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What makes someone great at what they do? As a scrawny, bow-legged, barely 6'3″ kid from the barren wasteland of Central Illinois who had a dream of playing college basketball, I can tell you that it is absolutely not natural-born talent. Sure, you have to have some natural abilities, but that's not what makes someone great. What makes someone great is their willingness and desire to put in the work. To arrive early and stay late, to put in the extra miles when everyone else has gone home. It doesn't matter what gifts you were born with if you are unwilling to put in the work. Danielle Harris, the very definition of a Scream Queen, has been doing that since 1988.
For the last 30 years, Danielle has been rolling up her sleeves and working harder than anyone else in her craft. She has starred in two of the greatest slasher franchises in horror history, but she has done much more than that. She has also amassed almost 100 acting credits to her name, or in other words, put in the work to get where she is today. Because of this work ethic and drive, there are very few people that mean more to the horror genre than Danielle Harris.
Many of us were first introduced to the genre through Danielle and her work. My cousin Chad (two years my junior, but forever my senior when it comes to horror knowledge) first introduced me to Danielle Harris and her work in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers in the late 90's. We damn near wore out those VHS tapes with all the re-watching we did. Little did I know that it would spark in me a love of the genre that has only grown with time. Therefore, I have Danielle Harris to thank for my love and passion for horror.
Danielle was gracious enough to take the time to chat with us about her new film, Inoperable, and about some of awesome things surrounding the horror genre right now.
Tyler Liston for Nightmare on Film Street: Inoperable has a pretty interesting premise going for it. It's almost like Groundhog Day, only with ghosts. Two pretty awesome things on their own. What initially drew you to the project?
Danielle Harris: Well, I had not really done, like, a psychological thriller. So, the idea of just being trapped and having to do everything in one space was a bit difficult to map out in my mind. it would be a bit of a challenge, so that's why I wanted to give it a shot.
NOFS: Yeah, it's a little bit of a departure from the slasher genre.
DH: Yes! I am getting a little old to be running around in my underwear from masked men with knives, you know?
NOFS: I will say that I was worried about your ankles for most of the movie. You were running around a lot and those boots did not look comfortable at all.
DH: You know, I'm so petite that I can wear like 5 inch hooker stilettos and still haul ass. I'm so used to it that I actually picked out those boots, so no worries.
NOFS: Perfect! Running around so much really allowed the setting of the film to shine. It was actually really well done and pretty creepy. Where was Inoperable filmed?
DH: Oh, that was a real place. They really didn't do much in regards to the art department or anything like that. It was an abandoned, dilapidated old hospital in Tampa, Florida, that had asbestos and mold and had all kinds of fun stuff in there. They dressed it to look, actually, nicer in certain areas than it actually was.
You know, sets are always a character in these movies. If it doesn't work then the movie is pretty lame, so i thought the location was really nice.
NOFS: Well, I mean…
DH: Not nice, necessarily, but it works for the movie.
NOFS: Yeah, I wouldn't want to hang out there or anything.
DH: No, not at all.
NOFS: Besides the setting, I enjoyed the way the film played your character's perception of reality. This seems to be a trend in horror these days. Films like A Cure for Wellness, the new film Unsane and even Get Out deal with misinformation and makes the viewer question the nature of truth. Why do you think that is?
DH: I think that the surprise ending has always been as important as the great opening sequence. Look, it's very hard to find an ending that the audience doesn't see coming. Everyone kind of tries to have that, you know? Everyone wants a cliffhanger. In non-genre movies the ending needs to wrap up story and in horror movies it needs to unravel the story. I think we did a pretty good job. We shot this film in order so by the time we get to the ending i think we were all losing our minds so it was nice.
NOFS: Moving off topic a little bit, you had a son this past year, correct? My girlfriend and I recently had a child ourselves and it is by far the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. I wasn't even involved with the actual birth part and it is still killing me. How has being a Mom affected your work and even how much you're able to enjoy horror and conventions?
DH: Well it has definitely affected my willingness to go away and shoot, because there's another little person that depends on you. I definitely pick and choose what I want to do more than before. It really has to be something good. Before, I would take something because you're like "Well, I'm not doing anything else right now and it could be kind of fun because so-and-so is working on it. Yeah I can go shoot in butt-fuck wherever for a month and nobody will miss me while I'm gone and it's totally fine I'll just disappear and go make a movie".
Now, you have to say, "Wait, where are we shooting? It shoots locally? Great! How many hours am I going to be there? So, it definitely makes a difference in the kind of roles that I take. I need to be present and my kid comes first, always. I wouldn't do a movie if it ever interfered with anything important, like a birthday, and that's always going to be the way it is. He will always come with me, too, even now he travels with me. I did a horror convention in October in Nashville and he was there. I wanted to do a little vacation with my Mom and my Husband because I love Nashville, and I brought him on stage with me when I had my Q & A. Now, this is a horrible analogy, but it's like when someone brings a dog to work and all of a sudden everyone cheers up and you get out of your work funk. It's like that when my kid is with me. It's like everything is better.
NOFS: Well, speaking as a generally anxious man, I'm still terrified.
DH: Just know that none of us know what we are doing. You'll figure it out.
NOFS: Thank you. I hope as Hell hope so… Getting back on track here, the Horror genre has blown up this past year, both at the box office and with freaking Oscar nominations (which is still crazy to me). Where do you see the future of the genre going? What do you hope to see moving forward?
DH: I think it just goes to show you the unpredictability of it all. Like, who knows what's going to happen? Finally we're getting some recognition, which I know we've been wanting for a long time, but it needed to be something that fits the times we live in… but, the times keep changing, so I don't really know where we're going to end up. I think there's some really big, awesome changes about to come and we can only go up from here. So, I'm excited to see what happens with horror films.
On the flip-side, it's also a very scary time because anyone can be famous right now. I mean, I'm specifically losing out on parts that I want to do to other people that are not actors or actresses. They are YouTube stars or they are "influencers". I haven't seen a lot of those movies come out yet in our genre, but these films are very difficult to make. It's very difficult to act in these movies. Not just anyone can do it.
I'm curious to see if maybe at some point those famous people will go back to doing what they know how to do and leave the acting to the actors.
NOFS: Maybe leave it to the actual actors with 30 years of experience?
DH: Or maybe some of them are really good and they may have a new career. You know, back in the day you had to pay your dues. You had to go to school and you had to understand the business. I don't think it's that way anymore. When you're losing out on parts to people that have more YouTube followers even though you have 30 years of experience and 100 movies under your belt, it can be a bit disheartening.
NOFS: My Grandpa always told me that "Cream rises to the top", so let's hope that happens quickly with this new crop of stars.
DH: It's interesting. I always tell these producers that I know you think these are the people that are going to download or go to the theater to see these films but they're not. These are kids that are going to pirate the shit out of your movie! These are not fans that are our age that are going to go buy a ticket or buy your DVD. So you think that 2 million people are going to go buy movie, but they're not. They are going to steal that shit online, so good luck to you.
NOFS: They don't have a lot of disposable income.
DH: No, they don't… Because they're twelve.
NOFS: So, what is next for you, Danielle?
DH: Well, I just finished a movie called Camp Cold Brook, which is a Joe Dante film that I am super stoked about that Andy Palmer directed. With Chad Michael Murray and myself…
NOFS: He's a Certified Dreamboat.
