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High-profile film critics weigh in on awards season
EmptyIf the opinions of the nation's critics are anything to go by, Daniel Day-Lewis can pretty much pick up his best actor Oscar right now.
The leading critics were almost unanimous in citing the English actor for his performance as an implacable oilman in Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage), one of a number of movies that came up repeatedly as a favorite.
Almost as popular was Julie Christie in Lionsgate's "Away From Her," indicating that two English performers lead the acting pack this awards season.
This year, the critics were surprisingly uniform in the films they praised, especially the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax) and the comedy "Juno" (Fox Searchlight). Several also pointed to two foreign-language films as particularly impressive: Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax) and Cristian Mungiu's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (IFC Films). (At the Oscars, the latter will contend for best foreign-language picture, while the former is eligible in the best picture category.)
Unlike previous years, when the critics lamented bitterly the dearth of high-quality movies, this time around, by and large, they praised the offerings in theaters. At the same time, they criticized the studio specialty divisions for top-loading so many good movies into such a narrow time frame at the end of the year.
"The discouraging trend I find is that good smaller movies come along, and it's a Herculean effort to get people to go out and see them," says Leonard Maltin of "Entertainment Tonight." "When a 'Spider-Man 3' (Sony) opens, everybody feels they want to be in the loop, even if they don't particularly care about the films. They rush out to see them right away. But there is no imperative for them to see a film like 'Waitress' (Fox Searchlight) or 'The Lookout' (Miramax) or 'Starting Out in the Evening' (Roadside Attractions). And that's a real shame."
Few critics saw any particular themes repeating themselves across a wide spectrum of pictures, though the Christian Science Monitor's Peter Rainer noted that violence -- a regular element in mainstream movies -- seemed even more visible this year.
"There's a lot more of an atavistic strain running through the pictures -- warrior-epic films like '300' (Warner Bros.) and 'Beowulf' (Paramount), but also movies like (Universal's 'The Bourne Ultimatum'), where it seems like the use of force has become an end in itself and fits in with the whole culture," he notes.
The fact that one violent subject -- the war in Iraq -- proved to be such a poor lure for audiences in the several films that addressed it head-on did not seem to trouble most critics, many of whom say this was a reflection of the middling quality of the movies themselves.
"I am surprised at how ineptly Hollywood has covered our experience with Iraq," says the Washington Post's Desson Thomson. "The documentary filmmakers have covered it well, perhaps ad nauseam, but in fiction it has been surprisingly lackluster."
Thomson says one of the most memorable "films" of the year, for him, was the video footage of Saddam Hussein's execution, "just because of its cultural explosiveness." With few other strong Iraq War movies to support, at press time he was considering including it among his top 10.
What follows is the leading critics' picks for their very top choices in the major categories.
"Entertainment Tonight"
PICTURE: "Juno"
DIRECTOR: Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly")
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard (Picturehouse's "La Vie en Rose")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Andy Griffith ("Waitress")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: A tie: Amy Ryan (Miramax's "Gone Baby Gone") and Cate Blanchett (the Weinstein Co.'s "I'm Not There")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Diablo Cody ("Juno")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Ronald Harwood ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly")
"Juno" is fresh, original, surprising, satisfying. It is a wonderful script, perfectly realized by Jason Reitman and perfectly cast, too. I liked the Coen brothers' film ("No Country for Old Men") and Paul Thomas Anderson's film ("There Will Be Blood") very much; but when I sit and reflect, the movie that gave me the most pleasure this year was "Juno." In "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," Julian Schnabel took the unlikeliest possible subject matter for a movie, but it was brilliantly realized, without a touch of sentimentality. How does someone even begin to approach that story in cinematic terms? He and (screenwriter) Ronald Harwood did it magnificently. Daniel Day-Lewis is one of those actors who disappears into his character thoroughly and convincingly -- and, in this case, it is a character who does not reveal himself right away, which makes the characterization all the more layered. Marion Cotillard gives one of those transformative performances where the actress is consumed by the character, and here that was all the harder because there are so many stages of that character's life. Andy Griffith has always been a good actor. Fifty years ago, he did a great job for Elia Kazan (in 1957's "A Face in the Crowd"), and here he gets to play another character who isn't necessarily what he seems. It is a rich and entertaining performance. Amy Ryan seems absolutely and horrifyingly real. She is not a cardboard villain at all; she is just a poor excuse for a human being. As for Cate Blanchett, what can you say when your jaw is on the floor every time you watch a performance? You forget it's a woman playing a man -- and not just a man but a famous man at that.
Rolling Stone
PICTURE: "No Country for Old Men"
DIRECTOR: Sidney Lumet (ThinkFilm's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead")
ACTOR: Johnny Depp (DreamWorks/Paramount's "Sweeney Todd")
ACTRESS: Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Diablo Cody ("Juno")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
Literary adaptation is a tough thing to do, especially when the book is good. "No Country for Old Men" is not the best of Cormac McCarthy, but the Coen brothers formed a sort of blood connection with it. It works in every way, including the purportedly horrendous ending, which explains the whole title. Javier Bardem's villain is one for the ages -- a dehumanized villain who can scare you and make you laugh. He is the other, the alien, the one we can't talk to. We begin to look for a humanity in him that ultimately we can't find. This will be Sidney Lumet's 50th anniversary as a (movie) director -- his first film was "12 Angry Men" in 1957; and he shows that at 83, he can move at a vigorous pace in a movie that's a cross between a suspense thriller and (1962's) "Long Day's Journey Into Night." He has the energy that I would associate with some renegade young filmmakers. If you listened to Johnny Depp sing on the ("Sweeney Todd") CD, you wouldn't be very impressed, but onscreen that was the smartest move Tim Burton made: to cast an actor who has a soulfulness in his eyes that shows there was a human being before he became the demon barber of Fleet Street. He seems to be always a beat behind the action -- but that's because he has been so traumatized by what has happened in his life. We all have parents who age and are sick -- and Julie Christie got that (in "Away From Her"). Her performance stays with us because we have memories of (the younger) Julie Christie -- of that beauty, of the life she led; and as she is losing it, we are holding onto our memories of her. What Cate Blanchett did went way beyond impersonation (in "I'm Not There"): She found something at the core of what Bob Dylan was about -- his confusion, his way of not dealing with fame and striking out at the audience. I looked at that performance and thought, "This is astonishing!" It's very difficult for someone who sees movies all the time to find an original voice. But Diablo Cody ("Juno") has that. What makes this so satisfying is that every character becomes three-dimensional in a movie that could have been just a glib comedy.
"Ebert & Roeper"
PICTURE: "Michael Clayton"
DIRECTOR: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
ACTOR: A tie: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood"), Johnny Depp ("Sweeney Todd") and George Clooney (Warner Bros.' "Michael Clayton")
ACTRESS: Laura Linney (Fox Searchlight's "The Savages")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tom Wilkinson ("Michael Clayton")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Diablo Cody ("Juno")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: James Vanderbilt (Paramount's "Zodiac")
I'd love to see "Michael Clayton" win, and I think it has a real shot. This was a classic example of an old-fashioned, plot-driven, big-idea movie. The script was tight and complex, and the performances were uniformly excellent. The Coen brothers ("No Country for Old Men") did such a masterful job with various styles within the film -- the small, powerful moments with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, the dialogue-free action sequences and the open-sky wide shots. The pacing and the style -- just perfect. As much as I admire Daniel Day-Lewis, I thought his work in "There Will Be Blood" was the acting equivalent of a two-hour drum solo. Amazing talent, but it drew a lot of attention to itself. I wouldn't mind seeing Johnny Depp winning a "career Oscar" for "Sweeney Todd." I also liked Clooney's work in "Michael Clayton." I thought the two best (lead actress) performances came from Angelina Jolie in "A Mighty Heart" (Paramount Vantage) and Laura Linney in "The Savages." I'd love to see Linney win. She's perhaps the finest actress of her generation. As usual, (the supporting actor category) is perhaps the most crowded. Tom Wilkinson is the conscience and the heart of "Michael Clayton." It's a big, funny, heartbreaking, tragic performance, and it deserves to win.Amy Ryan was so good in "Gone Baby Gone" that it was as if we'd never seen her before, even though she's been doing fine work for quite a while. It's a fierce and authentic performance. Diablo Cody has made such a mark with "Juno." Yes, the screenplay is a bit precious and self-consciously hip at times, and yes, sometimes every character sounds a bit like Juno (or Diablo). It's also the most quotable screenplay of the year, by far. A few of the one-liners from "Juno" are sure to enter the pop culture mainstream. The most impressive adaptation of the year is ("Zodiac"). James Vanderbilt took an overwhelming amount of information and distilled it into a near-perfect police procedural and a chilling "monster movie."
Los Angeles Times
PICTURE: "Michael Clayton"
DIRECTOR: A tie: Ang Lee (Focus Features' "Lust, Caution") and Paul Thomas Anderson ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTRESS: Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones ("No Country for Old Men")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Emily Mortimer (MGM's "Lars and the Real Girl")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: A tie: John Carney (Fox Searchlight's "Once") and Nancy Oliver ("Lars and the Real Girl")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: James Schamus & Hui-Ling Wang ("Lust, Caution")
"Michael Clayton" is the best of classic Hollywood cinema. It is beautifully written, impeccably acted and directed with great energy and insight. It is basically a genre film, but a genre film raised to the level of art -- and that's the kind of thing that Hollywood should be doing all the time but almost never does. Both Ang Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson are filmmakers down to the tips of their fingers. Their sensibilities are quite different, even though both their films are epics: Anderson's feels much more bravura, and Ang Lee's feels much more interior. But there is a mastery in both of every aspect of filmmaking. Daniel Day-Lewis has a way of going really deep inside roles that is just overwhelming. He becomes the people he acts to such an extent that it's almost terrifying. Julie Christie takes a difficult role and makes it very simple. It reminds me of something Ruth Gordon said when she won an Oscar (in her 70s for 1968's "Rosemary's Baby"): She said, "This is very encouraging." And I want to encourage Julie Christie to act more! Emily Mortimer is an enormously undervalued and underappreciated actress. She brings an essential humanity to "Lars and the Real Girl." In many ways, it's the most difficult role in the film because she is the audience surrogate. In "No Country for Old Men," Javier Bardem's is obviously the showiest of the supporting roles and expertly done, but Tommy Lee Jones -- like Emily Mortimer -- is the person we hang onto. He grounds the film in reality. I'd give the original screenplay prize to "Once" and "Lars and the Real Girl." They are very different: "Lars" is a beautifully constructed piece of obvious artifice; and "Once" feels like it wasn't written at all -- it feels completely natural. But you are convinced of the reality you are seeing in each one. "Lust, Caution" is a long film adapted from a short story that has been beautifully expanded: Hints have been teased out into scenes, and almost everything is true to the spirit of the story.
The Washington Post
PICTURE: "No Country for Old Men"
DIRECTOR: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones (Warner Independent's "In the Valley of Elah")
ACTRESS: Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ashraf Barhom (Universal's "The Kingdom")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Saoirse Ronan (Focus Features'
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Diablo Cody ("Juno")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Ronald Harwood ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly")
"No Country for Old Men" is the only movie I have watched from beginning to end without losing my concentration. Everything flowed as if it were in the present tense. It felt like one scene that never ended -- a narrative flow that is hypnotic. And I'd choose the Coens for director because they both preserved the original flavor of the book and yet made a movie of their own. What they added was their existential sense of humor. Tommy Lee Jones made a mediocre film, "In the Valley of Elah," seem amazing through his performance. His characters really seem to exist on a level that you just don't see -- and not on a stylized level but on a realistic level. Julie Christie takes what would have been a trite disease-of-the-week movie and gives it a real and palpable new state of existence, as if no TV movies of the week had ever existed before. Everything she does seems newly considered and not pulled from the playbook. In "The Kingdom," which is Hollywood at its worst, Ashraf Barhom becomes the cultural ambassador of the film; you learn more about another culture just through his presence than anything else in this movie. Saoirse Ronan had this air of intelligence that seemed to practically poke through the screen, and I really felt the urgency of this young girl trying to make sense of the world in "Atonement." I felt the presence of a child like I haven't in a long time. "Juno" is a screenplay where everything seems new and fresh. It manages to be both detached and genuine at the same time -- it has a postmodern sense of humor, but inside that is a genuine feeling for all of its characters. I don't know the original book of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," but Ronald Harwood has produced a story that is so emotionally immersive, you think you'll never come out of this world.
The Christian Science Monitor
PICTURE: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
DIRECTOR: Cristian Mungiu ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days")
ACTOR: Chris Cooper (Universal's "Breach")
ACTRESS: Anamaria Marinca ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Hal Holbrook (Paramount Vantage's "Into the Wild")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Cristian Mungiu ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" is extraordinarily powerful; every moment is so well acted and so rich. More than any film I have seen since another Romanian film, (2005's) "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu," it breaks open a society in terms of the personal anguish of its people. The film has a kind of verite realism that isn't overdone; you feel you are watching something in documentary style, and yet it's clearly a film that has been acted and written and prepared. A lot of movies from Eastern Europe are so symbolic, and this seems to exist on its own, rather than making you feel you need to wear bifocals to watch it. Anamaria Marinca, who plays the lead, just seems alive to every emotional possibility; she builds a full-scale emotional performance without seeming in any way stagy or rehearsed. Chris Cooper gives a very intricate psychological portrait of a covert man in "Breach," and that is one of the hardest things you can do: to externalize someone who lives entirely within himself and is covering up his essence. Hal Holbrook gives the kind of performance that you couldn't give if you hadn't been an actor all your life. It seems like the summation of everything he has done as a performer. I'm surprised Cate Blachett didn't get either the Los Angeles or New York film critics' awards. This could have been just her playing in drag as Bob Dylan, but she seems to have infused his essence in some way. "No Country for Old Men" would have been my choice for best film if it weren't for "4 Months." It's a first-rate adaptation of a first-rate writer. There's a marvelous Old Testament fatalism about this film that is carried through without being too heavy-handed.
PICTURE: "There Will Be Blood"
DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTRESS: Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kelly Macdonald ("No Country for Old Men")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman (Fox Searchlight's "The Darjeeling Limited")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
For best picture, it's a tossup between "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood." I give an edge to "Blood" because it is more unusual and beautifully realized. It is a peculiar film because it has all the trappings of a much more conventional picture -- a period drama about one man's quest for oil -- and it's not. With Daniel Day-Lewis, I admired the relentless focus of his performance on the unconquerable obduracy of the character, the refusal to cave. The films that are front-runners do not have incredibly strong roles for women. "Away From Her" does. Julie Christie is a legendary film figure who gives a really remarkable piece of acting. With Javier Bardem, there is something not quite human about his character. He reminds me of a Lon Chaney figure out of silent film. Doing that created a real risk; it could have come across as absurd, but it's very frightening. It is always nice when a Glaswegian can manage the Texas accent, as Kelly Macdonald does. A lot of people have criticized "The Darjeeling Limited" for being overly whimsical, but it is a tight script. It may be emotionally detached, but it is not emotionally vacant. For adapted screenplay, I'd go for "No Country" because I know the material and can see the interesting changes they made. A lot of stuff in the ending, they chose not to show; and the whole way they've reconfigured the standoff at the motel is very fascinating.
Los Angeles Daily News
PICTURE: "I'm Not There"
DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes ("I'm Not There")
ACTOR: Gordon Pinsent ("Away From Her")
ACTRESS: Ellen Page ("Juno")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Universal's "Charlie Wilson's War")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Todd Haynes & Oren Moverman ("I'm Not There")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Sarah Polley ("Away From Her")
I am a huge Bob Dylan fan, and "I'm Not There" resembles visually my favorite Dylan songs, which were long, free-form, not exactly clear but very evocative and poetic rambles. It's an incredibly ambitious film with lots of smart ideas on every level. "Away From Her" is a duet, but it is from Gordon Pinsent's point of view, and he has the bigger job: He's the one who has to get all the relatable emotion across. Rarely have I seen such a convincing portrayal of true, lifelong love by a character who's a dog. "Away From Her" was the most moving human story I've seen this year. It expands with great emotional intelligence on a brilliant story. In "Juno," Ellen Page gives the smartest portrayal of a teenager that we've seen in a long time. She handles reams of impossibly phony dialogue in such a committed manner that we completely buy the smart-yet-confused teenage girl. Philip Seymour Hoffman gets a certain pissed-off American point of view across in every scene of a very dodgy and questionable movie, "Charlie Wilson's War." In a movie that's supposed to be a wised-up political semicomedy, he was the only wise element. Cate Blanchett gives simply the smartest performance onscreen this year, and Blanchett -- who often seems to be "acting" in her movie roles -- so completely disappears into this very severe character, I didn't feel a bit of actorly strain.
PICTURE: "There Will Be Blood"
DIRECTOR: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
ACTOR: Chris Cooper ("Breach")
ACTRESS: Parker Posey (Magnolia Pictures' "Broken English")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Stephen Graham (IFC Films' "This Is
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Shane Meadows ("This Is England")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Coen ("No Country for Old Men")
There were a lot of movies I liked this year, but "There Will Be Blood" bowled me over. The movie has been misleadingly compared to (1941's) "Citizen Kane" and (1956's) "Giant," but it reminded me thematically of (director Werner Herzog's 1972 film) "Aguirre: The Wrath of God," and it has some of the emotional temperature of (1980's) "Raging Bull," both very intense character studies. There is not an ounce of fat in "No Country for Old Men" -- it is lean and mean and totally controlled. The Coen brothers really know how to craft a movie, but there is also a depth of feeling in this that you don't usually get from them. It takes a genre movie and elevates it to an almost philosophical level. Daniel Day-Lewis is great in "There Will Be Blood," but I want to mention an overlooked performance -- Chris Cooper in "Breach." The guy he plays is a riddle, maybe even to himself, and he brings that out in a way that is hypnotic and subtle. Parker Posey in "Broken English" showed a kind of emotional vulnerability that I've never seen from her. It's both a comic performance and a nakedly emotional one. Cate Blanchett is the movie's definitive Bob Dylan. You are afraid it is going to seem merely a stunt -- a woman playing a guy -- but it is a genius stunt. She comes closer to capturing the Dylan we think we know, in a fierce and funny performance. The supporting actor performance that knocked me out was from a guy I had never heard of before, Stephen Graham in "This Is England." He plays a racist skinhead and completely ignores stereotypes. He is a figure of enormous emotional complexity. And I'd also mention "This Is England" for original screenplay. The form is conventional -- a kid trying to find his place in the world -- but the characterizations are rich and unexpected. It's screenwriting that's true to life.
The Wall Street Journal
PICTURE: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
DIRECTOR: Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly")
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis ("There Will Be Blood")
ACTRESS: Julie Christie ("Away From Her")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Hal Holbrook ("Into the Wild")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Leslie Mann (Universal's "Knocked Up")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Diablo Cody ("Juno")
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Ronald Harwood ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly")
In "Diving Bell," Julian Schnabel took on an immense subject and rose to it in a completely unexpected way. It is about human consciousness and art -- and all of it within the framework of this small, singular film whose inner voice reaches almost effortlessly from irony to grim humor to terror. There's an emotional spectrum there that's fully explored. Daniel Day-Lewis makes that appalling creature's rage against humanity interesting and exciting. The movie asks us to care about a man who has lost his soul, and we do. I loved what Julie Christie did. She's at a time of her life where she trusts herself to do very little when it's appropriate. It's a beautiful performance of nuance, withholding and occasional revelation. We've all seen Hal Holbrook for all these years, and it's wonderful to discover that someone whose work you respect can still surprise you. That's not a performance I knew he had in him. Leslie Mann brought a real sense of life and warmth to a movie ("Knocked Up") that knew how to capitalize on it. "Juno" is an awfully good screenplay that delights in the power of language and trusts the audience to share the pleasure. It's complex, unpredictable and fluid. It has a kind of liveliness that many writers a hell of a lot older than Diablo Cody don't know how to do anymore. It's alive, and that's the highest compliment I can bestow.


