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No Country for Old Men assesses American apathy
By LEE CLARK ZUMPE
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Photo by RICHARD FOREMAN, courtesy of Miramax Films
Javier Bardem portrays Anton Chigurh in Miramax Films No Country for Old Men.
Warning: The straightforward storytelling, stark and striking cinematography, inspired acting and virtuoso direction that make Joel and Ethan Coens No Country for Old Men a genuine masterpiece may result in an existential tailspin for some audience members.
Its that good, and its that grim.
Adapted from Cormac McCarthys 2005 novel, the film is essentially a thriller with some very dismal societal observations. Set in 1980, the story follows Llewellyn Moss, a blue-collar welder and Vietnam vet. Hunting in the Texas borderlands, Moss inadvertently discovers the vestiges of a drug deal gone awry, complete with bloated corpses, dusty pickup trucks riddled with bullet holes even a dead guard dog.
One lone Mexican begs for water but Moss already has something else in mind: Hes looking for the ultimo hombre, the last man standing. He soon tracks him down or, rather, finds his corpse along with a briefcase full of money.
After stashing the cash, Moss conscience reawakens and he returns to the scene of carnage with water for the survivor. His belated compassion only serves to put hired guns on his tail.
Enter bounty hunter Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), possibly the most malevolent character in cinematic history to leave a trail of corpses scattered across the American Southwest. Forget the fact that his weapon of choice is a cattle gun; forget the fact that he regularly relegates human life to the toss of a coin. In an Oscar-worthy performance, Bardem resists the temptation to make Chigurh a two-dimensional inhuman monster.
It is Chigurhs twisted humanity, his merciless rationalization of murder, that make him such a nightmarish character.
What follows is a cat-and-mouse game with Moss neither wholly noble nor nefarious trying to keep the ill-gotten booty, protect his wife (Kelly McDonald) and outwit the relentless Chigurh.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, the patron saint of The Old Ways, recognizes the storm clouds on the horizon. Bells shoes may seem familiar to Tommy Lee Jones who has made a career of playing pensive, besieged lawmen and gritty patriarchal types. In this performance, though, his pastoral epigrams and rustic optimism is displaced by endemic hopelessness.
Always a few steps behind, Bell is left to muse about the pervasiveness of violence in the world as he examines Chigurhs bloody leftovers.
The Coens attention to detail intensifies the brutality of violent episodes, from the scuff marks Chigurhs first on-screen victim leaves on the floor as hes being strangled to the meticulously executed scene depicting the bounty hunter performing surgery on himself following a run-in with Moss.
Like Blood Simple and Fargo, No Country for Old Men features the Coens trademark dark humor. The well-timed quips and clever remarks, though, never detract from the ominous circumstances and frequently upon reflection reinforce the films stance on the scourge of dehumanization.
No Country for Old Men isnt just entertaining. It has impact and implication. It is an assessment of American apathy that laments societys deterioration and suggests that the end result is as unavoidable as the unstoppable bounty hunter Chigurh.
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Gillian Duffy v Nick Clegg doesn't come close to 'bigotgate' | John Harris
Labour patronisingly uses Gillian Duffy for political stunts, yet it's done little to address what lay behind her original face-off
Last year, during an early-evening lull at the Labour party conference, I found myself in the murky bar of Manchester's Radisson hotel. Whispers were circulating that the legendary Gillian Duffy was in the house. And so it proved: just behind me, evidently enjoying the best hospitality her hosts could offer, was the redoubtable Rochdale pensioner, seemingly invited to prove that Labour had learned from her miserable encounter with Gordon Brown, and was back in touch with its core supporters. And now this: having re-landed in the culture via her backing for David Miliband in the Labour leadership contest, she's now all over the papers thanks to her meeting with Nick Clegg. "Could you please tell me why you went with the Conservatives last year instead of going with Labour?" she asked him, before accusing him of giving her the "same speech" as usual, and concluding that "it's all gone wrong".
This time, the meeting was less than accidental: the face-off with Clegg was the suggestion of Rochdale's Labour MP, Simon Danczuk, who had Duffy ferried to a local factory by a party activist, and used the occasion to enthuse about her cooking. "Gillian baked me a cheese and onion pie the other night," he said. "It was very nice." Indeed.
Welcome, then, to a rather irksome and extremely post-modern attempt to maintain a class narrative about the coalition's failings (you know the drill: "out of touch with ordinary people", and all that), which actually suggests that the only way even the Labour party knows how to treat the likes of Duffy is to rather patronisingly use them as props.
In the minds of the Labour people who organised this latest stunt, the imagined public response was presumably something like this: "Look at 'er! A genuine working-class Labour voter! Takes no crap, and tells it 'ow it is! The voice of reason, an' no mistake!" Just as Brown wilted in her presence, so the public schoolies now in power would surely crumble.
But enough already. Duffy's clash with Brown (there's a transcript here) was a brilliant moment of symbolism because of what it said about New Labour's distance from its party's own electoral bedrock.
Duffy's ire about eastern European immigration (and, though it's often forgotten, welfare policy, the taxing of pensions, and tuition fees) cut to the heart of the party's neglect of how ignored millions of people felt, and in Brown's dismissal of her as "a bigoted woman", there lay an object lesson about how disconnected the political elite had become from the working class. I wrote a piece as the aftershocks of the episode kicked in, which nailed the essential problem thus: that as "Britain has gone through convulsive change after convulsive change, nobody in power has ever bothered giving them much of an explanation".