DH: You know, it's funny because he remembered meeting me like 20 years ago out at a club somewhere. He looks like all the guys that i dated at that time. Blonde, spiky hair actor kids like Shane West and those guys so I think I remember meeting him but it has been so long. He's wonderful and we had great report on set and the movie is really good and fun. It's a ghost story again only this time set in an old camp. We shot it in Oklahoma City in the middle of nowhere and it's very throwback-80's. Joe Dante is very proud of it so I'm pretty excited about it.
NOFS: Do you have any interest in directing again?
DH: Yes. There's a particular story that I've been wanting to do for so long. I pitched it recently to quite a few different people and everybody frothed at the mouth wanting to do it it's now just a matter of me finding the right group that I want to work with. Directing is a two-year obligation so with a kid you want to make sure that you get in bed with the right people. So, I'm just trying to put my team together and I hope that within the next year I will make it happen. If it doesn't happen within the next year, it's OK because I know that at some point in my career I will make this movie.
NOFS: Among Friends was something. I enjoyed it but I definitely want to see you get behind the camera again.
DH: Thank you. Now I would like to make a real movie! That movie was so quick and we had no time to do anything and I was brought on like two days before which is crazy. I definitely want this next one to be mine.
NOFS: Lastly, Danielle, I just wanted to ask you about the horror community in general. I've always been a fan but I have only recently joined the community as a writer and active participant. What does the horror community mean to you?
DH: Well, without them I wouldn't have a career, that's for sure. It's like we're the outcasts that find solace in one another. It's a bond that's unbreakable and its something that we all have in common. It's kind of crazy, this phenomenon. You don't see conventions for Terms of Endearment, you know? You really don't. This fan-demonium is just in some genres. Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy. That's it. It's a way to escape and they're forever dedicated and devoted and they may love horror, but let me tell you that there is not one horror fan of mine that hasn't seen everything that I've done. Even outside of the horror industry. So once they love you, they love you forever and it's pretty awesome.
As you probably noticed, the words "Halloween" and "New Sequel" never came up during our conversation. This was intentional on my part. We have all read the interviews where Danielle has expressed her disappointment in the direction the new sequel is taking. Specifically how it is erasing all of the sequels that have already taken place and how they are replacing Jamie Lloyd as Laurie's daughter. I speak for all horror fans when I say that nothing anyone does moving forward with the Halloween franchise could ever negate how important she is to the series and to us fans. She is in four films in the franchise, for God's sake! We love the work that she did in 4, 5, and in the Zombie films, and no timeline jump or reboot will ever take that away from her.
Keep your eyes locked right here on Nightmare on Film Street as I will be posting my review of Danielle Harris' newest film Inoperable after it drops this Tuesday the 6th. In the mean time, join our official Facebook Group and let us know about the impact that Danielle and her work has had on you during the last 30 years. Hop on there and show some love and appreciation for all that she has done for the genre.


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Foucault sees all of his work contributing to outlining the intricate and highly variable forms ofpower in discursive and non-discursive practices. McNeil (1993) notes that at the centre of all Foucault's enquiries is his concern with the power – knowledge relationship. This can be seen to begin within his early methodological texts, notably The Archaeology of 'Khowledge (1972), and carries through to his specific historical studies (case studies on madness, criminality and sexuality). However, there is a tension in Foucault's work, as Ramazanoglu (1993:17) notes, between his later emphasis on the fractured and unstable nature of power which is both productive and accessible, and his earlier emphasis on a more stable and concentrated conception of power.
Peter Dews (1984) maintains that Foucault introduces and begins to elaborate his theory ofpower in his text Discipline and Punish (1977), establishing a theoretical distance from his more narrowly focused methodological concerns of the late 1960s. During the 1970s, he says, Foucault begins to develop a view of power which clearly indicates disillusionment with structuralism. His inclination is to play down the repressive and negative aspects ofpower and to present the operation of power as primarily positive and productive. This shift of emphasis in Foucault's work creates tensions between a feminist and a Foucauldian concept of power. As Ramazanoglu (1993) notes, Foucault's early work is concerned with domination and physical power, but he moved increasingly to a position which denied that power was repressive or resulted from a single source of domination or oppression. While feminists identify male power as repressive, Foucault moved towards a position which defined all power as productive.
In fact, Foucault does not present a 'theory' of power, but develops a series of methods for examining the operation ofpower. He describes his work as an 'analytics of power', a series of methods which make no claim to lasting or eternal truth. However, as Grosz (1990a: 87) indicates, although Foucault does not consider power either as a uniform or homogeneous thing, it is possible to extract a number of 'methodological theses' from his work to assist an examination of power relations. Grosz notes that, for Foucault, power is not possessed, given or seized, rather it is exercised and exists only in actions: 'It is…a moveable substratum upon which the economy, mode of production, modes of governing and decision-making, forms of knowledge, etc., are conditioned' (ibid.). As a result of this position, Foucault refuses to equate power with social structures such as patriarchy. His deconstruction of theories of power such as patriarchy or capitalism led him to emphasise the unstable ways in which power is constantly created. As Ramazanoglu (1993:5) indicates, 'He conceptualised people's experiences of domination and subordination as "effects" of power, rather than as proceeding from a specific source of power.'
For Foucault, negotiations or struggles within society are not essentially about the possession of power, but rather the contested terms of the deployment of power. Thus Foucault implicitly contests a notion of men's possession of power over women. As Ransom (1993:129) indicates, this theory of power underpins Foucault's pluralism; power is understood as plural, not operating on 'a single trajectory' or with reference to specific questions. Foucault understands power as 'capillary, spreading through discourses, bodies and relationships in the metaphor of a network' (ibid).
Foucault did acknowledge men's exercise of power over women but denied that men hold power. Ramazanoglu and Holland (1993) argue that there has been insufficient analysis of the middle ground of power relations, i. e. between the micro-politics of everyday life and the consolidation of deeply entrenched male privilege throughout social life. Foucault (1988:103) himself states that the way in which power operates and is exercised was little understood. He suggests focusing on specific techniques of power to show how those in power arrive at particular decisions.
Fraser (1989:22) argues that Foucault's empirical studies of modern societies focus on the nature of modern forms of power. She states that, for Foucault, modern power is unlike earlier power in that it is local, continuous, productive, capillary and exhaustive. Foucault maintains that the nature of modern power/ knowledge developed gradually in local piecemeal fashion largely in what he called 'disciplinary institutions' beginning in the late eighteenth century. Fraser (1989:24) argues that in describing power as 'capillary' Foucault meant that power did not emanate from a single source 'but circulates throughout the entire social body down to even the tiniest and apparently most trivial extremities'. Fraser contends that this emphasis on the 'capillary' character of modern power denies a crude ideological critique of power and emphasises the 'politics of everyday life'.
Foucault does not deny feminist concepts of women as an oppressed group, nor Marxism's concept of the oppression of the working class. As Grosz (1990a) indicates, he 'demassifies' and localises the categories 'woman' and the working class so that these categories are no longer universal categories. Ramazanoglu (1993) argues that Foucault's deconstruction of power releases feminism from rigid conceptions of universal patriarchy, racism or heterosexism. However, she goes on to note that, by seeing power as everywhere and at some level accessible to everyone, it could result in a lack of acknowledgement of women's systematic subordination to other women, as well as systematic domination by men. Ramazanoglu makes the important point that using Foucault
means acknowledging the multiplicity of difference and claiming the end of 'woman' as a universal category. But it can also lead to a tendency to revert to speaking in abstracted terms of deconstructed 'women' because of the absence of.. .class, racism or gender as categories of power relations in his thought.