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Notwithstanding the fact that I do not believe in the existence of God, the Christian will make many claims about His nature all the same, but even a cursory glance at these claims leads one to the conclusion that these claims are contradictory, rendering the existence of the Christian God utterly redundant.
Apart from the 'omnis' - presence, benevolence and knowing - the claim that He is also unchanging is prevalent within Christian thought. Indeed, what use an omni-God that requires the utility of changing His mind? That would entail that those matters on which His mind has been changed were, in some manner, incorrect or ill-conceived. So it is, then, that such an omni-God must be unchanging.
With this in mind, why would God do any of the following?
Create a new covenant with humanity?.
The New Testament is touted as just such an enterprise, but it suggests that the old covenant with the Jews was not sufficient. If this be the case, why did the old covenant not encompass humanity as a whole? God's chosen people would have no need to have carried out the numerous and heinous genocides that are rampant in the Old Testament, as all of humanity would have been seen as allies - regardless of their sinful nature. Are we all not sinners regardless of whether or not one is a Christian or Jew?
Change the Ten Commandments?
The Old Testament has no fewer than three different versions of the Ten Commandments. Each of them differ. The ones espoused by modern day Christians reflect the original tablets given to Moses, but in another part of the Bible these commandments are slightly different. More worrying still, after these original commandments had been set in stone and smashed by Moses in a fit of pique regarding the construction of a golden calf, God once again called upon Moses to receive another set.
It is this set of commandments that were placed in the Ark of The Covenant and are the only ones that have the biblical subtitle of 'Ten Commandments' in our oldest manuscripts. However, they are quite distinct from those commandments first given to Moses as can be seen here. If God is unchanging, why would His commandments display so much diversity?
Is slavery still permissible?
Given that if God is genuinely unchangeable, the new covenant is clearly a forgery (or perhaps the work of Satan?), and the old covenant as set forth in the Old Testament is still in force to this day. The Old Testament gives clear instructions on how slaves are to be treated in the 613 Mosaic laws allegedly shared with him at the same time as he received the initial Ten Commandments and that would mean that Christians could conceivably still practice slavery without bruising their morality: God wants us to treat slaves in a certain way.
It could be argued that, just as the Ten Commandments were rewritten, the other Mosaic laws were also rewritten at a latter date. Just that these updated laws were not added to today's scripture. But there still lies the problem that if the Bible be an accurate account of the times of Moses then God would still have to have changed his mind with regard to slavery. This does not instil much confidence in the claim that he is unchanging.