That's why "bigotgate" was so symbolic, and remains so – but it's also why asking low-grade questions about recent political history to Nick Clegg doesn't begin to compare. Worse, though Duffy is doubtless tickled pink by her ability to crashland on our TV screens whenever she fancies, the fact that she did so at the suggestion of her local Labour MP rather sells her short. As far as I can tell, beyond a vague shift of tone, the party she has so loyally supported down the years has still done precious little to address what lay behind the face-off that first hurled her into the public consciousness. Until Labour does, she should perhaps keep a slightly lower profile.
(Sound of phone ringing in downtown Rochdale: "Hello, Mrs Duffy? It's Newsnight here. Yes, we'll send a car …")
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One of my more recent Swatch watch purchases has been the Swatch Completion. It could either be seen as a unisex timepiece or a mens watch, personally I think it could be worn by both sexes but it is more styled towards men. As with all Swatch watches it comes in an official swatch presentation box with a 2 year guarantee. The face of the watch is quite intricate and 'busy' with its day and date functions. The dial itself is silver in colour and the case is made from plastic and resin. The second hand is bright orange, with hands to match the strap. The strap is finished in a dark green material which is lined with cream leather for comfort against the skin.
I love the way Swatch put every effort into ensuring each of their timepieces is of the highest quality. Priced at under £40 the Completion design is affordable and stylish. The buckle is made from strong clear plastic, but the quality is never compromised as this matches the outer edge of the dial. This watch isn't packed with features, but the simple functions are there, day, date and obviously the time through the swiss quartz movement.
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Yankees catcher is new spokesman for school vouchers
Now stepping to the plate for vouchers: New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.
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Blogs Liberty and Power Why are Interest Rates So Low?Aug 17, 2008 2:57 pm
Why are Interest Rates So Low?
From the discussion I provoked and from my additional reading and sifting of financial-market data, however, I have made some progress toward an answer, or, at least, part of an answer.
It seems that during the past year or so, credit has become harder to get for the least creditworthy would-be borrowers. Terms have been tightened, and the riskiest demanders have been cut off entirely. Financial institutions are trying to repair their damaged balance sheets, which in many cases still carry assets acquired during the mania of 2002-2005 whose values will eventually have to be written down or written off completely. Today's motto seems to be, No more deadbeats, m' lady. Why lenders have resorted to this approach, rather than adjusting the interest rates they require from higher-risk borrowers remains unclear to me. It seems fairly clear, however, that this stringency in the lowest echelon of borrowers is what is being called a credit crunch in the financial press and blogosphere. (Incidentally, it does not follow that one ought to decry this phenomenon, given that many of the riskiest borrowers who received loans in 2002-2006 ought never to have been accommodated in the first place, and wouldn't have been if the lenders, especially the mortgage lenders, had kept their heads and done their jobs properly.)
Even if one grants the foregoing observations, however, many puzzles remain in today's financial markets. For example, the Treasury's inflation-indexed notes, which yielded between 2 percent and 3 percent in 2006 and most of 2007, experienced precipitous yield declines in late 2007 and early 2008, and this year until recently their yields were in the neighborhood of zero; at times, the yield was negative. Bizarre.
Yields on 1-month AA nonfinancial commercial paper also fell sharply at the same time, from more than 5 percent during most of 2006 and 2007 to 2 percent recently. Needless to say, a nominal interest rate of 2 percent at present implies a substantially negative real rate of interest, because the rate of inflation is well in excess of 2 percent–indeed, according to the official consumer price index, it was 5.6 percent between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008. Why would a bank lend to a business if it expected a negative 3-4 percent rate of return on the loan?
The bank prime loan rate also fell tremendously from more than 8 percent in most of 2006 and 2007 to 5 percent recently. Again, with inflation in the neighborhood of 5 percent, banks are now lending to their best customers with an expected real rate of return of zero. Why?
Note that it won't do to say that lenders failed to anticipate the rate of inflation, because the inflation-indexed Treasury notes have also been yielding zero or less this year until recently.
Interest rates on 30-year conventional mortgages have risen this year, but even now they stand at only around 6.5 percent, which is less than the nominal peaks they reached in 2006 and 2007, and almost certainly lower in real terms, because the rate of inflation has increased lately.
Moody's seasoned Aaa corporate bonds have yielded somewhat more of late, reaching about 5.7 percent recently, but, again, this nominal rate is barely a positive real rate. Yields of seasoned Baa corporate bonds have risen somewhat more, and now stand at about 7.3 percent. But when inflation is running at 5-6 percent, that's pretty cheap money for corporations with a Baa rating.
As the Fed has lowered its fed funds target rate to 2 percent since late last year, the rate of growth of the money stock has picked up for both the MZM and the M2 measure, at least until the past few months, when the growth slowed substantially. Still, this monetary (mis)management does not seem adequate to explain the prevalence of real interest at a zero or even a negative rate in so many parts of the financial markets. So, although the financial bottom feeders may be experiencing a credit crunch, there is evidently extremely ample credit for the more creditworthy demanders, so ample that they are borrowing at what promises to be no real cost at all. Go figure.
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Superluxe: Luxury Branding Is A Joke
A recent satiric art project aims to move the luxury industry towards a new humble business model of experimentation and creativity.
Crystal Chou, a graduate student at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, recently presented her thesis project, Superluxe.
She explains:
"The design project takes form as a window installation of a one-stop-shop selling do-it-yourself instant luxury branding tools. The shop is intended to poke fun at the elitist luxury industry and demonstrate that anyone can create their own luxury empire based on the current industry's formulaic branding strategies. Through this satiric commentary, the project encourages that the luxury industry move towards a new humble business model of experimentation and creativity."
