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Martin Coyle explains why so many bakers are still trading like it's 1999. In recent weeks, we've had a flurry of calls about computer systems that are a bit, well, creaky, to say the least. Business software, and particularly bakery-specific software, that once did an adequate job now seems clunky, restrictive and even error-prone to its … [Read more...]
Time for a 21st century upgrade?
Why spreadsheets are bad for bakers
Spreadsheets can be bad for bakeries. In fact, they have been a cause for alarm within the wider business community for years. As far back as 2008, studies found that around 94% of spreadsheets contained errors. An oft-cited UK survey from 2011 found that 57% of spreadsheet users had no formal training on the package they used. An amazing 72% … [Read more...]
Three more family firms choose Cybake
Three more notable family firms are installing Cybake solutions: Maclean's Highland Bakery, Fullers Bakery and Julia's Cakes. Maclean's Highland Bakery is a fourth generation business that sells its famous shortbread, oatcakes and biscuits around the world. Originally from the Western Isles, the company is headquartered in Forres, centrally … [Read more...]
Cybake welcomes four new remarkable firms
Flour Pot Bakery, Lovingly Artisan, Le Petit Francais and Thomas J. Fudge's are all new users of the Cybake suite of bakery management systems. Fast-rising artisan bakery chain Flour Pot (pictured below) has opened three shops in Brighton over the last couple of years. These have been big local hits and Flour Pot also runs a growing wholesale … [Read more...]
Weigh and win at the Scottish Bakers conference
The Cybake team is in Glasgow once again this weekend for the Scottish Bakers annual conference and awards weekend. We're very proud to be sponsoring a new category that has been introduced to the Scottish Baker of the Year competition for 2016, Manufacturer of the Year. This new category enables bakeries to vote for their favourite bakery … [Read more...]
RedBlack Software appoints Brett Jones as account manager for the South of England and Wales
APRIL 25, 2016, YORK, UK – RedBlack Software has appointed Brett Jones to the position of account manager. Based in Bristol, he will have particular responsibility for the South of England and Wales. RedBlack is the creator of the popular Cybake range of bakery management systems. Jones, who is 32, has spent his entire career in the food … [Read more...]
G. Atherley & Sons modernises with CyBake
When we had a look at what CyBake could offer, I realised that, actually, they had thought of everything." G. Atherley & Sons was established in 1936 in Farnsfield, a village between Mansfield and Newark-on-Trent. The firm employs 28 staff and delivers to around 70 wholesale customers on a daily basis from its bakery shop in the village. … [Read more...]
CyBake Update newsletter, October, 2013: Harrogate Baker's Fair, retail bakers survey, British Baker on Jenkins, more…
In our the latest, new-format, issue of CyBake Update: Find out how CyBake has teamed up with renowned baker, chocolatier and author Thierry Dumouchel for the the Baker's and Butcher's' Autumn Fair at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on October 27. Take part in the Independent Retail Bakery Technology Survey, 2013. Read British Baker's … [Read more...]


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We had a great roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps for you yesterday that were all on sale for free. If you missed it, there are actually still a few freebies to be found in yesterday's post, so. We've got a fresh new list of premium apps for you to check out on Tuesday though, and they're all on sale for free for a limited time.
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Historic Buildings, Hot New Chefs (Flavors, June 2007)
The small town of Vinings was one of Sherman's rest stops in 1865, but the original Vinings Inn shared the fiery fate of most of Atlanta. Rebuilt nine years later, the Inn continued to service the ferry business of the nearby Chattahoochee River, occupying what is now the home of the Vinings Historic Preservation Society, across the street from the current Inn. Diners would drink cocktails across the street while waiting for a table and then walk back to the restaurant when their table was ready. When the tavern outgrew its home, the restaurant moved to its current site, the clapboard Forty-Forty Building (named after its 40-foot square lot), which had seen incarnations as an armory, general store, post office, gas station, and hardware store.
The Vinings Inn's chef, Glenn Barnett, credits his interest in food to his mother's devotion to cooking. His love for offbeat foods coincided with empty pockets in college at the University of Georgia, spurring an interest in cooking from scratch. After attending the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, he spent time in Aspen serving stylish food to even more stylish celebrities.
Now in his own kitchen, Barnett's aims are practical. "My goals are first, to make money for the restaurant," he says, "and second, to make food that fits where you are." The restaurant's seasonal menu is shifting away from stodgy standards in order to please a younger crowd, but Barnett nods to the restaurant's history with what he calls "Southern Traditional," putting a spin on old favorites such as crab cakes, shrimp and grits, and pecan-crusted trout.
City Grill
The City Grill occupies space in the former lobby of the old Federal Reserve Bank downtown. Built in the Chicago style in 1913 by Joel Hurt, a prominent Atlanta developer, the 17-story skyscraper was built to fit the narrow triangular lot, and the floors above the restaurant now house a myriad of businesses that form much of the restaurant's clientele.
The classic grandeur of marble and gilt is now directed at the groups of professionals lunching in the 2-story restaurant space, converted in 1988 to the City Grill. The parts and pieces that make up the interior and fittings all have their own stories: The marble comes from a single quarry in Italy. The bar is made of wood from a single tree. The restaurant's silver comes from Brazil, its chandeliers from Italy. The hand-painted woodland mural shows a fanciful landscape of trees not found in nature, with one single animal hiding among the painted greenery.
Recently-minted executive chef Sean Pruitt is creating a hot-weather seasonal menu that he calls "a reintroduction to the outside." With a sizeable lunch crowd that is often convention driven due to the restaurant's downtown location, Pruitt says he "achieves excitement through simplicity" by resisting trendy dishes or hopping on the latest culinary bandwagon. "I don't follow trends," he says. "I change by not changing." The restaurant focuses on regional food with international flair, but by using classic techniques and flavors, says Pruitt, he can provide "food that is understandable but has a wow factor."
Native son Derek Morgan returned to Cartersville after several years as a chef in Los Angeles and Phoenix to open his own restaurant in the town's central historic district. His eponymous restaurant occupies a building itself dating from the 1880s that went through a series of retail incarnations before Morgan purchased the building in 2001.
"I wanted to restore the building to its old grandeur – the floors, ceilings, and original brick," says Morgan. Gutting and restoring the building took three years, and the labor of love was a family affair. Morgan's dad was the builder. His mother, an interior designer, worked with a local artist to faux finish the walls, chose the space's décor, and provided antiques as finishing touches, including a large chandelier that dominates the dining room's 18-foot ceilings.
The restaurant opened in June of 2004, with a 20-seat wine bar nestled in the former basement below the main dining area. The pine removed from the main space was repurposed for the bar downstairs, and the restored storefront is clean and simple, with entry through the original, refurbished doors. Amber walls, chocolate ceilings, and exposed brick provide intimate scale despite the room's lofty ceiling, but the antique server station and period pieces aren't allowed to lapse into nostalgia – contemporary art lines the wall, and a glimpse into the gleaming white kitchen shows that the chefs mean business (the kitchen takes up half the main floor).
Morgan's seasonally-driven menus are based in French technique with Asian and European inspirations, and his food follows his theme of "Grand Simplicity." He and his wife Meredith (the restaurant's pastry chef) often source from local and organic farms, and both are committed to ensuring that the preparation and flavors of the food are straightforward and fresh, "with everything done in grand fashion behind the scenes."


