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|These banners hang all around the Presidio
The exhibit begins upstairs with Walt Disney's Oscars for the film Snow White. On the day of my visit, the museum was hosting a closer look program featuring the Oscars where a docent shared information all about the process and Walt's Oscar history. The docent related that before the museum was built the Oscar was in a family warehouse where one of the grandchildren found it wrapped in a box.
Once entering the exhibit there are 14 different areas to see. The first are includes lobby cards and movie posters from the early years including a French and Italian poster. One of the lobby cards includes a Christmas image even though no such image exists in the film, publicity used the films holiday release.
The next room features elements of animation. In this display you see art from beginning to end showing the development of the Whistle While You Work Sequence. There is a film that discusses the process and on display are the concept art, story sketch, model sheet, layout, background, animation drawing, cel, and cel setup.
Next comes "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall." (Yes, the museum actually calls it that, even though the Queen never speaks these works - she says Magic Mirror). There you can see some of the Art-Deco influenced concept art and pages from the queens spell book. My favorite there is the "Queen in Her Throne Room." It's a wonderful graphite drawing where you see the astrological signs that did make it into the final film.
As you continue on in the exhibit "Snow White meets her Prince." In this part of the exhibit you can see story sketches of the well scene and an amazing background piece "Castle Tower and Balcony." This piece is a diagonal pan, so it appears sideways, but allowed the camera to move as if it followed action.
Continuing upstairs there is the "Fight Through the Forest" section. This part of the exhibit houses some of my favorite works: "Seated Queen", "Snow White Surrounded by Alligators," Snow White Flees From Scary Trees", Snow white Picks Flowers at Stream" (Where Snow White is a blonde), "Huntsman in Forest Watching Snow White", "Scary Trees", "Frighted Snow White", "Spectral Wolf Chasing Snow White in Forest." Most of these pieces are only concept art pieces and are actually quite small, but what strikes me is the power and emotion behind them. These images are strong and tell a truly frightening story. The detail of these works, though just sketches, show the true talent of the Disney artists and the emotion and power they could create with a few pencil strokes.
Moving downstairs is the "Snow White Animal Friends" room. Here three is an interactive that features many more drawings and images that just could not fit in the space or were to fragile to display. My favorite pieces in this room were "Deer and Birds", "Snow White in the Forest", and "Animals in the Tree" (showing a vertical pan of the animals homes that just won't do for Snow White).
Finally we come to the room featuring the "Seven Little Men." Here the art of the dwarfs' home take center stage. The image of the "Cottage Exterior" and "Snow White's Forest Friends Watch Through Window" show the detail put into the dwarfs home, and the lovely "Dwarfs March Home" show the beginning of the iconic image of the dwarfs marching across a log.
Dopey has a special place where you can see the maquettes. Charlie Chaplin declared Dopey one of the greatest comedians of all time. High praise.
Three is another room is for the dwarfs themselves. here there is another interactive full of additional art to see. i especially like "Dopey Searches Bedroom for Monsters", and "Snow White explores the Cottage Accompanied by the Animals." This room also features a video on the deleted scenes and art from them such as: "Animals Helping Build the Bed", "Sneezy in the Mattress", and "Snow White Swan Boat with Prince."
"The Queen's Transformation" includes some powerful art including "Gnarled Hands" a very detailed drawing of the change her hands undergo. You can also see "Queen Walk with Panther" but the panther was considered to strong of a sidekick and was cut. There is also "The Disguised Queen consults Her Spell Book."
There is also a Music and Story Telling section where you can watch a video explaining how the two go hand in hand and you can see the detail that went into "Dopey's Drums and Musical Instruments."
"The Queen's Sinister Plan" shows the climax of the film and includes art such as "Witch in Rowboat" and "Snow White with the Witch Offering the Poison Apple." Here you can also see another cut scene: "Snow White in Dream Sequence" where she and the prince are dancing in the clouds.
Finally, the exhibit ends with "Happily Ever After." There is beautiful art of the final sequences of the film including "The Pursuit of the Witch", Snow White's Glass Coffin", Fall, Winter, Spring", "The Witch and the Vultures", "The Rocky Slope", and "Happy Ending."
If you can't make it to the exhibit, pick up Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film by J. B. Kaufman. This goes along with the exhibit and features many of the pieces in the exhibit.


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A few days ago, in a country, far far away.
Disneyland LA opened up the very first Star Wars theme park!
Dedicated entirely to the beloved sci-fi series, Disney's largest single-themed landmark is the mothership calling all Star Wars fans home.
Our own Kate Rodger is in LA this week checking it out, and she spoke to The AM Show.
Watch the video.

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Jesus Is Coming Again, Soon!
10 Signs That Jesus is Coming Back Soon
"When you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is
near." - Luke 21:31
No one can tell us with certainty what tomorrow's weather will be except the
one who causes it – God – but by listening to the weather report or looking at the
sky, people use their eyes and their brains to at least make an educated guess
about tomorrow's weather. Likewise, no one can tell us with certainly when the
exact timing of Jesus' return will be except the one who will cause it to happen –
God the Father (Mt. 12:36) – but by listening to the right world news sources,
people can use their eyes and their brains to at least make an educated guess
about how close we are to the return of Jesus Christ. Jesus said that when you see
certain things begin to happen, "look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption
draws near," and "when you see them happen the kingdom of God is near" (Luke
21:28,31). Jesus and Paul both taught that the proper way to wait for His return is
to therefore be watchful, ready and sober (Matthew 24:42-44,25:13; 1 Th. 5:6).
The apostle John wrote that when Jesus appears we who believe in Him
shall become like him, and everyone having this hope in Him purifies himself (1
John 3:2,3). He also wrote that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy
(Revelation 19:10). So two benefits of studying Bible prophecy and comparing it to
world events are personal purification and a better understanding of Jesus.
Besides, in 1 Th. 4:18 Christians are commanded to encourage each other with
words about the return of Christ. Hebrews 10:24,25 says that as we should
regularly meet to encourage one another, especially as we see the Day of Jesus'
return approaching.
Although we cannot say with certainty how today's events are related to
Bible prophecy, it is unwise to ignore them. Following are 10 for your consideration:
1. Wars and rumors of wars
"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not
troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation
will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom." (Matthew 24:6,7a) Since
World War II, many countries have been building up massive arsenals of
conventional and nuclear weapons. The potential for war grows day by day. In
addition to potential nuclear war, we have war on terror, water wars, weather wars,
Albert Pike's Three World Wars, angel wars, and transhuman wars. See also Wars
and Rumors of Wars.