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Logo Mojo: a fictitious spray product that turns a logo into "a crazy, fancy, shmancy pattern."
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Love in the air: Newlyweds leave on honeymoon flight from Chilliwack
When most people fly to their honeymoon destinations, they arrive at the airport with luggage packed, boarding passes printed and passports ready.
But when Joel and Melanie Ellis took off from Chilliwack Airport on the morning of July 26, there was no check-in and no line-up at the security counter.
The couple marked the start of their post-wedding trip to Yellowknife by hand cranking the propeller of a 1948 Piper Vagabond two-seated airplane.
And if the trip wasn't adventure enough, a 10-gallon fuel tank means they have to stop for gas every two hours of flight.
But Melanie is used to her new husband's aircraft, and has full confidence in his skills.
"Flying in that plane is like putting on another pair of pants for him," she said before climbing in the cockpit and making adjustments for lift-off.
With Joel in the pilot's seat and Melanie squeezed beside him with navigation tools, they pulled onto the runway and rose off into the mountains.
The newlyweds had also invited their flying club, the Pacific Pilots Flying Group. So after finishing breakfast at the Airport Coffee Shop, pilots and passengers trickled onto the runway and one-by-one, three light aircraft followed the couple on their flight path north.
Melanie's grandparents, aunt and uncle came to see their dear ones off that sunny morning, also enjoying a morning meal at the restaurant.
Later outside, they watched their precious cargo disappear on the horizon.
A lofty honeymoon adventure had begun.
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Flying to Yellowknife had been an idea of Joel's for a couple of years.
"I wondered if there were even enough fuel stops along the way for a small, limited range vintage aircraft to get that far North," he said.
It turns out there is, so he approached Melanie with the idea. Though her heart was originally set on flying to Disneyland, the couple decided something in Canada would be better for their first long-range attempt.
In planning the gas stops to the north, Joel found that a major challenge for the little Piper's limited range would be the final leg, which crosses Great Slave Lake.
It's not just the size of the lake that's a concern, but the unpredictable weather above it.
Better to stick to the road around it, flying above the cars, and meet a local pilot in Fort Providence with some fuel cans, he said.
And while they planned for many of the possible variables like weather, this year brought an unexpected factor on that last, northern stretch.
"The biggest concern right now is the wildfires, and their impact on the visibility along our route," said Joel. "We may also run into some airspace closures while they are fighting the fires."
But the couple was determined to make a trip out of it, regardless of weather and fire conditions. The newlyweds have seen their share of airtime, and are both experienced flyers for being in their late-twenties.
In fact, the two met in air cadets when they were in high school.
Joel started in gliders and took on powered craft a year later. While he's booking mileage on his honeymoon, the engineering technologist will also be celebrating 10 years of piloting.
"The freedom and the spectacular view make the sky one of my favorite places to be," he said. "It is constantly challenging, I am always learning, and there is always room for improvement."
He's also a flight instructor at King George Aviation. Currently his favourite student is his wife.
A discovery for her love of bagpipes side-tracked Melanie's flying career in the air cadet days, so now the Quebec-born animal shelter attendant is continuing where she left off.
"With Joel's help and guidance I am well on my way to getting my ultralight pilots permit and then will be moving on to continue my private pilot license training and certification," she says.
It will make their long distance trips easier when the duo can swap off on the controls more consistently.
Melanie said she'll take some flying time on the way to Yellowknife, but for now Joel's experience will be the honeymooners' main guide if conditions turn rough.
Fire in the Sky
Last week, the little yellow Piper jumped from Chilliwack to a half-dozen communities on its way to Dawson Creek. Turning into Alberta, the pair shed their companions as they went further north.
Near-perfect weather accompanied them until they reached Hay River, N.W.T., where they had to park while forest fires raged.
It was a commercial flight in a DC-3 that eventually took the pair into Yellowknife. And while they fell one stop short of their plan, Joel admitted over his coffee at Chilliwack airport that it might be nice to take a break from sitting in the pilot's seat once they arrived.
When Joel and Melanie see the northern lights in Yellowknife's short dark hours, they'll enjoy them like most honeymoon couples who choose northern Canada—from the ground.
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Swimming in Florida
I am visiting Marco Island in Florida with work in February (just south of Naples) and was wondering if anyone knows of any good swimming I could do in any spare time I might have.
In particular I am keen to stay safely away from local wildlife with big teeth. Are there any, or am I just being paranoid?
Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.......
I haven't heard any reports of "wild life with big teeth" in Marco. I don't think you need to be too concerned. You probably have more to worry about from the "civilized life with false teeth." Make sure you swim away from boat traffic. Since you're not familiar with the area, find the beach on Marco or in Naples and swim parallel to the shore inside the swim buoys.
If you make it to the Tampa/St. Pete area (3 hours north), we usually have organized swims on the weekends and would love to have you join us.
Thanks for the advice #caburke, and also the offer. I will see what my dates are, and whether I have access to a car or not before finding out more about joining you.
I've never swum in water at Florida temperature before!
nvr2late Central VirginiaCharter MemberI was in Naples last January - my husband had a meeting there. We stayed in a Gulf front hotel and there was a nice beach. I swam every day - just close to shore, from jetty to jetty, about a mile lap. The water temp was a very comfortable 64-65. However, I had my husband walk the shore as I was swimming and he chuckled at the number of people who could not believe that there was a woman swimming in that cold water! I enjoyed the seagulls that kept me company, but no other marine life noted. The water quality and clarity was excellent! Enjoy your vacation, and the swimming!
