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Tagging has always been one of the classic approaches towards categorization of assets/objects, that allows a convenient way to 'search' for objects based on the associated tags, at a later point in time.
While the Correspondence Management Solution provides advanced search capabilities, wherein one can search over asset properties such as name, description, content, etc., users (customers) may want to associate custom tag(s) with an asset so that assets can then be more easily (and even, logically) searched using these tags.
Now, the obvious question…how to achieve this??
Here goes the answer…
As part of the various extensions points, the solution provides the capability to add custom attributes/properties to an asset, which can then be searched upon (and used in any other asset management workflows). We can leverage this aspect and add a custom property, say 'tag', to the desired asset types, which will be used to associate tags with any asset created of that type.
For details and samples around adding a custom attribute/property to an asset type, refer to the ADEP documentation.
Below are the key changes done (snippets) to enable tagging on Letter templates. The same can be applied on other asset types (Texts, Images, etc.) as well.
1. Here's the addition to the Letter.fml that drives the Manage Assets UI look when searching for Letter Templates:
[Note: Letter.fml can be found in the Services project of the Solution Template]
<property name="tags" type="string">
<annotation name="DDS">
<item name="displayName">Tags</item>
… which basically is adding a property named 'tags' to the Manage Assets UI, such that it can appear in the Advanced Search, and as a column in the Letters view data grid. Note the entries in purple.
2. The new/extended Host Component for the Letter Editor that extends the out-of-the-box Host Component to add UI logic specific to our new attribute 'tags':
3. A new Skin would be created for the Letter Editor that adds a Text Input to the Properties Editor where users can supply values for the applicable tags on a template:
…which basically, would lead to the Letter Editor showing up like this:
[note the additional text box for entering tags]
Users can now add comma-separated (you are free to use a different separator) tags when creating their Letter templates. Once added, these tags can be used to search for templates on the basis of these tags. See the below snapshot, where a search for templates with the tag 'noida', lists the Letter template that was created with that tag.
As mentioned before, the above snippets just give you an idea of the capability and the necessary changes to get the desired results. There are other (though minor) changes needed as part of this customization, which are similar to the way custom attributes are added to an asset type in general. So, please refer to that documentation for comprehensive steps and details.
Also, you could implement more complex logic within your customized solution to further enhance tagging on assets.


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Over the past several months, we've covered all sorts of fitness and health challenges - hydration, jogging, sleep - you name it, we've probably challenged you to do it. But something we've missed thus far that's incredibly important for well-rounded health and fitness is flexibility.
For many of us, stretching often takes a back seat to your exercise routine. Many focus on stretching as something to be done only if you have a few extra minutes before or after pounding out some miles on the treadmill. After all, for many the main focus is losing weight and getting stronger - and you can get that through exercise more than stretching, right?
Well, not so fast. Although studies about the benefits of stretching are mixed, stretching certainly helps to improve strength and flexibility, which in turn can improve your athletic performance and - most importantly for the casual exerciser - decrease your risk of injury. So, it's important to focus even just a little bit on stretching as a way to get ready for physical activity, promote safety, and prepare for the workout.
There are typically a couple of times during the day that an athlete will stretch - before and after a workout. We'll talk about post-workout stretching next week, but first let's cover what to do as you warm up before a workout.
There's a growing body of research that static stretching (think: bend over and touch your toes) doesn't do very much before a workout, and even though it won't harm you, it's not necessarily beneficial. But warming up muscles to ensure you don't exercise completely cold is important.
For muscles to work at their peak, they need to be warm. And that means that when you focus on stretching and warming up before a workout, it's a good idea to raise their temperature.
The best way to do this is a little light movement. It doesn't need to be anything heavy, and it certainly shouldn't be anything too strenuous if you're simply warming up, but small movements to loosen, lengthen and warm up muscles are critical to get your body going.
Trunk twists, leg swings, light jogging, jumping jacks, and other simple movements are perfect for an easy, safe warm-up before exercise. And unless you're working out in Antarctica, focus on warming up to the point of breaking a light sweat and elevating your heart rate just slightly - those are signs that your body and muscles are ready to jump into your workout.
As you stretch to warm up, there are a few things to think about. First, slow down. You don't need to take a 30-minute warm-up before every workout, but you also need to avoid the temptation to jump right on the treadmill and go - take even as little as 5 minutes to do simple movements and stretches before your workout.
And second, avoid sudden, jerky, or full range-of-motion movements, especially if you've been sitting at work all day, or you are exercising early in the morning right after waking up. Focus on slow, gentle, and increasingly flexible and fast movements, allowing your muscles to slowly get accustomed to moving and to promote safety and avoid injuries and muscle pulls.
Now that we've got you on your way for the stretching challenge with some pre-workout stretching and warm-up exercises, best of luck with your workouts! Come back next week, where we'll discuss cool-down and post-workout stretching.
About the author: Bobby DeMuro is the Founder of No Fizz America, a non-profit dedicated to health and fitness. He is also the founder FusionSouth, a sports conditioning firm. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook .
You can listen to Bobby on his weekly radio show on Radio Exiles.
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It is a great program either if you are looking for Yoga for beginners methodology or if you are already experienced, as it begins by building a solid foundation and then it pass on to more complex exercises which include various planking positions that will help you burn calories faster, to tone up your body and increase your strength. Personal experiences are very positive, so I see nothing wrong if you want to try it. Besides, thanks to the 60 day guarantee you can try it risk free, as if you are not satisfied you will get your money back in full. Buy it now and get two special bonus gifts that include audios and a special technique so you can get instant relieve from stress.


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A LUCKY ginger-and-white cat has been reunited with her owner six-months after disappearing from home.
Two year-old Candy went missing from her Brierley Hill home back in August last year and after failing to track her down, owner Faye Chapeyama, feared the worst.
However last week, Faye received a call to say Candy was alive and well and waiting to be collected at a Dudley vets.
The feline had been found wandering in Netherton and was presumed to be a stray.
She was passed onto Cats Protection, who took her to Vets4Pets in Dudley to get checked over.
Luckily Candy was microchipped and vet, Jo Day, was able to contact Faye and tell her the good news.
Faye, said: "I was so worried when Candy went missing and I burst into tears when I heard she had been found as I thought she may have been in an accident. I'm so happy to have her back."
Practice vet, Jo, added: "I'm delighted to have helped reunite Faye and Candy. Without her microchip though we wouldn't have been able to reunite them. We always encourage all pet owners to microchip their pets and keep their contact details with microchip companies up to date so they can be contacted. Sadly it is common to have stray pets brought into the vets and it's very sad if we can't find their owners."


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Giants overpower Thunderbirds, 4-1
Updated: February 25, 2013 11:15 AM
The Vancouver Giants scored three power-play goals Sunday afternoon on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Pacific Coliseum.
The T-Birds remain in seventh place in the Western Conference playoff standings with 50 points. They are one point ahead the eighth-place Everett Silvertips and six points ahead of the ninth-place Prince George Cougars. The top eight teams in the conference qualify for post-season play. All three teams have 10 games remaining this season.
The T-Birds host the Cougars on Friday and the Silvertips on Saturday.
Seattle's next game is 7:05 p.m. Tuesday against the Edmonton Oil Kings at the ShoWare Center.