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- Retraction Note
- Open Access
Retraction Note: the cellular source for APOBEC3G's incorporation into HIV-1
- Jing Ma†1, 4, 3,
- Xiaoyu Li†1,
- Jian Xu†1,
- Quan Zhang1,
- Zhenlong Liu1,
- Pingping Jia1,
- Jinming Zhou1,
- Fei Guo2,
- Xuefu You1,
- Liyan Yu1,
- Lixun Zhao1,
- Jiandong Jiang1 and
- Shan Cen1, 3, 4Email author
© Ma et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
- Received: 27 October 2011
- Accepted: 5 November 2011
- Published: 5 November 2011
The original article was published in Retrovirology 2011 8:2
The authors would like to retract the article "The cellular source for APOBEC3G's incorporation into HIV-1"[1]. After publication of the article, the authors realized that the electrophoretic images in Figure 4D/E, showing a reproducible result of their previous publication [2] (cited as reference 6 [1]), was mistakenly taken from the same images used in [2]. In addition, Figure 2B is an unintended duplicate image of Figure 1B. This should have been avoided by the authors' careful proofreading of the manuscript. The authors apologize to the readers, reviewers, and editors of Retrovirology for publishing these erroneous data.
Authors' Affiliations
- Ma Jing, Li Xiaoyu, Xu Jian, Zhang Quan, Liu Zhenlong, Jia Pingping, Zhou Jinming, Guo Fei, You Xuefu, Yu Liyan, Zhao Lixun, Jiang Jiandong, Cen Shan: The cellular source for APOBEC3G's incorporation into HIV-1. Retrovirology. 2011, 8: 2-10.1186/1742-4690-8-2.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
- Cen S, Guo F, Niu M, Saadatmand J, Deflassieux J, Kleiman L: The interaction between HIV-1 Gag and APOBEC3G. J Biol Chem. 2004, 279: 33177-33184. 10.1074/jbc.M402062200.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Gynarchic Foodstuffs for Males
Males must eat. Calories supply energy for tasks and chores. Femdomocracies are diverse: there is no universal male food.
Mistress Owners often buy what is handy and cheap. Canned dog food. Or cheap canned stew. The latter is often cheaper than pet food. The male palette probably cannot distinguish one from the other.
Some Mistress Owners devise blends of foodstuffs that give no pleasure.
Meals can be a time to remind a man of his status as a chattel. One Domme combines boiled eggs, bananas, boiled liver and a vitamin mix. She subtly alters the mix to ensure her males do not become habituated to the taste.
She also blends what her males drink. She does not produce enough urine. She adds water from jars of pickles and cans of sauerkraut.
Some sadists feed males disgusting substances. Each meal is a form of degradation.
Other Mistresses concoct punishment meals. This may be food spiced with the hottest peppers. Or giving men the choice between starvation and horrifying edibles.
On many worlds slave foods are produced laboratories. Male food is nutritious but devoid of flavor.
On worlds where female supremacy – in the Femdomocratic metaverse Femdomonomic subculture – has been long established, nutriment for males is common staple.
The contents vary, for convenience I have referred to this kind of male food, slave slop. Surprisingly, Gynarchic food scientists have arrived at formulae that result in nearly identical fodder. Trillions of males eat slave slop daily.
Slave slop has the texture of feces and a flavor akin to Styrofoam. Meals never give pleasure. Eating is often a tedious experience. A common variant is like Nutraloaf, the punitive prison food used here on Earth.
Mistress Owners may add enjoyable flavoring to reward their males. Something nasty is used when a man needs discipline.


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You may have seen my post a year ago about London, and recently I visited again to take a look at what's been going on since I was last there.
First of all Liberty London: since last time they have merged the handbag and scarves departments and introduced a whole new sunglasses department! They are also opening Maria Tash's first and only permanent space this side of the Atlantic on the ground floor, where you can get piercing, styling advice and beautiful gem-set jewellery in a private room – what do you think of this introduction?
Liberty London is an Aladdin's cave of fabrics and designs, and to the right you can see one of their displays about the silk road. I recently used some of their fabric to make a stylish headband. Definitely take a look in Liberty if you get a chance, it is like being whisked into another world of patterns and luxurious things.
I also went to look in Fortnum and Mason's and was impressed by their new displays, especially the beautiful staircase. I am always amazed by the range of food, from cupcakes with sugared violets, to pineberries.
Here are a selection of chocolates, perfect for any anniversary or if you want to splash out on a yummy box to share in front of a good film.
I spotted some Fiona Cairn's cakes in the shop (Fiona Cairn made the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding cake), these cakes are topped with thick delicious icing and sugared violets.
From sweet shortbreads to fruit and vegetables Fortnum and Mason's is well stocked (although rather more expensive than an average shop)!
If you are looking for something sweet to eat then I found the perfect place. Amorino in Covent Garden has, in my opinion, the best gelato, you can even get yours served in the shape of a rose.
I got a delicious waffle with mango sorbet and chocolate gelato – it was the absolute best, I would definitely recommend it
Hope you have a wonderful week!


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Changeover to the payments within SEPA
SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) is a single area of payments of the European Union, where completely eliminated the differences between domestic and cross-border payments in euros. The project's aim is to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments and turn the national markets of the European Union for euro payments into a single domestic one. The implementation of SEPA allows to simplify euro payments and to make them more convenient, to strengthen European internal market and to contribute to the economic development of the European area.
As of today SEPA consists of 33 countries: 28 member states of the European Union, including the 18 states of Eurozone, the 10 states which are not in the Eurozone (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom), the four European Free Trade Association member states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) and Monaco.
Since the first of February 2014 all payments in euro to be transferred to standards of SEPA, including domestic payments.
Account numbers and IBAN
Bank customers should pay attention that the accounts' standard will be changed. Instead of the existing account numbers international account number IBAN will be used to standardize the payments in the European Union. The IBAN consists of country code, unique reference number, bank's code and domestic account number. The existing account numbers will be automatically replaced and you do not need to do anything about it yourself.
See calculator of transfer the existing bank accounts into the international format IBAN.
The current direct debit service will be discontinued, will take place the changeover to the e-invoice service. At the present banks are dealing with the development of it.
SEPA payment conditions
- Payment currency is EUR
- Correct IBAN and BIC code indicated in the payment
- Ordinary payments only
- Payment handling time starting from entering of the payment instruction up to credit entry to the beneficiary is 2 banking days (T+1)
- The originators bank and the beneficiary's bank are both situated in SEPA state and are members of the SEPA payments scheme
- Payment charges option is "SHA" – shared
- Amount of the payment is not limited
File formats
In e-Banking system of Internet banking it is possible to download payments from the file, which can be arranged by any accounting system. Currently, file processing is provided in the following formats:
• C2B payments file in the old format of the bank http://www.tbb.ee/196est.html - TH5.
Only BBAN is used.
• C2B payments file in the format of TeleHansa 6 (Kodumaised maksekorraldused "TH6 IBAN" formaadis).
IBAN is used.
• C2B payments file in XML format - ISO 20022. The standard is adopted in the EU by Resolution 260/2012 of the European Parliament
IBAN is used. Use only UTF-8 encoding
Tallinna Äripank provides reception of files from customers in various formats: TH5, TH6 IBAN, and also provides the ability to use the file format in accordance with ISO 20022, adopted in the EU by Resolution 260/2012 of the European Parliament.
ISO20022 is a standard that is used for the electronic data exchange between the banks acting in Europe and their customers. Such entities should amend their accounting software in order to be able to send the files in accordance with ISO 20022.
Applying ISO20022 standard in payments files and account statements facilitates automatic processing of the information in the accounting department of the enterprise.
Description of ISO files formats is available on the website of the Estonian Banking Association
E-invoice with automated standing order instead of direct debit
On 1st February 2014, providing direct debit service ends in Estonia. The automated payment of invoices will be continued on the basis of the e-invoice service.
Pursuant to SEPA regulation, local direct debit systems will disappear. Estonian banks and enterprisers decided to adopt the existing e-invoice service that will be enhanced with the options of automated standing orders.
E-invoice is an invoice identical to the one on paper that can be requested from companies that use the option of sending their invoices also as e-invoices.
E-invoices are a more comfortable and modern way of payment compared to direct debit. An e-invoice contains more information because the invoice with the information on the product or service and information on its payment are all in one place.
An e-invoice is a document in XML format which is sent to the internet bank where the payer can view it as PDF and HTML files. The bank will draw up a pre-filled payment order on the basis of the e-invoice that the payer can review and approve for payment. Based on an e-invoice, the payer can also conclude an e-invoice automated standing order with the bank, based on which the bank will pay e-invoices automatically in the future.
Tallinn Business Bank does not currently provide e-invoice services to the clients.
As of November 2013, Tallinn Business Bank decided to allow clients who had concluded direct debit agreements with certain enterprisers to make corresponding payments at the bank's office without a service fee. The above payments were only free in the online bank for clients of personal banking.
You can find more information about the transfer to SEPA payments on the website of the Estonian Banking Association, and website of the Bank of Estonia.