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Have you ever got the feeling that you have absolutely no time left in your day, yet you are not fully booked either. You're just not sure what's happening with the rest of the hours that you COULD be using to grow your client base or sell more places on your program?
Or, maybe you know that all of that time goes for the tedious admin stuff that you HAVE to do, but that doesn't really bring you anything in return, but you don't know what to do about it.
Or, maybe you already tried to hire someone for your team, but it felt like this created even more work for you, without really getting you any more time back.
All of these are actually symptoms of a systems problem.
When your systems in your business are not clearly defined and the tools you use don't really support any systems that you do have, then you will find yourself wasting an awful lot of time doing things manually that could be automated. You will find yourself mentally busy all the time trying to remember all the plates that you're juggling. And any team members that you do hire, will feel overwhelmed and confused and they are going to end up not working to their full capacity.
And as a result you are lacking focus and direction in your business and all of this is what's keeping you stuck.
So, I want to give you a peak behind the scenes of the 2 hour systems consultation and share a little bit more with you about how it works, and the kinds of results you can expect from it.
Before the 2 Hour Systems Consultation
The first thing that I ask you to do at the time of booking your systems consultation is to fill out a questionnaire that allows me to get a peak into what's working and not working in your business. This is an essential first step and the more information you can provide the more I can prepare before our session and the more efficiently we can use our time together.
I am going to ask you about your current systems, if and how any of them are documented and also what about them is not working. Then I am going to ask you about the tools that you're using during the process. This is so I can get an overview of everything.
We need to know all the aspects of your current situation so that we can start looking for a solution that works for YOU, YOUR business and YOUR team.
There is no need to have systems-shame. You've taken the first step to reach out and it's time to put it all out, so we can get it fixed. There is no shame in your business having grown too quickly and you not having been able to keep up with the organisational side of things. There is no shame in just wanting to serve your clients and not wanting to deal with this stuff – it's actually pretty normal, so please don't worry about not using a project management tool, or not having a set way to send out your contracts. We will get you back on track.
During the Consultation
During our 2 hour session we're going to dive deep into the most problematic area within your business. We will establish exactly what is happening right now and the problems this is causing within your business. We will then define what needs to happen instead and discuss HOW this needs to happen so you or your team feel comfortable to implement.
We will then move on to discussing possible options for tools that support your new systems, and we will consider everything from documenting the new standard operating process through to actually implementing and automating it as well as communicating this to any team members or contractors you may be working with.
After the Consultation
After our session together I will send you a detailed report of what we've discussed, the tools I am suggesting for you and what you need to do to get this set up. [If you don't really want to tackle the setup, I can do this for you].
Case Study – What can I help you with and what kind of results will this get
During my most recent systems session we focussed on an efficient way of generating content for the business.
My client was concerned that she spent a lot of time in creating content, but she wasn't really using it to generate additional clients or build authority. She felt stuck in the process of creating, without actually then sharing this content in a way that let her grow her reach. She was slowly burning out and knew that she couldn't keep up with generating the amount of fresh content she had been creating for the past 8 months.
Together we first off established how she currently generated her content, which platforms she was creating content for, and the entire process behind it. We established that she created content for the blog, but often forgot to optimise her posts for SEO or create the right graphics. She also didn't feel comfortable with her website and it took her a long time to go through this process every time because she wasn't sure if she had forgotten something. This would take her so long that she then didn't feel up to sharing this content on social media. She then got busy with client work and many posts have never been shared to her audience anywhere. She also had no list of content she had created and no way of knowing what has been shared where.
It became very evident that there was no process in place to make sure this gets done in an efficient way and the result was constant overwhelm when it came to creating content.
We sat down on our session together and established a system for content generation that would work for her.
- Working off of monthly topics and weekly focuses
- Choosing one MAIN platform to generate content for
- Developing a system for creating these topics and the weekly content
- Defining how to spin social media content off of the ONE main piece of content each week
- Documenting everything in google drive so she has easy access to the overview of content, the posts she has written, videos and graphics in one place
- Creating standard operating processes for uploading content to the blog (her main piece of content) and each and every step involved
- Creating templates for social media and blog cover images as well as video covers for youtube
- Creating a schedule for sharing the one main piece of content on social networks.
- Recording a loom video of the blog content upload and all steps involved for her to reference and for any team members to use in future
As a result, she is now regularly creating content, without burning out and she can focus on actually building relationships to sign up additional clients for her coaching practice. She went from spending around 2 hours per day on generating new content to spending around 3 hours a week on the main piece of content and social posts generated from it.
As you can see from this, not having a system costs you a lot of time that you could be spending elsewhere. It keeps you in a state of mental busy-ness and overwhelm and that reduces your clarity and focus and will ultimately keep you stuck. If you're interested in reviewing your systems together in one particular area of your business, then reach out.
Examples of what we can tackle in a 2 hour session include: Content Creation as above, Client Onboarding and Offboarding, Team Processes, Email Marketing Automation, Course and Membership Systems and more. If you're ready to get organised, then use the button below to book your session. I look forward to helping you grow.
Are you nowhere near fully booked, but you just don't have any time?
No, that doesn't mean that you need to hire an assistant right away, what it probably means is that your tools and systems need a little TLC. If you're currently keeping all of your business tasks in your head, don't have any documented processes and can't automate because your tools just won't work together, then we should talk.
Together we can save you hours of precious time every week by streamlining and documenting your processes, reviewing your business tools to make sure they work FOR you and then implementing all of those changes.


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So far this morning, I've had a slab of Christmas cake for breakfast, lit a fire in the fireplace and rescued a small dog I'm watching for a friend from the yard next door after he wiggled through an apparently one-way hole in the fence. Hope your Christmases (or other holidays of choice) are as pleasant as mine is gearing up to be.
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I just finished el Dorado. I considered being late for Christmas dinner. It was exciting! I knit felted mittens while I listened. Thanks for reading. Anne
Karen, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your wonderful (and most excellent) librivox recordings. What a gift you have given to us all! Although I have to admit, you're spoiling me… I don't want to listen to any books *not* read by you now! 🙂 Hope your 2014 is everything you hope for and more. Big hugs from a listener in Seattle. xxxooo
Karen — many students in my high school English class, as well as myself, have really enjoyed your version of The Scarlet Pimpernel on Librivox. Thank you for an excellent production. I am looking forward to hearing more of your work. We also study Much Ado About Nothing at the end of the school year, so I will be referring you and your work again. Thank you for sharing your voice with so many!


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Dear WD,
For the next firmware release, I would like to urgently request that you improve the built in backup feature by letting users choose MULTIPLE shared folders to be backed up (instead of limiting them to just one).
Being limited to only one folder makes this function entirely useless.
In my opinion, a fairly good backup system would have the following features:
a) it allows the user to choose MULTIPLE shares that should be backed up
b) If an external hard drive is attached and the button is pressed, these folders should be transferred to that external drive by some reliable software like RSYNC
c) After the backup, the backup system should perform a BITWISE COMPARE
d) After the entire procedure has been completed, the user should be able to access a sufficiently detailed log of the last backup run in the web gui.
As a business user, I MUST back up some of my data - not all of it.
But my data is located in several shared folders - not just one.
However, a simple "copy" function is not enough. I need to be able to fully trust a backup - so a bitwise file compare is absolutely essential!
The above mentioned features would keep backups simple (plug in external drive + press button) but would make them reliable so one could trust a backup created by sharespace.
What do you think?
Who else would like an improvement of the backup feature?


