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The Race to Dubai returns to the European mainland with a completely different proposition to last week's co-sanctioned event in Korea. I missed the Ballantine's Championship while away on holiday, but from all accounts, the weather was terrible with strong winds the key factor. In contrast, Seville is expected to be warm and sunny, so don't count on last week's form being replicated. Missing that gruelling test could well prove to be an advantage now.
This event has previously been played at various venues, including this one in 2008. Due to the regular change of scenery, there aren't any particularly interesting trends from past results. Only two champions this century were rank outsiders; Christian Cevaer and Kenneth Ferrie; but equally the only favourite was Sergio Garcia. The rest were all middle-ranking European Tour players ranging from anywhere between 20/1 and 100/1. A clearer guide may lie in examining previous results at this specific course.
In addition to the 2008 Spanish Open, Real Club de Golf de Sevilla also hosted last year's Andalucia Open, the 2004 Seville Open and, later the same year, the World Cup. It was toughened ahead of that World Cup, so form prior to 2008 could be misleading. There is no evidence that huge hitters like 2004 champion Ricardo Gonzalez were particularly well suited in either recent events, which were won by short and straight hitters Soren Kjeldsen and Peter Lawrie.
At little over 7,000 yards, this par 72 places a greater emphasis on driving accuracy than distance nowadays. With the rough reported to be very penal this year, that should be even more the case. Also, with the greens running at 12 on the stimp-meter, controlled accurate iron play is essential.
2.5pts ew SOREN KJELDSEN @ 18/1 (GENERAL)
Kjeldsen began the week as a 33/1 chance when delivering for this column in last season's Andalucia Open on this course. Naturally, I have some reservations about taking these shorter odds, but his claims are simply too obvious to ignore. The strong emphasis on accuracy, along with very fast greens, are the absolutely ideal conditions for Kjeldsen, who can also boast solid recent form across the Atlantic in much better company. He was sixth at the WGC-CA Championship, and wasn't disgraced at either Redstone and Augusta.
2pts ew EDOARDO MOLINARI @ 25/1 (GENERAL)
While there were some reservations about Kjeldsen's odds, I didn't have to look twice before snapping up 25/1 on Molinari. His form over the last nine months is nothing short of outstanding. During that period, he's won three individual titles plus a World Cup alongside his brother, and made the top-five in illustrious events on both tours. His penultimate effort, finishing second at the elite Arnold Palmer Invitational, is a level of form that most of this field could only dream about.
1.5pts ew IGNACIO GARRIDO @ 33/1 (GENERAL)
Beaten just a single shot when finishing runner-up two years ago on this course, Garrido is again fancied to emerge as the top home candidate. He can usually be relied upon to hit a high percentage of fairways and greens, and has a consistent recent record, making his last four top-25s including third place in Morocco.
1pt ew RICHARD FINCH @ 80/1 (GENERAL)
80/1 seems a very big price for a man who's been runner-up twice in his last five events, especially given that he made the top ten on his only previous visit to this course. Finch's forte is tee to green accuracy, so with the rough more penal than usual, everything seems in place for another good week.
1pt ew DAVID DRYSDALE @ 80/1 (GENERAL, 90/1 BOYLESPORTS)
Again, these odds are too big to ignore on one of the most accurate drivers on the European Tour, particularly given that he was runner-up on this course last year. Clearly the layout suits, and he tends to go well in Spain, also finishing third in October's Madrid Masters. He lost nothing in defeat to Kjeldsen last year, fighting hard for most of the final day, so could be worth an interest to go one better and land his maiden European Tour title.

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The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a long, slender carnivore that is widespread throughout much of southern Africa (2) (3).
As its name suggests, the banded mongoose has a number of distinctive dark bands that run horizontally across its back, starting at the base of the neck and continuing all the way down to the beginning of the tail (3). These bands help to distinguish the banded mongoose from the smaller common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula), which occupies similar habitats and has a similar social structure as the banded mongoose (2) (3).
Its wiry coat ranges from grey to grey-brown, with the tip of its tapered tail being a darker brown or black (2) (3).
The banded mongoose lives in large, social groups of between 5 and 40 individuals (5). Living alongside other individuals provides the banded mongoose with a range of benefits including improved vigilance against predators (6), as well as a better chance of acquiring and defending resources from other groups and animals (5).
The home range of the banded mongoose can vary in size, from 0.8 to 4 square kilometres (3), and within this range it prefers to den in old termite mounds (4). The dens are communal and usually consist of a central sleeping chamber, or sometimes several smaller chambers, and up to nine different entrance holes (4). Within its home range, the banded mongoose scent marks using secretions from its anal glands and, though a banded mongoose group does not specifically defend its territory, encounters with neighbouring groups usually result in noisy conflict (3) (4).
Being diurnal, the banded mongoose usually emerges from its den early in the morning and will spend most of the day foraging, although the group will rest in the hottest part of the day, before returning to the den before sunset (4). The banded mongoose feeds mainly on insects and a group can cover up to three kilometres a day in search of food (2) (3) (4) (6). It has also been observed feeding on a variety of other items, including rodents, birds' eggs and fruit (2) (3). For breaking into hard items such as egg shells, the banded mongoose has two special techniques (7). The first is to bite into the shell using its razor sharp teeth (7). A second, more unusual technique is to throw the object with its front legs, between its back legs, and onto the hard ground behind it (2) (3) (7).
In banded mongoose groups, several individuals may be reproductively active at the same time (8). A few dominant males will usually mate with and guard receptive females. The females, however, have been observed to escape their 'guards' in order to also mate with subordinate males (8). The gestation period is typically two months (2) (3), and remarkably the majority of females give birth on the same night (5). Banded mongoose pups are cared for communally by the group and are allowed to suckle from any lactating female (3) (5). The young remain in the den until they are around a month old, when they begin to join the adults on foraging trips (4).
The banded mongoose is widely distributed throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and is found as far north as Sudan and Somalia (1) (2). Although this species is present in Senegal and Gambia, it is generally thought to be rare in West Africa (1).
The banded mongoose occupies a range of habitats, including grassland and brush-land, but shows a preference for wooded areas (1) (4). It is absent from drier areas, including desert and semi-desert habitats (1).
The banded mongoose is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
There are currently no specific threats facing the banded mongoose (1).
There are no specific conservation measures in place for the banded mongoose at present (1). However, a number of populations exist in protected areas across Africa, including Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda (1) (9).
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Polycom Reorganizes, Adds Execs to Tackle UC Opportunity
Unified Communications solutions supplier Polycom Inc. has made some significant internal changes to how it will do things. That includes a reorganization of its business units to better align with the idea of unified communications, and the addition of six new executives to its management team.
Polycom is combining its video, telepresence, and voice development units into a single research and development organization. The company also is forming three new lines of business targeting the enterprise and government/public sector; service providers; and small to medium business customers – an area for which IDC reports worldwide information technology spending is expected to grow to nearly $630 billion by 2014.
"Polycom grew sharply in the first half of 2010 to a $1.2 billion revenue run rate, and we expect this growth to continue into 2011 and beyond," says Andy Miller, Polycom president and CEO. "Unified communications is expected to be one of the fastest growing sectors in technology, and Polycom is ideally positioned to deliver innovative solutions for our customers and strategic partners.
"To best capture this unprecedented opportunity, we have assembled a management team that is one of the best in technology," he says. "By blending the video and voice development teams into one powerhouse UC innovation engine, we will further increase our agility and enable efficiencies in R&D. Additionally, the LOB structure allows us to better anticipate and deliver on our customer and partner needs."
Leading the charge will be Polycom's existing management (with the exception of Joe Sigrist, previously senior vice president and general manager of video solutions, who has left the company and joined Avaya) as well as the handful of new, but experienced, recruits.
That includes Joseph Burton, who serves as senior vice president, chief strategy and technology officer, general manager enterprise and service provider. He previously served as Cisco's CTO for unified communications. In that Cisco position since 2007, Burton's work involved video technologies, WebEx collaboration, call management, and social computing. He also has held the post of co-general manager of Cisco's UC Software business unit.