Thanks a lot @nvr2late - 65 sounds positively balmy (I'm a Brit). I will find a similar spot, and ideally ask a lifeguard type person about currents, and let people know where I am and when.
Sadly it's work (well, a conference, so kinda like work) not vacation, but I want to grab the opportunity for some good OW hours while I can.
Piggybacking on the thread: I'm going to be in Orlando the last week of February. I know that it's not on the ocean, but are any of the lakes swimmable at that time of year?
Orlando is only an hour and a half drive from the Gulf of Mexico if you want to join us in the salt water.
Cocoa Beach also has great swimming and about 45 minutes from Orlando (Melbourne is even closer on the Atlantic side). BUT, I agree with Chris, if you can get out to Tampa Bay that is all the better especially if you get down to Ft DeSoto Park!
IronMike Alexandria, VACharter MemberI second the Cocoa Beach emotion. Love the beach there.
I don't think I'll have access to a car. :( But thanks for the possibilities, in case I do.
Jon. Lake Minneola may be a safe place to swim as they hold the Great Clermont Triathlon there every year. Orlando is speckled with a lot of little lakes in the downtown area but I would be weary of and fresh body of water due to our "friends".
Just Gators.
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daveyswims MemberI will be in South Beach, Miami in early February and wanted to see if there are any swimmers or swim groups located in the area that I could join up with or any recommended swim spots nearby.
Appreciate any feedback
Does anyone know of any swim groups or good places to swim in Marathon area. Will be there next week and looking for place to swim.
I live in St. Pete but spend a lot of time in Marathon. The short answer is no, there are no groups or good places to swim right in Marathon. If you're willing to drive about 20 miles north, there is a nice pool and Master's group at Founder's Park in Islamorada. Lori Bosco, the organizer of the FKCC Swim Around Key West runs a group 50 miles south in Key West.
If you don't mind doing short laps up and down the beach, Sombrero Beach and Bahia Honda St. Park are options. But don't be too disappointed. The Keys are all about the water but they don't have much in the way of beaches.
Enjoy your trip.
Thanks caburke! Do you know who the contact is for the Masters group at Founder's Park? I've tried emailing the contact listed on their website several times over the last week but I don't think its current anymore as it bounces back as undeliverable.
Sorry, I don't have a contact. But, if you call the pool, they have the Master's and open swim hours listed on a flyer in the lobby.
Miami Beach or anything on the ocean-side still has a nasty man-o-war, sea lice, and pink jellyfish (forgot their name) when there is an on-shore breeze. The "best" place for OW swimming in the Miami area is called Hobie Beach. It is just off the bridge to Key Biscayne over to the right. Many triathletes train their on the weekend. Jellys can still be a problem and the water there is sometimes pretty dirty. Porpoises often patrol that area. Crandon Park Beach is ok and is where the local triathlon swims are often venued.daveyswims said:
I will be in South Beach, Miami in early February and wanted to see if there are any swimmers or swim groups located in the area that I could join up with or any recommended swim spots nearby.
Appreciate any feedback
The best place to swim (by far IMHO) is Fort Lauderdale Beach just up 95 and right out in front of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The beach in front of ISHOF up to the HoJos is 1 mile, 1.5 miles to the Holiday Inn, and 2.5 miles to Oakland Park Boulevard. There is a reef about 50 yards off-shore that goes all the way north and is a great line to follow. There are bouys beyond that to keep boats out. Lots to see underwater there like barracuda (leave jewelry in the car), jack, stingrays, manta rays, and the occasional porpoise. Stay out when there are on-shore breezes. Guaranteed to get zapped.
There used to be a masters group that went out there on Saturday mornings for group swims. Try contacting the current masters team there to see if people are still doing it. It is a safe place to swim when the guards are in the towers.
Hollywood Beach is nice as well, but a little more difficult to get to from I-95. Very safe place to swim as well.
Miami Beach has jet-ski rentals and lots of people in the water. You also have to worry about getting your car broken into. When I lived in Miami, I would by-pass everything in Miami and go up to Ft. Lauderdale.
Hope this helps.
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The Keys aren't good places for open water training and even worse if your swimming alone. I grew up in South Florida and the only good place to swim down there is the race around Key West. The only reason it get in the water down there is if there's a race going on. Not a great place to train. The best place to swim in the upper keys is Gary Hall's pool. I believe it's on Islamorada Key or Key Largo.Ballyswim said:
I will be in the lower Keys in Fl. April 3 to 8, 2015. Does anyone know of a open water group to swim with down there or a good place to swim solo?
If I had to pick, the Florida Bay side (western side) is probably the best. Now is the windy-time of the year. The water can be very shallow with lots of channels letting in/out massive amounts of water. You don't want to be near one. Double that if you're alone.
I would just stick with the pool, and enjoy the sunsets and conch fritters at Alabama Jacks.
Camille Member
I wasn't sure where to post this, but since FL was the topic I figured I would jump in here.
I am going to be in Key Largo, FL this wed. (Jan. 13) through Tues. (Jan. 19th) and then in Fort Meyers until the 24th. Are there any open water clubs, or Masters Clubs, (or people who just want to swim) in or around the area?
Or does anyone have any suggestions on good places to practice my open water ocean swimming?