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Half-term and don't you know, there's a hint of spring in the air. So the eight-year-old has his knapsack packed and is about to do his bit to banish the "all kids are couch potatoes" stereotype.
For Christmas and a recent birthday, his presents included a set of walkie-talkie radios and secret spy specs which include a spy camera.
Not sure how secret it would be in a 007 type scenario - the 'secret' camera being attached somewhat obtrusively to the side of the Men-in-Black specs, but there we are.
So at roughly 9am, the boy is dressed, packed-up and ready for action in the garden and nearby muddy spots. All he needs is his small partner in crime, who is staying at his grandparents nearby for half term.
Can he call for him at 9.30am? Can they have a packed lunch to sustain them for their adventurous mission? Fine, I say, what would they like?
He thinks hard and I am reminded of those childhood occasions when a friend comes for tea at your house or when you take packed lunches on trips.
It's vital that the right food is prepared...but what's right? Fortunately I have purchased drinks in pouches with twist-caps. Top marks there.
I have also bought (buy one get one free) a ten-pack of assorted crisp 'snacks'.....this is a definite treat - 20 packs in the house at once after a recent ban on them promoted by another obesity time-bomb survey.
What it means is that we have the pickled onion corn snacks option, definitely up there on the gross foods snack-o-meter.
Chewy cheese strings I can't do though, not on top of the above ... but still, in one of those 'oh mum' moments, I chop two strips of orange cheese from a chunk and say "It's just the same" as a cheesy string, which is like saying an M&S footie top is the same as a shiny sports shop one (to allude to a previous column).
My one nod towards healthy food is the brown bread ham sandwiches. But then I throw in some fizzy pig sweets which are coated in citric acid just to maintain the continuity of poor health.
There are also two boiled eggs in there too - ready peeled as requested.
I feel for their survival, having seen the boys' hands yesterday after a romp in the nearby farmyard.
I am beset by agonies featuring scary farmyard diseases that have been allowed to thrive under the fingernails of eight-year-old boys.
So yesterday I also spend half an hour in the chemist buying up all manner of antiseptic spray and ointment.
Junior required just the two baths yesterday - one at 2pm after arriving dripping in soggy mud; the other at bedtime to de-grime those nails.
But I'm taking heart at yet another 'scare' survey this week which points out that our obsessions with cleanliness put children at risk because they're so unused to germs.
Something that is clearly never going to happen in this house.


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The St. Joseph girls soccer team saw some oh so close moments go by the boards when the Cadets lost a 2-1 (9-8 on penalty kicks) decision to Wilton High in the second round of the Class LL state tournament in Trumbull on Wednesday.
The No. 11 Warriors, whom the Cadets defeated 3-1 during the regular season, advanced to host No. 19 Simsbury, a 1-0 (6-4 penalty kicks) winner over third-seeded Southington in Friday's quarterfinals beginning at 2 o'clock.
For coach Jack Nogueira's sixth-seeded Cadets, winners of three consecutive state titles, this marks the end of an overall stellar campaign.
"I thought we should have won the game in regulation but it didn't happen," Nogueria said. "Credit Wilton. They played hard defensively and they got the job done. We felt in the first half we took it to them, could have been up 2-0, 3-0 or 4-0."
St. Joseph took a 1-0 lead into the half on Sophia Lowenberg's goal, set up by a Maddie Fried free kick.
The Cadets saw all of their other opportunities miss, get stopped by Wilton keeper Erynn Floyd or — in one instance — get blocked on the goal line. Wilton defender Janet Johnson denied what appeared to be a sure thing net-finder with a stop off a corner kick in the second half.
Strong defensive play, by Caroline Sheehan, Hailey Vechiarelli, Helen Mahoney and Lowenburg, helped keep the Warriors off the scoreboard until Ashley Carbonier cashed in on a cross pass from Alexandra Dejana with just 10:27 left.
Wilton applied some late-regulation pressure and both teams created chances in each of a pair of 10-minute overtimes.
Then came soccer's version of toss-up: Penalty kicks.
Both teams converted on each shot in the first round of five.
In the second set, after both teams converted on their initial shots, the Cadets missed over the top and Wilton answered with a goal.
Both squads scored in the third and fourth rounds.
Then Cadet Ashley Collins saw her well-placed kick denied by a diving Floyd, ending the contest.
St. Joe's goalie Grace Hickey made six saves and Flyod stopped nine shots.
Scoring PK's for the Cadets were Jessica Mazo, Vechiarelli, Nina Pizzicarola, Lowenburg, Fried, Mahoney, Caroline Sheehan and Annie Stook.
"When you lose a game in this manner it's very demoralizing for a coach and it's very demoralizing for a group of girls, but we've got to look at the positives," Nogueira said.
The Cadets went 13-1-2 in the regular season with a lineup that features primarily underclassmen and a roster with only four seniors: Dori Grasso, Mazo, Amanda Flynn and Sierra Clark.
"I'm proud of what we did as a group. We're young," Nogueira said.


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As a father going through a divorce, a concern you may have is losing too much time with your children. The reality is that, in the past, the courts seems biased toward keeping children with their mothers. In many cases, fathers were the only ones working, so it made sense to keep children with the person who raised them the majority of the time.
This isn't the case now. In today's world, both men and women work and raise their children. Sometimes, men stay at home and women are the breadwinners. For this reason, it's important to know that the courts no longer have a preference toward the children staying with the mother. Instead, the court wants to see the children happy and healthy, so it focuses on whatever parenting plan allows for that to be the case.
What does the court look for to determine custody?
If your case has to go to court, the judge takes many factors into consideration such as who has spent more time with the children, who has been involved in the daily care of the children and who works or presently stays at home. The judge looks at things like who has participated in the child's pastimes and who has been supportive.
In many cases, both parents have been there for the child in similar ways, making joint custody necessary. In certain situations, parents may split their custody time 50-50. In others, it makes sense to divide the time differently based on a parent's work schedule or the child's needs.
The judge also listens to what children have to say in some cases, especially if the child is older. For example, a teenager may have a preference to live with his or her mother because of living near friends or school, or a teen might choose a parent based on having the same gender. As you know, the teen years already come with many changes, so the right support system during those changes matters significantly to a teen's life.
The good news for fathers concerned about custody is that you can actually develop a parenting plan outside court. If you and your spouse come up with an agreeable parenting plan, then there is usually no reason a judge would deny it. If you can come up with something you're both happy with, it can help both of you feel more comfortable about the future.


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Each week, Football Outsiders takes a look at every game on the NFL schedule with a mix of interesting numbers and in-depth statistical analysis. Much of the analysis is based on DVOA, which takes every single play during the season and compares it to the league average based on situation and opponent. DVOA and Football Outsiders' other advanced stats are explained here. It is still early in the season, so this week's Numbers Crunching presents a mixture of 2007 full-season stats and early numbers from 2008. Remember that 2008 numbers represent a very small sample size.
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Chiefs at Falcons, 1 p.m.
So far this season -- not adjusting for strength of schedule -- Atlanta has the league's best offense on first down, and Kansas City has the league's worst offense on first down.
Last year, Atlanta and Kansas City were two of the league's three worst teams on field goals. So far this year, both teams have been above average.
• More Chiefs-Falcons: Intel Report
Panthers at Vikings, 1 p.m.
Carolina simply will have to stop the Vikings in the red zone. Last year, the Panthers' rush defense DVOA was only 20th in the league when the offense got inside the 20. The Vikings were best in the league at running the ball in the red zone.