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We've seen the Tian Tan Buddha, Victoria's Peak, they've been to Macau and tomorrow we're going to the 10,000 Buddhas temple and Kam Shan Country Park to see the wild monkeys. It was Mum's birthday the day they arrived and so we took her down to Shek-O beach so that she could paddle in the South China Sea and get sand between her toes <3.
It's wonderful having them here, showing them the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of what has very fast become one of my favourite places in the world, and my home. We've been here 6 months now and every so often I do still stop and think "Wow! I actually live in this place. This is my home!". Normally when I'm on the ferry going across the harbour or on a hike looking across the sea and the outlying islands.
Now, I promised all of you who have joined me on my Facebook Page that I'd have some new images to share with you tonight. Fear not! My Dropbox folder has been pinging all day and I've finally got the last of them downloaded.
They're from my recent shoot with HumbleJim Photography, Albert Chan and Taxi makeup, one image from which I posted in my Model-versary blog a few weeks ago.
I had such an amazing time working with those three and sincerely hope we get to do it again some time. Taxi's styling skills are phenomenal - she was the makeup artist, hair stylist and wardrobe stylist for the shoot and, let me tell you, there was no "jack of all trades" going on there! Absolutely brilliant attention to detail and she's wonderfully creative and talented!
|I absolutely *adore* the emotion in my face here. Like some sort of sad Chinese clown!
|The bath really was this colour!
I hope you enjoy, and please do let me know which one is your favourite! I just can't decide!


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Brazil: Fuel vs. Food - Spreading the Word of the Indigenous Guarani-Kaiowa
The indigenous Guarani-Kaiowá of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil – approximately 30,000 people - have lived in poverty and without access to their ancestral lands since the spread of soy and sugarcane monocultures began in the 1970s. In November 2007, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and FUNAI (the National Foundation for the Support of the Indigenous Peoples) signed the Terms of Adjustment of Conduct (TAC) - an agreement in which the Government committed to identify and demarcate 36 lands of the Guarani-Kaiowá in MS by 2009. However, this has not yet taken place and the attacks on the indigenous community have continued.
Latest News
A day to pay tribute to Guarani and Kaiowá women
Decades of standing up for their human rights while facing discrimination deserves widespread recognition on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day.
Brazil Supreme Court backs indigenous peoples
In an extraordinary session held this week, the Supreme Court recognized indigenous peoples' rights to the ancestral territories, disregarding the controversial "Marco temporal" theory.
IACHR meets European counterparts at a critical time
Strengthening the inter-American human rights system must come first for the Americas and be reflected on the EU-OAS dialogue.
2016, a year of awakening, transformation and revolution
Amid times of change, FIAN International continued supporting struggles for the right to food and nutrition, says its annual report.
European Parliament stands up for Guarani and Kaiowá rights
In its adopted resolution, the European Parliament expresses its deep concerns over potential amendments in the Brazilian constitutional law that could further undermine indigenous peoples' rights and calls on national authorities to comply with their human rights obligations.
The Guarani and Kaiowá peoples' human right to food
The report "The Guarani and Kaiowá Peoples' Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition – A Holistic Approach", offers an interpretation of the situation of the communities from human rights perspective, thereby exposing ongoing violations.
Worrying regression for indigenous peoples in Brazil, says UN Rapporteur
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right of Indigenous Peoples expresses deep concern over the escalation of violence and the regression in the protection of communities, particularly affecting the Guarani and Kaiowá in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Guarani and Kaiowá delegation on European tour
Amid a worrisome political climate in Brazil, a Guarani and Kaiowá representative and supporting organizations go across Europe to denounce human rights violations in a context of increasing tensions and socio-political regression vis-à-vis the indigenous communities in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Eviction takes place despite national and international efforts
National authorities proceed with the forced eviction of Guarani and Kaiowá Apyka´i community, violating the rights of indigenous peoples once again.
Forced eviction infringing upon Brazil's Constitution and UN Declaration imminent
With no access to their legitimate territory, the members of the Guarani and Kaiowá Apyka'i community will be prevented from exercising their fundamental rights as indigenous peoples, including feeding themselves adequately.