Vancouver (16-45-2-0) went in front 1-0 on a power-play goal from Carter Popoff at 11:57 of the first period. Travis McEvoy and Arvin Atwal had the assists.
The Giants outshot the T-Birds 17-3 in the first period.
Brendan Rouse tipped a Brent Kulak point shot past Seattle goalie Brandon Glover on a power play to give the Giants a 2-0 lead at 12:09 of the second period. Cain Franson had the second assist on the goal.
Seattle (21-33-7-1) cut the Giants lead to one goal at 17:32 of the second with a five-on-three power-play goal. Jerret Smith sent the puck from the right point to Shea Theodore at the left point. Theodore made a diagonal pass to Alexander Delnov parked to the right of the goal. Delnov buried the puck into an empty net as Vancouver goalie Payton Lee lunged to get over and try and make the save.
The T-Birds outshot the Giants 11-9 in the second period. The Giants led in shots 26-14 after two periods.
The Giants took a 3-1 lead on a power-play goal from Brett Kulak at 12:04 of the third period. Jackson Houck and Rouse had the assists.
Franson added an unassisted empty-net goal at 18:11 of the third to ice the game for the Giants.
The Giants outshot the T-Birds 34-24 in the game.
Glover stopped 30 of 33 shots and his record is now 20-25-5-1.
Lee made 23 saves on 24 shots and his record goes to 10-19-1-0.
T-Birds tickets are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.
First period - 1, Vancouver, Popoff 11 (McEvoy, Atwal), 11:57 (pp). Penalties - Forsberg, Sea (holding), :59. Houck, Van (high sticking), 4:45. Delnov, Sea (tripping), 8:59. Kambeitz, Van (slashing), 9:39. Smith, Sea (roughing), 15:28. Forsberg, Sea (roughing), 15:28. Sward, Van (roughing), 15:28. Geertsen, Van (roughing), 15:28. Orban, Van (roughing), 18:55.
Second period - 2, Vancouver, Rouse 12 (Kulak, Franson), 12:09 (pp). 3, Seattle, Delnov 19 (Theodore, Smith), 17:32 (pp). Penalties - Kieser, Van (tripping), 5:54. Forsberg, Sea (tripping, holding), 8:19. Bench, Van (too many men-served by Vickerman), 15:34. Trott, Van (tripping), 17:01.
Third period - 4, Vancouver, Kulak 11 (Houck, Rouse), 12:04 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Franson 25, 18:11 (en). Penalties - Popoff, Van (interference), 1:28. Wardley, Sea (boarding, roughing), 10:09. Orban, Van (roughing), 10:09. Holub, Sea (high-sticking), 18:47.
Shots on goal - Seattle 3-11-10 24, Vancouver 17-9-8 34. Goalies - Seattle, Glover 33 shots-30 saves (20-25-5-1); Vancouver, Lee 24-23 (10-19-1-0). Power plays - Seattle 1-6; Vancouver 3-7. A - 8,684. Referees - Mark Pearce, Sean Raphael. Linesmen - Spencer Lockert, Kirk Van Helvoirt.


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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's head coach of squash, Jack Wyant, has announced the hiring of Richard Dodd as an assistant coach for the men's and women's programs.
"It's exciting being on the other side of college squash," said Dodd. "Penn has a very well respected program and I look forward to working with the team as well as Jack and Gilly."
Dodd graduated in May from Ivy League rival, Yale, and was a four-year standout on the men's squash team. During his senior year, Dodd received the John F. Skillman '67 Award for his contribution to Yale's squash program and finished the season ranked No. 24 nationally. As a junior, Dodd received honorable mention All-America recognition, and as a sophomore was named second team All-America and All-Ivy.
"The program is excited to announce the hire of All-Ivy, All-American honoree Richard Dodd, as assistant coach," said Wyant, who is returning for his tenth season with the Quakers. "With Ricky on board I'll put our staff up against any in the country. We're young, energetic and ambitious. I am very excited for the team's return to campus to see how Richard makes a positive impact."
Hailing from Benoni, South Africa, Dodd attended Parktown Boys' High School. A 2007 South African National Junior champion, he represented South Africa at the World Junior Men's Squash Championships in New Zealand and ranked as high as second nationally in the under-23 age group.
Prior to joining the Red and Blue, Dodd gained coaching experience with Elm City, St. Dunstan's College and Ultimate Squash.
The squash teams will open their season play on November 19 versus Drexel.


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William Scholten Obit
William was described by his son as an intelligent, heavy set man with a strong work ethic. He served in WWI in France in the Alsace Lorraine area. Upon returning from the war he became a carpenter, and upon moving to Washington, was involved in Defense Work at the time of WWII. He married Jennie Vandenhoek on June 27, 1917 and together they raised five boys, Gerald, Tony, Marvin now deceased and two others still living.


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This article was published 4/2/2013 (1661 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation has unveiled an initiative that will both honour the late Rick Rypien and bring awareness to mental-health issues.
Project 11 is a youth education plan that focuses on positive mental health awareness as part of the 'Hockey Talks' initiative that will run during the month of February and promoted by all seven Canadian National Hockey League teams. Project 11 – the number Rypien wore with the Manitoba Moose and was to wear for the Jets before his death, brought on by depression – is a resource document for teachers in Grades 5-8 that helps promote positive mental health.
The program was created and inspired in honour of Rypien.
"There aren't many days that go by where I don't think about Rypper… that's just the way it is," said an emotional Jets' assistant GM and senior VP of hockey operations Craig Heisinger, arguably the man who was closest to Rypien in the organization during his days with Moose and after.
"When Rick wanted to get the story out there he had the opportunity to make a powerful message. I knew what he lived through and his passion to get it out there. I think it was going to get there… it seemed like the right time was coming and before his untimely passing it seemed like it was just around the corner.
"I think he would be happy because his focus had always been to try to help other people. It took him a long time to understand he wasn't the only one. He always thought he was a burden, that he was the only one. And that's clearly not the case."
The Jets will host Hockey Talks on Feb. 7 as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at MTS Centre. That night the Jets will use in-house messaging to raise awareness to mental health issues and also have mental health resource guides available to fans. As well, Mike Keane will be on the concourse signing limited Rick Rypien hoodies for $150 each, with all proceeds going towards Mental Health Research.
Limited edition Hockey Talks T-shirts will be sold throughout February and during all six Jets home games. Jets' players will also sport a Hockey Talks decal on their helmets during the month.
One in five Canadians will experience a mental-health problem or illness in their lifetime and approximately 70 per cent of mental-health problems and illnesses begin during childhood or adolescence. Project 11 will be driven from www.winnipegjets.com to help educators teach and discuss positive mental-health skills.
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Meandering through the Midlands
As a family we make a point of escaping to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands at least twice a year – more often if possible.
There are many reasons why we turn our backs on the sea of the South Coast and head for the hills: it's the appeal of crisp, fresh air, clear starlit nights, hospitable country folk, sumptuous spa treatments, fresh farm-sourced fare, and an opportunity to wind down to the slow-paced tempo that is the Midlands.
There are more than 150 individual destinations scattered between Pietermaritzburg and Mooi River, so there's the promise of revisiting favourite haunts – the fireplace at the Bierfassl in Nottingham Road during winter, or a lazy alfresco lunch at Café Bloom in summer – and the joy of discovering new ones.