Carolina was abysmal last year on third down; it was last in the league in offensive DVOA on third-and-short situations. Minnesota was surprisingly only 22nd at stopping them, but whichever team steps up its game in those situations will get a few extra series out of it.
• More Panthers-Vikings: Intel Report
Dolphins at Patriots, 1 p.m.
After two weeks, New England has the league's top defense on first down according to DVOA, but the Patriots rank just 25th on third down.
Last year, Miami used play-action more than any other team, but was one of the few teams that actually had a lower DVOA on play-action passes than on non-play-action passes. Meanwhile, Chad Pennington rarely used play-action as quarterback of the Jets, but when he did, he averaged over five yards more per pass compared to plays where he didn't use a play fake before the pass.
• More Dolphins-Patriots: Intel Report
Bengals at Giants, 1 p.m.
The Bengals ranked fourth in the league in third-and-long situations last year; unfortunately, they'll have to try to get off those long plays against the fearsome Giants pass rush.
If Cincinnati gets inside the 10, it'll be all right. The Bengals' offense had the best goal-to-go DVOA of any team in football a year ago; the Giants' defense was 30th in stopping those plays.
• More Bengals-Giants: Intel Report
Cardinals at Redskins, 1 p.m.
Running the ball on third and fourth downs could be an exercise in mutual futility. The Redskins were 29th in the league on offense last year, while the Cardinals were dead last on defense. What happens when the movable force meets the stoppable object?
Expect to see each team spread the field. The Cardinals were the third-most likely team to go four-wide in 2007, while the Redskins were ninth.
• More Cardinals-Redskins: Intel Report
Texans at Titans, 1 p.m.
In the fourth quarter of their first game last year, the Texans' Sage Rosenfels threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns; in the other seven quarters the two teams played, Rosenfels threw for a total of 220 yards and one score.
Houston's first downs will be a difficult proposition. Tennessee had the best run defense in the league on first down last year, but the Texans were 31st in the league when throwing on first down.
• More Texans-Titans: Intel Report
Buccaneers at Bears, 1 p.m.
Both these teams had bizarre second-half splits; the Bucs were third in the league in 2007 in third-quarter defensive DVOA, but 24th in the league in the fourth quarter, while the Bears were fourth in the third quarter and 25th in the fourth.
Another movable force versus stoppable object matchup: The Bears were 30th in the league in goal-to-go situations last year, while the Buccaneers were 28th at stopping teams inside the 10.
• More Buccaneers-Bears: Intel Report
Raiders at Bills, 1 p.m.
Oakland had the worst first-down offense in the league last year; Buffalo's defense was 11th in 2007 on first down, so expect a lot of second-and-12 situations for JaMarcus Russell to play with.
If the Raiders are buried deep in their own end, they might just want to consider punting. In the "deep" zone, the name we give to the space in between a team's own end zone and the 20-yard line, the Raiders had the worst offense of 2007. The Bills' defense was sixth in the same space.
• More Raiders-Bills: Intel Report
Saints at Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Department of Things Unlikely to Continue: New Orleans ranks second in the NFL in defensive DVOA on third down this season, even though it ranks 27th in defensive DVOA overall.
Selvin Young, get ready to run: Through two games, Denver's offense leads the league in Adjusted Line Yards, while the New Orleans defense is 31st, ahead of only Detroit.
• More Saints-Broncos: Intel Report
Rams at Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
In 2007, the Rams and Seahawks ranked third and fourth in the NFL when it came to sending seven or more pass-rushers on defense.
After two weeks, Seattle rookie John Carlson is second among all tight ends in Yards Above Replacement (YAR), behind only Jason Witten. However, second-year wideout Courtney Taylor is second to last among all wide receivers in YAR, ahead of only Braylon Edwards.
• More Rams-Seahawks: Intel Report
Lions at 49ers, 4:05 p.m.
The Lions were supposed to be running a more conventional, run-oriented offense with Mike Martz gone, right? Last year, they led the league by passing on 69 percent of all plays. This year, they're second behind Indianapolis, passing on 73 percent of all plays. Meanwhile, Martz's new offense in San Francisco is actually passing less often this year (64 percent of plays in 2007, 61 percent so far in 2008).
San Francisco's Andy Lee, the best punter in the NFL by leaps and bounds in 2007, has been below average through the first two games of 2008.
• More Lions-49ers: Intel Report
Browns at Ravens, 4:15 p.m.
Through two weeks, the Browns are one of only two teams with positive value in all five areas of special teams that we track (field goals, kickoffs, punts, kick returns and punt returns). The other team with positive value in all five is New England.
The Browns may be having offensive difficulties compared to 2007, but in one area they have remained strong: Derek Anderson has taken only three sacks, ranking the Browns sixth so far in Adjusted Sack Rate.
• More Browns-Ravens: Intel Report
Jaguars at Colts, 4:15 p.m.
Need an illustration of the offensive line disintegration in both Indianapolis and Jacksonville this year? Through two games, the Jaguars and Colts rank 31st and 32nd in Adjusted Line Yards, and they rank 32nd and 31st in percentage of runs stuffed at the line. The Colts currently rank 12th in Adjusted Sack Rate on offense; since drafting Peyton Manning in 1998, the Colts have never finished below seventh in ASR. (ALY and ASR explained here.)
Last year, the Colts went three-wide (including formations with Dallas Clark in the slot) more often than any other offense. The Jaguars went three-wide less often than any other offense except San Diego's.
• More Jaguars-Colts: Intel Report
Steelers at Eagles, 4:15 p.m.
Through two weeks, the Steelers have the league's top offense in the red zone, and the Eagles are third. However, on defense, the Steelers rank fourth in the NFL in the red zone, while the Eagles rank 27th.
Brian Westbrook leads all running backs with a Success Rate (explained here) of 62 percent this season. Although Willie Parker is third in the league in rushing yards, he ranks 27th in Success Rate (40 percent) among backs with at least 20 carries.
Last year, Mike Tomlin and Andy Reid were the NFL's two most conservative coaches on fourth down.
• More Steelers-Eagles: Intel Report
Cowboys at Packers, 8:15 p.m.
Through two weeks, the Cowboys and Packers are the league's top two offenses on third down.
The 2007 Packers threw to the middle of the field more often than any other team, and threw to the left side less often than any other team -- a trend that is even more curious when you consider that the official scorer at Lambeau Field marked passes as "middle" at a rate far below the league average. The Packers are even more likely to throw it in the middle of the field when you consider that Cowboys opponents last year threw up the middle 32 percent of the time, third in the league.
• More Cowboys-Packers: Intel Report
Jets at Chargers, 8:30 p.m. (Monday)
In 2007, the Chargers ran on first down 60 percent of the time, and the Jets ran on first down 58 percent of the time. Those numbers ranked second and third in the NFL behind Pittsburgh.
Department of Inconsistent Statistics: In 2006, the Chargers led the league in offensive DVOA during the fourth quarter. Last year, they sank to 30th in the league. So far through two games in 2008, the Chargers once again lead the league in offensive DVOA.
• More Jets-Chargers: Intel Report
Aaron Schatz is president of Football Outsiders Inc. and the lead author of "Pro Football Prospectus 2008," now on sale online and in bookstores everywhere.


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Telemedicine Migraine Consults As Effective As In-Office Visits
Key clinical point: Follow-up consultations with migraine patients by telemedicine are effective.
Major finding: Migraine disability assessment improved by an average of 24 points in the telemedicine patients and by 19 points in controls.
