text: Culture 10 May 1999 Grief encounter Music byDermot Clinch Sign up for our weekly email * The best thing about Sergey Rachmaninoff: memories, a new documentary directed by Tony Palmer, is the home-movie footage. This comes courtesy of the composer's grandson, and shows the man Stravinsky described as a "six-and-a-half foot scowl" blowing smoke rings into the summer air, dancing around in circles, and gladly suffering young female relatives to come up behind him and shriek the Russian for "Boo!" into his entirely suspecting ears. Does Stravinsky's sour observation stand contradicted by black-and-white verite? Or do home movies necessarily focus on the happy day and the forced smile? Rachmaninov's answer was that a composer's music is the source of truth: it should express "the country of his birth, his religion, his love affairs . . . it should be the sum total of his experience". Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard on the station platform, with steam billowing about their heads and the Second Concerto on the soundtrack, got it right. The retreat and sobbing return of the theme in the Second Symphony's slow movement is to be believed. Rachmaninov was sad. It is why we love him. Palmer's film begins at the Finland Station in St Petersburg. Lenin has arrived; the composer is about to depart; there is steam but no Second Concerto. Instead we hear the soulful quavering of Sir John Gielgud: "I am burdened with a harvest of sorrow . . . One place, and one place only remains close to me, the place where I was born . . . I was born in Russia." Cue - in accordance with a stylistic gear-change we will come to recognise as characteristic - a Russian march and a once brighter world. Gay peasants thread meat on festive skewers; fields of wheat lie as far as the eye can see; fine times beckon among the haystacks. Rachmaninov's was not a happy life. His father squandered the family estates. He was exiled. He found America, disliked it, left it. The film's swings, between aching nostalgia and frantic affirmation, are authentic. He built bliss on the shores of Lake Lucerne, naming his new home after his own initials and his wife's, only for Hitler to startle him back to America. The older he got - as Gielgud mournfully tells us, in the composer's mournful words - the fewer were the moments when he believed that what he had done was any good. For years in exile, Rachmaninov composed nothing. He earned a good living playing the piano better than everyone except his friend Horowitz. But the late Third Symphony, Paganini Rhapsody, Symphonic Dances, when they came, were among his best works. The Dies Irae ran threateningly through the Rhapsody and the Dances, suggesting that a muted religion offered some late balance, an escape from the torment of exile. As Palmer's sensitive but artistically incurious documentary suggests, nostalgia was the perspective from which Rachmaninov viewed himself, and it is the evident soul of his music. The film is premiered on 9 May at the Rachmaninov festival, "Hidden Perspectives", currently being held at London's South Bank. A pair of outstanding new CD releases offer a preview. On Deutsche Gramophon, Mikhail Pletnev performs a recital on the composer's own Steinway at the Villa Senar overlooking Lake Lucerne, playing Rachmaninov's own work, as well as pieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Mendelssohn that he performed in public. Pletnev's playing is an act of hommage. Rachmaninov is executed in a style - lucid and hard - of which the composer would have been proud. Pletnev plays the Paganini Rhapsody at the Festival Hall on 16 May. The revelation, though, is an old, cleaned-up reissue on Naxos Records, which, like all that label's releases, is also gratifyingly cheap. On two CDs, available separately, the composer plays his own works for piano and orchestra. Know the opening theme of the Third Concerto as slow, gentle, tentatively unwinding? Then pause for breath and hear the composer take it at a percussive allegro trot: neither pure nostalgia nor pure delight, but something creditably, cleverly in between. "Hidden Perspectives" runs at the Royal Festival Hall, London, from 6-23 May. Ring 0171-921 0600 for tickets Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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New G.I. Joe: Retaliation Images Arrive
Can you guess what The Rock is saying?
G.I. Joe: Retaliation was meant to come out last year, but it was delayed until 2013, purportedly to turn it 3D but possibly also to make more room for original G.I. Joe star Channing Tatum. Since then there have been so many trailers, promos and other ads for the film that it's difficult for the marketing folk to keep coming up with unused footage without spoiling the whole thing - but despite that, here are three new G.I. Joe: Retaliation stills for you, and they're all rather manly.
Retaliation finds the Joes battling not only their old enemies in Cobra, but also a new threat from the government itself. When the villains manage to infiltrate the highest office in the States, the heroic fighting force becomes public enemy number one, hunted by former colleagues who don't know any better.
This time around, returning veterans Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Byung-Hung Lee are joined by Bruce Willis, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and Elodie Yung. With Jon M Chu calling the shots, G.I. Joe: Retaliation will hit our screens on March 27.
P.S. If you haven't already, be sure to take a look at our G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer breakdown with Jon Chu here.

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This Stanley Cup Final feels familiar
Too much déjà vu, it's getting creepy. Two years in a row, same teams in the Stanley Cup Final, same pattern. Detroit wins two at home, the series moves to Pittsburgh, and the Penguins take a nailbiter.