Some spots remain high on our list of preferred destinations: Fordoun for an indulgent pamper session; Linga Lapa in Nottingham Road for plants and the most tender lamb; the Linen Loft in Lions River for percale sheets; Groundcover and Dirt Road for leather belts, bags and shoes; and a host of farm stalls to stock up on bottled marmalade, gooseberry jam, mazavaroo (chilli paste), fresh basil pesto and olive tapenade.
There's the promise of revisiting favourite haunts – the fireplace at the Bierfassl in Nottingham Road during winter, or a lazy alfresco lunch at Café Bloom in summer – and the joy of discovering new ones.
Apart from the myriad attractions along the Midlands Meander, there are a number of annual sporting and cultural events in the area. In February there's the world-famous Dusi Canoe Marathon and Midmar Mile open-water swim; March features the Mountain Bike World Cup; March/April heralds the Splashy Fen music festival; May plays host to Music in May; the Comrades Marathon takes place in June; and September marks the popular Hilton Arts Festival.
Yes, the pace of life in the Midlands may be slow, but there's always something new waiting to be discovered. Which is why we look forward to heading north whenever the countryside calls.
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I was hoping for something a bit more in the way of fireworks-type rally Wednesday -- and it did begin as though it would really get going, with everyone all fired up -- but then the rally simply died. However, it didn't do so with any "oomph." Rather, it just petered out. Yet, curiously, the index put-call ratio slipped right back under 100%.
While that metric is not the negative it had once been, we have now seen sub-100% readings in three out of the last four sessions. When this gets persistently low, we know the market is due for a pullback.
As far as statistics are concerned, it was an interesting day. If we looked at breadth via the advance-decline line, we would have thought trading was fabulous, with a ratio of 2 to 1 in advancers vs. decliners. Yet when we do the same exercise using up and down volume, that turns in an essentially flat reading.
In any event, you can see the Oscillator is finally heading into overbought territory, and this should peak sometime early next week.
The 30-day moving average of the advance-decline line, meanwhile, already peaked late last week.
Also, a few days ago the Volume Indicator peaked at just over 55%, which indicates an overbought condition.
The 21-day moving average of the ISE call-put ratio has turned down, as well.
As noted in Wednesday's column, the equity put-call ratio's 30-day and 10-day moving averages are now attempting to turn upward.
The Hi-Lo Indicator has not yet peaked, but it is now up in overbought territory. The absolute number of stocks making new highs has been dwindling, and I continue to expect any higher high in the S&P 500 to carry a negative divergence, given that we continue to see less than 495 new highs -- the peak reading in September.
The McClellan Summation Index continues to rise, and that is bullish. It would take at least one and more likely two harsh down days in order for it to halt its current rise. What should be concerning is if this indicator makes a lower high. As you can see, it is still well off the highs made in September.


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DETROIT - You only have to look at the faces of the children to know when the clowns are coming down the street. The magic of America's Thanksgiving Parade® has been enhanced for more than two decades by the Distinguished Clown Corps. This is a group of corporate and community leaders who generously contribute for the opportunity to trade their business suits for clown suits to make the grand march down Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit.
It all began with business leaders such as Tom Adams, then chief of Campbell-Ewald, and Walter McCarthy, then chief of Detroit Edison, who served as the spark in creating a way for the leadership to become personally involved in helping The Parade Company.
Over 2,000 clowns have touched the memories of millions as they make their annual appearance. Passing out candy, smiles, and of course… beads. The Distinguished Clown Corps, supported by the Junior Jesters, is a vital part of the grass roots tradition of America's Thanksgiving Parade®. A heritage that is working hard to grow its ranks even further.
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Integrated Health Management Healthy Connections programs help members take a more active role in managing their overall health and enable us to assist physicians in providing the highest quality care. To facilitate patient-provider healthcare decisions, Premera acts as a resource to support those decisions with information and data. Please see our Treatment Guidelines for examples.
Focusing on members and their lives, not solely on their diseases or health status makes our approach to care management unique. Simply put, we focus on helping the person, instead of focusing on the disease. We call this whole-person model CareCompass360⁰.
Our model is a philosophical evolution away from disease-focused programs and traditional one-size-fits-all methods. We favor a tailored solution that delivers meaningful value and helpful navigation based on specific needs of our members. From the healthy with prevention programs to the chronically challenged with intensive case management options, we strive to support members wherever they land on the care continuum.
Our Health Awareness Education Programs offer health and lifestyle resources and materials to members. We encourage and remind members to take actions that promote health and prevent disease.
Program activities support healthy lifestyle choices, regular health assessments and early detection of disease.
All health awareness education and reminder programs are based on nationally recognized guidelines for Preventive Health Services, which have been adopted by Premera.
Health Awareness Education services include:
For this program, Premera works with Vivacity, an independent provider that offers wellness solutions to deliver integrated, employer-based wellness programs for you.
Personal problems, planning for life events or simply managing daily life can affect your employees' work. As part of all benefit packages for employers with 1-50 employees and an option for employers with 51 or more employees, our EAP program offers:
For this program, Premera works with Vivacity*, an independent provider that offers wellness solutions to deliver integrated, employer-based wellness programs for you.
Our Health Risk Management programs provide a proactive approach to helping members identify and reduce specific health risk factors, through healthier lifestyle choices.
Groups of 2-199 employees—included in all plans
Online personal health assessment
Confidential personal health report for members
Aggregate management reports to help you identify programs or benefits that can help improve the health of your employees (available when 50 or more employees participate)
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We can help you harness your employees' desire to stop smoking, and turn it into a positive health outcome for them and your company. We've partnered with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to give your employees access to ACS's highly-successful Quit for Life®. These supportive, scheduled counseling calls—by trained tobacco cessation counselors—help your employees stay on track.
The program provides Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for those eligible counseling participants who are medically qualified to receive it.
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To complement corporate wellness efforts, Premera can partner with you to provide workplace biometrics screenings. Medical professionals come to your site and conduct quick and easy screenings that enable your employees to learn key indicators of their health status.
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THORNBURY picked up a great three-wicket win at home to Goatacre in a close West of England Premier League Premier Two encounter on Saturday.
Luke Davis, in the middle order, steered Thornbury home with a very sensible 45 runs after Goatacre were bowled out for 182.
Thornbury skipper Richard Trotman claimed 4-21 off seven overs, while Davis and Sayeem Waliullah took three wickets apiece.
The seconds also won away in the corresponding fixture.
Skipper David Hammond won his first toss for nearly two years and decided to bat.
Marcus Wormwell got Thornbury off with a flyer and 36 runs came easy off his bat.
Chris Budd played some glorious shots, ending up with 93, with Sam Summerfield at the other end getting an explosive 50 off a few overs and breaking his bat.
Alexander Broomsgrove also smashed 50 as Thornbury ended up with a very respectable 319 all out.
Goatacre were on the rocks at 60-5 before finishing with a respectable 280, Richard Hughes coming away with a five-wicket haul.
Thornbury thirds were away at Blagdon in the Bristol and District League Seventh Division and tied the game.
They needed one off the last ball of the match to reach their target of 188 but Joshua Morris was caught behind.
In the 45-over Gloucestershire County Cup game at Downend on Sunday, Thornbury batted first and achieved 270 but lost by five wickets.