Also new to Polycom is Sudhakar Ramakrishna, senior vice president and general manager products, and chief development officer. Joining Polycom on Oct. 11, Ramakrishna comes from Motorola where he was corporate vice president and general manager for wireless broadband access solutions and software operations. In that post Ramakrishna was instrumental in scaling the 4G (WiMAX and LTE) business and leading large teams of more than 2,300 employees and businesses worldwide. Previous to his tenure with Motorola, Ramakrishna was the vice president of product operations at Stoke Networks and a senior manager at 3Com and other companies.
Susan Hayden, meanwhile, has been named executive vice president and general manager for Polycom SMB. Polycom says Hayden – who will direct Polycom's LOB strategy – is well-known for building and expanding large-scale global operations in technology companies. Previously, she was group vice president of sales for OracleDirect. She's also worked at SAP, Fidelity, Dun and Bradstreet Software, and Monster.com.
Polycom also has named Alan Rudolph senior vice president of Global Services. He previously served as senior vice president of applications management and consulting for Affiliated Computer Services, a Xerox Company, where he helped to transform the company into a services-focused organization. He also has run global application product delivery for IBM, and has held positions at Corio, Oracle, and other technology outfits.
Gary Rider has been tapped as president of Polycom's operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In that post he will complement Polycom's existing theater presidents in the Americas and Asia Pacific. He previously held the position of vice president of Europe global sales and marketing for NCR, and has held senior sales management positions for HP and Digital Equipment.
And Ashley Goldsmith joins as senior vice president of human resources, having come from F. Hoffmann-La Roche.
To find out more about Polycom, visit the company at ITEXPO West 2010. To be held Oct. 4 to 6 in Los Angeles, ITEXPO is the world's premier IP communications event. A number of executives from Polycom are speaking during scheduled sessions. Don't wait. Register now.
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Movie studios flocked to Las Vegas for CinemaCon last week hoping to prove to theater owners that they had the goods. Not everyone left Sin City a winner: Some high-profile releases fizzled, while others were greeted with a collective "meh." But a few lucky companies and blockbuster hopefuls left the exhibition industry trade show well positioned to make a box office killing. Here's a look at which fortunes rose and which collapsed after four days in the desert.
The studio dazzled with a bold and diverse group of upcoming releases. Jennifer Lawrence's "Red Sparrow" looked sexy and filled with intrigue, Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express" seemed arch and suspenseful, and Hugh Jackman's "The Greatest Showman" had the audience literally dancing in the aisles.
Christopher Nolan's World War II epic is hitting theaters in the heart of summer, a time of year usually reserved for spandex-wearing superheroes. "The Dark Knight" director showed an extended look at a story he promised would celebrate the heroism of the English soldiers who faced annihilation by Nazi forces. The battle sequences he showed theater owners were nothing short of astounding, and the film seems to have the potential to join the likes of "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line" in the pantheon of classic war movies.
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The newbie Hollywood player was oddly defensive. Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson started things off by talking up the fact that his 90-person team was a fraction the size of a major studio, as if theater owners care about its payroll. And STX's slate was so thin that the company showed the same trailer for "Valerian" twice.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Oft-delayed, this fantasy adventure from Guy Ritchie looks like a hot mess and seems destined to be one of the summer's biggest bombs.
Natalie Morales
The "Access Hollywood" host emceed Universal's presentation, but her hyper-energetic delivery and strained banter didn't go over so well. She also called the late Christopher Hitchens an "asshole" twice for writing that women weren't funny nearly a decade ago. So much for not speaking ill of the dead.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Heading into the summer, the latest Jack Sparrow adventure looked like a sequel no one asked to have made. Surprise! After the film screened in its entirety, the buzz around Vegas was that it marked a return to form for Johnny Depp, standing up to the 2003 original.
Early VOD
Studios and exhibitors are trying to reach a deal to release movies on demand within weeks of their theatrical debuts. However, nobody seemed very interested in using the trade show to push the case. Warner Bros. marketing and distribution chief Sue Kroll advocated working together to come up with a new distribution model. She was followed moments later by Nolan, who made it clear he wants his films to be seen in cinemas. Opportunity lost.
Blade Runner 2049
This sequel is a feast for the eyes. Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling appear to have formed a potent on-screen duo, and there are enough visual throwbacks to the 1982 classic to please the fanboy faithful.


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As you probably know, I do a lot of woodcarving and whittling. It's my experience that woodcarvers are always searching for the best knife, whatever that might be. Am I still searching for the best carving knife? You betcha! However, the more I carve the more I realize, with few exceptions, the best knife is the sharpest one in reaching distance. In the coming months I will share my sharpening and honing journey with you. Today I will share a few stories about my favorite knives.
Knife #1: During my first class at American Woodcarving School the super talented carver and instructor Jerry Cetrulo handed me this knife with a dull edge. Patiently Jerry taught me how to sharpen a carving knife on an oil stone and hone with a leather strop. I surprised myself when I found that I was able to give this knife a razor sharp edge. It's a great knife. It feels comfortable in my hand and it holds a sharp edge for a fair amount of time.
Knife #2: Excited about woodcarving I wanted to be a dude and purchase a good carving knife. This knife was the logical choice. I'm unsure who makes this knife, but it's branded with American Woodcarving on the opposite side. The carving school sells this knife as an upgrade to people that want to be dudes. The steel is harder than the first knife, making it a tad tougher to sharpen – but it stays sharp longer. The handle is a little too fat for my preference. This knife is so good I only use it on special projects.
Knife #3: Like every ambitious novice woodcarver I headed to the internet to research the very best woodcarving knives. I learned of Dave Lyons woodcarving knives. If my memory serves me right Dave Lyons is a rocket scientist, or something, who makes carving knives in his spare time with quality steel. I had to have one! It arrived super sharp, is relatively easy to sharpen and holds an edge well. For a while it was the only knife I used. Over time I've found the blade too long, the handle too light and uncomfortable to carve with. I keep it around the woodworking shop to use as a marking knife and a multi-purpose cutting tool.
I also purchased a few of the fancy Lyons knives with curved blades and such. I've never found a use for them but I'll keep them just the same.
Knife #4: The Flexcut Whittlin' Jack. Lots of things are said about Flexcut tools, some good some bad. When I started to carve I was hardcore purchasing gouges by Stubai, Two Cherries, Dastra and other quality foreign makers. However a diverse palm tool selection was hard to find. Enter Flexcut. Flexcut is an american made tool company that uses spring steel for their tools. I have a pile of fixed handle palm tools and an even larger pile of interchangeable palm sized tools. I use them all the time. They're easy to sharpen and hold a sharp edge for a long time and they are cheap enough that you don't mind beating them up.
I wanted a folding knife that I could keep in my pocket at all times, everyday carry. The Whittlin' Jack was an economical choice. At first I didn't like this knife – the blades are hard to open and they do not lock. It quickly became a beater knife, used as a marking tool and all around workshop blade. However over time I found it always in use. The handle is heavy by comparison, but I find this gives me more control. My nine year old nephew preferred the heaviness of this tool over the lightness of the Lyons knife. My use contradicts the naming of the blades: I use the 1 1/2″ detail knife mostly for roughing out and the 2″ roughing knife for detail work because it gets into tighter spaces.
So, what's a good carving knife? I suppose it's like a camera, whatever one you're willing to carry around. I always have my Whittlin' Jack nearby. If I want to bring along another non-folding knife I wrap the blade a few times with blue masking tape so I can keep it in a jacket pocket or bag. Wondering about the yellow paint? I mark most of my carving tools with yellow paint. When you're in a class or carving with friends it's very easy to get mixed up about what tool belongs to who. A yellow mark removes any confusion. Feel free to mark your own tools, but please don't use yellow paint.


