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Tips for Taking Little Kids to the Movie Theater
Thursday January 22, 2015see more by christy
Today, I'd like to share my tips on taking kids to the movies. Hopefully this helps makes the outing a little less taxing, and a little more fun!
Going to the movies with your spouse or your friends = a great night out (and probably a rare occurrence these days…which makes it even more fun!)!
Going to the movies with your kiddos? Potentially a stressful experience, especially if they're younger. From my personal experience I have put together 10 tips on taking kids to the movies.
#1 – Check out the movie you plan to see.
Even if a movie has a G or PG rating, you might still want to check out the movie in advance. I like the site, parentpreviews.com, which gives a great movie overview, parent reviews, and addresses content details like language, violence, etc.. It even gives you topic ideas to discuss with your kids after the movie ends. Love it.
#2 – Choose your time carefully.
Once you have your kid-friendly movie in mind, make sure you pick a kid friendly time. The earlier the better. Avoid seeing movies that overlap nap time or meal times. Early movies are typically filled with other young parents and young kids. Which means that pretty much everyone will understand if your kid talks, yells out, dumps their snack, cries, or kicks the seat in front of them (fingers crossed).
#3 – Arrive early.
Next…arrive early. But not too early. You don't want to use up their patience sitting in the theater 20 minutes before the movie starts. I arrive about 15 minutes prior to the show (20 minutes, if it's a super popular movie). We all get our tickets. We all go to the bathroom. We get any snacks we'd like at the snack bar. We adjust our booster seats. And I try to time it pretty well so that we only have a minute or two sitting down before the lights dim.
#4 – Schedule potty breaks.
This one is important. We all go to the bathroom before the movie starts. This may not stop the loud "whispers" of "I have to go poootttyyyyy," in the middle of the movie, but it certainly helps!
#5 – Bring a blankie in your purse.
I learned this one from experience. A small blankie in your purse or diaper bag is helpful for two reasons.
1.) Movie theaters can get chilly.
2.) If either of my kiddies get scared during a particular part of a movie, I hold my baby and tell them to put their blankie over their eyes. Works like a charm. And it may help prevent your little from trying to bolt from their seat and run into the aisle or out of the theater. Yes, when my daughter was three, she bolted out of her seat unannounced, during Tangled, when Mother Gothel got scary.
#6 – Make your snack bar plan.
This mama is on a budget. So, the tickets alone are pricey enough. However, my kids love popcorn. Like, LOVE it. This being said, I will not buy each child their own popcorn. I buy one small or medium bucket (depending if I plan to eat some too), and ask for individual baggies, boxes or empty water cups. Then I dole out small amounts of popcorn, per kid, during the movie. This also helps with possible popcorn dumping issues.
I also ask for water cups for all – and that's their movie drink. Note – this is a lot to carry on your own, so make sure to ask for a carrier, or put any of your kids that can carry comfortably, in charge of their own water.
#7 – Sneak in some lollipops.
There is one thing I like to sneak in. Lollipops. Yes, I use them for bribes. If your kids are old enough, and if you allow your kids to have them, bring one or two pops per kid. They work as great bribes for keeping kids sitting. Still. In.their.seats. It's like magic!
#8 – Find the booster chairs.
Booster chairs are in different areas of the movie theater lobby. Make sure to ask an attendant where they reside, and grab one per kid. Try to get situated with them before the lights go out. Sometimes, if your little one isn't big enough, they can kind of fold up in the chair. This is harder to manipulate if it's dark.
#9 – Explain the "Golden Rule" for outings.
Here's what I tell my kids when I'm out by myself with them: There are two of you and one of mama. Which means we stick together. Where one goes, we all go. If you run away from me, we all get up and leave. Period. If one has to go potty, we all go potty.
All it took was one outing where we had to leave in the middle of our activity, and my kids now know that I mean business. Even if we're in the middle of a movie. This keeps them safe and me sane.
#10 – Just roll with it.
Here's the deal – kids are kids. No matter how much you plan, no matter how much you want this to be a great outing, sometimes…you just have to roll with it. Kids get loud, cranky, squealing happy, rambunctious, obnoxious…seriously, you all know what I mean, because we're all in this together. Be flexible, and have reasonable expectations of your munchkins (especially if this is their first movie experience). And, remember to have FUN!
Any great tips you have for taking your littles to the movie theater? Please share below!
Image courtesy of Apple's Eyes Studio at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Do you know that I just recently was told that movie theaters have booster seats?! I had NO idea! Thanks for these great tips. Totally agree on the potty and snack planning!
Thanks Jen!!! 🙂
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Audition Recital Hall Renamed in Honor of
President/CEO Marc A. Scorca's 25
New York, NY—
OPERA America
's Audition Recital Hall, the physical and metaphorical heart of the National Opera Center, has been named in honor of
Marc A. Scorca
in celebration of his 25
anniversary at the helm of the organization.
Marc A. Scorca. Photo by Jeff Reeder
Marc A. Scorca Hall
was officially dedicated on Saturday, February 28 with an evening of tributes and performances that exemplified Scorca's significant impact on the opera field. The event was hosted by
Evans Mirageas
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Frayda B. Lindemann
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Charles MacKay
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Frederica von Stade
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The dedication ceremony also featured a moving video tribute to Scorca's career. The video may be viewed on OPERA America's YouTube channel at
L-R: Marc A. Scorca, Frayda B. Lindemann, Charles MacKay. Photo by Jeff Reeder.
Of the dedication, Charles MacKay said, "We are saluting a much-beloved friend — someone who is the exemplar when it comes to the exceptional leader. He is someone who goes before us leading the way, who guides and informs us, who inspires us to do the very best that we can, and who demonstrates that there are incredible rewards ahead if we just keep the faith. So, it is fitting that we dedicate this wonderful space in tribute to his matchless service to OPERA America for the last 25 years, and we do so with huge admiration and gratitude."
The naming of Marc A. Scorca Hall was made possible by a $2 million honorary campaign led by board members, colleagues and friends. For a list of the leaders of and contributors to the campaign, please see below.
Following the dedication ceremony and dinner, friends and colleagues assembled in Marc A. Scorca Hall for a cabaret performance. Reflecting OPERA America's history under Marc A. Scorca of supporting the creation and enjoyment of new opera works, the cabaret featured a new song ("Raise a Glass") written in honor of the occasion by
Paola Prestini
Mark Campbell
. The cabaret also featured a performance of "You Need Song" by
Kevin Puts
Mark Campbell
, which was part of the
OPERA America Songbook
. Consisting of 47 pieces, the
was commissioned by OPERA America in 2012 to mark the opening of the National Opera Center.
Since Scorca joined OPERA America in 1990, the organization's scope has increased dramatically, both in leading and serving the art form. OPERA America's membership has grown from 120 opera companies to nearly 2,500 organizations and individuals. The organization has also administered two landmark funding initiatives in support of North American operas and opera audiences, and launched an endowment in 2000 to create a permanent fund dedicated to supporting new works and related audience development activities. In 2005, Scorca spearheaded OPERA America's relocation from Washington, D.C. to New York City and the subsequent construction of the National Opera Center, which opened in 2012. He has led strategic planning retreats for opera companies and other cultural institutions internationally, and has participated on panels for federal, state and local funding agencies, as well as for numerous private organizations. Scorca also played an instrumental role in the founding of Opera.ca and Opera Europa, OPERA America's sister organizations.