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Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed where we're already seeing the sharp fall-off of an approaching holiday weekend, and/or the entire paparazzi is busy booking European helicopter rentals for the most beautiful, honest and real wedding of all time. And if you thought that was going to link to the midnight ceremony Fish and I may or may not have had at a True Detective-themed B&B, sorry to disappoint. We're very private people. Instead, please enjoy this daily offering of spandexed buttocks and the only pic of Maria Menounos' face that doesn't include her butt I will ever put in here. I promise.
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So Andy Martino, over at the New York Daily News, asked this question on Twitter:
"Why do people compare Francisco to Benitez? There have been many bad closers in the intervening years."
His implication seemed clear, particularly from the writer who once wrote a piece speculating that Mets fans, who adored Jose Reyes and Pedro Martinez, were sour on Luis Castillo because of race, rather than because of his poor play on the field or that dropped pop up against the Yankees.
From my perspective, I am glad Martino is taking a closer look at the role race plays in the perception of athletes. I think it would be too simple to dismiss the role it plays in many instances.
But let's try and examine what other reasons fans could have for comparing Frank Francisco to Armando Benitez.
First, the idea that the Mets have had "many bad closers" since Armando Benitez left just isn't true. Since Benitez left, the Mets have had three regular closers: Braden Looper, Billy Wagner and Francisco Rodriguez. The latter two were among the best closers in Mets history. Looper, obviously, was not.
Aha! And Looper is white! So race must be the reason why Mets fans compare Benitez and Francisco, correct?
Well, there are a number of other reasons, too.
Armando Benitez was a heavyset reliever who threw a majority of fastballs. His second pitch was a splitter. He suffered from command issues with his slider pitches, tended to leave those fastballs over the middle of the plate when he got beaten. He was primarily a flyball pitcher whose velocity tended to hover in the mid-90s. He walked well more than four per nine innings, and struck out better than a batter per inning.
All of these things are true for Frank Francisco, too. All of them. They are both a very specific type of pitcher. They also look remarkably similar, facially, and wear practically the same number: Benitez wore 49, Francisco wears 48.
And Braden Looper was a groundball pitcher who barely struck out anybody. Mets fans weren't fond of him, but it wouldn't make any sense at all to compare Francisco to Looper, for reasons having nothing to do with race.
Notice also that despite a general dislike of Francisco Rodriguez within the fan base, no one is comparing Francisco to Rodriguez, despite the two of the being of Latin descent.
Like I said at the top, looking at the role race plays in the perception of athletes is worth doing. Throwing assertions and insinuations about it out there, when there are clearly more obvious reasons for fan reaction, diminishes the careful look at an important aspect of analysis and makes the case harder to present when racial motivations really are present. I think Martino does a disservice to such examinations by saying this on Twitter, just as I believe he did with his Castillo piece.


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Did you know?
Mokopane is also home to Zebediela, one of the biggest citrus estates in the southern hemisphere.
Mokopane's Arend Dieperink Museum showcases the history of the area, from over three million years ago to the recent past.
The Arend Dieperink Museum is a charming old stone building that was once a school. The museum has a rich collection of implements and artefacts that detail the human occupation of this beautiful region. Outside in the garden you will also find fascinating old farm implements, tractors and wagons.
Other exhibits at the museum include a replica of a typical bushveld house, the type of dwelling in which early white farmers lived. There's also a 'Caves through the Ages' exhibition, showing life as experienced by early hominids in nearby Makapan's Valley.
You can take a guided tour from the museum to the Makapan's Valley World Heritage Site, a significant paleontological and historical site, and sister to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Sterkfontein.
The Makapan's Valley World Heritage Site is where Professor Raymond Dart, in 1936, discovered an Australopithecus fossil proving the presence of hominids here some 3,5 million years ago.
Makapan's Valley is also the site of a torrid battle between Chief Makapan's people and the Afrikaner Voortrekkers in the late 1800s.
Mokopane is a friendly bushveld town and a good base from which to explore the delights of the Waterberg, including game viewing, climbing, birding, bush walks and hiking.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Arend Dieperink Museum
Tel: +27 (0) 15 491 9735
How to get here
The Arend Dieperink Museum can be found at 97 Thabo Mbeki Drive in Mokopane in the Limpopo province.
Best time to visit
7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Around the area
Mokopane is in the heart of the Waterberg region, home to many game reserves, national parks and wilderness areas.
Tours to do
Take a guided tour of the nearby Makapan's Valley World Heritage Site.
What to eat
Head for the Oude Werf coffee shop in Thabo Mbeki Drive, which serves breakfasts and light lunches in a charming rustic setting.


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ALL the Usual Suspects will be on show in an unusual exhibition that laces humour with seriousness.
Herefordshire-based artist Adrian Higgins has a wide-ranging practice which includes painting, digital illustration, photography and print-making.
His new exhibition, entitled the Usual Suspects, at the Courtyard in Hereford will present a body of work made over the last two years using digital photography and 'digital taxidermy to reflect Adrian's interest in visual literacy and creating narrative through the visual.
Much of the work on display at Herefordshire's centre for the arts conveys stories and characters that reside in a fictitious world which, on closer inspection, reveal a discomforting proximity and link to the real world.
Through a practice which plays with scale and viewers' expectations and laces humour with seriousness, Higgins' work in the Usual Suspects functions as a kind of storyboard to connect and extend the narrative plot.
It is a soap opera being played out with a recognisable Herefordshire often providing the backdrop.
Adrian Higgins studied Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, graduating in 1990, and he has a specific interest in creativity and the role it plays in childhood development and learning.
Higgins has worked as an arts practitioner and creative consultant at a national level working with both primary and secondary schools aiming to raise standards through a more creative approach to teaching and learning.
The exhibition in the Edgar Street venue's Gallery and Canyon spaces runs until Sunday, April 27.
For more information, go to courtyard.org.uk or call the box office on 01432 340555.


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What is an easy way to convert a popular wheat flour recipe to gluten free? And ensure it is successful, with a soft texture, and even whole grain?
sorghum, peanut butter, chocolate chip blondies photo by vsimon
Three steps to convert a baked treat to gluten free.
- Substitute whole grain sorghum flour for the wheat flour, measure for measure.
- Add xanthan. Start with 1 teaspoon per 1 cup flour.
- Add some water to batter if it seems too stiff. Xanthan needs water to hydrate it. There was no water in the original recipe. I started with a tablespoon, that didn't seem like enough. I added another and it looked good. Bingo, it cooked up perfectly.
Texture, yeah! It is good!
Not dry, not crumbly, not gooey, not slimy.
These bars are light textured, yet they compress to a pleasant chewiness when you bite into them.
It is fun to serve them with extra chopped peanuts and chocolate chips. (These are not included in the ingredients below.)
This blondie is soft and holds together well. So you can press the edge of the bar into the extra tasty bits on the plate and they stick. Interactive food, I like that.
If there are any bars left over, they last several days without getting dry. Be sure to cover them tightly though.
You can also double the recipe and freeze some for later. Bake in two 8×8 inch pans, or one 9×13 inch pan. When I double the recipe I use 3 whole eggs, instead of 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites. It is just easier.