2. Famines, Pestilence, Earthquakes
"And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows." (Matthew 24:7b,8). Due to flooding and
droughts, world food supplies are running very low. Many people are expecting a
global food shortage and famines in many places.
In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning that
infectious diseases are emerging more quickly and spreading faster around the
globe than ever before, and they are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. The
UN said in its 2007 annual world health report that an outbreak or epidemic in one
part of the world can easily threaten billions of people in other parts due to large
numbers of modern day air travelers.
Regarding earthquakes, scientific data does show that we have been seeing
a large increase in seismic activity. According to a number of scientists, another
star or large planet is affecting the sun's magnetic field, which is also affecting the
earth's magnetic field - both the core and the ionosphere. The north pole is shifting
at an accelerated pace, and the earth seems to be expanding. Thus, we should
see a continual increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity in coming years. Stan
Deyo follows earth changes very closely. He's a scientist and has written a lot on
the subject. His web site covers numerous topics related to changes in the world
3. Deceivers who claim to follow Jesus
And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you
for many will come in My name saying that I am the Christ and will deceive many."
Mt. 24:4,5
Although the Bible teaches that Jesus is the promised Jewish Messiah (see
proof) and is "the only begotten Son of God" (see John 3:18), who created the
world and everything in it (see Col. 1:16), at the end of the Church Age many
people will be teaching these truths, yet they will have other teachings that that are
not consistent with the Bible and will deceive many. Perhaps the majority of
professing Christian teachers in the world today fall into this camp, as most have
fallen away from sound Biblical teachings and instead place traditions of men
and/or the goal of increasing church attendance figures above the authority of the
Bible. Some are subtle, and some are blatant. Sincere followers of Jesus should
come out of these wayward institutional churches and seek to fellowship with
people who follow and teach what Jesus and His apostles did. If you are unsure
about your current church or fellowship, see Should I stay in my church or leave?
(If you are wondering why three additional commas were not included in the
Scripture above, see Note on commas in the text of Mt. 24:4,5.)
4. People of Israel return to their land
"Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Surely I will take the children of Israel from
among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side
and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on
the mountains of Israel.' " (Ezekiel 37:21,22).
During the last 126 years Jews from 108 nations have migrated to the land
of Israel.
In 1882 the first wave of modern immigration to Israel started as Jews fled
persecution, or followed the Socialist Zionist ideas of Moses Hess. From 1882 to
1919 around 75,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, mostly from Russia. They
bought land from Ottoman and individual Arab landholders and established
agricultural settlements. During this period the Hebrews language was revived,
newspapers and literature were published in Hebrew and political parties and
workers organizations were established.
In 1917 during World War I, the British government in its Balfour Declaration
supported plans for a 'national home' for the Jews in their promised land. Later, the
Ottoman Empire (Turkey) lost control of the Middle East. This made it possible for
hundreds of thousands more immigrants to arrive from Europe. Anti-Semitism
drove most there. Many more would have come had it not been for Arab protest
and resulting British restrictions on immigration.
During World War II, the Nazis killed around 6 million Jews in the Holocaust,
so it became clear to the Jews that they needed a homeland. Many Holocaust
survivors immigrated illegally to Palestine. When the British pulled out of Palestine
in May 1948, the state of Israel formally declared its independence. It was
immediately recognized by the USA, followed by Guatemala, Nicaragua & Uruguay.
A few days later, the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and South
Africa did the same. No Arab states have ever recognized Israel, but several have
attacked them. However, Israel has successfully defended itself against numerous
Arab attacks. As a result, Jews throughout the Middle East have also been forced
to immigrate to Israel, and the nation has grown strong. It has turned a desert into
an agricultural success, and it's technology industry exports cutting edge
Today, Israel's population is over 7 million, including around 267,000 who
live in Judea and Samaria (sometimes called the West Bank) and 180,000 in East
Jerusalem. In 2008, Israel will celebrate it's 60 anniversary in the face of Arabs who
hate it and want to 'wipe it off the map'. It is still mostly a secular state, but it has a
growing percentage of Orthodox Jews.· Today, the Aliyah immigration movement
continues to embrace Jewish newcomers, help them become a part of communities
and help them learn Hebrew.
5. Increased wickedness & loss of love
"And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold."
(Matthew 24:12) Today, more and more people are living primarily for themselves
and their own happiness. The idea of denying themselves, taking up their crosses
daily and following Jesus (Luke 9:23) is a foreign concept. What TV and movies
show as 'normal' has affected the values of those who indulge in them. At the same
time, couples are divorcing, and children are growing up with deep unmet needs as
a result. Many couples are not even marrying but living together in fornication (any
form of sex not sanctioned by God). The result has been the blood sacrifice
(murder) of hundreds of millions of innocent, helpless children through abortion and
the birthing of even more children who lack a healthy home where they can receive
love and training from their own father and mother.
6. Return of the Fallen Angels and Hybrid Heroes
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the
sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. The were the
heroes of old, men of renown. Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim are most likely a group of fallen angels who came to earth to
corrupt mankind, since the Hebrew word for Nephilim in Genesis 6:4 is nephiyl,
which comes from the word naphal, which means 'to fall'. Some have mated with
human women to produce hybrid offspring, and they were giants who had the
ability to lead millions of people away from the true God. Heroes of old comes from
the Hebrew word gibbowr, which means a 'mighty man'. These were giants or
rephaim (rapha in Hebrew), and archaeological evidence shows that they were
sometimes up to 30 feet tall. Before the flood, angels and their hybrid offspring
corrupted the whole earth. After the flood, they were perhaps not as large, but still
powerful and evil in their influence. That is why God commanded Israel to totally
wipe out all the nations of Canaan. The Bible mentions some of their tribal names:
the Emim, the Anakim, the Horim, and Zamsummim. (See Num 13:33;
Deuteronomy 3:11, 12:10-12; Joshua 4:15, 13:12, 1 Samuel 17:4-7; 2 Samuel
17:16-22.) Ancient texts and pictures from Egyptian, Greek and other cultures also
talk of giants or men who were offspring of supernatural beings.
Jesus said, "as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of
the Son of man" (Luke 17:26). Thus, we can also expect the Nephilim as well as
hybrid mighty beings to here before Jesus' return. In fact, they are already here,
but they are not publicly disclosed through most official channels. However, a
number of Christians have researched them, and eyewitnesses have testified of
seeing them. The various types of sighted aliens are actually materialized fallen
angels, and some men and women with great physical and/or persuasive powers
are hybrid offspring. For more information click here.