Frederica von Stade. Photo by Jeff Reeder
A strong advocate of collaboration, Scorca has led several major cross-disciplinary projects, including the Performing Arts Research Coalition, the National Music Leadership Coalition and the National Performing Arts Convention (2004 and 2008). He has served as a member of the U.S. delegation to UNESCO and currently serves as an officer of the Performing Arts Alliance, a member of the Board of Overseers of the Curtis Institute of Music and on the Music Advisory Board of Hunter College (CUNY). Due in large part to Scorca's contributions to the organization, OPERA America was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Scorca attended Amherst College, where he graduated with high honors in both history and music.
Contributors to the Campaign to Celebrate
Marc A. Scorca's 25th Anniversary as President/CEO of OPERA America
Berwind Fund
Emilie Roy Corey
Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard
James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Alvin W. and Dale S. Filstrup
Scott H. and Margee M. Filstrup
Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman
Mary Ann and Lloyd Gerlach
Jane A. Gross
Carol and Warner Henry
Pamela J. Hoiles
Horace H. Irvine II
Harry Lee and Clive Potter
Ronald and Barbara Leirvik
Jay Lesenger
Frayda and George Lindemann
Susan F. and William C. Morris
Michael and Noémi Neidorff
John J. Pohanka
Jane and Morton Robinson
Jill and William Steinberg
Steve and Jenny Trampe
John G. Turner and Jerry G. Fischer
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Keith and Jennifer Cerny
Eugenie C. Cowan
L. Henry Cox III
Don Dagenais
Julia W. Dayton
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph DeLeese
Karin Eames
Bob Ellis and Jane Bernstein
Lisa Erdberg and Dennis Gibbons
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Catherine French
Anthony Freud and Colin Ure
Louise Gaylord
Sherwin M. Goldman
Jane M. Gullong
Jane Hartley
Meredith Hathorn Penick
Margaret Haupt
Evan J. Hazell
Jake Heggie
Plato and Dorothy Karayanis
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Lori Laitman
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Beth Madison
Eloise McEldowney
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Zizi Mueller and John LaCava
Esther Nelson
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Ruth Orth and Rick Harper
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee Perry
Patric and Mary Powell
James and Deborah Reda
Melody and Warren Schubert
Susan and Jeremy Shamos
Marilyn Shapiro
Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and
Howard Solomon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Stuhlreyer III
Gregory C. Swinehart
Robert S. and Shoshana B. Tancer
Melia and Mike Tourangeau
Diane Wondisford
Francesca Zambello and Faith Gay
Mark Adamo and John Corigliano, David Bennett, Beth Morrison Projects, Daniel Biaggi, Dorothy Anne Blatt, Larry and Coren Bomback, Doris and Michael Bronson, Wayne Brown, John Buscarelo, Gregory Carpenter, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Conrad Cummings, Susan T. Danis, David DiChiera, Lawrence Edelson, Michael Egel, Sarah Moulton Faux, William Florescu, Barbara Winter Glauber, David Gockley, Neal Goren, Dr. Robert and Suzanne Hasl, J. David Jackson, Charles Jarden, William Jones, Cassandra E. Joseph, Jenny Kallick and Robert Bezucha, Joseph H. Kluger, Ben Krywosz, Andrew M. Kurtz, Robert E. Lee III, Sally S. Levy, Susan and Philip Marineau, Leslie Bradberry Mastroianni, W.R. (Bob) McPhee, Patricia Mitchell, OPERA America Staff, Nicole Paiement, Nicholas Payne, Anna Rabinowitz, Nicholas Russell, Norman D. Ryan, Ian, Annie and Jacqueline Sale, Kathryn Smith, Peter and Joanna Townsend, Lyndsay Werking and Peter Yip, Judith G. Wolf, Sharon and Fillmore Wood, Darren K. Woods
High-resolution versions of these and other photos are available upon request to Patricia K. Johnson at
For more information about OPERA America and its services,
About OPERA America
OPERA America (
) leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 10,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In response to the critical need for suitable audition, rehearsal and recording facilities, OPERA America opened the first ever
) in September 2012 in New York City. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, OPERA America is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
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8002 Puddleduck Lane - Spring Hill, TN
Welcome to 8002 Puddleduck Lane in the Autumn Ridge community of Spring Hill. This beautiful custom home is built by Clark Custom Homes and has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a three car side entry garage, and 3,811 square feet. You will find granite counters, 3/4 inch hardwood floors, sunroom, patio, two downstairs bedrooms, and covered patio in this all brick Autumn Ridge home. Contact us today to schedule a showing!
8002 Puddleduck Lane - Spring Hill, TN
Built: 2016
Lot: #172
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4
Sq. Ft.: 3,811
County: Williamson County
Elementary School: Longview Elementary School
Middle School: Heritage Middle School
High School: Independence High School
Builder: Clark Custom Homes
Listed by: The Gillig Group
Other features:
Wet bar, large bonus room, 2 master bedrooms downstairs, patio, granite counters, community pool and clubhouse.


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Tender for Carers Support Service Lincolnshire
Prevention provision, including Information and advice, carer learning and peer support, for adult carers over the age of 18 and young carers.
United Kingdom-Lincoln: Health services
Contract notice
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
For the attention of: Karley Beck
LN1 1YT Lincoln
Telephone: +44 1522553649
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/procurement
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
NUTS code UKF3
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
— Prevention provision, including Information and advice, carer learning and peer support, for adult carers over the age of 18 and young carers who are transitioning from young carers support services as they approach the age of 18 (or when this is deemed to be of significant benefit to the young carer, which may be earlier).
— Face to face assessment, support planning and review provision for adult carers over the age of 18.
— Strategic engagement, planning and influencing provision, representing the views and analysing the needs and outcomes of adult carers over the age of 18 and young carers under the age of 18, and proactively influencing and supporting a wide range of agencies to recognise and meet the needs of adult and young carers. This work shall promote a preventative approach, empowering other agencies to proactively identify and support carers early in their caring journey, through their strategies, commissioning decisions and operational practices. The scale and targeting of this work shall reflect gaps and address issues identified through engagement with carers, analysis of needs and outcome trends from assessments and support plans. Provide information, analysis and recommendations to assist the Council with strategic planning, service review and the development of associated delivery plans.
Interested organisations will be able to access the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documentation by following the instructions contained in this contract notice. This documentation will set out the details of the procurement process to be undertaken, the timescales to be followed, the specification and contract conditions for the services, and the way in which the new contract will be structured.
The contract which results from this procurement will be awarded at the end of February 2016 with a 3 month transition period to coincide with the end of the existing arrangements at the end of May 2016. The new provider will be expected to be able to deliver services and meet demand with effect from 1.6.2016. The contract will run for an initial duration of 36 months, with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up a maximum of 24 months. The contract value for this opportunity is approximately 1 000 000 GBP per annum.
The procurement will be carried out in line with Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and this contract notice serves as the required call for competition in line with regulation 75.
A bidders event will be held in Lincoln on 19.11.2015. Interested organisations wishing to attend should confirm by email firstname.lastname@example.com
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85100000, 85140000, 85323000
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
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Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 164-300278 of 26.8.2015
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Payable documents: no
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Montreal Swing Riot 2015 – Joyss – Guest Performance from Alain Wong on Vimeo.
