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Lone ranger
I worked till 6pm today. Exactly 6pm and I stepped out of the office. I was prepared to continue working, perhaps all through the night if if possible but I was too tired. My body did not want to cooperate with my mind anymore. And the office was getting very hot and stuffy with the air-con turned off.
You asked, "why work until so late on a weekend? Why not go out and have fun, enjoy yourself and relax?"
Two reasons. One, I have a lot of work which does not seem to be able to get over and done with. If I do not clear them, my boss will probably chop my head off and use it as a soccer ball.
The second reason is more melodramatic. I guess there really is nothing for me to look forward to and nothing for me to enjoy during the weekend. Even if I am not working, I will most probably be rotting at home, staring at my iBook and surfing the net.
It was dark when I reached home. My parents were out, dating. My dog was locked in the kitchen and my sis was all dressed out and preparing to go out and enjoy her Sat night.
"Where were you the whole day?" Sis asked the moment she saw me.
"Work lah, what else."
"The whole day? Tot you went out after your work…"
So there you go, thats me, with my pathetic life. Its not that I do not want to go out and have fun but nothing much interests me these days. Christ, even my boss asked me not to always stay in the office until so late and go out have fun, meet some boys, or maybe even date some of the guys in the office..
And reading through some of the blogs about how these guys went out to watch shows with their wives, how they are enjoying their married lives with their other halves, just make the loneliness even more acute.. (Incidentally, I am listening to Akon's Lonely on iTunes.. Drats…)
Anyway.. I used to think that I want to stay single and be carefree. I do not want to get involved perhaps cos I have no confidence in myself or relationships. Its too complicated for a simple girl like me to get into, I hate to get entangled into relationships, or perhaps its just cos I am trying to protect myself. Whatever the case, I just want to be left alone.
Yet, it seems that there is always something missing. I am not saying that I need a man to complete my life or whatever crap like that. I am talking about companionship or just the basic human-to-human communication and interactions. Coming back home after a long day at work on a weekend and seeing that your house was emptied of laughters, smiles, talks, gossiping etc, just does not seem right. And hearing your brother saying sweet nothings and flirting with his girlfriend on the phone, your sister all dressed up to meet her boyfriend and remembering that your parents were out dating just makes the loneliness even worse.
There was this classic anecdote which I often tell my friends. One Sunday afternoon, my sis and bro brought their other half back home. My parents were in the bedroom laughing at one of their silly jokes again, my bro was having breakfast together his girl and my sis was playing with Ozzie with her boyfriend. I was the only who was facing an inorganic mater, my PC and my lappie. All of them were laughing with another human while I can only tap in silent on my iB or my PC.. At first, I was too engrossed in my tapping and then suddenly I realized that the house seemed to be more alive. There were laughters and barkings (Ozzie) all around. I looked up from my stuff and then just had this funny feeling that I did not belong at all. I felt forgotten and left out. So I did the next best thing, I took my iB into my room, locked the door and then went to sleep. On a clear Sunday late morning.
Well, at least now I am being kept busy by my work. Lets just hope that I can continue staying as busy like this so I do not have to be reminded that forgotten feeling again. Or whatever melodramatic shit.
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It's not a rare experience these days to not feel as though you belong or to feel a sense of anomie, or a sense of depression vis a vis the way us humans have chosen to live.
In some respect, we could be making better choices, choices that would better suit our needs. The problem is humans are out of touch with themselves, in general, and do not appear to know what those needs are. But it's no one's fault per se, things are moving so quickly by human devising and we are so busy that humans generally have time to reflect on themselves, to discover who they are, to make better decisions.
I realize that no one person is going to fulfill all of my needs and if they do, it's either because I only thought I knew what my needs were or my needs were not really my needs.
In order to be self-actualized, to realize my potential my needs need to be met, our needs need to be met.
If my potential is nurtured, why would I not want other people's potentials nurtured. It would or could be a type of selfishness or cultural consditioning or ignorance or any combination of those.
My potential or any individual's potential and self-actualizing depends on other people's positive contribution to planet earth, natural laws, in general.
There is just so much of my personality, brain that can be developped when there is pollution in the sources of life. Pollution stunts people's growth.
It's no wonder people are not fundamentally happy these days. How can they be?

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Speaking on a panel at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori discussed how advice will need to adapt in light of recent reforms and future clients.
He noted advisers have had significant anxiety stemming from multiple factors recently, including the FASEA reforms. The FASEA exam, he said, has been "the greatest source of calls from people who have either never sat an exam, or it's been decades since they have. We've all been through exams at school, but when your professional livelihood relies on you passing the exam, that creates a lot of stress."
The broader issue, though is the cost of advice in the future. Referencing the recent ASIC report on consumer perceptions of advice, De Gori said he saw it as a positive that "more than 40% of Australians want to get advice. The barrier, though, is cost, or rather the perception of cost. They don't know what advice is, what it should be worth or the value of it."
He continued: "That is a barrier that stops, as per the report, about 20% from getting advice. We have to tackle that, and tax deductibility is definitely front-of-mind in that regard. If you think of financial advice as being of national importance - just after your health - I think some form of subsidy should be provided for those on low incomes to get advice."
Beyond the idea of subsidies, De Gori also mused on how pricing models will change in the future. Answering an audience question regarding why people should pay a "retainer" to an adviser when they pay doctors and accountants on a transactional basis, he said: "The doctor analogy is a good one to make, but there are a few flaws in the argument. I agree we're moving towards a new pricing model. The retainer model can still work, and it depends on the client's need. That's the fundamental point: the consumer will dictate what it will be."
"The consumer may want a retainer," he continued, "because they want the comfort of certainty of having the adviser on call. The difference we're going to see is that everything has been bundled in the past. Now it needs to be separated. Advisers can't be in a position of not delivering on services that were promised.
"But you will also see a transactional model where when someone actually needs the advice, they'll pay for it. It's not transactional to the extent that the relationship becomes transactional - you're still that person's adviser; they're just paying you when they need you."
He concluded his answer by noting that despite the above, there was still a fundamental difference between the way we interact with doctors and the way we pay for advice: medical appointments, for most people, are subsidised.
"That isn't the case for advisers," he said. "Which brings be back to what I said before: there should be some form of subsidy for financial advice for those who need it."
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Welcome to my very first addition of Thrifty Thursday, where I bring you design ideas, mom-ing ideas, and more!
Chisum and I dropped off donations at our favorite thrift store today. Of course, it just so happened to be sack sale! We walked away with a Stearns youth life jacket for $3, and tossed a men's Magellan breathable shirt, that was priced at $6, into our $8 brown bag! Momma got a couple cute new candlesticks to add to her collection! It was a good haul!
Okay on to the real thrift story!
The first thing that drew me to our new country home, was it's wraparound porch! Then, when we saw the house for the first time, it just so happened to be at sunset! Watching that glorious orb descend from the front porch was beyond peaceful. I immediately knew I wanted to spend the rest of my days in a rocking chair on that porch! On our second look, we took our parents, again at sunset. When Wade and I returned from walking the acreage, my daddy and father-in-law were propped up on various benches posted on that porch. It was a moment where time stood still and God spoke peace into my heart. This was to be our place. Our little slice of country heaven!