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The contemplation and multi-faith room is now available for staff and student use.
The room can be booked in advance by contacting Student Services or Reception/ Learner Services.
You will be asked for your ID to book and it will be your responsibility to make sure the room is in pristine condition when you leave. A member of staff will open the room and lock it afterwards with you.
Please note that the room is not to used for meetings or eating/socialising. It is a quiet place for reflection, mindfulness and prayer.
As well as bibles and prayer mats the room now includes some colouring books and contemplative mindfulness materials.


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International Journal of Genome science is a peer-reviewed open acess journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of Genetics. As a journal that has evolved with the field that carries its name, Genomics focuses on the development and application of cutting-edge methods, addressing fundamental questions with potential interest to a wide audience. Our aim is to publish the highest quality research and to provide authors with rapid, fair and accurate review and publication of manuscripts falling within our scope. This journal provides the means for scientists, researchers, medical doctors, clinicians and biotechnologists to publish original rapid communications, full papers and timely state-of- the-art reviews encompassing the fundamental and applied research in all areas of the genome science and technology. Highest priority will be given to short communications reporting important new scientific and technological findings. Short communications on new findings with breakthrough results will be considered for accelerated publication though authors should provide a brief description why the manuscript be considered for fast tracking . International Journal of Genome science provides the means for scientists, researchers, medical doctors, clinicians and biotechnologists to publish original rapid communications, full papers and timely state-of- the-art reviews encompassing the fundamental and applied research in all areas of the genome science and technology. Highest priority will be given to short communications reporting important new scientific and technological findings. Short communications on new findings with breakthrough results will be considered for accelerated publication though authors should provide a brief description why the manuscript be considered for fast-tracking.
Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics helps individuals and families learn about how conditions such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis are inherited in families, what screening and testing options are available, and, for some genetic conditions, what treatments are available. Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance - in other words, the way that certain traits or conditions are passed down from one generation to another. Genetics involves scientific studies of genes and their effects.
The Journal of Genome is an open access Journal that features high-quality articles in Genome Biology. The journal aims to provide its readers with top-tier information on all aspects of genomics, in order to engender a better understanding of organismal genomes.
The Journal of Genome has assembled an editorial board comprised of acclaimed scientists from across the world. Every article is subject to a rigorous peer review process by eminent scientists. The journal maintains the highest standards in terms of quality and originality. In addition to Research Articles, the Journal also publishes high-quality Perspectives, Commentaries, and Reviews to ensure healthy debates among the readers.
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Ivan Y. Iourov is ahead of the laboratory at Mental Health Research Center and professor at the department of medical genetics of Russian medical academy of postgraduate education Moscow, Russia. The focus of his research concerns biological basis of neuropsychiatric diseases and brain aging. Prof. IY Iourov has been working in the field of molecular genetics, neuroscience and cell biology since 1999 and has authored/co-authored three books and 211 articles/book chapters. The results of his research were distinguished by different local and international awards, among which SciVal/Scopus Award Russia 2012 (Elsevier prize), VM Bekhterev's Prize for the highest scientific achievements in neurology and psychiatry and the Grant of the President of the Russian Federation.He is the founder, executive and section editor of Molecular Cytogenetics, editor-in-chief of Journal of Neurology and Epidemiology, and editor of
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Conference Organization
2016 Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the VIII World Congress on Rett Syndrome and Symposium on Rare Diseases, Kazan, Russia
2015 Organizer/chair of Clinical Bioinformatics School at XIV Congress "Innovative technologies in pediatrics and children surgery" Moscow, Russia
2015 Organizer/chair of Clinical Bioinformatics School at III Russian congresses "Molecular basis of clinical medicine — possible and real", Saint-Petersburg, Russia