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The DePaul Blue Demons (10-5, 2-2 Big East) have entered unchartered territory as they have won back-to-back conference games for the fourth time since reconfiguration in the 2013-14 season and look to make three wins in a row as the Butler Bulldogs (10-7, 1-3 Big East) visit Wintrust Arena on Wednesday night. Here are my five things to watch for in the Butler/DePaul matchup.
1) The rise of Olujobi:
With Marin Maric graduating in the off-season, the Blue Demons needed a replacement in the frontcourt and have gotten it with Femi Olujobi.
Olujobi put together his most complete performance of the season with a 27-point, eight-rebound outing in a 79-71 win at then-No. 24 St. John's on Jan. 12. Another similar outing on Wednesday could propel DePaul to its tenth home win of the season— the most since 2006-07.
2) Strus keeps evolving:
Max Strus' game continues to excel in his second season for the Blue Demons with team-highs in points per game (18.4) and rebounds per game (7.6). The senior will be motivated to put together another a strong showing similar after being held to seven points on 1-of-5 shooting in the last meeting at Butler on Feb. 3, 2018.
In the win over St. John's, Strus showcased more of a physical presence with 12 rebounds, to go along with 14 points.
3) Butler's dominance against DePaul:
Since joining the Big East in the 2013-14 season, the Butler Bulldogs have had a stranglehold in the series with the Blue Demons winning nine of the ten meetings.
In the last meeting at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler demolished DePaul, 80-57 as Kelan Martin highlighted four Bulldog players in double figures with 26 points.
4) Reed clicking on all cylinders:
DePaul forward Paul Reed continues to excel in his sophomore campaign with 9.5 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Reed produced his first-ever double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at St. John's and will be one of the keys to slowing down Butler center Joey Brunk.
5) A force of Brunk:
In a season of transition for Butler basketball, Joey Brunk has provided some much-needed stability in the frontcourt for the Bulldogs in league play.
Despite a 1-3 mark in the Big East, Brunk produced his first career double-double against Seton Hall on Jan. 9 with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Brunk's play combined with Kamar Baldwin's team-high 17.0 PPG could pose as a credible inside-outside threat to snap a rare two-game losing streak in Big East play.


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You can get the best acting classes Leeds has to offer, but you will never be able to control the behaviour of the audience.
Some are claiming it has been getting worse in recent years. The papers carried one story this Christmas about a man who punched a fellow audience member, when he asked their wife to put away their mobile phone; they had been using it throughout the first act after all. The altercation took place at A Christmas Carol, at London's The Old Vic.
It isn't the first time that mobile phones have proved to be the scourge of the theatre, with one man reportedly climbing on stage during Hand to God on Broadway to charge his phone in one of the prop sockets.
Luckily, they have now been banned across New York, so theatre goers wanting a quieter experience should perhaps head to Broadway.
It isn't just modern implements that are the scourge of theatre goers. The age-old problem of sweets and other food remains problematic. One actor even reported that her theatre company had removed some food that came in packaging that was too noisy.
Theatre owner Nica Burns told The Stage: "A few of the very noisy packages have now been gracefully retired, and we've brought in similar ones that don't make any noise,
"It's a work in progress."
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Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia plans to lower its shipments further in February as it follows through on a global deal to cut output to prevent a build-up in supplies.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told a news conference in Riyadh on Wednesday that the kingdom would export 7.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, down from 7.2 million bpd in January.
He also said Saudi Arabia was producing 10.20 million bpd, delivering on an earlier pledge to cut output further than required by a supply-limiting deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia.
Saudi Arabia had a target to lower output to 10.311 million bpd as of Jan. 1, when the supply cut accord took effect.
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How does one take on a "title"? Some are bestowed, such as "Knight of the Round Table" or "Kung Foo Master" and others are earned such as "Doctor", "Senator", or "Innovator".
Some may self-appoint these monikers but most of us can tell who's self-promoting and who's more humble. Other titles are bold but appropriate for people to give themselves. I believe it's fine to say one is an "Entrepreneur", "Watch Dog", or "Inventor".
I'd like to claim two of those titles for our program staff: Innovators and Inventors. We have been called innovators by most of our colleagues in medical, educational, and sports fields. We've also been labeled as inventors, but we could have easily put that title on ourselves. We've created dozens of adaptations, training devices, and teaching systems to bring people living with challenges into more function and fun. Supporters and friends like you help us bring innovation and invention into practice. Much of what we do is funded through our major events, such as our Mayor's Cup Regatta, our Auction for AccesSport, and our recently added AccesSport Marathon next fall. Our funding also rests on great partners who see the results of our innovations in finding higher function and bringing hope into so many lives.
We hope you'll join our community of supporters. If you do, you will see great advances in our In School Curriculum which is now ready for school systems across the country. We're also ready to put more gait training devices into practice in our gym program. And lastly, we've created two new means to teach Stand Up Paddling and Windsurfing for any ability.
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Worst 100 Reasons to become a Christian of All Time
"So, if I became a Christian ... how much money did you say I would save on my car insurance?"
Becoming a Christian is a really easy thing to do. And it's fun! Just look at all these advantages!
- 100. You get a 20-percent discount on your wireless phone plan.
- 99. You are moral even if your behavior says otherwise.
- 98. You have access to the explanation that "God did it"™ in case you're losing an argument.
- 97. You are allowed claim moral high ground when losing an argument.
- 96. You know what your purpose in life is, even if it's according to someone else.
- 95. You get to tell other people what their purpose in life is.
- 94. You have to be circumcised
- 93. You'll never go to hell, simply because you believe you're going to heaven.
- 92. You only have one God, which saves the trouble of having to pray to multiple ones like with that polytheistic rubbish.
- 91. You'll never have to discuss Harry Potter in depth with your children.
- 90. You'll get to read a wide assortment of fine Christian literature, especially anything by Tim LaHaye.
- 89. You don't need a bookshelf because you only need one book.
- 88. You'll never have to actually refute any points that aren't part of the Bible.
- 87. You'll immediately turn heterosexual. If you don't, then that's proof that you don't Believe enough. (The circularity of this argument is one of the Mysteries that you'll learn in advanced Christianity.)
- 86. You'll somehow achieve "spiritual enlightenment" which, by the way, you have to believe is something that people other than Christians don't have.
- 85. You don't have to believe anything other than church-approved goodthink.
- 84. You get free membership in the Republican Party.
- 83. You learn about the the places in which the bible does not contradict itself.
- 82. You forget about the passages in the bible that do.
- 81. Historical documents that are thousands of years old will suddenly become more reliable than modern research.
- 80. You can get all whiny about how unfair life is and how oppressed you are and have the added bonus of knowing people like you are running the country.
- 79. Everyone who disagrees with you will suddenly become ignorant.
- 78. You can be cited as an expert without needing actual credentials.
- 77. Everyone is doing it! (Heathens are not people)
- 76. When people swear, you can further infuriate them by saying "Do not use God's name in vain!"
- 75. Keitei is one.
- 75. You can finally understand why you have a P3-450 Katmai Slot 1 CPU sitting next to your desk.
- 74. If you don't Jesus will hunt you down... He sees you when you're sleeping...
- 73. Because George W. Bush told you to.
- 72 Because God declared Niezschte dead
- 71. Because you're a geek nerd, and your mother is a teacher
- 70. You will have two fathers - think of the money you could borrow...
- 69. Because you touch yourself at night...
- 68. Because you are ALWAYS right and so are Christians...
- 67. You save 15% on your car insurance by switching to Christianity!!!
- 66. You don't have to worry about global warming or the people left behind that fry.
- 65. Your car came with a fish thingy and you were too lazy to scrape it off.
- 64. Christian goths will protect you from the kids next door if Jesus is too busy.
- 63. God will smite a Grue if you can say the "Infinite Prayer" which only takes 200 years.
- 62. You can watch unlimited amounts of porn since the Bible says it's okay to "watch, but don't touch." Ezekiel 25.17 (If you are Catholic, that particular rule is not applicable when young boys are near)
- 61. Because you are having trouble "hooking up" at bars.
- 60. Because you actually think that you will find a submissive wife who "obeys" her husband.