Any ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. thank you for listing the races and dates- I am going to try to make at least one in the warm waters down south! ;)
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What percentage of electrical work does your company have to do to be able to apply for an electrical contractors licence?
I thought it was like 80%. Can anyone confirm that?
I'm an electrician and have never heard of that. You have work 4-5years as a registered apprentice and complete 3 blocks of schooling (8week,10 weeks and 10 weeks) and them write a test to become a journeyman electrician. That doesn't allow you to pull permits. You have to work 2 more years in the trade and then take another test to become a master electrician which would allow you to pull permits.
You are not allowed to do ANY electrical work UNLESS, you have a Master electrician on staff AND then he or you can apply for an Electrical contracting license. but there are various points that need to be prepared before you can apply.
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Or read - Eligibility for an ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor Licence
1 Must be at least 18 years of age
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7 Not owe the ESA any money for which payments arrangements have not been made
Hi Brian
Your question can be interpreted a couple of different ways...
If I interpret your question as: I have an existing business (say handyman) and I want to complete electrical work legally then the answer is ANY electrical work. The law states that you must be an electrical contractor (EC) to complete ANY electrical work in someone's home or in you own home if it is a rental property and of course businesses, etc..
If I interpret your question as: I have an existing business (say plant maintenance) do I need to do a certain amount of electrical work to keep my status as an EC. The answer to that is ZERO. There is no requirement to do so many dollars worth of work or submit a certain number of inspections per year to maintain your status.
In both scenarios, you must meet and maintain the requirements of being an EC through the ECRA and that information has already been provided. The fact is that if you are not doing much electrical work, it is not worth the cost to be an EC just to provide the "value added" perspective to your business. You would be better off using the approach, "We only sub contract qualified and licenced trades to complete our work that we are not legally allowed to complete such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc.".
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Los Angeles: Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer fight for justice in their upcoming film, "The Lone Ranger," (out in the UAE on August 8) but their ancestors did it for real.
Genealogy research website Ancestry.com revealed Wednesday the two actors descend from historic American freedom fighters.
Hammer plays the Lone Ranger and Depp portrays his Native American sidekick, Tonto. Yet the site's historians discovered that it's Hammer with the native roots. The 26-year-old actor is a descendent of Cherokee leader and peace advocate Chief Kanagatucko, who was known as "Old Hop" or "Stalking Turkey" because of his age and gait.
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Chow Rings, Decomposition of the Diagonal, and the Topology of Families (AM-187)
In this book, Claire Voisin provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. The volume is intended for both students and researchers, and not only presents a survey of the geometric methods developed in the last thirty years to understand the famous Bloch-Beilinson conjectures, but also examines recent work by Voisin. The book focuses on two central objects: the diagonal of a variety—and the partial Bloch-Srinivas type decompositions it may have depending on the size of Chow groups—as well as its small diagonal, which is the right object to consider in order to understand the ring structure on Chow groups and cohomology. An exploration of a sampling of recent works by Voisin looks at the relation, conjectured in general by Bloch and Beilinson, between the coniveau of general complete intersections and their Chow groups and a very particular property satisfied by the Chow ring of K3 surfaces and conjecturally by hyper-Kähler manifolds. In particular, the book delves into arguments originating in Nori's work that have been further developed by others.
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My daughter is three, i have been apart from my ex for exatly two years today. She got married to her husband last july. She had met him litteraly a month or two before she married him.
I am having so much trouble with the courts because she has not shown up to the last eight court dates. One for expanded visitation and then she would not comply with the court order to let me see my daughter every other weekend and every wednsday evening for four hours. We cannot change the order or talk about any of my issues in court untill she shows up. They issued the warrant two weeks ago and still nothing has happened. This has been going on since last june. And before that i seen my daughter every sunday through tuesday for one year after the break up.
When we were together i was litterlay with my baby from when she was born till the break up. I would be with her in the night when she got up and while my ex worked at the bar which was at least three nights a week. the defendant kept the baby from me from june 2010 to december 2010 with out even a phone call with a restraining order. She got this with i kid you not saying i kicked the door. And the probate court in cambridge ma took six months till i could get the judge to make an order. I feel my lawyer dragged his feet to get the most possible money. I spent 15,000 to get my child back into my life. Not only this my lawyer hired a PI which caught my ex out with three dif guys not her husband and she stays out every now and then leaving baby with a sitter till noon the next day. I hae so much to say but i was really concerned about the parenting advice of what to do with my child how to respond to some of her questions and comments. And how to deal with my ex trying to turn my child against me. Like i said before it has not worked. My daughter addores me, asks me to live with me but i dont think she fully understands how much time apart that would cause between her and her mother i mean she is only three. I dont mean to blab on the law court stuff its just you asked about some of the backround and it is just a lifetime movie. It is very tragic that i care for her so much and only want what is best for her but the battle for that is so uphill for men. My daughter tells me how she likes to sleep during the day and stay up all night. Even the other day i asked her what she was up to today and she told me playing in her play room and ill ask her with you friends? She replies"no' Ok with momy? "Momy was sleeping" I dont know how often this happends, i imagine my daughter here hugging me sometimes. While she is away i had nightmares and dreams that i should of stayed with my ex to look out for my child. Just to be ther eto play with her. When i first go ther back in december she would play with something talking to just herself if you didnt converse with her for a while. I feel like with her mother she doesnt get to see many other kids. When i get her which i feel is very little i bring her to my family who have kids like 60 % of the time juts so she can interact with them. Today i brought her to chucky cheese and encouraged her to make a friend and once she said hi to a little girl omg she had the time of her life. And it was just two little girls running around playing. I dont think she is in danger when she is with her mom i just think shes not getting a full life. Hard for me to explain i feel like she needs to get out more see the world, have friends have play dates. I feel like the only interaction she has is her mother and her mothers boy friends. She has not told me about any women or any one besides her neighbor who comes to play with her. I just see so much happiness when she is with me but some of the things she says and the friction in her thoughts worry me. By friction i mean she is a nice sweet angel and all of a sudden shel push a kid. Ill ask her why she doens not come for me when some other kid puts her hands on her and she says,"when they do something i dont like i hit them". Now i dont think her mother hits her but i dont think she tells her not to hit other kids when they are mean to her. What i meant by some of the things she says is the other day she told me that her daddy planted the seeds in mommy's stomach for a baby. I mean who says that to a three year old. What happend to the stork or anything like that. I am sorry i can go on for days she means the world to me. The most important thing i can get from you is advice on how to react to her feelings and what she says about hate and stuff. And also ways to further push her in the right direction.