Study details: A single-center, randomized study with 40 migraine patients.
Disclosures: The study received partial funding from Merck. Dr. Friedman had no relevant disclosures.
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Measuring height 15.5cm, and stamped with the number 72. The spout of one jug has been repaired.
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Planting your own food from seeds is easy, fun and inexpensive. The first thing you need to know for planning your garden is choosing what you love to eat.
Remember it's your ultimate grocery store, it's not only convenient but also tailored to your taste. Besides, you will save money, eat healthier and burn calories.
Keep reading to find out the easiest tropical vegetables to grow from seeds.
1. Amaranth
Red amaranth is also known as bayam in Malaysia and it's a very nutritious veggie.
They need water and sun to grow. Amaranth can grow in any soil condition.
You can buy the seeds and plant the roots with 7 centimetres of stem above the root level.
2. Chives
Chives are a perennial herb that grow better in cool weather. They are also known as Kucai.
Sow chives in the garden for 4 to 6 weeks, and they will germinate in 2 to 3 weeks. Chives need moderate water.
The best place to grow chives is to plant them in full sun or partial shade. The soil should be rich in organic matter, and well drained. You need to prepare planting beds in advance with aged compost.
3. Choy Sum
Choy Sum is a delicious vegetable that is not only easy to grow but easy to cook as well. In Malaysia, it is called sawi bunga or sawi manis.
Choy sum can be harvested as a microgreen, baby green and/or matured vegetable; this occurs about 60 days after sowing.
The soil should be moist, so you need to water regularly. Always protect them from the sun and the rain, for this you can use an umbrella or anything that provides shade and buffer.
Choose a sunny location, you need to use loose fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. Sow seeds into a garden bed or pot; spread them about 15 centimetres apart. Don't forget to cover sowed seeds with a thin layer of rich soil.
4. Pak Choi
This versatile leafy crop, tasty and low maintenance leaves can be used in salads or stir fry.
You can harvest the young Pak Choi leaves to add colour to salads or you can let them mature to use in stir fry..
It's a good idea to sow the seeds in partial shade and keep it well watered.
6. Okra
Okra is very easy to grow from seeds and it also looks beautiful throughout the growing season because of its beautiful flowers. It's a great addition to your diet, because it's also rich in vitamin A and low in calories.
Plant Okra in well-drained soil, rich in organic matter, in full light about 1.20 to 2.50 centimetres deep and 30 to 45 centimetres apart. Remember Okra plants are tall, so they need space to grow.
7. Cabe Chili Pepper
Cabe chilli pepper is very easy to grow, all you need is a pot of approximately 50 centimetres to get started. Of course, if you planted the seeds in the ground, it would grow much bigger.
If you want to be successful in growing a chilli plant, you need to make sure it gets plenty of light, heat, moisture and humidity.
8. Eggplant
Growing yellow eggplant or Terung Telunjuk in Malaysia is very prolific.
The seeds need a fertile, well-drained organic soil; it's important to keep the soil moist to promote maximum growth.
Sow seeds about 0.60 to 1.20 centimetres; space young plants 3.80 centimetres apart and in rows 5 to 6.30 centimetres apart.
It's very important begin to harvest eggplants as soon as the first fruit reaches a desirable size.
9. Sweet Corn
Sweet corn or more fondly known as Jagung Manis in Malaysia is very popular because it not only tastes great and looks good, it is easy to grow from seeds.
All you need to grow sweet corn is full sun and a rich, well-drained organic soil. Remember to water regularly, especially in dry weather.
10. Cucumber / Timun
Cucumbers are a great addition to your diet because they are high in magnesium, potassium and vitamins A, C & K, plus they are a good source of protein and low in calories.
Cucumbers grow in a well-drained location and they require a very rich soil with plenty of compost.
So here you go, the top 10 easiest tropical vegetables to grow from seeds. Try planting them at home and you'll fall in love with them sooner than you know.


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Hoogvliet also offers customers to buy almost any kind of pastry via their online shop. This is where the collaboration with Ecomwise starts: Hoogvliet wants a new, modern pastry web shop.


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Starting a new job is an opportunity for reinvention. People do not know you. Creating a positive perception is easier than changing a negative one. Be on time, have a positive attitude, get involved and even dress for the job you want next, without overdoing it. Your employer will be making a judgement about your potential from day one.
Be polite but not passive. Often, new staff can be reluctant to tackle a manager on an undelivered promise. Do not make this mistake. If you were promised training or equipment for example, then follow this up. Be pleasant, but do not set yourself up for failure because you are lacking the knowledge or tools to do your job.
Pay attention in the first few weeks. Make notes about even simple things. Ask questions and seek help if you need it. No-one should mind being asked questions but avoid asking a question repeatedly as this is irritating. Remembering someone makes that person feel important and they will remember you.
A happy boss makes for a far happier work life. Pay attention to your manager's routine to learn their stresses, their communication style and establish whether they are a "morning" person (that you know the best time to approach them).
Be slow to judge. That seemingly rude person could just be shy while that sweet, helpful person could be the office "toxic" looking for new recruits. Avoid cliques, sharing confidences, commenting on co-workers or adopting a lunch group when you are new.
Take your time to get to know people. If there are after-hours drinks, go along and try to make connections outside your immediate team. Many people are able to help you to do your job.
It is easy to get frustrated by your dependence on others in a new job so you need to be patient with yourself. Research shows that it can take months for an organisation to get a return on its investment from a new hire, but this will vary from job to job.
Make sure you communicate with your line manager to ensure that you are performing the role correctly as, once you are, you will gain more confidence which will then generate positive results.
If you are a manager then you may have been hired to bring in new ideas and set a fresh direction and that should re-energise your team. However, find out what has worked so far and what has not and involve your new team in the reasons behind any change and involve them in planning for change.
If you start to make changes without consultation or support from those around you, you are setting yourself up to fail. A boss sets the strategy but everyone else must then execute that strategy. You do not want saboteurs and naysayers around you. Remember, a happy team generates positive results.
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Normally I would be loathe to link to anything from New Ways Ministry, but they seem to have the only account of this incident. Of course, being advocates for perversion, they will be putting onto it their own warped perspective. I needn't rehash the entire account here but will attempt to shine the light of the Teaching of Jesus Christ onto the matter.
Two years ago, Father Spiering of St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown MT had denied Holy Communion to two gay men who pretended to be "married". He also expelled them from parish apostolates. A number of parishioners got into a huff; several members of the choir, including the director, immediately resigned.
It seems that an elderly member of the parish also had her nose put out of joint. Her own son was engaged in ongoing sodomite mortal sin. She passed away and expressly asked that the choir director - who had stomped off on her own volition - be allowed to lead the singing. A former pastor, who was obviously sympathetic to the gays, defended the woman's "right" to sing. Father Spiering said "no", correctly stating that no such "right" existed. Do consider that Father Spiering, as pastor, had complete responsibility for the occurrences in that parish and for the upholding of the Teachings of Jesus Christ. He and the former pastor argued, but Spiering stood his ground, stating that he would ban the former pastor from the parish if necessary. He informed the family that he would be conducting the funeral.
Enter now the wimps of the local chancery. Father Peterson, vicar general for the Diocese of Great Falls - Billings, conducted the service and allowed the ex-choir director to lead the singing. He himself is a personal friend of the deceased woman's family, presumably including the gay "couple". In other words, he undermined Father Spiering's authority in that situation. He acknowledged Father Spiering's canonical rights, but said the actions weren't "pastoral". Don't you just love that word "pastoral" and how it's used to justify all manners of disobedience to Our Lord?