7. Strong delusion
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should
believe the lie. (2 Th. 2:11 NKJV)
The primary focus of the deception is use of the media by the Prince of the
Power of the Air. TV, radio, Internet, cell phones, PDAs, etc. keep people
completely preoccupied and oblivious to the fate that awaits unbelievers. The goal
is also to prevent people from hearing the Gospel of Jesus, and if they do hear it to
forget about it and be entertained constantly. Most people in developed countries
are now in a fog due to the impact of these mediums that lull them into a false
sense of security and into a false sense of right and wrong. This delusion can be
seen in three areas:
Spiritually, the Emerging Church has become so pervasive that most
churches in developed countries will tolerate abortion (murder), fornication
(premarital sex, adultery, homosexuality) and almost any other violation of God's
law. Just think: how many churches will excommunicate a person for involvement
in these sins?
Financially, many people are unaware that government / banking cartel
partnership is stealing their wealth and using the funds to control the world. The
stealing is done through the printing of fiat money (money not based on gold or
silver but on debt), through interest on money that does not exist (due to fractional
reserve banking laws) and through the saw tooth effect of markets that draws
people into bad investments over a long period of time and then makes them lose
large portions of their life savings when the markets drop.
Politically, most people are also unaware that the international banking cartel
has taken over all governments and is quietly re-organizing borders and power
centers throughout the world.
8. One world government
"And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks
in pieces and shatters everything: and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will
break in pieces and crush all the others." (Daniel 2:40 NKJV)
See also Revelation 13 and New World Order
9. One world ruler and an assistant emerge
I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns,
and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the
beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his
mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon [Satan, or the devil] gave him his power,
his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally
wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and
followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast;
and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make
war with him?" (Revelation 13:1-4)
It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them.
And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on
the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life
of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:7,8)
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the
falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who
opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that
he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. The coming
of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and
lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish,
because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for
this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in
unrighteousness. (2 Thessalonians 2:3,4,9-12)
Most religions expect a savior or a man who will bring world peace, justice
and unity. Here are three examples:
Muslims are waiting for the Mahdi or the 12th Imam. Iran's president,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that his mandate is to pave the way for the
coming of this Islamic messiah. A new Islamic film is out about this: The Coming Is
Upon Us. An interview with Ken Timmerman about this in April 2011 reveals the
current hope.
Buddhists are waiting for the Buddha of compassion, Maitreya, or a world
teacher and unifier, the 5th and coming Buddha of the present era. See also,
Maitreya Rising
Hindus are waiting for their completer and savior, Kalki, the name of Vishnu
in his tenth and last avatar. According to the Usborne Encyclopedia of World
Religions, "The tenth and last avatar has not yet appeared. It is said that at the
end of the present age, Vishnu will come to Earth as Kalki, riding a white horse, to
destroy the wicked and re-establish order."
A false prophet emerges to assist the world ruler and savior. "Then I saw
another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and
spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his
presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives
those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the
sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the
beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give
breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and
cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed."
(Revelation 13:11-15)
Muslims are waiting for Isa Bin Maryam (i.e., Jesus, the son of the virgin
Mary) to appear with the Mahdi, praying behind him …Jews are still waiting for their
Messiah, Emmanuel. Christians are waiting for the second coming of Jesus, but
most no longer believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible, so many will be
Recently, the Roman Church has elected a new pope whom some people
say will be the last pope and may be the beast out of the earth described in Rev.
13:11-15. See Has the Beast from the Earth Officially Arisen?
10. Technology to control the world
"He [the second beast] causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free
and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no
one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the
number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the
number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666." (Revelation
Today, smart cards are popular, but they can be lost or stolen. It is likely that
the eventual solution will be an implantable RFID chip or some form of high tech
tatoo on the right hand or forehead. Already, 99% of commercial transactions in
many countries are done without cash. Most paper money is not even backed by
gold or silver anymore, so it's value is purely psychological. When the current
monetary system crashes, technology is available to redefine currency and
commerce in a seamless way that people will want as a solution to their need for
quick spending.
The Utah Data Center became fully operational on May 30, 2013. This was
set up to intercept and store all the world's information. This center may play a
huge role in the coming 666 Surveillance System. For a long list of links related to
the Mark of the Beast, see Technology to Control the World.


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The Prioritization, Targeting, and Measuring Water Quality Improvement Application (PTMA) connects the general qualitative strategies in a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAP) and the identification of implementable on-the-ground Best Management Practices (BMPs). Leveraging geospatial data from the International Water Institute this application will be developed for two pilot areas within the Red River Basin.
As part of the FY 2012 funding cycle, the Board of Water and Soil Resources granted funds for development of the Water Quality Decision Support Application (WQDSA). The WQDSA will provide land and water managers with geospatial data and online tools to prioritize, market, and implement actions on the landscape to achieve water quality objectives identified in local and state water plans and to ensure that public funding decisions are strategic and defensible.


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LOS ANGELES – The Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count estimated in Jan. 2018, that 31,516 people are homeless in this city which is "home to the largest unsheltered population in the country."
"It's mind-boggling to imagine life without food and shelter, especially on cold and rainy days and nights, and without health care, among other needs," says the Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California's West LA Sub-chapter president Vicky Perez De Leon. "To make a difference in the lives of the homeless in Los Angeles," she continued, "we spearheaded, from November 2018 to January 8, a toiletries/hygiene kit drive.
"We asked for travel-sized hygiene products," Vicky added. "We also asked cash donations to buy the toiletries and we were overwhelmed at the generous support we received. Helping us with this project are PNASC president Reggie Valerio, and president-elect Roland Santos; our Sub-chapter's president-elect Catherine Rubio, and board members Marietta H. Salcedo and Shirley Sabarre."
On December 11, 2018, PNASC presented Movie Night for a Cause at the Burbank, Calif., AMC Theater featuring "Three Words to Forever" directed by Cathy Garcia Molina. The cast includes Richard Gomez, Sharon Cuneta, Kathryn Bernardo, Liza Lorena and Freddie Webb.
"Moviegoers generously donated cash and checks amounting to close to $900," reported Vicky.
On January 13, PNASC and its West LA Sub-chapter, assisted by 25 volunteers, distributed some 300 packages at the Los Angeles Mission homeless shelter coordinated by Ralph Sutton, who mentioned that the "LA Mission is on the front lines of providing meals, hot showers, safe shelter and other life-giving support to people in need. The Mission exists to provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women, and children in need."