Fast-forward, a year or so! I'm finally getting the last of the boxes from the back porch unpacked. Clearly, these are the things that weren't that important to us (except the box of long-lost baby toys that Chisum insisted upon keeping)! We tend to spend more time on the front porch for obvious reasons-that's where we park and ride our bike, etc. But I decided it was time to fix up the rear of the house! The kitchen door opens to the back porch, and I've wanted nothing more than to have an outdoor dining table out there. It's shaded in the evenings back there and I'm usually out watering the garden, while my husband and son are doing various things! It's just where we want to be. So I made it my mission to get the back porch ready before the Texas Summer heat settles in!
I decided I first wanted to create multiple seating arrangements.
Even one for Chisum-size visitors!
We had kept our first dining room table all these years. It's a bar height, country oak, with creamy white turned-wood legs. It has a fold-up leaf that makes it 5 by 5 foot! It is a great, heavy, solid table, and although I've replaced it with an old "real" farmhouse table found in the original home on our property, I couldn't bring myself to part with this one. It just held too many memories!
Last summer, Wade purchased a similar table in a darker stain for just $40! What was so great about this table was that it came with four chairs and two benches! It needs a little TLC, but nothing too scary! Obviously, it's not a perfect match for my country cutie table, but I knew instantly I wanted to fix up those benches to use with ours. (I plan to give the remaining table and chairs a little spruce and selling them to make our money back.)
Wanting to be as thrifty as possible, I pulled out a leftover quart of antique white chalk paint I had from my kitchen buffet. Boy do I love some good chalk paint! No sanding, a quick wipe down to remove any dust or residue, two coats and it dries quickly! So I painted the first coat on the benches while is was disassembled, had Husband put them back together, and topped it with a second coat. I mentioned to him that I love these kinds of projects, because I can get down and dirty with my brushes and just throw them away when done! You see, I wanted these to have a shabby chic look about them, you know, where the paint will wear in time, revealing the wood beneath! So there's really no rhyme or reason to the painting, you just get er' done! When you see the curvy legs of my table, you'll understand what I mean! This chalky white is a bit brighter than the legs, but will do well overtime from the outdoor elements. The color will turn and the paint will chip over time, giving it just the style I was going for.
Then I had this brilliant idea to save on fabric for the bench seats! Someone had attempted to recover these babies, and did a pretty bad job! (I think I forgot to take a photo in my haste to rip the ugly off!) I thought it would be pretty genius to use a good old-fashioned cheap tablecloth to cover the seats! The vinyl ones with the felt backing. Picnic style. The kind your Grandma had on her table when you were a little kid! Little did I know that practically nobody carries this type of tablecloth anymore! Who knew! So after searching multiple stores, I hit up my good ole trusty Dollar General and found some great options. What I learned was that they carry 4-5 of these types of tablecloths every season. So the colors and patterns change every few months. Makes sense, if I were using the tablecloth as intended!
I knew what colors would work best with the rest of my decor, and I knew I wanted something geometric, not too feminine! I'm very happy with what I found! Isn't it cute?
We had our first dinner out there last night and it was just perfect. I hope to make many more memories at this table.
Tablecloth: $4
Paint brushes I could trash when done: $3.50
New staple gun because mine was lost in the move: $8
Before pics
Major improvement, right? Tell me what you're doing that's "thrifty" lately!


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Fri 29 November
Club the Bookies - The Final
MyClubBetting.com experts offer their best bets throughout the Rugby League World Cup. Here's their view on the 2013 Rugby League World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia...
"If only it was always this easy to predict. It is rare that the biggest of tournaments follow the course that is set. That is exactly what we have for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup final at Old Trafford: Australia 1/3 pre-tournament favourites, square off against 11/5 second favourites New Zealand.
"The odds have hardly fluctuated since the spectacular Opening Ceremony in Cardiff on October 26.
The Kangaroos are 3/10 to beat the 11/4 Kiwis, with the draw at 25/1.
"Australia are considered 8-point favourites. For betting novices, you can back them at 10/11 and if they win by more than eight points, you will collect (e.g. bet £11 at odds of 10/11 and your return will be £21 in total if your bet wins).
"Australia have cruised through this tournament and have covered the handicap set by bookmakers in two of their five games. In contrast, New Zealand have only covered the handicap once in their five matches.
"If following that trend, we should be looking at backing New Zealand at 10/11 with an 8-point start (or +8).
"The Kiwis might have lost every one-off fixture against Australia since 1998 but they have developed the irritating habit of tripping up their Anzac rivals on the big stage – the 2008 World Cup final and the 2010 Four Nations being the two stand-out examples.
"The whole 24-man squad plays in the NRL and six of them – Kieran Foran, Sam Moa, Frank-Paul Nu'uausala, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Sonny Bill Williams – played in the recent NRL Grand Final.
The Kangaroos have won nine of the previous 14 World Cups and they want their trophy back having relinquished it to New Zealand five years ago, following a 34-20 defeat in the final.
"New Zealand did not face much of a test until coming up against England in the semi-final. Their defensive flaws were evident and they needed a last-kick conversion by Shaun Johnson to steal a 20-18 victory.
"Australia, similarly, did not play as well as anticipated in their tournament opener against England, but the notoriously slow starters still went on to win 28-20. England gave everything in the semi-final and the Kiwis took their lumps, while Australia cruised past an over-matched Fiji.
"The health of these two teams is going to play a part and we see Australia grinding down the holders late on to cover the handicap in a relatively low-scoring encounter.
"The bookmakers are estimating there will be around 40 total points scored and the line is set at 40.5. Points have not been a problem for the Kangaroos, who have averaged 47.6 per game in this tournament, so the line set looks a little conservative, despite the fact that they have allowed just two points in four games since facing England. So we'll keep our fingers crossed that New Zealand will be able to keep within sight and take the Over 40.5 total points in the match at 10/11.
"Will the intensity and physicality of the Kiwis' semi-final clash leave them drained emotionally flat? Or will Australia struggle with complacency against a side that feeds off momentum like no other?
"Australia have a clear advantage at the full-back position with Billy Slater, and in the three-quarters: Greg Inglis and Jarryd Hayne trump Kiwis' Bryson Goodwin and Dean Whare in terms of class. Hayne may be inexperienced, but he is a lethal force in attack and has pace to burn, and Inglis is the complete package. If Australia can give them room, that duo will unlock the Kiwis' defence.
"We don't believe it will come down to goal-kicking. But if it does, Shaun Johnson managed to put behind him a bad day against the USA (landing just 7 of 12 kicks) by nailing a pressure kick in the semi- to beat England. Yet we'd still take Australia's Jonathan Thurston over Johnson. He booted 11 of 12 kicks against Fiji at Wembley and has a very good NRL career average (79.35%), although the pair have an identical 74.3% success rate in this World Cup.
"Who will have the best kicking percentage in the match? There is a market for that. It is 5/6 for Thurston and 5/6 for Johnson. We'll go with Johnson, who may not have as many kicking opportunities and therefore fewer chances for error. He's also 6/4 that he makes every placed kick at goal.
"There are a wealth of markets on the game and if you like better odds, try the Line and Points Total Double. Australia -6.5 points and Over 41.5 points is available at 2/1.
"We believe the score will be in the region of 26-14 to Australia, so we'll back the Kangaroos to win between 1-12 points at 13/8."
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"See you in another life, Brotha."
I correctly guessed some of what would happen during last night's series final, but was surprised by others (join the club, right?). In any event, I'm glad that I invested six years of my TV watching time in this series. It frustrated and bothered me at times, but most of all it entertained me, and I will remember it. And that's really all that you can ask of a television show.