- 59. You think that you will receive a big tax break by tithing to the church.
- 58. They suckered you in with a pancake breakfast and a couple of pot luck suppers.
- 57. You fell asleep during the A.A. meeting in the church basement on Saturday and when you woke up it was Sunday morning and someone was making coffee.
- 56. Free Parking during the service
- 55. You are hoping someone will actually come and visit you the next time you are in the hospital.
- 54. A Church committee will send flowers to your widow when you "go home to be with the Lord."
- 53. "Going home to be with the Lord" has more aesthetic appeal in an obituary than simply "passing away."
- 52. You quit drinking and you no longer have a reason to be giddy during the Christmas season.
- 51. God will forgive you for maxing out your credit cards and stealing during his birthday.
- 50. Because it was hot outside and they were baptising.
- 49. Because you have a thing for watered down grape juice and stale crackers.
- 48. Because you think that you will finally be able to understand what Pat Robertson is saying when he speaks in those other tongues.
- 47. Because that nice young man standing next to you at the Promise Keepers will put his arm around you.
- 46. Because you are tired of the blatant hypocrisy that you witness around you everyday and you will only see these people on Sundays.
- 45. Because if you do, you will avoid the Stomping of 500 Foot Jesus
- 44. Two words... Bingo Night.
- 43. Where else can you drink wine on a Sunday morning and not look like an alcoholic?
- 42. You just can't seem to get laid. (You can pretend to be waiting until marriage without looking like too much of a nerd.)
- 41. You can say that you have obtained success in life because "God loves you".
- 40. Because you can quote lines from the bible in a badass way to scare unbelievers
- 39. Because it counts as a job.
- 38. Because you're homeless and you just wandered in.
- 37. Christians are allowed to steal. Right? Right?
- 36. To make those people that stand out in the street while preaching the bible where EVERYONE can hear finally shut up.
- 35. Anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant of the facts. You do not need to indicate what those facts are or where to find them, merely inform the person you are arguing with repeatedly of their ignorance until they see the Truth.
- 34. Hey everybody's doing it. It is "in" right know. But next week it might be Hinduism.
- 33. Because my Menorah fell over and burned down my house.
- 32. Because I God is free health insurance.
- 31. Because whatever I do at least 2 billion people won't think it's crazy.
- 30. The only way you'll become president.
- 29. Obtain "700 Club Wonder-Twin Powers"
- 28. Finally know how a Slinky(tm) really works.
- 27. No need to be ashamed if you fail at anything in your life- everything happens because Jesus wants it to.
- 26. To edit Conservapedia
- 25. Free wine.
- 24. You can get angry at people who don't agree with you.
- 23. You'll only ever have to read one book.
- 22. Boredom.
- 21. You get to wrestle with lions...YOU GET TO WRESTLE LIONS!!!
- 20. You get to hang-out with Cardinal Glick (star of the movie Dogma).
- 19. Free tickets to the Apostils basketball games when they're in town! (They always play against the Harlem Globetrotters)
- 18. You can change your name from something foreign, impossible to spell and hard to pronounce to something like Bob or Biff or Buffy.
- 17. Spend $5.00 on the internet to become a priest and you can molest all the choirboys you want. (Why didn't M.J. think of this?)
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Because you can say things like the following, and no one will mind, because you're Christian:
...Kick your ass!
–Christian, Christian
I want you off this set, you prick!
–Christian. –I'm sorry.
No don't just be sorry, THINK for one second! What ARE YOU! DOING? Are you a professional or not?
–Christian, Christian.
–Yes, I am.
Do Ip walk around and rip down-
–Christian, Christian, Christian. Your dick is absolutely gargantuan...
no shut up, Bryce-
–Come on.
no! NO!
–We can talk about it. Come on!
Don't shut me up!
–I'm not shutting you up.
Am I gonna walk around and rip your fuckin' lights down,
–No, I—
in the middle of a scene? Then why the are you walkin' right through? Ah, duh-duh, duh, duh, like this in the background. What the FUCK is it with you? What don't you' understand? You got ANY idear
–No, no, no.
about "Hey, it's fuckin' distracting!" having somebody walkin' up behind Bryce in the middle of the fuckin' SCENE! GIMMEE A FUCKIN' ANSWER!
–I don't get it, Christian.
–I was…looking at the light.
OHHHH, GOOOOOD FOR YOU. And how was it? I hope it was fuckin' good because it's useless now, isn't it?
[Bryce chuckles.]
For FUCK's sake, man, you're amateur. McG, you got fuckin' somethin' to say to this prick?
-–I didn't see it happen!
Well, somebody should be fuckin' watchin, and keepin' an eye on him!
–Fair enough.
This is the second time that he doesn't give a FUCK about what's goin' on in front of the camera!
–I-I don't…
I'm trying to fuckin' do a scene here and I'm goin', "Why the fuck is Shane walkin' in there? What is he doin' there? Do you understand, my mind is not IN the scene if you're doin' that.
–I-I absolutely apologize. I'm sorry. I didn't know I was doing anything bad.
Stay off the fuckin' set man. For FUCK's sake. Right, let's go again.
–Just take a minute and…
Let's not take a fuckin' minute! Let's GO AGAIN! And let's not have YOU fuckin' walkin' in! Can I have time-a put this on please? Time wardrobe please, can we have time for wardrobe? You're unbelievable man. You're unfuckinbelievable. Number of times you're strollin' a-fuckin' round in the background. I never had a DP behave like this. Ah, you don't fuckin' understand what it's like workin' with actors. That's what that is.
–Lord Jesus and the shepherds, Christian, that's a monumental penis!
THAT's what that IS, man, I'm tellin' you! I'm not askin', I'm tellin' you! You wouldna done that otherwise!
–No, what it is is looking at the light and making sure that everything – you are looking –
I'm gonna fuckin' kick your fuckin' ass, you don't shut up for a second, alright? [sounds of Christian rushing to beat up poor DP.]
–Whoa, come on.
–Christian, Christian, Christian. Okay, just hold on.
I'm gonna go—do you want me to go fuckin' trash your lights?
–Christian, Christian, wait.
Do you want me to FUCKIN' trash 'em? Then why are you trashin' my scene?
–I'm not trying to trash…
–Christian I'm…
You do that one more fuckin' time, and I ain't walkin' on this set if you're still hired. I'm fuckin' serious. You're a nice guy. You're a nice guy. But that don't fuckin' cut it when you're bullshittin' and fuckin' around like this on set.
--I love you, Christian.
Yeah, you might get it, but he doesn't fuckin'—
--I do get it, Christian.
You might, he does NOT GET IT!
--Jesus loves you, too, Christian, let's just try walkin' for 5 minutes.
No I don't need any fuckin' walkin'! And I love Jesus! But he needs to STOP walkin'! I ain't the one walkin'! Let's get time, let's put this back on, let's go again.
--Okay, Christian, okay. Everything's cool and the gang.
Seriously man, you and me, we're fuckin' DONE professionally. Fuckin' ass.


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Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks as Teens
Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, which can increase the risk of heart problems later in life, according to new research.
The risk factors remain even if the teens no longer suffer from depression, according to the study conducted by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pittsburgh.
"Part of the reason this is so worrisome is that a number of recent studies have shown that when adolescents have these cardiac risk factors, they're much more likely to develop heart disease as adults and even to have a shorter lifespan," said study author Robert M. Carney, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry at Washington University.
"Active smokers as adolescents are twice as likely to die by the age of 55 than nonsmokers, and we see similar risks with obesity, so finding this link between childhood depression and these risk factors suggests that we need to very closely monitor young people who have been depressed."
Depression in adults has long been associated with heart disease and a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or having serious complications, according to the researchers.
"What we didn't know is at what stage of life we would begin to see evidence of this association between depression and these cardiac risk factors," Carney said.
For the study, researchers gathered information from children who participated in a 2004 study of the genetics of depression. At the time, their average age was 9.
The investigators surveyed 201 children with a history of clinical depression, along with 195 of their siblings who had never been depressed. They also collected information from 161 unrelated children with no history of depression.