"We've both been here in this situation before," said Red Wings coach
In the spirit of this column, we can replay that quote for you. "We've both been here in this situation before," said Red Wings' coach
This series looks the same (the results, anyway) and feels the same (Detroit wins with depth; the Penguins with opportunism) and even smells the same. You crowd into the visitors' closet (or was that the locker room?) at the 38-year-old Mellon Arena a few minutes after a herd of sweating Red Wings come in, and, well, that's a scent that says springtime hockey.
Dig deeper and, sure, things have changed a bit. Pittsburgh's
But the important things are no different.
And if you hang around the bowels of an arena before a game these days, you'll soon come upon eight bearded Red Wings playing a little fotboll (that's Swedish for soccer) just as they did while keeping loose in last year's final. As then, this is a team that feels very much in control.
"Up two games to one is pretty good," said right wing
No, definitely not. If the Penguins were the better team for long stretches of Games 1 and 2 with little to show for it, Detroit was dominant through the first two periods of Game 3. The Wings had five scoring chances in second period, the Penguins none. Maybe that's the secret to this year's final: let your opponent outshoot you. It's worked so far.
There's every reason to think that the past will continue to be prologue. Last year's Conn Smythe-winner was
So here we are in early June, watching these changed, familiar clubs engage in the NHL season's final battle. They are two very good teams, the two best in hockey, and they are each driven mainly by young stars. It is enough to make you think we just might see this again, same time, next year.


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MAGNIFICA IT TRULY WAS: MSC Magnifica Cruise Review by Allan
Overall Member Rating
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Venice
We needn't have worried. We loved it. To be sure there probably were not as many passangers on boards as usual as there had been some cancellations due to the Concordia disaster. But even so we would recommend anyone wondering whether or not to try a cruise with the Magnifica to go ahead with confidence.
We'd read that the embarkation process was painfully slow and boring but for us this was not the case. We arrived by coach in the morning and were told to check our bags in (which was done very quickly and efficiently) where we were told to come back at 2:30 pm and then took the nearby People Carrier train (which takes only a very few minutes) straight into Venice. We spent the next five hours or so delighting in the wonders of Venice before taking the People Carrier back. (Be sure More to leave plenty of time to find your way back to the People Carrier station as Venice is a maze of streets!)
When we arrived back at the port we went upstairs to the check-in area, received our number from the MSC staff there and sat down to wait for our number to be called. We probably waited 30 to 45 minutes and then joined the queue in the check-in area. It takes time to process so many people but you can see movement and everything is done as efficiently as possible so it's not so painful. Then we waited for the call to board and when our number was called it took another 10 minutes or so for us to get on board and to our cabin where our bags were waiting. (We were taken personally by a very helpful steward.)
The ship is a wonderful environment and we could find almost nothing at all to complain about (my sole complaint would be the small matter of the Everton teabags which are used - they are simply AWFUL. Take your own supply!)
The various bars, lounges and other facilities are superb and for us the most wonderful of all was the central lounge where each night there was a beautiful selection of sophisticated music in a relaxed setting. We tried the cocktails there and they were delicious - especially the non-alcoholic. Please note though that 15% service charge is added to all prices. Add this to the 6 euros per person per day to your final bill and it will certainly add up!)
We didn't take part in many activities but there was always plenty going on. (Be sure to read your nightly bulletin for these plus meal times (these change according to arrival/departure times at ports) and much else.
There are various photo opportunities on board - I would only recommend the professionals who offer to take your photo at a couple of places on the ship. They do do a bit of airbrushing but the results are excellent with or without. The cost of the finished article can be a bit pricey but it's more than likely it'll be a photo you'll frame and hang on your wall at home. These pros really know how to take a photo. The other jokey photos are okay if you're into that sort of thing but don't expect the kind of emaculate results available from the pros.
We got a good offer of a cabin with balcony at a reasonable price through a travel agency in Vienna and we really enjoyed having such access to the fresh air and the view. The cabin staff were excellent and, if you take the time to chat with them a bit and show a bit of interest they will reward you with delightful surprises every now and then. They could not have been more helpful.
We found the meals on board to be good in general and excellent in the restaurants. If you are going ashore for the day it's likely you will use the cafeteria. There is a wide variety there. It's a buffet and you can pick and choose. It can get crowded at breakfast and lunch. The standard of fare is of course not as fine as in the restaurants but we had no major complaints. In the cafeteria search out the tasty pasta dishes - it is an Italian line after all!
If the ship is at sea or you do not go on shore do go to the restaurant allocated at lunch times. The meal there is just as free as in the cafeteria but it a much better experience with wonderful food and individual waiter service. Eating in the lunch time restaurant and in your set table evening restaurant is a delight.
Try to bring a few bottles of water with you and refill whenever you can. All water at mealtimes except on the top floor has to be paid for. (Americans can have theirs free if they or their travel agent emails the company in advance.)