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Dayton Pagliericci volleys into new season
As the Cascades men's volleyball team comes home from their second road trip of the month, third-year criminology student Dayton Pagliericci is midway through his second season as a middle on the team. Pagliericci talks about balancing athletics and his studies, his favourite moments with the team, and the team dynamics this season.
By Vanessa Broadbent (The Cascade) – Email
As the Cascades men's volleyball team comes home from their second road trip of the month, third-year criminology student Dayton Pagliericci is midway through his second season as a middle on the team. Pagliericci talks about balancing athletics and his studies, his favourite moments with the team, and the team dynamics this season.
How did you start playing volleyball?
I started playing recreationally, just playing drop-in volleyball, and then I got into Abbotsford Drop-in League, which is a lot of ex-college players. That's where I met Adam Chaplin, who's on the team right now. He invited me out because, being 6'6, they said, "Why not, let's give it a shot," and it's been like that ever since. It's been a learning curve playing a sport that I never played in high school, or played when I was little or anything like that. I was more of a hockey / lacrosse player, but it's been awesome. There's a strong team environment in this sport, which I really enjoy.
What do you like about playing volleyball?
The sport part about it is great. I love how everybody has to come together. I've never played a sport that requires the whole team to be on at the same time. If it's hockey or lacrosse, a single player can handle the whole team, but this is such a mental sport. I really enjoy it. I love playing a university sport, it's great. I've loved being on a team ever since I could play sports. It's just a great brotherhood you have on a team.
What are the team's goals for the season?
Obviously, just like last year, it's to go to nationals this year. So far, our season's been looking good; the team's looking good. I'm really proud of them, especially since in the past, UFV volleyball hasn't been successful, and with our coach and our new players coming on to the floor, there's a really good mental side to it. We believe that we can go all the way this year.
Are you planning on pursuing volleyball after you graduate?
No, I'm not actually. I thought this was a great opportunity to just play a different sport that I haven't played and be with the guys. If there's an opportunity that's thrown my way, I'll take it into consideration, but I'm not looking for it.
What other sports do you play?
I play lacrosse, hockey, I swim, I play baseball, and a little taekwondo; all that good stuff. Oh, and squash, I love squash — nice indoor sport. Gotta love the indoor sports.
What have been your favourite games playing with the Cascades?
Just recently, we played a five game set — games go up to five — and it was the last set, and it was just really cool to have to whole team together. I can't stress enough how great it is, the brotherhood on this team. No matter what's going on and what happens, we get our heads into it and we talk amongst each other and we push through it. Those are the kind of games that I live for, where everything says that you shouldn't win, and then the guys stick together and you do win. It's a really great feeling to have that, and that's what I live for — that push that we all have, that drive. I like surrounding myself with people like that, and that's all the guys that we have on the team this year.
How do you find time to balance your course load and athletics?
It's my first year ever not working and I have to tell you, it's night and day. It's a lot easier to balance. I'm doing three courses right now. It's tough for any kind of varsity athlete. The first years that I was at school, I didn't play volleyball or any sports, and I thought, "Oh, these athletes get prime registration" and all that stuff, but they need it because they have to balance themselves. I've never been juggling so much in my life. I've lost relationships with it because you're so busy with school and volleyball. You can't give that time to the person. It's tough. I respect varsity athletes, but also any student to be honest. We just go through so much hell.
You're leading in the conference in blocks. How does that feel?
It's a really great feeling. I don't like to look into that stuff too much. You just focus really hard on the one game coming up. Stats are great to know, but it just makes me want to do better and better, especially since last year I wasn't really good at blocking. That was my kryptonite pretty much. I was a good offence player, but defence was kind of iffy. So this year I've switched it around. I'm a little iffy on the offence, but hopefully stronger on the defence, which is a lot nicer. It's a good recognition, it feels good, but I'm just going to keep pushing through it.
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Chinese New Year was February 16th this year. It's the Year of the Dog.
Our original plans were to have a Chinese meal at home that evening. However, Cooper and Danny got into a rather scary fight that changed the course of the evening.
Both the dogs are fine. However, both - who view themselves as Alpha dogs within their own small packs - need to be less testy to one another. We had made a lot of progress during the past year with the adoption and then introduction of Danny and Scooby to Aspen and Cooper. Although there have been times when they bark at one another - it was nothing like what happened on Friday night.
Thankfully, no blood was shed. Danny was shaking and quite frightened after the encounter. The dogs are now temporarily separated from one another until we feel like they can be okay with one another again.
So...with that being said, we postponed our Chinese New Year dinner until Saturday evening. I had purchased a variety of items from the store and cooked everything. It was a lot easier than trying to prepare the items on my own.
We had vegetarian eggrolls, chicken dumplings, vegetable fried rice, and beef and broccoli stir fry.
Danny joined us for dinner. It was safer for him to be on Sophia's lap - especially with food around.
It was nice - and simple - way to celebrate Chinese New Year. Wish there were activities locally to celebrate Chinese New Year, but there aren't. It would be fun to go somewhere next year that celebrates the holiday so we can see a Lion Dance, have Dim Sum, and enjoy other activities.