Goodbye, Lost. Thanks for the ride.
I had set up TED to download my favorite shows as they appear on Bittorrent. Funny thing happened this evening, though: episode 3 of 24 started downloading about 30-45 minutes before it actually aired. Kind of puzzled me, it did. Then I watched last night's episodes and saw the digital equivalent of a watermark which said this:
Someone had apparently uploaded the version that reviewers get to see before the air date of a show. And tonight, I had episodes #3 & #4 downloaded and burned to disc before I finished watching last night's shows.
Information wants to be free, I guess. And watching 2 hours of a show in only 1:30 -give or take- makes me quite happy. I am curious as to what person(s) make it their business to give away broadcast episodes before they, umm, broadcast. My guess is that Fox would be quite interested as well.
On the other hand, the previous two installments of TNT's The Librarian were fun fare. I expect the 3rd one to be no different. In any event, what follows is a very special promo poster for the series:
Apparently though, there's some major league stupidity on the way. Yes, Kim Bauer is set to return this year. She will have a child in tow. Excerpt:
Do the writers of 24 really think that Jack would let Kim Bauer have children? Does he not put up with enough crap in his day job?
Kim Bauers Kid Jokes
How do you get Kim Bauers kid out of a tree?
-Wave at him/her
Jack Bauer went over to visit his grandchild and saw it staring at the carton of orange juice. So he asks why they are staring at the carton of OJ. Because it says concentrate on it says Little Bauer.
How do you know Kims child is related to Jack Bauer?
-It burned down the school to get out of 3rd grade.
Hmm. While Kim Bauer used to piss me off a great deal, Elisha Cuthbert has always given me, umm, warm feelings. Observe below the fold:
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A new Bundy Web comedy to premiere in January.
It's not awful that EW listed the 25 cheesiest action shows of all time. What's awful is that I actually watched most of them. Excerpt:
JACK OF ALL TRADES (2000-2001) STARRING Bruce Campbell
PREMISE The Evil Dead veteran plays an American agent during the 1800s who's sent to the South Pacific to help a British spy (Angela Dotchin) guard against Napoleon's naval advances.
REDEEMING QUALITIES As always, Bruce's chin. And the brilliance of casting Verne Troyer as Bonaparte.
The Legend of the Seeker premieres Saturday, November 1. If, however, you can't wait, here's the first 10 minutes of the series to further whet your appetite.
Spoiler video for Lost right here. It's also embedded below the fold.
Oh. Sorry. I guess that that was a spoof. Here's the real promo video:
Psych has been renewed for a 4th season.
Well, I know that many of you are worried about our imminent slide into a socialist country. Think of the bright side: for those of us who have wanted to visit France, electing a Marxist makes things easier. By taxing and spending the ever living crap out of us, we'll become France. No need to buy expensive plane tickets.
Anyway, too many of you are obsessing over November 4. I will admit to having done so on occasion myself. However, November 1 & 2 are much more important days in that The Legend of the Seeker kicks off. Here are some more images for you to compare to the images you had already conjured up in your brain.
She's really starting to grow on me as Kahlan Amnell. Physically, I will admit to having thought of Jacqueline Collen. However, she's getting a little long in the tooth for this role. Not that I mind. She's still a total hottie.
This one is better suited to being a popup image. It's just so darned big.
Back in 184, Joe Piscopo has a comedy special on HBO. There were pretty funny skits: one where he did an "HBO Sports" special, with Eddy Murphy as Carl Lewis; one where he spoofed the Thriller video as the Nutty Professor; and one in which he played the lead singer of the Deltones, who had a gig singing to a mob boss. I mentioned it to my a friend today; he had never seen it. Anyhoo, I headed over to YouTube, and darned if they didn't have the video up. Jim Treacher once remarked on one of his blogs (not the Puce, because that would have been unreadable) that "YouTube is going to destroy this country and I don't care". I happen to agree with him.
I'll embed the video below the fold so that it won't hang your browser while it loads:
Update: Well, well, what have we here? The other two videos that I just mentioned.
Ah, life is good. Really, really good.
So Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear (Hey, Boo Boo, what's in that pick-a-nick basket?) turned 50 on October 2. While I'm not old enough to remember when the show actually first aired, I remember vividly watching as a small child. I've recently introduced my children to those characters, courtesy of the Boomerang Channel.
Here's one that you might remember: Where's Huddles? I enjoyed both the comic book and the cartoon. One episode, if 38 year memory serves, involved Huddles building a swimming pool in his backyard. His neighbor mentioned that he had a "5 figure check", which made the pool digging guy quite happy. Until, that is, he discovered that 2 of those figures were to the right of the decimal point.
I know what you're thinking right now: what the heck is wrong with you, and why do you remember crap like this?
In response, I'll point to the back of the exceedingly long line of other curious people. Much like sitting on Santa's lap, you'll just have to wait your turn to find out.
Update: I'm still amazed by what you can find on YouTube here, here and here.
I, for one, look forward to the television event that I hope the television adaptation of Wizard's First Rule, The Legend of the Seeker will become.
Just to whet your appetite, here's an image of Kahlan and Richard.
For the record, I won't have my Ral Partha figurines out on a map of the Westlands and D'Hara. At least, not so far as you know.
Update: One more picture.
As an update to my previous post on this topic, here are some new cast members for this Sword of Truth television event:
Richard Cypher Craig Horner
Kahlan Amnell Bridget Regan
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander Bruce Spence
Chase (Dell Brandstone) Jay Laga'aia
Darken Rahl Craig Parker
Preview Trailer can be found here > Legend of the Seeker
The trailer looks good, but then most trailers do. I look forward to the now published broadcast date of November 1, 2008. Mark your calendars, if you're a Terry Goodkind fan.
BTW, I'm quite interested in who they decide to cast as Mistress Denna.
Earlier, I posted about Wizard's First Rule becoming an extended TV mini-series. Now we know a little bit more:
Richard Cypher'Rahl: Craig Horner
Kahlan Amnel'Rahl: Bridget Regan
Zedd, Chase and George Cypher have been cast, but I'm not at liberty to release just yet....something about finalizing contracts or some such legal mumbo-jumbo....
But its getting closer!
At first blush, Bridget Regan looks like she could, physically, play the part of Kahlan. Not too many photos exist on the Innertubes right now, but I expect that to change once she dons the white Mother Confessor's robe.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles has officially been renewed for a second season. Good. It's rare that a new show I like actually gets picked up, but this time quality programming and decent ratings prevailed.
Tangentially related update: Related only in that it deals with fantasy/scifi TV. Turns out that Wizards First Rule will be made into a weekly TV series. Really? Is it going to be broadcast on the Playboy channel, or maybe the BSM/Torture Channel? I loved that book, but the whole Mistress Denna thing isn't something that I see looking good over the air.
Update to the tangentially related update: Okay, Terry Goodkind is sure that it's happening, so it must be true. Oddly, considering some of the subject matter, Disney is one of the partners in this 22-episode television adventure. Anyway, excerpt:
Dear Readers,
Now that the announcement about the TV series has been officially released, I would like to take this opportunity to put it in perspective and fill in some of the details. (Please keep in mind that some of this might change as things evolve.)
The first season will be 22 one hour episodes, on Saturday evenings, probably at either 8 or 9 pm. Since this is a syndicated program you will need to check your local listings for the station in your area.