Bari was our first port of call. It's an easy walk into the old town. We loved strolling through the old town - it had a wonderfully atmosphereic feel to it. The new town was all hustle and bustle but interesting to. We did eventually find the station but we didn't feel we'd enough time to reach the town that's mentioned in reviews here. Maybe next time.
The next port was Rhodes and here again we just strolled around. This was one of the highlights of the cruise for me - the old town of Rhodes has an ancient kind of atmosphere and is fascinating to roam around. We took a stroll through the new town too - v. busy. I didn't take much from it and was glad to be back in the peace of the old town.
We only took one tour during the cruise and that was to Jerusalem & Bethlehem while at Haifa. We would certainly recommend this tour. It cost us 100 euros each and this may seem expensive but we felt it was well worth it to visit these fascinating places. Besides Haifa, appart from the wonderful (but often inaccessible) Ba'hai Gardens is not a town we could recommend walking round. There's not a lot to see and we felt it was rather unpleasant and messy overall. Our cruise was docked in Haifa for two days and we certainly would not have liked to have been looking round Haifa for two days. So the tour on the second day was a very nice and highly interesting escape.
Piraeus was next and along with a Korean couple who'd been to the place before we eventually arranged with a taxi driver a cost of 20 euros a head to take us round all the main sights for a four hour trip ending with over an hour free time to wander before he took us back to the ship. There are other ways to get into Athens but this suited us well as things can (as we saw at first) be VERY confusing at the port and we would not have reached the places we did (Piraeus old town and harbour/Temple of Zeus/View of Parthenon/Olympic stadium/Viewpoint on the high hill overlooking whole of Athens/Walk round Plaka and got back to the ship on time. It was well worth taking the taxi for us and he was able to give us all sorts of information on the way.
The shows each evening on board were great. I had thought they would be totally amateurish rubbish but I was totally wrong. Some of the acts could have been with Cirque de Soleil they were so good. Okay the compere does have to have a speil at the start in each language but he's quite amazingly fluent and doesn't hang about. Contrary to other reviews here we found him to be inspiring rather than irritating!
Disembarkation went fine. You have to be up early and out of your cabin by 7:30 am but you are used to getting up early several times during the cruise so this is nothing new. Bags are packed and left outside your cabin the night before.
We had one of the most wonderful holidays of our lives onboard the Magnifica. We are missing the sophisticated atmosphere, the helpful staff and the whole delightful ambiance we found there. We will most certainly be going on further cruises with them. I really don't know why some people seem to have been disatisfied with the MSC Magnifica - WE LOVED IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, PORT TO STARBOARD AND PROW TO STERN. Thank you MSC for an unforgettable trip and especially to the Nepalese and Indonesian staff who are the real heros behind the scenes. Less
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Desert Sky Cinema in Sahuarita has been sold to Regal Entertainment Group as part of the sale of its parent company, Hollywood Theaters.
The Portland, Ore.-based chain was sold for $191 million, and included 43 theaters across the nation, including Desert Sky at 70 W. Duval Mine Road. Regal does not own any other theaters in Arizona.
There are no changes planned for Desert Sky, said Russ Nunley, vice president of marketing and communications for the Regal Entertainment Group.
"It'll be interesting to see," said Kathy Ward, manager of economic development and communications for the town of Sahuarita. "Desert Sky gives the residents a neighborhood theater to utilize."
Ward hopes Regal continues to let community organizations rent out the theater when it isn't in use. "It's an important facility for the community, not just for the films," she said.
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Australia's Hoyts Distribution Becomes StudioCanal
In what is largely a formal change after the French production and distribution company acquired Hoyts Distribution in July last year, the Australian and New Zealand distributor will now be known officially as StudioCanal. Hopefully this also means a step up for Hoyts/StudioCanal on the distribution front in Australia and New Zealand, especially with locally produced films that have serious international ambitions.
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
Hello! Please remember that my response is for information only, we are not establishing a therapeutic relationship.
I'm sorry that you are feeling depressed, it can be so painful.
You said that your Psychologist is out of town, did he arrange for an "on-call" Psychologist that you can either call or see for a session or two?
That is what we are supposed to do when we (Psychologists) go out of town or are unavailable.
You said you want to go somewhere to get away from it all --but are not suicidal. Have you considered perhaps going somewhere for the weekend (or just a day) --change of scenery/change of pace?
I'll pause here and wait for your comments.....
I'm wondering if you're having some technical difficulty --I see you stepping in and out without commenting.
I'm sorry if that is indeed the case!
My therapist said I could call his cell phone, but I know he's at a family wedding on the other side of the country and I really don't want to bother him. I don't want to get away for a weekend. I want to get away from my life.
I know that you want to get away from your life --the changing scenery was a suggestion for trying to help elevate your mood just for a little bit at this moment --
I wasn't implying that it was going to solve your problems.
Do you trust that your therapist can make up his own mind about what he's willing to offer? I understand that you don't want to bother him, but it's up to him to set his own boundaries. If he's willing to take a call from you this weekend, I'd encourage you to trust that he meant it.