Montreal Swing Riot is a yearly dance event that I've been tracking for a while. It looks like a lot of fun.
The above video is a performance by Jean-Charles Zambo aka JOYSS from Paris, France to Dave Brubeck's "Take 5." Brilliant.
The video below is a "dance off" between swing dancers and street dancers. Of course, things get all mixed up and that's the fun of it.
Swing Dancers vs. Street Dancers @ Montreal Swing Riot 2015 from Alain Wong on Vimeo.


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That's Enough For Now
That's Enough for Now is the most personal, revealing song I've ever written. It's about living with mental illness. It's raw and honest. It was hard for me to write and it's hard for me to sing.
It's hard to do because I have generalized anxiety disorder. If you've ever had a panic attack, that may help you understand my condition. I have as many as ten to fifteen attacks a day. It's something I've struggled with since I was a kid and will live with the rest of my life as hard as living with the illness is, the stigma can be worse.
It took years for me to build up the courage to ask for help and it's taken me decades to get to a place where I can make this public a statement about my illness. It's hard to talk about, but it feels good to say this out loud.
Now I want to help people who aren't as lucky as I am. I want to help people who don't have the insurance or care they need to get better. So, I'm putting this song out there and you can download it for free but I'm asking you to support the groups listed below and make a donation that will help others get the professional help that they need.
Thank you,
Keith Hays
In the 60's a young boy spent countless hours listening to records on his family's new record player. The music filled his head with dreams of being a musician. Keith Hays is still listening to records, but now those records include music he has written, performed, produced, or engineered. His works cover a wide range of styles and genres, from solos for classical guitar and sacred choral music to avant-garde electronic music and rock.
Though he has an extensive resume as a producer, composer and songwriter, Keith's performance skills are equally impressive. Live, he shows that his musical expertise is not limited to studio work and his guitar, keyboard, and vocal talents are formidable. A sincere and honest performer, Hays gives a little of himself to his audience each time he steps on stage, and each time he steps off, they ask for more.


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Mapletree, a leading real estate development, investment and capital management company headquartered in Singapore, required safe access to their standing seam roof for maintenance tasks. In order to prevent damaging the metal roof, Mapletree requested a roftop walkway system.
Kee Safety designed, supplied and installed Kee Walk roof top walkway system. Kee Walk was the best solution to distribute point load on the roof to prevent damage on the seam.
There was also need for safe access on to the roof at an average height of 1.3m. Kee Safety provided Kee Walk Step-Overs to allow safe and easy access onto the roof.
Our fall protection systems provide safe access to the standing seam roof for its maintenance. The systems were easy and fast to install, they didn't penetrate the roof and Kee Safety was able to complete the entire installation in less than a week.


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"Rock With Wings" by Anne Hillerman
Fans of Tony Hillerman and his Navajo Tribal Police mysteries will be excited to know his daughter, Anne Hillerman, has written two books with her father's well-known and fan-favorite characters. In the book, Rock With Wings, Anne Hillerman continues the stories of Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito with the same talents and knowledge her father had of the history of the Navajo Tribe, the understanding of the deep traditions and religion, and the cultural details he provided about his subjects. The wonderful expression and description of the landscape of New Mexico makes you want to go immediately and see for yourself the magical hold it has. All these ingredients plus solving a mystery is rewarding!
The story opens with the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn recovering from a gunshot wound. Jim Chee has been given the job of Lieutenant in his place. The active Jim Chee and his wife Bernadette "Bernie" Manuelito don't often find time to take a vacation, but try to do so. They are going to spend some time near the Monument Valley where Chee's cousin needs help establishing his pictorial tours. It is a favorite spot for the movie industry and has been since movies like Stagecoach were filmed there. The action picks up when a zombie movie is now using the famous area for their set. Knowing Chee is a law officer, he is asked to help when a mysterious grave appears and other strange things begin to happen. In the meantime, Bernie is called back to Shiprock because her aging mother needs help when the sister who lives with the mother and takes care of her has not come home from partying with friends. So much for a long-awaited vacation! When Bernie returns home she has a traffic stop where the man appears to be very nervous and is sweating. What is making him so anxious?
Through the twists and turns the author takes you on to solve two unfolding mysteries, you get to enjoy the well described spectacular scenery of Monument Valley and Ship Rock, and learn Navajo customs and traditions. Anne Hillerman has her father's gift of combining mystery and history. You will enjoy!


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WATCH: Izzy Talks To Gorgon City
MTV Crashes Cork!
Gorgon City were in Cork ahead of their MTV Crashes Cork gig in City Hall along with Jessie Ware. Izzy sat down with Matt & Kye to talk stout, Jennifer Hudson, who they want to work with and a few DJing tips
More from RedFM Interviews & Performances
WATCH: Dave Mac In Conversation With Niall Horan
Dave Mac sat down with the former One Direction man after his first solo Irish gig.


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What is your shrink worth? For most plants, the impact exceeds well over $50 - $250K in additional profitability. While most plant controllers can define their losses based on intake versus load-out and product consumption production records, specific loss points are often unknown. This produces an environment where loss mitigation is difficult to achieve.
DSI has developed a plant loss evaluation program over the past 11 years that has been deployed in over 50 plants nationwide. These plants manufacture a variety of products that range from cheese and whey products, to fluid milk and ice cream to powder, butter and cultured products. Through these plant evaluations, a variety of loss types and industry proven mitigation plans have been developed and successfully implemented. The net results support reduced losses, optimized production yields and reduced rework based on improved product quality.
DSI's plant loss evaluation service can be performed in less than 4 weeks, (pending plant size and complexity), with only one week requiring on-site time. At the completion of the evaluation, a specific action plan is created with estimations showing true loss points and costs to mitigate them, allowing management to decide how to best achieve desired goals. Our evaluations are in-depth and include the following and more:
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Maybe it's all the talk of spring cleaning and new beginnings, but I am feeling the need of a serious physical overhaul. Or it could be that the many years of sitting at an office desk are finally catching up with me. In any case, I've become so accustomed to living in a state of general fatigue and lack of energy that it hasn't even felt that unhealthy, till now.
Sadly, I don't think I have ever felt a prolonged state of vitality, juiciness, and high energy. And I'm starting to see that if I want my life to be freer, more spontaneous, more joyful, and more loving, then the physical vessel which houses these feelings and experiences must be tended to in a totally new and more conscious manner.
It's painful to admit, but I think coffee is one substance contributing to my lacklustre energy levels. Let me first say that I am seriously, seriously addicted to coffee. I love getting up in the morning and making a cup (or two) in my french press, enjoying the quiet around me as I sip slowly…it's heaven. It's the one constant in a day full of unpredictabilities. And it smells so freaking good.
Having one or two cups a day is not a big deal. For most people. Unfortunately, I am torn between my love for coffee, and the total havoc I suspect it wreaks on my body. My nervous system is so sensitively wired that even one cup throws me out of whack. But I am addicted, and here's how I know why.