I thank you for being so honest with your feelings and providing me with the background information. I am not an expert in the legal field but from what I know, the court issues can drag on for years which gets to be a headache and a drain on the wallet.
What you can do is to be loving and supportive to your daughter when she is with you. Do fun things with her. Interact with her in positive ways. Show her the world!!! No matter what her mother may tell her, she will see you as a different person through your actions. Do not bad mouth her mother no matter how much you may want to.
If you feel that your daughter is being neglected or in harm's way, contact your local Department of Child and Family Protective Services.
It seems as though your ex is headed on a path in which the courts may see what an unfit mother she is. Just do your part in the best way possible to be the greatest father in the world. Your daughter will truly appreciate that as she grows older. Right now, your ex is trying to manipulate your daughter's thoughts which is unfortunate.


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Well, good news... i caught my first boar.... this one was shot with a Win 27o... a very clean shot, right between the eyes. One shot, one kill.. this one weighed in right about 165 pounds... not sure what grain or anything, since its my uncles gun... but it was a very nice shot... i did happen to shoot another piglet at about 175 yards, but i gut shotted him, soooo, it was no good.. anyways, coming up in February, like ive said, im getting me an FNAR-.308... let me know what yall think,,,
You'll have some mighty fine eating ahead of you. It's your 1st but I bet it won't be your last. Congrats!
Congrats! No wild boar in my parts but that rascal looks like hes been eating well by all the body fat.
Congrats in the nice fat hog. The ones here usually do not have that much fat but there are exceptions.
Great Job! I'm happy for you! And just in time for your holiday feast!
i know, thank yall... im excited... well, i took him to the processing place today, and yeah... hes got plenty of meat on him... we ended up getting 45 lbs of boudain, 2 hams, some pork chops, and whatever is left will be smoked sausage and jalapeno and cheese sausage... so pretty good eating... not bad for my first...
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Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx, pop star Kelly Rowland and comedian Kevin Hart were among the guests who turned out for Gabrielle Union's engagement party over the weekend (15-16Mar14). The actress accepted a proposal from her basketball player partner Dwyane Wade in December (13) and the couple threw a lavish bash for friends and family in Miami Beach, Florida on Saturday night (15Mar14) to toast the engagement.
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Warrington Joins Senior Management Team at Assurant Employee Benefits
Track record of sales success, coaching ability cited
KANSAS CITY , Mo. – Marc Warrington has been named senior vice president of sales for Assurant Employee Benefits.
Warrington , 38, was promoted from the position of vice president of sales, where he directed the company's East Coast sales offices. Serving in that position since 2003, he also trained sales representatives, brokers, and employers across the country on the company's products and services. In his new position, Warrington will be responsible for the company's entire sales force and overall sales efforts.
"I am very interested in continuing our evolution out of the traditional group insurance mold," Warrington said. "Brokers have begun to view Assurant Employee Benefits as a true partner that contributes to their bottom line and overall business, not just a supplier of insurance. I want to continue that momentum, and push it to move even faster."
Warrington 's tenure with the insurance industry dates back to 1989. He joined Assurant in 1996 as district sales director in the company's Orange County , Calif. , sales office, where he increased the territory's annual production from $375,000 to $4 million in less than 24 months. He was named regional sales director of the Houston sales office in 1999, and regional sales manager later that year. In 2001, he was named regional vice president, and in 2003 moved to Kansas City to accept the position of vice president of sales. In 2004 Warrington accepted responsibility for Assurant's MVP program, which provides support and stronger relationships with brokers who incorporate Assurant Employee Benefits' principles for customer relationship development and customer service.
"Marc's track record of sales success is impressive, and is based on his thorough knowledge and understanding not just of our company and our products, but also of employee benefits issues and how they impact a company's goals and objectives," said Michael J. Peninger, president and CEO of Assurant Employee Benefits. "Marc also has a unique talent for passing that knowledge and understanding to others, so he will continue to focus on coaching and developing our sales force."
Warrington and his wife, Laura, live in Overland Park , Kan. , with their children Abbey, 8, and Charlie, 6. He is a graduate of Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Assurant Employee Benefits specializes in quality employee benefits and services, including long-term and short-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dental coverage, and disability reinsurance management services. Assurant Employee Benefits also offers voluntary (employee-paid) disability, life and dental plans. Underwriting flexibility allows Assurant Employee Benefits to market tailor-made benefit plans for groups of most any size. Assurant Employee Benefits is located in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Hi all,
I'd love to get some thoughts on this:
Soon, I may need to do some travel that will take me away from home for 5-7 days. My baby will be 3 1/2 months at that time, and would spend the whole time with his father, who will be off from work. I'm not so worried about the logistics of taking a trip without the baby, but I'm just not sure how he or I will handle it emotionally. Has anyone ever been away from their 3 month old for days at a time? Was the baby okay? Were you okay?