It might be good for you to call him in spite of feeling uncomfortable about it.
But I was hoping you could offer some suggestions
With depression, taking small behavioral steps are generally really important --the biggest one being "do something pleasurable"
My suggestion of going away maybe was too "big" a suggestion--going someplace of an hour might be a better start. Or engaging in something that you previously liked, enjoyed. Again, it doesn't change your life, but in this place that you're in you have to start with something small, and active.
I know that for many depressed people it's the last thing they want to do --but doing nothing will guarantee that you stay in the same spot emotionally.
i don't see how i can find anything pleasurable if my whole life if falling apart. isn't there a way to find a help center or something where I could go and stay for awhile?
I wish there was such a thing --but hospitals tend to exist to "stabilize" people. There are retreat centers that people go to for relaxation, spiritual focus, etc (not mental health treatment). The idea of "going away" for treatment seems to be something that has disappeared ---such places did exist in the past.
You said exactly what depressed people do say --the struggle to engage in a pleasurable activity is a difficult one --but it's a necessary part of coping while you get treatment.
well getting away from everything in my life right now would be the only pleasurable thing for me right now
there's got to be somewhere i can go for help right now
You can go to a hospital or a residential treatment center.
how do i find a treatment center?
i don't want to go to a hospital
You can google "residential treatment center for depression" If you feel comfortable giving me your zip, I could search for you.
my zip code is 16046
OK...just a minute
This one looks good "Brookhaven Retreat" (###) ###-#### But I can't find their location --
"Great smoky mountains" I don't know where that is!
Everything I'm finding is far --- www.timerblineknolls.com is in the midwest
I see a place in arizona too
that's not anywhere near me. i'm in pittsburgh pa
I know --I don't see anything near you
Philhaven is in Harrisburg, but that's probably too much like a hospital for you.
OK --I need to step out for about 30 minutes. I will keep looking when I return. If you cannot wait, please feel free to re-list, but I'm happy to keep looking for you.
Thanks for you patience. I'm looking again.
OK...I think I found something
OK --everything in your area seems to be drug/alcohol/addiction related. How far are you willing to travel?
The renewal center of cove forge
I know that's not close, but it's all I can find.
That last link is directly to their website.
It doesn't look exactly like what you want either....
Heavy addictions focus....
What you are looking for -- those types of places are extremely rare and very hard to find. All I could find was the Brookhaven place and the place in Arizona. At least take a look at Philhaven ---
I'm sorry that it's so hard to find a place like that.
thanks for looking anyway
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It is a pretty good rule of thumb that automotive journalists tend to like cars that go fast. Really fast. They particularly like them when they are able to drive them fast. Really fast.
But not all. There's Wayne Gerdes. He's an automotive journalist and founder of cleanmpg.com. Gerdes is a hypermiler. No, this doesn't mean that he drives cars at hypersonicesque speeds. Quite the contrary. Chances are, if you were on a two-lane highway behind Gerdes, you'd be practicing your passing skills before too very long. And while some cars are now being equipped with start-stop systems that shut the engine off when it isn't necessary for propelling the car, Gerdes is something of a human start-stop system.
His approach toward driving is to eek out every bit of mileage as is humanly possible. Or maybe that's inhumanly possible because Gerdes has set mileage records in more than 100 vehicles.
Bob Winger (left), Jon Browning, VW of America president and CEO (center), and Wayne Gerdes (right)
His latest record—a new Guinness World Record—is for the "lowest fuel consumption—48 states for a non-hybrid car." He and co-driver Bob Winger, drove a 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI Clean Diesel 8,122 miles, starting at VW of America headquarters on Friday June 7 and returning there on June 24. They put miles on the car in all 48 contiguous states.
And they achieved 77.99 mpg. In a diesel passenger car. A car that you can buy at your local VW dealer. A car without a hybrid system or electric motor or anything else. In fact, the hybrid record is 64.6 mpg. The previous diesel record was 67.9 mpg.
Gerdes said, "Obviously, we employ some specialized techniques to achieve such figures, but there's no reason why owners of TDI vehicles shouldn't be able to achieve great mileage with a few simple pointers."
Among his tips:
- Look ahead for anything that might impede your forward motion—15 to 45 seconds ahead.
- Use downhill momentum to help you get up the next hill.
- Accelerate lightly. And try to coast to stops, avoiding heavy braking (which sort of goes back to the looking ahead).
- Obey the speed limits.
We think there's more to it. Lots more. More that most people probably wouldn't want to endure in their daily drives.
Look at it this way: the Passat TDI Clean Diesel with a six-speed manual is rated at 31 mpg city/43 mpg highway. Presumably looking ahead isn't going to get you to nearly 78 mpg. It certainly can help but, really. . . ?