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Why the Music in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Works So Perfectly
Marvel Studios
As the dopiest bandit in the known galaxy jaunts through a damp cave, his Walkman blaring the sounds of Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love," the Guardians of the Galaxy tile card pops onto the screen in giant, blocky letters. From this second on, I knew my ears were in for a treat. It's not often that the music in a film can be called a character in its own right, less so for a giant blockbuster. But just like Rocket, Groot, Drax, or Gamora, the soundtrack playing throughout Marvel's latest adventure adds its own personality to the film.
It's particularly surprising, since the films in Marvel's ever-expanding universe have never stood out for their musical choices. The company can sure bring in the proper talent to put together a witty script, or deliver dazzling action at the drop of a hat, but the scores backing Marvel's efforts have always felt like a means to an end: Insert generic flourish here, conjure heroic horns there. And while Guardians of the Galaxy had its own cinematic score that's currently slipping through the cracks of my memory, each and every pop songs peppered throughout the film is still ringing through my brain on repeat: The spacey sounds of David Bowie as the Guardians cruised toward Knowhere, the propulsive punk sounds of the Runaways as Quill and crew get suited up for their upcoming brush with death. Who knew the Piña Colada song would fit so perfectly in galactic prison break orchestrated by a raccoon?
Guardians of the Galaxy was already a film brimming with character, but the music, a wondrous collection of '70s rock, punk, and Motown really gave the film a consistent theme, its own distinctive style that showed a willingness to do things just a little bit differently. It seemed odd, running up to the release of the film, that James Gunn's space opera had such a reverence to the rock titans of the '70s and '80s, but it all makes perfect sense in context. The film, whose plot follows the story of a boy ripped from Earth in 1988, is appropriately jam packed with winks and nods to Troll dolls, Full House, Kevin Bacon, and the classic space sagas of the decades in question. But it's the soundtrack that really brings everything home. The music is fun, nostalgic, and wonderful, just like the film surrounding it.


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Outbreaks of sleet and snow could fall over Norfolk and Suffolk
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Outbreaks of sleet and snow could fall over large parts of the county as the Met Office issued a weather warning for the region.
Much of the region woke up the frosty roads on Saturday, with many needing to de-ice their cars as chilly temperatures persisted throughout the day.
But it is set to get colder still, with temperatures dropping to -2C overnight on Saturday and Sunday and they are only forecast to rise to 2C during Sunday.
A yellow weather warning for snow from the Met Office remains in place for West Norfolk, Mid Norfolk, parts of the North Norfolk coast and Norwich between 4am and 11.55pm on Sunday.
However its detailed forecasts show there is only a 10pc to 20pc chance of anything falling in the early hours.
That sharply rises to 90pc by 8am, but forecasts show that is expected to be heavy rain.
There is an 80pc chance of a sleet shower between 11am and 1pm, with drizzle and rain again forecast for the afternoon.
Weatherquest meteorologist Dan Holley said on Twitter: "Outbreaks of sleet and snow will affect many parts of the region on Sunday morning.
"There is still some uncertainty as to the exact track and timing of the associated area of low pressure.
"This will dictate exactly where and how much snow will fall.
"Snow may initially turn back to rain as slightly less cold air arrives.
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There, I said it.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love my library. See, I even got one of the new cards that just came out this year:
I'm not on the blacklist or anything, but I have a terrible habit of collecting fines. I'm not just talking 50 cents or a couple bucks either. I currently have about $12 in fines and I just paid $4 towards it less than 2 weeks ago!
At my library, once you have $15 in fines you can no longer check anything out. Before I paid that $4 bucks towards it? Yeah, I had $14.25. I know, I know.
|Rainbow Dash is disappointed in me.
The problem is that I check out all these books (I usually have around 25-30 out at one time) and then I have to read review books or want to read a book off my shelf or what have you and they just collect dust on my bookshelf. BUT, I still want to read them. So, I keep them :P
Also, I'm not going to lie, sometimes I'm just too lazy to take the 30 minute walk to the library to drop stuff off...
The funny thing is, I usually do read a good chunk of them. The 25 cents a day fine can really add up, though.
But I'm supporting the library, right? Right?
What about you guys? Do you use your library much? Do you rack up fines or do you always return on time?
And here's something completely unrelated just because.
(Also, I don't even have a tumblr but it ate me while I was looking for other images for this post.)
|I find this amusing.
(I got it from tumblr and I don't entirely know how
to source it, sorry.)


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Eat Like A Dinosaur
[recipe & Guidebook for Gluten-free Kids]Book - 2012
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Beside showing cute graphics, kid utensils , kids lunchboxes and nice presentation of the foods, there is not much to this cookbook. I am converting my family to paleo and I borrowed this book to find paleo dishes that my 5 yrs old would eat. Well, there are not a whole lot in the book that a small child would go for. Fried brussel sprout by itself? Or salmon salad with capers ? Or curried mussels? These are not that something a kid would eat by my experience. Maybe after the child is on paleo for a long long time, but by then the child would eat any paleo stuff so you do not need a cookbook for kids anyway. There is an extensive dessert section of the book like Ice cream, cookies, cupcakes etc . Of course these are appealing to kids, but that is not the challenge for paleo parents. The nonnompaleo or paleomom websites have way more recipes that kids would actually eat. Or any Sarah Fragoso Paleo cookbooks are better than this. I am glad I just borrowed this book and didn't spend money on it.
I give 3 stars, because the organization of the book is great, and I showing the allergens on the side is very neat idea. However the recipes, excluding the desserts, are just meh.
The first recipe I tried was the coleslaw. Fortunately I realized that you either have to reduce the amount of salt or rinse the salt off before draining. Made as written I suspect it would be inedible. Next I made the Chocolate Chip Cookies, which were excellent, although I used 2 teaspoons of vanilla instead of the 2 tablespoons written. With errors in the first two recipes I tried I didn't investigate the book much further. However if you or your family need to avoid certain allergens this may still be a good resource for you.
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What's playing at the Roxy? asks the title song in the best of all musicals. The official answer is: "A picture about a Minnesota man so in love with a Mississippi girl that he sacrifices everything and moves all the way to Biloxi." But I find I can't help wondering whenever I hear that question if anything nowadays plays at the Roxy at all. More likely it's now a bingo hall or a cycle repair shop, gone the way of such old haunts as the Tatler, the Dominion and the Shaftesbury into post-cinematographic oblivion. But not so. There is, I discover, a Roxy running to seven screens in Hollinwood, Greater Manchester, another art deco concoction in Ulverston and a third at Ashton-under-Lyne. So the name lives on, though quite what it means eludes me.
In the beginning, cinemas were often opulent places anxious to flaunt their opulence. They called themselves picture palaces, and to those who came from modest homes to flock through their doors they must indeed have seemed palaces, with their grand ceremonial staircases right out of Gone with the Wind, and their lush candelabra and sometimes their resident orchestras.
Their names evoked aristocratic, even royal delights. The Royalty, Regent, Regal and Rex; the Majestic, the Palace, the Palais-de-Luxe (a name that survives even now in Chorlton-cum-Hardy); the Astoria, the Carlton, the Ritz, the Savoy. Some lived up to these names but some didn't. Crossgates, Leeds, had the Regal, which really felt regal, and the Ritz which decidedly didn't. Allusions to antiquity were also common for this new-fangled entertainment: Piccadilly in London boasted a Kineoptikon, Glasgow a Panopticon. Palladiums were two a penny: Golders Green had an Ionic. The Henleaze sector of Bristol even now has an Orpheus.
The mightiest name of all mixed modernity with antiquity. Oscar Deutsch gave us the Odeon, which was said to be an acronym for Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation, though it also derived from the Greek word for a venue for musical contests. I vaguely assumed its great rival, the Gaumont, took its name from aristocratic France: the Chevalier de Gaumont or even the Marquis de Gaumont, sounded much like the sort of sinister mustachioed person who cropped up in stories by Dumas or the Baroness Orczy.
In fact, it derives from Louis Gaumont, inventor of the first workable cinema sound systems. France is still full of Gaumonts, though I can't trace any here. Essoldo, a name more familiar in northern England, was another baffler. What was an Essoldo? Some obscure South American unit of currency? In fact it derived from the name of its founder, a Tyneside impresario called Solly Sheckman. His wife was named Esther, his daughter Dorothy: he took the first two letters of their names and sandwiched the first three of his own in the middle.
The rise of the mighty cinema chains expunged some of the quirkier local names. The Luxor in Richmond upon Thames became just another Odeon (but at least it survived, unlike the Royalty Kinema just down the road). The Ritz, on the other side of town, I think, became a mere ABC. But recollection gets curdled by time. Was it the Easy cinema, Cosy Road, or the Cosy cinema, Easy Road? Disappointingly, a catalogue of Leeds cinemas compiled by Robert E Preedy lists it as the Easy Road cinema. It's reassuring to find that the Lounge in Headingley is still there to be lounged in, along with the Cottage Road cinema, though the Clock in Harehills has gone; our local, the Kingsway, was an even earlier casualty, converted into a synagogue (known locally as the cinemagogue).
Yet unstandardised names survive in gratifying profusion. Cumbria still has two Alhambras, a Gaiety at Whitehaven and a Royalty at Bowness, as well as a Zeffirelli's at Ambleside (Zeffirelli's cinema and whole- food pizzeria, to give it its full designation). There is a Picturedrome at Holmfirth, often praised in print, and a galaxy of Picturedromes scattered across the land. (Drome, too, is a classical derivation. There's no such thing as a drome, apart from the department of France which carries that name; drome is what the industry calls a combining form which only comes to life when united with something like hippo-, or aero- or picture-.)
And maybe down your way there is still a Scala, a Rivoli or a Tivoli, hinting at foreign delights. But perhaps my favourite name of all has gone, and will never return.There used to be on the road from Ewell, Surrey, to Kingston a cinema called the Rembrandt. Picture house, geddit? All right, a pretty corny conceit: yet I never pass that spot without resenting the mere block of flats that replaced it.