The first season will cover the story of WIZARD?S FIRST RULE. Along with exciting opportunities afforded by the air time in which we have to tell the story, the TV series also brings unique challenges. All film formats ? TV series, mini-series, or feature films ? must, to a greater or lesser extent, alter the novel in order to translate the story from words to pictures. A feature film has severe limitations of time, requiring major parts of novels to be cut out. Sam Raimi knew that a feature film of WIZARD?S FIRST RULE could never work to tell the story. That?s why he wanted to do a long format TV show. I?m especially pleased that we are going to be doing 22 one hour episodes to tell this epic story ? much more time than a mini-series would have afforded. That said, there must still be changes, yet within those changes lie exciting opportunities.
With Disney now on board we have some of the most gifted people in the world working to make this project not just exciting but successful.
All this said, I would like to interject a note of caution. In projects of this nature involving vast sums of money there are always things that can go wrong. For example, while the rights to many books are sold or optioned very few of these ever see the light of a bright screen. Many books, even though there is initial enthusiasm, in reality are simply not a good fit for film. Announcements of book rights being sold are quite common; having such rights ever end up as a finished product is actually exceedingly rare. Because so much money is involved in the production of films there are countless stages at which a project can be stopped cold.
Well, I'll wait until they start casting before I decide to add it to my viewing schedule.
Final update: Check out Amy's Commentary here for why I think that the book isn't what the people at Disney think it is:
Why did several people in the book group strongly dislike Wizard's First Rule? One reason given was that they felt this book was not well written (or poorly edited), that there were too many misspellings and too much bad grammar. Another felt parts were needlessly crude. There was also the complaint that the story was too derivative of other fantasy books, not very original. The reason discussed most, however, was an episode three quarters of the way into the book - the long torture scene involving Richard Cypher and Mistress Denna, the Mord-Sith. Richard suffers at the hands of leather clad Denna and her rod- like Agiel. The S&M aspects of their "relationship" didn't appeal to me, and several group members found it extremely disagreeable, enough so to sour them on the entire book. This scene was unexpected and intense, but not - in my opinion - gratuitous. They didn't agree. One person was extremely uncomfortable reading this scene and could only skim it. Richard's encounter with the Mord-Sith may be important in later books, but I think such a traumatic scene should've been better foreshadowed.
From the people who make Dreams Come True™ comes this whimsical tale of a guy who gets tortured almost to death, complete with graphic descriptions of blood and pain. For the record, the sex is just glossed over, so Disney might be happy. Torture good, sex bad.
July 18 marks the return of Psych and Monk with new epsidoes. I'm still not clear how they're going to deal with the loss of Stanley Kamel, though. Monk freaked out when he thought his psychiatrist was simply retiring.
Oh, and you might have noticed that NBC is attempting to drum up interest in Psych and Monk by showing reruns on Sunday evenings.
I'm still picking up the pieces of my jaw after watching Tuesday night's episode of Boston Legal. Sure, the show is a liberal wet dream of how the world should be, but I love watching William Shatner. Anyway, for those of you who watch the show, the character Jerry - odd, goofy, the show would get along just fine without him- got a new girlfriend. Now Jerry is an odd guy, not bad looking I suppose, but he goes around purring, hopping and growling, all the while holding his hands flat on his pants. Okay, the writers gave him Aspberger's Syndrome to make him sympathetic, instead of pathetic.
Where was I? Oh yeah. Anyway, Jerry's character has issues which make bonding with a woman problematic at best. His last girlfriend left him for a toaster, or iPod, or some other inanimate object. Seems she had issues, too. Plus, she wasn't very attractive. However, his latest squeeze, Dana, borders on the thermonuclear side of the hotness scale. I checked around at ABC.com to find out if anyone knew who the heck she was. Turns out that her name is Rachelle Lefevre. The pictures at IMDB do not do her justice, so I looked elsewhere. If you watch Boston Legal, see if you agree with me that Dana is not only out of Jerry's weight class, she borders on being outside of his species. If you don't watch, just enjoy the eye candy.
Actually, none of the pictures do her justice. Wait until someone uploads photo captures from the 4/15/2008 episode. I should have been wearing a drool cup.
Pretty soon, every South Park episode from all 12 seasons will be available online. For free.
Pretty good TV show quiz here. Here's the pathetic part: I got 27 of 31 right, including one show which never actually aired. And now for the old part: I was correct on all the shows which started airing before 1970.
Bow down to my extreme suckitude. I wonder every day how I managed to land my wife. My lifelong goal is to prevent her from wondering.
Some time ago, I received my first Instalanche for this post: Stacked and Packed. I couldn't claim any credit because, hey, a hot woman brandishing a ginormous gun is its own reward. In any event, Risawn recently discovered Battlestar Galactica on DVD and, not surprisingly, she's hooked. She owes it all to her brother:
Well, guess what? We threw in the first disc, watched the miniseries, and now I'm hooked.
Damn you, Jared, why did you have to get me hooked on ANOTHER freakin' TV Show?
Sucks, doesn't it? But the pain goes away once you stop resisting the assimilation.
So she's pretty, smart, a gun nut AND a BSG fan. You'd think it wouldn't get any better than that, but it does: Risawn might be the only person I know besides myself who includes the Death Gate Cycle among his or her favorite reads. I bought the first book at a used bookstore in Australia and bought the rest when I got back to the states, even going so far as to pay full retail price for the hardback version of the final book. And I can't tell you how much I loathe paying full retail price for hardbacks.
Anyway, stop by and congratulate her on her latest obsession. As addictions go, it'll be an easy one to quit, what with the upcoming season 4 being the last and all.
Like, say, the production team for the show that booted you. In any event, looks like Paige Davis will be back on Trading Spaces. Excerpt:
"It's not something I ever would have considered," Davis told the Daily News during a break in production Friday. "My departure was very bad; it was a decision I didn't understand, why it had been made. I didn't understand why it was done in a harsh manner. I was pretty hurt by the people who were running TLC at the time."
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that getting smashed and shoving your hooters around in public may not be best public face. Not that I'm opposed to cute drunk women squeezing their boobs for me. Actually, it was only through the aid of the divine substance known as alcohol that any women would actually look at me in college. If any had shoved their breasts in my face, it would have been a bonus. Unrealistic and delusional of course, but still a bonus.
Turns that Glenn Reynolds and I have the same taste in old science fiction shows. Of course, Reynolds watches The Time Tunnel whilst sitting on his dark throne, sipping his puppy, while I tend to opt for a Guiness. To each his own.
Maxim has compiled a list of the Top Ten Shows We Won't Watch during the upcoming season. Excerpt:
9. Dr. Steve-O (USA Network)
WhoaJackasss Steve-O and Trishelle from Real World/Road Rules: Whore Olympics in the same show! In Dr. Steve-O, the grizzled reality-TV pair will make their way from one viewer-nominated sad case to another, attempting to de-wussify (their word, not ours) the poor blokes before the hour is out. A press release notes that the show will also feature shockingly hilarious stunts and embarrassingly funny and demented dares. And to think that we used to dump on USA for its thrice-daily Walker, Texas Ranger reruns.
2. Cavemen (ABC)
Weve always found Geicos Caveman commercials moderately entertaining, even if they never prompted us to purchase insurance or ridicule a specific racial or ethnic group. This show, however, appears to be setting its sights a bit higher, billing itself as a hilarious and thought-provoking social commentary on race relations in todays America. Are networks allowed to cancel a show mid-episode? Were about to find out.