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Where can I pursue drama training outside London?
With standards to match London drama schools and lower living costs, there's a lot to love about not training in the capital. Samantha Marsden picks a selection of the best courses from top schools across the UK
Manchester School of Theatre
Location: Manchester
Part of Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester School of Theatre offers a long-established and well-regarded BA in acting. The school has an ensemble-based training ethos that is both intensive and demanding, and the course covers theatre, TV, film and radio work. An annual showcase event aimed at agents and casting directors takes place both in Manchester and in London's West End.
From September 2019, a new BA in drama and contemporary performance will be available. The school is also developing two new postgraduate courses: an MA in music theatre and an MA in directing, which are both launching in September 2020. theatre.mmu.ac.uk
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Location: Glasgow
RCS runs Europe's only performance BA degree taught in British Sign Language, designed around the learning needs of deaf performers. Other undergraduate courses include BAs in acting, contemporary performance practice and musical theatre.
Postgraduate courses on offer include an MA in classical and contemporary text (in acting or directing) and an MA in musical theatre, focusing on performance, musical directing or choreography.
The school stages more than 500 performances every year, selling 52,000 tickets annually. It has strong relationships with theatres and concert halls across Scotland including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Citizens Theatre (Glasgow), Royal Lyceum (Edinburgh) and Eden Court (Inverness). rcs.ac.uk
Midlands Academy of Musical Theatre
Location: Birmingham
MAMT offers a highly intensive, industry-based drama school training. The two-year course, which is producer-led by industry professionals James Williams and CiCi Howells, has been working with guest tutors such as Jacqueline Hughes (Elphaba in Wicked; Mary Poppins), Sam Lupton (Little Shop of Horrors; Avenue Q), Aimee Gray (Royal Shakespeare Company) and many others to create a course that fully equips students with the skills, mindset and contacts to forge a successful career.
There are public performances every term, real-world experiences (students are currently on tour with Kerry Ellis) and training culminates with a showcase in London's West End.
The school is recognised by Spotlight and Equity and all students graduate as members of both. mamt.org.uk
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Location: Cardiff
Courses include acting, musical theatre, stage management and technical theatre, design for performance and arts management. All courses are offered as both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, except the MAs in musical theatre and arts management.
In their final year, students join the college's Richard Burton Repertory Company, working with professional directors.
RWCMD welcomes more than 1,200 industry visitors a year to shows in Cardiff and London, with annual actor showcases in Cardiff, London and New York, as well as a design exhibition in London. rwcmd.ac.uk
Liverpool institute for performing arts
Location: Liverpool
LIPA is a specialist performing arts institution co-founded by Paul McCartney that offers both degree and foundation courses. Collaboration between different disciplines is essential to the curriculum, with students working together on projects and productions. Emphasis is also placed on business and entrepreneurial skills.
BA (hons) courses include: acting; applied theatre and community drama; dance; music; music (songwriting and performance); music (songwriting and production); management of music, entertainment, theatre and events; sound technology; theatre and performance design; theatre and performance technology. lipa.ac.uk
SLP College
Location: Garforth, West Yorkshire
SLP College offers a three-year, full-time training programme in dance and musical theatre, after which students are awarded a Trinity level 6 diploma. Alongside regular training, SLP offers regular masterclasses from industry specialists in dance, singing and acting. Recently the school was graded outstanding by Ofsted.
Students take part in several performances throughout their training, culminating in a London showcase in their final year. SLP also offers a one-year, full-time foundation course. slpcollege.co.uk
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Location: Bristol
BOVTS has a reputation for being one of the best drama schools in the world – along with RADA it is one of only two UK drama schools to make the top 10 in the Hollywood Reporter's survey of the best graduate degrees.
The school offers particularly strong MA courses, including acting international, drama directing, film production, scenic art, theatre design and theatre production management.
BOVTS trains students for the theatre, film, TV and radio drama industries. It offers foundation degree awards in acting, production arts and costume. BA courses include acting and production arts (stage and screen). oldvic.ac.uk
Alra North
Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester
ALRA has two schools: one in London and one in Wigan. Both offer a foundation in acting (one-year, full-time) and an MA in professional acting (15 months), but at ALRA North the lower fees reflect the reduced running costs in Greater Manchester.
For ALRA North's new two-year MA in directing, the admission process is open to students via non-academic routes.
The school has partnered with Leicester College to start a two-year, fast-track acting degree in creative performance practice. alra.co.uk
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Location: Birmingham
Part of Birmingham City University, BCU maintains an impressive international reputation for celebrating diversity and excellence. The school is dedicated to producing entrepreneurial graduates and ensuring students reach their full potential. It offers BAs in acting, applied performance and stage management and MA/PgDip courses in acting and professional voice practice. The BA in acting received a 100% student satisfaction rating in the latest National Student Survey. bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire
Arden School of Theatre
Location: Manchester
Recently accredited by Spotlight, the Arden School of Theatre – part of the Manchester College – offers four degrees in acting, musical theatre, dance, and theatre and performance.
The school not only prides itself on its high standard of training, but also its links with the artistic community. The school hosts an annual event showcasing short plays in collaboration with high-profile and upcoming writers, and inner-city performance festivals, as well as commissioning a writer in residence every year.
Recent graduate Ciaran McCourt was a finalist in last year's Spotlight Prize while Saoirse-Monica Jackson can be seen starring in Channel 4's Derry Girls and appearing on stage in Sam Mendes' The Ferryman at London's Gielgud Theatre. thearden.co.uk
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This was our second to last full day in Yellowstone, and we started the day with some cross-country skiing in the park. We stopped in Mammoth to pick up our ski gear, and went off to the Upper Terrace Loop trail. We were all excited to get out, but most of the group had never XC skied before…so it was going to be quite an adventure!
The trail was very moderate and lead us to views of hot springs, terraces, and the surrounding mountains. The last half of the 1.5 mile loop had a bit of a curvy downhill section through the trees. For the skilled downhill skiers, this was a piece of cake. However, for those who had never skied before or weren't familiar with these edgeless skis, this part of the trail was going to be interesting.
Fortunately, we all made it through the loop without any injuries, and many of us opted to head back out for another lap or two.
After lunch we came together to learn about animals living in the Anthropocene, the current geological epoch where human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Dr. Lambert explained the two major effects of human-wildlife conflicts in this epoch tend to be related to economic issues, as well as health and safety concerns. Economic effects could be from property damages from wildlife, livestock loss from depredation, costs from zoonoses to pets or livestock, and more. Health and safety concerns general refer to injury and death to humans, pets, and livestock.
On the other end of the spectrum, numerous species of wildlife are suffering from mass extinction. Currently, we're going through the 6th mass extinction of plants and animals and are on track to lose as many as 30-50% of the total species by 2050.
However, it was interesting to explore how some species are adapting to their Anthropogenic environments. Animals such as raccoons are thriving in human-dominated landscapes and become bolder, keeping smaller home ranges, becoming more socially tolerant, and are existing in greater abundance. Now humans and wildlife are learning to coexist and the general awareness of biodiversity in urban areas is increasing.
The take home message? What you do in your own back yard matters! We should all consider ways to connect patches of habitat in city areas by planting trees, establishing natural corridors, and of course planting native species.
Later on, Colby Anton, a PhD student from UC Santa Cruz, came by to talk to us about his work with the Yellowstone Cougar Project. This project follows an eight-year gap in research on cougars, and aims to monitor the dynamics and ecological influence of Yellowstone's big cat, as well as the effects of predator diversity.
Colby has worked numerous jobs with large predators, ranging from grizzly bears in Alaska, with the US Forest Service on black bear management in California, and with black bears and cougars in Colorado and Utah. Currently, he is examining the diverse relationships between pumas, wolves and their main prey, rocky mountain elk, within the Northern Range of Yellowstone National Park. His work primarily involves non-invasive genetic sampling, which includes camera trapping, and analyzing hair, scat, and blood samples left behind by the cougars. Additionally, the Yellowstone Cougar Project team is capturing and collaring cougars each winter with advanced GPS satellite collars with activity trackers. These collars not only provide detailed stories about predation and habitat use, but also cutting edge information on animal energetics, or caloric costs and gains.
When asked about human conflicts with mountain lions, Colby told us most people in the area seem to be fascinated by cougars. It's a very different situation as opposed to wolves. Unless there is some type of incident or conflict, most people aren't bothered by the presence of mountain lions. Why? Probably because they don't ever see these elusive animals.
Check out this video captured by the cougar team's camera trap:
It takes a lot to raise three cougar kittens in Yellowstone. This adult female, with her yearlings in tow, is one heck of a mother. Moving with stealth, hunting elk, and avoiding wolves are just a few of the many lessons taught. Soon, her offspring will head out into the big wilds of Yellowstone on their own. @yellowstone_cougar_project has learned a lot from following this family group and will continue to share stories about their lives. _______________________ #science #nature #nationalparks #cougars #goodmother #keepitwild @natgeo @goyellowstone @yellowstonenps @drewtrush @sinopah_wildlife


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There was a fire reported yesterday on Summit View Road in Arnold at about the same time as
an illegal debris pile burn was reported on Railroad Flat Road.
The 2-3 acre fire took all of CalFire's people so when one of their officers was asked to report to the residence on Railroad Flat Road, none were available.
Needless to say, the resident got upset, and with good reason. While SPI will NOT get in any trouble over their escaped burn pile and the cost of putting it out, the resident could face serious charges.
Does anyone see anything wrong here?????


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Picture yourself strolling through your neighborhood, picking up a few new items at some of your favorite shops or dropping into one of your beloved local restaurants, all while enjoying a wide variety of wines along the way. Thursday November 3rd is the 18th annual Lincoln Square Ravenswood Wine Stroll, where residents and friends can shop at Lincoln Square and Ravenswood's finest boutiques and enjoy some of their best restaurants while strolling up and down Montrose, Damen, and Lincoln Ave.