Many factors can contribute to a person becoming homeless, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, including, but not limited to lack of affordable housing, lack of health care, mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, poverty, and job loss. The Coalition also reports that one-third of the homeless are children; 50 percent are women and children fleeing domestic violence; and 25 percent are employed.
There are more people becoming homeless for the first time now than any time in Los Angeles' history: 53,195 people in Los Angeles County are experiencing homelessness, and 3 out of 4 of them remain unsheltered. Nationally, of the 1.5 million homeless people, 23 percent or 345,000 are veterans.
It is interesting to note, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration study that, "many become addicts after becoming homeless, not before."
If you would like to help the Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California, you may contact Vicky De Leon (818) 648-3493 or Reggie Valerio (310) 880-7341.


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The lone goal scored by West Terrace striker Azure Cumberbatch during extra time led to heartbreak for defending champions Wilkie Cumberbatch who were dethroned in today's quarter-final of the National Sports Council's BICO Primary Schools Football Competition.
Played this morning at the National Stadium, West Terrace Tigers had their work cut out against last year's kings Wilkie Cumberbatch who played unbeaten during the preliminaries and round of 16 but fell 1-0 in the quarterfinal. Cumberbatch's goal in the 58th minute ended that unbeaten run.
After a fairly even battle in the midfield and 40 minutes of full time without a single goal being scored, the game refereed by the National Sports Council's Ricardo Gibson went into extra time. Both teams failed to score in the opening five minutes but eventually, Cumberbatch came up with the goods in the second half of extra time.
All eight teams in this year's quarterfinal have at some point lifted the coveted trophy and West Terrace who last won the title eight years ago and Wilkie Cumberbatch have been long-time rivals.
In fact, West Terrace lost to Wilkie Cumberbatch in the 2013 BICO final and the following year when Grantley Prescod won the trophy, West Terrace were responsible for knocking out Wilkie Cumberbatch in a revenge battle.
The second quarterfinal match-up today was just as thrilling between 2014 champions Grantley Prescod Primary and St Gabriel's. Grantley Prescod advanced to next week's semifinal with a 7-6-penalty result.
As early as the fourth minute Grantley Prescod were celebrating with an opening goal by Shakoby Brathwaite. But it didn't take long for St Gabriel's to respond in the 17th minute through Jordan Bryan. And after ten minutes of extra time, both teams failed to score which forced the game into a penalty shoot-out which was as exciting as it could get.
The penalty shoot-out went into sudden death at 4-4 after both teams missed an opportunity each. Then at 6-6 St Gabriel's goalkeeper Isaiah Arthur stepped up to take the penalty and was brilliantly denied by Grantley Prescod's goalkeeper Anaco Morris and then Donte Price nailed the winner for Grantley Prescod.
The other two quarterfinal encounters will be contested tomorrow between Wesley Hall Primary and St Stephen's Primary at 9:30 p.m. and Bayley's Primary versus Milton Lynch around 10:30 a.m.
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James Lucier
| James Lucier
(author, deep state functionary)
|Alma mater
|University of Michigan, University of Detroit
|Member of
|Le Cercle
Cercle attendee
James P. Lucier, is an author, and was a staff member of the United States Senate for 25 years, attendee of Le Cercle and former staff director for the US Senate/Committee on Foreign Relations.[1]
In 1963 Lucier wrote a short piece entitled The Bilderbergers, one of the earliest pieces published[Where?] in commercially-controlled media. This caused some concern in the group, which tasked Curtis Hoxter with determining how the article got published.[2]
Lucier was a staff member of the U.S. Senate for 25 years, and for some years a staff director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. For 24 years he was "a key aide" to Jesse Helms. (Note that another Cercle attendee, John Carbaugh was as well). In 1998, Lucier was dismissed in a mass dismissal which "resulted from Mr. Helms's feeling that his minority staff was pursuing an independent agenda, isolating him from the Bush Administration and other Senate Republicans." Bud Nance, a retired Navy admiral ans schoolfriend of Helms who had been appointed staff director two months previously stated that "I felt we had too much overhead and not enough operators... It was difficult for me to see exactly who was doing what."[3]
Lucier later became Senior Editor of the US national newsweekly, Insight on the News.[4]
Deep political connections
He attended Le Cercle meetings in 1982, 1984, 1985 and probably other occasions.[5]
Events Participated in
|Le Cercle/1982 (Wildbad Kreuth)
|11 June 1982
|13 June 1982
|Wildbad Kreuth, West Germany
|Le Cercle/1984 (Capetown)
|12 January 1984
|15 January 1984
|South Africa
|Le Cercle/1985 (Washington)
|7 January 1985
|10 January 1985
Washington DC
- ↑ "James P. Lucier". James Monroe Foundation. Retrieved 2008-11-04.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "CSS").
- ↑ http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/tag/bilderberg/page/2/
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/08/us/panel-s-top-gop-staff-is-dismissed-by-helms.html
- ↑ http://www.zoominfo.com/p/James-Lucier/1809422
- ↑ https://isgp-studies.com/Le_Cercle_membership_list
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Date: 1707
"See, see, he smiles amidst his Trance, / And shakes a visionary Lance, / His Brain is fill'd with loud Alarms, / Shouting Armies, clashing Arms, / The softer Prints of Love deface; / And Trumpets sound in ev'ry Trace."
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Date: 1710 [1719, 1729]
"The Senses stand around; the Spirits roam / To seize and bring the fleeting Objects home: / Thro' every Nerve and every Pore they pass."
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Date: Tuesday, January 15, 1712
"The Pineal Gland, which many of our Modern Philosophers suppose to be the Seat of the Soul, smelt very strong of Essence and Orange-flower Water, and was encompassed with a kind of Horny Substance, cut into a thousand little Faces or Mirrours, which were imperceptible to the naked Eye, insomuch ...
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Date: 1773
"But was it made for nothing else beside / Passions to draw, and Reason to be Guide? / Was so much Art employ'd to drag and drive / Nothing within the Vehicle alive? / No seated Mind that claims the moving Pew, / Master of Passions, and of Reason too?"
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text: This challenging work develops a radical theory of the new world order to argue that as the globalization of power intensifies, so too do globalized forms of resistance. Stephen Gill explains how the dialectic of power and resistance involves issues of governance, economy, and culture. This struggle is reflected in the questions of American supremacy, the power of capital, market civilization, and surveillance power. Thus new forms of political agency and collective action are emerging to challenge dominant powers.


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What the Midterms Mean for Defense on the Hill
Tuesday's elections were a significant victory for the Republican Party, which took control of the Senate and expanded its majority in the House of Representatives. These elections will result in significant changes that will directly and indirectly impact the defense space.