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Conan O'Brien Tweets About Justin Bieber, The Internet Explodes
Bieber Fever has hit hard over the past few weeks. And with Justin Bieber's second album My World 2.0 dropping in less than 24 hours, it's just gonna get worse, people. Even former late night talk show host Conan O'Brien is acknowledging the severity of Baby Biebs in pop culture and has declared him his Twitter nemesis.
Conan began tweeting not-so-innocently about Biebs over the weekend, saying,
"Sweet victory! I'm now trending higher than my twitter nemesis, Justin Bieber. Who's the tween heartthrob now?"
"I just learned that retweets of my Bieber tweet mentioning Bieber actually help Bieber. Bieber, you're a worthy foe. Bieber."
Unfortunately, Conan hadn't completely thought through his plan. But that didn't stop him from tweeting even MORE about Biebs. (Who can blame him?) Today he continued,
"As Bieber sleeps, I grow stronger. Sleep, Bieber. Sleep."
"Damn! Bieber revealed that I'm opening for him with a Whitney medley. It was supposed to be a surprise. Advantage: Bieber."
Well, we all know who's winning on Twitter currently—Bieber, clearly. The teen heartthrob has 1,506,186 followers, while O'Brien only has 715,500 followers.
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A crowd of 10,000 is expected to gather on Googong's Rockley Oval on Saturday for a return of Googfest, a free family-friendly mini music festival.
The all-local line-up boasts successful band SAFIA and The Voice's Amber Nichols, as well as the Burley Griffin, Guyy & the Fox and the Kaleid Trio.
Nichols, who made Jessie J's top three in The Voice 2015, said she had heard the inaugural Googfest was popular and a lot of fun last year.
"I know that people will want to hear me sing the songs I performed on The Voice so I'll throw in a couple of those," she said.
"I'm also going to be testing a lot of songs that will be on my new album, which I guess is a little bit more indie-pop, a little bit more ambient, more edgy and a bit more electronic that my other stuff."
Despite being preoccupied with her baby girl, Olive, she hopes to release her new album later in the year.
"I just don't want to rush it. I want it to be something that I'm proud of, has integrity and actually reflects me."
While SAFIA, which scored two places in Triple J's Hottest 100 this year, had been swamped with touring, they said they enjoy coming home to play when they can.
"I like it especially even more now," band member Ben Woolner said.
"I think, growing up as a band, there was always the mindset that you had to go to Melbourne or something if you wanted to try and make it, but then the internet kind of grew and things started happening organically."
Googong project director Malcolm Leslie said last year's turnout of around 4000 people was a huge success and expects it to more than double on Saturday.
"I'd be surprised if everyone from last year didn't come back and haven't told their family and friends," he said.
"We are hoping one day it has the status of A Day on the Green [in Victoria] and it is certainly growing fast. The fact that it is a free event is very attractive to people and we have very high quality performers."
There will be food stalls at the event, but people's own picnics and alcohol are welcome.
The concert plays at 5pm and wraps up with a firework finale at 9pm.
Free shuttle buses will run from Queanbeyan, Woden and Tuggeranong. More information at googong.net/news/events.php


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How to get Neighbours in Farm Town
Neighbours are an essential part of Farm Town you need at least 10 neighbours to unlock plowing on others peoples farms. You can plow on your own but you can not plow for others or when you get hired in the market place if you have less than 10 neighbours. You have to be friends through Facebook to ask people to be your neighbour in Farm Town.
Asking friends who already play or have an activated Farm Town account.
Firstly request to be neighbours with your friends on facebook. Go to your farm and at the top there is a tab that says My Neighbours, click on that you will then see your friends that already have Farm Town activated. If they are highlighted in blue then they are already your neighbours. If they are highlighted in light pink then you have already sent a request but they haven't accepted. Scroll down and find friends highlighted in white and then select who you want to request by clicking the blue box that says "Add 'Timmy' as a neighbour". You can also back this up by sending them a message on their profile page telling them you have sent a request and would they please look out for it. It doesn't matter if they are not playing the game at the present time as long as they accept your neighbour request they will show up as your neighbour next time you load the game.
Asking friends that don't play
If you have friends that you know would enjoy playing Farm Town you can always invite them to play and once they have accepted your request you can then follow the above steps for asking friends who play to become your neighbour. When you go to your farm next to the tab my neighbours is another tab Invite. Click on that and invite friends that you think would like Farm Town to join. You can also get friends to play by sending them a gift from the send gift tab. When they open the gift from their wall they will be asked if they want to allow Farm Town permissions and can become apart of Farm Town that way.
Other ways of getting neighbours
Another way to get neighbours is to go to Slashkey forum neighbour request section. You can browse through the people who have asked for more neighbours. Make sure you only look through fairly current pages though because their requests may have been answered and they have too many neighbours now or if it is a much older post they may not play any more. You can right click their link and open a new tab and have a look at their profile. Although most of the people are genuine on slashkey you will always get the odd one or two who could become a nuisance friend. If this happens at a later date just delete them from your friends list. Don't forget to put Farm Town neighbour or just Farm Town in the message area when you request as a friend for Facebook.