The New Ways screed closes by stating that "Father Spierling's minsterial competencies and role in active ministry should be questioned". The fact is that New Ways Ministry is steeped in dissent from the Teachings of the Church. As far as "ministerial competencies" are concerned, New Ways simply doesn't know apple butter from cow pie. That won't stop them from calling the diocese and screeching at them to remove Father Spierling - much like they did to Father Marcel Guarnizo of my own parish four years ago.
Just as I suggested yesterday that we support Father Mann, so too must we support Father Spierling. Many of my readers will recall the similarities between these two cases and what happened to Father Guarnizo. Please - we must raise our own voices in defense of good priests. Here is the contact information for the Diocese of Great Falls - Billings, headed by Bishop Michael Warfel.
Please spread the word.
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can you clarify this? is it fine to post a solo run screenshots if you're already included in another party run screenshot which is posted by some of your party member?
can you clarify this? is it fine to post a solo run screenshots if you're already included in another party run screenshot which is posted by some of your party member?
Hi um yea, is there a minimum lvl req to join the event. Also why am i not in the google docs list ? Ign Astronovelist, i completed everything without failure
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Repost to contest thread - look for Week 1 in Announcements.
You can be included in party posts, then later run solo and post those runs on your own or have someone post for you. Your runs just need to be posted to the correct thread; doesn't matter who posts. Don't post duplicates, of course.
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Hey everyone! Can I just say--WOW. The reception for this has been incredible. I've received over 2,200 entries this first week which is INSANE. And so cool.
That being said, as you've probably noticed, reviewing entries takes quite a bit of time and well--there are a lot of posts to review. So--Week 2 of the event will be delayed while I catch up on reviewing entries, and will begin on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 12:00am. The current plan is to stagger weeks like this going forward, which gives all of us a chance to catch our breath between runs.
I'll also be updating some of the post requirements to make it faster to review in the future. Thank you all for your patience while you wait to see your scores.
Note: I've received a few messages noting errors in the spreadsheet. I understand that without seeing your reviewed posts in the sheet right away it's difficult to know if you've met the requirements for the points. Just remember to read them closely and you'll be fine. Common reasons for missed points are:
+ LOOT must be in the chatbox (not just on the ground), -or- BOSS must be visible on the ground. One or the other. Or both.
+ PLAYERS and GUILD NAMES must be visible on screen to be counted (just written in the post doesn't count).
+ SECRET PHRASE must be visible in chat or on screen. Only one person needs to say it.
If you'd like me to review and error that I made, I'm happy to! I make mistakes too. Just send me a PM and let me know your IGN, , the error, and either the forum post # or line of the spreadsheet that has the error. I'll fix it!
Unfortunately, I won't be able to accept corrections to your own posts after the post has been locked. It just wouldn't be fair. So please post carefully!
Thanks all for the AMAZING turnout. I'll announce Week 1 results as soon as I have them, and look forward to continuing with Week 2 next week.
Do we have to do timed elites for the contest?
A few clarifications :
1. Is it guaranteed that if we participate in 6 weeks of the event, do we get the journeyman vanity?
2. Do the 1st week of forums event end alrdy? Or can i submit one for me to able to get the vanity?
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1. OXANA FEDOROVA, Russia, Miss Universe 2002. Oxana will be forever known as "The Most Beautiful Miss Universe" in history. Her enigmatic presence is so mesmerizing. It's just too bad that she wasn't able to finish her reign.
2. CATRIONA GRAY, The Philippines, Miss Universe 2018. Cat is the most prepared and the most articulate candidate in all these years. Dubbed as "The Pageant Superstar" of all time, she changed the dynamics of pageantry by proving to the world that it's not only looks that count but also her cause. She also proved to the Philippines and to the universe that being an independent candidate is not a liability but a blessing. Preparation is key and if you have to give your best, you need to consistently give your all from the beginning up to the end of your journey.
3. AMPARO MUNOZ, Spain, Miss Universe 1974. Amparo is considered to be the most beautiful Miss Universe winner in the '70s. The moment she arrived in Manila, Mdme Imelda Romualdez Marcos already got her attention and rooted for her to win the crown. Amparo stood out among a bevy of beautiful ladies that year.
4. CAROLINA IZSAK, Venezuela, Top 6 Miss Universe 1992. Had it not been for Robin Leach's "accidental"(?) grading of Carolina during the Top 6 interview, this girl would have given Namibia's Michelle McLean a run for her money. Carolina is the most elegant Venezuelan candidate at Miss Universe I've seen so far. I felt so heartbroken when she lost that pageant in Bangkok, Thailand.
5. COURTNEY GIBBS, USA, Top 10 Miss Universe 1988. I still do not have any complete resolve as to why a top preliminary scorer became nowhere to be found during the finals? Courtney is a doppelganger of the late Hollywood royalty, Grace Kelly, or the Princess of Monaco. The elegance and classic beauty of this American lady never cease to amaze me.
6. EVELINA PAPANTONIOU, Greece, Miss Universe 2001 1st Runner-up. If we took out Marc Anthony, Dayanara Torres and Bayamon, Puerto Rico out of the Miss Universe 2001 equation, then Evelina would have surely emerged as the Miss Universe winner. Yes, Denise was good during competition night but Evelina was better. Truth be told, it was politics that made Evelina become First Runner-up. Evelina made Aphrodite alive that night by changing the face of the Miss Universe pageant. She was so sultry, sexy and fashion forward in her presentation. She was also able to mix modeling and pageantry together which we rarely see among pageant candidates. If Evelina competed in 2000 or 2003, then she would've been the clear winner sans politics.
7. STEFANIA FERNANDEZ, Venezuela, Miss Universe 2009. Stefania is my Scarlett O'Hara at Miss Universe. The femininity, poise and natural elegance accompanied with the vulnerability of a teenager are such rare qualities that you can find in a candidate who is so determined to give her country a back-to-back win at a beauty olympics of the world, the Miss Universe.
8. MIRIAM QUIAMBAO, The Philippines, Miss Universe 1999 1st Runner-up. If only she didn't clam up during the final hurdle of her interview, then she would've won the pageant. However, I couldn't blame Miriam for her lack of training because there was no beauty camp in the Philippines at the time. Although she trained in Venezuela for a week, however, it was merely focused on developing the right pasarela skills and not the interview part of the competition. However, by and large, Miriam was a breath of fresh air that happened to pageant-crazed Philippines before the '90s decade ended.
9. DENISE QUINONES, Puerto Rico, Miss Universe 2001. Truth be told, Denise is the only Puerto Rican candidate I like at Miss Universe so far. But if you were to ask me if she deserved to win the Miss Universe 2001 crown, then I would have to say, "NO!". Evelina deserved it better than she. At any rate, Denise was radiant and oozing with confidence during pageant night, thanks to home-court advantage. On the other hand, she was beautiful and carried her evening gown so well that night. I still put her on my top 10 list because I liked her performance that night and to me, she was the best Latina representative that year who gave us a showdown on stage with Greece, Venezuela, USA and Spain.
10. MIYAKO MIYAZAKI, Japan, Miss Universe 2003. Oh, the "MTV bra-and-skirt ensemble"! WHOA! Miyako was awesome in that number. I mean, who could ever forget that? Like Venus Raj of the Philippines, Miyako ended the Japanese drought at Miss Universe after their fifteen long years of non-placement. She was another unforgettable candidate from a stylish country where couture was born.