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Thursday, December 2, 2010
All the debate surrounds the supposed harm done to homosexuals who have to "hide" their behavior and not have it "affirmed" as good by those around them. Those opposed to changing the policy talk of "combat effectiveness" and "morale issues," which seem pretty ambiguous and hard to nail down. Defined this way, the traditional view is going to lose.
What stands out to me are facts like these: (1) homosexuals are not hunted down and thrown out of the military, (2) homosexuals are not being discriminated against in terms of promotion or rewards, and (3) no one is telling homosexuals that they have to agree with traditional sexual morality that says that homosexuality is morally evil.
What is at stake here is not the rights of homosexuals to be left alone like other minorities, but a change to the views of the majority to embrace homosexuality as good. This is what the activists want: they want people like me to change our morality. My question is to them is: if we leave can you alone, why can't you leave us alone?
The open "recognition" the activists demand is not "tolerance." They already have that but they are not satisfied with mere tolerance. Yet tolerance is all that any minority has a right to demand in a liberal society. As an Evangelical I can't demand that everybody abandon their own faith and embrace key tenets of mine just because I feel that I am diminished in some way by the lack of affirmation I receive from my work colleagues or the government. What I have right to demand is the right to be left alone to practice my religion as I see fit and to have my request for conscientious objection to certain things taken seriously. These minimal standards of tolerance are possible for everyone in society. But to demand that everyone approve of my lifestyle and regard it as equal to their own is simply impossible.
Here we come to the heart of the problem. Pro-sexual revolution activists insist that traditional Christians, Jews, Muslims and others change their sincerely-held religious views to agree with them. This is intolerant, illiberal and authoritarian. It is inconsistent with a liberal democratic society. It is like Evangelicals coercing everyone else in society into going to church every Sunday or Catholics forcing everyone else in society to recognize the Pope's authority.
If the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy is repealed, the result will not be more toleration and openness in society, but less. It will represent the victory of secularism over Christianity and Judaism. It will represent the imposition of one particular morality on everyone without respect for conscience or tradition.
In Canada, we have experience with same-sex "marriage" laws and we see what they are really designed to do. They are designed to provide a legal framework for the imposition of one particular morality on everyone by coercion. They represent a rationale for rejecting claims to conscientious objection. They give the most radical activists among us the legal standing to eradicate all traditional, Judeo-Christians morality and natural law from the public square.
If "Don't ask, don't tell" is repealed, the most likely result will be the loss of hundreds and hundreds of Evangelical Christian military chaplains. They will gradually be forced out as a "pro-homosexuality" morality is imposed on the chaplaincy. It will be gradual but the pressure will be steady and many people will be tempted to compromise out of agony of conscience. Others will "go underground" and try to keep their heads down while realizing that they are vulnerable to be "outed" and court-martialed at any time.
The end result will not be a more tolerant and accepting institution but simply one in which traditional Christianity is treated more harshly than homosexuals are treated today. It will be a situation in which traditional Christians have fewer rights than homosexuals currently have. How does that make society more just or tolerant?
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- Father Doug said...
Remember the climax of the old Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th St.? The heroes are trying to get the court to acknowledge that Santa Claus really exists. (While it is obvious to everybody that that's impossible.) Finally, the appeal is made to the Post Office. (Quoting from memory) "If the United States Post Office, an official department of the US Government accepts mail addressed to Santa Claus, then according to the Government of the United States, there is in fact a Santa Claus." Such will be the argument from the repeal of DADT over gay "marriage" and whatnot. An official arm of the US Government affirms that these relationships are good, normal and equivalent to marriage, therefore they are.
And the results will be just as ridiculous (and everybody will know it, but won't say it.)
- December 4, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- penny farthing said...
Father Doug,
That's the best example I've ever heard for this issue! Thank you. I have been trying to figure out a good way to explain this, and you did it perfectly.
It also occurs to me, based on that example, that the legal precedent this will set, once gay servicemembers start demanding benefits for their partners and so forth, will result in the courts and the rest of the government giving into the entire homosexual agenda for all issues. It also conveniently eliminates the need for Congress to pass any laws, since it can all be done in the courts. Because who cares what the voters think?
- December 5, 2010 at 12:15 AM


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Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford James Browne says the record trolley figures are a damning indictment of Fine Gael's failure to tackle the overcrowding crisis in the health service.
New figures made available by the Irish Nurses Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that there were a record 677 patients stuck on trolleys across the country this morning as the health service struggled to cope with the additional demand placed on it following an outbreak of influenza.
Deputy Browne said, "Despite assurances from Fine Gael that this year's winter initiative would be able to deal with the expected increase in pressures on our health system, the reality is that the plan is failing miserably. This is clearly evident when you examine the figures made available by the INMO. In 2016 a total of 1,100 patients were stuck in trolleys at Wexford General Hospital. This figure increased to 1,763 in 2017, representing a dramatic increase of 60% in the space of a single year. We are now in 2018 and we are continuing to see record numbers of patients stuck on trolleys.
"The Government's mismanagement of this issue is now being blatantly exposed. In 2011 the former Taoiseach Enda Kenny vowed to bring an end to the overcrowding crisis. However 7 years later the problem is worse than ever with record breaking numbers of patients languishing on trolleys across the entire country. This has been a persistent problem but Fine Gael has simply failed to take the necessary steps to tackle the overcrowding crisis.
"We need to urgently increase the number of beds available in our hospitals to help ease the burden. According to the most recent figures, Ireland had one of the lowest number of acute hospital beds in the OECD at 2.4% per 1,000 population compared with the OECD average of 3.6% per 1,000 in 2015. We need to see an increase in the number of beds in the health service, this is the only way the overcrowding crisis will be tackled in the long run," concluded Deputy Browne.


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Happy Women's Day! The tailoring women of our centre, that of Pambadi centre and few women from the nearby villages gathered together in our Auxilium Centre Puthuppally tailoring hall at 11.00 a.m. They were 45 in number. Since the exams were going on for their children many women were not able to come for the programme. In the hall we put up the picture of the great woman our Blessed Mother Mary, some of the great women's pictures and that of some modern women were put in the notice board and it was an eye opener for them and they were interested to know them and their achievements in their lives.
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The main thing that the 2007 Nissan Quest has to offer that a lot of other minivan options can't give you sheer style. Not like your regular minivan, which is rounded and practical, the Nissan Quest has sheered off its edges and been designed to both look and feel good to drive. If you're tired of the minivan market but at the same time are a buyer that needs something in which to take their family around in, the 2007 Nissan Quest offers a catchy alternative to the minivan norm.
The Good:
- glass roof system
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- ready to go V6 engine
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- does great on crash tests
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The Bad:
- no option for split third row seat
- not a lot of room for storage in the back
- option for stability control only with some trims
- the price of the options hurts
No major changes have been made for the 2007 Nissan Quest since its last release, but there have been enough touch ups and additions to make it seem fresh and new on the market. Most of this change takes place on the interior. The center stack which had been designed like a pillar and not very well liked is now thankfully gone, kicking all of its accoutrements over to the instrument panel. The headrests on the seats now are auto folding, and there is more cargo room than before, although this is still minimal. Brand new options include a CD changer, Bluetooth connectivity, and a backup camera.
Where the 2007 Nissan Quest performed its best is in the area of crash tests. In government crash tests that were undergone, it took the full five stars on all types of impacts. As for the crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the minivan went through frontal offset and side impact tests, and was awarded with the highest rating, that of 'good'.
And for a good reason. After all, the 2007 Nissan Quest does come well equipped with most of the major safety features necessary on a modern vehicle. In standard, these trim levels come with active head restraints which auto fold, side curtain airbags that protect all passengers, even those in the back rows; a tire pressure monitoring system; antilock disc brakes; and brake assist. Coming standard for the SE trim level and as an optin for the SL are side impact airbags and a stability control system. Only optional for the SL and SE are run flat tires.
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Nizozemski bend Textures, ki domuje v tech progresivnem metalskem zvoku je javil, da bend po 12 letih zapušča eden od ustanoviteljev zasedbe, kitarist in back vokalist Jochem Jacobs. Razlog naj bi bila želja po drugem delu, predvsem v producentskih vodah.
"I've been with TEXTURES from the very beginning and have had a lot of great adventures in the past 12 years, musically and socially! It was a dream coming true, I was traveling across the world with my best friends and making music!!! What more could you want?!! Strange as it may sound, my priorities changed gradually during the years… Now the time has come for me to start doing more other stuff. There are so many things in life that gives me goosebumps! I'm really busy producing great bands and other music at my studio and I want to focus more on that, I will keep on rocking!!!! Also, I will keep being involved with Textures and will continue producing future TEXTURES albums \m/"
Bend še javlja, da zagotovo ne mislijo prenehati z delom in so že v iskanju novega kitarista.