You can also put your own request up on the Slashkey forum for neighbours. I have detailed instructions in my help section on how to find your Facebook address ID which you will need to post to the forum. Once someone has sent you a friends request you can vet them by right clicking, opening a new tab and looking at their profile. If you don't like the look of them or would rather not be their friend go back to your friend requests and click on the Not Now button next to their request.
Once you have got all these new friends on Facebook don't forget to go to my neighbours tab on Farm Town and request for them to be your neighbours there.
Slashkey forum neighbours requests, this is the official site to get neighbours or request them. The way to add your profile Id is out of date which is displayed at the top of this page so please follow the instructions in my help section. Link below this one.
My help section which will show you how to add your Facebook profile Id to the forum, scroll down to the section that tells you how to link your Id for forum help. The instructions on the slashkey forum are out of date.


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Legion baseball: Extra innings aren't enough to name a winner
A marathon game ended the way very few baseball games do last week for the Rosemount American Legion baseball team: In a tie.
The Rosemount Legion team went 11 innings in what should have been a seven-inning game Monday night against Lakeville North, but when the game finally ended the score was still knotted at 5-5.
Legion coach Tom Buske said his relief staff were the stars of the game. Alex Duffy, John Birkholz and Dennis Reinhardt gave up just one earned run on three hits over six innings pitched.
The Legion team went 1-2 in the Moose Country Tournament last weekend. Jake Schulze helped his team get a win over Giant Valley with a complete game shutout.


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Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic [2] has urged Manchester United star Wayne Rooney [3] to join him and his former teammate David Beckham [4] at Paris Saint-Germain [5].
The mega-rich French giants are considering a summer swoop for the England striker after he slipped behind Robin van Persie in the pecking order and was left out of last month's Champions League clash with Real Madrid, the Sun reports.
However, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insists the player will not be sold this summer, the report added.
According to Ibrahimovic, Rooney can be a part of the best project in football if he joins PSG, adding that the decision to join or stay back in United depends on Rooney himself and the circumstances.
Ibrahimovic said that PSG is not content with being the dominant force in France and wants to be the top club in Europe as well.
The Swedish player further said that he can understand why the club's owners are interested in Rooney as the England striker is among the top ten strikers in Europe.
According to the report, Qatari-owned PSG are one of the few clubs who could match Rooney's 200,000 pounds-a-week salary. (ANI [6])
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[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham
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Hi, I have had very bad social anxiety for the past few years. I am 22, male, live at home, supported by my mother. Currently trying to start an ebay business. I live a very secluded life. I often stay in the house 23 or 24 hours a day. I only leave to shop or the occasional errand. I have no friends, or close relationships. I am not depressed though. When if ever a situation where I have to talk to someone I don't know I get very anxiety ridden. I medicate myself with distraction. Mostly using the computer and TV. My goal would ideally be to be as outgoing and 'me' as I want, I don't need a lot of friends but a close few would be nice. But above friends I would love to be able to talk to women. And one day find a girlfriend. I won't take any medication as I want a real solution to my problems. My question Is This: What are my options as far as resolving my social anxiety? If you need more information just ask, I am an open book. Thanks
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Hello! A big first step is identifying the problem and reaching out for assistance- Good job!
thank you, ***** ***** the first time i've done anything to try
The research out there tells us a combination of therapy and meds is most effective.
There are self help options too that one can try. Social anxiety is also considered social phobia.
A therapist would work with you on learning to think more realistically
This therapy is called cognitive behavior therapy CBT
With anxiety our intense and extreme thinking creates a physical response- your mind sends signals there is danger- when there likely is no danger.
It's understandable one would hold up at home with this discomfort
Learning these skills with cbt would help you to begin to venture out more
Here is a link for self help ideas http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/social-anxiety-disorder-treatment/2/#selfhelp
It takes hard work and committment to learn and practice these skills on your own. May be more effective to seek out therapist to assist you.
You are not alone in this anxiety- it is common- I work with anxiety a lot in my practice
What happens in a CBT session and how long does it take to take effect? Does CBT ever normalize people?
Anxiety can run in the family also-causing one to be more prone or vulnerable to it. Cbt is done individually or in group- if it's structured and educational may be 6-8 week program attending weekly.
Cbt is often educational- learning skills- give you homework in between
It helps you first id the distortions in thought and you learn how to "put a lie" to neg. thoughts, or untwist one's thinking.
Psych central is a good on line resource for more info.
The meds help calm the body and the mind-but you can learn skills to relax and calm your mind-again more challengling doing it on your own. There are workbooks also.
I dont want any meds
I understand- cbt may be best option-key with any new thing- takes practice
It is treatable
You are young it's good to look at this now
what is the success rate of CBT? and what type of professional should I go see?
It is the best treatment we have for anxiety disorders- but like I said lots od studies state combo of cbt and meds-does not mean cbt won't be successful on it's own.