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FY15 Annual Results – Gentrack delivers 11% Profit Growth
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 26 November 2015 – Gentrack Group Limited (GTK), a market leader in software solutions for utilities and airports, announces results for the year to 30 September 2015.
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Revenue in the year to 30 September 2015 grew 9.2% over 2014, with EBITDA up 10.9%.
FY15 Revenue was $42.1 million with EBITDA of $14.5 million, NPATA of $10.8m and NPAT of $9.4m. This compares with the 2014 Prospectus forecast of $44.7m Revenue, $15.5m EBITDA, $10.8m NPATA and NPAT of $9.3m.
In line with the Prospectus, a final dividend of 7.2 cents per share will be paid on 18 December 2015. This will be fully imputed for New Zealand investors and 25% franked for Australian investors. This brings the full year dividend to 11.3 cents, a total pay-out of $8.2m (76% of NPATA), reflecting the strong ongoing cash generation of the business.
Gentrack Chairman John Clifford, said "Gentrack made solid progress this year winning 5 new customers, upgrading 6 existing customers and taking 8 systems into live operation. Of particular note was our continued strong and profitable UK growth, where we won our second water utility project. We also delivered our first Australian Lines/Network implementation, and Airport Management systems at Sydney and Auckland Airports, cementing our leadership in this regional market. Whilst we were disappointed not to hit the Prospectus revenue forecast, we did deliver the Net Profit, Dividend and closing cash position as forecast."
"We enter FY16 with a strong order book and numerous exciting prospects and expect to continue to deliver our long term revenue growth of circa 10% pa. We will be investing significantly in staff and systems to enable us to meet longer term market demand which will impact our EBITDA margin in FY16. Further guidance will be provided at our Annual Meeting on 25th February 2016.
Following the announcement that James Docking will be standing down as CEO in 2016, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Black as CEO commencing in January 2016. Ian has had an international career in Oracle and SAP, culminating as CEO of SAP in New Zealand, and COO of SAP in Australia and New Zealand. For the last 3 years he has been involved in a number of innovative start-up software and SaaS businesses. He is therefore well qualified to lead Gentrack and continue our track record of growth and innovation in the utilities and airport markets. James Docking will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director."
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I hated my wig, so I put it in my closet after wearing it about 10 times and just wore hats.....and when I was home, I went "naked"....
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Wig and itchy scalp.
Asked by Kathy on Monday, December 3, 2012
Wig and itchy scalp.
Does anyone have any advice for my scalp that can feel itchy under my synthetic wig?
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I went to look at wigs again yesterday after having to wear them 6 years ago, There is a difference I noticed (and I am in the hair industry) in some of the wigs I tryed on. The lining in some of them are scratchy. The sales woman said that some better made wigs have better and softer lining so it won't be scratchy and hot.I still need hair for some occations if only for the reason that I don't want to always talk about why I don't have hair. The turban and hats all work really well most of the time but..... sometimes I just want to look normal. You could try to wear one of the really light weight caps that you wear under wigs. They use them for patients who have brain surgery and don't want to have any thing touching the scalp it's self. Like a newborns cap.Good luck!
I also hated my wig. At first, I wore it for outings and church. Then, I became less concerned about what others thought -- and started wearing my pink baseball caps -- even to church. I was comfortable and people accepted me just the way that I was -- I even got a few compliments that I looked good in a cap! At first, I would also wear it at home because I felt funny being bald in front of my husband -- but that wore off fast -- and I was just myself in all my baldness -- however, I tried to avoid mirrors!! My husband was so caring and kind -- he would massage my head -- then apply hot cloths -- and wash it with a shampoo that is supposed to induce hair growth. One evening while we were watching TV -- out of the blue, he said to me "you have a nice shaped head" -- now, how about that? --- an actual compliment on baldness!!!
If you are having an itchy scalp, try to find Eucerin Calming Itch Relief lotion and use it on yourscalp. Or mix some hydrocortizone cream with a lotion of your choice.
Also, make sure you are wearing a soft, skin-toned skull cap under your wig, too. That way the inside doesn't irritate your scalp even more.
If you hair has just fallen out (or is still falling out) your scalp will be super-sensitive, maybe even painful. After wearing my wig a few weeks I became less aware of it. I still love to take it off as soon as I get home. Maybe a light dusting of Gold Bond powder on your scalp would help?
Mine itched at first... I searched for a better wig. Found PaulaYoung.com... ordered one... Relief. They even make one now that has a 'lace front' and the hair looks like it actually is growing out of your scalp and it's synthetic. I love it, and people think I got my hair back. It's been seven years, after two years of chemo and tad of radiation... my hair did not grow back enough to wear. I can't stand the sight of me bald... I still wear wigs. These wigs are not high priced, they are comfortable, and they sell head covers for wear under the wig, but I can't stand that. My friends all know and in the summer when it's hot. If I'm with friends... off it comes.. I swim with my crew cut, and my husband too, has told me that I'm beautiful, bald or with my hair on. He likes to rub my crew cut... Gotta love the man.
My 'wig lady' had me buy something called a WiGrip comfort band...it has really helped..it is a velvety band, adjustable, that you put on before wig. About $20.. i
bought it at her shop, but website is www.MCwigs.com. good luck
dithched the wig and went native. I have a little hair so I got it cut at the local barber just to shape it up and not have long stragglers that didn't fall out. Great sense of freedom.
That's all fine and dandy that most of you wanted to go natural but that wasn't the question. I don't want that, I want to wear a wig and this question asked a specific question. Thanks to those that actually answered it and to the others, don't answer if you are going to go off base and make it about you.
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The United States (US) has taken a much-needed step by declaring Baloch Liberation Organisation (BLA) a terrorist group. Whether the US took the initiative on the request of Pakistan or decided on its own to declare BLA a terrorist entity, nothing can be said with much conviction at the moment.
Nevertheless, the move will help in removing the air of mistrust between the US and Pakistan. Many saw the US as a power that used to encourage Baloch separatists and giving free space to carry out their political propaganda against the Pakistani state. Declaring of BLA as a global terrorist group is a significant diplomatic victory for Pakistan. It can be safely assumed that the group's atrocities against civilians prompted the US to declare it a terrorist outfit.
BLA has been a security nuisance for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) of Pakistan. In the restive province of Balochistan, the organisation carried out some of the deadliest and most grotesque attacks again LEAs and ordinary people. The organisation cared but little for the sanctity of human life in the province.
Many a time, the terrorist outfit carried out terrorist actions to halt the development projects in the province. And the group has become belligerent enough to target cities outside Balochistan. The attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi early this year indicates the reach of the group to other cities as well. The group would target any person at its will. Labour from Punjab faced the brunt of its wrath the most. By targeting the civilians the group committed, the outfit often violates the international conventions. The group, regrettably, while carrying out its operations against Pakistani state believed in "means justify means" approach. It is hoped that the US action against BLA will help in bringing down the reign of terror that the militant outfit had established in parts of the restive province.
Hopefully, the US move against the militant group will make other states also think to reconsider their support for the organisation. Now that the US has taken the lead, other nations also need to follow suit. It is about time to call a spade a spade. The organisation has long been involved in abusing the rights of citizens of Pakistan.
It is welcome that the US has declared the organisation a terrorist entity. However, triumphalism should not make us hazy. Pakistani state and officials need a retrospective approach to understand the causes of terrorism. If the authorities do not try to understand the causes of terrorism, then many more organisations will sprout.