Thanks for the input!!
Hi. Welcome to MDC. I didn't want your question to go unanswered, but cant' really give any advice.
I think, on this forum especially, you will find most parents would attempt to avoid a 5-7 seperation from their young infant. You mentioned that the baby's father will be taking time off from work to stay home those 5-7 days: would it be possible for him to come with you instead?
Are you nursing? That should be something you take into account (I'm sure you have). As for emotionally--- I'm sure you will both miss each other. I don't think there is reallly anything you can do to "reassure" that young of a baby that a seperation is forever: their minds just dont' work that way. Each person reacts differently, so things that help one person deal with seperation may or may not help you. For example, you could take pictures of your baby and a blanket of their's on your trip. You could try to set up video chat so you can see baby while away.
Good luck
I did that. I had to take a 2 week business trip 5,000 miles away from my daughter when she was about the same age as your baby. If your husband has the option to come with you great - but that wasn't an option in our case.
The baby was fine - I was a bit of a mess. It was very difficult, esp the trip there and during down time. I second the photo and skype suggestions. Skype especially was a life saver for me. My husband and Mom (who helped him out) were also great about taping lots of their day and sending me the videos. It was really comforting as well.
I spent a lot of time working - more than I needed to really, but it helped to be completely engrossed in something else. Also, remembering why I was doing this job and the benefits to DD helped.
Your baby will not forget you (I promise ) and it will be a wonderful opportunity to have him bond with his father. I know every household is different, but in ours, I did most of the childcare when DD was an infant so my husband and mom loved having her all to themselves.
Please feel free to PM me if you'd like.
I, too, think it will be fine for the baby. If you are breastfeeding, then by 3.5 months, breastfeeding will be well established. I think it is a good opportunity to have the father and child cement a very special bond. I know that my 7 y.o. dd has my husband wrapped around her little finger because they spent a lot of time together as a young infant when I worked extremely long hours at night. The child will be fine. 5-7 days is not that long, and your child will pick up where he left off when you return. You, on the other hand, might not be able to concentrate on your work.
"My baby will be 3 1/2 months at that time, and would spend the whole time with his father, who will be off from work."
Then he'll be fine. This is why it's nice for parents to come in pairs!
Life is not always ideal. My husband had to travel when our kids were babies, and that was not ideal either, but their long-term relationship was not hurt by it.
Thank you all so much for your responses! The support is so appreciated. I think it will be a wonderful opportunity for my husband and the baby to have some quality time together and really bond.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Friday released the IPv6 Readiness tool, which addresses the technical needs associated with deploying the new standard and brings them to the attention of corporate management, according to a White House blog post from U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra.
The development of the tool is a response to his challenge to the technology industry at an IPv6 workshop last September to impress upon the private sector how important it is to move to IPv6, he said.
"In recent months, the administration has been working to highlight the importance of the adoption and deployment of IPv6," according to Chopra. "We believe government can work in partnership with industry and other stakeholders to ensure that the technology that underpins the Internet continues to support innovation and economic growth."
The current standard for the rules for how devices communicate over the Web is IPv4, which is running out of available addresses and has prompted the move to IPv6. IPv4 supports 4 billion addresses, while IPv6 supports "340 trillion trillion trillion possible addresses," Chopra said.
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House. c1874. By G E Street for Sir Tatton Sykes. Brick in English bond with ashlar dressings, plain tile roof. Jacobethan style. Central entry with a pair of cross wings to rear. 2 storeys, one first-floor window. Recessed porch with pointed arch containing board door in glazed surround. Single-light window to left. 3-light mullion window beneath relieving arch to right. First-floor band. Half-dormer in gablet to first floor. Gable coping. Decorative ridge tiles. Tall chimneys to rear. Included for group value. Pevsner N, Yorkshire, York and the East Riding, 1972.
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Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling confirmed that Sakson was found by one of his children at 7:04 p.m., lying on a sofa in a friend's home at 319 Crystal Road, where he had been staying for an unknown amount of time.
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What I want to do: download either the whole 4chan directory or everything in this directory of http://www.malakim.org/stuff/
(Little explaination here... Found a cool python script that looks for hidden stuff in images. Now scanning my own 4chan folder for hidden stuff, and also looking for other people's 4chan folder. Found this one using a google dork.)
If I do wget http://www.malakim.org/stuff/4chan it gives me the html file or whatever. Not what I want anyways.
EDIT: for those interested, the python script just started raking in some results.
I got 3 results so far which are not
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EDIT2: And it's done. Out of the 36gigs of pictures I had it managed to give me 3 files which I don't know what they are and are unreadable, and one picture that was (apparently) hidden in a .gif file (which was actually unreadable, so that's kinda funny)
EDIT3: Turns out the .gif that wasn't working IS working as a .jpg. The .jpg is the image the script gave me. So that's cool I geuss.