1. The Return of Jezebel James (Fox)
This one doesnt debut until November-ish, so theres plenty of time for somebody to tweak, rework, or euthanize it. Suffice it to say that Parker Posey will have to appear in 47 New York-based indie films and date 226 indie singer/songwriters to restore her street cred. To view the worst trailer in the history of the genre, click here.
Thank goodness I have lots of DVDs and books lying around the house. Eesh.
Update: Consider yourself bitten.
Looks like you might be forced to sit through some episodes of The Flash. Okay, it doesn't entirely suck, but it isn't very good. Anyway, excerpt:
Beginning in October, SCI FI will air Battlestar Galactica "mini-sodes" entitled "Razor" during episodes of the hit series Flash Gordon, Fridays at 9 p.m. The two-to-three-minute shorts will lead into the Nov. 24 premiere of "Razor," the two-hour Battlestar special TV movie, which will tell the story of Lee Adama's (Jamie Bamber) first mission as commander of the Battlestar Pegasus and will reveal the story of how Adm. Cain (Michelle Forbes) served her ship during the original Cylon attack on the Colonies. "Razor," which airs at 9 p.m., will provide a backdrop to events in the rest of Battlestar, which returns for its fourth and final season in early 2008.
Hit series The Flash? What, exactly, constitutes "hit" ratings for a SciFi original series? Mind you, I've liked quite a few of them, but I think that it's a question worth asking. Whenever a series is touted as "must see" or "surefire hit" on network TV, I can almost guarantee that it's destined for the round file.
Joss Whedon might finally make that TV special chronicling the exploits of the Taster's Choice guy, err, the Ripper. Only a few years overdue, but it'll probably be pretty good.
It appears as though the SciFi channel will be airing a Firefly marathon tomorrow. However, I'll be at work AND I own the DVDs. Might be a good way to pass the time if you're at home, though.
Tangentially related updated: Nathan Fillion decides to play house in Season 4 of Desparate Housewives. He will do so opposite the always yummy Dana Delany. Lucky bastard.
So the producers of 24 are going to have Jack Bauer before a Senate panel being investigated for his various, umm, questionable activities during season 6. Who are they kidding? Jack Bauer will rip their eyes out and piss on their brains, just for fun.
A Sex and the City movie?! Seriously? The reason that you make a movie from a TV show is to do, say and/or show things that the audience hasn't seen before. Absolutely none of that applies to the aforementioned show. Crap, I think that I'm more familiar with Kim Catrall's vaginia than her gynecologist. And what hanging storyline is there left to wrap up? SJP landed Mr. Big, Charlotte got her baby, the redhead was happily married and Catrall was happily boinking some guy who turned out gay on Brothers and Sisters. Maybe the studio thinks-wrongly- that everyone is dying to see another $40k spent on ugly ass shoes.
To be fair, I remember Kim's role as "Lassie" in Porky's quite fondly, I think that Kristin Davis is pretty hot and I've like Cynthia since The Manhattan Project. And moonbat that she is, I've always been fond of SJP's work. So if you really want my money, have the four of them go at it buck naked in a vat of Jello for and hour and a half. THAT might be worth parting with some money to see, but that's about it.
Back in 1994, HBO aired 13 episodes of a series called Hardcore TV. It contained some real oddities and unusual parodies such as:
1) a commercial for The Pubic Hair Club for Men
2) Fairytales From the Dark Side
3) a Bob Vila spoof where Bob and Norm spoke like they were from the hood
Anyway, I've spent some time trying to find old episodes, even ones on tape. Apparently HBO has not released, and does not plan to release these episodes on DVD. Ever. Also, I cannot find even bootleg copies on YouTube, Google video, or Bittorrent, which is a decent indication of how rare any copies must be.
My search is hampered a bit by the fact that there is or was, apparently, a wrestling showed called by the same name. Regardless, I'd lie to put my hands on copies of these episodes. If anyone has them, drop me a line. It would be appreciated.
Dave at Garfield Ridge got to spend two days on the set of BSG. I believe that I speak for many scifi geeks when I offer him both my congratulations and my sincere hope that he get teleported to some distant planet populated by slavering beasts with a taste for humans.
Not that I'm jealous or anything.
Because everyone loves commercials with people dressed up like food. Right? Regardless, the videos in this article are fairly amusing. I have to say that I agree completely with the description of the Domino's Fudgems at #6: a furry cube of feces.
All of Jack Bauer's damn its from seasons 1-4.
But everyone here seems to. Check out the latest Carnival of Bauer.
Okay, I'm only a month late, but Talk Like Jack Bauer Day is coming. Soon. And so is Jack Bauer.
You have been warned.
Remember what Go Daddy.com's business is? Me either. However, I do remember the Go Daddy girl, Candice Michelle. Apparently Candace deemed the wardrobe malfunction that we saw during the Superbowl a little too conservative, which forced her to go for the Full Candance Monty. NSFW images below the fold.
Or something like that. Lucy Lawless becomes a full-time cast member on BSG when season 3 kicks off. Cool.
Ads aired during the Extra Large Superbowl can be found here. Go Daddy.com ads deemed to risque to air can be viewed here.(Scroll down)
And now a gratuitous Go Daddy girl images found here.
But there is one Starbuck that I like. Here's an interview with Katie Sackhoff, figther pilot extraordinaire on BSG.
Thank Dean for the link.
Question: does Katie look like she's in better shape this year? Maybe it's just me, but she sure is looking good this season.
It appears that
President Hillary! Commander in Chief has been cancelled due to low ratings.
I know why ABC created this show. It wasn't to be cutting edge, or to try something different. The purpose behind this show was to get people in this country used to seeing a female president on television for a few years before Hillary runs in 2008. Unfortunately for ABC, their caricatured description of DC(Geena Davis was an Independent, all opposition dicks were Republicans, Democrats apparently didn't exist), the show wasn't entertaining, not even the liberal dreamworld fashion of The West Wing. Commander in Chief was simply boring.
Battlestar Galactica returns with part 2 of season 2 this Friday. Got those TIVO/DVRs/VCRs ready?
Sure, it happened in the Netherlands, but I'll bet that some eager activist groups in the US are salivating over the prospect of filing similar charges here. Excerpt:
The Dutch animal protection agency demanded prosecution Tuesday for the shooting of a sparrow that knocked over 23,000 dominoes during an attempt to set a world record.
The ill-fated bird flew into an exposition center Monday in the northern city of Leeuwarden, where employees of TV company Endemol NV had worked for weeks setting up more than 4 million dominoes in an attempt to break the official Guinness World Record for falling dominoes.
The common house sparrow â of a species on the national endangered list â was chased into a corner and shot by an exterminator with an air rifle.
"Under Dutch law, you need a permit to kill this kind of bird, and a permit can only be granted when there's a danger to public health or a crop," said agency spokesman Niels Dorland. "That was not the case."
"I might add: Is it really necessary to kill a bird that knocked over a few dominoes for a game?" he asked.
Dorland said the agency plans to submit the case to national prosecutors.
Flight information available here.
At the bottom of the screen click on "rows" in this order 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 (Hurley's numbers) for a teaser trailer for season 2.