Additional changes
I added chopped peanuts to the original recipe for more crunch and flavor. And reduced the total sugar, switching to dark brown sugar instead of white sugar. These are still plenty sweet for me.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Adapted from Cooking Light
Yield 16 servings
|Metric measures
|1 cup sorghum flour
|135 gm
|1 teaspoon xanthan
|4 gm
|1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
|45 gm
|¼ cup chopped peanuts
|30 gm
|1/4 teaspoon baking soda
|2 gm
|1/8 teaspoon salt
|3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
|180 gm
|1/4 cup peanut butter
|65 gm
|1 tablespoon vegetable oil
|15 ml
|1 teaspoon vanilla extract
|5 ml
|1 large egg
|50 gm
|1 large egg white
|25 gm
|2 tablespoons water
|30 ml
Preheat oven to 350°.
Oil the bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan (do not coat sides of pan).
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
Combine flour, xanthan, chocolate chips, soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a bigger bowl; stir until well-blended. Add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly.
Spread batter in prepared pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 16 squares.
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Dr. Chris Martine is excited about botany.
The associate professor of biology is doing his part to help others catch that excitement, through an online video series called "Growing Better."
"My vision all along has been to create a television show that does for plants what a show like 'Crocodile Hunter' does for animals," said Martine. "If you turn on Animal Planet, Science Channel or Discovery Channel, there are a lot of shows about animals and a lot of people getting excited about animals and getting other people excited as well, but there's nothing about plants.
"I'm not talking about a gardening show. I'm talking about a science-based show about plants. There are so many amazing stories out there," he said.
Martine was encouraged in his efforts by a group called ChloroFilms. It's sponsoring a contest in an effort to get more plant-related films on the Internet. ChloroFilms' intention is to promote the creation of fresh, attention-getting and informative video content about plant life and to make the best of these videos available on a single online site.
Learn more about biological science programs at SUNY Plattsburgh
In its contest Web site, ChloroFilms links to Martine's first Webisode, "Growing Better: The Oaks," calling it a noteworthy video.
"When they used that as an example," said Martine, "I felt like we'd better do another one for the contest."
Martine received further encouragement from the Botanical Society of America, a group that has Martine as a member. In fact, Martine helped students at SUNY Plattsburgh form the first student chapter in the organization's history.
Of course, putting together a botany video during a North Country winter, presented its own challenges.
"We ended up filming in the snow," said Martine.
Martine, who has worked with children in the outdoors as an environmental educator and who does voluntary speaking engagements in the local schools, said that he especially wants to reach children through this project. That is why he includes them in the video.
"Really, what I'm doing with kids on the two videos is just like what I do when I go out and talk to kids," said Martine.
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This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
A romantic tale of a young aristocrat's adventures during the French Revolution. At one point the hero joins a theater troupe to portray ''Scaramouche''. He also becomes a lawyer, a politician, and a lover, confounding his enemies with his elegant oration and precise swordsmanship. An excellent swashbuckler!
I really love this novel and have a special reason... My name is Andres Luis, the spanish translation for Scaramouche's protagonist. When I was about to be born, my father read the novel and then gave it to my mom to read it, when she finished it he asked her.. "Did you like it? What about naming our son as the hero in the novel?" That's how I got my name and that's why this novel is really important to me.
Language: English
Published in: 1921
Word count: 125,742 words (≈ about 8 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.org
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Three Letter-Writing Activities for Little Travelers
November 13, 2012 at 1:13 pm melissaanddoug 4 comments
Some say the art of writing letters is lost, but not us! We love the skills letter-writing can build in children, including spelling practice, storytelling, imaginative play, and more. The holidays are a perfect time to build this skill as many families hit the road! While traveling, children can write letters to friends and relatives back home.
Here are three simple activities for your little travelers to enjoy during the holidays:
1) Sneaky Surprise Notes!
If your child is spending an extended amount of time away from home, he may feel a bit anxious or unsettled. Use letters as a way to discuss feelings, or just spread a little extra love within your own family. Leave a love note under the child's pillow (especially if staying in a hotel or unfamiliar place), or at the breakfast table for him to discover when he wakes up!
Check out this inspiring blog post by Joyce of ChildhoodBeckons. Her son used letter-writing practice with our Wooden Mailbox as a way to connect with his father during a busy time. Through pictures, love notes, and little surprises, he found multiple ways to connect with his parent and nurture the connection between them.
Read her full post and list of ideas here.
2) Stamp Letters
Recently, Instagram fan @Taylerkaye06 shared this Alphabet Stamp project with us. We think this is a fantastic way to encourage spelling and letter-writing practice in a unique, imaginative way!
Some ideas for using stamps for letter-writing include:
- Have the child practice patterns, making certain letters a particular color, or alternating colors
- Practice distinguishing between uppercase and lowercase letters while "writing" the note
- Choose a special person whom your child misses, and talk about what the child would like to write in a special letter for that person.
3) Pretend Letter Play
Without having to send physical letters, your child can still have some mailing fun this holiday season while traveling! Using a "pretend" mailbox (which can be just a shoe box or paper grocery bag) have your child "write" letters and deliver them around the house you're visiting. This is also a great way to bond with family members or friends your child may not see very often throughout the year.
Some ideas:
- Ask the child to write his/her name (or first initial) on a postcard and "mail" it (slide it under a door or drop it in a drawer)
- Write a word on a postcard and ask the child to use a crayon to copy the letters onto another postcard
- Ask the child to play "mail carrier" by distributing the letter and postcards to people in the family, then collecting them again. The "recipients" may use the crayons to add a message or delivery instructions for the mail carrier.
What letter-writing tips would you add to this list? Leave them in the comments below, or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com!
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Do you want to jump-start your prayer life? Have you fallen into a rut and feel you've lost the fervor you once had? Here are some tips to help you renew your prayer life.
10. Accountability. Start praying with a partner or with a handful of believers who will push one another to pray. The key is to never treat group prayer time as a substitute for your personal prayer time. Carve out a period before or after the group intercession to engage with your heavenly Father alone.
9. Location, location, location. If your knees have burned a hole in the same place for the last 50 years, then maybe it's time to change your location. A change in surroundings might exhilarate your prayer time. Try going to a park and praying while gazing at God's creation.
8. Read the Word. Use the Word of God to pray. You can find Scriptures related to your prayers. Or you can pray over the promises God has made to all of us through His Word.
7. Be still and listen. We should make a practice of slowing down to listen to what God is saying to us.
6. Get away. Sometimes prayer retreats can invigorate your prayer time. Try locking yourself in a cabin or hotel room. After a while, you'll find yourself basking in His presence, if you are earnest.
5. Discipline. Try to pray at the same time every day and make it part of your regular daily routine.
4. Prayer list. As you pray, write all your prayer requests in a notebook. Remember to write down all the times that God answers your prayers. You'll be encouraged when you're able to see how faithful He has been to you.
3. Keep a prayer journal. It's good to keep a journal beside you while you are praying. Many times God will speak to you or give you an idea while you are praying. This will help you keep track of what God is saying to you.
2. Worship. Your prayer time doesn't always have to be a monologue. Sometimes it can be melodic. When you feel weary start worshipping.
1. Rest. Ask someone else to pray for you. If you are usually the person ministering, it is easy to burn out. Take a break and receive from God.