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It's no surprise that today's workplace has become a melting pot of employees from diverse backgrounds working toward a common goal. Leaders face a "divergent convergence" when these contrasting cultures or generations meet. To foster an atmosphere that promotes collaboration, trust and respect, leaders must recognize and understand these differences and be willing to adjust their leadership style when necessary.
Cultural Differences
Cultural differences routinely create a divergent convergence. An individual's upbringing, customs and norms make up one's cultural characteristics and individual perspective. These views typically occur naturally within one's own country or region. However, cultural differences can produce major controversies on a more global scale.
"One of the biggest divergent convergences is with the East and West coming together in the same workplace," explained Dr. Robin Roberts, Assistant Professor for the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. "These two areas have a completely different mindset, yet are now working together."
Business practices in China and the United States exemplify these contrasting ways of thinking. Workers in China often put the group ahead of their personal desires, while U.S. employees celebrate individualism. Additionally, communication between workers and management tends to be more accessible in the U.S. In China, workers are less likely to challenge, disagree or communicate directly with management. While neither mentality is right or wrong, leading a team of workers with these varying views can be a challenge.
"Regardless of the differences between cultures … once an individual adopts a leadership mode, they absolutely believe this is the mode in which all the world operates," explained Dr. Roberts.
Generation Gaps
Technology is the largest contributor to generational differences within the workplace.
"Currently, there is an entire generation that does not know anything other than technology," shared Dr. Roberts.
These "digital natives" grew up with daily access to the internet, mobile phones and computers. Generations prior to the digital age are considered "digital immigrants" and have had to acclimate to this new technology. These immigrant generations have learned new lingo and have even shifted the way they think.
"There are now anxiety disorders that were not present in human society before technology," explained Dr. Roberts. "Technology has changed our flight or fight organ. It has shifted to become anxious if we are not answering emails, texts, and social media. This means we have a generation of people who have an entirely different brain function."
These differences in generational thinking and technological knowledge create complications in developing a collaborative working environment. Successful leaders are sensitive to these differences and find ways to draw from a team's strengths to overcome any weaknesses.
Overcoming Diversity Issues
By developing key competencies, a modern leader can build team rapport in today's diverse global environment.
"It's becoming critical that leaders learn the technical aspect of understanding human beings," shared Dr. Roberts. "We are in a unique place where human resource development and talent management are technical skills; they're no longer soft skills."
Leaders need constant development to unmask their own unconscious and conscious biases and see the divergent convergence in their own workplace. Leaders can become more self-aware through activities such as leadership inventories or professional development courses.
"Leadership starts with the first level of leading, which starts with yourself," explained Dr. Roberts.
"Once you know yourself, you can begin to visualize what others are experiencing as well."
Looking to enhance your leadership skills? Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University offers a Bachelor of Science in Leadership, along with a Master of Science in Leadership. Both programs prepare students for leadership roles with extensive training in critical thinking, communication, culture and diversity and much more.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the world's largest, oldest and most comprehensive institution specializing in aviation, aerospace, engineering and related degree programs. A fully accredited university, Embry-Riddle is also a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. A nonprofit, independent institution, Embry-Riddle offers more than 100 associate, baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering and Security & Intelligence. The university educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through its Worldwide Campus with more than 135 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia, and through online programs. For more information, visit erau.edu, follow us on Twitter (@EmbryRiddle) and facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity, and find expert videos at YouTube.com/EmbryRiddleUniv.