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This Crispy Tea-Time Snack is a delicacy which does not call for any occasion.. Seen in most of the tea shops all around the South of India, it needs no introduction. Masala 'Vadai' or simply called 'dal vade' has many fans reaching out for it overlooking the place and the way it's been prepared in many small shabby shops. All that they want is just to grab one and crrrunch...!! Its heavenly, believe me.
Try this recipe for a simple vade made with Channa dal (Chickpeas).
- 1 cup of Channa Dal (Bengalgram or chickpeas)
- 1 onion
- 3 red chillies
- A few sprigs of curry leaves
- Oil for deep frying
- A oinch of asafoetida (hing)
- Salt as desired
- water as required
Take a little of the above mixture and shape it into a round ball with both hands. Make if firm by applying a little pressure and flatten it a bit to give the shape of vadai.
Heat oil in a kadai. let it come to smoking point and then drop the vadai in hot oil. Fry the vadai till it is golden brown on both sides. Shape all vadais and fry the same in the oil, take out and keep on a tissue paper to remove the excess oil.
Note: If the mixture becomes too liquid, add besan or chickpea flour. If the mix is too thick add little water to adjust the consistency.
Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato sauce. Enjoy these melt-in-mouth crispy tea time snack at any time of the day.
Do drop in here, if you are looking for some healthy option.


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The day I knew I would never go back to AA again was when, after five years in the program, I realized my life was worse, much worse than I ever imagined it could be. I was poor, I was depressed, and I was living in the same house as my sponsor, who had gone totally nuts.
By that time I did not really need a sponsor at all. But everyone I knew had a sponsor, and I really thought I needed one too. My last sponsor had dumped me for questioning his treatment of me at a meeting. But when I asked Minnie to be my sponsor, I had no idea she was a closet lunatic. I should have picked up a hint when she always wanted to meet at my house and never at hers. But I thought maybe she just had good boundaries.
Then I learned that she had been staying several days at another sponsee's, Linda's house. The reason was supposed to be that Minnie's landlord had found rats in her house. Minnie wanted to stay elsewhere until the rats were exterminated, because she was afraid. Later, there was a grapevine rumor about some kind of a big fight between Minnie and Linda. Apparently, Minnie called Linda's boyfriend and got confrontational because she thought Linda was at his house when she was five minutes late meeting Minnie.
I didn't know very much about those problems. I just figured, like most folks in AA figure, that it was probably the sponsee's fault. I asked Minnie to be my sponsor. Later, I let my daughter, a new mother, and her boyfriend take over our apartment. My plan was to rent a room somewhere to live in.
Minnie asked me to share a house with her, since she had to move out of the rat-infested house. Having nowhere else to go, I agreed. Minnie had eight years of sobriety, had a good job, looked good, offered good shares in meetings, and was a good listener. I did not foresee any problems. The trouble started when Minnie had to move out of her old house and needed help. That's when I learned why she had rats. I have rarely seen a house so dirty. There was mildew on the living room walls where Minnie's furniture had been. The corners hung with cobwebs, the bathroom was a nightmare of mold, hard-water stains, and soap scum, from about five years of turning the faucet on and off with soapy hands and never cleaning it. Minnie said she would pay me to clean the house before her landlord came in to inspect. I felt sorry for her and accepted.
I spent about 12 hours in that house cleaning. I couldn't bear to charge her for all that, so I only charged her for six hours. She kept forgetting to pay me. When, needing the money, I finally asked, she paid me, but she acted angry about it. Then we had some trouble because I'd had sex with a man I'd begun to date (at his house), and I had not mentioned it until a week later. After I told her about it, she acted angry. I couldn't understand why, so later I asked her why she was angry. She admitted it was because I had engaged in sex with Ralph and had not confided in her immediately. I simply did not agree that sex was a big deal, with both the guy, Ralph, and I being divorced and free to date each other. I didn't think it was a big enough deal to to tell her about it. It was certainly no threat to my sobriety. It was then that I realized sex was a big deal with Minnie.
But I had already moved in with her. Real trouble started when I stopped going to the Baptist church she'd wanted me to attend with her, and kept seeing some of my AA friends she didn't approve of. She didn't like what I call their AA politics. Some of my friends were less conservative AA members, believing in goddesses or no god at all, and following the AA program somewhat differently than Minnie did.
Then Minnie was horrified when I started going to a Mormon church with a family I worked for taking care of their mother, an Alzheimers patient. I had no plans to become a Mormon; I just wanted to see what they were like. But this was a big deal to Minnie. She seemed fearful of anything and anyone unusual.
She also wanted me to go to way more AA meetings than I wanted to go to, and she hinted constantly that such-and-such a meeting was at this time or that time, although I knew very well what time the meetings were held. Also, I felt totally unaccepted by her in many different ways. She seemed angry at me all the time, and eventually I would just come home and stay in my room.
The shit hit the fan when she wanted me to pay a utility bill I thought I had already paid. I was simply trying to get her to remember that I paid it, but she went bonkers. She seemed to have trouble communicating about money, or talking in a matter-of-fact way about it. I think she might have been ashamed that she had forgotten to pay the bill, and we had a two-week notice. She ended up screaming at me in the kitchen, and she pushed me into a corner. Later, she barged her way into the home of the people I worked for to tell me the next time my homeless friend Bob came to the door for a cup of coffee, she was going to call the police.
I waited a day or two until everything had calmed down, and then told her, in a nice way, that I was going to move out. She looked shocked. She asked if I was going to be responsible. I said I would give her two weeks notice, but she said she needed at least next month's rent, so I gave her six weeks. I then ran a newspaper ad soliciting a room for rent.
I should have been able to stay another six weeks, but as soon as I gave Minnie the rent money, she began to drive me out early. She was absolutely enraged with me. I still do not understand the levels of her rage. Her fury seemed all out of proportion to anything I could have said or done.
I knew I had to move right away, instead of waiting until my ads panned out, when I came home from my job in the afternoon and saw that she had left piles of notes for me, one after the other, in stacks in the kitchen: Sarah be sure you close and lock the door tightly. Sarah turn the volume down on your message recorder. Sarah please don't bring Betty (the Alzheimers patient) over here. Sarah, take your clothes out of the washing machine. Sarah, fold the white quilt neatly and put it on the couch. Sarah, make sure the screen door is closed tightly. Sarah please put all my books back in the bookshelves. She also called my phone number while I was gone, again and again, and filled up my message recorder tape with long, insane messages. She began to stalk me, showing up at a meeting she knew I loved and sitting right behind me until I would feel prickles go up my back. I learned later that she had to see her therapist on an emergency basis every evening during this period. Apparently, she had worse problems than alcoholism, for she had gone almost completely psycho.
I was scared to death of her. I needed more time to find a place to move, though I was calling around for apartments. The ad wouldn't work, for I could now not even depend on being able to get my messages. Naturally, being a good AA, I knew I must need spiritual help, and, of course my sponsor Minnie could no longer be turned to for this. So I called another AA woman, a doctor's wife who had many years of sobriety, and seemed very sane and well liked, a good speaker in meetings. I needed help, advice, validation. I started to tell her what was going on,but she wouldn't even let me talk. Immediately, she started harping on her experience with God curing her breast disease. She nattered on and on about Saved by the Lights, and angels, and crystals, visions, rainbows, and whatever. I sat and listened to this crap for 45 minutes, slowly realizing I was totally on my own. I doubted that any of what had been taught to me in AA was true -- God was not managing my life, or, if He was, then being on the streets was His will. The steps were not helpful to me in true times of need; AA sponsors were not helpful; and meetings were not helpful. I had to help myself.
It was an enlightening moment. It was the last time I ever expected another human being, or God, to help me solve problems that adults solve every day on their own. I was a capable adult; I had not had a drink in five years, and I was probably more together than the assholes I was looking up to for advice and solutions just because they had been sober longer than I had and sounded good at meetings.
A girlfriend who also had to move let me stay with her during her own last three weeks at her house. We went into the house and moved out my things while Minnie was at work. My dear Mormon friends let me store my things at their house. I left a bed that Minnie pushed me to buy at her house, because I never had wanted it. She was beside herself calling and calling, coming to where I worked to try to get me to pick up the bed. But I never did go get the bed, and I'm glad.
It was such a relief to get away from Minnie. For the first time in months I felt like I could just relax and be myself. Later I found a tiny apartment in an old motor hotel. It was small and I had very little furniture, so I slept on a mat on the floor. It was warm, though, and it was mine.
I stopped going to meetings as well, and started therapy. It took a few months, but I began to feel much better about myself and my ability to make my own decisions. I started doing many of the things I'd always wanted to do, such as taking art classes and going to poetry readings. These were things I had avoided because I thought I needed meetings and step work. How I loved lapping up all the good things I had been missing. How free I finally felt! I have now been sober many years without AA.