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A9 TV, June 11th,2012
(Following the martyrdom of 10 members of the Tebliğ community by Buddhist extremists in Burma, increasing numbers of attacks against the Arakan Muslims are taking place. Some 200 Muslims are reported to have been killed. Eighty percent of the 51 million population of Burma are Buddhists. Muslims are forced to convert and oppressed by Buddhists.)
Buddhists are gentle, not aggressive. Could there be a mistake here? The military might do it. They are psychopathic. They have nothing to do with Buddhism. The military will not tell them to become Buddhists. The military detest them just because they are Muslims. That is the issue. They also belittle and kill Buddhists. Let us identify who the commander is there and warn him off. They must have found a suitable climate there if nobody is saying anything against it. In fact, they are very cowardly. They will be terrified if they think they are going to be identified and exposed. They need to be warned off via NATO. Let us publish the man's name and picture. Then he will not be able to bully anyone. But they do all kinds of vile things when all is quiet.
A great part of the armies of the world are very ferocious, in other words, they are under the command of the dajjal. The Qur'an refers to "Pharaoh and his armies." Armies are generally the system of the dajjal. They are used for immorality. Armies are always under the control of the godless. That is always how it has been. They have only rarely been able to escape the dajjal or not come under the influence of the dajjal, such as the Turkish Army.
(General Than Shwe, who had been in the Burmese administration since 1992, was a most repressive dictator who caused 250,000 to be exiled. He also repressed the Buddhists. They constantly returned him to power.)
Let us report this to NATO and other organizations. Let us see what measures can be taken. Let us call on NATO to become involved. Our Muslims brothers can bring this up, of course. The Egyptian press, the Saudi press and the like, of course. My brother, simple problems become so very difficult without the Mahdi (pbuh). If we say the Syrian press should publish it, then that is a big problem in Jordan. You cannot get it to appear in the Egyptian press. Yet if there were a movement of the Mahdi bringing Muslim countries together, then you could pick up the phone and say, "What is going on there?" And they would apologize. What else could they say?
(In response to a mail from a viewer saying, "When did you meet Madonna?")
On Saturday, June 9th (2012).
(Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the first time issued a statement to the effect that that Assad has to go, and said, "If the Syrian people are agreed that Assad should go, then we will be delighted by that. However, we will never agree to any external intervention.")
It is nothing to do with his (Bashar al-Assad) going. But the secret state has to go. He can just sit in a corner somewhere. They are not doing it at his command. It is the army that is evil in Syria. Imagine the alleged terror organization Ergenekon as a whole army. It is made up of crazies and psychos. A lot of it. There are of course some devout types in it; there are people who fear Allah, but the wicked are in charge. So this cannot be resolved through Assad. It will not come to an end with him. They can get rid of him, but that is no salvation. There needs to be free elections. They will still do evil there. The situation is very dangerous. That will end if NATO sends in observers and establishes security and watches over the ballot boxes if free elections are held. NATO needs to ensure security until a new government is established. The rest is easy. The government can then do the rest. But Rasulullah (saas) said that there will be disorder and much bloodshed in Syria before the way of the Mahdi (pbuh) and that is just what is happening.
(About Mr. Adnan Oktar's meeting with Madonna)
There is one thing about Madonna that people are largely unaware of. She is someone who loves Allah. She wants world peace, she wants the world to be united and she is a great admirer of the King Messiah, Shiloh. She is awaiting the Mahdi. She loves the Mahdi. So she was very excited and happy, since she knows that we will also do intense research on these subjects, and that we also love the Mahdi. I saw that, I saw it in her eyes. The people around Madonna believe in the coming of the King Messiah. She is a student of the Kabbala, as you know. I have spoken with the Kabbalist leader, Yehuda Berg, many times. He likes me very much. He has come here several times. Yehuda Berg was instrumental in Madonna coming here, to Istanbul. But I went at Madonna's invitation.
(In response to a mail from a viewer asking, "Why did you give Madonna such expensive gifts? Was it worth it? Is she disposed to becoming a Muslim?")
The Prophet Solomon (pbuh) gave fine presents to the Queen of Sheba, as you know. He did not receive gifts, he gave them. Rather than being expensive, my gifts were educational, reminders, with a message, highly symbolic.
(Regarding a mail form a viewer saying, "In an earlier clip Madonna trod on grapes and the letters of the Qur'an.")
She can crush grapes. It was wrong to tread on those Arabic letters, because that gave the idea that she was treading on the Qur'an but she is not a person who will not listen to reason. Of course that was a mistake, unnecessary. But she is not immune to reason.
(In response to a mail from a viewer asking, "Why do you praise the Jews?")
If they have good sides, of course I will praise them. Why not? If a Mason has a good side, I will praise that. I will praise a communist's good side. But I also criticize their bad sides. All right, according to the Qur'an and the hadiths, Israel will remain in that region. The commandment regarding Israel is set out in the Torah and the Qur'an. They are also the servants of Allah and descended from the prophets. What do you want me to say? Should I say, "They will hide behind rocks and mountains. Kill them where you find them."? That is what you want, isn't it? But I do not say that. I will resolve it with love, affection and compassion.
One very seldom hears anyone expressing love, respect, or affection or trust in women who do not cover their heads, or saying they are 100% Muslim. But this needs to be widely heard. I never hear people say that they are believers, pious, normal Muslims who fear Allah, that they are our sisters. The rights of women who cover up are always defended. Most of them regard them as cursed. Some people do not, but they remain silent. That is no good. They must walk arm in arm as sisters. That is what happens if you split up into groups, with women who cover up in one place, and those who do not somewhere else. They must all be together.
(In response to a mail from a viewer saying, "Do women who do not cover up incite feelings of lust in men?")
Men also inspire feelings of lust in women. But with reason and conscience they regard them as sisters. So they can be at ease. Women's lust is more powerful. Women have a much greater power to affect men but they do not express it openly. They use their will power. Allah forbids adultery. So we must use our reason. This means that a Muslim will be strong, but naturally with desires. But he will control himself for Allah's sake. Muslim women will also have strong desires, but they will also control themselves for Allah's sake. That is how we earn merit. That is why we say they are chaste.
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It turns out, Mom was right – breakfast is the most important meal of the day, especially for men.
A new study from a group of Harvard researchers found that guys who regularly skip their morning meal could be more likely to develop heart disease. Public this week in the journal Circulation, the study monitored the health of nearly 27,000 middle-aged and older men over the course of 16 years.
While other risk factors such as body mass index may be involved, the authors concluded "in this large, prospective study of middle-aged and older U.S. male health professionals that breakfast eating was associated with a lowered risk of (coronary heart disease)."
Researchers and other experts alike were unsure exactly why breakfast helps keep men healthier, according to USA Today.
"We don't know whether it's the timing or content of breakfast that's important. It's probably both," said Andrew Odegaard, a University of Minnesota researcher who has studied a link between skipping breakfast and health problems. "Generally, people who eat breakfast tend to eat a healthier diet."
See, "Skipping breakfast may increase heart attack risk."
Other research suggests that eating more protein for breakfast is also beneficial, and with a large proportion of milk consumed with breakfast, it may be the perfect opportunity to reverse the long downward slide in per-capita milk consumption.
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MALMESBURY'S Danny Kent lives less than an hour away from the Silverstone circuit which this weekend will host the 12th round of the Moto3 World Championship.
The Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo racer approaches his home Grand Prix in confident mood after posting a thrid-placed finish -- which earned hom a positon on the podium -- at the Czech Republic GP in Brno near prague.
This was also the first time that Husqvarna had been on the rostrum in the factory's debut year in the Moto3 World Championship.
Kent is keen to repeat the top-three finish on Sunday in front of his home fans.
He made his Grand Prix debut at the track in 2010 and recorded his best Moto3 result there in 2012 when sixth.
Kent believes the race will be won and lost on the final two sectors of the 5.9km Silverstone circuit – the longest in the calendar with its total of 18 corners.
"The race will be decided on the last two sectors, so it is important to be strong there," said Danny.
"In the last sector there are not many corners –and those that there are, are rather fast.
"You have the long straight on the penultimate sector and come up to a fairly tight left. Then, on the last two corners it is easy to run off. Last year, with the brakes and slipperiness of the track, it was very difficult to stop the bike.
"If you go too fast into the first of these corners you can ruin your whole lap.
"I like the circuit in general. I like riding here and want to do well for those who come out to support me and throughout the year have to make do with watching on television."


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Dir: Jang Cheol-soo. South Korea. 2013. 123mins
Director Jang Cheol-soo's second hotly-anticipated spy feature has relatively little in common with his widely acclaimed debut Bedevilled (2010), but contains many of the ingredients for it to perform well locally as illustrated with its impressive opening weekend box office figures where it broke a number of records for a local film in the Korean box office. International audiences, however, seeking a repeat of the revenge-thriller that brought Jang into the spotlight are likely to be disappointed given its commercial focus, while those after a spy-thriller like Shiri (1999) or The Berlin File (2012) will probably feel the same way.
This is no spy action thriller in the same way Shiri or The Berlin File is. Rather, it's an attempt to blend comedy with action and drama elements.
Opening on the June 5 in its home market of South Korea, it has already generated $22.4 million, thus far sailing past three million admissions in just five days, which no other local film has ever achieved. It has also broken the record for the biggest opening weekend for a local film in terms of the number of tickets sold amassing just over two millionadmissions ($13 million) over the three-day period, marking a return to the dominance of local films after a surge from Hollywood in April and May.
Its phenomenal success can be attributed to the popularity of the 2010 internet comic series on which the film is based on - which has received over 40 million page hits online - together with the star power of local icon Kim Soo-hyun (from 2012's The Thieves) who plays the lead in the film.
The film follows three young and highly trained North Korean agents who are sent to work undercover in the South, but their loyalties are tested when an order from the North finally comes through.
For most of the first hour, the film follows these three agents, especially the leading character, Won Ryu-hwan (played by Kim Soo-hyun) whom arrives in the South first, workingundercover through their newly assumed identities, but leaves little room for a build up of tension that director Jang so wonderfully orchestrated in Bedevilled.
Instead, the film focuses on the more comedic elements of the story that international audiences might find baffling - not least when Won Ryu-hwan suddenly switches between his cover as a young man suffering from learning difficulties to his true identity as an eliteNorth Korean spy.
In this sense, this is no spy action thriller in the same way Shiri or The Berlin File is. Rather, it's an attempt to blend comedy with action and drama elements, but ultimately, there is nothing tying it together, except for the webcomic itself, which international audiences are mostly unaware of.
The film does finally kick into gear towards the film's conclusion as Jang intensifies the pacing when the command from the north comes through, but for many viewers, especially those unfamiliar with the original webcomic, this is likely to be too late.
Kim Soo-hyeon meanwhile is adequate as the village idiot while the other two young spies played by Park Ki-woong as a rock musician and Lee Hyun-woo as a student give satisfactory performances, but neither is able to leave a lasting impression.
Nevertheless, despite its many flaws, Jang who is a former protégé of Kim Ki-duk remains the film's key selling point on the international marketfollowing the critical success of Bedevilled that premiered in the International Critics' week in Cannes in 2010. Kim Soo-hyun's star presence meanwhile together with the increasingly popular Park Ki-woong and Lee Hyun-woo should also attract interest in Asian territories.
Production Company: MCMC
International Sales: Showbox/Mediaplex, www.showbox.co.kr
Producer: Kim Yung-min
Screenplay: Kim Bang-hyun, Yun Hong-gi
Cinematography: Choi Sang-ho
Editor: Kim Sun-min
Music: Jang Young-gyu, Dal Pa-ran
Main Cast: Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, Lee Hyun-woo, Lee Chae-young, Son Hyun-ju, Kim Sung-kyun


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Amazon announced on Wednesday the launch of Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, a subscription service for games, videos and books aimed at kids using its Kindle Fire tablet devices.
The service offers children unlimited access to content, including educational apps, movies and TV shows from Disney, Nickelodeon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, PBS, and Sesame Workshop, among others.
Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is an optional extension to Kindle FreeTime, a free feature on the new Kindle Fire family, which re-invents parental controls and offers parents new tools like Time Limits, which helps parents manage their kids' screen time. Parents can set up profiles for each child so that kids can browse age-appropriate videos, games and books without being shown ads or accessing the Internet.
"FreeTime Unlimited is designed to make FreeTime even better for parents and kids," Amazon said in a press release today. "Kids can follow their own imaginations across books, games, educational apps, movies and TV shows without being dependent on help from mom and dad."
FreeTime Unlimited is not free. The service will cost $4.99 per child each month, though members of Amazon Prime, the company's premium shipping service, can get it for $2.99 per month. Family plans for up to six kids are available at $9.99 per month, $6.99 for Prime members.
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Detectives arrested a 17-year-old Pasadena boy Friday on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl he met online, authorities said.
The teenage suspect was taken into custody about 1:30 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of Cypress Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. John Luna said. He was arrested on suspicion of rape and taken to a juvenile hall. His name was not released due to his age.
Investigators had identified him as a suspect in the alleged rape, which took place in Pasadena in recent weeks.
"The suspect met the victim via a social media site," Luna said. "He lured her to a secluded site in Pasadena where he forcibly raped her."
The date and location of the alleged crime were not available Saturday.
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What's With Lindsay Lohan's Marilyn Monroe Obsession? (And Is It Healthy?)
Lindsay Lohan's Marilyn Monroe obsession seems to be growing. But is it healthy?
-Lucia Peters
First there was the Playboy spread; now there's the new Terry Richardson photo shoot; and the question that I can't help but think each time something like this emerges is this: What's with Lindsay Lohan's obsession with Marilyn Monroe?
Maybe it explains why she keeps bleaching the life out of her hair. I don't know. But what I do know is that a) the Marilyn-inspired shoots are starting to get a little old, and b) come to think of it, it's probably extremely unhealthy that LiLo is so preoccupied with her in the first place. She also probably shouldn't be letting her hair get so close that gas burner up there, but whatever. Apparently no one bothered to teach her about fire safety.
Flammability aside, though, here's the thing: Yes, Marilyn is fascinating and beautiful; yes, she's an essential part of both film history and Americana; but she's also phenomenally tragic. I am by no means a Marilyn expert, but here's what I do know about her: She was loved for her persona more than who she actually was—Marilyn Monroe was so much more glamorous than Norma Jean Baker—and ultimately, this is a horribly depressing way to live. Her personal life was fraught with failed relationships, and she battled more demons in her 36 years than most people fight in a lifetime. And the biggest point? She died far too young, and of an overdose at that. Stop me if I'm totally off base here, but this doesn't sound like the greatest role model for a troubled young woman like Lindsay Lohan.