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From Beijing to Amman. Next up? Moscow. For family and friends who want to follow our adventures, this is it...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
And Now, For Something Completely Different...
But you've done it - you're dealing with it still, and it amazes me that you found your way through the past year with dignity, with grace and with your sense of humor intact.
I hope you know how proud I am of you. And I hope that this year, you get every happiness there is to be gotten. You deserve it all.
Happy, happy birthday. I love you.
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- Kami said... [Reply]
chills. and the ability to relate on multiple levels. and a reminder that most of the time, less is more.
- April 13, 2010 at 7:13 PM
It's Friday, and that means that the Weekly State Department Blog Roundup is up - and you're on it!
Here is the link:
(If I quoted your text or used your photo(s) and you would rather I had not, please let me know. Please also be sure to check the link(s) that I put up to you, in order to verify that they work properly. If you would rather that I had not referenced you, and/or do not want me to reference you in the future, please also contact me.)
- April 16, 2010 at 10:07 PM
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- April 17, 2010 at 5:02 AM
- Donna said... [Reply]
Actually, Virgil, I didn't delete your first comment because it was negative - I deleted it because it made no sense, and I assumed you hadn't actually read the post before commenting. This post doesn't have a thing to do with my life in the foreign service (hence the title), but your comment indicated that you thought I was writing about the fs lifestyle.
But now that you mention it: I do reserve the right to delete negative comments. I also delete comments that are written in languages in which I myself am not proficient. Those are the rules with which I'm comfortable. You're always welcome to politely raise questions or concerns about the foreign service lifestyle, and I'll try to answer when I'm able.
This particular post was directed at a dear friend who is NOT foreign service, but is going through a trying time in her life right now, thanks to an ex-husband who is less-than-ideal. Your comment didn't seem to fit - so I figured it was spam and hit "delete."
Hope this clears it up for you.
- April 17, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Jen said... [Reply]
That was a beautiful post, and sorry someone left such a negative response. What is going on lately?
Good response on your part...
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Casting for the "Citizens of the Bowery" community exhibition featuring 60 neighborhood personalities. Photographed by Christelle de Castro, the public exhibition was displayed through the windows of the citizenM Hotel while under construction.
Editor In Chief / Creative Director of Suited Magazine. Founded in early 2015, the project has gained international acclaim.
Suited is a biannual fashion and art publication with a singular mission in mind: to celebrate those who have found what they are well-suited for. Our objective is to showcase independent thinkers passionate about creating work that is at once inspired, influential, and timeless.
Art directed and produced a three part series with Ghetto Gastro including in print editorial, immersive dinner experience, and mini docu-feature.
Curated, produced, and hosted a series of talks in February 2017. This first installment of this Suited series took place during New York Fashion Week as a three day program hosted by Spring Place.
Curated and hosted a series of activations over the course of two years with BESPOKEN, building up to a A/W 2016 online and print campaign in SUITED Magazine by Dominik Tarabanski.
Editor-In-Chief for the LifeWear Book for Uniqlo by MP Creative. The globally distributed book is showcased with a multi-million print circulation. Additionally, images from this edition were displayed at the New York flagship with front window billboards.
Senior Designer for Colony Footwear. Partnered with the founders at the concept phase and created the classic design of the debut style, following through development to the inaugural campaign art direction.
Editor In Chief / Creative Director of the online editorial platform GRANDPASTYLE. Working with a varied range of industry leaders from MR. PORTER, to KRIS VAN ASSCHE, to G STAR Raw.
Creative produced and styled the S/S 2015 Armando Cabral campaign with photographer Paul Jung.
Art Direction, styling and production of the Coclico campaign for AW 15, including a social media takeover of the Coclico instagram that gained hundreds of followers in four days.
Freelance stylist for a variety of editorials, campaigns, and projects.
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Welcome to our new web site!
To give our readers a chance to experience all that our new website has to offer, we have made all content freely avaiable, through October 1, 2018.
During this time, print and digital subscribers will not need to log in to view our stories or e-editions.
Alto saxophonist Jordan Lulloff says he doesn't mind a little musical back-up.
"I've always liked playing, and I love performing," Lulloff said. "I especially like performing with an ensemble or a band behind me."
He'll get his wish: On March 28, Lulloff won the Lansing Concert Band's first Young Artist Competition with his performance of Bernard Heiden's Diversion for Alto Saxophone and Band. The Okemos High School senior will receive $1,000 and a solo spot with the LCB at its April 30 concert at Dart Auditorium.
The nine applicants in the LCB competition had to submit a recording of themselves playing. Lulloff won the Ann Arbor Concert Band's Young Artist Competition with Diversion and had a good recording from that event to submit to the LCB.
"(The committee) focused on musicianship, technique, intonation and style," said Jerry Mattson, publicist for the LCB. "They also judged the level of difficulty of the applicant's selections."
The $1,000 prize will go toward his education, although Lulloff says he doesn't know where he wants to go. Grand Valley State University, Central Michigan University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan have offered Lulloff scholarships.
Lulloff has been playing the alto saxophone since 4th grade; his father, Joe Lulloff, is an alto saxophone professor in MSU's College of Music.
One of the biggest competitions Lulloff has won so far is the Air Force Band's Young Artist Competition. His band teacher told him about the competition, and out of the 50 applicants, five were chosen and flown to Washington, D.C.
"They flew me back out in mid-March with one chaperone and gave us base housing," Lulloff said. "The weekend ended with a performance at the Daughters of the American Revolution Concert Hall."
Lulloff admits it was nerve-wracking, playing a concerto in front of the Air Force band, but says as long as he does as well as he can, he doesn't care if he wins.
Lulloff, who plays in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Okemos High School, will perform in the pit orchestra for Okemos' spring musical, "Curtains." He has also played in the jazz band since 6th grade.


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Casey Jones is sports equipment-themed vigilante and an ally of the Ninja Turtles. He is often best friends with Raphael and romantically linked with April O'Neil.


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Report for the Kuching Operative Spine Course (KOSC)
The Department of Neurosurgery has been fortunate to be part of the above course which was normally conducted by the Orthopaedic Department of the Sarawak General Hospital. This was held from 15th-16th April 2009.
This course was mainly for the Neurosurgeons or trainees and 13 came for it. The first day involved the Neurosurgical side where Dr Donald Liew and I operated. This was followed by the second day on cases from the Orthopaedic side led by Dr Wong Chung Chek. The course ended with a great dinner at the Sarawak Club.
This course has achieved obviously the exposure to spine cases in our neurosurgical fraternity but it also indicates collaboration with others can benefit all of us.
Prepared by;
Dr Albert Wong Sii Hieng,
Organising Chairman,


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Barbers Creek in Christian County, Mo., is a branch of Swan Creek which comes in on the west side in a rough narrow gorge-like formation. The water is as clear as crystal. The following old time reminiscence was furnished me by Isaac Brumley when he lived near Witty, Douglas County, Mo., a post office a few miles up Little Beaver Creek from Bradleyville. Mr. Brumley died on Little Beaver several years ago. In relating the story he said that he was born in Christian County near the town of Ozark, May 23, 1853. "My parents, Wm. and Mary (Barber) Brumley, were early settlers of Christian County. My mother was a daughter of Orbie Barber who settled in Swan Creek Valley 16 miles above Forsyth in 1842, on what is now called Barber Creek. Other families came with them from Overton County, Tennessee, and together they formed a small colony in the Swan Valley. Among the number were Jimmie Cook, Ben Cook, Lee Hodge, Jim Waul and Henry Nash. These men all had families. There were also two unmarried men came with them of the name of Wilford and Demoss. The latter died soon after his arrival here. His friends selected a spot of ground on Swan Creek below the mouth of Barber and dug a grave and buried his body. I do not know whether the remains of Mr. Demoss rest alone or whether other dead were buried here afterward. The land where my grandfather Orbie Barber settled on Barber Creek is known, now as the George Adams place. Among Barbers children were four boys whose names were William, Robert, Henry and John. These boys soon learned to be good hunters of small game and were often in the woods killing squirrels and turkeys. There was plenty of big game, too, but the young Nimrods were afraid to tackle it. But one morning early they met some of this sort unexpectedly and attacked it fearlessly and came out victorious. This was in 1847. The four boys had gone into the creek bottom on Swan to shoot squirrels. Bill was 15 years old but not of sound mind. John was 10. The other boys were younger. John carried the rifle which was an old flint lock and the only gun the family owned. While passing along through the thick wooded forest in the bottom the dogs ran in advance and hurried something up a tree and barked furiously. The boys, thinking it was a squirrel, ran up toward the tree to kill it for they loved to feast on fried squirrel, but what was their astonishment to see, crouching on a big limb, an enormous panther. The animal was only 8 feet above the ground. Neither boys nor dogs were afraid to come to close quarters although the enraged beast was preparing for a spring. Johns gun was brought to his shoulder and fired just as the animal made his spring, and a leaden bullet wounded him severely. As he dropped among the dogs and boys the former attacked him savagely. But the huge beast had plenty of strength left to defend himself from the dogs. The fight went on while John was reloading his gun but before the task was completed excitement ran high. The dogs, though several in number, were all badly used up. The dogs whining and barking, the panther snarling and the boys hallooing made a loud racket and the creek bottom resounded with the noise. The battle was so hot that one dog was killed outright and the others were all wounded more or less. The noise and conflict reached their fathers ears and he hurried to see what the boys and dogs had come in contact with and he arrived just as a second shot from the rifle reached a vital spot in the animals body and killed it at once. The panther was dragged to the house and from tip to tip measured 11 feet. After the beasts body had become rigid in death the boys and their father propped it up on its feet to see how it looked in a standing position, and when their curiosity was satisfied they let the animal down and took off its hide and carried it to Springfield which was a small town then and sold it to Henry Fulbright, a fur dealer and merchant of that place. The hide was such a large one that Fulbright kept it for several years for visitors to look at."
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There's a problem that most entrepreneurs face every day.
"How do I get more customers?"
"How do I get my company in front of the right people?"
Same coin. Different sides.
There are variances of course. But for the most part you're all looking for an audience.
In the past, someone would likely advise you to advertise to a large audience in T.V. in the "right time slot" or a "good demographic". Perhaps it was placing an ad in the yellow pages or the newspaper.
But you can't do that anymore and expect great results. Because those mediums speak to the masses. And your product or service doesn't.
No matter what you think or what anybody's told you NOT EVERYONE IS YOUR CUSTOMER.
I repeat this because it's important.
Your product, your service, your business isn't for everyone.
And that's okay. In fact, it's better than okay. It's perfect.
Because when you try to please everyone you please no one. Not even Wal-Mart markets to everyone. Neither does Coca-Cola. Looking for smaller examples? Fine. Paypal doesn't do it. Neither does Square. Or Starbucks. Or Whole Foods. Or Bob's Better Burger. Sprinkles.
Think of your favorite product. Their parent company doesn't market to everyone. They market to you.
That's the key. We, as a people, are a different breed of consumers and our attention is all over the place.
The value of popularity is changing. Niche is in. Small is the new big.
The nerds and geeks now rule the world. What ever happened to the prom queen? Who cares?
The beauty of realizing that you have a niche business with a specific audience is that you're much closer to realizing a better return on your money when you put it towards targeted marketing.
Wouldn't you rather invest $5000 to a highly targeted audience who is already part of the conversation around your product than to throw that money on an ad where they give you vague demographics?
That's where smart targeting comes in. That's where engaging online, in social media, on niche websites, and creating content tailored to that audience comes in.
Content marketing. Engagement marketing. Social Media marketing. It all points back to ensuring that the people who are interested in your business can find you. Your product has a place in the larger picture of the audience online.
I bring this up because I run into startup founders or small business owners who still don't fully understand.
One of the first questions I ask during a meeting is "Who is your product/service/business for?" or some similar question that helps me locate their niche.
Too many times I run into the answer "Everyone".
Or maybe they've whittled it down a tiny bit. "Everyone who uses ______" or "People who live in ______".
But that's not small enough. It doesn't help to think that your product has to be popular with the masses.
It only has to be popular in your small niche. Then you have the chance to be the authority of that niche. You can control the conversation around that topic. Your business becomes synonymous with that engaged and passionate community.
That's how today's small businesses thrive. That's how today's startups get their fist 10,000 customers. By going hard after their niche. But doing it in a way that engages with humanity and empathy.
Boil down who your product is really for. You can't be everything to everyone.