Last summer I had to give up coffee for two weeks for a detox of sorts; I couldn't have any stimulants in my body. I was prepared for a difficult process, but I had no idea how mind-blowingly, body-pummellingly, head-poundingly hard it would be. For three days I was in a constant state of feeling hungover. I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open. I would crash by 7pm. My muscles were sore and my body felt like it was moving underwater. I have never been so irritable in all my life. And the headaches. Oh, the headaches.
Scary. Before this, I'd had the vague recognition that my body was addicted, but to physically experience such an intense withdrawal was startling. It dawned on me that for over 15 years, I'd had coffee every single day. (And probably some other form of caffeine even longer than that!)
Having somehow made it through the difficult (to say the least) withdrawal period, I remember feeling quite good in the weeks following. I didn't have boundless energy, but my reserves were definitely more even and sustained. I generally felt calmer and less anxious. And my sleeps were much deeper. In retrospect, if I'd had a meditation practice during that time, I'm sure that would've been a whole lot easier too.
In those early weeks of caffeine-freedom, whenever I remembered a reason coffee was bad for me, I would write it down, to aid me during moments of vulnerability and temptation. I still have the list:
- Coffee hurts your body
- It costs money
- It interferes with sleep
- Drains vitamins and minerals
- Inhibits deep breathing and makes you shaky and anxious
- Convinces you that none of the above are so bad, or true
- For most people it's ok but not you. Trust your body. It's harmful to you.
- It makes your head sick.
- It makes your heart beat fast
- It drains your heart force/energy
But alas, as you might have guessed, despite all my hard work (and that formidable list) my coffee-free life did not last long. I don't know where and when the thread unravelled…but we live in a coffee culture and my city is particularly coffee-centred. It's everywhere, and it's social, and it's celebrated, and it's comforting, and…it tastes so damn good! (Oh, that first sip after my caffeine hiatus…I'll never forget it.) The java beast turned out to be too big too fight, and tea drinking never did hold the same allure.
All this is on my mind because I'm doing another coffee detox in a few days. Given my previous experience, I am little nervous, and a lot dreading…but also teeny bit excited for the challenge, and to reap the positives. (Ask me again in a week.) I've planned it out as best I can: the first 2-3 days will be during a long weekend, so I'll have minimal contact with anyone that could potentially irritate me; I've armed myself with some great quality chicory root; and I will stock up on some Teeccino tomorrow morning. (Teeccino is what saved me last time because it actually does taste a bit like coffee. And I can make it in my french press, so I still get the essential morning coffee ritual.)
Quitting coffee is just one step, but it's enormous for me. And now I know the challenge is not just in those excruciating first 72 hours, but in the weeks and months that follow. But I'm not going to think too much about the long-term right now. All I know is that for the next few days, I'm going to savour each sip more than I ever have before. If that's even possible.


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It may seem improbable that two of the six most highly regarded racehorses in the United States were bred by one relatively small farm which raises an average of less than 25 foals each year. Yet, considering that the nursery is Runnymede Farm, where both Breeders' Cup Classic contender Collected and Filly & Mare Turf favorite Lady Eli were born, it's just business as usual in the most exceptional way.
"It's kind of like living a dream in many respects," said Runnymede Chief Executive Brutus J. Clay III, who represents the fourth generation of his family to preside over the farm's destiny. "We certainly don't want to take it for granted."
The Breeders' Cup will be the highlight in what already is a monumental year for Runnymede, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The farm is acknowledged by the Daughters of the American Revolution as the oldest continually operated Thoroughbred nursery in Kentucky, the epicenter for racehorse breeding.
From the time it was founded in 1867 by Civil War veteran Col. Ezekiel Clay, Runnymede's gently rolling fields near the banks of Stoner Creek in Bourbon County have been turning out horses that have made a mark on racing history.
Four Racing Hall of Fame members, two Kentucky Derby winners, two Belmont Stakes victors, a Preakness Stakes winner and a Kentucky Oaks winner have galloped across Runnymede as foals, going all the way back to Miss Woodford. A foal of 1880, she became the first horse to win $100,000 in American racing.
Recent years have been just as exciting as the generations of past champions.
Since 2000, Runnymede has produced the equivalent of a G1 winner every other year from a foal crop that has averaged only 22 annually, Clay said. Those elite winners have included precocious American juveniles like Marylebone and Jaycito as well as European stars such as Royal Ascot G1 winner Undrafted and Racing Post Trophy winner Palace Episode.
Runnymede's achievements as a breeder are that much more noteworthy considering that the farm has not ventured into the high-dollar zone when acquiring broodmares.
Now Lady Eli — already a Breeders' Cup winner as a 2-year-old and a racing heroine after recovering from laminitis and prevailing in G1 races at two, three, four and five — and the versatile Collected will try to add to the trophies amassed by Runnymede-breds. Particularly meaningful to the farm is the fact that they descend from the two most prized female families to dwell at Runnymede in recent decades.
"That would be a great way to celebrate the 150th anniversary with an exclamation point," Clay said while considering the Breeders' Cup possibilities. He will join a group of about ten, including family members and partners, who will travel to Del Mar for the championship races.
Clay's father, Catesby W. Clay, 94, who oversaw Runnymede from the 1950s until he turned over the reins to Brutus in 2009, will not go to California. But it's a sure bet that he, his wife, Elizabeth, and Brutus's seven siblings will be gathered at the 1832 manor house on the farm to cheer for the horses they imagined when they planned their matings and saw them delivered.
"To have Lady Eli and Collected at the same time, particularly since Mr. (Catesby) Clay has been working all his life to be at this level, is really remarkable," said farm General Manager Romain Malhouitre.
"And also Peter Callahan, who has been a partner for 30 years," Malhouitre continued, referring to the co-breeder of Collected and many other stakes winners. "Hats off to these two men. They are the reasons we are enjoying this ride."
Brutus Clay and Malhouitre have been so busy raising this year's crop of foals, breeding the farm's 25 mares for the 2018 crop and selling yearlings that they have not closely followed the ongoing media assessment of Collected and Lady Eli. The powerful 1 and 1A from Runnymede spent much of the season in the upper echelon of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.
In week 39 of the poll, Collected was rated the third best horse in America after defeating last year's Breeders' Cup Classic winner and this year's Dubai World Cup champion, Arrogate, in the Pacific Classic, while turf specialist Lady Eli was voted sixth best. Gun Runner and Arrogate have controlled the poll's top two positions.
While they might not keep up with the poll every week, Clay and Malhouitre possess vivid memories of Lady Eli and Collected, both of whom showed from early days that they might have a spark of something special in their hearts.
"We walk our yearlings up and down the hills and she was always in the front of the pack — she liked to be first," Clay recalled of Lady Eli. "Everything you asked her to do, she did well. And she was strong and had good bone."
Lady Eli is a particularly cherished graduate of Runnymede, not just because of her incredible performances both before and after she experienced the often career- or life-ending laminitis. She is by Runnymede-bred G1 winner Divine Park and out of Runnymede-bred Sacre Coeur, a daughter of Saint Ballado and farm's French-bred foundation mare Kazadancoa.
"It's a surprise she is as good as she is, because we never know how good they might be, but if there was going to be a horse come off the farm to be this good, it's not a surprise that it is her," Clay said. "And we say that she is all Runnymede, through and through."