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Spring Chicken without Surgery
Trying to grow older gracefully in our world of knives and needles is a very difficult task indeed. I refuse to succumb to the barbaric nature of a nip here and a tuck there. Plastic surgery has a strong history, but nowadays the once-taboo subject is so accessible that with the motto 'prevention is better than cure' in mind, people as young as twenty are indulging in anti-aging solutions, not to mention the plethora of other treatments and procedures available on speed dial. So, if you too, refuse to digest Botox for breakfast or fillers for lunch, but still want to fight back at the aging process, gracefully of course, then read on… Oh and I apologise in advance for the shameless but scarily apt references to animals, and hopefully the only creature you will be compared with this year will be a spring chicken.
Bull in a China Shop: Sophistication doesn't make you look older – just more refined! So walk with elegance, and avoid swearing. You can't get grace from an injection!
Rat Teeth: To prevent gum disease, brush twice daily, floss daily too and use antibacterial mouthwash. Remember that coffee, wine, curried-food and cigarettes are all guilty of staining teeth – not to mention causing smelly breath.
Mutton dressed as Lamb: It's not what you wear but the way that you wear it. Dress according to shape and personality rather than showing off lots of flesh. If you overdo it, you will have the adverse effect – and that goes with the make-up too! Wear shades that suit your skin tone, and that enhance your best features… Take a leaf out of Emily-Rose's debut book 'How to look pretty not plastered' proving that less is more.
Cow Udders: Breast tissue loses elasticity with age or dramatic weight loss. Do pectoral exercises to build the muscle beneath the tissue, giving your breasts a firmer appearance. Be confident, maintain good posture and buy a well-fitting, supportive bra. If you need extra padding then there are lots of gel and plunge bras available at all good lingerie stores. You really don't need a to be sliced open and stuffed like a turkey in order to create a nice, youthful silhouette.
Rhino Skin: As we age our skin loses collagen, thus elasticity, and as a result it sags and wrinkles. Drink lots of water and moisturise regularly. After a warm shower, blast your whole body with freezing water – closing pores, locking in moisture and firming skin. This technique is also used to combat dreaded orange-peel skin.
Crows Feet: Lines around the eyes and mouth are likely to be worse if you are a smoker. Smoking forms lots of toxins in the skin, making it thinner and duller. Lines are created by the constant pulling on cigarettes. These lines are also referred to as laughter or expression lines – they add character to a face, unlike Botox. Drink lots of water to flush toxins out, and use natural eye cream before you go to sleep so that it gets working throughout the night. Avoid squinting by wearing sunglasses on a bright day – or wear your prescription glasses when needed. Stop smoking, but keep laughing!
Cats Whiskers: As the years add up, hair seems to randomly sprout from your face – don't use a razor – it will only grow back thicker and darker! Waxing can thin the skin, making it more prone to line development. I'm personally a fan of threading – I get this done on my eyebrows once a month, you can also get your top lip, chin and the rest of your face threaded if required.
Panda Eyes: If you are not getting your eight-hour recommended sleep, then you will have tired, dark or 'old-looking' eyes. Put sliced cucumbers on your eyes to reduce puffiness, it cools your eyes and reduces the appearance of tiredness and black circles. I personally know three people that have had their 'bags' surgically removed from under their eyes – the recovery was shocking – and they still look tired after a night out – pretty pointless!
Pig Guts: You get out what you put in – so try and limit refined sugars and junk food. Don't diet or deprive yourself of a sinful pleasure – just try to be moderate. A balanced, healthy diet, including lots of water, fruit and veg will do wonders for your skin. Be moderate with your alcohol in-take too – hangovers instantly age the appearance of skin. Ensure you read Karen Watkins' column per issue, she has great knowledge and advice on nutrition.
Zebra Face: More lines – and uneven skin tone! I use Bio Oil instead of a moisturiser – it evens out skin tone and reduces scars and blemishes, it is also said to have an anti-aging effect. I suffer from a deep frown mark – and after trying different creams and even sleeping with tit-tape on my head – I came across the perfect solution for a roadmap face. Frownies are adhesive patches that you place on the troubled area, the results are amazing – the patches re-educate the skin not to create the line… I chose them for the judges to try for this issue's Professional Pix… read Issue 2 for their verdicts.
Turkey Neck: Stop neglecting your neck – moisturise it, put a face pack on it, and do neck stretches. You can detract people's eye-line away from the troubled area by wearing a necktie, low-cut top or necklace with large pendant.
Sloth: Be more active by walking instead of driving, or running up the stairs. For all you mums out there – pelvic floor exercises will prevent incontinence as the years clock up. Exercise not only increases your fitness levels, and burns fat – but it also gives you a natural all-over glow and feel-good factor. Try yoga, Pilates or a Zumba class.
Raccoon Stripe: Cover your grey hair with low lights – lighter shades running through your natural colour lift your skin tone, giving you a fresher appearance. Avoid block colour and dramatic changes. Have your hair regularly restyled to inject freshness into your overall look – long hair can drag your face down and make your features look gaunt – so go on, try the chop.
Leopard Print: I'm not talking lingerie – but 'liver spots'! Also referred to as 'age spots'; these small brownish skin pigmentations are due to over exposure of sunlight, and are a sign of high levels of toxins in the skin. The skin is the largest organ on the body and we need to look after it! To avoid these spots, wear a high factor sun-cream – try a spray for ease of application. Also avoid the peak time of sunlight – usually late morning to mid afternoon. If you notice major difference in your skin pigmentation, especially in areas other than your shoulders, face and backs of hands, then you should seek medical advice. Read Louise Spikings' feature on getting sun exposure in a safe way in Issue 2.
Surgery for health reasons is advisable, and should always be discussed with a medical professional, however when it comes to cosmetic surgery – you just don't need it, and neither do I!
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