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What if Sioux Falls Hadn't Built the PREMIER Center?
Thanks to Facebook, we now have 'Throwback Thursday'.
Well, consider this 'What If Wednesday'.
A decade or so ago in Sioux Falls, a number of plans were being kicked around by City leaders about what to do with the Sioux Falls Arena, which was about to enter its' sixth decade of service as the Sioux Empire's largest indoor concert/sporting venue.
The ideas ranged from tearing the venerable structure down and replacing it with a brand new facility, doing a major remodel on the existing arena, or keeping it as is and opening a new events center someplace else.
The issue was finally put to rest with a special election in November 2011, when 58 percent of residents casting a ballot voted to construct at new $117 million, 12,000 seat facility on the West end of the Sioux Falls Convention Center. That building became the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, and opened in the Summer of 2014.
But before that happened, North Dakota-based JLG Architects was hired to draw up some plans for what a 'new and improved' Sioux Falls Arena might look like, according to JLG's Director of Marketing, Amanda Kosior.
Terry Torkildson, General Manager of the PREMIER Center confirms the drawings were part of:
...a conceptual concept which they created several years ago prior to the construction of the PREMIER Center.
But as it turns out, it wasn't Sioux Falls officals who commissioned the plans, it was one of the arena's main tennants - the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. According to Sioux Falls Sports, LLC Owner/Managing Partner, Gary Weckwerth:
The Stampede worked with JLG Architects to create the conceptual drawings you are seeing. We shared them with city officials with hopes that we would create some interest in exploring the options. It fell on deaf ears. Stu Whitney wrote an article about the idea that lead me getting a call from someone named Mike Huether, whom I had never met and was considering a run for mayor of Sioux Falls. I think you'd have to agree that it turned out well for the city.
Although the JLG plans were never used for the arena, the company did eventually design two other facilities in Sioux Falls, the Sanford Pentagon and the Sanford FIELDHOUSE.


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SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers have yet to act on budget legislation meant to resolve problems in the Department of Fish and Wildlife's agricultural lease and permit program.
Last December, state auditors reported that department workers had mishandled agricultural lease payments at the department's San Jacinto Wildlife Area in western Riverside County.
A department-wide review earlier this year uncovered dozens of other problem lease arrangements. Employees at far-flung wildlife areas and ecological preserves effectively kept millions of dollars off the state's books, the review found.
Officials said they have little, if any, evidence that workers diverted the money for personal gain. The motivation instead, officials said, was to corral money to pay for maintenance, repairs and other projects amid a state budget crisis.
While the investigation continues, Fish and Wildlife has standardized its lease agreements. Also, the department has moved to recover money in cases where grazing permits and agricultural leases had expired and department employees allowed the activities to continue for free.
"We have received some money. We're continuing to go through this process and asking for what we think is owed," department spokesman Mike Taugher said.
Taugher declined to say if any cases had been referred to the Fair Political Practices Commission or attorney general's office. In March, Fish and Wildlife director Charlton Bonham said he had alerted both agencies to be ready in case the department seeks civil or criminal prosecution.
The case was the latest instance of state employees bypassing the normal budget process.
The Department of Parks and Recreation hid $20 million from the Department of Finance. Also, the California Department of Forestry and Fire kept $3.6 million for training and equipment in an outside fund the finance department did not know about.
The state has about 160 wildlife areas and ecological preserves where the department leases land to surrounding farmers or other agricultural operations. Under current law, the money is supposed to go to the state Wildlife Restoration Fund, which pays for land acquisitions.
Bonham told budget subcommittees this spring that the department had found 50 to 60 cases where money instead had improperly paid for Home Depot gift cards and to contract with outside companies to oversee the leases.
Seeking to reduce the incentive to shift money, legislative budget writers crafted language that would allow the department to use $2.5 million of the lease money to pay for upkeep at the wildlife areas and ecological preserves.
The proposal made it to the governor's desk as part of the main budget bill. But the legislation that changes how the money can be spent, part of the natural resources budget trailer bill, never cleared the Legislature.
Lawmakers disagreed over another part of the measure that dealt with the California Public Utilities Commission.
There likely will be another attempt to approve the changes after lawmakers return from their summer break next month. The 2013 session ends Sept. 13.


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This week I attacked my nemesis and won – the Closet!
There is nothing like having a baby that will make you view your wardrobe in a whole different light. I have been staring at my closet for quite some time, wanting to tame the beast lurking in the corner of my bedroom. I'm the kind of person that ponders things awhile before actually doing it (haha!). That, and restructuring how I spend all my time now that I've got my little girl, meant that it took me awhile to get started. Three weeks ago, I discovered Project 333, and I decided that was my home project for Spring Break. And for the first time ever, I found myself actually excited to clean my closet!
So while I didn't plan to adhere strictly to Project 333, I felt that it was a good baseline to work from. After all, most of us only wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time. So how hard could it be? Plus, I've certainly never been accused of being a fashion queen or a clothes horse, so I thought this might be a good approach for me. I have always hated clothes shopping and I tend to just go out and buy whatever I needed and be done. I think this approach will help me be more deliberate about what I purchase and get me to focus on quality clothes that I really love and that love me back.
I was reading up on getting started with Project 333 and dreaming of a closet where my clothes could hang wrinkle-free, when Tsh at Simple Mom announced Project: Simplify! I thought, "How nice. Another decluttering spree. Someday I might do one of those." Then she revealed Hot Spot #1. And yup, you guessed it. The closet!
So I figured, what the heck? I'll combine Project 333 and Project: Simplify! to hopefully get the results I want. So here is the approach I took:
1. Took some before photos of the monster. It's always nice to see the progress you've made. Plus, I'm addicted to the "big reveal" from watching too many home improvement shows.
2. Emptied the closet and sorted my clothes into type (dress shirts, jeans, workout clothes, etc.). Took pictures of the crazy pile.
3. Scrubbed and vacuumed the heck out of the closet. Who knew a clothes rod could get that dirty?
4. Counted up what I had, a la Project 333. For some reason, I was excited to do this. I think because it was a way to easily quantify my progress and take stock of what I really own.
5. Sorted things into 4 categories using the How to Make Space guide:
Pile #1: I love these items. They fit me well and I wear them frequently: Keep
Pile #2: I want to keep this but I don't know why.
Pile #3: These items don't fit me or my style: donate.
Pile #4: These items aren't in good condition: trash.
6. Developed how I would like my closet to be organized. This includes incorporating my three dresser drawers into the closet, so everything is in one spot. I like to be able to see all my clothes. After all, "out of sight, out of mind" is one of the reasons I ended up with such a messy closet in the first place. And just a note: I didn't want to buy more organization containers. So the organization drawers you see in the after photo were also in the before photo. It's almost like a Where's Waldo kind of thing.
7. Returned the clothes I love to the closet, trashed what needed to be trashed, donated, and set aside my "I want to keep this but I don't know why" pile. I will be going back to that pile after letting it sit for a bit to see if I really want to keep what's in it. If I use something, great. If not, time to donate.
8. Counted up what was left and took some after photos for the "big reveal."
Items of clothes in my closet:
Before – 210
After – 47
I reduced the clothes in my closet by 78%!!
I am very excited about this.
I am now left with the clothes I love, rediscovered some that I'd lost, and everything can hang nice and wrinkle-free. I may or may not participate in the rest of Project: Simplify!, but I really appreciate the closet hot spot coming along when I needed it. I am kind of excited to see what the next hot spot will be. Who knows? Maybe I'll do that too…maybe… ;)


