolving wall, skylights and a new paint job outside
Architect Will Alsop designs a dramatic barrel-vaulted extension for Tammy and Stuart's outdated bungalow in a West Sussex village. Will the neighbours approve?
Award-winning architect Jo Cowen helps Denise and Ali give their uninspiring Croydon council house a new lease of life. But is a tight budget of £120,000 enough?
In Gloucestershire, George teams Simon and Lisa up with a creative architect to come up with a scheme to turn their terrifying house into a modern home
There are ugly houses, and then there's Nick and Sonia's place. Can architects transform their foul flat into a real home? And what will the neighbours think?
Martijn and Sally are desperate to do something to their impractical upside-down 80s house. Can innovative architect Greg Blee help on a budget of £65,000?
Architect Chris Dyson helps Wendy and Allan turn their horrible-looking 60s home into something modern and fancy on a tight budget
George Clarke brings in award-winning architects Howard Evans and Prue Chiles to revive Mandy's eyesore home in a beautiful setting in Nottingham
George gets architect Carl Turner to help a family with a radical revamp of their bungalow home. Will a mini budget of £45,000 be enough?
Steve and Celine's tatty 1960s A-frame has become a neglected embarrassment. George enlists innovative architect Graeme Williamson to help revive it.
George visits a 1920s house in south London that isn't just dark and ugly, some of it's been condemned. Can the owners and a smart architect transform the place on a tight budget?
Lucas and Hayley's 1970s home is bland, boxy and has a dysfunctional garage. Can architect Chris Dyson's radical ideas turn things around?
George revisits Mandy to see if she has completed the transformation of her upside-down house into a stylish, contemporary family space


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