See a therapist masters level or psychologist who specializes in cbt
Psychology Today website can help "find a therapist"
Psych Central is also great resource. If therapist recommends meds you can say you prefer to try therapy and not meds
ok. What kind of homework and people given in between CBT sessions?
You sound motivated that can help lots to get better. Homework involves documenting thoughts, id the distortion, and begin replacing with more realistic thinking.
You may also be asked to take steps to venture out with the skills learned such as relaxation-learn ways to manage anxiety when in social situations.
In a session the therapist will discuss the discmfort- you feel the anxiety and therapist will assist you to learn skills to reduce it.
ok thank you. I believe that's all I need to know, unless you have any more you'd like to tell me
You are welcome- let me know if I can help again-best of wishes in your recovery! If you would be so kind to rate my answer ok or above so I can get credit-much appreciated.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Money Box presenter Paul Lewis interviewed the Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson.
Changes in Incapacity Benefit featured highly in the five-year plan for benefits and pensions announced this week.
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Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S III gets Jelly Bean leak
0. phoneArena posted on 11 Sep 2012, 22:39
If you own the Samsung Galaxy S II and you're a Verizon customer, you can install a leaked version of Android 4.1 for your phone; besides the usual warnings about losing your warranty, there are some bugs with this build including some relating to GPS functionality...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. yonith (Posts: 174; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
Alan, this article is misleading and inaccurate. The rom you mentioned is actually based off of another user's rom which is just a port of the tmo leak. Says it right in the original post that it's based off the other guy's rom...
3. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
LOL.......o well i guess this jus means that jelly bean is on its way for the GS3 wether this article is correct or not....
4. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
jelly bean is jelly bean no matter what leak it is. besides, the non verizon rom doesn't have the annoying wifi notification that you can't get rid of
6. FAUguy (Posts: 78; Member since: 09 Apr 2008)
You can turn off the WiFi notification. Do a Google search for "anycut apk" and download and install it. Run the program and select New Shortcut, Activity, and scroll down to HiddenMenuWiFiOffload. That will create a desktop shortcut. Open it and select Disable. Restart phone.
7. tedkord (Posts: 14133; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Yeah, I got excited when I saw the headline, but when I saw the sentence about GPS issues, it turned to disappointment.
I had AOKP Jelly Bean on my Verizon SGS3, but it wasn't prime time yet then, so I went back to ICS. Then, people started losing their IMEI's flashing JB roms, so I haven't tried another. Not with the hassle yet.
2. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Gotta love the Android Dev community. Open Source FTW!
5. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
even if this was verizon jelly bean i would suggest not flashing it because who knows what it could do, especially if you have a phone with an unlocked bootloader, it could break it and even brick it(unless you know the unbrickable mod or have money for JTAG), even worse it could also have unforseen bugs(ie. emmc failure on leaked gs2 builds that caused their phone to completly brick)
it could also relock the bootloader making it harder to unlock again.
point is: don't flash anything leaked until you know it is safe and you can revert


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Archive for Friday, February 28, 2003
Tonganoxie faces tough battle at state wrestling
The first day of state wrestling tournament was difficult for Tonganoxie wrestlers.
All but one of the six Chieftain wrestlers fell in the first round of the tournament Friday at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita.
In the second round, THS senior James Hartshorn was pinned with 27 seconds left in the first period. He lost to the defending state champion from Goodland, Jordan Bedore.
James Hartshorn, a THS senior, won his first match in the 215-pound class.
Tonganoxie High School's five other competitors at state -- Chuck Riddle, senior; Ross Starcher, sophomore; Garrett Palmer, sophomore; Matt Weyer; and Andrew Miller, senior -- also are wrestling in the consolation bracket.
The tournament runs through Saturday.
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Jewish leaders from all parts of Argentina, and thousands of Jewish residents of the city of Eva Peron, capital of Buenos Aires province, participated in a ceremony renaming a street in the city for Theodor Herzl, founder of the Zionist Movement. Also present at the ceremony were Maj. Carlos Aloe, Governor of the province, and Dr. Arieh Kubovi, Israel Ambassador to Argentina.
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Shepherd's Pie recipes please
Started by Ice Queen , Feb 09 2013 08:05 AM
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 08:05 AM
As the title says.......hit me with your best and favourite Shepherd's Pie recipe. It is something that I quite like but I have never found a really good recipe.
Preferably without a bought flavour base type thing. On Monday night I am cooking dinner for my family as well my BF's family as she has had an operation. They are fairly organic-only type eaters and I generally try to steer away from these anyway. Bought stock is fine if beef stock is used. I have plenty of time on Monday afternoon to cook it so time is not an issue. It will be for their dinner on Tuesday.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 08:14 AM
No need for a flavour base.
What you need:
About 1 kg good quality lamb mince.
an onion
2-3 cloves garlic
1-2 carrots finely chopped
2 stalks celery finely chopped
a bay leaf or two
1 L chicken stock
a tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to season
olive oil
1 kg peeled potatoes, diced
100g butter
a little milk
Fry off the onion, garlic, carrot and celery until softnened. Add the mince and cook until browned and starting to crisp up. Add the chicken stock, bay leaf, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and simmer for about an hour - an hour and a half until thick and reduced.