text: Dr. DeCanio is absolutely fantastic! He was very thorough in his explanation of the problems with my eyes (my bad for wearing my contacts waaay too long at a time!) and he explained about my astigmatism and not only that he changed my prescription as my contacts that I have been wearing which were prescribed to me by another Optometrist was not even correct nor were they contacts for astigmatism! I have never seen more clearly in my life and my eyes feel wonderful!!!! Thanx Dr. D!


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Is Quantitative Easing's End Near? These Fed Officials Think So
The chorus of Federal Reserve members predicting an end to asset purchasing through quantitative easing has increased, with Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto joining the fray, Bloomberg reports.
Speaking to an audience in Cleveland on Wednesday, Pianalto said: "Employment growth has been stronger than I was expecting, and the unemployment rate today is more than half a percent lower than I projected it to be last September. In light of this progress, and if the labor market remains on the stronger path that it has followed since last fall, then I would be prepared to scale back the monthly pace of asset purchases."
Her comments follow earlier remarks by Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, a vocal proponent of monetary stimulus, who similarly predicted an end to asset purchasing this fall.
Evans told reporters that the central bank is "quite likely to reduce the flow purchase rate starting later this year," according to The Wall Street Journal, though he didn't specify which month he thought this might happen. Evans seemed more confident in the Fed's communication than others, and noted that markets are learning to cope with the reality of tapering.
If that is the case, recent market performance would be indicative of a correction for this, though time will tell if markets have braced for when tapering actually begins. Since earnings season is winding down, markets have been turning to other sources of good news to continue their historic run.
However, in the absence of buoying earnings, attention has refocused on central bank policy, according to Reuters, with the result that stocks have fallen a bit.
This kind of central bank worry is present across the pond as well, with markets watching England closely now that new Bank of England head, Mark Carney, has commenced his own forward guidance. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been guiding markets on interest rates for some time, telling them not to expect hikes until unemployment falls to 6.5 percent.
Carney has followed suit, instituting a threshold of 7 percent, but with the caveat that he could raise rates if inflation rises, Bloomberg reports. Markets don't seem convinced that he will be able to hold down rates, and speculation on pound sterling futures have followed suit.
As Bernanke prepares to end his reign of the central bank in January, speculation over the next Fed chairman or chairwoman is weighing in on the easing conversation as well. Janet Yellen, the current vice chair, is one of the frontrunners for the job, and is widely thought to have a very dovish view on quantitative easing.
But her main opponent for the job, former Harvard President Larry Summers, is expected to be much more hostile toward the policy and could end it quickly, CNN Money says.
If Evans is right that markets are digesting reality, then markets shouldn't perform too poorly when the purchases end, though, if his thoughts are wrong, investors could be in for a rough ride as quantitative easing makes its way out.
Don't Miss: A Tale of Two Economies: How the US and EU are Recovering.


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EUCAP Sahel Mali
On 15 October the German Government decided to send up to ten police officers to Mali to take part in the EU's civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali.
On 15 October the German Government decided to send up to ten police officers to Mali to take part in the EU's civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali, which aims to support the internal security forces on the ground. The mission is headed by a German, Ambassador Albrecht Conze.
One year after the presidential and parliamentary elections, the security situation in Mali is still fragile, despite peace negotiations with armed groups. Many of the people who fled the north of the country have not yet returned. That is why stabilising Mali's internal security is very important, also with a view to curtailing the activities of terrorist networks.
The Council of the European Union decided on 15 April 2014 to establish the civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali. By training and advising the police, national guard and gendarmerie, the mission aims to help strengthen the internal security forces, thus enhancing the international community's engagement to date in the sphere of security policy in Mali. The mission will operate in Mali and have its headquarters in Bamako.
Ambassador Albrecht Conze, a German diplomat, has been appointed Head of Mission. The German Government intends to take part in EUCAP Sahel Mali, contributing civilian experts and up to ten police officers.
The EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel, which was adopted in March 2011, provides the framework for the mission.
Read more about EUCAP Sahel Mali on the website of the European External Action Service (EEAS):


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Making Sense of Color
Any color lovers out there? My hand is raised. I'm 100% OBSESSED with color! I understand that it can be a frustrating topic for some people though, which is why I'm here to sort it out!
Do you have trouble choosing colors that go together in your home or in your artwork? Do they look disjointed or just ... off? Good news! There are basic principles and rules that color live by, and once you learn them, pairing colors is a snap!
Here are a few helpful tips to get you on the right track.
1. Notice what you're drawn to.
Obvious, but important. What you're drawn to color-wise is valuable information. People are emotionally connected to or repulsed by certain colors for all sorts of complicated reasons. Pay attention to that! Your instincts are sharper than you think they are. Whatever colors you love, there's a way to put them together.
2. Consult the color wheel.
You know that circular rainbow pie thingy that your art teacher showed you in high school? Ya, still helpful. Color wheels are available all over the internet and offer great information once you can make sense of them.
First off, you should know that the colors opposite one another on the wheel are called complementary colors. These colors look AMAZING together. Think red and green, purple and yellow, orange and blue. Stunning. However, painters beware! These colors can turn to mud when mixed, so consider layering them instead of mixing them on the palette.
Second, colors next to each other on the wheel, like green, blue, and yellow, are called analogous colors. They also look amazing together! It's hard to go wrong with a color scheme like this.
3. Balance your values.
Values are, quite simply, how light or dark something is. When creating a piece of art, or arranging a room, try adding bits and pieces of differing values. This will anchor things and keep them balanced. For example, if you paint your room black, the darkest value, consider balancing it out with light, soft colors or punchy bright ones. If your room is all white, you'll either need pops of intense color, or a mix of light values and textures to add variety. Texture and color go hand in hand!
4. Consider your feelings.
Does lime green make you queasy? Does red make you mad? You're not alone! Colors can have intense emotional ties, many of which are very personal, and some hold true across the board. There's a reason that most fast food companies have the same colors in their logos. Those colors have been shown to stimulate the appetite! Yellow and red = yum, yum. Purple = not so much.
Red has been shown to produce a burst of adrenaline, while blue and green have been proven to foster creativity. Research colors to find out what they mean, but always trust your gut first!
5. Mix, baby, mix!
Or combine. Or...whatever. When putting colors together, they must be BALANCED. That means not putting every electric color you love on every surface of your living room! That means not creating a piece of art in which every element is the same value and texture. Balance shocks of color with grounding whites, grays, and blacks. Try choosing one color and then playing with different values of it. This can be a very classy look. And you're a classy human, I know it.
Items that are very bright or very dark carry a lot of visual weight, so you need to balance them out with expanses of light, to let them breathe. Let them breathe, for goodness sake!
Well, does that cover it? Do you still have questions about color? Hopefully, you're slightly less baffled than before. Let me know in the comments!
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The buzz this weekend is about the premier of the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Mark Strong as Hal Jordan and Sinestro. Why is this movie such a big deal? Well the only DC heroes that have made it to the big screen are Superman and Batman. This is one of the main Justice League of America members who has his own following and yet this is Green Lantern's first big screen debut. Therefore, OF COURSE IT'S A BIG DEAL!