The researchers surveyed all of the children again in 2011, at the age of 16. The scientists looked at the rates of smoking, obesity and physical activity in all three groups of adolescents.
"Of the kids who were depressed at age 9, 22 percent were obese at age 16," Carney said. "Only 17 percent of their siblings were obese, and the obesity rate was 11 percent in the unrelated children who never had been depressed."
The researchers found similar patterns when they looked at smoking and physical activity.
"A third of those who were depressed as children had become daily smokers, compared to 13 percent of their non-depressed siblings and only 2.5 percent of the control group," he said.
In terms of physical activity, the teens who had been depressed were the most sedentary. Their siblings were a bit more active, and members of the control group were the most active, the researcher noted.
When the research team used statistical methods to eliminate other factors that could have influenced smoking or obesity rates in the depressed children, they found that the effects of depression were even more pronounced.
"The siblings of depressed children were five times more likely to smoke than members of the study's control group, so depression wasn't the only risk factor for smoking," he said. "But the depressed children in the study were another two-and-a-half times more likely to smoke than their non-depressed siblings."
Heart disease risk factors were more common in formerly depressed children whether they were still clinically depressed at the time of the second survey, according to Carney. In fact, depression was in remission for most of the teens by 2011, with only 15 percent reporting depression, he said.
The findings suggest that any history of depression in childhood appears to influence the presence of cardiac risk factors in adolescence, according to Carney.
"Depression seems to come first," he said. "It's playing an important, if not a causal, role. There may be some related genetic influences that give rise to both depression and to heart disease, or at least to these types of cardiac risk behaviors, but more study will be required before we can draw any firm conclusions about that."
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Wood, J. (2018). Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks as Teens. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 31, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/03/17/depression-in-kids-linked-to-cardiac-risks-as-teens/52678.html
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In January 2016, the European Union unanimously adopted a tough resolution criticising Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. The resolution came out despite fierce efforts by Israel to persuade some EU members to block it.
The EU foreign affairs council agreed on the resolution after Greece, one of five countries Israel had hoped would block the resolution, backed down following a weekend of wrangling and pressure from Palestinian officials and other European diplomats.
Among the countries pushing the hardest for the resolution were France, Ireland and Sweden. Ahead of the meeting of the council on Monday, which is required to have a consensus on the resolutions it adopts, Israel had strongly lobbied Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Bulgaria and Czech Republic.
Mattia Toaldo, policy fellow and co-author of "EU Differentiation and Israeli settlements", said:
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"For years now, Europeans have been, de facto, pursuing a process of differentiation but have been reluctant to acknowledge it. It is now time to own and defend this policy. Until Israel either makes the same differentiation or ends its settlement and occupation policy, the EU has a legal requirement to do so itself.
"And there is a strong political imperative, as well as a legal one. Differentiation can help modify the calculations that underpin the status quo on the Israeli side and ultimately create the conditions for a meaningful peace process."
Israeli Activities Beyond the Green Line and the EU
According to Hague Regulation 46, the occupying state must respect private property and may not confiscate such property, i.e. expropriate it without compensation for an illegal purpose. But the occupying state may take temporary possession of privately owned land, against consideration, in order to establish civilian settlements that serve its security needs.
Unlike East Jerusalem, Israel has not officially annexed the West Bank. Yet successive Israeli governments have made considerable efforts to integrate the settlements as fully as possible into the country's day-to-day workings.
A network of Israeli-only roads running through the West Bank connects Israeli settlements with Israel and to each other while bypassing Palestinian population centres. Settlements, meanwhile, are fully integrated into Israel's national power grid and water carrier system, while settlers communicate using the services and infrastructure, including large installations such as antennae, of all four of Israel's main telecommunications companies.
Settlements also play a role in Israeli society like any other town or city inside the Green Line. The settlement of Ariel, for example, houses one of Israel's eight universities. And five settlement football teams (Ma'aleh Adumim, Ariel, Kiryat Arba, Bik'at Hayarden, and Givat Ze'ev) currently play in Israel's national football league, which is a member of the Union of the European Football Associations (UEFA).
At first glance, settlements only contribute about four per cent of Israel's total GDP and less than one per cent of total Israeli exports to the EU (around €230 million). Yet they are a crucial component of the current system of occupation and control of the West Bank, something that has stymied Palestinian statehood and limited the viability of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
"At the Foreign Affairs Council, EU foreign ministers reaffirmed that they will 'take further action in order to protect the viability of the two state solution'".
According to sources familiar with the conversations, Greece – which was unhappy with the EU labelling initiative – was the last holdout before folding under diplomatic pressure on Israel.
The statement agreed by foreign ministers stressed their "strong opposition to Israel's settlement policy" and included a critical reference to Israel's proposed law to non-governmental organisations to disclose whether the majority of their funding came from foreign governments or institutions.
Federica Mogherini, the EU foreign policy chief, said the final text was "a good basis for our common position and our engagement with the Middle East peace process".
The principle of "no recognition, no existence" towards settlements implies a limitation of EU recognition of the territorial extent of Israel's sovereign jurisdiction to within the Green Line. These have applied, for example, to the "open skies" civil aviation agreement reached between the two parties and, in theory, to the domains of personal data protection. When correctly enforced, this principle also means that there is no legal way for the EU to recognise Israeli certification of settlement products – the consequence being that some animal-based and organic Israeli products from the OPTs are now ineligible for the EU market.
Since the EU does not recognise Israel's sovereignty over the West Bank, it cannot recognise the on-site inspections carried out by the Israeli certifying agency. The EU has therefore been unable to recognise Israeli certification of the organic status of settlement produce, nor can it recognise the certification of health standards for food products, such as verifying that poultry, eggs, and dairy are not contaminated with salmonella or other bacteria. As a result, the correct application by the EU of its own regulations has meant that these settlement products could no longer be cleared for EU markets.
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The EU has a free-trade agreement with Israel but the bloc sees the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as illegal under international law. The EU insists the labelling guidelines do not amount to sanctions or a boycott of Israeli products.
A draft of the text on Friday revealed that the EU would "continue to unequivocally and explicitly make the distinction between Israel and all territories occupied by Israel in 1967". This was softened to say all EU agreements with Israel "must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967".
The new guidelines will not apply to human rights organizations operating in the territories of the Golan Heights or East Jerusalem (such as B'Tselem), or to NGOs that work toward promoting peace and operate in the territories, such as the Geneva Initiative or Peace Now.
Israel has been at odds with the EU over its decision to require labelling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In November, Israel suspended contact with EU bodies involved in peace efforts with Palestinians, though Netanyahu said bilateral ties with nearly all EU countries were strong.
Relations with Sweden, however, have deteriorated since it recognised Palestinian statehood last year, and Netanyahu lambasted a call by the Swedish foreign minister to investigate whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinian attackers.
There has been an on-going deterioration in the relationship between the EU and Israel, which many believe was largely sparked by 2014 offensive of Gaza, which resulted in more than 2,200 Palestinian casualties.
Substance of the EU's Policy
The EU's objective is a two-state solution with an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel and its other neighbours.
The EU's long-term policy asserts that negotiations remain the best way forward. The EU considers that the future Palestinian state will require secure and recognised borders. These should be based on a withdrawal from the territory occupied in 1967 with minor modifications mutually agreed, if necessary, in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242, 338, 1397, 1402 and 1515 and the principles of the Madrid Process.
In the occupied Palestinian territory: The EU has repeatedly confirmed its deep concern about accelerated settlement expansion in the West Bank including East Jerusalem. This expansion prejudges the outcome of final status negotiations and threatens the viability of an agreed two-state solution. The EU considers that settlement building anywhere in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law, constitutes an obstacle to peace and threatens to make a two-state solution impossible.


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Welcome to day four of the Spring series. We only have two crafts left! If you missed any of the others, just click on a picture below.