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I quote again, and this time, correctly credit the words to Mr. Miles: "This story will not turn back the hands (digits?) of time, but it does advocate lessons the earth still has to teach us. And when mists lift off the mountains, is there a more fulfilling refreshment than a long draught of pure, cool spring water bubbling from the Giving Earth?" Thanks, Ron Miles, for these thought-provoking words.
And now to the second error: In my column in last week's Union Sentinel, my tribute to my beloved departed brother Bluford Marion Dyer, I had him correctly graduating with the Class of 1951 from Union County High School. But I incorrectly wrote that this class was the first to graduate from the newly-added twelfth grade. Readers would think I would know that it was 1952 when the first twelfth grade class graduated! Thanks, readers, for setting me straight on this point. Now I can remember Bluford saying, "By one year, I missed the twelfth grade!" What I didn't say about Bluford in that column was that mathematics was always his love among subjects (as well as reading). At Truett McConnell College, where he was manager of the college farm, he also was assigned as a tutor for those deficient in math. He helped several fellow students get through that required subject of college algebra.
Now with "corrections" made, let us move on to the second subject of this column, Christmas caroling.
I don't know how widespread the custom of Christmas caroling in shopping malls and outside homes is today in our culture. A war rages against any mention of "Christmas" that might offend the general populace. I, for one, will welcome any carolers that appear at our door with their jubilant songs of Christmas. This is even more important to us now that my husband is a shut-in. I remember many Christmases past when he was a pastor and I personally led our church children and youth in carol sings about our communities to homes of the elderly and shut-ins. The carolers were blessed and so were the people to whom we sang. This act of love was an important part of the Christmas celebration.
Just what is a carol and when did the custom of carol singing originate? Simply defined, a carol is "a song of praise, especially in honor of the Nativity" (Webster). Seeking the carol's origins is more difficult. The word carol carries the significance of "a round dance" or a "ring dance." But in historical perspective, more emphasis was placed on the words the dancers sang than on the exuberant, joyful, lilt of the dancers. Did this happen inside sedate cathedrals? Hardly. With a folk-song quality, these songs went on outside the churches, with wandering minstrels and groups of musicians celebrating the Christmas season (and other religious days) with carols, noels, lullabies and hymns.
St. Francis of Assissi who was priest at the little church at Grecchio in central Italy in 1223 wanted a more vivid way than usual to portray the Christmas story. We have read of St. Francis's love of nature, his reverence for every animal, bird, beast, flower. At that long-ago Christmas, he arranged to have a manger scene in a cave near his church. With borrowed farm animals keeping watch, and with a statue of the Christ Child in the manger bed, St. Francis started the tradition of the Nativity scene at Christmas. It was immensely popular with his congregation and with the whole village.
This tradition soon spread, and soon throughout Italy and France Nativity scenes became a recognized and popular part of the Christmas celebration.
How we thrill to the words of the carol, "Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!/Bring a torch to the cradle run!" With lighted candles, people joined the village processions to the manger scene, singing the lilting words of this carol which had its origin in France.
St. Francis loved the simple religious songs of the people. Instead of being stilted and formal, he asked his congregation to mix singing with his preaching. He is attributed as saying: "For what are the servants of God if not his minstrels, who ought to stir and incite the hearts of men to spiritual joy?" (William J. Reynolds, Christ and the Carols, Broadman, 1967, p. 17).
Christmas is about the birth of Christ, and spreading spiritual joy through "songs and hymns and spiritual songs." It is about helping our fellow men, extending the hand of giving to anyone we meet. "In the air there's a feeling of Christmas." Let us absorb the spirit, join in the carols, spread as much cheer as we can. We often say, "Christmas comes but once a year!" But actually, every day of the year can bear the spirit of Christmas. What better New Year's resolution could we make than to produce our own carols and the feeling of good will they bear—all year long? Carols have no evidence of pretense, no pseudo-sophistication, no upper-class snobbery. Neither should we, in our daily walk. A merry Christmas to all!
c 2006 by Ethelene Dyer Jones; published Dec. 14, 2006 in The Union Sentinel, Blairsville, GA. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.


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Case 1 A surface-borehole resistivity survey completed for bridge construction
As shown infigure 1, this surface-borehole survey was configured to accurately locate known caves for structural reasons. The operator collected 60k data points in only one hour as a result of how the FlashRES-UNIVERSAL can collect all voltage readings for each combination of current electrodes.
Figure 2 shows that the inversion image obtained from the data set has a low resistivity anomaly on each side of the borehole; two caves were found after drilling holes on both sides of the borehole.


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Ep. 44 – VMware with CMO Robin Matlock and Jordan Bryant on the Mobile First Podcast
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Robin Matlock joined VMware in July 2009 and serves as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Bringing more than 25 years of marketing experience in the enterprise software and services sector, Matlock is playing a leadership role in positioning VMware as a market leader in Mobile Cloud. As CMO, Matlock is a key member of VMware's Executive Leadership team responsible for leading all aspects of the Global Marketing organization, which includes Corporate Marketing, Partner, Segment and Field Marketing.
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text: It is now fully fall in our fair city. I bought a cozy, slightly oversized, grey cable knit sweater and am ready to wrap myself up in tall leather boots, thick tights, and fleece-lined mittens. Essential for when you're trekking the city in search of great style and fun fashion events! There are a few worth checking out this week, including two on Thursday: GapDay with FLARE Magazine and the Fall 2014 edition of Vintage Crawl Toronto. I'm also invited to a clothing swap that same evening, so I'm going for the triple threat! Who's up for the challenge? Continue reading


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Mum's the word. International Mummers Festival December 2013 in Gloucester. Symposium includes a session on the sword dance in Shetland0
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> > I suspect it doesn't show up that often because not that many people > > I suspect the reasons include: > > - most ? references are still implied through forms; > - many sites have their CGI areas blocked in robots.txt; > - most sites using non-trivial ? references in href attributes have broken > URLs because they don't escape & properly or use the alternative of ; > suggested in an HTML specification appendix; > - there may be a tendency to use meta to inhibit caching on such pages. > > I consider this particular, Cold Fusion, technique as an abuse of URLs > which, by confusing the mechanics of creating the HTML with the naming > of the resource, causes misoperation of things like proxies (Squid's > default rules are to send ? URLs direct to the origin, rather than to > an upstream cache, as it expects not to get a cachable resource back). > I consider that proxy behaviour, if not an abuse of HTTP then a failure to implement it as well as is possible. Admittedly it's probably a failure based on adapting to practical experience with sites which in turn fail to implement HTTP as well as is possible. A URI containing a query string is of equal status to any other URI, though it may be weaker in terms of human-readable qualities. A GET to such a URI is just as capable of returning a cachable resource and developers should strive to assist this caching (setting Last-Modified, reacting appropriately to If- Modified-Since). I've used query-strings on numerous occasions (sometimes, in the case of searches, this was the most sensible way to go; sometimes it was due to the relative difficulty in generating data-driven sites any other way with certain tools). While I do avoid the use of query-strings I have not found their use to get in the way of caching. In particular there are some cases where the data-driven nature, combined with a knowledge of the mechanics producing that data, offers a reliable way of determining expiry dates, with a tremendous gain to caching efficiency. As for search engines, the reason that URIs with query strings are less likely to get indexed is that search engine people don't want their spiders to spend eternity indexing a site that is produced on the fly for which there may be an infinite number of URIs to be found in the generated pages. As an example of such a page I once wrote a joke version of RSS as a satire of the version numbers used by rival versions, each page would claim to have been obsoleted by another version which it linked to, with version 10234.0 pointing to version 10235.0 and so on. This would go on until version 2147483647.0 after which it would trigger an overflow error I couldn't be bothered checking for on what was after all a joke. If google had started indexing that page it would still be there :) Of course this can also happen with URIs that don't contain query strings, but such cases are rarer. Google will generally list a page if it is linked to from a page which doesn't contain a query string in the URI (I'd guess that includes HTTP redirects from such a page, but I'm not sure), having few parameters helps as well. -- Jon Hanna <http://www.hackcraft.net/> *Thought provoking quote goes here*Received on Wednesday, 12 November 2003 05:45:38 UTC
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