Runnymede sold Lady Eli as a yearling to Pete Bradley's Bradley Thoroughbreds for $160,000 at the 2013 Keeneland September sale. The following year, Jay Hanley bought the bay filly for the same price at the Keeneland April juvenile sale from the Eddie Woods consignment while some other buyers shied away due to her noticeably strong temperament.
As fate would have it, her fighting spirit has become Lady Eli's trademark in racing.
Hanley joined with Sol Kumin to race Lady Eli in the stable name Sheep Pond Partners, and she rewarded the relatively new players in racing with feats that most can't even imagine.
"She has inspired the masses through her enormous heart and determination to persevere in the face of adversity. She is a racing icon and an ambassador for this sport that cannot be replicated. We thank all those that worked so hard to raise, nurture and heal her over her lengthy career. She is truly the horse of a lifetime," Hanley and Kumin said when announcing they would offer Lady Eli as a broodmare prospect at the Keeneland November sale.
Overall, Lady Eli has won ten of 13 career starts and finished second in the other three races, while banking $2,939,800.
Collected, a 4-year-old by City Zip out of the Johannesburg mare Helena Bay, was a different sort of youngster while he grew up at Runnymede, but the chestnut colt met every challenge he was given.
"He was kind of a laid-back foal, but he was always a physically gifted horse — a really strong colt," Malhouitre said. "What I remember most about Collected is that as soon as you would change something in the routine [for the young horses], he was the first to respond.
"We really started to see some potential and talent when we prepped him for the [yearling] sale. He thrived on that. At the sale, he wanted to show everybody that he was the best horse on the grounds. He rose to the occasion, and he is charismatic."
Runnymede sold Collected at the 2014 Keeneland September sale for $150,000 to Steven Venosa of SGV Thoroughbreds.
"He was a horse that, from the first show I looked at him early in the morning [to when] I went back late in the afternoon to look at him again … never turned a hair. He just dropped his head and walked like a machine," Venosa said after Collected won the Californian Stakes in April. "When we were training him and breaking him, we never found a bottom on that horse."
Venosa resold Collected as a juvenile at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. for $170,000 to the Speedway Stable of Peter Fluor and K. C. Weiner, who were represented by agent Marette Farrell.
Collected broke his maiden in his debut on turf, became a multiple Graded stakes winner on dirt and went on to compete in the 2016 Preakness, although he did not fare well in the muddy race won by Exaggerator and afterwards was given a ten-month vacation. Since returning to racing this year, he is undefeated for trainer Bob Baffert while exceeding his connections' expectations; to date, he has won eight of 11 career starts and earned $1,260,500.
Seeing Collected and Lady Eli run for more glory at Del Mar will be a peak for Clay and Malhouitre, a resounding affirmation of the farm's breeding program.
But, as commercial breeders, they and longtime partner Callahan, as well as Clay's brothers and sisters, who also are co-owners of the farm operation, have more to anticipate and enjoy than just those races. They can look out across Runnymede's 365 verdant acres and almost see the future, both in the shapes of gamboling weanlings and in the grazing mares carrying the foals of 2018.
Treasured family
"It's all about the families," Clay said, noting that the farm and Callahan own not only Collected's dam Helena Bay but also her half sisters Koala Queen, a three-time winner by Lonhro, and Cinnamon Lass, a Conduit mare who produced her first foal this year, a filly by City Zip and thus a close relative to Collected.
Helena Bay produced a flashy bay colt by Hard Spun this year who is so good looking that he was a primary star in a video produced by Horse Country, which promotes tourism at Kentucky horse farms.
"He is a very strong type of horse and has a lot of physical similarities with Collected," Malhouitre said.
The extended female family of Collected is treasured at Runnymede as it includes the late Chancey Squaw, a Chief's Crown mare bred by the Niarchos family from a half sister to European champion and influential sire Blushing Groom.
For Runnymede and Callahan, Chancey Squaw produced Japanese champion, $8 million earner and sire Agnes Digital, as well as English G1-placed Reach For The Moon and other Japanese stakes performers Jalisco Light and Shell Game.
Two of Chancey Squaw's daughters reside in Runnymede's broodmare band for the farm and Callahan: Dame Ursula, by Elusive Quality and the dam of juvenile filly Fairyland, and Lady Of Akita, by Fantastic Light.
"We're excited about the families because that's how we succeed in breeding good horses," Clay said.
The other prized family at Runnymede is the one that produced Lady Eli. This year Lady Eli's dam, 17-year-old Sacre Coeur, produced a particularly stellar filly from the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
Bold and curious, the filly loves to greet visitors to the farm. She also likes to play with the half brother to Collected in a spacious field where some of the Runnymede weanlings are romping these days.
"When people come to visit the farm, if there is a horse that is more popular than Sacre Coeur, it is her American Pharoah filly," Clay said. "She has presence and she is strong — it doesn't take a refined eye to see that."
"She is bigger and stronger than any other foal this year," Malhouitre said, adding that since the Clays' goal has always been to develop the farm's female families, the filly likely will be raced by, and eventually return to, Runnymede.
The farm also owns and raced Lady Eli's multiple Graded stakes-winning half sister, Bizzy Caroline, and the now 9-year-old foaled an elegant, nearly black filly by Uncle Mo this year. That weanling also romps in the field with the half siblings to Collected and Lady Eli.
Sacre Coeur and Helena Bay both were bred to American Pharoah, while Bizzy Caroline was covered by Union Rags this spring.
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Looking to the future, Clay and Malhouitre annually review opportunities to upgrade bloodlines with a few selective acquisitions at November bloodstock sales. They continue to work with Callahan and his family and last year bought more mares for their partnership.
"We can't say enough about how we appreciate Peter Callahan. He's been an important component in our success over the years, and it's particularly thrilling to have success at a level like this, to have Collected in the Breeders' Cup with a partner like him," Clay said.
The Runnymede team also has brought in a few new partners, including Haras d'Etreham, the Normandy farm that has an esteemed record of raising champions, including Urban Sea, the Arc winner who produced Galileo and Sea The Stars.
Like Runnymede, Haras d'Etreham is overseen by a fourth generation family member, Nicolas de Chambure, and the two longstanding, quality-oriented breeding operations share similar goals. In 2015, the farms jointly purchased Esprit De Vie, a then 3-year-old Street Cry filly from an illustrious Moyglare Stud family, and she delivered her first foal this year, an elegant filly by Medaglia d'Oro.
"It's such an enriching experience to do this with special people, selective partners and clients who have the same values and who want to harness nature and the land," Clay said.
"Largely due to the laurels gathered by my father and our ancestors, there's quite a reputation [at Runnymede]. So, we're having some success bringing in new partners and buying mares to compete at the highest level," he said.
'A heck of a ride'
No matter what happens during the Breeders' Cup, Clay and Malhouitre will keep aiming to elevate the quality of the horses they raise.
"If we are fortunate enough to win a Breeders' Cup race [as breeder], we go back to work and hope we can have another one," Malhouitre said. "We have two very good female families now and I hope in ten or 15 years we'll have four very good families."
They also hope that good fortune can continue to be with them and the owners that buy and race the Runnymede-breds. This year, stables that bought Runnymede-bred yearlings at the Keeneland September sale included Godolphin, which acquired Collected's half brother by Lookin At Lucky for $300,000, and Starlight Racing's affiliated StarLadies, which bought a Pioneerof The Nile filly for $700,000.