First, Republican control of the Senate will give Senator John McCain (R-AZ) the chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). Given his frequent and intense criticisms of the F-35 and Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), this may pose problems for both of these programs. In addition, chairing SASC will provide McCain a platform to push for more hawkish responses to foreign crises, such as the ongoing conflict with ISIS and Russia's unconventional war with Ukraine. Additionally, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) will take over as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. While not as vocally hawkish as McCain, he has expressed similar concerns over the administration's foreign policy and will now have a broader platform to push for a more robust response.
Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) is likely to take over both as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense (SAC-D). A long-time appropriator, Senator Cochran will ensure the shipyards in his state are given steady business and will likely push to remove the Department of Defense from the restrictions of the Budget Control Act of 2011, also known as the sequester. Additionally, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will take over as chair of the Budget Committee. A strong proponent of cutting spending but also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, it is unclear how he might respond to efforts to exempt the Department of Defense from sequestration.
On the House side, the retirement of Representative Buck McKeon (R-CA) will likely make Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) the new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). However, he will face a challenge from Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA) for the gavel, though it is likely the Forbes challenge is aimed at longer-term positioning, rather than immediate control of the Committee. In either case, there should be little significant change in direction, as HASC is likely to continue to push for increased defense spending and a more aggressive response to foreign challenges.
On the appropriations front, Representative Rodney Frelinghausen (R-NJ) will remain chair of the House Appropriations Committee Defense subcommittee and Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY) will remain chair of the full Appropriations Committee. Both of them will also push to remove sequestration, though they will face stiff resistance from others in leadership. Worth noting is that Representative Tom Price (R-GA) will likely take over for Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) as chair of the Budget Committee. A strong supporter of sequestration, he would be a critical player in any attempt to exempt the Department of Defense from current budget limitations. On the plus side, Representative Ryan moving to Ways and Means may indicate that tax reform will yet again be on the table as a possible priority in the 114th Congress. Legislation reducing the top tax rate could be a boon to defense firms, though, as always, the devil will be in the pay-for details.
Other considerations would be that Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) loss will remove one of the harshest critics of the NSA/CIA from Congress. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) taking over as Ranking Member on SASC is also worth noting, as he will bring a markedly different approach than the previous lead Democrat, Senator Carl Levin (retiring, D-MI). Reed, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne, has long been viewed as an expert on defense issues. Lastly, a number of former members serving on SASC and HASC will need to be replaced, reshuffling the make-up of both committees' backbenchers.
In terms of what all this means for the defense spending, there are a number of questions that will need to be answered before an assessment can be made of what the size of DoD's budget will be in FY 2016. The first question will be how the Republican leadership and the two new Budget chairs (Price & Sessions) decide to approach the FY 2016 budget. In 2013, prior to the Ryan-Murray agreement that suspended sequestration, House Republicans passed a budget that would have exempted the Department of Defense from the sequester through offsetting cuts to other spending. However, the resulting non-defense spending levels were so low as to make it almost impossible to pass non-defense related appropriations bills (none of which made it to the floor in 2013). It is possible that Republicans will attempt this strategy again with the hope that their expanded House majority and control of the Senate make such a legislative approach viable this time.
However, there remain sizeable contingents of Republicans in both chambers who are supportive of the limits of the Budget Control Act and would likely oppose any measures that raise spending relative to those benchmarks. In addition, more moderate Republicans may have trouble accepting significant cuts to other non-defense programs going into what may be a more difficult electoral environment in 2016. This budget approach would also pose limited appeal to Democrats in either chamber, making the numbers on such a vote very close.
The overall direction of the budget resolution will likely be clear by early spring 2015, but the real fight may occur as the Appropriations Committees attempt to move individual appropriations bills through Committee and to the floor. This will likely take longer to play out. If only defense related appropriations (DHS, VA/MilCon, Defense, etc.) have passed by August, the chances of success are low for this strategy.
Once the budget choices of the new Republican Congress have been made, and budget bills passed, the focus will shift to the White House's response and possible vetoes. While the White House would likely threaten a veto of any appropriation legislation that exempted Defense through cuts to other spending, it is unclear whether such a threat would be sustained. It is likely that the White House will face a variety of provisions it views as unacceptable in any spending legislation, and which fights they choose to engage will likely decide whether increased defense spending would stick in any eventual budget deal. Upcoming negotiations in the lame duck session may provide a window into how such negotiations would eventually proceed, but until both chambers are in Republican control and new members are seated, there will remain considerable uncertainty as to how this would play out.
In sum, the 114th Congress will feature new leadership that will likely be more hawkish and supportive of defense than the 113th. On its face, this would appear to make the chances of sequester hitting the Department of Defense in FY 2016 less likely. However, there remains considerable uncertainty associated with the budget process and how eventual negotiations between a Republican Congress and the Obama White House will proceed.


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Artist: VIRGIN STEELE
Album: "THE HOUSE Of ATREUS - ACT I & ACT II RE-ISSUE (3CD DIGI)"
1999/ 2000/ 2016
Media type:
- Originally released 1999/ 2000. Huge 3 CD Digipak re-release with bonus tracks, some previously unreleased. Great booklet with rare photos and new liner notes by David DeFeis [!]