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These guys offer an $8 sign-up without a deposit required. Could be fun to try and grind it into a bankroll.
Stars is still business as usual. Unfortunately my bankroll is $3.50 there. :/
Full Tilt is down. I hope they don't go under as I built a nice bankroll there playing Rush. Apparently their I.T stuffed up royally:
Full Tilt messed up. Their software update application will not work with the redirection of fulltiltpoker.com to the FBI. Thus, anyone, in the US or otherwise, who has the updated DNS settings, will get a failure when attempting to get the update.
Those that get the update will notice that if they go to fulltiltpoker.com, they still get the normal website.
Full Tilt is now completely screwed because they can no longer issue software updates.
I did read that it's still possible to update the client via the U.K. website which I plan to try.
Update: Yep, downloaded the FTP client from the U.K and could log in.


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Woodle Tree 2: Worlds is an open world platformer/adventure videogame.
You'll assume the role of the son of the last hero who saved the world in the first game. This time the forces of evil are taking over the Wood Lands with a black substance that is absorbing energy and life from the living creatures!
Will you be able to take over this enormous new evil force?
Features of the game:
– Open World platforming levels! A new super vast world to explore.
– Co-op local mode up to 4 players! Save the world with 3 of your friends
– New moves! You'll be able to perform a double jump and gliding moves thanks to your new leaf. You'll even be able to gather water for the dying plants.
– New items and customizable to unlock for Woodle and his house (furnishings, weapons, masks etc)
– MMO mode, explore the Wood Lands with friends from all over the world! To enter MMO mode, touch the statue at the center of the plaza.
System Requirements
- Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3 32-bit
- Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.6 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Graphics: SM 3.0 con 512MB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4650 or higher
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Additional Notes: Play with the gamepad for the best experience!
- Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: Quad-Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: SM 3.0 with 1GB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 / AMD Radeon HD 4830 or greater
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Additional Notes: Play with the gamepad for the best experience!


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The era of the parody movie seems to be behind us, thank heavens. The last Friedberg / Seltzer movie with any sort of money behind it was 2010's "Vampires Suck!" (which I sort of half-liked), and while they made a Fast and Furious parody as recently as 2015 – "Superfast" – it was straight-to-Netflix and barely anyone watched it. Their "Taken" parody, "Who The F*** Took My Daughter?" has been abandoned, so it would seem, and while they have a Star Wars parody in the works, there's a decent chance that never makes it either.
Even though they're justifiably mocked as terrible and not funny, they're far from the worst operating in this particular cesspool. That honour must go to David Murphy, writer / director of "Not Another Not Another Movie", which paid Burt Reynolds, Chevy Chase and Vinnie Jones to wander through the set for half an hour with a camera on them, and is among the more miserable experiences of my life. Honourable mentions go to such people as Marlon Wayans, who continues to churn out parody movies, such as "A Haunted House" and "Fifty Shades Of Black"; Josh Stolberg gave us "The Hungover Games", not to be confused with Friedberg and Seltzer's own "The Starving Games"; and a monster by the name of Craig Moss has made "The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It", "Breaking Wind Part 1", and "30 Nights Of Paranormal Activity With The Devil Inside The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo".
I'm a believer in us getting the sort of entertainment we deserve, and this catalogue of misery was foisted on us because we kept giving them money. Luckily, we all woke up from this national nightmare, and aside from the occasional accident, like a budget that was decided ten years ago and no-one had the heart to cancel, we are free.
All this is sort of irrelevant when talking about a movie from 2005, though, even one that I was completely unaware of until earlier this morning. What's perhaps surprising is that, in this torrent of parody movies, "The Matrix" survived relatively un-mocked (the billion comedy sketches about its two or three most famous scenes notwithstanding, of course). Then, this fine new year's morning, as I sat shivering on the sofa, trying to beat the cold I picked up a few days ago, I discover this, and find it's available in its entirety on Youtube!
There's even a plot. A group of party-goers are looking for a mysterious substance called "The Helix", which is like the ultimate high or something, but Orpheum and his sidekick Infiniti know that it's got some mystical enlightenment powers and they need "The Other One" ("The One" having died in a boating accident) to combat some super-powered agents and the mega-corporation that employs Nuvo and his friends.
Anyway, that's all you're getting of that. Aside from the majority Matrix stylings, there's a bit of "Fight Club" mixed in there, as they were really aiming hard for that late 90s audience…in 2005. The jokes are unbearably lame, as like so many others, it seems to think that having a character dressed like someone from a famous movie, or say a line from one, is enough for the joke.
But there's a section roughly in the middle that feels like it was written by a funnier person. There's a joke about Sha-Na-Na in there, which would have flown over the heads of 99% of the people watching it, Sha-Na-Na having ceased to be a thing 30 years before the movie came out. Then there's a segment which gently parodies "Koyaanisqatsi", the Godfrey Reggio experimental documentary (with the legendary Philip Glass soundtrack), which made me smile but must have been done purely for the filmmakers' own amusement.
The final battle is just terrible, though, as the movie grinds to a halt when it should be going full-tilt for the end. It felt like every actor demanded their own mini-scene when they didn't need it – the lack of anything approaching a central character was a bit of a bummer throughout (the Keanu Reeves avatar, who was more interesting in doing a "Bill And Ted" impression anyway, kept disappearing from the movie for entire scenes, like he was busy doing something else during filming).
When your big acting name is Vanilla Ice, and it's 2005, there are some serious questions you need to ask yourself. Well, one, and that is "should I be releasing this damn thing? Is this not just a vanity project to show my friends anyway?" Poor ol' Vanilla doesn't even get all that much screen time! The one acting name I had heard of – Jennifer Sky, star of the Robert Tapert / Sam Raimi produced series "Cleopatra 2525" – is in one scene, for about 5 seconds; and the weird thing is, she'd have been totally decent in the one central role that cast an actor who looked a lot like her, much better than the woman who ended up being cast, and I can't imagine she was too busy or charged too much then either.
It's cheap-looking, certainly, and is filmed in a variety of ugly interiors, but some of the special effects are good – the ones that most directly parody similar scenes from its more famous parent are pretty well done, and honestly not that much worse than the original. Kudos to the special effect guys!
Movies like this are almost enough to convince me the Matrix is real – think you've got it figured out and they'll just tweak reality on you. How did this movie make it all the way to 2019 without me ever having heard of it? Plus, it's got Vanilla Ice in it! I'm pretty sure it never existed until this morning, and I fully expect this review to disappear, along with my memory of it, Youtube and IMDB links, and so on, when the Matrix's programmers figure out the mistake.
Rating: thumbs down


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