As a professional blogger, I poke fun of celebrities a lot. The jokes kind of write themselves; Lindsay's habit of making terrible choices, for example, has become so predictable that each one she makes just seems more ridiculous than the last. And to be fair, a lot of them really are her own damn fault—she seems to have long harbored the belief that since she's a celebrity, that somehow means that she warrants special treatment or that she won't have to face the consequences of what she's done. Over the past couple of months, it looks like she's finally learning that that's not the case, which is good; and given her good probation record this time round, it also looks like she's sorting herself out, which is better. But if Marilyn is who she's using as her touchstone… well, let's just say that it's troubling. The bottom line is that when it comes to drugs, alcohol, and a whole variety of other vices, Lindsay has an illness, and it's one that can be deadly.
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No, I don't particularly like Lindsay Lohan. Though the prevailing point of view these days is that she never achieved her full potential because of all of the junk that got in the way, I'm not totally convinced she was that special of an actress to begin with. But just because I don't like someone doesn't make their life null and void, and any premature death is a tragedy, no matter how I feel about the person. (Unless it's, say, a tyrannical dictator, but that's a whole 'nother story).
So: Does adoring Marilyn mean that Lindsay is in danger of falling prey to the same problems? I think it all comes down to whether she's idolizing her because she truly loves her (for lack of a better word), or because she thinks it's "cool" or will project a certain image of her. And with LiLo? I honestly don't know which one it is. It could be either. There is, however, a third option—though I think we can pretty safely say that Lindsay isn't following it: It's using Marilyn as a cautionary tale, something to keep in mind to steer her onto the right path. Given how much Lindsay seems to want to emulate her—indeed, we might infer from all her Marilyn-themed photo shoots that she's trying to become her—this seems unlikely.
Lindsay is 25 right now, a little over ten years younger than Marilyn was when she died. Is she on a fast track to self-destruction the way her apparent idol was? Often I think yes, though lately, I wonder if maybe there's still some hope left. At least we know that she probably won't actually play Marilyn anytime soon; Michelle Williams' incredible performance in My Week With Marilyn will most likely be considered the definitive one for years to come, making it unlikely that another biopic will be made about the star for a while.
I hope Lindsay avoids Marilyn's fate. I really do. As much as I may dislike her, I don't have a deathwish for her. Living fast and dying young isn't all it's cracked up to be. Wouldn't you rather be a beautiful human than a beautiful corpse? I know I would. And I hope Lindsay does, too.
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Survival Code - The Facts of Life
Survival Code – The Facts are not always what the seem.
I spoke last time about the Survival Code, a mixture of your genetic preferences inherited from your parents and beyond and the learned responses from life experiences.
I want to expose some of the neurological events that make this important for you to know about.
When you were born your nervous system was nowhere near finished in its development. In fact of all the mammals on the planet, neurologically, humans are born about 16-18 months too early. But there is a real reason for this.
Human neurology places much more attention on the experiential side of neurological training than does other animal neurology. You use life experience as a way of learning how to survive in the long term. Animals on the other hand put more emphasis on immediate survival. So they walk within minutes of being born because they don't need to learn anything new about walking.
You might say that about humans too except that humans use the neurology of walking for many more things than just walking and you become so nimble in your ability to move that you can do things with your body that animals cannot. (And they probably would not want to either)
Our neurological functions learn to be more integrated and intricate than any other on the planet.
Let's look quickly at the process you evolve through after birth.
At birth you have two hemispheres in the brain that are wired to function in a certain genetically preferred way. But if for some reason your brain cannot use the two hemispheres it will learn to use just one. Take for example the women born with only one half of her brain. She can function very normally, though with some challenges because some functions the right brain has taken over from the left (which was not there).
In other words, what functions would have been devoted to her left brain were transferred to the right side because she had no left brain.
Be that what it may, it shows that the brain and nervous system can adapt to some of the most severe circumstances. The earlier we experience the difficulties, the earlier the brain and nervous system learn to adapt and change to meet the new circumstances. If this was done according to genetic expectations many people would die early in life.
Your nervous system can and does adapt more from learning about its environment than what it is told 'should be' from its genetic references.
From the first breath you take your right brain is developing faster than the left. It has the job of spatial and form recognition. It hears sounds via tonal differences rather than specific words. It recognises actions and movements and decides on the response required because of the input it receives.
It has to be the first hemisphere to advance because it's set of characteristics help you to develop the neural processes that support your growth. You start life from a sense of generality and progress towards specification as you have more experiences that reinforce your world's preferences.
Your right brain is a great 'impressionist'. It recognises life as a series of impressions and also sets up the neurology to reproduce those impressions as actions or abilities later on.
Your right brain tends to accept everything without much concern for whether it is right or wrong.
At this early stage you, the child, have little idea of the definitions of self (or the world) until the left hemisphere starts its development stage after 3 years old.
Any impressions experienced by 'the child' from birth to 3 years old become major references for what to expect from life. Therefore anything that occurs in this time are used as memories but are not defined as we think of memories. They are impressions that are real but non-descript.
This is one of the most important jobs psychology has, to put into words the impressions that formed our nervous system and brain before 3 years old, before we had an understanding of how words can represent these early impressions.
How does this relate to 'Facts of Life'?
These early impressions are the basis of who you think you are in the world. Your subconscious knows who you are from going through the experience of being born but has not worked out who you are in the world until it gets more feedback from that world.
Here is where things start to heat up!
If the experiences you have early in life are all in support of your natural growth, your nervous system will develop into a stable and open learning system. If the experiences are not so supportive you develop a sense of threat which activates the genetic based response called survival.
How this happens is from the reaction we call 'stress'. Stress is really a bad name for what is really happening though. Your stress reaction is a built in neurological response to threat, i e., something that could kill you. The stress reaction is really your reaction to something you perceive could kill you. Even if it can't actually kill you.
Your nervous system needs certain training to complete its development!
There are some specific needs your nervous system has in this early stage, one of which is direct interaction with the mother. If this is denied, you, as the child, can quickly become desperate and die from distress.
Dr. Nil Bergman from South Africa with his 'Kangaroo Child Care System' has shown very succinctly that the child who is separated early from the mother will grow into an adult with very predictable and serious social and neurological defects.
Your nervous system is growing at the fastest rate in your life and any event that threatens you during this period impresses on your nervous system very quickly and sometimes permanently. They become the 'Facts of Your Life' which your subconscious uses to know what is threatening and what is not.
This is what makes up the 'Survival Code'.
The more threatening events you experience and the earlier you experience them, the greater number of 'Facts of life' you have and use to justify your survival responses.
Your 'Facts' could be anything that opposes your natural neurological development. The consequence of these threatening events is to teach your nervous system that it needs to survive, so it makes the 'Survival Code'.
What are the 'Facts' your subconscious uses to keep your Survival Code active?
How is this directing you away from the experiences you want to have in life?
I will be able to help you find them by training the nervous system with what it needs that it never had.
In the next article I continue to go deeper into the effects your life facts have on you and how you live your life.
To your continued health and happiness.
Andrew Verity
PS Keep watching for the Stress Relief Strategies Revealed book from Neuro-Training
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