David DeFeis comments on the next re-releases:"We are Honoured & Proud to announce that on May 20th 2016 Steamhammer SPV will re-release our Barbaric-Romantic Epic Metal-Opera "THE HOUSE OF ATREUS! It will be issued in a special 3 CD digi-pak format. CD 1 will contain the entire ACT 1 album, and compact discs 2 and 3 will contain the entire ACT 2 album, plus the "MAGICK FIRE MUSIC" Ep tracks. THE HOUSE OF ATREUS was a major milestone release for us and we are excited to have the opportunity to present it to the public once again. In addition to its appearance as a full length album, this Work was also presented live onstage as a fully realized Theatrical Production by the Landestheatre Schwaben, and the tour we completed for it was one of our longest and most ambitious tours ever. Those who might have missed either the album, the tour or the Theatrical performance, can now once again experience this Work in all its blood-drenched glory and murderous majesty once again…"TRACKLIST CD 1:1. KINGDOM OF THE FEARLESS (THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY)2. BLAZE OF VICTORY (THE WATCHMAN'S SONG)3. THROUGH THE RING OF FIRE4. PRELUDE IN A MINOR (THE VOYAGE HOME)5. DEATH DARKLY CLOSED THEIR EYES (THE MESSENGER'S SONG)6. IN TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY7. RETURN OF THE KING8. FLAMES OF THE BLACK STAR (THE ARROWS OF HERAKLES)9. NARCISSUS10. AND HECATE SMILED11. A SONG OF PROPHECY12. CHILD OF DESOLATION13. G MINOR INVENTION (DESCENT INTO DEATH'S TWILIGHT KINGDOM)14. DAY OF WRATH15. GREAT SWORD OF FLAME16. THE GIFT OF TANTALOS17. IPHIGENIA IN HADES18. THE FIRE GOD19. GARDEN OF LAMENTATION20. AGONY AND SHAME21. GATE OF KINGS22. VIA SACRATRACKLIST CD 2:1. WINGS OF VENGEANCE 2. HYMN TO THE GODS OF NIGHT 3. FIRE OF ECSTASY 4. THE ORACLE OF APOLLO 5. THE VOICE AS WEAPON 6. MOIRA 7. NEMESIS (instrumental) 8. THE WINE OF VIOLENCE 9. A TOKEN OF MY HATRED 10. SUMMONING THE POWERS TRACKLIST CD 3:1. FLAMES OF THY POWER (FROM BLOOD THEY RISE) 2. ARMS OF MERCURY3. BY THE GODS 4. AREOPAGOS (instrumental) 5. THE JUDGMENT OF THE SON 6. HAMMER THE WINDS 7. GUILT OR INNOCENCE (instrumental)8. THE FIELDS OF ASPHODEL 9. WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE 10. ANEMONE (WITHERED HOPES... FORSAKEN) 11. THE WATERS OF ACHERON (instrumental) 12. FANTASY AND FUGUE IN D MINOR (THE DEATH OF ORESTES) (instrumental) 13. RESURRECTION DAY (THE FINALE)14. GATE OF KINGS (Acoustic Version)15. AGAMEMNON'S LAST HOUR16. GREAT SWORD OF FLAME (Alternate Version)17. PROMETHEUS THE FALLEN ONE (Re-mix)18. FLAMES OF THY POWER (FROM BLOOD THEY RISE) (Alternate Mix)19. WINGS OF VENGEANCE (Alternate Mix)


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Even short fat guys can perform if they train for it! – Rob Crosswell (April 20, 1987)
I first started running in the mid 1980s. I had gained a lot of weight, and determined it was time to take action on that matter. I went to the track at the high school, and a few of my friends were there. They told me they were training for a marathon. I was impressed. I believe that was when the seed was planted for my personal marathon mania. (By the way, none of those friends ever made it to a marathon finish.) Shortly after that, I met an amazing guy named Joe Muldowney. Joe owned a small local running shoe store. I went in, and I guess I had him chuckling as I was asking about racing...Read More


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- Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:59 am
- Forum: Awareness
- Topic: "We the People" petition program
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"We the People" petition program
On the White House Web site there is a feature that allows anyone to start a petition, and if it gets 5,000 signatures, it will be reviewed for consideration. People who sign will have to register, to ensure one signature per person. Here's the YouTube video explaining it. http://www.youtube.com/wat...
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- Topic: Experiments Show Gravity Is Not an Emergent Phenomenon
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These two papers and others propose a different approach:
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The Cat Ba Tourism 2013 opened on March 31 with an art performance in Cat Hai island district of northern Hai Phong port city. Read How to travel to Cat Ba island by motorcycle and How to travel to Cat Ba island by boat.
The event marked the 54th anniversary of Uncle Ho's visit to a fishing village there and was part of major activities to welcome the National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta – Hai Phong 2013.
At the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong city People's Committee Le Khac Nam said Cat Ba island has become an attractive destination for many visitors and is one of the world's biosphere reserves. It is also a place to protect a rare species named white-headed langur.
Last year, the number of tourists to this national beautiful landscape reached more than 1.3 million.
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Wall Street dealmakers used to be sent to Hong Kong or London to win new business. Now they're being sent to places like Seattle, Denver and Atlanta.
JPMorgan has just hired Brennan Spry as head of corporate client banking and specialised industries (CCBSI) in the South, for example. Spry previously worked in Barclays' investment banking division.
Spry will be based in Atlanta, and will oversee a team of bankers in the region who provide services to large companies with more than $500 million in annual revenues.
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STYLING: ~ 1940s ~ 40s fashion
Women's fashion in the 1940s combined style and practicality to achieve a lasting elegance. With jackets shorter thanks to rationing, the peplum became hugely popular, helping to narrow the hips while showing off a trim waist. It was also common for women to re-use their coats from the 1930s, altering them slightly by cutting off the bottom of the coat and hemming it to knee length. Classic cuts with no fabric excess were key, often with military influences ~ accordingly wide lapels or double breasted buttoning & shoulder pads became popular styles.
As women often lived by the 'make-do-and-mend" mantra during the war years, men's coats became a popular choice, the oversized, draped style became quite fashionable, as did the swing coat, with women occasionally reusing an old coat belt or other belt to draw in the waist, while others enjoyed the free flowing swing cut.
Despite restrictions on designers and rationing of materials, the 1940s has played a key role in fashion history and despite the wartime limitations incredible trends still emerged from these wartime years, and many of these styles are quintessential pieces in the modern woman's wardrobe today. ~ 40s fashion
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STYLING: ~ 1930s FASHION REVIVAL
There are key eras of the 20th Century whose fashion we look back on and romanticize ~ the 20s and 30s are undeniably two of these such eras; and thanks to the hit TV shows and the period films we've been seeing recently, fashion of the 20s and 30s is having a huge revival, and we couldn't be any happier...
And never was there a decade more in sync with cinema than the 1930s ~ just think of Jean Harlow, for example, who so often wore white satin gowns on screen, and which gave her a luminous quality which many a bride wanted to emulate...For most 1930's brides, a long, sleek appearance was very much desired and a natural, slim silhouette became the fashion with accents on the bias cutting and draping of the gown's fabric. Dresses were often made of satins, in silk especially, or in rayon, and in a neutral palette of ivory, cream, pale gold or pinkish white.
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BIBA remains one of the most evocative names in British design history; it pioneered a new style, mixing the contemporary with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the golden age of Hollywood, dressing itself in the richly luxuriant colours of a bygone time. Biba brought the cutting edge of couture to the masses. Brigitte Bardot, Yoko Ono and Princess Anne shopped there, whilst Sonny and Cher, Mick and Marianne were regular visitors among other celebrities and everyday women who fell in love with the clothing which would define an era.