Spring Vase {Anthropologie knock-off}
So you may be wondering how I come up with ideas for Spring crafts? Eh? Sometimes I just know exactly what I want to do and either it goes swimmingly or bombs. It is fun when mistakes turn into something even better. Today I am using Anthropologie vases as my inspiration. Why? Because I know I can make one with materials I already have. 😉
Inspiration Photos
An old bottle or vase
Spray paint (I found a high gloss yellow in our spray paint bin, my husband actually contributed that one!)
Plaster Flower (Directions for making one can be found here.)
Hot Glue
How to:
Spray paint the bottle/vase (paint a few light coats to prevent drips) and let dry overnight
Hot glue your flower on!
Optional: Paint the flower (I left mine white.)
I finally put some real flowers in my vase! I love how bright and cheery it is and I hope you have a cheerful day!
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Every neopet has its hobby. I have some intelligent friends that love to relax with a good book and some more aggressive friends that train all day in preparation for their battles in the 'dome. Reading and training are great, but more than anything I just love exploring the beautiful lands of Neopia. A few years ago I took a trip to the wonderful Mystery Island, and it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me! Let me tell you about it!
I didn't know where to start as I made my way out of the harbour, with so many stories and rumors of the great times to be had there. In the distance I spotted a carriage attached to a coconut, so I headed over to see what was up. Upon closer inspection I realized that they were actually Coconut JubJubs! How cute! The very friendly JubJubs offered me a tiki tour of the island for only 50 Neopoints - what a small price to pay for such fun! I hopped into one of the carriages and he was off and away. The JubJub was very knowledgeable, citing specific dates and interesting stories from the island that were all very interesting. He told me of the deepest jungles, the beautiful native dancing girls, the wonderful surf, and of Techo Mountain, one of the sixteen wonders of Neopia! With the tour drawing to an end, I knew I had much more to do on the island and was very happy now to have some direction in doing so. I tried to tip the hard working JubJub, but he was too polite to accept my offer even after I insisted.
He covered a lot of details in his long-winded speech about the Island, but I could remember the adventurous ones most vividly. Apparently dizzying heights keep all but a few from reaching the top of Techo Mountain. Surely a nimble Neopet like myself could make it to the top with no problems! Palm trees and shrubbery surrounded me as I walked along the base of the mountain. It seemed that the higher I got, the fewer plants and trees I saw, and it was getting foggy as I climbed into the clouds. The fog kept getting thicker and thicker until it was hard to see well, and I lost sight of the top of the mountain. But I kept on going because I told myself I could make it.
After I'd spent another few hours climbing, I started to notice that all of my surroundings were starting to seem familiar, as though I had been there before. Was I going in circles? I sat down for a few minutes so I could regain my composure before I continued. To be honest, I was starting to get a little frightened as I was expecting to have reached the top by now. When I stood up to leave, I almost fell back over, I felt so wobbly. I had to put my hand on the wall to steady myself! I figured that I was fine and that I could keep going, but the dizziness wouldn't completely go away. My hand stayed on the wall as I walked along, hoping that I was going in the right direction. The new pace I was at made for a long walk home, so I figured I should probably just head back down now. Surely the way that I had come would do well to return me home - it even felt like it was headed downwards. But to my surprise, about an hour later, I walked into the mysterious clearing again. The one I couldn't seem to leave. I let out a frustrated yell and lay on the ground to plan my next course of action. For the life of me, I just didn't know what I could do to get off of the mountain.
That was when I heard a quiet grumble coming from the mountain. Nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary. Then again, this time the grumble sounded closer. I walked over to a pile of rocks near the face of the mountain and heard it yet again. It sounded right beneath me! So, I cleared the little pile of rocks, which were apparently covering a much bigger rock, and still heard the grumble below! It took every bit of strength I could muster to push that giant rock aside, but you'll never guess what I found underneath! It was the entrance to one of the secret passages that I heard about on the tour!
Before I even knew what to do with myself, a cute little Juma jumped out and started rubbing my leg and panting at my side. Jumas don't talk much, I learned, as I tried to have a chat with him. I could tell he was very friendly and also insistent. He wanted me to follow him into the scary secret passage. I put my trust in my new friend and followed him into the darkness, wondering what he wanted to show me. The passages were built quite well; even in the dark I wasn't tripping and falling but instead walking right on through. We walked for quite a while, sometimes veering left or right at a fork in the tunnels. In fact, we walked for so long, I started to wonder if the Juma knew where he was going, but a light in the distance answered my unvoiced question. Anxiety was high as I exited the tunnel blinded by the sunlight's brightness.
When everything came into focus, I couldn't believe my eyes. There were beautiful Aishas dancing to joyful music by the fireside, Myncies playing volleyball on the beach, and Kacheeks out on their boards riding the waves. Everywhere I looked, everybody was having a great time! This must be where the natives party, way more exciting than the tourist spots! As my new friend and I started off, a large Techo wielding a staff and headdress approached me. "It seems Clevaro has taken a liking to you," he said, gesturing towards the furry fox.
"He seems very nice!" I exclaimed, happy to receive a warm welcome.
"Why don't you stick around awhile? You and Clevaro can enjoy the Island together," said the Techo.
"Thank you, I think I will do just that! I rather like it here," I explained. I spent the next few hours playing games and having fun, and at the end of the night, I decided that I wanted to stay just a bit longer to ensure I wasn't missing out on anything. The island natives and I stayed up telling stories all night around the campfire. They told me my island name was Usullabellori, which means fun-loving selflessness, and that I was welcome as long as I'd like. Another few days of paradise passed and I still couldn't bring myself to leave.
Finally, I decided that I didn't have to; I asked the natives if I could join them and permanently reside on their wonderful Island. They said that nothing would make them happier, and that I could look after Clevaro the Juma since I was here to stay. That night around the campfire, the natives presented me with authentic exclusive Mystery Island jewelry and marked my fur with beautiful tribal artistry. Now I feel just like one of them! I suggest that all Neopians visit Mystery Island or even stay; it's one of the funnest places of all and I hope you like it as much as my buddy Juma and I do. Clevaro and I spend all of our time together here, finding all sorts of adventures all over the island. I don't think we'll ever leave!
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Last night I finally got around to commemorating the passing of John Hughes with a screening of my HD-DVD of The Breakfast Club, which I had actually bought in a clearance section for three bucks only a few days ago. I started to organize some of my thoughts on the film, only to realize that I had pretty much already written them when the "High School Reunion" edition was released on DVD. My thoughts on the movie itself haven't changed much since then, although all that time in the library brought back some rather nostalgic memories (my friends and I spend a lot of quality time in our school library instead of in class).
I assume that this master will be used for the Blu-ray release, which is fine because the picture is quite solid, if unremarkable. On the other hand, the additional resolution the high definition format offers allows for some of the more subtle make-up choices made to differentiate the characters from one much another to be much more apparent (while we may all joke about the "Brat Pack," the performances in this film are quite good). The sound was listed as being "Dolby Digital Plus 5.1," but just as with the DVD's DTS track, it is pretty much just a monaural presentation, so don't expect the Simple Minds song to surround you when you play it in any format.
And with the sweeping plaudits gleaned at Cannes Film Festival by both Alien Vs. Predator masterpieces has now inspired a new dovetailing along similar lines: The Evil Breakfast Dead Club. The tagline: "They broke the rules. They touched each other. They swallowed each others souls."
Just about the only thing that could tear me away from the near-obsessive listening of the Retrograde release of James Horner's epic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan score was Bear McCreary's no less epic, albeit very different Battlestar Galactica Season 4. One of the things I love so much about film and television music is following a thematic idea through various permutations that reflect the development of the characters and situations. As a result, I've been listening to much of the previous season compilations as well; one of the few playlists on my iPod consists of all seven Battlestar Galactica albums (as I've previously mentioned, I kept the "Daybreak" disc distinct from the rest of the Season 4 material, and this list also includes Caprica) so that I can easily bounce around the four seasons to find specific tracks for comparison.