"As a breeder, when you breed a horse, there is a process of three years until the sale as a yearling," Malhouitre said, referring to planning the mating, delivering the foal and then selling the colt or filly. "After that, it's like your baby is going to someone else. It seems we have been very lucky to be able to give our babies to very good people."
Malhouitre praised the team associated with Lady Eli, including trainer Chad Brown and his assistant Cherie DeVaux, for their dedication to her health and welfare. Fluor has been a terrific owner, he observed, giving Collected the time he needed to develop after the Preakness.
"It doesn't take only the breeder in this business. We are very, very thankful to Sol [Kumin], Jay [Hanley], Mr. Fluor and all their team members. The make us look good," he said.
"We just provide the foundation and they build on it. They've done some pretty amazing things," Clay said. "This has been a heck of a ride for all of us."
With the foals and mares in the Runnymede fields, the future is just as rich with promise as it is steeped in the history of the outstanding horses raised in the past. While no one can know all that time will reveal going forward, for now no major changes are planned for the next 150 years at Runnymede.
"We will just continue to try to stay true to the mission of breeding good horses that can run," Clay said.


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Pawing through the lookbook, there were so many Gap pieces that we instantly knew were purrrfect for our fall wardrobe. We want to look polished for work but work that same outfit for when the sun goes down and we hit the town: We are all superheroes in our own way, right?
Here are the twelve Gap items that made our list of gotta have fall staples:
1. Striped Mohair Sweater $54.95
We think this goes well with afternoon films and lattes. Yes?
2. Black Panelled Leather Jacket $328.00
The black leather jacket is our absolute must have, and we refuse to spend more than $400. This one will take us from weekend wandering to late night show at Lee's. Done!
3. Sheer Plaid Two Pocket Shirt $54.95
Cute or sexy, depending on how you layer it.
4. Animal Skirt $54.95
This skirt gets office approval and all we need to do to dress it up for evening is add a bright red lipstick. Meow.
5. Faux Leather Leggings $89.95
So, this is what we have decided to live in come September. Now we just need some killer pumps to work this on the red carpet. And work it we will.
6. Really Skinny Premium Pants $69.50
Someone started a rumour last year that skinny pants were over. We disagree!
7. Auberge Cord Leggings $69.95
When you see these, don't you just think of fall leaves and good books? Getting these for suresie.
8. Perfect Fitted Shirt $49.50
It's part of our uniform and helps us with knock out .ppt presentations.
9. Floppy Hat $29.95
This is for lazy afternoons meandering when we want to channel Annie Hall.
10. Stud Clutch $44.95
We like studs because they make us feel tough.
11. Faux Snakeskin Clutch $49.95
The go everywhere, do anything purse that seems to match everything. Check-check-check.
12. Raw Edge Blouse $64.95
We think this shirt is pretty. That is all.
So many great pieces! Which one is your favourite? Be sure to join us on Sept 8 for our Cinematic Style shopping event of red carpet proportions! If you spend over $75, you will receive a gift bag with beauty products and new music valued at $100. This is a no-brainer people!
Cinematic Style Shopping Event at Gap on Bloor
Sept 8, 5-7:30 P.M
60 Bloor St. West at Bay
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Being 'companionable' with new immunotherapy
December 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif.Life Technologies Corp. in late October announced it signed an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals SA to develop a companion diagnostic test to be used with a GSK therapeutic candidate, MAGE-A3, which is to be used in the area of cancer immunotherapy. Specifically, Life Technologies will develop a qPCR-based molecular diagnostic assay for MAGE-A3 that is designed to identify patients likely to benefit from the immunotherapy.
The potential MAGE-A3 immunotherapy product is currently being evaluated in two clinical trials. The Phase III clinical study MAGRIT, reportedly the largest lung cancer treatment study ever conducted, is evaluating its efficacy and safety as an adjuvant treatment in resected, non-small cell lung cancer. The Phase III clinical study DERMA is evaluating the efficacy and safety of MAGE-A3 as an adjuvant treatment in patients whose melanoma has invaded the lymph nodes.
"Life Technologies has a long history of providing enabling technologies to pharma. Our genomic analysis products are utilized in pharma R&D, biomarker discovery and validation and various clinical trial phases," Kim Caple, head of molecular diagnostics at Life Technologies, tells ddn. "Certain of our products offer unique advantages in ease of use and performance for multiplexing gene expression and SNP clinical testing. GSK was utilizing Life Technologies' multi-gene gene expression product in development of the MAGE-A3 ASCI therapy. GSK evaluated options for development and commercialization of an in-vitro diagnostic version of the multi-gene gene expression assay and determined Life Technologies would be a good partner for this effort."
Life's companion diagnostic will be developed utilizing the company's Taqman Array Card (TAC) technology which is designed for ease of use, and is, Caple says, "currently an ideal fit for researchers looking to assay panels of genes." It is not, however, available or intended for any animal or human therapeutic or diagnostic use. The companion diagnostic assays developed using the technology will be submitted for premarket approval by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, though.
"Life Technologies' platform technologies, such as qPCR, are allowing biological knowledge to be applied in multiple markets, including companion diagnostics," says Caple, and adds she looks forward to demonstrating through the partnership with GSK "how using genetic analysis may further help select patients likely to benefit from such a treatment approach."
According to Caple, Life Technologies is in a unique position to be a key partner for companies in need of companion diagnostics not just because of the company 's technology platforms but also because of its expertise in navigating global regulations, manufacturing and commercialization.
Under the terms of the agreement Life Technologies will, in conjunction with GSK and upon validation in the current Phase III trial, develop and commercialize the qPCR-based test to detect MAGE-A3 positive patients most likely to benefit from MAGE-A3 ASCI. Financial and other terms of the deal were not disclosed.
GSK and Alnylam partner on RNAi technology for vaccine production
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) also recently formed a collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. that is focused on Alnylam's VaxiRNA technology for certain GSK vaccine products, including influenza.
GSK is the first company to form a collaboration accessing the new platform. The collaboration is focused initially on influenza vaccine production in cell culture systems. Under the terms of the agreement, GSK will provide funding and certain milestone payments to Alnylam. If successfully applied in the manufacture of commercial product, Alnylam will receive payments on unit product sales. In addition, GSK has obtained an option for VaxiRNA applications toward two additional vaccine products.
VaxiRNA is a new RNAi technology for the enhanced production of viruses used in the manufacture of vaccine products. The platform applies siRNAs for the silencing of specific genes that limit or prevent efficient growth of viruses in vaccine manufacturing systems, including those in cell culture and eggs. The VaxiRNA platform stems from work Alnylam has performed as part of its Alnylam Biotherapeutics efforts, where RNAi technology has been applied to improve the manufacture of biotherapeutic products such as recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.
According to Alnylam, the platform "addresses the significant unmet commercial need for innovative technologies that can improve the manufacture of vaccine products, especially where vaccine production is a limiting factor for the scale and speed of global immunization needs."
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WIRIYAMU, MOZAMBIQUE, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has declared that the village of Wiriyamu, in the western province of Tete, where around 400 people were massacred by Portuguese troops on Dec 16, 1972, should be developed into a pillar of community development.
Speaking at a ceremony over the weekend to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in Wiriyamu, and the nearby villages of Chawola and Juwau, 45 years ago, he said: We urge that efforts be made to rescue our history, and to make this place a pillar of community development, so that the martyrs of Wiryamu remain forever in our hearts.