Meanwhile make the potato topping by boiling the potatoes, draining well then mashing with the butter and just enough milk to make a stiff mash.
Pour the meat filling in a baking tray topped with the mash. Dot the top of the mash with a little extra butter and put in a hot oven for half an hour or so to heat through and for the top to brown.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 08:15 AM
I use one very similar to this one, you can add extra bits and pieces to it if you want.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 08:18 AM
Recipe schmecipe.
You need left over roast lamb. I've been known to roast a leg of lamb just so as I can have shepherd's pie. This is a rather trad version so definitely NOT beef (which does not a shepherd's pie make) and no tomato paste or garlic.
Chop into rough chunks then blitz in a food processor until cooked lamb is coarsely minced.
Fry off an onion in butter until softened and golden, then add your lamb and cook until brown. Add salt, pepper, parsley or a little thyme, and a generous splosh of Worcestershire sauce. Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring, one good minute. Then add chicken stock and/or a little red wine and cook until well thickened.
Place in a pie or lasagne dish and cover with a good coating of well seasoned creamy mashed potato. Rough up the top of the mash with a fork, dot with butter, and brown in a hot oven 20 mins.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 08:22 AM
I make this one:
Instead of the potato topping, I do a sweet potato and pumpkin mash (a medium sweet potato and just a small amount of pumpkin) mashed with lots of butter and a dash of milk. I sprinkle a little salt on top and bake for 10-15 min. I also find it works better making the meat the day before and chilling it in the pie dish, then putting the mash on top when the meat is still cold and warming it all in the oven.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 09:06 AM
I do much the same credence except I use left over roast lamb, and beef stock (and not nearly as much - probably about a cup) and sometimes hide a few other veggies in the meat. Although I am liking the sound of lamb mince, I think you could make a nice variation with that.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:46 AM
Thank you ladies! Definitely enough for me to pull a decent one together.
Small confession.....I had only used beef mince. Soooooo going with the lamb. Roast lamb would be delicious although I need quite a lot as she has 3 boys and they eat masses so roast lamb might be a bit expensive for 2 family meals. Might do that next time just for us as two meals.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:01 AM
Go the roast lamb...
You can pad the thing out with lots of extra veggies - the roast lamb (I just chop mine with a knife) is SO, SO, SO superior in flavour...
I can stretch a small roast lamb here for about 6 meals for two gluttonous adults - starting with 'the roast' and moving along to shepherd's pie/curry/traditional pie/et.al...
Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:15 PM
Recipe schmecipe.
Haha, I was thinking the same thing - I have never followed a recipe for shepherd's pie, ever.
Go the roast lamb...
Definitely this ^
Tonight we're having roast lamb and I will always do (depending on leftovers) a shepherd's pie the following night.
I basically finely chop the leftover lamb, fry with an onion, add fresh rosemary (garlic if you wish, this is one dish I don't add garlic too) and make a gravy using beef stock, tomato paste, tinned tomatoes and a good grinding of salt & pepper.
Put in a casserole dish, allow the mixture to cool a little and top with mashed potato. I put shaved Parmesan on top of the potato, another good grinding of salt & pepper and a knob of butter and bake until the top is brown and crispy.
I let it rest a bit once cooked so I can cut it into nicer slices (it's too sloppy if you cut it up straight out of the oven).
So, plan ahead. If your guests are coming Monday night, have a roast lamb Sunday (you'll need a big leg) and use the leftovers for a 'proper' shepherd's pie.
(I believe some traditionalists mince the lamb in an old fashioned mincer).
Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:35 PM
500g steak mince
1onion ,chopped
1small carrot grated
1\2 c water
1 beef stock cube
2 tablespoon flour
1 or 2 tomatoes (optional)
4 large potatoes
2-3 tablespoons milk
1.Place meat,chopped onion and grated carrot in a saucepan.
2.Add water,pepperand beef cube.
3.Cook over a gentle haet until well cooked.
add more water if needed
4.Sprinkle over flour and mix well
Allow to thicken
5.Pour into pie dish and cover with sliced tomato.
6.prepare potatoes and cook in boiling water
7.Drain and mash well add butter and milk.
keep mixture fairly dry
8. spread over top of meat and mark with a fork .
9.bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.
10. serve hot garnished with parsley
Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:11 PM
I think shepherds pie is with lamb pieces and cottage pie is made with mince.... My partner is a chef and I am a self conscious cooker (silly i know but oh well) I have just started cooking cottage pie and it is a winner for him. I use
beef mince
chicken stock
sliced carrots
1.5 thick cut onions.
then mashed potatoes on top (I add some garlic to the boil, gives more flavor) and a touch of sour cream in the mash, top with cheese and pop in the oven YUM!
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