One of the most arresting progressions was the love theme for Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders which is first heard in the episode "The Farm" and was featured on the Season 2 as performed by the Supernova String Quartet. This moving piece was dedicated to the recovery of featured violinist Ludvig Girdland, and has been a quietly moving thematic thread throughout the series, usually subtle regardless of how tumultuous the relationship depicted has been. The conclusion of this musical idea is "Goodbye Sam," in which the theme is taken up by a full string orchestra. To make a piece even more moving than "A Promise To Return" is no small task, but the yearning quality of that piece has been replaced by a melancholy sense of acceptance that is extremely poignant.
While many fans commenting on Bear's Battlestar Blog are chomping at the bit to hear him start scoring films, I am wondering if a feature film would offer him the kind of tapestry that he has when working on a weekly series. Few movie series (John Williams' Star Wars, Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings) allow a composer the opportunity to work with a project of this scope.
1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No.
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks. And believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming as nothing is exactly as it seems.
Now, here's what you're supposed to do...copy and paste this into your notes, delete my answers, type in your answers and tag as many of your friends as you'd like to.
Kissed any one of your Livejournal or Facebook friends? --- YES
Been arrested? ---NO
Kissed someone you didn't like? --- YES
Slept in until 5 PM? --- YES
Fallen asleep at work/school? --- YES
Held a snake? --- YES
Ran a red light? --- YES
Been suspended from school? --- NO
Experienced love at first sight? ---NO
Totaled your car in an accident? ---YES
Been fired from a job? ---YES
Fired somebody? --- YES
Sang karaoke? --- YES
Pointed a gun at someone? --- NO
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? --- YES
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? ---YES
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? --- NO
Kissed in the rain? --- NO
Had a close brush with death (your own)? --- NO
Seen someone die? --- YES
Played spin-the-bottle? --- NO
Sang in the shower? --- YES
Smoked a cigar? ---YES
Sat on a rooftop? ---YES
Taken pictures of yourself naked? --- YES
Smuggled something into another country? --- NO
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? --- YES
Broken a bone? --- NO
Skipped school? --- YES
Eaten a bug? --- NO
Sleepwalked? ---NO
Walked a moonlit beach? ---YES
Rode a motorcycle? --- YES
Dumped someone? -- YES
Let somebody take the blame for something you did? --- YES
Lied to avoid a ticket? --- NO
Ridden on a helicopter? --- NO
Shaved your head? --- YES
Blacked out from drinking? --- NO
Played a prank on someone? --- YES
Hit a home run? -- NO
Felt like killing someone? --- YES
Cross-dressed? --- NO
Been falling-down drunk? --- YES
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? --- YES
Eaten snake? --- YES
Marched/Protested? --- YES
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? --- NO
Puked on someone? --- YES
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? --- YES
Been in a band? --- NO
Knitted? --- NO
Been on TV? --- YES
Shot a gun? --- NO
Skinny-dipped? --- YES
Gave someone stitches? --- NO
Stayed up all night to watch the sunrise? -- YES
Ridden a surfboard? --- NO
Drank straight from a liquor bottle? --- YES
Had surgery? --- YES
Streaked? --- NO
Taken by ambulance to hospital? --- NO
Passed out when not drinking? --- YES
Donated Blood? --- YES
Eaten alligator meat? --- YES
Contacted your member of Congress on an issue? --- YES
Killed an animal when not hunting? -- NO
Peed your pants in public? --- NO
Snuck into a movie without paying? --- YES
Written graffiti? --- YES
Loved someone you shouldn't? ---YES
Think about the future? --- YES
Been in handcuffs? --- NO
Believe in love? --- YES


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Original Article - Auto Express UK: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/58...lasts_off.html
Could this be the ultimate in practicality and performance? Spotted on test in Japan, it's Mitsubishi's soon-to-be-launched Evolution IX Estate - and Auto Express's spy photographers got the first-ever pictures.
Making a surprise debut on a wet Tsukuba race track near Tokyo, ahead of its unveiling next month, the newcomer completed three fast laps before disappearing from view. Sources said the car was undergoing its final phases of testing and running back-to-back with the saloon to establish a series of quick lap times for comparison.
At the end of the day, Mitsubishi's research and development test team declared the results were far closer than expected. Originally, they'd anticipated the estate's extra 100kg bulk would add at least two seconds' time difference around the two-kilometre track.
But the gap was less than one second. According to a spokesman, the carrier's rear end actually improved its weight distribution, which gave better traction than the saloon.
Just 2,500 Evo IX Estates are to be made, and the car will only be available here as a grey import priced from around £20,000. It shares the same chassis, six-speed manual gearbox and 2.0-litre turbocharged engine as the saloon. Expect a 0-60mph sprint time of around five-and-a-half seconds.
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Book: Three Days In Heaven by Mark Anthony Waterscategories: Book, Inspirational, Religious Fiction, Golf in Heaven, Near Death Experience, After Life, Suicide, Pets in Heaven, Parable Styled Novel, Heart Attack, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Stages of Grief, Death and Grief
Mark Anthony Watersabout this book: Three Days in Heaven is an enjoyable book about a man's journey to heaven. It's not a religious read, but makes you think about your relationship with The Lord through his experience.
Tony Stanford, a private practice lawyer, works for Saint Grenadine Hospital; which is pretty handy for a heart patient! After an apparent heart attack, he finds himself not of this world, but on a heavenly golf course, while his body remains behind. Unprepared to believe that he is dead, his wife and Tony's best friend, the hospital administrator, along side a few doctors, work against time to prove to the hospital board he's not really gone.
Even with its religious themes, it is written for any person of any faith to enjoy. Open-heart surgery, dying, and meeting up with God all seem like serious topics, but Three Days in Heaven deals with them in a lighthearted and believable way.
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Tori Kelly Drops Soulful "Never Alone," Announces New Album, 'Hiding Place'
The "Hollow" singer's back to remind us we've always got somebody
After laying low for a little, singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is back with a brand new, feel-good sound with an important message.
Related: Chris Lane Performs "Take Back Home Girl" on 'The Tonight Show' with Tori Kelly
Her new track, "Never Alone," discusses the time she took to seemingly re-evaluate her life and career. It talks about her troubles, what she's gone through, and it looks like she's come out on the other side a new person.
She's also dropping an album, her first since her debut LP, Unbreakable Smile, titled Hiding Place. It's out everywhere on September 14.
oh, & there's an album :) pre-order tonight @ midnight + get the first track 'never alone' pic.twitter.com/Bs5E4R8tWR— tori kelly (@torikelly) August 23, 2018
Kelly's known for her pop tracks "Nobody Love," "Should've Been Us," and "Hollow." This new sound has a much more soulful vibe and, with the addition of Kirk Franklin on the track, makes you want to jump out of your seat and dance.
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Order in the Court: Federal Judicial Conference Takes Stand Against Jurors' Use of Electronics
Shielding jurors from the outside influences so that they can maintain their independence and impartiality has always been a challenge. But the rise of electronic media and social networking has added new hurdles. Jurors have been unable to resist the temptation to Google, tweet and blog about the cases they that are charged with adjudicating.
In an effort to bring order back to the court, the federal Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Management recently issued a set of model jury instructions that explicitly advise jurors not to "not consult dictionaries or reference materials, search the internet, websites, blogs, or use any other electronic tools to obtain information about this case or to help you decide the case."
In other words, jurors "may not communicate with anyone about the case on your cell phone, through e-mail, Blackberry, iPhone, text messaging, or on Twitter, through any blog or website, through any internet chat room, or by way of any other social networking websites, including Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, and YouTube." For the full jury instructions, click here or here.
Will the jury instructions actually stop jurors from violating the rules against communicating about and researching cases? Probably not. But clear instructions ought to make it easier to discipline jurors for their transgressions.


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Cool, looks good. Think about trying one without the kit.
The outside leather can be in the 4-6 oz range, the lining will be sold as such, usually calf, pig and kangaroo. You might have to pre stretch the lining leather if you use other types. This info should be available on-line, if you can't get in touch with me. There are a couple of things to keep in mind, the lining needs to be slightly smaller than the outside. This keeps the lining from wrinkleing when folded in half or thirds if your building a tri-fold. Same with the internal card holders and pockets. Some dyes will bleed and stain your clothing so they need to be rubbed after dry and sealed.