The monument built in Wiryamu, he added, symbolizes all the other massacres which occurred in various parts of Mozambique during the national liberation struggle. They included the notorious massacre at Mueda, in Cabo Delgado Province in 1960, and lesser known mass killings at Inhaminga in Sofala Province and Daque, in Tete Province.
This country, Mozambique, must be defended because its liberation cost so much bloodshed," declared Nyusi, who added that the dates of the massacres were painful memories but also sources of inspiration.
Nyusi announced that next year a health centre, with maternity facilities, would be built in Wiriyamu. During the ceremony, Nyusi laid a wreath at the monument, and three survivors gave harrowing accounts of the massacre.
Wiriyami achieved more fame than the sites of other colonial massacres because a Catholic priest, Adrian Hastings, of the missionary society, the White Fathers, investigated, and published his findings in The Times of London. He could confirm that soldiers of the colonial army's 6th Commando Company had rampaged through Wiriyamu, Chawola and Juwau in December 1972, killing about 400 people.
The Portuguese colonial rulers counter-attacked. The Archbishop of Lourenco Marques (now Maputo) ranted about Marxist priests, and tame right-wing journalists claimed they couldn't find Wiriyamu on the maps. However, Hastings and fellow members of the White Fathers order were credible, and eye witnesses could be located.
Unfortunately for the Portuguese colonial regime, Hastings' account appeared in The Times just days before the Portuguese Prime Minister, Marcelo Caetano, made a visit to London to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. The revelations of the massacre doubtless swelled attendance at the anti-fascist demonstrations that greeted Caetano wherever he went in Britain.
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Star Africa: Group to Acquire UAS to Protect Namibian Rhinos, Elephants A private conservation trust in Namibia plans to acquire aerial drones to aid in the fight against rhino and elephant poaching in remote areas, according to media reports monitored here Saturday.Next Generation Conservation Trust founder Henri Slabbert said his organisation planned to spend N$5 [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off
Science Recorder: Students Stumble Upon An Unexpected Use For UAS Technology When people hear the word "drones," many these days think immediately of the Obama Administration's large-scale, controversial use of drones overseas in the ongoing war on terror. However, most probably have not considered that these unmanned aircraft can be applied to solving other problems [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off
Washington Post: Why Americans Should Give UAS A Chance Today drones are generally illegal to operate commercially, and Americans are skeptical of them. An Associated Press poll found that only 21 percent of Americans favor commercial use of drones. But amid that bad rap, drones are quietly proving ways they can save taxpayers money, and [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off
Washington Post: How One Real Estate Agent Plans To Use His UAS To Help Sell Homes Tuesday an Arizona man became the first realtor to receive an FAA exemption to operate a drone for commercial use. Douglas Trudeau of Tierra Antigua Realty plans to shoot aerial footage of his clients' homes and then edit it [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off
Fox News Latino: Florida Keys to Use UAS for Mosquito Control The Florida Keys, in the extreme southeast of the United States, will practice mosquito control with the aid of drones, which for the first time were approved for the task by the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, local media said. Starting next February, two [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off
Fox News: How UAS and Insects Merged In Ways That Might Surprise You Hornets, wasps and termites are pests to many households in America, but in 2014, they inspired robot technology in ways that could make them pests on an entirely different level to adversaries. Here are three interesting programs that are building tiny [...]Continue Reading... Comments Off


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Shipley, K. (2016, December 19). Why Instagram is the Best Social Media App of 2016 and Possibly 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2016, from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-instagram-best-social-media-app-2016-possibly-2017-shipley
Twitter saw a decrease in users over the past year and even death of their beloved 6-second video-clip sharing app, Vine.
In an article entitled 'Why Vine Died,' Casey Newman reported the following, "Former executives say that a major competitive challenged emerged in the form of Instagram, which introduced 15-second video clips in June 2013.
Instagram remained stable with the introduction of new features like stories and video channels, resources of it's parent company, Facebook, and the introduction of ads to the platform that look very similar to the posts in a user's feed.
In addition to a total logo redesign, Instagram shifted its focus from just pictures, to longer video (from 15 sec. to one minute) and direct messaging features, such as group posts and disappearing video. Explore Channels in Discover let people discover new photo and video content based on interests. Instagram Stories added a new element to the Instagram experience showing highlights from friends, celebrities and businesses one follows without interfering with their feed. Instagram also caters to business needs through its Instagram for Business platform that allows for instant contact, detailed analytics and easy-to-follow linked content.
Most recently, Instagram released live video in their stories feature. Users can start a live stream in their Instagram story and view comments and feedback from their viewers in real time! This feature is similar to apps like musical.ly and live.ly which has over 80 million users and 62% of its users are under 21.
#StudentVoices #MillennialMondays #WhatToWatch
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School Sports
Tigers defeat Bonham 48-21 in opener
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- Published on 06 September 2018
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Trey Honea (1) races up the field for a 38 yard touchdown run. The Mount Vernon Tiger football team thrilled the crowd in their 2018 season opener against the Bonham Warriors Friday, August 31 with a 48-21 victory.
The junior varsity Tigers also beat Bonham with a score of 24-12 on Thursday evening. The freshman team beat North Lamar 27-0. For information from the varsity game, see the September 6 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


text: Possibly Arizona's best native hooper since Jerryd Bayless, Jahii Carson is showing why some consider him one of the top West Coast PGs in the Class of 2011. He committed to Oregon State last summer, but de-committed just a few weeks ago. He's now getting serious looks from Pac-10, Big 10, Big 12 and Big East programs. Check the video of him from this past weekend:


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One really important–and freeing–thing about writing is when we have a basic understanding that in our modern/post-modern/post-post-modern world (now is not the time for that debate, although I always like a good "what-version-of-modernism-are-we-in-now?" chat) that no writer can REALLY capture a single reality. We can all agree on that, correct? Most of us anyway?
Take the above photo of my sweet and exhausted Cockatiel. Hims is really tired in this photo and when hims gets tired, hims likes to nestle in a flock-member's shoulder, right near the flock-member's neck. Hims gets all fat and fluffy. He squats low like a duck and him's eyes begin to close. When hims does this, hims flock members need to be very quiet because if they startle hims, hims will hiss.
Cockatiels don't believe in correct pronoun use. At least this one doesn't. But the point here is that whose reality does this photo represent? The tired avian? Whose reality I can't possibly know, but I like to construct? Or his flock member, who writes with an 91-gram warm package of feathers sinking into her neck? She feels his little hot breathing through his nostrils and has to sit very carefully because in such deep sleep, he lifts one little foot and hardly holds on. She knows if she lifts him up gently and doesn't startle him, he will let her kiss him on his head and he will smell like baby powder and electricity.
The same is true for writing. I can write every single description of that bird–down to his fuzzy "underbrush feathers," as we call them, to his little scaly feet–and I will not actually capture the reality of his existance. I can also write an entire book on his personality, the songs he knows, how he escaped yesterday and spent the morning flying around the house and we found him hours later perched on the cookbook in the kitchen, chirping for someone to find him, and all I will do is bore you, but I will bring you no closer to understanding the reality of this bird.