The Guardians on the other hand resemble the Jedi Council. They sit on their citadel in extremely high chairs and show no emotion and pass judgment on the actions of the Green Lantern Corps. They also give information on what they feel is a need to know basis. The attitude they have fits that of a race that has been around since the dawn of time. The downside? It really seems to irk everyone else to whom it comes across as apathy. For example as a last ditch effort Hal asks the council for help in stopping Paralax from destroying Earth. Pretty much everyone on OA views Earth as the short bus of the universe because humans are such a young and unenlightened species. The response Hal gets is, "Your intentions are noble, but yeah, we really can't spare anybody. Sorry about that,"
Overall the movie is the right mixture of story, explanation, and action. There is plenty of back story, but always in context with what's going on and it's not overkill either. You follow Hal's transformation from an unsure of himself test pilot to getting on the road to being one of the best Green Lanterns in the history of the core. One thing to note as you watch the film is to keep an eye on Hal's uniform. As the film goes on it resembles more and more the costume that we're all used to seeing in the comics. The more Hal gets better with the ring and the more his focus grows the more defined his uniform gets. It's very subtle, but noticeable.


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Business Sentiment Deteriorates Again
Ljubljana, 25 January (STA) - Business sentiment in Slovenia fell by 2 points in January on the month before to stand at 11 points below the long-term average due to ongoing concerns in the retail and service sectors, the Statistics Office said.
While the confidence index in manufacturing gained 2 points on the month before, indices in retail, construction and services all fell this month.
The retail index was down by as much as 17 points in January to stand 12 points below the long-term average, despite the fact that it gained a point in a year-on-year comparison.
Sentiment in the service sector was down by 2 points over December. Losing 11 points on January last year, the index is now 28 points below the long-term average.
The index for the troubled construction sector, which has risen somewhat in recent months, lost a point over December. Despite gaining 13 points since January last year, it is still 27 points below the long-term average.
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Hole No. 15
Where is the Hole No. 15?
I bet that's the question lingering around your head.
Usually when hole is mentioned, it is always associated with golf course. Unless, you're feeling naughty then the hole would mean something else. Yes?
Hole No. 15 is just one of the many holes at Miri Golf Club. The golf course has 18 holes in total.
The speciality of Hole No. 15 is not about it's hole but the place has laksa to offer. Nice and tasty laksa!! The sambal that comes with it is super duper hot! One of the best laksa I ever tasted in Miri so far.
To reach Hole No. 15, just drive straight all the way to the golf club house. Hole No. 15 is located after passing by the golf club house, you will not miss it.
Perhaps, you might consider this place for your next food hunting. Do take note that the place is open everyday except on Monday (on alternate week due to golf course maintainance purposes).
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Lexington, Va., 3 June 1867.
Genl. Frank Y. Commagen
Maj: 7 U. S. Cavalry
286 F. St., Washington D. C.
As well as I now recollect, the troops which occupied the position at Salem Church on the evening of the 3d of May 1863, were Wilcox's and Mahone's brigades of Anderson's division, & Woffords, Semmes & Kershaw's' brigades of McLaws' division, the whole under command of Genl. McLaws. Wilcox and Mahone occupied the left.
The next day, the remaining portions of these divisions having joined them, Anderson was detached from the left to the right of the position, and uniting with Early's division drawn from the front of Fredericksburg, the whole were employed in the movement which caused Genl. Sedgwick to recross the Rappahannock.
Very respectfully,
yr. obdt. Svt.
(sgd) R. E. Lee
Source: Photocopy of letterbook copy, Lee Family Papers, Mss1 L51 c 738, p.48, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond
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At Red Door most of our classes are taught in "Mysore Style". What is this?
Mysore is the city in south India where Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga orginates, and it is the place where dedicated practitioners of this style continue to go to further our study. "Mysore Style" refers to classes taught as they are in Mysore, where ashtanga yoga's tradition continues to be passed on.
In this method of teaching, students come into the room and move through the ashtanga yoga practice at their own pace, and with their own breath. Those new to the practice are taught slowly, one posture at a time. Once that posture has been learned and understood and the student shows that they can practice it correctly (and thus can derive benefit from it rather than injury) they will be taught the next posture in the series.
The teacher of a mysore class does not "lead" the class as is probably done in any yoga class you've seen or taken before. Practitioners will be doing different postures at different times as they move slower or quicker (or even start at different times). Not needing to spend his time guiding the class, the teacher is thus free to really observe each student's practice, see what needs to be worked on, and spend time, one on one with each student. For new students this means teaching the foundations of each new pose that they learn, starting with correct practice. For those who have been practicing longer it means finding subtle adjustments to improve, lighten, push further (or back off when necessary), and help each person discover the way their own body interacts with the practice of ashtanga yoga.
As a practitioner I have found this the best way to learn: each day in my practice I've been able to work on what I needed to work on, developing my practice. As a teacher I've found it gives me the opportunity to really hone in on my student's weaknesses and challenge them to overcome them in the practice, whether it's overcoming an injury or moving a strong practitioner beyond a plateau toward the next stunning vista.
For new students it can be a slow start: learning correct practice isn't always as fun as flowing through a fast paced class full of postures you don't know. The first few times you'll probably only learn a few postures each day, and you might feel like you didn't really do much. Have patience: in this way we avoid a swiss cheese practice, strong asana full of holes in understanding. And soon this personal practice that's been developed in one on one cooperation with your teacher becomes a conversation with your own body as you move through postures you never believed were possible at the pace of your own breath.


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High Resolution Morpho-Sedimentary Characteristics of the Distal Orinoco Turbidite System
Published:December 01, 2000
Gemma Ercilla, Belén Alonso, Jesús Baraza, 2000. "High Resolution Morpho-Sedimentary Characteristics of the Distal Orinoco Turbidite System", Deep-Water Reservoirs of the World, Paul Weimer
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The distal Orinoco turbidite system (from 4,200 to 5,000 m water depth) has been surveyed with state-of-art, high-resolution acoustic techniques, such as the SIMRAD EM12 multibeam and the SIMRAD TOPAS ultra high-resolution parametric echo sounders. New results indicate that the distal part of this turbidite system shows at least two active systems of sediment transfer, towards the north and towards the east. Both sediment transfer systems depict a large sedimentary complex on which channels with variable sinuosity, degree of incision, and width/relief ratio, braided channels, and distal depositional lobes coexist even in short distances. Such complexity is the result of different patterns of sediment transport of the gravity flows within the turbidite system and of different styles of sedimentation. In addition, the complexity of the east-trending distributary system is accentuated by the probable activity of unchannelized turbidity currents whose interaction with the topography generates a sediment wave field on the right-hand inner margin of this system. The east-trending distributary system connects with the Vidal midocean channel, earlier through a channel that now is filled, and at the present time through a bypass zone of unchannelized debris flows.


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An independent Scotland's sums don't add up, the head of business organisation the CBI claims today.
John Cridland, CBI Director-General, said Scottish Government's economic plan would not balance the books, even taking into account oil and gas revenues.
He is the latest in a string of influential figures south of the border to criticise plans for Scotland to go it alone. But here in the North East, a regional expert says greater Scottish autonomy could actually bring us benefits.
The CBI raised concerns about Scotland's deficit reduction plan which, it says, is already large and more volatile than the rest of the UK.
It also highlighted questions over the currency it would adopt and future relations with the European Union after the White Paper on Scotland's independence - put to the vote on September 18 - was published.
The CBI said it failed to provide a coherent vision for how it would be better off economically from putting up barriers with the UK.