BIBA is frequently mentioned in the same giddy breath as mini-skirts, Mini cars, the Kings Road and various other London 'happenings' which shall forever define the 1960's as a decade that swung. It was born of humble origins - garments were initially sold cheaply and to many, by mail order in newspapers. But by the early 1970's, Biba - a labour of love, a label, a lifestyle ~ had reached hitherto unknown heights of sophistication, innovation and retail experimentation, via its legendary Big Biba emporium on Kensington High Street, once hailed in the Sunday Times as 'the most beautiful store in the world!'. What linked all the BIBA stores was Hulanicki's skill in creating environments that complimented the romantic, sensual appeal of her clothing ~ and of course her ability to design and create wearable yet beautiful & striking fashion which spoke to the heart and desire of women everywhere. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London now houses BIBA clothing & artifacts as BIBA represents an iconic & historic image of a bygone time.
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USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty member Kelvin J. A. Davies has been named an Honorary Distinguished Professor of King's College, London University in England.
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Creaking IT systems pose a serious threat to Irish banks, which could fold "like a house of cards" with a serious cyber-attack, a cybersecurity expert has warned.
Ronan Murphy, chief executive of Cork company, Smarttech247, said the lack of investment in IT by the major banks, since 2008, poses a major challenge for the years ahead.
Central Bank governor, Philip Lane, has acknowledged that many banks' IT systems are substandard, saying they became less of a focus following the financial crash. Most banks say they are now investing in modern IT systems, but Mr Murphy said the come-from-behind policy was still troubled.
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Mr Murphy's warning comes as the Bank of England and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ordered firms to come up with a detailed plan for restoring services such as payments, lending, and insurance after a disruption, and to invest in the staff and technology to do so. The plan should include time limits on how long an outage could last.
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CARDIFF City were left stranded when their coach failed to turn up for the youth academy under-18 fixture at Aston Villa.
The coach did arrive eventually, more than two hours late, but by then academy manager Neal Ardley and his players had boarded the two club mini-buses and headed off to the Midlands.
They took on an Aston Villa team who are top of the academy table. And suffering from their disrupted preparation City slipped to a 3-1 defeat.
Cardiff again used a 4-3-3 formation and Ardley said: "We've played that way for a few matches lately and this was the first time weaknesses have shown up in our system.
"But that gives us time to work on a few things before Wednesday's FA Youth Cup tie at Middlesbrough."
Jack Carlile scored Cardiff's goal from the penalty spot against Villa, while winger Jon Brown made a welcome return from injury.
On Wednesday, at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, the Bluebirds look certain to include Wales Under-21 international Aaron Ramsey. Caerphilly-born Ramsey, aged 16, is now a regular with the City first team squad, but is likely to link up with the academy team.
With central defender Bradley Middleton ruled out by injury and age – the FA Youth Cup is an under-18 competition with slightly different age rules – the Bluebirds will also draft in under-16 player Kye Edwards.
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House/Nu Disco superstar, Touch Sensitive, who was also the man behind last years smash, "Real Talk", is collaborating with visual artist, Ego, on an exciting musical project utilizing Instagram videos. It's backed by Nissan Juke; so how it works is that you film something, hashtag VJuke, and the guys will listen to it. Basically, every week they will call out different elements they need, whether it be for drums, leads, etc. and who knows, maybe they'll use yours!
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Recently, we saw the trailer of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare starring Kevin Spacey, giving us a glimpse of what the game will offer to gamers across the globe.
For those of you who are wondering about the platform it will hit, well, according to an Amazon UK listing, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation3, Xbox 360 and PC — there's no listing for Wii U version.
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Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He's edited a large number of collections, including Dogs Dogs Dogs, Cats Cats Cats, Food Food Food: A Feast of Great Cartoons (originally published as All You Can Eat: A Feast of Great Cartoons); Golf Golf Golf, Ho! Ho! Ho!, Movies Movies Movies. Key collections: I Am Blind and My Dog is Dead (Avon, 1978), An Elephant is Soft and Mushy (Avon, 1982)
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The New Yorker Issue Of April 25, 1931
As usual with this Spill fave blog, it's always a kick looking at what was happening in the New Yorkersphere way way way back when.
Gotta love the Helen Hokinson cover.
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Helen Hokinson Born, Illinois, 1893; died, Washington, D.C., 1949. New Yorker work: 1925 -1949, with some work published posthumously. All of Hokinson's collections are wonderful, but here are two favorites. Her first collection: So You're Going To Buy A Book! (Minton, Balch & Co, 1931) and what was billed as "the final Hokinson collection": The Hokinson Festival (Dutton & Co., 1956). According to a New Yorker document produced during Harold Ross's editorship (1925-1951) rating their artists, Ms. Hokinson and Peter Arno occupied a special category unto themselves above all others.
...Tom Toro's first kids book is just out. Read about it here. Congrats, Mr. T!
…the latest celeb New Yorker Caption Contest video has been posted. Several fun/funny captions by Ellie Kemper & Daniel Radcliffe (the cartoons captioned are by David Borchart, Tom Cheney, Joe Dator, Leo Cullum, Maggie Larson, and Danny Shanahan).


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With exactly one year to go until the next Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Scotland's top curlers are gearing up for the most crucial part of their season. For Glen and Thomas Muirhead, brothers of Eve - who became the youngest skip to win an Olympic medal at the last Games - the countdown marks a period of reliance on each other at their shared farm, as well as intense competition against each other on the ice.
The national championships which get underway next week will determine Scotland's representatives at the world championships, an event where crucial qualifying points must be won in order to qualify Team GB places at the PyeongChang Games in 2018.
It is a sequence of events familiar to Team Murdoch and Team Muirhead who went on to secure Olympic silver and bronze medals respectively at the last Games hosted in Sochi and are vying again to qualify this year. However as Eve's siblings are keen to emulate their sister's success, to do so they must go head to head with each other in the forthcoming Scottish Championships.
The brothers share a 400 acre farm just outside Crieff, which they moved to last year from Blair Atholl in order to be closer to curling facilities as they juggle their work and sporting commitments.
Glen, the oldest of the current generation of the clan, plays third for defending national champions Team Brewster, whose recent form saw them finish last year with the Karazuiwa International title and start 2017 by claiming another crown at the Perth Masters.and explained that it is also very much a team effort at home.
"It will be an interesting time ahead. I have 700 breeding sheep and 400 ewe lambs, whereas Thomas has 150 pedigree ewes and 15 commercial cows. 40 pedigree lambs have been born so far and 1100 lambs expected overall this spring. Farming and a winter sport like curling works well together but at this time of year with the pedigree lambs arriving during the Scottish, things can get busy" said the 27-year-old.