We didn't always think this way. In grad school, I once took a humanities seminar where we explored every single thing about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It was a very valuable class, actually, and one of the many takeaways from that experience was reading a self-published little journal about a young man's trip to the fair, which his father had given him as a high school graduation present. I can't recall the name of the book (and to be fair, I did try, just for you. I got up and spent a few minutes rooting around in the section of bookshelves where I thought I had it last, but it's been years and hunting for it isn't all the efficient to do just now. You'll just have to take my word for it that the book exists and I read it), but the impactful part for me was that the teen used his journal as a type of camera. For every exhibit he visited, he wrote in great detail describing everything, so he could remember every bit of the experience years later. He tried to preserve the memory as clearly and as perfectly as he could–as close to reality as he could get. Not that I am attempting to distill realism into its most simple element–there is certainly more to realism than that–but that attempt to capture reality as it is is certainly something humans once believed they could do.
Now, we know that any attempt to do so is futile. As a child, for example, I remember opening one eye after taking a nap and then opening the other eye, realizing that because the pillow had been pressing on one eye and not the other, the bedsheets looked two slightly different colors of pink. I shut one eye again and opened the other. Yep. Two shades of color. It made an impression on me, even as a child, and I knew then that we can't possibly all see the same way because even with one person, two different eyes may see two different shades of pink. I could imagine how differently two entirely different people view the world, so there could not be any actual reality in terms of physical surroundings. It was easy to embrace this during my childhood–as opposed to a hundred years earlier–because the shift that came with modernism (and post-modernism, and post-post-modernism, if you will) happened long before my birth. Thus, today, most people realize that when it comes to any medium, we cannot capture reality. Only shadows of it. Slants of it. One version of one part of it. We know that if we take our journal (or camera, for that matter) to the museum and write down every single experience, we still can't capture it all. We just can't. It can't be captured.
Which brings me to my point. Despite all of this, I still run into new fiction writers who try to capture the reality of a situation and get bogged down in the details of a story because "that's how it happened." Even in non-fiction, the idea of changing a detail from a memory recalled on paper shocks students because "that isn't what happened!" Sometimes, when trying to get new writers to see the importance of details in writing, I will ask them to describe the last time they went to the beach. What did the air feel like on their skin? What did it smell like? What did they taste? Many times, they will claim not to remember their last time to the beach very well and when I tell them to shut their eyes and just imagine what they MIGHT have felt, they appear shocked. Am I asking them to lie? They thought they were supposed to write about something that actually happened? They are distrustful. Will they be penalized for lying? After all, they have been told not to lie. They have been told to tell the truth.
I tell them for this activity–recalling the memory of a beach experience–it is fine to make up details, even if they aren't exactly accurate. After all, does it really matter if they were wearing their blue t-shirt or the yellow one? Does it matter if on this particular day, they ate lunch in a restaurant on the pier or at a picnic on the beach? Maybe, maybe not, but if it doesn't matter in the telling of the story, or describing an experience, then who cares? Not when it comes to writing fiction (and that is what I am taking about. Not news reporting. I'm not even going to go there).
This is especially freeing if you are basing a story on something that did actually happen. Nothing will cause writer's block faster than trying to stay true to a situation that actually happened and being unable to break free of the "reality" of the moment. The best cure for this type of writer's block is to understand that the event that actually happened can and should be altered so that the truth of the experience remains, but the details are changed. And you can get at this truth a multitude of different ways. You might change the gender of the character, for example, or give the person a different profession. You might change the time of day or the time of year or anything else that fundamentally tells your brain, "you are not being a reporter…you are creating, not reporting ." Rather than fighting with your perception of "reality," you can embrace that when it comes to narrating our lives, there is no physical true reality anyway.
For the record, I am leaving out a lot of the "is there a true reality?" philosophical discussion and I am only focusing on what most of us can agree on: that we all have different perceptions for what happened, what is currently happening, and what will happen. Whether there is some ultimate, true reality is a discussion larger than this post. I am simply saying that as a writer, your goal is to evoke some emotion in the reader, some realization in a reader, some realization for that one person, which may or may not be the same for any other person. However you want to do that is fine–use all of the tools at your disposal, including removing the idea that you must remain loyal to reality as you know it.


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Can the use of an audio library still allow for maximum game creativity? We think the answer is yes.
Well of course we do. But why? 1) Our collection has been professionally crafted for cinematic audio, and 2) much of our audio content is aimed specifically at video games development (that's what happens when you're based in Seattle…).
Read more in this article in the June issue of Develop game design magazine. It not only talks about what makes our sound library so good for video game developers, but also why our sounds work great in traditional media as well.


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Goda arrives home from after-work drinks to find his girlfriend of 10 years has shot herself. The initial shock soon gives way to curiosity as he tries to uncover where she got the gun from. His search for understanding, both the mystery of the origin of the weapon, and the more ineffable reasons for her committing suicide. Goda is soon scouring gun enthusiast forums and makes his own firearm. He wanders through the dark underbelly of the city, far removed from his daily life at an advertising agency. His journey brings him into contact with Chisato, a member of a street gang who is engaged in her own struggle with self destruction.
Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo) writes, directs and stars in "Bullet Ballet". The film is a clear development of his style from his earlier Tetsuo films, blending arthouse visuals with the brutality of an exploitation film. Shot on 16mm Black and White, with frenetic cuts, this film has more narrative structure and the editing is reigned in a little which helps make the film more comprehensible. Use of cuts to black, strobe lighting, and more can make for uncomfortable viewing, but these techniques are used sparingly and are rarely gratuitous. There are some stand-out examples of the power of film, in the rapid cuts between gunshots and scenes of war and destruction, that help the viewer sense the terrible power of this weapon. When a gun is aimed at a character in the film you are in no doubt about what the potential consequences would be. The film uses some fantastic locations, dark alleyways and abandoned buildings, and they are shot and directed to their best effect. Dripping water, the play of light and shadows, and the sense of a broken vision of what the city should be all create the perfect backdrop to the drama. The grime and decay is almost palpable through the screen. Tsukamoto, who also plays the lead character, is good as Goda, capturing the various emotions that Goda is going through: anger, sadness, fear. Kirina Mano gives a great performance as Chisato, tough with an underlying fragility. Many of the characters are ambiguous in nature and the film is far from a simple good versus evil tale; instead it feels like it is trying to unravel the morality of an incomprehensibly complex system that is largely dictated by uncontrollable feelings. The supporting cast all do a good job, the gang members are suitably menacing, almost the human embodiment of the dark city streets they inhabit.
Tsukamoto weaves a number of themes and ideas through the simple narrative creating a work that really wants to say something about the problems it addresses. For example, Goda's obsession with the gun become a more general rumination on the problem of violence in society. Likewise, in attempting to work through his anger and upset at his girlfriend's death, and fathom some reason for it, he is in fact representing a deeply felt angst in Japanese society about this issue. Suicide is a serious problem in Japan and the film has two characters that seem to have this self-destructive urge. While "Bullet Ballet" rightly shies away from giving any definitive solution to the problem, it does shine a light on it, questioning to what extent this self-destructive urge is perhaps part of a larger undercurrent of violence in society. Goda's obsession with the gun as a solution to his anger and sense of powerlessness at the loss of his girlfriend shows that Goda is not above this descent into violence.