Mr Cridland said: "The minute you draw a line between Gretna and Berwick, Scotland starts to drift apart from its biggest market and loses a significant amount of economic clout. The economic plan outlined in the White Paper does not add up. It ignores the need for deficit reduction, instead promising more unfunded spending.
"Independence would force Scotland's major industries to grapple with two lots of red tape and lead to Scots facing higher borrowing costs on loans, mortgages and credit cards. Keeping the pound is the best option for Scotland but that is only on offer through maintaining the union. The main UK political parties have ruled out currency union as an option, so we're calling on the Scottish Government to set out a credible plan B.
"An independent Scotland would also have to negotiate hard to get back into the EU, temporarily losing access to the world's biggest trade area with huge economic consequences."
But Professor Jonathan Blackie, who is discussing the issue in a public lecture at Northumbria University today titled: 'Can the North East benefit from greater Scottish autonomy?'. disagreed. His talk will focus on the relationship between the North and Scotland. Professor Blackie, a visiting professor at Northumbria, said: "Whatever the outcome of the referendum on independence, it is likely that Scotland will continue down the road of devolution, providing a strong voice, considerable autonomy over the management of Scottish affairs, and significant flexibility over the use of the various resources at the disposal of the Scottish Government. There is a strong relationship between Scotland and the North East as the North East is Scotland's most important customer in some ways.
"We've moved on from the sense that there was envy and resentment coming from the North of England to a position where we actually find there is a lot of appreciation from North of the border of our assets, our strong customer base and strong trading links."
Professor Blackie's talk will draw on his experience as the senior civil servant in the North East, including the referendum in 2004 which considered the creation of an Elected Regional Assembly for the region.


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In September 2015, Bill and Wendy D'Angelo took over Immordino's
Family Eyewear and D'Angelo Family Eye Care was born. A family member of the
Immordino's knew that the D'Angelo's would continue the same great care and
service that Michael and Donna provided for over 18 years. Bill and Wendy
strive to meet the high expectations that the patients have come to expect.
"We will continue to provide exceptional care and service to all of the patients that
have been loyal over the years"
- Bill D'Angelo / Owner Optician
Bill and Wendy lives in Central Bucks Country and have 2 beautiful
daughters, Carly who is currently attending West Chester University, and Zoe,
who attends Central Bucks West High School.
"We wanted to show our children that hard work and dedication will pay off and your dreams
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In 2007 Niall was one of only 38 foreigners who crossed the border into North Korea. He describes most of what he saw there as "mind-boggling".
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Change often represents great opportunity for a business like ours. Our recent separation from Eli Lilly and subsequent public offer has been a major shift for our 5,800 people across the globe.
It's a shift that allows every one of us more self-determination and a very literal stake in the business we care about. We are all owners of our business and our future.
We are now more focused than ever on improving the lives of animals and the people who depend upon them.
Although there have been some changes, I've been struck by some of the constants at the core of what we do. We may be new to the stock exchange, but this '65-year-old start-up' has long been trusted by livestock and veterinary professionals as a business of genuine substance.
We'll continue to build on this success by focusing on the same guiding principles: making animal-derived food (meat, milk, eggs) more accessible to people around the world, helping pets live better for longer and enriching that deep bond between people and pets.
How we do this may change; not least because we'll continue to rigorously innovate to benefit our customers and improve the health of animals across the world. But our people will continue to own this mission, as they always have done.
Now, as we're well into our new year, we also have a very tangible stake in the future of our business. Greater ownership is breathing new life into the business, making us more determined than ever to provide our customers with a service unparalleled in our sector. And we all have the opportunity to put our mission into practice in our own roles, in our own way.
I wish all our people and supporters a happy and fulfilling 2019.
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Local Anesthesia Refresher and New Technology in LA Administration Course
Review local anesthesia injection techniques and learn about the new trends in LA administration
Date: October 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $295 ( Late fee date is October 9th, 2019., late registration fee $325)
Credit hours: 7 CEUs
This clinical course is ideal for the experienced RDH or recent graduate who currently holds a certificate in local anesthesia and would like a "hands on" refresher of LA techniques under the guidance of experienced clinical faculty.
This course will start with a lecture review of more challenging injections with a emphasis on patient anatomical variants and technique adjustments to improve clinical results. The main focus of this course will be laboratory activities and hands on experience with clinical injections; both traditional local anesthesia techniques and well as the opportunity to use advanced products trending in pain management.
The participant is encouraged to consider specific learning objectives for this course and come prepared to focus on achieving individual goals and accomplishments as well as improve skill confidence and patient outcomes.
Course Prerequisites
- Current license/certification to practice dental hygiene (RDH)
- Local Anesthesia Course Verification or Certificate, acceptable in the State of Connecticut
- Current certification in CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Healthcare Provider
- Current malpractice insurance
- Proof of hepatitis B vaccine or titer
Course Guidelines
Participants will be obligated to participate as a clinical patient. If you are pregnant, nursing, have high blood pressure, medically compromised, or are otherwise unable or unwilling to be a patient you must contact the Fones School of Dental Hygiene prior to the course to discuss accommodations.
Fones School of Dental Hygiene holds the right to cancel the course up to one week before the course. In the event that the course is canceled, registrants will receive a full refund of tuition. Upon receipt of the registration fee and submitted documentation, the participant will be emailed specific course information.


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Crafting Voice
Facilitator: Jacinda Townsend
Dates: November 11 – December 6, 2019
Genre: Fiction
Class Size: 10
Session Description
When we speak out loud, we have physical traits at our disposal. Our height, the length of our tongues, the size of our sinuses—all of these tangible physical properties shape our speaking voices. Beyond that, we have intangible properties such as our accents, our tendencies to leave off a thought, our regional and cultural slang—all of these help us craft our speaking voices as well. Our speaking voices are so distinctive as to inform other people's reactions to us. We alter our speaking voices when we want to appear older, or wiser, or more erudite—we alter them when we want to play dumb. We alter our voices when we want to be serious or playful, loving or hateful. Our speaking voices, in so many ways, reveal the very fiber of our being. What tools do we have when we are using the written word? How do we alter our voice on the blank page to create greater emotional resonance in a piece of fiction? In this class we will analyze the subtlements and inner workings of voice, and then share the exquisite work we've crafted for the page.
Author Bio
Jacinda Townsend is the author of Saint Monkey (Norton, 2014), which is set in 1950's Eastern Kentucky and won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction. Saint Monkey was also the 2015 Honor Book of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and was longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and shortlisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize. Jacinda took her first Creative Writing classes at Harvard, where she received her BA, and then cross-registered to take more classes through the English Department at Duke University, where she received her JD. After practicing law for four years, she went on to earn an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and then spent a year as a Fulbright fellow in Côte d'Ivoire. She recently finished a novel called Kif. Jacinda is mom to two children, about whom she writes frequently.


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Lessons of the virtual choir.
people will go to any means necesary-- to connect
The people don't seem to be experiencing a virtual community. It seems to be very real, ver visceral. Thousands have written that they feel connected.
able to view just specific people or just people from specifc countries.
Britlan Losi started this.
virtual choir facebook fan page.
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Encore for the sell-out Tech B2B event: B2CTO
Bringing together the recent research on the Tech c-suite buyer with neuromarketing thinking proved to the perfect pairing for the breakfast event in July. So much so that the event, B2CTO, was a sell out on the hottest day of the year. A second date to repeat the breakfast briefing is announced today.Read More


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