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Art-making, art-taking, and art-giving. These are ways to creative wellness; when we are present in the moment, engaged in the experience of creating, experiencing what is created, and sharing creative experience.
At the heart is art-giving, creating and connecting for the greater good. It is something creative, self-actualized or acquired, that is enlivened by sharing to uplift and help others. In a communal experience, it is our singular creativity combining with the beauty and diversity of other people to make a unique work of art. Together, our true colors shine brightly. Our shared creative rhythms are the vibrations that celebrate life. We make and take art in life every day. When we give art, to Self and others, it can express love in ways that strengthen and heal. Art given can care for a need or desire, show how and what we feel. Love is the gift at the heart of art.
From my heart, I want to thank all the Art HOPE program participants, community partners, artists, educators, and volunteers who have shared their creative gifts to make our small organization a vital art and healing resource in Southern Maine. Art HOPE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting creative wellness through free expressive arts programs for people living with cancer or longterm illness and the community at large. In 2018 we will be sharing creativity in new ways, locally and nationally, on our website, www.arthope.org. We will begin to publish our experiential creative wellness curriculums for individuals and groups with the imprint Art HOPE Press. They will be offered for free download or a suggested donation. The creative format is based on original themes presented in a new book I've written, Art HOPE The Way To Creative Wellness. Buy the book to learn more and support this nonprofit work. Give the gift of creative wellness, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Art HOPE using the PayPal button or by sending a contribution to our address.
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Pascall Prize
The Pascall Prize is one of those under-the-radar sorts of awards, that is, one that tends not to get much general press. However, that doesn't mean it's not significant. In fact, I've had it in my list of topics for a couple of years but, having mentioned in my David Malouf birthday post last week that he was a recipient, I decided that now's the time.
The Pascall Prize has another name which better explains what it is – "The Australian Critic of the Year". Its aim, defined on its website, is:
to reward a critic or reviewer whose work changes the perceptions of Australians, opens their eyes to a different perspective of their culture, develops a new interest in the subject and is both imaginative and creative.
The Pascall Prize celebrates incisive and well-crafted critical writing in areas including literature, art, architecture, food and wine, music, theatre, film, television, and radio [and now the Internet].
It specifically excludes sport from its definition of culture. Fair enough. I suspect there are significantly more well-paying opportunities for sports writers/analysts than there are for those in the arts, though maybe I'm biassed. I have, for the record, read some excellent pieces of sports journalism. But, enough of that, back to Pascall. The website tells us that it was named after Geraldine Pascall, "a flamboyant journalist" who died suddenly of a stroke/brain haemorrhage in 1983, when she was just 38. (Scary!) She apparently didn't have a will, so her Estate passed to her father, Fred Pascall. He wanted to establish a memorial to his daughter, and so the Pascall Prize was born. It's awarded annually, usually I believe at the Sydney Writers' Festival, and currently provides $15,000. David Malouf is listed as the first recipient, having received the award in 1988.
I could be clichéd and say that the recipients represent a veritable who's who of Australian critics, but I won't, although it does – at least as far as I can tell from my admittedly uneven knowledge of the field! Last year's winner was Kerryn Goldsworthy. The announcement describes her as "a writer, critic, reviewer, essayist, columnist, fiction writer and blogger". She has reviewed for many of Australia's most significant publications, for over 30 years. I have quoted her here more than once, the first time being in 2009 in a post on Thea Astley when I quoted Goldsworthy's reasons for loving Thea Astley. That they happen to accord with my reasons was the icing on the cake. I've mentioned her several times since, including recently in relation to her being the chair of the Stella Prize Judging Panel.
Of the other winners, the best known to me (which says more about me than anything else), include Andrew Ford (1998, music critic, composer and radio presenter), Marion Halligan (1990, critic and author), Andrew Riemer (1990, critic, academic and author), Peter Craven (2004, literary critic and editor), and Geordie Williamson (2011, literary critic). You can see a full list of the winners and the judging panels on the Prize's Wikipedia page.
I'm not going to ramble on for long about this award, important as I think it is, but I would like to share a couple of comments made by Goldsworthy in her acceptance speech, one about the essence of being a good critic, and the other about the future. Here's the first one:
in order to be an effective critic, you need a left brain that knows what your right brain is doing. My ideal as a critic is to come up with a rational intellectual response while at the same time continuing not just to acknowledge but to honour those mysterious places of the oceanic deep, the places where you connect most vitally and instinctively and electrically with whatever is going on in a work of art.
It's a real juggle, and one that many of us bloggers (of whom Goldsworthy has also been one) try also to achieve. It's what she calls "a critical brain finding ways to articulate the heart's response".
Regarding the future of criticism, she says:
There's a lot of talk as we move into the digital age about what the fate of criticism will be, but I'm an optimist who thinks the that cultural conversation will continue no matter what medium it moves through, or what form it takes. What I worry about more is whether critics will go on being able to balance hearts and minds as the humanities continue to be devalued in the universities, the arts continue to be devalued in government, and fewer and fewer people are formally taught how to expand their knowledge and hone their critical skills as we navigate our way through cultural life.
Being an optimist too, I can't believe that there won't always be people ready, willing and able to engage with the arts in a critical way. Life sure would be poorer if there weren't.
Do you have favourite critics you like to read? And what do you think about Goldsworthy's left brain right brain approach to analysis?
March 25, 2014 7:01 pm
One controversial assertion I sort of agree with is that, in the area of literary criticism, a critic should (not must) have produced at least one significant work in the area he or she is covering. It was interesting that the first Geraldine Pascal Award was given to David Malouf for his writing, not criticism. I believe the change to the award came later, in 1990.
Funkylamb permalinkApril 9, 2014 11:39 am
In 1990 "Following the Trustees' decision that the award should more closely reflect Geraldine Pascall's work and legacy, the Pascall Prize would now specifically award a critic or reviewer."
April 9, 2014 11:59 am
Whispering Gums – nice to make your acquaintance – you should enter for the Pascall Prize yourself next year – and/or nominate colleagues. Bloggers are major contributors to our nomination lists each year
Would be grateful for your email contacts and name, can't fathom from your first post at all .. so I can place you on the Pascall Prize mailing list.
email@example.com is my email address and I'm a board member of the Pascall Foundation which administers the Pascall Prize


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Sakaya Kitchen's second location, in downtown Miami, is set to open Monday, December 12.
Chef/owner Richard Hales has been carefully monitoring downtown, looking for the right place and time to expand Sakaya Kitchen. He told Short Order he's bullish on the new venture. "I feel like we are moving into downtown Miami just at the right time, like I did in midtown in 2009."
The restaurant will have the same menu as the midtown location for lunch and dinner, as well as the same color scheme of orange and brown, but there are marked differences in the new downtown restaurant.
It will feature an extended selection of Baketress items. Fresh baked goods will vary daily, but look for a good selection of doughnuts, ice cream, pies, and Sakaya Kitchen's giant Wife Hales cookies. What you won't find are cupcakes, because the market is saturated with them.
Sakaya will also serve Panther Coffee single-origin brews personally selected by owner Joel Pollock. Espresso, latte, cold brew, and drip coffee will be available. Both coffee and baked items can be ordered at a separate, dedicated window designed to speed up the ordering process.
In addition to a selection of bottled beers and wines, Sakaya downtown will feature several beers on tap at insanely low prices. They include Magic Hat ($2) and Monk in the Trunk Native lager ($4).
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As for the buzz about Hales scouting other locations to expand the Sakaya brand (we've heard Kendall and Fort Lauderdale are in the running), Hales confirmed he is looking, though he wouldn't pinpoint the locations. "Sakaya Kitchen has room to grow. We're looking in the neighborhoods my food truck Dim Ssam a Gogo did well in as a guide to where we'll be successful."
Sakaya Kitchen downtown will be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m.
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