"It helps that dad (Gordon, a world champion in 1999) was such a competitive curler himself so he knows what Thomas and I are trying to achieve and it is that support at home from Mum as well that makes our international curling careers possible, so we are extremely grateful that we have a father that can step in at moments like these.
"We have got used to playing against each other over the last two years and it is usually just one game in the round robin stages – we have never had to face off in a final before and that would be an interesting development and a new experience for both of us."
It is clear, though, that both brothers are aware of the huge opportunities that lie ahead in the coming months and they have a tactic for dealing with each other on ice as well as the more strategic and co-ordinated approach off-ice.
"We don't really interact with each other when competing, we just concentrate on ourselves and on our own teams," said Glen.
"We might wind each other up before and afterwards, but never close to a game and for our parents it must be really difficult, it will be worse for them than us.
"Obviously we will wish each other well but on ice we have to have our own interests at heart and if one of us ends up on that plane to Edmonton to the worlds then whoever is left behind is prepared to look after the farm. So I guess in a way it is an advantage that we are in opposing rather than the same team."
For both brothers the Olympic dream is very much alive but on the back burner for now as they concentrate on the national championships.
"We will treat it as we did last year and focus on one game at a time. As defending champions some might see us as the favourites so there is a tendency that other teams might up their game when playing us, so we have to be super focused every time we step on the ice", said Glen.
Thomas, who plays third for Team Smith, who have propelled themselves up the world rankings this season with impressive performances on the tough Canadian circuit, winning the Oakville Classic and being part of the first all European Grand Slam final, confirmed that it will be very much family business as usual off the ice.
"We look out for each other, so when Glen is on ice training I am checking his flock and likewise when I am training he is checking on my lambs. We work really well together but during the Scottish we will have to rely on dad to help us both out. When he retired I don't think he realised he would be working as hard as he does for us," he joked.
However the 21-year-old is also looking forward to trying to living up to the role of mischievous younger brother as he looks for ways of unsettling Glen when they find themselves directly up against one another.
"I have learned how to wind him up over the last year so I have a few tricks up my sleeve," he claimed.
"And in Team Smith we like being seen as the underdogs. There is less pressure and we will just fight as hard as we can to go as far as we can."
Competing in different teams has helped the work life balance, but the forthcoming champs and what that represents will add a different dynamic, with Glen acknowledging that the tenacious Team Smith rink which also includes Kyle Smith and his brother Cammy – members of another curling dynasty as sons of former world champion David - are a real threat in the championships.
"They have had some amazing results on the world curling tour this year and without doubt they have expectations on their shoulders too," he reckoned.
"The prospects and consequences are huge this year. There will be some excellent curling so every team will have to be on top form. We will definitely be weighing up every team as a threat in Perth and we will treat every match as a must win game."
The Scottish Championships get underway at Perth's Dewars Centre from 18 – 25 February. The women's world championships are hosted in Beijing the following month, 18 – 26 March and the men's world championships will take place in Edmonton from 1 – 9 April.
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"It is reckless to suppose that biodiversity can be diminished indefinitely without threatening humanity itself."
–E.O. Wilson
Today, May 22, 2014 is the International Day of Biodiversity which was established by the United Nations to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues http://www.cbd.int/idb/. Each year there is a different theme. Last year it was water and biodiversity. This year it is island biodiversity.
Biodiversity is short for biological diversity meaning the variety of plants and animals or other living things on earth. It is also used to describe the number and abundance of plants making up a natural area or ecosystem. Therefore when biodiversity declines, individual species become extinct either regionally or globally.
Extinction of species is scarcely new in the history of the earth. There have been several significant episodes. The worst was about 245 million years ago when 96% of all species on earth became extinct.
Why is the extinction of plants and animals a concern? It's because ultimately the loss of biodiversity threatens human health and well-being. Biodiversity safeguards secure food supplies, protects against natural disasters, generates economic prosperity, and provides clean water and air – the list goes on and on. Habitat destruction is a major threat to biodiversity. Most of us don't own large tracts of land to protect. So what can we, as individuals, do?
Supporting biodiversity can be very similar to supporting local economies. Here in Portland Maine, a food co-op was established to allow for folks to buy in bulk from local farmers a decade or so ago. Over time the number of co-op members has grown and the local farms supplying it have been able to grow in response to the increased demand generated by the coop. Now the co-op is planning to open a store for the public which will in turn support more local farms. Local food is often healthier, so if larger numbers of people in the Portland area eat local food it may lead to reduced health care costs for both individuals and the local community.
But it's possible to take this idea of supporting local farmers even further and think about eating foods that support biodiversity. Earlier this week I heard a discussion on a new book: 'Third Plate' Reimagines Farm-To-Table Eating To Nourish The Land" on Morning Edition. I found myself listening to a story about eating a diet of food that supports the land–for example, eating more legumes (beans) which puts nitrogen into the soil and eating less meat (raising livestock is often very land and resource intensive). There are well-documented health benefits associated with this adjustment in diet. During the interview the author of the new book, Dan Barber, described how in the South traditional cuisine supported a natural balance. Growing beans added nitrogen for growing rice. Collards cleansed the soil of salt. A bit of pork was added because pigs roamed the forests – hence beans and rice, collards and a little pork encompassed an ecological balance from farm to table. It's an intriguing premise: that our approach to diet can help sustain the earth. The food we eat and the amount of each kind of food we eat as well as the time of the year we eat it has an enormous impact on the land. And if food production does not lead directly to promoting biodiversity, it certainly supports an approach to farming and managing landscapes that can complement it.
So here are some thoughts on actions that can be taken by individuals to support biodiversity.
- Eat food grown locally.
- Grow your own food even if it's just a small container garden.
- Eat foods that sustain and support a balanced ecology by eating a diversity of food and emphasizing eating foods that are 'in season'.
- Have a discussion at the dinner table about where the food you are eating came from. Think about how food choices can support biodiversity.
- Compost, and recycle to reduce the impact on the land.
- Grow native plants, avoid using pesticides and create small havens of biodiversity.
- Spend recreation dollars on activities that include exploring natural landscapes. Travel to a national park. Visit your local park. Go canoeing, hiking, and enjoy other outdoor activities. Include family and friends.
- Write a letter to one or more elected officials, comment on a proposed rule or testify at a public meeting to let them know you care about an issue that supports biodiversity.
- Educate yourself and stay informed.
- Share your ideas with others.
For more information
California Biodiversity Council
International Island Biodiversity Day
Biodiversity: Extinction by numbers
Catastrophic Events in the History of Live: Toward a New Understanding of Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record – Part II
Threats To Global Biodiversity
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food